广东诗华高级中学届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题doc.docx

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广东诗华高级中学届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题doc

广东省东华高级中学2021届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题

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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

FourAppsYouNeedWhileinNYC

It’sokaytogetsomehelpwhenexploringNYC．Thesefreeappscanhelpyoudeterminethefastestandsafestroutesthere．

EmbarkNYC

Itgotyoutowork,popularrestaurantsandhouseparties.EmbarkNYCprovidesdetailsontraindelays,accidents,andhasscheduledupdatestoensureyoucanstayaheadofthemasses．Theappalsofeaturesaneasy-to-readsubwaymapsothatyouknowwhereyou’reheadednext．

Devices:

Android,iPhone,iPad,iPod

Citymapper

CitymapperisperfectforpeopleinternationallytravelinginNYC．AvailableinSpanish,French,German,andItalian,theappallowsyoutocustomizeyourscheduletobestsuityourneeds．Theappworkshandinhandwiththosewhoregularlyusethecarservice．Citymapperwillalsotellyouthenearestbusstationsanddeparturetimes．Italsoprovidesweatherup-dates,delays,andoptimizes（使最优化）searchresultstoensureyouaregiventhefastestroutesavailableinyourarea．

Devices:

Android,iPhone

MTASubwayTime

Straightfromthesource,thisappoffersquickaccesstoallthetrains．Theappwillhelpfindstationstobestsuiteyourtravelsneedsandcanhelpfindalternativetravelroutesincaseofemergency．ItalsofeaturesupdatesontheStatenIslandRailroad．

Devices:

Android,iPhone

CabSenseNYC

CabSenseNYCupdatesstreetcornersandareaswherecabsarepresent．Youdon’thavetostandintherainanylonger,andsimplyusetheappbyshakingyourphonetotelldriversinyourareayou’relookingforacab．

Devices:

iPhone

1．WhatisspecialaboutEmbarkNYC?

A．Itprovidesdetailsontrains．

B．Itcanbedownloadedforfree．

C．IthelpspeopletravelinNYC．

D．Itcanbeusedonmoredevices．

2．WhowillshowspecialinterestinCitymapper?

A．Alocaltraindrivers.

B．Acomputerprogrammer.

C．ASpanishbusinesssmaninNYC.

D．AFrenchmantravellingbybus.

3．WhichappoffersyouinformationabouttaxisinNYC?

A．EmbarkNYC.B．Citymapper.

C．MTASubwayTime.D．CabSenseNYC.

B

Languageisabridgeofdifferentculture.Themorepeopleacrosstheworldspeakeachother’smotherlanguage,thebetterunderstandingtheywilldevelop.Iamhappythatabout300millionChinese,almostthesizeoftheentireUSpopulation,arelearningEnglish.Meanwhile,intheUSA,therearemanyAmericanswhoarestudyingChinese.Oneofmyformercolleagueswastheenvyofourgroup,partlybecausehespokemanylanguageswell,especiallyChinese.

Toacertainextent,Ibecameinextricably（密不可分地）boundupwithChinesethroughmylife.IstillrememberinMarch2013ImovedfromNewYorkCitytoWashingtonD.C.Thestudentsthere,manyofwhomhadstudiedChineseforyears,desiredtovisitChina,meetChinesepeopleandlearnmoreaboutChinesecultureandhistory.

Whilewritingacolumn,IcheckedonlineandfoundthatanimpressiveChineselanguageteacher,ChristinaStouder,wasstillworkinginWashingtonD.C.HavingspentyearsinChina,includingteachinginHunanprovince,shenotonlyspokefluentChinesebutwasalsoskilledinChineseculture,historyandsociety.

CaitlinKeliherwasastudentatGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinNovember2013whenImetherat“Chineseteatime”,aregularChineseeventattheuniversity’sSigurCenterforAsianStudies.IlovedthegatheringsbecausetheprofessorEdwardMcCordwasabrilliantChinesehistoryprofessor,whoseknowledgeIfoundwasthemostfascinating.WhenIcheckedoutKeliheronlineonWednesday,shewasworkingatHarvardChinaFundasapro-gramcoordinator（协调者）afterfinishinghergraduatestudyatHarvardKennedySchool.

Overtheyears,IhaveinterviewedpassionatestudentsoftheChineselanguagenotjustintheUSA,butalsoinSpain,France,Portugal,CubaandBelgium,whereIamnowbased.Ifeeldelightedwhenyoungpeoplegreetmewithnihao（Chineseforhello）inaCarrefoursupermarketortheparknearmyapartmentinBrussels.

4．Whatdoesparagraphlmainlytalkabout!

A．ThepopularityoflearningChinese.

B．Thebenefitsoflearningaforeignlanguage.

C．ThenumberofpeoplelearningEnglish.

D．Theauthor’sfeelingoftheformercolleague.

5．Howdidtheauthordevelopthetext?

A．Bylistingsomerelativedata

B．Bystatinghisownrealemotion.

C．Byshowinghisownexperience.

D．Byimaginingsomepotentialendings.

6．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A．HelivesinWashingtonD.C.now.

B．Hecanspeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C．HeenjoysknowingmoreaboutChinese.

D．HemetCaitlinKeliherinaChineseuniversity.

7．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．MyCloseConnectionwithChinese

B．MyAchievementsofLearningChinese

C．MyExperienceofResearchingChinese

D．MyUniqueUnderstandingofChinese

C

InthearticleWeareallplasticpeoplenow,Kellysharessomestatistics.Globalplasticproductionis400milliontonnesayearandit’sexpectedtodoubleinthenext20years.Al-mosthalfofallplasticeverproducedhasbeenmadeinthelast13years.And,themostshockingstatisticformeisthathalfofallplasticproducedissingle-use,muchofwhichisusedforjustafewminutesanddiscarded.

IwanttobeclearthatIamnotanti-plastic,butagainsthouseholduseofsingle-useplastic.Theneedformanyofthesingle-useitemsusedinourhomesisaresultofhumanlazinessandournever-endingneedforconvenience.

Thetrueproblemwithplasticisthatitnevertrulydisintegrates（分解）.Itjustgetscutintoincreasinglysmallerbits.Asthenamesuggests,microplasticsaretinybitsofplasticthatcomefromplasticwaste.

Althoughwecan’tseethem,microplasticsareeverywhere.They’reintheairwebreathe,thewaterwedrink,andthefoodweeat.TheyhavebeenfoundineveryspeciesontheEarth.Everytimeyoupickupaplasticpen,drinkfromasingle-useplasticwaterbottle,oruseanythingmadeofplastic,you’reunknowinglyaddingtotheproblem.

Clothingmadefromartificialfibresisanothersignificantsourceofmicroplastics.Whenyouwearthiskindofclothing,thefibressloughoff（脱落）intohouseholddustsoit’sintheairyoubreathe.Whenyouwashtheclothing,thefibreswashdownthedrain（下水道）,endingupinourrivers,lakesandoceans.Thisultimatelypollutesourdrinkingwaterandthefoodthatwecatchfromthewater.

Ifyoucan’tseemicroplastics,doyouneedtoworryaboutthem?

Thesimpleanswerisyes!

Inthearticle,theauthortestedhisbodyformicroplasticssoheengagedaresearchlabtodoanexperiment.

8．Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“discarded”inparagraphl?

A．givenawayB．reservedC．destroyedD．thrownaway

9．Whatresultsinmassivehouseholduseofsingle-useitems?

A．Thelarge-scaleplasticproduction.

B．People’stendencyfortheirconvenience.

C．Thesimpleproducingprocessofplastic.

D．People’sunawarenessofplasticharm.

10．Whatdoestheauthorintendtoshowinparagraph4and5?

A．Thesourcesofmicroplastics.

B．People’sneedofplastics.

C．Theformsofmicroplastics.

D．People’sinabilitytoseemicroplastics.

11．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Wemuststopusingplasticproduction.

B．Weareathighriskofmicroplastics.

C．Microplasticsarethemostdangerous.

D．PlasticproductionisnecessaryfortheEarth.

D

MIT’sComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLab（CSAIL）hasreleasedavideooftheirongoingworkusinginputfrommusclesignalstocontroldevices.Theirlatestinvolvesfullandfinecontrolofdrones（无人机）,usingjusthandandarmgesturestopassthroughaseriesofrings.

Thisworkisimpressivenotonlybecausethey’reusingbiofeedback（生物反馈）tocontrolthedevices,insteadofvisualorotherkindsofgesturerecognition,butalsobecausehowspecificthecontrolscanbe,settinguparangeofdifferentpotentialapplicationsforthiskindofremotetechnology.Thisparticulargroupofresearchershasbeenlookingatdifferentapplicationsforthistechnology,includingitsuseincooperativeroboticsforpotentialindustrialapplications.

Dronepilotingisanotherareathatcouldhavebigbenefitsintermsofreal-worlduse,especiallyonceyoustarttoimagineentiregroupsofthesetakingflightwithapilotprovidedaviewofwhathecanseeviaVR.

Thatcouldbeagreatwaytodositesurveyforlargeconstruction,forexample,orremoteequipmentinspectionofoffshoreplatformsandotherconstructionsthatarehardforpeopletoreach.

Seamless（无缝的）man-machineinteractionistheultimategoaloftheteamworkingonthistechnology.Becauseweknowhowourownmovementsandabilityinfluenceourenvironmentmosteffectively,theybelievetheprocessshouldbesmoothwhencontrollingandworkingwithrobots.

Thinkinganddoingareessentiallyhappeninginparallelwhenweinteractwithourenvironment,butwhenweactthroughtheextensionofmachinesorremotetools,there’softensomethinglostintranslationthatresultsintherequirementoflotsoftraining.

12．Whichisthetechnology’shighlight?

A．Diversefunctions.B．Widespreadpopularity.

C．Greataccuracy.D．Interestinginteraction.

13．Inwhichsituationcanweusethetechnology?

A．Pilotingaplane.B．Inspectingasignaltower.

C．Buildingacottage.D．RecordingaVRvideo.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theprocess”inparagraph5referto?

A．Man-machineinteraction.B．Workingonthetechnology.

C．Influencingtheenvironment.D．Mannedplaneflight.

15．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusi