惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语.docx

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惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语

惠州市2019届高三第三次调研考试

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进

行折算），考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Areyouinterestedintravelling?

HerearefamousnationalparkswheretravellersmostlyliketogoinAmerica.

1.GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark

Visitors:

11,388,893

Thename“GreatSmokyMountains”comesfromthefogoverthismountainrangesituatedalongtheNorthCarolina-Tennesseeborder.Establishedin1934,itisnotjusthometoadiverseecosystemofplantsandanimals,butalsohometorichAppalachiancultures.Visitorstherecanseeover100waterfalls,goboatingonFontanaLakeandhiketheAppalachianTrail.It'salsoanexcellentvantagepointtoseetheleaveschangeinthefall.

2.GrandCanyonNationalPark

Visitors:

6,254,238

The GrandCanyon istheresultofover70millionyearsofgeologicaleventscreatingtheColoradoPlateau,glaciersandvalleys,whiletheColoradoRivercarveditswaythroughthevalleys.Itistrulyanaturalsplendor!

WhenPresidentRooseveltfirstvisiteditin1903,hesaid,“TheGrandCanyonfillsmewithawe.Itisbeyondcomparison–beyonddescription.”16yearslater,itwassignedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson,officiallyviewingtheGrandCanyonanationalpark.

3.YosemiteNationalPark

Visitors:

4,336,890

Inadditiontobeinganationalpark,YosemiteisdesignatedasaWorldHeritageSite.YosemiteNationalParkisinCentralCaliforniainthewesternSierraNevada.Thoughitcoversaround1,168squaremilesofarea,visitorsspendmostoftheirtimeinthe5.9square-mileareaoftheYosemiteValleywheretherearesomemostfamoussiteslikeYosemiteFalls,andCook’sMeadowLoop.

4.ZionNationalPark

Visitors:

4,504,812

SettledinSouthwesternUtahisZionNationalPark.Ithassomeofthemostuniquelandscapespackedwithmountains,valleys,rivers,desertandforests.

ZionNationalParkisalsoanimportantplacetostudyancienthumanswhomadetheareatheirhomeabout8,000yearsago.Someofthepark’smostnotableattractionsinclude Angel'sLanding,KolobArch,theNarrows,etc.

21.HowdoesGreatSmokyMountainsNationalParkgetitsname?

A.Withsmokerisingfromthevolcanointhelake.

B.Withbigforestfirebreakingoutinthemountain.

C.SignedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson.

D.Withwatervaporseenoverthemountainrange.

22.WhendidGrandCanyonNationalParkbecomeanationalpark?

A.In1887B.In1903C.In1919D.In1934

23.WhatdoesYosemiteNationalParkshareincommonwithZionNationalPark?

A.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.

B.Peoplecanlearnaboutancienttimesthere.

C.Theybothhavethemostcharminglandscenery.

D.Theywerebothformedastheresultofyearsofgeologicalevents.

B

Ihadthestrangestdreamlastnight.Iwaswalkingdownadirtroadwithsnowywoodsoneithersideofme.Iwasallalone.Icouldn’tseeanotherpersonanywhere.Allatonce,however,Isawsomeonewalkingtowardsmeinthedistance.AsthispersongotcloserandcloserIrealizedthatitwasme.Itwasmefrommanyyearsago,fresh-facedandyoung.Icouldseeinhismindallthedreamsandhopesthathehadtoo.Theyhad,afterall,oncebeenmyown.

Iwasoverjoyed.IhadsomanythingsIwantedtosaytothisyoungerme.IwantedtosparehimthepainIhadsufferedandthemistakesIhadmade.IwantedtosharewithhimallthatIhadlearnedoverthelongyearsofmylife.Iwantedtoshowhimhowhislifewouldturnoutsodifferentfromwhathehadthoughtandhopeditwould,butthatitwouldbemuchbetterandhappierthanthepathhewasnowon.Iwantedhimnottowastesomanyyearsonthethingshisego（自我）thoughtweresovitalbutinsteadtorealizethatlovewasthemostimportantthinginthislife.

Iopenedmymouthtosayallofthesethingsbutcouldn’t.IrealizedatthatmomentthatevenifItoldhimhewouldn’tbelieveme.HewouldhavetowalktheroadIhadwalked,learnthethingsIhadlearned,andgothroughallIhadgonethrough.Hewouldhavetofindtruthinhisownwayandinhisowntime.Ilethimwalkonbyandwatchedashedisappearedinthedistance.ThenIturnedtocontinueonmyownwayandwokeup.

Inthislifetherearenoshortcuts（捷径）.Weallhavetowalktheroad.Weallhavetotravelthroughsorrowaswellasjoy.Weallhavetolearntolove.Weallhavetogrowintowhoweweremeanttobe.Ittakesourwholelives.Yet,itisajourneyworthmaking.

24.Whodidtheauthormeetinhisdream?

A.himselfandanotherperson

B.himselffromthefuture

C.someonehedidn’tknow

D.himselffromthepast

25.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodo?

A.Hewantedtoforgivehimself.

B.Hewantedtosharesomething.

C.Hewantedtoshowhislifecouldbebetter.

D.Hewantedtoindicateegothoughtisvital.

26.Whycouldn’ttheauthorsayanythingthathewantedtosay?

A.Becausehethoughthewouldn’tbetrusted.

B.Becausehehadn’tlearnedmuchinlife.

C.Becausehelethimselfgo.

D.Becausehewokeup.

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Loveisnotalwaysthemostimportantinlife.

B.Ifwewalktheroadalone,wecanwalkbetter.

C.Everyonehastomakehisownlifejourney.

D.It’simpossibletogrowintowhoweremeanttobe.

C

Whenwemeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,weusuallygetavaguesenseofwhatkindofpersontheyarebythewaytheyshakehands,talk,orwalk.Intheageofsocialnetworking,however,firstimpressionsaresometimesmadeevenbeforeweactuallymeetsomeoneinperson---thatis,bylookingattheirprofilephoto.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,thesesocialimagessayalotaboutourpersonality.Inthestudy,presentedinapaperattheInternationalAAAIConferenceonWebandSocialMedia,agroupofresearchersfromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUSusedsoftwaretoanalyzetheprofilepicturesof66,000usersofUSsocialplatformTwitterand3,200oftheirtweets.Atthesametime,about434participantswereaskedtocompleteasurveyabouttheirpersonalitytype.Theresearcherswantedtofindoutiftherewasaconnectionbetweenpersonalitytraits—likeopenness,extroversion,andneuroticism（神经质）—andaperson’sprofilepicture.

Accordingtotheresults,openpeoplearemorelikelytoposeinanunusualwayanduseobjectssuchasglassesoraguitarintheirprofilephotobecausetheyenjoynewandexcitingexperiences.Meanwhile,neuroticpeopleoftenholdbacktheirnegativeemotions.Theytrytoavoidshowingtheirface；Instead,theyuseanimageofsomethinglikeapet,acarorabuilding.

Apartfromtheobjectsinprofilepictures,thecolorsusedinthemalsogiveussomehintsaboutthephoto’sowner.Forexample,extravertswerefoundtohavethemostcolorfulprofileimages,astheywanttoemphasizetheirpersonalityandshowthemselvesoff,theresearcherswrote.

Althoughsocialmediaphotos“usuallyrepresentanextensionofone’sself,theyalsoallowausertoshapehisorherownpersonalityandidealizedview,”accordingtotheresearchers.So,whenchoosingaprofilephoto,maybeweshouldaskourselvesfirstwhatkindofimagewe’dliketoconvey.Afterall,firstimpressionsalwayslast.

28.Whathelpsformthefirstimpressionswiththedevelopmentofnetwork?

A.ShakinghandsB.GreetingsC.ProfilepicturesD.Gestures

29.What’sthepurposeofthestudy?

A.Toanalyzetheusers’preference.

B.Toconductasurveyaboutpersonalitytype.

C.Toexploretheformationoffirstimpression.

D.Toseekoutthelinkbetweencharactersandprofilephotos.

30.Accordingtothestudy,anoutgoingpersonmay________.

A.chooseapuppydogasanimage

B.shareadistinctposeinhisphoto

C.fillhisprofilephotowithlightcolors

D.carelittleabouthisimage

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.BeMindfulofYourPersonality

B.MakeUseofYourSocialImage

C.FirstImpressionsMakeaDifference

D.ProfilePhotosRevealYourPersonality

D

Janus,theRomangod,hastwofaceslookinginoppositedirections.Sodoesartificialintelligence（AI）.Ononesidearethepositivechanges,enablingpeopletoachievemore,farmorequickly,byusingtechnologytoimprovetheirexistingskills.Looktheotherway,though,andthereareplentyofpotentialpitfalls.

LikeJanus,technologicalchangemayalsocausedisruption（混乱）,butAIislikelytohaveabiggerimpactthananythingsincetheappearanceofcomputers,anditsconsequencescouldbefarmoredisruptive.

Intheyearsahead,AIwillraisethreebigquestionsforbossesandgovernments.Oneistheeffectonjobs.AlthoughCEOspubliclypraisethebroadbenefitsAIwillbring,theirmaininterestliesincuttingcosts.OneEuropeanbankaskedInfosystofindawayofreducingthestaffinitsoperationsdepartmentfrom50,000to500.TheMcKinseyGlobalInstituteestimatesthatby2030upto375mpeople,or14%oftheglobalworkforce,couldhavetheirjobsreplacedbyAI.

AsecondimportantquestionishowtoprotectprivacyasAIspreads.Theinternethasalreadymadeitpossibletotrackpeople’sdigitalbehaviourinminutedetail.AIwillofferevenbettertoolsforbusinessestomonitorconsumersandemployees,bothonlineandinthephysicalworld.Consumersaresometimeshappytogoalongwiththisifitresultsinpersonalisedserviceorpromotions.ButAIisboundtobringinvasionofprivacythatisseenasunacceptable.Forexample,law-enforcementofficialsaroundtheworldwilluseAItospotcriminals,butmayalsomonitorordinarycitizens.

ThethirdquestionisabouttheeffectofAIoncompetitioninbusiness.At