3267.62、2024英语一整套试卷:古罗马钉子、原始社会带娃、AI和版权、美国湿地

Section I Use of English

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

There's nothing more welcoming than a door opening for you 1 the need to be touched to open or close, automatic doors are essential in 2 disabled access to buildings and helping provide general 3 to commercial building.

1. 1.[A] Though [B] Despite [C] Besides [D]Without
3. 2.[A] revealing [B] demanding [C] improving [D] tracing
5. 3.[A] experience [B]convenience [C] guidance [D] reference

Self-sliding doors began to emerge as a commercial product in 1960 after being invented six years 4 by Americans Dee Horton and Lew Hewitt. They 5 as a novelty feature, but as their use has grown, their 6 have extended with our technologicallyadvanced world. Particularly 7 in busy locations or during times of emergency, the doors 8 crowd management by reducing the obstacles put in people's way. 

1. 4.[A] previously [B] temporarily [C] successively [D] eventually
3. 5.[A] held on [B]started out [C] settled down [D] went by
5. 6.[A] relations [B] volumes [C] benefits [D] sources
7. 7.[A] useful [B] simple [C] flexible [D] stable

8.[A] call for [B] yield to [C] insist on [D] act as

9 making access both in and out of buildings easier for people, the difference in the way many of these doors open helps reduce the total area 10 by them. Automatic doors often open to the side, with the panels sliding across one another. Replacing swing doors, these 11 smaller building to maximise the usable space inside without having to 12 the way for a large, sticking-out door. There are many different types of automatic door, with each 13 specific signals to tell them when to open. 14 these methods differ, the main 15 remian the same.

1. 9.[A] As well as [B] In terms of [C] Thanks to [D] Rather than
3. 10.[A] connected [B] shared [C] represented [D] occupied
5. 11.[A] allow [B] expect [C] require [D] direct
7. 12.[A] adopt [B] lead [C] clear [D] change
9. 13.[A] adapting to [B] deriving from [C] relying on[D] pointing at
11. 14.[A] Once [B] Since [C] Unless [D] Although
13. 15.[A] records [B] positions [C] principles [D] resources

Each automatic door system 16 the light, sound, weight or movement in their vicinity as a signal to open. Sensor types are chosen to 17 the different environment they are needed in. 18 , a busy street might not 19 a motion-sensored door, as it would constantly be opening for passers-by. A pressure-sensitive mat would be more 20 to limit the surveyed area.

2. 16.[A] controls [B] analyses [C] produces [D] mixes
4. 17.[A] decorate [B] compare [C] protect [D] complement
6. 18.[A] In conclusion [B] By contrast [C] For example [D] Above all
8. 19.[A] identify [B] suit [C] secure [D] include
10. 20.[A] appropriate [B] obvious [C] impressive [D] delicate

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

Read the following comments on a report about American museums returning artifacts to their countries of origin and a list of statements summarizing the comments. Choose the best statement from the list A-G for each numbered name (41—45). There are two extra choices which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

41.Hannah

Simply,there are people in Nigeria who cannot travel to the Smithsonian Institution to see that part of their history and culture represented by the Benin Bronzes.These should be available to them as part of their cultural heritage and history and as a source of national pride.These is no good reason that these artifacts should be beyond the ordinary reach of the educational objectives or inspiration of the generations to which they were left.They serve no purpose in a museum in the Unite States or elsewhere except as curious objects.They cannot be compared to works of art produced for sale which can be passed from hand to hand and place by purchase.

[E].The real value of artifacts can only be recognized in their countries of origin rather than anywhere else.文物价值、在于根源

42.Buck

We know very exact reproductions of artwork can be and are regularly produced.Perhaps museums and governments might explore some role for the use of nearly exact reproductions as a means of resolving issues relating to returning works of art and antiquities.The context of any exhibit is more important to me than whether the object being displayed is 2000years old or 2 months old. In many cases the experts have a hard time agreeing on what is the real object and what is a forgery. Again, the story an exhibit is trying to tell is what matters. The monetary value of the object on display is a distant second place in importance.

[D].Reproductions,even if perfectly made,cannot take the place of the authentic object.复制再真、无法代替

1. 43.Sara

2. When visiting the Baltimore Museum of Art, I came across a magnificent 15th-century Chinese sculpture. It inspired me to learn more about the culture that it represented. Artifacts in museums have the power to inspire, and perhaps spark that need to learn and understand the nature of their creators. Having said that, I do feel that whatever artifacts find their way to public museum should, in fact, be sanctioned as having been obtained on loan, legally purchased or obtained by treaty. Stealing artifacts from other peoples' cultures is obscene; it robs not only the physical objects, but the dignity and spirit of their creators.

3. [F].Ways to get artifacts from other countries must be decent and lawful.强盗行径、严重违法

5. 44.Victor

6. Ancient art that is displayed in foreign countries by all means should be returned to the original country.The foreign countries have no right to hold back returning the items. I would ask that the foreign nations and the original country discuss the terms of transfer. Yes, there is the risk that the original will not have as good security as do the foreign-countries. But look at what happened to Boston's Gardner Museum theft in 1990, including the loss of Rembrandt Vermeer,Manet and other masterpiece.Nothing is absolutely safe,nowhere,and now Climate Change agitators are attacking publicly displayed work in European museum.

7. [G].Concern over security is no excuse for refusing to return artifacts to their countries of origin.安全借口、拒绝归还

45.Julia

To those of you in the comments section who are having strong feelings about artifacts being removed from cities in the US and Britain and returned to their countries of origin.I would ask you to consider:why do you think Americans have more of a right to easily access the Benin Bronzes than people of Nigeria?Why are people who live within a days drive of London entitled to go and see the Elgin Marbles wherever they want,but the people of Athens aren't?What intrinsic factors make the West a suitable home for these artifacts but preclude them from being preserved and displayed by their countries of origin?If your conclusion is that the West is better able to preserve these artifacts,think about why you're assuming that to be true.

[B].It is a flawed line of reasoning to argue against returning artifacts to their countries of origin. 反对归还、源于误导

[A].It is clear that the countries of origin have never been compensated for the stolen artifacts. 文物被盗之补偿

[B].It is a flawed line of reasoning to argue against returning artifacts to their countries of origin. 反对归还、源于误导

[C].Museum visitors can still learn as mush from artifacts' copies after the originals.参观仿品、受益良多

[D].Reproductions,even if perfectly made,cannot take the place of the authentic object.复制再真、无法代替

[E].The real value of artifacts can only be recognized in their countries of origin rather than anywhere else.文物价值、在于根源

[F].Ways to get artifacts from other countries must be decent and lawful.强盗行径、严重违法

[G].Concern over security is no excuse for refusing to return artifacts to their countries of origin.安全借口、拒绝归还

Part C

Directions:

Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

"Elephants never forget"-or so they-and that piece of folklore seems to have some foundation.

The African savanna elephants, also known as the Africa bush elephants, is distributed across 37 African counties. They move between a variety of habitats, including forests, grassland woodlands,welands.(46)They sometimes travel more than sixty milesto find food or water, and are very good at working out where other elephants are--even when they are out of sight. 

1、大象们有时会走六十英里去寻找食物；2、同时正在努力工作；3、那里有其他的象群；4、甚至在视线之外的时候。

有些象群会走六十英里去寻找食物，与此同时，就在他们的视野之外的不远处，就有其他的象群正在大快朵颐。

What is more, they almost always seem to choose the nearest waterhole.(47)The researchers are convinced that the elephants always know precisely where they are in relation to all the resources the need, and can therefore take shortcuts, as well as following familiar routes.

Although the cues used by African elephants for long-distance navigation aren't yet understood, smell may well play a part.

Elephants are very choosy eaters, but until recently little was known about how they selected their food.(48)One possibility was that they merely used their eyes and tried out the plants they found, but that would probably result in a lot of wasted time and energy, not least because their eyesight is actually not very good.

1、一个可能性是他们仅仅用他们的眼睛；2、并且试用过他们发现的植物；3、但如此极有可能导致浪费时间和体能；4、至少因为他们的视力不是太好。

为何象群因为寻找食物耗费了大量的时间和体能？其中一个可能性是因为大象的视力一般，因此象群在看到食物后，还需要试用后才能做最终的确认。

(49)The volatile chemicals produced by plants can be carried a long way, and they are very characteristic: Each plant or tree has its own particular odor signature. What is more, they can be detected even when they are not actually visible. New research suggests that smell is a crucial factor in guiding elephants-and probably other herbivores-to the best food resources.

1、植物产生的移变化学物质；2、能被长期承载；3、并具有鲜明特色；4、每种植物或树木都有属于自己的标志性气味。

植物产生的移变化学物质，在经历了长期的演化，演变为一个鲜明的特色，即每种草本或木本植物都有属于自己的标志性气味。

The researchers first established what kinds of plant the elephants preferred either to eat or avoid when foraging freely. They then set up a "food station" experiment, in which they gave the elephants a series of choices based only on smell. (50) The experiment showed that elephants may well use smell to identify patches of trees that are good to eat, and secondly to assess the quality of the trees within each patch. Free-ranging elephants presumably also use this information to locate their preferred food.

1、实验表明，大象擅长用气味；2、去鉴别哪片儿树林适于觅食；3、其次是评估质量；4、在树林中的哪些树。

实验表明，大象擅长用气味鉴别娜片树林、甚至是哪些树木的品质，适合大象觅食。

Their well-developed hippocampal structures may enable elephants, like rats and people, to construct cognitive maps.

Section III Writing

Part A

51. Directions: Read the following email from an international student and write a reply.

Write your answer in about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name in your email, use "Li Ming" instead. (10 points)

Part B

1. Directions:

Write an essay based on the picture and the chart below. In your essay, you should

1. describe the picture and the chart briefly,
2. interpret the implied meaning, and
3. give your comments.

You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

Dear Paul,

In your letter you asked me for some advice on how to prepare for an oral report on an ancient Chinese scientist, and now I am writing with sincerity to give you some necessary suggestions.

What follows, as you requested in your letter, is my advice on the oral report. To begin with, you are expected to select an ancient Chinese scientist and conduct extensive research on his life and work. Apart from that, you are also supposed to organize your findings into an outline, covering his major achievements and contributions.

What I suggested would be beneficial for you, and I do hope you can follow them. If you need more detailed interpretation of my proposals, I would be available any time for you.

Sincerely yours, Li Ming

Unfolded in the elaborately-painted left cartoon is an enlightening scene that two citizens are jogging in the public fitness area and a young adult nearby proudly says, "The new park which was built near my home is so desirable". In the right bar chart, we can see that the number of parks in a city rose sharply from 406 in 2020 to 607 in 2022. There is no doubt that its symbolic meaningsubtly conveyed should be given deep consideration.

What the picture and the chart convey are a favorable phenomenon that even more people now increasingly pay close attention to doing exercise, which is vital to a society. The following factors, from my perspective, might illustrate this theme. First and foremost, doing exercise is beneficial to physical health and it can help reduce obesity and lower fat content by promoting blood circulation. This is why more youngsters are willing to participate in exercise regularly in life. What's more, it can be attributed to the relevant policy from our government to promote the growth of parks. According to a survey conducted by China Research Center, up to 1000 new parks were built last year all over the nation in order to encourage citizens to do exercise.

In summary, active nationwide involvement in physical exercise brings dual benefits of physical and mental wellness. The government should strengthen promotion and encouragement to help citizens develop good exercise habits and routines. Only with participation from all sectors of the society can we build a physically strong and energetic community.