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閱讀理解【重慶市巴蜀中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高考適應(yīng)性月考卷（一）】

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Wewereabunchofawkwardtwelve-year-old's—inourfirstyearofsecondaryschoolatJannaliBoys5High

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Oneafternoon,fornoapparentreason,MrDoylemarchedusoutontotheoval.Confusedbutexcited,welay

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JohnDoyle,youwere#theteacherthatshapedmeandIsaluteyou.

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A.Ithasaflexibleschoolpolicy.

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C.Itlacksasatisfactorylearningenvironment.

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C.Booktitles.D.MrDoyle'scolleagues.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJohnDoyle?

A.Caringandmild-mannered.B.Passionateandwell-trained.

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Ifyouthoughtteenagebullyingwasaboutsomeone'sbagbeingthrownonthescienceblockrooformalicious

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withinfriendshipgroups.

Inthelatestgovernmentstudyof10,000pupils,boysaged15and16werelesslikelytobebulliedthana

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Girl-on-girlbullyingdoesn'tonlyhappeningirls'schools,stressesDevon:"Iseegirls'toxicfriendshipsinall

theschoolsIvisit-mixed,girls7,stateandprivate.^^

Typically,beinginatoxicfriendshipcanwearonagirfsself-esteem.Shewillfollowtheother'sadviceon

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problem.This,explainsDevon,istypical“gaslighting”

Anotherbehaviour,saysDevon,is“topping"；whenagirlsharessomethingdifficultthat'shappeningtoher,

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perhapsforafewmonthsorperhapsfbrever^Devonadds.

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A.Itisonthedecline.B.Ittendstobephysical.

C.Ittakesondifferentforms.D.Itisuniquetogirls'schools.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"forgoing”meaninParagraph4?

A.Abandoning.B.Fulfilling.C.Pursuing.D.Sharing.

30.Whichofthefollowingresponsesisanexampleof“topping”?

A.”Thankyoufortellingme.WhatcanIdotohelp?^^

B."Youaresosmart.Whybothertoaskmeaboutit?”

C.'Tmsorrythatyou'regoingthroughthisrightnow.”

D.”O(jiān)hyeah?Well,somethingevenworsehappenedtome.”

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A.Thinkaboutherfriend^positiveparts.

B.Haveaconversationwithherfriend.

C.Pointoutherfriend^wrongdoings.

D.Threatenherfriendwithviolence.

Apicturemaybeworthathousandwords,butthankstoanartificialintelligenceprogramcalledDALL-E2,

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OpenAlresearchersbuiltDALL-E2fromanenormouscollectionofimageswithcaptions.Theygathered

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youtypeinashortphraseintoatextbox,anditgivesbacksiximages.

Butinsteadofselectingpicturesfromtheweb,theprogramcreatessixbrand-newimages,eachofwhich

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It'seasytoimaginethistooltransformingthewaypeoplemakeimagesandcommunicate,whetherviamemes,

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Youmightsaythere'slittleartisticmeritinanimageproducedbyafewkeystrokes.Butthislineofthinking

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Someartists,likeRyanMurdoch,haveadvocatedforprompt-based（基于提示的）image-makingtobe

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32.WhatcanDALL-E2doforyou?

A.Iteditsyourphotographs.

B.Itreproducesyourpaintings.

C.Itcollectsimagesfromtheweb.

D.Itturnsyourwordsintopictures.

33.WhydoestheauthormentionphotographyinParagraph5?

A.Toexplainarule.B.Toillustrateapoint.

C.Topresentafinding.D.Todefineaconcept.

34.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAlartsoftware?

A.Itispromising.B.Itisrisky.C.Itisunreliable.D.Itissuperior.

35.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.DALL-E2HasArrived.AreArtistsinTrouble?

B.DALL-E2:WhatExactlyIs"Ai-generatedArt"?

C.DALL-E2CanProduceanIncredibleImage——ButIsItArt?

D.DALL-E2:WhyIstheAIProgramaRevolutionaryInvention?

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B.Helikesupdatinghiscollectionofusedbooks.

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thatthereisnoavailablefoodsotheystarvetodeath.

Anotherpossiblecauseofendangeredorextinctspeciesisclimatechangeandrisingsealevels.AstheEarth

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8.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2?

A.MostendangeredspeciesarelocatedintheUnitedStates.

B.CitiesandtownsintheUnitedStatesaregrowingtoofast.

C.Ecosystemchangescanresultinhabitatlossandanimaldeath.

D.Moretreesneedtobeplantedtopreventanimalsfromdyingout.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wrecking“inparagraph3mean?

A.Conserving.B.Damaging.C.Providing.D.Dominating.

10.Whichisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.SavingEndangeredSpeciesB.AListofEndangeredSpecies

C.TheCausesofGlobalWarmingD.HowPolarBearsBecameExtinct

11.Whatwilltheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Someotherwaystohelpendangeredspeciesrecover.

B.Abriefdiscussionofpolarbearsandtheirdiethabits.

C.TheimpactoffishinglawsonthedevelopmentofHawaii.

D.Variousopinionsanddebatesconcerningthecauseofglobalwarming.

Virtualrealtycanimprovebrainactivitythatmaybecrucialforleaning,memoryandeventreating

Alzheimer's,astudyonratshasfound.

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“Itturnsoutthatamazingthingshappenwhentheratisinvirtualreality^^saidProfMayankMehtafrom

UCLA.ThescientistsalsofoundthatVRenvironmentscouldchangedifferentelectricalrhythms（節(jié)律）in

differentpartsoftheneurons,whichindicatesthatscientistsmaybeabletocontrolhumanbrainrhythms.

“Thisisanewtechnologythathasgreatpotential,Mehtasaid.ThestudyalsoindicateswhyVRmay

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presentedinVR.

Imaginethatyou'reapproachingadoorwayinreallife.Youreyesseethedoorgettinglarger.Buthowdoyou

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thatmaynotbepresentduringaVRexperience.

12.Accordingtothepassage,whyarethenewfindingsimportant?

A.VR'scontributionstolearninghavefinallybeenidentified.

B.VRcanaffectelectricalactivityinthehippocampusneurons.

C.VRproducesthesameeffectsonbrainsasrealenvironments.

D.VRislikelytobecomeanotherdriverforlearningandmemory.

13.Whatcanwelearnabout0waves?

A.Theydon'trespondtodifferentbrainrhythms.

B.Theyremainstableindifferentenvironments.

C.Theyaffecthowhumanperceiveknowledge.

D.Theyhavelitetodowiththerateofheartbeats.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph5referto?

A.Thepotentialofthenewtechnology.

B.Thecontrolofhumanbrainrhythms.

C.Thechangeindifferentpartsofneurons.

D.Thestimulationoftheuniquebrainwaves.

15.HowdoestheauthorintroduceVR'sdifferentsetofstimuli?

A.Byconductingfurthertestsonrats.B.Bycomparingdifferentenvironments.

C.ByprovidingadetailedanalysisD.ByexplainingthetheoryofVR.

閱讀理解【2023屆廣東省惠州市高三第一次調(diào)研】

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?BambooCarving

一）

Adversity

Challenging,rewarding

Failing,reflecting,marching

Lessonsandexperiencetoo

Growth

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Whenthephonefinallystoppedringingandthehouselaystillwithgrief,Ifilledmyhomewiththesweet

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5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefamilyfromthepassage?

A.IttakesyearsforDadtorecover.

B.TheauthorenjoysthetimewithDad.

C.Dadshowslittleinterestinfootballgames.

D.TheauthorgetsannoyedbyDad'squestions.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthissummerfortheauthor?

A.Toughandconfusing.B.Boringbutrewarding.

C.Annoyingandstruggling.D.Painstakingbutmeaningful.

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A.PeachPieB.DiagnosisfbrDad

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