四川单招英语模拟试题一含答案文档格式.docx
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ThisclassicmusicaltaleofEastmeetsWestbringsustoAnna,aWelshwidow,andtheKingofSiam.Whatcouldeverdevelopbetweentwopeoplesofirmlyrootedintheirpersonal,andoftendeeplyopposed,traditionsandvalues?
OneofthehottestonBroadway,theWestEndrevivalofTheKingandIwillbethemostsought-afterticketsof
2018.
PalladiumTheatre
21June2018–8August2018
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£
34.75
TheBestMan
TheBestManmirrorstheoftensurprisingresultsofcampaigningandtheall-too-oftenimmoralworldofpolitics.
ProducedonBroadway60yearsago,TheBestManneverachievedaWestEndtransferatthetimebecauseitwasthoughtthatAmericanpoliticswereofnorealinteresttoLondonaudiences.
PlayhouseTheatre
24February2018–26May2018
18
YoungFrankenstein
GrandsonoftheinfamousVictorFrankenstein,DrFrederickFrankensteininheritsacastleinTransylvanialeadinghimtofulfilhisgrandfather’slegacybybringingadeadbodybacktolife.Hisexperimentyieldsmonstrousconsequences.
LegendaryfilmmakerandcomedianMelBrooksbringsthisclassicsciencefictiontolifeonstageinanall-singing,all-dancingmusical.
GarrickTheatre
1September2018–29November2018
24.99
GirlfromtheNorthCountry
AfamilyintheGreatDepression,theirfutureonaknife’sedge.ButNickLainethinkshe’sseenawayout…
GirlfromtheNorthCountryfeatureswell-knownplaywrightConorMcPhersonandclassicsongsfromBob
Dylan.
NoelCowardTheatre
29May2018–24June2018
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21.Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttoenjoysomethingpolitical?
A.PalladiumTheatre.B.PlayhouseTheatre.
C.GarrickTheatre.D.NoelCowardTheatre.
22.Whichshowwouldyoufinditthemostdifficulttogetticketsfor?
A.TheKingandI.B.TheBestMan.
C.YoungFrankenstein.D.GirlfromtheNorthCountry.
23.Whencanyougotoasciencefictionshow?
A.On24February2018.B.On26May2018.
C.On30June2018.D.On5October2018.
24.HowisGirlfromtheNorthCountrydifferentfromtheothershows?
A.Ithasbeenrunninginthetheatreforover60years.
B.ItisadaptedfromoneofthehottestBroadwayshows.C.Itischaracterizedbyfamousplaywrightandmusician.
D.Itpresentsdifferentvaluesbetweentheeastandthewest.
B
OnarecenttriptoQuebec,IsleptoverattheonlyicehotelinNorthAmerica.
Uponcheck-in,Iwasdirectedtoasweetwomannestlingwarmlynexttothefireplace,whokindlyremindedusthattherewouldbenolockersorInternetaccessandthatwe’dbettereataheavymeal.
Followingheradvice,weateeverythingonourplatesatdinnerevenifwewerefull.Butwecouldn’tfreeusfromouranxietyatthatpoint.Whendessertcame,westartedcallingotherhotelstoseeiftheyhadanyopenings.Whentheeighthhotelwecalledwantedtochargeusabout$80morethantheonlineprice,wejustdecidedtogobacktosleeponabedofice.
Onceintheroom,webegantryingtofigureouthowtogetcomfortableinaroomfullofice.Haveyoutriedtakingoffyourshoesinaroominwhichthefloorisiceandnotgetyoursockswet?
Ittookmethreeyoga(瑜伽)
positionstogetthisaccomplished.
Rollingaroundtogetallthewayintothebag,Izippedmyselfupandsaidmygoodnights.AndthenIfeltthissharppaininmyhead.Myhathadmetalbandsonit.Themetalwasgettingcoldinthe…well…cold.Itookmyhatoffandmyheadstartedtogetcold.Isunkdownfurtherintomysleepingbagandthoughttomyself,“Well,atleastifIdieinhere,itwillbeinmysleep.”
ThenextthingIknew,thehotelstaffwasgivingusarealwake-upcall(theystandoutsideyourroomandtellyoutogetup!
).
Therewardofhavingsleptinahotelmadeofice?
Now,nomatterwhoiscomplainingandwhattheproblemis,myresponsecanbe,“Didyousleepinanicehotel?
Onagenuinebedofice?
No?
Idid!
”
25.Whydidtheauthorstartcallingotherhotelswhendessertarrived?
A.Hewasnotsatisfiedwiththedessert.B.Hewantedtocomparetheprices.
C.Hewasworriedaboutsleepingonice.D.Hemeanttofigureouthisluckynumber.
26.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4refersto.
A.takingofftheshoesB.practicingyoga
C.rollingaroundtheroomD.keepingsocksdry
27.Whydidtheauthortakeoffhishatbeforesleep?
A.Itmadehimsufferwhenworn.B.Itwaslikelytocausedeath.
C.Itdidn’tfitinthesleepingbag.D.Itwastoocoldforhimtowear.
28.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?
A.Heregrettedsleepingoverattheicehotel.B.Heshowedgenuinepreferenceforicebeds.C.Hewouldneverreplytoothers’complaints.D.Hetookprideinthisuniqueexperience.
C
Let’ssaythatyourfriend,who’shavingaparticularlygreatday,tellsyou,“Ifeellikeamilliondollars.”Alittlebitconfused,youreply,“Wait,don’tyoumean‘amillionbucks’?
”Yourfriendshrugsandsays,“Bucks,dollars.Samething.”
Butwhyisthat?
Howdidtheseeminglyrandomword“bucks”becomeinterchangeablefordollars?
Well,here’sahint:
Theproperdefinitionoftheword“buck”isamaledeer.Deerwerebeingcalled“bucks”
longbeforedollarswere—longbeforeAmericandollarsevenexisted,asamatteroffact.
IntheearlydaysofNorthAmericancolonization,settlersweretradinggoodswiththeNativeAmericans.Inthe
1700s,animalpelts(皮)wereformsofcurrency,muchinthesamewaydollarbillsaretoday.Andoneofthemostvaluableanimalpeltswas—youguessedit—adeerpelt,otherwiseknownasa“buck.”Adocumentfromtheyear
1748revealsthatabarrelofwhiskeyheldthesamevalueas“fivebucks.”Anotherdocumentfromthesameyearexpressesgreatsadnessaboutarobberythatoccurredaroundwhatwasthepresent-dayOhio.Theunfortunatetravelerwas“robbedofthevalueof300bucks.”
Interestinglyenough,evenbackthen,one“buck”didn’tnecessarilymeanpreciselyonedeerpelt.Abuckhadtobeaparticularlygooddeerpelt.Sincedeerpeltsarethickestinthewinter,thepeltsofdeerkilledinthesummertimewerelessvaluable,andthereforeitmighttakeseveralofthosetoequalone“buck.”Likewise,multiplepeltsofsmalleranimals,likebeaversorrabbits,couldalsobecombinedtoequalthevalueofone“buck”.
Thisconnectionoftheword“bucks”withcurrencystuckaroundaftercoinageofU.S.dollarsbegan,around
1792.Andwe’vebeennicknamingdollars“bucks”eversince.
29.WhyarethetwodocumentsmentionedinParagraph4?
A.Todemonstratethevalueofdeerpelts.
B.Toprove“buck”wasaformofcurrency.
C.Todisapproveofthewaydollarsareused.D.Toidentifythemostvaluableanimalpelts.
30.Whichofthefollowingmostprobablyequalsonebuck?
A.Apeltofadeerkilledinsummer.B.Apeltofadeerkilledinwinter.
C.Apeltofabeaverkilledinsummer.D.Apeltofabeaverkilledinwinter.
31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.CulturalhintsinEnglishidioms.
B.Thedefinitionandoriginofdollar.C.Theconnectionbetweentwowords.
D.TheintroductionofdollarstotheU.S.
D
Google’snewcamera,calledClips,isasmall,smartdevice.Itcomeswithacasethathasaclip(夹子),butit’snotdesignedtobewornonyourclothing.Mostinterestingly,itusesartificialintelligencetotakephotographyoutofyourhandssoitcancapturemomentsonitsown.
Thisroughly2-inchby2-inchcamera,withathree-hourbatterylifeandGorillaGlassfortoughness,isintendedforcandidmoments,likewhenachilddoessomethingcutethatmayhappentooquicklyforyoutopulloutyoursmartphone.
OnboardtheClipsdevice,itusesmachinelearningalgorithms(计算程序)tohelpcapturescenes.Those
algorithmsincludefacerecognition.“Onceitlearnsthatthere’safaceyouseefrequently,it’lltrytogetnicephotosofthosefaces,”saidJustonPayne,thedevice’sproductmanager.Andtheyalsowantittorecognizefacialexpressions,whichinvolved“trainingittoknowwhathappinesslookslike”.TheGoogleteamalsotrainedittorecognizewhatnottoshoot—likewhenachild’shandisoverthelens,orifitistossedinadarkpurse.
Theonlywaytoseetheimagesisbyconnectingthecamerawithyourphone,asithasnoscreenforviewingorediting.
Werepeopleconcerneditcouldseemstrange?
Yes,Payneadmitted.Buttheysaidtheyaddressedthatbymakingitobviouswhatitis.Agreenlightonthefrontsignalsthatitison.Besides,unlikeacamerameanttomonitoryourhome,itisnotconnectedtotheInternet.
“Thisproductisonlypossiblebecauseofthewaythatsiliconhasadvanced,”Paynesaid,notingthatitwasonlyinthepastyearorsothattheycouldsqueezethetechnologydownintoadevicethissize.Goingforward,we’relikelytogetmoreassistancefromtheartificialintelligencepackedintoourappsandgadgets.
32.WhatisthemostoutstandingfeatureofClips?
A.Itisequippedwithtoughglass.B.ItenableseasyInternetaccess.C.Itallowsofhands-freephotography.D.Itcanbewornonyourclothing.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“candid”inParagraph2mean?
A.Brief.B.Touching.
C.Unforgettable.D.Embarrassing.
34.WhatmakesClipsarealityaccordingtoJustonPayne?
A.ThepopularityoftheInternet.B.Theadvanceintechnology.
C.Theriseofthesmartphoneindustry.D.Thereductioninthepriceoflens.
35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ANewDigitalCamerafromGoogle.B.NewGadgetsintheAgeofApps.
C.ArtificialIntelligenceinEverydayLife.D.AnAlternativeWaytoPhotograph.
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