届山西省太原市高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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届山西省太原市高三上学期期末考试英语试题

太原市2019届高三上学期期末考试

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第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，答案写在答题卡上。

A

Inanefforttoinformourcitizenstoclearthestreetsnow,thecityadoptsasnowremovalplan.

RoutesusedbyCityEmergencyServicescomefirst.Secondly,connectorstreetswillbeclearedwhichallowcitizensthegreatestaccesstopublicroads.Andthirdly,roadswithinneighborhoodswillbecleared.

Snowremovalandicecontrolwillstartwhen:

*Snowaccumulates4inchesormore.

*Weatherconditionsdonotendangerthesafetyofroadcrew.

*Snowfallsduringpeaktrafficperiodsofheavyuseofmainstreets.

Snowandiceremovalwillbedelayedorcancelledwhen:

*Thereisseverecold,significantwindandlimitedvisibility.

*Thesnowfalloccursontheweekendoraholidayandisnotconsideredathreattopublicsafety.Inthatcase,snowandiceremovalmaytakeplaceonthenextnormalweekday.

*Snowandicemaybeleftonroadwaysifmeltingisobvious.

Yourcooperationisrequestedduringsnowremovalandthesesuggestionsmayapply:

*Limittravelduringstorms.Travelispossibleonceroadshavebeenclearedorsaltedbytheroadcrew

*Avoidremovingsnowfromyourdrivewayintotheroad.Pilethesnowinyouryard.

*Parkyourvehiclesinyourdrivewaysandofftheroadorwalkwalks.

*Keeppublicsidewalksnexttoyourhouseclearofsnowandice.

*Beresponsibleforremovingthissnowwhichisthrownbythesnowplough（犁）fromyourdriveways.Hopefully,youcanunderstandthisinconvenience.

21.Whenwillthesnowhavetoberemoved

A.Ifitreachesacertainthickness.

B.Ifthemainstreetsarenotbusy.

C.Ifthesnowandicebegintomelt.

D.Ifextremeweathermakesroadsdangerous.

22.Whatshouldcitizensdotocooperateinthesnowremoval?

A.Helptoputthesaltontheroad.

B.Pilethesnownearbytotheroad.

C.Throwthesnowintothedriveways.

D.Clearthesidewalksclosetotheirhouses.

23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.clearanceofemergencyrouteshasapriority.

B.Snowandicemustberemovedontheweekends.

C.Citizensplaythemostimportanttoleinsnowremoval.

D.Theposteristoinformcitizensofanoncomingheavysnow.

B

AfterfinishingamealatanAmericanChineserestaurantyouprobablyexpecttoreceiveahandfuloffortunecookiesafteryoupaythebill.FortunecookiesareinChineserestaurantsthroughouttheUnitedStates.It’srathersatisfyingtocrackopenacookieattheendofyourmealandreadyour“luckyfortune”ontheslipofpaperinside.

Theexactoriginofthefortunecookieisunknown.ItisthoughtthatthetastysnackwasthefirstintroducedintoSanFranciscoin1914,afteranimmigrantbegandistributingthecookiewith“thankyou”notesinthem.These“thankyou”noteswereintendedassymbolsofappreciationforfriendswhostoodwithhimthroughtheeconomichardshipanddiscriminationofhisearlylifeinAmerica.

Thereisanalternateoriginstory.LosAngelesisregardedasthesiteofthefortunecookie’sinvention.Inthisversionofthestory,DavidJung,aChineseimmigrantresidinginL.A.,isthoughttohavecreatedthecookieinordertoupliftthespiritsofthepoorandhomeless.In1918,Junghandedoutthecookiesforfreetothepooroutsidehisshopandeachcookiecontainedastripofpaperwithaninspirationalsentenceprintedonit.

FortunecookiesfirstbegantogainpopularityinmainstreamAmericancultureduringWWII.Chineserestaurantswouldservetheminplaceofdesserts,asdessertswerenotpopularintraditionalChinesecuisine.TodayfortunecookiesarenottiedtoChinese-Americanculture.Infact,thelargestfortunecookiemanufacturerislocatedintheUnitedStatesanditproduces4.5millionfortunecookiesaday——anevidencetothemodern-daypopularityofthesnack.However,anattempttointroducethefortunecookietoChinain1992wasafailure,andthecookiewascitedforbeing“tooAmerican.”

Sothenexttimeyoubreakopenafortunecookieandreadafortuneaboutthemanysuccessesyoushouldexpectinyourfuture,rememberthattheconclusiontoyourChineserestaurantmealmaynotbeasChineseasyouthink.

24.Whatdoweknowaboutfortunecookies?

A.TheyareaspopularinChinaasinAmerica.

B.Theycontainslipsofpaperwithgoodwishes.

C.TheyfirstappearedinAmericaduringWWII.

D.Theyareoftenchargedtothecustomers’bill.

25.WhywerefortunecookiesintroducedintoSanFrancisco?

A.Tomakeprofit.

B.Toexpressgratitude.

C.Toupliftpeople’sspirits.

D.Tohelppeopleoutofhardship.

26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesmaybefoundJung’scookies?

A.Thefortuneyouseekisinanothercookie.

B.Everyexitisanentrancetonewexperiences.

C.I’mbeingheldprisonerbyaChinesebakery.

D.Onlytastefortunecookies;disregardallothers.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ASymbolofChineseCulture

B.ChineseRestaurantsinAmerica

C.Canfortunecookietellyourfortune?

D.Fortunecookie,ChineseorAmerican?

C

Gabriella’sfamilyimmigratedtotheUSfromPeruwhenshewastwoyearsold.Asacompoundbilingual（双语使用者）,Gabrielladevelopstwolinguisticcodesatthesametime,withasetofconcepts,learningbothEnglishandSpanish.Herteenagebrother,ontheotherhand,mightbeacoordinatebilingual,workingwithtwosetsofconcepts,learningEnglishinschool,Spanishathome.Finally,Gabriella’sparentsarelikelytobesubordinatebilingualswholearnedasecondlanguagebytranslatingitintotheirmothertongue.

Regardlessofaccentandpronunciation,alltypesofbilingualpeoplecanbecomefullyproficientinalanguage.Itseemsthatthedifferencemaynotbeapparent.Butrecentlybrainimagingtechnologyhasgivenaglimpseintohowspecificaspectsoflanguagelearningaffectthebilingualbrain.It’swellknownthatthebrain'slefthemisphere（半球）isinchargeoflogicalprocesses,whiletherighthemisphereismoreactiveinemotionalandsocialones.Languageinvolvesbothtypesoffunctions.“CriticalPeriodTheory”sayschildrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilybecausetheirdevelopingbrainsletthemusebothhemispheresinlanguagelearning,whileinmostadults,languagereliesononehemisphere,usuallytheleft.

Beforethe1960s,bilingualismwasconsideredahandicapthatslowedthechildren’sdevelopmentbyforcingthemtospendtoomuchenergydistinguishingbetweenlanguages.Butarecentstudydidshowthatbilingualismmaymakeyousmarter.Itdoesmakeyourbrainmorecomplex,healthier,andmoreactivelyengaged,andevenifyoudidn’thavethegoodfortuneoflearningasecondlanguagelikeachild,it’snevertoolatetodoyourselfafavorandmakethelinguisticleapfrom“Hello”to“Hola”“Bonjour”or“nihao”becausewhenitcomestoourbrains,alittleexercisecangoalongway.

28.WhyisGabriella’sfamilyusedastheexampleinparagraph1?

A.Toshowthatthefamilyarebilinguals.

B.Toexplaintheadvantagesofbilinguals.

C.Toillustratethethreetypesofbilinguals.

D.Toproveallagescanlearnforeignlanguages.

29.Whydothechildrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilythanadults?

A.Becausetheylearnlanguageswithasetofconcepts.

B.Becausetheyusebothhemispherestolearnlanguages.

C.Becausetheirmothertonguedoesn'tinfluencethemmuch.

D.Becausetheycaneasilytranslateonelanguageintoanother.

30.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“handicap”underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Disease.B.Disability.

C.Disadvantage.D.Ignorance.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Theleftbrainismoreimportantforlanguagelearning.

B.Learninglanguagescanpromotethebraindevelopment.

C.Theproficiencyoflanguagebecomesweakgraduallywithage.

D.Immigrantshaveadvantagesinlearninglanguagesovernatives.

D

Fairytalesperformmanyfunctions.Theyentertain,encourageimaginationandteachproblem—solvingskills.Theycanalsoprovidemorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI（artificialintelligence）cantaketoitscold,mechanicalheart.

Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfables,novelsandotherliterature.WebelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscanpreventtheintelligentrobotsfromkillinghumanitywhichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”（堂吉诃德）.ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.

Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives（指令）,therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.

Quixotewouldworkbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It’sababystepinthedir