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安师大附属复兴中学届高三第一次月考英语试题
安师大附属复兴中学2018届高三第一次月考英语试题
2017.8.19
第一部分阅读理解(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
A
Artificialintelligence,orAI,hasbeenappliedinawiderangeoffieldstoperformspecifictasks,includingeducation,finance,heavyindustry,transportation,andsoon.
Education
Thereareanumberofcompaniesthatcreaterobotstoteachsubjectstochildrenrangingfrombiologytocomputerscience,thoughsuchtoolshavenotbecomewidespreadyet.Advancementsinnaturallanguageprocessing,combinedwithmachinelearning,havealsoenabledautomaticgradingofassignments.AIhasalsoledtoanexplosioninpopularityofMOOCs,orMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,whichallowsstudentsfromaroundtheworldtotakeclassesonline.
Finance
UseofAIinbankingcanbetrackedbackto1987.Banksuseartificialintelligencesystemstoorganizeoperations,maintainbook-keeping,investinstocks,andmanageproperties.Also,systemsarebeingdeveloped,likeAtria,totranslatecomplexdataintosimpleandpersonablelanguage.Therearealsowallets,likeWalletAI,whichmonitoranindividual’sspendinghabitsandprovideswaystoimprovethem.
Heavyindustry
Robotshavebecomecommoninmanyindustriesandareoftengivenjobsthatareconsidereddangeroustohumans.Robotshaveproveneffectiveinjobsthatareveryrepetitivewhichmayleadtomistakesoraccidentsduetofailureinconcentrationandotherjobswhichhumansmayfinddegrading.
Transportation
Today’scarscanhaveAI-baseddriverassistfeaturessuchasself-parkingandadvancedcruisecontrols.AIintransportationisexpectedtoprovidesafe,efficient,andreliabletransportationwhileminimizingtheimpactontheenvironmentandcommunities.
Toysandgames
CompanieslikeMattelhavebeencreatingAI-enabledtoysforkidsasyoungasagethree.UsingproprietaryAIenginesandspeechrecognitiontools,theyareabletounderstandconversations,giveintelligentresponsesandlearnquickly.AIhasalsobeenappliedtovideogames,forexamplevideogamebots,whicharedesignedtostandinasopponentswherehumansaren’tavailableordesired.
1.WhichistrueaboutAIandeducation?
A.Robotshavebeenwidelyusedtoteachchildren.
B.AIhasbeenusedtogradestudents’homework.
C.AIhasenabledmorestudentstoreceiveeducationatschool.
D.EducationwasthefirstfieldwhereA1wasused.
2.Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Atriacanhelppeopleunderstandcomplexdata.
B.WalletAIcanhelppeoplemakemoremoney.
C.Robots’jobsareconsidereddangeroustohumans.D.Robotscanhelppeopleconcentrate.
3.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanknowthat__________.
A.Today’sdriversneedn’tlearntoparktheircars
B.AIensuressafe,efficient,andreliabletransportation
C.AI-enabledtoysisdesignedtoimprovekids’intelligence
D.Videogamebotscanfightagainstyouinvideogames
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.ThelatestprogressinAI.B.AIisofgreatuse.
C.SomeapplicationsofAI.D.AIisusedinallfields.
B
WhenIwasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit.Whenwinterarrived,thick,heavysnowwouldfall,andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun.IrememberwatchingthemwithenvybecauseIwasstilltoosmalltogosledding.Finally,onewinterIwasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit.
ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife.ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled.NeartheendofthedayIwasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself.Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach.Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside.IwasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse,straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees.MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming.AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree.Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling,“Youhavetosteer(操控)!
Youhavetosteer!
”
Sadly,thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife.Manytimesproblems,troubles,andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair.Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn’talwayssafesledding.Iamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod.
Lifeisatrip,butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride.Steerwellthen.Steerstraight.Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandtheloveweareallmeantfor.
5.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasveryyoung?
A.Helivedonabighillwithhugeoaktreesonit.
B.Hewasfrightenedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.
C.Helongedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.
D.Hecarriedhisbrothers’sledsastheywentsledding.
6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“exhilarating”inParagraph2?
A.delightfulB.TerrifyingC.ordinaryD.violent
7.Whydidtheauthorfalloffhissled?
A.Becausehissledcrashedinanoaktree.B.Becausehelostcontrolofhissled.
C.Becausehisbrotherpusheditsohard.D.Becausethehillsidewassnowy.
8.Whatdoestheauthormeantotellus?
A.Losingcontrolofasledcanbedangerous.
B.Courageanddeterminationcanchangeone’slife.
C.Lifecanbecontrolledbyonehimself.
D.Lifeisamysteryfullofcoincidences.
C
ThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths(亭)setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry.
AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople’sloveforliteraturerecover,CCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems,essaysandbooks,orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones.Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell-received,itsreadingbooths,equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras,havebecomeinstanthits.
Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4--thefirstdayofthebooth’sopeningtothepublicinShanghai.Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5:
30pm,asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow.Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatry-outinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement.
“Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeopleliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibrarybeforeitopens.IfthatwasaspringofreadinginShanghai,nowIthinkanotherspringhasarrivedagain,”librarymanagerZhouDeming,toldtheShanghai-basedThePaper.
Thereadingboothistheonlyoneofitskindinthecityofeconomiccenteratthemoment,butmoreareexpectedtobeputintouseinthecomingmonths,accordingtothelibrary’swebsite.
TheReadersprogramhasalsoledtoboothsinothercitiesincludingBeijing,Hangzhou,GuangzhouandXi’antoappealtomorepeopletoreadandsharetheirlifestories.
Withtherecentboomofculture-themedTVshowssuchasReadersandChinesePoetryCompetition,someareoptimisticthatthiswillhelpthecountryloveliteratureandreadingagainingeneral.
9.CCTVprogramReadersaimsto_______________.
A.teachpeoplewhattoreadB.attractpeople’sattentiontoCCTV
C.invitepeopletoreadaloudintheboothD.arousepeople’sfleshenthusiasmforreading
10.WecanlearnfromParagraph3that_______________.
A.Somepeoplewaitedforalongtimetoreadinthebooth
B.March4wasthefirstdayoftheopeningofShanghaiLibrary
C.OnMarch4,200peoplereadinthebooth
D.Thetimeforregistrationswaslengthenedforthreeandahalfhours
11.ThepassagemainlytellsUSthat_______________.
A.Manypeoplelineuptoreadaloudinreadingbooths
B.Morereadingboothswillbesetupinthefuture
C.ReadershasbecomepopularalloverChina
D.Readershasinspiredmorepeopletoreadaloudinreadingbooths
D
Followingthecrowdmaynotalwaysbeinaperson’sbestinterest.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatteenswhogoalongwiththeirfriendsmayenduphealthierasadults.
Scientistshaveknownthatclosefriendshipshelpboosthealth.That’strueforbothteensandadults.ThefindinginspiredJosephAllen,apsychologistattheUniversityofVirginia,andhisteamtostudywhetherexperiencesduringteenyearswouldinfluenceadulthealth.
Sotheyfollowed171teens,startingwhenthekidswerejust13.Theyinterviewedeachoneeveryyearforfiveyears,andalsospoketotheseteens’closestfriends,whoprovidedadditionalinformationaboutthequalityoftheirfriendships.Thesame171peoplewereinterviewedagainatages25,26and27.Thistime,thequestionssurveyedeachperson’soverallhealth.Whentheresearchersanalyzedthedatatheyfoundastrongconnectionbetweenateen’sbehaviorandadulthealth.Teenswhohadclosefriendsgrewuptobethehealthieradults.Whetherteensheldbacktheirfeelingsorexpressedthemtoaclosefriendsalsoinfluencedlaterhealth.Thosewhoheldbackweremorelikelytobesickasadults.Theconnectionheldupevenafterthescientistsaccountedforotherpossibleinfluencesonhealth.Weight,familyincomeanddrugusewereallexamined.Sowerementalhealthissues,suchasanxietyanddepression.Andinthesepeople,suchotherfactorsdidnotexplainadulthealthaswellasteenfriendshipsdid.
Goingalongwiththecrowdmayhavebenefits,saysAllen,buttherearealsodrawbacks.Teenswhoaremoreindependenttendtodobetteratschoolandwork.A