惠州高三调研考试.docx

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惠州高三调研考试

惠州市2016届高三第三次调研考试

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进

行折算），考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

InNewYorkCitypublicschools,176differentlanguagesarespokenamongthemorethan1millionstudents.For160,000children,Englishisnottheirfirstlanguage.NewYork'sDepartmentofEducationmakeslearningbetterforthesestudentsbyprovidingdual-languageprograms,inwhichstudentsaretaughtintwolanguages,Englishandanotherone,likeRussianorChinese.Math,socialstudies,scienceandallotherregularcoursesaretaughtinbothlanguages.Andtheylearnaboutthecultureoftheothercountry.

MiladyBaez,DeputyChancellorofEnglishLanguageLearnersandStudentSupport,saysthesedual-languageprogramswillhelpchildrensucceedinthefuture."Thejobsofthefuturerequirethatourstudentsknowmorethanonelanguage.Theyaregoingtobetravelingabroad;theyaregoingtobecommunicatingwithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thiswillopendoorsforthem."

Middle-schoolersmightnothavejobsontheirmindsyet.ForKequingJaing,shelikeskeepingupherfirstlanguage,Mandarin."ItmakesmefeelthatIamhomebecauseIcanspeakinChinese,learninChinese,whilelearninginEnglish.SoitmakesmefeelbetterandmakesmeunderstandmoreaboutthetaskI'mlearning."

AnastasiaHudikovacametotheUnitedStateswhenshewas2yearsold.ShesaystheRussian-Englishprogramkeepsherconnectedtoherheritageandherparentshappy."They'rereallyhappyabouttheprogram.TheyarereallyhappythatIcanpreservemycultureandmylanguage,andthatIcanspeakitfluentlyinschool."

TheNewYorkschoolsalsoofferdual-languageprogramsinsevenotherlanguages:

Arabic,French,HaitianCreole,Hebrew,Korean,PolishandSpanish.Thereareplanstoaddevenmorelanguagesinthefuture.

Whilethesedual-languageprogramsarepopular,someorganizationsintheU.S.sayteachingEnglishcomesfirst.U.S.StudiesshowthatchildrenwholearnEnglishearlywillbemoresuccessfullater.

1.Dual-languageprogramsinNewYorkaimto__________.

A.helpthestudentslearnbetterB.ridthestudentsofhomesickness

C.attractmoreinternationalstudentsD.preventthestudentsforgettingtheirculture

2.Whomaynotquiteagreewithdual-languageprograms?

A.MiladyBaezB.KequingJaing

C.AnastasiaHudikova’sparentsD.someorganizationsintheU.S

3.Theauthorwritesthepassageinorderto_________.

A.encourageustolearnmorelanguages

B.introducedual-languageprogramsinNewYorkschools

C.advertisethedual-languageprograms

D.inspiremorestudentstostudyinNewYork

B

Writingoneortwoarticlesadayisafairgoalforahumanwriter.Bycontrast,theWordsmithplatformcanproduceupto2,000articlesasecond!

Wordsmithisoneexampleofnaturallanguage-generationsoftware,oftenreferredtoasarobotjournalist.Tobefair,thesoftwaredoesn’tstartfromthebeginning,likeahumanwritermight.Instead,thesoftwaretakesasetofstructureddataandtransformsitintoreadabletext.

Naturallanguage-generationsoftware,suchasWordsmithandQuill,doesitsworkbyidentifyingtrendsandhighlightsinsetsofdata.Thesoftwarethensearchesitsowndictionaryforthewordstoexpressitsfindings.

Whykeephumanwritersaround

Althoughthistypeofsoftwarewritesfasterthananyhuman,itrequiressetsofstructureddatatowork.That’swhyit’sespeciallyusefulforwritingearningsreportsandothertypesof“dry”writing.Humans,ontheotherhand,aregoodatturningtheirunstructuredthoughtsdirectlyintoprose.ThereportsproducedbyWordsmithandQuillreadnaturally,andtheycanmatchthetoneofhumanwriters.Butfornow,therobotjournalistsprobablywon’tstealmanyjobsorwinanyPulitzerPrizes!

（普利策奖）

Currentapplicationsofnaturallanguage-generationsoftware

Financialreports:

ThesoftwareiscommonlyusedbybanksortraderstoanalyzelargeamountsoffinancialdataandthenproducereportsinplainEnglish.

Healthandfitness:

Thesoftwarecanturndatagatheredfromwearabledevicesorfitnesstrackersintopersonalizedreports.Thewritingtonecanevenbeadjustedtosoundmoreencouraging!

Sportsreporting:

Thesoftwareisoftenusedtoturnrealbaseball,basketballandfootballstatisticsintoexcitingstories.

4.WhatdoesnaturalLanguage-generationsoftwarereferto?

A.TheWordsmithplatform.B.Arobotjournalist.

C.Aspecialdictionary.D.Articleswrittenbycomputer.

5.Naturallanguage-generationsoftwarecan_________.

A.discovertheworld’sfocusesthroughtheInternet

B.writewellenoughtowinPulitzerPrizes

C.producearticlesinatonesimilartohuman’s

D.writesuchbeautifulproseashumanwriters

6.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatnaturalLanguage-generationsoftware________.

A.hastakentheplaceofhumanwriterscurrently

B.isonlyabletoturnstructureddataintodryreports

C.iswidelyusedinallthefields

D.worksproperlyonlywiththehelpofsetsofstructureddata

7.NowadaysNaturallanguage-generationsoftwareisseldomusedby_________.

A.schoolsB.banksC.hospitalsD.newspapers

C

In1959,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteachergavetheclassanassignmenttowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandexpressedherdreamofbecominganairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan"F"onit.Theteachertoldheritwasa"fairytale".Jeanwasheartbrokenandashamed.Astheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragementandnegativitysheencounteredwhenevershetalkedaboutherdream."Girlscan'tbecomeairlinepilots;neverhave,neverwill.You'recrazy.That'simpossible."FinallyJeangaveup.

Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwasaMrs.DorothySlaton,ademandingteacherwithhighstandards.OnedayMrs.Slatonaskedthisquestion:

"Ifyouhadunlimitedfinances,unlimitedaccesstothefinestschools,unlimitedtalentsandabilities,whatwouldyoudo?

"Jeanfeltarushoftheoldenthusiasm,andwithexcitementshewrotedowntheveryolddream.

ThenextthingthatMrs.SlatonsaidchangedthecourseofJean'slife.Theteacherleanedforwardoverherdeskandsaid,"Ihavealittlesecretforyou.Youdohaveunlimitedabilitiesandtalents.Whenyouleaveschool,ifyoudon'tgoforyourdreams,noonewilldoitforyou.Youcanhavewhatyouwantifyouwantitenough."

Thehurtandfearofyearsofdiscouragementdisappearedallofasudden.Jeanfeltthrilledandtoldheraboutherdreamofbecomingapilot.Mrs.Slatonslappedthedesktop."Thendoit!

"shesaid.

SoJeandid.Itdidn'thappenovernight.Inherl0yearsofhardwork,evenfacingvarietiesoflaugh,frustrationandopposition,shenevergaveupherdream.Instead,shewentondoingeverythingherthird-gradeteachersaidwasfairy-tale.

Eventually,JeanHarperbecameaBoeing737captainfortheUnitedAirlineCompany.

8.Jean’sthird-gradeteacherthoughtherdreamtobe____________.

A.greatB.impossibleC.challengingD.reasonable

9.Mrs.Slatonmayholdtheviewthat_____________.

A.onlysomeofherstudentshavegreatpotential

B.herstudentsaregoodenoughtobeadmittedtothebestschools

C.beliefcontributestorealizingadream

D.Jeanwastohaveherdreamrealized

10.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat___________.

A.Jean’sdreamwasalwaysinherdeepheart

B.Jeanowedhersuccesstoallherteachers

C.mostpeoplearoundJeanapprovedofherdream

D.Jeanachievedherdreamwithease

11.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ARespectableTeacherB.HowtoRealizeaDream

C.HardWorkPaysoffD.ReachfortheSky

D

Doyousufferfromcybersickness？

Theriseofmobilephoneshasbeenblamedforanumberofsocialills,butyoursmartphonemayalsobemakingyouphysicallysickaswell.Scientistshaveidentifiedaconditioncalled“cybersickness”,whichtheysayisthedigitalversionofmotionsickness.Thephenomenon,whichaffectsupto80percentofthepopulationwhoownsmartphonesortablets,leadstofeelingsofsicknessandunsteadiness.Itiscausedbyseeingfastmotiononascreen,whichcoversanythingfromacarchaseinafilmtoscrollingthroughwebpagesonyourphone.

Themorerealisticthevisualcontentappearstoyou,thehigheryourchancesofgettingcybersicknessare.TheconditionwasidentifiedinapieceintheNewYorkTimesinwhichBritishandUSexpertssaidthatitneededsolving.Motionsicknessleavessufferersfeelingillbecausetheyfeelmovementinyourmusclesandyourinnerearbutdonotseeit.Themismatchindigitalsicknessistheopposite—youseemovementonthescreenbutdonotfeelit.Theeffectisthesameandthesymptomsincludeaheadache,wantingtothrowup,confusionandtheneedtositdown.Oftencybersicknessshowsitselfinasubtlewayandsufferersputitdowntostressoreyestrain.

StevenRauch,aprofessorofotolaryngology（耳鼻喉科学）atHarvardMedicalSchool,said:

“Yoursenseofbalanceisdifferentfromothersensesinthatithaslotsofinputs.Whenthoseinputsdon’tagree,that’swhenyoufeeldizzinessandsickness.”

Somestudiesthathavebeencarriedoutintocybersicknessfoundthatwomenaremoresusceptiblethanmen,theNewYorkTimesreported.ThosewhohaveTypeA’personalities—meaningtheyareconfidentanddetermined—aremorelikelytosufferfromcybersicknessaswell.Amongthosewhohavereportedexperiencingtheconditionhavebeenvid