2019-2020学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

1、2019-2020学年度高三上学期第四次教学质量检测英语试题2020.01本试卷共8页，满分120分；考试时间120分钟。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:brirpgingshingInspiring young minds!TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of children unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to y

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8、ithin 28 daysC. membership of the TOKNOW clubD. chances to meet the experts in personBI first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the SundanceKid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn ' t want me for the film it wanted somebody as well

9、 known as Paul he stood up for me. I don t kriow how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an a

10、ge difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV . We were respectful of craft（技艺） and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other but

11、 always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core 核心）of our relationship off the screen.We shared the belief that if you' re fortunate enough to have success, you shoiput something back he with his Newman sOwn food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, an

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15、eir care for children.C. Their belief.D. Their support for each other.8. What is the author ' s purpose in writing the text?A. To show his love of films.B. To remember a friend.C. To introduce a new movie.D. To share his acting experience.CPeople aren't walking any more- if they can figure o

16、ut a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness to

17、which I had thought myself immune（免疫的）,for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a har

18、dship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I racedand beat a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out rece

19、ntly that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have 川nesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercisethe most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man

20、walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don't dare to appr

21、oach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And n

22、one but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.9. What is the national sickness?A. Walking too much.B. Travelling too much.C. Driving cars too much.D. Climbing stairs too much.10. What was life like when the author was young?A. People usually went around on foot.B. People often w

23、alked 25 miles a day.C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.D. People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.11. What is compared to “ a steel river " in Paragraph 6?A. A queue of cars.B. A ray of traffic light.C. A flash of lightning.D. A stream of people.DHollywood ' s theory tha

24、t 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 founde

25、d the field of cybernetics（控制论）,put it this way:"If we use, to achieve our purposes,a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere 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 pur

26、pose 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 purpos

27、e 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 successby 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 a

28、gainst very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrating the minds of computer scientists. Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside

29、 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 machines.Solving the safety problem we

30、ll 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 hand, as it has been by some AI researchers. Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as

31、 long as they work in teams yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans. Others say we can just “switchthem off “as if super intelligentmachines are too stupid to think of that possibility. Still others think that superintelligent AI will never happen. On September 11, 1933, f

32、amous physicist ErnestRutherford stated, with confidence,Anyone who expurce of power in thetransformation of these atoms is talking moonshine. 'However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced叶子诱导）nuclear chain reaction.12. Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artif

33、icial intelligence may.A. run out of human controlB. satisfy human ' s real desiresC. command armies of killer robotsD. work faster than a mathematician13. Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to.A. do anything successfully with give

34、n ordersB. achieve their original goals independentlyC. prevent themselves from being destroyedD. beat humans in international chess matches14. According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to.A. avoid robots ' affecting the worldB. be secure against evil human beingsC. keep machines from

35、being harmedD. help super intelligent machines work better15. What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines?A. It will disappear with the development of AI.B. It will get worse with human interference.C. It will be solved but with difficulty.D.It will stay for a deca

36、de.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。To keep your business running like a well-oiled machine, every part must work harmoniously with the others. 16 If they cant work together in harmony, productivity is reduced. Fortunately, there are many methods that can help businesses

37、 achieve closer employee cooperation an d promote teamwork in the office.Make strict company policies. 17 Add key points to address each type of workplace plan that requires teamwork and cooperation. Include detailed information about the consequences of breaking the rules. Have your employees revie

38、w and sign the policy.18_ No matter how firm and clearly defined your company policy may be, ifyou as the employer don't abide by it, your staff may followriifoosteps. For instance, if you plan group projects, meetings and assignments but are consistently absent, your employees may not take such

39、 team activities very seriously. So you must observe company rules.Organize team building games. They'll help develop and increase employee cooperation in the workplace. Performing casual exercises provides an enjoyable environment in which they ' ll learn to cooperate.Your participation set

40、s the initial tone for cooperating in the workplace.20 Though the ability to work independently is a valuable quality, creating a sense of dependency on one another can considerably raise the level of employee cooperation in the workplace. By creating small work groups in which employees are expecte

41、d to complete assignments as a unit, each person relies on the others to complete the job successfully.A. Set a good example.B. The same holds true for your employees.C. Dismiss those who don ' t know how to work as a team.D. Reform your company policy to clarify your expectations.E. You should

42、participate in team building activities with your staff.F. You' d better encourage employees to exchange their positions.G. Create work groups to encourage teamwork and dependency. 第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We all know tha

43、t sports may help us become stronger. But their 21 go far beyond this. Research shows that sports that 22 aiming and hitting skills, for example, tennis, badminton and baseball, help children increase 23 . They help develop leadership qualities and 24 team spirit in kids. They involve competition. P

44、laying sports teachesthem to accept 25 with a positive spirit when they lose a game.Playing sports does a lot of good to the development of 26 skills. Sports teach you to communicate with people and work together as a 27 . Sports improve collective thinking and help develop your planning and organiz

45、ational skills, too. Sports build 28_ , since winning a game always gives you a sense of accomplishment.Playing sports requires you to strategize （制定策略）.You need to be very 29 to score goals or earn points. You need to 30 strategies to win. You need to judge your competitor stsategy and revise yours

46、 31 . This certainly involves clever thinking, which sports 32 . Studies show that kids who play sports 33 do well in school and college.Playing sports brings you 34 . Jumping about, running around, racing to get ahead, _35 , falling and standing up again, all of them are a（n） 36 of playing sports.T

47、here is no 37 to the happiness this brings. 38 , sports are a form of exercise which produces happiness molecules (分子)in your body, thus improving your mental health. You can ' t b§9acplaying sports. Sports produce 40 energy in you and the people around you.21. A. coursesB. decisionsC. chal

48、lengesD. benefits22. A. addB. involveC. lackD. fit23. A. weightB. courageC. focusD. strength24. A. raiseB. shakeC. breakD. change25. A. explanationsB. PunishmentsC. congratulationsD. failures26. A. socialB. musicalC. medicalD. technical27. A. nationB. teamC. classD. family28. A. friendshipB. confide

49、nceC. judgmentD. enthusiasm29. A. braveB. humorousC. generousD. smart30. A. put offB. make upC. work outD. take over31. A. equallyB. generallyC. accordinglyD. largely32. A. encourageB. recognizeC. prepareD. promise33. A. frequentlyB. formallyC. naturallyD. completely34. A. hopeB. pleasureC. prideD.h

50、onor35. A. quarrelingB. dreamingC. chattingD. cheering36. A. caseB. partC. fieldD. amount37. A. methodB. riskC. matchD. trouble38. A. In other wordsB. As a resultC. In additionD. For example39. A. unlessB. beforeC. whileD. since40. A. seriousB. nervousC. creativeD. positive第二节：语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分1

51、5分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。As is known to all, a positive parent-child relationship is 41 (benefit) to the physical and mental 42 (grow) of children, but keeping a healthy parent-child bond 43 (need) the efforts of both parties.Parents should take the responsibility： 44一(improve) their relationship with the children. What matters is spending quality time with their childre