广东省惠州市届高三上学期第三次调研考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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广东省惠州市届高三上学期第三次调研考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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第一部分阅读理解(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
InNewYorkCitypublicschools,176differentlanguagesarespokenamongthemorethan1millionstudents.For160,000children,Englishisnottheirfirstlanguage.NewYork'
sDepartmentofEducationmakeslearningbetterforthesestudentsbyprovidingdual-languageprograms,inwhichstudentsaretaughtintwolanguages,Englishandanotherone,likeRussianorChinese.Math,socialstudies,scienceandallotherregularcoursesaretaughtinbothlanguages.Andtheylearnaboutthecultureoftheothercountry.
MiladyBaez,DeputyChancellorofEnglishLanguageLearnersandStudentSupport,saysthesedual-languageprogramswillhelpchildrensucceedinthefuture."
Thejobsofthefuturerequirethatourstudentsknowmorethanonelanguage.Theyaregoingtobetravelingabroad;
theyaregoingtobecommunicatingwithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thiswillopendoorsforthem."
Middle-schoolersmightnothavejobsontheirmindsyet.ForKequingJaing,shelikeskeepingupherfirstlanguage,Mandarin."
ItmakesmefeelthatIamhomebecauseIcanspeakinChinese,learninChinese,whilelearninginEnglish.SoitmakesmefeelbetterandmakesmeunderstandmoreaboutthetaskI'
mlearning."
AnastasiaHudikovacametotheUnitedStateswhenshewas2yearsold.ShesaystheRussian-Englishprogramkeepsherconnectedtoherheritageandherparentshappy."
They'
rereallyhappyabouttheprogram.TheyarereallyhappythatIcanpreservemycultureandmylanguage,andthatIcanspeakitfluentlyinschool."
TheNewYorkschoolsalsoofferdual-languageprogramsinsevenotherlanguages:
Arabic,French,HaitianCreole,Hebrew,Korean,PolishandSpanish.Thereareplanstoaddevenmorelanguagesinthefuture.
Whilethesedual-languageprogramsarepopular,someorganizationsintheU.S.sayteachingEnglishcomesfirst.U.S.StudiesshowthatchildrenwholearnEnglishearlywillbemoresuccessfullater.
1.Dual-languageprogramsinNewYorkaimto__________.
A.helpthestudentslearnbetterB.ridthestudentsofhomesickness
C.attractmoreinternationalstudentsD.preventthestudentsforgettingtheirculture
2.Whomaynotquiteagreewithdual-languageprograms?
A.MiladyBaezB.KequingJaing
C.AnastasiaHudikova’sparentsD.someorganizationsintheU.S
3.Theauthorwritesthepassageinorderto_________.
A.encourageustolearnmorelanguages
B.introducedual-languageprogramsinNewYorkschools
C.advertisethedual-languageprograms
D.inspiremorestudentstostudyinNewYork
B
Writingoneortwoarticlesadayisafairgoalforahumanwriter.Bycontrast,theWordsmithplatformcanproduceupto2,000articlesasecond!
Wordsmithisoneexampleofnaturallanguage-generationsoftware,oftenreferredtoasarobotjournalist.Tobefair,thesoftwaredoesn’tstartfromthebeginning,likeahumanwritermight.Instead,thesoftwaretakesasetofstructureddataandtransformsitintoreadabletext.
Naturallanguage-generationsoftware,suchasWordsmithandQuill,doesitsworkbyidentifyingtrendsandhighlightsinsetsofdata.Thesoftwarethensearchesitsowndictionaryforthewordstoexpressitsfindings.
Whykeephumanwritersaround
Althoughthistypeofsoftwarewritesfasterthananyhuman,itrequiressetsofstructureddatatowork.That’swhyit’sespeciallyusefulforwritingearningsreportsandothertypesof“dry”writing.Humans,ontheotherhand,aregoodatturningtheirunstructuredthoughtsdirectlyintoprose.ThereportsproducedbyWordsmithandQuillreadnaturally,andtheycanmatchthetoneofhumanwriters.Butfornow,therobotjournalistsprobablywon’tstealmanyjobsorwinanyPulitzerPrizes!
(普利策奖)
Currentapplicationsofnaturallanguage-generationsoftware
Financialreports:
ThesoftwareiscommonlyusedbybanksortraderstoanalyzelargeamountsoffinancialdataandthenproducereportsinplainEnglish.
Healthandfitness:
Thesoftwarecanturndatagatheredfromwearabledevicesorfitnesstrackersintopersonalizedreports.Thewritingtonecanevenbeadjustedtosoundmoreencouraging!
Sportsreporting:
Thesoftwareisoftenusedtoturnrealbaseball,basketballandfootballstatisticsintoexcitingstories.
4.WhatdoesnaturalLanguage-generationsoftwarereferto?
A.TheWordsmithplatform.B.Arobotjournalist.
C.Aspecialdictionary.D.Articleswrittenbycomputer.
5.Naturallanguage-generationsoftwarecan_________.
A.discovertheworld’sfocusesthroughtheInternet
B.writewellenoughtowinPulitzerPrizes
C.producearticlesinatonesimilartohuman’s
D.writesuchbeautifulproseashumanwriters
6.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatnaturalLanguage-generationsoftware________.
A.hastakentheplaceofhumanwriterscurrently
B.isonlyabletoturnstructureddataintodryreports
C.iswidelyusedinallthefields
D.worksproperlyonlywiththehelpofsetsofstructureddata
7.NowadaysNaturallanguage-generationsoftwareisseldomusedby_________.
A.schoolsB.banksC.hospitalsD.newspapers
C
In1959,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteachergavetheclassanassignmenttowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandexpressedherdreamofbecominganairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan"
F"
onit.Theteachertoldheritwasa"
fairytale"
.Jeanwasheartbrokenandashamed.Astheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragementandnegativitysheencounteredwhenevershetalkedaboutherdream."
Girlscan'
tbecomeairlinepilots;
neverhave,neverwill.You'
recrazy.That'
simpossible."
FinallyJeangaveup.
Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwasaMrs.DorothySlaton,ademandingteacherwithhighstandards.OnedayMrs.Slatonaskedthisquestion:
"
Ifyouhadunlimitedfinances,unlimitedaccesstothefinestschools,unlimitedtalentsandabilities,whatwouldyoudo?
"
Jeanfeltarushoftheoldenthusiasm,andwithexcitementshewrotedowntheveryolddream.
ThenextthingthatMrs.SlatonsaidchangedthecourseofJean'
slife.Theteacherleanedforwardoverherdeskandsaid,"
Ihavealittlesecretforyou.Youdohaveunlimitedabilitiesandtalents.Whenyouleaveschool,ifyoudon'
tgoforyourdreams,noonewilldoitforyou.Youcanhavewhatyouwantifyouwantitenough."
Thehurtandfearofyearsofdiscouragementdisappearedallofasudden.Jeanfeltthrilledandtoldheraboutherdreamofbecomingapilot.Mrs.Slatonslappedthedesktop."
Thendoit!
shesaid.
SoJeandid.Itdidn'
thappenovernight.Inherl0yearsofhardwork,evenfacingvarietiesoflaugh,frustrationandopposition,shenevergaveupherdream.Instead,shewentondoingeverythingherthird-gradeteachersaidwasfairy-tale.
Eventually,JeanHarperbecameaBoeing737captainfortheUnitedAirlineCompany.
8.Jean’sthird-gradeteacherthoughtherdreamtobe____________.
A.greatB.impossibleC.challengingD.reasonable
9.Mrs.Slatonmayholdtheviewthat_____________.
A.onlysomeofherstudentshavegreatpotential
B.herstudentsaregoodenoughtobeadmittedtothebestschools
C.beliefcontributestorealizingadream
D.Jeanwastohaveherdreamrealized
10.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat___________.
A.Jean’sdreamwasalwaysinherdeepheart
B.Jeanowedhersuccesstoallherteachers
C.mostpeoplearoundJeanapprovedofherdream
D.Jeanachievedherdreamwithease
11.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ARespectableTeacherB.HowtoRealizeaDream
C.HardWorkPaysoffD.ReachfortheSky
D
Doyousufferfromcybersickness?
Theriseofmobilephoneshasbeenblamedforanumberofsocialills,butyoursmartphonemayalsobemakingyouphysicallysickaswell.Scientistshaveidentifiedaconditioncalled“cybersickness”,whichtheysayisthedigitalversionofmotionsickness.Thephenomenon,whichaffectsupto80percentofthepopulationwhoownsmartphonesortablets,leadstofeelingsofsicknessandunsteadiness.Itiscausedbyseeingfastmotiononascreen,whichcoversanythingfromacarchaseinafilmtoscrollingthroughwebpagesonyourphone.
Themorerealisticthevisualcontentappearstoyou,thehigheryourchancesofgettingcybersicknessare.TheconditionwasidentifiedinapieceintheNewYorkTimesinwhichBritishandUSexpertssaidthatitneededsolving.Motionsicknessleavessufferersfeelingillbecausetheyfeelmovementinyourmusclesandyourinnerearbutdonotseeit.Themismatchindigitalsicknessistheopposite—youseemovementonthescreenbutdonotfeelit.Theeffectisthesameandthesymptomsincludeaheadache,wantingtothrowup,confusionandtheneedtositdown.Oftencybersicknessshowsitselfinasubtlewayandsufferersputitdowntostressoreyestrain.
StevenRauch,aprofessorofotolaryngology(耳鼻喉科学)atHarvardMedicalSchool,said:
“Yoursenseofbalanceisdifferentfromothersensesinthatithaslotsofinputs.Whenthoseinputsdon’tagree,that’swhenyoufeeldizzinessandsickness.”
Somestudiesthathavebeencarriedoutintocybersicknessfoundthatwomenaremoresusceptiblethanmen,theNewYorkTimesreported.ThosewhohaveTypeA’personalities—meaningtheyareconfidentanddetermined—aremorelikelytosufferfromcybersicknessaswell.Amongthosewhohavereportedexperienci
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