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届广东省惠州一中等高三六校第一次联考英语试题

2021届广东省惠州一中等高三六校第一次联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

TheBestandWorstThingstoBuyinMarch

Frozenfood

Grocerystoreadsaren'ttheonlyplacestofinddealsonfreezer-sectiontreats.Totakeadvantageofthedeepestdiscounts,combinecoupons（优惠券）fromsponsoringbrands,suchasDole,GreenGiantandTysonFoods,withgrocerystoresales.Plus,lookforprintablesavingsonCoupons.comandEasyHoreM.BrandsparticipatinginNationalFrozenFoodMonthwilloffermorethan180,000couponsthatmakefrozenfoodamongthebestthingstobuyinMarch.

Boxedchocolates

IfyoudesiretogiveagifttoafriendinMarch,considerchocolate.TwominorholidaysinMarchprovidetheperfectexcuse:

NationalChocolateCaramelDayonMarch19andNationalChocolate-CoveredRaisinDayonMarch24.Youcandiscoverchocolatedealsonlineaswellasinstores.HeadtositeslikeRetailMeNtofinddiscountcouponsforboxedchocolatesavingsof10percentormore.

Newcars

Withthelatestcarmodelsfillingdealers'lots,you'llhaveahardtimefindingdiscountedmodelsfromtheyearbefore.CardealershipsarelessmotivatedtooffersteepdiscountsfromMarchthroughMay.Instead,plantobuyyourcarduringthefallorwinter.YoushouldalsoresearchtheautoyouwantatTrueCarbeforeheadingforthedealership.Thesiteoffersinformationonhowmuchthepreviousbuyerspaidforthevehiclesyouwant.

Springclothing

Whenwarmweathermakesyouwanttoheadoutdoors,resisttheurgetodosowearingthelatestfashions.Youwon'tfindMarchdealsonswimsuits,Easterdressesorotherspringitems.Tofinddiscountsonclothesofthisspring,holdoffuntilMemorialDayweekend.Youcanalsolookforonlineandin-storesavingsatAmazon,Macy's,SaksFifthAvenueandotherretailers.

1．WhichthingsofferdiscountsinMarch?

A．Frozenfoodandnewcars.

B．Boxedchocolatesandnewcars.

C．Frozenfoodandboxedchocolates.

D．Boxedchocolatesandspringclothing.

2．Whatarethevehiclebuyersadvisedtodo?

A．Registeronasiteinadvance.

B．Getdiscountsfromcardealers.

C．Consultsomepreviousbuyers:

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D．Makepurchasesattherighttime.

3．WhichoftheflowingfestivalsiscelebratedafterMarch?

A．MemorialDay.

B．NationalFrozenFoodMonth.

C．NationalChocolateCaramelDay.

D．NationalChocolate-CoveredRaisinDay.

4．Whereisthepassagemostlikelyfrom?

A．Ajournal.B．Aguidebook.C．Acatalogue.D．Anadvertisement.

Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations（语调）ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.

IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:

IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglintedatmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup—theproductofhissacrifice.

Andthencamethefatefulquestion:

“Whatdoyoustudy?

”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment,“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?

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HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors（orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous）—tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerationswhichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:

Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative（故事）ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.

Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’thuffandgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.

5．Whatdisappointedthedriver?

A．Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstudy.

B．Thesacrificeoftheauthor’sparents.

C．Theauthor’smajorsatcollege.

D．ThelackofAfrican-Americanstudies.

6．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?

A．Wasting.B．Creating.C．Valuing.D．Expecting.

7．Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyers?

A．Becausetheseprofessionsareconsideredhighlyprofitable.

B．Becausetheirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety

C．Becausetheirparentsaregenerousenoughtoaffordthefees.

D．Becausetheyhavemoreopportunitiestobenefittheirchildren.

8．Howdidtheauthorreacttothedriver’squestioning?

A．Gettingembarrassed.B．Feelingquitecontent.

C．Defendingherself.D．Appreciatinghisconcern.

Robotshavecertainadvantagescomparedtohumans:

Theyareefficient,tireless,canberepairedwhendamagedandtheynevergetsick.ThislasttraithasmadethemthestarduringourfightagainsttheCOVID-19pandemic.Whilehundredsofthousandsofmedicalworkershavefallenilldealingwiththishighlyinfectiousvirusandalotmoreareforcedtostayathomeforfearofgettingthedisease,thisisn'taproblemforrobots.

ThisiswhytheCOVID-19outbreakisseenasthe"tippingpoint"—notedTheIndependentSciencereporterAnthonyCuthbertson—forrobotstostarttoreplacehumansincertainjobs.

Inareaslikehospitalsandhealthcarefacilities,robotsareusedtoperformhigh-risktasks.InChina,forexample,ahotelinHangzhouemployedarobotnamed"LittlePeanut"todeliverfoodtopeopleunderquarantine.InSpain,robotsareabouttobeusedtotestpeopleforthecoronavirus.

"Hospitalsaroundtheworldarewakinguptoautonomousdisinfection,"PerJuulNielsen,CEOofDenmark'sUVDRobots,aleadingcompanymanufacturingdisinfectionrobot,toldForbes."Wecan'tbuildtheserobotsfastenough."

Innon-medialcompanies,robotsarealsoreplacinghumanemployeessincetheydon'thavetheproblemofsocialdistancingandwillnevertakesickleave.WalmartandAmazon,forexample,whererobotsarealreadyusedinsorting,packingandshipping,areplanningtoincreasethenumberofrobotsintheirfacilities.

AccordingtofuturistMartinFord,usingmorerobotsthanhumanemployeescanprovetoberewardingforcompaniesevenwhenthepandemicisover."Peoplewillprefertogotoaplacethathasfewerworkersandmoremachinesbecausetheyfeeltheycanloweroverallrisk,"FordtoldtheBBC．

Butthissuddensurgeinrobotdemanddoesn'tmeanthattheytriumphoverhumansineveryaspect.AccordingtoBillSmart,aroboticistatOregonStateUniversity,thehumancontactbetweendoctorsandpatientsisstillimportant.Doctorscomfortthepatientsandguidethemthroughharddecisionswhilerobotsareonlydoingroutinetasks,likecleaningandgivingtests,justtofreeupdoctorsandnurses.

Itmightbetruethatrobotshavecertainadvantagesoverhumans,buttheyarestillsecondarytohumaninteraction.

9．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theadvantagesofrobotscomparedtohumans.

B．WhytheCOVID-19outbreakhasfueledrobotdemand.

C．Whyhumansplayalessimportantroleinfightingthepandemic.

D．DifferentviewsonapplyingrobotstofightagainstCOVID-19.

10．Whathasmaderobotsdesirableduringthepandemic?

A．Theycanberepairedwhendamaged.

B．Theydonotgetinfectedwithdiseases.

C．Theytestpeopleforcoronavirusmoreprecisely.

D．Theyaretirelessandcanreplacemedicalstaff.

11．Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Humaninteractionisessentialinsomeareas.

B．Thedemandforrobotsistoogreattomeet.

C．Doctorscanmakemoreaccuratejudgmentsthanrobots.

D．Robotsneedupdatingtoimprovecontactwithhumans.

12．Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetotheapplicationofrobots?

A．Skeptical.B．Conservative.C．Objective.D．Favorable.

Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.Youarelikelytohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.

Let’sbeginwithwhypeoplevolunteerResearchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.

Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor（e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”）toanexternalfactor（e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”）.Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.

Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?

Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudieswheretheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswasthesuffering