届四川师范大学附属实验学校高三英语第三次联考试题及答案.docx
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届四川师范大学附属实验学校高三英语第三次联考试题及答案
2020届四川师范大学附属实验学校高三英语第三次联考试题及答案
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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
PlanYourVisittotheBritishMuseum
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Wehavecreatedanewone-wayroutethroughthemuseumwhichwillallowyoutosafelyexploreworldculturesfromtheMediterraneantotheMiddleEastandfromtheAmericastoAfrica.
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1.Whydoesthemuseumoffertimedtickets?
A.Toearnmoremoney.B.Tohiremorevolunteers.
C.Tosaveroomforcollections.D.Tocontrolthenumberofvisitors.
2.Howcanavisitorlearnaboutthenewrouteinadvance?
A.Viewanonlinemap.B.Buyanewheadphone.
C.Buyaudioguidesfromthemuseum.D.DownloadvideointroductionsfromiTunes.
3.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?
A.Inanewspaper.B.Inamagazine.
C.Onawebsite.D.Inareport.
B
In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.
ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.
ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.
Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?
Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:
jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.
SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.
4.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?
A.Tointroducethetopic.
B.TomentionNigel’sfeat.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.
D.TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.
5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?
A.BesuperiortoB.Beequalto
C.BesimilartoD.Berelatedto
6.Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?
A.Thewriter.B.Theshopassistant.
C.Thebabysitter.D.Thepsychologist.
7.WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?
A.LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.
B.Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.
C.Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.
D.Upgradethemselvesallthetime.
C
Moveover,helicopterparents.“Snowplow(扫雪机)parents”arethenewestreflectionofanintensive(强化的)parentingstylethatcanincludeparentsbookingtheiradultchildrenhaircuts,textingtheircollegekidstowakethemupsotheydon’tsleepthroughatest,andevencallingtheirkids’employers.
Helicopterparentingthepracticeofwanderinganxiouslynearone’schildren,monitoringtheireveryactivity,isso20thcentury.Somerichmothersandfathersnowaremorelikesnowplows:
machinesmovingahead,clearinganydifficultiesintheirchildren’spathtosuccess,sotheydon’thavetosufferfailure,frustration(挫折)orloseopportunities.
Itstartsearly,whenparentsgetonwaitlistsforexcellentpreschoolsbeforetheirbabiesarebornandtrytomakesuretheirkidsneverdoanythingthatmayfrustratethem.Itgetsmoreintensewhenschoolstarts:
runningforgottenhomeworktoschoolorcallingacoachtorequestthattheirchildrenmaketheteam.
Richparentsmayhavemoretimeandmoneytodevotetomakingsuretheirchildrendon’tevermeetwithfailure,butit’snotonlyrichparentspracticingsnowplowparenting.Thisintensiveparentinghasbecomethemostwelcomewaytoraisechildren,regardlessofincome,education,orrace.
Yes,it’saparent’sjobtosupportthechildren,andtousetheiradultwisdomtoprepareforthefuturewhentheirchildrenaren’tmatureenoughtodoso.That’swhyparentshidecertaintoysfrombabiestoavoidgettingangryortakeawayateenager’scarkeysuntilhefinisheshiscollegeapplications.
Butsnowplowparentscantakeittoofar,someexpertssay.Ifchildrenhaveneverfacedadifficulty,whathappenswhentheygetintotherealworld?
“Solvingproblems,takingrisksandovercomingfrustrationarekeylifeskills,”manychilddevelopmentexpertssay,“andifparentsdon’tlettheirchildrenexperiencefailure,thechildrendon’tacquirethem.”
8.Whatdoweknowaboutsnowplowparenting?
A.Itappearedbeforehelicopterparenting.
B.Itcostsparentslessthanhelicopterparenting.
C.Itwasatypicalphenomenonofthe20thcentury.
D.Itprovidesmorethanenoughservicesforchildren.
9.WhatismainlydiscussedaboutsnowplowparentinginParagraph4?
A.Itscost.B.Itsbenefits.C.Itspopularity.D.Itsending.
10.Whydoestheauthormentionparents’takingawaycarkeys?
A.Toshowteenagersarenobetterthanbabies.
B.Toadviseteenagersnottotreattheircarsastoys.
C.Toadviseparentsnottobuycarsfortheirteenagers.
D.Toshowit’sappropriatetohelpchildrenwhennecessary.
11.What’sthepossibleresultofsnowplowparentingaccordingtotheexperts?
A.Childrenlackingproblem-solvingabilityinreality.
B.Childrenmasteringmorekeylifeskillsthanparents.
C.Childrengaininggreatsuccessineveryaspectoflife.
D.Childrenmeetingnoproblemsorfrustrationaftergrowingup.
D
In1990,HalDonaldsonwas23yearsold,freshoutofcollegeandfoundhimselfinCalcutta,India,wherehewasaskedtointerviewMotherTeresa.
Donaldsonsaysaboutthegreatwomanfamedforfeedingthehungry,“Shewasn'twearingshoesandherankleswereswollen.Shesatdownwithmeandwasverypolite.”Aftertheinterview,MotherTeresaaskedhim,“Whatareyoudoingtohelpthepoor?
”Donaldsonadmittedthathewasyoungandwasn'tfocusedonhelpingothers.Withasmileonherface,MotherTeresasaid,“Everyonecandosomething.”
ThosewordsdeeplystruckDonaldsonandforcedhimtofacesomehardtruthsabouthimself.
HalDonaldsongrewupintheSanFranciscoBayarea.Whenhewas12yearsold,hisparentswerehitbyadrunkdriver;hisfatherdied,andhismotherwasseriouslyinjured.Tomakeendsmeet,theywentonwelfare.Donaldsonsays,“Ihadholesinmyshoesandclothes.Whenyou'reteasedatschoolforthat,youjustwanttoescape.”
Hemanagedtodojustthat.DonaldsongotintocollegeandturnedhisfocustomakingmoneyforhimselfHesays,“Iwasjusttryingtofindmywayoutofinsignificance.However,it'seasytooverlookothersalongtheway.Iwastheguythatwouldseeahomelesspersonandcrossthestreet,soIdidn'thavetoconfront(面对)him.Myfocuswasonclimbingtothetopinsteadofhelpingthosetryingtoclimbwithme.”
DonaldsonreturnedhomefromIndiawithadifferentthought.HetraveledtoeightcitiesinAmericaandstayedonthestreetsandlistenedtostoriesofthehomeless.“Myheartbroke,”hesays.“IknewIcouldnolongerjustliveformyself.”
InspiredbyMotherTeresa'swordsandthestorieshe'dheardacrossAmerica.Donaldsonloadedapick-uptruckwith$300worthofgroceriesandhandedthemouttoanyonewhoneededhelp.In1994,Donaldsoncreatedthenonprofitorganization,ConvoyforHope,whichworkswithcommunitiesacrossAmericaandaroundtheworld.Theirworkfocusesonfeedingchildren,women'sempowerment,helpingfarmersanddisasterservices.
12.Whatdid23-year-oldHalDonaldsondoinIndia?
A.Heattendedaninterviewforacollege.B.HefedthehungrywithMotherTeresa.
C.HeinterviewedMotherTeresa.D.Hedidsomethingtohelpthepoor.
13.WhatcanwelearnaboutHalDonaldsonfromparagraph4?
A.Hewasbornwithdisability.B.Heledahardlifeasachild.
C.Hewaswell