浙江省普通高中学业水平考试英语模拟试题C 解析版.docx

1、浙江省普通高中学业水平考试英语模拟试题C 解析版浙江省2020年1月普通高中学业水平考试英语仿真模拟试题C 解析版第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ATim Mas parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. They opened a restaurant. It was not a success. They found success in Ameri

2、ca, however, in computers and engineering. In part because of their own experiences, Mas parents hoped he would study to become an engineer or doctor. They wanted financial security for their child.Growing up, Ma considered many professions writer, fireman, even president. But he had a sense early o

3、n. I didnt want to be an engineer. However, Ma did well in math and science classes in high school and he ended up choosing to study electrical engineering in college.Several engineering jobs later, though, Ma had a change of heart. He wanted to leave the engineering world behind and enter the resta

4、urant business. It was in his blood. After all, his parents had owned a Chinese restaurant in Arkansas. His uncle also owned one in New York.His parents, Ma says, could not understand why he would want to leave such a good job to open a restaurant. They had worked long hours but their own restaurant

5、 still failed. They kept asking, Why?But Ma remained certain. He was going to do things differently than his parents. He was able to learn from their one major mistake as restaurant owners they knew very little about the art of cooking. So, at age 30, Ma left engineering and returned to school cooki

6、ng school.Ma soon learned that he enjoyed cooking. In 2009, Ma opened his first restaurant in Virginia. It is called Maple Avenue. At Maple Avenue, Ma cooked, cleaned the ovens, fixed equipment and paid bills. He worked long hours, seven days a week. His long hours paid off. Ma opened his fourth res

7、taurant last year, Kyirisan in Washington, D.C.Kyirisans success is due to the creative menu and food, Ma says. But mostly it just comes from completely hard work. I think in this country you can create your own success, just by working hard. Not because youre smarter than anybody, not because youre

8、 more creative than anybody, just by working hard. And I think thats why a lot of people end up coming to America.1. Why did Mas parents want him to become an engineer or doctor?A. Their family had found success in engineering for generations.B. They were tired of running a restaurant.C. They though

9、t it financially secure to be an engineer or doctor.D. They wanted him to try a career different from theirs.2. Why do a lot of people come to America?A. They can learn many things. B. They can run their business creatively.C. They can choose jobs freely. D. They can succeed through hard work.3. Wha

10、t can be the best title for the text?A. A suitable job B. Follow your heartC. A successful business D. Create your own business【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物介绍。厨师Tim Ma的父母均为台湾到美国的移民，因餐馆经营失败级计算机和工程行业的成功，希望儿子能够成为移民工程师或者是医生，以确保经济上的保障。然而，几经波折之后，Tim Ma发现自己对经营餐馆更感兴趣，于是不顾父母的反对，辞职学习餐饮，并经过不懈的努力，成功的开了第四家餐馆。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段

11、最后两句In part because of their own experiences, Mas parents hoped he would study to become an engineer or doctor. They wanted financial security for their child.父母希望他成为工程师或者医生，在经济上更有保障。故选C。2.D 【解析】细节理解题。文章最后一段Kyirisans success is due to the creative menu and food, Ma says. But mostly it just comes fro

12、m completely hard work. I think in this country you can create your own success, just by working hard. Not because youre smarter than anybody, not because youre more creative than anybody, just by working hard. And I think thats why a lot of people end up coming to America.可知，很多人最终选择来到美国，是因为在这里成功可以通

13、过努力获得的。故选D。3.B 【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章全文内容可知，文章主要讲述Tim Ma 遵从自己的内心，并为之付出不懈的努力，最终获得了成功。因此B项为最佳答案，概况文章主旨。故选B。BMicrosoft has developed a new smartphone app that interprets eye signals and translates them into letters, allowing people with ALS（渐冻症）to communicate with others from a phone.The GazeSpeak app combines

14、 a smartphones camera with artificial intelligence to recognize eye movements in real time and convert them into letters, words and sentences.For people suffering from ALS also known as motor neurone（神经元）disease, eye movement can be the only way to communicate. “Current eye-tracking input systems fo

15、r people with ALS or other motor disabilities are expensive, not constant under sunlight, and require frequent readjustment and considerable, relatively fixed systems,” said Xiaoyi Zhang, a researcher at Microsoft who developed the technology.“To reduce the drawbackswe created GazeSpeak, an eye-gest

16、ure communication system running on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, constant, portable and easy to learn.”The app is used by the listener by pointing their smartphone at the speaker. A chart stuck to the back of the smartphone is then used by the speaker to determine which eye movement

17、s to make for communication.The label shows four grids（方格） of letters, which each correspond to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the speaker selects which grids they want the letters belong to. The artificial intelligence algorithm（计算程序） is then able to predict the word

18、or sentence they are trying to say.Zhangs research, Smartphone-Based Gaze Gesture Communication for People with Motor Disabilities, is set to be presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in May.4. How does the new smartphone app help people with ALS?A. By connecting its camer

19、a with sufferers appearance.B. By communicating with people directly with a camera.C. By changing eye movements into detailed written information.D. By looking into the eyes of the sufferers.5. Why did the researchers develop GazeSpeak？A. GazeSpeak will have fewer disadvantages.B. Current systems ca

20、nt function effectively.C. GazeSpeak can be properly used in the medical field.D. Current systems can increase the risk of motor disabilities.6. What can we know according the text?A. Sufferers eye movements are determined by GazeSpeak.B. Current systems are solid but costly for sufferers.C. GazeSpe

21、ak has helped people a lot.D. GazeSpeak hasnt been practically on the market.【语篇解读】本文介绍了微软开发的一款新的智能手机应用程序-运动障碍者凝视手势交流软件，用于解释眼睛信号把它们转换成字母，这一应用使渐冻症患者和他人沟通成为可能。4.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段The GazeSpeak app combines a smartphones camera with artificial intelligence to recognize eye movements in real time and c

22、onvert them into letters, words and sentences.可知微软研发的这款手机应用程序可以实时识别人们眼球运动，把它们转化为详细的书面信息，故选C。5.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第四段“To reduce the drawbackswe created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system running on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, constant, portable and easy to learn.”可知为了减少上文说到

23、的现有渐冻症或其他残疾人使用的眼球跟踪软件的不足，研发人员开发了这款GazeSpeak 应用程序，故选A。6.D 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段Zhangs research, Smartphone-Based Gaze Gesture Communication for People with Motor Disabilities, is set to be presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in May.可知微软开发的这一款新的智能手机应用程序-运动障碍者凝视手势交流软件还没有投放市场，故

24、选D。CThe first organized system for sending messages began in Egypt around 1500 B.C. This system developed because the pharaohs frequently needed to send messages up and down the Nile River in order to keep their empire running smoothly. Later, the Persians developed a more efficient system for sendi

25、ng messages using men and horses. Messages carriers rode along the road system stretching from one end of the Persian Empire to the other. Along these roads, fresh men and horses waited at special stations to take and pass along any messages that needed to be sent. The stations where riders passed m

26、essages back and forth were built 23 kilometers apart, so the men and horses were able to travel quickly between them. The Romans later took up his idea and improved it by using a more advanced and extensive road system.In China, however, Kublai Khan had built up his own system for delivering messag

27、es. This system worked in the same basic way as the Roman system. The difference was that Kublai Khan kept 300,000 horses along the roads of this delivery lines. There were over 10,000 stations where a message would be passed from one rider to another with a fresh horse. In this way, Kublai Khan cou

28、ld receive messages from anywhere in the country in only a few days.It was not until the 1500s that a well-organized postal system appeared again in Europe. One family, the von Taxis family, gained the right to deliver mail for the Holy Roman Empire and parts of Spain. This family continued to carry

29、 mail, both government and private, throughout Europe for almost 300 years.In 1653, a Frenchman, Renouard de Velayer, established a system for delivering post in Paris. Postal charges at that time were paid by the recipient , but de Velayers system was unique by allowing the sender to pre-pay the ch

30、arges, in a similar way to the modern stamp. Unfortunately, de Velayers system came to an end when jealous competitors put live mice in his letter boxes, ruining his business. Eventually, government-controlled postal systems took over from private postal businesses, and by the 1700s government owner

31、ship of most postal systems in Europe was an accepted fact of life.The thing that all these early systems had in common was that they were quite expensive for public use, and were intended for use by the government and the wealthy. However, in 1840, a British schoolteacher named Roland Hill suggeste

32、d introducing postage stamps, and a postal rate based on weight. This resulted in lowering postal rates, encouraging more people to use the system to stay in touch with each other, His idea helped the British postal system begin to earn profits as early as 1850. Soon after that many other countries took up Mr. Hills idea. And letter writing became accessible to anyone who could write. Today, the Roland Hill awards are given each year to encourage and reward fresh ideas which help promote philately (stamp collecting).7. What