湖北省孝感市第一中学学年高三月考英语试题.docx

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湖北省孝感市第一中学学年高三月考英语试题

湖北省孝感市第一中学2020-2021学年高三9月月考英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

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一、阅读选择

TheZHotelisintheheartofLondon’sWestEndandhascomfortableaccommodationinacontemporarydesign.

Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfreeWi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZHotelalsoofferswheelchairaccessiblerooms.

ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCaféeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruitsaladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.

Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,PiccadillyCircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiccadillyCircusUndergroundStation.

Thisisourguests’favoritepartofLondon,accordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,withpopularbrandsnearby:

Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandChanel.

TheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!

Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtootherhotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!

Mostpopularfacilities:

◆luggagestorage◆Heating◆FreeWi-Fi◆Airconditioning

◆24-hourfrontdesk◆Dailymaidservice◆Parking◆Lift

Prices:

Roomtype

Prices

Options

Doubleroom--non-smoking

￡179

·Non-refundable（不退款）

·GoodBreakfast￡9.50

TwinRoom--non-smoking

￡185

·Non-refundable

·GoodBreakfast￡9.50

QueenRoom--disabilityaccess

￡219

·Payatthehotel

（noprepaymentneeded）

·GoodBreakfastincluded

1．Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．freeWi-FiB．aTVwithsomefreechannels

C．airportpick-upserviceD．under-bedstoragespace

2．Ifamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay________.

A．￡438B．￡404

C．￡358D．￡370

3．Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.

A．thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirport

B．thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfast

C．thehotelisgoodvalueforguests’money

D．thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotel

Sleeprepairsthebodyandthemindandhelpspreventdiseasebystrengtheningtheimmunesystem.However,manyadultsdonotgeteighthoursofsleepeachnight.Theaverageadulttodaygetsonly6.4hoursofsleep.Onlyinrecentyearshavehealthprofessionalsbeguntorealizetheseriousnessofsleepdeprivationintheworkingpopulation.Asignificantnumberofpeopleworkatnight,worklonghours,orsufferfromsleeplessnessorjetlag.

Studiesshowthatthebrainisnegativelyaffectedbysleepdeprivationbecausecertainpatternsofelectricalandchemicalactivitythatoccurduringsleepareinterruptedandthebraincannotfunctionnormally.Inonestudy,thirteenhealthyadultsubjects（实验对象）whousuallyhadnormalsleeppatternswerekeptawakeandcarefullymonitoredinalabduringaperiodof35hours.Duringtheexperiment,thesubjectswereaskedtoperformseveraltasks,suchasmathematicsandwordproblems,whileundergoingscansoftheirbrainactivity.Theresearchersfoundthatthetemporallobe（颞叶）ofthebrain,theregioninvolvedinlanguageprocessing,wasactiveduringspeechtasksinrestedsubjectsbutnotinsubjectswholackedenoughsleep.Afterseveralhourswithoutsleep,therewasnoactivitywithinthisregion.

Severalstudiesshowthatgettingfewerthansixhoursofsleepcandamageshort-termmemoryandreactiontime—thuscausingaseriousriskofaccident.Inonestudyofdrivers,researchersreportedthatsleepdeprivationhadthesameeffectsasbeingdrunk.Theyfoundthatpeoplewhodroveafterbeingawakefor17hoursperformedworsethanthosewithabloodalcohollevelof0.5percent,thelegallimitfordrunkdrivinginmostwesternEuropeancountries.Theresearchersconcludedthatcountrieswithdrunkdrivinglawsshouldconsidersimilarrestrictionsagainstsleep-depriveddriving.

4．Theunderlinedword"deprivation"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.

A．weakness

B．loss

C．discomfort

D．pain

5．ThepassagementionsallofthefollowingascausesofsleepdeprivationEXCEPT______.

A．jetlag

B．longworkhours

C．boringwork

D．workingatnight

6．ThepurposeofthestudydescribedinParagraph2wastodetermine_________.

A．howmanyhourspeoplecansurvivewithoutsleep

B．howpeoplereactwhentheirsleepisinterrupted

C．thechangesinbrainactivitythatoccursduringsleep

D．theeffectsofsleepdeprivationonbrainactivity

7．WhydoestheauthormentionbloodalcohollevelinParagraph3?

A．Toshowhowsleepdeprivationreducesthebloodalcohollevel.

B．Toshowthatsleepdeprivationhasthesamedangerouseffectsasbeingdrunk.

C．Tosuggestthatsleep-depriveddriversarealsolikelytodrink.

D．Toargueagainstraisingthelegallimitfordrunkdriving.

Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．

About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.

Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.

MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,

MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,

Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.

8．WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?

A．Useful.

B．Effective

C．Dangerous.

D．Undependable.

9．WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?

A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.

B．Increasejobchancesbyintroducingmachines

C．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.

D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.

10．WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?

A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.

B．Createnewjobchances.

C．Considerlargeprojects.

D．Fightagainstrobots.

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobs

B．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairness

C．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobs

D．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.

Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.

KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.

KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.

UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.

RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.

Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?

And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?

12．WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?

A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.

C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.

13．WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?

A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.

C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.

14．InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?

A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.

C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequire