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宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市平罗中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(重点班)
宁夏 高二 期中 2024-05-19 24次 整体难度: 适中 考查范围: 主题、语篇范围

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文章大意:这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了完美的巴厘岛五天之旅。

This is the five-day trip for those seeking a short getaway to the perfect island of Bali!

Day 1 Begin Your Stay at Alaya Resort(酒店), Ubud

Your private driver will pick you up from the airport and drive you to Alaya Resort in Ubud, the cultural center of Bali. Surrounded by rice fields, the hotel offers an outdoor pool and a fitness center. You can spend the afternoon enjoying these hotel facilities. In the evening you can head into the town for local cuisines and a look around the craft shops.

Day 2 Explore the Central Bali Temples

Today’s adventure takes you to the must-see sites with a private driver. Going down about 300 steps, you’ll get to a breathtaking 11th-century complex—Pura Gunung Kawi Temple, the final resting place of past dominators, located deep in a valley and known as the “Valley of the Kings”. Visits to other different temples will bring a close to the day.

Day 3 Sunset Performance

You ‘l 1 checkout of the Alaya Resort Ubud and take the scenic drive to Benoa in South Bali. You’ll visit Balinese temples and watch an amazing sunset performance by local dancers, which is characterized by complicated body movements, shining costumes and the accompaniment of traditional music. You’ll stop off at a restaurant and try food typical of local cookery.

Day 4 Leisure Day in Bali

You have the entire day free to relax in Bali. You can choose to shop for local products or relax by the beach. At sunset, you’ll notice how everyone gathers at the beach bars to watch Bali’s truly magical sunset.

Day 5 Departure Day

After breakfast at your hotel, a private driver will drive you to the airport, marking the end of your trip.

1. What can you do in Alaya Resort?
A.Visit craft stores.B.Have a swim.
C.Watch live concerts.D.Enjoy free drive service.
2. What can we know about Pura Gunung Kawi Temple?
A.It’s the burial ground of ancient rulers.
B.It’s a newly-developed tourist attraction.
C.It’s an annual vacation spot for royal families.
D.It’s a meeting place for leaders from around the globe.
3. On which day will you appreciate a local dance show?
A.The first day.B.The second day.
C.The third day.D.The fourth day.
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文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Param Jaggi从小对拆解事物的热爱,到后来转变为创造事物,特别是关注环境问题的解决。

When Param Jaggi was five years old, he had a passion to take things apart to see what was inside. He started with toys and even broke a computer, which made his parents not too pleased. As he got older, he shifted from breaking things to building things, which greatly comforted his parents. In middle school, he started working on projects in his kitchen laboratory, and his first project was making biofuels.

Although Jaggi’s parents initially thought his experiments were just a boyhood fancy, he remained determined to make a difference to the environment. Eventually, his parents came around and started supporting his dreams. Jaggi’s interest continued as he grew up, but he focused more on solving real problems, especially those related to the environment.

At 17, Jaggi went beyond his school projects and co-founded Ecoviate, a company that uses technology to solve everyday energy and environmental problems. He planned to transform people’s idea that going green is expensive, by making available a series of affordable products that are easy to use. Through Ecoviate, he designed products that could contribute to a greener future. One of his notable inventions was the “CO2ube”, a device that could reduce carbon emissions, and it’s available to many people at low prices.

Young Jaggi, now a third-grade college student studying engineering and economics, has become a famous eco-innovator and his company is developing promisingly. However, Jaggi’s vision to save the environment goes beyond creating products. He plans to launch an online platform through Ecoviate, which will encourage young students interested in science and technology to get actively involved in innovation and invention. Students can submit a science project online, and talk about the help that they need to make the project a reality.

4. What can we learn about Jaggi?
A.He dreamed to be an engineer.B.He was curious by nature.
C.He always annoyed his parents.D.He was addicted to playing toys.
5. What do you infer about Jaggi’s parents in Paragraph 2?
A.They were fed up with Jaggi.
B.They were satisfied with Jaggi’s experiments at the beginning.
C.They change their mind and were in favor of Jaggi’s experiments at last.
D.They thought Jaggi’s experiments were fantastic .
6. What drove Jaggi to develop affordable and user-friendly products?
A.His love for greener devices.B.His pursuit of academic career.
C.His hope to boost green industry.D.His desire to make a difference in ecosystem.
7. Why does Jaggie plan to launch an online platform?
A.To empower young inventors.B.To promote smart products.
C.To provide eco-themed courses.D.To offer environmentalists funds.
2024-05-19更新 | 18次组卷 | 1卷引用:宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市平罗中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(重点班)
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文章大意:这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了海草生态系统可以捕获光合作用产生的大量碳并将其储存在海底,为全球气候变化带来希望。

Seagrass meadows(海草床)are wonder plants growing beneath the sea. They feed and shelter sea life and are masterful at storing carbon.

Seagrass has usually been detected by Earth-orbiting satellites that identify darker patches in the blue water. In this study, tiger sharks were selected as research tools due to their highly consistent associations with seagrass ecosystems. They spend 70% of their time in seagrass meadows. The team equipped eight tiger sharks with satellite tags and used a 360-degree camera on them for the first time ever.

The data researchers collected was astonishing. The world’s largest seagrass ecosystem, measuring at least 66,900 square kilometers, has been discovered. This reflects a 41% increase from previous estimates of global seagrass. Seagrass can capture(捕获)huge quantities of carbon by photosynthesis and stores it on the seafloor. In terms of climate change, this is excellent news; seagrass is 35 times faster at removing carbon than tropical rainforests. When referred to global seagrass carbon stock estimates, the study indicates that seagrass in the Bahamas may contain 19.2% to 26.3% of all the carbon stored in seagrass meadows on Earth.

Yet seagrass meadows are rapidly disappearing, with over 92% of meadows in the UK gone, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Scientists are collecting seeds and trying to grow new seagrass meadows through restoration projects.

The sharks led us to the seagrass ecosystem in the Bahamas, which we now know is likely the most significant blue carbon sink on the planet. What this discovery shows us is that ocean exploration and research are essential for a healthy future. The untapped potential of the ocean is limitless, offering hope for climate change around the globe.

8. Why were tiger sharks chosen as research tools?
A.hey are more flexible than other sea animals.
B.They can quickly adjust themselves to the deep sea.
C.They can be easily equipped with experimental devices.
D.They have a strong connection with seagrass-ecosystems.
9. What are the numbers in paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.The decline of global seagrass meadows.
B.The impact of climate change on sea life.
C.The rapid increase in the amount of carbon on Earth.
D.The potential value of the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem.
10. What are scientists doing to protect seagrass?
A.Planting more seagrass meadows.
B.Developing new technology to collect seeds.
C.Mapping the distribution of seagrass meadows.
D.Encouraging people to join in restoration projects.
11. Which could be the best title for the text?
A.The New Way of Removing Carbon
B.The Significance of Ocean Exploration.
C.A New Discovery: World’s Largest Seagrass Meadow
D.Tiger Sharks: Scientists’ Essential Helper to Study Climate
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文章大意:这是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了Sora这个强大的AI工具并对其在改变人工智能应用前景方面的强大程度展开了讨论。

Many got sleepless nights after Sora amazed the world with its remarkable ability of creating videos directly from text instructions. Discussions about what the artificial intelligence model can do and make a difference continue.

Some said it could give a huge blow to traditional industries such as film and television making, looking forward to the day when a movie can be created right after a novel is put into the model. But others remain skeptical about how powerful the model can be in changing the landscape of AI application.

Developed by a group of young talent from Microsoft-backed company OpenAI, the text-to-video model can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adherence to the user’s prompt.

Shen Yang, a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University , said, “Sora represents a revolutionary leap in the field of AI-generated content (AIGC).”

As one of the leading scholars in AI research in China, Shen leads a team that studies the philosophy of AI. Until he learned about Sora on February 16, Shen was quite satisfied with his team’s AI-generated videos. A two-minute video on the Spring Festival produced by Shen’s team have recently won many likes on social media platforms. “Compared with the new model Sora, what we used are tools of the previous generation. There’s a huge gap in between," said Shen.

As a frequent user of AI, Shen said the technology not only helps improve his productivity, but also benefits his daily life. His wife was suffering from cancer and many complications, and he used AI to assist in finding treatment, which has remarkably prolonged her life. He even wrote an award-winning science fiction novel using AI.

However, new technologies do not mean good news to everyone. Many also concern about AI models’ safety issues since related regulations are lagging behind. 

Sora is going to bring changes in many fields, including short video, film and television, news, games, advertising, education, and even industrial manufacturing, according to Shen. There is still much room to improve AI models. For instance, current AI models are not capable of drawing characters accurately and quickly. Shop signs lack meaning in Sora’s demo video showing a woman walking down a street in Tokyo. But these problems are believed to be solved as models update.

12. Which of the following might have similar meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 2?
A.push.B.strike.C.warning.D.bonus.
13. What can we know from the passage?
A.All people can not benefit from the new AI technologies.
B.AI model’s safety isn’t concerning despite lagging legal restrictions.
C.The AI-generated videos by Shen Yang’s team were better than those created by Sora.
D.The text-to-video model was developed by a group of young talent from Tsinghua University.
14. What kind of attitude does Shen have towards Sora?
A.Favorable.B.Objective.C.Unconcerned.D.Reserved.
15. Which of the following is the best title?
A.Sora: An AI video.B.Video Making: AI Models.
C.Sora: A Powerful AI Tool.D.Video Making: Future of AI.
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