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广东省深圳市新安中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试

第一部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Here'saselectionoffestivalsfortouriststotheUnitedStatesinsummer.

SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival

Filmsatthisoddcinematiceventhaveavarietyofmusicalaccompaniments,includingpianoandviolin.Itincludessomeclassicsilentmovies.Ifyouwanttoseethemall,youcanbuyafestivalpass.

May29toJune1;www.silentfilm.org

UnionStreetFestival

Thispopularstreetfairstretchesoutoversixblocksofthecity,inthefashionableshoppingareaofUnionStreet.Thisyear,there'sbeer,winetastingandmoreseparatethemes—fashion,cuisine,tech,local,craft,andhealthandfitness.

June7to10;

NorthBeachFestival

ThisisSanFrancisco'soldeststreetparty,withliveentertainment,deliciousfoodandartsandcrafts.SituatedintheLittleItalydistrict,knownforitsassociationswiththe"BeatGeneration",festivalgoersareguaranteedplentyofgoodItalianfood.Thereisalsoasthe“blessingoftheanimals”,aSanFranciscotraditionwhichtakesplaceattheNationalShrineofSaintFrancisofAssisi（610VallejoStreet）at2pmonbothdaysofthefestival.

June14to16;www.sfnorthbeach.org

SternGroveFestival

ThisistheoldestfreesummerartsfestivalofitskindintheUnitedStates.Itincludesawidevarietyofacts,fromthelocalsymphonyorchestratowellknownartistssuchasSmokeyRobinson.

SundaysfromJune22toAug24;www.sterngrove.org

1.Whichofthefollowingfestivalscontainsthemostthemes?

A.SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival.B.UnionStreetFestival.

C.NorthBeachFestival.D.SternGroveFestival.

2.HowisNorthBeachFestivaldifferentfromtheotherfestivals?

A.Itlaststheshortesttime.B.Festivalgoerscanenjoyfoodinit.

C.Ithasthelongesthistoryoffood.D.Someforeigncultureispresentedinit.

3.WhencanyouenjoytheoldestartsfestivalintheUnitedStates?

A.SaturdaysinMay.B.SaturdaysinJuly.C.SundaysinMay.D.SundaysinJuly.

B

TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.Tothem,hewas"theicecreamman".Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包车）window.Tome,hewasmyolderbrother,Andrew.

Once,heworkedonWallStreet.Butlaterhespenthisdayssellingicecreamtoanendlesslineofkids,momsanddadsinswimmingsuits,perhapsdaydreamingofabeachfaraway.

Alldaylong,whilehesoldbagsofpotatochips,cansofsoda,andalltypesoficecream,hewoulddothissortofroboticmotion—turntotheright,stoopdown,handtheitemoutofthewindowandcollectthemoney.

Hisdrinkingdayswereovernow.Theynearedtheirendonenightafterhetookaseverebeatingwhensomeonefollowedhimhomeandrobbedhimwhenhewasdrunk.Itlefthimmemoriesofpainandmisery.Hewasdeterminedhewouldnevertakeanotherdrinkagain.

Onedayyearslater,Iwenttolookforhim.Islippedintothehighdriver'sseatandsatquietlywatchinghimwork.Occasionally,hewouldaskmetohandhimadietrootbeerorabagofchipsforsale,allthetimebendingoverasheworkedthelongline.

AsIwatchedhimsellicecreamfromavanwindow,hetaughtmesomethingaboutlivingthislifethatweallpassthroughtooquickly.Itwasalessonabouttryingtoliveitwithgraceanddignityandstyle,nomatterwhat.

HediedinMarch1999.HehadservedintheArmyfortwoyearsinEuropeinthe1950s.Theygavehimasoldier'sfuneralwithafoldedflag.

4.WherewasAndrewlikelytoselltheicecream?

A.Onatrain.B.Inapark.C.OnWallStreet.D.Inasupermarket.

5.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndrew'sjob?

A.Busyandhard.B.Challengingbuttime-consuming.

C.Honorableandwell-paid.D.Busybutbadly-paid.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph4referto?

A.Therobbers.B.Thepainfulmemories.C.Theconsumers.D.Thedrinkingdays.

7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Torememberhisbrother.B.Totellaregrettablestory.

C.Toshareasadlifelesson.D.Tostatehisattitudetowardslife.

C

Self-drivingvehicleswillrelyoncameras,sensorsandartificialintelligence（AI）torecognizeandrespondtoroadandtrafficconditions,butsensingisthemosteffectiveforobjectsandmovementintheneighborhoodofthevehicle.Noteverythingimportantinacar'senvironmentwillbecaughtbythevehicle'scamera.Anothervehicleapproachingathighspeedonacollision（碰撞）trackmightnotbevisibleuntilit'stoolate.Thisiswhyvehicle-to-vehiclecommunicationisundergoingrapiddevelopment.Ourresearchshowsthatcarswillneedtobeabletochatandcooperateontheroad,althoughthetechnicalchallengesareconsiderable.

Applicationsforvehicle-to-vehiclecommunicationrangefromvehiclesdrivingtogetherinarow,tosafetymessagesaboutnearbyemergencyvehicles.Vehiclescouldalerteachothertoavoidcollisionsorsharenoticesaboutpassers-byandbicycles.

Fromasfarasseveralhundredmetresaway,vehiclescouldexchangemessageswithoneanotherorreceiveinformationfromroadsideunits（RSUs）aboutnearbyincidentsordangerousroadconditionsthrough4Gnetwork.AhighlevelofAIseemsrequiredforsuchvehicles,notonlytoself-drivefromAtoB,butalsotoreactintelligentlytomessagesreceived.Vehicleswillneedtoplan,reason,strategizeandadaptinthelightofinformationreceivedinrealtimeandtocarryoutcooperativebehaviours.Forexample,agroupofautonomousvehiclesmightavoidaroutetogetherbecauseofpotentialrisks,oravehiclecoulddecidetodropsomeoneoffearlierduetomessagesreceived,aforeseencrowdingahead.

Furtherapplicationsofvehicle-to-vehiclecommunicationarestillbeingresearched,includinghowtoperformcooperativebehaviour.

8.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thereasonsfortheaccidentsbyself-drivingvehicles.

B.Theresearchaboutapplicationsforself-drivingvehicles.

C.Theimportanceofartificialintelligenceofself-drivingvehicles.

D.Thereasonsfordevelopingcommunicationbetweenself-drivingvehicles.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alert"meaninParagraph2?

A.Alarm.B.Condemn.C.Ignore.D.Govern.

10.Whatcanwelearnaboutroadsideunits（RSUs）?

A.Theyclassifythevehiclesontheroad.B.Theycanimprovebadroadconditions.

C.Theytakeoverthepassingvehicles.D.Theyserveasefficientinformationstations.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whendovehiclescommunicate?

B.ThereasonswhyahighlevelofAIisimportant

C.Vehicle-to-vehiclecommunicationiscoming

D.Whatdoapplicationsforvehicle-to-vehiclecommunicationneed?

D

Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow（乌鸦）family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour,whichmayhaveevolved（进化）specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours-somethingwewouldn'texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken（礼品券）fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again,thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning,whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample,weknowthatchimpanzeesselect,transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.

Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage,orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions?

Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer,astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.

Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn'ttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon'tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead,itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrows'abilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.

12.What'sthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Theycanstorefood.B.Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood.

C.Theycanstoreandrecovertools.D.Theycanselectandstorefood.

13.Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken?

A.Rejectitcasually.B.Exchangeitforfood.

C.Saveitastheirfood.D.Buildanestwithit.

14.Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture?

A.Theyarecontroversial.B.Theyaredisappointing.

C.Theyarecontradictory.D.Theyareconvincing.

15.Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals?

A.Theydeveloponlywithage.B.Itisunclearhowthey'veevolvednow.

C.Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.D.Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowtoBecomeanActivist（活动家）

Activistsarepeoplewhoseetheneedforchangeanddevotetheirtimetodoingsomethingaboutit._16_Ifyouareinterestedinityoucandoso.

_17_Thiscouldbeanythingfromastudentclubtoanationalorganization（liketheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionor