2024年高考精准预测英语试卷2（新高考I卷）（全解全析版）

2024年高考精准预测卷021新高考I卷】

英语

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完

每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrowmorning?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.

【答案】A

【原文】W:Haveyouheardtheweatherforecast?It'ssaidtobeacleardaytomorrow.

M:Butthere9sgoingtobeachangeintheafternoon.Aheavyshowerwillcomewithstrongwinds.

2.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Gotothecoffeeshop.B.Returnsomebooks.C.TalktoMary.

【答案】B

【原文】M:Jessie,wouldyouliketogotothecoffeeshopwithmeaftertheP.E.lesson?

W:Oh,Tdliketo,butIneedtogotothelibrarytoreturnsomebooks.MaybeyoucanaskMary.Sheisalwaysinto

coffee.

M:Okay.

3.Whoprobablyisthewoman?

A.Mr.Clarke'sdaughter.B.Mr.Clarke'snurse.C.Mr.Clarke?sneighbor.

【答案】c

【原文】W:OldMr.Clarkeismovingoutofourcommunity.Haveyouknownthat?

M:Howso?He'sbeenlivinghereforover50years.

W:Hisdaughtersthinkhe'stoooldtolivealone,sotheyplantosendhimtoanursinghome.

4.WhydoesFreddecidetoquit?

A.Heoftenworksovertime.

B.Heneedstoearnmoremoney.

C.Hedoesn'tgetonwellwithhiscolleagues.

【答案】B

【原文】W:FredisleavingthisFriday.Willyougotohisfarewellparty?

M:Sure.Iwaswonderingwhyheleaves.Hegetsonwellwithcolleagues.Isitduetothelongworkinghours?

W:Lackofmoneyisthemainproblem,asIseeit.Heisabouttohaveathirdbaby.

M:IfIdon'tgetmoremoney,I'llquitaswell.

5.Whatkindofpaperarethespeakersgoingtowrite?

A.Ahistoricalone.B.Abiologicalone.C.Ageographicalone.

【答案】A

【原文】W:Nolan,haveyoudecidedwhattodiscussinyourpaper?

M:Yes,IplantowriteaboutstoriesofCatherinetheGreat.Howaboutyou?

W:Well,I'vechosenNapoleon.Ialwayswanttoknowwhatifhehadwonallthewars.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小

题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatdidthewomanorderatlast?

A.Abeefsandwich.B.Ahotdog.C.Chickenbreast.

7.Whereisthewoman?

A.Inhercar.B.Atthecashier'sdesk.C.Inheroffice.

【答案】6.C7.A

【原文】M:Hello,welcometoBurgerBarn.CanItakeyourorder?

W:Ithinkrilhaveabeefsandwich,friesandacoffee,please.

M:Okay.Oh,I'msorry.We'reoutofbeefsandwichestoday.Howaboutahotdogormaybesomechicken?

W:Yeah.IthinkFilgoforthechickenplease.

M:Alright.Doyouwantbreastmeatorlegmeat?

W:Ah,breastmeatplease.Someoneinmyofficeoncerecommendedthattome.

M:Okay,soyoucangoaheadanddrivethroughtothecashier'sdesktopayforyourmeal.Yourtotalisgoingtobe

$6.

W:Thankyou.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatkindofhouseworkdoesthemanusuallydo?

A.Takeoutthegarbage.B.Watertheplants.C.Clearthediningtable.

9.Whyisthemanunwillingtoloadandunloadthedishwasher?

A.Hehasnofreetime.B.Heisnotcarefulenough.C.Hehasnoonetosharethework.

10.Howdoesthemanreacttothenewtasksinitially?

A.Agreeably.B.Happily.C.Unwillingly.

【答案】8.A9.B10.C

【原文】W:Brian,yourdadandIwantyoutodosomehousework.

M:Oh,no.Itidyupmyroomandtakeoutthegarbageeveryday.Isn'tthatenough?

W:Youalsoneedtodohouseworkaroundthehouse.Yousee,yourfatherandIarebusyalldaylong.

M:OK,sowhatexactlydoIhavetodo?

W:Lefsstartwithwateringtheplants.

M:OK,whatelse?

W:Howaboutsettingandclearingthediningtable?

M:Isthatall?

W:Andloadingandunloadingthedishwasher.

M:Areyousure?DoyourememberlasttimeIbrokeyourfavouriteglass?

W:Don'tworry.Lisawillhelpyou.Youcansharetheworkwithher.

M:Fine.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Judginganartist.B.Hangingapicture.C.Visitingamuseum.

12.Howdidthemanknowthenameofthepainting?

A.BysearchingontheInternet.B.Byreadingthelabelbelowit.C.Bychecking

thebrochureinadvance.

13.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmuseumsnow?

A.Instructive.B.Boring.C.Fancy.

【答案】11.C12.B13.A

【原文】M:Olivia,lookatthepicturehangingoverthere.Itseemsthepainterlovesthestarsandthemoonalot.

W:Yeah.Thispiecewasdrawnwithrepetitivebrushtouchesandfancycolours.

M:Thafsright.ThisisVincentvanGogh'sfamouspiece,TheStarryNight.

W:Tom,howdidyouknowaboutthispainting?Youhavereadthebrochureorlookedituponthephone?

M:No.IwasabouttolookituponthephonewhenIsawitstitleatthebottomhere.

W:Haha,ofcourse.Iknowyouarenotafanofart.Thanksforcomingherewithme.

M:Well,myopinionstowardsmuseumsdochangenow.Idon'tseemuseumsasboringplacesanymore.Instead,

theyprovideawiderangeofknowledge.

W:Exactly!Wheneveryouappreciateaworkofart,thelearningprocessbegins.

M:Yeah,Ireallyhavelearnedalotinjustseveralhours!

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.Whydidthemanquithisjob?

A.Hefeltstressed.B.Hefeltbored.C.Hefelttiredout.

15.Howlongshouldthebankmanagerworkonworkdays?

A.Forninehours.B.Fornineandahalfhours.C.Foreightandahalfhours.

16.Whatdoesthemancareaboutmostwhenlookingforajob?

A.Thebenefits.B.Thesalary.C.Theworkinghours.

17.Whatwouldthemandofirst?

A.Contactthebank.B.Applyforthejob.C.Sendanapplicationletter.

【答案】14.B15.C16.B17.A

【原文】W:Hi,Alex,gladtofindyouathome.Whatareyoudoingnow?

M:I'mreadingtheadsintheCareerPost.Youknow,Iquitmyjoblastweek.Itwasjustsomeboringwork.I

couldn'tbearthatanymore.

W:I'msorrytohearthat.Haveyoufoundanythingthatinterestsyou?Letmehelpyou.

M:Thankyou

W:Oh,look!Hereisanadyoumaybeinterestedin.Itreads,t4TownBankislookingforabankmanagertohead

itsdowntownbranch.9,Theworkinghoursarefrom8:30a.m.to5:00p.m.fromMondaytoSaturday.

M:ThafsOKwithmeaslongasthemoneyisgood.Thafsthemostimportantofall.Doestheadmentionthe

benefits?

W:Yes,itsays,"Excellentbenefits,includingtheattractiveretirementplan.Contactnewbank@gov.comformore

information.9,

M:Thafsnotclearenough.IthinkI'dbettersendane-mailtothemformoredetailsfirst.

W:Yeah.AndIthinkyouneedtopreparetheapplicationletter.Thenifyouaresatisfiedwiththepost,youcan

applyforitimmediately.

M:Oh,yes.Tildoit,

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.WhydidthespeakerlearnEnglishagainwhenshestartedwork?

A.Shewantedtotakeadegree.

B.Shewaspersuadedbyafriend.

C.ShehadtospeaktocustomersinEnglish.

19.HowdidthespeakermakeprogressinEnglish?

A.Hercolleagueshelpedheralot.

B.ShetookEnglishclassesinhersparetime.

C.HerEnglish-speakingfriendtaughtherprivately.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofEnglishnow?

A.It9sdifficult.B.It?simportant.C.Ifsinteresting.

【答案】18.C19.C20.B

【原文】

W:Goodafternoon,boysandgirls.I'mgladtosharemyexperienceinEnglishlearningwithyou.Ihated

languagesatschool.Ijustwasn'tinterestedinlearning,soIneverdidmyhomeworkandIwasalwaysbottomof

theclasswhenitcametoexams!Maybeitwasn'therfault,butIreallydidn'tgetonwithmyteacher.Sheseemed

tothinkIwasastupidyounggirl.ThingsstartedtochangewhenIgotmyfirstjob,though.Ispentmyfirsttwo

yearsintheSalesDepartment,andIhadtospeakEnglishonthephonealmosteveryday,whichwasn'teasy.I

didn'treallyhaveenoughtimetogotoclass,soatfirstItriedtostudyonmyown.Ialsopersuadedan

English-speakingfriendtogivemesomeprivatelessonsandIstartedtomakeprogress.Idon'tknowwhenitwas

exactlythatIrealizedmyEnglishwasgoodenoughtodoFirstCertificate,butIdid...andIpassed!So,Idon'thate

Englishanymore.Infactifsmadequiteabigdifferenceinmylife!

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

SchoolBusSafetyintheUnitedStates

Eachschoolday,millionsofchildrenrideschoolbuses.Doyouknowthattheschoolbusisoneofthesafest

vehiclesontheroad?Lessthan1%ofalltrafficdeathsinvolvechildrenonschooltransportationvehicles.However,

childrenaremoreatriskwhenapproachingorleavingaschoolbus.Ifsimportantforyoutounderstandschoolbus

safety.

StopforSchoolBuses

Whenyouseeaschoolbusslowingdownorstopping,it'snotjustthebusthatyouneedtohaveyoureyeson

——butthesurroundingarea,too.Childrenwaitatleastseveralfeetawayfromabusandoftencrossthestreetwhen

they'reboardingorgettingoffthebus.Thisiswhyyoumuststopforschoolbuses,anddon'tattempttopass.

IllegalSchoolBusPassing

Illegalschoolbuspassingposesasignificantthreattochildrenandothersontheroad.Ineverystate,itis

illegalforyoutopassaschoolbuswhilethestop-armisextendedandtheredlightsareflashing.

UnderstandingSchoolBusLights

Learntheschoolbuslawsinyourstateandalwaysfollowthem,aswellastheflashinglightsthatschoolbus

driversusetowarnyou.

Yellowflashinglightsindicatethebusispreparingtostoptoloadorunloadchildren.Youshouldslowdown

andpreparetostopyourvehicle.

Redflashinglightsandextendedstop-armsindicatethebushasstoppedandchildrenaregettingonoroff.

Youmuststopyourcarandwaituntiltheredlightsstopflashing,theextendedstop-armiswithdrawn,andthebus

beginsmoving,beforeyoucanstartdrivingagain.

21.Whatshouldyouespeciallypayattentiontowhenaschoolbusstops?

A.Itsdriveronduty.B.Thedirectioninwhichyoupassit.

C.Kidsgettingonoroffit.D.Thewaytofollowcloselybehind.

22.Inwhichcaseisitlegalforothervehiclestopassastoppedschoolbus?

A.Afterithasmoved.B.Beforeitbeginsmoving.

C.Whileitsstop-armisextended.D.Whentheredlightsareflashing.

23.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Parents.B.Drivers.

C.Teachers.D.Students.

【答案】21.C22.A23.B

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。在接近或离开校车时，孩子们面临的风险很大。对于所有司机来说，了解校

车安全是很重要的。本文主要介绍了美国的司机需要了解的校车安全信息。

21.细节理解题。根据StopforSchoolBuses中的“Whenyouseeaschoolbusslowingdownorstopping,

ifsnotjustthebusthatyouneedtohaveyoureyeson-butthesurroundingarea,too.Childrenwaitatleastseveral

feetawayfromabusandoftencrossthestreetwhenthey'reboardingorgettingoffthebus.（当你看至U一辆校车减

速或停下来时，你需要关注的不仅仅是这辆校车，还有周围的区域。孩子们在离公共汽车至少几英尺远的

地方等待，上下车时经常穿过街道。厂可知，校车停下来时，你要特别注意上下校车的孩子。故选C。

22.细节理解题。根据最后——段"Youmuststopyourcarandwaituntiltheredlightsstopflashing,theextended

stop-armiswithdrawn,andthebusbeginsmoving,beforeyoucanstartdrivingagain.（你必须停车，等至U红灯停止

闪烁，延长的停止臂收回，公共汽车开始行驶，然后你才能再次开车。）”可知，校车启动后，其他车辆才能

超越校车。故选A。

23.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Youshouldslowdownandpreparetostopyourvehicle.（你应该减速并准备

停车。）”及侄ij数第——段“Youmuststopyourcarandwaituntiltheredlightsstopflashing,theextendedstop-armis

withdrawn,andthebusbeginsmoving,beforeyoucanstartdrivingagain.（你必须停车，等到红灯停止闪烁，延

长的停止臂收回，公共汽车开始行驶，然后你才能再次开车。）”可推断，本文的目标读者是司机。故选B。

B

Forthefirsttimeinthecompetition'shistory,twoathletesaresharingagoldmedalattheWorldAthletics

Championships.

TheUSA'sKatieMoonandAustralia'sNinaKennedyfoundthemselvesinadifficultsituationduringthe

women'spolevault（撑竿剧K）final.Theybothcleared4.90meters,butneithermanagedtoclear4.95metersonany

oftheirthreeattempts.

KennedysaysshelookedatMoonandsaid,"Hey,girl,maybeyouwanttosharethis?”

“Andthereliefonherface-andyoucouldseeitonmyface-anditwasmutual（相互的）.Andyeah,

absolutelyincredibletoshareamedalwithKatieMoon.Ybuknow,we'vebeenfriendsforsolong,soit'ssuper

special,9,Kennedytoldreportersafterthefinal.

ThousandsoffanswereontheirfeetattheNationalAthleticsCentreinBudapest,Hungary,forDate5ofthe

competition,whichhostsalmost2,000athletesfrom192countries.Thedramaticeventlastedtwohoursandten

minutes.KatieMoontoldFloTrackthatasthefinalprogressed,itbecameclearthatverylittleseparatedthetwo

athletes.

Asthecompetitionwasgoing.Ikeptthinking."Idon'twantthistogotoajump-off（力口赛）,“Moontold

sportsjournalistAndersonEmerole."ThiscompetitionwasthetoughestbattleI'dsaythatI'vehad.Itwasvery

emotionallydraining（消耗），andIthinkthafswhybothofuswerefeelinglike.'We'renotreallyfeelingthejump-

offrightnow.'"

ItwasMoon'ssecondconsecutivegoldmedalattheWorldChampionships.ShealsowonanOlympicgold

inTokyoin2021.Withapersonalrecordof4.95meters.Moonappearedtobethefavorite.

Kennedy,however,didnotbackdown.Notonlydidshesetanewpersonalrecord,butshealsobrokethe

Australianrecordbyeightcentimeterswhenshesailedoverthe4.90-meterhighbar.Sheheldbacktearsafterthe

career-definingleap.

“Itwasamiracletogetthegold.Ithinkamiraclehappenedtonight.^^Kennedytoldreporters.

24.WhatdidNinaKennedysuggestKatieMoondo?

A.Continuethecompetition.B.Takeabreakfirst.

C.Sharethegoldmedal.D.Letgoofthefear.

25.HowdidKatieMoonfeelaboutNinaKennedy'sproposal?

A.Joyful.B.Confused.C.Mixed.D.Disappointed.

26.WhatcanweinferaboutNinaKennedyandKatieMoon?

A.Theyfelttiredphysicallyandmentallywhencompeting.

B.Theydidn'ttakethecompetitionseriously.

C.Theywerelookingforwardtoajump-off.

D.Theyhadn'twonagoldmedalbefore.

27.WhatwasthepreviousAustralianrecordforthewomen'spolevault?

A.4.80meters.B.4.82meters.C.4.95meters.D.4.98meters.

【答案】24.C25.A26.A27.B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了在世界田径锦标赛上，美国选手凯蒂・穆恩和澳大利亚选手妮娜・肯

尼迪共享女子撑杆跳项目一枚金牌，这是该项目历史上的第一次。

24.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"KennedysaysshelookedatMoonandsaid,“Hey,girl,maybeyouwantto

sharethis?”（肯尼迪说她看着穆恩，说：“嘿，女孩，也许你想分享这个？”厂可知，妮娜・肯尼迪建议凯蒂・穆

恩和她分享金牌。故选C。

25.细节理解题。根据第四段中的"Andthereliefonherface-andyoucouldseeitonmyface-anditwas

mutual（相互的）.（肯尼迪在决赛后对记者说：“她脸上的宽慰——你可以在我脸上看到——是相互的。户可知,

凯蒂・穆恩对妮娜・肯尼迪的提议感到高兴。故选A。

26.推理判断题。根据侄数第四段中的""ThiscompetitionwasthetoughestbattlerdsaythatFvehad.Itwasvery

emotionallydraining（消耗）,andIthinkthafswhybothofuswerefeelinglike."（“这场比赛是我经历过的最艰难

的一场比赛。这场比赛让我的情绪非常低落，我想这就是为什么我们俩都有这种感觉。可知，这场比赛

令两位运动员感到身心疲惫。故选A。

27.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"Notonlydidshesetanewpersonalrecord,butshealsobrokethe

Australianrecordbyeightcentimeterswhenshesailedoverthe4.90-meterhighbar.（她不仅仓U造了一项新的个人

纪录，而且当她越过4.90米高的横杆时，还以8厘米的优势打破了澳大利亚纪录。户可知，此前澳大利亚

女子撑杆跳的纪录4.82米。故选B。

C

Howmuchofyourmonthlygrocerylistendsupinthegarbage?AnewstudyrevealstheaverageAmerican

spendsnearly$1,500peryearonfoodthey511nevereat.

Arecentsurveyof2,000Americansrevealstheaverageshopperwastes$1,493.93onfoodperyear.Thafs

almostafifthoftheirgrocerybillaftereveryshoppingtrip.Onetenthofrespondentsclaimthey"never“purchase

foodtheydon'tendupeating,whilethreein10saythisissomethingthey"always"do.

Halfofrespondentsprefertoheadtothegrocerystorealone,andwhentheydo,halfaremorelikelytostick

totheirlistand36%arelesslikelytobuyfoodtheydon'twantorneed.

Keepingthelistinmindisimportant,as38percentaremorelikelytoletfoodbewastedifitwasn't

originallyontheirshoppinglist.Sevenin10addthatwhentheygotothestoreonanemptystomach,they5remore

likelytobuyfoodstheywon'teat.Sotheydon'tdothatthatway.Somerespondentsappeartobeinawasteful

cyclewhenitcomestofoodwaste.Nearlyhalfusuallybuyandendupwastingthesamefoodeverymonthbecause

theythinkthey511getaroundtoeatingit.

“Wecanalldobettertolimitfoodwastebystickingtogrocerylistsand,whenwegethome,prioritizing

eatingourfoodsthatareperishable,likefruits,vegetables,anddairyproducts^^saysAvocadoCo-Founderand

CMOMarkAbrialsinastatement.

Three-quartersfeelguiltyaboutthrowingawayuneatenfoodbecauseifsawasteofmoney-and48

percentfeelthesame,duetotheharmfoodwastecausestotheenvironment."Whenitcomestofoodwaste,

nobodyisperfect,Abrialsadds.64Butinordertoconsiderourenvironmentalimpact,nottomentionwastedmoney,

wethinkit'sessentialtobethoughtfulabouteverythingwepurchase-whetherthafsfood,mattressesorother

goods.”

28.Whatpercentageoffooddopeoplebuybutnevereat?

A.About10%.B.About20%.C.About30%.D.About50%.

29.Whatistheshoppinghabitofthemajorityofrespondents?

A.Doingshoppingalone.B.Avoidingshoppingwhilehungry.

C.Stickingtotheshoppinglist.D.Tryingtobuyfewerdairyproducts.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpart“areperishable^^inparagraph5?

A.Gobadeasily.B.Arerichinnutrition.

C.Areeasytoproduce.D.Keepfreshforalongtime.

31.WhatdoesAbrialswanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?

A.Lessdoingshoppingmeanslessfoodiswasted.

B.Treasuringfoodistreasuringtheenvironment.

C.It'sworthspendingmoremoneyonfoodsafety.

D.Environmentprotectionisasimportantasfood.

【答案】28.C29.B30.A31.B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了关于食物浪费的调查结果和相关建议，向读者解释了食物浪

费的现状、原因以及应对方法。

28.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中"Onetenthofrespondentsclaimtheyttnever^^purchasefoodtheydon'tendup

eating,whilethreein10saythisissomethingthey"always"do.（十分之一的受访者表示，他们“从不”购买最终

不吃的食物，而十分之三的人表示，他们“总是"这样做）“可知，有十分之三的人表示他们买了食物却不吃。

故选C。

29.细节理解题。根据文章第四段中“Sevenin10addthatwhentheygotothestoreonanemptystomach,they're

more1汰elytobuyfoodstheywon'teat.Sotheydon'tdothatthatway.（十分之七的人补充说，当他们空腹去商

店时，他们更有可能买到他们不会吃的食物。所以他们不会那样做）”可知，十分之七的人因为在饥饿时容易

买自己不会吃的食物，而有意避免这样做。故选B。

30.词义猜测题。根据划线词组的前文“prioritizingeatingourfoods（优先吃我们的食物）“和后文"likefruits,

vegetables,anddairyproducts（比如水果、蔬菜和乳制品）“可推测，因为这些食物都容易变质，所以要先吃掉。

选项A"Gobadeasily（容易变质）“；选项B"Arerichinnutrition（营养丰富）“；选项C"Areeasytoproduce（容

t6

易生产）”；选项DKeepfreshforalongtime（长时间保鲜）"。故选Ao

31.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“"Whenitcomestofoodwaste,nobodyisperfect,Abrialsadds.t4Butin

ordertoconsiderourenvironmentalimpact,nottomentionwastedmoney,wethinkit'sessentialtobethoughtful

abouteverythingwepurchase—whetherthafsfood,mattressesorothergoods."（"在食物浪费问题上，没有人是完

美的，"Abrials补充道。"但为了考虑我们对环境的影响，更不用说浪费的钱，我们认为有必要考虑我们购

买的每样东西——无论是食物、床垫还是其他商品。可推知，Abrials认为珍惜食物就是珍惜环境。故选

Bo

D

Flingingbrightlycolouredobjectsaroundascreenathighspeedisnotwhatcomputers9centralprocessing

unitsweredesignedfor.Somanufacturersofarcademachinesinventedthegraphics-processingunit（GPU）,asetof

circuitstohandlevideogames9visualsinparalleltotheworkdonebythecentralprocessor.TheGPU'sabilityto

speedupcomplextaskshassincefoundwideruses:videoediting,cryptocurrencyminingandmostrecently,the

trainingofartificialintelligence.

AIisnowdisruptingtheindustrythathelpedbringitintobeing.Everypartofentertainmentstandstobe

affectedbygenerativeAI,whichdigestsinputsoftext,image,audioorvideotocreatenewoutputsofthesame.But

thegamesbusinesswillchangethemost,arguesAndreessenHorowitz,aventure-capital（VC）firm.Games

interactivityrequiresthemtobestuffedwithlaboriouslydesignedcontent:considerthe30squaremilesof

landscapeor60hoursofmusicin“RedDeadRedemption2",arecentcowboyadventure.EnlistingAIassistantsto

chumitoutcoulddrasticallyshrinktimescalesandbudgets.

AIrepresentsan"'explosionofopportunity^^andcoulddrasticallychangethelandscapeofgame

development.Makingagameisalreadyeasierthanitwas:nearly13,000titleswerepublishedlastyearonSteam,a

gamesplatform,almostdoublethenumberin2017.Gamingmaysoonresemblethemusicandvideoindustriesin

whichmostnewcontentonSpotifyorYouTubeisuser-generated.Onegamesexecutivepredictsthatsmallfirms

willbethequickesttoworkoutwhatnewgenresaremadepossiblebyALLastmonthRajaKoduri,anexecutiveat

Intel,leftthechipmakertofoundanAl-gamingstartup.

Don'tcountthebigstudiosout,though.Iftheycanreleasehalfadozenhigh-qualitytitlesayearinsteadofa

couple,itmightchipawayatthehit-drivennatureoftheirbusiness,saysJoshChapmanofKonvoy,agaming

focusedVCfirm.Aworldofmorechoicesalsofavorsthosewithbigmarketingbudgets.Andthegiantsmayhave

betteranswerstothemountingcopyrightquestionsaroundALIfgenerativemodelshavetobetrainedondatato

whichthedeveloperhastherights,thosewithbigback-catalogueswillbebetterplacedthanstartups.Trent

Kaniuga,anartistwhohasworkedongameslike“Fortnite”,saidlastmonththatseveralclientshadupdatedtheir

contractstobanAi-generatedart.

Ifthelawyersdon'tintervene,unionsmight.StudiosdiplomaticallyrefertoAIassistantsas"co-pilots”,not

replacementsforhumans.

32.Theoriginalpurposebehindtheinventionofthegraphics-processingunit(GPU)wasto.

A.speedupcomplextasksinvideoeditingandcryptocurrencymining

B.assistinthedevelopingandtrainingofartificialintelligence

C.disrupttheindustryandcreatenewoutputsusinggenerativeAI

D.offloadgamevisualtasksfromthecentralprocessor

33.HowmighttheriseofAl-gamingstartupsaffectthedevelopmentofthegamingindustry?

A.Itcontributestothegrowthofuser-generatedcontent.

B.Itfacilitatesblockbusterdependencyonbigstudios.

C.Itdecreasescollaborationbetweendifferentstakeholdersintheindustry.

D.Itmayhelptoconsolidatethegamingmarketundermajorcorporations.

34.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheroleofartificialintelligenceingaming?

A.AIfavorsthebusinesseswithsmallmarketingbudgets.

B.AIisexpectedtosimplifygamedevelopmentprocesses.

C.AIallowsstartupstogainanedgeoverbigfirmswithauthorizeddata.

D.AIassistantsmayserveashumansubstitutesforstudios.

35.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Theevolutionofgraphics-processingunits(GPUs).

B.TheimpactofgenerativeAIonthegamingindustry.

C.Thesocietalsignificanceofgraphics-processingunits(GPUs).

D.ThechallengesgenerativeAIpresentstogamingstudios.

【答案】32.D33.A34.B35.B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能对游戏产业带来的影响，人工智能有望简化游戏开

发过程，可以被用来创造新的游戏内容，并且可能改变游戏开发的格局。小型公司可能会更快地意识到人

工智能可能带来的新机遇，但大型工作室也能够利用人工智能技术来增强他们的业务。

32.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Flingingbrightlycolouredobjectsaroundascreenathighspeedisnotwhat

computers5centralprocessingunitsweredesignedfor.Somanufacturersofarcademachinesinventedthe

graphics-processingunit（GPU）,asetofcircuitstohandlevideogames'visualsinparalleltotheworkdonebythe

centralprocessor.（在屏幕上高速抛出色彩鲜艳的物体并不是计算机中央处理器的设计目的。因此，大型机台

制造商发明了图形处理器（GPU）,这是一组电路，可以在中央处理器完成工作的同时处理视频游戏的视觉效

果）''可知，发明图形处理器最初的目的是将游戏视觉任务从中央处理器中转移出来。故选D项。

33.细节理解题。根据第三段中“Gamingmaysoonresemblethemusicandvideoindustriesinwhichmostnew

contentonSpotifyorYouTubeisuser-generated.Onegamesexecutivepredictsthatsmallfirmswillbethequickest

toworkoutwhatnewgenresaremadepossiblebyAI.（游戏行业可能很快就会像音乐和视频行业一样，Spotify

或YouTube上的大多数新内容都是用户生成的。一位游戏行业高管预测，小型公司将最快发现人工智能可

能带来的新类型）''可知，人工智能游戏初创公司的崛起可能会促进用户生成内容的增长。故选A项。

34.推理判断题。根据第二段中“EverypartofentertainmentstandstobeaffectedbygenerativeAI,whichdigests

inputsoftext,image,audioorvideotocreatenewoutputsofthesame.（娱乐的每个部分都将受至!j生成式人工智

能的影响，它可以消化文本、图像、音频或视频的输入，以创造相同的新输出）”和“Gamesinteractivityrequires

themtobestuffedwithlaboriouslydesignedcontent:considerthe30squaremilesoflandscapeor60hoursof

musicin“RedDeadRedemption2",arecentcowboyadventure.EnlistingAIassistantstochumitoutcould

drasticallyshrinktimescalesandbudgets.（游戏的互动性要求它们充满精心设计的内容：想想最近的牛仔冒险

游戏《荒野大镖客2》中30平方英里的风景或60小时的音乐。招募人工智能助手来制作它可以大大缩短时

间和预算）”可推知，游戏领域的人工智能有望简化游戏开发过程，节省大量的的时间和投入。故选B项。

35.主旨