2023-2024學(xué)年重慶市二0三中學(xué)校高二年級(jí)上冊開學(xué)考試英語試卷

2023—2024學(xué)年重慶市二0三中學(xué)校高二上學(xué)期開

學(xué)考試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解

Inahumancontext,multitasking（多任務(wù)處理）referstoperformingdifferent

activitiesatthesametime,suchaseditingadocumentorreplyingtoemailswhile

participatinginateleconference.Peoplethinkthattheyarecapableofdoingmany

thingsatonce.However,thefactremainsthattheyaremerelyswitchingfromonejob

toanother.

Severaltypesofresearchhavebeendonetoseehowmultitaskingaffectsourbrains.

Astudyconductedtoseeifmultitaskingwhiledrivingwasgoodorbad,concluded

thatperformanceisprimarilyreducedwhenthereisaresearchconflict.

Accordingtothestudies,theonlytimeyoucanmultitaskiswhenyou'redoing

twothingsandoneofthemdoesn*trequireyourattentionormentalenergy,for

examplejoggingwhilelisteningtomusic.Inmanycases,multitaskinghaslong-term,

harmfuleffectsonyourhealth,well-being,andproductivity.

Sometimesthetendencytomultitasktakesatollontherelationshipandthepartner

feelsneglected.Imaginediscussingsomethingwithyourpartnerwhileheorsheis

constantlyengagedonthemobilephonecheckingsocialmediaoremail.Howwould

thatmakeyoufeel?

Researchersinvestigatedifmultitaskingincreasesourproductivityand

effectiveness.Thefindingsshowedthatmultitaskingmadeindividualslesseffective

andproductive,whichiscontrarytowhatmostmultitaskersbelieve.

Thereisacognitive（認(rèn)知的）costeverytimewegofromonetasktoanother,which

reducesourproductivity.Multitaskingimpliesyouareconstantlyshiftingyour

attentionbetweenmultipletasks-itisnodifferentfrombeingdistracted.

We*dliketobelievethatdoingnumerousactivitiesatonceisachievable,butit

comesatthecostofloweringthequalityandamountofattentionpaidtoeachtask.As

aresult,you'relessproductiveandlessefficientthansomeonewhoconcentrateson

onetaskatatime.

What'smore,welosetimeandenergywhenweswitchtasks.Astudyfoundthat

whenswitchingbetweendifferenttasks,theamountoftimewasteddependson

variousfactors,anditcouldrangefromsecondstohours.

1.Whydoestheauthormentionjoggingandlisteningtomusic?

A.Toshowmultitaskingispossible.B.Toprovemultitaskingisrewarding.

C.Toprovemultitaskingisdifficult.D.Toshowmultitaskingisharmful.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"takesatollon"inParagraph4mean?

A.Causesdamageto.B.Hasaninfluenceon.

C.Makesnodifferenceto.D.Isassociatedwith.

3.Whatdomostmultitakersthinkofmultitasking?

A.Itdoesharmtomentalhealth.B.Itaffectsworkperformance.

C.Itimprovedworkefficiency.D.Itextendsworkinghours.

4.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhypeoplelikemultitakingB.Howtoachievemultitasking

C.Ismultitaskingagoodthing?D.Canwemultitaskatall?

Recently,therehavebeenhugeadvancesinArtificialIntelligence(AI)programs

thatcreateart.Theprograms,whichcreateartworksbasedonshortdescriptions,have

amazedmanypeople.Theyhavealsoraiseddifficultquestions.

InApril,NewsForKreportedonDall-E2,atoolfromOpenAI.Dall-Euses

AItocreateincrediblepaintings,photos,andotherartworksinmanydifferentstyles

basedonsimpledescriptions.Sincethen,OpenAIhaschangeditsrulestoallow

anyonetosignupandusethetool.Butit'sstillputtingstrongcontrolontheartthat

canbecreated.

ButnowthereareseveralotherAItoolsthatworkinsimilarways.Thesenewtools

arefreeorcheap,anddon'thavesomeofDall-E2'slimits.Midjourneyisa

websitethatallowsuserstocreateimagesfromshortdescriptions.StableDiffusionis

similar,butuserscanalsoruntheprogramontheirowncomputers.

Thenewtoolsareentertainingandpowerful.Theyallowpeopletoquicklysee

almostanyideatheycanimagine,eveniftheyaren'tartists.Forsomecreative

workers,likethoseatcompaniesthatcreateadsorimages,thetoolsallowthemto

quicklyexplorenewideas.

Manyartistsareupsetthatthey1renowcompetingagainstcomputersforattention,

prizesandjobs.It'shardforasingleartisttocompeteagainstalltheartand

photographythathaveeverappearedontheInternet.InAugust,JasonAllenwonfirst

placeattheColotsfbStateFairwithhispictureTheatreD'operaSpatial,whichwas

createdwithMidjoumey.Thatupsetmanypeople.

TheimagesandthedescriptionsusedtotraintheseAIprogramsweretakenfrom

theInternet.Thetrainingimageswerewithoutpermission,whichhasraisedquestions

aboutwhetherwhatthesetoolsaredoingisfairorlegal.

Thecreatorsoftrainingpictureshaven*tgivenpermissionfortheirimagestobe

used,buttheirskillsandtalentsareahugepartofwhatmakesthenewtoolsso

successful.Someartists'groupssayartistsshouldgettodecideiftheirworkcanbe

usedbythesetools.

5.WhatshouldwedotocreateartworkswithDall-E2orMidjourney?

A.Uploadsomephotos.B.Drawsimplepictures

C-Offerbriefdescriptions.D.Writeashortarticle.

6.HowdomanyartistsreacttothenewAItools?

A.Theyareconcernedaboutthem.B.Theyarediscontentedwiththem.

C.Theyacceptthemunwillingly.D.Theywelcomethemwarmly.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph5referto?

A.JasonAllen1sattractingattention.B.JasonAlien'screatingapicture.

C.JasonAllen*susingMidjoumey.D.JasonAllen*swinningtheprize.

8.Inwhichcolumnofawebsitearewelikelytoreadthispassage?

A.Lifestyle.B.Business.C.Education.D.Science.

Manyfamiliesareditchingcarsforasweatiermorningridewithfriends,biking

milesinorganizedclustersledbygrown-upvolunteers.Theeffortisacalltofight

climatechange,encourageexerciseanddriveless.

DevinOlsonorganizedabikebusforhislocalschoolzone.Sofar,Olsonhasled11

semi-annualbikebusesthathavegrownfromabout60participantstonearly150.

“Wemeetat8amtoplaysoccerandfootballandeatdonuts,"Olsonsaid."Then

wereviewsafetymeasuresandstartriding.There*snothingbutlaughing,yelling

andpurejoy."

Thegroupmakesabouteightstopsalongthewaytopickupchildren,manyof

whomareaccompaniedbyparentsoroldersiblings."Wewantkidstocelebrate

goingtoschool,"explainedOlson,addingthatcyclingcancreateconnectivity

betweenallwalksofpeople.

AccordingtoOlson,asuccessfulbikebustakesplaceona"slowstreet"(ashared

roadforbicyclistsandmotorists).Thebikebusexperiencehasreassuredparentswho

wereotherwisenervousabouttheirchildrenbikingaroundtraffic.

Bikebusesarealsopopularinothercountries,likeSpainandCanada.TomBarnes

andRebeccaMudge,educatorsinCanada,joinedabikebustotransporttheir

daughtersClara,6,andLily,4,toschoolinLondon,Ontario."ClaraandRebecca

havetheirbikesandLilyridesinmybikeinabicycleseat,"Barnessaid.Clarasaid,

"IlikejtthatIgettoridewithfriendsfromschoolandthateveryoneiswelcome.We

havepeoplewhoridescooterstoo.°Lilysaid,"IlikeitthatIgettoseeallthekids

fromschoolandthatIdon'thavetopedal.Mydaddoesitallforme

InPortland,Oregon,SamBaltosays,"BikebusesunlockedsomethingIwasn't

preparedfor.Parentsloveseeingtheirkidsconnectandit*sbecomeasocialhourfor

parentswholingerandtalkaftertheride.Ithinkweunderestimatehowmuchkids

enjoysocializingandthefreedomandindependencethatbikesprovide."

9.Whatisthebikebus?

B.Thebusforpickingupstudentsat

A.Theadult-ledgroupridingtoschool.

schools.

C.Thebike-friendlybusforschoolD.Ridingbikesonasharedroadfor

children.buses.

10.WhatdoesOlsonthinkofthebikebus?

B.Itincreasestheschoolgradesof

A.Ithelpsfightagainstclimatechange.

children.

C.Itbringspeopleclosertoeachother.D.Itteacheschildrenaboutdrivingrules.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5referto?

A.Cyclingwithschoolfriends.B.Ridingascooter.

C.Welcomingkidsfromschool.D.Pedallingabike.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Bikebusescatchontocommutetoschool.

B.Bikebusesensurethesafetyofchildren.

C.Bikebusesofferchildrenachancetoplay.

D.Bikebuseshelpadultstodomoreexercise.

二、七選五

Whilethetermculturalheritageisusedtorefertobothphysicalandintangible

qualities,itisnotlimitedtophysicalobjects.Itcanalsorefertobeliefs,traditions,

language,andfood.Theseareoftenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.13

Thepreservationoftheseculturaltreasurescanhelppromoteglobalunderstanding

andmutualrespect.

14Determiningwhatconstitutes（構(gòu)成）"culturalheritage”isoftena

challengingandcontentioustask,andadvocatesofculturalpreservationandintegrity

areoftenaccusedofmakingfalseassumption（假設(shè)）abouttheculturestheystudy.

Itisimportanttorecognizethatculturalheritageisnotlimitedtophysicalobjects

andmonuments.Italsoincludeslivingexpressionsofcultureinheritedfromour

ancestors.Intangibleculturalheritagereferstoknowledgeandpracticesrelatedtothe

environmentandtraditionalcrafts.15Itisessentialtoprotectthesevaluable

assetsfbrtheirprotectionandappreciation.

16Itisessentialtopreservetheseobjectsinordertopreservetheir

significance.Anditisnecessarytoprotecttheintangibleculturalheritage,becauseit

isoftenoverlooked.Theseworksofarthavesymbolicandaesthetic（美學(xué)的）value

andarevaluabletothepeopleofthecountry.Someofthemareevenmoresignificant

thanthephysicalobjects.

Asculturalheritageisapartofaculture,itcanbeprotected.However,ifsomeone

istryingtopatentadesign,youhavetoensurethatyoudonotcopyit.17

Whetherthey*repaintings,sculptures,orfood,they1reworthprotecting.

Fortunately,it'simportanttoprotectandconserveourculturalheritage.It1sthe

legacyofthecultureandthewayitwasoncelived.

A.Theyareasourceofprideandidentityforasociety.

B.Culturalheritageincludestheinheritanceofaculture.

C.Thesecanbevaluableasatoolforfuturegeneration.

D.Culturalheritageisavitalpartofanysociety.

E.Itisanimportantpartofinternationalpolicy.

F.First,considerwhatculturalheritageis.

G.Thesameistrueofculturalobjects.

三、完形填空

Afootball-lovingpenguinwasunveiledastheofficialmascotofthe2023FIFA

Women1sWorldCup.

Streetwiseandconfident,Tazunifromthecrowdthankstohersignature

bluebunchofhair.TazumiisapenguinbasedontheEudyptulaminorspecieswhich

istoNewZealandandAustralia.

ThenameTazuniisaofherhome-theTasmanSea—and“unity”,

thekeyoftheeventtobeco-hostedbyAustraliaandNewZealandin2023.

Herfootballdreamscometruewhenoneeveningshelooksuptoseefireworks

overheadcomingfromanearby.Thekidsfrombeach

overapersonalizedfootballkit,andshewalksintothestadiumtoshowcase

hertalents.

“Tazunistandsforeverythingwhichmakestheeventunique,andher

willresonatewithmillionsofyoungfansaroundtheworld,"FatmaSamourasaid.

"Tazuniisthemascotforthistournament,allthatispositive

aboutthebiggestwomen*sfootballeventever,andoursport-obsessed

hostnationswhoarereadytotheworld."

Likemillionsofyoungstersworldwide,footballishowTazuniherself,

andtheeventwillprovidefbranewgenerationoffootballfansand

participantsfromacrosstheglobe.

18.A.takesoffB.setsasideC.standsoutD.breaksaway

19.A.familiarB.similarC.commonD.equal

20.A.choiceB.mixtureC.prideD.concept

21.A.sourceB.signC.valueD.aspect

22.A.floatB,explodeC.hangD.rise

23.A.stadiumB.fieldC.squareD.village

24.A.turnB.takeC?getD.hand

25.A.shylyB.cautiouslyC.confidentlyD.hesitantly

26.A.adventureB.disasterC.storyD.exploration

27.A.perfectB.expensiveC.imaginaryD.beautiful

28.A.recordingB.explainingC.informingD.demonstrating

29.A.rememberedB.markedC.celebratedD.staged

30.A.conquerB.welcomeC.surpriseD.lead

31.A.enjoyB.behaveC.expressD.devote

32.A.informationB.equipmentC.inspirationD.guidance

四、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文

語法填空

FallsFestivalinAustraliaisheldeveryyearbetweenDecemberandJanuary,

usuallyrangingbetweenDecember28andJanuary8.

Thestorybeginsin1993,withasmallone-dayconcertheldinLorne,Victoria,

33(name)RockAboveTheFalls.Thisfirsteventattractednearly11,000people,

34(exceed)theorganizers'expectations,andtheyhadtonegotiatetheuseof

neighboringland35(accommodate)thecrowd.Thefestivalbecameatwo-day

eventin1995,andthefollowingyearthenamewaschangedtoTheFallsMusic

&ArtsFestival.

The2003festivalwas36firsttimetwoeventswereheldsimultaneously,one

inLorne,andan37(addition)eventatMarionBay,Tasmania.Thesame

performancetookplaceatbothevents;theDecember30acts38playedatLome,

andtheDecember31actsthatplayedatMarionBay,andviceversa.BoththeLorne

andMarionBayfestivalshavecontinuedto