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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!
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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