甘肃省兰州市第一中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精兰州一中2017-2018—1学期高三年级期中考试试题英语说明：本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhatwillyouthinkofwhenitcomesto“HongKong”and“greatswimming”？Shoppingsure，butswimmingpool？Turnsout，alongwithallitsotherattractions，HongKongisloadedwithwonderfulpools.TheRitz－CarltonThepoolattheRitz－Carltonisbreathtaking，thankstotheview,thealtitudeand,ofcourse,theswim.Onthe118thfloorat484metersabovethestreetinthetallestbuildinginHongKong,it'stheworld’shighestswimmingpool.Theceilingandwallsaremadeupof144LEDscreensdisplayingcoralreefsandothernaturalscenes。WHotelHongKongIfyouhaveonlyoneniceswimsuit,saveitfortheWHotelHongKong。Onlypeoplelivinginthishotelcanenjoythiswonderfulpool,whichisHongKong’shighestrooftoppool.Thehotel'ssignatureWETdeckisfamousforstylishandoccasionallywildpoolsidepartiesinsummer。WETalsofeaturesagoodcocktailbarandaJacuzzi。HotelIndigoOneofHongKong’suniqueexperiencesisswimminginHotelIndigo'sglassbottompool.Thepoolprotrudesfromthehotel，allowingpeoplebelowtoseeswimmersandtheswimmerstodolapswhilecheckingoutthetrafficbelow.Thepoolissmallercomparedtootherlocalgrandhotelsandonlyavailabletothehotelguests。FourSeasonsHotelTheFourSeasonsHotelgorgeousinfinitypooloverlooksVictoria1。Atwhichhotelcanatouriststillenjoyswimmingifhe/shelivesinnoneofthehotelsmentionedabove?A.TheRitz－Carlton。B.WHotelHongKong.C。HotelIndigo。D。FourSeasonsHotel。2。WhatdoweknowaboutswimmersinHotelIndigo?A。Theycanbeseenbypeoplebelow。B。Theycancheckoutthehotel.C。Theycanguidethetrafficbelow.D。Theycanbeaskedtodolaps。3。Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom？A。Aresearchpaper。B。Anofficialannouncement.C。Atouristbrochure.D。Afashionmagazine。BHaveyoueverimaginedtravelingtoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage？InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat，withinadecadeorso，we'llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt—inmicrophones.That'sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It'sonlyamatteroftime。Indeed,someparentsfirmlyholdtheideathatthistechnologyisapproachingandthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch."Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同义词）inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart”ofatranslator’sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouragingtaskforcomputers.It’ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t—-orshouldn’t-—involvesimplytranslatingwords,sentencesorparagraphs.Rather，it'sabouttranslatingmeaning。Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression，humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression：volume,gesture,situation,andevenyourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse。Therefore，weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit，howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter?Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoacomputer,undoubtedlywhenitcomestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage,amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace。4。Whatviewdoestheauthorholdabouttranslation?A.Propertranslationcanbetoughforhumans。B.Slightdifferencesmatterlittleintranslation.C。Somemachineswillinterpretourworldproperly.D。Culturesdeservemoreattentionthanwordsused。5。Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A.AnExpert’sPrecisePredictionB.TheComplexityofTranslationC.WhoWillBeaBetterTranslatorD.WillLanguageBarrierActuallyDisappear？6。Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothemodemtechnology？A。Unclear B。Objective C。Optimistic D。Negative。7。Inwhichcolumncanyoureadthearticleinanewspaper?A。LanguageLearning。B。Commentsonhotissues.C.ScienceDevelopment.D.Translationtips.CTheWorldHealthOrganizationreportcomparedthe“obesity—relatedbehaviors"foryoungstersacross42nations.AnditrevealsUKkidsareamongthelaziest.Amongteenagegirls，theScotstoppedtheleaguetableformostscreentime，with80percentspendingatleasttwohoursadayoncomputers.Walescamefourthwith76percent，andEnglandseventhwith75percent.GirlsinArmeniaandAlbaniawereleastlikelytospendhoursidlingonline.Screentimefiguresforboyswereevenhigher。WaleswassecondintheEuropean“couchpotato”league,with85percentgluedtotheirscreensforatleasttwohours。Scotlandwasthirdwith84percent,andEngland15thwith77percent。BoysinSwitzerlandandPortugalwereleastlikelytodedicatetwohoursadaytosittinginfrontofacomputer.LeadresearcherDr.JoInchley,fromtheUniversityofStAndrews,saidsocialmediawasimpactingonkids'health。Shesaid,“Weknowtherearerisks,suchascyberbullyingandimpactonmentalhealth.Also，therearelonger—termimpactsonphysicalhealthfrombeingDr。StevenMann，researchdirectorforUKActivesaidthefindingswere“alarming"。Hesaid,“Modernlifehaschanged,butwhenteensarespendinghourshavingfunwithFacebook,Instagramandvideogames，theysimplyaren'tgettingtheexercisethattheyneed.Thesealarminginactivityfiguresshowthatplaytimeisoverbeforeithasstartedfortoomanychildren，puttingthematfargreaterriskoffutureconditionslikeheartdisease，cancerandtype2diabetes.”TamFry,fromtheNationalObesityForum，warnedBritteensarenow“slavestohand-helddevices”。AndtheWHOwarnsfourinfivefatteenswillcontinuetostrugglewiththeirweightthroughoutlife.ThereportalsoshowslessthanhalfofUKyoungstersconsumefruitorvegdaily。8。Whatdoweknowaboutthe“obesity-relatedbehaviors”foryoungstersacross42nations?A.UKkidsdidn’texerciseenough.B.Girlsspentmoretimeoncomputersthanboys。C.GirlsinWalesrankedthefirstintermsofscreentime。D。OnlySwissboysareamongthelaziest。9。Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sedentary"inParagraph4mean？A。Cyberbullying.B.Computerusing.C.Exercising。D。Sittingorlittleactivity.10.WhatisthemainreasonforobesityforUKteens？A.Lessfruitorvegconsuming.B.Toomuchuseofelectronicdevices。C。Toomuchplaytime。D。Lackofphysicaleducation。11。Whyarethesescreentimefiguresalarming?A。UKkidswillbebeaten.B.AllUKkidswillsufferfromoverweight.C。Riskofcertaindiseaseswillincrease.D.Morehand－helddevicesneedtobeproduced.DInJune2014,twoleadingmediainAmericareportedthatthree—year—oldVictoriaWilcher,whosufferedfacialscarring，waskickedoutofaKFCbecauseshewasafrighteningcustomer.Later，KFCannouncedthatnoevidencehadbeenfoundtosupportthestory.Thisphenomenonislargelyaproductoftheincreasingpressureinnewsroomsthatcaremoreabouttrafficfigures.BrookeBinkowski,aneditor,saysthatshehasseenashifttowardslessresponsibilityinnewsrooms。“Clickbaitisking,sonewsroomswilluncriticallyprintsomethingunreal.Notallnewsroomsarelikethis，butalotofthemare。”Askedwhatthedrivingfactorwas,ajournalistsaid，“You'veastricteditorandyou’vetomeetyourtargets.Andsomeyoungjournalistsareinexperiencedandwillnotdothosechecks.Somuchnewsreportedonlinehappensonline。Thereisnoneedtogetoutandknockonsomeone’sdoor。Youjustsitatyourdeskanddoit。"Anotherjournalistsays,“Moreclicksequalmoremoney。Atmyformeremployerinparticular，thepressurewasduetothelimitedresources.Thatmadetheenvironmentquitehorribletoworkin。”InaFeb。2015reportforDigitalJournalism，CraigSilvermanwrote,“Todaythebarforwhatisworthgivingattentiontoseemstobemuchlower.Withinminutesorhours，abadlysourcedreportcanbechangedintoastorythatisrepeatedbydozensofnewswebsites，resultingintensofthousandsofshares。Therumorbecomestrueforreaderssimplybyvirtueofitsubiquity."And,despitethedirectionthatsomenewsroomsseemtobeheadingin,acriticaleyeisbecomingmore，notlessimportant,accordingtotheNewYorkTimes’publiceditor，MargaretSullivan。“Reportersandeditorshavetobemorecarefulthaneverbefore。It’sextremelyimportanttoquestionandtoprovebeforepublication。”Yetthoseworkinginnewsroomstalkofdoubtfulstoriesbeingtolerated。Inthewordsofsomesenioreditors，“aclickisaclick，regardlessoftheadvantageofastory"。And,“ifthestorydoesturnouttobefalse,it'ssimplyachanceforanotherbiteatthecherry.”12。AccordingtoBrookeBinkowski，newsroomsproducefalsenewsbecause_________。A。clickscountalotB.resourcesarelimitedC。budgetsaretightD.journalistslackexperience13。WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5probablymean?A。Liescan’tsellwithoutsomethingrelatedtothetruth。B.Rumorsarelikeaflameblownbythewind。C。Mostpeopleareeasytocheatbythefalsenewsonline。D。Aliewillendupastruth，ifrepeatedoftenenough。14.What’sMargaretSullivan'sattitudetowardsfalsenewsonline？A。Negative.B.Supportive。C。Skeptical。D.Neutral。15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Spreadoffalsestories.B。Causesofonlinefalsenews.C.Dutiesofjournalists。D。Relativelawsneededtoregulatetheonlinenews.(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

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2017年兰州一中高三英语期中考试参考答案1—5AACAD6-10DBADB11—15CADAB16—20CEDGA21—25CADCB26—30BACDA31—35CBDAB36—40ADDBC语法填空41-45:playing；activities；beneficial;with；which46—5