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届上海市卢湾高级中学高三下学期三模英语试题(含2023听力)学校:姓名班级考号
一、短对话A.At2:30p.m.B.To thelibrary.C.At3:30p.m.D.To theAdministration buildingA.To theMain Hall.C・To the theatre.B.A store.A.A camera.D.A table.C-A form.A.He willdrive herhome.B,He doesntlike redwine.D.He cantdrink anywine.C.He willdrink winelater.B.At3:00p.m.D.At4:00p.m.
5.A.They haverecently visitedthe park.B.They aregoing campingthis weekend.C.They willjoin theoutdoor clubnext year.D.They haveto changetheir weekendplans.A.The womanwill goto Chinathis weekend.B.The womanoffers totreat the man todinner.C.The manprefers otherfood thanJapanese food.D.The womanrefuses tojoin the man for dinner.A.Take themirror backto thestore nextweek.B,Look for a biggermirror onsale.C.Leave withoutbuying themirror.On June22,1927,Charles Lindberghflew intoDayton,Ohio of the US,for dinnerat Orville(飞彳亍家)Wrighfs house.It hadbeen justa monthsince theyoung aviatorcompleted the first eversolononstop crossingof theAtlantic,and hefelt heought topay hisrespects to the celebratedpioneerof flight.Forty-two years later,on July16,1969,Apollo11astronaut NeilArmstrong was allowed tobringa personalguest to the KennedySpace Centerto witnessthe launchof NASAstoweringSaturn Vrocket.Armstrong invitedhis hero,Charles Lindbergh.One man,Lindbergh,could be the livinglink between the pilot of the first powered flight andthecommander of the firstmission to another world.In ourcentury,for betteror worse,progress isntwhat it used to be.Northwestern Universityeconomist Robert Gordon argues that by1970,all thekey technologiesof modernlife were in place:electricity,mechanized agriculture,highways,air travel,telecommunications,and thelike.Afterthat,innovation andeconomic growthsimply couldntkeep goingat thebreakneck pace set over theprevious100years-a period Gordon calls the special century.”Since1970the onlynotable creationhas beenthe ever-growing increase in computingpowerin theform of the Internet and ourmobile devices.But inmost otherways,Gordon argues,the livesof people indeveloped nationslook andfeel the same in2019as theydid in1979or
1989.Consider consumerrobotics.There5s enormouspotential forrobots tohelp uswith housework,education,entertainment andmedical care.But home robotics companiesseem tokeep folding.Sofar,the onlycommercially successfulhomerobot,the Roombavacuum cleaner,hit themarket in
2002.Or consideraccess tospace.In2007the XPRIZEFoundation offered$30million inprizes tocommercialteams thatwould competeto landa roboticrover on the moonby
2018.Although fiveteamshad builtrovers,all hadtrouble raisingenough moneyto buylaunch contracts.Meanwhile thelist ofpotentially world-changing technologiesthat getlots ofpress inkbut(雏形)remain stubbornlyin theprototype phaseis verylong.Self-driving cars,flying cars,genetherapy,nuclear fusion.Need IcontinueGranted,these areall hard problems.But historically,solving the really big problems—ruralelectrification,for example——has requiredsustained,large-scale investments,often withprivatemarkets andtaxpayers splittingthe burden.In thiscentury,we urgentlyneed toundo some of theconsequencesof thelast greatboom bydeveloping affordablezero-and negative-emissionstechnologies.Thafs anotherhard problem-and tosolve it,well need to recapturesome of what madethe special century“so special.
63.In thebeginning of the passage,the authorused thestory CharlesLindberg to.A.explain technologyadvanced fastin the past100yearsB,infer mostaviators arelikely to know each other wellC.prove thisman was a keyhistoric figureof thepast centuryD.point outwe shouldbe gratefulto sucha pioneeringinventor
64.Why doesRobert Gordoncall thepast100years“the specialcentury”A.Computing powerkeeps growingat ahigh speed.B・New thingskeep comingup to make lifeeasier.C.Human lifehas becomehighly mechanized.D.People have been trainedto be more creative.
65..What can be inferredfrom theexample of access tospace inparagraph7A.Big innovationscant be achieved withoutconstant financialsupport.B.Technological developmentcant begained ifit isnot appliedpractically.C.Scientific projectsare notconsidered valuableunless commerciallysuccessful.D.New creationsare notworth makingunless significantlyimproving peopleslives.
66.Which of the followingbest summarizesthe passageA.Sustained andlarge-scale investmentsare harderto getnow thanbefore.B.People arefacing atime withmore difficultproblems thanitused to be.C.Major technologicalshifts are fewer andfarther betweenthan theywere.D.Solutions to the reallybigproblemsarefewerthan wecould expect.
八、六选四Lessons fromCommencement SpeechesAs a businessowner,you probablydont lookto collegecommencement speechesas asourceof inspirationwhen yourefeeling frustratedor defeated-but youshould.Here arethree universitycommencement speeches delivered by successful individuals from a varietyof fields.
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1.Get comfortablewith change/Jimmy Iovine,USC,2014(大亨)Music mogulJimmy Iovinesmain adviceis toget comfortablewith changeand thefearthat comeswith it.In hisspeech,Iovine explainsthat helearned hisgreatest lifelesson when herealized thesuccessful recordcompany,he builtcouldnt competewith the new industrymodel ofdownloading free music.He hada choice:get onboard orget leftbehind.
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2.Build businessesthat dogood/Bill Gates,Harvard University,2007Bill Gates,founder ofMicrosoft,uses this speech topose aquestion heasks himself:How canyoudo the most good for the greatest amountof peoplewith theresources you haveFor years,Gates wasunaware of the millionsofpeoplearound the world livingin povertyandbattling diseases.Once herealized he could help,he changedhis approachto business.Pursuinginnovation and advancement is important.69Gates tellsHarvard,“Humanitys greatestadvancesare notin itsdiscoveries——but inhow thosediscoveries areapplied toreduce inequity/
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3.Spend lesstime dreamingand moretime doing/Shonda Rhimes,Dartmouth,2014If youfeel beatenby thedreams youhave foryour business,thisspeechwill setyou straight.Author andTV showproducer ShondaRhimes tellsthe Dartmouthgraduates,While somearebusy dreaming,the reallyhappy people,the reallysuccessful people,the really interesting,engaged,powerful people,are busydoing.70You donteven needtoknowexactly what you want to do.Rhimes says themostimportant thingis tostay opento possibilitiesand juststart somewhere.A.Dreaming isonly effectiveif youfollow itup with action,whether you9re brainstorming anew businessmodel orimagining how to growyour company.B.Failure canbe adriving force:one thatfrees youfrom fearand encouragesyou topursuewhat youwant most.C.In todays fast-moving world,one with great technologicaladvancements and culturalshifts stillneeds to be preparedto learn,adapt,and startover if necessary.D.Its more important to develop creative business models that turn profits and solveproblems.E.The onlyway to be trulysatisfied is to dowhat youbelieve isgreat work.F.Their wordsare guaranteedto motivateyou to think criticallyabout yourbusiness.
九、概要写作
71.Directions:Read the following passage.Summarize the main ideaand themain pointsof thepassagein nomore than60words.Use yourown wordsas faras possible.Wearing HelmetSomekids ridethrough citybicycle laneslike aprofessional,and othersset outalone downquietcountry lanes.However,every day,an average of more than500children withbike-relatedinjuries are treated in U.S.emergency departments,according toan analysisof injurydata from2006to
2015.Those wearinghelmets were significantly less likely to have head and neck injuries,the studyfound.And althoughchildren tendto wearhelmets moreconsistently than adults,manystill ridewithout one.Along withcalling forsafer,more bike-friendly streets,its importantto choosea helmetthatwill helpprotect yourchild frominjury ina fallor acrash.When yourechoosing a helmet,fbcusprimarily onensuring thecorrect fit.A poorfit willimpact theprotection ahelmet canprovide/5says AngelaLumba-Brown,an emergencymedicine physicianat StanfordHealth Care.The bestway tofind the right sizeis to take yourchild into a bikeshop andhave themtry onhelmetswith asales associatewhos familiar with theoptions,says BradBowman,product manageratGregg9s Cycle.If youchoose to buy online,Bowman suggestsmeasuring yourchilds headwithflexible measuringtape about an inchabove theeyebrows beforechoosing asize.圆周,Helmet sizesare measuredby headcircuniference andhelmets usuallycome withadjustabledials toaccommodate arange ofcircumferences.For example,a3-to-5-year-old childmightwear ahelmet with a50-to-52-centimeter circumference.Bowman suggestschoosing onethatfits comfortably but also allows for a bit of growth.Once asales associatehelps youidentify theright-sized helmet,adjust thedial untilthe helmetfeels tightbut isntcausing thechild discomfort.After youdial in the fit,if youpull uplightly on top of the helmet,it shouldntcome off their headJhe says.
十、汉译英(整句)
72.这条俄语俚语究竟是什么意思?(earth)(汉译英)
73.他深深吸了口气,在大雾弥漫的泥泞山路中艰难前行(Having…)(汉译英)饺子是中国的文化符号之一,其特点是皮薄馅嫩,味道鲜美,形状独特()
74.characterize(汉译英)早在古埃及,园艺活动就用于医疗,当时的医生让暴躁的病人种花养草(……)
75.when(汉译英)
十一、其他应用文
76.Directions:Write anEnglish compositionin120-150words according to theinstructionsgiven belowin Chinese.每年月日是世界地球日()为积极响应世界地球日活动,你校学
77.422World EarthDay生会开展了宣传海报的评比活动现已初评得出如下的前三名海报,并在全校范围评选最佳海报写封邮件给你校学生会,内容须包括你选出的最佳海报及其简介;你的理由参考答案:c
1.【原文】W:May Icome tosee youat3this afternoon,Professor BrownM:Im sorry,Amy,but Immeeting mystudents then.Why notcome halfan hourlaterQ:When canthe professormeet Amy
2.A【原文】M:Excuse me.Can youhelp meIm lookingfbr theMain Hall.Is itin theAdministrationbuildingW:I dontthink so.Actually,its in the buildingbetweenthelibrary and the theatreQ:Where doesthe manwantto go
3.C【原文】M:Excuse me,madam.Where canI find a declarationform I have acamera todeclare.W:Over there.On thattable.Q:What is the manlooking for
4.D【原文】W:Would youlike somered wineM:No,thanks.Ihaveto drivehome later.Q:What doesthe manmean
5.B【原文1M:Vm veryexcited.The outdoorclub is going campingin thepark thisweekend.W:So amI.Tve beenlooking forwardto itall year.Q:What canwe learnabout the speakers
6.B【原文】M:Susan,would youjoin mefordinnertonightW:You treatedme lastweekend.Now itsmy turn.Shall wetry somethingJapaneseQ:What canbe learnedfrom theconversation
7.C【原文】M:This mirroris theperfect sizefbr ourbathroom,and itshalf off.W:We wonthave timeto hangit today.It511still behere nextweekQ:What willthespeakersmost probablydo
8.D【原文】M:Our neighbourhoodisgoingto havea swimmingpool soon.W:It is about time.I dontknow whyit hastaken solong.Q:What is the womansattitude towardsthe swimmingpool
9.C【原文】W:Did youread todaysnewspaper Iheard there is somethingaboutanew wonder drug.M:I didread an article aboutmedical researchersbeing close toamajor breakthrough.Q:What doesthemanmean
10.C【原文】W:About thissurvey on the qualityof lifein thedorm.I feelsort of awkward because,well,Im notreally comfortablehere.Are yousure youwant meto fill out thissurvey formM:Ifs peoplelikeyou whocan helpus targetareas fbrimprovement.Q:What doesthemanmean
11.C
12.B
13.A【原文】Orson Welles was anAmerican actor,radio broadcaster,screen writer,film and theatredirector magicianand filmproducer.He spenthis childhoodin Chicago,but at the ageof15,left hishome and travelledaround Ireland,walking andpainting.He was a talented artist.When hereachedDublin,the capitalof Ireland,he walkedinto theGate Theatreand claimedto bea starof theAmericanstage.Whether ornot the manager of thetheatrebelieved thestory,he gaveWelles a starring role in anewplay.Welleswasa hitwith boththe publicand thecritics.After returningto theUSA,he workedon aseries ofbooks calledThe MercuryShakespeare,whichwere bestsellersfor decades.But heachieved worldwide fame in1938with hisradio adaptionof thefamousscience fictionstory,The Warof theWorlds.The programmewas in the styleofanews bulletin,and thousandsof listenerspanicked believingthat creaturesfrom Marsreally hadinvaded theEarth.At theageof26,Welles wrote,directed,produced andstarred ina filmnamed CitizenKane,whichmany filmcritics considerto be thegreatestfilm evermade.His actingwas powerfuland convincing.Inone scene,his characterbecomes soangry that he destroysa roomwith hisbare hands.After thisscene,答案第页,共页Welles apparentlywalked offthe setwith bloodon hishands,saying to217himself4felt it.I feltit/
1.What didOrson Wellesdo inIreland
2.Which of thefollowingjobs broughtOrson Wellesworldwidefamein
19383.How didOrson Wellesperform in the filmof CitizenKane
14.A
15.A
16.B【原文】rd like to turnto thinkingabout,broadly,how the modern universityemerged.AndIm goingto goright the way backtotheclassical inheritanceof Greco-Roman education.Classicallearning wasvery complicated.In70AD,the EmperorVespasian evenestablished someprofessorships-some chairs,of Geekand Latin,because herecognized theimportance ofawell-educated population totheadministration of the empire.Now Ibring thisup because the way that learningwas donein theclassical world,through aprocessof dialectic,is stillreally importantin the waythat we createknowledge today.Dialectic,quite atrickyword.Urn,dialectic basicallymeans establishingsomething ascorrect,or truethrough adialoguebetween peoplewho holddifferent opinionson it.So theyare usingreasoning totry andestablish thetruthonasubject.Some of these subjectsremain untilnow,even in themodernday,which startedoff asclassicaldebates.A famousone,which linksclassical thinkerswith modernphilosophers,isthenature ofuniversals.By universals,I meanthings likeis goodness something youcan onlysee inindividual actsofbeing goodOr isgoodnesssomethingthat existsin theabstract Canwe decidethat somethingisgood orbad withouthaving anexample ofit Now,thats somethingthatwestill discusstoday butwasthe debatewhich separatedthe thinkingof Platofrom hisstudent,Aristotle.
1.What didthe EmperorVespasiando in70AD
2.What dopeople doin theprocess ofdialectic
3.What separatedthe thinkingof Platofrom hisAristotle
17.D
18.B
19.A
20.B【原文】W:Hello,Noah.Thanks forsitting downfor aninterview today,as Iknow,youhavea busytrainingscheduleD.Hang apicture nexttothemirror.
8.A.Negative.B.Neutral.C.Uninterested.D.Supportive.A.He isstudying to beadoctor.B・More researchneeds to be carriedout.C.Some newmedicine may be availablesoon.D.He has already triedthenewwonderdrug.A.He didnthear about the survey.B・He justgot theresults of the survey.C.He wantsto-make thedorm abetter placefor students.
二、短文听下面一段独白,回答以下小题B,He learnedfromatalentedartist.
11.A.He produceda hitmovie.D.He becamethemanagerofatheatre.C.He playedastarringroleina play.B.Radio broadcaster.
12.A.Screen writer.D.Magician.C.Film director.B.He performedin panic.
13.A.He performedpersuasively.D.He performedunconsciously.C-He performedtoo violently.D.He doesntwant the woman tofillout the surveyform.听下面一段独白,回答以下小题
14.A.He establishedsome professorships.B,He setup theadministration system.C.He foundedthe firstmodem university.
15.A.They talkwith eachother.B.They readbooks toseek truth.D.He orderedstudents to learn Greekand Latin.C,They playtricks oneachother.D.They improvetheway of reasoning.
16.A.The useof theabstract.B.The natureof universals.M:Thats OK!Ill take a coupleof days off anywaybecause itsmy birthdaytomorrow.Tm goingtobe18-an adultat last.W:Only18and youveaccomplished somuch already!You wona bronzemedal at the EuropeanChampionshipslast year,and1know youllbe hopingto win gold at the nextOlympicsM:Thafs mydream.Til nevergive upuntil Ivedone allcan toachieve it.Thafs whatkeeps megoingthrough thehours oftraining.I keeptelling myselfit bellworth itif Iwingold.Failure isntan option.W:Youre verytough onyourself^Noah.Thats alot ofcommitment andhard work.You9re stillyoung.Surely youmust spendtime withfriendsM:No,gymnastics iseverything to me.Ill have been trainingintensively fbrsix yearsby thenextOlympics,and everyminute ofpractice will help.W:The WorldChampionships areheld inChina nextyear.How areyou preparingfor thiscompetitionM:Well,Im goodatthepommel horseand theparallel bars,so bythe timethe Championshipsstart,I willhaveconcentrated on them most.I thinkthe barswill bemy besteventW:Will yoube hopingfor amedalM:Yes,I will.Maybe silveror bronze.W:Youre sucha rolemodel foryoung people today.Do youhave anyadvice forother younghopefulsM:Yes,never losesight ofyour dream.If youwork hard,you willbe successful.W:Thank you,Noah.I wishyou all the best,and HappyBirthday fortomorrow.
17.Who isNoah
18.Why willNoah havea fewdaysoff
19.Why doesthewomansay Noahis sucha rolemodel foryoung peopletoday
20.What canbe learnedabout Noahfrom the passage
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22.Livemocha换信息,然后互相纠正信息,帮助人们学习超过种语言设空处和38exchanging messagesover the并列作介词的宾语,应用动名词,故填Internet bycorrectingo考查让步状语从句句意无论是何种形式的课程,都是在线授课分析可知,设空处引
23.导让步状语从句,表示无论什么,故填whatever考查定语从句句意:的首席执行官表示,该网站的优势在于,你可以在其中练
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25.有信心走进一家餐馆,与人搭讪”短语意为“有信心去做某事、符合句意,be confidentto do,故填togo考查宾语从句句意与世界各地真实的人的随意联系不仅有趣和令人惊讶,而且还揭示
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27.Livemocha激励人们设空处为非谓语动词,修饰名词作定语,和名词之间是被动关系,应用过the games去分词,故填found考查定语从句句意止匕外,每个人都可以建立一个档案,其中包括简短的自我描述和他
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29.那么困难的,应用比较级,故填less challengingo考查固定短语句意它们不仅能帮助人们练习不同的语言,还能让人们分享兴趣和结交
30.新朋友根据句意,可应用短语意为“代替……,而不是……”,句首单词首字母大instead of,写,故填Instead of3LE
32.F
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134.C
35.K
36.G
37.H
38.B
39.J
40.D【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要讲的是树长成树的样子的原因和树的生长原理考查副词句意几天前,当我在一个绿树成荫的公园里跑步时,经过了几十种不同大小和
31.年龄的树木,我突然发现它们在根本上是如此相似由下文“Wide trunkssplit intosmaller branches可知,句子表示“我突然发现它们在根本上是如此相似,空格处意为“在inthe same sort of way”根本上,是故选fundamentally,E考查副词句意如果有人画了一棵树枝太宽或树干太细的树,我们会立即注意到由上
32.文可矢,句子表示“如“You couldguess theheight ofa treejust bylooking athow wideits trunkis”H果有人画了一棵树枝太宽或树干太细的树,我们会立即注意到“,空格处意为“立即”,是故选immediately,F考查名词句意最大限度地增加照射在树叶上的阳光显然对树木的生存至关重要由上
33.文可知,句子表示“最大限度地增加照射在树叶“Maximising the sunlight hitting the trees leaves”上的阳光显然对树木的生存至关重要”,空格处意为“生存”,后跟名词,是故选trees survival,Io考查被动语态句意但树枝的大小和形状在很大程度上是由不同的标准决定的一棵树
34.必须足够强壮,可以直立几个世纪由上文和下文“the sizeand shapeofthe branches”“a different可知,句子表示“树枝的大小和形状在很大程度上是由不同的标准决定的”,空格处standards”意为“决定,是由可知,句子用被动语态,空前有空格处用过去分词,故选determine,by is,C考查副词句意但树枝的大小和形状在很大程度上是由不同的标准决定的一棵树必须足
35.够强壮,可以直立几个世纪由上文可知,句子表示“一棵树必须足够强壮,可“stay standing”以直立几个世纪、空格处意为“笔直地,直立地”,是故选upright,K考查副词句意想象一棵橡树,树干上的枝干向一侧伸展由下文
36.“Each branchhas tosupport可知,句子表示“树干上的枝干向一侧伸展“,空格处意为“侧着”,its own considerable weight”是故选sideways,G考查被动语态句意每根树枝都要支撑自己相当大的重量,所以下半部分的木头被轻微
37.压缩,上半部分被拉伸由上文“Each branchhas tosupport itsownconsiderable weight,so thewood可知,句子表示“每根树枝都要支撑自己相当大的重量,in its lower half is slightlycompressecT所以下半部分的木头被轻微压缩,上半部分被拉伸“,空格处意为“拉伸”,是答案第stretch,页,共页617上半部分是被拉伸,句子用被动语态,空前有因此空格处用过去分词,故选考is being,H
38.查形容词句意在树枝顶部加固的树木是“棒棒糖”树:像橡树这样的经典分支物种由上文和下文“The treesthat reinforce on top the branches are the“lollipop onesbranching specieslike oaks”可知,句子表示“在树枝顶部加固的树木是“棒棒糖”树像橡树这样的经典分支物种”,空格处意为“经典的“,用形容词作定语,修饰名词是故选branching species,classic,Bo考查名词句意有些树在树的底部生长强化反应木,所以树枝是向上推的,而不是从上
39.面拉的由下文可知,句子表示“树在树的底部生长强化反应木”,空“the branch is pushed up”格处意为底部”,是故选underside,J考查副词句意它是能起作用的,但不是很有效,所以这些树不能支撑大的侧枝由下
40.文可知,句子表示“它是能起作用的,但不是很有效”,“these treescarft support large sidebranches”空格处意为“有效地”,用副词修饰动词是故选works,effectively,D
41.D
42.B
43.B
44.A
45.C
46.D
47.C
48.A
49.D
50.B
51.A
52.D
53.B
54.B
55.A【导语】本文是一篇议论文,主要讲的是的发展在改变我们生活的同时也让我们很担忧,但AI是我们还是要继续前进,因为解决今天技术造成的问题的唯一办法就是明天的技术考查动词短语辨析句意我们甚至不能就人类的智力是什么达成一致,这个话题不可避免
41.地从科学转向哲学分辨;不赞成;看一眼;达A.tell apartB.disapprove ofC.glance atD.agree on成一致根据上文可知,句子表示“我们甚至不were notsure whatartificial intelligenceAI is能就人类的智力是什么达成一致:故选Do考查形容词词义辨析句意我既不是科学家也不是哲学家,但我在人类和机器认知的前
42.沿都有几十年的个人经验,所以我更喜欢关注实际理论的;实际的;A.theoretical B.practical物理的;精神的根据下文C.physical D.mental“AI willbe thegreatest technologicaladvance since the可知,作者更关注实际情况故选Internet turnedthe worldinto a living streamof data”Bo考查形容词词义辨析句意它最终将比互联网更具变革性,以可见或不可见的方式改变
43.我们生活的方方面面专业的;有改革能力的;可预A.specialized B.transformative C.predictable测的;不相关的根据下文可知,比互答案第D.irrelevant“changing everypart of our lives”AI7页,共页17联网更具变革性故选B考查动词词义辨析句意这已经发生了发生;误导;
44.A.happening B.misleading C.worsening恶化;改变根据上文和现实情况可知,已经正D.changing“changing everypart ofourlives”AI在改变我们的生活,因此空格处用“发生工故选A考查形容词词义辨析句意从医疗诊断到投资银行业务,从招聘员工到教育我们的孩子,
45.这些日益强大的系统正在改变世界严肃紧张的;令人恼火的;A.intense B.annoying C.capable能干的;简单的根据上文D.simple“From medicaldiagnosis toinvestment banking,from hiringstaff可知,医疗诊断,投资银行业务,招聘员工和教育孩子,这些系统都是to educating our children”很能干的故选C考查名词词义辨析句意无论你觉得这是可怕的还是美妙的,这都很重要,因为公众舆
46.论推动着教育、投资和监管,使结果成为一种自我实现的承诺健康;图像;A.health B.image C.服务;看法根据上文可知,此处说的是大service D.opinion“you find this terrifying or wonderful”众对的看法故选AI Do考查固定短语辨析句意也就是说,如果人们发现智能机器的快速发展是可怕的,而不
47.是美妙的,它不会阻止它,但它可能会使结果变得更糟简而言之;此A.In shortB.Whats more外;也就是说;结果根据上文C.That isD.As a result“public6drives education,和下文investment,and regulation,making the outcome atype ofself-fulfilling promise”if peoplefind可知,空后the rapid advance of intelligent machines terrifying instead of wonderful,it wontstop it”是在解释前面这句话,因此空格处是“也就是说:故选C考查名词词义辨析句意由于毫无理由的恐惧而放慢我们的进展,我们就会拖延下一波
48.产生更广泛利益所需的突破,从而延长痛苦阶段害怕;行为;态度,A.fear B.deed C.manner举止;热情根据上文D.passion“if peoplefind therapid advanceof intelligent machines terrifying可知,句子表示“由于毫无理由的恐惧而放慢我们的进展,我们就会拖延insteadofwonderful”下一波产生更广泛利益所需的突破,从而延长痛苦阶段“,空格处意为“害怕”故选Ao考查名词词义辨析句意对于智能机器,尤其是自主机器的增长,存在着切实而紧迫的
49.担忧谣言;言论;奥秘;担心,忧虑根据下文A.rumors B.remarks C.mysteries D.concerns“Risinginequality if automation hits lower-income peopleharder,personal databeing usedimproperly by可知,此处指的是人们有担忧故选companies”D考查动词短语辨析句意如果自动化对低收入人群的冲击更大,不平等加剧,个人数答
50.案第页,共页817据被公司不当使用……这些问题都不会对生存构成威胁——好莱坞的杀手机器人,或者认为没有理由让人类留在身边的超级智能人工智能接纳人类;A.take humansin B.keep humansaround让人类留在身边;放弃人类;把人类关起来根据上文C.give humansup D.put humansaway“the和下文killer robotsof HollywoodIts asif everyonewere curiousabout how we might all one day be可知,此处表示“认为没有理由让人类留在身边的超级智能人工智能”故选killed by robots”B考查形容词短语辨析句意作为的执行委员会成员和
51.Foundation for Responsible Robotics的安全大使,我对这些人工智能增强的机器可能给我们带来的真正威胁太熟悉了Avast Software熟悉;对无知;优于;A.familiar withB.ignorant ofC.superior toD.unhappy不高兴根据下文about“After all,we livewith nuclearpower thatcould literallydestroy theplanet,and可知,作者对这些人工智能增强的机器可能给我们带来的真we certainly want it tobemonitored”正威胁太熟悉了故选A
52.考查形容词词义辨析句意我很高兴像斯蒂芬・霍金和埃隆・马斯克这样的伟大思想家表达了他们的担忧,像尼克・博斯特罗姆这样的顶级人工智能专家正在规划最坏的可能性A.newest最新的;最好的;最旧的;最坏的根据上文B.best C.oldest D.worst“the realthreats wemay befaced可知,此处指的是“人工智能专家正在规划最坏的可能with due to theseAi-enhanced machines”性”故选D考查副词词义辨析句意毕竟,我们生活在可以摧毁地球的核能中,我们当然希望它得到
53.负责任的监控和使用A.occasionally偶尔;B.responsibly认真负责地;C.immediately立亥1J;D.真诚地根据上文genuinely“the realthreats wemay befaced withdue tothese ALenhanced machines”可知,人工智能增强的机器对我们有威胁,所以希望它得到负责任的监控和使用故选B考查名词词义辨析句意道德很重要,所以创造更好的人类永远比创造更智能的机器更重
54.要技术;道德;智力;自动化根据上A.Technology B.Morality C.Intelligence D.Automation文和下文AI iscapable ofbeing usedfor goodor evil.making betterhumans will always be more可知,因为可能对人类不好,所以在创造智能机器时important thanmaking smartermachines”AI道德很重要,所以创造更好的人类永远比创造更智能的机器更重要故选Bo考查动词短语辨析句意最重要的是,我们必须不断前进,因为解决今天技术造成的问题
55.的唯一办法就是明天的技术朝前方前进;看待;答案第A.moving forwardB.looking uponC.9页,共页17平静下来;跑开根据下文calming downD.running awaybecause theonly solutionfor theproblems可知,我们必须不断前进,因为解决今天技术造成的caused by todays technology is tomorrows”问题的唯一办法就是明天的技术故选A
56.A
57.C
58.D
59.B【导语】这是一篇记叙文文章主要讲述由于小时候的经历在念大学时决定选Jonny Kinkead择制作低音吉他作为自己的职业细节理解题根据第二段的“
57.Some peoplewould havegot aholiday joband savedup andbought(他说“有些人one,“he says.But I was ofa mindsetthat if you wantedsomething,you madeit.”会找到一份假期工作,然后存起来买一份但我的想法,如果你想要什么,你就自己做可知,在十几岁时选择自己做一把贝斯吉他是因为他认为自己做是理所当然的故选Jonny A词句猜测题根据第三段的
58.“Although thebass was the firstinstrument Jonnybuilt from nothing,heand his brothers hadlong beendoing essentiallythe samething withother items.I mademodel boatsand(尽管彳氐音贝斯是从无到有制作的aeroplanes asa child,so I was familiar with that process.Jonny第一种乐器,但他和他的兄弟们长期以来一直在对其他乐器做基本相同的事情“我小时候做过模型船和飞机,所以我对这个过程很熟悉户可知,和兄弟们长期以来在父亲的指导Jonny下自己制作乐器,这是一个从无到有的创造过程由此猜测指的是“从无到有制作that process一件东西故选Co细节理解题根据第四段的
59.“Jonnys bass guitar turnedout well,but theidea ofa careerbuildingguitars had yet to cross his mind.My ambition then wastobea sculptor,he says.His interestsevolvedfurther and on finishing school,he choseto study architecture at university.Halfway throughthe course,however,he droppedout,but leftwitha clearer idea ofwhat he wanted to do and started tothink seriously(乔尼的低音吉他非常不错,但他还没有想过要用吉他来建立职业生涯“当about guitarmaking.时我的志向是成为一名雕塑家,”他说他的兴趣进一步发展,在完成学业后,他选择在大学学习建筑然而,课程进行到一半时,他退出了,但离开时对自己想做什么有了更清晰的想法,并开始认真思考吉他制作广可知,所上的建筑学课程促使他决定了以制作吉他为职业故Jonny选Do细节理解题根据最后一段的
60.“He admitshe can never actually turn out more than ten guitars a year,.(他承认,实际上他一年制作的吉他永远不会超过答案第which inevitablyrestricts hisearnings页,共页1017把,这不可避免地限制了他的收入户可知,认为他的低收入是因为他制作的吉他数10Jonny量很少——一年不超过把故选10B
61.D
61.A
62.D【导语】本文是一篇说明文作者根据自己经历来描述一种互联网搜索现象,即搜索引擎优化,也就是SEO在搜索结果中获得更高位置并让人们点击链接的工程艺术和科学细节理解题根据第二段
60.“So likemillions beforeme,I comparedmy symptomswith thoseon thesearch engine.On topofthescreen was an articleentitled16Causes ofRight SideChest Pain.^^Bingo,I thought~~except itwas anad.I movedontothe actualsearch results,which wereheadlined17Causes(于是,像我of Pain inthe Right Side ofthe Chest and26Causes ofChest Pain amp;Tightness.之前的数百万人一样,我将自己的症状与搜索引擎上的症状进行了比较屏幕上方是一篇题为“右侧胸痛的种原因”的文章答对了,我想——只不过这是个广告我接着看实际的搜索16结果,标题是“右侧胸部疼痛的个原因”和“胸部疼痛和胸闷的个原因”广可知,作者1726在网上搜索她的症状时,是在查找她胸痛的原因,也就是她的疼痛是某种心脏问题的征兆故选D推理判断题根据第二段
61.Unlike alot ofmedical information^online,SEO itselfis infact based.on thescientific methodcalled stand-out.We noticethings thatstand out-like oddlyprecise numbers(不像网上的很多“医学信息本身其实是基于所谓的脱颖而出的科学方法我们会注意SEO到一些突出的东西——比如奇怪的精确数字)“可知,根据以下文章标题的数字会脱颖而SEO,出故选A细节理解题根据第四段
62.“I stillneeded information,though,so Iclicked ona resultfrom WebMD.I hadseen thatsite before,and itdidnt seemlike itcontained fakeinformation.Iwas barely aparagraphor two in when I noticedlinks about lung cancer symptoms.Huh Lungcancer oftencauses nopain untilits later stages.Then I realized that the information aboutlung cancer was anad,but thead signwas(不过,我仍然需要一些信息,所以我点击了的一个结果我以前见barely noticeable.WebMD过那个网站,它看起来不像包含虚假信息我刚读了一两段,就注意到有关肺癌症状的链接嗯?肺癌通常直到晚期才会引起疼痛然后我意识到,关于肺癌的信息是一个广告,但“广告”的标志几乎不明显)”以及最后一段“Havingmedical information online be financed by advertisers or(动drug companies—or supplementmanufacturers-is certainly not healthy.They oftenhave anincentive机)(让广告客户、制药公司或保健品制造商为网上的医疗信息提供资金当然是不健to scare us.康的他们常常有吓唬我们的动机厂可知,作者认为的主要问题是广告客户、制药公WebMD司或保健品制造商为网上的医疗信息提供资金当然是不健康的,也就是它可能是由医药公司赞助的故选D
63.A
64.B
65.A
66.C【导语】文章是一篇说明文文章通过对比前年和这个世纪的可能改变世界的技术,发现100这个世纪的技术创新和经济增长都变得很慢推理判断题根据第三段
64.“One man,Lindbergh,could bethe livinglink betweenthe pilotofthefirst(个人,林德伯格,可poweredflightand thecommander ofthefirstmission toanother world.——能是第一次动力飞行的飞行员和第一次飞往另一个世界的任务的指挥官之间的活生生的联系o户和第四段“In ourcentury,for betteror worse,progress isntwhat itused tobe.Northwestern Universityeconomist RobertGordon arguesthat by1970,all thekey technologiesofmodern lifewere inplace:electricity,mechanized agriculture,highways,air travel,telecommunications,and thelike.After that,innovation andeconomic growthsimply couldntkeep goingatthebreakneck一(在我们这个世纪,pace setover theprevious100years aperiod Gordoncallsthespecialcentury.不管是好是坏,进步都不如从前西北大学的经济学家罗伯特・戈登认为,到1970年,现代生活的所有关键技术都已经到位电力、机械化农业、高速公路、航空旅行、电信等等在那之后,创新和经济增长根本无法保持前年的惊人速度——戈登称之为“特殊世纪”户可推100断作者用了查尔斯・林德伯格的故事解释过去100年来科技的飞速发展,故选A细节理解题根据第四段
65.“In ourcentury,for betteror worse,progress isntwhat itusedtobe.Northwestern UniversityeconomistRobertGordon arguesthatby1970,allthekey technologiesofmodern lifewereinplace:electricity,mechanized agriculture,highways,air travel,telecommunications,and thelike.After that,innovation andeconomic growthsimply couldntkeep goingatthebreakneck一(在我们这个世纪,pacesetover theprevious100years aperiodGordoncalls“thespecialcentury.不管是好是坏,进步都不如从前西北大学的经济学家罗伯特・戈登认为,到1970年,现代生活的所有关键技术都已经到位电力、机械化农业、高速公路、航空旅行、电信等等在那之后,创新和经济增长根本无法保持前年的惊人速度——戈登称之为“特殊世纪”厂可知100罗伯特・戈登把过去的100年称为“特殊的世纪”是因为新事物不断涌现,使生活更轻松故选B推理判断题根据第七段
66.“In2007the XPRIZEFoundation offered$30million inprizes tocommercialteams thatwould competeto landa roboticrover on the moonby
2018.Although fiveteams(年,基had builtrovers,all hadtrouble raisingenough moneytobuylaunch contracts.2007XPRIZE金会向商业团队提供了万美元的奖金,这些团队将竞争在年之前将机器人探测器送30002018上月球尽管有五个团队建造了探测器,但都难以筹集到足够的资金来购买发射合同厂可推断这个利用空间的例子说明没有持续的资金支持,就无法实现重大创新故选Ao主旨大意题通读全文,尤其最后一段
67.“In thiscentury,we urgentlyneedtoundo someof theconsequencesofthelast greatboom bydeveloping affordablezero-and negative-emissions technologies.Thafs anotherhardproblem-and tosolve it,well needto recapturesomeofwhat madethe specialcentury,,so special.(在本世纪,我们迫切需要通过开发负担得起的零排放和负排放技术来消除上一次经济大繁荣带来的一些后果这是另一个难题——为了解决这个问题,我们需要重新找回让这个“特殊世纪如此特别的一些东西广可知文章主要讲述对比前年,这个世纪的100技术创新和经济增长都变得很慢,因此选项“重大的技术变革比以前少了,间隔也远了”C符合本文大意,故选C
68.F
68.C
69.D
70.A【导语】本文是一篇议论文文章是来自不同领域的成功人士发表的三篇大学毕业典礼演讲空前说
67.“Here arethree universitycommencementspeechesdeliveredbysuccessfulindividualsfrom.(以下是来自不同领域的成功人士发表的三篇大学毕业典礼演讲)”,空格a varietyof fields处应该说明看这些演讲的好处,选项F“Their wordsare guaranteedto motivateyou tothink critically他们的话一定会激励你批判性地思考你的业务广是对演讲里的话的好处的about yourbusiness/评价,因此承接上文,符合语境,故选F空前说(大亨)
69.“Music mogulJimmy Iovinesmain adviceis toget comfortablewith changeand thefearthat comeswith it.In hisspeech,Iovine explainsthat helearned hisgreatest lifelesson whenherealized thesuccessful recordcompany,he builtcouldnt competewith thenew industrymodel of(音乐大亨downloadingfreemusic.He hada choice:get onboard orget leftbehind.Jimmy Iovine的主要建议是适应变化和随之而来的恐惧在他的演讲中,解释说,当他意识到他建立的Iovine成功的唱片公司无法与免费下载音乐的新行业模式竞争时.,他学到了人生中最重要的一课他有一个选择:要么加入,要么被抛在后面广说明认为要适应变答案第页,共页Iovine1317C.The way to tellright fromwrong.D.The importanceof individualacts.
三、长对话听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题B,A trainer.
17.A.An actor.D.An athlete.C.A TVhost.B.To celebratehis birthday.
18.A.To goto China.D.To seea friend.C.To preparefor acompetition.B.He isimmature.
19.A.He ispersevering.D.He isdominant.C.He ismodestB,He feelsa greatsense ofpurpose.
20.A.He has already wona goldmedal.D.He likesdaydreaming.C-He hasjust becomean adult.
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文Directions:After readingthe passagebelow,fill inthe blanksto makethepassagecoherent andgrammaticallycorrect.For theblanks witha givenword,fill ineach blankwith theproper formof thegivenword;for theother blanks,use one word thatbest fitseach blank.A NewWay toLearn LanguagesNowadays,the Internetis changing thewaypeople learnlanguages.There isstill noway to avoidthe hardwork throughvocabulary listsand grammarrules,but sincethebirthoftheInternet,books,tapes andeven CDs21replace byemail,video chatand socialnetworks.Livemocha,a Seattle-based company,has createda websitehelping peoplelearn morethan38languages byexchanging messagesovertheInternetandthen22correct eachothers messages.Thelessons,23form theyare in,are deliveredonline.The CEOof Livemochasaysthewebsites advantageisthecontext24you maypractice speakingwitha realperson.The greatirony isthat evenif youhave learneda foreignlanguage intheclassroom foryears,you arenot confident25go intoa restaurant,striking up a conversation,“hesaid.The casualconnections withreal peoplethroughout the world arenot justfun andsurprising butrevealmore about26the化,学习新的东西,C选项“In today9sfast-moving world,one withgreattechnological advancementsandculturalshifts stillneeds tobe preparedto learn,adapt,and startover(在当今快速发展的世界中,一个拥有巨大技术进步和文化转变的人仍然需耍准ifnecessary.备好学习、适应,并在必要时重新开始厂强调了要学习,适应变化,因此承接上文,符合语境,故选C空前说
70.“Once herealized hecould help,he changedhis approachto business.Pursuing innovation』当他意识到自己可以提供帮助时,他改变了自己的经营方式创andadvancementisimportant新进取是重要的)”,空格处承接上文,应该对他的改变和创新进行进一步的描述,选项D Its(更重要的是moreimportanttodevelopcreativebusinessmodelsthatturnprofitsand solveproblems.开发出能够带来利润和解决问题的创造性商业模式厂强调了开发和创造,且其中的“It,s more俨和前面的构成递进,因此承接上文,符合语境,故选importan importantDo空前说
71.“While someare busydreaming,the reallyhappy people,the reallysuccessful people,the.(当有些人忙于做梦时,真正快乐的reallyinteresting,engaged,powerful people,are busydoing人,真正成功的人,真正有趣的人,真正投入的人,真正强大的人,都在忙着做事情广,说明不能光做梦,要行动,选项A“Dreaming isonly effectiveif youfollow itup withaction,whether youre.(无论你是在头脑风brainstorminganew businessmodel orimagining howto growyour company暴一个新的商业模式,还是在设想如何发展你的公司,做梦只有在你采取行动的时候才会有效广说明了不能光做梦,得行动,因此承接上文,符合语境,故选A
72.As thereis analarming number of kidsbike-related injuries,apart frommaking securer and morerider-friendly streets,wearing ahelmet whileriding iscritical.Bowman suggestsconsulting asalesassociate forhelp or measuring your kids headcircumference yourselfwhen selectinga fithelmet.Healso suggests allowing comfortable space toavoid discomfort caused by tightness.【导语】这是一篇说明文文章主要介绍戴上头盔骑车在保护孩子安全方面也是至关重要的,并介绍了一些选择适合的头盔的方法【详解】.要点摘录1
①However,every day,an averageof morethan500children withbike-related injuriesaretreatedinU.S.emergency departments,according toan analysisof injurydata from2006to
2015.Those wearinghelmetsweresignificantlylesslikelytohaveheadandneckinjuries,the studyfound.
②Along withcalling forsafer,more bike-friendly streets,its importantto chooseahelmetthat答案第页,共页1417willhelpprotect yourchild frominjury ina falloracrash.
③The bestwaytofind theright sizeis to take yourchild intoa bikeshop andhave themtry onhelmetswith asales associatewhos familiarwith theoptions,says BradBowman,product managerat GreggsCycle.©Bowman suggestschoosing onethat fitscomfortablybutalsoallowsfor abitofgrowth.缜密构思
2.将两个要点进行整合,将两个要点进行精简分说1,23,4遣词造句
3.As thereis analarming numberof kids,bike-related injuries,apart frommaking securerand morerider-friendly streets,wearing ahelmet whileriding iscritical.Bowman suggestsconsulting asales associatefbr helpor measuringyour kidshead circumferenceyourselfwhen selectinga fithelmet.He alsosuggestsallowingcomfortablespacetoavoiddiscomfortcausedbytightness.【点睛】[高分句型l]As thereis analarming numberof kids9bike-related injuries,apart frommaking用——、原因状语securerandmore rider-friendly streets,wearing ahelmet whileriding iscritical.4从句和分词作状语结构对一二段的部分内容进行总结,表达高级[高分句型2]Bowman suggestsconsulting asales associatefbr helpormeasuringyourkidshead用动名词作宾语和一个省略的时间状语从句对circumference yourselfwhen selectinga fithelmet.第三段的内容进行总结,表达高级
72.What on earth doesthis Russianslang mean【详解】考查时态,特殊疑问句和主谓一致“这条俄语俚语是“意思是”this Russianslang,是“究竟”是根据句意可知,句子用引起特殊疑问句,是单数,助动mean,onearth,what slang词用does,位于主语前,因此整句话翻译为“What onearth doesthis Russianslangmean”,故答案为What onearth doesthis Russianslang mean
73.Having takena deep breath,he movedforward withgreat effort on the foggy and muddy road in themountain.【详解】考查时态、短语和非谓语动词根据提示,“在大雾弥漫的泥泞山路中艰难前行”为句子主干部分,“前进”表达为作谓语,陈述过去的事情,用一般过去时,“艰move forward,难地”可表达为作状语,“在大雾弥漫的泥泞山路中”表达为withgreateffort,on thefoggy and作状语;“他深深吸了口气”处理为状语,“深呼吸”是固定短答muddy roadinthe mountain,案第页,共页1517语和逻辑主语“他”之间是主动关系,且先于谓语动词“前行”发生,故takea deepbreath,take应用现在分词的完成式综上,故翻译为having doneHaving takenadeepbreath,he movedforwardwith greateffortonthefoggyandmuddyroadinthemountain.
74.Dumplings,as one of Chinesecultural symbols,are characterizedby theirthin skin,tender filling,delicious tasteand unique shape.【详解】考查短语和时态句子陈述客观事实,用一般现在时;“是中国的文化符号之一”可理解为“作为中国的文化符号之一”表达为特点是“用固定as oneof Chinesecultural symbols,“短语be characterizedby;“皮薄”是thinskin,“馅嫩”是tenderAHing,“味道鲜美是delicious“形状独特”是这四个名词短语并列作介词的宾语结合其他汉语提示,taste,uniqueshape,by故翻译为Dumplings,as oneof Chinesecultural symbols,are characterizedby theirthin skin,tenderfilling,delicious tasteand uniqueshape.
75.Gardening was/Gardening activitieswere usedfor medicalpurposes as early as ancient Egypt,when doctorstreated their ill-tempered patientsby lettingthem grow flowers and plants.【详解】考查时态,语态,主谓一致,固定短语和定语从句“早在古埃及”是asearly asancient“园艺活动”是或“用于医疗”是Egypt,gardening gardening activities,be usedfor medical要用复数,句子描述过去的事情,时态用一般过去时,用作主语时,purpose,purpose gardening动词用用作主语时,动词用“当时的医生让暴躁的病人种花be was,gardeningactivitiesbe were,养草”用引导非限制性定语从句,“医生”是要用复数,“让某人做某事”是when doctor,let“暴躁的病人”是要用复数,“种花养草”是sb.do,ill-tempered patient,growflowers and plants,而让病人种花养草的目的是治疗他们,“治疗”是用过去式,因此整句话翻译为treat,“Gardeningwas/Gardening activitieswere usedfor medicalpurposes asearly asancient Egypt,when doctorstreated故答案为theirill-tempered patientsby lettingthem growflowers and plants”Gardeningwas/Gardening activitieswere usedfor medicalpurposes asearlyasancient Egypt,when doctorstreatedtheir ill-tempered patientsby lettingthem growflowersand plants.
76.Dear studentunion,I likethe secondpicture.From this picture,we canknow thatoriginally,the earthhasaclear brook,green forest,andthe blue sky.Ancient times,how manypoets praisingthe earthbeautiful environment!But nowthe earthis inbad condition.For example,in someplaces,the airand waterpollution issoserious thatit causesmany deaths.At the same time,many animalsandplantsare indanger becauseofthe destruction of their habitats.I thinkthispictureisareminder ofus toprotect ourearth.I hopewe humanbeings canrealize theproblem.We should do somethinggood for the earth,such ascleaning upbeaches andwater,picking uprubbish,and givespeeches to call onmore peopletotakeaction.Today isWorld EarthDay,and millionsofpeople havecontributed toprotecting theenvironment.But canwe savethe earthonly byone daysworkThe futureofourplanet dependson ourefforts.What weshoulddoistomake everyday EarthDay.Only bytaking goodcare ofit everyday canwe hopeto livein harmonywith nature.Therefore,Ihope thispicture canbethe best one.【详解】.词汇积累干净的同时一照顾1clear—cleam At thesame time Meanwhiletake good号召.句式拓展简单句变复合句care of-look aftercall on—call upon2原句At thesame time,many animalsandplantsare indanger becauseofthedestructionoftheirhabitats.拓展句Atthesametime,many animalsandplantsare indanger becausetheirhabitatsare destroyed.【点睛】【高分句型11we canknow thatoriginally,the earthhasaclear brook,green forest,theblue(运用了连接的宾语从句)sky.that[高分句型2]We shoulddo somethinggoodfor the earth,such ascleaning upbeaches andwater,(运用了动名词短语并picking uprubbish,and givespeeches tocall onmore peopletotakeaction.列作宾语)language isreally used.Livemocha isnow experimentingwith manyways thatresemble thegames27find onother socialwebsites tomotivate people.Besides,each personcan setupaprofile28includes ashort self-description andwhat languagehe orshe wouldliketolearn.Therefore,if youwanttolearnone language,you willeasily findmany peoplefluent inthis language.And itbecomes29challenging tofindastudy partner.An emailor twois allit takes.There aremore andmore companieslike Livemochaoffering onlinelanguage learningtostudents throughouttheworld.30merely helpingpeople practicedifferent languages,they alsoenablepeople toshare interestsand makenew friends
五、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Directions:Fill ineach blankwithaproper wordchosen fromthe box.Each wordcanbeused onlyonce.Note that thereisonewordmorethanyou need.A.adaptable B.classic C.determined D.effectively E.fundamentally F.immediately G.sideways H.stretched I.survival J.underside K.uprightWhile runningthrough aleafy parkdays ago,I passeddozens oftree speciesof differentsizesand ages,and Iwas suddenlystruck byhow31similar theywere.Wide trunkssplit intosmallerbranches inthesamesortofway.You couldguess theheight ofa treejust bylooking athow wideitstrunk is.We would notice32if someonedrew a tree with branches thatwere toowide ora trunkthatwas toothin.What makesa treelook likea treeMaximisingthesunlighthittingthe treesleavesis obviouslycritical fbrthetrees
33.But thesizeand shapeofthebranches islargely34byadifferent standards:atreemust bestrong enoughtostay standing35,possibly forcenturies.Imagine anoak tree,withbranchesreaching36offthemain trunk.Each branchhas tosupport itsownconsiderableweight,so thewood initslowerhalfisslightly compressedandthetop halfis being
37.That toplayer ofa branchtakes theweight ofthebranch.And aparticular typeofwood hasgrown thereto dothat job.Its calledreaction wood,because itformed as(增强)reinforcement totake theincreasing weightasthebranch grew.The treesthat reinforceontopthebranchesarethe“lollipop ones:38branching specieslikeoaks.But thereis anotherwayofsolving thatproblem.Some treesgrow theirreinforcingreaction woodonthe39instead,so thebranchispushedup,rather thanpulledfrom above.It works,but not as40,so thesetrees cantsupportlargesidebranches.The onesthatreinforceunderneath havea thicktrunk withmuch smallersidebranches,and theygrow tobe conical-some examplesofthesetrees arepinesand firs.Why AreTrees Tree-shaped
六、完形填空()For astart,were notsure whatartificial intelligenceAI is,which complicatesour everyconversationabout whateffect itwill haveon our lives.We canteven really41what intelligenceis inhumans,where theconversation inevitablygoes awayfrom scienceand intophilosophy.As neithera scientistnor aphilosopher,but withdecades ofpersonal experienceonthefront lines(认知),of bothhuman andmachine cognitionI preferto focusonthe
42.AI willbethegreatesttechnological advancesincetheInternet turnedtheworldintoaliving streamof data.It willeventuallybe more43than theInternet,changing everypart ofourlivesin seenand unseenways.And itsalready
44.From medicaldiagnosis toinvestment banking,from hiringstaff toeducatingourchildren,theseincreasingly45systems arechangingtheworld.Whether youfindthisterrifyingorwonderful isimportant,because public46drives education,investment,and regulation,making theoutcome atypeof self-fulfilling promise.47,if peoplefind therapidadvanceofintelligentmachinesterrifyinginsteadof wonderful,it wontstop it,but itcould maketheoutcomemuch worse.Powerful newtechnologynearly alwayscausesdistress beforeproducing broadbenefits.By slowingdown ourprogress outof unreasoning48,we lengthenthe distressstage bydelaying thenext wavesof breakthroughsneeded toproduce thebroaderbenefits.There arereal andimmediate49about theincreaseinintelligentmachines,especially autonomousones.Rising inequalityifautomationhitslower-income peopleharder,personal databeing usedimproperlyby companies...None ofthese issuescome anywhereclosetoan existentialthreat-the killerrobotsof Hollywoodorthesuper-intelligent AIthat seesno reasonto
50.Its asif everyonewere curiousabouthowwemightallonedaybe killedbyrobots.As amember ofthe executiveboard ofthe FoundationforResponsibleRobotics andasasecurityambassador forAvast Software,Ive becomeall too51therealthreats wemaybefaced withduetotheseAi-enhancedmachines.And Imglad thatgreat mindslike StephenHawking andElon Muskare voicingtheirconcerns,and thattop AIauthorities likeNick Bostromare mappingoutthe52possibilities.Afterall,we livewith nuclearpower thatcould literallydestroy theplanet,and wecertainlywantittobemonitored andused
53.But likeall ourinventions,AI iscapable ofbeing usedfor goodor evil.54matters,andsomakingbetter humanswillalwaysbemoreimportant thanmaking smartermachines.Above all,we mustkeep
41.A.tell apartB.disapprove ofC.glance atD.agree on
42.A.theoretical B,practical C.physical D.mental
43.A.specialized B,transformative C.predictable D.irrelevant
44.A.happening B.misleading C.worsening D.changing
45.A.intense B.annoying C.capable D.simple
46.A.health B.image C.service D.opinion
47.A.In shortB.Whats moreC.That isD.As aresult
48.A.fear B.deed C.manner D.passion
49.A.rumors B,remarks C・mysteries D.concernsC.give humansup
50.A.take humansinB.keep humansaroundD.put humansawayD.unhappy about
51.A.familiarwithB.ignorant ofC,superior toD.worst
52.A.newest B.best C.oldest55,becausetheonly solutionfortheproblems causedbytodaystechnologyistomorrows.
53.A.occasionally B.responsibly C.immediately D.genuinely
54.A.Technology B.Morality C.Intelligence D.Automation
55.A.moving forwardB・looking uponC.calming downD.running away
七、阅读理解Asaboy,when JonnyKinkead wasntmaking thingsusing thetools inhis dadsgarage,he wasmessingabout witha guitar.And thetwo pre-occupations havebeen hisliving forthepastfour decades:building steel-string guitarsby hand.The guitarstill appealstome,he says.Making asound outofwood——its amazingwhatyoucan do.”Jonny learnedto playhis brothersguitar whenhe waseleven.Then,whenhe was sixteen,hewanted tolearn thebassguitar.Some peoplewould havegot aholiday joband savedup andboughtone,“he says.“But Iwas ofa mindsetthat ifyou wantedsomething,you madeit.”Although thebass wasthefirstinstrument Jonnybuilt fromnothing,he andhisbrothershad longbeendoing essentiallythesamething withother items.I mademodel boatsand aeroplanesasachild,soI wasfamiliarwiththat process.My fatherhad taughtmeandmy brothershowtouse tools,and wehadfree materialsinthegarage.Jonny hadalso beencustomizing andrepairing instrumentsfor hismates.Jonnys bassguitar turnedout well,but theidea ofa careerbuilding guitarshadyettocrosshismind.My ambitionthen wastobea sculptor,he says.His interestsevolved furtherandonfinishingschool,hechose tostudyarchitectureatuniversity.Halfway throughthe course,however,he droppedout,but leftwithaclearerideaofwhat he wantedtodoandstartedtothinkseriouslyabout guitarmaking.UI wasstillinterested inpainting andsculpture butIrealizedthat whenyou arebuilding guitars,youre actuallysculptingsound.^^In addition,he explains,T thoughtthis mightbemorereliable thanbeing anartist asitscraft-based.^Ever sincethen,Jonny hasmade guitarsforaliving.For thefirst tenyears,he addedto his incomeby cleaningwindows part-time.The firstguitars hesold onlywent forthe cost ofthe materials,but ashedeveloped areputation asoneofthebestguitar-makers around,hewasable tocharge alittle more.Buteven now,almost fortyyearslater,Jonny describeswhathedoes as“still scratchingaliving”.He admitshecanneveractuallyturnoutmorethantenguitarsayear,which inevitablyrestricts hisearnings.
56.Why didJonny choosetomakea bassguitar forhimself inhis teensA.He regardedit asthe naturalthing todo.B.He fearedthathewouldnotbe ableto affordone.C.He sawit asgood practicefor makingother guitars.D.He thoughthecouldensure itwas inthe stylehewanted.
57.In paragraph3,thatprocess“refers to.A.doing somefavours forfriends B.cooperating withhis brothersC.creating somethingfromnothingD.getting toolsand materialsready
58.What doesJonny sayaboutthearchitecture coursehe attendedA.It gavehim thechance toexplore differenttypes ofart.B,It helpedhim becomefinancially independent.C.It providedhim withideas forguitar design.D.It enabledhim todecide ona careerpath.
59.Jonny suggeststhatthemain reasonfor hislow incomeis.A.the highcostofthematerialshe makesguitars withB.the smallnumberofguitars thathe producesC.the limiteddemand forhand-made guitarsD.the competitionbetween guitar-makersWhen asharp chestpain wokeme uparound3A.M.,I hadthe obviousquestion:Was thistrulypanic-worthyI thoughtabout dialing911,but thenI noticedthat...well,the painwas ontherightside ofmy chestratherthan theleft.My breathingwasnt labored.My heartwasnt beatingfast.So likemillions beforeme,I comparedmy symptomswith thoseonthesearchengine.On topofthescreen wasanarticleentitled16Causes ofRight SideChest Pain.,,Bingo,I thought-except itwasanad.I movedontothe actualsearch results,which wereheadlined“17Causes ofPain inthe Right Side ofthe Chestand26Causesof Chest Painamp;Tightness/9When Igot to3Types ofChestPainThat WontKill YouJ Istartedwondering:What wereall theseweird articles(算法)The titleswere aboutmaking useof searchengines algorithmto grabpeoples attentionattheir weakmoments.This iscalled search-engine optimization,or SEO:the artandscience ofengineering forhigher placementinthesearchresultsand gettingpeopletoclick onthelinks.Unlike alotof“medical informationonline,SEO itselfis infact basedonthescientific method一called stand-out.We noticethings thatstand outlike oddlyprecise numbers.I stillneeded information,though,so Iclicked onaresultfrom WebMD.I hadseen thatsite before,and itdidnt seemlike itcontained fakeinformation.Iwasbarely aparagraph ortwoinwhenInoticedlinks aboutlung cancer symptoms.Huh Lungcancer oftencauses nopain untilitslaterstages.Then Irealizedthattheinformationaboutlungcancerwasanad,but the“ad signwasbarelynoticeable.During anemergency itis obviouslynot thebest timeto scarepeople intoclicking linksfor unlikelydiseases.Indeed,ifyouclicked onthese lungcancersymptoms,“the browsertook youeventually toasite advertisinga lungcancer medicine.Ugh.一Having medicalinformationonlinebefinancedby advertisersor drugcompanies orsupplement一(动机)manufacturers iscertainlynothealthy.They oftenhave anincentive toscareus.Ifs alose-losesituation.Sometimes wedo needtobeworried andseek medicalcare.Other timesifs justfearmongeringclicks.But whocan tellwhen oneisincrisis
60.When theauthor searchedher symptomsonline,she wastrying tofind outwhetherA.she neededtocallfor anambulance immediatelyB.she shouldvisit amedical professionalfor adviceC.there wasan effectivemedicine forher chestpainD.her painwasasign ofsome kindof heartproblem
61.According toSEO,which partofthefollowing articletitle makesit standout16Causes ofPainintheRightSideoftheChestthat WontKill YouA.“
16.B.Causes ofPain.”C.“RightSideoftheChest.D.Kill You.
62.What isthemainproblem ofthe WebMDaccordingtothe authorA.Its informationis tooscary andworrying forbrowsers.B.It isnotaspecialized websiteof lungcancersymptoms.C.It isnot designedfor treatingemergency situations.D.It isprobably sponsoredby medicalcompanies.。