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2023-2024 高三上学期英语第一次半月考试题 8.2
一、阅读理解（本大题共11小题，共55分）
A
Community Volunteers Program
Community Volunteers Program is a brand new service opportunity that engages volunteers in
weekly service with community-based organizations in neighborhoods surrounding the Boston
campus. It offers various volunteer placements that will allow you to connect your skills, passions,
and interests with weekly service!
826 Boston
It is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served
students (age 2 to 13)to find their voices, tell their stories, and gain communication skills to succeed
in school and in future life.
·Primary Focus: After-school enrichment/tutoring.
·Opportunity Type: Remote.
Family Gym Program
Family Gym's goal is to provide families with young children (age 0 to 10) with a safe,
accessible space to engage in fun, and age-appropriate physical activity.
·Primary Focus: Nutrition and Meal Assistance, Nutrition and Physical Education.
·Opportunity Type: Virtual/Remote.
Community Servings
Community Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious,
scratch-made meals to critically ill kids (age 6 to 10) and their families.
·Primary Focus: Food Security, Nutrition and Meal Assistance.
·Opportunity Type: In person.
Hernández After School Program
HASP involves youth from the Rafael Hernández Two-Way Bilingual School to provide the
highest quality of specialized services to meet the educational, social, emotional, cultural, and
recreational needs of its students (age 5 to 12) in the surrounding communities.
·Primary Focus: After-school enrichment/tutoring for multilingual students.
·Opportunity Type: Remote.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司1. What is the main job of volunteers in 826 Boston?
A. To teach students expressive skills. B. To provide kids with physical training.
C. To offer teenagers social assistance. D. To help youth with emotional problems.
2. Which program may prefer volunteers with medical knowledge?
A. 826 Boston. B. Family Gym Program.
C. Community Servings. D. Hernndez After School Program.
3. What do the four programs have in common?
A. They advocate healthy diets. B. They focus on education.
C. They feature online service. D. They center around children.
B
After you finish your fries，eat the ketchup packet.When you add your pasta to boiling water，
put the bag into the pot，too.If these instructions sound confusing to you，it's only because you
haven't yet heard of Notpla，a London-based startup company that is designing a seaweed-based
replacement for single-use plastic packaging.Notpla design director Karlijn Sibbel says they look on
nature as inspiration for the ideal packaging like the skin on a fruit. " A peel will eventually be used
as nutrients by nature，and disappear and become a part of the cycle. " she said.
According to the UN，9.15 billion tons of plastic has been produced since the early 1950s，and
about 60% has been land-filled or abandoned outdoors.Micro-plastics，which are often the result of
larger plastics breaking down，pollute the ocean，the air and our bodies.Over the past few years，
there has been a growing movement against single-use plastics as many experts have argued the
products are unnecessary and harmful.In the US，some places have taken action：New York
banned most plastic shopping bags，and in Miami Beach，plastic straws have been outlawed. "
Overseas，the European Union put a broad ban on single-use plastics into effect this summer. " the
government announced in August.
"Notpla's founders，Rodrigo Garoia González and Pierre Paslie，initially looked to seaweed as
the solution to the world's plastic problem because it is abundant，grows quickly，doesn't compete
with land crops. " Sibbel explained.There are also many different seaweed species，and it can be
harvested or farmed.Seaweed doesn't use land；it doesn't use pesticides.It can grow into the ocean
and the sea，where it actually has a lot of positive benefits so it can create new ecosystems for other
organisms to thrive in.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司"As they scale up，Notpla's team hopes seaweed could replace single-use plastic in the supply
chain more broadly. " Sibbel said.But with the volume of plastics used around the world，she
understands the enormity （巨大） of such a task. "I don't think one material or one solution is
going to solve everything，but we think that seaweed really ticks the right boxes. " she said.
4. What does the author mainly talk about in the first paragraph？
A. The tasty food made from seaweed such as pasta.
B. Common functions of seaweed.
C. The famous company called Notpla.
D. Plastic packaging made from seaweed.
5. What can be learned about plastic pollution and solutions from the passage？
A. Micro-plastics can only be found in the sea.
B. The single-use plastics are considered avoidable by many experts.
C. More than half of the plastic produced has been land-filled.
D. The European Union and the US have completely slopped using single-use plastics.
6. Which is not the reason for the company's founders turning to seaweed？
A. It is pesticide-free.
B. It is easily accessible.
C. It can grow on land.
D. It can do good to the ocean.
7. Which word best describes Karlijn Sibbel's attitude to the future use of seaweed？
A. Optimistic. B. Uncertain. C. Negative. D. Worried.
C
The world's first robotic self-portraits （自画像），painted by an robot called Ai-Da，have
been displayed at a new art exhibit in London.The surprisingly accurate images question the role of
artificial intelligence （AI） in human society and challenge the idea that art is totally a human
trait （特征），according to her creators.
Ai-Da is a life-size android artist powered by AI that can paint，sculpt，and talk. Ai-Da is
designed to look and act like a human woman with a female voice.She is named after Ada
Lovelace，the pioneering English mathematician who is considered one of the first computer
programmers.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司In the past，Ai-Da's work was made up of abstract paintings based on complex mathematical
models，and her first exhibition raised over ＄ 1 million in art sales.Now Ai-Da has created what
are believed to be the first self-portraits made by a machine.
Three of these robot selfies went on display at the Design Museum on May 18 in an exhibition
titled "Ai-Di：Portrait of the Robot，" which is free to the public and will remain on display until
Aug.29.
"These images are meant to unsettle，" said Aidan Meller，the gallery owner behind the creation of
Ai-Da. "They are meant to raise questions about where we are going.What is our role as humans if so
much can be copied through technology？"
Ai-Da's new self-portraits are a combination of constantly updated AI，inbuilt programming
and advanced robotics.Her eyes are actually cameras that allow her to "look" at what she is painting
or sculpting，in this case，herself，and copy it.Ai-Da did not decide to create the self-portraits；
rather，her creators gave her those instructions.Ai-Da's creators hope that her existence will make us
think more about the role of technology，in particular，AI，in our everyday lives.
8. What is special about the displayed self-portraits by Ai-Da？ ______
A. It features surprising images.
B. It challenges traditional crafts.
C. It poses academic questions.
D. It makes history in art exhibition.
9. Why are three robot selfies displayed at the Design Museum？ ______
A. To enhance Ai-Da's sense of achievement.
B. To increase the gallery's popularity with locals.
C. To raise money for creating abstract paintings.
D. To arouse people s reflection on the role of technology.
10. What can be inferred about Ai-Da from the last paragraph？ ______
A. She helps creators make decision.
B. She is trained in photo techniques.
C. She has no self-awareness actually.
D. She is programmed to auto updates.
11. What is the best title for the text？ ______
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. The Far reaching Impact of Art
B. The Essential Role of High-tech
C. An Art Exhibit：Selfies without a Self
D. Ai-Da The First AI-powered Robot Artist
二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共20分）
The human brain is the command centre for the nervous system and enables thoughts，
memory，movement，and emotions.
12_____ As the population ages，the challenges for the preservation of brain health increase.It
is therefore vital for seniors to understand how to protect it.
Exercise regularly.Regular physical exercise tends to help fight against the natural reduction in
brain connections that occur during aging.Multiple studies show that physically active people are less
likely to experience a decline in their mental function and have a lower risk of developing brain
disease. 13______
Have a "right" nap.Having a nap after lunch can be good for your brain and many seniors have
developed such a good habit for long. 14______ While a 30-min to 90-min nap has brain benefits，
anything longer than an hour and a half may create problems with cognition，the ability to think and
form memories.
15______ Your brain is similar to a muscle - you need to use it or lose it.There are many things
that you can do to keep your brain in shape，such as doing crossword puzzles，reading，or playing
cards.You can also learn something new such as musical instruments，drawing，or even digital
devices.Combine different types of activities to increase the effectiveness.
Eat a Mediterranean diet.Studies show people who closely follow a Mediterranean diet are less
likely to have brain disease than people who don't follow the diet.16______ However，we at least
know that omega fatty acids found in olive oil and other healthy fats are vital for your cells to
function correctly.
A.Stay mentally active.
B.Explore new interests if possible.
C.But keep in mind that the length matters.
D.Your diet plays a large role in your brain health.
E.The benefits result from increased blood circulation.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司F.Maintaining a healthy brain is the primary goal in pursuing health.
G.Further research is needed to decide which parts of the diet help brain the most.
三、书面表达（20分）
17.假如你是李华，你的笔友Peter准备参加中国经典诵读比赛，他向你写信希望得到你的
帮助，现在请你写封信给他提供一些如何准备的合理建议。你的回复包括以下要点：
1. 写信的目的；
2. 合理建议；
3. 预祝成功。
注意： 1.字数在120词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
Knowing that you will take part in the Chinese classic reading contest, I feel proud of you.
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