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高级中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题附答案
牡一中高三学年期末考试英语试题
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(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
ItwasashoppingtripIwouldn’tforget,becausethelistwasitemsformyfather,whohadjustbeenadmittedtothelong-termcarecenterinourtown.Ayearearlier,MomandIweretoldthatDaddywasinthemiddlestageofAlzheimer’sdisease.Twomonthslater,hestartedtorapidlydeteriorate(恶化),notjustmentally,butalsoinhismobility.Wecouldseehewantedtostandandwalkbuthisbraincouldn’ttransmitthemessagetohislegs.
Mymother,whowasill,struggledtocareforDaddyintheirhome.Caregivershelpedforpartofeachday.ButitbecameincreasinglyclearthatDaddywasreachingthepointwhereheneededprofessionalcare.SothatdaywehelpedDaddyintothecarforhistriptothecarecenter.
Asadaughter,IwantedtodosomethingtomakeDaddycomfortableinthecarecenter.WhenIwaslookingforthings,suddenlyanideacameintomyhead,whichdrovemetothetoyarea.ThereIboughtacutestuffedblack-and-whitedog.WhataperfectcompanionforDaddytohavebyhisside.Helovedhisdogsandwouldmissthem.SoIhopedthisstuffedonewouldhelp.
Mydad’sfacelitupwhenIgavehimhisnewcompanionandhenamedhimArtieafteragoodfriend.Itdidn’ttakelongbeforeArtiebecamethetalkofthecarecenter.RestingcomfortablyonDaddy’slap,ArtiewentalmosteverywherewithDaddyinhiswheelchair.Oneday,IwasintheelevatorwithDaddy,Artieandoneofthenurses,Lisa.ThefirstthingLisasaidwas,“Artiebitmetoday.”IlookedatDaddyandaskedhimifthatwastrue.HesmiledashehelpedArtie“attack”Lisa’sarmagain.DaddystilllovedtosharehissnackswithArtie.OnecouldknowitwhenseeingallthecookiestainsonArtie’smouth.
NinemonthsafterDaddyenteredthecarecenter,hepassedaway.Artiewasinbedwithhim.ArtienowsitsonashelfinmyhomenexttomanyofDaddy’sthings.IrememberallthejoyArtiebroughttoDaddyinthemidstofDaddy’sbattlewithAlzheimer’sdisease.ItwasArtiethataccompaniedDaddytohappilygetthroughthatperiodofdarkness.
1.Theauthorsentherfathertothecarecenterbecause___________.
A.itwascostlytohirecaregivers
B.herfather’shealthconditiongotworse
C.hermotherwastooweaktolookafterherfather
D.thecarecenterpromisedtotreatherfatherforfree
2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.ThenursewasinjuredbyArtieB.Artielovedtoeatsnacksverymuch
C.DadtendedtotreatArtieasarealdogD.Dadwasoftenmisunderstoodbyothers
3.What’sthebesttitlefortheparagraph?
A.ThepoweroftrueloveB.Theimportanceofmiracles
C.TheadmirationforarealheroD.Thebrightlightinthedarkness
B
SixvolunteersareabouttofindoutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveonMarswithouteverleavingtheEarth.ThreemenandthreewomenwillspendeightmonthslivinginaspecialplaceonthesideofavolcanoinHawaii.Theyarepartofanexperimentthatisdesignedtomimic(模仿)lifeonMars.TheirmissionbeganonOctober15,2014.
NASAsaysitcouldsendastronautstoMarsasearlyasthe2030s.Themissionwouldtakemorethantwoyears,soNASAneedstoknowhowpeoplewouldreacttolivinginasmallgroup,isolatedfromtherestoftheworld,forsuchalongtime.Somepeoplemaybecomedepressedorboredlivingunderthoseconditions.BystudyingpeoplelivinginsimilarconditionshereonEarth,NASAhopestolearnhowtochoosethemostsuitablepeopleforaspacemission,andhowtohelpthemgetalong.
Theywillliveinatwo-storybuilding.Thegroundfloorisabout86squaremeters,roughlythesizeofasmalltwo-bedroomapartment.Itincludessharedareaslikekitchen,diningroom,bathroom,laboratoryandanexerciseroom.Theupstairsislessthanhalfthesizeofthedownstairs.Itcontainsanotherbathroomandsixsmallbedrooms.Thebuildingislocatedinanabandonedquarry(采石场)about2,400metersupthesideofMaunaLoa,thesecondbiggestvolcanointheworld.Itisconstantlymonitoredforsignsofvolcanicactivity.NASAchosethelocationbecausetheappearancelooksverysimilartoMars.
TomakeitmorelikebeingonMarsinthefuture,theyareonlyabletocommunicatebyemailduringtheexperiment.Meanwhile,therewillbea20-minutedelaybetweenthetimewhenamessageissentandthatwhenitisreceived.Whentheygooutside,theywillhavetosuitupinfullspacesuits,justasiftheywereonMars.
ThecommanderisMarthaLenio,a34-year-oldCanadian.Duringthemission,shewillrunexperimentsongrowingfood.Theothermembershavebackgroundsinphysicsandsoon.Noneofthemareastronauts.
4.WhenwillthesixvolunteersendtheirmissionaboutmimickinglifeonMars?
A.OnJune15,2015.B.OnOctober15,2015.
C.OnOctober15,2030.D.OnJune15,2032.
5.What’sthemainpurposeoftheexperiment?
A.Tomonitorsignsofvolcanicactivity.
B.ToprepareforaspacemissiontoMars.
C.Totrainthesixpeopletobecomeastronauts.
D.Tostudythedifferencebetweenmenandwomen.
6.MaunaLoawaschosenastheexperimentalsitebecause___________.
A.itislocatedneararocketbase
B.otherpeoplecanhardlyfindthelocation
C.itslandscapeissomuchlikethatofMars
D.itisasafeplacetoconducttheexperiment
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Marthaisafamousexpertonagriculture.
B.ThesixvolunteerswillbesenttoMarsin2030.
C.Alltheexperimentalactivitiesaredoneindoors.
D.Ittakesabout40minutestogetareplytoanemail.
C
Chinaisstartingtoblacklistpoorly-behavedtouristsasitseekstorescuetheimageofitscitizensasholidaymakers.
AccordingtoaregulationbytheChinaNationalTourismAdministration(NTA)thatenteredeffectthisweek,touristswillbeblacklistedforoffencesincludingactingantisociallyonpublictransport,damagingprivateorpublicproperty,disrespectinglocalcustoms,damaginghistoricalexhibitsonpurposeorengagingingamblingorpornographicactivities.Recordswillbekeptinatwo-tiredsystem:
provincial-leveltourismauthoritiesareresponsibleforcasesundertheirjurisdiction(管辖区域)whiletheNTAwillbeinchargeofanationwideregister.Peoplewillbeblacklistedfortwoyearsaftertheyoffend,accordingtotheregulation.
TheNTAsaidtourismauthoritieswillinformblacklistedtouristsand“proposecorrectionmeasuresinordertomitigatethenegativeimpact”.Italsosaidthattourismauthoritiesreservetherighttoreportsuchviolationstopublicsecurity,customsandtransportauthoritiesaswellasthecentralbank’sindividualcreditdepartment.
Theregulationcomesamid(在……之中)growingconcernabouttheillmannersofChinesetouristsbothathomeandabroad.In2013,aChinesetouristwrotehisnameonareliefcarvinginLuxor,Egypt.InDecember,aChinesepassengerthrewacupofhotinstantnoodlesataflightattendantonaninternationalflight.Chinesetouristshavebeenfinedorputintoprisonforcarryingprohibiteditemsorpurchasingwildanimalproducts.
8.Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.neglectB.relieveC.deepensD.prevents
9.Accordingtothepassage,themainpurposeoftheregulationisto________.
A.punishtheChinesepoorly-behavedtourists
B.suggestcorrectmeasurestotheChinesepoorly-behavedtourists
C.showcasetheauthorityoftheChinaNationalTourismAdministration(NTA)
D.bettertheimageofChinesecitizensasholidaymakers
10.Themainmethodtheauthorusestodevelopthelastparagraphis________.
A.providingexplanationsB.offeringanalyses
C.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons
11.Thetextismostlikelytoappearin________.
A.anewspaperB.atouristguide
C.atravelbrochureD.ageographytextbook
D
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!
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12.TheauthorquotedBillGates’words