天水一中2019-2020学年度第一学期第一次考试
高 三 英 语
满分：120分 时间：100分钟 第I卷（选择题 共70分）
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A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
FITNESS CENTRE
The fitness center offers a variety of activities for members of all ages throughout the week. Activities for Monday 12 July, 2017:
Learn to swim. Classes for preschool children aged five and under start at 10 am. Classes last 30 minutes and parents must attend with their children. Don’t forget to book in advance, as places are limited, and to pack some warm clothes for after the lesson.
Woman’s aerobics (有氧运动). Sessions are for one hour and begin at 10:45 am, led by Melissa. Come along and join us every Monday for an exhilarating hour of exercise and fun. Leave your kids at the nursery and take time out for yourself. Wear a track-suit or something similar.
Lunchtime yoga. Take a break at lunchtime (1:00—2:00 pm) for an hour of meditation and yoga. Enjoy the peace and quiet of our meditation room, and relaxing sessions designed for active people with busy lives. Use your own mat (垫子) for floor work or hire one from us for a small sum.
Family Shootaround. 10:00-5:30 pm. Family Shootaround is open for members and guests to bring the family out for basketball. Half court games are only during this time. There are no full court games during Family Shootaround hours. All participants must sign in at the front desk and wear a wristband during the play.
1. When will Melissa be working?
A. From 10:00 am to 10:30 am. B. From 10:45 am to 11:45 am. C. From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. D. From 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. 2. Which activity may need extra fees?
A. Lunchtime yoga. B. Learn to swim C. Women’s aerobics. D. Family Shootaround. 3. What is the common requirement of the activities?
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A. The need to sign in. B. The need to bring something. C. The need to book in advance. D. The need to become a member.
B
Sam Allred suffers from a rare and incurable kidney (肾脏) disease. One day, when his sister was playing a song repeatedly, Sam sang along. His sister thought it was funny so she recorded it and posted the video online. The video - and Sam - became a hit. Only 8 years old at the time, he couldn’t have expected the response.
“The Doctors (The television show) called and wanted me on their show so they paid for me to go to California,” says Sam, now 13, “and we got to stay in a hotel where all the movie stars stayed.”
During that visit to California, Angie Allred, Sam’s mother, had an idea about Sam writing a children’s book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts, which tells Sam’s experience of living with a chronic (慢性的) illness.
“I wrote the book to teach people to be kinder to people,” Sam says.
Moreover, Sam wanted to send pillows to sick children staying in hospitals around the country to make their stay more comfortable, an idea that came from a time when he was in the hospital.
“A few kind boys came in with pillows and they gave me one and it meant a lot to me that someone cared about kids in the hospital,” says Sam.
Angie thought of starting a nonprofit organization to provide a way for people to contribute money to realize Sam’s ideas. She named the nonprofit Kindness for Kids.
Since then, Sam has taken pillows to children staying at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. Sam’s father, Scott Allred, owns a small business that contracts (承包) shipping services with FedEx Ground. He asked the company for help.
“FedEx Ground learned about Sam’s pillow project,” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, ‘What a perfect way for us to get involved.’”
The company provided shipping services for Sam to ship about 5,000 pillows to hospitals. Sam wants to send more pillows to all of the children’s hospitals in every state. His goal is simple: “Kids in the hospital as happy as they were before they got sick,” he says. 4. We can learn from the text that Sam Allred _____. A. was a healthy boy
B. was popular at an early age D. worked in his father’s company
C. sang the song with his sister
5. Opening Hearts is a book that _____. A. is a best seller
B. is about Sam’s sister
D. was written by Sam and his mother
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C. was published when Sam was 13
6. What is FedEx Ground’s attitude towards Sam’s career? A. Doubtful C. Approving
B. Surprised
D. Uninterested
7. Which of the following can best describe Sam Allred? A. Optimistic and warm-hearted B. Honest and responsible C. Unusual and confident
D. Friendly and brave
C
I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: “Moby Dick” on a three-day cross-country train trip: “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting “The Man Without Qualities” on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes(册), then decided that I'd got the point and went swimming instead.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I'm not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy”. There's always “War and Peace”, which I've covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War” part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone's name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite --- once more into “The waves” or “Justine”, which feels almost like cheating too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.
And Then there's Stendhal's “The Red and the Black”, which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail(鸡尾酒) of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi’s theory: “I take whatever's fresh at the greenmarket and turn it into liquid.” The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids... 8. What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph? A. He has a cottage in New England. B. He shows talents for literature. C. He enjoys reading when traveling. D. He admires a lot of great writers.
9. What do the underlined words “get bogged down” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Get confused B. Be carried away C. Be interrupted D Make no progress
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10. Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating? A. He finishes them quickly. B. He should read something serious. C. He barely understands them. D. He has read them many times before. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The Books of Summer B. My Summer Holidays C. To Read or Not to Read D. It’s Never Too Late to Read
D
Google’s new camera, called Clips, is a small, smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子), but it’s not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.
This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone.
Onboard the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. “Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently, it’ll try to get nice photos of those faces,” said Juston Payne, the device’s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved “training it to know what happiness looks like”. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot — like when a child’s hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse.
The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.
Were people concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet.
“This product is only possible because of the way that silicon has advanced” Payne said, noting that it was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we’re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.
12. What is the most outstanding feature of Clips? A. It is equipped with tough glass. B. It enables easy Internet access.
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C. It allows of hands-free photography. D. It can be worn on your clothing.
13. What does the underlined word “candid”, in Paragraph 2 mean? A. brief B. touching
C. unforgettable D. embarrassing
14. What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne? A. The popularity of the Internet. B. The advance in technology.
C. The rise of the smartphone industry. D. The reduction in the price of lens. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. A New Digital Camera from Google. B. New Devices in the Age of Apps. C. Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life. D. An Alternative Way to Photograph. 第二节 阅读填空（每小题2分, 共10分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。
Creative vending(售卖) machine prints short stories to read while you wait
Recently, inventive vending machines have become popular around France. __16__ Created by literature-loving company Short Edition, these savvy stalls(货摊) promise to help pass the time, whether you’re waiting at the airport, stuck at the train station, or even accompanying your friend on the trip to the mall.
___17___ To use these wonderful and creative inventions, simply choose your desired reading time: 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. Then, the machine will surprise you with a randomly-selected short story to occupy your time and make waiting around a bit more bearable— at least for a couple of minutes!
The “Short Story Dispenser” first debuted(亮相) at Paris’ bustling Charles de Gaulle Airport last year. __18__ If you’d like to learn more about the locations of these lovely literary oases, check out the Short Edition website. __19__
__20__ All you have to do is choose the length of time you'd like to spend reading. And look! Out comes a little piece of literature.
A. Fewer people read short stories these days.
B. Using a “Short Story Dispenser” is simple.
C. How do you kill a few minutes while waiting for a bus or train?
D. Since then, the popular machines have been fixed in various public places across the country.
E. Short Edition, a library of short literature, has fixed unique vending machines that print out short stories.
F. Instead of selling sweet treats or sugary drinks, however, these machines distribute short stories. G. Pretty in design and minimal in effort, each vending machine offers an appealing way for customers
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甘肃省天水一中2020届高三上学期第一阶段考试 英语(WORD版含答案)
