高三上学期二调英语试题.docx

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高三上学期二调英语试题

河北衡水中学2020-2021学年高三上学期二调英语试题

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一、阅读选择

AtBeaverCreek,TheExtraordinaryAwaitsYou

Arenotwosnowflakesalike?

Thesnowflakesweseeinthewinteraremostlikelycompletelyuniquefromoneother.

BeaverCreekisagreatplacetoexperiencethebeautyofthesnow,withprogramsforeveryone—fromchildren,teens,andwomen-onlylessonstosmallgroupsandprivate-guidedexperiences.

FirstTrack,fromBeaverCreekReserve,letsyoubethefirstonthemountain,withanadventurethatbeginsat7:

30a.m.whenyouaremetbyskiprofessionalsandtakenonaprivate,guidedtour—beforethemountainisopentothepublic.Onceyouhaveskied,youaretreatedtoadeliciousbreakfastatAllie’sCabin.

IfyouarelookingforahigherlevelofcomfortthereistheWhiteCarpetClub,fromBeaverCreekReserve.LocatedintheheartofBeaverCreekVillage,itmaximizesyourtimeonthemountainbystreamliningyouraccesstoit.Attheclub,thereareprivatelockersandbootdryers,alongwithpreferredself-parkingandaslope-sideskiwaiter.Areceptionistcanassistwithlifttickets,passpurchases,dinnerreservations,andactivityrecommendations.

Ofcourse,thereismoretoexploreduringthewinterinBeaverCreekaswell.Thereisiceskating,snowshoeing,shopping,andspas—younameit,BeaverCreekhasit.Itistheperfectplacetotakeadvantageofthesnowandbeinthemoment,inthemountains,together.

Theextraordinaryisararecombinationofone-of-a-kindexperiencesdesignedtobesharedwithservicethatexceedsexpectation.Theextraordinarybringsyouclosertooneanotherandoffersaspecialplacetobelongtogether.BelonginTheExtraordinary.

1．FirstTrackcanoffervisitors________.

A．anearlyvisitB．aniceskatingshow

C．atastylunchD．afreeskiinglesson

2．WhatistheWhiteCarpetClubspecialfor?

A．Skillfultrainers.B．Quietlivingexperience.

C．Thoughtfulservice.D．Goodviewsoverthemountain.

3．Thepassageiswrittento________.

A．attractvisitorsB．comparedifferentprograms

C．appealforsportsD．introducetrainingcourses

InbeautifulruralMontanaliesthetownofLivingston.AroundhalfthestudentsintheLivingstonSchoolDistrictqualifyforfreeorreduced-pricelunches,accordingtolocaleducatorRachaelJones,knownas“FarmerJones”.SheisthedirectoroftheLivingstonFarmtoSchoolprogram,whichusesthedistrict’stwogreenhousesandfourgardenstogrowfoodthatsupplements（补充）schoolmealswhileofferingkidshands-onlessons.Jonessaid,“Inmanyplacesaroundthecountry,ifyoucan’tpayforyourschoolmeal,youdon’teat.Well,here,wedon’tturnanyoneaway.”

Thetown’sschooldistrictandcommunitymembersstartedtheprogrameightyearsago.ItwaspartoftheNationalFarmtoSchoolNetwork,whichaimstoincreaseaccesstolocalfoodandnutritioneducationacrossthecountry.Jones,whoattendedpublicschoolinLivingstonasakid,hasheadedupthelocalprogramsince2014.FarmtoSchoolenrichescurriculumsinalloftheschoolsthroughgardenlessons,cafeteriaandkitchenlessons,andclassroomlessons.

Researchhasshownthathealthyschoolmealscanbetteracademicperformance,includingimprovedtestscores.ThoughtheFarmtoSchoolprogramisnotaimedonlyatlower-incomestudents,Jonessaid,“Suchkidsaremorelikelytoeatlunchprovidedbytheschool.”Eventuallyshewantstogethealthy,affordablemealsontheplateofeverychildinLivingston.

Itisimportantforkidstounderstandwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.That’salife-changingexperienceforthem.Jonessaid,“WhenIgrewupabigforceinmylifewasmygrandmaEthel.Shetaughtmefromareallyearlyagethevalueofgrowingmyownfood.Iworkedinhergardenswithherandsomehow,throughallofthoseexperiences—eatinghertomatoesandcanningpickles（泡菜）withher—itreallybuiltupmytrustandknowledgeinfoodsystems.I’msothankfultoher!

”

4．Whois“FarmerJones”accordingtothetext?

A．Alocalfarmer.B．Acommunityvolunteer.

C．Ateacherinalocalschool.D．astudentinalocalschool

5．WhyistheLivingstonFarmtoSchoolprogramset?

A．Toofferstudentsfoodandlessons.

B．Tohelplocalfarmersmakealiving.

C．Toprovidepart-timejobsforstudents.

D．Toimprovelocalenvironmentalprotection.

6．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?

A．Theprogramwasshortofmoney.

B．Studentswerefacinghealthproblem.

C．Theprogramofferedallstudentsfreemeals.

D．Students’studyperformanceprogressesduetohealthymeals.

7．WhatmakesJonessoconfidentinfoodsystem?

A．Hergrandma’ssuggestions.B．Herchildhoodexperiences.

C．Hercollegeeducation.D．Herhealthylifestyles.

Cortana,Alexa,Siri,Thesearenamesofroboticvoicesthatareoftenprogrammedonelectronictablets.Theyalsobecomedefault（默认）identitiesforpeoplewithspeechdisorderswhorelyontechnologytocommunicate.Nowsomespeechscientistsaredevelopingpersonalizedvoicestoreflectthebroaderdiversityofthepeoplewhousethem.Todoit,theyaretappingintoavastnetworkofvolunteerswhoaredonatingtheirvoicestosharewithpeoplewhocan’tspeak.

Theefforttobuildaninternational“HumanVoicebank”hasattractedmorethan17,000volunteersfrom110countries,includingPriyankaPandya,a16-year-oldfromColumbia,Md.,whoplanstospendherwintervacationrecordingastringofsentencesintohercomputer“Tobeabletogivesomebodythegiftofvoice,Ithinkthat’sreally,reallypowerful,”shesaid.

“Everyonehasavoice,”saidRupalPatel,founderofVocaliD,thecompanythatstartedthevoicebank.“Evenpeoplewhoareunabletospeakhavesoundsthatareuniquetothem.”Hercompanydesignspersonalizedvoicesbyrecordingtheuniquesoundsoftheuser,andthenmixingthemwith6to10hoursofrecordingsfromavoicedonor,matchedbyage,genderandregion.Thecompanyisdevelopingvoicesnowforitsfirst100customers.

Also,people’svoiceschange.Thecompanyislookingfordonorswhoarewillingtorecordtheirvoices,andthenrecordthemagainafewyearslater,astheygetolder.

Someofthefirstcustomerssaytheyarehappywiththeresults,JohnA．GregoirewasoneofthefirstcustomerstoreceiveapersonalizedvoicefromVocalidlastDecember.ThevoicecameeightyearsafterhedevelopedALS（肌萎缩侧索硬化症）andmorethansixyearshavepassedsincehisvoicebecameunintelligibletoeveryoneexcepthiswifeandyoungestson.“Havingadistinctivevoiceislikegettingsomethingbackthatwasstolen.”Johnsaid.

8．Whatcanweknowaboutthevoicebank?

A．Itcollectsallkindsofvoices.

B．Itgainsstrongpublicsupport.

C．Ithelpstorecognizespecialvoices.

D．Itofferspeoplepersonalizedvoicesfree.

9．WhatdoestheexampleofJohnA．Gregoirestress?

A．Customers'desireforpersonalizedvoices.

B．VocaliD'seffortstodeveloppersonalizedvoices.

C．Customers'satisfactionwithpersonalizedvoices.

D．VocaliD'ssuccessindesigningpersonalizedvoices.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unintelligible”meaninthelastparagraph?

A．Unclear.B．Soft.

C．Incomplete.D．Rough.

11．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．VolunteersdonatetheirvoicestoVocaliD．

B．Vocalicisdevotedtobuildingavoicebank.

C．TheHumanVoicebankwinsfameamongpeoplewithspeech.

D．TheHumanVoicebankhelpspeoplewithspeechproblems.

PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.

“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing（引用）areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.

Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.

“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.

“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?

”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?

”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”

SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.

12．WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?

A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.

B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.

C．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.

D．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.

13．DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.

A．entertainLondoners.B．solveaworldproblem.

C．designaproductforsa