靜安區(qū)2023學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中教學(xué)質(zhì)量調(diào)研

高三英語(yǔ)試卷

（完卷時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：140分）

考生注意：

1.試卷滿分140分，完卷時(shí)間120分鐘。

2.本調(diào)研設(shè)試卷和答題紙兩部分，全卷共12頁(yè)。所有答題必須涂（選擇題）或?qū)懀ǚ沁x擇題）在

答題紙上，做在試卷上一律不得分。

第I卷（共100分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atagrocerystore.B.Ataflorisfsstand.

C.Atabankcounter.D.Atanelectronicshop.

2.A.Signupforafitnessclass.B.Shopforfitnessequipment.

C.Haveafitnesstest.D.Watchafitnessvideo.

3.A.Paytheticketrightaway.B.Challengetheticket.

C.Ignoretheticket.D.Apologizetotheparkingofficer.

4.A.SheisavailableonSaturday.B.Shewillcancelherdentistappointment.

C.Shecannotcovertheman'sshift.D.Sheforgotabouttheshift.

5.A.Thewomanhadbettergivehimanextensiononthedeadline.

B.Thewomanhadbetterdrafttheproposalbyherself.

C.Thewomanhadbetterapprovetheproposal.

D.Thewomanhadbettergiveinsightsonthebudgetsection.

6.A.Shedoesn,tlikeanimalsfromtheshelter.

B.Sheprefersbuyingpetsfrombreeders.

C.Shethinksadoptingapetisabadidea.

D.Shesupportstheideaofadoptingapet.

7.A.Eitherofthemisanexperiencedchef.

B.Bothofthemhaveexperiencedfailuresinthekitchen.

C.Neitherofthemarefondofcooking.

D.Bothofthemareconcernedaboutthenewrecipe.

8.A.Bungeejumpingissafe.

B.Bungeejumpingisthrilling.

C.Bungeejumpingmighthaverisks.

D.Bungeejumpingissuretoberegrettable.

9.A.Themanshouldborrowthebookseveraldayslater.

B.Thewomanurgentlyneedsthebookback.

C.Themandoesnotneedtoreturnthebookquickly.

D.Thewomanisunwillingtolendthemanthebook.

10.A.Thewoman'sparentswillnotappreciateasurpriseparty.

B.Thewomanshouldprioritizeherparents5preferencesfortheparty.

C.Themandislikestheideaofasurpriseparty.

D.Thewomanshouldplanapartybasedonherownpreferences.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation.After

eachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingspeech.

11.A.Apupilinneedofhelp.B.Apersonpromisingtodonatemoney.

CAmemberfromacharity.D.AteacherintheSemiraRegion.

12.A.10%.B.35%.C.50%.D.65%.

13.A.Totrainteachersforthedisabled.B.Tohelpapupilwithspecialneeds.

C.Topayforawalkingholiday.D.Toorganizeacharityclubforthedisabled.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Todistractotherstudentsfromdoingwell.

B.Toimpresshisfriendswiththeshiningring.

C.Toimprovehischancesintheexam.

D.Tohonorhisgrandfatherbywearingaring.

15.A.Byhavingenoughtimeforbreaks.

B.Bybreakingdownlearningintoportions.

C.Byinformingteachersofthestudyhabits.

D.Bywearingluckyobjects.

16.A.Startrevisionaheadoftime.

B.Rewardoneselfduringrevision.

C.Considerdifferentlearningstyles.

D.Stayuplatefortheexam.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Toinquireabouttravelrecommendations.

B.TodiscussculturalfestivalsinSoutheastAsia.

C.ToplanasolotraveladventuretoThailand.

D.TolearnaboutMr.Patel'stravelexperiences.

18.A.EuropeandAfrica.B.ThailandandVietnam.

C.SouthAmericaandAustralia.D.JapanandChina.

19.A.Solelyculturalexploration.

B.Primarilyoutdooradventures.

C.Amixofculturalandoutdoorexperiences.

D.Luxuriousandprivateaccommodations.

20.A.Itisidealformeetingfellowtravelers.

B.Itoffersexclusivetravelexperiences.

C.Itisamorecomfortableandsecurestay.

D.Itoffersauthenticculturalimmersion.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Beethov-hen'sfirstsymphony

OnagreyFridaymorningataHawke?sBayfarm,membersofNewZealand'ssymphonyorchestradressedin

blacktoperformtheirlatestcompositioninfrontofalargecrowd.

Themusiccontainedmanymarksoftraditionalclassicalmusic,butasitbegan,theinstrumentsstartedtomake

loud,roughsoundsmorecommonly](hear)inchickencoopsthaninanauditorium.

However,nofeatherswereangeredbythisdeparturefromtradition,2theaudiencethatgatheredtolisten

totheconcertlastweekwas,infact,acoupleofthousandchickens.

Thepieceofmusic-ChookSymphonyNo1-3(create)specificallyforthebirdsoutofanunlikely

partnershipbetweentheorchestraandanorganicfree-rangechickenfarmwhichwantedapieceofchicken-friendly

musictoenrichitsflocks9lives.

“We'vebeenplayingclassicalmusicforthechickensforsomeyearsnowbecause4iswellresearched

thatthemusiccancalmthechickensdown,^^saysBenBostock,oneofthetwobrotherswho5(own)the

BostockBrothersfarm.

Researchhasshownanimalscanrespondpositivelytoclassicalmusic,andchickensareparticularlyresponsive

tobaroque(巴洛克風(fēng)格),accordingtosomestudies.

Thecomposer,HamishOliver,6usedthebaroquetraditionasastartingpointanddrewinspirationfrom

composerssuchasCorelli,Bach,andSchnittke,wantedthepiecetobeplayfulbyincludingsoundsfromachicken's

world.t4Thetrumpetimitatesthechicken...thewoodwindinstrumentsarethecluckiest,especiallyifyoutakethe

reedsoff.”

Theearlystagesofcompositionwerespent7(test)outwhichinstrumentsandsoundsthechickens

respondedtobest.

“Theydidn'tlikeanybigbanging,9,Bostocksaid,addingthatwhenthebirdsrespondpositivelytothemusic,

theytend8(wander)fartheramongthetrees.Bostocknowhopeschickenfarmersaroundtheworldwilluse

thepieceofmusictocalmtheirownbirds.

ForOliver,havinginputfromthefarmersabout9thechickenswererespondingtoparticularsoundsand

instrumentswasahighlightoftheproject.

Thesymphonyhassearchedexhaustively10anyotherexamplesoforchestrasmakingmusicspecifically

forchickensandbelievesthistobeaworld-first,saysPeterBiggs,theorchestra'schiefexecutive.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.armyB.availableC.displayedD.reservesE.straightF.inserted

G.additionalH.advocatesI.initiativeJ.provenK.existing

Anewwaytoreducepoaching

ResearchersareworkingonapilotprogrambackedbyRussia'sRosatomCorptoinjectrhinohorns（犀牛角）

withradioactivematerial,astrategythatcoulddiscourageconsumptionandmakeiteasiertodetectillegaltrade.

Poachers（偷獵者）killed394rhinosinSouthAfricafortheirhornslastyear,governmentdatashows,with

publicandprivategame11lackingtheresourcesneededtomonitorvasttractsoflandandprotecttheanimals

thatlivethere.Whilethetollwasathirdlowerthanin2019andthesixth12drop,illegalhuntingremainsthe

biggestthreattoabout20,000oftheanimalsinthecountry一theworld'sbiggestpopulation.

Thousandsof13sensorsalonginternationalborderscouldbeusedtodetectasmallquantityof

radioactivematerial14intothehorns,accordingtoJamesLarkin,aprofessorattheUniversityof

WitswatersrandinJohannesburg,whohasabackgroundinradiationprotectionandnuclearsecurity.t6Awholenew

15ofpeoplecouldbeabletodetecttheillegalmovementofrhinohorn,“hesaid.Somealternatemethodsof

discouragingpoaching,includingpoisoning,dyeingandremovingthehorns,haveraisedavarietyofopinionsasto

theirvirtueandefficacy.

KnownasTheRhisotopeProject,thenewanti-poaching16startedearlierthismonthwiththeinjection

ofanaminoacid（氨基酸）intotworhinos'hornsinordertodetectwhetherthecompoundwillmoveintotheanimals5

bodies.Also,17studiesusingcomputermodelingandareplicarhinoheadwillbedonetodetermineasafe

doseofradioactivematerial.Rhinohornisusedintraditionalmedicine,asitisbelievedtocurediseasesuchascancer,

18asashowofwealthandgivenasgifts.

“Ifwemakeitradioactive,thesepeoplewillbehesitanttobuyit,“Larkinsaid."We'repushingonthewhole

supplychain.^^

BesidesRussia'sstate-ownednuclearcompany,theUniversityofWitwatersrand,scientistsandprivaterhino

ownersareinvolvedintheproject.Ifthemethodis19feasible,itcouldalsobeusedtocurbillegaltradein

elephantivory.

“Oncewehavedevelopedthewholeprojectandgottothepointwherewecompletedtheproofofconcept,then

wewillbemakingthiswholeidea20towhoeverwantstouseit,“Larkinsaid.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarked

A,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Cityairisinasorrystate.Itisdirtyandhot.Outdoorpollutionkills4.2mpeopleayear,accordingtotheWorld

HealthOrganization.Concreteandtarmac,meanwhile,absorbthesun'sraysratherthanreflectingthembackinto

space,andalso21plantswhichwouldotherwisecoolthingsdownbyevaporativetranspiration（蒸騰作用）.

Thenever-ceasing22ofbuildingsandroadsthusturnsurbanareasintoheatislands,discomfortingresidents

andworseningdangerousheatwaves.

Apossibleanswertothetwinproblemsofpollutionandheatistrees.Theirleavesmaydestroyatleastsome

chemicalpollutantsandtheycertainly23tinyparticlesfloatingintheair,whicharethenwashedtotheground

byrain.Besidestranspiration,theyprovide24.

Tocoolanareaeffectively,treesmustbeplantedinquantity.Twoyearsago,researchersattheUniversityof

WisconsinfoundthatAmericancitiesneed40%tree25tocuturbanheatbackmeaningfully.Unfortunately,

notallcities一andespeciallynotthosenowspringingupintheworld'spoorandmiddle-incomecountries—are

26withparks,privategardensorasufficientnumberofstreettrees.Andtheproblemislikelytogetworse.

Atthemoment,55%ofpeopleliveincities.By2050thatshareisexpectedtoreach68%.

Onegroupofbotanistsbelievetheyhaveatleastapartial27tothislackofurbanvegetation.Itistoplant

miniaturesimulacra（模擬物）ofnaturalforests,ecologicallyengineeredforrapidgrowth.Overthecourseofacareer

thatbeganinthe1950s,theirleader,MiyawakiAkira,aplantecologistatYokohamaNationalUniversityinJapan,

hasdevelopedawaytodothisstartingwitheventhemost28desertedareas.AndtheMiyawakimethodis

findingincreasing29aroundtheworld.

DrMiyawaki9sinsightwastodeconstructandrebuildtheprocessofecologicalsuccession,bywhich30

landdevelopsnaturallyintomatureforest.Usually,thefirstarrivalisgrass,followedbysmalltreesand,finally,

largerones.TheMiyawakimethod31someoftheearlyphasesandjumpsdirectlytoplantingthekindsof

speciesfoundinamaturewood.

DrMiyawakihas32theplantingofmorethan1,500oftheseminiatureforests,firstinJapan,thenin

otherpartsoftheworld.Wherevertheyareplanting,though,gardenersarenotrestrictedto33nature'srecipe

booktotheletter.Miyawakiforestscanbecustomizedtolocalrequirements.Apopularchoice,34、isto

includemorefruittreesthananaturalforestmightsupport,thuscreatinganorchardthatrequiresnomaintenance.

Ifyourgoalistobetteryour35surroundings,ratherthantosavetheplanetfromglobalwarming,then

DrMiyawakimightwellbeyourman.

21.

A.thriveB.nourishC.displaceD.raise

22.

A.assessmentB.maintenanceC.spreadD.replacement

23.

A.releaseB.trapC.reflectD.dissolve

24.

A.attractionB.shadowC.interactionD.shade

25.

A.consumptionB.coverageC.intervalD.conservation

26.

A.blessedB.linedC.piledD.fascinated

27.

A.treatmentB.obstacleC.warningD.solution

28.

A.unnoticedB.unpromisingC.untestedD.unfading

29.

A.criticismB.favorC.sponsorD.anxiety

30.

A.bareB.gracefulC.faintD.mysterious

31.

A.highlightsB.skipsC.improvesD.pushes

32.

A.accessedB.spottedC.supervisedD.ranked

33.

A.disturbingB.balancingC.followingD.reducing

34.

AforexampleB.inessenceC.ontheotherhandD.afterall

35.

A.suburbanB.leisureC.scenicD.immediate

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

FromMarieTussaud'sChamberofHorrorstoDisneyland'sHauntedMansion(鬼屋)tohorror-themedescape

rooms,hauntedhouseattractionshaveterrifiedanddelightedaudiencesaroundtheworldformorethan200years.

Theseattractionsturnouttobegoodplacestostudyfear.Theyhelpscientistsunderstandthebody'sresponse

tofrightandhowweperceivesomesituationsasenjoyablythrillingandothersastrulyterrible.Onesurprisingfinding:

havingfriendscloseathandinahauntedhousemightmakeyoumorejumpy,notlessso.

Psychologistandstudyco-authorSarahTashjian,whoisnowattheUniversityofMelbourne,andherteam

conductedtheirresearchwith156adults,whoeachworeawirelesswristsensorduringtheirvisit.Thesensor

measuredskinresponseslinkedtothebody'sreactionstostressandothersituations.Whenthesensorpickedup,for

example,greaterskinconductance-thatis,thedegreetowhichtheskincantransmitanelectriccurrent-thatwas

asignthatthebodywasmorearousedandreadyforfightorflight.Inadditiontothismeasure,peoplereportedtheir

expectedfear(onascaleof1to10)beforeenteringthehauntedhouseandtheirexperiencedfear(onthesamescale)

aftercompletingthehaunt.

Thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhoreportedgreaterfearalsoshowedheightenedskinresponses.Beingwith

friends,Tashjianandhercolleaguesfurtherfound,increasedphysiologicalarousalduringtheexperience,whichwas

linkedtostrongerfeelingsoffright.Infact,thefearresponsewasactuallyweakerwhenpeoplewentthroughthe

houseinthepresenceofstrangers.

Otherinvestigatorshaveusedhauntedhousestounderstandhowfearandenjoymentcancoexist.Ina2020

studyledbyMarcMalmdorfAndersen,amemberoftheRecreationalFearLabatAarhusUniversityinDenmark,

scientistsjoinedforceswithDystopiaHauntedHouse.TheDanishattractionincludessuchterrifyingexperiencesas

beingchasedby"Mr.Piggy”,alarge,chain-saw-wieldingmanwearingabloodybutcher'sapronandpigmask.

Peoplebetweentheagesof12and57werevideorecordedatpeakmomentsduringtheattraction,woreheart-rate

monitorsthroughoutandreportedontheirexperience.People'sfrightwastiedtolarge-scaleheart-ratefluctuations;

theirenjoymentwaslinkedtosmall-scaleones.Theresultssuggestthatfearandenjoymentcanhappentogether

whenphysiologicalarousalisbalanced'justright”.

36.Studyinghauntedhouseattractionshelpsscientiststolearnabout.

A.thepsychologicaleffectsoffearonindividuals

B.thehistoryofhorror-themedentertainment

C.thebody'sresponsetomaterialrewards

D.theimpactoftechnologyonpeople'senjoyment

37.HowdidSarahTashjianandherteamconducttheirresearchonhauntedhouseexperiences?

A.Bysurveyingparticipants.B.Byanalyzinghistoricalrecords.

C.Byemployingwirelesswristsensors.D.Byusingvirtualrealitysimulations.

38.WhatdidTashjianandhercolleaguesdiscoverintheirstudy?

A.Beingwithfriendselevatedlevelofphysiologicalarousal.

B.Thefearreactionwasstrongerinthecompanyofstrangers.

C.Psychologicaleffectwasunrelatedtointensifiedfeelingsoffright.

D.Thosereportinglightenedfearshowedincreasedskinresponses.

39.Itcanbeconcludedfromthe2020studyledbyMarcMalmdorfAndersenthat.

Afearandenjoymentcannothappenatthesametime

B.large-scaleheart-ratefluctuationswerelinkedtoenjoyment

C.theageoftheparticipantswasnotrelatedtothestudy'sfindings

D.fearandenjoymentcancoexistundercertainconditions

(B)

Isanelectricvehiclerightforyou?

Manypeoplewillaskthemselvesthatquestionforthefirsttimethisyear.Pricesarefalling,batteryrangeis

risingandmainstreambrandsareaddingnewEVsatabreakneckpace.

HerearethreethingsanybodyseriouslyconsideringbuyinganEVshouldknow:

1.Thepricetoinstalla240vcharger

Anybodywhoownsanelectricvehicleneedsa240-voltchargerathome.Withone,youcanrechargeovernight,

soyoustarteverydaywiththeequivalentofafulltank.

Justafewyearsago,home240vEVchargerscost$2,500-$3,000,includinginstallation,butpriceshavedeclined

ascompetitiongrowswiththenumberofEVsontheroad.

2.Thetimeittakestocharge

About80%ofmilesdriveninEVsarepoweredbyelectricitychargedathome,butyou'llneedtocharge

elsewhereoccasionally.Thafswhenchargingtimebecomesabigdeal,buthowlongittakesdependsonacoupleof

factors.

First,voltagefromthecharger.Getting250milesofrangeinsevenhoursfroma240vchargerisfinewhen

you'rechargingovernightathome,butifsadealbreakerifyou'regoing300milesforaweekendgetaway.Inthat

case,you'llwanttolookfora400vDCfastcharger.They'renotascommonas240vpublicchargersyet,butthey're

becomingmorewidespread.

There'sanotherfactor:theon-boardcharger.Itregulateshowfastthebatterycanacceptelectricity.Avehicle

withahigher-capacityon-boardchargeracceptselectricityfaster.

3.Wheretocharge

Goodroute-planningappswillhelpyoufindchargersonaroadtrip.

“Mostpeoplehavenoideahowmanypublicchargingstationsarewithin,say,a10-or15-mileradius（半徑）

becausethey5resmall,peopledon'tlookforthemorevendon'tknowwhattolookfor,andthey9rerarelysignposted,

saidjournalistJohnVbelcker,whohasstudiedEVsandchargingexhaustively.

4.Onthehorizon

IfanEVdoesn'tmeetyourneedsnow,watchthisspace.They'recomingcloser,butlargenumbersofgasoline

vehicleswillremaininproductionforyears.Beyondthat,companieswillkeepmakingsparepartsforoil-burnersfor

decades.

40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThepriceofinstallingahomeEVchargerhasremainedstableinthepastfewyears.

B.It'squiteeasytoidentifythepublicchargingstationswiththehelpofstrikingsignposts.

C.PopularbrandsareintroducingnewEVsatanincrediblyfastrate.

D.Anelectricvehiclecan'tprovidethesameamountofenergyasacompletelyfilledfueltank.

41.Theunderlinedphrase“watchthisspace"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans”

A.giveuptheplantopurchaseanEV

B.makespaceforanEV

C.findanalternativetoEV

D.keepaneyeoutforfuturedevelopments

42.Thispassageismainlyintendedto.

A.illustratethefactorschargingtimedependson

B.offeradviceonpurchasinganelectricvehicle

C.lookforwardtothefutureofelectricvehicles

D.explainthereasonforthefallingpricesofelectricvehicles

(C)

Flingingbrightlycolouredobjectsaroundascreenathighspeedisnotwhatcomputers5centralprocessingunits

weredesignedfor.Somanufacturersofarcademachinesinventedthegraphics-processingunit(GPU),asetofcircuits

tohandlevideogames9visualsinparalleltotheworkdonebythecentralprocessor.TheGPU'sabilitytospeedup

complextaskshassincefoundwideruses:videoediting,cryptocurrencyminingandmostrecently,thetrainingof

artificialintelligence.

AIisnowdisruptingtheindustrythathelpedbringitintobeing.Everypartofentertainmentstandstobeaffected

bygenerativeAI,whichdigestsinputsoftext,image,audioorvideotocreatenewoutputsofthesame.Butthegames

businesswillchangethemost,arguesAndreessenHorowitz,aventure-capital(VC)firm.Gamesinteractivityrequires

themtobestuffedwithlaboriouslydesignedcontent:considerthe30squaremilesoflandscapeor60hoursofmusic

in“RedDeadRedemption2",arecentcowboyadventure.EnlistingAIassistantstochumitoutcoulddrastically

shrinktimescalesandbudgets.

AIrepresentsan"'explosionofopportunity^^andcoulddrasticallychangethelandscapeofgamedevelopment.

Makingagameisalreadyeasierthanitwas:nearly13,000titleswerepublishedlastyearonSteam,agamesplatform,

almostdoublethenumberin2017.Gamingmaysoonresemblethemusicandvideoindustriesinwhichmostnew

contentonSpotifyorYouTubeisuser-generated.Onegamesexecutivepredictsthatsmallfirmswillbethequickest

toworkoutwhatnewgenresaremadepossiblebyALLastmonthRajaKoduri,anexecutiveatIntel,leftthechip

makertofoundanAl-gamingstartup.

Don'tcountthebigstudiosout,though.Iftheycanreleasehalfadozenhigh-qualitytitlesayearinsteadofa

couple,itmightchipawayatthehit-drivennatureoftheirbusiness,saysJoshChapmanofKonvoy,agamingfocused

VCfirm.Aworldofmorechoicesalsofavorsthosewithbigmarketingbudgets.Andthegiantsmayhavebetter

answerstothemountingcopyrightquestionsaroundALIfgenerativemodelshavetobetrainedondatatowhichthe

developerhastherights,thosewithbigback-catalogueswillbebetterplacedthanstartups.TrentKaniuga,anartist

whohasworkedongameslike“Fortnite”,saidlastmonththatseveralclientshadupdatedtheircontractstobanAI-

generatedart.

Ifthelawyersdon'tintervene,unionsmight.StudiosdiplomaticallyrefertoAIassistantsas"co-pilots”,not

replacementsforhumans.

43.Theoriginalpurposebehindtheinventionofthegraphics-processingunit(GPU)wasto.

A.speedupcomplextasksinvideoeditingandcryptocurrencymining

B.assistinthedevelopingandtrainingofartificialintelligence

C.disrupttheindustryandcreatenewoutputsusinggenerativeAI

D.offloadgamevisualtasksfromthecentralprocessor

44.HowmighttheriseofAl-gamingstartupsaffectthedevelopmentofthegamingindustry?

A.Itcontributestothegrowthofuser-generatedcontent.

B.Itfacilitatesblockbusterdependencyonbigstudios.

C.Itdecreasescollaborationbetweendifferentstakeholdersintheindustry.

D.Itmayhelptoconsolidatethegamingmarketundermajorcorporations.

45.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheroleofartificialintelligenceingaming?

A.AIfavorsthebusinesseswithsmallmarketingbudgets.

B.AIisexpectedtosimplifygamedevelopmentprocesses.

C.AIallowsstartupstogainanedgeoverbigfirmswithauthorizeddata.

D.AIassistantsmayserveashumansubstitutesforstudios.

46.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Theevolutionofgraphics-processingunits(GPUs).

B.TheimpactofgenerativeAIonthegamingindustry.

C.Thesocietalsignificanceofgraphics-processingunits(GPUs).

D.ThechallengesgenerativeAIpresentstogainingstudios.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

need.

TimetoendSanta's“naughtylist”?

ManyofushavemagicalmemoriesofSantasecretlybringinggiftsandjoytoourchildhoodhomes一butis

thereadarkersidetothebelovedChristmastradition?

Iwas一andI'mhappytoadmitit一aloyalbelieverofSanta.IabsolutelylovedthemagicofChristmas,

especiallySantaClaus,andmyparentswentaboveandbeyondtoencourageit.However,asIbegintoconstructmy

ownSantaClausmythformydaughter,Ican'thelpbutfeelguilty.Coulditunderminehertrustinme?

47Backin1978,astudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofOrthopsychiatry(矯正精神醫(yī)學(xué))found

that85%offour-year-oldssaidtheybelievedinSanta.In2011,researchpublishedintheJournalofCognitionand

Developmentfoundthat83%of5-year-oldsclaimedtobetruebelievers.

Iguessifsnotallthatsurprising.48HefeaturesineveryChristmasTVshowandmovie.Eachyearthe

NorthAmericanAerospaceDefenceCommand(NORAD)allowsyoutotrackSanta'sjourneyonChristmasEve.To

reassurechildrenduringthepandemicin2020,theWorldHealthOrganizationissuedastatementdeclaringthatSanta

was"immune“fromCovid19.Andit'spreciselythiseffortonbehalfo