山西省平遥中学届高三月考英语试题.docx

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山西省平遥中学届高三月考英语试题

2018年12月平遥中学高三（补）质检英语试题（文理科）

本试题满分：

150分考试时间：

100分钟命题人：

苑文明

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,和D）中，选出最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卡上。

第一节（共15个小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

A

NotriptoChicagoiscompletewithoutavisittotheArtInstitute,whichisthesecondlargestartmuseuminthenation.

Openinghours:

Mon-Wed&Fri-Sun,10:

30am-5pm;Thu,10:

30am-8pm;closedonNewYear’sDay,Thanksgiving,andChristmasDay.

Highlights:

●TheModernWingcontainscontemporarymasterpiecesbyDali,Matisse,Miro,Picasso,Pollock,andWarhol.

●IntheCentralHallvisitorscanviewoneoftheworld’sfinestImpressionistcollections,includingmasterpiecesbyMonet,Degas,Renoir,Seurat,Gauguin,andVanGogh.

●ThorneMiniatureRoomsofferadetailedviewofEuropeanhomesfromthe16thcenturythroughthe1930sandAmericanhomesfromthe17thcenturyto1940.

●Thepastreturnsasover550worksfrom4,000yearsofartcometogetherinOfGodsandGlamour,locatedinthebeautifulnewMaryandMichaelJaharisGalleriesofGreek,Roman,andByzantineArt.

Adviceforvisitors:

●Freeguidedtoursareavailabledailyatnoon.

●Freeart-makingactivitiesareavailableforchildreneachweekendfrom11amto2pm.

●VisittheFamilyRoomintheRyanEducationCenter,opendailyfrom10:

30am–5pm,andintroduceyourchildtothemuseum’scollectionswithavarietyofhands-onactivities.Assemble（组装）puzzlesbasedonmasterpiecesyou’llseeinthegalleries,buildarchitecturalwonderswithcolorfulblocks,andlearnaboutartthroughstoriesandgamesatCuriousCorner.

●CheckouttheLion’sTrialtourforchildrenages5-10.Thistourisespeciallydesignedfortheyoungpeopleinyourgroup!

Don’tmissit!

Gettingthere:

Youcantakethefollowbuses:

1,3,4,6,7,14,26,28,126,143.

1.WhenisitsuitableforyoutovisittheArtInstitute?

A.At7pmonThursday.B.At8:

30amonSaturday

C.At3:

30pmonThanksgivingDay.D.At10amonTuesday.

2.WhoseworkscanvisitorsseeintheModernWing?

A.Monet.B.VanGogh.C.Picasso.D.Seurat.

3.WhatcanchildrendoatCuriousCorner?

A.Holdabirthdayparty.B.Playwithcolorfulblocks.

C.Communicatewithartists.D.JointheLion’sTrailtour.

B

Whenmydaughter,Sophie,wasadmittedtoacollegewewereveryhappy,butalittleworriedaboutbecomingemptynesters.IknewIhadtodosomethingtohelpmyselfadapt,startingwiththesummerbeforesheleft.

SophiehadapackofcolorfulT-shirts.Iknewshewouldn’twearthemanymore,soIdecidedtomakeaquiltoutofthemforherbedatcollege.Itfocusedmyenergy,andalsoletmerelivesomememories.ItriedtoworkonthequiltwhenSophiewasn’tathome,whichturnedouttobeoften.Shewasverybusywithherfriends.Evenwhenshewasaround,herdoorwasshutmorethanusual.Ifeltabithurt.Afterall,wedidn’thavemuchtimetogetherbeforeshewenttocollege,Iwasalreadymissingher,andshehadn’teverleftyet.

Whenwearrivedatthecollege,awaveofemotionfloodedme.Itriedtoholditback,butSophiesawitinmyface.Shetookabigredbookfromherbag.“Imadethisforyou,Mom,”shesaid.ThenIknewwhyshehadbeenstayingbehindacloseddoorthatsummer.Itwasanalbumofphotographsdocumentingthelifeofourfamilyoverthelast17years.

Ibrokeintotears.Someofitwassadnessathavingtolethergo,butsomeofitwasjoy.Iknewthatourconnectionwasmorepowerfulthanever,andthatwe’dalwaysbeconnectedbythestrongestofthreads,thelovethatwentintoeverystitchofherquiltandeveryphotoofmyalbum.

InSophie’sdormitoryIunfoldedthequiltonherbed.Foramomentshewasspeechless.Thenshethrewherarmsaroundme.“Mom,Iloveyou,”shesaid.Oneofhernewfriendswascallingheroutside.Sophieturned,andIlethergo.

4.WhatdowelearnaboutSophiefromthepassage?

A.Shedidnotunderstandhowhermotherfeltaboutherleaving.

B.Shehadfewfriends,andkepttoherselfathomethatsummer.

C.Shemadeaphotoalbumtoshowherlove.

D.ShelikedhercolorfulT-shirtsverymuch.

5.Whydidtheauthorfeelhurt,accordingtothesecondparagraph?

A.BecauseSophiewasnotinterestedinwhatshewasdoing.

B.BecauseSophiehadlittletimeforher.

C.BecauseSophiewasgoingtoleavehomeforalongtime.

D.BecauseSophiedidnothelphertomakethequilt.

6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheyarrivedatthecollege?

A.Shefeltworried.

B.Shefeltnervous.

C.Shewassorrytobeleavingherdaughter.

D.Shemissedherdaughterverymuch.

7.Whydidtheauthorfinallyletherdaughtergo?

A.Sherealizedthatherdaughterhadtogotocollegebyherself.

B.Sherealizedthatthelovebetweenthemwouldneverbecutoff.

C.Sophie’spresenthadmadeherforgethersorrow.

D.Sophie’snewfriendswerecallingheroutsidethedormitory.

C

“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?

”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook─andhencefeel─happier,encouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.

That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherword,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.

Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalones─thatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround─isawell-establishedidea.

Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherface─asiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwithsoftware,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown（皱眉）.

Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompletetheparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.

Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteers’emotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.

Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.

“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.

Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappywhatharmisitdoing?

”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulated,uncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”

8.What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?

A.Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.

B.Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.

C.Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.

D.Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.

9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?

A.Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.

B.Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.

C.Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelexhausted.

D.Itbeautifiedthevolunteers’appearanceinthemirror.

10.WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnology?

A.Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.

B.Itonlyworksinclothingstores.

C.Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sbehaviors.

D.Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.

11.WhatdoesCreed’scommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?

A.Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.

B.Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.

C.Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.

D.Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.

D

PeerPressure

Peoplewhoareatyourage,likeyourclassmates,arecalledpeers.Whentheyinfluenceyouonyourdecisionoraction,it’scalledpeerpressure.Allofus,atsomepointinourlives,havehadtodealwithpeerpressure.Theneedtofollowthecrowdanddowhatmajorityofusaredoingforcesustotakeupactivitieswhichwewouldn’totherwise.

Recentstudieshaveshownthatpeerpressuremightcauseanupsidetoyou.Itcanmakeyoureflectonyouractionsandmakechangestoyourwaystobecomeabetterone.Observingothersworkinghardtoreachtheirgoalswilldefinitelyencourageyoutomakeagreatefforttoachievesomethingpositive.Whenateenknowsthathisteammatesarepracticinghardtobecomebetterplayersthenitwilldirectlyaffecthisownperformance.Hewillputintwicethetimeandenergytoraisethelevelofhisgameandensurehehasaplaceontheteam.

Havingagroupthatbringspositivepeerpressurecan