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浙江省普通高中学业水平考试英语模拟试题C解析版1
浙江省2020年1月普通高中学业水平考试
英语仿真模拟试题C·解析版
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
TimMa'sparentscametotheUnitedStatesfromTaiwaninthe1970s.Theyopenedarestaurant.Itwasnotasuccess.TheyfoundsuccessinAmerica,however,incomputersandengineering.Inpartbecauseoftheirownexperiences,Ma'sparentshopedhewouldstudytobecomeanengineerordoctor.Theywantedfinancialsecurityfortheirchild.
Growingup,Maconsideredmanyprofessions–writer,fireman,evenpresident.Buthehadasenseearlyon...―Ididn'twanttobeanengineer.However,Madidwellinmathandscienceclassesinhighschoolandheendedupchoosingtostudyelectricalengineeringincollege.
Severalengineeringjobslater,though,Mahadachangeofheart.Hewantedtoleavetheengineeringworldbehindandentertherestaurantbusiness.Itwasinhisblood.Afterall,hisparentshadownedaChineserestaurantinArkansas.HisunclealsoownedoneinNewYork.
Hisparents,Masays,couldnotunderstandwhyhewouldwanttoleavesuchagoodjobtoopenarestaurant.Theyhadworkedlonghoursbuttheirownrestaurantstillfailed.Theykeptasking,―Why?
ButMaremainedcertain.Hewasgoingtodothingsdifferentlythanhisparents.Hewasabletolearnfromtheironemajormistakeasrestaurantowners–theyknewverylittleabouttheartofcooking.So,atage30,Maleftengineeringandreturnedtoschool–cookingschool.
Masoonlearnedthatheenjoyedcooking.In2009,MaopenedhisfirstrestaurantinVirginia.ItiscalledMapleAvenue.AtMapleAvenue,Macooked,cleanedtheovens,fixedequipmentandpaidbills.Heworkedlonghours,sevendaysaweek.Hislonghourspaidoff.Maopenedhisfourthrestaurantlastyear,KyirisaninWashington,D.C.
Kyirisan'ssuccessisduetothecreativemenuandfood,Masays.Butmostlyitjustcomesfromcompletelyhardwork.―Ithinkinthiscountryyoucancreateyourownsuccess,justbyworkinghard.Notbecauseyou'resmarterthananybody,notbecauseyou'remorecreativethananybody,justbyworkinghard.AndIthinkthat'swhyalotofpeopleendupcomingtoAmerica.
1.WhydidMa’sparentswanthimtobecomeanengineerordoctor?
A.Theirfamilyhadfoundsuccessinengineeringforgenerations.
B.Theyweretiredofrunningarestaurant.
C.Theythoughtitfinanciallysecuretobeanengineerordoctor.
D.Theywantedhimtotryacareerdifferentfromtheirs.
2.WhydoalotofpeoplecometoAmerica?
A.Theycanlearnmanythings.B.Theycanruntheirbusinesscreatively.
C.Theycanchoosejobsfreely.D.Theycansucceedthroughhardwork.
3.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AsuitablejobB.Followyourheart
C.AsuccessfulbusinessD.Createyourownbusiness
【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物介绍。
厨师TimMa的父母均为台湾到美国的移民,因餐馆经营失败级计算机和工程行业的成功,希望儿子能够成为移民工程师或者是医生,以确保经济上的保障。
然而,几经波折之后,TimMa发现自己对经营餐馆更感兴趣,于是不顾父母的反对,辞职学习餐饮,并经过不懈的努力,成功的开了第四家餐馆。
1.C【解析】细节理解题。
根据第一段最后两句Inpartbecauseoftheirownexperiences,Ma'sparentshopedhewouldstudytobecomeanengineerordoctor.Theywantedfinancialsecurityfortheirchild.父母希望他成为工程师或者医生,在经济上更有保障。
故选C。
2.D【解析】细节理解题。
文章最后一段Kyirisan'ssuccessisduetothecreativemenuandfood,Masays.Butmostlyitjustcomesfromcompletelyhardwork.―Ithinkinthiscountryyoucancreateyourownsuccess,justbyworkinghard.Notbecauseyou'resmarterthananybody,notbecauseyou'remorecreativethananybody,justbyworkinghard.AndIthinkthat'swhyalotofpeopleendupcomingtoAmerica.可知,很多人最终选择来到美国,是因为在这里成功可以通过努力获得的。
故选D。
3.B【解析】主旨大意题。
根据文章全文内容可知,文章主要讲述TimMa遵从自己的内心,并为之付出不懈的努力,最终获得了成功。
因此B项为最佳答案,概况文章主旨。
故选B。
B
Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithALS(渐冻症)tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.
TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.
ForpeoplesufferingfromALSalsoknownasmotorneurone(神经元)disease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotordisabilitiesareexpensive,notconstantundersunlight,andrequirefrequentreadjustmentandconsiderable,relativelyfixedsystems,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.
“Toreducethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemrunningonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,constant,portableandeasytolearn.”
Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartstucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeforcommunication.
Thelabelshowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheywantthelettersbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm(计算程序)isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.
Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.
4.HowdoesthenewsmartphoneapphelppeoplewithALS?
A.Byconnectingitscamerawithsufferers’appearance.
B.Bycommunicatingwithpeopledirectlywithacamera.
C.Bychangingeyemovementsintodetailedwritteninformation.
D.Bylookingintotheeyesofthesufferers.
5.WhydidtheresearchersdevelopGazeSpeak?
A.GazeSpeakwillhavefewerdisadvantages.
B.Currentsystemscan’tfunctioneffectively.
C.GazeSpeakcanbeproperlyusedinthemedicalfield.
D.Currentsystemscanincreasetheriskofmotordisabilities.
6.Whatcanweknowaccordingthetext?
A.Sufferers’eyemovementsaredeterminedbyGazeSpeak.
B.Currentsystemsaresolidbutcostlyforsufferers.
C.GazeSpeakhashelpedpeoplealot.
D.GazeSpeakhasn’tbeenpracticallyonthemarket.
【语篇解读】本文介绍了微软开发的一款新的智能手机应用程序--运动障碍者凝视手势交流软件,用于解释眼睛信号把它们转换成字母,这一应用使渐冻症患者和他人沟通成为可能。
4.C【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章第二段TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.可知微软研发的这款手机应用程序可以实时识别人们眼球运动,把它们转化为详细的书面信息,故选C。
5.A【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章第四段“Toreducethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemrunningonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,constant,portableandeasytolearn.”可知为了减少上文说到的现有渐冻症或其他残疾人使用的眼球跟踪软件的不足,研发人员开发了这款GazeSpeak应用程序,故选A。
6.D【解析】推理判断题。
根据文章第二段Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.可知微软开发的这一款新的智能手机应用程序--运动障碍者凝视手势交流软件还没有投放市场,故选D。
C
ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B.C.ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.
InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.
Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.
In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.
Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).
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