2019届山西省太原市高三上学期期末考试英语试题

PAGE太原市2019届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（考试时间：上10:00—12:00）笔试试卷说明：本试卷为闭卷笔答，做题时间120分钟，满分150分（不含听力）。请将第一卷试题答案填在第二卷卷首的相应位置。第一卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，答案写在答题卡上。AInanefforttoinformourcitizenstoclearthestreetsnow,thecityadoptsasnowremovalplan.RoutesusedbyCityEmergencyServicescomefirst.Secondly,connectorstreetswillbeclearedwhichallowcitizensthegreatestaccesstopublicroads.Andthirdly,roadswithinneighborhoodswillbecleared.Snowremovalandicecontrolwillstartwhen:*Snowaccumulates4inchesormore.*Weatherconditionsdonotendangerthesafetyofroadcrew.*Snowfallsduringpeaktrafficperiodsofheavyuseofmainstreets.Snowandiceremovalwillbedelayedorcancelledwhen:*Thereisseverecold,significantwindandlimitedvisibility.*Thesnowfalloccursontheweekendoraholidayandisnotconsideredathreattopublicsafety.Inthatcase,snowandiceremovalmaytakeplaceonthenextnormalweekday.*Snowandicemaybeleftonroadwaysifmeltingisobvious.Yourcooperationisrequestedduringsnowremovalandthesesuggestionsmayapply:*Limittravelduringstorms.Travelispossibleonceroadshavebeenclearedorsaltedbytheroadcrew*Avoidremovingsnowfromyourdrivewayintotheroad.Pilethesnowinyouryard.*Parkyourvehiclesinyourdrivewaysandofftheroadorwalkwalks.*Keeppublicsidewalksnexttoyourhouseclearofsnowandice.*Beresponsibleforremovingthissnowwhichisthrownbythesnowplough(犁)fromyourdriveways.Hopefully,youcanunderstandthisinconvenience.21.WhenwillthesnowhavetoberemovedA.Ifitreachesacertainthickness.B.Ifthemainstreetsarenotbusy.C.Ifthesnowandicebegintomelt.D.Ifextremeweathermakesroadsdangerous.22.Whatshouldcitizensdotocooperateinthesnowremoval?A.Helptoputthesaltontheroad.B.Pilethesnownearbytotheroad.C.Throwthesnowintothedriveways.D.Clearthesidewalksclosetotheirhouses.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.clearanceofemergencyrouteshasapriority.B.Snowandicemustberemovedontheweekends.C.Citizensplaythemostimportanttoleinsnowremoval.D.Theposteristoinformcitizensofanoncomingheavysnow.BAfterfinishingamealatanAmericanChineserestaurantyouprobablyexpecttoreceiveahandfuloffortunecookiesafteryoupaythebill.FortunecookiesareinChineserestaurantsthroughouttheUnitedStates.It’srathersatisfyingtocrackopenacookieattheendofyourmealandreadyour“luckyfortune”ontheslipofpaperinside.Theexactoriginofthefortunecookieisunknown.ItisthoughtthatthetastysnackwasthefirstintroducedintoSanFranciscoin1914,afteranimmigrantbegandistributingthecookiewith“thankyou”notesinthem.These“thankyou”noteswereintendedassymbolsofappreciationforfriendswhostoodwithhimthroughtheeconomichardshipanddiscriminationofhisearlylifeinAmerica.Thereisanalternateoriginstory.LosAngelesisregardedasthesiteofthefortunecookie’sinvention.Inthisversionofthestory,DavidJung,aChineseimmigrantresidinginL.A.,isthoughttohavecreatedthecookieinordertoupliftthespiritsofthepoorandhomeless.In1918,Junghandedoutthecookiesforfreetothepooroutsidehisshopandeachcookiecontainedastripofpaperwithaninspirationalsentenceprintedonit.FortunecookiesfirstbegantogainpopularityinmainstreamAmericancultureduringWWII.Chineserestaurantswouldservetheminplaceofdesserts,asdessertswerenotpopularintraditionalChinesecuisine.TodayfortunecookiesarenottiedtoChinese-Americanculture.Infact,thelargestfortunecookiemanufacturerislocatedintheUnitedStatesanditproduces4.5millionfortunecookiesaday——anevidencetothemodern-daypopularityofthesnack.However,anattempttointroducethefortunecookietoChinain1992wasafailure,andthecookiewascitedforbeing“tooAmerican.”Sothenexttimeyoubreakopenafortunecookieandreadafortuneaboutthemanysuccessesyoushouldexpectinyourfuture,rememberthattheconclusiontoyourChineserestaurantmealmaynotbeasChineseasyouthink.24.Whatdoweknowaboutfortunecookies?A.TheyareaspopularinChinaasinAmerica.B.Theycontainslipsofpaperwithgoodwishes.C.TheyfirstappearedinAmericaduringWWII.D.Theyareoftenchargedtothecustomers’bill.25.WhywerefortunecookiesintroducedintoSanFrancisco?A.Tomakeprofit.B.Toexpressgratitude.C.Toupliftpeople’sspirits.D.Tohelppeopleoutofhardship.26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesmaybefoundJung’scookies?A.Thefortuneyouseekisinanothercookie.B.Everyexitisanentrancetonewexperiences.C.I’mbeingheldprisonerbyaChinesebakery.D.Onlytastefortunecookies;disregardallothers.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ASymbolofChineseCultureB.ChineseRestaurantsinAmericaC.Canfortunecookietellyourfortune?D.Fortunecookie,ChineseorAmerican?CGabriella’sfamilyimmigratedtotheUSfromPeruwhenshewastwoyearsold.Asacompoundbilingual(双语使用者),Gabrielladevelopstwolinguisticcodesatthesametime,withasetofconcepts,learningbothEnglishandSpanish.Herteenagebrother,ontheotherhand,mightbeacoordinatebilingual,workingwithtwosetsofconcepts,learningEnglishinschool,Spanishathome.Finally,Gabriella’sparentsarelikelytobesubordinatebilingualswholearnedasecondlanguagebytranslatingitintotheirmothertongue.Regardlessofaccentandpronunciation,alltypesofbilingualpeoplecanbecomefullyproficientinalanguage.Itseemsthatthedifferencemaynotbeapparent.Butrecentlybrainimagingtechnologyhasgivenaglimpseintohowspecificaspectsoflanguagelearningaffectthebilingualbrain.It’swellknownthatthebrain'slefthemisphere(半球)isinchargeoflogicalprocesses,whiletherighthemisphereismoreactiveinemotionalandsocialones.Languageinvolvesbothtypesoffunctions.“CriticalPeriodTheory”sayschildrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilybecausetheirdevelopingbrainsletthemusebothhemispheresinlanguagelearning,whileinmostadults,languagereliesononehemisphere,usuallytheleft.Beforethe1960s,bilingualismwasconsideredahandicapthatslowedthechildren’sdevelopmentbyforcingthemtospendtoomuchenergydistinguishingbetweenlanguages.Butarecentstudydidshowthatbilingualismmaymakeyousmarter.Itdoesmakeyourbrainmorecomplex,healthier,andmoreactivelyengaged,andevenifyoudidn’thavethegoodfortuneoflearningasecondlanguagelikeachild,it’snevertoolatetodoyourselfafavorandmakethelinguisticleapfrom“Hello”to“Hola”“Bonjour”or“nihao”becausewhenitcomestoourbrains,alittleexercisecangoalongway.28.WhyisGabriella’sfamilyusedastheexampleinparagraph1?A.Toshowthatthefamilyarebilinguals.B.Toexplaintheadvantagesofbilinguals.C.Toillustratethethreetypesofbilinguals.D.Toproveallagescanlearnforeignlanguages.29.Whydothechildrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilythanadults?A.Becausetheylearnlanguageswithasetofconcepts.B.Becausetheyusebothhemispherestolearnlanguages.C.Becausetheirmothertonguedoesn'tinfluencethemmuch.D.Becausetheycaneasilytranslateonelanguageintoanother.30.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“handicap”underlinedinparagraph3?A.Disease.B.Disability.C.Disadvantage.D.Ignorance.31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Theleftbrainismoreimportantforlanguagelearning.B.Learninglanguagescanpromotethebraindevelopment.C.Theproficiencyoflanguagebecomesweakgraduallywithage.D.Immigrantshaveadvantagesinlearninglanguagesovernatives.DFairytalesperformmanyfunctions.Theyentertain,encourageimaginationandteachproblem—solvingskills.Theycanalsoprovidemorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI(artificialintelligence)cantaketoitscold,mechanicalheart.Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfables,novelsandotherliterature.WebelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscanpreventtheintelligentrobotsfromkillinghumanitywhichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”(堂吉诃德).ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives(指令),therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.Quixotewouldworkbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It’sababystepinthedirectionofteachingmoremorallessonsintorobots.WebelievethatAIhastobetrainedtoadoptthevaluesofaparticularsociety,andindoingso,itwillstrivetoavoidunacceptablebehavior.Givingrobotstheabilitytoreadandunderstandourstoriesmaybethemostefficientmeans.32.Whatfunctiondofairytalesperformintherobots?A.Theyentertainrobots.B.Theyhighlightdangers.C.Theymakerobotsmoreintelligent.D.Theyenablerobotstobehavemorally.33.Whatis“Quixote”inthetext?A.ApunishmentsystemB.AcharacterinliteratureC.AbignameintechnologyD.Asoftwareeducatingrobots.34.Whatdoesthedesignerexpectrobottodointheexperiment?A.Totakeadvantageofitsprivilege.B.Tofinishthetaskmostefficiently.C.Toperforminagoodmanneredway.D.Toberewardedbythestorekeeper35.Whichofthefollowcanbestexpresstheauthor’sopinion?A.Robotswilldefinitelyhavemorefunctions.B.Robotswithhuman’semotionsareperfect.C.Trainingrobotstobesociallyacceptableisnecessary.D.Thedevelopmentofrobotsisstillinababystep.笫二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。答案写在答题卡上。Graduationisanextremelyimportanttimeinone'slife.Classmemberslovetocapturethisspecialdayinvariousphotos.__36__,youcanarrangethemintoabeautifulslideshowvideotoshowyourfriendsandclassmates.Sometimesyoucanmakethemintoanalbumandshareitasagift.__37__.Youmushhavehadaparticularstudygroupthatyoureallybondedwith.Considergettingapicturewiththemembersdirectly.Thiscanhelpyourememberyourprofessionalconnectionsandyourmosttreasuredgroupworkingexperiences.Also,don’tforgettobringinyourextracurricularstuff.__38__,takeapicturewithmateswithyourinstrumentorholdingafootballtoshowyourgraduationday.Youcanaddinsomehumoraswell.Thinkofsomethinghumorousthatyoucouldthrowintograduationphotos,suchasbringinginasillyhatorposingwithyourclassmembersinafunway.__39__.Visitsomeofyourfavoritespotsthroughoutthecampus.Iftherewasagreens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