成都市高届高三三诊英语试题word版.docx

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成都市高届高三三诊英语试题word版

成都市2018届高三三诊英语

第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TherearedozensofmovierecommendationenginesontheWeb.They'realldifferent,butsomearedefinitelybetterthanothers.

RottenTomatoes

InsteadoftellingRottenTomatoeswhichfilmsyoulike,youcantellitwhatkindoffilmsyouenjoy，whichactorsyouwanttosee，andotherstandardstohelpitfindthebestmovieforyou.There'salotofvariabilityinthequalityofRottenTomatoesrecommendationsbutit’salsoanicewaytofindtherightfilmforanymood.

Netflix

Netflixasksyoutorate（评级）moviestodeterminewhichfilmsyou’llwanttoseenext.Andalthoughitdoesmakeiteasytoratemoviesanditdoesreturnhugelists,theideasitgivesyouaren'tallthatstrong.It'seasytouse,butit’snotthebestwaytogetmovierecommendations.

Jinni

Whetheryouwanttosearchforfilmsbasedonyourmood，timeavailable,orreviews,thesitehasitall.ButJinni’smostamazingfeatureisitssemanticsearch.Youcanentertermslike,“moviesthathavegangsters”or“filmsthatshowChrisFarleyyelling”andthesitewillreturnfilmsthatmatchyourquestion.GouseJinni.Youwon’tregretit!

Criticker

Insteadofjustallowingyoutorankfilms,Critickercomparesyourratingstothoseofotherusersandseehowcloselyyourtastesmatchthoseofotherusers.Oncetheservicefindsmatches,youcanviewotherusers’listsandseewhichmoviestheylike.

21.WhatmakesCritickerspecial?

A.Comparingusers’ratings.B.Rankingyourfavouritefilms.

C.Offeringdifferentstandards.D.Findingfilmsbasedonmood.

22.Whichonedoestheauthorrecommendmost?

A.Netflix.B.Jinni.C.Criticker.D.RottenTomatoes.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Torecommendthebestmoviesonline.

B.Toshowhowtousemoviesearchengines.

C.Tointroduceseveralmoviesearchengines.

D.Toexplainhowtofindthebestmoviesonline.

B

“Abirdwithabrokenwingwillneverflyashigh.”I’msureT.J.Warewasmadetofeelthis

wayalmosteverydayinschool.

Byhighschool,T.J.wasthemostcelebratedtroublemakerinhistown.Teachersliterallycringedwhentheysawhisnamepostedontheirclassroomlists.

ImetT.J.forthefirsttimewhenallthestudentsatschoolwereattendingACEtraining.Atfirst,heshowednointerestinthediscussion.Butslowly,theinteractivegamesdrewhimin.T.J.hadsomebrilliantthoughtsonthosesituations,whichwerewelcomedbyhisgroup.Bytheendoftheactivity,theotherstudentsontheteamwereimpressedwithhisconcernandideasandelectedT.J.co-chairmanoftheteam.

WhenT.J.showedupatschoolonMondaymorning,agroupofteacherswereexpressingtheirdisagreementstotheschoolprincipalabouthisbeingelectedco-chairman.Theprincipalremindedthemthatthepurposeoftheprogramwastouncoveranypositivefeelingandstrengthenitspracticeuntiltruechangecantakeplace.Theteachersleftthemeeting,firmlyconvincedthatfailurewasunavoidable.

Twoweekslater,T.J.andhisfriendsledagroupof70studentstocollectfood.Theycollectedaschoolrecord:

2,854cansoffoodinjusttwohours.Thelocalnewspapercoveredtheeventwithafull-pagearticlethenextday.Thatnewspaperstorywaspostedonthemainbulletinboardatschool,whereeveryonecouldseeit.T.J.’spicturewasuptherefordoingsomethinggreat.

T.J.startedshowingupatschooleverydayandansweredquestionsfromteachersforthefirsttime.Theeventhestartednowyields9，000cansoffoodinoneday,takingcareof70percentoftheneedforfoodforoneyear.

T.J.remindsusthatabirdwithabrokenwingonlyneedsmending.Butonceithashealed,itcanflyhigherthantherest.T.J.gotajob.Hebecameproductive.Heisflyingquitenicelythesedays.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutT.J.beforeheattendedthetraining?

A.Hewastalkativeinclass.B.Hedidn’thaveagoodfame.

C.Hisideaswerequiteimpressive.D.Heshowedupatschooleveryday.

25.WhydidtheteammemberselectT.J.co-chairman?

A.Hepromisedthemabrightfuture.B.Theywantedtoofferhimachance.

C.Theythoughtthejobwasquiteeasy.D.Hewasconsideredqualifiedforthejob.

26.Whatdoweknowaboutpeople’sattitudetowardsT.J.'sbeingelected?

A.Uncaring.B.Favorable.C.Controversial.D.Doubtful.

27.Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththisstory?

A.Nopain,nogain.B.Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.

C.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.D.Treatothersasyouwanttobetreated.

C

ThephilosopherRobertNozickusedtheideaofan“experiencemachine”torefutetheviewthatgoodexperiencesareallwewantfromlife.Hethoughtthatmostofuswouldnotchoosethemachineandpreferreality.“Butwhy?

”heencouragedustoask.

Therewasnosuchthingasvirtual（虚拟的）reality（VR）whenhewaswriting.Butnowwecangiveourselvescomputergeneratedexperiencesthatareliketherealthing.ThequestionraisedbyNozickhasbecomearealissue.WhyshouldyoupreferthetroubleandexpenseofactuallyvisitingAngkorWatorNiagaraFallswhenyoucangetalltheexperiencesofbeingtherebyputtingongogglesandabodysuit?

Oneansweristhattheemotionsyoufeelwhenyouhaveavirtualexperiencearenotasvaluable.WhenyouactuallyseeNiagaraFalls,youfeelaweandevenfearinthefaceofanoverpoweringforceofnature.Beinginthepresenceofsomethingthatcausesyouthesefeelingsispartofthepleasure.

VisitingavirtualNiagaraFallsmayalsocauseyoufeelingsofaweandfearbuttheyarecheapenedbyyourknowledgethatthedangerisnotrealandthatyourmindisbeingtrickedintothinkingthatitis.

Realityalsoholdsapotentialformakingdiscoveriesthatvirtualrealitylacks.ThosewhovisitAngkorWathopetoseemorethantheyexpectedfromtouristinformation,perhapsevendiscoverwhathavebeenmissed.Computersimulations（模拟），howevergood,containonlywhathavebeenputintothem.

Thereisafurtherreasonforpreferringarealexperience.Realexperiencesconnectustothedeedsofpastpeopleandplaceusincontextswherehistorywasmade.ViewinganactualpaintingbyRembrandtisamorevaluableexperiencethanviewingacopy,howevergood.Thegenuinepaintingwastheworkofthemanhimself.Weseehisbrushstrokesonthecanvas.Weareinthepresenceofgenius.

Virtualrealitycantakeustoplaceswecannevergo.Itcanbeexciting,amusingandagoodwayofspendingleisuretime.Butitwillneverbeasubstituteforconnectionswiththerealthing.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refute”inParagraph1mean?

A.Contradict.B.Express.C.Prove.D.Correct.

29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvirtualreality?

A.Itcanbenefitpeopleincertainaspects.

B.Itwillbesmartenoughtosatisfyourneeds.

C.Itcannotcausefeelingsoffearorhappiness.

D.Itcannothelpusunderstandwhathashappened

30.Howmanyreasonsarementionedtosupportthepreferenceforreality?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatVRCannotOffer

B.HowVRChangesOurLife

C.HowVRIsDifferentfromReality

D.WhyVRCannotMatchtheRealThing

D

Feathersarenotjustforflight.Theykeepbirdswarmandattractmates.AndforoneAustralianbird,feathersevenhelpproduceanimportantsound-analarm.

“Peoplehadlongnoticedthesebirdsproducedtheseloudsounds.”TrevorMurray,aresearcherattheAustralianNationalUniversitysaid.“MysupervisorRobMagrathandMayHingeethoughttheywereusedasanalarm.Sotheydidsomeplaybacksandtheycouldshowquitestronglythatifyouplaybackthesesoundstootherbirds,theyfleestraightaway.SoIwasreallyinterestedinhowtheyproducethesound,whetheritisactuallyasignal,andwhetherit'sareliablesignal.”

Theteamfocusedtheirexperimentonspecificfeathersinthepigeon’swing.“Wewereabletotarget（目标）theeighthprimaryfeather,whichisunusuallynarrow.Andthenwealsoremoved,ondifferentsetsofbirds,thoseneighboringfeathers,theninthprimaryfeatherandtheseventhprimaryfeather.Andwewereabletoseewhentheeighthprimaryfeatherwasmissing,thehighnotehadcompletelydisappeared.Sotheeighthprimaryfeatherproducedthathighnoteandtheninthprimaryfeatheractuallyproducedthelownote.”

Andifthebirdsarefleeingfromdanger,theyproducealouderandhighersoundthantheydoduringanormaltakeoff.ThestudyisinthejournalCurrentBiology.

Murrayandhiscolleaguesdidanotherexperimentwheretheyusedtherecordingstheymadetoobservethereactionsofotherpigeons.“Wewereabletoseetheunusualeighthprimaryfeatherwasimportantforsignalingalarm.Whenthateighthprimaryfeatherwasmissing，theyveryrarelyresponded.Theyalmostneverfled.Whereaswhenthatninthprimaryproducesthesound,theyfledjustasmuchastonormalalarms.Thisshowsusthisunusualprimaryfeatherisimportantforsignalingalarm.”

Thatmakesbirdsofafeatherfleetogether.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebirds.B.RobandMay.

C.Thefeathers.D.Theloudsounds.

33.WhatdidRobMagrathandMayHingeefindoutaboutthebirds?

A. Theyflyawayasagroup.B.Theyproducedifferentnotes.

C.Theysendalarmswithfeathers.D.Theyattractmateswithfeathers.

34.Whydidtheteamremovedifferentfeathers?

A.Torecordthenotestheyproduce.B.Tokeepthepigeonsstayincages.

C.Tocomparetheirwidthandlength.D.Toobserveotherpigeons’reactions.

35.AccordingtoMurrayandhiscolleag