2024年新课标II卷 A
Choice of Walks for Beginner and Experienced Walkers
The Carlow Autumn Walking festival is a great opportunity for the beginner, experienced or advanced walker to enjoy the challenges of Carlow's mountain hikes or the peace of its woodland walks.
Walk 1 - The Natural World
With environmentalist Éanna Lamhna as the guide, this walk promises to be an informative tour. Walkers are sure to learn lots about the habitats and natural world of the Blackstairs.
Date and Time: Saturday, lst October, at 09:00
Start Point: Scrataes Bridge
Walk Duration: 6 hours
Walk 2 - introduction to Hillwalking
Emmanuel Chappard, an experienced guide, has a passion for making the great outdoors accessible to all. This mountain walk provides an insight into the skills required for hillwalking to ensure you get the most from future walking trips.
Date and Time: Sunday, 2nd October, at 09:00
Start Point: Deerpark Car Park
Walk Duration: 5 hours
Walk 3 - Moonlight Under the Stars
Walking at night-time is a great way to step out of your comfort zone. Breathtaking views of the lowlands of Carlow can be enjoyed in the presence of welcoming guides from local walking clubs. A torch(手电筒) along with suitable clothing is essential for walking in the dark. Those who are dressed inappropriately will be refused permission to participate.
Date and Time: Saturday, 1st October, at 18:30
Start Point: The Town Hall
Walk Duration: 3 hours
Walk 4 - Photographic Walk in Kilbranish Forest
This informative walk led by Richard Smyth introduces you to the basic principles of photography in the wild. bring along your camera and enjoy the wonderful views along this well-surfaced forest path.
Date and Time: Sunday, 2nd October, at 11:45
Start Point: Kilbranish Forest Recreation Area
Walk Duration: 1.5 hours
21. Which walk takes the shortest time?
A. The Natural World.
B. Introduction to Hillwalking.
C. Moonlight Under the Stars.
D. Photographic Walk in Kilbranish Forest.
22.What are participants in Walk 3 required to do?
A.Wear proper clothes.
B.Join a walking club.
C.Get special permits.
D.Bring a survival guide.
23.What do the four walks have in common?
A.They involve difficult climbing.
B.They are for experienced walkers.
C.They share the same start point.
D.They are scheduled for the weekend.
答案及解析：
21. D. Photographic Walk in Kilbranish Forest.
解析：根据Walk Duration的信息，我们可以看到Walk 4的时长是1.5 hours，这是所有选项中时间最短的。
22. A. Wear proper clothes.
解析：根据Walk 3的描述，文中提到"A torch along with suitable clothing is essential for walking in the dark."这意味着参与者需要穿适当的衣服。
23. D. They are scheduled for the weekend.
解析：通过检查每个walk的日期和时间，我们可以看到Walk 1和Walk 3是在周六，而Walk 2和Walk 4是在周日，这表明所有的walk都是在周末安排的。其他选项A, B, 和C在文中没有提到或者不是所有walk的共同点。
2024年新课标II卷 B
Do you ever get to the train station and realize you forgot to bring something to read?
Yes, we all have our phones, but many of us still like to go old school and read something printed.
Well, there's a kiosk (小亭) for that. In the San Francisco Bay Area, at least.
“You enter the fare gates(检票口)and you'll see a kiosk that is lit up and it tells you can get a one-minute, a three-minute, or a five-minute story,” says Alicia Trost, the chief communications officer for the San Francisco Bay Area rapid Transit — known as BART. “You choose which length you want and it gives you a receipt-like short story.”
It's that simple.Riders have printed nearly 20,000 short stories and poems since the program was launched last March.Some are classic short stories, and some are new original works.
Trost also wants to introduce local writers to local riders.“We wanted to do something where we do a call to artists in the Bay Area to submit stories for a contest,” Trost says.“And as of right now, we've received about 120 submissions.The winning stories would go into our kiosk and then you would be a published artist.”
Ridership on transit(交通) systems across the country has been down the past half century, so could short stories save transit?
Trost thinks so.
“At the end of the day all transit agencies right now are doing everything they can to improve the rider experience.So I absolutely think we will get more riders just because of short stories,”she says.
And you'll never be without something to read.
24. Why did BART start the kiosk program?
A. To promote the local culture. B. To discourage phone use.
C. To meet passengers' needs. D. To reduce its running costs.
25. How are the stories categorized in the kiosk?
A. By popularity. B. By length. C. By theme. D. By language.
26. What has Trost been doing recently?
A. Organizing a story contest. B. Doing a survey of customers.
C. Choosing a print publisher. D. Conducting interviews with artists.
27. What is Trost's opinion about BART's future?
A. It will close down. B. Its profits will decline.
C. It will expand nationwide. D. Its ridership will increase.
答案解析：
24. C. To meet passengers' needs.
解析：根据文章中的描述，乘客在进入检票口后可以看到一个提供短故事的亭子，这表明BART启动这个项目的目的是为了满足乘客的需求，即在他们忘记带阅读材料时提供阅读内容。
25. B. By length.
解析：文章中提到亭子会提供“a one-minute, a three-minute, or a five-minute story”，这说明故事是按照长度来分类的。
26. A. Organizing a story contest.
解析：文章中提到Trost想要通过比赛的方式介绍当地作家给当地乘客，并且已经收到了大约120份投稿，这表明她最近在组织一个故事比赛。
27. D. Its ridership will increase.
解析：Trost认为提供短故事能够改善乘客体验，并且她认为这将会吸引更多的乘客，因此她的观点是BART的乘客数量将会增加。
2024年新课标II卷 C
We all know fresh is best when it comes to food. However, most produce at the store went through weeks of travel and covered hundreds of miles before reaching the table. While farmer's markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more.
BMF is an indoor garden system. It can be set up for a family. Additionally, it could serve a larger audience such as a hospital, restaurant or school. The innovative design requires little effort to achieve a reliable weekly supply of fresh greens.
Specifically, it's a farm that relies on new technology. By connecting through the Cloud, BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each plant. After harvest, users simply replace the plants with a new pre-seeded pod(容器)to get the next growth cycle started.
Moreover, having a system in the same building where it's eaten means zero emissions(排放)from transporting plants from soil to salad. In addition, there's no need for pesticides and other chemicals that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment.
BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic.“We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,”said a BMF employee.
28.What can be learned about BMF from paragraph l?
A.It guarantees the variety of food. B.It requires day-to-day care.C.It cuts the farm-to-table distance.D.It relies on farmer's markets.
29.What information does the convenient app offer?
A.Real-time weather changes.
B.Current condition of the plants.
C.Chemical pollutants in the soil.
D.Availability of pre-seeded pods.
30.What can be concluded about BMF employees?
A.They have a great passion for sports.
B.They are devoted to community service.
C.They are fond of sharing daily experiences.
D.They have a strong environmental awareness.
31.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.BMF's major strengths.
B.BMF's general management.
C.BMF's global influence.
D.BMF's technical standards.
答案解析：
28. C. It cuts the farm-to-table distance.
解析：从第一段可以了解到，Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF)是一个室内花园系统，它能够缩短食物从农场到餐桌的距离，因为它可以在食物被消费的地方进行种植。
29. B. current condition of the plants.
解析：文章中提到，通过一个方便的应用程序，BMF可以提供实时的生长数据。这表明应用程序提供的是植物的当前状况。
30. D. They have a strong environmental awareness.
解析：文章最后一段提到BMF的员工在日常生活中实践可持续性，他们走路或骑自行车上班，并在办公室内鼓励回收和减少浪费，这表明他们具有强烈的环保意识。
31. A. BMF's major strengths.
解析：整篇文章主要讲述了BMF的优势，如缩短食物运输距离、减少水资源使用、无需农药和化学物质、以及员工的环保实践，因此文章主要谈论的是BMF的主要优势。
2024年新课标II卷 D
Given the astonishing potential of AI to transform our lives, we all need to take action to deal with our AI-powered future, and this is where AI by Design: A Plan for Living with Artificial intelligence comes in. This absorbing new book by Catriona Campbell is a practical roadmap addressing the challenges posed by the forthcoming AI revolution(变革).
In the wrong hands, such a book could prove as complicated to process as the computer code(代码) that powers AI but, thankfully, Campbell has more than two decades’ professional experience translating the heady into the understandable. She writes from the practical angle of a business person rather than as an academic, making for a guide which is highly accessible and informative and which, by the close, will make you feel almost as smart as AI.
As we soon come to learn from AI by Design, AI is already super-smart and will become more capable, moving from the current generation of “narrow-AI” to Artificial general Intelligence. From there, Campbell says, will come Artificial Dominant Intelligence. This is why Campbell has set out to raise awareness of AI and its future now - several decades before these developments are expected to take place. She says it is essential that we keep control of artificial intelligence, or risk being sidelined and perhaps even worse.
Campbell’s point is to wake up those responsible for AI - the technology companies and world leaders - so they are on the same page as all the experts currently developing it. She explains we are at a “tipping point” in history and must act now to prevent an extinction-level event for humanity. We need to consider how we want our future with AI to pan out. Such structured thinking, followed by global regulation, will enable us to achieve greatness rather than our downfall.
AI will affect us all, and if you only read one book on the subject, this is it.
32. What does the phrase “In the wrong hands” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. If read by someone poorly educated. B. If reviewed by someone ill-intentioned.
C. If written by someone less competent. D. If translated by someone unacademic.
33. What is a feature of Al by design according to the text?
A. It is packed with complex codes. B. It adopts a down-to-earth writing style.
C. It provides step-by-step instructions. D. It is intended for Al professionals.
34. What does Campbell urge people to do regarding Al development?
A. observe existing regulations on it.
B. Reconsider expert opinions about it.
C. Make joint efforts to keep it under control.
D. Learn from prior experience to slow it down.
35. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A. To recommend a book on Al. B. To give a brief account of Al history.
C. To clarify the definition of Al. D. To honor an outstanding Al expert.
答案解析：
32. C. If written by someone less competent.
解析：短语“In the wrong hands”在这里指的是如果这本书由一个不够胜任的人来写，它可能会和人工智能背后的计算机代码一样复杂难懂。这句话强调了作者Catriona Campbell的能力，她能够将复杂的内容转化为易于理解的内容。
33. B. It adopts a down-to-earth writing style.
解析：根据文本，Campbell的写作风格是实用主义者的角度，而不是学术性的，这使得指南非常易于理解和有信息量。这表明《AI by Design》的特点是采用了务实的写作风格。
34. C. Make joint efforts to keep it under control.
解析：Campbell敦促人们要意识到人工智能的未来，并且认为我们必须保持对人工智能的控制，以防止被边缘化甚至更糟的情况。这表明她呼吁人们共同努力控制人工智能的发展。
35. A. To recommend a book on AI.
解析：作者在文本中介绍了《AI by Design》这本书，强调了它的实用性和重要性，并且在最后一句提到“如果你只想读一本关于这个主题的书，那就是它了。”这表明作者的目的是推荐一本关于人工智能的书。
