山西省平遥中学届高三月考英语试题.docx

1、山西省平遥中学届高三月考英语试题2018年12月平遥中学高三（补）质检英语试题（文理科）本试题满分：150分 考试时间：100分钟 命题人：苑文明第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,和D）中，选出最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卡上。第一节（共15个小题；每小题3分，满分45分）ANo trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute, which is the second largest art museum in the nation.Opening hours:

2、Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.Highlights: The Modern Wing contains contemporary masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol. In the Central Hall visitors can view one of the worlds finest Im

3、pressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century to 1940. The past returns as over 550 works from 4,0

4、00 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.Advice for visitors: Free guided tours are available daily at noon. Free art-making activities are available for children each weekend from 11 am t

5、o 2 pm. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museums collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces youll see in the galleries, build architectural wonders with colorful bloc

6、ks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner. Check out the Lions Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for the young people in your group! Dont miss it!Getting there: You can take the follow buses: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.1. When is i

7、t suitable for you to visit the Art Institute?A. At 7 pm on Thursday. B. At 8:30 am on Saturday C. At 3:30 pm on Thanksgiving Day. D. At 10 am on Tuesday.2. Whose works can visitors see in the Modern Wing?A. Monet. B. Van Gogh. C. Picasso. D. Seurat.3. What can children do at Curious Corner?A. Hold

8、a birthday party. B. Play with colorful blocks. C. Communicate with artists. D. Join the Lions Trail tour.BWhen my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters. I knew I had to do something to help myself adapt, starting with the s

9、ummer before she left.Sophie had a pack of colorful T-shirts. I knew she wouldnt wear them any more, so I decided to make a quilt out of them for her bed at college. It focused my energy, and also let me relive some memories. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie wasnt at home, which turned out t

10、o be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was around, her door was shut more than usual. I felt a bit hurt. After all, we didnt have much time together before she went to college, I was already missing her, and she hadnt ever left yet.When we arrived at the college, a wave of emo

11、tion flooded me. I tried to hold it back, but Sophie saw it in my face. She took a big red book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a closed door that summer. It was an album of photographs documenting the life of our family over the last 1

12、7 years.I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was joy. I knew that our connection was more powerful than ever, and that wed always be connected by the strongest of threads, the love that went into every stitch of her quilt and every photo of my album.In S

13、ophies dormitory I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.4. What do we learn about Sophie from the passage?A. She did not understa

14、nd how her mother felt about her leaving.B. She had few friends, and kept to herself at home that summer.C. She made a photo album to show her love.D. She liked her colorful T-shirts very much.5. Why did the author feel hurt, according to the second paragraph?A. Because Sophie was not interested in

15、what she was doing.B. Because Sophie had little time for her.C. Because Sophie was going to leave home for a long time.D. Because Sophie did not help her to make the quilt.6. How did the author feel when they arrived at the college?A. She felt worried. B. She felt nervous.C. She was sorry to be leav

16、ing her daughter. D. She missed her daughter very much.7. Why did the author finally let her daughter go?A. She realized that her daughter had to go to college by herself.B. She realized that the love between them would never be cut off.C. Sophies present had made her forget her sorrow.D. Sophies ne

17、w friends were calling her outside the dormitory. C“Does my smile look big in this?” Future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look and hence feel happier, encouraging you to like what you see.Thats the idea behind the Emotion Evoking System devel

18、oped by Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The system can manipulate, or in other word, control your emotions and personal preferences by presenting you with an image of your own smiling or frowning face.The principle that physiological changes can drive emotional one

19、s that laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around is a well-established idea.The researchers wanted to see if this idea could be used to build a computer system that manipulates how you feel. The system works by presenting the user with a web-camera image of his or her face as

20、 if they were looking in a mirror. The image is then subtly altered with software, turning the corners of the mouth up or down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frown (皱眉).Without telling them the aim of the study, the team recruited 21 volunteers and aske

21、d them to sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task. When the task was complete the participants rated how they felt. When the faces on screen appeared to smile, people reported that they felt happier. On the other hand, when the image was given a sad expression, they reported fe

22、eling less happy.Yoshida and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers emotional state would influence their preferences. Each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image. The volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scarf were m

23、ore likely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likely.The system could be used to manipulate consumers impressions of products, say the researchers. For example, mirrors in clothing-store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered refle

24、ctions. They also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on.“Its certainly an interesting area,” says Chris Creed at the University of Birmingham, UK. But he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than i

25、n the lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions. “Attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging,” he says.Of course, there are also important moral questions surrounding such subtly manipulative tec

26、hnology. “You could argue that if it makes people happy what harm is it doing?” says Creed. “But I can imagine that many people may feel manipulated, uncomfortable and cheated if they found out.”8. Whats the main purpose of the Emotion Evoking System?A. To see whether ones feeling can be unconscious

27、ly affected.B. To see whether ones facial expressions can be altered.C. To see whether laughter comes before happiness.D. To replace the mirrors in future clothing-store fitting rooms.9. What can we learn about the web-camera image in the study?A. It recorded the volunteers performance in the task.B

28、. It gave the volunteers a false image.C. It attempted to make the volunteers feel exhausted.D. It beautified the volunteers appearance in the mirror.10. What does Creed mention as a limitation of the technology?A. It only changes the areas around the mouth and the eyes.B. It only works in clothing

29、stores.C. It only makes subtle changes to peoples behaviors.D. It only deals with a limited number of facial expressions.11. What does Creed s comment on the moral issues with this technology imply?A. Nothing is more important than happiness.B. Technology is unable to manipulate people.C. People sho

30、uld make their decisions independently.D. People should neglect the harm of the technology.DPeer PressurePeople who are at your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they influence you on your decision or action, its called peer pressure. All of us, at some point in our lives, have had t

31、o deal with peer pressure. The need to follow the crowd and do what majority of us are doing forces us to take up activities which we wouldnt otherwise.Recent studies have shown that peer pressure might cause an upside to you. It can make you reflect on your actions and make changes to your ways to

32、become a better one. Observing others working hard to reach their goals will definitely encourage you to make a great effort to achieve something positive. When a teen knows that his teammates are practicing hard to become better players then it will directly affect his own performance. He will put in twice the time and energy to raise the level of his game and ensure he has a place on the team.Having a group that brings positive peer pressure can