广东省惠州市届高三第一次调研考试英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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广东省惠州市届高三第一次调研考试英语试题Word版含答案

惠州市2018届高三第一次调研考试试卷

英语（2017.06）

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Artificialintelligence，orAI，hasbeenappliedinawiderangeoffieldstoperformspecifictasks，includingeducation,finance,heavyindustry,transportation,andsoon．

Education

Thereareanumberofcompaniesthatcreaterobotstoteachsubjectstochildrenrangingfrombiologytocomputerscience，thoughsuchtoolshavenotbecomewidespreadyet．Advancementsinnaturallanguageprocessing，combinedwithmachinelearning，havealsoenabledautomaticgradingofassignments．AIhasalsoledtoanexplosioninpopularityofMOOCs，orMassiveOpenOnlineCourses，whichallowsstudentsfromaroundtheworldtotakeclassesonline．

Finance

UseofAIinbankingcanbetrackedbackto1987．Banksuseartificialintelligencesystemstoorganizeoperations，maintainbook-keeping，investinstocks，andmanageproperties．Also，systemsarebeingdeveloped，likeAtria，totranslatecomplexdataintosimpleandpersonablelanguage．Therearealsowallets，likeWalletAI，whichmonitoranindividual’sspendinghabitsandprovideswaystoimprovethem．

Heavyindustry

Robotshavebecomecommoninmanyindustriesandareoftengivenjobsthatareconsidereddangeroustohumans．Robotshaveproveneffectiveinjobsthatareveryrepetitivewhichmayleadtomistakesoraccidentsduetofailureinconcentrationandotherjobswhichhumansmayfinddegrading．

Transportation

Today’ScarscanhaveAI-baseddriverassistfeaturessuchasself-parkingandadvancedcruisecontrols．AIintransportationisexpectedtoprovidesafe，efficient，andreliabletransportationwhileminimizingtheimpactontheenvironmentandcommunities．

Toysandgames

CompanieslikeMattelhavebeencreatingAI-enabledtoysforkidsasyoungasagethree．UsingproprietaryAIenginesandspeechrecognitiontools，theyareabletounderstandconversations，giveintelligentresponsesandlearnquickly．AIhasalsobeenappliedtovideogames，forexamplevideogamebots，whicharedesignedtostandinasopponentswherehumansaren’tavailableordesired．

21．WhichistrueaboutAIandeducation?

A．Robotshavebeenwidelyusedtoteachchildren．

B．AIhasbeenusedtogradestudents’homework．

C．AIhasenabledmorestudentstoreceiveeducationatschool．

D．EducationwasthefirstfieldwhereA1wasused．

22．Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Atriacanhelppeopleunderstandcomplexdata．

B．WalletAIcanhelppeoplemakemoremoney．

C．Robots’jobsareconsidereddangeroustohumans．

D．Robotscanhelppeopleconcentrate．

23．Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanknowthat_______________.

A．Today’sdriversneedn’tlearntoparktheircars

B．AIensuressafe,efficient,andreliabletransportation

C．AI-enabledtoysisdesignedtoimprovekids’intelligence

D．Videogamebotscanfightagainstyouinvideogames

24．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．ThelatestprogressinAI．

B．AIisofgreatuse．

C．SomeapplicationsofAI．

D．AIisusedinallfields．

B

When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．

ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer（操控）!

Youhavetosteer!

”

Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife．Manytimesproblems，troubles，andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair．Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn’talwayssafesledding．Iamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod．

Lifeisatrip，butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride．Steerwellthen．Steerstraight．Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandtheloveweareallmeantfor．

25．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasveryyoung?

A．Helivedonabighillwithhugeoaktreesonit．

B．Hewasfrightenedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers．

C．Helongedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers．

D．Hecarriedhisbrothers’sledsastheywentsledding．

26．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“exhilarating”inParagraph2?

A．delightfulB．TerrifyingC．ordinaryD．violent

27．Whydidtheauthorfalloffhissled?

A．Becausehissledcrashedinanoaktree．

B．Becausehelostcontrolofhissled．

C．Becausehisbrotherpusheditsohard．

D．Becausethehillsidewassnowy．

28．Whatdoestheauthormeantotellus?

A．Losingcontrolofasledcanbedangerous．

B．Courageanddeterminationcanchangeone’slife．

C．Lifecanbecontrolledbyonehimself

D．Lifeisamysteryfullofcoincidences．

C

ThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths（亭）setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry．

AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople’sloveforliteraturerecover，CCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems，essaysandbooks，orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones．Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell-received，itsreadingbooths，equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras，havebecomeinstanthits．

Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4--thefirstdayofthebooth’sopeningtothepublicinShanghai．Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5:

30pm，asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow．Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatry-outinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement．

“Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeopleliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibrarybeforeitopens．IfthatwasaspringofreadinginShanghai，nowIthinkanotherspringhasarrivedagain，”librarymanagerZhouDeming，toldtheShanghai-basedThePaper．

Thereadingboothistheonlyoneofitskindinthecityofeconomiccenteratthemoment，butmoreareexpectedtobeputintouseinthecomingmonths，accordingtothelibrary’swebsite．

TheReadersprogramhasalsoledtoboothsinothercitiesincludingBeijing，Hangzhou，GuangzhouandXi’antoappealtomorepeopletoreadandsharetheirlifestories．

Withtherecentboomofculture-themedTVshowssuchasReadersandChinesePoetryCompetition，someareoptimisticthatthiswillhelpthecountryloveliteratureandreadingagainingeneral．

29．CCTVprogramReadersaimsto_______________.

A．teachpeoplewhattoread

B．attractpeople’sattentiontoCCTV

C．invitepeopletoreadaloudinthebooth

D．arousepeople’sfleshenthusiasmforreading

30．WecanlearnfromParagraph3that_______________.

A．Somepeoplewaitedforalongtimetoreadinthebooth

B．March4wasthefirstdayoftheopeningofShanghaiLibrary

C．OnMarch4,200peoplereadinthebooth

D．Thetimeforregistrationswaslengthenedforthreeandahalfhours

31．ThepassagemainlytellsUSthat_______________.

A．Manypeoplelineuptoreadaloudinreadingbooths

B．Morereadingboothswillbesetupinthefuture

C．ReadershasbecomepopularalloverChina

D．Readershasinspiredmorepeopletoreadaloudinreadingbooths

D

Followingthecrowdmaynotalwaysbeinaperson’sbestinterest．Butnewresearchsuggeststhatteenswhogoalongwiththeirfriendsmayenduphealthierasadults．

Scientistshaveknownthatclosefriendshipshelpboosthealth．That’strueforbothteensandadults．ThefindinginspiredJosephAllen，apsychologistattheUniversityofVirginia，andhisteamtostudywhetherexperiencesduringteenyearswouldinfluenceadulthealth．

Sotheyfollowed171teens，startingwhenthekidswerejust13．Theyinterviewedeachoneeveryyearforfiveyears，andalsospoketotheseteens’closestfriends，whoprovidedadditionalinformationaboutthequalityoftheirfriendships．Thesame171peoplewereinterviewedagainatages25，26and27．Thistime，thequestionssurveyedeachperson’soverallhealth．Whentheresearchersanalyzedthedatatheyfoundastrongconnectionbetweenateen’sbehaviorandadulthealth．Teenswhohadclosefriendsgrewuptobethehealthieradults．Whetherteensheldbacktheirfeelingsorexpressedthemtoaclosefriendsalsoinfluencedlaterhealth．Thosewhoheldbackweremorelikelytobesickasadults．Theconnectionheldupevenafterthescientistsaccountedforotherpossibleinfluencesonhealth．Weight，familyincomeanddrugusewereallexamined．Sowerementalhealthissues，suchasanxietyanddepression．Andinthesepeople，suchotherfactorsdidnotexplainadulthealthaswellasteenfriendshipsdid．

Goingalongwiththecrowdmayhavebenefits，saysAllen，buttherearealsodrawbacks．Teenswhoaremoreindependenttendtodobetteratschoolandwork．Andpeerpressuremay