届高三英语月考试题2Word文档格式.docx
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andhowtorecover.
Clicking“send”toosoon
Don’twasteyourtimetryingtofindoutifthereceivershasreadityet.Writeanotheremailasswiftlyasyoucanandsenditwithabriefexplainingthatthisisthecorrectversionandthepreviousversionshouldbeignored.
Writingthewrongname
Thesooneryounotice¸
thebetter.Respondquicklyandbriefly¸
apologizingforyourmistake.Keepthetonemeasured:
don’thandleittoolightly¸
aspeoplecanbeoffened¸
especiallyifyourerrorsuggestsamisunderstandingoftheirculture(i.e.incorrectorderingofChinesenames).
Clicking“replyall”unintentionally
Youaccidentallyreveal(透露)toentirecompanywhatmenuchoicesyouwouldpreferatthestaffChristmasdinner¸
orwhatholidayyou’dliketotake.Inthisinstance¸
thebestsolutionistosendaquick¸
light-heartedapologytoexplainyourawkwardness.Butitcanquicklyrisetosomethingworse¸
wheneveryonestartshitting“replyall”tojoininalongandunpleasantconversation.Inthisinstance¸
stepawayfromyourkeyboardtoalloweveryonetocalmdown.
Sendinganoffensivemessagetoitssubject
Themostawkwardemailmistakeisusuallycommittedinanger.Youwriteanunkindmessageaboutsomeone¸
intendingtosendittoafriend¸
butaccidentallysendittothepersonyou’rediscussing.Inthatcase¸
asktospeakinpersonassoonaspossibleandsaysorry.Explainyourfrustrationscalmlyandsensibly—seeitasanopportunitytoclearupanydifficultiesyoumayhavewiththisperson.
1.Afterrealisinganemailaccident¸
youarelikelytofeel_______.
A.curiousB.tiredC.awfulD.funny
2.Ifyouhavewrittenthewrongnameinanemail¸
itisbestto________.
A.apologiseinaseriousmannerB.tellthereceivertoignoretheerror
C.learntowritethenamecorrectlyD.sendashortnoticetoeveryone
3.Whatshouldyoudowhenanunpleasantconversationisstartedbyyour“replyall”email?
A.Tryofferingotherchoices.B.Avoidfurtherinvolvement.
C.Meetotherstaffmembers.D.Makealight-heartedapology.
4.Howshouldyoudealwiththeproblemcausedbyanoffensiveemail?
A.Bypromisingnottooffendthereceiveragain.
B.Byseekingsupportfromthereceiver’sfriends.
C.Byaskingthereceivertocontrolhisanger.
D.Bytalkingtothereceiverfacetoface.
5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Definingemailerrors.B.Reducingemailmistakes.
C.Handlingemailaccidents.D.Improvingemailwriting.
B
GettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey(调查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation¸
51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights¸
eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday¸
and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.
Howmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofrest:
mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!
Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildren¸
tenhoursisideal(理想的).ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?
WatchTV.
“MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVson¸
andtherearemoreopportunities(机会)tostayawake¸
withmorehomework¸
theInternetandthephone¸
”saysDr.MaryCarskadon¸
asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.0therexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics¸
butalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.
Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagers¸
someschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.Threeyearsago¸
schoolsinEdina¸
Minnesota¸
changedthestarttimefrom7:
25amto8:
30am.Students¸
parentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.
6.WhatisthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyon?
A.Americankids’sleepinghabits.B.Teenagers’sleep-relateddiseases.
C.Activitiestopreventsleeplessness.D.Learningproblemsandlackofsleep.
7.Howmanyhoursofsleepdo11-year-oldsneedeveryday?
A.7hours.B.8hours.C.10hours.D.18hours.
8.WhydoteenagersgotosleeplateaccordingtoCarskadon?
A.Theyareaffectedbycertainbodychemicals.B.Theytendtodothingsthatexcitethem.
C.Theyfollowtheirparents’examples.D.Theydon’tneedtogotoschoolearly.
C
Passengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.
Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.
Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.
Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.
In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,0hio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.
9.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons_______.
A.werethebiggestbirdintheworldB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica
C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment
D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS
10.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’______.
A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution
11.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?
A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.
C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.
12.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?
A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.
C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.
D
Hollywood’stheorythatmachineswithevil(邪恶)mindswilldrivearmiesofkillerrobotsisjustsilly.Therealproblemrelatestothepossibilitythatartificialintelligence(AI)maybecomeextremelygoodatachievingsomethingotherthanwhatwereallywant.In1960awell-knownmathematicianNorbertWiener¸
whofoundedthefieldofcybernetics(控制论)¸
putitthisway:
“Ifweuse¸
toachieveourpurposes¸
amechanicalagencywithwhoseoperationwecannoteffectivelyinterfere(干预)¸
wehadbetterbequitesurethatthepurposeputintothemachineisthepurposewhichwereallydesire.”
Amachinewithaspecificpurposehasanotherquality¸
onethatweusuallyassociatewithlivingthings:
awishtopreserveitsownexistence.Forthemachine¸
thisqualityisnotin-born¸
norisitsomethingintroducedbyhumans;
itisalogicalconsequenceofthesimplefactthatthemachinecannotachieveitsoriginalpurposeifitisdead.Soifwesendoutarobotwiththesingleinstructionoffetchingcoffee¸
itwillhaveastrongdesiretosecuresuccessbydisablingitsownoffswitchorevenkillinganyonewhomightinterferewithitstask.Ifwearenotcareful¸
then¸
wecouldfaceakindofglobalchessmatchagainstverydetermined¸
superintelligentmachineswhoseobjectivesconflictwithourown¸
withtherealworldasthechessboard.
Thepossibilityofenteringintoandlosingsuchamatchshouldconcentratethemindsofcomputerscientists.Someresearchersarguethatwecansealthemachinesinsideakindoffirewall¸
usingthemtoanswerdifficultquestionsbutneverallowingthemtoaffecttherealworld.Unfortunately¸
thatplanseemsunlikelytowork:
wehaveyettoinventafirewallthatissecureagainstordinaryhumans¸
letalonesuperintelligentmachines.
SolvingthesafetyproblemwellenoughtomoveforwardinAIseemstobepossiblebutnoteasy.Thereareprobablydecadesinwhichtoplanforthearrivalofsuperintelligentmachines.Buttheproblemshouldnotbedismissedoutofhand¸
asithasbeenbysomeAIresearchers.Somearguethathumansandmachinescancoexistaslongastheyworkinteams—yetthatisnotpossibleunlessmachinessharethegoalsofhumans.0therssaywecanjust“switchthemoff”asifsuperintelligentmachinesaretoostupidtothinkofthatpossibility.Stillothe
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