学年邯郸市第二中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案.docx

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学年邯郸市第二中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年邯郸市第二中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Thankyou.It’smygreathonortobegiventhisaward.

YoucannotimaginethatIhavealwaysbeenalatestarter.Yearsago,whenIwas16,Itookanimportantexam—GCE（GeneralCertificateofEducation）,whichturnedouttobeafailure.Mydadwasreadingmyreportcardandsawthatmypositioninclasswas29th,butthenumberinclasswas29.ItmeantthatIhadachievedthedistinctionofbeingbottomofmyclass.

Iwasn’tlazy,andIwasreallytrying.YoucanpicturehowIfelt.Dadputhishandonmyshoulderandsaid,“Youcanonlydothebestyoucan,butwhateveryoudecidetodo,makesureyouloveit.”Hewasareallysweetguyandagreatman.Iknewhisattempttohidehisdisappointmentwithsomeofhisencouragingwords.Iwasdepressedforaweek,buthisadvicewasawake-upcall.

FortunatelyIloveworkingwithmyhands,andIwasgoodattwothings:

woodworkandart,andIreallylovedtodrawandpaint.Iwasquitetalented.Dadstronglyencouragedmetogotoartschool,whichinthosedayswasn’ttheobviousplacethatafatherwouldsuggest.

SoIgotintoHartlepoolCollegeofArt.Thecollegewasarevelation（出乎意料）,thepassionateteachersthere,whowereextremelyinterestedinthestudents,notjusttoleratingthembutactuallyengagingwiththem.Itwasaworldapartfrommyschoolinguntilthen.It’sextraordinarywhatanenthusiasticteachercando,drawingthestudentout,lightingindependence,andencouragingadesignofyourownfuture,ratherthanwaitingforsomethingtohappen.I’mhonoredtohavebecomeoneofthesepassionateteachersyearslater.

Myteachersinspiredme,andthankstomydad,hereIamtonight.IthinkIshouldmentionallthetalentsIhaveworkedwithovertime,andtomykidsandmywifeGiannina,thankyou.

Thankyouforthisgreataward.Ishallfindaveryspecialplaceforit.

1.HowdidtheauthorfeelaftertakingGCE?

A.Happy.B.Upset.C.Tired.D.Relieved.

2.WhatdidHartlepoolCollegeofArtimpresstheauthormost?

A.Theteacherswerestrictwithstudents.

B.Thestudentssetgoodexamplesforeachother.

C.Theteachersinspiredstudents’passionforlearning.

D.Thestudentsgotpreparedfortheirlessonsindependently.

3.Theauthorgavethisspeechto________.

A.sharehiscareerchoice

B.explainhisteachingmethods

C.describehislifeexperience

D.showhisappreciation

B

AtAizoChuoHospitalinJapan,employeesgreetnewcomers,guidepatientstoandfromthesurgeryarea,andprintoutmapsofthehospitalforconfusedvisitors.Theydon’ttakelunchbreaksorevengetpaid.Why?

They’rerobots!

Robotshavelongworkedinfactories,helpingtobuildcarsandelectronicappliances.Buttoday’srobotsdon’tjustdothejobsofpeople－theyactuallylookandactalotlikepeople.

Kansei,arobotfromJapan,hasaplasticfacecovering19movableparts.Therobotcanmake36facialexpressionsinresponsetodifferentwords.Kanseishakesinfearattheword“war”andsmileswhenithearstheword“dinner”.

ResearchersinEuropearegoingevenfurtherwithiCub,a“baby”robot.Theyareteachingittospeakandholdconversations.

TheabilitytointeractiscrucialforrobotsthatwillonedayworkcloselywithhumanssaysroboticsprofessorChrisAtkeson.“Thiswillrequirerobotstounderstandwhatyousayandhowyouarefeelingandrespondwithappropriateemotions,”hetoldWRNews.

JapanesescientistMinoruAsadaagrees.HeisbuildingarobotcalledCB2thatactslikearealbaby.“Rightnow,itonlygoes,̒Ah,ah.̓Butaswedevelopitslearningfunction,itwillstartsayingmorecomplexsentencesandmovingonitsown,”Asadasays.“Next-generationrobotsneedtobeabletolearnanddevelopbythemselves.”

Intelligentrobotwillbecomemoreimportantinthefuture,aspopulationsageandthenumberofhumanworkersdeclinesinmanycountries.“We’regoingtohavemanymoreoldpeopleandnotenoughyoungpeopletocareforthem,”saysrobotresearcherMatthewMason.“Technologycanhelptheoldpeopleliveathomelonger,insteadofgoingtonursinghomes.”

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatjobshaverobotsalreadyperformed?

A.Givingadvice,answeringcustomerquestionsandplanningevents.

B.Producingfactorygoods,buildingcarsandgreetingcustomers.

C.Greetingcustomers,producingfactorygoodsandperformingsurgery.

D.Buildingcars,drivingpassengersandprovidingdirections.

5.Thesecondparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout?

A.Toexplainhowarobotworks.

B.Todefinewhatarobotis.

C.Todescribethefunctionsofmodernrobots.

D.Topredictthefutureusesofrobots.

6.HowdoestheKanseirobotreactontheword“fire”?

A.Uselanguagestowarnnearbyhumans.

BBackupitsmemoryfiles.

C.Activateanautomaticfirealarm.

D.Produceaworriedlookonhisface.

7.InAsada’sopinion,thenextstepforrobotswillbetodevelop_______.

A.theabilitytolearnindependently

B.theabilitytounderstandhumancommands

C.thecapacitytointeractwithhumans

D.thewillingnesstoworktogether

C

IntheHollywoodindustry,mostofthestudiosareusingAItomakemoviesforvariousreasonssuchasgettingtheactorsoutofdanger,replacingtheactorsindifferentscenes,formingappealingatmospheretoenhance（增强）theviews,etc.

DirectorsandproducersareusingVFX（Visualeffects）,animationsandAItomakeamodelthatlooksliketheactorandreplacestheactor'splace.Inparticular,AIisusedinsceneswhereactorshavetoproducecertainstunts（特技）todevelopsetupsinthestudioartificially.VFXisusedtolaterchangetheinternalstudiobackgroundstoadifferentplaceinthemovie.

Therearemanymovieswithtwocharactersofthesameactor.WhenAIwasnotapartofthefilm,editorsuseddifferentmethodstoshowthetwoaspectsofthesameactorinonescene,butnowAIisbeingusedtoformthesecondcharacterofthesameactorandisbeingperformedtotheviewers.

Byaperfectcombinationofanimation,VFXandAI,realisticmodelsarebeingcreated.Andthemostfunpartisthefictitiouscharactercanholdthefaceoftheactorbuttheage,hairstyles,andclothingcanbechangedtocreatemoreenhancedlooksaccordingtothemoviesceneandstory.WiththehelpofAI,thedirectorsrecreatingappealingscenestoenhancethethrillandexcitement.InJurassicPark,nodinosaurswererunningbutwiththehelpofAIandvisualeffects,wecouldenjoythescenesandtheatmospheres.

ThedirectorsandtheproducersdirecttoformagreenscreenincludingtheobstaclesandthosegreenscreensgetreplacedwiththeviewsthataremadefromAIandVFX,andtheactorsmakethescenesaliveanddeliverthemostsuitableaction-packedmoviescenes.Thismethodalsoenhancestheviewers'experience,whichmakesthemovieablockbuster（大片）.

8.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph1?

A.HowAIhelpsactors.

B.WhatAIbringstomovies.

C.WhyAIisappliedtomovies.

D.WhereAIismadefulluseof.

9.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.AIcanbeusedasaneditor.

B.EditorsconsiderAIirreplaceable.

C.EditorsusedmanymethodstoreplaceAI.

D.AImakeswhatusedtobecomplexsceneseasier.

10.What'stheauthor'sattitudetousingVFX,animationsandAIinmovies?

A.Supportive.B.Sceptical.

C.Unconcerned.D.Enthusiastic.

11.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatAIBringsOutHollywoodMovies

B.WhyAIIsAppliedtoHollywoodMovies

C.WhichHollywoodMoviesMakeMuchUseofAI

D.HowAIIsBeingAppliedtoHollywoodMovies

D

Ifyou’veeverhadadog,youknowjusthowdeepaconnectionyoucandevelopwith“man’sbestfriend”.Butadoghasamuchshorterlifespan—about12to15yearslong—thanhumans,whichmeanseverydogownerhastogothroughtheheartbreakingmomentwhentheirlovingpetpassesaway.

Whynotmakeacloneofthatdogthen?

ThisisthesolutionofferedbyaSouthKoreancompany,SooamBiotechResearchFoundation.Thecompanyhassuccessfullyclonedatleast400dogs,mostlyforUScustomers,eversinceitpioneeredthetechniquein2005.Now,SooamBiotechisplanningtointroducetheirbusinesstoUKdogowners,offeringthemdogsthatlookjustliketheirlostones.

Meanwhile,anotherdogisselectedtosupplyanegg.ResearchersthenreplacetheDNAintheeggwiththatfromtheskincellandimplanttheeggintothewomb（子宫）ofafemaledog.Theegggrowsintoapuppyoverthefollowingtwomonths.Tocloneadog,researchersfirstneedtotakeaskincellfromalivingdogoronethathasjustdied.

Thewholeprocesstakeslessthanaday,butitcomesatashockinglyhighprice—around£63,000（614,000yuan）.Butifyoucan’tafforditnow,youcanalsosavethecellsinalaboratoryandaccessthematalaterdate.Justlikeidenticaltwinsofhumans,theysharetheexactsameDNAbuttherewillstillbesmalldifferencesbetweenthem.“ThespotsonaDalmatianclonewillbedifferent,forexample,”InsungHwang,headofSooamBiotech,toldTheGuardian.However,asmagicalascloningmightsound,thereisnoguaranteethatthecloneddogwillbeaperfectreplicaoftheoriginalone.

Dogownerswillalsohavetoacceptthefactthatpersonalityisnot“clone-able”.Apartfromgenes,personalityisalsodeterminedbyupbringingandenvironment,whichareboth“randomelements[that]cloningtechnologiessimplycannotovercome”,ProfessorTomKirkwoodatNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldTheTelegraph.

Perhapsbringingourdogsbackwithcloningisnotthebestwaytorememberthemafterall.

Kirkwood,adogownerhimself,pointedout:

“Animportantaspectofourrelationshipwiththemiscom