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山东省日照市届高三校际联考英语试题
山东省日照市2020届高三5月校际联考英语试题
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第一节(共15小题:
每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
EpicFails:
TheWrightBrothersNose-divingintoHistory
ByErikSladerandBenThompson.Ages6to12.
ThefirstbookintheEpicFailsseriesdealswithoneofthemostambitiousgoalshumanshavepursuedtofly.AuthorsSladerandThompsonfocusonlife-or-deathscenes,suchaswhentheWrightbrotherscrashedtheirsailplaneoverandoveronthesandycoastofNorthCarolina:
ittookthemtwomoreyearstogetitright.
EpicFails:
TheRacetoSpace:
CountdowntoLiftoff
ByErikSladerandBenThompson.Ages6to12.
Today,everyoneisfamiliarwithNeilArmstrong’sfamouswordsashefirstsetfootonthemoon,"That’sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind."Hemadeitlookeasy,but
America’sJourneytothemoonwasanythingbutsimple.Ourfirstattemptwasafailure.Stillwedidn'tgiveup.Wetriedagain.Andagain.Andeachtimewefailed,wefailedalittlebitbetter.
Fantasticfailures:
TrueStoriesofPeopleWhoChangedtheWorldbyFallingDownFirst
ByLukeReynolds.Ages6to12
TeacherLukeReynoldsopenseachchapterwithaquick,impossiblyperfectversionofoneperson'slifeandthensayshowthatpersonactuallyhadtofacehugechallengestoaccomplishgoals.Inthisbook,Reynoldswritesaboutvariouscommonmen,womenandchildren.
CyrusFieldsBigDream:
TheDaringEfferttoLaytheFirstTransatlanticTelegraphCable
ByMaryMortonCowan.Ages6to12
In1853,ittookatleastaweektorelayamessagebetweentheUnitedStatesandEuropebecausepeoplehadtobetransportedonshipsovertheAtlanticOcean.CyrusFieldtriedtoreducethattransmission((传送)timetojustminutesbylayingalongunderseacable.Inthisbook,Cowandescribesmanyfailures.Fieldsufferedbeforeheachievedthismajorbreakthrough.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutFantasticFailures?
A.Itwaswrittenbyafamousactor B.Ittellsstoriesofordinarypeople
C.ItisaboutsciencefictionstoriesD.Itisaboutsomecelebrities,success
2.CyrusFieldmadeamajorbreakthroughintheareaof
Acommunication B.entertainmentC.transportationD.sailing
3.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthefourbooks?
A.AllroadsleadtoRome B.Anearlybirdcatchesworms
CFailureisthemotherofsuccess D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords
B
Payingitforwardisaconceptthatinvolvesdoingsomethinggoodforsomeoneinresponsetoagooddeeddoneonyourbehalforagiftyoureceived.Whenyoupayitforward,however,youdon'trepaythepersonwhodidsomethingniceforyou.Instead,youdosomethingnicefor
someoneelse.
Recently,aninspiringnotefoundinsidearandombookhasinspiredthousandsofpeopleto
payitforward.
AshleyJostwasshoppingatTargetwhenabookcaughthexeye.The27-year-oldbought
thebookGirlStopApologizingandbeganreadingitwhenshegothome.Afterafewminutesherdogstartedbarkingsosheputthebookaside.Whenshegotback,shenoticedsomethingontheground."Afive-dollarnotefellout,"Jostsaid.
Shelookedthroughthebook,andinoneofthelastpages,therewasanotethatread,“Tothepersonwhobuysthisbook:
Iamhavingatoughday.IthoughtmaybeIcouldbrightensomeoneelse’swiththislittlesurprise.Goandbuyacoffee,ahamburgerorafacemask.Practicesomeselfcaretoday.Rememberthatyouareloved,youareamazing,andyouarestrong-Lisa”
JostdecidedtopostaphotoofthenoteandthemoneyonTwitteranditwentlikeavirus.
Peoplearepromisingtheirownrandomactsofkindness.
“Inthatmoment,Ididn’tnecessarilyneedthepick-me-up,butIfeelobligated(有义务的)
toshareit,andI’mhearingbackfrompeoplewhodid,”Jostsaid.“Therippleeffectisprettyunbelievable.
AfterseeingherTwitterpost,LisamailedJostacard."Shesaiditmadehercryinagoodway,” Jostsaid.ButLisastilldidn’tgiveawaywhoshewas.Sheleftnoreturnaddress.Lisawroteithadbeenadifficulttimeinherlifeandshejustwanted"tocreatesomethingpositive-sheneverreallyexpectedthistohappenthewayithas.”
4.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theoriginof"payingitforward".B.Theeffectsof"payingitforward
C.Thebenefitsof"payingitforward"D.Thedefinitionof"payingitforward".
5.WhydidLisaputafive-dollarnoteinabook?
A.Togothroughthehardesttimeinherlife.
B.Tocheerupthepersonwhobuysthebook
C.Torepaythepersonwhodidsomethingnice
D.Tosetoffaroundofpayingitforward
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ripple"inParagraph6mean?
A.Edge B.Chain C.Mass D.Side
7.LisapostedacardtoJostto___________.
A.makefriendswithJost B.tellJostaboutherstory
C.expressappreciationtoJost DletJostknowwhatmadehercry
C
Whatwillyougetifyouaskmiddleschoolerstoshowyoutheircitythroughacamera?
Theremaybeimagesofflowersandfriends,streetscenesandsneakers,andtreesandtrains.Itcanalsoincludecolorfulimagesfeaturingtheirfavoritepeople,placesandthings.SuchPhotographsmadeupanexhibitionthatwastheendresultofaspecialcitywidephotographylessoncalled"EverydayDC”.
"DCisaplacewherepeoplecanallcometogetherandbefreeandbewitheveryonethat
theylove,"saidLaurynTharpe,oneofthefourstudentcurators(馆长)whoworkedwiththeirartteacheratBrooklandMiddleSchooltoputtheexhibitiontogether."There’smoretoDCthanbigbuildingsandimportantpeople.”
EverydayDC"wasinspiredbyapopularInstagramFeedcalledEverydayAfrica,which
wasstartedbytwoprofessionalphotographerswhonoticedthepersonalphotosofAfrica,fromtheirperspective(视角)showingadifferentstorythantheirprofessionalwork.Thegoaloftheonlinephoto"exhibition”wastoshowviewerswhatit'sliketoliveinAfrica,asopposedtowhatpeopleoutsideofAfricaseeinthenews.
InWashingtonDC,studentstookphotostoreflecttheirlivesthere.Twelvemiddleschoolseachsubmittedabout10studentphotographs,frombeautifulportraitstoactionshotsandimagesofthestudents'favoritefoods.Tharpeandanotherthreestudentswereselectedtobecuratorsbytheirartteacher,MaameBawuah,whocoordinated(协调)theprojectforDCPublicSchools.
“Ihavealotofamazingstudents,althoughthefourofthemarequiteexceptional,”said
Bawuah,whochosethestudentstobecuratorsbecauseoftheirinterestinbothphotographyand
museummanagement.
Acuratorissomeonewhocollects,organizes,caresforanddisplaysanythinginacollection.Togetreadyfortheexhibition,thecuratorshadtotakecareofmanytasks,includingtakingtheirphotosaccordingtodifferentthemes.
8.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"EverydayDC"exhibition?
A.Itpromotedthestudents’interestinmuseummanagement
B.Itreflectedthediverselifefromthestudents’perspective
C.ItwasestablishedbyLaurynTharpeandMaameBawuah
D.Itexhibitedphotosfeaturinginfluentialthingsandfigure
9.WhydoestheauthormentionEverydayAfrica?
A.TointroducehowEverydayDCcameabout
B.TohighlightEverydayAfrica'spopularity
C.TocompareEverydayAfricawithEverydayDC
D.ToshowthewidespreadinfluenceofInstagram
10.Whatarethefourcuratorsrequiredtodofortheproject?
A.Decoratethephotographsondisplay.
B.Studyprofessionalphotographyskills.
C.Findfaultwiththesubmittedphotos.
D.Groupthephotographsbytheme.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Alessononrunningmuseums B.Acitywideexhibition
C.Photographyourlife D.Admireyourcity
D
Amind-readingchipthatletsyoucontrolacomputerbyjustthinkinghasbeenmadepublicataconferenceinChina.NamedBrainTalker,thechipcouldbeusedtocontrolcomputers,smartphonesandotherdevices,itscreatorssay.IthasbeenjointlydevelopedbyTianjinUniversityandChinaElectronicsCorporation.
Thiskindofbrain-computerinterface(接口)isdesignedtoletapersoncontrolacomputer,asmartphoneorotherelectronicdevicesusinghis/herbrainwavesalone-withoutneedinganyformsofverbalorders,movements,orbuttonpressing.Braininterfaceswouldnotonlyallowforthefasteroperationofvarioustechnologies,butalsobeusedtoassistpeoplewithdisabilities,forexamplebylettinganindividualdriveanelectricwheelchairjustbythinking.
“Brain-computerinterfacesholdapromisingfuture,”saidDongMing."TheBrainTalkerchipadvancesbrain-computerinterfacetechnology,allowingittobecomemoreportable,wearableandaccessibletothegeneralpublic.
Thebraindecoding(解码)chipworksbypickingoutminorneural(神经)electricalsignalsinthebrainandrapidlytranslatingthemintoaformthatthecomputercanunderstand.“Thisbrain-computerchiphastheabilitytoidentifyminorneuralelectricalsignalsanddecodetheirinformationefficiently,whichcangreatlyenhancethespeedandaccuracyofbrain-computerinterfaces,”saidDr.Dong.
RecenttechnologyadvanceshaveallowedresearcherstodeveloptheBrainTalkerchip,soitissmallerandoperatesfaster,morepreciselyandwithgreaterefficiencythanexistingbrain-computerinterfaces.Althoughitisnotclearexactlyhowthedevicewillbeworn,mostbrain-computerinterfacedevicesarewornontheoutsideofthebody,ratherthanbeingfixeddirectlyintotheusers’brain.ChengLonglong,adatascientist,saidthattheresearchteamwillattempttoimprovetheperformanceoftheBrainTalker.Onedaybrain-computercodecchipswillcontributetomedicaltreatment,education,se