2023届福建省厦门市高三毕业班第四次质量检测英语试卷（含答案）

2023届福建省厦门市高三毕业班第四次质量检测英语试卷

学校:姓名：班级:考号：

一、阅读理解

Recently,anopenlettersignedbytechleadersandresearchersproposesdelayingAI

development.

DoyouagreethatAIdevelopmentshouldbetemporarilystopped?Yes

NO

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AIthreat(+4,Informative)⅛yIamthecheeseonThursdayMarch30,2023

AIthreatensourpowerbase.Ifsbeingdevelopedtoowidelyforustocontrolandis

beingdevelopedbypeoplewhoaren,teveninthe“in”group.Themethodsaregenerallytoo

wellknown.Weneedapausetocomeupwitheffectiveregulation(规贝|).

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Re:AIthreat(+l)⅛jQuintessencesIugIorcionFridayMarch31,2023

SeemstomethisexactargumentcouldhavebeenusedagainsttheWorldWideWebat

onetime.Weseehowwellregulationofthatworkedout.Idon,tthinktheproblemisAI.

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byKhopeshonSaturdayApril01,2023Thisletterdoesn,tmakeanysensetome.Large

languagemodelslikeGPTarejustfancyautocoιnplete.Theyaren,tevenclosetotrue

“intelligence”.

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Afreezewouldhavenomeaning(+3,Insightful)Whystop?(+3,Interesting)

byCrashmarikonTuesdayApril04,2023

Tryingtostopitsdevelopmentwilljustdriveitundergroundandmakecertainthepeople

whoshouldhavenothingtodowithitcontrolit.Insteadweshouldbemakingthisthebiggest

researchprojectpossible,preferablywithlargepublicprizesforhittingmilestones.

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1.WhowouldprobablyvotefordelayingAIdevelopment?

A.Iamthecheese.B.Quintessencesluglord.

C.Khopesh.D.Crashmarik.

2.WhyisWorldWideWebmentioned?

A.Toprovideasolution.B.Tosupportanidea.

C.Tointroduceamethod.D.Tbstartadiscussion.

3.WhatisIamthecheeseandCrashmarik,scommonconcernaboutAI?

A.Itmakesalotofpeoplejobless.

B.Itsusewillbestrictlyrestricted.

C.Itdisturbstheundergroundoperation.

D.Itsdevelopmentmaybehardtocontrol.

JeremiahThoronkawasborninthefightingoftheSieιτaLeonecivilwarandgrewupin

thegutter（贫民窟）onthesuburbsofthecapitalFreetown,havingtoburnwoodforlighting

andheating.Jeremiahsawwithhisowneyeshow,inadditiontothesmogmakingbreathing

problemscommon,hisyoungcontemporariesfellbehindintheirschoolworkbecauseofa

lackofdecentlighting.

EnergypovertyisamajorissueinSierraLeone-withjust26%ofthepopulationhaving

accesstoelectricity.Inruralpartsofthecountry,only6%ofpeoplehaveelectricityaccess,

mostofwhomturntosolarlanternsanddry-cellbatteries.Asaresult,it,sledtothe

destructionofforestsaspeoplecutdowntreesforfirewood,whichleavesSierraLeone

highlysensitivetoextremeeventslikefloodingandlandslides.Families,relianceonfirewood

alsoleadstofrequenthousefires.

Theselife-threateningdisadvantagesandhardshipsfuelledJeremiah,spassionfor

renewableenergyandclimatechangeadvocacy.At17,whenstudyingattheAfrican

LeadershipUniversityinRwanda,helaunchedastart-upcalledOptimEnergythattransforms

vibrations（震动）fromvehiclesandfootfallonroadsintoanelectriccurrent.Itisdifferent

fromestablishedrenewableenergysourcesincludingwindorsolarbecauseitgenerates

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powerwithoutrelyingonchangeableweather.

OptimEnergyranasuccessfulpilotprograminJeremiah,sneighbourhoods,Makawoin

thenorthernpartofSierraLeoneandKuntoluheastofFreetown.Withjusttwodevices,the

start-upprovidedfreeelectricityto150householdscomprisingaround1,500citizens,aswell

as15schoolswheremorethan9,000studentsattend.

Jeremiahiscurrentlydevelopingplanstoexpandintothehealthcarefield,whichneeds

powertocoolmedicinesandcreateenoughlightfortreatingpatientsafterdark.

4.Whataffectedtheyoungfellows,academicperformance?

A.Thewar.B.Thesmog.C.Thepoorlighting.D.Thebreathing

problem.

5.Whatcanwelearnabouttςenergypoverty^^fromparagraph2?

A.Itiscausedbysolarlanternsanddry-cellbatteries.B.Ithasaworseimpactonthe

cityarea.

C.Itbringsaboutthedestructionofforests.D.Itincreasestheriskofforestfires.

6.WhatisspecialaboutOptimEnergy?

A.Itdrawsonvibrationstomakeelectricity.B.Itupgradestheuseofsolarenergy.

C.Itrunsapilotprogramthroughoutthecity.D.Ithelps9,000studentsreturntoschool.

7.Whatmessagedoesthetextwanttoconvey?

A.Electricityisthelifebloodofthecity.

B.Whoeverishappywillmakeothershappytoo.

C.Lifeiseitheradaringadventureornothingatall.

D.Weareallinthegutter,butsomearemakingitbetter.

Foracentury,JordanCreekcutacrossdowntownSpringfield.Overthedecades,the

streamregularlyfloodedintothecity,scommercialheart.Residentshadbeentiredofthe

floodssotheycreatedconcretebankstocagethestreamandin1932buriedthewaterway,

hidingitinculverts（排水管）undercitystreets.Itwasman,sattempttocontrolfloodwater.

Thatwastheoldwayofthinking.

Forawhile,thatcontrolledthefloods.Buttheroadsandotherhardsurfacesprevented

waterfromgoingintothegroundandallowingmorerainwaterintotheenclosedstreamsthan

theycouldhandle.Eventually,thewaterwon.Theneighborhoodfloodedin2000,2008and

2016.Fortwodecades,thecitydiscussedfreeingthestreamandallowingwatertorunover

thefloodplain.Finally,aprojecttouncover1,100feetofJordanCreekandbuildthreebridges

ismovingforward.Thenewwayofthinkingistogivethewatersomeroom,leavesome

areasforfloodsandjustletnaturebenature.

Uncoveringburiedwaterwaystobringthembacktolifeisaprocessknownas

“daylighting”.Coveringsareremovedandanattemptismadetorestorethenaturalflowand

thesurroundingecosystem.

Theprimarygoaloftheprojectisfloodcontrol.Buttheworkhasavarietyofbenefits.

Nativeplantingswillhelpimprovethewaterqualitybyfiltering（过滤）rainwater.Thestream

willreplaceanunsightlylandscapeandbecomeaςςstringofpearls（珍珠）''connectingparks

andgreenareasinthecity,s"QualityOfPIaCe''initiative.

Thebenefitsgobeyondthat.Streamrestorationisneighborhoodrestoration.Theproject

maypromoteeconomicdevelopmentandincreasepropertyvaluesandtaxrevenue.Whilethe

projectscanbeexpensive,theyendcostlymaintenance.Returningtonatureischeaperthan

maintainingconcreteculverts.

8∙WhatdidSpringfieldcitizensinthe1930sprobablybelieve?

A.Mancancontrolnature.

B.Lifeispriortodevelopment.

C.Businessistheheartofacity.

D.Residentsshouldnotlivebyariver.

9.WhatwasoneresultofcoveringJordanCreek?

A.Threebridgeswereremoved.B.Waterwentintotheground.

C.Floodshittheneighborhood.D.Rainwaterwaswellhandled.

10.Whichaspectoftheprojectdoesparagraph4mainlydiscuss?

A.Economicvalue.B.Constructionplanning.

C.Floodmanagement.D.Environmentalimpact,

ɪ1.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ASolutionThatProvesaProblem

B.OldThinkingInspiresNewChanges

C.tiBuried,fStreamsTurnintoUrbanCenters

D.iiDaylightingffBuriedWatet^waystoRefreshCities

Around50,000yearsago,Homosapiens（智人）leftAfricaandtravelledacrossthe

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world;aroundthesametime,alltheotherspeciesbegantodisappear.Whytheotherhumans

diedoutmaybethebiggestconfusionoftheearlyPalaeolithicage.Thecommonexplanation

isthatH.sapienswasbrainierthanotherspecies.Thesehumanshadbettercommunication

skillsandfightingability.

AccordingtoJonathanKennedy,theauthorofPathogenesis,thereisabetterexplanation

forwhyH.sapienswonout:theirimmunesystemsweresuperior.Astheirpopulations

expanded,genetic（基因的）diversityincreasedand,sincetheylivedinAfrica,muchcloserto

theequator（赤道）thanotherhumans,H.sapienswouldhavebeenexposedtoagreaterrange

ofanimalscarryingavarietyofvirus.

AsH.sapiensmovedacrosstheworld,theywouldhavebeenprotectedagainstthe

diseasescarriedbytheotherhumanstheymet.TheConVerSewasnottrue,however,meaning

otherhumanswerelessresistanttothediseasescarriedbyH.sapiens.

Fromthere,MrKennedygoesontorewritemuchofthehistoryoflife,withvirusatthe

forefront.Humancivilisationshavebeenshapedbydiseasesandinfections.Someofhismost

strikingstoriescomefromtheSpanishdefeatoftheAmericas.Thepopularstoryhereisthat

theEuropeanshadbettertechnologyandweaponswithwhichtobeatthelessadvanced

societiesintheAmericas.That,snotentirelytrue,MrKennedysays.Theintroductionof

infectiousdiseasesfromEurope,hewrites,resultedina90%fallinthepopulationinthe

Americas.

Thereisaclueofpatternaboutthisbook:assoonasanewsetofcharactersis

introduced,youknowinfectionappears.Butthatisjustaminorcriticisminaconvincing

accountoftheroleofvirusesinworldhistory.IthelpsthatMrKennedy,sepidemiological

writingisdottedwithpop-culturereferences:TheLordoftheRings,2001:ASpaceOdyssey

andsoon.Despitethebigideas,therefore,hisbookisanentertainingread.

12.WhatisessentialtoH.sapiens,survivalaccordingtoJonathanKennedy?

A.Theircommunicationskills.B.Theirimmunesystems.

C.Theirphysicalfitness.D.Theirintelligencelevel.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"converse"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Opposite.B.Change.C.Conclusion.D.Talk.

14.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.MrKennedygoesontorewritethehistoryofvirus.

B.MrKennedyacknowledgesthepopularstory.

C.TheAmericasweredefeatedmainlyforinfectiousdiseases.

D.TheAmericashadadvancedtechnologyandweapons.

15.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardsMrKennedy,sbook?

A.Critical.B.Admiring.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

二、七选五

Mostofusassociateawe（敬畏）withsomethingrareandbeautiful:nature,musicora

spiritualexperience.Butpeoplecanwakenawetoo,andnotjustpublicheroes.Research

showsthatWecanbeawedbyournearestanddearest—thepeoplesittingnexttousonthe

couch,chattingontheotherendofthephone,lookingbackatusoverZoom.16

Often,interpersonalaweisaresponsetolife,sbig,sweepingchanges,suchas

witnessingababy,sfirststeps.17JohnBarghsaidhewas“trulyawestruck^^——by

his5-year-olddaughterwhiledininginaMcDonald,s.Whensheheardanotherchildcrying,

shegrabbedthetoyfromherHappyMeal,walkedovertotheboyandhandedittohim.

Thoughwecan,tmakesomeoneelsebehaveinawaythat,sawesome,wecanprepare

ourselvestonoticeitwhentheydoandboosttheemotion,spositiveeffects.

Questionyourassumptions.Doyoubelieveyourpartnerisinsensitiveoryoursiblingis

selfish?Theremaybealittletruthtothat,butit,sneverthewholetale.18To

increaseyourchancesoffeelingawedbytheotherperson,askyourselfwhat,sgoingoninhis

orherlifethatyoudon,tknowabout.

Nameawewhenyouseeit.Speakingout"Wow,thatwasawesome!,,isasimplewayto

helpyouidentifyandrememberaspecialexperience.Savor（品味）itinthemomentandthen

tellothersaboutit.Thiswillreinforceyourpositiveemotions.19Studiesshowthat

youwillfeelaweagainsimplybyrememberinganaweexperience.

20Thismakestheotherpersonfeelgoodandcangiveyourrelationshipa

boost.Anditwillhelpyoutoo:Studiesshowthatpeoplewhopracticegratitudehave

significantlyhigherlevelsofhappinessandpsychologicalwell-being.

A.Thankthepersonwhoawedyou.

B.Andrecallitorwriteaboutitlater.

C.Psychologistscallthisinteɪpersonalawe.

D.It,seasytoforgetthatitcanbeawesometoo.

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E.Butinterpersonalawedoeshappeninsmallermoments.

F.Here,swhyyoushouldrecognizethosemomentsofinterpersonalawe.

G.Thestoryyoutellyourselfgetsinthewayofcatchingpeopleattheirbest.

三、完形填空

LastMay,my15-year-oldson,Benjamin,toldmywifeandmethathewouldattenda

KendrickLamarconcert.We21himthathewastooyoungtogo.Butmysonand

hisfriend,Josh,22totakenoforananswer.

LaterIreceiveda23fromJosh,sfather:"Howabouttakingtheboystothe

KendrickLamar,concert!?,,WhileIfelt24toattendarapconcertinmyfifties,

Josh,sfatherwasasexcitedastheboys.Healsoknewhowtogetticketsandhadstarted

25thewholeevening.Bythis26itwasimpossibletosayno.Icouldn,t

imagineanywhereIwould27less.

ToIeamaboutMrLamarandhis28,ɪdownloadedandlistenedtoallhis

songsdaysbeforeheadingdowntotheScotiabankArena.

Thetruthistheconcertwasreally29.Thebestpart,ofcourse,washowhappy

mysonwas.Istoodwhen30、Ididn,tdance,andoccasionallymysongavemean

encouraging,acceptingnod.31KendrickLamarisstillnotmyfavouriteartist,I,m

gladmyson32metohim,andΓmgladIwent.

Ifssoeasytositinourtowers,33byageorupbringingbackground.

34、Wehavechildren,likeBenjamin,toexposeustonewexperiences.If,ofcourse,

wehavethe35tolistentothem.

21.A.convincedB.informedC.comfortedD.promised

22.A.refusedB.struggledC.preparedD.expected

23.A.noticeB.ticketC.messageD.gift

24.A.relievedB.guiltyC-embarrassedD.confident

25.A.singingB.sharingC.planningD.welcoming

26.A.ruleB.meansC-roundD.point

27.A.fitinB.benefitfromC.careforD.complainabout

28.A.storyB.musicC.familyD.influence

29.A.creativeB.formalC.noisyD.impressive

30.A.appropriateB.bearableC-usefulD.convenient

31.A.AslongasB.IncaseC.BecauseD.While

32.A.comparedB.referredC.introducedD.recommended

33.A.dividedB.threatenedC.brokenD.tested

34.A.EventuallyB.ConsequentlyC.GraduallyD.Fortunately

35.A.hobbyB.senseC.rightD.freedom

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

WangdaoyabiographicalfilmaboutChenWangdao(1891—1977),wasfirstshownat

FudanUniversityonMar24,2023.44WangDao“isnotonlythenameofChenbutalsomeans

36(insist)onthepathoftruth.

ThefilmfollowsthelifeofChenWangdao.ItshowshowChen37(translate)

themasterpieceTheCommunistManifesto38howagroupofpassionatepeople

struggledfortheirdreams.It39(vivid)presentsasceneinwhichChenwasso

absorbedinhistranslationthathemade40amusingmistake.Hismotherputa

Zongziwithabowlcontainingbrownsugaronhisdesk.Momentslater,hislips

41(cover)inink(墨水)ashehaddipped(蘸)theZongziintohisink.Hismother

jokinglyasked42(he)whetherthesugarwassweet,andhesaid,ςςYes,itissweet

enough.”

At29,Chenfinishedthetranslation,43laidthefoundationforthe

establishmentoftheCommunistPartyofChinain1921andinspiredmanypeople

44(take)partinrevolution(革命).

“Theuniversitydecidedtomakethefilmtopromotethenoblecharacterofourlatehead

master,ChenWangdao,andwehopehis45(pursue)forabrightfutureofChina

cancontinuetoinspiretheyoungpeople,,,saidQiuXin,PartyChiefofFudanUniversity.

五、开放性作文

46.你校英文报正在开展以“传承中华优秀文化”为主题的诗歌评论征集活动。请你写一

则诗评投稿，内容包括：

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1.诗歌简介；

2.诗歌赏析；

3.个人感受。

注意：

I.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Don'tpasstoMakayla,,,Olivia,steammateJordanwhispered.ςςShe,snotseriousabout

soccer/'saidJordanassheadjustedherOrangeTeamshirt.Thescorewastied,1-1,after

halftime.

ThinkingaboutwhatJordanhadsaid,Oliviagotintopositionforthesecondhalf.Asthe

centermidfielder,Olivialovedtopass.Shealsoloveditwhenallherteammates,including

Makayla,hadthechancetotouchtheball.ButJordanwasright.Makaylahardlyevertooka

shot.

Afterthejudgeblewthewhistle（哨子）tostart,OliviareceivedtheballfromJordan.

Shedribbled（运球）it,keepingitclose.Jordancalledfortheball,butwassurroundedbythe

GreenTeam,sdefense.DirectlyacrossfromOlivia,Makaylawavedherarms.Shewasallby

herself.Hesitantly,Oliviapassedtheballtoher.Buthershotmissed,andtheballrolledoutof

bounds.

“Itoldyou/5Jordansaid,shakingherhead.ProbablyJordanwasright.Olivianeededto

findawaytopasstheballtoJordan,theteam,stopscorer,towinthegame.

AftertheGreenTeamthrewintheballfromthesideline,Oliviareceiveditandthistime

shepushedtheballtoJordan.Jordanreceivedtheball,turned,andshottowardthefarcorner

ofthegoal.Still,theyfailed.

Astheotherteamsetupforagoalkick,OliviasawMakaylastillstandinginsidethe

18-yardbox.Thejudgesignaledhertomove.TheOrangeTeamwasn,tallowedthere.When

MakaylarantowardOlivia,shetrippedandfell.ςςAreyouC）K?”Oliviaasked.Makayla

uppedandrubbed（揉）herknees.4ςYep,IknowΓmstilllearning,butɪlovesoccer.”"Metoo,“

Oliviasaid.

TheGreenTeamrocketedakick.Oliviasteppedinfrontofherdefenderandtrappedthe

ball.Jordancalledforapass,butshewasn,topen.Oliviaheldontotheball.Shecutright,

thenleft,leavingadefenderinthedust.Withtheballatherfeet,shelookedupandtherewas

Makayla,wideopeninfrontofthenet.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Withanotherdefendercloselybehindtoattack,Oliviahadnochoice.

Thecrowdbrokeintothunderousapplauseandcheers.

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参考答案:

I.A2.B3.D

4.C5.C6.A7.D

8.A9.C10.D11.D

12.B13.A