高中英语 专题03 Computers单元双基双测B卷新人教版.docx

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高中英语专题03Computers单元双基双测B卷新人教版

专题03Computers

（测试时间：

60分钟满分：

100分）

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得分

I.阅读理解（40）

A

Americanhighschoolstudentsareterriblewriters,andoneeducationreformgroupthinksithasananswer:

robots.Or,moreaccurately,robot-readers-computersprogrammedtoscanstudentessaysandspitoutagrade.

MarkShermis,professoroftheCollegeofEducationattheUniversityofAkron,ishelpingtoholdacontest,setupbytheWilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation（WFHF）,whichpromises$100,000inprizemoneytoprogrammerswhowritethebestautomatedgradingsoftware."Ifyou'reahighschoolteacherandyougiveawritingtask,you'rewalkinghomewith150essays,"Shermissaid,"You'regoingtoneedsomehelp."

Automatedessaygradingwasfirstproposedinthe1960s,butcomputersbackthenwerenotuptothetask.Inthelate1990s,astechnologyimproved,severaltextbookandtestingcompaniesjumpedintothefield.Today,computersareusedtogradeessaysonSouthDakota'sstudentwritingassessmentsandahandfulofotherexams,includingtheTOEFLtestofEnglishfluency,takenbyforeignstudents.

TheHewlettcontestaimstoshowthatcomputerscangradeaswellasEnglishteachers----onlymuchmorequicklyandwithoutallthatdepressingredink.Automatedessayscoringis"objective,"Shermissaid,"Anditcanbedoneimmediately.Ifstudentsfinishanessayatl0pm,theygetaresultat10:

00pm."

Take,forinstance,theIntelligentEssayAssessor,aweb-basedtoolmarketedbyPearsonEducation,Inc.Withinsecondsitcananalyzeanessayforspelling,grammar,organization,andhelpstudentstomakerevisions.Theprogramscansforkeywordsandanalyzessemantic（语义的）patterns,andPearsonclaimsthatitcanunderstandthemeaningoftextmuchthesameasahumanreader.

1．Thetextiswrittentointroduce________.

A.Hewlettcontest

B.educationreforminAmerica

C.robot-readers

D.WilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"spitout"inParagraphIprobablymean?

A.Analyze.B.Organize.

C.Give.D.Check.

3．WhatdoesParagraph4focuson?

A.Theapplicationofautomatedessayscoring.

B.Theadvantagesofautomatedessayscoring.

C.TheprizeofHewlettcontest.

D.Teachers'opinionsaboutHewlettcontest.

【答案】

1．C

2．C

3．B

考点：

科技类短文阅读

B

Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld．Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels．Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace．IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.

WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant．Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop．Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege．ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet．Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies．However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs．Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!

Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable．Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers．Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources．Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents．Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.

AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers．Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons．AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworld．Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”

4．Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto_______.

A．connectthemtolibraries

B．accesstheInternet

C．workathome

D．usefortheirschoolwork

5．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?

A．Allteachersusecomputers

B．1500studentshavelaptops.

C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica．

D．Studentstherecandoeverything.

6．Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan_______.

A．attendlecturesoninformationtechnology

B．travelaroundtheworld

C．havefreelaptops

D．getinformationfromaroundtheworld

7．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Theprogramissuccessful．

B．Theprogramisnotworkable.

C．Theprogramistooexpensive．

D．Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.

【答案】

4．D

5．C

6．D

7．D

【解析】

4．根据第一段中的alaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant可知D为正确选项。

5．根据文章第一段中对WestlakeCollege的介绍以及关键字眼a110-year-oldcollege，可知C为正确选项。

6．根据最后一段中的内容以及最后一句Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything，可知D选项正确。

7．文章中没有明示这个computerprogram的前景，故选D正确。

考点：

教育／学习

C

Lifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbedifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychangeswilltakeplace,butwhatwillthechangesbe?

Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleinworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.

Computerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhome.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.

Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,watchingTVandtravel.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.

Therewillbechangesinourfood,too.Morelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeople.Thentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheep,someatwillbemoreexpensive.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.Insteadtheywilleatmorefruitandvegetable.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.

Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.Dangerousandhardworkwillbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis,manypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.

8．Inthenextcenturypeopledon’thaveto.

A.worklonghoursB.workfast

C.walkonfootD.eatmeat

9．Peoplemaynoteatasmuchastheydotoday.

A.fruitB.fish

C.meatD.rice

10．Onebigprobleminthefutureisthat.

A.manypeopledon’thavetowork

B.manypeoplewillnotbeabletofindwork

C.peoplewon’thaveenoughfoodtoeat

D.alltheworkwillbedonebyrobots

11．Inthefuture

A.travelingwillbemoreexpensive

B.computerswillbelessimportant

C.peoplewillbetoobusytodosports.

D.computerswillbemuchsmaller.

【答案】

8．A

9．C

10．B

11．D

考点：

社会生活类阅读

D

Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisershopingtoselltheirproducts.

Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slife.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.

Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething:

nochoice,noanxiety.

15．WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?

A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.

B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.

C.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.

D.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.

16．Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?

A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.

B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.

C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.

D.Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.

17．Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprove_______.

A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople

B.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarket

C.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustry

D.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoften

18．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.

B.Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries.

C.Theproblemabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.

D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.

【答案】

12．B

13．C

14．B

15．D

【解析】

试题分析：

这是一篇议论文，以选择作为切入点，论述了关于购买商品时很难做出选择，而且也不一定是对的，特别是针对电子产品。

15．B细节理解加推理判断题。

根据首段出现的转折Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright以及后文可知，作者的论点是做出选择很困难，很容易出错。

16．C细节理解题。

根据第二段Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadsto