惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语试题及答案Word格式文档下载.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.Amongthosewhohavereportedexperiencing