英语河北省定州中学届高三承智班上学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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英语河北省定州中学届高三承智班上学期期末考试英语试题
河北定州中学2017—2018学年度第一学期期末考试
高三年级英语试卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5个小题:
每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题,从每题所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
A.Helpthewomanpainthercar.B.Buythewoman'scar.C.Getanewcar.
2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.
3.Whyisthemanleavingearly?
A.Heisn'tinterestedinthemovie.
B.Hewantstoavoidatrafficjam.
C.Hedoesn'tknowthewaytothetheater.
4.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithabouthisjob?
A.Thesalary.B.Thehours.C.Thelocation.
5.Whatdoesthewomanimply?
A.Thesweaterlooksterrible.
B.It'scoolinthelecturehall.
C.Theweatherisheavilypollutedtoday.
第二节(共15小题:
每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或对白,每段对话或对白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题。
每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whereisthepaperfortheprinter?
A.Onthebottomshelf.B.Onthetopshelf.C.Onthefloor.
7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Salesmanandcustomer.B.Bossandassistant.C.Colleagues.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。
8.Wheredoesthenorthwestrouteendup?
A.Alake.B.Awaterfall.C.Amountain.
9.Whichistheshortestroute?
A.Thenorthwestroute.B.Thenorthroute.C.Thenortheastroute.
10.Whatwillthemandoafterthetrip?
A.Meetafriendintheparkinglot.
B.Haveamealwithhisfriend.
C.Drivetotownwiththewoman.
听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。
11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Fixthewashingmachine.B.Readthenewspaper.C.Turnoffthelight.
12.WhydidthewomangotoMr.Smith's?
A.Toaskforhelp.B.Tovisithishouse.C.Totakecareofhiskid.
13.Whatdidthemanplantodo?
A.Buysomeelectricwires.B.Lookforagoodjob.C.Repairthecar.
听下面一段对话,回答第14至第17四个小题。
14.Whydidn'tmanystudentsenjoylivinginthedorms?
A.Theycouldn'tgetasenseofprivacyatall.
B.Thedormswerefarfromthecampus.
C.Theymissedtheirfamilies.
15.Howlongwasthedininghallopeneveryday?
A.3hours.B.5hours.C.6hours.
16.Whatdoesthewomanforgetdetailsabout?
A.Laundry.B.Food.C.Socialactivities.
17.Whatarefreshmen'sliveslikeinBerkeley?
A.Boring.B.Confusing.C.Colorful.
听下面一段独白,回答第18至第20三个小题。
18.Whatisthesurveyabout?
A.Hobbies.B.Idealjobs.C.After-schoolactivities.
19.Whomdidthespeakeraskquestions?
A.Seniors.B.Teachers.C.Graduates.
20.Howmanyanswersarediscussedinthepassage?
A.3.B.4.C.5.
二、阅读理解
AnewstudyfromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyfindsthatolderandyoungerpeoplehavevaryingpreferencesaboutwhattheywouldwantapersonalrobottolooklike.Andtheychangetheirmindsbasedonwhattherobotissupposedtodo.
Participantswereshownaseriesofphotosportrayingeitherrobotic,humanormixedhuman-robotfacesandwereaskedtoselecttheonethattheywouldpreferfortheirrobot’sappearance.Mostcollege-agedadultsinthestudypreferredaroboticappearance.Howevernearly60percentofolderadultssaidtheywouldwantarobotwithahumanface,andonly6percentofthemchoseonewithamixedhuman-robotappearance.Butthepreferencesinbotharegroupsweredifferentwhenparticipantsweretoldtherobotwasassistingwithpersonalcare,chores,socialinteractionorforhelpingtomakedecisions.
Preferenceswerelessstrongforhelpingwithchores,althoughthemajorityofolderandyoungerparticipantschosearobotwitharoboticface.Butfordecision-makingtasks,suchasgettingadviceforwheretoinvestmoney,youngerparticipantstendedtoselectamixedhuman-robotappearance.Aroboticfacewastheirleastfavoredchoiceforthistask.Olderadultsgenerallypreferredahumanface.
Personalcaretaskssuchasbathingprovokedthemostdivisivepreferenceswithinbothagegroups.Thosewhochoseahumanfacedidsobecausetheyassociatedtherobotwithhuman-likecarecapabilities—suchasnursingandtrustworthytraits(特点).Manyothersdidn’twantanythinglookinglikeahumantobathethemduetotheprivatenatureofthetask.
Inthefinalcategory,assistancewithsocialtasks,bothagegroupspreferredahumanface.
Basedonthisearlyresearch,Prakash,aresearcherwholedthestudysaysthatifarobotisdesignedtohelponlywithaspecifictask,itsappearanceshouldbedecidedbythefeaturesofthetask.Forinstance,iftherobotisdesignedtospecificallyassisttheuserwithcriticaldecisions,therobotshouldbegivenanintelligentlookinsteadofafunnyone.Prakashplanstoexpandthestudytootheragegroupsandmorediverseeducationalbackgrounds.
21.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2refersto________.
A.participantsB.college-agedadults.
C.olderadults.D.robots.
22.Whilegettingadviceaboutthemoneyfromrobots,theoldermaychoose________.
A.aroboticappearanceB.ahumanface
C.amixedhuman-robotlook.D.afunnyappearance.
23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Theyoungerdidn’tlikearobotwithahumanfacetobathethem.
B.Theolderpreferredtohireanursetobathetheminsteadofarobot.
C.Thechoiceoftherobots’lookismainlyrelatedtotheage.
D.Therewillbeafurtherstudyonthechoiceoftherobot’slook.
24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.AnewstudyfromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.
B.Thepreferenceswhilechoosingafaceofarobot.
C.Howtoselecttheappearanceofarobot.
D.Thedevelopmentoftherobot.
TheCardboardBoxOfficeisaprojectcreatedbyLillyandLeonMackie,whorecentlymovedfromNewZealandtoSydney,Australia.Thetransferleftthemwithamountainofcardboardboxes,andthearrivaloftheirbabysonOrson10monthsagomeanttheirsocialliveswere“completelyaltered(改变.”Sothecoupledecidedtotrytomakesomefunofthesituation.
“Westartedaftercreatingaone-offphotowherewewantedtoportraythegeneralmessandsleep-deprivation(睡眠)thatcomeswithbeingnewparents,”LillyMackiesaidinanemail.“Peopleseemedtoreallyloveitandaskedformore.Wehadalotofweekendsathomeandastockpileofcardboardsowethought‘Whynot?
’Itwentfromthere.”
TheMackiestookthefirstphotosinSeptemberandhaveportrayed14moviessofar,includingtheirversionsof“CastAway”(or“Castababy”)and“JurassicPark”(or“Goo-gooGaa-gaa-rassicPark”).Even“StarWars”getstheMackietreatment,withOrsonholdingacardboardtubeinplaceofasaber(军刀)andmomsportingimpressivePrincessLeia-likehairbuns(HImadeoutofbrownpaperinthephototitled“WahWars.”
Thefamilyusuallycreatesthesetson'SaturdaysandpoststhewhimsicalpicturesontheirblogandFacebookpage,whichhavealmost3,000fans.Besidescardboardboxes,thephotosfeaturecostumes,props(道具),andsetscreatedoutofeverydayhouseholditems,toys,“andthreeindividualsslowlylosingtheirsense,”theyjokedontheirblog.
Leon,achildren’sbookdesigneratalargepublishingcompany,andLilly,astay-at-homemom,arebothfilmbuffsandphotographyfans.Thebabyisalsobecomingaconnoisseur(鉴赏家)ofmoviesandcardboardboxes.
“Orsonseemstofindthephotoshootsquitefascinatingandenjoysexploringthesets-andtearingthingsapart.There’sneveradullmomentforhimonSaturdaynights,”Lillysaid.“Whenhegetsalittleolder,we’11bringinalotmoreofhisinput,askingforhisideasonfilmsandsets.Makeitarealfamilything.Ithinkhemaycomeupwithsomequitefunnythings.”
25.TheoriginalreasonwhytheMackiescreatefamilymoviesisthat______.
A.theywanttoearnagreatdealofmoney
B.bothofthemarechildren’sbookdesigners
C.theyhavenofriendsintheirnewcommunity
D.theywanttomaketheirfamilylifeinteresting
26.WhatdoweknowabouttheMackies’familymovies?
A.TheyareusuallymadeonSundays.
B.TheyarenotpopularontheInternet.
C.Someofthemaremadebasedonfamousfilms.
D.Theyaremainlyaboutearlychildhoodeducation.
27.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“whimsical”inParagraph4?
A.Unusual.B.Valuable.C.Famous.D.Disgusting.
28.What'sthefinalpurposeoftheMackies'makingfamilymovies?
A.Toteachaudienceshowtomakefilms.B.Toprovetheirbabyisverybright.
C.TodevelopOrson'sskillsinart.D.Tomakethemselves.famous.
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