湛江市届高中毕业班调研测试题英语Word文档格式.docx

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第二部分阅读理解（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

Itistruethatsummerishot.Buthereissomethingtomakeyourdayeasier.Areyouprepared?

MeetthenewAirFreez>

analternativetotraditionalAirConditionersthatcoolsyoujustthesame!

Howdoesitwork?

Itissurprisinglyeasytosetup!

Youjustneedtoplugitintoasocket（插座）ORanyUSBport（itusessolittleenergythatitcanevenrunoffofaphoneorlaptopbattery）.

Onceyouhavedonethat,simplyfillitwith20oz/0.6Lofcoldtapwater.

Nowjustpressthepowerbuttonandtheinstantcoolairishere!

Whatissospecialaboutthislittlebox?

Itisnolargerthanalunchbox.Itcanbepoweredbyapocketsolarpanel（电池板）orbatterypackandyouprobablyhavetheworld'

sfirstandmostportableACunit.

BadsleepersareputtingtheAirFreeznexttotheirbedsatnight.Therelaxingblowofcool,cleanair,thecomfortingsoftnightlightandthequietcreatetheperfectsleepingconditions!

Thepriceisjustamazing.MostACunitscostatleast$300+ANDyouhavetopaymoretocovertheexpensiveelectricitybillseachmonth.AirFreezcostslessthan$100（actually$53ifyoubuymorethanonehere）.

TopTips：

●Tomakeyourairevencooler—addabottleofcoldtapwaterfromyourrefrigeratororevenice!

●Forabeautifulrelaxingatmosphere—addafewdropsoffragrantoilstothewater!

V

21.WhichisnecessarytogetAirFreeztowork?

A.Asocket.B.Aphonebattery.

C.AlaptopandhotwatenD.Coldwaterandpowersupply.

22.HowmuchdotwosetsofAirFreezcost?

A.$106,B.$200.C.$300.D.$600.

23.HowcanauserofAirFreezgetcoolerair?

A.Byaddingiceintothemachine.

B.Byputtingitclosertoone'

sbed.

C.Byfillingthemachinewithtapwater.

D.Byaddingafewdropsofspecialoils.

B

VacationintheU.S.usuallymeansslowerdays,andnoschooLTeachersknow,however,thatvacationmeansstudentswilllikelyfallbehind,andforgetthingstheylearnedduringtheyear.SimonVanderpool,aspecialeducationteacherinLexington,Kentucky,decidedtodosomethingaboutit.

HestartedaprogramcalledBooksandBarbers.Childrengotothebarber,chooseabookandreadoutloudwhilethebarbercutstheirhair.Thechildgetsastickerandcantakethebookhome.Andthereisanaddedbonus：

money.Thekidsgetpaidtoread.

Vanderpoolsaysbarbershopsareplaceswherekidscanfeelcomfortable.“Onceastudentfeelscomfortable,that'

swheneverthebrainopensup,andthattheyareabletostartfocusingonnothingbutlearning.”AmirShalashownsabarbershop・Butheisdoingmorethancuttingchildren'

shair.Heislisteningtothemread,andhelpingthemwiththeirreading.

Mostofthechildrengettinghaircutsatbarbershopsareboys・Vanderpool'

sideawastodomorethanjusthelpthemwithreadingandmoney.Theteacherwantstohelpkidswhoaregrowingupinahomewithoutafatherliikehedid.Also,Icreatedtheprograminordertoprovideapositivementor（指导者）forthekidsthatgointothebarbershop,andareabletohavesomeonethattheycanrelyonandtheycantrustin,andjustbuildabondbetweenthetwoofthem.”Shalashsaysheandhisfellowbarberslikebeingmentors.

“Thebiggestthingisthatwetrytoinfluenceasmanykidsaswecan,andthatwasmywholeintentionofit.”

24.WhydidSimonVanderpoolstartBooksandBarbers?

A.Tohelpchildrenkilltime.

B.Tobringchildrenafruitfulvacation；

C.Toreduceteachers，pressurefromwork.

D.Toimprovechildren'

scommunicationskills.

25.WhatmakesabarbershopsuitableforBooksandBarbersprogram?

A.Itscollectionofbooks.

B.Itsquietatmosphere.

C.Itsrelaxingenvironment.

D.Itsfriendlybarbers.

26.WhatisAmirShalash'

spurposeoftakingpartintheprogram?

A.Tooffervaluableguidancetochildren.

B.Toshowtheimportanceofbonding.

C.Totellthenecessityoftrustingpeople.

D.Toinfluencehisfellowbarberspositively.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatItTakestoBeaGoodBarber

B.WhattoExpectDuringtheVacation

C.HowImportantReadingIstoChildren

D.HowaHaircutIsHelpingStudentsRead

C

Whales,likeallmammals（哺乳动物）,needair,andcometothesurfacetobreathethroughablowhole.Adrone（无人机）thatfloatsovertheblowholesofhumpbackwhalesastheyaremakingannualjourneyalongAustralia'

seastcoastisbeingusedbyAustralianscientistsforcollectingnasalmucus（鼻腔粘液）ofwhales.

VanessaPirotta,abiologistatMacquarieUniversitysaysthatnasalmucusindicatesthehealthofthewhale.“Itisthebiologicalmixturethatyouseeasawhaletakesabreathasitsurfacesfromthewater，”shesaid.Youcanhearsoundsofsharpbreathsasawhalebreathesbecause,afterall,theyareanimalslikeyouandI.Soastheytakeabreathitisalotoflungbacteriacomingoutfromtheirlungs,whichwecancollecttoprovideabriefideaofwhalehealth.

Australianresearchershaveattachedaspecialdishthatisusedinscientificteststoadronewhichfliesthroughthewhale'

snasalmist.Asawhalecomestotakeabreath—youcanactuallyseeitcomingtothesurfaceonreallygoodweatherdays—thedronethenlowers,thedishisthenopened,collectingnasalmucusforlaterresearch.

Theresearchcouldhelptosolveoneofthesecretsofanotherimpressivecreatureofthedeep—theSouthernrightwhale.ItsnumbershaverecoveredonAustralia'

swestcoastsincehuntingbecamesuppressedbutitspopulationontheeasternseaboardremainsstubbornlylow.

Inthepast,studiesintowhalehealthhadtorelyonexaminingwhalesthatwereeitherkilledorthosewhalesthathadbeentrappedonabeach.Dronesallowscientiststocollectnasalmucusfromfree-swimmingwhalestogatherinformationinasafeway.

28.Whatisthedronemainlyusedtodo?

A.Togatherinformationforresearchers.

B.Torecordnewspeciesofwhales.

C.Toguaranteethesafetyofwhales.

D.Totakephotosofwhales'

annualjourney.

29.Howcanabiologistfindoutawhale'

shealthconditioninthestudy?

A.Byexaminingliquidsfromitsbreath.

B.Bycheckingitslungsonamachine.

C.Bylisteningtothesoundsofitsbreath.

D.Bystudyingitssimilaritywithhumans.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suppressed”inParagraph4mean?

A.Commercial.B.Rewarding.C.Hidden.D.Forbidden.

31.WhyistheSouthernrightwhalementioned?

A.Todescribethedifficultytotrackit.

B.Toshowtheincreasingpopulation.

C.Tostresstheurgencyofdoingtheresearch.

D.Toindicatethepotentialapplicationoftheresearch.

D

Googlepreviouslyannouncedsuccessfultestsofmachinelearningsystemsdesignedtoassistdoctors.Inonecase,GooglereportedAIhadexaminedeyediseaseswithequalaccuracytodoctors.Othertestsshowedthatmachinelearningcanbeusedtostudylargeamountsofpatientdatatopredictfuturemedicalevents.

Nowthecompanyhaspublishedtwonewstudiesshowingahighlevelofsuccessinidentifyingmetastaticbreastcancer.Metastaticmeansthatcancerhasspreadfromitsmainareatootherpartsofthebody.Metastaticbreastcancerisoneofthedeadliest,causingabout90percentofallbreastcancerdeathsworldwide.

Inmetastaticbreastcancerpatients,thecanceroftentravelstonearbylymphnodes（淋巴结）.Usuallydoctorsexaminelymphnodetissueunderamicroscopetoseewhethercancerispresent・Googlenotesthatpreviousstudieshaveshownthatuptoone-fourthofmetastaticlymphnodeclassificationsendupbeingchangedafterasecondexamination.Inaddition,studiesshowthatsmallmetastaticmaterialcanbemissedupto67percentofthetimewhenexaminationshappenunderextremetimerestrictions.

Googlesaysitcreatedamathematicalalgorithm（算法）.Thealgorithm,calledLymphNodeAssistant,istrainedtofindcharacteristicsoftissueaffectedbymetastaticcancer.Whenthesystemexaminedtissueimages（图像），itwasabletodifferentiatebetweenmetastaticcancerandnon-cancer99percentofthetime.Inaddition,theLymphNode

Assistantishighlyeffectiveatfindingthepositionsofthecancers.Someofthesepositionswouldbetoosmallfordoctorsthemselvestoidentify.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthealgorithmmethodcanreducetheusualtimeneededtoexaminethediseasebyabout50percent.

ButGooglemakescleartheAl-basedsystemisnotmeanttoreplacetheworkofmedicalprofessionals.Instead,itisdesignedtoreducethenumberoffalseidentificationsandhelpdoctorsworkfasterandmoreeffectively.

32.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Googlebecameapioneerintrainingdoctors.

B.Machinelearningisabletostopfuturemedicalevents.

C.Googledevelopedartificialintelligencetohelpdoctors.

D.Artificialintelligencecuredeyediseaseswithequalaccuracytodoctors.

33.Whatcanweinferaboutmetastaticbreastcancer?

A.One-fourthofthemetastaticbreastcancerpatientsdieintheend.

B.Metastaticbreastcancerisverydifficulttoidentify.

C.Itresultsin90percentofdeathsofallcancers.

D.Itcanbeidentifiedafterasecondexamination.

34.WhatistheadvantageofGoogle'

snewmathematicalalgorithm?

A.Itcanoffereffectivetreatment.

B.Itcantelltheexactpositionsofcancers

C.Itcosts99percentlesstimethanbefore.

D.Itimprovestheaccuracyofidentifyingcancersby50%.

35Whatinfluencewillthemathematicalalgorithmbring?

A.Falseidentificationofcancerswillbeavoided.

B.Moreeffectivepreventionofcancerswillbefound.

C.Thenumberofmedicalprofessional