高级中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题附答案.docx

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高级中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题附答案

牡一中高三学年期末考试英语试题

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阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ItwasashoppingtripIwouldn’tforget,becausethelistwasitemsformyfather,whohadjustbeenadmittedtothelong-termcarecenterinourtown.Ayearearlier,MomandIweretoldthatDaddywasinthemiddlestageofAlzheimer’sdisease.Twomonthslater,hestartedtorapidlydeteriorate（恶化），notjustmentally,butalsoinhismobility.Wecouldseehewantedtostandandwalkbuthisbraincouldn’ttransmitthemessagetohislegs.

Mymother,whowasill,struggledtocareforDaddyintheirhome.Caregivershelpedforpartofeachday.ButitbecameincreasinglyclearthatDaddywasreachingthepointwhereheneededprofessionalcare.SothatdaywehelpedDaddyintothecarforhistriptothecarecenter.

Asadaughter,IwantedtodosomethingtomakeDaddycomfortableinthecarecenter.WhenIwaslookingforthings,suddenlyanideacameintomyhead,whichdrovemetothetoyarea.ThereIboughtacutestuffedblack-and-whitedog.WhataperfectcompanionforDaddytohavebyhisside.Helovedhisdogsandwouldmissthem.SoIhopedthisstuffedonewouldhelp.

Mydad’sfacelitupwhenIgavehimhisnewcompanionandhenamedhimArtieafteragoodfriend.Itdidn’ttakelongbeforeArtiebecamethetalkofthecarecenter.RestingcomfortablyonDaddy’slap,ArtiewentalmosteverywherewithDaddyinhiswheelchair.Oneday,IwasintheelevatorwithDaddy,Artieandoneofthenurses,Lisa.ThefirstthingLisasaidwas,“Artiebitmetoday.”IlookedatDaddyandaskedhimifthatwastrue.HesmiledashehelpedArtie“attack”Lisa’sarmagain.DaddystilllovedtosharehissnackswithArtie.OnecouldknowitwhenseeingallthecookiestainsonArtie’smouth.

NinemonthsafterDaddyenteredthecarecenter,hepassedaway.Artiewasinbedwithhim.ArtienowsitsonashelfinmyhomenexttomanyofDaddy’sthings.IrememberallthejoyArtiebroughttoDaddyinthemidstofDaddy’sbattlewithAlzheimer’sdisease.ItwasArtiethataccompaniedDaddytohappilygetthroughthatperiodofdarkness.

1.Theauthorsentherfathertothecarecenterbecause___________.

A.itwascostlytohirecaregivers

B.herfather’shealthconditiongotworse

C.hermotherwastooweaktolookafterherfather

D.thecarecenterpromisedtotreatherfatherforfree

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.ThenursewasinjuredbyArtieB.Artielovedtoeatsnacksverymuch

C.DadtendedtotreatArtieasarealdogD.Dadwasoftenmisunderstoodbyothers

3.What’sthebesttitlefortheparagraph?

A.ThepoweroftrueloveB.Theimportanceofmiracles

C.TheadmirationforarealheroD.Thebrightlightinthedarkness

B

SixvolunteersareabouttofindoutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveonMarswithouteverleavingtheEarth.ThreemenandthreewomenwillspendeightmonthslivinginaspecialplaceonthesideofavolcanoinHawaii.Theyarepartofanexperimentthatisdesignedtomimic（模仿）lifeonMars.TheirmissionbeganonOctober15,2014.

NASAsaysitcouldsendastronautstoMarsasearlyasthe2030s.Themissionwouldtakemorethantwoyears,soNASAneedstoknowhowpeoplewouldreacttolivinginasmallgroup,isolatedfromtherestoftheworld,forsuchalongtime.Somepeoplemaybecomedepressedorboredlivingunderthoseconditions.BystudyingpeoplelivinginsimilarconditionshereonEarth,NASAhopestolearnhowtochoosethemostsuitablepeopleforaspacemission,andhowtohelpthemgetalong.

Theywillliveinatwo-storybuilding.Thegroundfloorisabout86squaremeters,roughlythesizeofasmalltwo-bedroomapartment.Itincludessharedareaslikekitchen,diningroom,bathroom,laboratoryandanexerciseroom.Theupstairsislessthanhalfthesizeofthedownstairs.Itcontainsanotherbathroomandsixsmallbedrooms.Thebuildingislocatedinanabandonedquarry（采石场）about2,400metersupthesideofMaunaLoa,thesecondbiggestvolcanointheworld.Itisconstantlymonitoredforsignsofvolcanicactivity.NASAchosethelocationbecausetheappearancelooksverysimilartoMars.

TomakeitmorelikebeingonMarsinthefuture,theyareonlyabletocommunicatebyemailduringtheexperiment.Meanwhile,therewillbea20-minutedelaybetweenthetimewhenamessageissentandthatwhenitisreceived.Whentheygooutside,theywillhavetosuitupinfullspacesuits,justasiftheywereonMars.

ThecommanderisMarthaLenio,a34-year-oldCanadian.Duringthemission,shewillrunexperimentsongrowingfood.Theothermembershavebackgroundsinphysicsandsoon.Noneofthemareastronauts.

4.WhenwillthesixvolunteersendtheirmissionaboutmimickinglifeonMars?

A.OnJune15,2015.B.OnOctober15,2015.

C.OnOctober15,2030.D.OnJune15,2032.

5.What’sthemainpurposeoftheexperiment?

A.Tomonitorsignsofvolcanicactivity.

B.ToprepareforaspacemissiontoMars.

C.Totrainthesixpeopletobecomeastronauts.

D.Tostudythedifferencebetweenmenandwomen.

6.MaunaLoawaschosenastheexperimentalsitebecause___________.

A.itislocatedneararocketbase

B.otherpeoplecanhardlyfindthelocation

C.itslandscapeissomuchlikethatofMars

D.itisasafeplacetoconducttheexperiment

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Marthaisafamousexpertonagriculture.

B.ThesixvolunteerswillbesenttoMarsin2030.

C.Alltheexperimentalactivitiesaredoneindoors.

D.Ittakesabout40minutestogetareplytoanemail.

C

Chinaisstartingtoblacklistpoorly-behavedtouristsasitseekstorescuetheimageofitscitizensasholidaymakers.

AccordingtoaregulationbytheChinaNationalTourismAdministration（NTA）thatenteredeffectthisweek,touristswillbeblacklistedforoffencesincludingactingantisociallyonpublictransport,damagingprivateorpublicproperty,disrespectinglocalcustoms,damaginghistoricalexhibitsonpurposeorengagingingamblingorpornographicactivities.Recordswillbekeptinatwo-tiredsystem:

provincial-leveltourismauthoritiesareresponsibleforcasesundertheirjurisdiction（管辖区域）whiletheNTAwillbeinchargeofanationwideregister.Peoplewillbeblacklistedfortwoyearsaftertheyoffend,accordingtotheregulation.

TheNTAsaidtourismauthoritieswillinformblacklistedtouristsand“proposecorrectionmeasuresinordertomitigatethenegativeimpact”.Italsosaidthattourismauthoritiesreservetherighttoreportsuchviolationstopublicsecurity,customsandtransportauthoritiesaswellasthecentralbank’sindividualcreditdepartment.

Theregulationcomesamid（在……之中）growingconcernabouttheillmannersofChinesetouristsbothathomeandabroad.In2013,aChinesetouristwrotehisnameonareliefcarvinginLuxor,Egypt.InDecember,aChinesepassengerthrewacupofhotinstantnoodlesataflightattendantonaninternationalflight.Chinesetouristshavebeenfinedorputintoprisonforcarryingprohibiteditemsorpurchasingwildanimalproducts.

8.Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.neglectB.relieveC.deepensD.prevents

9.Accordingtothepassage,themainpurposeoftheregulationisto________.

A.punishtheChinesepoorly-behavedtourists

B.suggestcorrectmeasurestotheChinesepoorly-behavedtourists

C.showcasetheauthorityoftheChinaNationalTourismAdministration（NTA）

D.bettertheimageofChinesecitizensasholidaymakers

10.Themainmethodtheauthorusestodevelopthelastparagraphis________.

A.providingexplanationsB.offeringanalyses

C.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons

11.Thetextismostlikelytoappearin________.

A.anewspaperB.atouristguide

C.atravelbrochureD.ageographytextbook

D

Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.

GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:

“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent.Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthatthoughtheintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”

Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!

Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals,thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:

Amachinewhichmighthaveasitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.

It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.

I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!

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12.TheauthorquotedBillGates’words