安师大附属复兴中学届高三第一次月考英语试题.docx

1、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AArtificial intelligence，or AI，has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks，including education, finance, heavy industry, transportation, and

2、 so onEducationThere are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science，though such tools have not become widespread yetAdvancements in natural language processing，combined with machine learning，have also enabled automatic grading of a

3、ssignmentsAI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs，or Massive Open Online Courses，which allows students from around the world to take classes onlineFinanceUse of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations，maintain book-keep

4、ing，invest in stocks，and manage propertiesAlso，systems are being developed，like Atria，to translate complex data into simple and personable languageThere are also wallets，like Wallet AI，which monitor an individuals spending habits and provides ways to improve themHeavy industryRobots have become comm

5、on in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humansRobots have proven effective in jobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degradingTransportationTodays cars can have

6、 AI-based driver assist features such as self-parking and advanced cruise controlsAI in transportation is expected to provide safe，efficient，and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communitiesToys and gamesCompanies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toy

7、s for kids as young as age threeUsing proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools，they are able to understand conversations，give intelligent responses and learn quicklyAI has also been applied to video games，for example video game bots，which are designed to stand in as opponents where humans

8、 arent available or desired1. Which is true about AI and education? A. Robots have been widely used to teach children B. AI has been used to grade students homework C. AI has enabled more students to receive education at school D. Education was the first field where A1 was used2. Which can be inferr

9、ed from the passage? A. Atria can help people understand complex data B. Wallet AI can help people make more money C. Robots jobs are considered dangerous to humans D. Robots can help people concentrate3. From the last two paragraphs we can know that _. A. Todays drivers neednt learn to park their c

10、ars B. AI ensures safe, efficient, and reliable transportation C. AI-enabled toys is designed to improve kids intelligence D. Video game bots can fight against you in video games4. What is the passage mainly about? A. The latest progress in AI B. AI is of great use C. Some applications of AI D. AI i

11、s used in all fieldsBWhen I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of itWhen winter arrived，thick，heavy snow would fall，and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of funI remember watching them with envy because I

12、was still too small to go sleddingFinally，one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down itThe first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my lifeIt was so exhilarating when the wind whipped

13、across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sledNear the end of the day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myselfI climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomachThen with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside

14、I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak treesMy heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screamingAt the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the treeI could hear my brothers run

15、ning down the hill yelling，“You have to steer (操控)! You have to steer!”Sadly，that wasnt the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my lifeMany times problems，troubles，and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despairI am stil

16、l learning that life isnt always safe sleddingI am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to GodLife is a trip，but no one ever said it was a smooth rideSteer well thenSteer straightSteer your soul towards the light and the love w

17、e are all meant for5. What do we know about the author when he was very young? A. He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it B. He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers C. He longed to go sledding with his brothers D. He carried his brothers sleds as they went sledding6. Which of the

18、 following can replace the underlined word “exhilarating” in Paragraph 2? A. delightful B. Terrifying C. ordinary D. violent7. Why did the author fall off his sled? A. Because his sled crashed in an oak tree B. Because he lost control of his sled C. Because his brother pushed it so hard D. Because t

19、he hillside was snowy8. What does the author mean to tell us? A. Losing control of a sled can be dangerous B. Courage and determination can change ones life C. Life can be controlled by one himself. D. Life is a mystery full of coincidencesCThe popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in

20、China to practice reading aloud in booths (亭) set up in big cities across the countryAs the latest TV show to help peoples love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to

21、 their loved onesJust as the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hitsA crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 - the first day of the booths o

22、pening to the public in ShanghaiThe deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5:30 pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to growSome waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library management“There is an old photo in the late

23、 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opensIf that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，”library manager Zhou Deming，told the Shanghai-based The PaperThe reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic c

24、enter at the moment，but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months，according to the librarys websiteThe Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xian to appeal to more people to read and share their life storiesWith the recent boo

25、m of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general9. CCTV program Readers aims to_. A. teach people what to read B. attract peoples attention to CCTV C. invite people to read alo

26、ud in the booth D. arouse peoples flesh enthusiasm for reading10. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_. A. Some people waited for a long time to read in the booth B. March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library C. On March 4,200 people read in the booth D. The time for registrations w

27、as lengthened for three and a half hours11. The passage mainly tells US that_. A. Many people line up to read aloud in reading booths B. More reading booths will be set up in the future C. Readers has become popular all over China D. Readers has inspired more people to read aloud in reading boothsDF

28、ollowing the crowd may not always be in a persons best interestBut new research suggests that teens who go along with their friends may end up healthier as adultsScientists have known that close friendships help boost healthThats true for both teens and adultsThe finding inspired Joseph Allen，a psyc

29、hologist at the University of Virginia，and his team to study whether experiences during teen years would influence adult healthSo they followed 171 teens，starting when the kids were just 13They interviewed each one every year for five years，and also spoke to these teens closest friends，who provided

30、additional information about the quality of their friendshipsThe same 171 people were interviewed again at ages 25，26 and 27This time，the questions surveyed each persons overall healthWhen the researchers analyzed the data they found a strong connection between a teens behavior and adult healthTeens

31、 who had close friends grew up to be the healthier adultsWhether teens held back their feelings or expressed them to a close friends also influenced later healthThose who held back were more likely to be sick as adultsThe connection held up even after the scientists accounted for other possible infl

32、uences on healthWeight，family income and drug use were all examinedSo were mental health issues，such as anxiety and depressionAnd in these people，such other factors did not explain adult health as well as teen friendships didGoing along with the crowd may have benefits，says Allen，but there are also drawbacksTeens who are more independent tend to do better at school and workA