2020届晋江第一中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案.pdf
20202020 届晋江第一中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案届晋江第一中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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 AHottest Travel DestinationsSometimes figuring out the best place to go can be difficult.Here are some hottest travel destinations thatoffer some of the most beautiful,artistic,and fashionable places on the globe.Ibiza,SpainWhile Ibiza is knownas a party city,there is far more to do in this historic town than simply drink and danceunder the stars.Built mainly in the second century,its a world heritage site with architecture dating back to asearly as the 7th century.Dont miss Charo Ruiz,Ibizas most famous fashion brand.Plus,the Ibiza Fashion Festivaltakes place every June.Tangier,MoroccoKnown as the“door to Africa”,Tangier has a rich and complex history dating back thirty centuries.It has allthe beauty of the natural world.After spending a morning sunbathing by the Mediterranean Sea,get in someamazing shopping and discover great deals on everything.Before you head home,stop off in Marakesh to visitsome of the top Moroccan designers.Havana,CubaStepping onto the streets of Havana feels like stepping back in time.For a day of sightseeing,check out theremaining architecture of Old Havana,which was built ten centuries ago.You can easily do it with one of the areasmany walking tours.Or visit the Museum of Rum for a taste of the islands most popular wine.You might comeacross a clothing shop offering some classic finds!Melbourne AustraliaBuilt largely during the 1850s gold rush,Melbourne remains as alive as ever.Make sure to check out thehottest Australian brands.Moreover,visit the Block Arcade in Collins Street to see some of the 19th centuryarchitectural details the world has to offer.And,if you want to catch the largest consumer fashion festival in theworld,grab tickets for the yearly Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival.1.What can visitors do in both Ibiza and Havana?A.Taste local wine.B.Visit modern Museums.C.Appreciate ancient buildings.D.Enjoy parties under the stars.2.To attend the globally largest consumer fashion festival,you have to go to _.A.SpainB.MoroccoC.Havana.D.Australia3.Which of the following cities is the oldest?A.Ibiza.B.Tangier.C.Havana.D.Melbourne.BYou run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item.You grab what you need and head to the front ofthe store.After quickly sizing up the check-out lines,you choose the one that looks fastest.You chose wrong.People getting in other lines long after you have already checked out and headed to the parking lot.Why does thisseem to always happen to you?Well,as it turns out,its just math that is working against you.A grocery store tries to have enoughemployees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay.But sometimes,like on aSunday afternoon,they get super busy.Because most grocery stores dont have the physical space to add morecheckout lines,their system becomes overburdened.Some small interruption a price check,a particularlytalkative customer will have downstream effects,holding up the entire line behind them.If there are three lines at the store,these delays will happen randomly at different registers(收银台).Thinkabout the probability.The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three,which means you havea two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line.So its not just in your mind:Another line is probably movingfaster thanyours.Now,mathematicians have come up with a good solution,which they call queuing theory,to this problem:Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line,called a serpentine line,and serve each person at the frontwith the next available register.With three registers,this method is about three times faster on average than themore traditional approach.This is what they do at most banks,Trader Joes,and some fast-food places.With aserpentine line,a long delay at one register wont unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it.Instead,it willslow everyone down a little bit.4.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A.Queuing in a line.B.A shopping experience.C.A rush in the morning.D.Cutting in a line.5.According to the article,what may cause delays in checking out?A.The lack of employees in the grocery store.B.Some unexpected delays of certain customers.C.The increasing items bought by customers.D.A worsening shopping system of the store.6.What is the solution given by mathematicians?A.Employing more workers for checking out.B.Limiting the number of queuing people.C.Making only one line available.D.Always standing in the same line.7.Whats the principle behind the queuing theory?A.To pursue the maximum benefit.B.To leave success or failure to luck.C.To avoid the minimum loss.D.To spread the risk equally among everyone.CWe use what is known as inner speech,where we talk to ourselves,to evaluate situations and make decisions.Now,a robot has been trained to speak aloud its inner decision-making process,giving us a view of how itresponds to contradictory demands.Arianna Pipitone and Antonio Chella at the University of Palermo,Italy,programmed a humanoid robot namedPepper,with software that models human cognitive(认知的)processes,which allowed Pepper to retrieve(检索)relevant information from its memory and find the correct way to act based on human commands,as well as atext to speech processor.It allowed Pepper to voice its decision-making process while completing a task,With inner speech,we can better understand what the robot wants to do and what its plan is,says Chella.The researchers asked Pepper to set a dinner table according to etiquette(礼仪)rules they had programmed intothe robot.Inner speech was either enabled or disabled to see how it affected Peppers ability to do what wasinstructed.When instructed to place a napkin on a fork with its inner speech enabled,Pepper asked itself what the etiquetterequired and concluded that this request went against the rules it had been given.It then asked the researchers ifputting the napkin on the fork was the correct action.When told it was,Pepper said,OK,I prefer to follow yourdesire,and explained how it was going to place the napkin on the fork.When asked to do the same task with inner speech disabled,Pepper knew this contradicted etiquette rules,so itdidnt perform the task or explain why.With the potential for robots to become more common in the future,this type of programming could help thepublic understand their abilities and limitations,says Sarah Sebo at theUniversityofChicago.It maintains peoplestrust and enables cooperation and interactions between humans and robots,she says.However,this experimentonly used a single human participant,says Sebo.Its unclear how their approach would compare across a widerange of human participants,she says.8.Why does the author mention how people make decisions in the first paragraph?A.To introduce the topic.B.To make comparisons.C.To provide an example.D.To support his argument.9.How did Pepper react to the contradictory instruction with its inner speech enabled?A.It failed to complete the task.B.It followed the etiquette rules.C.It made a random decision.D.It communicated with the researchers.10.What did Sarah Sebo think of the research?A.It was creative but worthless.B.It was a good try but the result was a failure.C.It was inspiring but needed further evidence.D.It was carefully designed but poorly performed.11.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.Robot Taught To Be PoliteB.Robot Can Explain Its DecisionC.Robot Making Decisions:No Longer A DreamD.Robot-Human Communication:No Longer A ProblemDAs artificial intelligence(AI)systems become more advanced,we can expect them to be used more often inthe world of human medicine and healthcare.AI is designed to imitate(模仿）the human brain in decision makingand learning,so with the computing power to learn tasks in days or even hours,it is possible to create medical AIsthat rapidly outperform doctors in certain tasks.Data plays a hugely important role in helping AI systems learn about human medicine.AI systems are trainedon large data sets gathered from real-life cases.Providing detailed patient information in quantities is a crucialfactor for their success.One of the most important areas for influencing global health is in the field of epidemiology(流行病学）。Predicting disease outbreaks can save millions of lives by having resources ready should the worst happen.StartupAIME has successfully combined public health data with machine learning and AI to create a prediction enginecapable of anticipating epidemics months in advance with great accuracy.Another field where medical AIs are making rapid advances is in diagnostics(诊断学）Doctors base a lot ofdecisions on information from X-ray,CT and MRI images.Speeding up.diagnoses from patient scans can rapidlyimprove patient care and outcomes.Computer vision AIs use pattern recognition to work through these imageswith incredible speed and accuracy.They have been able to outperform junior doctors and even senior specialistsin some tests.Cardiologist(心脏科医生）Rima Arnaout developed an AI that beat human experts at correctly interpretingechocardiograms(超声心动图）by 92 percent to 79 percent.She said that despite the result there is no prospect ofAI replacing human doctors any time soon.“As cardiologists,weread the images and then go to see the patient,”she said.“So were both reading images and practicing medicine.I dont think that the second piece will be takenover so quickly.”The acceptance of AI in medicine will continue to gather pace in the future as it becomes more widespread.12.What played a big role in helping AI systems know of human medicine?A.Certain tasks.B.Large data.C.The skill to imitate.D.The increasing demand.13.Why is Startup AIME mentioned in paragraph 3?A.To illustrate predicting disease is possible.B.To call on doctors to focus on public health data.C.To prove its a successful company in global health.D.To let readers realize the importance of early success.14.What do we know about computer vision AIs?A.They do better than doctors in some tests.B.They speed up diagnoses from patient scans.C.They can rapidly improve patients conditions.D.They analyze information from X-ray,CT and MRI images.15.What do Rima Arnaouts words in paragraph 5 imply?A.AIs are not so smart as human doctors.B Its not easy for AIs to take the place of human doctors.C.A cooperation between AIs and human doctors is a must.D.Human doctors are playing a big role in practicing medicine.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项How to become happier is what most of us are after.The things that we think will make us happierbiggerpaychecks,nicer homes,slimmer bodies_16_But practices such as exercising more,socializing,gettingenough sleep,and being kind to others do._17_.Exercise causes hormonal(荷尔蒙的)changes in the body that make us feel good and help interrupt negativethoughts.Anyone who has ever experienced a runners high will surely agree.Increase social connectionsReconnecting with a friend can boost happiness,but so can a meaningful encounter with a stranger._18_.In fact,many studies have found that the more we use social media,the less happy we are.Get enough shut-eye_19_.Perform acts of kindnessVolunteering to help someone or helping others pay for their bus tickets can make us happy.Giving others ahand takes the focus away from our own worries and problems,which can boost happiness.These constant practices arc really whats required to boost our happiness.Its like a tire that we put air into.Occasionally it leaks,and we have to put more air into it.Its not one-time thing where we learn it and weregood._20_.Anyone who adopts and practices the strategies can truly become happier.A.Burn some caloriesB.Prioritize free timeC.dont really matter in our livesD.But Facebook friends dont countE.dont actually add joy to our livesF.We actually have to put the work inG.We can set an alarm to signal ourselves toget ready for bed第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项When I was 24,I moved into an apartment and the couple next door were loud all the time.After putting upwith it for a couple of weeks,I decided to_21_them and politely ask them to be_22_after noon,as I had to work at midnight,so I_23_went to bed around noon.I went next door and knocked on the door and an old woman answered.I_24_myself and she askedif I came over to complain about the_25_,and I said yes.She_26_both she and her husbandwere going_27_and that they needed to speak loudly to hear each other.She_28_me in andoffered me a coffee and we started talking._29_,we heard a loud bang in the kitchen.Then we foundher husband had fallen onto the ground.Immediately,we rushed him to the_30_.When I came home from work the next day,there was a_31_on the door from the ladyasking me to come over.When I reached her_32_,she asked if Id drive her,to the hospital,towhich I said no_33_.When we got to the hospital,I_34_her to his room,wherehe thanked me.Soon I ended up being friends with this couple_35_they moved away a year later.One day after ten years,I got a_36_from a lawyer.I was_37_what wasgoing on,so I went down and when I arrived at his office,the lawyer asked me if i knew a_38_bytheir names and I said yes.He told me that the couple had died and he was_39_by their childrento find me.They wanted to thank me personally.I_40_the family and then we became friends!You can never know when,where or how you are next going to make new friends.Life is full of surprises.Whatever happens,try to treat others exactly as you would like to be treated.21.A.challengeB.treatC.faceD.punish22.A.quieterB.calmerC.kinderD.slower23.A.seldomB.alreadyC.alwaysD.still24.A.expressedB.examinedC.improvedD.introduced25.A.stressB.noiseC.soundD.pain26.A.guessedB.describedC.explainedD.believed27.A.disabledB.blindC.deafD.weak28.A.broughtB.invitedC.forcedD.begged29.A.SuddenlyB.UnfortunatelyC.NaturallyD.Secretly30.A.kitchenB.bedC.companyD.hospital31.A.reportB.noticeC.noteD.bill32.A.doorB.carC.officeD.home33.A.doubtB.wayC.matterD.problem34.A.carriedB.followedC.sentD.guided35.A.sinceB.beforeC.untilD.while36.A.warningB.visitC.callD.question37.A.wonderingB.imaginingC.describingD.recording38.A.teamB.patientC.coupleD.doctor39.A.encouragedB.orderedC.forcedD.employed40.A.missedB.metC.praisedD.welcomed第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Before discovering electricity,people relied on fire as a source of light.It was a troublesomebusiness_41._fires can lead to disaster.Making fire dependable was so difficult that lights on movingvehicles were_42._(hard)everconsidered.The early trains_43._(travel)only during the day.The tracks were too dangerous during dark nights,and passengers also wanted to see_44._they were traveling anyway.In the late 1830s,railro
