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山东省日照市高三校际联合考试英语试题二模
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2020年高三校际联合考试
英语试题
2020.05
本试卷共三部分,共10页。
满分120分。
考试时间100分钟。
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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
EpicFails:
TheWrightBrothers:
Nose-DivingintoHistory
ByErikSladerandBenThompson.Ages6to.12.
ThefirstbookintheEpicFailsseriesdealswithoneofthemostambitiousgoalshumanshavepursuedtofly.AuthorsSladerandThompsonfocusonlife-or-deathscenes,suchaswhentheWrightbrotherscrashedtheirsailplaneoverandoveronthesandycoastofNorthCarolina:
it
tookthemtwomoreyearstogetitright.
EpicFails:
TheRacetoSpace:
CountdowntoLiftoff
ByErikSladerandBenThompson.Ages6to12.
Today,everyoneisfamiliarwithNeilArmstrong'sfamouswordsashefirstsetfootonthemoon,“That'sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind.”Hemadeitlookeasy,butAmerica'sJourneytothemoonwasanythingbutsimple.Ourfirstattemptwasafailure.Still,wedidn'tgiveup.Wetriedagain.Andagain.Andeachtimewefailed,wefailedalittlebitbetter.
FantasticFailures:
TrueStoriesofPeopleWhoChangedtheWorldbyFallingDownFirst
ByLukeReynolds.Ages6to12.
TeacherLukeReynoldsopenseachchapterwithaquick,impossiblyperfectversionofoneperson'slifeandthensayshowthatpersonactuallyhadtofacehugechallengestoaccomplishgoals.Inthisbook,Reynoldswritesaboutvariouscommonmen,womenandchildren.
CyrusField'sBigDream;TheDaringEfforttoLaytheFirstTransatlanticTelegraphCable
ByMaryMortonCowan.Ages6to12.
In1853,ittookatleastaweektorelayamessagebetweentheUnitedStatesandEuropebecausepeoplehadtobetransportedonshipsovertheAtlanticOcean.CyrusFieldtriedtoreducethattransmission(传送)timetojustminutesbylayingalongunderseacable.Inthisbook,Cowandescribesmanyfailures.Fieldsufferedbeforeheachievedthismajorbreakthrough.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutFantasticFailures?
A.Itwaswrittenbyafamousactor.
B.Ittellsstoriesofordinarypeople.
C.Itisaboutsciencefictionstories.
D.Itisaboutsomecelebrities'success.
2.CyrusFieldmadeamajorbreakthroughintheareaof
A.communicationB.entertainmentC.transportationD.sailing
3.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthefourbooks?
A.AllroadsleadtoRome.
B.Anearlybirdcatchesworms.
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
B
Payingitforwardisaconceptthatinvolvesdoingsomethinggoodforsomeoneinresponsetoagooddeeddoneonyourbehalforagiftyoureceived.Whenyoupayitforward,however,youdon'trepaythepersonwhodidsomethingniceforyou.Instead,youdosomethingniceforsomeoneelse.
Recently,aninspiringnotefoundinsidearandombookhasinspiredthousandsofpeopletopayitforward.
AshleyJostwasshoppingatTargetwhenabookcaughthereye.The27-year-oldboughtthebookGirlStopApologizingandbeganreadingitwhenshegothome.Afterafewminutes,herdogstartedbarkingsosheputthebookaside.Whenshegotback,shenoticedsomethingontheground.“Afive-dollarnotefellout”Jostsaid.
Shelookedthroughthebook,andinoneofthelastpages,therewasanotethatread,“Tothepersonwhobuysthisbook:
Iamhavingatoughday.Ithoughtmaybelcouldbrightensomeoneelse'swiththislittlesurprise.Goandbuyacoffee,ahamburgerorafacemask.Practicesomeselfcaretoday.Rememberthatyouareloved,youareamazing,andyouarestrong.—Lisa”
JostdecidedtopostaphotoofthenoteandthemoneyonTwitteranditwentlikeavirus.Peoplearepromisingtheirownrandomactsofkindness.
“Inthatmoment,Ididn'tnecessarilyneedthepick-me-up,butIfeelobligated(有义务的)toshareit,andI'mhearingbackfrompeoplewhodid,”Jostsaid.“Therippleeffectisprettyunbelievable.”
AfterseeingherTwitterpost,LisamailedJostacard.“Shesaiditmadehercryinagoodway,”Jostsaid.ButLisastilldidn'tgiveawaywhoshewas.Sheleftnoreturnaddress.Lisawroteithadbeenadifficulttimeinherlifeandshejustwanted“tocreatesomethingpositive—sheneverreallyexpectedthistohappenthewayithas.”
4.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theoriginof“payingitforward”.
B.Theeffectsof“payingitforward”.
C.Thebenefitsof“payingitforward”.
D.Thedefitinof“payingitforward”.
5.WhydidLisaputafive-dollarnoteinabook?
A.Togothroughthehardesttimeinherlife.
B.Tocheerupthepersonwhobuysthebook.
C.Torepaythepersonwhodidsomethingnice.
D.Tosetoffaroundofpayingitforward.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ripple”inParagraph6mean?
A.Edge.B.Chain.C.Mass.D.Side.
7.LisapostedacardtoJostto.
A.makefriendswithJost
B.tellJostaboutherstory
C.expressappreciationtoJost
D.letJostknowwhatmadehercry
C
Whatwillyougetifyouaskmiddleschoolerstoshowyoutheircitythroughacamera?
Theremaybeimagesofflowersandfriends,streetscenesandsneakers,andtreesandtrains.Itcanalsoincludecolorfulimagesfeaturingtheirfavoritepeople,placesandthings.Suchphotographsmadeupanexhibitionthatwastheendresultofaspecialcitywidephotographylessoncalled“EverydayDC”.
“DCisaplacewherepeoplecanallcometogetherandbefreeandbewitheveryonethattheylove,”saidLaurynTharpe,oneofthefourstudentcurators(馆长)whoworkedwiththeirartteacheratBrooklandMiddleSchooltoputtheexhibitiontogether.“There'smoretoDCthanbigbuildingsandimportantpeople.”
“EverydayDC”wasinspiredbyapopularInstagramFeedcalledEverydayAfrica,whichwasstartedbytwoprofessionalphotographerswhonoticedthepersonalphotosofAfrica,fromtheirperspective(视角),showingadifferentstorythantheirprofessionalwork.Thegoaloftheonlinephoto“exhibition”wastoshowviewerswhatit'sliketoliveinAfrica,asopposedtowhatpeopleoutsideofAfricaseeinthenews.
InWashingtonDC,studentstookphotostoreflecttheirlivesthere.Twelvemiddleschoolseachsubmittedabout10studentphotographs,frombeautifulportraitstoactionshotsandimagesofthestudents'favoritefoods.Tharpeandanotherthreestudentswereselectedtobecuratorsbytheirartteacher,MaameBawuah,whocoordinated(协调)theprojectforDCPublicSchools.
“Ihavealotofamazingstudents,althoughthefourofthemarequiteexceptional,”saidBawuah,whochosethestudentstobecuratorsbecauseoftheirinterestinbothphotographyandmuseummanagement.
Acuratorissomeonewhocollects,organizes,caresforanddisplaysanythinginacollection.Togetreadyfortheexhibition,thecuratorshadtotakecarebfmanytasks,includingtakingtheirownphotographs,helpingtheirteachergatherandevaluatethesubmittedimagesandsoringthephotosaccordingtodifferentthemes.
8.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“EverydayDC”exhibition?
A.Itpromotedthestudents'interestinmuseummanagement.
B.Itreflectedthediverselifefromthestudents'perspective.
C.ItwasestablishedbyLaurynTharpeandMaameBawuah.
D.Itexhibitedphotosfeaturinginfluentialthingsandfigures.
9.WhydoestheauthormentionEverydayAfrica?
A.TointroducehowEverydayDCcameabout.
B.TohighlightEverydayAfrica'spopularity.
C.TocompareEverydayAfricawithEverydayDC.
D.ToshowthewidespreadinfluenceofInstagram.
10.Whatarethefourcuratorsrequiredtodofortheproject?
A.Decoratethephotographsondisplay.
B.Studyprofessionalphotographyskills.
C.Findfaultwiththesubmittedphotos.
D.Groupthephotographsbytheme.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
AAtabnonrunningmuseums
C.Photographyourlife
B.Acitywideexhibition
D.Admireyourcity
D
Amind-readingchipthatletsyoucontrolacomputerbyjustthinkinghasbeenmadepublicataconferenceinChina.NamedBrainTalker,thechipcouldbeusedtocontrolcomputers,smartphonesandotherdevices,itscreatorssay.IthasbeenjointlydevelopedbyTianjinUniversityandChinaElectronicsCorporation.
Thiskindofbrain-computerinterface(接口)isdesignedtoletapersoncontrolacomputer,asmartphoneorotherelectronicdevicesusinghis/herbrainwavesalone—withoutneedinganyformsofverbalorders,movements,orbuttonpressing.Braininterfaceswouldnotonlyallowforthefasteroperationofvarioustechnologies,butalsobeusedtoassistpeoplewithdisabilities,forexamplebylettinganindividualdriveanelectricwheelchairjustbythinking.
“Brain-computerinterfacesholdapromisingfuture,saidDongMing.“TheBrainTalkerchipadvancesbrain-computerinterfacetechnology,allowingittobecomemoreportable,wearableandaccessibletothegeneralpublic.”
Thebraindecoding(解码)chipworksbypickingoutminorneural(神经)electricalsignalsinthebrainandrapidlytranslatingthemintoaformthatthecomputercanunderstand.“Thisbrain-computerchiphastheabilitytoidentifyminorneuralelectricalsignalsanddecodetheirinformationefficiently,whichcangreatlyenhancethespeedandaccuracyofbrain-computerinterfaces,”saidDr.Dong.
RecenttechnologyadvanceshaveallowedresearcherstodeveloptheBrainTalkerchip,soitissmallerandoperatesfaster,morepreciselyandwithgreaterefficiencythanexistingbrain-computerinterfaces.Althoughitisnotclearexactlyhowthedevicewillbeworn,mostbrain-computerinterfacedevicesarewornontheoutsideofthebody,ratherthanbeingfixeddirectlyintotheuser'sbrain.ChengLonglong,adatascientist,saidthattheresearchteamwillattempttoimprovetheperformanceoftheBrainTalker.Onedaybrain-computercodecchipswillcontributetomedicaltreatment,educ