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惠州高三调研考试
惠州市2016届高三第三次调研考试
英语
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满分120分(最终成绩按总分135分进
行折算),考试用时120分钟。
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第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(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
InNewYorkCitypublicschools,176differentlanguagesarespokenamongthemorethan1millionstudents.For160,000children,Englishisnottheirfirstlanguage.NewYork'sDepartmentofEducationmakeslearningbetterforthesestudentsbyprovidingdual-languageprograms,inwhichstudentsaretaughtintwolanguages,Englishandanotherone,likeRussianorChinese.Math,socialstudies,scienceandallotherregularcoursesaretaughtinbothlanguages.Andtheylearnaboutthecultureoftheothercountry.
MiladyBaez,DeputyChancellorofEnglishLanguageLearnersandStudentSupport,saysthesedual-languageprogramswillhelpchildrensucceedinthefuture."Thejobsofthefuturerequirethatourstudentsknowmorethanonelanguage.Theyaregoingtobetravelingabroad;theyaregoingtobecommunicatingwithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thiswillopendoorsforthem."
Middle-schoolersmightnothavejobsontheirmindsyet.ForKequingJaing,shelikeskeepingupherfirstlanguage,Mandarin."ItmakesmefeelthatIamhomebecauseIcanspeakinChinese,learninChinese,whilelearninginEnglish.SoitmakesmefeelbetterandmakesmeunderstandmoreaboutthetaskI'mlearning."
AnastasiaHudikovacametotheUnitedStateswhenshewas2yearsold.ShesaystheRussian-Englishprogramkeepsherconnectedtoherheritageandherparentshappy."They'rereallyhappyabouttheprogram.TheyarereallyhappythatIcanpreservemycultureandmylanguage,andthatIcanspeakitfluentlyinschool."
TheNewYorkschoolsalsoofferdual-languageprogramsinsevenotherlanguages:
Arabic,French,HaitianCreole,Hebrew,Korean,PolishandSpanish.Thereareplanstoaddevenmorelanguagesinthefuture.
Whilethesedual-languageprogramsarepopular,someorganizationsintheU.S.sayteachingEnglishcomesfirst.U.S.StudiesshowthatchildrenwholearnEnglishearlywillbemoresuccessfullater.
1.Dual-languageprogramsinNewYorkaimto__________.
A.helpthestudentslearnbetterB.ridthestudentsofhomesickness
C.attractmoreinternationalstudentsD.preventthestudentsforgettingtheirculture
2.Whomaynotquiteagreewithdual-languageprograms?
A.MiladyBaezB.KequingJaing
C.AnastasiaHudikova’sparentsD.someorganizationsintheU.S
3.Theauthorwritesthepassageinorderto_________.
A.encourageustolearnmorelanguages
B.introducedual-languageprogramsinNewYorkschools
C.advertisethedual-languageprograms
D.inspiremorestudentstostudyinNewYork
B
Writingoneortwoarticlesadayisafairgoalforahumanwriter.Bycontrast,theWordsmithplatformcanproduceupto2,000articlesasecond!
Wordsmithisoneexampleofnaturallanguage-generationsoftware,oftenreferredtoasarobotjournalist.Tobefair,thesoftwaredoesn’tstartfromthebeginning,likeahumanwritermight.Instead,thesoftwaretakesasetofstructureddataandtransformsitintoreadabletext.
Naturallanguage-generationsoftware,suchasWordsmithandQuill,doesitsworkbyidentifyingtrendsandhighlightsinsetsofdata.Thesoftwarethensearchesitsowndictionaryforthewordstoexpressitsfindings.
Whykeephumanwritersaround
Althoughthistypeofsoftwarewritesfasterthananyhuman,itrequiressetsofstructureddatatowork.That’swhyit’sespeciallyusefulforwritingearningsreportsandothertypesof“dry”writing.Humans,ontheotherhand,aregoodatturningtheirunstructuredthoughtsdirectlyintoprose.ThereportsproducedbyWordsmithandQuillreadnaturally,andtheycanmatchthetoneofhumanwriters.Butfornow,therobotjournalistsprobablywon’tstealmanyjobsorwinanyPulitzerPrizes!
(普利策奖)
Currentapplicationsofnaturallanguage-generationsoftware
Financialreports:
ThesoftwareiscommonlyusedbybanksortraderstoanalyzelargeamountsoffinancialdataandthenproducereportsinplainEnglish.
Healthandfitness:
Thesoftwarecanturndatagatheredfromwearabledevicesorfitnesstrackersintopersonalizedreports.Thewritingtonecanevenbeadjustedtosoundmoreencouraging!
Sportsreporting:
Thesoftwareisoftenusedtoturnrealbaseball,basketballandfootballstatisticsintoexcitingstories.
4.WhatdoesnaturalLanguage-generationsoftwarereferto?
A.TheWordsmithplatform.B.Arobotjournalist.
C.Aspecialdictionary.D.Articleswrittenbycomputer.
5.Naturallanguage-generationsoftwarecan_________.
A.discovertheworld’sfocusesthroughtheInternet
B.writewellenoughtowinPulitzerPrizes
C.producearticlesinatonesimilartohuman’s
D.writesuchbeautifulproseashumanwriters
6.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatnaturalLanguage-generationsoftware________.
A.hastakentheplaceofhumanwriterscurrently
B.isonlyabletoturnstructureddataintodryreports
C.iswidelyusedinallthefields
D.worksproperlyonlywiththehelpofsetsofstructureddata
7.NowadaysNaturallanguage-generationsoftwareisseldomusedby_________.
A.schoolsB.banksC.hospitalsD.newspapers
C
In1959,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteachergavetheclassanassignmenttowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandexpressedherdreamofbecominganairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan"F"onit.Theteachertoldheritwasa"fairytale".Jeanwasheartbrokenandashamed.Astheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragementandnegativitysheencounteredwhenevershetalkedaboutherdream."Girlscan'tbecomeairlinepilots;neverhave,neverwill.You'recrazy.That'simpossible."FinallyJeangaveup.
Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwasaMrs.DorothySlaton,ademandingteacherwithhighstandards.OnedayMrs.Slatonaskedthisquestion:
"Ifyouhadunlimitedfinances,unlimitedaccesstothefinestschools,unlimitedtalentsandabilities,whatwouldyoudo?
"Jeanfeltarushoftheoldenthusiasm,andwithexcitementshewrotedowntheveryolddream.
ThenextthingthatMrs.SlatonsaidchangedthecourseofJean'slife.Theteacherleanedforwardoverherdeskandsaid,"Ihavealittlesecretforyou.Youdohaveunlimitedabilitiesandtalents.Whenyouleaveschool,ifyoudon'tgoforyourdreams,noonewilldoitforyou.Youcanhavewhatyouwantifyouwantitenough."
Thehurtandfearofyearsofdiscouragementdisappearedallofasudden.Jeanfeltthrilledandtoldheraboutherdreamofbecomingapilot.Mrs.Slatonslappedthedesktop."Thendoit!
"shesaid.
SoJeandid.Itdidn'thappenovernight.Inherl0yearsofhardwork,evenfacingvarietiesoflaugh,frustrationandopposition,shenevergaveupherdream.Instead,shewentondoingeverythingherthird-gradeteachersaidwasfairy-tale.
Eventually,JeanHarperbecameaBoeing737captainfortheUnitedAirlineCompany.
8.Jean’sthird-gradeteacherthoughtherdreamtobe____________.
A.greatB.impossibleC.challengingD.reasonable
9.Mrs.Slatonmayholdtheviewthat_____________.
A.onlysomeofherstudentshavegreatpotential
B.herstudentsaregoodenoughtobeadmittedtothebestschools
C.beliefcontributestorealizingadream
D.Jeanwastohaveherdreamrealized
10.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat___________.
A.Jean’sdreamwasalwaysinherdeepheart
B.Jeanowedhersuccesstoallherteachers
C.mostpeoplearoundJeanapprovedofherdream
D.Jeanachievedherdreamwithease
11.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ARespectableTeacherB.HowtoRealizeaDream
C.HardWorkPaysoffD.ReachfortheSky
D
Doyousufferfromcybersickness?
Theriseofmobilephoneshasbeenblamedforanumberofsocialills,butyoursmartphonemayalsobemakingyouphysicallysickaswell.Scientistshaveidentifiedaconditioncalled“cybersickness”,whichtheysayisthedigitalversionofmotionsickness.Thephenomenon,whichaffectsupto80percentofthepopulationwhoownsmartphonesortablets,leadstofeelingsofsicknessandunsteadiness.Itiscausedbyseeingfastmotiononascreen,whichcoversanythingfromacarchaseinafilmtoscrollingthroughwebpagesonyourphone.
Themorerealisticthevisualcontentappearstoyou,thehigheryourchancesofgettingcybersicknessare.TheconditionwasidentifiedinapieceintheNewYorkTimesinwhichBritishandUSexpertssaidthatitneededsolving.Motionsicknessleavessufferersfeelingillbecausetheyfeelmovementinyourmusclesandyourinnerearbutdonotseeit.Themismatchindigitalsicknessistheopposite—youseemovementonthescreenbutdonotfeelit.Theeffectisthesameandthesymptomsincludeaheadache,wantingtothrowup,confusionandtheneedtositdown.Oftencybersicknessshowsitselfinasubtlewayandsufferersputitdowntostressoreyestrain.
StevenRauch,aprofessorofotolaryngology(耳鼻喉科学)atHarvardMedicalSchool,said:
“Yoursenseofbalanceisdifferentfromothersensesinthatithaslotsofinputs.Whenthoseinputsdon’tagree,that’swhenyoufeeldizzinessandsickness.”
Somestudiesthathavebeencarriedoutintocybersicknessfoundthatwomenaremoresusceptiblethanmen,theNewYorkTimesreported.ThosewhohaveTypeA’personalities—meaningtheyareconfidentanddetermined—aremorelikelytosufferfromcybersicknessaswell.Amongthosewhohavereportedexperiencingtheconditionhavebeenvid