甘肃省兰州市届高三英语上学期期中试题11110252文档格式.docx

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分） 

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whatwillyouthinkofwhenitcomesto“HongKong”and“greatswimming”?

Shoppingsure,butswimmingpool?

Turnsout,alongwithallitsotherattractions,HongKongisloadedwithwonderfulpools.

TheRitz－Carlton

ThepoolattheRitz－Carltonisbreathtaking,thankstotheview,thealtitudeand,ofcourse,theswim.Onthe118thfloorat484metersabovethestreetinthetallestbuildinginHongKong,it'

stheworld'

shighestswimmingpool.Theceilingandwallsaremadeupof144LEDscreensdisplayingcoralreefsandothernaturalscenes.

WHotelHongKong

Ifyouhaveonlyoneniceswimsuit,saveitfortheWHotelHongKong.Onlypeoplelivinginthishotelcanenjoythiswonderfulpool,whichisHongKong'

shighestrooftoppool.Thehotel'

ssignatureWETdeckisfamousforstylishandoccasionallywildpoolsidepartiesinsummer.WETalsofeaturesagoodcocktailbarandaJacuzzi.

HotelIndigo

OneofHongKong'

suniqueexperiencesisswimminginHotelIndigo'

sglassbottompool.Thepoolprotrudesfromthehotel,allowingpeoplebelowtoseeswimmersandtheswimmerstodolapswhilecheckingoutthetrafficbelow.Thepoolissmallercomparedtootherlocalgrandhotelsandonlyavailabletothehotelguests.

FourSeasonsHotel

TheFourSeasonsHotelgorgeousinfinitypooloverlooksVictoriaHarbor.Evencooler,thehotelpipesinunderwatermusic,makingtheswimmuchmorewonderful,orannoying,dependingonyourtasteinmusic.Thepoolisopenonlytohotelguests.

1.Atwhichhotelcanatouriststillenjoyswimmingifhe/shelivesinnoneofthehotelsmentionedabove?

A.TheRitz－Carlton.　　　　　　B.WHotelHongKong.

C.HotelIndigo.D.FourSeasonsHotel.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutswimmersinHotelIndigo?

A.Theycanbeseenbypeoplebelow.B.Theycancheckoutthehotel.

C.Theycanguidethetrafficbelow.D.Theycanbeaskedtodolaps.

3.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Aresearchpaper.B.Anofficialannouncement.

C.Atouristbrochure.D.Afashionmagazine.

B

Haveyoueverimaginedtravelingtoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?

InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsfirmlyholdtheideathatthistechnologyisapproachingandthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.

It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent（同义词）inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart”ofatranslator’sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouragingtaskforcomputers.

It’ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t--orshouldn’t--involvesimplytranslatingwords,sentencesorparagraphs.Rather,it’sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression,humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.

Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression：

volume，gesture,situation,andevenyourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse.

Therefore,weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit,howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter?

Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoacomputer,undoubtedlywhenitcomestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage,amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace.

4.Whatviewdoestheauthorholdabouttranslation?

A.Propertranslationcanbetoughforhumans.

B.Slightdifferencesmatterlittleintranslation.

C.Somemachineswillinterpretourworldproperly.

D.Culturesdeservemoreattentionthanwordsused.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnExpert’sPrecisePredictionB.TheComplexityofTranslation

C.WhoWillBeaBetterTranslatorD.WillLanguageBarrierActuallyDisappear?

6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothemodemtechnology?

A.UnclearB.ObjectiveC.OptimisticD.Negative.

7.Inwhichcolumncanyoureadthearticleinanewspaper?

A.LanguageLearning.B.Commentsonhotissues.

C.ScienceDevelopment.D.Translationtips.

C

TheWorldHealthOrganizationreportcomparedthe“obesity-relatedbehaviors”foryoungstersacross42nations.AnditrevealsUKkidsareamongthelaziest