届高三英语全真模拟猜题卷五.docx

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届高三英语全真模拟猜题卷五

2019届高考英语全真模拟猜题卷（五）

1、In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurd'Alene,Idaho,toFairbanks, Alaska,whereadventurewasneververyfaraway.

Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom'svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff, soshedidn'tcaremuchaboutmybedtime.

DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMornwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel（桶）ofpaintbutcouldn'treallygetagoodfiregoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,andwhenImademyexit,acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.

MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme,andtheydid!

IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMornrescuedme.Ihadn'tturned5yet.

AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?

AsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder（驾雪橇者）,IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday. AtthetimeIdidn'trealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped（包裹）heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.

In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurd'Alene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska.

1.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'sfamily?

A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.

B.Hisparentsdidn'tlovehim.

C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.

D.Hismotherdidn'thaveanyjobs.

2.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?

A.Helearnedtosmoke.

B.Hewaslockedinabasement.

C.Hewasarrestedbythepolice.

D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.

B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska.

C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor'sfamilyafter1950.

D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.

B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.

C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonhard.

D.Toshowoffhisprideinmakingtrouble.

2、Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.

Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.

Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity. Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.

UnitedStatesProductivityandEmployment

Butarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster（无生气）jobgrowth?

DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”

LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?

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1.WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?

A.1947—1967.

B.1985—1987.

C.1997—2000.

D.2011—2013.

2.AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.

A.isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnology

B.resultsfromaweakeningeconomy

C.hasnoconnectionwithproductivity

D.affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs

3.WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?

A.Optimistic.

B.Defensive.

C.Objective.

D.Disapproving.

4.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreation

B.discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemployment

C.argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligence

D.explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity

3、OversevenmonthshavepassedsincePanamanianofficialslaunchedanexpansionoftheworldfamousPanamaCanal.Officialsagreedtotheexpansionsothatmanyoftheworld’slargestcargoships（货船）couldeasilypassthroughthecanal.Yetthe$5.25-billionprojecthasproblems.Itsaysshipsstillcontinuetorubagainstthecanal’swallsandwearoutitsdefensesdesignedtoprotectbothshippingandthewaterway.

Adangeroussystem

   Thecanallinkstwooceans-theAtlanticandthePacific-throughasystemoflocks（船闸）.Thelocksarelikesteps.Theyraiseandlowershipsfromonepartofthewaterwaytoanotherontheirtripfromoceantoocean.

   Withtheoldlocks,whicharestillinuse,largeshipswouldbetiedtopowerfulenginesonbothsides.Theseengineshelptokeeptheshipsinthecenterofthecanal.Inthenewlocks,theshipsaretiedtotugboats（拖船）.Onetugboatistiedtothefrontoftheship,withtheothertiedtotheback.Theseboatsthenguidetheshipsthroughthecanal.

   Atfirst,pilotsofthecargoshipsandtugboatoperatorswouldsometimestrytorubtheboatsagainstthecanalwallsasawaytokeeptheshipsstraight.Butthiscauseddamagetorubberpadding（垫料）liningthewalls.

   Notenoughtraining

   EvenbeforetheexpandedcanalopenedinJune2016,tugboatoperatorshadexpressedconcernaboutthenewsystem. Manyaskedformoretraining.Thefearsanddangersremain,althoughtheboatsaregoingthrough.

   ThePanamaCanalAuthorityreportsthat,betweenJune2016andJanuary2017,therewereonly15incidentsthatresultedindamagetolocksorships.Thatrepresentsabout2percentofthe700timesshipsthathavesailedthroughtheexpandedcanal.

   Pilotshavearguedtheyshouldbereplacedwithasystemoffloatingbumpers（减震）likethoseusedinsomeEuropeanlocks.Officialssaytheyplantocontinueoperatingwiththecurrentsystemofdefenses,butchangescouldhappeninthefuture.

1.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthenewlocksandtheoldones?

A.Theoldlocksdon’tneedrubberpaddingasdefenses.

B.Thenewlocksneedtugboatstiedtobothsidesoftheships.

C.Thenewlocksareeasierforthelargestshipstopassthroughthecanal.

D.Theoldlocksneedpowerfulenginestodragtheshipsthroughthecanal.

2.WhatisthePanamaCanalAuthority’sattitudetowardstheexpandedcanal?

A.Cautious.

B.Critical.

C.Positive.

D.Doubtful.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecurrentsystemofdefenses?

A.Noshipsshallrubagainstthecanalwallstoprotectit.

B.Nothingwillbedoneatpresenttoimproveit.

C.Moretrainingwillbegiventopilotsforit.

D.Anewsystemwillreplaceit.

4、   TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare"ifonly".Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

    Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright."Ialwaystrytolivebythe"extraminute"rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan”ifonly"moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcomersofaglasscoffeetable.

    Idon’tonlyavoidthose"ifonly"momentswhenitcomestosafety.It‘sequallyimportanttoavoid"ifonly"inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay"Iloveyou“or"Iforgiveyou".WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbethere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIreali