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福州市2024-2025學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高二年段期中六校聯(lián)考英語試卷第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)滿分30分)做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。略第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。一、閱讀理解ANorthRimtoreopenonJune2withlimitedservicesavailableNewsReleaseDate:May17,2023Contact:Jo?lleBaird,928-606-3154GrandCanyon,ArizTheNorthRimofGrandCanyonNationalParkwillopenasscheduled,onJune2,withlimitedvisitorservicesandwaterconservationmeasuresduetoabreakintheNorthRimwaterpipeline.Alandslidefromwinterstormsdestroyedmorethan300feetoftheNorthRimwaterpipeline.VisitorServicesTheGrandCanyonLodgewilloperateday-useserviceswithlimitedfoodandbeverageservicebeginningonJune2.NoovernightaccommodationswillbeavailableuntilatleastJuly23,2023.TheNorthRimCampground,managedbytheNationalParkService,willoperateasscheduledbeginningonJune9withpotabledrinkingwaterandtoiletsavailable.ThepubliclaundryandshowerfacilitieswillnotbeopenatleastthroughJuly23,2023.TheNorthRimVisitorCenterandGrandCanyonConservancy’sbookstoreopenasusual,8amto6pmdaily,withavarietyofrangerprogramsoffered.VisitorsexploringtheNorthRimthissummershouldbeself-sufficientandshouldbringadequatefoodandwaterforthedayasservicesarelimitedandmaybesubjecttochange.Nearby,accommodatingisavailableattheKaibabLodgeandfoodservicesandfuelattheNorthRimCountryStore.Year-roundaccommodating,foodservicesandfuelarelocated45milesnorthoftheNorthRimatJacobLake.Asaresultofsubstantialwinterrockfallandlandslides,trail(步道)repairworkontheNorthKaibabTrailcontinues.ThereisatrailclosureineffectontheNorthKaibabTrailanditwillofficiallyreopenonJune16,2023.1.Whichwasnotaffectedandopensasusual?A.Thepubliclaundry. B.TheGrandCanyonLodge.C.TheNorthKaibabTrail. D.TheNorthRimVisitorCenter.2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNorthKaibabTrailfromthetext?A.Itoffersfoodservice. B.ItisaroundJacobLake.C.Itisunderrepairnow. D.Itopensalltheyeararound.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Towarnvisitorsoftheoncominglandslide.B.Toinformvisitorsofschedulesofsomeattractions.C.ToappealtomorevisitorstotheGrandCanyonNationalPark.D.ToadvertisetheproductsoftheGrandCanyonNationalPark.BIfyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotionthesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodasheorshedoes.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkingconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Andthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.ResearchersatChicagoUniversityintheUSconductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstobite,whiletheTVpersonateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumethingsastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactionsfromthestart.”HarleyStreetpsychologistDrLucyAtchisonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiations(談判)aremorelikelytobesuccessful.”4.Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______________.A.hasthesametasteasthemB.advertiseshisproductsonTVC.reducesthepriceofhisproductsD.paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts5.TheexperimentsconductedbyresearchersatChicagoUniversityshowthat_____________.A.bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemB.foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustC.peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirbosses’earnmoreD.peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV6.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofsimilarityattractiontheory?（）A.Honestyisthebestpolicy.B.Allgoodthingscometoanend.C.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D.Wherethereisawil,thereisaway.CIreceivedmyarchitecturaltraininginItaly,earningatraditionaldegreethatdidn’tinvolveworkingwithComputer-AidedDesign(CAD).However,myjourneywithcomputersbeganthroughmypassionformusic,usingsoundsamplingsystems,whichcatchthe“soundreality”ofaninstrument,andalsocomputer-assistedmusiccompositionsystems.LittledidIknowthatthisexplorationwouldgreatlyinfluencemyapproachtocomputerscienceandAIintheyearstocome.Self-taughtincomputerscienceduringmyarchitecturalstudies,Isoughtopportunitiestospecializefurther.Ultimately,myjourneyledmetoapioneeringlaboratoryinMarseille,France,knownforitsgroundbreakingworkincomputerscienceappliedtoarchitecture.Surroundedbyacommunityofinnovators,Iimprovedmyskillstoexplorethetransformativepoweroftechnologyinpreservingculturalheritage.In2019,theworldwatchedinhorrorasNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)wasconsumedinflames.Determinedtocontributetotherestorationefforts,Itooktheleadindevelopingadigitalecosystemfortherestorationoperation.WedevelopedgroundbreakingAItoolsgenerating3Drepresentationsfromphotographs.Bytrackingthepositionandshapeofvoussoirs(拱石),anddigitizingthemfromphotographs,wewereabletousethefinegeometricinformationofthevoussoirstoreconstructthearch,thusgivingvaluableinformationtothearchitectsaboutthestructure,theexactgeometry,andespeciallyaboutconstructivedetailsoftheoldestareasofthechurchfromthe13thcentury.Notably,AIplayedapivotalroleintheprocess.Astherestorationprojectprogresses,theAI-drivenpreservationcontinuestoadvance.ThisknowledgewilldefinitelyserveasrawmaterialtobeusedforAIsystems,forexample,forstudiesthatcanbeextendedtootherbuildings.Today,therestorationprojectisinanextremelyadvancedstate.Wehopetocompletetherestorationworkbeforethe2024ParisOlympics,sothatthisarchitecturalmasterpiececanregainitsformerglory.7.Whatledtheauthortocomputerscienceinitially?A.ComposingmusicwithCAD. B.Exploringcomputersformusic.C.Studyingforadegreeinarchitecture. D.Developingsoundsamplingsystems.8.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.TheapplicationofAIinrestoration. B.ThestructureofNotreDamedeParis.C.ThedestructionofNotreDamedeParis. D.ThedevelopmentofAIdigitalecosystem.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pivotal”inparagraph3mean?A.Secondary. B.Independent. C.Discouraging. D.Crucial.10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheAI-drivenpreservation?AIndifferent. B.Skeptical. C.Optimistic. D.Objective.DTheconventionalwisdomaboutinsectshasbeenthattheyareunthinking,unfeelingcreatureswhosebehaviorisentirelyhardwired(天生的).Butinthe1990sresearchersbeganmakingsurprisingdiscoveriesaboutinsectminds.Somespeciesofwasps(黃蜂)recognizetheirnestmates’facesandacquireimpressivesocialskills.Forexample,theycaninferthefightingstrengthsofotherwaspsrelativetotheirownjustbywatchingotherwaspsfightamongthemselves.Giventhesubstantialworkonthecomplexityofinsectcognition(認(rèn)知),itmightseemsurprisingthatittookscientistssolongtoaskwhether,iftheyarethatsmart,couldalsobesentient,capableoffeeling.Sincewehavenodirectwindowintotheinnerworldofananimalthatcannotverballycommunicateitsthoughtsandfeelings,thequestionofwhetherinsectsaresentientremainedacademic.15yearsago,Iperformedanexperimentinwhichweaskedwhetherbumblebeescouldlearnaboutthreatfromtheirnaturalenemies.Webuiltaplasticspidermodelwithamechanismthatwouldbrieflytrapabumblebeebetweentwospongesbeforereleasingit.Thebumblebeesshowedasignificantchangeintheirbehaviorafterbeingattackedbytheroboticspider.Perhapsunsurprisingly,theylearnedtoavoidflowerswithspidersandmeticulouslyscannedeveryflowerbeforelanding.Curiously,however,theysometimesevenfledfromimaginarythreats,scanningandthenabandoningaperfectlysafe,spider-freeflower.Althoughthisincidentalobservationdidnotconstituteformalevidenceofanemotionlikestate,itdidopenthedoortotheideathatsuchstatesmightexistininsects.Someresearchsuggestedthatinsectsmighthavepositivestatesofmind.Researchersdiscoveredthatbeesactivelyseekoutdrugssuchasnicotineandcaffeinewhengiventhechoiceandeventreatthemselveswithnicotinewhensick.Malefruitfliesstressedbybeingrobbedofmatingopportunitiespreferfoodcontainingalcoholandbeesevenshowwithdrawalsymptomswhenremovedfromanalcohol-richdiet.Whywouldinsectsconsumemind-alteringsubstancesifthereisn'tamindtoalter?Butthesesuggestivehintsofnegativeandpositivemindstatesstillfellshortofwhatwasneededtodemonstratethatinsectsaresentient.11.Whatdoestheexampleofthewaspsindicate?A.Insectsshowsignsofintelligence.B.Insectscandocomplexcalculations.C.Insectscansocializeinaskillfulway.D.Insectsliveinhighlycomplexsocieties.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“meticulously”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Hesitantly. B.Casually. C.Eagerly. D.Carefully.13.Whatwasunexpectedaboutthebumblebees’behaviorintheexperiment?A.Theyavoidedflowerswithspiders.B.Theysettledonflowersdespitethreats.C.Theymightabandonspider-freeflowers.D.Theymightgetscaredawaybyotherinsects.14.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.Whatinsects'variousbehaviorcanreveal.B.Howinsectscommunicatetheirthoughts.C.Whatamazingpowersinsectspossess.D.Whetherinsectsarecapableoffeeling.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)MaythefirstisanimportantdateinthecollegeadmissionprocessintheUnitedStates．Thisisthelastdayforhighschoolseniorstoacceptorrejectoffersofadmissioninthefall．Butaccordingtoarecentreport,thereisagreatchange．Acceptanceratesatthetopcollegesthisyearwerelowerthanever．____15____

.Thesedays,collegeapplicantsareapplyingtomorecollegesbecauseonlineandcommonapplicationsmaketheprocesseasier．____16____.Ontheotherhand,decidingstudentsfortopcollegestoacceptcanbedifficultbecauseittakesmuchtime．Studentsmaynotlikebeingputonwaitinglists．Also,commoncollegesworkmoretogetthestudentstheyaccepttoacceptthem．Somecollegesholdvisitingdaysthatofferachancetoattendclassesandstayovernight．Someuniversitiessendgifts．_______17_______.Formanyfamilies,themostimportantthingcollegescandoisshowthemthemoney,especiallythisyear;theweakeconomymakesparentsnervous．_____18_____.

Therecentproblemsthatspreadfromthehousingmarkettocreditmarketshaveevenaffectedstudent’sloans．Solately,topschoolshavetosparelotsofmoneytoincreasetheirfinancialaidforstudents．_____19_____.TheEducationDepartmentexpectsthenumberofhighschoolgraduatestostarttogodown．Thiswillhappenasthelastofthechildrenofthebabyboomgenerationfinisheshighschool．Thenumberisnotexpectedtostartrisingagainuntil2019．A.Whatcontributestoit?B.Besides,topcollegesarefacingchangesinthepopulation．C.Butamistakecanbecostlyifithappens．D.Itcanmeanseveralacceptancestochoosefrom．E.TheyhaveinternationalstudentswhoknowEnglish．F.Buttopcollegesignorethem．G.Theycannotaffordcollegeasplanned．第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)二、完形填空WhenIwas12,Iwentona720-milecyclingtripwithmybrotherandfather.Beforethetrip,we___20___forthejourneybyhavingsmallerrides.Wewereall___21___cyclists.Whensettingout,I___22___foranadventureandwantedtoseebeautifulsights.ButwhatIhadn’texpectedwasthattroublewas___23___thecorner.Onenight,weweregettingtoacampsiteandcyclingdownalargehillwith___24___totakearestfrom___25___upamountainwithachinglegs.Suddenly,mybrother’sfronttyreslippedandhe___26___intothemiddleoftheroad.MyfatherandIstopped,askingifhewasokay.Obviously,hewasnothurttoomuch,buthislegwas___27___thebikeframe.Fromthetopofthehill,wesawalightcoming.Realizingacarwasspeeding,myfatherandIwerein___28___.InstinctivelyIrushedoutinfrontofmybrotherinthemiddleoftheroad,and___29___myhandswildly.Thecarrushedforward,butabruptlyturned___30___,bypassingmybrotherandme.Mybrotherwassavedfrombeingrunoverbythecar.MyfathersaidIwas___31___bravethen,butforsomereason,Ididn’tthinkIwas___32___mylifebecauseitseemedliketheonlythingtodo.AndIbelievethatintimesofdangerweshoulddowhatweknowisrightratherthanconsider___33___carefully.IfIhadthoughtaboutwhatIwasdoingthatnight,mybrothermighthavebeen___34___fromthisworld.20.A.accounted B.prepared C.searched D.answered21.A.enthusiastic B.courageous C.professional D.committed22.A.paid B.cared C.looked D.longed23A.in B.around C.on D.beyond24.A.eagerness B.anxiety C.surprise D.relief25.A.hiking B.climbing C.wandering D.cycling26.A.sank B.slid C.rolled D.raced27.A.attachedto B.buriedin C.loadedwith D.stuckin28.A.danger B.trouble C.shock D.vain29.A.clapped B.waved C.raised D.rubbed30.A.around B.back C.ahead D.aside31.A.potentially B.slightly C.incredibly D.generously32.A.risking B.losing C.saving D.changing33.A.suggestions B.preferences C.prospects D.dilemmas34.A.removed B.released C.robbed D.freed第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheformationanddevelopmentofChina’sMaritimeSilkRoad,withahistoryofseveralthousandyears,woveatapestry(織錦，掛毯)ofmaritime____35____(effort)—frommodestbeginningsinthePre-Qineratothevibrantlarge-scalemaritimetradethatflourishedpost-QinandHandynasties,frommaritimemigrationfor____36____(survive)toeconomictrade,China’smaritimeSilkRoadhasexperienced____37____unusualcourse.DuringtheQinandHanDynasties,socialstabilityanddevelopmentbecamethe____38____(important)issuesforthestatewhichhadjustbeenunifiedintoa____39____(centralize)state.Duringthisperiod,socialproductiveforcesmadegreatprogress,____40____whichshipbuildingtechnologyandnavigationtechnologyweredevelopedbyleapsandboundscomparedwithbefore.Itwasduringthisperiod____41____allthenavigationroutesalongtheChinesecoastwereunimpeded(暢通的).Uponthissolidfoundation,thenameofChina____42____(carve)inhistorythroughestablishingtheworld’sfirstoceanicroute—theMaritimeSilkRoad,sailingfromthecalmwatersoftheSouthChinaSeatothevastexpanseoftheIndianOcean.____43____(apparent),thisroutenotonlyfacilitatedtheexchangeofgoodsbutalsofosteredculturalandintellectualdialoguebetweencivilizations,_____44_____(leave)aneverlastingmarkonhumanhistory.第五部分寫作(滿分25分)45.假如你是李華，上周六你參加了市科技館舉辦的智能家居展覽(theSmartHomeExhibition),請用英語寫一封書信向你的外國朋友Steve介紹本次展覽，內(nèi)容包括：1.展覽簡介(時間、地點(diǎn));2.展覽內(nèi)容;3.觀展感受。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSteve,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourstrulyLiHua

答案第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)滿分30分)做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。略第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。一、閱讀理解ANorthRimtoreopenonJune2withlimitedservicesavailableNewsReleaseDate:May17,2023Contact:Jo?lleBaird,928-606-3154GrandCanyon,ArizTheNorthRimofGrandCanyonNationalParkwillopenasscheduled,onJune2,withlimitedvisitorservicesandwaterconservationmeasuresduetoabreakintheNorthRimwaterpipeline.Alandslidefromwinterstormsdestroyedmorethan300feetoftheNorthRimwaterpipeline.VisitorServicesTheGrandCanyonLodgewilloperateday-useserviceswithlimitedfoodandbeverageservicebeginningonJune2.NoovernightaccommodationswillbeavailableuntilatleastJuly23,2023.TheNorthRimCampground,managedbytheNationalParkService,willoperateasscheduledbeginningonJune9withpotabledrinkingwaterandtoiletsavailable.ThepubliclaundryandshowerfacilitieswillnotbeopenatleastthroughJuly23,2023.TheNorthRimVisitorCenterandGrandCanyonConservancy’sbookstoreopenasusual,8amto6pmdaily,withavarietyofrangerprogramsoffered.VisitorsexploringtheNorthRimthissummershouldbeself-sufficientandshouldbringadequatefoodandwaterforthedayasservicesarelimitedandmaybesubjecttochange.Nearby,accommodatingisavailableattheKaibabLodgeandfoodservicesandfuelattheNorthRimCountryStore.Year-roundaccommodating,foodservicesandfuelarelocated45milesnorthoftheNorthRimatJacobLake.Asaresultofsubstantialwinterrockfallandlandslides,trail(步道)repairworkontheNorthKaibabTrailcontinues.ThereisatrailclosureineffectontheNorthKaibabTrailanditwillofficiallyreopenonJune16,2023.1.Whichwasnotaffectedandopensasusual?A.Thepubliclaundry. B.TheGrandCanyonLodge.C.TheNorthKaibabTrail. D.TheNorthRimVisitorCenter.2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNorthKaibabTrailfromthetext?A.Itoffersfoodservice. B.ItisaroundJacobLake.C.Itisunderrepairnow. D.Itopensalltheyeararound.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Towarnvisitorsoftheoncominglandslide.B.Toinformvisitorsofschedulesofsomeattractions.C.ToappealtomorevisitorstotheGrandCanyonNationalPark.D.ToadvertisetheproductsoftheGrandCanyonNationalPark.【答案】1.D2.C3.BBIfyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodasheorshedoes.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkingconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Andthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.ResearchersatChicagoUniversityintheUSconductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstobite,whiletheTVpersonateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumethingsastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactionsfromthestart.”HarleyStreetpsychologistDrLucyAtchisonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiations(談判)aremorelikelytobesuccessful.”4.Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______________.A.hasthesametasteasthemB.advertiseshisproductsonTVC.reducesthepriceofhisproductsD.paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts5.TheexperimentsconductedbyresearchersatChicagoUniversityshowthat_____________.A.bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemB.foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustC.peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirbosses’earnmoreD.peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV6Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofsimilarityattractiontheory?（）A.Honestyisthebestpolicy.B.Allgoodthingscometoanend.C.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D.Wherethereisawil,thereisaway.【答案】4.A5.B6.CCIreceivedmyarchitecturaltraininginItaly,earningatraditionaldegreethatdidn’tinvolveworkingwithComputer-AidedDesign(CAD).However,myjourneywithcomputersbeganthroughmypassionformusic,usingsoundsamplingsystems,whichcatchthe“soundreality”ofaninstrument,andalsocomputer-assistedmusiccompositionsystems.LittledidIknowthatthisexplorationwouldgreatlyinfluencemyapproachtocomputerscienceandAIintheyearstocome.Self-taughtincomputerscienceduringmyarchitecturalstudies,Isoughtopportunitiestospecializefurther.Ultimately,myjourneyledmetoapioneeringlaboratoryinMarseille,France,knownforitsgroundbreakingworkincomputerscienceappliedtoarchitecture.Surroundedbyacommunityofinnovators,Iimprovedmyskillstoexplorethetransformativepoweroftechnologyinpreservingculturalheritage.In2019,theworldwatchedinhorrorasNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)wasconsumedinflames.Determinedtocontributetotherestorationefforts,Itooktheleadindevelopingadigitalecosystemfortherestorationoperation.WedevelopedgroundbreakingAItoolsgenerating3Drepresentationsfromphotographs.Bytrackingthepositionandshapeofvoussoirs(拱石),anddigitizingthemfromphotographs,wewereabletousethefinegeometricinformationofthevoussoirstoreconstructthearch,thusgivingvaluableinformationtothearchitectsaboutthestructure,theexactgeometry,andespeciallyaboutconstructivedetailsoftheoldestareasofthechurchfromthe13thcentury.Notably,AIplayedapivotalroleintheprocess.Astherestorationprojectprogresses,theAI-drivenpreservationcontinuestoadvance.ThisknowledgewilldefinitelyserveasrawmaterialtobeusedforAIsystems,forexample,forstudiesthatcanbeextendedtootherbuildings.Today,therestorationprojectisinanextremelyadvancedstate.Wehopetocompletetherestorationworkbeforethe2024ParisOlympics,sothatthisarchitecturalmasterpiececanregainitsformerglory.7.Whatledtheauthortocomputerscienceinitially?A.ComposingmusicwithCAD. B.Exploringcomputersformusic.C.Studyingforadegreeinarchitecture. D.Developingsoundsamplingsystems.8.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.TheapplicationofAIinrestoration. B.ThestructureofNotreDamedeParis.C.ThedestructionofNotreDamedeParis. D.ThedevelopmentofAIdigitalecosystem.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pivotal”inparagraph3mean?A.Secondary. B.Independent. C.Discouraging. D.Crucial.10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheAI-drivenpreservation?A.Indifferent. B.Skeptical. C.Optimistic. D.Objective.【答案】7.B8.A9.D10.CDTheconventionalwisdomaboutinsectshasbeenthattheyareunthinking,unfeelingcreatureswhosebehaviorisentirelyhardwired(天生的).Butinthe1990sresearchersbeganmakingsurprisingdiscoveriesaboutinsectminds.Somespeciesofwasps(黃蜂)recognizetheirnestmates’facesandacquireimpressivesocialskills.Forexample,theycaninferthefightingstrengthsofotherwaspsrelativetotheirownjustbywatchingotherwaspsfightamongthemselves.Giventhesubstantialworkonthecomplexityofinsectcognition(認(rèn)知),itmightseemsurprisingthatittookscientistssolongtoaskwhether,iftheyarethatsmart,couldalsobesentient,capableoffeeling.Sincewehavenodirectwindowintotheinnerworldofananimalthatcannotverballycommunicateitsthoughtsandfeelings,thequestionofwhetherinsectsaresentientremainedacademic.15yearsago,Iperformedanexperimentinwhichweaskedwhetherbumblebeescouldlearnaboutthreatfromtheirnaturalenemies.Webuiltaplasticspidermodelwithamechanismthatwouldbrieflytrapabumblebeebetweentwospongesbeforereleasingit.Thebumblebeesshowedasignificantchangeintheirbehaviorafterbeingattackedbytheroboticspider.Perhapsunsurprisingly,theylearnedtoavoidflowerswithspidersandmeticulouslyscannedeveryflowerbeforelanding.Curiously,however,theysometimesevenfledfromimaginarythreats,scanningandthenabandoningaperfectlysafe,spider-freeflower.Althoughthisincidentalobservationdidnotconstituteformalevidenceofanemotionlikestate,itdidopenthedoortotheideathatsuchstatesmightexistininsects.Someresearchsuggestedthatinsectsmighthavepositivestatesofmind.Researchersdiscoveredthatbeesactivelyseekoutdrugssuchasnicotineandcaffeinewhengiventhechoiceandeventreatthemselves