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湖南省郴州市高三第三次质量检测英语试题
2021年湖南省郴州市高三第三次质量检测英语试题
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Ifyouhaveneverbeenonacruise(乘船游览),itcanseemlikeitsownworld—withitsownrulesandsecretlanguage.Soherewearegoingtolayouttheverybasicsofgoingonacruise.
DoIneedapassporttogoonacruise?
Youmayneedapassport,butyoushouldtakeoneanyway.BesidesthefactthatyouaregoingtoneedanIDcardtoboardtheshipinthefirstplace,alotofportsrequireone.
HowmuchluggagecanItakeonboard?
Forthemostpart,cruiseshipsaren’tlikeplanes—thereisn’tastrictlyregulatedamountofluggageyoucantakewithyou,andyouarenotgoingtobechargedforbringingtoomuch.Keepinmindthatcabinstoragespacecanbetight.Everything,includingyouremptyluggage,isgoingtohavetofitinsideandyoudon’twanttobetrippingoveritforyourwholevacation.
Thingslikegunsandknivesarebanned,butregulationsvaryfromshiptoshipaboutthingslikeirons(generallyano)andhairdryers(generallyayes).Someshipsallowyoutobringabottleofwine,butnearlyallbanbringingyourownhardalcohol.
What’stheprocessforboardingacruiseship?
Boardingacruiseshipislikeboardingaplane—thereareregulationsorwhentoarrive,howtocheck-in,andwhatsecurityyouhavetogothrough.Mostcruiselineshavetransportationavailablefromtheairport;otherwisetheynormallyownapaidparkinglotwhereyoucanleaveyourcar.
1.Whatwillyouhavetoshowwhenyouboardashipinthefirstplace?
A.Acreditcard.B.Apostcard.
C.AnIDcard.D.Luggage.
2.Whatcanyoutakewhenyouareonacruise?
A.Asmuchalcoholasyoucan.B.Moreluggagethanonaplane.
C.Lessluggagethanonaplane.D.Asmanygunsandknivesasyoucan.
3.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?
A.Astorybook.B.Aguidebook.
C.Abookreview.D.Asciencereport.
InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.
TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.
Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.
AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.
In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.
ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.
Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.
4.Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.
A.lightB.story
C.patentD.film
5.Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.
A.openspacesB.variousscenery
C.uniquecultureD.sunnyweather
6.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?
A.ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.
B.MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.
C.Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.
D.MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.
7.WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?
A.Itwasheldinarestaurant.
B.Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.
C.Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.
D.Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.
Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdbyBeijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers—around40%ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing(假唱),cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocialmediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap—allWesterncompanies.
ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearningandalgorithms(算法)tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhattheywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbeforepostingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheircustomizedfeeds:
“shuaDouyin”or“scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,thecompanyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance’sgrowingvideoempirehasmadeittheworld’sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokandDouyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.
InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotofadvertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersintheirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakesmoneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigitalcoinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp—likethrowingmoneyinaperformer’stipjar.ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.
ByteDance’sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoftemployee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinksdeeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.
LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriatecontent.ByteDancepromisestoaddthousandsmoreemployeestoreviewcontentonDouyin.
8.WhatmakesByteDancesospecial?
A.Itsappchallengessimilarcompanies’ruleinWesternworld.
B.Itisthebiggestartificialintelligencecompanyontheearth.
C.Itinventedthesocialmediaappinitiallyintheworld.
D.IthascontrolledFacebook,TwitterandSnap.
9.WhyisDouyinsopopular?
A.Itisanewgenerationhi-techproduct.
B.Ithasbothhomeandoverseasversion.
C.Itiseasyandtotallyfreetooperateonline.
D.Itmeetsthedemandofpeopleindividually.
10.HowdoesByteDancemakeaprofit?
A.Bychargingtheusers.
B.Bychargingtheadvertisement.
C.Byforcingtheuserstodonate.
D.Bysellingitsartificialintelligence.
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Douyin,aPopularApp
B.ByteDance,aSuccessfulCompany
C.FacebookTogetherwithDouyinIsBattingFakeNews
D.TwitterIsHelpingDouyinAttractMoreAdvertisingMoney
Thedangersofdrowsy(昏昏欲睡)drivinghavebeenwidelyknown.Nowseveralcompanieshavedevelopedface-trackingtechnologythatcantellwhendriversbecomedangerouslysleepy.
Hereishowitmightwork:
Acamerainyourcarmonitorsyourfacialexpression,comparesittoadatabaseofexpressionsanddeterminesifyouarelikelysleepyordistracted.Thecarthenalertsyoutopayattentionorpullover.
Affectivahasdevelopedemotionrecognitiontechnologythataimstodetectwhenpeoplearejuststartingtogettired.Theideaistocatchthewarningsignsbeforedrowsinessreallystrikes.“Actually,whensomeoneisdrowsy,thatistoolate.”Gabi,vicepresidentofAffectivasaid.“Whatifyoucanseetrendsinsomeone’sfaceaboutfiveminutesbeforetheybecomesleepy?
”Affectiva’sprogramcanrecognizesevendifferentemotionsand15facialexpressions.Itsstandardsweredevelopedbysifting(筛选)throughadatabaseof4millionfacesfrom75counties,saidZijderveld.Shesuggestedthatcarmakerscouldcoordinate(协调)theprogram’sfacialrecognitiondatawithoralreminders,suchassoundwarnings,or(nonverbal)alerts,likeachangeoftemperatureandvibrations(continuousslightshakingmovements).
Eyerisisanothercompanyworkinginfacialanalytics.ModarAlaoui,thecompany’sCEO,saidthatitssoftwaredetects“eyeopenness”inadditiontootherfacialindicators.Thesoftwarecanalsoreadheadposition,whichmayindicatewhensomeonebeginstonodoff.
Thesetechnologiesaren’tthefirstattempttofightdrowsinessbehindthewheel.Inventorscameupwiththesimilardevice“sleeperbeeper”topreventsleepincarsbackin1983.Thesleeperbeeperwasattachedtoadriver’searandwouldissueanoisywarningwhenthedriver’sheadnoddedpastacertainpoint.Butthelatestsoftwarewouldintervene(干涉)earlierandmoreeffectively.
12.Thecamerainthecarcandetermineifadriveris________.
A.near-sightedB.absent-minded
C.bad-temperedD.cold-blooded
13.Whenwilldriversberemindedtopayattentionorpulloverbytheface-trackingtechnology?
A.Whentheyaredrowsy.
B.Whentheyarereallytired.
C.Fiveminutesaftertheybecomesleepy.
D.Whentheyarejustbeginningtogettired.
14.Itismostlikelythatthe“sleeperbeeper”wouldsendoutawarningby________.
A.makingnoiseB.shakingslightly
C.flashingbrilliantlyD.changingtemperature
15.Whatisthema