2024年4月11日发(作者：)
2023-2024
学年辽宁省重点高中沈阳市郊联体高三上学期
10
月月考英语试题
Club Information
Art
Our weekly life drawing sessions are a relaxing environment for your artistic ability to develop and
meet other creative souls. No prior experience of art is required to join because we believe art should
be for all.
Meeting Time: Tuesdays
Learn more at *****************
Anglo-Chinese
We are a culturally aware and diverse club devoted to promoting Chinese and British culture by
creating “a home away from home”. We aim to promote cultural exchange and meet awesome
people. Joining us is completely free. We welcome everyone to join us and participate in our
activities.
Meeting Time: Thursdays
Learn more at **************************
Band
We exist to help bring together musicians of every genre. We aim to promote live music and help
musicians find band mates. Please join the BandSoc group by pressing the blue Visit Group button,
which has all the latest updates and events. Please also consider buying membership to save a few
pounds at events.
Meeting Time: Mondays
Learn more at ******************
Backstage
We are a group of students who are passionate about theatre. We provide both the basics of theatre
and voluntary theatre services in The Riley Smith Theatre. Backstage isn’t just about the theatre,
though. We also run a trip once a year to a musical of our choice.
Meeting Time: Fridays
Learn more at ***********************
1. Which club can you join to raise your cross-cultural awareness?
A
．
Art. B
．
Anglo-Chinese. C
．
Band. D
．
Backstage.
2. How can you get discounts at Band events?
A
．
By becoming a member. B
．
By bringing a band mate.
C
．
By joining the Visit Group.
3. Which website can help you learn about drama?
A
．
*****************.
C
．
******************.
When the designer and typographer (
排印工
) Marcin Wichary chanced upon a tiny museum just
outside Barcelona five years ago, the experience tipped his interest in the history of technology into
an obsession (
痴迷
) with a very particular part of it: the keyboard.
“I have never seen so many typewriters under one roof. Not even close,” he shared on the Internet at
the time. “At this point, I literally have tears in my eyes. I’m not kidding. This feels like a miracle.”
He’d had a discovery while wandering through the exhibit: Each key on a keyboard has its own
stories. And these stories are not just about computing technology, but also about the people who
designed, used, or otherwise interacted with the keyboards.
Take the backspace key for example, he explains, “I like that the concept of backspace was
originally just that — a space going backward. We are used to it erasing now, but for a hundred
years, erasing was its own incredibly complex effort. You needed to master a Comet eraser, or Wite-
Out, or strange correction tapes, and possibly all of the above… or give up and start from scratch
whenever you made a small mistake in typing.”
The deeper he researched, the more obsessive he became. Amazed that no comprehensive books
existed on the history of keyboards, he decided to create his own. When not working at his day job
as the design leader for the design software company Figma, he began producing Shift Happens, a
two-volume, 1,216-page hardcover book — and raised over $750,000 for the project on Kickstarter
in March of 2023. Wichary was only a bit surprised by the support and the keyboard’s wide appeal.
As he points out. “It’s such a crucial device that occupies a lot of our waking life.”
4. After the museum experience, Wichary’s interest in technology ________.
A
．
took off B
．
died out C
．
grew stronger D
．
became more
concrete
B
．
**************************.
D
．
***********************.
D
．
By booking a ticket on weekdays.
5. What did Wichary discover while admiring the keyboards?
A
．
The stories behind them.
C
．
The secret of the keyboards.
B
．
The wisdom of human.
D
．
The history of technology.
6. What does Wichary want to tell us about the backspace key in Paragraph 4?
A
．
It is a simple but powerful key.
B
．
It can be used to move back one space.
C
．
It is the result of long-term improvement.
D
．
It allows people to make mistakes when typing.
7. Why did Wichary write his own book?
A
．
To fill a gap.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly good at fooling people. A series of photos showing
former US president Donald Trump being aggressively arrested by police have caught people’s
attention. They were fake but very convincing.
Created by the AI program Midjourney, the photos were highly realistic, from the characters’
movements to the surroundings. However, many details can give away the fact that they are made by
AI. The Washington Post’s technology writer Shira Ovide shared her tips. The main idea is to spot
the problems-anything that would look strange in a photo.
AI software has a history of generating human hands incorrectly. It sometimes can create hands with
more than five fingers. This is because AI isn’t sure what a “hand” exactly is, according to Popular
Science. The data AI uses to learn often show hands and fingers in various gestures, which can be
very confusing for AI.
AI-generated images also usually contain details that are against reality. To spot this, focus on items
like accessories. For example, people in an image may be missing earrings or one part of their
sunglasses. If there’s text in an image, such as a newspaper or poster, it’s usually garbled (
篡改
),
even though the text may look realistic from a distance.
Another thing AI is terrible at handling is the background. If there’s a crowd in the image, people’s
faces in the background are usually blurry — or they don’t have faces at all!
The development of AI-generated art also raises alarm bells about how these fake images could be
used to spread misinformation. “I think misinformation is going to hit an all-time high,” Jamie
Cohen, a digital culture and AI expert in the US, told New York Post. Generating an AI artwork is to
“create reality”, Cohen argued, adding that, being able to tell whether the work is real or not requires
high media literacy (
素养
) skills. “The world may not be ready for how realistic the images have
become,” Shane Kittelson, a US researcher, told The Washington Post.
8. Why are Donald Trump’s photos mentioned in the first paragraph?
A
．
To draw more people’s attention.
B
．
To make people convinced of the news.
C
．
To show the AI-generated images were fake.
D
．
To prove that it’s easy for AI to cheat people.
9. Why does AI generate human hands incorrectly according to the text?
A
．
It is unable to recognize human hands.
B
．
The data it uses to learn contain errors.
C
．
It doesn’t fully understand human hands.
B
．
To get famous. C
．
To make money. D
．
To record
history.
D
．
It has insufficient data about human hands.
10. Which of the following will Jamie Cohen agree with?
A
．
AI artworks may not be reflective of true creativity.
B
．
It’s high time to address the risks posed by AI works.
C
．
AI artworks will replace traditional art forms in the future.
D
．
Detecting real art demands strong media literacy competence.
11. What is mainly talked about in the text?
A
．
AI is tricking people with highly realistic photos.
B
．
AI-generated art make people worried about fake images.
C
．
AI is terrible at handling the background.
D
．
The world may not be ready for AI.
Millions of us may lose sleep as most states switch to DST, Daylight Saving Time (
夏令时
) and put
the clocks forward by one hour. The time change brings darker mornings and extends light in the
evening.
Some policymakers want to make DST permanent to avoid the disturbance of constant switches.
Marco Rubio, a government officer, says the formality of changing our clocks twice a year makes no
sense. He points to the potential economic benefits DST brings. The key argument is that more light
in the evening can stimulate people to go out and that translates into more people shopping in
convenience stores for everything from water to sports drinks. Thus, there is a boom in spending.
However, the health impacts have been more complicated to figure out. DST increases evening
exposure to light, which can make it harder to fall asleep at night. So in recent years, the time change
has been reported to be linked to an increase in atrial fibrillation, a type of heart disease, perhaps due
to the sleep disorder. Besides, evidences have linked the transition to an increase in attention
problems and mood disorders.
“I am very surprised,” says Jay Chudow, a cardiologist. “It’s just a one-hour change, but this shows
how sensitive our bodies maybe to internal clock (
生物钟
) interruption.” Actually humans’ internal
clock is closely linked to the rising and setting of the sun. He emphasizes that restoring permanent
Year-Round Standard Time (YRST) is the best option for our health and well-being, for the natural
daily cycle of light and darkness is really the most powerful timing reminder that we have to match
our body clock with.
So it seems there’s a divide between what’s likely best for our health and what may be good for the
economy. Due to the economic burden and tight budget, it is not hard to guess which one will be
given higher priority among policymakers this year.
12. What benefit does DST bring?
A
．
Boosting consumption.
C
．
Avoiding constant switches.
B
．
Lengthening daytime.
D
．
Brightening the mornings.
13. What does the underlined word “transition” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A
．
Impact. B
．
Exposure. C
．
Disorder. D
．
Change.
14. What does Jay think of DST?
A
．
It helps restore energy.
C
．
It is a timing reminder.
B
．
It raises health concerns.
D
．
It matches humans’ body clock.
15. What will the policymakers probably do this year?
A
．
Choose DST.
C
．
Tighten the economy.
The World Book Day, also called World Book and Copyright Day, falls on April 23
rd
. 16 Reading
extensively exposes you to new ideas and knowledge, improves your concentration and memory,
and enhances your creativity and critical thinking skills.
Despite the importance of reading, many students today don’t have a good habit of reading. There
are a few reasons for this: lack of time and motivation, abundance of digital distractions and failure
to stick to reading. However, these challenges can be overcome with your conscious efforts.
First, you need to make time for reading by limiting time spent on social media or other leisure
activities. Start with just 15—30 minutes a day of reading and you can work your way up to longer
sessions. 17 Many libraries also have digital book options if you prefer e-readers or audiobooks.
Second, build the habit by scheduling reading time each day and sticking to it. 18 Even just having a
regular routine on certain days of the week, such as reading Monday to Friday after dinner for
example, can help you cement(
巩固，加强
) it as a habit.
Finally, track your progress to stay on track. Set monthly reading goals to achieve and record the
books you read, how long the sessions were and any key insights gained. It is a traditional way to
write on a notebook. 19 .
By making reading a priority, limiting distractions, setting a regular schedule, and tracking your
progress, you can successfully develop the habit of reading. 20 So take the first step to cultivate this
important habit today. Your future self will surely thank you for it.
A
．
Today using an app may make it easier to achieve.
B
．
The goal of the day is to engage people in reading.
C
．
Habits are formed through consistency and repetition.
D
．
Developing a habit of reading is particularly unnecessary.
B
．
Adopt YRST.
D
．
Increase funds on healthcare.
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