2023-2024学年江苏省无锡市锡山区天一高级中学宛山湖分校高一年级第二学期3月阶段测试英语（春卷）

2023—2024学年江苏省无锡市锡山区天一高级中学宛山湖分校高一年级第二学期3月阶段测试英语（春卷）

一、阅读理解(★★★)CommunityNoticeboardNewForestBikeProject(NFBP)NewForestBikeProjectisanot-for-profitcommunityandsocialorganizationwhichtakesinunwantedbicyclesandthenrepairs,restoresandrelocatesthem.AimingtohelppeoplefromallwalksoflifegetoutontwowheelsandenjoysomeexerciseaswellasthebeautifulNewForest!Ifyouwouldliketodonateanyunwantedbikes,pleasedropthemoffatWalkersGarage,BurleyRd,BransgoreBH238DF.Ringwood'sInternationalFestivalofStreetPerformanceArt(RIFSPA)HeldannuallyonMarch15thfrom10:30a.m.-4:30p.m.WANTED:streetperformers,musicians,choirs,bandsetc.toentertainthecrowdsinthestreetsofRingwood!Ifyouoryourgroupareinterestedintakingpartinthisevent,pleasecontactRogerBettle01425489350assoonaspossibletoensureaplace.NaturalWellbeing(NW)Weeklysessionsusingthenaturalenvironmenttopromoteadulthealthandwellbeing.Participantscanbeinvolvedincookingandsharinganoutdoorlunch,birdwatchingandoutdoorcraftactivities.Date:EveryFridayTime:11:00a.m.-2:30p.m.Booking:Tracyon01425472760orBlashfordLakes@.ukLocation:BlashfordLakesNatureReserve,EllinghamDrove,nearRingwoodBH243PJEventcharge:£4donationRingwoodHealthWalks(RHW)GuidedbyVolunteerWalkLeaders,WalksareFREEforanyonewishingtoimprovetheirfitnesswithone-hourwalks.StartfromtheMedicalCenteronthelstand3rdTuesdayineachmonthat10:30a.m.MeetoutsidetheMedicalCentre.Comealongandjoinus:weareafriendlysociablegroup.FormoreinformationcontactCraigDaterson01590646671.NONEEDTOBOOK1.WhatcanyoudothroughNFBP?

A．Giveawayoldbikes.B．Purchaseusedbikes.C．HikeintheNewForest.D．WorkatWalkersGarage.2.Whichofthefollowingisorganizedonceayear?

A．NFBP.B．RIFSPA.C．NW.D．RHW.3.WhatdoNWandRHWhaveincommon?

A．Theyeachlastawholeday.B．Theyarefreeofcharge.C．Chancestoexerciseareprovided.D．Advancereservationsarerequired.(★★★)There’sanewAIbot:ChatGPT,andyou’dbetterpayattention,evenifyouaren’tintoartificialintelligence.ThetoolisanAIchatbotsystemthatOpenAIreleasedinNovember2022toshowoffandtestwhataverylarge,powerfulAIsystemcanachieve.ChatGPTremembersthethreadofyourdialogue,usingpreviousquestionsandanswerstoinformitsnextresponses.ItderivesitsanswersfromhugevolumesofinformationontheInternet.ChatGPTisbuiltontopoftheOpenAIGPT-3familyoflargelanguagemodelsandisfine-tuned(amethodoftransferlearning)usingbothsupervisedandreinforcementlearning(监督和强化学习).YoucanaskChatGPTanything,likeexplainingphysics,askingforbirthdaypartyideasandgettingprogramminghelp.Perhapsit’snotsmartenoughtoreplaceallhumansyet,butitcanbecreative,anditsanswerscansounddownrightauthoritative.Afewdaysafteritslaunch,morethanImillionpeopleweretryingoutChatGPT.UBSanalystLloydWalmsleyestimatedinFebruary2023thatChatGPTreached100millionmonthlyusersinJanuary,accomplishingin2monthswhattookTikTokabout9monthsandInstagramtwoandahalfyears.ChatGPTisfreetouseatthemomentbecauseitisstillinitsresearchphase.Butwhentoomanypeoplehopontotheserver,itoverloadsandcan’tprocessyourrequest.Itjustmeansyoushouldtryvisitingthesiteatalatertimewhenfewerpeoplearetryingtoaccessit.Ifyouwanttoskipthewaitandhavereliableaccess,thereisanoptionforyou.AsofFeb.1,2023,OpenAIhasaChatGPTproplan,ChatGPTPlus,whichallowsuserstohavegeneralaccessevenduringpeaktimes.Thisservicedoescomeatacostof$20/month.However,ChatGPTcannotreplaceGoogle.ChatGPTisanartificialintelligencerobotthatprovidessolutionstoyourquestions,butGoogleisasearchengineinwhichyoucansearchforasmuchinformationaspossible.ChatGPThaslimitedknowledgeduetoitsprogrammingbutGooglehasunlimitedknowledgewhichisupdatedeveryday.4.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutChatGPT?

A．Itslanguagemodel.B．Itsworkingtheory.C．Itsdesigninspiration.D．Itsdevelopmentprocess.5.Whydoestheauthorlistfiguresinparagraph3?

A．ToshowthepopularityofChatGPT.B．TostressthehighcostofinventingChatGPT.C．Topresentthecreativityofartificialintelligence.D．Toprovethenecessityofdevelopingtoolsforchattingonline.6.WhatisChatGPTPlusintendedfor?

A．Providingsolutionstoanyquestion.B．Guidinguserstoexperiencefreeservices.C．Searchingforahugeamountofinformation.D．Givinguserspriorityaccessduringpeakhours.7.WhatisalimitationofChatGPTcomparedwithGoogle?

A．Itoperatesbasedonlimiteddata.B．Itneedslongertoprovidesolutions.C．Itcanonlyupdateinformationatafixedtime.D．Itmayproviderepliesunrelatedtothequestions.(★★★)Protectedareashavemixedsuccessinprotectingwildlife,accordingtothelargeststudyontheeffectsofreserves(保护区).AteamledbyresearchersfromtheU.K.examinedwaterbirddatafrom1,506protectedareasandanalyzedmorethan27,000birdpopulationsacrosstheworld.Theauthorswritethattheirstudy,publishedinNature,isthefirstrobust(强有力的),globalassessmentofprotectedareainfluenceonbirdpopulations.Thescientistsfoundthatprotectedareaswithmanagementofwaterbirdsandtheirhabitatsweremorelikelytobenefitthosepopulations.“Ourstudyshowsthat,whilemanyprotectedareasareworkingwell,manyothersarefailingtohavepositiveeffect,”leadauthorHannahWauchopeoftheUniversityofExetersaysinastatement.Ratherthanfocusingonlyonthetotalglobalareaprotected,weneedmorefocusonensuringareasarewell-managedtobenefitbiodiversity(生物多样性).“Thestudycomparedwaterbirdpopulationsbeforeandaftertheestablishmentofprotectedareasandalsocomparedtrendsofsimilarpopulationswithinandoutsideofprotectedareas.Waterbirdsrespondquicklytochangesinsitequality,makingthemagoodgrouptolookatwhenstudyingtheimpactofprotectedareas.“Inthemajorityofplaceswelookedat,wildlifepopulationswerestillstableorwereincreasing,buttheyweren’tdoinganybetterthaninunprotectedareas,”Wauchopesays.“That’sdisappointing,butnotsurprising.Thereseemstobethisdisconnectbetweenpeopletalkingabouthowmuchlandisprotectedandwhetherthoseareasareactuallydoinganythingpositive.”ThisresearchcomesaheadofaUnitedNationsmeetinginChinatodiscussbiodiversitygoalsforthenextdecade.Severalcountrieshavealreadydevotedtoprotecting30percentoftheplanetby2030,yetresearcherssayprotectionalonedoesnotnecessarilyensurepositiveoutcomesforspecies.“Effortstoreachacertainarea-basedgoalsuchas30percentby2030--withoutafocusonimprovingtheconditionofexistingprotectedareaswillachievelittle,”saysco-authorJuliaJonesfromBangorUniversity.“WhenworldleadersgatherinChinalaterthisyeartosetgoalsforthenextdecade,Ireallyhopetoseeafocusoneffectivenessofprotectedareas,ratherthansimplyhowmuchsurfaceareaisdevotedtothem.”“Wearenotsayingprotectedareasdon’twork,”Wauchopeconcludesinthestatement.“Thekeypointisthattheireffectsvaryhugely,andthebiggestthingthisdependsoniswhethertheyaremanagedwithspeciesinmind-wecan’tjustexpectprotectedareastoworkwithouteffectivemanagement.”8.WhatisthepurposeoftheUK’sstudy?

A．Toseewhetherbirdpopulationshaveincreasedinprotectedareas.B．Totestwhetherwaterbirdscanadapttonewenvironments.C．Torecordthechangesofwaterbirdsworldwide.D．Tohelpwaterbirdssurviveinhardconditions.9.Whyarewaterbirdschosenasthestudysubject?

A．TheyareanendangeredspeciesB．Theycansenseenvironmentalchanges.C．Theycanhelpchangethequalityofwaters.D．Theycanhardlybefoundoutsideprotectedareas.10.WhatfactmakesWauchopefeeldisappointed?

A．Protectedareasarenotattractivetowaterbirds.B．Thereisadeclineinthenumberofprotectedareas.C．Thereisnotenoughprotectedlandaroundtheworld.D．Protectedareasfailtoworkbetterthanunprotectedareas.11.WhatisHannahWauchope’sadviceaboutprotectedareas?

A．Theyshouldoccupyalargearea.B．Theyshouldhostvariousanimals.C．Theyshouldbeundergoodmanagement.D．Theyshouldgivewaterbirdsmorefreedom.(★★★)Astheglobalpopulationgrowsandshiftstowardsurbanliving,thelandavailableinourcitiesisbeingunderincreasingpressure.Inordertobesustainable,citiesneedtofindwaystominimizetheirurbanexpansion.Oneoptionistobuildupwards;anotheristodigdown.InMontreal,constructedundergroundtorelieveovercrowdinginthecitystreetsisRESO—oneofthelargestundergroundcomplexesintheworld.Itisanetworkconnectingeverythingfromshopsandbankstoflatsandhotels.Thisshowshowgoingundergroundcanmeethumanneedswhilstalsobringingcertainenvironmentalbenefits.Undergroundtransportcanreducetrafficjamaboveground,therebyimprovingairquality.Furthermore,thankstotheirrelativelyconstantclimatethroughouttheyear,undergroundspacesconsumelessenergyforheatingandcooling.Whenplanningundergroundconstructionprojects,developersmustconsiderexistingstructuresonornearthesite,suchastheremainsofhistoricbuildings.Designersmustalsoensureanyundergroundspaceintendedforhumanusehasgoodairquality.OneexampleistheforthcomingLDNHotel,anundergroundhotelbeneaththestreetsofLondon.Designersareusingawiderangeofplanstohelpkeeptheairinsideclean,togetherwithastate-of-the-artventilationsystem(通风系统).Lightisanotherkeyconsideration.InNewYork,plansfortheworld'sfirstundergroundparkDemonstratenovelwaysofbringingnaturalraysbeneaththesurface.Byemployingsolartechnologylightistobereflecteddownthroughaseriesofpipesintotheterminalbelow.Thislightwouldbesufficientforphotosynthesis(光合作用)tooccurandthepark'splantstogrownaturally.Today'sarchitectsaredevelopinginnovativewaystomakeundergroundspacesfunctionalandcomfortable.Thequestionremainswhethertheycanprovidesustainableandrealisticoptionsforthefuture.Besidespracticalconsiderations,thereexiststhechallengeofbuildingapositiveperceptionof“goingunderground".Yet,theobviouschallengesofconstructinghabitableundergroundspacesmustbeweighedagainsttheurgentissueofhousingtheworld'sballooningpopulation.Oneday,itwillfeelasnaturaltoliveandworkundergroundasitdoestodosoover100storeyshigh.12.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?

A．Toadvertisetheundergroundcomplexes.B．Togivesuggestionsonrelievingcrowdedness.C．Toexplainhowtheundergroundnetworkworks.D．Tointroducethebenefitsofbuildingunderground.13.Howdoestheauthordevelophisopinion?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bylistingstudyfindings.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byquotingothers'words.14.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthoragree?

A．Goingundergroundcansolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.B．Goodairqualityissuperiortootherfactors.C．Naturallightisnotnecessaryforundergroundplants.D．Thefutureofgoingundergroundcallsforpeople'spositiveattitude.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Waystohousetheworldpopulation.B．Concernsfortheurbanexpansion.C．Whyandhowtobuildunderground.D．Thepromisingfutureofourcities.(★★★)Oneofthebiggestcausesofbackinjuryatworkisliftingorhandlingobjectsincorrectly,andmanypeoplehaveeverexperiencedsuchcasesnowandthenwhiledealingwithheavyobjects.16ThinkbeforeyouliftPlanthelift.17Whereistheload(负载)goingtobeplaced?Aretheobstacles(障碍物)suchasdesertedouterpackinginyourway?Forlonglifts,suchasfromfloortoshoulderheight,considerrestingtheloadmid-wayonatableorbenchtochangeyourholdonit.KeeptheloadclosetothewaistKeeptheloadclosetothewaistforaslongaspossiblewhileliftingtoreducetheamountofpressureontheback.18Ifcloselyapproachingtheloadisn’tpossible,trytoslideittowardsthebodybeforetryingtoliftit.AdoptastablepositionYourfeetshouldbeapartwithonelegslightlyforwardtokeepbalance.19Wearingover-tightclothingorunsuitablefootwear,suchashighheels,maymakethisdifficult.20Don’tliftorhandlemorethanyoucaneasilymanage.There’sadifferencebetweenwhatpeoplecanliftandwhattheycansafelylift.Ifyou’reindoubt,seekadviceorgethelp.

A．Knowyourlimits.B．Willhelpbeneededwiththeload?C．Whynotasksomeoneelsetohelp?D．Recognizeyourstrengthsandweaknesses.E．Keeptheheaviestsideoftheloadnexttothebody.F．Learningsomecorrectmethodscanhelppreventinjuryorabackpain.G．Bepreparedtomoveyourfeetduringthelifttomaintainastableposition.二、完形填空(★★★)Ihadastudenttodaywhogothisfingerstuckinsideatesttubeinscienceclass.Itwasreallyquitestuck.Thisyoungman’sfinger________togetwhiterandwhiterrightbeforemyeyes.Remaining________,Isuggestedhecarefullyrotate(转动)thetube.Itwouldn’tmoveabit.Hetriedsoapandcoldwater.________stuck.Meanwhilechaoswasbreakingoutintheclass.Finally,I________theyoungmantooursecretary,whowasamiracleworker________threekidsofherown.Withherincharge,Iwas________allwouldbeOK.Togetthestudentsback________,Isharedmyownstoryofgettingmykneestuckbetweentherailsofabalcony.Samekindof________,IrememberedwonderingthenhowfarIcouldthrust(塞)mykneebetweentherails.Inchbyinch,Ikept________andbeforeIknewit,mykneewasstuckandswellingbeforemyeyesandinfrontoflotsofstrangersatapopularLasVegashotel!Hearingmystory,manystudentsfollowedwiththeirownstoriesofheads,arms,fingersstuckinplacestheyshouldn’t________.Afewminuteslater,theyoungmancameback,testtubeunbrokenandfinger________toalovelyshadeofpink.Ijustcouldn’t________thiskid.He’sonlytwelve.Itoogotmykneeunstuck,butnotwithoutgreat________.Theexcuseforme,however,wasnot________butplainstupidity.Iwas________fiftyyearsoldwhenthishappened.21.A．happenedB．neededC．continuedD．used22.A．activeB．calmC．cheerfulD．useful23.A．AlmostB．HardlyC．ThusD．Still24.A．carriedB．sentC．introducedD．described25.A．teachingB．observingC．savingD．raising26.A．surprisedB．doubtfulC．confidentD．happy27.A．inorderB．intotalC．inbriefD．introuble28.A．curiosityB．eagernessC．foolishnessD．kindness29.A．kickingB．climbingC．pushingD．walking30.A．existB．beC．stayD．stop31.A．pointingB．belongingC．growingD．returning32.A．getmadatB．getridofC．getusedtoD．getalongwith33.A．encouragementB．disappointmentC．embarrassmentD．achievement34.A．ambitionB．braveryC．youthD．experiment35.A．atlargeB．aboveallC．atlengthD．afterall三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Runningmaybethemosteffectiveexercisetoincreaselifeexpectancy.Accordingto36newstudy,comparedtonon-runners,runnerstended37(live)aboutthreeadditionalyears,eveniftheyrunslowlyor38(occasion)andsmoke,drinkorareoverweight.The5939(finding)comeasafollow-uptoapreviousstudy40agroupofdistinguishedexercisescientistscarefullycheckeddatafromalargenumberofmedicalandfitnesstests41(conduct)attheCooperInstituteinDallas.Thatanalysisfoundthataslittleas5minutesofdailyrunningwasassociatedwithprolongedlifespans.Somepeopleaskedifotheractivities,suchaswalking,werelikelytobeas42(benefit)asrunning.Long-distancerunners43(wonder)iftheycouldbedoingtoomuch,andifatsomeundefinednumberofmilesorhours,runningmightbecomeharmfulandevencontributed44earlydeath.Andafewpeoplequestionedwhetherrunningreallyaddedtopeople'slifespans.Soforthenewstudy,Dr.LeeandhiscolleaguessetouttoaddressrelatedissuesbyanalyzingdatafromtheCooperInstitute45alsoexaminingresultsfromanumberofotherlarge-scalerecentstudies.四、单词拼写(★★)46.Officialssaidtherewereno______(幸存者)oftheplanecrash.(★★★)47.Plantsdrawmineralsandother_________(营养物质)fromthesoil.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)48.Warhasmadelifealmost_________(无法忍受的)fortheciviliansremaininginthecapital.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)49.Smallcompaniescan’tcompeteinthefaceofcheap___________(进口制品).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)50.Wemakea__________(抗议)againstanybehaviourofdestroyingculturalrelics.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)51.Thecoolroomprovided________(缓解)fromtheterribleheatoutdoors.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）(★★)52.Humanactivitiesaresaidtohaveendangeredmanyplantandanimal__________(物种).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)53.Parentsshouldkeepmedicine________(超出)children’sreach.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）(★★★)54.Ashfromavolcanice__________inIcelandhasbegundisruptingairtrafficinBritain.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)55.Thesoldiersarestillunawareofthelackoffoods__________.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)56.Acampaignisbeginningtosaveanendangeredinsectfrome________.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★)57.Aperfectideao________tousthatwecouldgiveahandmadegifttoourteacherforTeachers’Day.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★)58.Studentsshouldlearnthepracticala________oftheknowledgethey’velearnedintheclassroomtoreallife.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★)59.Thechild