广东省广州市英东中学2021-2022学年高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

广东省广州市英东中学2021-2022学年高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Nowadaysworkingparentsfindthat,whiletheyhavegood________toreadbedtimestoriestotheirchildren,it’shardtofititintotheirbusyschedules.A.inspirations B.intentions C.priorities D.permission参考答案：B2.WhenPeter__________thecardoor,hefoundthekeyleftinhiscar.Sohehadtocallforhelp.A.opened

B.wasopening

C.wastoopen

D.hadopened参考答案：C3.Themurderertriedtorunawayfromtheprisonbuthe

gettingarrestedbythepolice.

A．endedup

B．brokeup C．startedup

D．cutup参考答案：A4.Ican’tbelieveyougotfinedforspeeding.I__________ofyoutobethemostcareful.A.amthinking B.think C.havethought D.thought参考答案：D5.---Dowehavetohandinourresearchreportsthisafternoon,ProfessorSmith?---Yes,you_______.Iwillbewaitingtocheckthemalltheafternoon.

A.should

B.may

C.can

D.must参考答案：考点：情态动词【答案】6.Eyedoctorsrecommendthatachild’sfirsteyeexam____attheageofsixmonthsold.A.was

B.be

C.were

D.is参考答案：B7.AlotofemployeesatthecompanysaidEricwasimpossible,andindeedhewastough.A.dealingwith B.dealtwith C.todealwith D.tobedealtwith参考答案：C句意:公司里的许多员工说,对付Eric是不可能的。他确实很难对付。hard,difficult,easy,impossible等形容词作表语时,其后的不定式如果与主语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,通常用不定式的主动形式,故选todealwith。8.

Alwaysreadthe__ontilebottlecarefullyandtaketherightamountofmedicine.

A.explanations

B.instructions

C.descriptions

D.introductions参考答案：解析：B．本题考查名词辨析。Explanations解释;instructions指示，说明（书）；descriptions描述，特征，品名；introductions介绍。句意：仔细阅读瓶子上的说明，然后服用适量的药。9.Thenewlawtopunishthedrunkdriverwillcomeinto

onthedayitpasses.A．existence

B．use

C．service

D．effect参考答案：D10.MyparentshavepromisedtocometoseemebeforeIforAfrica.A.haveleft

Bleave

Cleft

Dwillleave参考答案：B11.IntheUnitedStates,thereisalways____flowofpeopletoareasof______countrywheremorejobscanbefound.

A.a;the

B.the;a

C.the;the

D.a;a参考答案：A12.Nomatterhow

______，scientistsareeagertoknowmoreaboutitbyexploring.A.anoceanmaybedeep

B.deepmayanoceanbeC.deepanoceanmaybe

D.mayanoceanbedeep参考答案：C13.Thestudy,fromacademicsatHarvard,claims___thefirstclearevidenceshowingthatwhentemperaturesgoup,schoolperformancegoesdown.A.tohaveproduced

B.toproduceC.producing

D.beingproduced参考答案：A【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这项来自哈佛大学学者的研究声称，它首次提供了明确的证据，表明气温上升时，在校表现会下降。claimto表示“声称做……”，而且produce这个动作发生在claims之前，故A项正确。14.Itisstillunderdiscussion

theoldbusstationshouldbereplacedwithamodernrestaurantornot.

A．whether

B．when

C．which

D．where参考答案：a略15.TheCCTVprogram,PeopleWhoMovedChina,honorsthose______contributionshouldberemembered.A.whose

B.which

C.their

D.who参考答案：A16.---Idon’tfeellikegoingout.Whydon’twewatchTVathome?

---_____Youpromisedtotakemeoutfordinner.

A.Really?

B.Notatall.

C.Whynot?

D.Comeon!参考答案：D二、填空17.

Agreatmandiedtoday.Hewasn'taworldleaderorabigfigure.Hewasoneofthe

61

(great)menwhoeverlived.HewasJoy'sfather.Iguessyoumightsayhewasaperson

62

wasneverinterestedingettingcreditor

63

(receive)honors.Hedidtinythingslikepayinghisbillsontime,goingtochurchonSundayandservingasanofficerintheP.T.A.He64(help)hiskidswiththeirhomeworkanddrovehiswifetodothegroceryshoppingonThursday

65

(night).Hegotagreatkickoutoftakinghisteenagersandtheirfriendstoand

66

footballgames.TonightisJoy'sfirstnight

67

him.Hedoesn'tknowwhattodowith

68(he).He'sthankfulthatGodlethimhavehisfatherfor15years.Thatwonderfulmandied69

(peace)withasmileonhisfaceandfulfillmentinhisheart.Heknewthathewasagreatsuccessasahusbandandafather,abrother,ason

70

afriend.参考答案：61.greatest

62.who

63.receiving

64.helped

65.nights66.from

67.without

68.himself

69.peacefully

70.and63.receiving.考查动词。句中interestedin中的in是介词后加动词的-ing形式，or是连词空白处和getting并列，故填receiving.64.helped.考查动词时态。文章描述过去发生的事，全文用的是过去时态，故填helped.65.nights.考查名词。night是可数名词，此处指每周四晚上去购物，night用复数，故填nights.66.from.考查介词。此处是taketo和takefrom短语，指他带着孩子们和朋友们去痛快地踢球然后再带他们离开。故填from.67.without.考查介词。句意：今晚是父亲离开Joy的第一个晚上。表示“没有”用介词without.68.himself.考查代词。此处指Joy不知道自己该怎么办。根据句意填himself.69.peacefully.考查副词。句意：这个极好的人脸上带着微笑内心充满满足平静地去了。此处修饰动词died要用副词，故填peacefully.70.and.考查连词。句意：Joy知道父亲是一个成功的丈夫、父亲、兄长、儿子和朋友。此处ahusbandandafather,abrother,ason,afriend.是并列关系，故填and.18.“Whateveryourjobis,thechancesarethatoneofthesemachinescandoitfasterorbetterthanyoucan.”Asinnovationaccelerates,thousandsofjobswilldisappear,justasithashappenedinthepreviouscyclesofindustrialrevolutions.MachinespoweredbynarrowAIalgorithmscanalreadyperformcertain3-Dtasks(“dull,dirtyanddangerous”)muchbetterthanhumans.Thismaycreateenormouspainforthosewhoarelosingtheirjobsoverthenextfewyears,particularlyiftheydon'tacquirethecomputer-relatedskillsthatwouldenablethemtofindmorecreativeopportunities.Wemustlearnfromthepreviouswavesofcreativedestructionifwearetolessenhumansufferingandincreasinginequality.Forexample,somestatisticsindicatethatasmuchas3%ofthepopulationindevelopedcountriesworkasdrivers.Whenautomatedcarsbecomearealityinthenext15to25years,wemustofferpeoplewhowillbe“structurallyunemployed”somesortofcompensationincome,trainingandre-positioningopportunities.Fortunately,theSchumpeterianwavesofdestructiveinnovationalsocreatejobs.Historyhasshowndisruptiveinnovationsarenotalwaysazero-sumgame.Inthelongrun,thelossoflow-added-valuejobstomachinescanhaveapositiveimpactintheoverallqualityoflifeofmostworkers.TheATMparadoxisagoodexampleofthis.Astheuseofautomatictellermachinesspreadinthe1980sand'90s,manypredictedmassiveunemploymentinthebankingsector.Instead,ATMscreatedmorejobsasthecostofopeningnewagenciesdecreased.Thenumberofagenciesmultiplied,asdidtheportfolioofbankingproducts.Thankstoautomation,goingtothebankoffersamuchbettercustomerexperiencethaninpreviousdecades.Andthejobsintheindustrybecamebetterpaidandwereofbetterquality.Thisoptimistscenarioassumes,however,thateducationsystemswilldoabetterjobofpreparingourchildrentobecomegoodatwhathumansdobest:creativeandcriticalthinking.Lesslearning-by-heartandmorelearning-by-doing.Fewerclericalskillsandmorephilosophicalinsightsabouthumannatureandhowtocatertoitsinfiniteneedsforartandculture.Tobecomecreativeandcriticalthinkers,ourchildrenwillneedknowledgeandwisdommorethanrawdatapoints.Theyneedtoask“why?”,“how?”and“whatif?”moreoftenthan“what?”,“who?”and“when?”Andtheymustconstructthisknowledgebyrelyingondatabasesascognitivepartnersassoonastheylearnhowtoreadandwrite.Thus,thefutureofhuman-machinecooperationlookslesslikethescenariointheTerminatormoviesandmorelikeaMinorityReport-styleof“augmentedintelligence”.Therewillbejobsifweadapttheeducationsystemtoequipourchildrentodowhathumansaregoodat:tothinkcriticallyandcreatively,todevelopknowledgeandwisdom,toappreciateandcreatebeautifulworksofart.Thatdoesnotmeanitwillbeapainlesstransition.Machinesandautomationwilllikelytakeawaymillionsoflow-qualityjobsasithashappenedinthepast.Butbetter-qualityjobswilllikelyreplacethem,requiringlessphysicaleffortandshorterhourstodeliverbetterresults.No,artificialintelligencewon’t___51___yourchildren’sjobsPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsA____52____phenomenonWiththeriseofAI,machines____53____

threatenthesecurityofpeople’scurrentjobs,makingthefutureoftheworkforcelookratherdarkandgloomy.AnobjectiveanalysisThosenotskilledincomputerusingneedtoplan___54___,fortheyareatahigherriskoflosingtheirjobstomachines.Drivers,facedwiththeincreasingpopularityofautomatedcars,needtobecompensated,___55___forre-employment.ATMs,though,createwell-paidjobsaswellasincreasecustomers’____56____.ApracticalsolutionAdjustmentsneedtobemadetoeducationsystemsby

___57___ourchildrenforthejobs

___58___creativeandcriticalthinking.___59___oflearningphilosophyandchangeinthewayoflearningstyleswillbeintroducedfordevelopingcriticalthinkers.AsafeconclusionAIwon’tcostyourchildrentheirjobs.Instead,itwillmakethemmorecreativeand___60___.

参考答案：51.steal/take

52.worrying

53.seemingly

54.ahead/earlier

55.trained/retrained

56.satisfaction

57.equipping/preparing

58.involving

59.Transition

60.productive/fruitful本文是一篇说明文，是科普类的文章。机器和自动化可能会像过去一样，夺走数百万低质量的工作岗位。但是高质量的工作很可能会取代它们，需要更少的体力劳动和更短的时间来产生更好的结果。人工智能不会让你的孩子失去工作。相反，它将使他们更有创造力和成果。【51题详解】根据第一段“Whateveryourjobis,thechancesarethatoneofthesemachinescandoitfasterorbetterthanyoucan.”（不管你的工作是什么，这些机器都有可能比你做得更快或更好。）和最后一段中根据最后一段中Machinesandautomationwilllikelytakeawaymillionsoflow-qualityjobsasithashappenedinthepast.Butbetter-qualityjobswilllikelyreplacethem,requiringlessphysicaleffortandshorterhourstodeliverbetterresults.（机器和自动化可能会像过去一样，夺走数百万低质量的工作岗位。但是高质量的工作很可能会取代它们，需要更少的体力劳动和更短的时间来产生更好的结果。）可知，人工智能不会取代你孩子的工作。故答案为steal/take。【52题详解】根据第二段中Asinnovationaccelerates,thousandsofjobswilldisappear,justasithashappenedinthepreviouscyclesofindustrialrevolutions.可知，这是一个令人担忧的现象。故答案为worrying。【53题详解】根据第二段中MachinespoweredbynarrowAIalgorithmscanalreadyperformcertain3-Dtasks(“dull,dirtyanddangerous”)muchbetterthanhumans.Thismaycreateenormouspainforthosewhoarelosingtheirjobsoverthenextfewyears,particularlyiftheydon'tacquirethecomputer-relatedskillsthatwouldenablethemtofindmorecreativeopportunities.可知，随着人工智能的崛起，机器似乎威胁着人们当前工作的安全，使得劳动力的未来看起来相当灰暗。故答案为seemingly。【54题详解】根据第二段中Thismaycreateenormouspainforthosewhoarelosingtheirjobsoverthenextfewyears,particularlyiftheydon'tacquirethecomputer-relatedskillsthatwouldenablethemtofindmorecreativeopportunities.可知，那些不熟练使用计算机的人需要提前计划，因为他们面临着被机器抢走工作的更高风险。故答案为ahead/earlier。【55题详解】根据第三段中Whenautomatedcarsbecomearealityinthenext15to25years,wemustofferpeoplewhowillbe“structurallyunemployed”somesortofcompensationincome,trainingandre-positioningopportunities.可知，面对日益普及的自动化汽车，司机们需要得到补偿，接受再就业培训。故答案为trained/retrained。【56题详解】根据第五段中Instead,ATMscreatedmorejobsasthecostofopeningnewagenciesdecreased.Thenumberofagenciesmultiplied,asdidtheportfolioofbankingproducts.Thankstoautomation,goingtothebankoffersamuchbettercustomerexperiencethaninpreviousdecades.Andthejobsintheindustrybecamebetterpaidandwereofbetterquality.可知，然而，自动取款机不仅能创造高薪工作，还能提高顾客的满意度。故答案为satisfaction。【57题详解】根据第六段中Thisoptimistscenarioassumes,however,thateducationsystemswilldoabetterjobofpreparingourchildrentobecomegoodatwhathumansdobest:creativeandcriticalthinking.可知，我们需要调整教育体制，使我们的孩子能够从事创造性和批判性思维的工作。故答案为equipping/preparing。【58题详解】根据第六段中Thisoptimistscenarioassumes,however,thateducationsystemswilldoabetterjobofpreparingourchildrentobecomegoodatwhathumansdobest:creativeandcriticalthinking.可知，我们需要调整教育体制，使我们的孩子能够从事创造性和批判性思维的工作。故答案为involving。【59题详解】根据第七段中Tobecomecreativeandcriticalthinkers,ourchildrenwillneedknowledgeandwisdommorethanrawdatapoints.可知，介绍学习哲学的转变和学习方式的变化，以培养批判性思考者。故答案为Transition。【60题详解】根据最后一段中Machinesandautomationwilllikelytakeawaymillionsoflow-qualityjobsasithashappenedinthepast.Butbetter-qualityjobswilllikelyreplacethem,requiringlessphysicaleffortandshorterhourstodeliverbetterresults.可知，人工智能不会让你的孩子失去工作。相反，它将使他们更有创造力和成果。故答案为productive/fruitful。三、阅读理解19.Hewrotethatthe“humanmindiscapableofexcitementwithouttheapplicationofunpleasantandviolentstimulants(兴奋剂，刺激物)”.AnditappearsthatsimplyreadingthesewordsbyWilliamWordsworthproveshispoint.ResearchersattheUniversityofLiverpoolfoundtheworksofShakespeareandWordsworthandthelikehadabeneficialeffectonthemind,makingitactiveandexcitedbycatchingthereader’sattentionandleadingtomomentsofself-reflection.Usingscanners,theymonitoredthebrainactivityofvolunteersastheyreadpiecesofclassicalEnglishliteraturebothintheiroriginalformandinamoderntranslation.And,accordingtotheSundayTelegraph,theexperimentshowedthemorechallengingwritingandpoetrysetofffarmoreelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthesimplereadings.Theresearchalsofoundpoetry,inparticular,increasedactivityintherightbrain,anareaconcernedwith“autobiographicalmemory”,whichhelpedthereadertoreflectontheirownexperiencesinlightofwhattheyhadread.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicsweremoreusefulthanself-helpbooks.Thebrainresponsesof30volunteersweremonitoredinthefirstpartoftheresearchastheyreadShakespeareinitsoriginalandmodernform.Inoneexample,volunteersreadalinefromKingLear,“Afatherandagraciousagedman:himhaveyoumadded”,beforereadingthesimpler,“Afatherandagraciousagedman:himyouhaveenraged”.Shakespeare'suseoftheadjective“mad”asaverbcausedahigherlevelofbrainactivitythanthestraightforwardtranslation.Th