广东诗华高级中学届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题doc.docx

1、广东诗华高级中学届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题doc广东省东华高级中学2021届高三英语上学期第二次联考试题 考生注意： 1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour Apps You Need While

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7、 is special about Embark NYC? AIt provides details on trains BIt can be downloaded for free CIt helps people travel in NYC DIt can be used on more devices2Who will show special interest in Citymapper?AA local train drivers. BA computer programmer. CA Spanish businesssman in NYC. DA Frenchman travell

8、ing by bus.3Which app offers you information about taxis in NYC? AEmbark NYC. BCitymapper. CMTA Subway Time. DCab Sense NYC. B Language is a bridge of different culture. The more people across the world speak each others mother language, the better understanding they will develop. I am happy that ab

9、out 300 million Chinese, almost the size of the entire US population, are learning English. Meanwhile, in the USA, there are many Americans who are studying Chinese. One of my former colleagues was the envy of our group, partly because he spoke many languages well, especially Chinese.To a certain ex

10、tent, I became inextricably (密不可分地）bound up with Chinese through my life. I still remember in March 2013 I moved from New York City to Washington D. C. The students there, many of whom had studied Chinese for years, desired to visit China, meet Chinese people and learn more about Chinese culture and

11、 history. While writing a column, I checked online and found that an impressive Chinese language teacher, Christina Stouder, was still working in Washington D. C. Having spent years in China, including teaching in Hunan province, she not only spoke fluent Chinese but was also skilled in Chinese cult

12、ure, history and society. Caitlin Keliher was a student at George Washington University in November 2013 when I met her at “Chinese tea time”, a regular Chinese event at the universitys Sigur Center for Asian Studies. I loved the gatherings because the professor Edward McCord was a brilliant Chinese

13、 history professor, whose knowledge I found was the most fascinating. When I checked out Keliher online on Wednesday, she was working at Harvard China Fund as a pro-gram coordinator (协调者) after finishing her graduate study at Harvard Kennedy School. Over the years, I have interviewed passionate stud

14、ents of the Chinese language not just in the USA, but also in Spain, France, Portugal, Cuba and Belgium, where I am now based. I feel delighted when young people greet me with nihao (Chinese for hello) in a Carrefour supermarket or the park near my apartment in Brussels.4What does paragraph l mainly

15、 talk about!AThe popularity of learning Chinese. BThe benefits of learning a foreign language. CThe number of people learning English. DThe authors feeling of the former colleague.5How did the author develop the text? ABy listing some relative data BBy stating his own real emotion. CBy showing his o

16、wn experience. DBy imagining some potential endings. 6What do we know about the author? AHe lives in Washington D. C. now. BHe can speak several foreign languages. CHe enjoys knowing more about Chinese. DHe met Caitlin Keliher in a Chinese university.7What may be the best title for the text? AMy Clo

17、se Connection with Chinese BMy Achievements of Learning Chinese CMy Experience of Researching Chinese DMy Unique Understanding of Chinese C In the article We are all plastic people now, Kelly shares some statistics. Global plastic production is 400 million tonnes a year and its expected to double in

18、 the next 20 years. Al-most half of all plastic ever produced has been made in the last 13 years. And, the most shocking statistic for me is that half of all plastic produced is single-use, much of which is used for just a few minutes and discarded. I want to be clear that I am not anti-plastic, but

19、 against household use of single-use plastic. The need for many of the single-use items used in our homes is a result of human laziness and our never-ending need for convenience. The true problem with plastic is that it never truly disintegrates (分解). It just gets cut into increasingly smaller bits.

20、 As the name suggests, microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that come from plastic waste. Although we cant see them, microplastics are everywhere. Theyre in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. They have been found in every species on the Earth. Every time you pick up a pla

21、stic pen, drink from a single-use plastic water bottle, or use anything made of plastic, youre unknowingly adding to the problem. Clothing made from artificial fibres is another significant source of microplastics. When you wear this kind of clothing, the fibres slough off (脱落) into household dust s

22、o its in the air you breathe. When you wash the clothing, the fibres wash down the drain (下水道), ending up in our rivers, lakes and oceans. This ultimately pollutes our drinking water and the food that we catch from the water. If you cant see microplastics, do you need to worry about them? The simple

23、 answer is yes ! In the article, the author tested his body for microplastics so he engaged a research lab to do an experiment.8Which can replace the underlined word “discarded” in paragraph l?Agiven away Breserved Cdestroyed Dthrown away9What results in massive household use of single-use items? AT

24、he large-scale plastic production. BPeoples tendency for their convenience. CThe simple producing process of plastic. DPeoples unawareness of plastic harm.10What does the author intend to show in paragraph 4 and 5? AThe sources of microplastics. BPeoples need of plastics. CThe forms of microplastics

25、. DPeoples inability to see microplastics.11What can we infer from the text? AWe must stop using plastic production. BWe are at high risk of microplastics. CMicroplastics are the most dangerous. DPlastic production is necessary for the Earth .DMITs Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (C

26、SAIL) has released a video of their ongoing work using input from muscle signals to control devices. Their latest involves full and fine control of drones (无人机) , using just hand and arm gestures to pass through a series of rings. This work is impressive not only because theyre using biofeedback（生物反

27、馈） to control the devices, instead of visual or other kinds of gesture recognition, but also because how specific the controls can be, setting up a range of different potential applications for this kind of remote technology. This particular group of researchers has been looking at different applica

28、tions for this technology, including its use in cooperative robotics for potential industrial applications.Drone piloting is another area that could have big benefits in terms of real-world use, especially once you start to imagine entire groups of these taking flight with a pilot provided a view of

29、 what he can see via VR. That could be a great way to do site survey for large construction, for example, or remote equipment inspection of offshore platforms and other constructions that are hard for people to reach. Seamless（无缝的）man-machine interaction is the ultimate goal of the team working on t

30、his technology. Because we know how our own movements and ability influence our environment most effectively, they believe the process should be smooth when controlling and working with robots. Thinking and doing are essentially happening in parallel when we interact with our environment, but when w

31、e act through the extension of machines or remote tools, theres often something lost in translation that results in the requirement of lots of training.12Which is the technologys highlight? ADiverse functions. BWidespread popularity. CGreat accuracy. DInteresting interaction.13In which situation can

32、 we use the technology? APiloting a plane. BInspecting a signal tower. CBuilding a cottage. DRecording a VR video.14What does the underlined phrase “the process” in paragraph 5 refer to? AMan-machine interaction. BWorking on the technology. CInfluencing the environment. DManned plane flight.15What does the author want to tell us i