高届佛山一模 英语试题含答案文档格式.docx

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GoogleHangouts

ThefreevideochatappfromGoogleisagreatexampleofaconsumer-gradeapp.ItintegrateswithGmailandGoogleCalendar,makingiteasierforuserstooperate.

Upto10participantscanjointheliveconferencewithaplug-inapplication.Andasitdoesn’tsupportdualstreamvideoandcontent,someuserscomplainthatthevideoisnotclearorreliable.

Skype

Theapp,developedbyMicrosoft,gives10usersaccesstoaconference.It’sworthnotingthatMicrosoftisintegratedwithSkype.

Aplug-inapplicationisrequired.Advancedfeaturesarefascinating,butonlyavailableforpaidsubscription.

Zoom

ThefreevideoconferencingsolutionfromZoomprovidesaserviceforgroupvideocallswithover100participants.TheZoomBasicplanallowsuserstohave40-minutecallswithahandfuloffeatureslikescreensharing,localrecordingandcamerafilters.

Aplug-inapplicationisnecessary.Allcalls,whicharelimitedto40minutesorless,aresecured.

Lifesize

Lifesizehasbeeninthevideoconferencingindustryforlong.BysettingupafreeaccountwithLifesize,youcanquicklystartafreevideocallwithupto25participants.Itisweb-basedanddoesn’trequiredownloadsoranapplicationonyourdevices.GuestscanjointhelivecallrightfromthewebsitebyclickingonyourpersonalmeetingIDlink.

Tousetheadditionalfeatureslike300-waycalling,Microsoftintegrationsand4Kvideoconferenceroomsystemsrequiresapaidsubscription.

1.WhichaspectofGoogleHangoutsisnotsatisfactory?

A.Usercapacity.

B.Videoquality.

C.User-friendliness.

D.Technicalsupport.

2.Whichappoffersaten-minuteconferenceservicewith30peopleforfree?

A.GoogleHangouts.B.Skype.C.Zoom.D.Lifesize.

3.WhatisspecialaboutLifesize?

A.ItintegrateswithMicrosoft.

B.Itiscompletelyfreeofcharge.

C.Thereisnotimelimittoitsconferences.

D.Noapplicationisneededforparticipants.

B

Movingcanbedaunting–whetherit’stoanewcityoranentirelynewcountry.Thegoodnews?

Volunteeringcanbeagreatwaytosettleintoanewcommunity,meetpeople,andlearnvaluableskills.

KajalPatilmovedtotheUnitedStatesfromIndiainFebruary2017.Havingpreviouslyvolunteeredfortwoyearsasanassistantyogateacherinherhomecountry,Kajalwasenthusiasticaboutvolunteeringandbeganlookingforvolunteeropportunitiesthatmatchherinterests.ShewasdrawntoavolunteeropportunitytoreviewapplicationsonbehalfoftheYoungLeadersoftheAmericasInitiative（YLAI）,whichaimstohelpLatinAmericanandCaribbeanbusinesstobringpositivechangestotheirsocietiesandcontributemorefullytoeconomicdevelopment,prosperityandsecurityinthoseplaces.

Afterconnectingwiththeopportunityandsuccessfullycompletingtheapplicationprocess,Kajalgottowork.Herroleinvolvedreviewing44in-depthapplicationsfrompotentialcandidatesacrossLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanforafour-weekfellowshipintheU.S..Shewasresponsiblefordescribingthebusinessideaspresentedbythesecandidates,assessingthesocialimpactoftheirbusinesses,anddeterminingthestrengthofcandidatestocarryouttheirplans.Withalmost4,000applicantsin2017,volunteerslikeKajalwereimportantmembersoftheYLAIteam.

Kajalsaysthatthisvolunteeropportunitysuper-chargedherexistingskills,whilehelpingherbuildnewonessuchastimemanagement,businessanalysis,decision-making,planning,andpresenting.

SheisnowlookingforhernextvolunteeropportunityandreflectspositivelyonherexperiencewithYLAI.“Anewcountrybringsinalotofnewexperiencesandvolunteeringhelpedmetosettleintoanewenvironment,”addsKajal.“Byhelpingothers,Ifeltneededinsociety.Itpromotedmyconfidence,andotherpeoplebenefitedtoo.Volunteeringisagreatopportunitytoimproveyourself,others,andthewholesociety.”

Whetheryourecentlymovedtoanewplaceorarelookingtoexpandyourinfluenceonyourcurrentcommunity,findavolunteeropportunitytoempoweryourself,andothers.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutKajal?

A.Sheisanexperiencedvolunteer.

B.ShereceivededucationintheU.S..

C.Shefoundedavolunteerorganization.

D.Sheworkedasaprofessionalyogateacher.

5.WhatwasincludedinKajal’svoluntaryworkforYLAI?

A.Carryingouttheselectedbusinessplans.

B.Assessingtheapplicationsofcandidates.

C.Helpingcandidatesthinkupbusinessideas.

D.Simplifyingcandidates’applicationprocess.

6.WhatdoesKajalthinkofvolunteering?

A.Itcontributestolocaleconomy.

B.Itfocusesonskillsdevelopment.

C.Ithelpsdeveloppeople’sinterests.

D.Itbenefitsindividualsandsociety.

7.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Toshareexperienceofvolunteering.

B.TorecognizethecontributionofYLAI.

C.Tosuggestawaytosettleintoanewplace.

D.Toevaluatethebenefitsofvolunteeringabroad.

C

Formostbusinessspeakers,thenecessarystagetime,structure,andconsciouseditingtobringaboutmaximumeffectjustaren’tthere–mostpeopledon’thavetospeakoftenenoughtogetit.Conversely,thespeakerswhodelivertheirtalkmosttendtobethebestandmostpolished.Theyknowwherethelaughlinesare,theyknowwhatphrasingworksbest,andtheyknowtheirtiming.Justlikestandupcomedians.

Standupcomedy,atitsbasicprinciples,isacombinationofmaterial（whatyousay）anddelivery（howyousayit）.Itisnodifferentthantypicalspeechesorpresentations.TVslots（节目时间）fornewcomedianstendtobeunderfiveminutes,whichforcesthemtocontinuouslyrefineandrefineagaininordertoachievemaximumeffectfromeachword.Conferenceorganizersstilltendtobookspeakersin40-60minutetimeslotsbutwho,thesedays,hasanhourtofocusononeperson?

Someofthebestspeechesinhistoryhaveclockedinatlessthan20minutes.AbrahamLincoln’sGettysburgAddresswas272wordsandlastedtwominutes.WinstonChurchill’s“Blood,Toil,TearsandSweat”speechwas688words.Themostpowerfulemotionalexpressiontwohumanscansaytoeachotheris

justthreewords:

“I,”“love,”and“care.”

Mostpeopleswitchoffataroundtheten-minutemark.AsmentionedinBrainRules,studiesbynotededucatorWilbertMcKeachiedemonstratethat“typically,attentionincreasesfromthebeginningofthelecturetotenminutesintothelectureanddecreasesafterthatpoint.”ThisiswhytheorganizationforonlinetalkTEDhasshorteneditsearlier18-minuteformat.Theyfiguredoutthatbrevityislevity.However,manyconferenceandeventproducershaven’tgotitright.Mostspeakerscan’tholdtheattentionofanaudiencefor40-60minutes.It’ssomethingeventhebeststandupcomediansbattlewith.Yetbusinessspeakersseldomaskforashorterslot.Theyshould.

8.Whatpushesnewstandupcomedianstoimprovetheirpresentations?

A.Thelimitedgiventime.

B.Thetopicoftheirspeeches.

C.Theaudience’sexpectation.

D.Theplaceoftheirperformance.

9.WhydoestheauthormentionthebestspeechesinhistoryinParagraph3?

A.Toexpandtheinfluenceofthetwospeeches.

B.Toprovethatpowerfulspeechescanbebrief.

C.Toillustratethepowerofemotionalexpressions.

D.Toshowhowfamouspeopleshortenedspeeches.

10.WhydidTEDresetatimelimit?

A.Theorganizerscan’tbooklongTVslots.

B.Theaudiencecannotfocusforalongtime.

C.Theaccesstoonlinespeecheswaslimited.

D.Thespeakerstendtodelivershortspeeches.

11.Whatarebusinessspeakersadvisedtodo?

A.Tocutdowntheirspeechtime.

B.Tointeractmorewiththeaudience.

C.Topaymoreattentiontothecontents.

D.Tobattleagainstthestandupcomedians.

D

Socialdistancingisnotanewconceptinthenaturalworld,whereinfectiousdiseasesarecommonplace.Throughspecializedsensesanimalscandetectcertaindiseasesandchangetheirbehaviortoavoidgettingill.

In1966,whilestudyingchimps（猩猩）inaTanzaniannationalpark,zoologistJaneGoodallobservedachimpnamedMcGregorwhohadcaughtahighlyinfectiousvirus.Hisfellowchimpsattackedhimandthrewhimoutofthetroop.Inoneinstance,McGregorapproachedchimpsinatree.Hereachedoutahandingreeting,buttheothersmovedawaywithoutabackwardglance.

“Forafulltwominutes,oldMcGregorsatmotionless,staringafterthem,”Goodallnotesinher1971bookIntheShadowofMan.“It’sreallynotthatdifferenttohowsomesocietiesreacttodaytosuchatragedy.”

Notallanimalsaresoaggressivetowardtheirailingneighbors.Sometimesit’sassimpleasavoidingthosewhomayinfectyou.

WhenKiesecker,aleadscientistinAmerica,studiedAmericanbullfroginthelate1990s,hefoundthatbullfrogscouldnotonlydetectadeadlysmellofinfectioninotherbullfrogs,buthealthymembersactivelyavoidedthosethatweresick.Bullfrogsrelyonchemicalssignalstodeterminewhoissickornot.

Caribbeanlobstersalsoshundiseasedmembersoftheircommunity,wellbeforetheybecomeinfectious.IttakesabouteightweeksforlobstersinfectedwiththedeadlyvirusPanulirusargusmininuceovirustobecomedangeroustoothers.Normallysocialanimals,lobstersbeginkeepingawayfromthediseasedasearlyasfourweeksafterinfection–oncethelobsterscansmellcertainchemicalsreleasedbysickindividuals.

Overall,it’simportanttonotethat,unlikeus,animalsdon’trealizeiftheystayhome,theymightactuallyreducetheinfectionrate,”Kieseckerexplains.“Ashumans,wehavethatability.It’sabigdifference.”

12.Whatcanwelearnab