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高三英语阶段性自测试题V
2019-2020年高三英语4月阶段性自测试题(V)
一、阅读理解
A
Hotelroomseinavarietyofstylesandpriceranges.Despitedifferencesmdecorationandprice,onethingmosthotelshaveinmonisasetofrules.Failuretoobeytheserulescanresultinfeesorfinestocoverhotelroomdamages,removalfromthehotelorpossiblyevenarrest.
Smoking
Somehotelsarepletelynon-smoking.Somehotelsdesignatesmokingandnon-smokingrooms.Ifyousmokeinanon-smokingroom,youwilllikelybefinedhundredsofdollarsandpossiblyaskedtoleave.
NumberofGuests
Mostregularhotelroomsaredesignedfortwoadults.Ifyouhavemorethantwopeoplestayingintheroom,thehotelwilllikelychargeanadditionalfeeforeachextraguest,thoughsomehotelsletchildrenstayfree.Donotputmorethanfouradultsintheroomunlessthehotelspolicypermitsthatmanypeople.Oryoumightbefinedorremovedfromthehotel
HotelReservationsRequirements
Mosthotelsrequireamajorcreditcardtoreservetheroom.Youcanpaycashattheendofyourstay,butdonotbesurprisedifthereisatemporarychargeonyourcardforafewdaysafteryourstay.Mosthotelsauthorizeasecuritydepositonyourcardtocoveranypossibledamagestotheroom.Oncethehotelconfirmsthattheroomisundamagedandthatyoudonotbreakanyhotelpolicies,yoursecuritydepositwillberefunded.
BreakingtheLaw
Youcannotbreakthelawinyourhotelroom,justasyoucannotbreakthelawinyourownhomeorinpublic.Donotdodrugsormitanyothercriminalactinthehotelroom.Ifyoudo,youwilllikelybearrested.
Noise
Mosthotelshaveanoisepolicyyoumustobey.Ifyouarebeingtooloudyouwillusuallygetawarning.Ifthenoisecontinuesandmoreplaintsareissued,
youwilllikelybekickedoutofthehotel,regardlessofwhattimeitis.
1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?
A.ToadvertisethehotelroomsB.Toshowsomerulesofhotelrooms
C.TowarnthecustomersD.Tooffersometipsoflivinginhotelrooms
2.YouwillNOTbeaskedtoleavethehotel,ifyou.
A.maketoomuchnoisecontinuallyB.smokewithoutpermission
C.haveoneextraguesttostayD.breakthelaw
3.Whyisthereatemporarychargeonyourcardforafewdaysafteryourstay?
A.Becausethehotelsmayusethemoneytopayforpossibledamagescausedbyyou.
B.Becausethehotelswanttoconfirmwhetheryouhavemoney.
C.Becausethehotelsneedamajorcreditcardtopayfortherent.
D.Becausethehotelsneedtoauthorizeasecuritydeposit.
B
ThereisanislandcalledKitava,wayoutthereinthePacificOcean,intheMilneBayProvinceofPapuaNewGuinea.ItisoneofthefourmainTrobriandIslandswithatotalpopulationof12,000nativeresidents.Richwithculture,surroundedonallsidesbyclearbluewaterandabundantrainforest,Kitavaisasapealingasitisremote.Butithasmoretoofferthangoodviews.
AsByrdiereports,Kitavaisalsohometoapeoplewhosedietandnutritionalhabitsremainhealthy,untouchedbyWesterninfluence.Alifetimeofnotknowingthesweet,sweetsensationofthesaltfromapotatochiphittingtheroofofyourmouthhasdonemorethanjustspareKitavansfromillnesseslikediabetesandcardiovasculardisease;it'salsogiventhemalifetimeofsmooth,acne(痤疮)-freeskin.
Inastudyofl',200subjects-including300teensandyoungadults-conductedbyateamledbymedicaldoctorandprofessorSteffanLindebergover843days,notonebreakoutwasreported.Theyalsofoundthatgeneticsplayedlittletonoroleintheresults.
Infact,theaverageKitavandietisfairlymon.It'ssimple,withno"miraclefruit"or"rarenut"tospeakof,andKitavansdon'tevenexercisemuch.Thatdietconsistsmainlyofyams(山荮),sweetpotatoes,andtaro(芋头),localfruits(namelycoconut),fish,andvegetables.
Butifyou'realreadypullingoutyoursuitcasesanddraftingaresignationlettertoyourboss,youmightwanttoslowyourstep.Foronething,theclosestairportisover700milesawayfromtheisland,sogoodluckgettingthere.Andconsiderthis:
doyoureallywanttomovesomewherewhereyou'llbetheonlypersonwithacneuntilthedietkicksin?
Idon'tthinkso.
4.Whicharethecontributingfactorsofattractingvisitorstotheisland?
a.Richculture.b.Cleanwhitesandc.Thickrainforest
d.Clearbluewatere.Romotetribes
A.abcB.acdC.bcdD.ade
5.WhataccountsforthefactthattheKitavansowngoodskin?
A.Theydon'tlikeeatingsalt..B.Theyenjoyvarietiesofrarefruits.
C.Theyaresickofexercising.D.Theyfollowsimplebuthealthydiet.
6.WhatisunlikelytobeincludedintheKitavans'diet?
.
A.TaroB.Fish
C.PotatochipsD.Coconut
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ThinktwicebeforemovingtoKitava.
B.Don’thesitatetoquityourjobandmovethere.
C.OnecanreachKitavabyplanewithoutdifficulty.
D.Anyonewillownacne-freeskinonsteppingonKitava.
C
Drivingcouldsoonbeafarmorepleasantexperiencethankstoapersonalin-carrobotbeingdevelopedbyresearchers.Therobot,whichiscalled"AffectiveIntelligentDrivingAgent(AIDA)"willbeabletotellyouthebestroutehomebasedontrafficreports,remindyoutopickuppetrolandsuggestplacesyoumayliketovisit.TherobotisintendedtobeplacedontheindicationplateinthecarandisbeingdevelopedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)inco-operationwithVolkswagen.
AIDAmunicateswiththedriverthroughanexpressiverobotscreenandwillevenappearsympatheticifyou'rehavingabadday.CynthiaBreazeal,directorofMIT'sPersonalRobotsGroup,said:
"WearedevelopingAIDAtoreadthedriver'smoodfromf
acialexpressionsandothercluesandrespondinaproperway."
AIDAworksbyanalyzingthedriver'smovingpatterns,keepingtrackofmonroutesanddestinations.Thecreatorssaytherobotshouldbeabletoworkouthomeandworklocationswithinaweekofdriving.Soonafterwards,thesystemwilldirectthe
drivertohisfavoritesupermarket,suggestingaroutethatavoidscrowdedroads.AIDAmightremendapetrolstoponthewayifthefueltankisnearlyempty.Therobotwillalsoanalyzereal-timeinformationabouttrafficjams,theweatherreport,mercialactivities,touristattractions,andresidentialareas.
"IndevelopingAIDA,weaskedourselveshowwecoulddesignasystemthatwouldofferthesamekindofguidanceasaninformedandfriendlypanion."
"AIDAcanalsogiveyouresponseonyourdriving,helpingyoudrivemoreefficientlyandensuresaferdrivingbehavior,"AssafBidermanfromSENSEableCityLabadded.
8.WhatisAIDAinthispassage?
A.Apersonaldriver.B.Atrafficcontroller.
C.Atrafficindicator.D.Asmartcarrobot.
9.What'sthemostimpressiveaboutAIDAaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itcanstayawayfromtrafficjams.
B.Itcanreplacethedrivertodrivethecar.
C.Itcaninteractwiththedriver.
D.Itcanhelpthedriverfindtheway.
10.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat.
A.it'spossibletodriveacarwithoutanypetrol
B.AIDAcanhelpustobeebetterdrivers
C.peoplecansavealotofenergybydrivingacar
D.it'smuchsafertodrivewithsomeoneelse
11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnIntelligentDeviceforDrivers
B.ANewModelofVolkswagen
C.TheCooperationofTwoCarMakers
D.TrafficManagementinBigCities
D
Oneofthestrangestfeaturesofmotherhoodisthatthevastmajorityofmothersprefertocradletheirbabiesintheleftarm.Whyshouldthisbe?
Theobviousexplanationisthatthemajorityofmothersarerighthandedandtheywishtokeeptheirrighthandedandtheywishtokeeptheirrighthandfree.Unfortunately,thisexplanationcannotapply,becauseleft-handedmothersalsofavortheirleftarmforholdingtheirbabies.Theprecisefiguresarc83percentforright-handedmothersand73
percentforleft-handedmothers.
Themostlikelyexplanationisthatthemother'sheartisontheleftsideand,byholdingthebabyinherleftarm,sheisunconsciouslybringingherbabyclosertothesoundoftheheart-beat.Thisisthesoundthebabyheardwhenitwasinsidethemother’swombandwhichisthereforeanassociationwithpeace,fortandsecurity.
Testswerecarriedoutinnurserieswheresomebabieswereplayedtherecordedsoundofahumanheartbeat,and,sureenough,wenttosleeptwiceasquicklyastheothers.Wealsoknowthatthesoundofmother'sheartisquiteaudibleinsidethewombandthattheunbornbabyhasawell-developedhearing.
Itisinterestingthatfathersshowlessofthisleft-sidebias(偏爱)thanmothers,suggestingthatthehumanfemaleisbetterprogrammedthanherpartnerforcarryingababy.Alternatively,shemayunconsciouslyadjustherholdingbehaviortomakebabyfellmoresecure.Somenewobservationsonourclosestanimals’relatives,thechimpanzeesandgorillas,haverevealedthattheytooshowastrongbiasforholdingtheirbabiesontheleftside.Theprecisefigureswere84percentforchimpanzeesand82percentforgorillas,remarkablyclosetothehumanpercentages.
Recentlyapossibleadditionalvalueincradlingbabiesontheleftsidehasbeensuggested.Ithasbeenpointedoutthat,because,thetwosidesofthebrainareconcernedwithdifferentaspectsofbehavior,itispossiblethatthemother,incradlingthebabytoherleft,isshowingthebabyher“bestside”.Itisclaimedthattheemotionsareexpressedmorestronglyontheleftsideofthehumanfaceandthatshethereforegivesthebabyabetterchancetoreadheremotionalmoodchangesasitgazesupather.Furthermore,themother’slefteyeandeararemoretunedintoemotionalchangesinherbabythanherrighteyeandearwouldbe.Soinadditiontothebaby’s