高三英語期中檢測(cè)試題

高三英語第一學(xué)期期中調(diào)研測(cè)試本卷分為第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題），滿分120分?？荚嚂r(shí)間120分鐘。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whydoesthemanneedamap?A.TotourManchester. B.Tofindarestaurant. C.TolearnaboutChina.2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodoforvacation?A.Gotothebeach. B.TraveltoColorado. C.Learntosnowboard.3.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.Takethejob. B.Refusetheoffer. C.Changetheworkinghours.4.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJohn?A.Hewon’twaitforher. B.Hewon'tcomehometoday. C.Hewon’tbeontimefordinner.5.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?A.Ordersomeboxes. B.Gohomeandrest C.Continueworking.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分） 聽下面5段對(duì)話或?qū)Π?，每段?duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題。每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6和第7題。6.Howdoesthewomanusuallygotowork?A.Bycar. B.Bybus. C.Bytrain.7.Whatdothespeakersagreeabouttakingthetrain?A.Itissafer. B.Itisfaster. C.Itischeaper. 聽第7段材料，回答第8至第9題。8.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Saveupforthecar. B.Gotoanothercardealer. C.Asksomeonetocheckthecar.9.Whatisthesalesmangoingtodo?A.Giveadiscount. B.Sticktoahighprice. C.Askforcashpayment.10.Howwillthemanhelpthewoman?A.Lendmoneytoher. B.Drivehercarhome. C.Takecareofhercar.聽第8段材料，回答第11至第13題。11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthelivingexpensesinthecity?A.Fairlylow. B.JustOkay. C.Veryhigh.12.Whatdoesthewomanspendmoston? A.Meals. B.Trains. C.Clothes.13.Whatdoesthewomandoinherfreetime?A.Seefilms. B.Travelaround. C.Goforadrink.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14.WhatwillRebeccadoonJune12?A.Goonabusinesstrip.B.Organizeatradeexhibition.C.MeetthepeoplefromHeadOffice.15.WhatisJohnpreparingforthemeeting?A.Areport. B.Atimetable. C.aspeech.16.Whendothespeakersdecidetohavethemeeting?A.OnJune3. B.OnJune10. C.OnJune17. 聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whatdidthespeakerdecidetodoafterlunchthatday?A.Staytohelpherfriend. B.Walkalonetohercar. C.Waitforthetraintostop.18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeakerthen?A.Sheworkedatahotel. B.Shehadboughtanewcar. C.Shewashavingababysoon.19.Wheredidthespeakermeetthetaxipassenger?A.Atacrossroads. B.Infrontofahotel. C.Besidesacarpark.20.Whatdoesthespeakertalkabout?A.Anexcitinglunchparty. B.Awell-knownshortstory. C.Anunforgettableexperience.第二部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）21.SkyHuntersuccessfullycapturesthebraveryofPLAsoldiers, doesWolfWarineⅡ,butmetwithboxofficefailure.A.so B.which C. what D.as22.Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearnto andnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A.compromise B.compete C. contribute D.construct23.Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseas other.A.one B.each C. some D.any24.WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A.ismade B.wasmade C.hasbeenmade D.willbemade25.WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A.inthered B.tickled pink C.aswhiteasasheet D.inabluemood26.Inordertostandoutamongallthetrainees,youneedtosharpenyourskillsyoufeelstrongandconfident.A.that B.where C.when D.what27.Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A.gaveitaway B.putitaway C.wipeditaway D.carried itaway28.Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou.”A.will B.should C.can D.must29.Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A.insaluteto B.inhonourof C.inlinewith D.insympathywith30.---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.I itsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A.watched B.hadwatched C.waswatching D.wastowatch31.Theenquiry newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A.todevelop B.developed C.havingdeveloped D.beingdeveloped32.Ifwe atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A.reserve B.reserved C.havereserved D.hadreserved33.Despitedifficulties,wemustbearinmind wesetthisgoal,sticktoitandmoveforwardregardless.A.that B.why C.when D.where34.Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A.rough B.tough C.illegal D.mean35.---Whycan'tIusethegyminthehotel?--- ,butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A.Nooffence B.Noworries C.Nodoubt D.Noneed第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Idecidedtobecomeacometsearcheronabright^clearmorning50yearsagoinMontreal.Itwasabitofanimpromptu(即興的）36.IhadaFrenchtest37andknewthattheexaminer,Mr.Hutchison,wouldaskmeaboutmycareerplans.Ihadtocomeupwithsomethingthatwasbothcredibleandeasily38intoFrench.AboutsixyearsearlierItrulyhadbecome39aboutthenightsky,buttostandupandsay,“Astronomie!”wasnotenough.Mr.Hutchisonwouldwant40.Irecalled—acometthathadrecentlybeendiscoveredfromJapan-onethat41becamethebrightestofthe20thcentury.Withoutafurtherthought,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtobea42forcomets.Notcoincidentally,theEnglishandFrenchwordsforacomet(unecomte)soundvery43,somynewoccupationwas44totalkaboutinFrench.And45totheanswerIgaveMr.Hutchison,Ibegansearchingforcornelsaftergraduation.Fortunately,workingasasciencejournalistandgivinglecturesaboutthenightskyhaveallowedmeto46mycosmicpassionandstillpaythebills.Discoveringmyfirstcornet47almost19years.Onthatparticularnight,November13,1984.AsI48thetelescopeagainandagain,Islowly49thatafuzzy(模糊的）objectwasnotstayinginthesameplacebutwascreepingnorthward,asonlyacornet50.ItelephonedanastronomeratLowellObservatoryAriz.,who51myfind.IfeltasthoughIcould52rightuptotheskyIlovedsomuch.MichaelRudenkodiscoveredthecometthenextevening,and53thenewobjectbecameknownasCornelLevy-Rudenko.Inthefollowing50years,Idiscovered22othernewcornels.Itisthejoyofthesearch,54thediscoveries,that55megoing.36.A.plan B.idea C.decision D.thought37.A.comingup B.comingup C.comingover D.comingdown38.A.expressed B.put C.written D.spoken39.A.particular B.curious C.passionate D.confident40.A.details B.contents C.descriptions D.contacts41.A.inevitably B.invariably C.unexpectedly D.eventually42.A.reporter B.hunter C.researcher D.observer43.A.different B.same C.alike D.pleasant44.A.hard B.mild C.casual D.easy45.A.true B.close C.open D.contrary46.A.arouse B.share C.awaken D.pursue47.A.took B.spent C.cost D.used48.A.lookedinto B.lookedthough C.sawthough D.sawto49.A.consented B.realized C.concluded D.recognized50.A.might B.should C.would D.could51.A.accepted B.confirmed C.approved D.opposed52.A.climb B.grow C.flee D.float53.A.yet B.still C.thus D.also54.A.morethan B.betterthan C.otherthan D.ratherthan55.A.drags B.keeps C.leaves D.catches第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AInstructorTipSheet#1Thankyouforyourinterestinsharingyourpassion,enthusiasmandloveoflifelongwithEdinaCommunityEducation!Welookforwardtopartneringwithyoutoenrichlivesandstrengthenourcommunity.Thisseriesofsheetisdesignedprovidesomeofthebeststrategiestohelpusdeliverourprogrammissionbetter.Wehopethattheyalsohelpyoulearnandgrowasalifelonglearnerandinstructor.Thissheetwilldiscusshowtowritegooditles.Pleasefeelfreetousethemforyourcoursedescriptions. TitleYourtitleiscritical.It’syourmainopportunitytoattractyourreader’sattentionandgenerateinterestinreadingfurther.GoodIdeasExamplesMakeitinteractiveEverythingYouAlwaysWantedtoAskYourDentistMakeitpersonal(UsetheWord“You”）YouTubeandYourBusiness:WhatYouNeedtoKnowUsehumorYouGenesDoFitJustfortheHalibut（大比目魚）KeeptitlessimpleandpositiveSimpleWinterSoupsUsenumbersinthetitleTenWaystoTurnOutTerrificKidsEmphasizecuriosity,fun,discovery,uniqueideasNoBonesaboutIt:DiscoverTheSkeletoninYourCloset56.Whichofthefollowingtitlesusestitlesthehumorstrategy?A.It'sMagic! B.CleanupYourManCaveC.LiveBetteronLess D.What*sYourHomeLongingtoTellYou?57.Thistipsheetisintendedto.A.writebeltercoursedescriptions B.makeinstructors'lifecolorfulC.supportthecommunityprograms D.promoteeffectivelearningBShinythingsabsorblessheatwhenleftinthesun.ThismeansthatiftheEarthcouldbemadealittleshinieritwouldbelesslikelytosufferglobalwarming.Waystobrightenit,suchasaddingnanoscalespecks（納米級(jí)）ofsalttolowclouds,makingthemwhiter,orputtingathinhazeofparticlesintothestratosphere（平流層）,arethefieldof“geoengineering”（地球工程）.Asmallbandofscientistswhichhavemostlybeenusingcomputermodelstostudythesubject.Someofthemarenowproposingoutdoorexperiments—usingseawater-fedsprayerstochurnoutparticlesoftheexactsizeneededtobrightenclouds,orscatteringsulphurparticles（硫粒子）fromunderneathalargeballoon20kmupinthesky.Thescientistshopetounderstandsomeoftheprocessesonwhichthesetechnologiesdepend,asawayofbothmeasuringtheirpossibility(canyoureliablymaketheproperamountofseasaltbrightenclouds?)andassessingtheirrisks(howmuchdamagetotheozonelayermightastratospherichazedo,andhowmightsuchdamagebeminimized?).Theexperimentswouldbefartoosmalltohaveanyclimaticeffects.Theamountofsulphurputintothestratospherebytheexperimentalballoonwouldbe2%ofwhatapassengerjetcrossingtheAtlanticemitsinanhour.However,manyscientistsdoubtwhethergeoengineeringexperimentshaveanyeffects.Andsomeenvironmentalistssaythatsuchexperimentsreflectthehubris（傲慢）ofhumans,whobelievetheycantoywithnature.Geoengineeringisnotanalternativetorelievingclimatechangebycuttingcarbonemissions.Evenifemissionsdostarttofall,thecutswilllakedecadestohaveanyeffectsotemperaturesarelikelytogoonrisingforsometime.Theplanetisnotgettingcoolerandthepressuresontheclimateareunlikelytogoaway.Itisthereforenottoohardtoimagineaworld,decadesfromnow,inwhichemissionsarefallingbuttemperaturesarerisingsteeplyandtheabilitytoadapttothemhasbeenstretchedtoofar.Anadditionalwaytostabilizetemperaturesmightthenseemappropriate.Geoengineeringoffersthatpossibility.58.Theaimoftheoutdoorexperimentsinparagraph1is.A.torelievetheglobalwarming B.tobrightenthecloudsC.totestthecomputermodels D.tostudygeoengineering59.Thegeoengineeringclimateexperimentwouldhardlytakeanyclimateeffectbecause.A.scientistsaren'tsurewhetherseasaltcanbrightencloudsB.geoengineeringwouldminimizethedamagetotheozonelayerC.theamountofsulphuremittedbyaballoonisverysmallD.apassengerjetemitsmuchmoresulphurthanaballoondoes60.Evenifcarbonemissionisreducedrightaway,.A.globalwarmingwillberelieved B.climaticpressurewillberemovedC.thetemperaturewillremainstable D.globalwarmingwilllastforyears61.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.passengerjetsareamajorcauseofglobalwarmingB.scientistsdon’tshowduerespectfortheenvironmentC.geoengineeringisbetterthancuttingcarbonemissionsD.cuttingemissionsisn'tenoughtorelieveclimatechangeCFormonthsfishthatliveindarkcavesinMexicogowithoutfood.Theyhavegonefarlonger-thousandsofyears-withoutlight,evolvingtolosetheireyesandskinpigments（色素）.Nowresearchershavediscoveredthesestrangecreatureshaveanotheroddity.Theysurvivetheirfood-scarceenvironment,thefishhaveevolvedextremewaysofturningnutrientsintoenergy.Thesefeaturescreatesymptomslikelargebloodsugarswingsthat,inhumans,arepredictorsoftype2diabetes.Butinthefishthesechangesareadaptations,notadisease.Thesecavefishleadlogandhealthylives.Understandinghowthefishremainhealthyinspiteofthesesymptomsmayleadtonewapproachesfortreatingdiabetesinpeople,saysCliffTabin,ageneticistatHarvardMedicalSchool.Heandhiscolleaguesarebeginningtogetcluesabouthowcavefishsurvivethesymptoms.Inhumansandothermammals,oneofthefirstsignsoftype2diabetesriskispoorcontrolofWoodsugar(glucose).Thishappensbecausecellsresistinsulin,thehormonethatsignalscellstotakeinglucosefromthebloodstream.Iftheproblemscontinue,theyprogressintofull-blowndiabetes.Theillnesskills3.4millionpeopleworldwideeveryyear,butcurrenttreatmentsoftendonotwork.Thecavefishhas,apparently,figuredoutanothersolution.Thefishwerewashedfromriversintocavesaboutamillionyearsago.Itwasabigchange.Riverswerefulloffoodbutcaveshaveonlywhatiswashedinbyseasonalfloods.Becausecavefishgomanymonthswithoutfood,researchersassumedtheyevolvedametabolism(新陳代謝）thatefficientlystoresthecaloriesinasimilarwayanimalsstorefatbeforewinter.Totestthatidea,theycomparedthecavefishwiththeriverfishraisedundersameconditionsinthelab.Theyfoundthecavefishdostoremorevisceralfatthanriverfish.Butthecavefishalsohadmuchlarger,fattylivers,whichresembleddiabetes-linkedfattyliverdiseaseinhumans.“Butyoudon’tseedestructionoftheliverintheseguys.”Tabinsays.“It’sverycurious.”Cavefishresearchersarenowworkingtofindouthowthefishdoit.“Theonlypieceoftotalevidenceisthatthemetabolicrateislowerinthecavefishthanintheirriverfishrelatives.”saysAlexKeeneofFloridaAtlanticUniversity."Theremightbesomethingaboutslowenergyuseincellsthatprotectsagainstdiabetes."hesays,“Findingthatsomethingwill,likefishing,requiresomepatience.”62.Whatinterestsresearchersmostinthecavefishisthat.A.theyhaveevolvedtolosetheireyesandskinpigmentsB.theyhaveevolvedwaysofturningnutrientsintoenergyC.theyhaveexperiencednosymptomsofdiabetesinhumansD.theyhavesurvivedfromsymptomsofdiabetesinhumans63.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3that. A.insulindisturbsthecontrolofbloodsugarB.insulintakesinglucosefromthebloodstreamC.insulinpreventstheriseofbloodsugarD.insulinlendstoprogressintofull-blowndiabetes64.Researchersstudythemetabolisminthecavefishmainlyby.A.testingtheefficiencyofstoringfatinsidethem B.comparingtheirfatamountwiththatintheriverfishC.comparingtheirfattyliverswiththoseofhumansD.observingtheirliversstoringfatwithnodestruction65.Itcanbeconcludedthatthefeaturesofthecavefish.A.haveenabledresearcherstofindoutnewwaystotreatdiabetesB.haveinspiredresearchersaboutnewtreatmentsfordiabetesC.havebroughtinmanynewideasabouthowtotreatdiabetesD.willbeusedasatreatmentfordiabetesinthenearfutureDEversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(騎士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanenormousproportionofpeopleinBritaindidbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWar.AndIwasamazedtofindalmost.Therewerescholarlybookswrittenbyacademicsaboutthehistoryofboilers,hutactualpersonalaccountswrittenbypeoplelikethatwerealmostzero.Iguessit'sbecausepeopleofthatclassdidn'tfeelitwastheirplacetowritethingsdown,andtheyprobablydidn'thavethetoolsorthetime,orperhapstheeducationeventowritethingsdown,andsoconsiderablehumanexperiencedisappeared.Ithinkthereissomethingencouragingaboutpeoplebeingabletorecordthingseverywhere,butwithsuchamassiveamountofdata,thereneedtobeverycomplicatedmeansofcontrollingitanddecidingwhichbecomesthethingsthatdeterminethewaywerememberwhatweexperienced.JANEGAYDUK:Onthetopicoffinishingbooks,didyouwritepasttheofficialendingofTheBuriedGiantorwasthatyournaturalend?Ifelttheconclusionwaskindofacliffhanger.KAZUOISHICURO:Idon'treallythinkoftheendingasacliffhanger,butmaybeit'smoreambiguousthanIintended.ThatistheendingIalwayswanted,though.Withallmybooks,I'maimingforacertainemotiontocomeoverwiththebookasawholeandusuallythatistheemotionendingshoulddeliver.Ican’tdeliverthatemotioninanearned,properwayunlesstherestofthebookhasworked,soI'malwaysveryawarethattheendingisnotsomethingIaddwhenthestoryisfinished.Forme,theendingforallmybooksisthearrivalpoint;it’swhatI’vebeenaimingatallalong.66.Ishigurodidn'tdiscuss“thememorybanks”inhisnovelbecause .A.hewrotethenovelinthedigitaleraB.thenovelisnotcenteredonmemoryC.thereisnospacetotalkaboutitinthebookD.hedoesn'tthinkthesocietyinthenovelissimple67.WhydoesKazuoadmireordinaryindividuals’participationinshapinghistory?A.Becausetheirrecordedhistorywillbetaughtinschools.B.Becausetheycanmakeuptheirownhistory.C.Becauseordinarypeopleareimportanttosociety.D.Becausehistorycanbeviewedfromvariousangles.68.Whichexpressioncanbeputinthegapinparagraph4?A.somethinginteresting B.historicaldetailsC.somefamousfigures D.acompleteblank69.Theunderlinedword“cliffhanger''probablyreferstoa(n)_ending.A.abrupt B.normal C.unfinished.D.loose70.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat .A.Ishgurodoesn'tliketheendingofTheBuriedGiantB.IshgurohasacleargoalbeforewritingtheendingC.IshguroaddsanemotionalendingonpurposeD.Ishgurodoesn'tcareabouttheendingatall第Ⅱ卷（兩部分，共35分）第四部分任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞.請(qǐng)將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。Translationisanessentialtoolforcommunicationbetweenbusinesses,betweencompaniesandtheircustomers,betweenorganizations,andbetweencountries.Themostcommonwaytogetatranslationdoneistogothroughatranslationagencyoratranslator.Butthepastfewyearshaveseentheappearanceofanewtypeoftranslators:machinetranslators.NowadaysapersoncanpointhissmartphoneatasignindowntownJapanandamachinetranslationappwilldisplaythetextonthesigninEnglish.So,withsuchadvancedtechnologybeingcreated,thequestionarises,winhumantranslatorswillbejoblessinfuture?WhentalkingaboutMachineTranslationsweallthinkofGoogleTranslatefirst,foronething,itisthemostfamousonewithmorethan500millionusersworldwide.Itisahugenumbercomparedtohumantranslators:over330,000translatorsinternationallywhichisjust0.0045%oftheworldpopulation.GoogleTranslatetranslates100billionwordsperday,thatis,41,666,666wordsperhour,incomparison250wordsperhouraretranslatedbyprofessionals.Onaveragehumantranslationof1wordequalsto$0.11,whichmeansthatifwegavethejobdonebyGoogleTranslatetoprofessionalstheywouldhavedailyjobsof10,000wordswhichmultipliedby$0.11is$1100aday.Itseemsthatmachinetranslatorshavetakentheleadinthecompetitionwithhumans.However,noteverythinginthegardenisrose.Noteverylanguageisofferedbymachinetranslationtools:whileGoogle'stranslationgivesplentyoflanguages,whatifyourrequiredlanguageisn'tonthelist?Thebiggestcomplaintregardingmachinetranslationisthatitmayevenbasicallyprovidealiteral,word-for-wordtranslation.Thetranslation,eventhoughitmaybecomprehensible,willnotsoundnaturalatall,willnotbewell-structuredandmaynotkeeptheoriginalmeaning.InacontestheldbyaKoreanuniversity,GoogleTranslatewentupagainstagroupofhumantranslators.Google'stranslationsonlyscoreda28outof60possiblepointswhilethehumansscoredmuchbetter,withahighscoreof49outof60.Unlikeamachine,whendoingtranslation,ahumantranslatormusttakeintoaccountthestyleofthesourcetext:context,humor,irony,andidiomaticexpressions.Missingthespiritandaesthetic(美學(xué)的）characterofthesourcetextislessexcusablethanafewerrorsintranslationofwords.Contentthatistargetedtoaspecificaudiencerequiresamorecomprehensiveunderstandingofthemessaging.Unlikemachines,humansunderstandwhentobeliteralandwhentoparaphrase(意譯）fortheiraudience.Machinetranslatingtechnologyisgettingbetterdaybyday,butithasalongwaytogobeforebeingperfect.Itislikelythatinthefuturehumantranslatorswillworkalongsidemachinetranslatorsandusethesoftwareproducedtranslationasanaidoraguide,inordertoproducetheirowntranslations.Butonlyifweprovideimprovement.WillMachineTranslation(71)HumanTranslation?(72)ofhumantranslationOnlyasmallnumberofpeoplecanhave(73)tohumantranslators.HumanareslowerthanmachinesincompletingTranslation.Humantranslationis(74)comparedwithmachinetranslation.ChallengesfacingmachinetranslationThelanguagesthatmachinetranslatorscantranslateare(75).Machinetranslationmaynotbe(76)withtheoriginalmeaning.Humantranslatorsarebetterinpreservingthe(77)ofthesourcetextthanmachinetranslators.Machinetranslatorscannot(78)theirtranslationtoaspecificaudience.ConclusionMachinetranslatorsmay(79)humanswithtranslationwork,buthumansneedto(80)itup.第五部分書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）81.請(qǐng)仔細(xì)觀察下面的圖表，并按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章?！緦懽鲀?nèi)容】1.用約30個(gè)單詞概述圖表中的現(xiàn)象；2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因有哪些，簡(jiǎn)要談?wù)勀愕目捶ǎㄔ虿簧儆趦牲c(diǎn)）；3.提出你對(duì)這一問題的解決方法。【寫作要求】1.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；2.不必寫標(biāo)題；3.參考詞匯：obesityrate肥胖率malnutritionrate營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良率school-agechildren學(xué)齡兒童【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】?jī)?nèi)容完整，語言規(guī)范，語篇連貫，詞數(shù)適當(dāng)。第一學(xué)期期中檢測(cè)試題高三英語參考答案第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，每題1分，滿分20分）1-5BAACB

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11-15CBACA 16-20CBCAC第二部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)21—25DADCB26—30BCADC 31—35CDBAA第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，共20分）36—40CABCA41—45DBCDA 46—50DABBC 51—55BDCAB第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）56—57BA 58—61ACDD 62—65DCBB 66—70CDDAB第四部分任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)71.Replace 72.Disadvantages/Drawbacks 73.access74.expensive/costly/dear 75.limited 76.consistent 77.style 78.adapt/adjust 79.help/aid/assist 80.polish第五部分書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)81.Thechartshowsthatfamilyincomegreatlyaffectsthehealthproblemsofschool-agechildren.Withthefamilyincomeincreasing,theirmalnutritionratehasbeenfalling,whiletheobesityraterising.Therearesomereasonsaccountingforthisphenomenon.Ontheonehand,parentswithhigherincomespoiltheirchildrentosuchadegreethattheytendtoprovidetheirchildrenwithdeliciousfattyfood,butignoretheimportanceoftheirbalanceddiets.Ontheotherhand,parentswithlowerincomecannotaffordexpensivenutritiousfoodduetotheireconomicsqueeze,whichleadstotheirchildren’smalnutrition.Asforthesolutionstothisphenomenon,parentsofhigh-incomefamiliesshouldincreasetheirawarenessofthesevereproblemwithobesityandhelptheirchildrendevelophealthyeatinghabits.Meanwhile,parentsoflow-incomefamiliesshouldandmusttryeverymeanstoimprovethequalityoftheirchildren’sdiets,whichhelpthemgrowhealthily.英語聽力試題原文Text1M:Jane,doyouhaveamapofManchester?Iwanttofindagoodplacetoeat.W:WhynottryChinatown?ThereareplentyofgoodChineserestaurantsthere,andit'snearhere.Text2M:Let'sdosomethingdifferentforvacationthisyear.Oh,let'sgotoColorado.Iwanttolearntosnowboard.W:Oh,Paul,youknowIdon'tlik