2023年北京市初三一模英语试题汇编：阅读回答问题

第1页/共1页2023北京初三一模英语汇编阅读回答问题（2023北京西城统考一模）NoartistrequiredOneday,AmmaarReshiwasplayingaroundwithachatbotcalledChatGPT,acomputerprogramusingartificialintelligence(AI)tocopythewayhumanbeingsthinkandwrite.ReshithencameupwithanideatousetheAIprogramtomakeachildren’sbook.ThestoryofthebookcamefromaconversationReshihadwiththechatbot,aboutagirlcalledAlice.AndthenheusedanotherAIprogram,Midjourney,tomakeillustrations(插图)forthebook.MidjourneyisanewAI-poweredtoolthatcanturnwordsintoamazingartwork,likepictures.Thebook,AliceandSparkle,wasdoneinjustacoupleofdays.“AnyonecanusetheseAItools,”Reshisaid.“Andthey’renothardtouse.”Reshipostedaboutthebookonlineafteritwasfinished.Heatedargumentaboutitstartedatonce.SomepeoplelikedthelovelystoryaswellasthebeautifulillustrationsandpraisedReshiforhissmartness.Butnoteveryonewelcomedthebirthofthespecialbook.Amongthem,artistswereespeciallycriticalofit.Theythinkthewaytheillustrationsweremadewasabigproblem.MidjourneysearchesthroughmillionsofpicturescreatedbyartistsontheInternet.Andthenitmanagestofindpatterns（式样）inthosepicturesandcreatenewonesbasedonthepatterns.Artistsoftenuploadtheirworkonlineforpeopletoenjoy.ButMidjourneycouldbeusingtheirworkwithoutpermission（允许）.“ThemainproblemtomeaboutAIisthatitwastakenfromartists’work,”illustratorAdrianeTsaisays.“It’sourcreations,ourpersonalstyles...thatwedidnotpermitthemtouse.”Manyartistsandwritersarenervousaboutthefuture.WillpeoplepayfortheirworkifitcanbedonecheaperbyusingAIprograms?SomecompaniesarealreadychoosingAIoverhumantalent.TheSanFranciscoBalletusedpicturesmadewithMidjourneytoimproveitsproductionoftheclassicTheNutcracker.Atafunnyperformanceclub,anAI-poweredrobottoldjokesthatmadepeoplelaughoutloud.JournalistAbrahamRiesmansaid,“It’sdeeplytroublingtoseepeoplelookingforcheapalternatives（替代品）toactualhumanwriting.”ReshisaystechnologycompaniesshouldprotectartistsandwriterswhoseworkmightbeusedbyAItools.Hesuggeststhattheyshouldinvolveartistsandwritersintheprocessofcreation.1.WhatisMidjourney?2.HowlongdidittaketheAIprogramstocreatethebookAliceandSparkled?3.WhatisReshi’sadvicetotechnologycompaniestoprotectartistsandwriters?4.DoyouthinkitisagoodideatouseAIprogramsintheprocessofcreation?Whyorwhynot?（Giveatleasttworeasons）（2023北京海淀统考一模）DoctorsinBristolcansendpatientsonafreecoursefromthismonth,whichusesstand-upcomedytohelppatientswhoarefightingwithtrauma(创伤).Thecoursewaspioneeredbyacomedian,AngieBelcher.It’sbelievedthatcomedyisineveryoneofus,andweareallborncomedians.Everynightwecomehomefromworkandtellourfamilywhatourdayswerelike,butonthewayhomewe’llworkonthedetails,andtrytomakeourstoriesfunniertoamuseourfamilies.AccordingtoAngieBelcher,professionalcomedyeducationistogivepeoplethetoolstomakethestoriesbetter.Thecourseisacombinationofpsychology(心理学),comedyandstorytellinganditwilllastsixweeks.Infact,pasttraumasareperfectforcomedy.Comedydoesn’tcomefromthehappy,perfectmomentsofourlives,butfromoureverydaylifeevents.Peoplewho’vebeenthroughbiglifeexperiences,suchasthedeathofaclosefriendandpoorhealth,oftencan’twaittosharetheirstories,mostlybecausethere’salwayssomethingstrangelyfunnyaboutthesituation.Expertssaythatwecanacceptandhonorthecomedyofasituation,asmuchasthesadnessofit.It’sashortperiodofrestfromsomethingunpleasant.Angie,whohasamaster’sdegreeinpsychology,saysthecourseisforanyonewhoisreadytoexploretheirtraumathroughcomedy.Itcanbetakenbypeopleinrecoveryfrommentalhealthproblemsandpeoplewho’vehadtrauma.There’slotsofone-to-onehelpintheroomtoo.Thecomediansgivepeopleahandtowritetheircomedyandexploresomedarktimesfromtheirhistory.Whilethecoursecan’ttaketheplaceofmedicaltreatment,talkingaboutourtraumainafunnywayindeedhelps.Comedycanhelptobuildcommunity.Whenwebringourstoriesaliveforothers,itmakesotherpeoplefeellessalone.Havingourexperiencesmirroredbacktousishugelycomforting.5.Whopioneeredthefreecourse?6.Howlongwillthecourselast?7.Wheredoescomedycomefromaccordingtothepassage?8.YourfriendPeterisnowgoingthroughatrauma.Wouldyouliketoadvisehimtotakethecoursementionedinthepassage?Whyorwhynot?（2023北京朝阳统考一模）Haveyoueverpaidforeducationalpodcasts(播客)orlivevideos?Mostofyouwillsayyes.“Pay-for-knowledge”hasbeenmoreandmorepopulartheseyears.Theseproductsarefromlanguagelearningtogardeningorbaby-caring.Everythingcanbefoundonlineatthismoment,“pay-for-knowledge”isontherise.Whyis“pay-for-knowledge“industrydevelopingsoquickly?First,itsdevelopmentisbasedontheInternet.Withafastnetworkandasmartphone,anyonewhohaspassedtheidentity(身份)checkcanbeanonlineteacher,andanyonewithanonlineaccount(账户)canbuy“pay-for-knowledge”productsatanaffordableprice.Second,peopleareafraidtomissanyinformation.Ononehand,peoplehopeformoreusefulinformation.Ontheotherhand,suchinformationisusuallyatthehandsofexperts(专家)whoservewell-knowncompaniesoruniversities.Theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts.Theindustryof“pay-for-knowledge“carriesthreebenefits.Itpromisespossibilitiesofturninginformationintomoney.Forexample,itisgoodforthedevelopmentofourcountryanditcanhelpsellersmakemoney.Besides,buyerscanenjoyself-growthfromit.What’smore,itshowspeople’srespectforknowledge.However,thefastdevelopmentof“pay-for-knowledge”hasafewproblems.Forone,themarketisfullofeye-catchingwordssuchas“HowtoBeanIndustry’sExpertin5Hours”and“15ClassestoBeaMasterofAppreciating(欣赏)ClassicalMusic”,whichsoundlikeifyoupayforit,youaresuretosucceed.Foranother,alargenumberofcustomersbuythemjustforshowingoff.Infact,thosewhohavereallyhadself-growthafterbuyingonlinecoursesmaybethekindofpeoplewhoneedthemleast,becausetheyarethosewhohavetheabilitytolearnbythemselves.Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatfitsyoumost.“Pay-for-knowledge”maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth.Becareful!Or,yourdreamofsuccessmaynotcometrue.9.Whatisthedevelopmentof“pay-for-knowledge”industrybasedon?10.Whocanbuy“pay-for-knowledge”productsatanaffordableprice?11.Howmanybenefitsdoes“pay-for-knowledge”industryhave?12.Whatdoyouthinkof“pay-for-knowledge”?Whydoyouthinkso?（2023北京通州统考一模）Gardeningaspartoftheschoolcurriculum(课程)beganintheUnitedStatesintheearly1900sandschoolgardeninghasbecomeverypopularduringtheseyears.Parentsandteacherssaythesehands-onlessonscanbeusedtoteachmanysubjects.SusanHobartisaschoolteacheratLakeViewElementarySchoolinMadison.Sheandherstudentslookaftertheschool'slargegardenwith12raisedbeds.“Gardensareagreatwaytogetkidsoutsidewithapurpose.Withtheschoolgardens,kidscangettoseeabeginning,amiddleandanendtotheirproject.Iftheyjustsatatdesks,theywouldn'thavethisexperience.”Hobartsaid.Sheaddedthatthegardenshelpedcalmthekidsandgavethemadifferentviewpointaboutsoilandfood.“Ifwehadtobuytheseedlings,they'dcost$3eachandwecouldneveraffordthat,”Hobartsays.“Butthereareplentyofcreativewaystofindhelp.Wefoundseedsandseedlingsfromlocalbotanicalgardens(植物园)andourcommunities.”Eachspring,theschool'schildrenplantseedsandseedlingsinthegarden.Overthesummer,teachersandyoungchildrentakecareofthegardentogether.Hobartsaysthatgardensdonothavetotakeupalargeareaoutdoors.Forschoolswithoutspaceforevenasmallgarden,turningtolocalbotanicalgardensandparkscansometimesbetheanswer.Intheschoolgarden,teacherscanteachstudentshowtogrowfoodandflowers.Theycanalsoteachscience,socialstudiesandevenartthere.“Givingkidstheopportunitytomoveoutside,gettheirhandsdirty,andfindworms,especiallyiftheirteachersareexcitedaboutit—that'simportant,”Hobartsaid.Finley,theirheadmaster,supportsteachingcitykidsaboutseedsandgrowing.Heaimsto“changetheculturearoundfood”.Herememberedhowamazingitwasforhisstudentstosee“aseedbecomesfood”.“Havingagardeninaschoolisjustasimportantasanyothereducation,”Finleysays.“Theactofgardeningteachesyouwhereourfoodsourcecomesfromandteachesyoutohaveafeelingofgreatrespectforsoil.Ifkidshaveareverence(尊敬)forsoil,theyhaveareverenceforthemselvesandrespectforthisplanet…Gardeningisnotahobby,it'salifeskill.Iseethisasoneofthemostvaluablelessonsofhumanity.”13.WhendidgardeningbeginaspartofschoolcurriculumintheUnitedStates?14.WheredidthestudentsatLakeViewElementarySchoolfindseedsandseedlings?15.Whatcanteachersteachintheschoolgarden?16.Whatdoyouthinkofdoinggardeninginyourschool?Why?(至少给出2个理由)（2023北京门头沟统考一模）HomeIsWheretheHeartIsIn2017arecordnumberofover41milliontouristsfromabroadvisitedtheUnitedKingdom.Thisnumberfelltoanewlowofnearly6.4millionin2021butsincethennumbersgreatlyrosetojustunder30millionin2022.It’slikelytoreach35millionin2023.WhydotouristscontinuetocometotheUKinsuchnumbers?“HarlemWorld”givesanumberofreasonswhytheUnitedKingdomisoneofthemostpopularplacestovisitinEurope.Ithighlightsthebreath-takingscenery,withhistoriccastlesandrollinggreenfields.Thentherearethepubsanddeliciousfood,suchasfishandchipsandpies.Andthentherearethepeople.Theyaredescribedasbeing“universallyquitelovely”.Itgoesontosaythat“PeopleintheUKarewell-read,well-spoken,andwell-dressed.Theyknowhowtoholdaconversation.PeopleintheUKarepoliteandeasytobearound.…WhenyoutakeatriptotheUK,youwillbeattractedbythepeople.Theyareamazing.”ManyofusarechoosingtostaylocalandtastingwhatthegoodoldBritishIsleshastoofferasanalternative(替代物).AthirdofBritisharechoosingtokeeptheirfeetfirmlyonthegroundandholidayathomethisyear.Moreandmoreholidaymakersaremovingawayfromlyingonthesunloungersbythepoolalldayandonlymovingtofillupattheall-daybuffetkindofholiday.Theyarechoosingtotaketheall-actionsportingholiday.It’snolonger“eatanddrinkasmuchasyoupossiblycan”but“doasmanyexcitingchallengingthingsasyoupossiblycan.”NeilBevan,General.ManageratTheManor&AshburyResortsinDevonisexcitedtoseemoreandmorepeoplejoiningexploringhisbeautifulpartofthecountry.TheManorandAshburyResortsofferanoutstandingchoiceofover70differentsportingandleisureactivitiesincludinggolf,tennis,bowlingandarchery.17．HowmanytouristsarelikelytovisittheUKin2023?18．WhatarethepeopleintheUKlike?19．WhatsportingandleisureactivitiesdotheManorandAshburyResortsoffer?20．Areyougoingtotravelabroadthissummerholiday?Whyorwhynot?（2023北京丰台统考一模）Itisthenightbeforehandinginthereport,andEmilyReganstillhastoresearchandwritethetenpaperEmily’sproblemisprocrastination(拖延症).Shehaswaitedtodoherworkuntiltheverylastsecondandnowsheisstressedandhastoworkthroughthenighttocompleteherpaper.Procrastinationisaproblemformanystudents,butitdoesnothavetobe.,Insteadofwaitingtostartyourhomeworkuntiljustbeforethedeadline,youcanfollowthesesimplestepstoavoidprocrastination.First,doalittlebiteverydayratherthanallatonce.Forexample,inEmily’scase,shecouldhavespent30minutesadayworkingonthatresearchpaperanddividedherworkintoparts.Oneweekcouldhavebeenspentdoingresearch,oneweekwritinganoutline,oneweekwritingthefirstdraft(初稿),andthefinalweekcouldhavebeenspentfinalizingthepaper.Then,schedule(安排)thatstudytimeintoyourdailylife.Treatyourworklikeanyotherfunactivitiesyouhave.Remember,youarethebossanditisuptoyoutofollowyourschedule.Beresponsibleforyourselfanddonotmakeanyotherplansduringthetimeyouhavesetasidethatwillpreventyoufromdoingyourwork.Onceyouhaveorganizedyourtimeinthisway,itisimportanttofindaplacetoworkwheretherearefewdistractions(干扰).Forexample,ifyouarewritingapaper,donotgoontheInternettocheckyouremailorseewhoelseisonline,anddonotstayinaroomwherethereisaTV.Instead,focusontheworkyouplannedforthattime.Thenyoucanreward(奖励)yourselfforyourhardworkbydoingwhateveryouwant-emailing,chattingwithfriends,orwatchingtelevision.Youwillprobablyenjoyyourselfmorebecauseyouwillnothavetheworkhangingoveryourheadandstressingyouout.Althoughprocrastinationisacommonmistakethatmanystudentsmake,donotputyourselfinEmily’sshoesandleaveworkuntilthelastminute.Itiseasytomakesomesimplechangesinthewayyouworktopreventitfromhappening.21.WhatdoesEmilyReganhavetodothenightbeforehandinginthereport?22.Whatisthefirstthingyoucandotoavoidprocrastination?23.Howcanyourewardyourselfforyourhardwork?24.Whatdoyouthinkofprocrastination?Whatdoyousuggestpeopledotoavoidprocrastination?(Listatleasttwoways)（2023北京房山统考一模）17-Year-OldIsYoungesttoFlyAroundtheWorld OnAugust24,17-year-oldMackRutherfordlandedhismicrolightairplanesafelybackinBulgaria,completingafive-monthefforttoflyaroundtheworld.Hehasnowsettherecordastheyoungestpersontoflyaroundtheworldalone. Mack’sflightbeganinBulgaria,wherehetookoffonMarch23.Hewas16atthetime,butcelebratedhisbirthdayduringhistriparoundtheworld. Heflewinasmall,two-seatermicrolightairplane,abletoflyatspeedsofabout186mph(300kph).Oneoftheplane’sseatswasreplacedwithanextragastank(油箱),whichallowedMacktocoverlongerdistances.TheplanealsohadsatellitecommunicationsthatletMackstayintouchwithpeopleontheground. Mack’sroutetookhimoverEurope,Africa,Asia,andNorthAmerica.Hevisited30countriesinall,covered33,630miles. ThoughMackexpectedhistriptotaketwotothreemonths,hehadtochangehisideas.Insomeplaces,hehadtowaitlongforgettingpermission(批准)tofly.Otherproblemsrequiredmajorchangestohisflightplan. Mackalsofacedlotsofotherchallenges,manyofthemrelatedtoextremeweather.InSudan,Mackhadtodealwithsandstorms.HehadtoflythroughheavyraininIndia,andendedupwithwaterinhisgastanks. HesaidcrossingthePacificOceanwasthemostdifficultpartofthetrip.Aftera10-hourflightfromJapan,hehadtoland-justasitwasgettingdark-onanislandwithnooneelseonit.Hespentthenightintheopenair.Inspiteofallthedifficulttimes,Mackdescribedthetripas“amazing”. NowMackhassettherecordfortheyoungestpersontoflyaroundtheworldalone,beating18-year-oldEnglishpilot,TravisLudlow,whosettherecordlastyear. Macksayshehopeshistripwillshowyoungpeopletheycanmakeadifference.“Youdon’tneedtobe18todosomethingspecial.Justfollowyourdreamsandtheywilleventuallycometrue,”hesaid.25.WhendidMacklandhismicrolightplaneinBulgaria?26.HowdidMackkeepintouchwithpeopleontheground?27.WhichpartofthetripwasthemostdifficultforMack?28.DoyouthinkMackisarolemodelforyoungpeople?Whyorwhynot?(Stateatleasttworeasons)（2023北京顺义统考一模）Earth-helpingHeroesApril22isEarthDays54thbirthday!Theeventwascreatedin1970tocelebrateourplanet,drawpeople’sattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andencouragethemtoact.Now,EarthDayiscelebratedaroundtheworld.Westillfacemanychallenges,suchasclimatechange,plasticpollution,anddeforestation.Butwecanallmakeadifference.HerTreesSaveLivesAdelinewas12whenherfamily’shomeflooded.Shewantedtohelp.Shelearnedthatmangrovetrees(红树林)playakeyroleinfloodprotection.Butthetreeswerebeingcutdown.Adelinegatheredclassmatestoplant200mangrovetreesduringaschoolbreak.TheystartedagroupcalledFriendsofNature,whichworkstoprotecttheregion’sbiodiversity,fightclimatechange,andteachenvironmentalawareness.Teens’Two-FoldInventionExpandedpolystyrene(EPS)foam（(膨胀聚苯乙烯泡沫)isthewhite,lightweightobjectusedtomakethingsliketakeout-foodcontainers,foameggcartonsandpacking”“peanuts”.Ittakesupalotofspaceandisdifficulttorecycle.Exceptcrowdinglandfills,EPSbreaksintosmallpiecesasitfloatsdownwaterwaysintooceans,harmingwildlifealongtheway.ThreeteenagersinOhioworkedtogethertoinventawaytonotonlykeepitoutoflandfillsbuttofilter(过滤)wateraswell.TheylookedatEPs’schemicalmakeupandsawthatitwasmostlycarbon.Theydidabout50hoursofexperimentstoturnitintoactivatedcarbon（活性炭),amaterialthatcanfilterwater.Finally,theysucceeded!SolarforHerSchoolWhenClairewasinseventhgrade,shelearnedaboutplanstoexpandandmodernizehermiddleschool.Claireaskedtheschooltoaddsolarpanels(太阳能板)totheprojectbecauseshethoughtcleanenergywouldcontributetoatrulymodernschool.Theschoollikedtheideabutsaiditcouldcontributejust$25,000——one-fifthofthecost.SoClaireorganizedagroupofkidsandadults.Theyputonatalentshowandotherfund-raisers.Atlast,thegrouppaidforthesolarpanels.“Onepersoncouldstartsomethingsmallandthentheprojectcouldgrowandhaveabigeffectonthecommunity,”Clairesaid.“Whenthere’sachallengepresentedtoyou,useitasalearningmomentandanopportunitytoovercomeit.”29.HowmanymangrovetreesdidAdelineandherclassmatesplant?30.Howdidthethreeteenagersmaketheirinventionsucceed?31.WhydidClaireasktheschooltoaddsolarpanelstotheproject?32.Whoisyourearth-helpinghero?Why?（2023北京平谷统考一模）XuQiusheng，81，hasbeenavillagekdoctorforoverhalfacentury.Afterhegraduatedfrommediealschool，XustartedworkinYanglangvillage，Fengehengcity，inEastChina'sJiangxiprovince.Acupuncture（针灸）isthemostcommonlyusedwaytotreatpainintraulitionalChinesemedicine.Xuhasusedasetofsilverneedlesfordecadestohelpvillagersreducediscomfortfromailmentssuchasjointpains，frozenshoulders，andheadaches.Heistheonewhocansettheirmindsinthevillage.Regardedas"guardiansofhealth"，villagedoctorslikeXuhaveplayedanimportantroleintreatinghundredsofmillionsoffarmersinrural（农村的）areas.Theyalwayskeepdabusyschedule—offeringoutpatientservicesduringthedayanddealingwithemergencycasesnowandthenintheevening，stayingoncallaroundtheclockforpatients.Xualsokeepsregularcontactwithhigh-riskpeopleinthevillagetofollowtheirhealthconditionsclosely.Theclinicreceives，atmost，30patientsaday，anddoctorswilldelivermedicinetovillagers'doors.Earlythisyear，thevillagesmoothlypasseditspeakCovID-19infection（感染）rate.XusaysthattreatmentandmedicineareusuallyHeeofchargeforvillagersfacingdifficulties，andhealsoallowshispatientstopaytheirbillsJater.Besides，heneverasksforthem