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届新高考英语仿真模拟卷五
2021年新高考英语仿真模拟卷(五)
(考试时间:
90分钟试卷满分:
120分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
EnglishLanguageCoursesatELCLosAngeles
AttheEnglishLanguageCenter(ELC)LosAngelesyouwillfindavarietyofEnglishcoursesandprogramsthatmeetthehighestacademicstandardsofanyEnglishlanguageschoolintheUnitedStates.Throughits40yearsofteachingstudentsatalllevelsfromallovertheworld,ELChasdevelopedteachingandtrainingtechniquesandprogramsthatreallyworkforeveryone.
ENGLISHCOURSESOFFEREDATELCLOSANGELES
●GENERALENGLISHCOURSES
IntensiveEnglishCourse
Semi-intensiveCourse
IndividualIntensiveCourse
●TESTPREPARATIONCOURSES
CambridgePreparationCourse
TOEFLPreparationCourse
●BUSINESSENGLISHCOURSE
IndividualExecutiveBusinessEnglishCourse
ENGLISHCLASSESLOSANGELESFACTFILE
●Lengthoflesson:
50minutes
●Numberoflevels:
12
●Averagenumberofstudentsperclass:
8-9
Maximumnumberofstudentsperclass:
10(14duringJulyandAugustonly)
ADDITIONALSERVICESATELCLOSANGELES
TheELCLosAngelesstaffiseagertoassistinternationalstudentsinachievingtheirlong-termlearninggoals.ELCoffersthefollowingsupportservicestoensureeachstudent'stimeatELCisenjoyable,effectiveandworry-free:
●StudentVisa
ELChasbeenapprovedbytheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)toissuetheSEVISFormI-20.Studentsenrollinginaminimum24-lesson-per-weekcourseareeligible(有资格的)toreceiveanI-20forminordertoapplyforanF-1studentvisaintheircountry.
●EnglishLevelEvaluationwithMulti-level-Placement
EachstudentbenefitsfromourEnglishlevelevaluationwithmulti-levelplacement.OurmethodmeansstudentsusuallyhavedifferentteachersfordifferentlevelsandensuresthatstudentsstudyEnglishinthelearningenvironmentthatisbestforthem.
●UniversityAdmissionServices
ELCispleasedtoofferfreecounselinganduniversityplacementservicestoallELCstudentsinterestedincontinuingtheireducationatanAmericancollegeoruniversityinCaliforniaandaroundtheUnitedStates.
1.WhichcourseshouldyouchooseinordertoimproveyourEnglishingeneral?
A.TOEFLPreparationCourse.B.IndividualIntensiveCourse.
C.CambridgePreparationCourse.D.IndividualExecutiveBusinessEnglishCourse.
2.HowmanystudentswouldtherebeatmostinyourclassforacourseinJune?
A.8.B.10.C.12.D.14.
3.What'stheaimofTheEnglishLevelEvaluation?
A.Tohelpachieveenoughclasshours.B.Tohelpstartfromthelowestlevel.
C.Tohelpgetintoanappropriatelevel.D.Tohelpgainadmissiontouniversity.
B
Apple’siPadhasbeenahugehitamongchildren,withitseasy-to-useinterfaceandinnovativeapps.
Infact,researcherssaytheastonishingriseoftheiPadhasmeantithasnowovertakenhouseholdnamessuchasMcDonaldsandDisneytobecomethenumberonebrandamongAmerican6-12yearolds.
Theannualstudy,conductedbyleadingyouthandfamilyresearchfirmSmartyPants,ranksmorethan250brandseachyear.“iPad’snumberonestatusamongkidsrepresentsthesummitofthe‘tablettakeover’—amovementfromsharedscreensandTVnetworkdominancetoplannedcontentonpersonaldevices,”saidWynneTyree,presidentofSmartyPants.“KidsincreasinglyturntoiPadforgames,TVshows,videos,books,homeworkhelpandcommunicatingwithfriendsandfamily.”
Inthefirm’s2014study,Apple’siPadwentaheadofkidbrandssuchasMcDonald’s,Toys’R’Us,Nickelodeon,andDisney.KidsseetheiPadasthea-in-onedigitaltool,givingthemauniquesenseofindependence,theresearcherssay.
TyreenotesthatiPad’smarchtothetophasbeendramatic.“Injustfiveyears,theiPadhasrisenfromranking109thtobeingkids’favoritebrand.Earlyon,itcapturedtheheartsoftweensandmiddleandupperclassfamilies,butiPadisnowanindispensablepartofchildhoodforthemasses.”
OnthestudyiPadwastopswithaweightedscoreof898outof1000.Disneycameat858,Google’sYouTube852,McDonald’s839,iPhone830andApple829.Digitalentertainmentoverallisseeinganincreaseamongkidsandfamilies,withbrandssuchasNetflix,Hulu,AmazonInstantVideo,Android,andSamsungpostingnoteworthyincreasesinthestudy,ameasureofKid’sawareness,popularity,andloveforabrand.AlongwithiPad,thesedevicesandservicesprovideentertainmentthatis“alwayson”.
Offeringseeminglyendlessoptions,tabletsanddigitalcontentprovidersaremeetingcontemporarykid’sneeds—withfunandconnectivitynevermorethanatapaway.
4.Whatisthe“tablettakeover”movementaccordingtothepassage?
A.InthemovementeveryoneownsaniPad.
B.ItreferstotheshiftfromwatchingTVtogethertousinganiPadseparately.
C.Inthemovementpeoplebecomemoreindependentinentertainment.
D.InthemovementpeoplereceivemoreinformationfromaniPadthanfromTV.
5.WhatmakesaniPadappealingtothekids?
A.AniPadhelpsthekidsbuildupstrongerrelationshipswiththeirparents.
B.AniPadcandevelopthekids’readingskills.
C.WithaniPad,thekidscanbecomeabetterlearner.
D.TheycanwatchTVshowsusinganiPad.
6.WhatisthecorrectrankingaccordingtoscoresfromthestudyofSmartyPants?
A.Disney—YouTube—Apple—iPhone—iPad—McDonald’s.
B.iPad—Disney—YouTube—McDonald’s—iPhone—Apple.
C.iPhone—Disney—iPad—McDonald—YouTube—Apple.
D.iPad—Apple—iPhone—McDonald’s—Disney—YouTube.
7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Apple’siPadcandevelopthekids’creativity.
B.Tabletanddigitalproviderscannevermeetthekids’needs.
C.AniPadcanprovidethekidswithmostentertainment.
D.AniPad’sfunandconnectiontotheInternetattractsthekidsmost.
C
Fairytalesfocusoncreatingafantasyworldtothereaderencouragingimaginationandteachingproblem-solvingskills.Itisequallyimportantthattheyprovideinfluentialmorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI(artificialintelligence)cantaketoitscoldandmechanicalheart.
Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfairytales,novelsandotherliterature.Webelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscaneliminatetheimmoralbehaviorofthetheintelligentrobots,whichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”(堂吉诃德).ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.
Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives(指令),therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.
Quixotewouldrunbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It’sababystepinthedirectionofteachingmoremorallessonsintorobots.WebelievethatAIhastobetrainedtoadoptthevaluesofaparticularsociety,andindoingso,itwillstrivetoavoidunacceptablebehavior.Givingrobotstheabilitytoreadandunderstandourstoriesmaybethemostefficientmeans.
8.Whatistherobotreallyexpectedtodointheexperiment?
A.Topurchasesomemedicineforahuman.
B.Tofinishthetaskasefficientlyaspossible.
C.Toperforminasociallyacceptableway.
D.Toperformunderthedesigner’sinstructions.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?
A.Praise.B.Promote.C.Rid.D.Strengthen.
10.Whichofthefollowinginformationcanweget?
A.Quixotehasalreadybeenwidelyusedinrobots.
B.Robotswillbedefinitelydesignedwithlimitedfunction.
C.Thedevelopmentofrobotsisstillinababystep.
D.Robotsarenecessarilytobetrainedtofollowsocialcodes.
11.What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Usingstoriestoteachmoraltorobots.B.Speedingupthedevelopmentofrobots.
C.Preventingrobotsfrombehavingbadly.D.Trainingrobotstoreadfairytales.
D
Ilovedwatchingcomediansontelevisionasakid.I’dhearajokeandaskmyself:
whyitgotalaugh?
Whatmadeitwork?
CouldIevermakeitasacomedian?
ButfirstIhadtofinishschoolandearnaliving.
Aftergraduation,Iworkedasanaccountant,managingthepettycashinthedrawer.ItwasinthisareathatIdevelopedmyownveryoddtheoryofaccounting:
Ifyougotacoupleofdollars,everythingwasokay(Thetheoryneverreallycaughton).EverydayI’dhavetocheckwhatwasinthedrawerwiththereceipts.Itneverbalanced.AtfirstI’dbetearingmyhairoutuntilIfoundthebalance.Finally,onedayIpulledtheamountIwasshortoffrommypocketandcalleditaday.Mr.Hutchinson,headofaccounting,discoveredmyshortcuttobalancingpettycash.helecturedme:
“Thesearenotsoundaccountingprinciples.”Isaid:
“I’mnotcutoutforaccounting.Whywouldyoupayme$6anhourtospendfourhoursfinding$1.40?
”
Meanwhile,IoftencalledmyfriendEdGallaghertokillboringafternoons,imitatingthingsfrommyeverydayworldandidentifyingmyselfasplantmanagerofayeastfactory.“Sir”,it