福建省福州八校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（原卷版）

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The Thai capital Bangkok isn't just a big city full of skyscrapers, shopping malls, and traffic. There are many

beautiful spaces providing residents with fresh air and lots of healthy outdoor activities in landscaped areas.

Benjakitti Park

The park has dedicated 'bicycle and jogging tracks around the Lake Ratchada. The water's edge is nicely

framed by some pretty plant life, with colourful flowers adding to the quietness. You'll also find skate tracks, a

central pavilion with fountains, and an impressive half-circle courtyard that's popular for picnics.

Opening Time: Daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Benjasiri Park

Benjasiri Park is the place to be for sculpture lovers, with some of the best examples of Thai sculptures around

the park reflecting historical features. The centrepiece fountain hosts multimedia water dance shows 3 times daily.

The park offers outdoor sports facilities rarely found at other public parks in Bangkok, including a basketball court,

roller skating/skateboarding rink, tennis court, and outdoor swimming pool.

Opening Time: Daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Chatuchak Park

Chatuchak Park offers something for everyone at this park. Some may walk or jog along the green tracks line,

while others can appreciate nature in the Thai Literature and Herb Garden. The park's northern end has many tennis

courts and soccer fields. While you're there, make sure not to miss the Train Museum and Youth Traffic Garden.

Opening Time: Daily from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sanam Luang Park

Sanam Luang Park has been around since the founding of Bangkok in 1782. Take part in the kite flying

festival in March in different shapes and sizes floating in the sky. On most days; you can enjoy a family picnic in

the breezy late afternoon while watching an exciting game of volleyball.

Opening Time: Daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

1. Which park opens earliest every day?

A. Benjakitti Park. B. Benjasiri Park.

C. Chatuchak Park. D. Sanam Luang Park.

2. What is special in Benjasiri Park compared with the other three parks?

A. Colorful flowers. B. Traditional sculptures

C. Soccer fields. D. Walking tracks.

3. What do Benjakitti Park and Sanam Luang Park both have?

A. A tennis court. B. Some skate tracks.

C. A volleyball court. D. Some picnic spots.

Japan is a nation that appreciates the virtues of silence and good manners. Yet, when it comes to eating

noodles, Japanese people can be the loudest in the world.

According to lifestyle website Grapee.jp, slurping (发出啧啧声) when eating noodles is encouraged in

Japanese culture. It's believed that taking air into your mouth can enhance (提高) the flavor of the noodles and help

cool down the food. It's also considered to be a way to show appreciation for the dish. Sometimes, just making the

noise alone seems to make the noodles more enjoyable.

It was not until a new expression — “noodle harassment” —came out on social media that Japanese people

started to realize the problem. They found that the slurping noise was making some foreign visitors uncomfortable.

As a response, Japanese instant noodle maker Nissin introduced a so-called noise-canceling (降噪的) fork last

month. The fork looks like an electric toothbrush. It is connected wirelessly to a smartphone. When the person

using the fork starts to slurp, the fork will send a signal to the person's phone. Then the phone will play a sound to

mask the slurping noise.

But is it really necessary? Dining traditions and table manners do vary. In India, people eat with their hands.

They think they build a connection with the food in this way. However, people who are used to eating with forks

might find it unacceptable to get their hands covered in oil or sauce. But this eating method is part of India's

culture, just like Japan's slurping is part of its own.

“So, if you are eating noodles, please slurp as you like," wrote a Japanese food blogger.“If anyone gets

annoyed while you are doing that, ignore them. They're missing the point entirely."

4. Which of the following is NOT the reason for slurping when eating noodles, according to the text?

A. Cooling the noodles down. B. Making the noodles more tasty.

C. Showing great respect for the noodles. D. Adding to the pleasure of eating noodles.

5. What does the underlined word "harassment" mean in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Anxiety. B. Annoyance.

C. Politeness. D. Appreciation

6. How does the noise-canceling fork work?

A. The fork removes the slurping noise.

B. The fork can be used as an electric toothbrush.

C. A smartphone reminds the user to stop slurping if a signal is sent to it.

D. A smartphone plays a sound to hide the noise when it receives a signal.

7. Why does the author mention people in India in this passage?

To show that forks are unnecessary in Indian culture.

To give an example to show cultural difference are normal.

C. To show India has special dinning tradition and table manners.

D. To tell us the differences in eating habits between India and Japan.

Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step

closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,

developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a

faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes.

The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina(视网膜)—an area at the back of the

eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human

eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale

light sensors(纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens(晶状体) at the front of the

eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way

nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.

“In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial

eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors

per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides,

the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can—within about 30 to 40 milliseconds,

rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the150 degrees a human

eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light.

Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much

more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it

superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.

8. Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye?

A. To replace people’s real eyeballs. B. To gain a sharper vision.

C. To help the blind regain their eyesight. D. To help normal eyes perform better.

9. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

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