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1、吉林省蛟河实验高中2018-2019学年高三英语下学期4月月考试题注意事项：1 .答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形 码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。2 .选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑， 写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3 .非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题K上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草 稿纸和答题上上的非答题区域均无效。4 .考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分

2、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、（:和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。ASandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers, M because her six brothers, as wcl I as her father, tried t

3、o control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated（躲避）into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do wel 1 in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.In high school, wi th the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the sc

4、hool 1i terary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University

5、of Iowa. At the university* s Writers, Workshop, however, she felt lonelya Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice.u 11 was not unti I this moment when 1 considered myscl f truly differ

6、ent that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That f s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn* t write about.”Cisneros publishe

7、d her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book talks about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from

8、high school to graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children s book, and a short-story col lection.21. Which of the fol lowing is TRUE about Cisneros in her chiIdhood?A. She had seven brothers.B. She felt herself a nobody.C. She was too shy to go to sc

9、hool.D. She did not have any good teachers.22. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to .A. run away from her familyB. develop her writing styleC. make a lot of friendsD. search for a husband23. According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success?A. Her feeling of being different.B.

10、Her training in the Workshop.C. Her chiIdhood experience.D. Iler early years in college.24. Whal do we learn about The House on Mango Street?A. It is quite popular among students.B. It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros.C. It wasn* t a success as it was written in Spanish.D. It won an award whe

11、n Cisneros was twenty-nine.Microsoft has dcvc I oped a new smart phone app that interprets eye signals and translates them into letters, allowing people with motor neurone disease to communicate with others from a phone.The GazeSpeak app combines a smartphoner s camera with artificial intelligence t

12、o recognize eye movements in real time and convert（改变）them into letters, words and sentences.For people suffering from ALS（渐冻症），also known as motor neurone disease, eye movement can be the only way they are able to communicate.*Current eye-tracking input systems for people with ALS or other motor im

13、pairments are expensive, not robust under sunlight, and require frequent rc-calibrat ion and substantial, relatively immobi1c setups, “ said Xiaoyi Zhang, a researcher at Microsoft who deveI oped the technology.“To mi t igale the drawbackswe created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system tha

14、t runs on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, robust, portable and easy to learn.”The app is used by the listener by pointing their smartphone at the speaker. A chart that can be stuck to the back of the smartphone is then used by the speaker to determine which eye movements to make in ord

15、er to communicate.The sticker shows four grids（方格）of letters, which each correspond to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the speaker selects which grids the letters they want belong to. The artificial intelligence algorithm（程序）is then able to predict the word or sentence

16、they arc trying to say.25. What docs the under1ined word “mitigate“ in paragraph 5 probabIy mean?A. IgnoreB. destroyC. IncreaseD. reduce26. The passage mainly tells us .A. The advantages of Gaze Speak over the Current eye-tracking input systems.B. Smartphone App helps ALS suffers speak with their ey

17、es movement.C. The sticker plays an important role in Gaze Speak.D. The writer is making an advertisement for Gaze Speaker.27. What , s the writer* s attitude towards the invention of Gaze Speaker?A. doubtfulB. negativeI）, unclearC. favorableCMost people have had songs stuck in their heads at some p

18、oint. The scienlific name for this is involuntary musical imagery （INII）, which simply means that the people do not choose to keep the songs in their heads. Experts have nicknamed this condition “eaevorm” even though it is not an actual worm, and it does not take place in the ear. Rather, it takes p

19、lace in the memory centers of the brain. It occurs when a catchy tune “sticks” in a person * s mind. What makes a song stick depends on the individual. Some people get stuck on their favorite songs, while others end up fixated（念念不忘的）on songs they find annoying.Nobody knows exactly why, a particular

20、song gets caught in a person? s brain. It can be brought on after recently hearing a song, or i t can be started by a memory. Al though earworm can happen to anyone at any time, certain people are more 1ikely than others to suffer from it. Most commonly, musicians experience it, but people who simpl

21、y listen to music more frequently than others are also more prone lo（倾向于）earworm.No evidence has proven one effective cure, but anything that disturbs the brain can help. The best way to shift the brain is to occupy it with a new activity. For example, actively chewing gum might switch the brain s f

22、ocus from the repeating song to the moving jaw. Engaging in a task that requires concentration can remove the annoying earworm as well. However, if the task requires too much effort, it can actually make the earworm last, because the mind tends to wander to escape the difficulty of the job at hand.W

23、hile earworm can be very annoying, there is no evidence that suggests i t is actually harmful. In fact, some experts arc studying earworm to sec what they can learn about memory centers. After all, these songs repeat automatical ly with no effort. What if science could apply this information to lear

24、ning? What if everyone could learn new things without having to try so hard? If scientists can figure out how to tap into this type of memory, learning might look different in the future.28. Which description is right about earworm?A. It is shaped like an insect in the ear.B. It results from listeni

25、ng to amazing songs.C. It is a nickname for a disease called INMI.D. It is a condition happening in one s brain.29. Who i s more likely to suffer from carworm?A. A brain scientist.B. A retired physicist.C. A famous painter.D. A pop music fan.30. Which of the following activity can stop earworm effec

26、tively?A. Reflecting on the song.B. Going on listening to a songC. Enjoying a tasty snack.D. Solving a hard math problem.31. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Earworm may make learning less painful.B. Earworm has little to do with memory.C. Earworm can be cured by the scientists.I）. Ea

27、rworm docs more good than harm.DSea turtles are one of several species that have temperature-dependent sex determination. The number of female babies increases when nests are made in warmer sands.A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California State University and W

28、orldwide Fund for Nature Australia examined two genetically distinct populations of green sea turtles living in the Great Barrier Reef. The study found that a group of about 200, 000 turtles living in the northern part of the reef was almost entirely female.While the southern population was 65 to 69

29、 percent female, females in the northern group accounted for percent of young turtles and 86. 8 percent of adults.After combining their rcsults with temperature data, the scientists in charge of the study found that the northern green turtles have been producing mainly females for more than two deca

30、des and that the complete feminization（雌性化）of this population is possible in the near future.The temperature at which the turtles will produce male or female babies can be passed on to the turtles* children. Most sea turtle populations are now producing offspring above the most suitable temperature,

31、 making it clear that climate change poses a serious threat to the survival of these populations.The chief executive of World Wildlife Fund Australia, Dermot O Gorman, said this is another sign of the impact of climate change, following recent research that shows that coral bleaching（珊瑚白化）events are

32、 occurring far more frequently than in the past.“Wc ve had two years where wc* vc had mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, “ he told Guardian Australia. Thal s a very visible sign of the impact of climate change. But this is a quiet change. We can t see the impact il s having on a turtle

33、 population until a study like this shows some long-term trends.”The lead author of the paper, Dr. Michael Jensen, said the findings represent a major environmental conservation issue.O Gorman said more urgent action on climate change is clearly needed, adding that some conservationists have already

34、 taken practical measures, such as using shade cloth on turtle nesting beaches to lower the sand temperature, and reducing by catch in the fishing industry.“Shade cloth can be used in certain places, but theres a 1imit to the scale you can do that, he said.“Now every large male who can reproduce is

35、going to be even more important.”32. According to the research on Great Barrier Reef s green sea turtles, .A. about 65 to 69 percent of northern turtles are femaleB. 86.8 percent of southern turtles have grown up to adultsC. the feminization of green sea turtles could become worseD. adult green sea

36、turtles can change their sex in warmer places33. Why did 0 Gorman mention coral bleaching?A. To suggest that climate change poses more risks to coral than turtles.B. To compare the living environments of turtles and coral.C. To urge people to take practical measures to fight climate change.D. To str

37、ess this discovery about green sea turtles is very valuable.34. Conservationists are taking action to .A. keep the sea turtles, nests coolB. stop the illegal fishing of green sea turtlesC. expand the size of the green sea turtles* nesting placesD. build special nests for turtles to produce offspring

38、35. Which would be the best title for the article?A. How climate change affects ocean creatures.B. Invisible change caused by global warming exposed.C. Necessity of protecting green sea turtles and their habitat.D. Global green sea turtle populations in greater danger.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文

39、后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多 余选项。VAR technology has been used in U. S. sports for years. Now it is fully combined with the global game of soccer and made its debut（首次亮相）at the 2018 World Cup this summer.36. It is actually a team who work together to review certain decisions made by the main referee b

40、y watching video replays.The VAR team supported the referees from a centralised video room. The operators selected and provided the best angles from the relevant broadcast cameras plus two additional offside cameras. 37. They will communicate with the referees only for clear and obvious errors or se

41、rious missed incidents. The referee can delay the restart of play at any time to communicate with the VAR team. 38, the referee wouId startan official review. Then they will make a decision based on the information received from the VAR team.39. Some fans believe that VAR causes too many interruptio

42、ns, disrupting the flow of the game. But others just want a fair match and to see the correct call no matter what. They argue disruptions already take place as angry players crowd around a referee following a controversial decision. 40. With much money put into modern football,governing bodies are n

43、ow under great pressure to see that the correct decisions are made on the pitch and VAR is a sure step in that.A. If one team is likely to win a gameB. VAR stands for vidoo assistant refereeC. It is hard to avoid and VAR is necessaryD. Once they decide an incident is reviewableE. Throughout a match

44、they are constantly checking for mistakesF. The use of video technology is a hot topic among football watchersG. VAR can serve to remove such scenes and get the game moving again第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was gettin

45、g ready for bed when the telephone rang unexpectedly. My mind quickly ran41 the 1isl of familymembers, but the voice on theotherend of the 1ine was only_42 familiar.Lindy,this is Leslie, “ she said. Ididnt know Leslie very well,so I wasa little 43_ that she would be calling me at11:00pm. I was afrai

46、d that itwould besomethingreally44to cause her to reach out to someone she45knew.However, she asked me a most46question. Do you have any room for a turkey in yourfreezer?M she asked. Sure, “ I responded, feeling quite confused. My family was at the bottom of our food supply. I will 47when I get to y

47、our house, “ Leslie replied.We quickly 48 blue jeans from our nightclothes and prepared to meet her outside_49 the doorbcl1 wouldn t wake up our four chiIdrcn. Leslie and her husband came ina huge freezer truck. She explained that her husband serviced a smal1 grocery store that had just lost its lea

48、se （租约）.They had to 50 al I the freezers before midnight. She thought it was a 51 to just throw al 1 this food away so she began to go through herlist of 52, dropping off food to anyone who she thought might be 53 to takeit. Ours was the last place they planned to stop and anything left wou 1 d have to be54Still not fully 55 what had just occurred, I asked her, “When will you be coming back for all this?” Leslie replied, It is yours! We have been 56 food since 5:00 pm and have 57 our list of contacts. Thanks a lot for helping us out. ”Les