2024届贵州铜仁伟才校十校联考最后英语试题含答案

2024届贵州铜仁伟才校十校联考最后英语试题含答案注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Sally,thisis_____timeyou’veaskedmeaboutthatmatter.What’swrongwithyou?A．three B．thethree C．third D．thethird2、--Look!There____somanynoisykidsintheroom!--Haven’tyouheardthesaying“Whenthecatisaway,themice_____?”A．have;playB．is;aregoingtoplayC．have;areplayingD．are;willplay3、–Howmuchwillyoubepaid?--Idon’tdoitformoney,butforexperience._____,it’svolunteerwork.A．However B．Besides C．Finally D．Possibly4、—Lucy,thanksforyoursuggestions.Theyarevaluable.—You’rewelcome.I’mgladIcanhelpyou.A．enough B．rich C．useful5、一Doyouthinktheweatherwillbeallrightforaweekendouting?一No,unlesswe're.Thenewspapersaysit'llbeveryhotanyway.A．lucky B．confident C．wrong D．crazy6、Doyouhave___readyforthespringtrip?No.Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing7、—______interestingthestorybookis!—Yes,Ihavereadittwice.A．WhatB．WhatanC．HowD．Howan8、—WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishteacher?—Sheisagoodandcaringone.Thoughherteachingstylethatofmostotherteachers,shealwayshasmorecreativeteachingmethodsthanothersdo.A．issimilarto B．issimilaras C．thesameas9、---isitfromourschooltoWandashoppingmall?---Abouthalfanhouronfoot.A．HowfarB．HowmuchC．HowlongD．Howoften10、—Ithinkmoststudentshavegreatpressurefromtheirstudies.—Yeah.Weshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.A．wealth B．stress C．agreementⅡ.完形填空11、Onedayapoorfarmerwastakingabagofwheattotown.Suddenlythebagfell1hishorseontotheroad.Hedidnotknowwhathecoulddoaboutitbecauseitwas2heavythathecouldn’tliftithimself.Heonlyhopedthatsomeonewouldsoon3andlendhimahand.Justatthismoment,aman4ahorsecameuptohim.Butthefarmerfelt5whenhesawwhohewas.Itwasthegreatmanwholivednearby.Hethoughtthegreatmanwouldn’thelphim,andhoped6farmerwouldcomeup.Buttohis7,thegreatmangotoffhishorse8hecamenear,＂Iseeyouneedhelp,＂hesaid.＂I’mherejust9therighttime.＂Thenhetookoneendofthebagandthefarmertooktheother.Theyliftedittogetherandputitonthehorse.＂Sir,＂askedthefarmer,＂HowcanIpayyou?＂＂It’squiteeasy,＂thegreatmananswered.＂Whenyousee10introuble,dothesameforhim.＂1．A．fromB．downC．offD．over2．A．soB．tooC．toD．such3．A．turnoutB．passbyC．dropbyD．walkalong4．A．isridingB．rodeC．ridingD．rides5．A．disappointedB．excitedC．happyD．relaxed6．A．otherB．theotherC．anotherD．others7．A．sadnessB．surpriseC．joyD．happiness8．A．aslongasB．assoonasC．whileD．as9．A．atB．inC．onD．with10．A．anyoneelseB．nooneelseC．theotherpeopleD．othersⅢ.语法填空12、Attheageoffifteen,Imet1．Australiateacher.HetaughtusEnglish.Oneday,hewroteanEnglishpoem2．theblackboardandaskedusthemeaning.Therewasalongsilence.3．（unlucky）,theteacher4．(choose)metoanswerthequestions.Isaidinalowv5．,“Sorry,Idon’tknow.”That’salwaysmyreplytodifficultqustions.Tomysurprise,hespenttherestoftheclass6．(explain)myanswer.Hesaid“Idon’tknowisawronganswer.”Youshouldatleasthavesomeideasaboutthequestions,nomatterhowdifficultitis.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoudon’tknow.Itmeansthatyouarenot7．(confidence),andyouareafraidofmaking8．(mistake).”Iwasshockedby9．(he)words.Hewasright.Fromthenon,Isaidgoodbyetothewronganswer“Idon’tknow”,b10．anyanswerswasbetterthanthatone.NowIalwaystrymybesttofindaproperanswer.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TheRiseofArtificialIntelligence（AI:人工智能）discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America’sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybeatbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhuman-likeintelligence,suchasproblem-solvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputer.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting（互动）withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple’sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandothem.Siriseemsalmosttobeahumanbeing.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”Butjustbecauseasystemcanbehavelikeahumanbeing,thatdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans,Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices（设备）willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itwilllikelyhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we’regoingtoseeahuman-machinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnoutbemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten（威胁到）humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov’s3LawsofRobotics,humanswon’thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonEarth.1．ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat______.A．theageofmachineshascomeB．humansmaketheirownenemiesC．AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD．humansareplayingadangerousgame2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A．TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputerB．machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC．SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD．AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter3．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahuman-machinehybrid”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Amachinewithahumanlook.B．Ahumancreatedbymachines.C．Abodypartroboticparthuman.D．Arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans.4．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thehistoryandfutureofAIB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC．theexamplesofAID．thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAIB14、EverytimeIcamehomefromworkatmidnight,Ioftensawashadow(黑影)walkinginourneighborhood.Wasit“anightwalking”?Someonewalkedaloneinthedark,andthisalwaysmademeafraidalot.Ithinkitwas“asleepwalker”.SoIneverbotheredit.Butonenight,whenIwalkedpastitquietlyandquicklyasusual,Iheardalowvoice.“Doyouoftenhavetoworkatnight?”Iwasalittleafraid.Ilookedaround,butnoonewasnearby.Iranhomeasquicklyaspossible.Lateron,Ihearditwasaneighbor,anoldmanwhohasbeenlivingaloneathome.He’sNOTasleepwalker.Heenjoyshavingawalkatnight.SoIseldomseehimintheneighborhoodintheday.It’ssaidthathewasasoldiermanyyearsago.Hehastwochildren,asonandadaughter.HissonhasafamilyinShanghai.Hisdaughterwentabroad,inSydney.Hehasbeenlivingalonesincehiswifediedseveralyearsago.Withoutanychildrenlivingwithhim,hefeelslonelyandhelpless.Ifeelsorryfortheoldman.Wemightcarelessaboutourparentwholivesalone.Whenwegrowup,ourparentsgetold.Weshouldoftengobackhomeeventhoughwe’rebusywithwork.1．Whendoesthewritercomehomefromwork?A．Inthemorning.B．Atnoon.C．Intheafternoon.D．Atmidnight.2．Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesaw“thesleepwalker”?A．Afraid.B．Happy.C．Bring.D．Excited.3．Whatwastheoldneighborwhenhewasyoung?A．Anartist.B．Asoldier.C．Anengineer.D．Abiology.4．Thewritermainlywantstotellus__________.A．Weshouldn’tworkatnightformoney.B．Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.C．WeshouldoftengobackhometoseeourparentsD．It’sbesttolivewithyourparents.C15、ItwasDecemberandthesnowwasfallingquietlyoutside.ThefourMarchsistersweresittingaroundthefireinthelivingroom.Theywereknitting(织)socksforsoldiers(士兵).Therewasawarandeveryonehadtohelp.Megwastheoldestofthefoursisters.Shewassixteen.Shewasveryprettyandshelovedprettyclothes.Jowasfifteen.Shewasverytallandthin.ShewasdifferentfromMeg.Shedidn'tcareaboutdressesorhairstyles.Shewasatomboy(假小子).Bethwasthirteen.Shewasveryshyandquietandsheseemedtoliveinahappyworldofherown.Theyoungest,Amy,lookedlikeasnowprincesswithherblueeyes.Shelovedbeautifulthingsandshewasalittlevain(虚荣的)?Shealsothoughtthatshewasaveryimportantperson."Christmasisn'tChristmaswithoutanypresents,"Josaidsadly."Ihatebeingpoor!"Megsaid,lookingatherolddress."Somegirlshavelotsofnicethings,andothergirlshavenothingatall,"saidAmy."Idon'tthinkit'sfair!""Butwe'vegotFatherandMother,andeachother,"saidBeth.Thefoursisterslookedhappyforamomentwhentheyrememberedthis."Butwehaven'tgotFather,"saidJo.Theirsmilessuddenlydisappeared.MrMarchwasfarawaywiththesoldiers."Mothersaysourmenaresuffering(受苦)andwemustn'tspendmoneyforpleasure,"Megsaid."That'swhywecan'thavepresentsthisyear.""Well,eachofushasadollartospend,"saidJo."Whatcanthearmydowithfourdollars?Nothing!Idon'texpectanythingfromMotherbutI'dliketobuyabookformyself!"Jolovedreading."Iwanttospendmineonsomenewmusic,"saidBeth.Sheplayedthepianoandshelovedsinging."I'mgoingtobuyaboxofdrawingpencils.Ireallyneedthem!"saidAmy.Shewantedtobeanartist."Motherdidn'tsayanythingaboutspendingourownmoney,"criedJo."Weworkhardforitsolet'sbuywhatwewantandhavealittlefun."Itwastrue.Thetwooldersistershadjobs.MegworkedasateacherfortheKingfamilyandJolookedafterAuntMarch,theirfather'srich,bad-tempered(坏脾气的)oldaunt.BethandAmyhelpedwiththehousework.1．WhatwasJo'shobby?A．Knitting. B．Singing. C．Drawing. D．Reading.2．Onasnowyday,theMarchsistersare.A．complainingabouthavingnomoneyforChristmaspresentsB．talkingaboutwhatpresentstheywillbuywithsomemoneyC．expectingsomeniceChristmaspresentsfromtheirparentsD．talkingaboutwhatjobstheywillhavetomakemoremoney3．Thepassageisprobablyfrom.A．apoem B．aguide C．anovel D．anadvertisementD16、Itseemsthatthere’sagoodreasonwhydogsarealwaysseenasman’sbestfriend.Scientistshavefoundthatdogsaretheonlyanimalsthatcanreademotion(情感)infacesmuchlikehumans.Thefindingsuggeststhatlikeanunderstandingfriend,dogscanseeifwearehappy,sad,pleasedorangry.Whenhumanslookatanewface,theireyesusuallylookacrosstheleft,fallingontherighthandsideoftheperson’sfacefirst.Apossiblereasonforthisisthattherightsideofthehumanfaceisbetteratexpressingemotions.Scientistshavenowshownthatpetdogsalsohave“leftgazebias(左视偏好)”,butonlywhenlookingathumanfaces.Nootheranimalhasbeenknowntodolikethisbefore.Dr.KunGuowithhisteamshowed17dogsthepicturesofhuman,dogandmonkeyfacesaswellassomethingelse.Thedogs’eyesandheadsshowastrongleftgazebiaswhentheanimalsseehumanfaces.Butthisdidnothappenwhentheywereshownotherpictures,includingthoseofdogs.Guosuggeststhatoverthousandsofyearslivingwithhumans,dogsmayhavedevelopedtheleftgazebiasasawaytoguessouremotions.“Recentstudiesshowthattherightsideofourfacescanexpressemotionsbetterthantheleft.Iftrue,thenitmakessensefordogsandhumanstoseetherighthandsideofafacefirst.”1．Whyaredogsseenasman’sbestfriendaccordingtothepassage?A．Becausedogsaretheclosestanimalstohumans.B．Becausedogscanreadtheemotionsinhumans’faceseasily.C．Becausedogscanunderstandusbetterwhenwefeelsad.D．Becausedogsaregoodatexpressingemotions.2．Thedogs’leftgazebiashelpsthem_______.A．getalongwellwithhumansB．expressemotionsquicklyC．havemoreunderstandingfriendsD．remembermorenewfaces3．Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat_______.A．dogshavebeenman’sbestfriendsforthousandsofyearsB．humanshavea“leftgazebias”C．the“leftgazebias”worksonallanimalsD．dogscanreademotionsthesameashumansE17、Itwastheworstdayofmyprofessionallife.Mypublishershutdown,andwehadnoideaifanotherpublisherwouldtakeovermynovel.Inaddition,mysecondnovelhadn’tsoldaswellasthefirstone.ItseemedthatIwaswatchingmycareergoingdownwards.Itwassoterrifying.However,asIsharedmyfearswithmymother,shesaidsomethingIwouldneverforget:“Iwouldloveyouifyouwereagarbageman.”Shewasn’tlookingdownupongarbagemen.Shewasjustsayingthatwhatevermyjobwas,shelovedme.Itwasjustherhonestfeelingatthatmoment,butthosesimplewordsarestilltheonesIusetofightsomanyofmyfearstoday.Tothisday,whenIsitdowntowriteeveryday,Isaythosewordstomyself,“I’dloveyouifyouwereagarbageman.”Icanstillfeeltheselflessnessofmymother’slove.Afewyearsago,mymotherpassedawaybecauseofbreastcancer.Itwasshewhosetmeonthepathofwritingaseriesofchildren’sbookstogivestrengthtomyownchildren.ThefirsttwoareI’mAmeliaEarhartandI’mAbrahamLincoln.Insixmonths,we’llpublishI’mRosaParks.Forme,thisisn’tjustabookseries.It’smydreamformyowndaughter,formysons,andforallofuswhoneedtoseethepowerandpotential(潜力)ineachofus.ThisserieswasbornalsobecauseIwastiredofmydaughterthinkingthatrealityTVstarswereheroes.Itellmykidsallthetime:That’sfame(名气).Fameisdifferentfrombeingahero.Iwantedmykidstoseerealheroeswhoarenodifferentthanthemselves.Forthisreason,eachbooktellsthestoryoftheherowhenhe/shewasakid.Weseethemaschildren.Soit’snotjustAmeliaEarhartand

AbrahamLincolnbeingfamous;it’sthembeingjustlikeus.Lookaround.Weliveinaworldthatdesiresheroes.Oursolutioniswhatmymothertaughtmewithherwords:thepowerofanordinaryperson.Icanproudlyrepeatmymother’swordstomykids.They’llunderstandhowIlovethem.1．Theauthorfeltterrifiedbecause.A．hewasexperiencingadifficulttimeinhiscareerB．hismotherpassedawaybecauseofbreastcancerC．hehadnoideahowtosellhissecondnovelD．hewasgivenajobasagarbageman2．Whatwastheauthor’sunderstandingofhismum’swords?A．Mumwantedhimtobeagarbageman.B．Mumlovedhimnomatterwhathedid.C．Mumwaslookingdownongarbagemen.D．Mumdidn’twanthimtocontinuewritingnovels.3．Whatdoes“themselves”inthefifthparagraphreferto?A．Realheroes.B．Children’sbooks.C．Theauthor’skids.D．RealityTVstars.4．Theauthoristryingtoteachhischildrento.A．respectrealheroesB．behavethemselvesC．beordinarypeopleD．realizetheirownpotentialF18、Inthedaysbeforeelectricity,peopledon’tworrymuchaboutsleep.Theyusuallywenttobedacoupleofhoursaftersunset(日落)andwokeatsunrise.Afterall,therewasn’tmuchtodointhosedaysafterthesunwentdown.Butthencametheelectriclightbulb(电灯泡).Andnowwehavesatellitetelevision,theInternet,24-hourconveniencestores,andlongerhoursatwork.Howmuchcanwesleep?Howmuchshouldwesleep?Likeitornot,manyofusaresleepinglessonaverage(平均).In1910,mostAmericansslept9hoursanight.Thatdroppedto7.5hoursby1975.In2002,astudybytheNationalSleepFoundationfoundthattheaverageAmericangotonly6.9hours.Thenewsisevenworseforpeoplewhoworkthenightshift.Theysleepanaverageofjust5hours.Arewesleepingenough?Notifyoubelieveintheoldruleofeighthoursofrest,eighthoursofwork,andeighthoursofplay.Ontheotherhand,NormanStanley,aBritishscientistwhostudiessleep,believespeople’ssleepneedsaredifferent.Somepeopleneedasmanyas11hours,butothersneedasfewasthree.Howmuchdoyoureallyneed?“Tofindout,”hesays,“simplysleepuntilyouwakenaturally,withoutthehelpofanalarmclock.That’syoursleepneed.”Meanwhile,otherscientistsandresearchersaresearchingfornewwaystokeepusawakelonger.Somearedevelopingchemicals(化学药品)thataresaferandmorepowerfulthancaffeine,thechemicalfoundincoffeeandtea.Oneexperimentaldrug,CX717,keptlaboratorymonkeysworkinghappilyfor36hours.Furtherdevelopmentsmayallowpeopletosafelystayawakeforseveraldaysstraight.Onegroupofresearchersisstudyingagene(基因)foundinsomefruitfliesthatletsthemgetbyonone-thirdtheusualamountofsleep.Anothergroupisevenworkingonanelectricswitchthatimmediatelywakesupasleepingbrain.Themeaningsofthisresearcharehuge.Ontheonehand,thiscouldleadtoaworldwhereweworklongerandlongerhourswithlessandlesssleep.Ontheotherhand,ifweneededlesssleep,