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高三年級(jí)英語(yǔ)學(xué)科教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)試卷ListeningComprehensionGrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.ShouldChildrenBanTheirParentsfromSocialMedia?Itmightbetakenforgranted—butnopreviousgenerationofchildrenwillhavehadtheexperienceofhavingtheirentirechildhoodsintensivelyandpubliclydocumentedinthisway.Buttheveryfirstpeopletohavehadsomeoftheirchildhoodpictures21(post)onlinearenotalwayshappyabouttheirformativeyearsbeingpreservedindigitalworld.Parentsmaynotrealizeit,butbypostingphotosandvideosoftheironline,theyarecreatinganidentityfortheirchildren22mightnotbewelcomed.Lucyisagoodexample.Shesaidshehadaskedherdadtode-tagherfrom“stuffthatdoesn'tnecessaryrepresent___23Iamnow.That'snotsomethingI'dwanttoremembereverytimeIlogontoFacebookItisn'tthebestmemories,whichisthewayyou‘dliketoreveal___24onsocialmedia.”Stonesaboutonlineprivacyareoftenaboutchildrenandteenagersbeingwarmedofthedangersofpublishingtoomuchpersonalinformationonline.Butinthiscaseit'stheirparentswhoareinthespotlight.Forsomeparents,25(safe)optionisavoidingsocialmediaaltogether.KasiaKurowaskafromNewcastleisexpectingherfirstchildinJuneandhasagreedwithherpartnerLeetoimposeablanketban26herchildrenareoldenoughtomaketheirowndecisionaboutsocialmedia.Butshehastwobigconcernsaboutherplan.Firstly,itwillbedifficult27(impose).”Whentheirauntiecomesroundandtakesapicture,we'regoingtohavetobelikepaparazzipolice,saying,pleasedon'tputtheseonFacebook.Andsecondly,thechildmightdislike28(notown)anolinepresence,especiallyifalloftheirfriendsdo.ButI29(keep)adigitalrecordofthem.Itjustwon'thavebeensharedonaplatform30themasses.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.criticizeB.desperatelyC.establishD.featureE.focusF.gratitudeG.hearfeltH.humanityI.influenceJ.presentK.touchlettersBroughtBacktoLifeLettersasawayofcommunicationhavelonggivenwaytophonecallsandWeChatmessages.ButaTVshows,LettersAlive,ishelpingbringthisoldwaytokeepintouchbackintothe___31___.LettersAlivetookitideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname,LettersLive.Bothshows32__-famousactorsandactresses,butthereisnogossip,noeye-catchingvisualeffects.Instead,it'sjustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.Butthesearenotjustanyletters.Theyvarygreatlyintimeandsubjects.Thereis,forexample,apassionateletterthatfamouspainterHuangYoungyuwrotetoplaywrightCaoYu30yearsagoto33hislackofcreativity.Thereisalsoa(n)34notefromSpringandAutumnPeriodwrittenbytwoordinaryyoungsoldierstotheirelderbrothertoreporttheirlivesinthewarzone.Comparedtopublishedtexts,lettersalsocomewithapersonal35.OneexamplefromLetterslivewasanoteof36fromthemotherofadyingchildtoJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbooks.Itreads:'MrsRowling,cancerthreatenedtotakeeverythingfrommydaughter,andyourbooksturnedouttobethecastleweso___37neededtohidein.”AccordingtoGuanZhengwen,thedirectorofLetterAlive,itisthiskindof38behindeveryletterthatstrikesaharmonywiththeaudience.'It'sathingofthepastthatentertainmentshows39themselvesonlywithprettyface.“GuantoldSohuNews,”Entertainmentindustryisstartingtoswitchtoa(n)__40onwisdomandintelligence.”ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.BeingBiggerisn'tNecessarilyConsideredBetterThefilm,whichfamouslystartedlifein1939,hasnowdeclaredanewage,thatofsmallerstart-up.By2014,whenMsWhitmanannouncedHP'sdecisiontoseparateitscomputerandprinterbusinessfromitscorporatehardwareandservicesoperations,thecompanyhadgrownintoaclumsy41Itsfortunesstartedto42withaseriesofexpensiveandmuchcriticizedpurchase.By2012ithadlostitspositionastheWorld‘sleadingsupplierofPCstoLenovo.Thedramatic43wasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggressive44.“IwouldgofromlaserjetprintingtoourbigenterpriseservicescontractswherewewererunningthebackendofITformanybigcompaniesandorganizations.Thesetwothingsarenotlikeeachother.Sotheabilitytofocusandengagewithcustomersona(n)45setofobjectivesandbusinessoutcomes.Icanalreadyseethedifferences.”MsWhitmannn,whonowheadsthenewspin-off.HewlettPackardEnterprise(HPE)sellingserversandservices,saysthechangehasalready___46herperformance.“Onebigchangeisit47eachofthedivisionstopursuethestrategythatisrightforthem.48,thereis‘noway‘printerandPCcompanyHPInc'sdecisionlastyeartobySamsung'sprintingbusinessfor$1bnwouldhavehappenedwhenitwaspartofthelargerfirm.Soit'sthatabilitytodriveyourownprogram,not49___byotherbusinessesthatdon'thavethesamecharacteristics.”MsWhitmanissoconvincedherstrategyisworkingthatshe's50HPEfuther,spinningoffbothitsbusinessservicesdivisionanditssoftwarebusinessintoseparatecompanieslastyear.Herassumptionthatbiggerdoesn'talwaysmeanbetterseems51.Afterall,alargercompanyshouldfinditeasiertodominatethemarketitoperatesin.Buttherapidriseofmuchsmallstart-ups,competingandoftenovertakingtheseestablishedpowerfulcompaniesmeanstheacceptedwisdomthat52equalssuccessisbeingchallenged.53in2014,eBaycarvedPayPal,theelectronicpaymentsarmitboughtin2001,offfromthemainonlinesalebusiness.Box,acloudstoragecompany,isanothercaseinpoint.FounderAaronLeviesays,”WhetherUber,Airbnb,thosesamelessons54,whichisifyoucanbuildsomethingthat'scheaper,fasterandmorescalableanddeliversafarbettercustomerexperiencethanwhatthetraditionalsellerswereabletodo,thenyoucanbeextremely___55.41.A.appearanceB.constructionC.giantD.possession42.A.declineB.increaseC.stayD.vary43.A.adventureB.combinationC.developmentD.split44.A.behaviorB.growthC.marketsD.policies45.A.ambitiousB.complexC.narrowD.overall46.A.deliveredB.improvedC.measuredD.standardized47.A.allowsB.employsC.remindsD.threatens48.A.AllinallB.ForexampleC.OnthecontraryD.What's49.A.heldbackB.keptonC.lookedoverD.takendown50.A.dissolvedB.expandedC.operatedC.shrunk51.A.fundamentalB.reasonableC.surprisingD.widespread52.A.diligenceB.disciplineC.profitD.size53.A.ComparativelyB.GenerallyC.SimilarlyD.Unexpectedly54.A.applyB.failC.hideD.increase55.A.friendlyB.miserableC.motivatedD.troublesomemoreSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Bornin1823inWales,AlfredRusselWallacewasamanofmodestmeans,buthehadapassionfornatureandhechosetofollowit.Hestartedoutcollectinginsectsasahobby,buteventuallyhislongingforadventureledhimtoexploretheworld.LuckilyforWallace,VictorianBritainwasdiscoveringaninterestinweirdandwonderfulinsets,sothedemandfrommuseumsandprivatecollectionsforthesebestswasgrowing.Wallacewasabletomakealivingdoingwhatheloved:collectingbeetlesandotherinsects.Buthisfirsttripofexploringtheworldendedindisaster.WallaceproceededtotheAmazoninSouthAmerica.Itsgiantforestspromisedawealthofnewspecies,suretoputhimonthescientificmap.Thetriptook6weeksandinvolvedeverymodeoftransportinexistenceatthetime.AfterfouryearsWallacehadtowatchindespairashissampleswentupinflamesincludingliveanimalshewasbringinghomethatweretryingtojumpfreeoftheflames.Buthedidnotletitstophim.In1854,Wallacesetoffonanotheradventure,thistimetotheMalayArchipelago.Wallacefoundhimselfhumbledbythenewandexcitingthingshesaw.Helaterrecalled:“AsIlielisteningtotheseinterestingsounds,IthinkhowmanybesidesmyselfhavelongedtoseewiththeirowneyesthemanywonderfulandbeautifulthingswhichIamdailyencountering.”In1858,Wallacewrotewhatbecameasthe‘Temateessay“:apieceofwritingthatwastochangeourunderstandingoflifeforever.Inhisessay,Wallacearguedthataspecieswouldonlyturnintoanotherspeciesifitwasstrugglingforexistence.HenryW.Bateswasoneofmanyscientistsdelightedbytheideaofevolutionbynaturalselection.InalettertoWallace,hewrote:”Theideaisliketruthitself,sosimpleandobviousthatthosewhoreadandunderstanditwillbestuckbyitssimplicity,andyetitisperfectlyoriginal.”56.finallycausedWallacetoexploretheworld?HisstrongaffectionfornatureB.Hislife-longdevotiontobeastsC.HisdeeploveforadventureD.Increasingdemandforinsects57.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutWallace'sfirststrip?IttookhimsixweekstoexploretheAmazonwithallkindsoftransportationHemadeascientificstudyofafairlylimitednumberofinsects.C.Thefirecosthimhisfouryears'collectionofanimalsD.Hispassioncooledafterthedisaster58.WallacefeltontheMalayArchipelago.fearlessB.luckyC.challengedD.risky59.Wallace'sideaonevolutionofnaturalselection.A.madenosenseatthattimeB.builtupanewconceptoflifewastoosimpletobetrueD.revealedtheoriginofnatureVirtualrealityProbablythemostexcitingtechdevelopmentofrecenttimes,virtualreality(VR)hasarrived,withsufficientoptionsavailabletotheconsumerwho‘ssearchingforanextraamountofhigh-techfun.Thecheapestwaytogetahigh-endVRexperiencecomescourtesyofSony.ItsPlayStationVRdoesn'trequireatricked-outPCorexpensivephone-itworkswiththePlaystation4controlboardandcomeswithafewgreatgamesinitslibrary.Thereisasomeequipmentyoucanpurchasetoenhancetheexperience,butifyou‘vealreadygotaPS4youcanentertheworldofVRforjust$400.Otherhigh—endofferingsliketheHTCViveandOculusRift,aswellasmobileoptionslikeSamsung'sGearVR,willgetyourheadinthegame.WirelessheadphonesCombiningeaseofusewiththeabilitytomovewildaroundyourhome,gymorworkplace,wirelessheadphonesjustmakesense.Andthereareplentyofpracticaloptionstosuitanybudget.TheBossQuietComfort35wirelessheadphonesaredefinitelyworthatestdrive,though.Thefull-size,around-earBluetoothheadphoneshighlightsactivenoisecancellationanddoubleasaheadsetformakingphonecalls.They‘veearnedtheEditor‘sChoiceawardatCandcanbepurchasedforlessthan$400online.DigitalcamerasWhileyourphoneisaworthyassistant,there'snosubstituteforarealcamerawhenitcomestotakingtheperfectpicture.Andthesedaysyoucangetqualityspecificationsinapackagethat'salmostassmallasyoursmartphone.TheshinydesignoftheFujifilmX70,$699,makesittheperfectcompanion,oryoucouldgoretrowiththeOlympusPEN-F($1,200)thatoffersoldschoollooksalongsidecuttingedgetechnology.Domestically,it'sworthcheckingoutXiaomi'smirrorlessYiMIforamoreaffordableoption.Withahigh-end20-megapixel(兆像素)sensorandtheabilitytohostmultiplelenses,it'savailablefromjust2,199yuan.Sonycanprovidehigh-techfunatthelowestcostbecauseA.playerscanplayfreegamesonlineB.PS4ownersdon'tneedanyotherdeviceC.itgivesplayersadequateexperienceD.playershavepurchasedexpensivePCs.WhatisBoseQuietComfort35wirelessheadphones'ssellingpointpromotedinthepassage?A.Theyhavevarioustypestomeetusers'needsUserscanreducenoisemanuallyTheyworkbetterinthewildUserscanmakephonecallswiththeheadphonesIfyourfriend,whofavorseverythinginthestylesofthepast,planstomakeperfectpictureswithanewdevice,youwillmostprobablyrecommend.A.AsmartphoneB.FujifilmX70C.OlympusPEN-FD.YiMi(C)NaquelaWright'slifetookanunexpectedturnwhenshelosthereyesightasateenager,butevenwhenherworldbecameimmersedindarkness,theNewJerseyresidentdidn'twanttoquitsocialmedia.UsingFacebookwasachallengeatfirst.Diagnosedin2010withpseudotumorcerebri,ararehealthconditioninwhichpressureincreasesaroundthebrainandcanresultinthelossofvision,Wrightlearnedhowtouseascreenreadertoreadthesitethroughthetouchofkeyboardandsoundofaroboticvoice.Still,whenafriendsendsherinaphoto,Wrightoftenhasnocluewhattheimageshows.NowFacebookistryingtosolvethisproblembyexploitingthepowerofartificialintelligencetocreatenewtoolsthatnotonlydescribeitemsinaphotobutallowsuserstoaskwhat'sinanimage.“Icanhaveabasicpictureinmymindofwhat'sgoingoninthepictureandnowIcancommentonmyown,”saidWright,whogottotryoutthenewtoolsthatarestillbeingtested.“Ofcourse,it'sdifferent,butit'ssomethingmorethanIhad.”Anestimated285millionpeoplearevisuallydisabledglobally,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,andresearchconductedbyFacebookshowedthatblindusershavetroublefiguringoutwhat'sinaphotobecausethedescriptionisn'tclearordoesn'texist.FacebookhasmadeiteasiertoskimthroughthecontentonitswebsitewithascreenreaderbyimprovingHTMLheadings,addingalternativetextforimages,launchingkeyboardshortcuts,andmore.Usingartificialintelligencetodescribephotosisonlyapartoftheseongoingefforts.With1.5billionusers,Facebookisn'ttheonlysocialmediacompanythatwantstoimproveitswebsiteforthevisuallyimpaired.AlongwithFacebookandothermajortechfirms,TwitterandLinkedInhavetheirownaccessibilityteamsandbelongtoaninitiativecalled“TeachingAccessibility.”JeffWieland,Facebook'sheadofaccessibilityengineering,saidthegroupwantstoeducatemoreengineers,especiallyearlyonincollege,aboutdesigningproductsthatarecompatiblewiththedisabledandothers.“Wereallydon'twantaccessibilitytobetheluxuryofahandfulofcompanies,”Wielandsaid.“Wewanteverythingaroundtheworldtobebuiltwithaccessibilityinmind.”WhattoolhelpsthevisuallydisabledtoreadFacebook?A.AscreenreaderB.AspecialkeyboardC.AhelpfulrobotD.HTMLheadings64WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthenewtoolcreatedbyFacebook?A.Itaddsalotofshortcutsonthekeyboard.IthelpsuserstoemploytheirsensesotherthansightItmeetsnocompetitorswithitsadvancedtechnology.Itinspiresmoreenginestoexploreartificialintelligence65.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraph“arecompatiblewith”mostprobablymeans.A.areunaffordabletoB.bringharmtoC.keepcompanyofD.wellsuit66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Screenreader:tooltoaccesssocialmediaOngoingeffort:strengthtoimprovewebsitesArtificialintelligence:powertohelptheblindTeachingaccessibility:initiativetoeducateengineerSectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Butthere'snoneedforembarrassment.Ifyouwantproof,turnonthesportschannel.Aswegrowolder,wedon'tabandonthissystem-weinternalizeit.Thisso-calledinnerspeechcanimproveourperformanceonvarioustasks.Conductingadialoguewithourselvesmightturnouttobeoneofthekeystohumancreativity.Psychologistsrefertothisasprivatespeech一languagethatisspokenoutloudbutdirectedattheself.YourOwnBestFriendTalkingtoyourselfmayseemalittleshameful.Ifyou'veeverbeenoverheardcriticizingyourselfforafoolishmistakeorpracticingatrickyspeechaheadoftime.you'llhavefeltthesocialrestrictionagainstcommunicatingwithyourselfinwords.Accordingtothewell-knownsaying,talkingtoyourselfisthefirstsignofmadness.___67___Talkingtoourselves,whetheroutloudorsilentlyinourheads,isavaluabletoolforthought.Farfrombeingasignoffoolishness,self-talkallowsustoplanwhatwearegoingtodo,manageouractivities,regulateouremotionsandevencreateanarrativeofourexperience.Takeatriptoanypreschoolandwatchasmallchildplayingwithhertoys.Youareverylikelytohearhertalkingtoherself:offeringherselfdirectionsandgivingvoicetoherfrustrations.___68___Wedoalotofitwhenweareyoung一perhapsonereasonforourshynessaboutcontinuingwithitasadults.Aschildren,accordingtotheRussianpsychologistLevVygotsky,weuseprivatespeechtoregulateouractionsinthesamewaythatweusepublicspeechtocontrolthebehaviorofother.___69___.Psychologicalexperimentshaveshownthatthedistancingef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