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全国市级联考word广东省惠州市届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题原卷版

广东省惠州市2017届高三第一次模拟（4月）考试

英语试题

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Artificialintelligence,orAI,hasbeenappliedinawiderangeoffieldstoperformspecifictasks,includingeducation,finance,heavyindustry,transportation,andsoon.

Education

Thereareanumberofcompaniesthatcreaterobotstoteachsubjectstochildrenrangingfrombiologytocomputerscience,thoughsuchtoolshavenotbecomewidespreadyet.Advancementsinnaturallanguageprocessing,combinedwithmachinelearning,havealsoenabledautomaticgradingofassignments.AIhasalsoledtoanexplosioninpopularityofMOOCs,orMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,whichallowsstudentsfromaroundtheworldtotakeclassesonline.

Finance

UseofAIinbankingcanbetrackedbackto1987.Banksuseartificialintelligencesystemstoorganizeoperations,maintainbook-keeping,investinstocks,andmanageproperties.Also,systemsarebeingdeveloped,likeArria,totranslatecomplexdataintosimpleandpersonablelanguage.Therearealsowallets,likeWalletAI,whichmonitoranindividual'sspendinghabitsandprovideswaystoimprovethem.

Heavyindustry

Robotshavebecomecommoninmanyindustriesandareoftengivenjobsthatareconsidereddangeroustohumans.Robotshaveproveneffectiveinjobsthatareveryrepetitivewhichmayleadtomistakesoraccidentsduetofailureinconcentrationandotherjobswhichhumansmayfinddegrading.

Transportation

Today'scarscanhaveAI-baseddriverassistfeaturessuchasself-parkingandadvancedcruisecontrols.AIintransportationisexpectedtoprovidesafe,efficient,andreliabletransportationwhileminimizingtheimpactontheenvironmentandcommunities.

Toysandgames

CompanieslikeMattelhavebeencreatingAI-enabledtoysforkidsasyoungasagethree.UsingproprietaryAIenginesandspeechrecognitiontools,theyareabletounderstandconversations,giveintelligentresponsesandlearnquickly.AIhasalsobeenappliedtovideogames,forexamplevideogamebots,whicharedesignedtostandinasopponentswherehumansaren'tavailableordesired.

1.WhichistrueaboutAIandeducation?

A.Robotshavebeenwidelyusedtoteachchildren.

B.AIhasbeenusedtogradestudents’homework.

C.AIhasenabledmorestudentstoreceiveeducationatschool.

D.EducationwasthefirstfieldwhereAIwasused.

2.Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Arriacanhelppeopleunderstandcomplexdata.

B.WalletAIcanhelppeoplemakemoremoney.

C.Robots’jobsareconsidereddangeroustohumans.

D.Robotscanhelppeopleconcentrate.

3.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanknowthat_______....

A.Today’sdriversneedn’tlearntoparktheircars

B.AIensuressafe,efficient,andreliabletransportation

C.AI-enabledtoysisdesignedtoimprovekids’intelligence

D.Videogamebotscanfightagainstyouinvideogames

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThelatestprogressinAI.B.AIisofgreatuse.

C.SomeapplicationsofAI.D.AIisusedinallfields.

B

WhenIwasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit.Whenwinterarrived,thick,heavysnowwouldfall,andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun.IrememberwatchingthemwithenvybecauseIwasstilltoosmalltogosledding.Finally,onewinterIwasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit.

ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife.ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled.NeartheendofthedayIwasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself.Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach.Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside.IwasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse,straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees.MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming.AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree.Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling,“Youhavetosteer（操控）!

Youhavetosteer!

”

Sadly,thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife.Manytimesproblems,troubles,andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair.Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn’talwayssafesledding.Iamstillearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod.

Lifeisatrip,butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride.Steerwellthen.Steerstraight.Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandtheloveweareallmeantfor.

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasveryyoung?

A.Helivedonabighillwithhugeoaktreesonit.

B.Hewasfrightenedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.

C.Helongedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.

D.Hecarriedhisbrothers’sledsastheywentsledding.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“exhilarating”inParagraph2?

A.delightfulB.TerrifyingC.ordinaryD.violent

7.Whydidtheauthorfalloffhissled?

A.Becausehissledcrashedinanoaktree.

B.Becausehelostcontrolofhissled.

C.Becausehisbrotherpusheditsohard.

D.Becausethehillsidewassnowy.

8.Whatdoestheauthormeantotellus?

A.Losingcontrolofasledcanbedangerous.

B.Courageanddeterminationcanchangeone’slife.

C.Lifecanbecontrolledbyonehimself.

D.Lifeisamysteryfullofcoincidences.

C

ThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths（亭）setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry.

AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople'sloveforliteraturerecover,CCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems,essaysandbooks,orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones.Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell-received,itsreadingbooths,equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras,havebecomeinstanthits.

Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4–thefirstdayofthebooth'sopeningtothepublicinShanghai.Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5:

30pm,asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow.Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatry-outinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement.

"Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeopleliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibrarybeforeitopens.IfthatwasaspringofreadinginShanghai,nowIthinkanotherspringhasarrivedagain,"librarymanagerZhouDeming,toldtheShanghai-basedThePaper.

Thereadingboothistheonlyoneofitskindinthecityofeconomiccenteratthemoment,butmoreareexpectedtobeputintouseinthecomingmonths,accordingtothelibrary'swebsite.

TheReadersprogramhasalsoledtoboothsinothercitiesincludingBeijing,Hangzhou,GuangzhouandXi'antoappealtomorepeopletoreadandsharetheirlifestories.

Withtherecentboomofculture-themedTVshowssuchasReadersandChinesePoetryCompetition,someareoptimisticthatthiswillhelpthecountryloveliteratureandreadingagainingeneral.

9.CCTVprogramReadersaimsto_________.

A.teachpeoplewhattoread

B.attractpeople’sattentiontoCCTV

C.invitepeopletoreadaloudinthebooth

D.arousepeople’sfreshenthusiasmforreading

10.WecanlearnfromParagraph3that_________.

A.Somepeoplewaitedforalongtimetoreadinthebooth

B.March4wasthefirstdayoftheopeningofShanghaiLibrary

C.OnMarch4,200peoplereadinthebooth

D.Thetimeforregistrationswaslengthenedforthreeandahalfhours

11.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_________.

A.Manypeoplelineuptoreadaloudinreadingbooths

B.Morereadingboothswillbesetupinthefuture

C.ReadershasbecomepopularalloverChina

D.Readershasinspiredmorepeopletoreadaloudinreadingbooths

D

Followingthecrowdmaynotalwaysbeinaperson’sbestinterest.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatteenswhogoalongwiththeirfriendsmayenduphealthierasadults.

Scientistshaveknownthatclosefriendshipshelpboosthealth.That’strueforbothteensandadults.ThefindinginspiredJosephAllen,apsychologistattheUniversityofVirginia,andhisteamtostudywhetherexperiencesduringteenyearswouldinfluenceadulthealth.Sotheyfollowed171teens,startingwhenthekidswerejust13.Theyinterviewedeachoneeveryyearforfiveyears,andalsospoketotheseteens’closestfriends,whoprovidedadditionalinformationaboutthequalityoftheirfriendships.Thesame171peoplewereinterviewedagainatages25,26and27.Thistime,thequestionssurveyedeachperson’soverallhealth.Whentheresearchersanalyzedthedatatheyfoundastrongconnectionbetweenateen’sbehaviorandadulthealth.Teenswhohadclosefriendsgrewuptobethehealthieradults.Whetherteensheldbacktheirfeelingsorexpressedthemtoaclosefriendsalsoinfluencedlaterhealth.Thosewhoheldbackweremorelikelytobesickasadults.Theconnectionheldupevenafterthescientistsaccountedforotherpossibleinfluencesonhealth.Weight,familyincomeanddrugusewereallexamined.Sowerementalhealthissues,suchasanxietyanddepression.Andinthesepeople,suchotherfactorsdidnotexplainadulthealthaswellasteenfriendshipsdid.

Goingalongwiththecrowdmayhavebenefits,saysAllen,buttherearealsodrawbacks.Teenswhoaremoreindependenttendtodobetteratschoolandwork.Andpeerpressuremayleadsomeki