广东省广雅中学学年高三上学期期末英语试题10页Word下载.docx
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Ecuador
EcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'
scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'
reaway
Mexico
Althoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.
Argentina
Argentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'
snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.
Vietnam
Vietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.
1.HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?
A.About$7000B.About$8000
C.About$8400D.About$9800
2.WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?
A.Theybothhavegreatrestaurants
B.Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.
C.Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.
D.Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.
3.Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?
A.EcuadorB.Mexico
C.ArgentinaD.Vietnam
B
WhenIwasthreeyearsold,Icouldn’tspeak.ItwasastrangerealitythatnoneofthedoctorsIvisitedcouldunderstand.
Oneday,Iwasshadowing(跟随)mymother.Shefoundherselflookinginamirror,andthroughitoureyesmet.Shebegantospeaktomethroughthereflection,andIslowlybegantomimic(模仿)hermouth’smovementsuntilIformedaword.
ItturnedoutI’mdeafinmyleftear,andhaveaslightprobleminmyright.Beinghardofhearinghasbeendifficult,butI’veneverlivedinastateofself-hatingsorrow.
Imaginebeingabletoshutoutallsoundasyoulayyourheaddowntosleepbysimplyrollingoverontooneside.That’smyrealitywhenIsleeponmy“goodear”,anditmakesmefeellikeasuperherosometimes.
Peoplecallmydeafsidemy“badear”,butwhenIwearmyhearingaid,Ihaveaccesstoarangeoffeaturesthatsomeotherdeafpeopledon’t.Incinemas,forexample,withoneclickofabuttonIcanenjoyawholefilmasthoughitwerewhisperedtomefromthemouthsoftheactors.
Owningahearingaidhasn’talwaysfeltgood,however.OnthefirstdayIgotmyaid,whenIwaseight,Itookittoschoolforshow-and-tell.AsIexplainedhowitworkedtomyclassmates,aboyyelledout,“Aren’tthoseforoldmen?
”Atthatmoment,Ifeltdifferent.Ittookmealongtimetogetoverthatsenseofbeingsounlikemypeers.
Butit’snotjustschoolkidswhocanmakeusdeafandhard-of-hearingpeoplefeellikeburdens.Everyvideoonsocialmediathatlackssubtitles(字幕),forexample,meansanentirecommunityofdeafpeopleisunabletoenjoyit.Completelydeafpeopleareexcludedfromenjoyingmanymoviestoo,assubtitlesincinemasarealmostimpossibletofind.
Andwithhearingaidscostingaround$2,500each,itcanbehardformanypeopletoaffordtobeabletolistentothethingsthatotherstakeforgranted.Asforme,Icanlistentomusic,enjoyfilms,andcatchconversations–I’mlucky.I’mdeaf,butIcanstillheareverything.I’vebeenblessedwithwonderfullifeexperiences,andIamhuman.Andwhenitcomestosleeping,I’mevensuperhuman.
4.Howdoestheauthorviewhishearingdifficulty?
A.It’sadisasterandcauseshimalotoftrouble.
B.Itgavehimachancetoexperiencesomethingspecial.
C.Itmadehimfeelembarrassedinfrontofhisclassmates.
D.Ithelpedhimtoliveinhisownworldwithoutbeinginterrupted.
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheauthor?
A.Hewasborndeaf.
B.Heisoptimisticandhelpful.
C.Thehearingaidbringsconveniencetohisdailylife.
D.Hisfamilyandclassmateshavesupportedhimalot.
6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhislife?
A.Excited.
B.Anxious.
C.Grateful.
D.Disappointed.
7.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Togiveadviceonlifetodisabledpeople.
B.Toshowhowdifficultlifeisfordisabledpeople.
C.Toshowtheconvenienceahearingaidcouldbring.
D.Tosharehisexperienceoftreatingadisadvantagewithgratitude.
C
It'
sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.
Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromcleanoceans.Itisreportedthatmorethan8milliontonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceissingle-useonly.
Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupourwatersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefoot'
snewestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreadsawarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.
Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedintoasustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenoteveryonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesalongway.
Vivobarefoot'
snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh-performancestylessuchascasualsneakers,runningshoes,andhikingboots.Thebrandhopesthatitslatestinitiative(首创精神)willhelplessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.
Inthefuture,Vivobarefoothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainablematerials,andthankfully,theyarenowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismandeducatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.
Thisyear,they'
lladdmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheirproductionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.
Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesignedshoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceandsensoryinput.
8.Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?
A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bytellingastory.
C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bymakingcomparisons.
9.WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?
A.Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.
B.Keepingtheoceansfreefromplasticbottles.
C.Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.
D.Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.
10.WhatisprobablyVivobarefoot'
soperationphilosophy?
A.Customer-focused.B.Service-oriented
C.Money-saving.D.Environmentally-friendly.
11.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Vivobarefoot'
snewproductshaven'
tbeenreleased.
B.Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.
C.Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.
D.Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.
D
Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"
read"
humanpersonalities.
Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated(复杂的)artificialintelligencealgorithms(算法)maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience.
"
Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"
wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits(特点)with"
well-establishedquestionnaires"
fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.
TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'
smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"
neuroticism,extraversion(外向),agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual(感知的)curiosity"
thescientistswrote.
Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"
Loetschersaid.
Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'
srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"
LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretingh
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