山西省芮城县届高三英语月考试题.docx

1、山西省芮城县届高三英语月考试题山西省芮城县2020届高三英语3月月考试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共 15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AFantastic Fall Festivals You wont Want to MissSeymour Apple FestivalAdmission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,000 people from all over the

2、 region come over to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests,bike-decorating contests, and more.Marionville Apple FestivalThe popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The carnival, pony rides, and games will keep t

3、he kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pie-eating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths.Humansville Fall FestivalThe Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesnt mean its lacking big fun. Perfect for all ages, this fall festival is celebrating its

4、 70th year and will provide three full days of fun. This years festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years. Youll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an amazing parade to wr

5、ap up the event on Saturday.Southside Fall FestivalThe Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free environment and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food vendors, live music, karaoke, and more.Fall Into Arts FestivalMake sure to

6、 bring the kids along to this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-friendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more. Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent varie

7、ty of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and more.1.Which festivals are free of charge?A.The Southside Fall Festival and the Fall Into Arts Festival.B.The Seymour Apple Festival and the Southside Fall Festival.C.The Humansville Fall Festival and the Fall Into Arts Festival.D.The Seymour A

8、pple Festival and the Marionville Apple Festival.2.What makes the Humansville Fall Festival special this year?A.Fun activities on Saturday.B.The duration of the festival.C.The area of the hosting town.D.Musicians live performances.3.The Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by.A.movie lovers

9、 B.modern artistsC.visitors of all ages D.families with kidsBIn the animal kingdom,weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans alsoBut I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in peopleI see it every day when people hold doors for me，pour cre

10、am into my coffee， or help me to put on my coatAnd I havediscovered that it makes them happy From my wheelchair experience，I see the best in people，but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see dailyThey dont get to see this soft side of others. Often，we try e

11、very way possible to avoid showing our weakness，which includes a lot of pretendingBut only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual

12、. People behind me began to get impatient and angry，with some speeding up alongside me, horning（按喇叭）or even shouting at meAt the moment , I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed No more angry shouts a

13、nd no more horns! When I put on my flashlights，I was saying to the other drivers,I have a problem hereI am weak and doing the best I can And everyone understood Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to passThey couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing trafficBut instead of getting im

14、patient and angry，they waited，knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that wayBut those are few and far between. More often，it would be better if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or prete

15、nd that we are brave when we are scared4. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when_ A. they offer their help B. they receive others help C. they feel others kindness D. they show their weakness5. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?_ A.They sped up to pass B

16、. They waited with patience C. They tried their best to help D. They put on their flashlights too6In this passage，the author advises us to_ A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery7Which of the following is the best title for the passage?_

17、A. A Wheelchair Experience B. Weakness and Kindness C. Weakness and Strength D. A Driving Experience C Imagine you are opening your own company and want to hire a manager. You have two candidates and they are both capable and experienced, so who would you rather hire: Julia Watson or Shobha Bhattach

18、arva? Chances are that you would prefer Watson, right? But why? “Easy names are evaluated as more familiar, less risky and less dangerous, ” Eryn Newman, a scientist at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, told Scientific American. As a result, people with easier names are often assumed t

19、o be more trustworthy. This is what Newman and her teammates have found in their recent study. In the experiment, they picked 18 different foreign names, including difficult-to-pronounce ones like Yevgeni Dherzhinsky and easy names like Bodo Wallmeyer. They then attached each name with a statement s

20、uch as “turtles are deaf” and “giraffes are the only mammals that cannot jump” and asked volunteers whether they thought the claims were true.The results showed that claims connected to easier names were more often ranked as believable than those attributed to difficult names, regardless of what the

21、 truth really was. In fact, previous studies have already found that our judgments about products can be affected by their names. For example, we tend to think of a food additive (添加剂) with an easier name as safer and a stock （股票）with an easier name as more lucrative (利润丰厚的)，according to Medical Dai

22、ly. But researchers pointed out that this effect can change depending on where someone comes from. For example, a native British man may find “Yevgeni Dherzhinsky” hard to pronounce while Russian people could say it without effort. Newman hopes that this finding can make us better see our biases (偏见

23、). Its not just unfair to people that we make judgments based on gut feelings (直觉) rather than facts, and it can sometimes have serious consequences.For example, we may choose to believe certain eyewitnesses in court simply because their names sound more trustworthy even if they are actually lying.

24、Or, we may let go of qualified job candidates due to their“difficult”names.Now, if you could make that decision again, would you still prefer Julia Watson to Shobha Bhattacharva?8. What did Newman and her teammates discover in their experiment?A. Volunteers with easier names were more likely to choo

25、se true claims.B. A difficult name doesnt influence the way the volunteers viewed the claims.C. Volunteers trusted claims paired with easy names more often.D. Volunteers trusted claims connected with difficult names.9. The underlined words“this effect”in Paragraph 5 refer to the effect _.A. names ha

26、ve on peoples judgmentsB. gut feelings have on people from different placesC. of decisions made based on factsD. of peoples biases against certain types of people10. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?A. We should think twice before we make a decision.B. The harder your name is to pronounc

27、e, the more likely it is you will get a job.C. Judging people based on their names may cause serious problems.D. Russians have less bias against peoples names than the British.11. What is probably the best title for the text? A. Names Affect ProductsB. Employers Prefer Shobha BhattacharvaC. Difficul

28、t Names are TrustworthyD. Easy Names Win OutDClaude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci. the art world has never lacked talent.And now, a new painter is ready to join the list, although this one isnt even human.Next month, the auction house Christies Prints and Multiples will make history by

29、offering the first piece of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) for sale. The painting is a portrait of a man called Edmond De Belamy, and is expected to be sold for up to $ 10,000.The work, which features a man with a mysterious look on his face, was created by software developed by the Fre

30、nch art group Obvious. Laugero-Lasserre, an art collector, called the work grotesque and amazing at the same time. This isnt the first example of AI-produced artwork, as AI has already been used to write poems and compose songs. However, many people doubt whether it should be called art at all.Accor

31、ding to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) , art is about creating emotion(情感). Itsa means of. joining people together in the same feelings, he once said.So, if the emotion behind art is what makes it, the ability to create and use tools is what makes human beings different from other species. A

32、nd as a tool itself, the AI technology used to create the portrait is the result of a lot of effort made by several designers. Together, they fed the AI a huge collection of paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries, until it was able to work out how to make similar paintings of its own.The introduction of AI art could be the beginning of a new artistic movement. However, not everyon