河南省安阳市第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

河南省安阳市第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读理解
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“I first saw the Great Wall on a map in 1967 when I was only 11 years old. I spent a long time trying to work out how long the Great Wall was, but I failed. I thought I would surely go there one day,” said William Lindesay, a Great Wall researcher from the UK.
The Englishman did what he said. He came to China in 1986 with a plan to run the whole length of the Great Wall. But that year his goal was not achieved. William came back a year later and realized his dream. In 1990, he decided to live in China. Then he bought a farmhouse near the Great Wall.
“Many people wonder why I’m obsessed greatly by the Great Wall. The first reason is that it’s beautiful, and the second thing is that it’s outdoors. There’s history in the outdoors. You need to move to discover it. And the third point is it’s fun. The Great Wall is in my mind every day,” said William.
William’s younger son Thomas said, “I often describe my childhood as ‘wild’, staying at the foot of the Great Wall almost every weekend. It’s amazing because not many people get to see such world heritage all the time, and I got to see it all year around.” His elder son James said, “Living here has a lot of effect on how I see the Great Wall. It’s almost like my backyard, so I should protect it.”
William has published 11 books about the Great Wall in 30 years. He has also completed several photo projects on the Great Wall. “It made me so happy when our film was shown on the BBC． For the first time we got an hour and a half to open the eyes of the British , and show them what the Great Wall is. We received lots of emails from people saying that they really enjoyed it and didn’t know that China was so beautiful. I became a ‘Great Wall ambassador (大使)’,” said William.
4．What do we know about William Lindesay?
A．He runs a farm near the Great Wall. B．He measured the length of Great Wall in 1986.
C．His father was an expert on the Great Wall. D．He didn’t climb the Great Wall in his teens.
5．What does the underlined word “obsessed” mean in paragraph 3?
A．Reminded. B．Attracted. C．Struck. D．Buried.
6．Why Thomas and James are mentioned in paragraph 4?
A．To introduce their home’s location.
B．To encourage people to protect the Great Wall.
C．To describe the childhood of William’s children.
D．To show the Great Wall’s impact on William’s children.
7．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．William’s sons will work in the film industry.
B．William has become a famous director for his film.
C．William has promoted the spread of Chinese culture abroad.
D．William will work for the Chinese government in the future.

Dopamine (多巴胺) is often considered as the source of pleasure. But that’s not quite what it does. Dopamine is what makes us desire things. And it’s that desire that gives us the motivation to get up and do things.
In fact, your brain considers something more important than others mainly depending on how much dopamine it’s expecting to get. If an activity releases a lot of dopamine, you’ll be motivated to repeat it, over and over. So which behavior releases dopamine? Any activity where you expect there’s a possible reward releases it.
And in today’s digital society, we are flooding our brains with unnaturally high amounts of dopamine on a daily basis, even if we don’t know it. Some examples of high dopamine behavior include: visiting social media websites, playing video games, etc.
And you might think, “Oh so what? It’s not like it’s harming me in any way.” But you’d be wrong. Our bodies have a biologically balanced system. Whenever an imbalance occurs, our body adapts to it. Basically, your brain gets used to having high levels of dopamine and those levels become your new normal. Thus, you develop a dopamine tolerance. This can be a huge problem because the things that don’t give you as much dopamine don’t interest you any longer. That’s why people tend to prefer playing video games or surfing the Internet, compared to studying or working on their business.
But it is possible to make doing difficult things feel easier. Separate yourself from the unnaturally high amounts of dopamine, or at least expose yourself to it far less frequently. Only then will normal, everyday, low dopamine activities become exciting again and you’ll be able to do them for longer. That’s why you might want to limit your phone and computer usage, along with other high dopamine-releasing behavior.
We are all dopamine addicts to a certain extent. And that’s a good thing because dopamine motivates us to achieve our goals and improve ourselves. But it’s up to you to decide where you’re going to get your dopamine.
8．When is dopamine released?
A．When tough things come into being. B．When we are encouraged to do things.
C．When we take pleasure in the behavior. D．When possible rewards can be obtained.
9．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Dopamine does great harm to our body. B．It’s difficult for our body to keep the balance.
C．Video games produce more dopamine than study. D．Dopamine tolerance keeps us away from social media.
10．What is the purpose of the fifth paragraph?
A．To explain why dopamine is harmful. B．To introduce the effects of dopamine.
C．To stress the importance of dopamine. D．To offer solutions to dopamine tolerance.
11．What is the author’s attitude toward dopamine?
A．Doubtful. B．Objective. C．Concerned. D．Negative.

Is it time to put the brakes on the development of artificial intelligence? If you've quietly asked yourself that question, you're not alone. In late March, a group of AI experts signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on the development of more powerful models than GPT-4; European researchers called for tighter AI  regulations; and long-time AI researcher Yudkowsky demanded a complete shutdown of AI development.
Meanwhile, the industry shows no sign of slowing down. In March, a senior AI executive at Microsoft spoke of “very, very high”  pressure from chief executive to get GPT-4 and other new models to the public  “at a very high speed ”. GPT-4 is much larger and has been trained on significantly more data. Like other large language models, GPT-4 works by guessing the next word in response to prompts(提示). In tests, it passed legal and medical exams, and can write software better than professionals in many cases. And its full range of abilities is yet to be discovered.
GPT-4 and models like it are likely to have huge effects across many layers of society. They could facilitate personalized phishing(网络钓鱼) attacks, produce disinformation at scale, and be used to hack through the net -work security around computer systems. Open  AI's own research suggests models like GPT-4 are  “general-purpose technologies” which will influence 80 percent of the US workforce.  Professions such as customer services, primary translations and editing, and security guard will be greatly impacted. Moreover, technology is accelerating much faster than our ability to understand and regulate it. If we're not careful, it will also drive changes that are too fast for safety. The US sociologist E. O. Wilson described the dangers of change like so:  “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have  Paleolithic(旧石器时代的) emotions, medieval(中世纪的) institutions and god-like technology.”
I believe a wise course of action is to slow down and think about where we want to take these technologies. It is not about stopping, but rather moving at a sustainable pace of progress. We can choose to steer this technology, rather than assume it has a life of its own we can't control.
12．How is the first paragraph mainly developed?
A．By listing reasons.
B．By giving examples.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By analyzing cause and effect.
13．What do we know about GPT-4?
A．It has no match in software writing.
B．AI experts have stopped its development.
C．We don't have a clear picture of what it can do.
D．It works by creating the next word with no need for prompts.
14．Which of the following does E .O. Wilson probably agree with?
A．We manage to keep up with AI Technology.
B．We can be taken back to ancient times by AI Technology.
C．AI Technology is developing too fast and beyond our control.
D．AI Technology has a minor impact on different fields of society.
15．What might be a suitable title for the text?
A．Time to Adjust to AI B．Time to Go Slow on AI
C．An Urgent Stop to AI D．A Significant Progress of AI

Camping essentials (必需品)
Camping can be a fun and cheap family activity or vacation. But you do need quite a few supplies to manage life in the great outdoors. 16 . And remember to check your camping essentials.
Tent
Unless you’re sleeping under the stars or you have a camper or an RV, don’t forget the obvious one: a tent! Check the measurements and user reviews when you are buying one.
Sleeping Bag and Pillow
Even if the weather looks hot for your camping trip, bring a sleeping bag for every camper. Without a pillow, you would be facing a rocky night’s sleep. 17 .
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Flashlights are another camping item. Bring multiple flashlights and extra batteries, and also consider  buying  a  camping  lantern.  Lanterns  are  great  because  they  shed  more  light  in  all directions and stand on their own so that you can play cards or games at night.
The Anti-itch Cream
Keep away from mosquitoes, black flies and other biters. Don’t forget the anti-itch cream to apply after insect bites. 19 . Ask doctors for which products to use.
Campfire Supplies
Matches stored in a plastic bag, dry firewood and dry newspapers are all you need for a campfire. 20 . Each campfire should have its own stone campfire spot and many also provide a cast-iron shelf for cooking on. In addition, there are other camping essentials, such as kitchen items, bottled food and water, toilet paper, first-aid kits, and books and games. All the above can enrich your outdoor camping.
A．Cards or games
B．Flashlights and lanterns
C．Kids also like having a pillow for the long car ride
D．Bring clothes for all types of weather, from hot to rainy days
E．Find out what you’ll need to pack for your camping adventure
F．You and your kids can do a quick hunt for dry wood for your fire
G．Just keep in mind that many sprays contain high levels of chemicals

二、完形填空
We moved there on my third birthday. My first 21 is our neighbor Arlene handing me strawberries from her garden through a hole in the chain-link fence. She and her husband, Bill, lived next door.
One day, my parents asked Bill and Arlene whether they’d watch me 22 they were out on a date. This 23 well for everyone, so it became a somewhat monthly occurrence. Arlene and Bill didn’t have kids. They had a 24 room in their house, which became “my” room. I had a cabinet (储藏柜) and boxes of toys and books in that room, Arlene and I would do crafts (做工艺品) together. Bill taught me how to 25 the lawn (草坪) tractor and eventually a car(stick and automatic).
When I was about five, I had an idea. My parents were watching TV when I spit it out: “What if I adopt Bill and Arlene as my 26 ?” My parents said I could go over and ask them. I 27 on Bill and Arlene’s door, sat down in their living room, and said, “Will you guys be my grandparents?” They started crying and 28 accepted. Soon after, they printed out an adoption 29 , and it hung on their living room wall from then on.
I remember being surprised that they took my 30 so seriously — not because I wasn’t serious but because I was just a kid. They could have 31 it off. Thinking of that moment still brings tears to my eyes. There is something truly magnificent about a child offering up her love and 32 being so excited to accept it. Every child in this world 33 enthusiastically responded love.
Arlene passed away in 2013, two days before our adoption anniversary. Bill gave her eulogy (悼词). At the end, he said, “Arlene 34 her husband, Bill. And the greatest joy of her life, her granddaughter, Katie.”
After the funeral, Bill gave me the ring he’d gifted to Arlene on their 25th wedding anniversary. It’s a simple gold band that I wear on my ring finger as a 35 of the kind of love I wish to put into this world.
21．A．thought B．impression C．memory D．communication
22．A．while B．though C．unless D．because
23．A．improved B．worked C．performed D．operated
24．A．private B．spare C．public D．smooth
25．A．drive B．build C．store D．select
26．A．relations B．friends C．children D．grandparents
27．A．observed B．called C．knocked D．stroke
28．A．enthusiastically B．reluctantly C．voluntarily D．unwillingly
29．A．academy B．commitment C．certificate D．procedure
30．A．charge B．offer C．sentence D．favor.
31．A．kicked B．laughed C．kept D．wiped
32．A．people B．parents C．adults D．friends
33．A．refuses B．hopes C．receives D．deserves
34．A．leaves behind B．counts on C．gives away D．submits to
35．A．reminder B．suggestion C．proof D．present

三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sun Zi Bingfa, or The Art of War, is one of the most 36 (influence) military books in the whole history of humankind