甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题Word版含答案

会宁四中2020-2021学年度第一学期高三级第四次月考

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

A

LongBeach,a28-mileareaofbeach,liesinsouthwesternWashington,andisgenerallycalledLongBeachPeninsula.Communitiestheretakeyoubacktoolddaysofasimplelife.Here,visitorscanrelaxandenjoythegoodofatotalrest.

Birdwatching

TherearedifferentkindsofbirdsonLongBeach.It'sbestifyouwatchthemfromadistanceanddon'ttrytofrightenthem.TheSouthwestLoopRouteMapcanbegotthroughtheLongBeachPeninsulaVisitorsOfficebycallingl-800-451-2542.

Horses

ApopularactivityonLongBeachishorsebackriding.TwobusinessesinthecityofLongBeachofferguidedhorsebacktoursalongthebeach:

BlackCountryWildernessOutfittersandSkipper'sEquestrianCenter.Youmayalsobringyourownhorse.Amongtheadventuresofferedwithhorsesisawagonridealongthebeach,acarriageridethroughSeavieworLongBeach,abackcountrypacktrip,orasunsetridebyhorsebackonthebeach.

Camping

RVandtentcampingaren’tallowedonthebeach.Campfiresareallowedwithin100feetoffthebeach,butmustbeawayfromthedrygrass.

Swimmingandotheractivities

Swimmingisallowed,butyoumustbecareful.Thewatersareverycoldanddangerous.Surfingisadvisedonlyforexperiencedsurfers.Beachdrivingisallowedatcertainareasonthebeach.Thespeedlimitis25mph.Buildingsandcastles,diggingsandtofindsomething,ridingbicyclesandflyingkitesarealsopopularactivitiesinthearea

EnjoyyourtriptoLongBeach,Washington!

1.WhichofthefollowingisallowedonLongBeach?

A.Sleepinginyourtent.

B.Diggingsandtofindsomething.

C.Settingcampfiresfarawayfromthebeach.

D.Drivingatthespeedof30mphalongthebeach.

2.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?

A.ThesceneryofLongBeach

B.LongBeach,theLongestBeach

C.LongBeach,aFantasticPlace

D.InformationaboutLongBeach

3.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A.atravelguideB.anewsreport

C.atraveljournalD.aresearchpaper

B

IgavethebusinessplanIfinishedtheotherdaytomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork?

”Hesaidhewasn’tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.

Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespaces?

”Iagreed.HalfanhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn’tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.HeshruggedandsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomycomputerandagainrevised.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It’sstillnotrightbutIcouldn’texactlysay.”IwasalittleangryandthentoldhimIwasthewriterandIhadseensomegoofylettershesentout.ButIpickedupmyletterandwentbacktothecomputer.

Afteranhourofrevisions,Iwentbacktomyhusbandapologeticallywithletterinhand.ItoldhimIwassorryforwhatI'dsaidandaskedifhewouldpleasetoreadtheletteragainbecauseIdidvaluehiscontribution.Beingaverypatientandkind-heartedfellow,heonceagainreadmyletteranddeclaredthatitwasfine.

Thisallleadsmetothefollowing.Whenyouaskforadviceonaproject,beappreciativeandgrateful.Understandthattheadviceandsuggestionsyougetmaybenegative.Understandthatitmaymeanmoreworkforyou.Andkeepinmindthatthefinalresponsibilityfortheprojectisstillyours.

Sobemodestandthankfulevenifheorshehasnotedsomeproblems.

4.Whydidtheauthorgiveherbusinessplantoherhusbandatfirst?

A.Toshowoffherexcellentwork.

B.Tohavehimtypeitonthecomputer..

C.Toaskhimtomakesomechangesfromalldetails.

D.Toaskhimtogivehersomeadvice.

5.Whydidtheauthor’shusbandshruggedafterhearingherwords?

A.Hebelievedinhisjudgmentbutcouldn’tfindwhy.

B.Heknewtherewasnothingwronginthebusinessplan.

C.Hedoubtedabouthimselfsincehefoundnoexcuses.

D.Hebelievedhehimselfwasrightandknewtheroots.

6.Whatqualitiescanweinferabouttheauthor’shusband?

A.Selfishanddetermined.B.Proudandexpressive.

C.Honestandpatient.D.Humorousandcareful.

7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotelluswhenaskingforsuggestions?

A.Doacceptallsuggestionsfromthegivers.

B.Don'tgetangryifsomearenegative.

C.Dokeepsilentbeforetakingaction.

D.Dobegratefulandconfident.

C

Thinkplantsarejustboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfoodanddecoration?

Thinkagain!

Plantsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou’reprobablytotallyunawareof.

Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytocommunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus（真菌）,whichservestheplantsinmanyways.Tomatoplantsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhealthyconditions.Treesconnectedthroughthefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients（养分）toandfromeachother.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenutrientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.

Notonlythat,buttheycanalsodamageunwelcomeplantsbyspreadingpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefungus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInternetbeforewedid.

Someplantshavearatherimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoffachemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect’snaturalenemy.Theenemyattacksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallytheplantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhostealsyourlunchmoney.

Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalclock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?

Thismeanstheycanprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isitbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?

Inastudy,scientistsfoundthatplantsusethesugarstheyproducetokeeptime,whichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant’sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpetunias（矮牵牛）isjustasvalidas―wakeupwiththechickens.

Natureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn’tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.

8．Howmanywaysdoesthenetworkoffungusservetheplants?

A．Two.B．Three.

C．Four.D．Five.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagraph4referto?

A．Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants.

B．Theinsect’snaturalenemy.

C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy.

D．Theplanttobeeatenbytheinsect.

10．Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?

A．Thesugarsproducedbyitself.B．Itsowngenes.

C．Thetimeofsunrise.D．Itsresponsetolight.

11．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Toshowhisloveofdifferentplants.

B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.

C．Tointroducetheunknownabilitiesofplants.

D．Tomakepeopleawareofplantprotection.

D

Theideathatcomputershavesomeamountof“intelligence”isnotnew,saysRalphHaupter,thepresidentofMicrosoftAsia,pointingasfarbackas1950whencomputerpioneerAlanTuringaskedwhethermachinescanthink.“Soithastakennearly70yearsfortherightcombinationoffactorstocometogethertomoveAIfromconcepttoreality,”saysHaupter.

Itispredictedthatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencewillbethestoryofthecominggenerations,notjustthecomingyear,butas2019getsunderway,you’llfindAIwillbegintotouchyourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearchers.

“PersonalassistantAIswillkeepgettingsmarter.Asourpersonalassistantslearnmoreaboutourdailyroutines,IcanimaginethedayIneednottoworryaboutpreparingdinner.MyAIknowswhatIliketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketocookathome,andmakessurethatwhenIgetbackfromworkallmygroceriesarewaitingatmydoorstep,readyformetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhadbeenlongingfor.”---AlecjandroTroccoli,seniorresearchscientist,NVIDIA．

“ThankstoAI,thefacewillbethenewcreditcard,thenewdriver’slicenseandthenewbarcode（条形码）.Facialrecognitionisalreadycompletelytransformingsecuritywithbiometriccapabilitiesbeingadopted,andseeinghowtechnologyandbusinessareconnected,likeAmazoniswithWholeFoods,Icanseeanearfuturewherepeoplewillnolongerneedtostandinlineatthestore.”---GeorgesNahon,president,OrangeInstitute,aglobalresearchlaboratory.

“2019willbetheyearAIbecomesrealformedicine.Bytheendoftheyearwe’reseeingsolutionsforpopulationhealth,hospitaloperationsandabroadsetofclinicalspecialtiesquicklyfollowbehind.”---MarkMichalski,executivedirector,MassachusettsGeneralHospital.

12．WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Peopledidn'texpectAItodevelopsorapidly.

B．TheideaofAIjustcameuprecently.

C．TheconceptofAIwasputforwardbyRalphHaupter.

D．Ittookmorethan70yearstoturntheconceptintoreality.

13．WhoseesthefutureofAIdoinghouseworkinsteadofhumanbeing?

A．AlanTuring.B．GeorgesNahon.

C．MarkMichalski.D．AlejandroTroccoli.

14．WhatisGeorgesNahon’sjob?

A．Executivedirectorofahospital.

B．Presidentofaresearchlaboratory.

C．Chairmanofanenergycorporation.

D．Chiefoperatingofficerofanewspaper.

15．Howisthepassagedeveloped?

A．Byexplainingcauseandeffect.

B．Bypresentingresearc