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届广东省广州市越秀区执信中学高考英语模拟试题

2020届广东省广州市越秀区执信中学高考英语4月模拟试题

一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1．（.5分）Knowledgeisweightless，________treasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily．（　　）

A．aB．anC．theD．不填

2．（.5分）TheweddingdressofthePrincessisnobleandelegant．________isthebeautyofthisstylethatitwillbepopularwithyoungwomen．（　　）

A．SuchB．ItC．WhatD．That

3．（.5分）IamalwaysdelightedwhenIreceiveanemailfromyou．________thepartyonJuly1st，Ishallbepleasedtoattend．（　　）

A．OnaccountofB．Inresponseto

C．InviewofD．Withregardto

4．（.5分）Animalsofthecatfamilyareveryfierce，andtheycan'tbeeasilytamedunless______young．（　　）

A．catchingB．havingcaught

C．caughtD．tobecaught

5．（.5分）Thenewly﹣foundedcompanyisfacedwithlotsofproblems，________thefinancialproblemistheworst．（　　）

A．whichB．ofwhichC．towhichD．withwhich

6．（.5分）______thatitwasalreadythefourthtimethathe_______abroad．（　　）

A．Soluckywashe；hadtraveled

B．Soluckyhewas；hadtraveled

C．Soluckywashe；traveled

D．Soluckyhewas；traveled

7．（.5分）Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears，Jane_____herjobasadoctorinthecountryside．（　　）

A．setoutB．tookoverC．tookupD．setup

8．（.5分）September30istheday______whichyoumustpayyourbill．（　　）

A．byB．forC．withD．in

9．（.5分）Itisinthevillage______________weusedtolive_____________thefilmwasmade．（　　）

A．that；whereB．where；that

C．which；thatD．that；which

10．（.5分）Youneedn'thavebeeninthathurry．TheflighttoWuhanduetothefoggyweather．（　　）

A．cancelledB．wascancelling

C．hadcancelledD．wascancelled

二、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）

11．（6分）Depressionhurts，Prozaccanhelp

Depressionisn'tjustfeelingdown．It'sarealillnesswithrealcauses．Depressioncanbetriggeredbystressfullifeevents，likedivorceoradeathinthefamily．Oritcanappearsuddenly，fornoapparentreason．

Somepeoplethinkyoucantrytogetyourselfoutofadepression．That'snottrue．

Manydoctorsbelievethatonethingthatmaycausedepressionisanimbalanceofserotonin﹣﹣achemicalinyourbody．Ifthishappens，youmayhavetroublesleeping．

Feelunusuallysadorirritableeasily．Findithardtoconcentrate．Loseyourappetite．

Lackenergy．Orhavetroublefeelingpleasure．Thesearesomeofthesymptomsthatcanpointtodepression﹣﹣especiallyiftheylastformorethanacoupleofweeksandifnormal，everydaylifefeelsliketoomuchtohandle．

Tohelpfightdepression，themedicinedoctorsnowprescribe（开处方）mostoftenisProzac．Prozacisn'ta"happypill"．It'snotatranquilizer（镇静剂）．Itwon'tturnyouintoadifferentperson．

Somepeopledoexperiencemildsideeffects，likeupsetstomach，headaches，difficultysleeping，sleepiness，anxietyandnervousness．Thesetendtogoawaywithinafewweeksofstartingtreatment，andusuallyaren'tseriousenoughtomakemostpeoplestoptakingit．However，ifyouareconcernedaboutasideeffect，orifyoudeveloparash（皮疹），tellyourdoctorrightaway．Anddon'tforgettotellyourdoctoranyothermedicinesyouaretaking．

SomepeopleshouldnottakeProzac，especiallypeopleonMAOinhibitors（单胺抑制剂）．

Asyoustartfeelingbetter，yourdoctorcansuggesttherapyorothermeanstohelpyouworkthroughyourdepression．Prozachasbeencarefullystudiedfornearly10years．Butremember，Prozacisaprescriptionmedicine，anditisn'trightforeveryone．OnlyyourdoctorcandecideifProzacisrightforyou﹣﹣orforsomeoneyoulove．Prozachasbeenprescribedformorethan17millionAmericans．Chancesaresomeoneyouknowisfeelingsunnyagainbecauseofit．

（1）AllthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT　　．

A．Itiseasytogetridofdepressionthroughtremendousdetermination．

B．Sleepdisorderischaracteristicofdepressionsymptoms．

C．Depressioncanbecausedbycombinationoffactors．

D．Depressionisapsychologicalstatetakingtheformoflowmood．

（2）WhatcanwelearnaboutProzacfromthispieceofinformation？

A．Prozacisanewlydevelopeddrugtotreatdepression．

B．patientswhotakeProzaccanexperienceseveresideeffects．

C．AmedicalprescriptionisnecessaryforProzac．

D．Over17millionAmericanshavebeencuredbyProzac．

（3）Thispieceofinformationismostprobably　　．

A．anintroductiontoascientificproject

B．apartofprescriptiondruginstructions

C．apartofaresearchreportinamedicaljournal

D．anadvertisementofamedicinefordepression

12．（8分）Ataxidrivertaughtmeamilliondollarlessonincustomersatisfactionandexpectation．Motivationalspeakerschargethousandsofdollarstogivetrainingtocompanyexecutivesandstaff．Itcostmea＄12taxiride．

IhadflownintoDallasforthepurposeofcallingonacustomer．Timewaslimitedandmyplanincludedaquickturn﹣aroundtripfromandbacktotheairport．Aspotlesstaxipulledup．ThedriverrushedtoopenthepassengerdoorformeandmadesureIwascomfortablyseatedbeforeheclosedthedoor．Ashegotinthedriver'sseat，hementionedthattheneatly﹣foldedWallStreetJournalnexttomewasformyuse．HethenshowedmeseveraltapesandaskedmewhattypeofmusicIwouldenjoy．IcouldnotbelievetheserviceIwasreceiving!

Itooktheopportunitytosay，"Obviouslyyoutakegreatprideinyourwork．Youmusthaveastorytotell．"

"Youbet，"hereplied，"IusedtobeinMicrosoft．ButIgottiredofit，thinkingmybestwouldneverbegoodenough．IdecidedtofindmypositioninlifewhereIcouldfeelproudofbeingthebestIcouldbe．IknewIwouldneverbearocketscientist，butIlovedrivingcars，helpingpeopleandfeelinglikeIhavedoneafullday'sworkanddoneitwell．Ithoughtaboutmypersonalstrengthsand…wham!

Ibecameataxidriver．OnethingIknowforsure，tobegoodinmybusinessIcouldsimplymeettheexpectationsofmypassengers．But，tobeGREATinmybusiness，Ihavetogoabovethecustomer'sexpectations!

Ilikeboththesoundandthereturnofbeing‘great'betterthanjustgettingbybeing'average'．"

（1）WhatdoesthewriterreallywanttosayinParagraph1？

A．Thewriterthoughtthedrivermotivational．

B．Thewriterbenefitedalotfromtheride．

C．Thewriterwasoverchargedfortheride．

D．Thewriterpaidlessfortheride．

（2）Whatcausedthewriter'scuriosityaboutthetaxidriver？

A．HiswonderfulCD．

B．Histouchingspeech．

C．Hishigh﹣qualityservice．

D．Hisneatly﹣foldedjournal．

（3）Fromthelastparagraphweknowthatthetaxidriver　　．

A．isenthusiasticabouthiswork

B．expectsmuchfromhiswork

C．thinkstoohighlyofhimself

D．goesabovehisownexpectations

（4）Whichofthefollowingisthetaxidriverlikelytoagree？

A．Beinggreatisamustinlife．

B．Lifeisnoteasyforallofus．

C．Don'texpecttoomuchinlife．

D．Everyoneofushasstrengths．

13．（8分）Givenhowvaluableintelligenceandautomationare，wewillcontinuetoimproveourtechnologyifweareatallableto．Atacertainpoint，wewillbuildmachinesthataresmarterthanweare．Oncewehavemachinesthataresmarterthanweare，theywillbegintoimprovethemselves．AndthenweriskwhatthemathematicianIJGoodcalledan"intelligenceexplosion"．Theprocesscouldgetoutofcontrol．

Theconcernisreallythatwewillbuildmachinesthataremuchmorecompetentthanweare．Andtheslightestdivergencebetweentheirgoalsandourowncoulddestroyus．Justthinkabouthowwerelatetoants．Wedon'thatethem．Wedon'tgooutofourwaytoharmthem．Infact，sometimeswetakepainsnottoharmthem．Westepoverthemonthesidewalk．Butwhenevertheirpresenceseriouslyconflictswithoneofourgoals，wewillkillthemwithouthesitation．Theconcernisthatwewillonedaybuildmachinesthat，whetherthey'reconsciousornot，couldtreatuswithsimilardisregard．

Thebarefactisthatwewillcontinuetoimproveourintelligentmachines．Wehaveproblemsthatwedesperatelyneedtosolve．Sowewilldothis，ifwecan．Thetrainisalreadyoutofthestation，andthere'snobraketopull．Ifwebuildmachinesthataremoreintelligentthanweare，theywillverylikelydevelopinwaysthatwecan'timagine，andexceedusinwaysthatwecan'timagine．

SoimaginewehituponadesignofsuperintelligentAIthathasnosafetyconcerns．

Thismachinewouldbetheperfectlabor﹣savingdevice．Itcandesignthemachinethatcanbuildthemachinewhichcandoanyphysicalwork，poweredbysunlight，moreorlessforthecostofrawmaterials．Sowe'retalkingabouttheendofhumanlabour．We'realsotalkingabouttheendofmostintellectualwork．Sowhatwouldapeslikeourselvesdointhiscircumstance？

WhatwouldsomenationsdoiftheyheardthatsomecompanyinSiliconValleywasabouttodeploy（配置）asuperintelligentAI？

Thismachinewouldbecapableofstartingwar，whetherterrestrial（陆地的）orcyber，withunbelievablepower．

GiventhatthecompaniesandgovernmentsbuildingsuperintelligentAIarelikelytoperceive（感知）themselvesasbeinginaraceagainstallothers，andthattowinthisraceistowintheworld，itseemslikelythatwhateveriseasiertodowillgetdonefirstunlessitisdestroyedinthenextmoment．

Butthemomentweadmitthatinformationprocessingisthesourceofintelligence，wehavetoadmitthatweareintheprocessofbuildingsomesortofgod．Nowwouldbeagoodtimetomakesureit'sagodwecanlivewith．

（1）Whenanintelligentmachinebecomessmarterthanhumanity，　　．

A．itwillmakeitselfbetterandmaygobeyondhumancontrol

B．itwillhelppeopletothefullest，especiallyinphysicalwork

C．itwillthreatenpeoplebyrobbingthemofjobs

D．itwillviewitselfashumanrace

（2）Theunderlinedword"divergence"inParagraph2almostmeansthesam