四川省成都市部分中学2023-2024学年高一上学期12月第二次月考英语试题

Years ago, I could not stick to exercising until I bought a CD called I Enjoy Exercise. I listened to it every day. I bought the CD because I wanted to run in a race and hopefully win!

I had promised my 10-year-old son Todd that I would run in a race with him. Unfortunately, however, when that race came about, his left leg was hurt in a car accident. Without him running with me, although I took part in that race, yet I didn't do quite well in it.

While Todd couldn't run together with me because of his injury, he never forgot the promise I made for him. He was always asking me whether I would keep my promise when he recovered in the future. So I decided I was going to train and go all out to win the next race. What I needed was motivation(动力).It happened that one of my friends mentioned the CD which he liked very much, saying that he got a lot from the music in it when feeling down. So I bought it and listened to it while exercising every day.

It was amazing what happened to my thinking as I listened to it daily. I started to think about the repeated words on the CD-"I enjoy exercise". Instead of dreading exercise, I was thinking, "I enjoy exercise."

I found out how important words are that we play in our minds every day. I went from a person who seldom exercised to someone who started to exercise daily. Just think how our lives will improve if we reflect on the motivating words of the famous works. I have found the positive messages have greatly improved my thinking and then changed my life.

How did I do in that race, you might be thinking? I actually won the gold medal in my age group.

The Colorado National Monument, a national park, is an area of great extremes. The ground rises very sharply from the surrounding flat desert area. At first, it seems to be nothing more than huge and very colorful rocks shaped by nature. But if you spend a few hours walking slowly on its many paths, you soon learn that it is very much alive. 

Scientists have found seashells high in these mountains and the fossils(化石)of ancient ocean creatures. Near the Colorado National Park researchers have found the huge fossils of ancient reptiles(爬行动物)called dinosaurs(恐龙). One fossil found early last century was the largest fossil dinosaur ever found at that time.

It was huge and it surprised scientists around the world. Scientists are still busy looking for remains of these creatures that died millions of years ago. However, not all of the animals found in or near the park are fossils. Because the area is desert, it is easy to believe that nothing is living here. But if you are very quiet and stay very still, you can see much life in the park. Mountain lions live here. It is very difficult to see them. However, visitors sometimes see the foot marks these big cats left in the soft sand.

If you look closely, you can see small rabbits searching for food or water early in the morning. On hot days you might see deer resting in the shade of trees. The deer are protected from hunters. Often they show little fear of people. Visitors must be careful not to surprise a small reptile called the rattlesnake. The bite of this snake can be very painful and make the injured sick.

When I first landed at Ferihegy Airport in Budapest, I had no idea what was awaiting me. I was tired when our driver picked us up, but the view of graffiti(涂鸦)written in German, Russian, and Hungarian just blew me away. As we got closer to the city, I felt like I was in a place that was magically changed through time and none in the city had noticed.

I felt as if it was a forgotten place, but it really shouldn't be. I found that the air of Budapest was welcoming and nearly everyone was friendly. Most younger people there spoke English, but the non-English speakers were helpful in trying to explain to me that I had given them the wrong amount of forints in paying for an item. If you're interested in shopping, there is the Mammut which is a nice sized mall on the Buda side of the Danube. The locals explained to us that we should not shop at the mall because it is expensive.

When I checked out at a great store called Jazz, I found the opposite. I got a formal gown for $ 14!!! Looking back, I'd like to go to the places where the locals shopped. I stayed at the Mohdcsi Panzi6.It was $ 50 a night and the breakfast was wonderful. Our room overlooked a garden and was on the second story of the house, where you could see the hills in the distance.

When I was there we played "futbol" with a plastic piece of tubing we found near the waste bin. Margit Island is a huge park just inside the city. A lot of activities can be found on that island, from playing football to riding around on really strange-looking bikes. If you ever decide to take a trip to Budapest, you may never want to come back.

Sport is not only physically challenging, but can also be mentally challenging. Criticism(批 评) from coaches, parents and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical or emotional and research has showed that it can lead to burnout(精疲力竭). Burnout has been described as dropping out of or quitting an activity that was at one at time enjoyable.

The early years of growth are important years for learning about oneself and the sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback(反馈)to youngsters can greatly affect them. Youngsters may take their parents and coaches' criticisms to heart and find faults in themselves.

Coaches and parents should also pay attention that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today's youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find faults with youngsters' performances. Positive support should be provided regardless of the criticism. Research shows that positive support encourages and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.

Have you ever started a fitness program and then quit?. Many people start fitness programs, but they may stop when they get bored, when they don't enjoy it or when results come too slowly. Here are four tips to help you stay motivated.

⒈Set goals

Start with simple goals and then progress to longer range goals. Remember to make your goals realistic and achievable. For example, if you haven't exercised in a while, a short-term goal might be to walk l0 minutes a day five days a week.. A long-term goal might be to complete a 5-kilometer walk.

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If it's hard to find time for exercise, don't fall back on excuses. Plan workouts as you would do any other important activity. You can also slip in(穿插) physical activity throughout the day. Take the stairs instead of the lift. Walk up and down sidelines while watching the kids play sports. Take a walk during a break at work

⒊Put it on paper

. Record what you did during each exercise session, how long you exercised and how you felt afterward. Recording your efforts and progress can help you work toward your goals and remind you that you're making progress.

⒋Be flexible(灵活的)

If you're too busy to work out or simply don't feel up to it, take a day or two off. Be gentle with yourself if you need a break..

The Pros and Cons of AI

What is artificial intelligence(AI)?

I recently spoke with Kai-Fu Lee, a famous expert on AI in China. He was in the United States to make a(n)1 at a technology conference in Laguna Beach, California.

Lee became very well-known for2 the world's first speaker-independent, continuous speech recognition system, which can translate the spoken words into text by computers. "I became interested in AI," he said, "because of a3 about this thing that replaces(取代) or improves our brain.'

"Will AI4 humans in the future?" I asked. "To a certain degree," Lee responded. "But they cannot do jobs that require5 like pity and love or that need creativity. AI today is only good at particular tasks that need to be6 over and over again. So it is still too early for people to7 the future of our jobs."

Lee gave 8 to young people who are interested in learning more about the rapidly developing9 . "Get started," he said. "The basic programing language for AI is Python. The

Internet and free online courses10 plenty of ways to learn Python. That is the first step for those who are11 to make researches into it."

"Books are another great way to advance your knowledge. Always have a programing book 12 to read," Lee said. "Learning from books and online programs is truly the quickest way to get started."

Lee13 that AI could cause 14 if it is used for the wrong purposes. But, he added, "It also offers a huge world of 15 ."

In Iceland, there is a small island a few miles from the coast(call) Ellidaey Island Photographs were posted on the Internet a little while ago with a small dot that looked likea structure(结构). People were interested it and started doing a little research on this lonely island(immediate). It turned out that there lived five families on the island over 300 years ago and they(leave) the island around 1930. These families supported (they) by fishing and raising cattle. There has been a lot of speculation(推测) as to who owns the house now. Many have said a secret billionaire has bought the island and now lives there. But in fact, the house serves as a shelter for people still hunt on the island today.

Nobody lives there now. Ellidaey Island looks like one of the loneliest(place) in the world. A small house(build) in 1953 by the Ellidaey Hunting Association and named "The Hunting Lodge". small house does not have any form of electricity. It only offers a(comfort) bed where hunters can relax there after hunting. Right now, this small house is only used for hunting through the Ellidaey Hunting Association.

①大数据时代，青少年群体从一些方面深受影响；

②影视作品对青少年产生较大的影响；

③在大数据时代，社会、学校、家长应齐心协力，促使青少年形成正确的影视观。

注意：

①词数80左右；

②可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Peter woke up early in the morning. He went downstairs in a hurry and started to have his breakfast as quickly as possible.

"Why are you in such a hurry, early bird?" Mom asked him. "We will have an English spelling test today, Mom," Peter said. "Mr. White promised to offer prizes to those who get 100 scores. I've been studying the word list since last week. Although the words are difficult, I am well prepared for them."

Peter reviewed the spelling of each word once more carefully when Dad drove down.

Thirty words later, the test papers were collected by Mr. White. "I am to mark your papers now," he told the class. After marking the test papers, Mr. White said, "Three of you won a prize today for excellent test scores. Peter, David and Mary got l00 percent on the spelling test!" Mr White praised them. Meanwhile, he gave the three students each a dictionary. Peter's was an English-Chinese dictionary-the one he liked best. Peter was so excited that he held it high when his classmates cheered. "This is my happiest moment," Peter thought

After Mr. White gave the test paper back, Peter had a look at the words, feeling proud of his spelling. All of a sudden, the word "contribution" confused him. It didn't seem right. Peter began to compare them after taking out the word list. "C-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-s-i-o-n," he whispered. He had spelled it wrong

"What am I to do?" Peter said to himself. "I expect my classmates to think I'm a master in spelling. If I tell Mr. White one of my spelling words is wrong, I'll have to give my prize back, or I will become an example for telling a lie. "Staring at the red sign "100%" which was written at his test paper, Peter was lost in thought. After a while, he remembered a lesson Mom used to teach him-"We should be an honest person."

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

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Slowly, Peter raised his hand.

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Peter looked around and found many of his classmates were smiling at him.