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四川省凉山州届高三第三次诊断性检测英语试题
【市级联考】四川省凉山州2019届高三第三次诊断性检测英语试题
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ConsideringtheclimatetemperatureinEngland,mosttouristsliketovisitLondonbetweenAprilandSeptember.TouristsalsoenjoywhatLondonhastoofferduringChristmas.
GettingaroundLondonTransportationinLondonisdividedintozones,whichmeansthefurtheryouintendtogo,themoreexpensiveitwillcostyou.You’llfindoneofthebestsubwayshere,withsingleridesstartingatabout2.5dollars.Youcanalsousetaxis(keepinmindthatblackcabsdonotacceptsmartcards),boats,busesaswellascommutertrains.Toavoidanytrouble,youcangetyourselfasmartcardandperhapsloaditwith50dollarstocoveryourweeklytravelbudget.
WeatherinLondonToenjoywarmweatherinLondon,planyourvisitinJulyasitisthehottestmonth.JanuaryisthecoldestmonthinLondon.
WhatYouShouldKnowbeforeVisitingLondonUnlikemostcitiesinEurope,lifeinLondonisabitmoreexpensive.Also,makesureyouplanaheadsothatyouwon’tmissoutonthebesttickets,hotelsandoffers.
BestsofLondon
SEALIFELondonAquariumEnjoyaspectacularexperiencewithunderwatercreaturesatSEALIFELondonAquarium.Itisperfectforafamilyfunday.
TheLondonEyeAsamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline,theLondonEyeboastssomeofthebestcityviewsfromits32capsules.You’lldefinitelyenjoythebreathtakingexperience.
SherlockHolmesMuseumAperfectplacetovisitifyoulovethebooksorTVseriesSherlockHolmes.
1.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethepeakmonthtovisitLondon?
A.January.B.March.
C.May.D.October.
2.Whatisthebenefitofasmartcard?
A.Itcanbeusedtopayforanymeansoftransport.
B.Itisconvenient.
C.Itcancoveranyexpense.
D.Itisavailableonline.
3.Wherewillyougoifyourfamilywanttoseeavarietyoffish?
A.SEALIFELondonAquarium.B.TheLondonEye.
C.SherlockHolmesMuseum.D.LondonCanalMuseum.
Youarechattingwithfriendsonthephone,butyoucan’thelpbrowsingashoppingwebsiteinthemeantime.You’reeatinglunchaloneinthecanteen,butitonlyfeelsrightwhenyoustartplayingashowonyourphone—asifit’sanecessarysidedish.
Wenowliveinaworldthatbombardsuswithinformation.Itseemsunnaturaltodoonlyonethingatatime.It’sasifwe’reallsufferingfromwhatarecentQdailyarticlecalled“multitaskingOCD”(多任务强迫症).
“Withnewsreducedto140charactersandcommunicationincreasinglymadebyemojis(表情符号),wehavedevelopedtheabilitytofocusourattentiononseveralactivitiesanddevicesatthesametime.”SabyOtmani,founderofthewebsitePulpix,oncewrote,“Weneedlotsofstimuli(刺激元素)tokeepusinterestedandtofightoffboredom.”
Butperhaps“fightingoffboredom”isnottheonlyreason.Myownobsessionwithmultitaskingmainlycomesfromthefactthateveryonearoundmeseemstobeconstantlystudying.Eachminutewithoutnewinformationfeelslikeawasteoftime.SoIalwayshavemyheadphoneson,whetherI’mcommuting,exercisingorwalkinginthepark.I’mforeverlisteningtosomething—acourseonclassicalmusic,oronnewmediamanagement,andheavenknowswhatelse—justsoIcankeepupwiththeworld.
Peoplewhocan’tstayawayfromsocialmediaareknownasFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyhavetobeconstantlyupdatedaboutwhattheirfriendsaredoingandsaying.ButI’dguessthat“FOFO”betterdescribesme—“fearoffallingout”.Nomatterwhatyourreason,multitaskingisapartofmodernlife.Doyourbesttomakethemostoutofit.
4.Withtheexamplesinthefirstparagraph,theauthorintendsto________.
A.explainwhat“multitaskingOCD”islikeB.showhowbusytoday’slifeis
C.showthatpeopletodayoftenfeellostD.showpeopleliketobefashionable
5.Whydopeoplelikemultitasking,accordingtoOtmani?
A.Theylackthepatiencetofinishonethingatatime.
B.Itcanhelpthemtocommunicatetheirideas.
C.Theyaremoreablethanthepastgeneration.
D.Itcanpreventthemfrombeingbored.
6.Theunderlinedword“obsession”isclosestinmeaningto“________”.
A.interestB.knowledgeC.understandingD.worry
7.Whyisthewritercrazyaboutmultitasking?
She________.
A.wantstostayaheadofherfriendsB.wantstohavesomethingtoshowoff
C.doesn’twanttogetleftbehindbyothersD.thinksitisboringtodoonethingatatime
ManyofusknowaboutRussia’sLakeBaikalfromourtextbooks,orbylisteningtoChinesesingerLiJian’shitsong,LakeBaika.Butoverthepastdecade,theworld’sdeepestfreshwaterlakehasbeeninthespotlightforanextremesport.
EachMarchsince2005,about150peoplefromaroundtheworldsignupfortheBaikalIceMarathon.Theycometoexplorethelake’sbreathtakingbeautyandchallengethemselvesinunpredictableconditions.The26-mile(41.84-kilometers)journeystartsonthelake’seasternshore.InMarch,theiceisameterthickandiron-hard.Runnerscrossthisfrozensurface,finishingonthewesternsideofthelake.
Knownasthe“blueeyeofSiberia”,LakeBaikalhasexceptionallyclearwaters.Thismeansitsiceisalmostperfectlytransparent(透明的).“Seenfromabove,arunnerontheicelooksasifheorshewerejoggingthroughspace.”TheNewYorkTimesnoted.
Thelandscapemightbebeautiful,butit’salsoharsh.Strongwindsblast(侵袭)acrossthelakeandfrostbitecanoccurwithinhalfanhour.Runnerssaythecoldclimateiswhatdrawsthem.Theywanttotesttheirlimits.
“Whenyouareinsuchanenvironment,youdon’thavecarsaroundyou,andyoudon’thavethenoisearound.Ithinktheseextremeracesallowyoutobealonewithnature.”AlicjaBarahona,a64-year-oldrunnerfromtheUS,toldABCnews.
Thelocationofferssomestrangeanduniquecharacteristicsforthismarathon.Thefinishinglineisvisiblefromthestart,buttheendlesswhiteoffersnoprogressmarkers.Theracealsoendswithlittlefanfare(隆重的欢迎).Touristscrowdingtheicearemostlyaddictedtosnappingselfies(自拍)andjustignoretherunners.
Forsomerunners,theabsenceofspectatorsmakestheracemorechallenging,becauseit’slonely.Theymustfightwiththemselves.“YouarealoneonBaikal.Itisyourrace.Youarealonewithyourself.Allyouneedtodoistodefeatyourself.”VeroniqueMessina,aFrenchrunner,toldtheTelegraph.
8.WhatcanweknowabouttheBaikalIceMarathonfromthearticle?
A.Ittakesrunnersfromthenorthernendtothesouthernendofthelake.
B.Itinvolvesextremeweatherandbeautifulscenery.
C.Itattractsmoreandmoreparticipantseachyear.
D.Itisabout26kilometersinlength.
9.HowdoestheBaikalIceMarathondifferfromothermarathons?
A.Onlymenareallowedtoruninthisrace.
B.Therunnersareoftendistractedbytourists.
C.Therearemanyprogressmarkersontheice.
D.Therunnerscanseethefinishinglinefromthestart.
10.WhatisthemostchallengingpartoftheraceforMessina?
A.Thecoldclimate.B.Thelongdistance.
C.Noisysurroundings.D.Loneliness.
11.Howmanyreasonsarelistedtoshowtheloneliness?
A.5.B.4.
C.3.D.2.
Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomous(自动的)carthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:
thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareunfortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.It’saquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”
It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyisdeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousvehicletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2019goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromL.A.toNewYork,andhavethecarparkitself.
However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidation(批准生效)andtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indeed,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.
TheUKgovernmentappearscommittedencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModernTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoaccountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.
Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurerspointsout,“Nearly90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking$20millionperdayinclaims.
12.WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?
A.Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.
B.Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.
C.Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.
D.Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.
13.WhatistheUKgovernment’sattitudetoautonomouscars?
A.Cautious.B.Positive.
C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.
14.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.
B.Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.
C.Trafficaccidentswasteinsurancecompaniesquitealot.
D.Motoristsaresurprisedtohearaboutautonomouscars.
15.Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto________.
A.amusereaderswithfunnyexamples
B.showhisdeeploveforautonomouscars
C.introduceanewdevelopmentintechnology
D.provideapersuasiveargumentagainstautonomy
二、七选五
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