2025-2026年浙江衢州高二下册期末英语试卷含解析

一、单项选择（共25题，共 125分）

1、 —I find it astonishing that your deskmate ________ be so rude to you.

—Not astonishing at all. She is always rude to anyone else.

A．should B．must C．might D．ought to

2、_______ to smoking, he gradually developed lung cancer and died young.

A.Abandon B.Abandoning C.Abandoned D.To abandon

3、--- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

--- I’m afraid not. I ______ a meeting then.

A．will have attended

B．was attending

C．will be attending

D．am attending

4、As soon as she arrived home,she_____tidying up the room.

A.set about B.set out C.set down D.set off

5、We must _____ a new teacher at once to the mountain school.

A.appreciate B.appoint C.arrange D.name

6、The magazine is intended to __________ working women in their 20s and 30s.

A．appeal to

B．admit to

C．get down to

D．object to

7、With a lot of difficult problems ________, the manager felt worried all the time.

A.settled B.to be settled

C.settling D.to settle

8、—You called me up about 11:00 last night, didn’t you?

—No, I didn’t phone you. It someone else.

A.must be B.must have been C.could be D.could have been

9、Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface yet only 2% of it is_____ as a source of fresh water.

A.invaluable B.accessible C.valuable D.reasonable

10、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.

A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse

11、_________, I’ve never seen anyone who’s as capable as Kate.

A. As long as I have travelled B. Now that I have travelled so much

C. As I have travelled much D. Much as I have travelled

12、The party will be held in the garden, weather .

A. permitting B. to permit

C. permitted D. permit

13、Where is my pen？I ____it.

A.might lose B.would have lost

C.should have lost D.must have lost

14、Jack has a large ____ of books while Tom has a large ________of money.

A. amount; number B. number; amount

C. plenty; amount D. amount; lot

15、--- My little evil totally wears me out?

--- Well, babies are lovely, but sometimes they ________ be tiresome.

A.should B.will C.can D.shall

16、There is no doubt ______ the fact ______ it is not suitable to grow cash crops here .

A. whether, that B. that, why C. if, which D. about, that

17、Inside the window hangs a _____ carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.

A.decoration B.destination C.departure D.discipline

18、It is clear that in modern society high ______ and demands are placed on students.

A.motivations B.expectations C.standards D.opportunities

19、There is a new problem____the popularity of private cars that road conditions need ____.

A.involve at; to be improve B.involved in; to be improved

C.involving in; improving D.involving at; improving

20、She couldn't help _______ into tears when she heard the news.

A.burst B.bursting C.bursts D.to burst

21、_______ she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit on the head.

A.Since B.Before C.When D.Until

22、The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. shouldn’t have taken B. couldn’t have taken

C. mustn’t have taken D. needn’t have taken

23、Do you _______ to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?

A.contribute B.subscribe C.appeal D.subject

24、Modem TVs use many of the ________ first discovered by Farnsworth, who contributed a lot to the development of TV

A.platforms B.principles C.sources D.symptoms

25、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a

二、阅读理解（共4题，共 20分）

26、Attitudes to industrial espionage (间谍活动)

What do people think about stealing and selling industrial secrets?

A. Sarah J. , an industrial chemist

For some years now I have been engaged in highly secret chemical research. Because there is so much industrial espionage now, I have got used to a certain lack of freedom. There is an atmosphere of suspicion almost everywhere, and I am well aware of the dangers of talking about my work, or even of telling new acquaintances where I work. I know I must keep my work secret.

B. Charles S. , an inventor

There was a time, when I was employed as a scientific adviser to a large company, where I though there was too much secrecy in industry. I have an agent who looks after a part of my business and she has always insisted that I take out patents on all of my inventions, however ridiculous they may look. She also insists on my locking away all plans and technical drawings.

C. Peter L. , a science teacher

I teach chemistry and physics to young people up to the age of 18 to the best of my ability in the hope that they will go to university and eventually go into industry. I hate the whole business of industrial spying. I know it goes on and I warn my students about getting involved in buying or selling secrets. And old friend of mine is a mechanical engineer and although he says he has no important information, he has had his phone tapped (窃听), and he has been approached b a representative of another large company.

D. Laura B. , an advertising executive

Some fellow sales executives and I were discussing the question of industrial espionage in conference recently. While the others felt it only took place in the manufacturing industries, I pointed out that it was just as prevalent in area like sales, advertising, insurance and other service industries. It’s a fact of life: we all have our secrets that other companies would pay a lot of money to see.

【1】Who points out that spying takes places even in service industries?

A．Sarah. J.

B．Laura

C．Charles S.

D．Peter L.

【2】Which of the following is the closest to “prevalent” in meaning?

A．important

B．attractive

C．different

D．common

【3】You may read this article in ________.

A．a magazine.

B．a poster.

C．a science fiction

D．an ad.

27、Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.

People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.

The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.

I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.

What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.

Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.

【1】The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A．advantage

B．attraction

C．adaption

D．attempt

【2】From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

A．attract people to buy their products

B．provide the latest information

C．improve people’s quality of life

D．deal with cultural diseases

【3】It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.

A．consider too much technology wonderful

B．have realized the harm of high-tech devices

C．can regain freedom without high-tech devices

D．may enjoy life better without overused technology

【4】What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?

A．Neutral.

B．Skeptical.

C．Disapproving.

D．Sympathetic.

28、 It is reported that the United States Postal Service （USDP） has started tests with self﹣driving trucks to transport mail． The Postal Services is partnering with a California﹣based company， called TuSimple， on the project． The tests are being carried out over two weeks．

Two of TuSimple's self﹣driving trucks will transport mail between the southwestern cities of Phoenix， Arizona and Dallas， Texas． The trucks will make five round trips between the cities． Each one will cover a distance of about 3，300 kilometers．

The testing is aimed at seeing whether the self﹣driving technology can reduce transportation times and costs and improve road safety． If successful， the Postal Service could use the trucks to move mail between major U．S． population centers forever．

TuSimple said a human "safety driver" will be sitting in the driver's seat at all times during the trips to intervene if necessary． An engineer will ride in the passenger seat as a watcher to take notes． The trucks will travel on major interstate roads that pass through Arizona， New Mexico and Texas．

TuSimple noted on its website the trucks are equipped with a camera system that sees about 1，000 meters down the road． It said this provides 35 seconds of reaction （反应） time， giving the system enough time to make the safest driving decisions．

One of the main goals of the technology is to remove the need for truck drivers． Transportation experts say now the United States is facing a shortage of truck drivers． This will result from an aging workforce（劳动力） and the difficulty of getting younger people to work as truck drivers．

Self﹣driving trucks built to transport things have some advantages over driverless cars． They generally run on interstate roads that do not have the complex （复杂的） traffic systems found in cities． This will reduce mapping requirements for the trucks and lower safety risks including people walking on streets or riding bicycles．

【1】Which word can replace the underlined word "intervene" in Paragraph 4？　　

A.push

B.escape

C.deliver

D.drive

【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 5？　　

A.The speed of the trucks is very fast．

B.The safety of trucks is very high．

C.TuSimple produces high﹣quality cameras．

D.Cameras are available on TuSimple's website．

【3】What's the aim of the self﹣driving technology？　　

A.To ensure the safety of drivers．

B.To stop the young driving trucks．

C.To avoid the use of truck drivers．

D.To remover hard work for drivers．

【4】Why do self﹣driving trucks have advantages over driverless cars？　　

A.It is cheaper to make them．

B.They improve road safety．

C.They cover a longer distance．

D.There are no passengers in them．

29、 The American dream is the faith held by many people in the United States of America that through hard work, courage, creativity and determination, they can achieve a better life for themselves. More specifically, they agree on how to get ahead in America: get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy their own house. But do Americans still believe in that path, and if they do, is it attainable?

The most recent National Journal poll(民意测验，投票) asked participants about the American dream, what it takes to achieve their goal, and whether or not they felt the control over their ability to be successful. Obviously, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream and what it takes to achieve it looks quite different from it did in the late 20th century. By the large, people felt that their actions and hard work — not outside forces — were the deciding factors in how their lives turned out. But the participants had definitely mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.

In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic about the power of education to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority 52 percent think that young people do not need a 4-year college education in order to be successful.

Miguel Maeda, 42, who has a master’s degree and works in public health, was the first in his family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability(稳定) his parents and grandparents never did. While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of a degree rather than the education itself, others still see college as a way to gain new viewpoints and life experiences. Sixty-year-old Will Fendley, who had a successful career in the military and never earned a college degree, think “personal drive” is far more important than just go to college. To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life skills, like balancing a checkbook(支票簿), are the necessary elements for a successful life in America.

【1】It was commonly acknowledged that to succeed in America, one had to have ________.

A.a sense of drive and purpose B.an advanced academic degree

C.a firm belief in their dream D.an ambition to get ahead

【2】What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?

A.More and more Americans are finding it hard to realize.

B.It remains alive among the majority of American people.

C.An increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it.

D.Americans’ idea of it has changed over the past few decades.

【3】How do some Americans view college education these days?

A.It helps broaden their minds. B.It needs to be strengthened.

C.It widens cultural diversity. D.It promotes gender (性别) equality.

三、完形填空（共4题，共 20分）

30、 Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on the night just couldn’t figure out how to _______ with the man, who was traveling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine sympathy to _______ the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was _______ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants（空乘人员） made a（n） _______ over the speaker. They were _______ for anyone on board who knew sign language.

Clara _______ the call button, because she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane _______ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“ _______ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone,” she recalled sympathetically.

Clara talked to Tim through fingerspelling, which is a system of speaking to deaf people by touching his hand with her fingers and _______ each letter in a word. This way, Tim could ________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate, First. Clara helped the night attendants ________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just ________ with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara ________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.

Lynette Scribner, A ________ behind them on the plane, couldn’t help taking a photo and ________ it on social media. She said she was amazed to see such incredible ________ .

After she wrote about Clara’s ________ on social media, Lynette’s post ________ . So far, it has been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook.

The ________ girl was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be ________ each other just because that’s the nature of people,” Clara said.

【1】A.cooperate B.connect C.communicate D.meet

【2】A.save B.enjoy C.spend D.live

【3】A.shopping B.traveling C.working D.staying

【4】A.forecast B.effort C.suggestion D.announcement

【5】A.looking B.waiting C.standing D.sending

【6】A.picked B.fixed C.pressed D.made

【7】A.afraid B.capable C.aware D.fond

【8】A.Notice B.Predict C.Describe D.Imagine

【9】A.drawing B.singing C.signing D.saying

【10】A.feel B.see C.shake D.move

【11】A.prevent B.ensure C.prove D.recognize

【12】A.chatting B.dealing C.quarrelling D.singing

【13】A.cared B.thought C.read D.learned

【14】A.doctor B.play C.passenger D.visitor

【15】A.considering B.sharing C.mailing D.stopping

【16】A.sympathy B.adventure C.courage D.confidence

【17】A.politeness B.bravery C.sadness D.kindness

【18】A.put up B.came up C.set off D.took off

【19】A.proud B.humorous C.humble D.thankful

【20】A.believing B.helping C.accepting D.understanding

31、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

After my speech about how everyone can benefit from football, Michael, a short and thin boy, approached me. Although I told him about our_______ and his weakness, every effort was_________He was_______ joining us. I knew he would probably not_______ it, but by the_______ of my speech, I allowed him to have a go.

On the opening day of practice, we started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly Michael fell, each time _______ himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. Gradually, Michael gained strength both socially and _______. He began to laugh and made friends with most of the teammates. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without _______ One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was _______ but kind of lazy. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was ________ all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next day, I was ________ to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.

Our big game came. At first, we were losing ________ twelve points. I could see that some kids had already ________. But Michael was playing as hard as he could ________ the team to keep trying. Finally, we ________ the game in the last ten seconds.

At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most ________ player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone ________ as he received his award. " There's someone who ________ it more than I do," Steve said," Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is________ one person. " The entire team cheered once more as Steve turned the ________ over to Michael.

【1】A.strength B.criterion C.evidence D.admission

【2】A.in defense B.in return C.in effect D.in vain

【3】A.bent on B.drunk in C.opposed to D.stuck in

【4】A.get B.make C.seize D.seek

【5】A.topic ; B.idea C.plot D.tune .

【6】A.pulling B.bringing C.picking D.pushing

【7】A.intellectually B.casually C.spiritually D.physically

【8】A.falling B.twisting C.spinning D.resisting

【9】A.proud B.smart C.rigid D.awful

【10】A.standing B.lying C.jogging D.resting

【11】A.disturbed B.willing C.desperate D.astonished

【12】A.by B.via C.with D.off

【13】A.wound up B.dropped out C.given up D.worn out

【14】A.teaching B.claiming C.begging D.following

【15】A.beat B.won C.lost D.hit

【16】A.competitive B.aggressive C.offensive D.reflective

【17】A.cheered B.celebrated C.approved D.applauded

【18】A.acknowledges B.accelerates C.reserves D.deserves

【19】A.upwards of B.next to C.far from D.thanks to

【20】A.reward B.bonus C.prize D.medal

32、 Early in my teaching career, I heard countless amusing_______for why students didn't have their homework.I grew less likely to be _______ as time passed.And I also _______any of those excuses except a death in the_______.

"No excuses! " I_______ my eighth graders on the first day of school.When a student didn't have homework, I never asked why._______, I sighed loudly and _______a zero in the grade book.I soon gained the_______ I wanted as a strict teacher.

Then one afternoon,_______after the bell rang, Anthony________ me, saying"I don't want you to think I am too lazy to do my homework.As Anthony________,I could see his lips trembling." My parents work at night.I have to take care of my little brothers.""Why didn't you...” .I paused.I knew why.So I________ the question.Would you like to stay after class to finish your homework? "He________.

The next day I made a(n) ____________that I'd be offering an after-school study hall.Soon I had a room full of ________.Then I had many real "I don't have my homework because.."stories, but I ________ asked them why they were there.None were ________.

I gradually ________that human needs to understand and be understood.It is a general________More importantly, I learned"I will listen",________a lot better than"No excuses”.

【1】A.secrets B.excuses C.conclusions D.solutions

【2】A.frightened B.understood C.believed D.cheated

【3】A.ignored B.accepted C.admitted D.preferred

【4】A.hospital B.family C.church D.theater

【5】A.requested B.begged C.warned D.suggested

【6】A.Thus B.Besides C.Instead D.Otherwise

【7】A.recorded B.copied C.painted D.printed

【8】A.trust B.reputation C.confidence D.chance

【9】A.gradually B.frequently C.slowly D.shortly

【10】A.approached B.attracted C.urged D.guided

【11】A.went away B.passed by C.turned around D.looked up

【12】A.changed B.repeated C.solved D.doubted

【13】A.refused B.nodded C.participated D.quitted

【14】A.apology B.speech C.announcement D.guess

【15】A.parents B.brothers C.students D.teachers

【16】A.seldom B.often C.once D.still

【17】A.boring B.amusing C.inspiring D.disappointing

【18】A.decided B.imagined C.proved D.realized

【19】A.habit B.question C.principle D.power

【20】A.appears B.sounds C.develops D.works

33、 My son did well in his final exam, so I took him to a popular restaurant today for a lunchtime _______. It seemed everyone else had the _______ idea. So the place was _______!

I drove around the small parking lot for 30 minutes _______ for a spot and I _______ found one. A lady returning to her _______ was prepared to leave, which was a relief for me. I followed her and waited with _______ for her to make room for me. _______ I did this I looked in my rear vision mirror (后视镜) and noticed a young man swiftly pull up behind me. As soon as he saw my car light on for the spot, he began hitting his steering wheel angrily and _______. I knew those unpleasant words weren’t directed at me but at the ________ that he had missed a spot. I felt his ________ for I too had been ________ the place for ages.

As the lady drove out of the spot, I did something that ________ shocked myself. I ________ my car light and drove straight past.

________, the man was so shocked and puzzled that he wasn’t ________ what to do next. I wound my window, reached out my hand and ________ for him to take it, calling out at the same time “It’s yours.”

But after I did that I drove away ________. Maybe it was because I had waited so long for a spot I had just given away. The reason why I let that man have my spot wasn’t to be kind. Honestly, the thought hadn’t even ________ my mind. It was because seeing his reaction I knew the spot ________ more to him.

【1】A.decoration B.treat C.recipe D.chance

【2】A.strange B.grand C.same D.normal

【3】A.packed B.ruined C.dangerous D.distant

【4】A.applying B.accounting C.paying D.seeking

【5】A.directly B.immediately C.firstly D.eventually

【6】A.restaurant B.room C.car D.spot

【7】A.anxiety B.patience C.jealousy D.caution

【8】A.As B.Though C.If D.Since

【9】A.staring B.swearing C.whispering D.trembling

【10】A.amusement B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.excitement

【11】A.envy B.terror C.suffering D.crime

【12】A.inspecting B.covering C.circling D.circulating

【13】A.even B.just C.still D.yet

【14】A.turned off B.took away C.knocked down D.pulled out

【15】A.At random B.By coincidence C.On the contrary D.As a result

【16】A.careful B.afraid C.ashamed D.sure

【17】A.concluded B.signaled C.queued D.applauded

【18】A.weeping B.smiling C.cheering D.teasing

【19】A.missed B.caught C.threw D.crossed

【20】A.proved B.brought C.meant D.connected

四、短文填空（共4题，共 20分）

34、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

35、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

36、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

37、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

五、书面表达（共4题，共 20分）

38、假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Wilson决定暑假来中国学习汉语,了解中国传统文化，时间一个月。他向你询问附近大学开设培训班的情况，请你按照下列要点给他回一封信，内容包括：

1. 报名、班额、价格； 2. 住宿、吃饭、交通； 3. 交友。

注意：1. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 词数100左右；

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Wilson,

I am glad to know that you will come to China

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Yours sincerely

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华。疫情期间，你校“文艺周”（Art Week）闭幕汇演将通过APP平台bilibili进行直播。你的外国笔友Jack对中国文艺节目很感兴趣，请用英语写一封信，邀请他在线观看。要点如下：

1. 提出邀请；

2. 观看的时间、方式和汇演的内容。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 参考词汇：疫情期 epidemic period；新冠病毒 novel coronavirus

40、假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Mike发来邮件说他对中国的传统节日很感兴趣。请你回一封邮件，向他介绍你喜欢的中秋节，内容包括：

1. 中国人如何庆祝中秋节；

2. 你喜欢这个节日的原因。

Dear Mike,

.Yours,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华，你校近期要举行第一届校园艺术节，请你以组织者的身份邀请好友Steve来参加艺术节，内容包括:

1. 活动时间、地点；

2. 活动目的、主题、内容等；

3. 表达期待。

注意:1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua