高三英语上学期第一次月考试题8.docx

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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题8

2014级高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

本试卷共11页，满分为135分，考试时间120分钟

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.

GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:

“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent.Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthatthoughtheintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”

Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!

Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals,thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:

Amachinewhichmighthaveasitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.

It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.

I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!

1.TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext____________．

A.better-knownB.morepersuasiveC.better-organizedD.mor

einteresting

2.Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_____________．

A.itismuchclevererthanusB.itwouldtakeovertheworld

C.itwouldseeusjustasmaterialD.ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingus

3.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?

A.Optimistic.B.Sympathy.C.Disappointed.D.Regretful.

B

Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?

Whataboutthepeoplewho

inventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper（雨刮器）?

Shouldn’tweknowwhotheyare?

JoanMcleanthinkso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe’sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”,however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and“how”questions.AccordingtoMclean,“Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.”

Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMclean’statement.“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper’sinvention,”saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor,“Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive.”Leeiscurrentlynegociatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.

So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?

Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,

butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn’tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningt

hewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever（操作杆）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.

Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It’shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan’strafficlight.It’sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett’sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible.Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?

4.Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”,t

heaut

horindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare_____________.

A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamous

B.beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamous

C.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamous

D.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous

5.ProfessorJoanMclean’scourseaimsto_____________.

A.addcolourandvarietytostudents’campuslife

B.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper’sinvention

C.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity

D.preparestudentstotrytheirowninvention

6.TommyLee’sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas_____________.

A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducer

B.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiper

C.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstorm

D.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean’slectures

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?

A.HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?

B.HowtoDesignaBuilt-inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?

C.Shouldn’tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?

D.Shouldn’tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?

C

Septemberisanexcitingmonthineverycollegefreshman’slife.Formany,it’sthefirsttimethatthey’velefthometoliveinanewenvironment.Butafterthehustleandbustle（喧嚣）ofafewweeks,excitementgiveswaytoalessenjoyableemotion—homesickness.

Homesicknessmanifests（显露）itselfinmanyways.Youmaymissmum’scooking,yourpets,orevenyouroldbed.Allthisbecomesafondmemoryofthepast.Homesicknesscanbeabitterfeelingformanystudents,especiallywhenfacedwiththechallengesofsettlingintoanunfamiliarenvironment.

Butremember,you’renotalone.AccordingtoarecentBBCarticle,70percentofBritishcollegestudentsexperiencehomesickness.Inthisincreasinglyglobalizedworldinwhichpeoplemigratetofarawayplacesforarelationship,educationorwork,homesicknessisafeelingsharedbymanyadults.

Homesicknesscanhavesimilarsymptomstodepressionandinextr

emecas

esitcandevelopintoapanicattack.Asfortheterm,homesicknessornostalgiawasn’tinventeduntilthe17thcentury.ItwasconsideredadisorderbyaSwissphysician,whoattributedsoldiers’mentalandphysicaldiscomforttotheirlongingtoreturnhome,“nostos”fromGreek,andtheaccompany

ingpain,“algos”.

Studiesinrecentyears,however,haveshownthatnostalgiamayhavesomebenefitstoourmentalhealth.Afteradecadeofsurveysandresearches,ConstantineSedikides,aUSsocialpsychologist,foundthatnostalgiaiswhatmakesushuman.Heexplainsthatnostalgiacanresistloneliness,boredomandanxiety.Therefore,it’snecessaryforcollegestudentstolearnsomewaystoovercometheuncomfortablefeeling.

8.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat_____________.

A.homesicknessmeansafondmemoryofthepast

B.onlyafewstudentswillexperiencehomesickness

C.homesicknessisanenjoyableemotionamongfreshmen

D.collegefreshmenusuallysufferfromhomesicknessafterweeks

9.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat_____________.

A.homesicknessmaycausementaldiseases

B.homesicknessisafeelingonlysharedbyadults

C.homesicknesswon’tdoanygoodtoourhealth

D.homesicknessisalsocallednostalgiainSwitzerland

10.TheattitudeofSedikidestowardshomesicknessis_____________.

A.negativeB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.critical

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Let’saccepthomesicknessB.Howtofitinwi

ththecollegelife

C.Aharmfulemotion—homesicknessD.Thedisadvantagesofhomesickness

D

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythan

readitoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedan

dmastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,ImustsaysopeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthati