山西省芮城县届高三英语月考试题.docx

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山西省芮城县届高三英语月考试题

山西省芮城县2020届高三英语3月月考试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

FantasticFallFestivalsYouwon’tWanttoMiss

SeymourAppleFestival

AdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!

Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeovertotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.

MarionvilleAppleFestival

ThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.

HumansvilleFallFestival

TheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn’tmeanit’slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear’sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You’llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.

SouthsideFallFestival

TheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.

FallIntoArtsFestival

Makesuretobringthekidsalongtothisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmore.

1.Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?

A.TheSouthsideFallFestivalandtheFallIntoArtsFestival.

B.TheSeymourAppleFestivalandtheSouthsideFallFestival.

C.TheHumansvilleFallFestivalandtheFallIntoArtsFestival.

D.TheSeymourAppleFestivalandtheMarionvilleAppleFestival.

2.WhatmakestheHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?

A.FunactivitiesonSaturday.

B.Thedurationofthefestival.

C.Theareaofthehostingtown.

D.Musicians’liveperformances.

3.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby　　　. 

A.movieloversB.modernartists

C.visitorsofallagesD.familieswithkids

B

Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimals.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso．ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople．Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme，pourcreamintomycoffee，orhelpmetoputonmycoat．AndIhave  discoveredthatitmakesthemhappy．

Frommywheelchairexperience，Iseethebestinpeople，butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily．Theydon'tgettoseethissoftsideofothers.Often，wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness，whichincludesalotofpretending．Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe'rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat'sinthem．

Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry，withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning（按喇叭）orevenshoutingatme．Atthemoment,IdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed．

Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!

WhenIputonmyflashlights，Iwassayingtotheotherdrivers,"Ihaveaproblemhere．IamweakanddoingthebestIcan．"Andeveryoneunderstood．Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass．Theycouldn'tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic．Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry，theywaited，knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak．

Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon'tfeelthatway．Butthosearefewandfarbetween.Moreoften，itwouldbebetterifwedon'tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared．

4.Theauthorhasdiscoveredthatpeoplewillfeelhappywhen___．

A.theyoffertheirhelp     B.theyreceiveothers'help

C.theyfeelothers'kindness D.theyshowtheirweakness

5.Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?

________

A.Theyspeduptopass．     B.Theywaitedwithpatience．

C.Theytriedtheirbesttohelp．D.Theyputontheirflashlightstoo．

6．Inthispassage，theauthoradvisesusto_______．

A.handleproblemsbyourselves    B.accepthelpfromothers

C.admitourweakness            D.showourbravery

7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

_______

A.AWheelchairExperience．       B.WeaknessandKindness．

C.WeaknessandStrength．         D.ADrivingExperience．

C

Imagineyouareopeningyourowncompanyandwanttohireamanager.Youhavetwocandidatesandtheyarebothcapableandexperienced,sowhowouldyouratherhire:

JuliaWatsonorShobhaBhattacharva?

ChancesarethatyouwouldpreferWatson,right?

Butwhy?

“Easynamesareevaluatedasmorefamiliar,lessriskyandlessdangerous,”ErynNewman,ascientistatVictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealand,toldScientificAmerican.Asaresult,peoplewitheasiernamesareoftenassumedtobemoretrustworthy.ThisiswhatNewmanandherteammateshavefoundintheirrecentstudy.

Intheexperiment,theypicked18differentforeignnames,includingdifficult-to-pronounceoneslikeYevgeniDherzhinskyandeasynameslikeBodoWallmeyer.Theythenattachedeachnamewithastatementsuchas“turtlesaredeaf”and“giraffesaretheonlymammalsthatcannotjump”andaskedvolunteerswhethertheythoughttheclaimsweretrue.

Theresultsshowedthatclaimsconnectedtoeasiernamesweremoreoftenrankedasbelievablethanthoseattributedtodifficultnames,regardlessofwhatthetruthreallywas.Infact,previousstudieshavealreadyfoundthatourjudgmentsaboutproductscanbeaffectedbytheirnames.Forexample,wetendtothinkofafoodadditive（添加剂）withaneasiernameassaferandastock（股票）withaneasiernameasmorelucrative（利润丰厚的），accordingtoMedicalDaily.

Butresearcherspointedoutthatthiseffectcanchangedependingonwheresomeonecomesfrom.Forexample,anativeBritishmanmayfind“YevgeniDherzhinsky”hardtopronouncewhileRussianpeoplecouldsayitwithouteffort.Newmanhopesthatthisfindingcanmakeusbetterseeourbiases（偏见）.It’snotjustunfairtopeoplethatwemakejudgmentsbasedongutfeelings（直觉）ratherthanfacts,anditcansometimeshaveseriousconsequences.

Forexample,wemaychoosetobelievecertaineyewitnessesincourtsimplybecausetheirnamessoundmoretrustworthyeveniftheyareactuallylying.Or,wemayletgoofqualifiedjobcandidatesduetotheir“difficult”names.

Now,ifyoucouldmakethatdecisionagain,wouldyoustillpreferJuliaWatsontoShobhaBhattacharva?

8.WhatdidNewmanandherteammatesdiscoverintheirexperiment?

A.Volunteerswitheasiernamesweremorelikelytochoosetrueclaims.

B.Adifficultnamedoesn’tinfluencethewaythevolunteersviewedtheclaims.

C.Volunteerstrustedclaimspairedwitheasynamesmoreoften.

D.Volunteerstrustedclaimsconnectedwithdifficultnames.

9.Theunderlinedwords“thiseffect”inParagraph5refertotheeffect______.

A.nameshaveonpeople’sjudgments

B.gutfeelingshaveonpeoplefromdifferentplaces

C.ofdecisionsmadebasedonfacts

D.ofpeople’sbiasesagainstcertaintypesofpeople

10.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldthinktwicebeforewemakeadecision.

B.Theharderyournameistopronounce,themorelikelyitisyouwillgetajob.

C.Judgingpeoplebasedontheirnamesmaycauseseriousproblems.

D.Russianshavelessbiasagainstpeople’snamesthantheBritish.

11.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthetext?

A.NamesAffectProducts

B.EmployersPreferShobhaBhattacharva

C.DifficultNamesareTrustworthy

D.EasyNamesWinOut

D

ClaudeMonet,PabloPicassoandLeonardodaVinci...theartworldhasneverlackedtalent.Andnow,anewpainterisreadytojointhelist,althoughthisoneisn'tevenhuman.

Nextmonth,theauctionhouseChristie'sPrintsandMultipleswillmakehistorybyofferingthefirstpieceofartcreatedbyartificialintelligence（AI）forsale.ThepaintingisaportraitofamancalledEdmondDeBelamy,andisexpectedtobesoldforupto$10,000.

Thework,whichfeaturesamanwithamysteriouslookonhisface,wascreatedbysoftwaredevelopedbytheFrenchartgroupObvious.Laugero-Lasserre,anartcollector,calledthework"grotesqueandamazingatthesametime".Thisisn'tthefirstexampleofAI-producedartwork,asAIhasalreadybeenusedtowritepoemsandcomposesongs.However,manypeopledoubtwhetheritshouldbecalledartatall.

AccordingtoRussianwriterLeoTolstoy（1828-1910）,artisaboutcreatingemotion（情感）.It's"ameansof...joiningpeopletogetherinthesamefeelings,"heoncesaid.

So,iftheemotionbehindartiswhatmakesit,theabilitytocreateandusetoolsiswhatmakeshumanbeingsdifferentfromotherspecies.Andasatoolitself,theAItechnologyusedtocreatetheportraitistheresultofalotofeffortmadebyseveraldesigners.Together,they"fed"theAIahugecollectionofpaintingsfromthe14thtothe18thcenturies,untilitwasabletoworkouthowtomakesimilarpaintingsofitsown.

TheintroductionofAIartcouldbethebeginningofanewartisticmovement.However,noteveryon