2024-2025學年湖南湘西土家族苗族自治州10月高三上學期月考英語檢測試題一、閱讀理解1、 TICKETSFORKENSINGTONPALACEANDUNTOLDLIVESKensingtonPalaceTicketsAnadmissionticketincludesaccesstoallpublicareasofthepalaceandgardensincluding:UntoldLivesexhibition,Victoria:ARoyalChildhood,TheKing'sStateApartmentsandTheQueensStateApartments.HowtoGetTicketsYou'veBoughtOnlineDownloadyourPDFtickettoyourmobileforscanning（掃描）attheentranceorclickthelinkintheemailthatwe'llsendyouandprintoutallyourtickets.Ifyouarenotabletodownloadyoure-ticketsusingthelinkinyourconfirmationemail,pleaseshowyourreferencenumberwhichbegins42xxxxxxxxxtotheticketdeskwhenyouarriveandstaffonsitewillbeabletoprintyourticketsforyou.(1)WhatcanaKensingtonPalaceticketbeusedtodo?A.Serveasanidentificationcard.B.Providediscountsforkidtickets.C.Offerfreevisittoseveralplaces.D.Showhowtoprintonlinetickets.(2)Howmuchshouldaclassof20pupilsandateacherpayfortheentry?A.About￡21.B.About￡264.C.About￡404.D.About￡464.(3)Whatisneededwhenyouhaveyourticketsprintedonsite?A.Thecellphonescreen.B.Thereferencenumber.C.Theticketpricetable.D.Theconfirmationemail.2、Asacollegeprofessor,Iamrequiredtoholdanofficehourbeforemylecture.Theseofficehoursareoptionalandtendtobebusieratthebeginningandendofasemester（學期）.Inthemiddle,theycanbecomequiet.AfewyearsagoIwasgivenaflute（長笛）asagift,soIdecidedthatIwouldusemyquietofficehourstopracticethisnewinstrument.Theexperiencebroughtunexpectedinsightsintoperformanceanxiety.Iheldmyofficehourinthenear-emptylecturehall,onehourbeforetheclassbegan.Thehallwasopentoanystudentwhowishedtotalkwithmeaboutcourseworkortotakeaseatandquietlyreadbeforethelecturebegan.Iwouldassemble（組裝）myflute,openmylessonbook,andbeginworkingontheinstrumentIhadneverplayedbefore.Ialsofollowedonlinevideolessons-alldoneinfrontofafewstudentswhowouldcomeearlytoclass.Iwouldbeginplayinglongtones,closingmyeyesand"forgetting"thatanyonewasintheroomwithme.IwassurprisedtofindthatIfeltnoanxietywhilelearninganewinstrumentinfrontofothers.HadIbeenplayingmymaininstrument,Iwouldhavehadmoreconcernaboutthelevelofmyplayingandhowmyplayingwasbeingreceived.However,inthissetting,itwasclearthatIwasanabsolutebeginnerwithnoexpectationsofimpressinganyonewithmymastery.Myattentionwassetonfiguringtheinstrumentout.IhadnoexpectationsofhowIwouldsoundandhadlittleexpectationsofsoundinglikeanythingmorethanabeginner.TherehavebeenmanythingsIhavelearnedfrommyexperimentoflearninganinstrumentinpublic.Whenevermusicianstalkwithmeabouttheirstagefright,Iofferthemthisstory.(1)Whatis"anofficehour"for?A.Theprofessorstoshowtalents.B.Thestudentstoappreciatemusic.C.Theteacherstoofferconsultation.D.Thelecturerstomakepreparations.(2)Whydidtheauthorplayaflute?A.Topassthetime.B.Togivealecture.C.Todoaresearch.D.Toattractstudents.(3)Whatmadetheauthorateasewhenplayingtheflute?A.Thetechniquefromthevideo.B.Hisimpressiveperformance.C.Theaudience'sactiveresponse.D.Hisconcentrationonplaying.(4)Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.MyJoyofLearningaNewThingB.MyTiponPerforminginthePublicC.MyDiscoverytoEaseStageFrightD.MyOfficeHourBeforeEveryLesson3、AsAIdevelops,itbecomeschallengingtodistinguishbetweenitscontentandhuman-createdwork.Beforecomparingboth,it'sgoodtoknowaboutthePerplexity&Burstinessofatext.Perplexityisameasurementusedtoevaluatetheperformanceoflanguagemodelsinpredictingthenextwordinagroupofwords.Itmeasureshowwellthemodelcanestimatetheprobabilityofawordoccurringbasedonthepreviouscontext.Alowerperplexityscoreindicatesbetterpredictabilityandunderstandingofthelanguage,whileahigherperplexityscoresuggestsahigherdegreeofuncertaintyandlessaccuratepredictions.ThehumanmindissocomplexcomparedtocurrentAlmodelsthathuman-writtentexthashighperplexitycomparedtoAl-generatedtext.Examples:HighPerplexity:"Theteapotsanganoperaofhot,wheelingtea,everysteamynoteasymphonyofflavor."LowPerplexity:"Ipouredhotwaterintotheteapot,andafreshsmellfilledtheroom."Burstinessreferstothevariationinthelengthandstructureofsentenceswithinapieceofcontent.Itmeasuresthedegreeofdiversityandunpredictabilityinthearrangementofsentences.Humanwritingoftenexhibitsburstsandlulls（間歇）,withamixoflongandshortsentences,whileAl-generatedcontenttendstohaveamoreuniformandregularpattern.Higherburstinessindicatesgreatercreativity,spontaneity（自發(fā)性）,andengagementinwriting,whilelowerburstinessreflectsamoreroboticandmonotonous（單調(diào)的）style,Justliketheperplexityscore,human-writtencontentusuallyhasahighburstinessscore.Examples:HighBurstiness:"Thealarmscreamed.Feethitthefloor.Theteakettlewhistled.Steamstreamed.Heartpounded.Theworld,awake."LowBurstiness:"Inthepeacefulmorning,thealarmclock'ssoftringgreetedanewday.Iwalkedtothekitchen,mystepslightandunhurried.Theteakettlewhistleditsgentlesong,acomfortingtunethatharmonizedwiththesteam'ssoftwhisper."Here,Iwroteapassageonthe"Importanceoflifelonglearning"myselfandalsoaskedChatGPTtodothesametocomparebetterAl-generatedandhuman-writtentext.(1)WhatdoPerplexity&Burstinessprobablyserveas?A.Complexitiesofalanguage.B.Criteriaonfeaturesofatext.C.Phenomenaoflanguagevarieties.D.Referencesingeneratingatext.(2)WhatarethecharacteristicsofanAl-generatedtext?A.Lowperplexityandlowburstiness.B.Highperplexityandlowburstiness.C.Lowperplexityandhighburstiness.D.Highperplexityandhighburstiness.(3)Whichofthewritingwaysbelowdoestheauthorskipwhendevelopingthearticle?A.Quotingsayings.B.Showingexamples.C.Givingdefinitions,D.Makingcomparisons.(4)Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutnext?A.SomeessaysfromChatGPT.B.Anillustrationfordifferences.C.Anexampleofthewriter'sown.D.Analysesoflifelonglearning.4、Whenstressedout,manyofusturntojunkfoodlikedeep-friedfoodforcomfort.Butanewresearchsuggeststhisstrategymaybackfire.Thestudyfoundthatinanimals,ahigh-fatdietdisruptsresidentgutbacteria（腸道細菌）,changesbehaviorand;throughacomplexpathwayconnectingtheguttothebrain,influencesbrainchemicalsinwaysthatfuelanxiety."Everyoneknowsthatthesearenothealthyfoods,butwetendtothinkaboutthemstrictlyintermsofalittleweightgain,“saidleadauthorChristopherLowry,aprofessorofintegrativephysiologyatCUBoulder.“Ifyouunderstandthattheyalsoimpactyourbraininawaythatcanpromoteanxiety,thatmakestheriskevenhigher."Lowry'steamdividedmiceintotwogroups:Halfgotastandarddietofabout11%fatfornineweeks;theothersgotahigh-fatdietof45%fat,consistingmostlyoffatfromanimalproducts.ThetypicalAmericandietisabout36%fat,accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Whencomparedtothecontrolgroup,thegroupeatingahigh-fatdiet,notsurprisingly,gainedweight.Buttheanimalsalsoshowedsignificantlylessdiversityofgutbacteria.Generallyspeaking,morebacterialdiversityisassociatedwithbetterhealth,Lowryexplained.Thehigh-fatdietgroupalsoshowedhigherexpressionofthreegenes（基因）(tph2,htrla,andsle6a4)involvedinproductionandsignalingofthebrainchemicalcalledserotonin-particularlyinaregionofthecentralpartofthebrainknownasthedorsalraphenucleuscDRD,whichisassociatedwithstressandanxiety.Whileserotoninisoftenbilledasa"feel-goodbrainchemical",Lowrynotesthatcertainsubsetsofserotoninneurons（神經(jīng)元）can,whenactivated,touchoffanxiety-likeresponsesinanimals.Especially,heightenedexpressionoftph2inthecDRDhasbeenassociatedwithmooddisordersinhumans."Tothinkthatjustahigh-fatdietcouldchangeexpressionofthesegenesinthebrainisextraordinary,"saidLowry."Thehigh-fatgroupessentiallyhadahighanxiety,stateintheirbrain."However,Lowrystressesthatnotallfatsarebad,andthathealthyfatslikethosefoundinfish,nutsandseedscanbegoodforthebrain.(1)Whatisthenewfinding?A.Junkfoodleadstooverweight.B.High-fatfoodbringsbadmoods.C.Brainchemicalscauseanxiety.D.Gutbacteriabenefitbrainhealth.(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"disrupts"inparagraph1mean?A.Upsets.B.Facilitates.C.Loosens.D.Generates.(3)Howwerethemiceeatingahigh-fatdietbycontrastwiththecontrolgroup?A.Theylookedmoreanxious.B.Theylostmuchmoreweight.C.Theysufferedmooddisorders.D.Theylackedgutbacteriavariety.(4)WhatdoesLowryagreewith?A.Everyfatisharmful.B.Fishfatisharmless.C.Stresscomesfromfat.D.Somefatsaregood.二、信息匹配5、閱讀下而短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoMakeaMarathonFeelEasierMarathonrunnersgettoinfluencetheireffort-baseddecisionmakingintwoways:firstlybyincreasingtheirmotivationand,oncethatismaxedout,byreducingperceptionofeffort,whichcanbebetterthoughtofas"makingitfeeleasier",

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A.Keepyourheadup,lookforwardandrun.B.Youcandoiteachtimeyoupassadrinksstation.C.Acceptthefactthatyouaredoingsomethingdifficult.D.Realizingyouhavedozensofmilestoruncanbefearful.E.Theycanbethebestsupportersigns,oryourfavoritecostumes.F.Itisoftenthephraseacoachwouldremindyouaboutinatrainingsession.G.Motivationisusuallyeasytofindbutperceptionofeffortneedsmorethought.(2)

A.Keepyourheadup,lookforwardandrun.B.Youcandoiteachtimeyoupassadrinksstation.C.Acceptthefactthatyouaredoingsomethingdifficult.D.Realizingyouhavedozensofmilestoruncanbefearful.E.Theycanbethebestsupportersigns,oryourfavoritecostumes.F.Itisoftenthephraseacoachwouldremindyouaboutinatrainingsession.G.Motivationisusuallyeasytofindbutperceptionofeffortneedsmorethought.(3)

A.Keepyourheadup,lookforwardandrun.B.Youcandoiteachtimeyoupassadrinksstation.C.Acceptthefactthatyouaredoingsomethingdifficult.D.Realizingyouhavedozensofmilestoruncanbefearful.E.Theycanbethebestsupportersigns,oryourfavoritecostumes.F.Itisoftenthephraseacoachwouldremindyouaboutinatrainingsession.G.Motivationisusuallyeasytofindbutperceptionofeffortneedsmorethought.(4)

A.Keepyourheadup,lookforwardandrun.B.Youcandoiteachtimeyoupassadrinksstation.C.Acceptthefactthatyouaredoingsomethingdifficult.D.Realizingyouhavedozensofmilestoruncanbefearful.E.Theycanbethebestsupportersigns,oryourfavoritecostumes.F.Itisoftenthephraseacoachwouldremindyouaboutinatrainingsession.G.Motivationisusuallyeasytofindbutperceptionofeffortneedsmorethought.(5)

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A.witness B.rent C.investigate D.run 四、語法填空7、閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinesecalligraphyart,alsoknownastraditionalChinesecalligraphy,includesawiderangeoftechniquesandstyles.TheuseofChinesebrushwork,which

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impressespeoplefromallwalksoflife.8、閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。ThisFridaybroughtamixofemotions—bothexcitementanddisappointment—allbecauseofaflyerfromschool.WhenIgothome,Mumsawtheflyerinmyhandandasked,"What'sthis?""Aflyerforafive-dayartcamp,"Iexplained."ButEmilycan'tgo.""Wouldyouliketoattend?"Mumasked."You'vealwayslovedart."Herwordsremind