2023年初中学业水平模拟考试（二）
英语试题
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一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The year 2040 sounds like a long way off. By that time, what will technologies have looked like, and what changes will they have brought to classrooms? Here are some, examples of what we may see in schools in the coming years.
Interactive walls（互动墙）
In traditional classrooms, teachers write on blackboards. But in the future classrooms, teachers will write all the important points on interactive walls. The difference is that interactive walls can also show I what students have written on their own desks It can encourage them to take part in classroom activities and to become more active in their learning.
Holograms (全息图)
What does the inside of a planet look like? Most of us learn about this from photos in books. But it is hard to imagine and to understand a planet only through the use of flat pictures. Students in the future are likely, to have; a very different experience. ; With the. help, of holographic technology (全息技术), they can learn from 3D-images (三维图像) that are projected inside of the classroom.
Virtual reality（虚拟现实）
Virtual reality has been used to teach pilots how to fly planes. In 2040, it may provide students with immersive scenes (沉浸式场景). For example, when they learn about an ancient queen, they will be able to “walk” in her castle. They will not only read about history, but also “experience” it.
1. What technology can help us see the inside of an object?
A. Virtual reality.    B. Interactive walls.    C. Holograms.    D. Big data.
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Interactive walls can only show what the teachers write.
B. Students can “experience” history with immersive scenes.timeout was reached
C. Students are easy to understand a planet only through flat pictures.
D. This passage is about examples of what have happened in schools.
3. Where is the text probably from?
A. A local newspaper.        B. A science dictionary.
C. A science fiction(小说).        D. A science magazine.
B
When do you put your index finger against your lips and say “Shush!”? Usually, you: do this when you want to tell people to be quiet.
A new sculpture (雕像) by the Hudson River is trying to deliver: exactly this message: With her index finger pressed to her lips, the giant woman's head seems to be calling on people in Manhattan—one of the world's busiest :( and noisiest 1) areas to rethink the pace(节奏) of their lives. “Stop and listen,” said its creator, the Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. “Listen to the water talking to us. When it moves, the water makes a special sound, very special. Few: people ever pay attention to it.”
Plensa started working on the sculpture two years ago. He calls it the most beautiful piece he has ever completed. The sculpture is so large (it's 24 metres tall): that people all across Manhattan can see it. Some people have watched it being put together since August. They wonder why the woman seems to be shushing. “I'd say it's telling New: York City to keep this area a secret,” said a local citizen. “We don't want to drive more people to work here.”
Plensa says that by creating the sculpture, he is not just sending a message to Manhattan. “I'm targeting the ‘noise’ from the outside world, the said, “Close your eyes and look inside yourself. Try to listen to your own thoughts and your own dreams in this noisy time. Everyone has an amazing amount of beauty hidden inside of them.”
4. Where is the sculpture mentioned in the article?
A. In the US.    B. In the UK.    C. In Spain.    D. In Asia.
5. What does the underlined word “deliver” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A. hide    B. carry    C. develop    D. translate
6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Manhattan is a secret place.
B. Manhattan is very busy and noisy.
C. Local citizens in Manhattan are targeting the ‘noise’ from the outside world.
D. Local citizens in Manhattan hope the sculpture will drive more people to work there.
7. Why did Plensa create this sculpture mainly?
A. To drive more people to work there.
B. To call on more people not to make any noise.
C. To make people slow down the pace of their lives.
D. To stop people enjoying the special sound of the river.
C
It was the middle of winter about 30 years ago. I was a young father with three little children depending on me. I worked in; a sawmill (锯木厂).
As I got ready to go to work, I wrapped bandages (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my pockets. Cutting and stacking wood for eight hours a day had caused my fingers to split (裂开) and blood can be seen at their tips in the cold, dry winter air.
That day at work was harder than normal. We were short-handed on workers. So we had to do more work than usual. Besides, the machines kept breaking down, so we had to rush to repair them again and again. On top of that, all the heaters in the building had stopped working and we could see our breath as we spent hours working there!
When the work day finally ended, I walked wearily toward the washroom, took off my work gloves, and checked my aching fingers. The splits were worse than ever and blood came through the bandages again I felt so tired. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any better, and why life was so hard.

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