学年上海复兴高三上英语周测二Word格式.docx

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WhenJasonHoelscherwasanundergraduateoffineartstudies,thereweren’tanyprofessionaldevelopmentclasses.So,ambitionandthetimelyrealization（21）_______hewouldhavetodetermine“what’snext”onhisownurgedJasontoengagehisfutureselftofinddirection.Itwas1996,andhewasfinishinghisBFA（BachelorofFineArt）inDenver.Hewasfacedwiththechoiceofsittingbacktowaitforsomething（22）_______（happen）,orpursuingapathintotheunknown.Hechosethelatter.

Jasonsetupaplanthatinfiveyearshe（23）_______（show）hisworkinthetopgalleryinthatareaofthecountry.Thisfive-yeargoalgavehimastartingpoint_______（24）whichtoworkbackwards.

Bysettingthegoal,allofJason’sefforts（25）_______（point）inthesamedirection.Heshowedupatdifferentartshowopenings,andresearchedasbesthecouldtomake（26）_______familiarwiththemarketenvironment.

Asaresultofshowingup,Jasontookopportunities（27）_______gothimclosertohisgoal.HesentworktoastudentshowandwasacceptedbyRobinRule,theownerofRuleGallery.（28）_______（inspire）,Jasonspentthenextmonthmakingnewwork.

InAprilof1997,JasonwentbacktoRuleGallerywithhisnewwork.（29）_______scaredtodeath,helookedconfidentatthegallerymeeting.Whenheleft,heleftasthenewestadditiontotheRuleGalleryroster（花名册）,Hehadhisfirstexhibitionthereoneyearlater.

Jasoncouldhavestoppedwiththeshowselection,butwhathereallywantedwasgalleryrepresentation.He（30）_______（strike）whiletheironwashot,andindoingso,shortenedhisfive-yearplanintoayearandahalf.

SectionB

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

Alaska’sRoadtoRuin’CouldForeverChangePristineLandscape:

Non-Profit

A.routeB.significantC.constructD.requiringE.scheduled

F.adequateG.increaseH.intendedI.oppositionJ.access

K.deliberate

TheNationalParksConservationAssociation（NPCA）hasurgedpeopletospeakoutagainstaproposed“roadtoruin”inAlaskathatcouldirreversiblyalteroneoftheplanet’slastgreatintactecosystems.

ThestateofAlaskawantsto（31）_______a220-mile-longroadtolinkupwithplannedopen-pitcopperminesinthestate’snorthwest.

Theproposed（32）_______oftheAmblerMiningRoadwouldrunalongthesouthernBrooksmountainrangeinAlaska,slicingthrough20milesoftheGatesofsouthernBrooksmountainrangeinAlaska,slicingthrough20milesoftheGatesoftheArcticNationalParkandPreserve--avastpristinewildernessthatdoesnotcontainanyroads.

Alongthisroute,theroadwillcrosshundredsofstreamsandrivers--（33）_______theconstructionof12majorbridges--anddisruptcountlessacresofwetlands,aswellasinterferingwiththesubsistencelifestylesofNativeAlaskanswholiveintheregion,accordingtotheNPCA.

Furthermore,thenon-profitsaystheroadwoulddisruptthemigrationoftheWesternArcticcaribou--oneofthelongestlandmigrationsonEarth.Theregionishometoabout250,000oftheseanimalswhichtravelaround2,700mileseveryyear.

Ifconstructed,theroad--whichisonly（34）_______forprivateusebyminingtrucks--wouldcutacrossthemigrationrouteposinga（n）（35）_______obstacletotheherd.Inaddition,thiscouldpushtheherdawayfromNativeAlaskanswhodependonthecaribouforfood.

Currently,engineeringandenvironmentalreviewsarebeingcarriedouttodeterminewhichoftwopossibleroutesoftheroadwillbeconstructed.Thisprocessis（36）_______toecompletedbytheendoftheyear.

OnAugust30,theBureauofLandManagement（BLM）releasedanEnvironmentalImpactStatement（EIS）,whichwillbeopentopubliccommentuntilOctober15.

Inlightofthis,theNPCAisurgingpeopletotakeactionbywritingtotheBLMandexpressingtheir（37）_______totheroadconstructionproject.

“SpeakuprightnowandtelltheBLMtoprotecttheWesternArcticcaribou,AlaskaNativecommunities,andAlaska’sspectacularparklandsbyhaltingplansfortheAmblerminingroad,”theNPCAstatementread.

Thenon-profitsaidBLMscheduledthe“short”publiccommentperiodduringtheimportantfoodharvestseasonforNativeAlaskans,thus“notproviding（38）_______opportunityformeaningfulparticipationfromthosewhowillbemostdirectlyaffectedbytheroad.”

TheAlaskaIndustrialandDevelopmentExportAuthority（AIDEA）,whichproposedtheproject,saidtheroadisneededtoprovidetransportation（39）_______fromtheDaltonHighwaytotheamblerMiningDistrict,“allowingforexplorationanddevelopmentofmineraldepositsintheAmblerMiningDistrict.”

“AccordingtoAIDEA,theaccesscorridor,whichcrossestheWestern（KobukRiver）unitoftheGatesoftheArcticNationalPark,isneededtoincreasejobopportunitiesandencourageAlaska’seconomicgrowth,”theBLMenvironmentalimpactstatementread.

“Withoutaccess,themineralassetsassociatedwiththeAmblerMiningDistrictwouldlikelyremainstranded,andAIDEAwouldbehindered（妨碍、阻碍）initseffortstosupporteconomicdevelopmentand（40）_______jobopportunitieswithinaregionknownforhighunemploymentrates.”

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

MicrosoftCorpfounderBillGatescaughtpeople’seyeinarecentinterview,whenhesuggestedthatrobotsshouldbetaxedinordertohelphumanskeeptheirjobs.Gatesisonlyoneofmanypeopleinthetechworldwhohaveworriedaboutautomationandits__41__toworkers.

It’seasytoseewhythetechworldis__42__.Theriseofmachinelearninghaincreasedthefearthat__43__humanscouldsimplybecomeoutofdate--__44__.3.5millionAmericantruckdriversmightsoonfindtheirjobsthreatenedbydriverlesstrucks.Thoughinthepast,technologyusuallycomplementedworkers__45__replacingthem,there’snolawofnaturesayingthetechnologyofthefuturewillworkthesame.Afeweconomistsevenclaimthatcheapautomationhasalready__46__incomefromworkerstocompanyowners.

Another__47__isthatevenifthemassofhumanityultimatelydoesfindnewwaystoaddvaluebycomplementingnewtechnology--to“racewiththemachines,”aseconomistErikBrynjofssonputsit--thistransitioncouldtakealongtimeandhurtalotofpeople.AsBloombergView’sTylerCowenhasnoted,wagesinBritainfellforfourdecadesatthestartoftheIndustrialRevolution.More__48__,we’veseenveryslowandpainfuladjustmenttotheimpactofglobalization.Ifthemachinelearningrevolutionhurtsworkersfor40yearsbeforeultimatelyhelpingthem,itmightbeworthitto__49__thatrevolutionandgivethemtimetoadjust.

Themainargumentagainsttaxingtherobotsisthatitmightholdback__50__.Growthinrichcountrieshasslowedmarkedlyinthepastdecade,suggestingthatit’sgettingharderandhardertofindnewwaysofdoingthing.Stagnatingproductivity,combinedwithfallingbusinessinvestment,suggeststhat__51__ofnewtechnologyiscurrentlytooslowratherthantoofast--thebiggestproblemrightnowisn’ttoomanyrobots,it’stoofew.Taxingnewtechnology,howeverit’sdone,couldmakethatslowdownworse.

TheproblemwithGate’sbasicproposalisthatit’sveryhardtotellthedifferencebetweennewtechnologythat__52__humansandnewtechnologythatreplacesthem.Thisisespeciallytrueoverthelongterm.Powerlooms（织布机）replacedhumanweaversbackintheIndustrialRevolution.__53__,peopleeventuallybecamemoreproductive,bylearningtooperatethoselooms.Iftaxeshadslowedthedevelopmentofpowerlooms,theeventualimprovementswouldhavecomelater.

Thisisapowerfulargument__54__thetaxationofautomation.Gatesisrighttosaythatweshouldstartthinkingaheadoftimeabouthowtousepolicytomitigate 

（缓和）theunintendedconsequencesofautomation.Butgiventheimportanceofsustaininginnovation,weshouldlookat__55__policies.

41.A.resistanceB.threatC.admissionD.dedication

42.A.frightenedB.worriedC.intolerantD.offensive

43.A.fewB.severalC.manyD.any

44.A.inotherwordsB.forexampleC.ofcourseD.bycontrast

45.A.incaseofB.becauseofC.infaceofD.insteadof

46.A.distractedB.digestedC.directedD.disclosed

47.A.fearB.proposalC.adjustmentD.complement

48.A.possiblyB.recentlyC.primarilyD.technically

49.A.slow...downB.make...upC.get...overD.give...up

50.A.modernismB.availabilityC.popularityD.innovation

51.A.persuasionB.adoptionC.interruptionD.elimination

52.A.complementsB.engagesC.invadesD.matures

53.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.ConsequentlyD.Furthermore

54.A.fromB.againstC.byD.besides

55.A.uppermostB.stimulatingC.persistentD.alternative

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Measles（麻疹）,whichoncekilled450childr