山西省临猗县临晋中学2020届高三英语9月月考试题

山西省临猗县临晋中学2020届高三英语9月月考试题一 阅读理解（每小题3分，共60分）ASuppose youre in a rush felling tirednot paying attention to your screenand you send an email that could get you in troubleRealisation will probably set in seconds after youve clicked “send” You freeze in horrors and burn with shameWhat to do? Here are four common email accidents and how to recoverClicking “send” too soonDont waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignoredWriting the wrong nameThe sooner you noticethe better Respond quickly and brieflyapologizing for your mistake Keep the tone measured: dont handle it too lightlyas people can be offened especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture(i e incorrect ordering of Chinese names)Clicking “reply all” unintentionallyYou accidentally reveal(透露)to entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner or what holiday youd like to takeIn this instance the best solution is to send a quick light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardnessBut it can quickly rise to something worse when everyone starts hitting “reply all” to join in a long and unpleasant conversation In this instance step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm downSending an offensive message to its subjectThe most awkward email mistake is usually committed in anger You write an unkind message about someone intending to send it to a friend but accidentally send it to the person youre discussing In that caseask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry Explain your frustrations calmly and sensiblysee it as an opportunity to clear up any difficulties you may have with this person1 After realising an email accidentyou are likely to feel _A curious B tired C awful D funny2 If you have written the wrong name in an emailit is best to _A apologise in a serious manner B tell the receiver to ignore the errorC learn to write the name correctly D send a short notice to everyone3 What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all” email?A Try offering other choicesB Avoid further involvementC Meet other staff membersD Make a light-hearted apology4 How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email?A By promising not to offend the receiver againB By seeking support from the receivers friendsC By asking the receiver to control his angerD By talking to the receiver face to face5 What is the passage mainly about?A Defining email errors B Reducing email mistakesC Handling email accidents D Improving email writingBGetting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids According to a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights even though they have to get up early Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day and 15% said they had fallen asleep at schoolHow much sleep you need depends a lot on your age Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours For most school-age children ten hours is ideal(理想的) But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV“More children are going to bed with TVs onand there are more opportunities(机会) to stay awakewith more homeworkthe Internet and the phone” says Dr Mary Carskadon a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep 0ther experts say part of the problem is chemical Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers bodies develop adult characteristicsbut also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pmBecause sleepiness is such a problem for teenagerssome school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to Three years ago schools in Edina Minnesota changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am Studentsparents and teachers are pleased with the results6 What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?A American kids sleeping habits B Teenagers sleep-related diseasesC Activities to prevent sleeplessness D Learning problems and lack of sleep7 How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?A 7 hours B 8 hours C 10 hours D 18 hours8 Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?A They are affected by certain body chemicals B They tend to do things that excite themC They follow their parents examples D They dont need to go to school earlyCPassenger pigeons(旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群) so large that they darkened the sky for hoursIt was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near CincinnatiSadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing Where the birds were most abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurantsBy the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans need for wood, which scattered (驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen againIn 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, 0hio, in 1900 For a time, a few birds survived under human care The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1, 19149 In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _A were the biggest bird in the world B lived mainly in the south of AmericaC did great harm to the natural environmentD were the largest bird population in the US10 The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons _A escapeB ruinC liberationD evolution11 What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A To seek pleasure B To save other birdsC To make money D To protect crops12 What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A It was ignored by the public B It was declared too lateC It was unfair D It was strictDHollywoods theory that machines with evil(邪恶) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence(AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want In 1960 a well-known mathematician Norbert Wiener who founded the field of cybernetics（控制论） put it this way： “If we useto achieve our purposesa mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere(干预)we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire ”A machine with a specific purpose has another quality one that we usually associate with living things： a wish to preserve its own existence For the machine this quality is not in-born nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task If we are not careful then we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own with the real world as the chessboardThe possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world Unfortunately that plan seems unlikely to work： we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans let alone super intelligent machinesSolving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines But the problem should not be dismissed out of handas it has been by some AI researchers Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teamsyet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans 0thers say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen 0n September 111933famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated with confidence “Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine ” However on September 121933physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced(中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction13 Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may A run out of human control B satisfy humans real desiresC command armies of killer robots D work faster than a mathematician14 Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to A prevent themselves from being destroyedB achieve their original goals independentlyC do anything successfully with given ordersD beat humans in international chess matches15 What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines?A It will disappear with the development of AIB It will get worse with human interferenceC It will be solved but with difficulty D It will stay for a decadeE 七选五Money MattersParents should help their children understand money 16 So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things，candy or toys，for example1 The basic function of moneyBegin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or-services It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to haveIf he wants to have a toy，give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier (收银员) 17 When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money， you can start explaining more complex ways of using money2 Money lessonsApproach money lessons with openness and honesty 18 If you must say no to a childs request to spend money，explain，You have enough toy trucks for now 0r，if the request is for many different things，say，You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy 3 19Begin at the grocery store Pick out two similar brands of a product a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money 20 If he chooses the cheaper brand，allow him to make another purchase with the money saved Later， you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchasesA Wise decisionsB The value of moneyC Permit the child to choose between themD Tell your child why he can or cannot have certain thingsE Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to youF Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy storeG The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest二 完形填空（每小题2分，共40分）If you want to learn a new languagethe very first thing to think about is why Do you need it for a 21 reasonsuch as your job or your studies? 22 perhaps youre interested in the 23 films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a 24 of the languageMost people learn best using a variety of 25 but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的) start for many people They 26 an environment where you can practice under the 27 of someone whos good at the language We all lead 28 lives and learning a language takes 29 You will have more success if you study regularlyso try to develop a 30 It doesnt matter if you havent got long Becoming fluent in a language will take yearsbut learning to get by takes 31 Many people start learning a language and soon give up Im too 32 they say Yeschildren do learn languages more 33 than adultsbut research has shown that you can learn a language at any 34 And learning is good for the health of your braintoo Ive also heard people 35 about the mistakes they make when 36 Wellrelax and laugh about your mistakes 37 youre much less likely to make them againLearning a new language is never 38 But with some work and devotionyoull make progress And youll be 39 by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in 40 own language Good luck !21 A technical B political C practical D physical22 A After B So C Though D 0r23 A literature B transport C agriculture D medicine24 A view B knowledge C form D database25 A paintings B regulations C methods D computers26 A protect B change C respect D provide27 A control B command C guidance D pressure28 A busy B happy C simple D normal29 A courage B time C energy D place30 A theory B business C routine D project31 A some risks B a lot less C some notes D a lot more32 A old B nervous C weak D tired33 A closely B quickly C privately D quietly34 A age B speed C distance D school35 A worry B hesitate C think D quarrel36 A singing B working C bargaining D learning37 A if B and C but D before38 A tiresome B hard C interesting D easy39 A blamed B amazed C interrupted D informed40 A their B his C our D Your三 语篇填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day，41 (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he 42 _ ( buy) the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York CityFor some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt 43 (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasnt her，it was probably the fact that she sat in 44 last row.45 he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back，he was wrong. It might have made it a little 46 (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around,but that didnt stop the kids in the class. 0f course whenever they turned to look at him，they had to look at Mary, 47 made her feel like a star“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head. Then Id appreciate it if you didnt wear them in class，I like to look at your eyes when Im speaking to you. The new boy looked at the teacher 48 a few seconds and all the other students wondered 49 _ the boy would do. Then he took 50 off, gave a big smile and said，Thats cool 四 短文改错（共10分）Christine was just a girl in one of my classes I never knew much about her except for that she was strange She didnt talk many Her hair was black and purple，and she worn black sports shoes and a black sweater，although in the summer She was，in fact，rather attractively，and she never seemed care what the rest of us thought about her Like the rest of my classmate