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届甘肃省张掖市高三第一次质量检测考试英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
TheSummerHolidayActivitiesforFamiliesintheUK
WhiletheAstronautspacewalk,Manchesterlastyearremainsinthememoryofsomefamilies,ourweek-by-weekguidetotheschoolsummerbreakthisyearfeaturesahostofspecialeventsandoutdoorfunforkids,fromopen-aircinemaandlivemusictocomingfacetofacewithdinosaurs.
Polarfun,Edinburgh
DynamicEarthinEdinburghiskeepingcoolthissummerwithlotsofpolar-themedactivities,includingfamilyscienceshowsontheArcticandAntarctic,icyexperiments,andcraftdesignswherekidscanmaketheirownpenguin,walrusorpolarbear.
•Until28August,£15adults,£9.50children,dynamicearth.co.uk.
Dinosaurevents,variouslocations
DinosaursintheWildisavivid,walk-throughexperiencetakingvisitorsback67millionyearstothelateCretaceousperiodDinosaurBabiesisanexhibitionofdinosaurembryosandeggs,plusamodelnest.DinosaursofChinadisplaysfossilsandskeletonsneverbeforeseeninEurope.
•Until23August,NECinBirmingham,then7Octoberto7January,EventCityManchester,£29.50adults,£26children,.
ProudCountryHousekidsfest,Brighton
Just15minutesfromthecentreofBrighton,this18thcenturyGeorgianmanorhouseinStammerParkhasapackedprogrammeofeventsandactivitiesonthroughoutthesummerincludingstorytellingintheforest,guidedbikerides,treeclimbingandfamilyyoga
•1July〜10September,pricesvary,usuallyfrom£5〜10,bookingforeventsrequiredbuthouseandgardenscanbevisitedwithoutbooking,stammerhouse.co.UK/kidsfest.
1.InwhicheventcanyouseethefossilsfoundinChina?
A.Polarfun,Edinburgh.
B.Astronautspacewalk,Manchester.
C.Dinosaurevents,variouslocations.
D.ProudCountryHousekidsfest,Brighton.
2.Howmuchwillacouplewithtwochildrenspendatmostiftheyattendalltheactivities?
A.£180.B.£220.C.£160.D.£200.
3.WhatcankidsdoinProudCountryHousekidsfest,Brighton?
A.Treeclimbingandfamilyyoga.
B.Craftdesignsandtreeclimbing.
C.Guidedbikeridesandicyexperiments.
D.Storytellingintheforestandseeingdinosaureggs.
B
Notlongago,Itriedconvincingmythreedaughtersthattheworld’ssecretsarehiddeninsidesilence.Thegirlslookedatmeskeptically.Surelysilenceisnothing?
Sittingthereatthedinnertable,Isuddenlyrememberedtheircuriosityaschildren,theirwonderingaboutwhatmightbehidingbehindadoorandtheiramazementastheystaredatalightswitchandaskedmeto“openthelight”.Butnowtheyare13,16and19andwonderlessandless.Iftheystillwonderatanything,theyquicklypullouttheirsmartphonestofindtheanswer.Noneofthemhaveanyinterestindiscussingwithme.Toattracttheirattention,ItoldthemabouttwofriendsofminewhohaddecidedtoclimbMountQomolangma.
Earlyonemorningtheyleftbasecamptoclimbthesouth-westwallofthemountain.Itwasgoingwell.Bothreachedthesummit,butthencamethestorm.Theysoonrealizedtheywouldnotmakeitdownalive.Thefirstgotholdofhispregnantwifebysatellitephone.Togethertheydecidedonthenameofthechildthatshewascarrying.Thenhequietlypassedawayjustbelowthesummit.Myotherfriendwasnotabletocontactanyonebeforehedied.Nooneknowsexactlywhathappenedonthemountaininthosehours.Thankstothedry,coolclimate8kmabovesealevel,theyhavebothbeenfreeze-dried.Theyliethereinsilence,lookingnodifferent.
Thegirlsremainedquiet,listening.Itseemedasthoughtheyhadgotsomething.
Itiseasytoassumethattheessence(本质)oftechnologyistechnologyitself,butthatiswrong.Theessenceisthetimewespendwithourfamilyandhowmuchfreedomwehavebytechnology.
4.What’stherealpurposeoftheauthor’stellingthestory?
A.Toentertainthegirls.
B.Toattractthegirls,attentiontotechnology.
C.Toencouragethegirlstoexploretheworld’ssecret.
D.Toshareaviewpointabouttheessenceoftechnology.
5.Whyarethegirlsunwillingtodiscussproblemswiththeauthorwhentheyarepuzzled?
A.Becausetheydon’twanttosolvethem.
B.Becausetheycanturntothesmartphone.
C.Becausetheyfeelashamedfortheirproblems.
D.Becausetheythinkitdifficulttotalkwithothers.
6.Howwouldtheauthorthinkoftheoutcomeofthestorytelling?
A.Itseffective.
B.Itsunacceptable.
C.It’sembarrassing.
D.Itsdiscouraging.
7.Whatdoestechnologyreallybringusaccordingtothetext?
A.Thetimewithourfamilyandfreedom.
B.Theanswerstothepuzzlingproblems.
C.Theinformationoflearningtheoutsideworld.
D.Thechoiceofcommunicatingwithourfriends.
C
Weallhavedifferentwaystonavigate(导航)whenlost-whetheraskingastrangerforhelp,consultinganold-schoolmaporsimplyfollowingournose.Butonabike,therisksarehigher.Onewrongturnorthatyou’reinatrafficjamwithtwolanesbetweenyourbikeandthenearestpavementmayruinyourgoodmood.Althoughcyclists,ofcourse,managedtonavigatebeforesmartphones,cyclistscanmaketwochoices:
afewstaycalmandembracegettinglost,andtherestturntoanavigationapp.
GoogleMapsaddedadirectionsfunctionforcyclistsin2015intheUSandCanada,andtwoyearslateracrossEurope.Andwhiletherearedozensofotherappsnowofferingasimilarservice,GoogleMapshasthedemeritsformany,sotheappseemstobefallingbehindexpectations.
Assomeonewithnosenseofdirection,Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasywhenIstartedcyclingearlierthisyear.IappreciatedthattheappgavemetwowarningsbeforeIneededtoturnoffaroad,andautomaticallyrecalculatedmyrouteifIaccidentallywentoffcourse.Butstill,itwasn’tasmoothprocess.GoogleMapsthoughtIcouldcutacrossadoublecarriagewaywithnobreaksinitsbarrier,assumedIknewwhatitmeantwhenittoldmeto“headwest”,andthoughtnothingoftakingmethewrongwaydownabusyone-waystreet.
Cyclistsdon’tjustwantsafety-theywantconvenience.LondonerRobsonSmithregularlycyclesbetweenClaphamandtheCityofLondonandwouldliketoseeGoogleMapscalculaterouteswherehisbikeisallowedonpublictransportandmorechoiceofthetypeofrouteshecantake.“Googletendstocalculatethemostcommonandcomfortablecycleroutes.Itwouldbebettertohaveanoptionwhichincludedthefastestroute,regardlessofcomfort,”hesays.
Forthisreason,RobsonsaysheusestheappCycleStreetsinstead.Itoffersachoiceoffourdifferentroutemodes,basedonthetypetheuserwants,andsavespreviousroutes.Italsotellsyouhowmanycaloriesarouteburns,howmanytrafficlightsyouwillencounter,andhowbusyitis.
8.WhathigherrisksmayhappentocyclistsaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Losingthewaytotheirdestinations.
B.Makingwrongplansaboutthedirections.
C.Stayingstillinthesameplaceforalongtime.
D.Takingwrongturnorbeingcaughtinatrafficjam.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demerits”inParagraph2mean?
A.Defence.B.Existence.C.Shortcomings.D.Techniques.
10.What’sRobson’sopiniononGoogleMaps?
A.Itneedsimproving.
B.Itisdifficulttooperate.
C.Itcanprovideconvenientcourses.
D.Itoffersthemostcommonandfastestroute.
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheDifferentAppsinNavigation
B.TheRiseandFallofGoogleMaps
C.TheDisadvantagesofGoogleMaps
D.PlanningtheFutureofGoogleMaps
D
Formanyofus,talkingaboutmoneyisembarrassing,especiallyrevealingourincomeandspendinghabitsinpublic.Soit’snowonderthatseekinginvestmentadvicefromcomputerprogramissopopular.
ConsultancyfirmAccenturefoundthat68%ofglobalconsumerswouldbehappytouserobot-advicetoplanforretirement,feelingitwouldbefaster,cheaper,andfairerthanhumanadvice.“Manyofourcustomerssaytheyfeelawkwardinface-to-facemeetings,preferringanonlineexperiencewheretheydon’tfeelnervous,”saysLynnSmith,adirectorofrobot-advicefirmWealthWizards.Sohowdoesrobot-adviceworkandisitreallyanybetterthantraditionalfinancialadvice?
Robot-adviserfirmsusealgorithms(算法)toanalyseyourfinancialsituationandgoalsandthenworkoutaninvestmentplantosuityou.Basically,youanswerlotsofquestionsonlineaboutyourincome,expenses,familysituation,attitudetoriskandsoon,andthenthealgorithmallocates(分配)yoursavingstoaseriesofinvestments,fromindexfundsthataimtoimitateaparticularstockmarketindexorsector,tofixed-incomebonds.
Robot-adviceiscertainlygrowinginpopularity.Butarewereallyhappytogiveupthehumanadvisercompletely?
“No”istheshortanswer.Accenturefindsthatasignificantproportionofusstillwanthumaninteraction,particularlywhenourfinancesarecomplex.“Whenacustomerneedsadvicesurpassinganumberofdifferentregulatoryregimes,humanadvicewillberequired,”saysJohnPerks,managingdirectoroflifeandpensionsatUKinsurerLV,whichlauncheditsRetirementWizardrobot-adviceservicetwoyearsago.
Thetruthisthatonlyaboutaquarteroffundsmanagedbycleverhumansovercomethemarketasawhole,sowhenyoutakeintoaccountthemuchhighermanagementfeesyoupayforthatkindofservice,theperformancedifferenceislikelytobemarginal(微不足道的)formostofus.
Therobotsmaybecoming,butinthiscaseatleast,theyseemtobeonthesideofthesmallinvestortryingtosaveforacomfortableretirement.
12.Whatdoweknowabouttherobot-advicefromthesecondparagraph?
A.Itsexpensivebutaccurate.
B.It’sbeneficial