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湖北省武汉市武昌区高三调研考试英语试题

湖北省武汉市武昌区2021年高三5月调研考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Istoppedatmybanklastweektodepositacheck.IcouldhaveusedtheATM,butIamsogladthatIdidn'tbecauseifIhad,IprobablywouldnothavemetHarold.

Therewere3or4peopleaheadofmeintheline-up,soIamusedmyselfbywatchingTV,justwaitingmyturn.Momentspassed.Then,directlyinfrontofme,atinyelderwoman,whowasnowfirstinline,startedtowardoneofthecounters.Butthecustomerbeforeherdidn'tfinish,soshehadtostepback.Herbackwardmovementcausedmyattentiontobedrawntothecustomerdirectlyaheadofus.Ashewasfacingthecounter,Icouldseeonlyhiswhitehairandthebrightredteamjacket.Iheardhimsaytothetellerinadeep,strongvoice..."HaveaGreatDay!

"andthetellerreplied,"Youtoo,Harold-seeyounextweek!

"

Theimpatientwomanagainmadehermove,headingforthecounter.Asshepassedhim,Haroldlookedup,directlyatme,saying,"Youareahandsomeman,sir."IwassosurprisedbyhisstatementandstruckbythegenuinewarmthandgenerositythatfilleditthatIblurtedout"Thankyou,sir."instantlyreachingouttoshakehishand,outevenrealizingthathewaswalkingwithawalkingstick.Heswitchedittohislefthandandtookmyhandinhiswarmandfirmgrip."Ireallycareaboutyou!

"Hespokeagain.Thenhereachedouttothenextpersoninlineandsaid,"Ireallycareaboutyou,too!

"

Iwassoovercomebyhisinnocentandsinceregift!

Hewaslikea4-year-old,whowalkeduptoeveryone,invitingthemtoplaywithhim.Iwonderedtomyselfafterwards.Howwasheattainedthisstateofgrace?

Imaginethewarmfeelingheleavesbehindhisashesailsthroughthisworld,touchingpeopleforjustamoment.Hedroppedastoneintothepeacefuloceanofmyrealitythatisstillripplingoutwardasyouhearandhopefully,someofwhatHaroldsounselfishlypassontome,thatinattempttopassontoyou—Ireallycareaboutyou!

1．WhatmadetheauthornoticeHarold?

A．Thewoman'simpatience.

B．Harold'sdeepandstrongvoice.

C．Thewoman'sbackwardmovement.

D．Harold'swhitehairandbrightredteamjacket.

2．WhydidHaroldsay"Ireallycareaboutyou!

"totheauthor?

A．Toexpressappreciationforhishelp.

B．Topassonhiswarmthandgenerosity.

C．Topraisehimforhisbeinghandsome.

D．Togreethisoldfriendinaspecialway.

3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Haroldgaveagifttotheauthor.

B．Haroldlikedtoplaywithothers.

C．Harold'swordsattractedpeople.

D．Harold'swordstouchedtheauthor.

Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."

SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.

Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."

Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?

"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.

Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."

4．WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?

A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.

B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.

C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.

D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.

5．Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?

A．Itcan"speak"and"see".

B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.

C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.

D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.

6．Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?

A．Asmallsize.

B．Aboxyshape.

C．Ahumanpartner.

D．Aspeechsoftware.

7．WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?

A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.

B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.

C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.

D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.

Nothingsucceedslikesuccess,aseveryparentofastraight-Astudentknows,buttryingtohighlightacademicexcellencebytellingyourchild,"You'resosmart,"maybecounterproductive（负效的）.Tellingkidsthey'resmartstrengthenstheideathatintelligenceisageneticgiftratherthanaskillthatcanbedeveloped.

Inarecentstudy,researchersatMichiganStateUniversitylookedat123childrenwhowereabout7.Theteamassessedthechildrentodeterminewhethertheyhada"growthmindset（思维模式）"（believingthatyoucanworkhardertogetsmarter）,ora"fixedmindset"（believingthatyourintelligenceisunabletochange）.Theythenaskedthechildrentocompleteafast-pacedcomputeraccuracytaskwhiletheirbrainactivitywasrecorded.Inthetask,childrenplayedagame,helpingazookeepercaptureescapedanimalsbypressingthespacebarwhenananimalshowedupintheirscreen—unlessitwasagroupofthreechimps.Duringtherecording,researchersnotedthatbrainactivityspikedwithinahalf-secondaftermakingamistake,aschildrenbecameawareoftheirerrorandpaidcloserattentiontowhatwentwrong.Thelargerthebrainresponse,themorethechildrenfocusedontheerror.

Basedonthedatatheycollected,theresearchersconcludedthatchildrenwitha"growthmindset"weremuchmorelikelytohavealargerbrainresponseaftermakingamistake,andinturnweremorelikelytoimprovetheirperformancebypayingcloserattentiontothetaskaftermakinganerror.

Forparents,thelessonsareclear:

don'tpaycompliments（赞扬）thatsuggestthatintelligenceisfixed.IfachildhandsyouanA+test,don'tsay,"You'resosmart!

"Insteadsay,"Wow,thatstudyingreallypaidoff!

"Notetheeffort,nottheintelligence.Second,focusonusingerrorstoworktogetherandlearn."Manyparentsandteachersshyawayfromaddressingachild'smistakes,tellingthem"It'sOK.You'llgetitnexttime."withoutgivingthemtheopportunitytofigureoutwhatwentwrong."Dr.Schrodersays.Hereareadditionalwaysyoucanhelpenhanceyourchild'seducation.

8．Whatcanlearnaboutchildren'smindsetfromthestudy?

A．Childrenarebornwithafixedorgrowthmindset.

B．Childrenwithafixedmindsetpaynoattentiontomistakes.

C．Childrenwithagrowthmindsetaremorelikelytomakeprogress.

D．Childrenwithagrowthmindsetcancatchmoreanimalsinthegame.

9．WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordinParagraph2?

A．startedB．stopped

C．pausedD．rose

10．Whatshouldparentssaytochildren'sperformanceaccordingtothepassage?

A．"Youaresoclever!

"forexcellence.

B．"It'snotgoodenough."forexcellence.

C．"Youcanbenefitfromit."foramistake.

D．"It'sOK.Forgetaboutit."foramistake.

11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．NeverCallYourKidSmart

B．AlwaysBeStrictwithYourKid

C．HowtoCommunicatewithYourKid

D．HowtoCommentonYourKid'sPerformance

二、七选五

Youknowthedrillwhenitcomestolosingweight:

takeinfewercaloriesandburnmorecalories.12．Ifyou'retryingtodropafewpoundsfast,theseinterestingtipswillmakeiteasyforyoutolosetheweightquick.

Eatinfrontofmirrorsandyou'llloseweight

Onestudyfindsthateatinginfrontofmirrorsreducestheamountpeopleeatbynearlyonethird.Havingtolookyourselfintheeyereflectsbacksomeofyourowninnerstandardsandgoals.13．

Sniffabananaoranapplewhenyoufeelhungry

14．Researchersfindthatthemorefrequentlypeoplesniff,thelesshungrytheyareandthemoreweighttheylose—anaverageof30poundseach.Onetheoryisthatsniffingthefoodtricksthebrainintothinkingyou'reactuallyeatingit.

15．

Whetherthat'safloor,acoupleofwindows,oryourcar,a150-poundpersonwillburnaboutfourcaloriesforeveryminutespentcleaning.Scrubfor30minutesandyoucouldworkoffapproximately120calories,thesamenumberinahalf-cupoffrozenyogurt.

Startatthecolorblue

There'sagoodreasonyouwon'tseemanyfast-foodrestaurantsdecoratedinblue:

ithelpstocontrolanappetite.Soserveupdinneronblueplates,dressinbluewhileyoueat,andcoveryourtablewithabluetablecloth.16．Studiesfindtheyencourageeating.

A．Youmightfeelsilly,butitworks.

B．Therefore,adjustyoureatinghabits.

C．Washsomethingthoroughly