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