广东省广雅中学学年高三上学期期末英语试题10页.docx

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广东省广雅中学学年高三上学期期末英语试题10页

广东省广雅中学2019-2020学年高三上学期期末英语试题

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（二部分，共85分）

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.

Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.

Ecuador

EcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reaway

Mexico

Althoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.

Argentina

Argentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.

Vietnam

Vietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.

1.HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?

A.About$7000B.About$8000

C.About$8400D.About$9800

2.WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?

A.Theybothhavegreatrestaurants

B.Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.

C.Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.

D.Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.

3.Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?

A.EcuadorB.Mexico

C.ArgentinaD.Vietnam

B

WhenIwasthreeyearsold,Icouldn’tspeak.ItwasastrangerealitythatnoneofthedoctorsIvisitedcouldunderstand.

Oneday,Iwasshadowing（跟随）mymother.Shefoundherselflookinginamirror,andthroughitoureyesmet.Shebegantospeaktomethroughthereflection,andIslowlybegantomimic（模仿）hermouth’smovementsuntilIformedaword.

ItturnedoutI’mdeafinmyleftear,andhaveaslightprobleminmyright.Beinghardofhearinghasbeendifficult,butI’veneverlivedinastateofself-hatingsorrow.

Imaginebeingabletoshutoutallsoundasyoulayyourheaddowntosleepbysimplyrollingoverontooneside.That’smyrealitywhenIsleeponmy“goodear”,anditmakesmefeellikeasuperherosometimes.

Peoplecallmydeafsidemy“badear”,butwhenIwearmyhearingaid,Ihaveaccesstoarangeoffeaturesthatsomeotherdeafpeopledon’t.Incinemas,forexample,withoneclickofabuttonIcanenjoyawholefilmasthoughitwerewhisperedtomefromthemouthsoftheactors.

Owningahearingaidhasn’talwaysfeltgood,however.OnthefirstdayIgotmyaid,whenIwaseight,Itookittoschoolforshow-and-tell.AsIexplainedhowitworkedtomyclassmates,aboyyelledout,“Aren’tthoseforoldmen?

”Atthatmoment,Ifeltdifferent.Ittookmealongtimetogetoverthatsenseofbeingsounlikemypeers.

Butit’snotjustschoolkidswhocanmakeusdeafandhard-of-hearingpeoplefeellikeburdens.Everyvideoonsocialmediathatlackssubtitles（字幕）,forexample,meansanentirecommunityofdeafpeopleisunabletoenjoyit.Completelydeafpeopleareexcludedfromenjoyingmanymoviestoo,assubtitlesincinemasarealmostimpossibletofind.

Andwithhearingaidscostingaround$2,500each,itcanbehardformanypeopletoaffordtobeabletolistentothethingsthatotherstakeforgranted.Asforme,Icanlistentomusic,enjoyfilms,andcatchconversations–I’mlucky.I’mdeaf,butIcanstillheareverything.I’vebeenblessedwithwonderfullifeexperiences,andIamhuman.Andwhenitcomestosleeping,I’mevensuperhuman.

4.Howdoestheauthorviewhishearingdifficulty?

A.It’sadisasterandcauseshimalotoftrouble.

B.Itgavehimachancetoexperiencesomethingspecial.

C.Itmadehimfeelembarrassedinfrontofhisclassmates.

D.Ithelpedhimtoliveinhisownworldwithoutbeinginterrupted.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheauthor?

A.Hewasborndeaf.

B.Heisoptimisticandhelpful.

C.Thehearingaidbringsconveniencetohisdailylife.

D.Hisfamilyandclassmateshavesupportedhimalot.

6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhislife？

A.Excited.

B.Anxious.

C.Grateful.

D.Disappointed.

7.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Togiveadviceonlifetodisabledpeople.

B.Toshowhowdifficultlifeisfordisabledpeople.

C.Toshowtheconvenienceahearingaidcouldbring.

D.Tosharehisexperienceoftreatingadisadvantagewithgratitude.

C

It'sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.

Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromcleanoceans.Itisreportedthatmorethan8milliontonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceissingle-useonly.

Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupourwatersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefoot'snewestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreadsawarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.

Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedintoasustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenoteveryonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesalongway.

Vivobarefoot'snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh-performancestylessuchascasualsneakers,runningshoes,andhikingboots.Thebrandhopesthatitslatestinitiative（首创精神）willhelplessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.

Inthefuture,Vivobarefoothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainablematerials,andthankfully,theyarenowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismandeducatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.

Thisyear,they'lladdmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheirproductionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.

Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesignedshoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceandsensoryinput.

8.Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bytellingastory.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

9.WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?

A.Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.

B.Keepingtheoceansfreefromplasticbottles.

C.Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.

D.Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.

10.WhatisprobablyVivobarefoot'soperationphilosophy?

A.Customer-focused.B.Service-oriented

C.Money-saving.D.Environmentally-friendly.

11.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Vivobarefoot'snewproductshaven'tbeenreleased.

B.Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.

C.Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.

D.Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.

D

Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.

Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated（复杂的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（算法）maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience.

"Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits（特点）with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.

TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（外向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual（感知的）curiosity",thescientistswrote.

"Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid.

"Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretingh