虹口区届高考一模英语试题Word格式.docx

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Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;

fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Innovationsthatwillchangetheclassroom

Americanschoolsaregoinghigh-tech.Manysymbolswestillassociatewithclassroomsandlearning,likechalkboards,pens,notebooks-evenclassrooms1．---arequicklybecomingoutdated.

AsthisweekmarksTheHuffingtonPost’s10thanniversary,we’lltakealookatsomeproductsthat2．（introduce）toclassroominthepastdecadeandhavethepotentialtochangetheeducationallandscapeintheyears3．（come）.

1.RemoteLearning

Someschoolsarecuttingdownonsnowdays,thankstotechnology.Ratherthangivingkidsthedayoff4．weatherconditionsaretoodangerousforcommuting,theseschoolsareaskingstudentstofollowclassroomlessonsonline.

Althoughkids5．（hope）forasnowdaymaynotparticularlyappreciatetheseadvancementsindigitallearning,onlinelessonsallowthesekidstocompletetheircourseworkandstillinteractwithpeers.Somestudentswithmedicalconditions6．“go”toschoolviavideoconferencingorevenwiththehelpofrobotsenabledwithvideochatthattheycancontrolremotely.

2.eBooks

DiscoveryEducationhasbeenreplacingtraditionaltextbookswithoriginal“techbooks”forsixyears.These“techbooks”canalsobeswitchedtoSpanishorFrench,Kinneysaid,7．allowssomeparentswhodon’tspeakEnglishtohelptheirkidswiththeirhomework.

3.EducationalGames

In-classgamingoptionshaveevolvedtoincludemoreeducationaloptions.GlassLabcreateseducationalgamesthatarenowbeingusedinmorethan6,000classroomsacrossthecountry.Teachersgetreal-timeupdatesonstudents’progressaswellassuggestionson8．subjectstheyneedtospendmoretimeperfecting.

TheInternetandotherdigitaltoolshavesomedrawbacks.They’reoftendistracting,9．mostdevelopmentshaveexcitingimplicationsforthefuture.Overthelast10years,technologicalinnovationshavemadeeducationmoreinteractive,immediateand10．（personalize）,--andhaveshownusthepotentialformoreaccessibleandeffectiveclassrooms.

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

HowdoCigarettesAffecttheBody?

Cigarettesaren’tgoodforus.Buthowexactlydocigarettesharmus?

Let’slookatwhathappensastheiringredientsmaketheirwaythroughourbodies,andhowwebenefit11．whenwefinallygiveupsmoking.

Insidetheairwaysandlungs,smokeincreasesthe12．ofinfectionsaswellaslong-lastingdiseases.Itdoesthisbydamagingthetinyhair-liketissueswhichkeeptheairwaysclean.That’soneofthereasonssmokingcanleadtooxygenlossand13．ofbreath.

Withinabout10seconds,thebloodstreamcarriesastimulantcallednicotinetothebrain,creatingthe14．sensationswhichmakesmokinghighlyaddictive.Nicotineandotherchemicalsfromthecigarette,atthesametime,causetightnessofbloodtubes,restrictingbloodflow.Theseeffectsonbloodtubesleadto15．ofbloodtubewalls,increasingthepossibilityofheartattacksandstrokes.

Manyofthechemicalsinsidecigarettescanactivatedangerous16．inthebody’sDNAthatmakecancersform.Infact,aboutoneofeverythreecancerdeathsintheUnitedStatesiscausedbysmoking.Andit’snotjustlungcancer.Smokingcancausecancerinmultipletissuesandorgans,aswellasdamagedeyesightand17．bones.Itmakesitharderforwomentogetpregnant.Andinmen,itcancauselong-termdamagesofbodyfunctions.

Butforthosewhoquitsmoking,there’sahugepositiveupsidewithalmost18．andlong-lastingphysicalbenefits.Adayafterceasing,heartattackriskbeginstodecreaseasbloodpressureandheartrates19．.Lungsbecomehealthierafteraboutonemonth,withlesscoughing.Aftertenyears,thechancesofdevelopingfatallungcancergodownby50%,probablybecausethebody’sabilitytorepairDNAisonceagainrestored.

There’snopointpretendingthisisalleasytoachieve.Quittingcanleadtoanxietyanddepression.Butfortunately,sucheffectsareusually20．.Adviceandsupportgroupsandmoderateintensityexercisealsohelpsmokersstaycigarette-free.That’sgoodnews,sincequittingputsyouandyourbodyonthepathbacktohealth.

AInc.ischeckingoutofChina’sfiercelycompetitivedomestice-commercemarket.ThecompanytoldsellersonThursdaythatitwouldnolonger21itsthird-partyonlinemarketplaceorprovidesellerservicesonitsChinesewebsite,A.22,domesticcompanieswillnolongerbeabletosellproductstoChineseconsumersonitse-commerceplatform.

Thedecisionmarksanendtoalong23byAmerica’se-commercegiantsintheChinesemarket.ThefirmsenteredtheChinesemarketwithgreatattentionintheearly2000s,onlyto24inthefaceofcompetitionfromChina’sfaster-movingInternetgiants.

Amazonhasbeenintalksto25itse-commercebusinessforgoodsimportedintoChinawithaChinesecompetitor,NetEaseInc.’sKaola,inastock-for-stocktransaction（交易）,accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter.ThatwouldremovetheAmazonnamefrom26e-commerceinChina.Neithercompanywouldconfirmtheprogressordetailsofthose27,norwouldtheysayiftheyarecontinuing.

Inawrittenstatement,Amazonsaiditremained28toChinathroughitsglobalstores,Kindlebusinessesandwebservices.AmazonChina’spresidentwouldleavetotakeonanotherrolewithinthecompany,thecompanysaid.TheChinaconsumer-businessteamwillreport29tothecompany’sglobalteam.

WhenAmazonfirstenteredChinain2004withthe30ofJ,itwasthelargestonlinesellerforbooks,musicandvideothere.MostChineseconsumerswereusingcash-on-deliveryastheirtoformof31.Today,AmazonChinachieflycaterstocustomerslookingforimportedinternationalgoodssuchascosmeticsandmilkpowderandisa（n）32playerintheboomingChinesee-commercemarket.

AmazonChinacommandedjust6%ofgrossmarketvolumeintheniche（细分的）cross-bordere-commercemarketinthefourthquarterof2018,versusNetEaseKaola’s25%33andthe32%heldbyAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd.’sTmallInternational

Chineseconsumersarebecomingmorefascinatedwith34brands.In2011,85%ofChineseconsumerssaidtheywouldalwaysbuyaforeignbrandoveradomesticone.By2016,60%ofrespondentssaidtheypreferreddomesticoverforeignbrands.ShaunRein,ChinaMarketresearch’sfounder,saidAmericane-commercegiants35obstaclesinChinabecausetheydidn’tofferedtheproductsoruserexperiencethatconsumerswerelookingfor.

21．A．assistB．expandC．operateD．tailor

22．A．AsaresultB．BycontrastC．ForexampleD．Inaddition

23．A．criticismB．negotiationC．struggleD．resolution

24．A．interactB．withdrawC．splitD．survive

25．A．associateB．combineC．exchangeD．supply

26．A．time-consumingB．long-sufferingC．ever-lastingD．consumer-facing

27．A．talksB．businessesC．competitionsD．instructions

28．A．relatedB．accustomedC．exposedD．committed

29．A．automaticallyB．directlyC．regularlyD．secretly

30．A．breakdownB．improvementC．purchaseD．participation

31．A．refundB．paymentC．sponsorshipD．trade

32．A．complicatedB．criticalC．originalD．insignificant

33．A．shareB．budgetC．volumeD．maximum

34．A．foreignB．luxuriousC．domesticD．fashionable

35．A．dealtwithB．forgotaboutC．gotthroughD．cameacross

PeopleworrythatdevelopmentsinArtificialIntelligence,orA．I.,willbringaboutapointinhistorywhenA．I.overtakeshumanintelligence,leadingtoanunimaginablerevolutioninhumanaffairs.Ortheywonderwhetherinsteadofourcontrollingartificialintelligence,itwillcontrolus.

Thesituationmaynotariseforhundredsofyearstocome,butthisdoesn’tmeanwehavenothingtoworryabout.Onthecontrary,TheA．I.productsthatnowexistareimprovingfasterthanmostpeoplerealizeandpromisetofundamentallytransformourworld,notalwaysforthebetter.Theyareonlytools,notacompetingformofintelligence.Buttheywillreshapewhatworkmeansandhowwealthiscreated.

UnliketheIndustrialRevolutionandtheComputerRevolution,theA．I.revolutionisnottakingcertainjobsandreplacingthemwithotherjobs.Instead,itisbelievedtocauseawide-scaleeliminationofjobs--mostlylower-payingjobs,butsomehigher-payingones,too.

ThistransformationwillresultinenormousprofitsforthecompaniesthatdevelopA．I.,aswellasforthecompaniesthatadoptit.Wearethusfacingtwodevelopmentsthatdonotsiteasilytogether;

enormouswealthconcentratedinrelativelyfewhandsandenormousnumbersofpeopleoutofwork.Whatistobedone?

PartoftheanswerwillinvolveeducatingorretrainingpeopleintasksA．I.toolsaren’tgoodat.Artificialintelligenceispoorlysuitedforjobsinvolvingcreativity,planningand“cross-field”thinking.Buttheseskillsaretypicallyrequiredbyhigh-payingjobsthatmaybehardtoretraindisplacedworkerstodo.Morepromisingarelower-payingjobsinvolvingthe“peopleskills”thatA．I.lacks:

socialworkers,barmen,doormen--professionsrequiringhumaninteraction.Buthowmanybarmendoesasocietyreallyneed?

Thesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemploymentwillinvolve“servicejobsoflove.”ThesearejobsthatA．I.cannotdo,thatsocietyneedsandthatgivepeopleasenseofpurpose.Examplesincludeaccompanyinganolderpersontovisitadoctor,helping