2024-2025學年上海市靜安區(qū)新中高級中學高二下學期期中聯考英語試卷一、語法填空(★★★)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.WhyIsDeepSeekShakingUptheTechWorldTheAIcommunityisveryexcitedaboutDeepSeek-R1,anewopen-sourcemodeldevelopedbyChinesestart-upDeepSeek.1(release)onJanuary20,theAItoolquicklyrosetothetopofappchartsworldwide.AccordingtoDeepSeek,intaskssuchasmathematics,codingandnaturallanguagereasoning,theperformanceofthismodeliscomparabletotheleadingmodelsfrommajortechcompanieslikeOpenAI,butdeliveredatafraction(小部分)ofthecashandcomputingpowerofitscompetitors.SinceitsfoundationinJuly2023,DeepSeek2(make)greatprogressinthefieldoflargelanguagemodels(LLMs).Thecompanyreleaseditsfirstmodel“DeepSeekLLM”inJanuary2024.InDecember,thestart-uplauncheditsopen-sourceLLM“V3.”U.S.mediareportsclaimedthatV3wasbetterthanallofMeta’sopen-sourceLLMsandasgoodasOpenAI’sclosed-sourceGPT4-o.ThelatestRlmodelachievedanimportanttechnologicalbreakthroughbyusingpuredeeplearningmethods3(allow)AItospontaneouslyemergewithreasoningcapabilities.DevelopershavetraditionallyusedapproachessuchasChain-of-ThoughtandSupervisedFine-TuningtotrainAI.Onedependsonstep-by-stepreasoningandtheotheronhugeamountsoflabeleddata.DeepSeek,however,adoptedReinforcementLearning(RL)4acoretrainingmethod.RLenablesmodelstolearnthroughinteractionandrewardmechanisms,5(make)itbettersuitedforcomplexandchangingtasks.R1,therefore,ismoreadaptableandefficient.6reallyamazeditscompetitors,however,wasthesmallbudgetDeepSeekusedtomakeitallhappen.AccordingtoitsV3modeltechnicalreport,thecompany’smanufacturingcostisabout$5.57million,rankingitamong7(expens?ve)LLMs.ItshowsthepossibilityofadvancedAIatmuchlowercoststhanwaswidelybelieved.Inanindustry8developmenthaslongreliedonpilingupcomputingpower,DeepSeekmodelsinspire:Biggerisnolongeralwayssmarter.Buttogetherwearesmarter.Opensourceallowsresearchers,developersanduserstoaccesstheunderlyingcodeofDeepSeek’smodels.Thismeansthattheycanuse,changeorenhancethemodelstosuittheirneeds.Thecompanyhascommitteditselfto9(contribute)tothecollectiveadvancementoftechnology.10askedaboutthemeaningof“DeepSeek,”theR1chatbotreplied,“Thenamereflectsthecompany’smissiontodeeplyexploreandadvancethefoundationaltechnologiesofAI,aimingtopushbacktheboundariesofAIinnovationandapplication.”Ithasnodoubtliveduptothatname.二、選詞填空(★★★★)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.bondsB.featureC.distinctlyD.dedicatedE.awaken?ngF.twist

G.standoutH.perceiveI.evolvingJ.determinedK.strikinglyTanDun,arenownedcomposer,iscelebratedforblendingancienttraditionswithmoderncreativity.NurturedinaHunanvillage,Tan’sartistic11stemmedfromGhostOpera-aritualheritageblendingTaoism,Buddhism,andnatureworship.Hischildhooddreamtobecomeashamanwhocould“12thewind’swhispersanddecodestone-leafdialogues”shapedhisartisticvisionthroughspiritual13tothenaturalworld.Alife-changingmomentcameatage16whenTanheardasymphony.TheemotionalpowerofBeethoven’sFifthSymphonybythePhiladelphiaOrchestradeeplymovedhim.14tomasterthisartform,hestudiedatChina’sCentralConservatoryofMusicandlaterinNewYork.Twodecadeslater,hewasinvitedtoworkwiththePhiladelphiaOrchestra,bringinghisjourneyfullcircle.Tan’smusicoftendrawsonthesoundsofnature.Oneofhis15works,TheMap,featuresunconventionalinstrumentssuchaswaterbowls,stones,andricepaper.InPassacaglia:SecretofWindandBirds,Tanseamlesslyblendsthesoundsofwindandbirdswithorchestralinstruments.Thiscreatesarichexperiencethatevokesthedynamicinterplaybetweenhumansandthenaturalworld.Tanisalso16topreservingChina’smusicalheritage.Folkmusicandculturalelements17inmanyofhisworks.Hehasalsobroughtamodern18”toancientinstruments,likethesuona.In2017,TanreimaginedHundredsofBirdsPayingHomagetoPhoenixfororchestra,performingitinSydneywithsuonaplayerLiuWenwen.Thisfusion(融合)ofChineseandWesternmusiccaptivatedglobalaudiences.In2024,Tanpaidtributeto(向…致敬)BeethovenwithChoralConcerto:NineinBonn.BlendingSchiller’s“OdetoJoy”withChinesepoetrybyQuYuanandLiBai,itexplorersuniversalbrotherhoodandman-natureharmony,echoingBeethoven’sNinthSymphonywhilepresentinga(n)19EasternperspectiveForTan,musicisa(n)20force,muchlikeariverflowingthroughtime.Hisworkshonorpasttraditionswhileembracingmoderninnovations,bridgingthepastwiththefuture.Ashesays,“Theworldisonehome,”andmusic,withitspowertounite,connectspeopleacrossculturesandgenerations.三、完形填空(★★★★)Areyouadigitalhoarder?Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithhoarding(囤積)andthepsychologicalissuesassociatedwithit.Hoardingleadstomessyhomesanddifficulty________withitemsthatyoudon’tuseanddon’tevenneed.Buthoardingcanalsooccurinthedigitalworld.Digitalhoarding,alsoknownase-hoarding,istoomuchacquisitionand________todeleteelectronicmaterialnolongervaluabletotheuser.Mostcomputeruserssavedigitalfilestosomeextent,andthat’sexpected.Withdigitalhoarding,however,theactofsavingthefilesbecomesanuncontrollable________.Digitalhoardersmaycollectemails,photos,articles,podcasts,oranytypeofcomputerfilestheybelievetheymaywanttorevisitinthefuture,andultimately,inmostcases,they________gettoactuallyuseitorlistentoitorreadit.Digitalhoardingalsooccurswhensomeoneistoo________tothedataeventoconsidergettingridofit.Thiscanincludechatsandphotosofanoldpartner,________sentbyalong-lostfriend,orevenscreenshotscollectedseveralyearsago.Researchershave________digitalhoardersinto4differenttypes,accordingtotheircharacteristics.“Collectors”areorganized,________andincontroloftheirdata.“Accidentalhoarders”,alsocalled“________ordisorganizedhoarders”,don’tintentionallysaveunnecessarydata.Theyjustdon’tknowhowtoorganizeit.“Thehoardersbyinstruction”keepdataonbehalfoftheircompany(evenwhentheycoulddeletemuchofit).Finally,“anxioushoarders”havestrongemotional________totheirdata—andareworriedaboutdeletingit.Theproblemhasonlygottenworsesincewehavemore________todigitalstoragethanever.Inaddition,cloudstoragemakesitincrediblyeasytopurchasemorestorageasneeded.With________cloudspace,it’slogicalwhennetworkusersdon’tthinktwiceaboutsavingfiles.However,studiesfoundthatdigitalhoardersexperienceincreasedlevelsofstressandnowresearchersareobservingthatthenegativeconsequencesofdigitalhoardingmaybesimilartothoseof________hoarding.________,it’simportanttosettimeasidetohaveagoodclear-out,inthesamewaywedointhephysicalworld.Byorganizingand________uselessfilesinaregularway,peoplewiththisproblemcaneasesomeoftheirdistressandcleartheirownmindaswell.21.A．stockingB．bindingC．livingD．parting22.A．reluctanceB．eagernessC．perspectiveD．fantasy23.A．obstacleB．boostC．urgeD．stream24.A．substantiallyB．frequentlyC．autonomouslyD．rarely25.A．transmittedB．closedC．attachedD．assigned26.A．flowersB．textsC．giftsD．letters27.A．regulatedB．categorizedC．integratedD．stimulated28.A．rigidB．generousC．patrioticD．systematic29.A．disengagedB．enthusiasticC．reliableD．discriminated30.A．appealsB．conflictsC．issuesD．ties31.A．accessB．concernC．desireD．excuse32.A．multipleB．secureC．limitlessD．meaningless33.A．massiveB．regularC．casualD．physical34.A．InsteadB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Therefore35.A．makinguseofB．takingcareofC．gettingridofD．gettingusedto四、閱讀理解(★★★)TheHISTORYChannelseriesAlonedropscontestantsintosomeoftheplanet’smostpunishingenvironments,withabareminimumofclothing,safetyandsurvivalgear.Intheirbattleagainsttheelements,contestantsareforcedtousetheirfitness,theircourageandtheircreativitytobecometruesurvivalists.Fewpeoplechoosetobethrownintosuchextremesituations,butthosewhodohaveusuallystumbledintosomeimmensebadluck.Justcheckoutoneofthefamousreal-lifesurvivalstories:MauroProsperiisanItalianpoliceofficerwhogainedworldwidefameaftergettinglostintheSaharaDesertin1994.Akeenathleteandlong-distancerunner,Maurotookpartinthe1994MarathonoftheSandsinMorocco,asix-day-longenduranceraceinoneofthedriestandbarrenenvironmentsontheplanet.Duringtherace,asandstormcausedProsperi,then39yearsold,marriedandfathertothreechildren,tobecomedisoriented.Onedayaftergoingofftrack,hefoundhimselfinanabandonedMuslimtempleinAlgeria.Inordertosurvive,hekilledandatebats.Forliquid,hewasforcedtodrinkhisownwaste,lickdewoffofrocksandsuckmoistureoutofhiswetwipes.Assuminghewouldneverbefound,hecuthiswristswithapenknifefromhissupplies.However,itwassuchadryheatthatthewoundsthickenedandconcreted,andhewasforcedtogobackintothedesertandattempttofindhelp.Forninedayshewalkedthroughthedesertandateinsectsandcold-bloodedanimals.Finally,hefoundasmallvillage.Fromtherehewasflowntoahospital,wheredoctorssaidhisliverhadalmostcompletelyfailed.Havingtraveled180milesinall,Prosperilost35poundsinbodyweightduringhisseveresufferinginthedesert;ittookseveralmonthsbeforehecouldeatsolidfoodagain.Buthehasremainedanenthusiasticrunnerandevenreturnedandcompletedtheracein2012.36.ProsperihavetodiscontinuetheMarathonoftheSandsbecause______.

A．hissupplieswererunningoutB．hischildrendidn’twanttolosehimC．helosthiswayforthebadweatherD．hecouldn’ttoleratetheextremeheat37.WhatcausedMauroProsperitoheadbacktothedesertforhelp?

A．Hisintentiontohealthewound.B．Hisfailuretotakeawayhisownlife.C．Hisdecreasinginterestinfoodsources.D．Hisdiscomfortwiththetempleenvironment.38.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanbeinferredaboutMauroProsperi’sexperience?

A．Hefoundanalternativesourceofwaterinatraditionalway.B．Hedemonstratedthedeterminationtosurviveallthewaythrough.C．Hisstorywasaproofoftheworseningrelationshipbetweenmanandnature.D．Hiseventualreturntotheracesignifiedhispersistence.39.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthepassage?

A．Toentertainreaderswithanawe-inspiringfictionaladventurestory.B．Toeducatereadersaboutthepossibledangersofpunishingenvironments.C．Toinspirereaderswithhuman’sabilitytosurvivetheextremechallenges.D．Toremindreadersofthevalueofessentialsurvivalskillsandpreparedness.(★★★)Tech-CampNo.6DevonRoad,KowloonTong,HongKongAtechnologydaycampforstudents12-17AboutAboutTech-CampTech-Campisadaycampwithafocusoncomputersandelectronicstechnology.Weoffer2-weeksummerprogrammesforstudentsof12to17yearsofage.Wehaveacomputerlabwiththelatestandfastestequipment,anelectronicslab,andavideoproductionstudio.Ourstaffarespecial,too.Ourprogrammeleadersareexpertsincomputersandelectronics,ofcourse,buttheyarealsopeoplewhocareaboutchildrenandenjoyworkingwiththem.ThebenefitsofTech-CampInallofourprogrammes,weshowstudentshowtoworkinteamsandhowtosolveproblemsbythemselves.Weencouragethemtothinkcreatively.WhatstudentswilldoatTech-CampEachdayTech-campisfilledwithuseful,interestingandchallengingactivities.Forexample,intheComputerProgramme,studentslearnthebasiccomputerprogramming,andhowtousetheInternet.IntheHigh-techProgramme,theymakeradio-controlledmodelcarsandproducetheirownshortvideos.

ProgrammeSession1Session2Session3ComputerProgramme15June-26June15June-26June15June-26JuneHigh-techProgramme29June-10July27July-7August15June-26JuneFee:HK$2,000perstudent（10%discountavailableforgroupsof10ormorestudents.）FormoreinformationaboutTech-Camp,pleasecontactDirectorofSummerProgrammes,MsJuliaBrown,byphone,faxore-mail.Telephone:26548898Fax:26948850E-mail:juliab@.hk40.WhatwouldyouprobablyliketoaskaboutifyouphoneMsJuliaBrownafterreadingthebrochure?

A．Theactivitiesthestudentswillhave.B．Thefeeeachattendantshouldpay.C．Thee-mailaddressofTech-Camp.D．Thedeadlineforapplication.41.Fromthebrochurewecaninferthat________.

A．theCampoffersstudentsaccommodationduringtheirtwo-weekstayattheCampB．highschoolteachersareinchargeoftheTech-CampallthetimeC．studentsatTech-Campbenefitfromtheknowledgeaboutthehi-techthroughlecturesgivenbytheexpertsD．studentswilllearnhowtoworkwiththeirfriendsandhowtothinkandsolveproblemscreativelythroughactivities42.IfMrs.Newman’stwosonsandanothertenclassmatesoftheirsformagrouptosignupforthecamp,howmuchcanMrs.Newmansave?

A．HK$200B．HK$400C．HK$3600D．HK$2400(★★)Everstoppedtoconsidertheupsideofvolcaniceruptions?It’snotalldeath,destructionandhotlava—scientistshaveaplantocooltheplanetbysimulatingone.Itwouldprobablywork,butitcouldhavedisastrousconsequences,andthereisnothingtostopanycountryorcompanyfromusingthetechnology.Solargeoengineeringinvolvessimulatingaspewingvolcanobysprayingaerosolsintotheatmosphere.Whentheycombinewithoxygen,dropletsofsulfuricacidform.ThesedropletsreflectsunlightawayfromEarth,coolingtheplanet.Allgoodintheory,buttheconsequencesarelargelyunknownandafewcouldbedisastrous.InastudyrecentlypublishedinNatureCommunications,researchersledbyAnthonyJones,aclimatescientistfromtheUniversityofExeter,foundthatusingthistechnologyintheNorthernHemispherecouldreducethenumberoftropicalcycloneshittingtheU.S.andCaribbeanbuttherewouldbemorecyclonesintheSouthernHemisphereandadroughtacrosstheSahelregionofAfrica.That’sbecausetheentireclimatesystemislinked—disruptingoneregionwillinevitablyaffectanother.Howwouldanationreactifanotherwascausingitsweathertogetmuchworse?Wouldthatbeanactofwar?Thereis,however,acaseforusingsolargeoengineeringonaglobalscale.Jonessaysitcouldbeusedtoreducethetemperatureincreasesscientistsarepredicting.Itcouldbeusedwhiletheworldsearchesformoreeffectivestrategies.Thestudyalsohighlightsafarbiggerproblemwithsolargeoengineering:itscompletelackofregulation.“There’snothingthatcouldstoponecountryjustdoingit,”Jonessays.“Youonlyneedabout100aircraftwiththreeflightsperday.Itwouldcost$1billionto$10billionperyear.”Headds,“It’sdeeplydisconcertingthatwehavethistechnologythatcouldhavesuchamassiveinfluenceontheclimate,yetthere’sjustnoregulationtostopcountriesorevenorganizationsfromdoingit.”Jonescautionsthatthereismuchabouttheclimatesystemwedonotunderstand,aswellasfarmoreworkthatwillneedtobedonebeforesolargeoengineeringisconsideredsafe—ortoodangeroustoevendiscuss.43.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto_________.

A．comparedownsidesandupsidesofvolcaniceruptionsB．proposeahypothesisandproveitintherestofthepassageC．giveablueprintofthepassageandarousereaders’interestD．raiseaquestionandtemptreaderstofindthesolutioninthepassage44.AccordingtotheresearchbyAnthonyJonesandhisteam,usingsolargeoengineering________.

A．willbenefitthecountriesapplyingthemwithalmostnocostB．canreducethetemperatureoftheplanetsimplybysprayingaerosolintotheairC．willdestroythebalanceofthewholeclimatesystemandraiseconflictsD．cancalmvariousnaturaldisasterssuchastropicalcyclonesanddroughts45.Theunderlinedword“disconcerting”isclosestinmeaningto_________.

A．confusingB．disturbingC．acceptableD．disappointing46.Thewriterislikelytoagreethat_________.

A．solargeoengineeringisgoodbothintheoryandinrealityB．solargeoengineeringisthelastchoicescientistsshouldturntoC．relevantlawsshouldbedrafteduptoavoidtheabuseofsolargeoengineeringD．whethersolargeoengineeringbenefitshumansornotdependsonwhereandhowpeopleuseit(★★★)MonarchButterfliesListedasEndangeredThemonarchbutterfly,knownforitslegendarymigrationfromMexicotoCanada,isnowatgreatriskofextinction.AccordingtotheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature,thepopulationofthisorange-and-blackinsecthasshrunkbetween23%and72%overthepast10years.IUCNhaslabeleditasbeingendangeredafterhavingaddedittoitsRedListofThreatenedSpecies.47.Inordertomakespaceforagricultureandurbandevelopment,peoplehavebeenillegallycuttingdowntrees.Asaresult,themassiveforestedareasthathadpreviouslyshelteredthebutterfliesduringwinterhavenowbeendestroyed.Anotherfactoratplayistheuseofherbicides(除草劑)inagriculturalfields.48.Justbeforeleavingtheiroverwinteringgrounds,femaleslayeggsonmilkweedplants.Butnowmilkweedisdisappearing,andmonarchcaterpillarsarelosingtheirhostplants.Climatechangehasalsotakenaheavytollonthespecies.49.What’sworse,severeweatherconditionssuchashurricanesandstormsareprovingtobedisastrousforthealreadyvulnerablebutterflies.Monarchexpertsarecallingforthepublic’shelpinthefighttosavethespecies.“Fewspeciesinspiretheaweandwonderthatthemigratorymonarchbutterflycommands,”saidDr.SeanT.O’Brien,PresidentandCEOofNatureServe.“Whileeffortstoprotectthisspeciesareencouraging,muchisstillneededtoensureitslong-termsurvival.”Whatcanbedonetocasetheproblem?Amiddle-of-the-roadsolutionisgainingground.Scientistsrecommendpromotingthegrowthofnativemilkweedandnectarflowers.MonarchbutterfliesareacommonbackyardinsectinAmerica,soeveryonecancontributetheirshare.50.Theycanalsoplantflowersformonarchs-Thoseflowerswillprovidenectarformonarchswhentheybloom.

A．Peoplecanplantmilkweedtosupporttheiregg-layingandcaterpillars.B．Whentheyarecaterpillars(幼蟲),monarchsentirelydependonmilkweed.C．Hence,localpeopleshouldmaintainthickforestsandreducetheuseofpesticideswithinthemonarch’srange.D．Thereasonsforthethreattomonarchsarevaried,buttheleadingoneisthedecades-longdestructionofitshabitats.E．Inaone-twopunch,droughtshavelimitedthegrowthofmilkweed,thusthreateningthebutterflies’overwinteringhabitats.F．Tohelpensurethesurvivalofmonarchs,thehabitatsoftheMonarchbutterflyneedtobeprotectedandconserved.五、書面表達(★★★★)51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassage.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.FictionReadingFormanypeople,nothingismoreenjoyablethanspendingawholeafternoonreadingagoodnovel.Butarenovelssimplyapleasurewaytopassthetime,orcoulditbetruethatreadingfictionactuallybenefitsourlives?Oneofthejoysoffictionisthatitcantakeustoplacesthatourliveswon’t.Itcantransportusto17th-centuryFrance,ortowar-tornGermany.Itcantakeustoafutureworldinwhichartificialintelligencetakesoverandbooksarebanned,orafantasyworldwherepeoplebattleitoutforfood.