首师大附中届初三第二学期自主练习英语试题及答案3.docx

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首师大附中届初三第二学期自主练习英语试题及答案3

北京市首师附中2019-2020学年度第二学期自主练习试卷三

高一英语

一、完形填空

Isatdownatmydeskandstartedwritingaletterofthankfulness,butwhenitcametoactuallyputtingtheletterintothemailbox...I1...Icouldn’tdoit.Isuddenlyfeltasenseof2andinsecurity（不安）.

TheletterwastoanoldteacherwithwhomIkeptin3onFacebook.Formonths,Ireadaboutwhatshe4onherFacebookpage,whichhelpedmetolivemylifedifferently.Hervolunteer（志愿者）workwasn’thuge.5,shewasdoingsmall,localgooddeeds.6,shechangedmyviewsontheworldandforsomereason,IfeltIshouldletherknowhowherexample7influencedme.

Icouldhaveeasilysentheranemail,butthatseemednotenoughforsuchanimportantthank-you.That’swhyIendedup8theletter.ButnowhereIwas,standingbeforethemailbox,unabletoputtheenvelopeinside.Whatwasstoppingme?

ItsuddenlyhitmethatIwas9ofbeingtoonice.IguessIfeltstrange10itwasn’tlikeshewasmybestfriendorarelative.Maybemy11wastooheartfelt.Thinkingthisover,Iputtheenvelopeinthemailbox12.

WeekslaterIreceivedamessagefromher.Itturnedoutshewas13ahardtimeandmynote14alottoher.Shesaidshehadnoideashewasplayingsuchabig15inothers’life.

Notonlydidthislettermakeherhappier,butherresponsetoitbrightenedmyworldand16mylevelofhappinessaswell.Iwasso17thatithadsuchagreatinfluenceonherthatIdecidedtowritea（n）18lettertosomeoneeachmonth.Nowit’seasierformeto19thegoodnessinothersandbemore20forthisbeautifullifeI’mliving.

1．A．stoppedB．continuedC．swappedD．paced

2．A．disappointmentB．concernC．responsibilityD．power

3．A．touchB．mindC．sightD．order

4．A．gaveinB．sufferedfromC．packedupD．setdown

5．A．SoB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Meanwhile

6．A．GraduallyB．ExactlyC．FluentlyD．Frequently

7．A．widelyB．rapidlyC．looselyD．greatly

8．A．checkingB．receivingC．handwritingD．reading

9．A．confidentB．afraidC．fondD．sure

10．A．becauseB．althoughC．whileD．until

11．A．purposeB．agreementC．presentD．message

12．A．sadlyB．officiallyC．finallyD．entirely

13．A．turningoverB．givingintoC．goingthroughD．makinguseof

14．A．ignoredB．meantC．offeredD．recognized

15．A．partB．decisionC．usageD．command

16．A．forecastB．increasedC．expressedD．judged

17．A．stubbornB．lonelyC．upsetD．excited

18．A．congratulationB．thank-youC．requestD．comfort

19．A．handoutB．putoutC．setoutD．findout

20．A．satisfiedB．sorryC．gratefulD．careful

二、阅读理解

Oneofthenewest“smart”devicesisanoldfavorite,acamera.Andsmartcamerasaregettingsmarterallthetime.Somearenowbuiltwithmachinelearningtoolstohelpthemthinkforthemselves.Machinelearninginvolvespattinglargeamountofdataintoacomputerforprocessing.

GoogleClips

OneofthelatesttolaunchisGoogleClips.Itisthefirstcameradevelopedbythewebsearchgiantthatisnotbuiltintoaphone.

Thesmallandlightdeviceisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobestucktoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.

Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideoclips.Itcanalsorecognizethefacesofpeopleorpetschosenbytheuserandtakepicturesoftheminamorenaturalway.

Thedeviceisnotyetbeingsold,butinterestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisavailable.

GoProHero

GoProisanothercompanydevelopingmachinelearningtechnology.GoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriesfeature.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomaticallycreatesafinishedvideopiece,completewithmusicandeffects.

SnapSpectacles

Messaging app Snapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuilt-incamerathatcanrecordshortvideoclipswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“capturethemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”Manysmartphonesalreadyhavefacialrecognitiontechnologybuiltintothedevices.

SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.

AppleiPhoneX

Apple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousdevicesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.

Applesaysthesystemworksby projecting morethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.AppleclaimsitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.

21．Whatcanmachinelearningtoolshelpcamerasdo?

A．Getmuchsmarter.B．Processmoreroughly.

C．Keepdataforever.D．Storemorenaturalphotos.

22．WhatcanweknowaboutGoogleClips?

A．Itcanonlybeputinaroom.

B．Peoplecanbuyitonlineeasily.

C．Itcanbebuiltintoaphone,

D．Youcantakephotosautomaticallywithit.

23．WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoProHero?

A．Ithastousepowertowork.

B．Itcanrecordvideosvividly.

C．Itprovidesmusicandeffectsforvideos.

D．Itusestechnologyofmachinelearning.

24．WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtsurelyontheInternet?

A．GoogleClips.B．GoProHero.

C．Spectaclessunglasses.D．AppleiPhoneX.

25．HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?

A．Byafingerprint.B．Byfacialrecognition.

C．Bypushingabutton.D．Bymakingamap.

TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork--heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,"asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”saysLinda.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.

Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:

“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”

TheRichtersspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”

26．WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?

A．Hishealthproblem.B．Hisloveforteaching.

C．Theinfluenceofhiswife.D．ThenewsfromtheWeb.

27．WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?

A．Giveoutbrochures.B．Dosomethingsimilar.

C．WritebooksforchildrenD．Retirefrombeingateacher.

28．Accordingtothetext,DolllyPartonis.

A．awell-knownsurgeonB．amotherofafour-year-old

C．asingerborninTennesseeD．acomputerprogrammer

29．WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?

A．Toavoidsigninguponline.

B．TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.

C．Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.

D．Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.

30．WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.

B．Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.

C．Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.

D．Hconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.

Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hourworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorhobbies.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.

SixpercentoftheworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedareDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheworkedforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny.NearlytwiceamonthDanielhadtoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.

Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.“Ialwayswantedtohaveonehere,”saysDaniel,“andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.it'stakensometimegettingusedto,butit'sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit'smadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenarealothappier.”

Liz,however,isnotquitesure.“Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I'mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI'mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,though,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitat