北京市西城区2024届高三年级下册4月一模试题 英语

英语试题

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

WhenSusanwasahighschoolsenior,herEnglishteacherMr.DiMeogavetheclassachalleng­

ingtask:Reciteapoeminfrontofthewholeclass.

"Ihadamildstutter（结巴）.Fdbe]togetawordoutthatmightbeginwith'D'or'TH',or

Imightsaythe'threetimes,"Susansaid.Thethoughtofgettingupinfrontofherclassmatesand

stutteringthroughthepoemwastoomuchto2.

Susanwenthomeand3howscaredshewastohermom,whoagreedtowriteanoteasking

forhertobe4fromdoingthetaskinfrontofthewholeclass.

Whenthedayoftherecitationcame,Susanrecitedthepoemone-on-onetoMr.DiMeo.5she

wasdone,Mr.DiMeosaidsomethingshe'dneverheardbefore:thathelikedlisteningtohervoice.

Forthefirsttime,sheconsideredthepossibilitythatpublicspeakingdidn'thavetobeasourceof

6_.

Susanwentontograduatefromhighschoolandgotocollege.Shenevergottoproperlythank

Mr.DiMeo.Butsometimeaftercollege,she7ajobasacorporatetrainer.Thenewpositionmade

herrealizehowbiga（n）8hehadhadonherconfidence.

"Istandupinfrontofpeopleandspeak,andIdoitallthetime.IfIdostutteronceinawhile,

nobigdeal,"shesaid.Susanrecentlyfoundawayto9herformerteacher,andplansonsending

himaletterexpressingherappreciation.

Inhermind,Mr.DiMeoisanunsunghero,becausehe'sabigreasonwhyshehasasuccessful

careerandlife.*'Idon'tknowwhereIwouldVegoneifIfeltlikeIhadtokeepmyvoice10because

Iwasafraidofembarrassingmyself.I'dliketothankhimforthatkindness."

1.A.continuingB.strugglingC.pretendingD.hoping

2.A.shareB.expressC.findD.bear

3.A.taughtB.provedC.revealedD.promised

4.A.excusedB.prohibitedC.correctedD.discouraged

5.A.WhileB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.Once

6.A.jealousyB.worryC.boredomD.loneliness

7.A.wantedB.offeredC.landedD.created

8.A.impactB.ideaC.choiceD.stress

9.A.judgeB.contactC.studyD.interview

10.A.sweetB.loudC.quietD.deep

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在

给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

A

IllneverforgetmyfirstvisittoChina.Mumencouragedmetotrydifferentkindsoffood,and

Idid!Ilovedeverything.ButjustwhenIthoughtIcoulddealwithallChinesefood,Icameacross

stinkytofu.Ahorriblegreythingthatlookedandsmeltlikeaburntsportsshoe."Youneedn'ttryit

11youdon'twantto,"Mumsaid.ButI12(gather)allmycouragetotakeabiteandwas

amazedtofinditwasn'tsobad.Itremindedmeofbluecheese,asimilarlystrongsmellingtypeof

foodyoueitherloveorhate.MaybeI13(fall)inlovewithstinkytofu-someday.

B

The5-SecondRulesuggestsfoodisOKtoeatifyoupickitup14fivesecondsorless.Believe

itornot,scientistshavetestedtherule.We'resorrytoreportit'snotnecessarilytrue.Bacteriacan

attach15(it)toyourfoodinstantly,regardlessofhowquicklyit16(pick)up.Foodleft

thereforfivesecondsorlesswillprobablycollectlessbacteriathanfoodsittingthereforalonger

time,butfastmaynotbefastenough.Floors,evenclean-lookingones,harborbacteria.Ultimately,

ifindoubt,abandonthefood17(avoid)potentialillness.

C

Yourhometowncouldaffectyournavigational(导航的)skills.Newresearchindicatesthat

individuals18(raise)incitieswithstructuredstreetpatternsmayencounterdifficultiesin

navigationcomparedtothosefromruralareaswithmoreorganiclayouts.Thisconclusionwasdrawn

fromastudy19(involve)playersofamobilegameaboutsea,20tests3-Dnavigationskills.

However,there'shopeforcityresidents:anurbanversionofthegameshowedslightimprovements

forthem.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

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andtakenbeforetheexpiry（至！J期）dateindicatedonthepass.Youmustbookeachtripbeforeyou

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21.YoucanuseaNSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPassto.

A.bookachildticketonlineB.chooseaclassoftravelthatsuitsyou

C.chooseaweekly,monthlyoryearlypassD.getbookedtraveltounlimiteddestinations

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omyClass,sheshouldpay

A.$353B.$418C.$693D.$876

23.WhatcanweknowaboutaNSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPass?

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B.ApasscanberefundedtoNSWTrains.

C.Thetimelimitonapassstartsfromthedayofyourpurchase.

D.Youshouldbookyourfirsttripwithinonemonthafteryourpurchase.

B

Asthisyeardrawstoaclose,IstillrememberthefearIfeltonabrightSaturdaymorninginlate

September,atafive-kilometerraceinClarkston,Georgia,asIwaitedformy11-year-oldsonatthe

finishline.

Iknewhecouldruna5kinabout30minutes.WhenIdidn'tseehimatthe35-minutemark,I

begantowonderwhathadgonewrong.Hadhegottenlost?Washehitbyacar?Aboutanhourearlier,

whenwedroveintotown,mysonnoticedaninsectonmycar.Itwasbrightgreen,nolongerthana

fingernail.Anditwasfriendly.Thislittlegreenthinghoppedontomyson'sfinger,whereitstayed

foralong,longtime.Itstayedsolongthatweeventuallygaveitaname:LittleFriend.

Afewminutesbeforetherace,LittleFriendjumpedoffmyson'shandandlandedontheside­

walk.Butpedestriantrafficwasheavyandunpredictable.LittleFriendwasindanger.Somyson

kneltandreachedouthishand.LittleFriendcameback.

Theracewasabouttostart,andthetinygreeninsectwasinforawildride.Mysonwouldrun

fast,andtheracewouldbelong,andhisarmswouldswing,andLittleFriendwouldeventuallybe

shakenoff.

"YouwillloseLittleFriend,"Itoldhim.

Mysonnodded,treatingthemomentwithappropriateseriousness.

Theracebegan,andIlostsightofhim.

Theexcitementatthefinishlinegavewaytoanxietywhenmysondidnotshowup.

Ikeptaskingpeopleifthey'dseenhim.Noonehad.Andbeyondthe40-minutemark,Iwasin

apanic.

Buttherehewas,thankgoodness,justaheadofthe45-minutemark.

AndtherewasLittleFriend,ridingontheuppercrookofhisrightthumblikeaverysmallcaptain

onaverytallship.

Mypredictionshadbeenwrong.Mysonhadnotrunfast,andhehadnotlostLittleFriend.And

thesetwofactsseemedsomehowrelated.Heblamedacoldhewasgettingover.Isuspecteditwas

morethanthat,butIdidn'tquestionhimtoomuchaboutit.

Wewalkedbacktothecar,smiling,andfoundsomebushesintheparkinglotthatseemedlike

agoodplaceformysontodropoffLittleFriend.

“Befree,"mysonsaid,andgentlyputitinthebushes.

Mysonknewthetruth.Sometimeslifegivesyousomethingbeautiful,afragile,short-lived

treasureinyourhand.Thereisnoneedtorushahead.Treatitgently.Enjoyeachmoment.Holdon

whileyoucan.

Onedaymysonwillleavetoo,runningoffonhisownadventure.

24.Howdidthewriterprobablyfeelwhenhefinallysawhissonappearinsight?

A.Relieved.B.Depressed.C.Satisfied.D.Disappointed.

25.Thesonfailedtorunasfastashisfatherhadexpectedprobablybecause.

A.hewaslostB.hewasrecoveringfromacold

C.hewasafraidtolosethetinyinsectD.hewassloweddownbytheheavytraffic

26.AsforthewayhissontreatedLittleFriend,thewriteris.

A.indifferentB.anxiousC.appreciativeD.doubtful

27.Whatwillthewritermostprobablydoaftertherace?

A.Treasureeverymomenthehaswithhisson.

B.Encouragehissontotakemoreadventures.

C.Tellhissontotakeracesseriously.

D.Getmoreinsectsforhisson.

C

EvanSelinger,professorinRIT'sDepartmentofPhilosophy,hastakenaninterestintheethics

（伦理标准）ofAlandthepolicygapsthatneedtobefilledin.Throughahumanitiesviewpoint,

Selingerasksthequestions,"HowcanAIcauseharm,andwhatcangovernmentsandcompanies

creatingAlprogramsdotoaddressandmanageit?”Answeringthem,heexplained,requiresanin­

terdisciplinaryapproach.

"AIethicsgobeyondtechnicalfixes.Philosophersandotherhumanitiesexpertsareuniquely

skilledtoaddressthenuanced（微妙的）principles,valueconflicts,andpowerdynamics.These

skillsaren'tjustcrucialforaddressingcurrentissues.Wedesperatelyneedthemtopromoteanticipa­

tory（先行的）governance,"saidSelinger.

Oneexamplethatillustrateshowphilosophyandhumanitiesexpertscanhelpguidethesenew,

rapidlygrowingtechnologiesisSelingefsworkcollaboratingwithaspecialAIproject.*'Oneofthe

skillsIbringtothetableisidentifyingcoreethicalissuesinemergingtechnologiesthathaven'tbeen

builtorusedbythepublic.Wecantakepreventativestepstolimitrisk,includingchanginghowthe

technologyisdesigned,"saidSelinger.

Takingthesepreventativestepsandregularlyreassessingwhatrisksneedaddressingispartof

theongoingjourneyinpursuitofcreatingresponsibleAI.Selingerexplainsthatthereisn'tastep-by-

stepapproachforgoodgovernance."AIethicshavecorevaluesandprinciples,butthere*sendless

disagreementaboutinterpretingandapplyingthemandcreatingmeaningfulaccountabilitymecha­

nisms,"saidSelinger."SomepeoplearerightlyworriedthatAIcanbecomeintegratedinto'ethics

washing'-weakchecklists,flowerymissionstatements,andemptyrhetoricthatcoversoverabusesof

power.Fortunately,I'vehadgreatconversationsaboutthisissue,includingwithsomeexperts,on

whyitisimportanttoconsiderarangeofpositions.n

SomeofSelinger^recentresearchhasfocusedontheback-endissueswithdevelopingAI,such

asthehumanimpactthatcomeswithtestingAIchatbotsbeforethey'rereleasedtothepublic.Other

issuesfocusonpolicy,suchaswhattodoaboutthedangersposedbyfacialrecognitionandother

automatedsurveillance（监视）approaches.

Selingerismakingsurehisstudentsareinformedabouttheongoingindustryconversationson

AIethicsandresponsibleAI."Studentsaregoingtobefuturetechleaders.Nowisthetimetohelp

themthinkaboutwhatgoalstheircompaniesshouldhaveandthecostsofminimizingethicalcon­

cerns.Beyondsocialcosts,downplayingethicscannegativelyimpactcorporatecultureandhiring,"

saidSelinger."Toattracttoptalent,youneedtoconsiderwhetheryourcompanymatchestheirinter­

estsandhopesforthefuture.n

28.Selingeradvocatesaninterdisciplinaryapproachbecause.

A.humanitiesexpertspossessskillsessentialforAIethics

B.itdemonstratesthepowerofanticipatorygovernance

C.AIethicsheavilydependsontechnologicalsolutions

D.itcanavoidsocialconflictsandpressingissues

29.TopromoteresponsibleAI,Selingerbelievesweshould.

A.adoptasystematicapproachB.applyinnovativetechnologies

C.anticipateethicalrisksbeforehandD.establishaccountabilitymechanisms

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.MorecompanieswilluseAItoattracttoptalent.

B.UnderstandingAIethicswillhelpstudentsinthefuture.

C.Selingerfavorscompaniesthatmatchhisstudents*values.

D.Selingerislikelytofocusonback-endissuessuchaspolicy.

D

Whilesomeallergies（过敏症）disappearovertimeorwithtreatment,otherslastalifetime.

Fordecades,scientistshavebeensearchingforthesourceoftheselifetimeallergies.

Recently,researchersfoundthatmemoryBcellsmaybeinvolved.Thesecellsproduceadiffer­

entclassofantibodiesknownasIgG,whichwardoffviralinfectionsButnoonehadidentifiedexactly

whichofthosecellswererecallingallergensorhowtheyswitchedtomakingtheIgEantibodies

responsibleforallergies.Touncoverthemysteriouscells,tworesearchteamstookadeepdiveinto

theimmune（免疫的）cellsofpeoplewithallergiesandsomewithout.

ImmunologistJoshuaKoenigandcolleaguesexaminedmorethan90,000memoryBcellsfrom

sixpeoplewithbirchallergies,fourpeopleallergictodustmitesandfivepeoplewithnoallergies.

UsingatechniquecalledRNAsequencing,theteamidentifiedspecificmemoryBcells,whichthey

namedMBC2s.thatmakeantibodiesandproteinsassociatedwiththeimmuneresponsethatcauses

allergies

Inanotherexperiment,KoenigandcolleaguesusedapeanutproteintogofishingformemoryB

cellsfrompeoplewithpeanutallergies.Theteampulledoutthesametypeofcellsfoundinpeople

withbirchanddustmiteallergies.Inpeoplewithpeanutallergies,thosecellsincreasedinnumber

andproducedIgEantibodiesasthepeoplestartedtreatmenttodesensitizethemtopeanutallergens.

AnothergroupledbyMariaCurottodeLafaille,animmunologistattheIcahnSchoolofMedi­

cineatMountSinaiinNewYorkCity,alsofoundthatsimilarcellsweremore,plentifulin58children

allergictopeanutsthanin13kidswithoutallergies.Theteamfoundthatthecellsarereadytoswitch

frommakingprotectiveIgGantibodiestoallergy-causingIgEantibodies.Evenbeforetheswitch,the

cellsweremakingRNAforIgEbutdidn'tproducetheprotein.MakingthatRNAenablesthecellsto

switchthetypeofantibodiestheymakewhentheyencounterallergens.Thesignaltoswitchpartially

dependsonaproteincalledJAK.thegroupdiscovered."StoppingJAKfromsendingthesignalcould

helppreventthememorycellsfromswitchingtoIgEproduction,"Lafaillesays.Shealsopredicts

thatallergistsmaybeabletoexamineaspectsofthesememorycellstoforecastwhetherapatient's

allergyislikelytolastordisappearwithtimeortreatment.

"Knowingwhichpopulationofcellsstoreallergiesinlong-termmemorymayeventuallyhelp

scientistsidentifyotherwaystokilltheallergycells,"saysCeciliaBerin,animmunologistatNorth­

westernUniversityFeinbergSchoolofMedicine.*'Youcouldpotentiallygetridofnotonlyyour

peanutallergybutalsoallofyourallergies.n

31.Whydidscientistsinvestigatetheimmunecellsofindividualswithandwithoutallergies?

A.ToexplorethedistinctionsbetweenIgGandIgE.

B.TouncovernewantibodiesknownasIgGandIgE.

C.Toidentifycellsresponsiblefordefendingagainstallergies.

D.Torevealcellsassociatedwiththedevelopmentofallergies.

32.Whatdoestheword"desensitize"underlinedinParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Make...lessdestructive.B.Make...lessresponsive.

C.Make...lessprotective.D.Make...lesseffective.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthetworesearchteams1work?

A.MBC2smakeantibodiesandproteinsthatpreventallergies.

B.MemoryBcellsgeneratebothRNAforIgEandthecorrespondingprotein.

C.JAKplaysaroleincontrollingantibodyproductionwhenexposedtoallergens.

D.Allergistsarecapableofpredictingwhetheranallergywilllastordisappear.

34.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RNASequencingIsAppliedinImmunologyResearch

B.SpecificCellsRelatedtoPeanutAllergiesAreIdentified

C.UnmaskingCells*IdentitiesHelpsDiagnoseandTreatAllergies

D.NewfoundImmuneCellsAreResponsibleforLong-lastingAllergies

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mostofusareactuallyterribleatgivinggifts.About$70billionworthofpresentsarereturned

everyyearintheU.S.35Herearethreewaystoimproveyourgift-givinggamearoundthe

holidays.

Stoptryingtomakeyourgiftssodelightful.36Wewantsomethingfromgiving:thoselooks

ofdelight.Thoseexclamations.Thisiswhyitemslikehyper-specifickitchengadgetsandfancyvin­

tageclocksallseemlikefantasticgifts.Butitturnsout,recipientsoftenwantthingsthatarefarmore

practical-thingstheycanactuallyuse.

37Justgivepeoplewhattheyaskfor.AstudylookedatAmazonwishliststodetermineif

peopleweremoreappreciativeofgiftsfromthelistversusgiftsthatweretotalsurprises.Itturnedout

thatpeoplewhogotgiftsthatweren'tontheirlistconsideredthemaslessthoughtfulandlesspersonal.

38

Howcanwecreateagift-givingplanthatisasemotionalaswedesire?Humanslovetofeel

connected.Andonewaywedothatisbysharinginterestswithothers.Soifyouwanttolearnhow

togivebettergifts,putyourselfintherecipient'sshoesandtrytothinkofsomethingyoubothshare.

Maybeit'stheloveforasport,drinkingwine,orsomeotherhobby.39Andbecauseyoupicked

somethingyoushare,theywillfeelmoreconnectedtoyouandappreciateyourgiftmore.

A.Sohowdowegetlessterrible?

B.Surpriseisoverrated-we'rehappiertogetwhatweaskfor.

C.Sowhat'sthemostpracticalgiftyoucangivethatpeoplemightactuallybegratefulfor?

D.Thelong-termpleasureofthereceivermaynotbeobservedandthereforeisdiscounted.

E.Onceyou'vefoundasharedinterest,goandfindausefulgiftrelatedtothisinterest.

F.Whatrecipientscareaboutishowmuchvaluethey'regoingtogetfromthegiftoveralonger

timeperiod.

G.Researchhasshownthatgiversareconsumedbythemomentofunwrappingagiftevenmore

thanthegiftitself.

第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Inafast-pacedworld,wherestressandmentaltirednessseemcommonplace,we'reconstantly

lookingfornewwaystounwind.Peoplemaycarryoutavarietyofactivitiestohelpthemrelax.But

whataboutthebirdsongsorothernaturesounds?Couldtheyalsohelppeopletoletgoofthetensions

ofmodernlife?

AccordingtoastudybyKing'sCollegeLondonin2022,seeingorhearingbirdscouldhelpto

boostthementalwellbeingofpeople.Takingatriptoplace