届河北省宣化第一中学高三上学期月考英语试题 word版含答案.docx

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届河北省宣化第一中学高三上学期月考英语试题word版含答案

2021-2022学年上学期宣化一中高三月考考试

英语试卷（9月份）

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）

A

Nobodysaysschooliseasy.Studyingisdifficult,asismemorizinginformationforatest.Fortunately,therearebooksthatcanhelpyoutomakedealingwithschooleasier.

UnlimitedMemorybyKevinHorsley

Thisbookisabestsellerinmemoryimprovement.Ithasstrategiestohelplearnfasterandbecomemoreproductive.Ofcourse,havingagoodmemorycomesinhandyoutsideoftheclassroomaswell.Really,thisisagreatbookforlifeingeneral.

OnCoursebySkipDowning

Itisanotherbookworthreading.Initseighthedition,thebookprovidesself-assessmenttoolstohelpidentifywhatisneededtochangeforacademicsuccess.Itcontainsguidedjournalentriestohelpreaderswithresponsibility,self-management,self-awareness,learningandself-esteem.

Student'sGuidetoWritingCollegePapersbyKateL.Turabian

Manystudentsreachcollegeandfindthatessaywritingincollegeisverydifferentfromthatinhighschool.Whetherthisisthecaseornot,Student'sGuidetoWritingCollegePapersisaperfectchoiceforthosewhowanttoimprovewritingskills.It'savailableonKindleorinhardbackorpaperbackforms.Rightnow,thisoneisitsfourthedition.Thebookcoverswritingactualpaper,citingsources,andstyle.

HowtoBecomeaStraight-AStudentbyCalNewport

Thebookcameoutin2006.Itenjoysgreatpopularityamonglearnersallovertheworld.Thebookdealswithdifferentapproachesandstrategiestohelpachievegoodacademicperformancebutspendlesstimeonstudying,withafocusonstudyingsmarter,notharder.It'savailableonKindleandinaudiobookandpaperbackforms.

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutUnlimitedMemory？

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A.Itispracticalindailylife.

B.Itispopularandsellsbest.

C.Ithelpstoproducemoreworks.

D.ItiswrittenbyKate

E.Turabian.

2.Whatdothelasttwobookshaveincommon？

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A.Theyhavevariousforms.

B.Theyareworld-famousbooks.

C.Theywerepublished15yearsago.

D.Theymainlyfocusonimprovingwritingskills.

3.Whoaretheintendedreaders？

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A.Parents.B.Children.C.Teachers.D.Students.

B

In1939，seven-year-oldMiriamSchreibershouldhavestartedfirstgrade.Instead,shespentthatyear-andthefollowingfive-tryingtosurvive.ShewaslivinginPolandwhenWorldWarⅡbrokeout."Myentirelifewasruinedwithinminutes,"shesays."Iwaslookingforwardtostartingschool."Shenevermadeit.Andnothavingadegreehasalwaysbeenathorninherside.

Decadeslater,though,thenow-89-year-oldHolocaustsurvivorfinallygotsomethingshehadalwayslongedfor.KapiloffBrander,directorofcommunityprogramsatJewishFamilyServices,reachedouttotheNewEnglandJewishAcademy,aJewishhighschool,toaskwhethertheschoolcouldhelpMariamfulfillherwish.RichardNabel,theprincipaloftheschool,broughtafewseniorstudentstoMiriam'shometohearherstorybeforetheycameupwiththeideaofpresentingheranhonorarydiplomaattheschool's2020graduationceremony.

MiriamsufferedalotinaslavelaborcampinSiberiabeforeshegotliberatedin1946.SheandherremainingfamilymemberswenttoarefugeecampinGermany,whereshegotmarriedandhadherfirstchildattheageof16.Havingspentyearsinrefugeecampsindifferentcountries,shefinallyimmigratedtoAmericain1960.Gettingaformaleducationwasneveranoptionforherbutshelearnedsevenlanguagesovertheyears."Ieducatedmyself,"shesays."Ireadbooksdayandnight.Istilldo."

OnAugust16，duringasociallydistancedceremonyintheschoolgym,MiriamwaspresentedwithahighschooldiplomafromtheNewEnglandJewishAcademy."Thereweren'ttoomanydryeyesamongthe30ofusthere,"saysNabel.Miriam'sfamilywasespeciallymoved."I'mnotsuresheevenrealizestheimportanceofthatmomenttome,"saysBernie,hereldestson."Iamsoproudofher."

4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutMariamfromparagraph1？

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A.Sheregrettednotbeingeducatedatschool.

B.Shestartedfirstgradeattheageofseven.

C.ShefeltluckytohavesurvivedWorldWarⅡ.

D.ShespentfiveyearsinPolandduringthewar.

5.HowdidMariamgetherlong-cherishedwishfulfilled？

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A.Shemadeitthroughherownefforts.

B.SheturnedtoKapiloffBranderforhelp.

C.Theseniorstudentsthemselvespresentedadiplomatoher.

D.RichardNabellearnedaboutherstoryanddecidedtohelp.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMariam？

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A.Educated.B.Intelligent.C.Determined.D.Patient.

7.WhatdidNabelmeanbysaying"Thereweren'ttoomanydryeyes"？

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A.Mariam'sstorywasordinarybutinspiring.

B.Mostofthosepresentweredeeplytouched.

C.HewasimpressedbyMariamandwasproudofher.

D.HefelthonoredtopresentMariamwithadiploma.

C

It'spossiblethatyourphone'sface-unlockmightfinallybeabletoworkwhileyou'rewearingamask.Researchershavefoundthatfacialrecognitionalgorithms（算法）aregettingbetteratrecognizingfacesinmasks,accordingtodatapublishedonTuesdaybytheNationalInstituteforStandardsandTechnology（NIST）.Usingindependenttestingofmorethan150separatefacialrecognitionalgorithms,thenewreportsuggestsmasksmaynotbeasbigaproblemforfacialrecognitionsystemsasinitiallythought.

WhenNISTfirstexaminedmasks'effectonfacialrecognitioninJuly2020，itfoundthatalgorithmsweren'tgreatatidentifyingfaceswithmasks."Facerecognitioncanmakeerrors,whichcanimplicatepeopleforcrimestheyhaven'tcommitted,"writestheElectronicFrontierFoundation（EFF）."ItisparticularlybadatrecognizingAfricanAmericansandotherethnicminorities,women,andyoungpeople."Butthepandemichasgivendevelopersplentyoftimetofocusonthemaskproblem,andNIST'sdatashowsthatfacialrecognitionalgorithmsaregettingbetteratworkingwithmaskedfaces."Afterthepandemic,somedevelopershavesubmittedalgorithmswhichshowsignificantlyimprovedaccuracyandarenowamongthemostaccurateinourtest,"thereportreads.NIST'spublicrankingforfacialrecognitiontestsbearsoutthisreport.Eightdifferentalgorithmsnowholdfalseratesbelow0.05percent.

Nevertheless,thereremainanumberoflimitationstothestudy.NISTresearchersdidnotemployactualimagesofmaskedfaces.Instead,theyappliedmasksdigitallytoensureconsistencyacrossthesample.Asaresult,"Wewerenotabletogetathoroughsimulation（模仿）oftheendlessvariationsincolor,design,shape,texture,andwaysmaskscanbeworn,"thereportstates.Thedigitalmaskwasabluesurgicalmaskcoveringthefullwidthoftheface,buttestersnotedthatperformancevariedconsiderablydependingonhowhighthemaskwasplacedontheface.

8.Recognizingmaskedfaceswithfacialrecognitionsystemsusedtobethoughtas______.

A.effectiveB.impossibleC.easyD.challenging

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"bearout"inParagraph2mean？

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A.Make.B.Prove.C.Deny.D.Oppose.

10.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy？

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A.Thewaytowearmasksmayaffectrecognitionaccuracy.

B.Thedesignofamaskmakesnodifferencetofacialrecognition.

C.Facialrecognitionfailurerateswerequitelowatthebeginning.

D.Theresearchersadoptedrealsurgicalmaskstoensuretheaccuracy.

11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext？

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A.LimitationsofFacialRecognitionSoftware

B.TheChallengeofRecognizingMaskedFaces

C.TheimprovementinFacialRecognitionAlgorithms

D.DifferentApplicationsofFacialRecognitionTechnology

D

Manylivestockfarmers（牧场主）inthewesternworldarebecomingworriedbyalonger-termthreattotheirincomefromthegrowingpopularityofvegetarian（素食的）diets.Herecomesthequestionwhethertoeatmeatornot.Beforeairingourview,weshouldconsiderseriouslythethreereasonsthatvegetariansgiveforrefusinganimalproducts.

Theeasiestpointtoargueagainstisthateatingmeatisunhealthy.Nothingishealthierthanavarieddiet,includingfiber,vegetable,fruitandmeat.Althoughstudiesshowthateatingredandprocessedmeatmayraisetheriskofsomecancers,itisimportantnottooverstatetheeffect.Thisweek,forexample,CancerResearchUKreportedthateatinganextrapieceofbaconeverydayraisedtheriskofbowelcancerby20percent.Butthatmeansjusteightextra（largelycurable）casesinevery10，000peopleoversixyears.

Ourtreatmentoffarmanimalsisanissuethatvegetariansfindmoretroubling.Acommonviewisthatraisinganimalsinasmallareacauseunacceptablesuffering.Inthisregard,agriculturalauthoritiesshouldtakeuptheresponsibilitytoenforcewelfarestandardsthatgiveeachanimalenoughspacetostandandmovearoundcomfortably.Also,consumershaveanimportantroletoplayinimprovingconditionsforfarmanimals.Forexample,thedislikeof"batteryhens"ledtoanEUbanin2012onkeepingchickensinbarrencages.

Theenvironmentalimpactoflivestockfarmingisitsgreatestprobleminacentury.TheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganizationestimatesthatfarmedanimalsaccountfor14.5%ofgreenhousegasemission.Althoughchangesingrazing（放牧）practicescouldsubstantiallyreducetheenvironmentalimpactoflivestockfarming,itwillalwaysusemoreresourcesthanproducingthesamenumberofcaloriesfromplantcrops.Meatproductionshouldfocusontheworld'straditionalgrasslands,withouttakingupnewland.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonagainstanimalproductsgivenbyvegetarians？

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A.Itharmshumanhealth.

B.Itcausesanimalsuffering.

C.Itdamagestheenvironment.

D.Itthreatenstheincomeoffarmers.

13.WhydoestheauthormentionthereportfromCancerResearchUKinparagraph2？

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A.Toprovethateatin