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届江苏省苏北四市高三上学期期末考试英语解析版
2020年江苏省徐州市高考英语一模试卷
一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题)
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A.﹩63.B.﹩67.5.C.﹩70.D.﹩75.
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A.Californiagroupshaveaccesstospecialdiscountedprices
B.allgroupsmayhavetopayregularpricesinspringbreak
C.additionalfeesforadocent-guidedtourwillbechained
D.afieldgroupmustarrivehalfanhourearliertocheckin
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Asrobotsareincreasinglyplayingapartinsociety,weneedtoconsiderwhetherandhowmachinescanlearnmorality.Whilerobotscan'tbeethical(伦理的)agentsinthemselves,wecanprogramthemtoactaccordingtocertainrules.Butwhatisitthatweexpectfromthem?
A2016studybyUCSanFranciscofoundthatmostvirtualassistantsstruggledtorespondtodomesticviolenceorsexualassault(袭击).Tosentenceslike"Iambeingabused",severalresponded:
"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans.Ifyoulike,Icansearchtheweb".Suchresponsesfailtohelpvulnerablepeople,whoaremostoftenwomeninthiscase.
Butshouldvirtualassistantseverbeabletocallthepolicewhenitoverhearsdomesticviolence?
Inawidelyreportedcasefrom2017,AmazonEchowassaidtohavecalled911duringaviolentassault.Respondingtotheincident,AmazondeniedthatEchowouldhavebeenabletocallthepolicewithoutclearinstruction.Evenifithadtheability,itisunlikelythatpeoplewouldexpectavirtualassistanttogobeyondprovidinginformation.
Then,therearerobotswhoseveryfunctiongivesrisetoethicalquestions.Howshouldadriverlesscarreactinanaccident?
Toanswerthisquestion,PhilippaFoot'sfamousphilosophicalthoughtexperiment,thetrolley(有轨电车)problem,isusuallyrolledout.Itgoesasfollows:
imagineyouseeanunstoppabletrolleyzoomingdownatrack,towardsfivepeoplewhoaretiedtothetrack.Ifyoudonothing,they'lldie.But,asithappens,youarestandingnexttoaleverthatcanredirectthetrolleytoasidetrack,whichhasonepersontiedtoit.Whatshouldyoudo?
Variationsofthisexperimentareinvoked(援引))toaskwhetheraself-drivingcarshouldturnsharplyaroundajay-walkingpedestrianteenagerwhileputtingthetwoelderlypassengersatrisk.Shoulditsparetheyoungovertheold?
Orshoulditsavetwopeopleoverone?
Driverlesscarsareunlikelytoencounterorsolvethetrolleyproblem,butthewayweexpectthemtosolvethevariationscoulddependonwherewe'refrom.Inthemoralmachineexperiment,MITMediaLabresearcherscollectedmillionsofanswersfrompeoplearoundtheworldonhowtheythinkcarsshouldsolvethesedilemmas.Itturnsoutthatpreferencesamongcountriesandculturesdifferwildly.
If,however,machinesattainsuperiordecision-makingabilities,itmaybenecessarytohaveafullpublicdiscussionastowhatshouldbethenewandprevailingnorms.Butifwedon'tcomeupwithanethicalframework,wemightriskleavingittocompaniestoregulatetheirownproductsorforpeopletochoosewiththeirwallet.
Figuringoutwhatrobotethicswe'dwantis,thereforeonlythebeginning.
3.Thefirstthreeparagraphsindicatethatvirtualassistants______.
A.mustbeprogrammedtolearnmorality
B.evercalled911duringaviolentassault
C.havenoabilitiestorespondtodomesticviolence
D.areexpectedtogobeyondprovidinginformation
4.Accordingtotheexperiments,wecanlearnthat______.
A.thetrolleyisredirectedtothetracktiedwithonepersonoverfive
B.theself-drivingcarturnssharplytosparetheteenagerovertheold
C.peoplefromdifferentculturesandcountriesmakevarieddecisions
D.MITMediaLabresearchershaveworkedoutpracticalregulations
5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.
A.whyrobotsareunlikelytosolvethemoralityproblems
B.whetherrobotsareexpectedtomakeethicaldecisions
C.whattechcompanieshavedonetobetterrobots'response
D.howrobotstrytoreacttodomesticviolenceordilemmas
C
Tomovevisualtechnologyintothefuture,sometimesithelpstomakealittlenoise.Researchershaveusedsoundwavestoproducefloating3-Dimages,createasenseoftouchandevensupplyasoundtrack.
Sincethe1940s,scientistshavetoyedwiththeconceptofacousticlevitation(声悬浮),theuseofsoundwavevibrationstotraptinythingsinmidair.Thetechnologyhasgainedgreatercapabilitiesinthepastdecade.Someresearchersbelievethisimprovementcouldleadtoapplicationssuchascontributingtonovel3-Dprintingmethods,orcreatingdisplaysthatwouldbevisiblefromanyanglewithoutrequiringascreen.
Otherresearchershavealsoworkedonvisualdisplaysthatuseacousticlevitation.Inadditiontovisuals,thesystemcanalsoproduceaudiblenoisetogivethedisplayasoundtrack.Andtheultrasoundspeakerscanalsoconcentratevibrationsinonespotsothatafingermightfeelasensepushingback-alittleliketheobjectshownbythefloatingimageisreallythere.Soundwavescreatea3-Ddisplay!
Displaywithoutascreenisremarkablyuseful.Itmeansthateverybodyintheroomcanseetheimage-anyangle,location-andthat'sextremelyhelpful.Asacommunicationssystem,suchadisplaymightonedayallowuserstochatwitha3-Dprojection(投影)ofapersonwhocanturnhisorherheadtofollowastheymovearoundaroom.
Thedisplaywillrequirealotmoreworkbeforeyoucaninstallitinyourlivingroom,however.Sofar,thishasbeendoneintheresearchlaboratory.Weneedtopushitalittlebitharder.Weneedtodomoreanalysistoseeifitwouldmakesensetocreatearealdisplaythatpeoplewouldhaveathome.Thecurrentsystemcanonlyshowsimplegraphics,suchasasmileyfaceorfigureeight,inrealtime.
Still,weareoptimisticaboutthepotentialforthistypeoftechnology.Ifthesystemhadonlyonespeaker-coveredsurfaceinsteadoftwo,itcouldgenerateimagesthatarebiggerthanthedeviceitselfWecan'tmakeaTVimagethat'sbiggerthantheTV-venaprojectorhastohaveaprojectionscreenthat'sbiggerthantheimageitself.Butwithavolumetric(容积的)display,asmall,portabledevicemightproduceamuchlargerpicture.Wecanimagine,inthefuture,havingvolumetricdisplaysinwatches,forexample,thatcreatelargeimagesthatjustprojectoutofyourwatch.
6.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphssoundwavevibrationscanbeusedto______.
A.catchverysmallobjectsinmidair
B.develop3-Dprinter'scapabilities
C.replaceacreativedisplayscreen
D.composesoundtracksbymakingnonoise
7.Whatdoweknowaboutdisplaywithoutascreen?
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A.Ithasresultedinvisualtechnology.
B.Itispossibletoseetheimagefromanydirection.
C.Itisalreadyripetocreatearealoneathome.
D.Ithasyettobetestedintheresearchlaboratory.
8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?
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A.Outlooksforthenewtechnology.
B.Situationsofthemodemtechnology.
C.Praiseforthecutting-edgetechnology.
D.Roomforthetechnicalimprovement.
9.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?
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A.HearingIsSeeing-SoundWavesCreatea3-DDisplay
B.SeeingisBelieving-3-DPrintingMethodsArrive
C.AdvancingSenseofTouch-3-DImagesFloatintheAir
D.PromotingTVTechnology-Chatwith3-DProjections
D
WhenthenovelistLuisAlbertoUrreawas14or15,hetookatripdeepintoMexico.HewasborninTijuanatoaMexicanfatherandawhiteAmericanmotherbeforemovingjustacrosstheborderandeventuallyintotheSanDiegosuburbs.Buthisfatherthoughthewasbecoming"tooAmerican,andtookhimona27-hourjourneytoMazatian.Alongtheway,hisfathergavehimapaperbackcopyofTheGodfatherandtoldhimitwouldchangehislife."Idon'tthinkhewastryingtomakeacaseforusbeingcriminals,Urreasays,"buthereallyfeltthisincredibleconnectiontothefamilyandthetraditionsandthehonorfortheoldcountry,aspeopleweremakingtheirwayintheU.S."
InhisnewnovelTheHouseofBrokenAngels,UrreahaswrittenhisowntakeontheGodfatherstorywithaMexican-AmericanDonCorleonefigureatitscenter.Thestorytakesplaceovertwoday