一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)
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Iwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,everyonealreadyhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomakethingsworse,theyputmein\"SectionL\".IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL\"Loserville\".Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersandnot-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentandhadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!
IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirstmyfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomethingabouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanotherfriendwhohadjustdonethat.
Ana'stextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.ShesaidthatshewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.ShesaidshedidnotwanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime,Ihadtotrytomakethingsbetter.
Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright!
IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn't.Iwasstillstuckin\"Loserville\",andsomepeoplewerestillmeantome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheirway.Butwhatdidchangewasme-Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomethingabout
makingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!
IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn'tsohardanymore.EventhoughIcouldn'tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitude-andthatmadeallthedifference.1.2.
\"Loserville\"isasectionfor______.A.failuresB.goodstudents
C.classsecretsD.newcomers
Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause______.A.Anadidn'ttextbacktoherB.herfriendshurtherfeelings
1/9C.shewasunfairlytreated3.
D.shewasagoodstudent
Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?______A.ShewentbacktoIllinois.B.SheendedfriendshipwithAna.C.Shefoughtbackwithherclassmates.D.Shebegantomakefriendswithothers.
4.
Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe______.A.LastingFriendshipB.AnIncidenceatSchoolC.SayGoodbyeto\"Loserville\"
D.Unhappinessin\"Loserville\"B
Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobal
warming,weneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCOareweresponsiblefor?
AnewbookbyMikeBerners-Lee(aleadingexpertincarbonfoot-printing)mightbeabletohelp.TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2theyproduce,includingtheingredients,theelectricity,theequipment,thetransportandthepackaging.Andit'sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.
Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee'scalculations,it'sclearthatapint(568ml)oflocally-brewed(酿制的)beerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2-buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignbeerfromthesupermarket.
Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou'vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.So,ifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it's200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon'tneedpackaging.Theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.
So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot.Ifyoucycle,youdontuseyourcar;andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.Andcarsintraffic
2/9jamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravellingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!
So,maybeit'stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.5.
Whichofthefollowingsproducesthesmallestcarbonfootprints?______A.Apintoflocalbeer.B.Abottleofimportedbeer.C.Abananabeforea1.5kmbikeride.D.Baconbeforea1.5kmbikeride.6.
Accordingtothearticle,theauthorsuggestschoosingthelocalfoodbecauseitis______.A.moretastyB.easiertobuyC.betterpackaged7.
D.moreenergy-saving
Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto______.A.promoteanewbookB.advertisetheimportedbeer
C.instructhowtomeasurethecarbonfootprintD.encouragepeopletoreducetheproductionofCO2
C
Mostadultsfirmlybelievethataskidsreachtheirteens,theystarttotakecrazyrisksthatget
themintrouble.Doteenagerssimplylovetakingallrisksmuchmorethanadults?Arecentstudysuggestsotherwise.
Scientistsdesignedasimpleexperimentinvolving33teenagersandthreeotheragegroups.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstriedtodistinguishbetweentwoverydifferentkindsofrisk-taking.Thefirsttheycalledawillingnesstotakeknownrisks(whentheprobabilityofwinningisclear)andthesecondtheycalledawillingnesstotakeunknownrisks(whenthepossibilityofsuccessisuncertain).
Thestudyofferedparticipantstheopportunitytoplaytwokindsofgames.Theyhadthechancetowinmoney,withonegameofferingaknownriskandtheotherofferinganunknownrisk.Oneachroundofthegame,eachparticipanthadtochoosebetweentakingasure﹩5andknownorunknownrisksofwinningalotmore.Ifononeparticularroundtheyhadpickedthe﹩5forsurechoice,thentheygot﹩5.Butifonthatroundtheyhadchosentotakearisk,therulesofthegame
3/9willdeterminewhetherornottheyhadwon.Iftheydidwin,theywenthomewithbetween﹩8and﹩125.And,ofcourse,iftheylost,theywenthomewithnothing.
Whatthescientistsfoundwasreallyquitesurprising.Itturnedoutthattheaverageteenagerwasveryhesitantwhenriskswereknown-morecarefulthancollegestudentsorparents-agedadults,andaboutascarefulasgrandparent-agedadults.Thismeansthatwhentheriskswereknown,teenagerswerenotriskyintheirbehavioratall.Onlywhentheriskswereuncleardidteenagerschoosethemmoreoftenthanothergroups.Underthosekindsofconditions,theyweremuchmorewillingtotakeariskthananyothergroup.
So,whatdoesallofthismean?Theresearchsuggeststhatadultsshouldprobablyfocusmoreenergyontryingtoeducateteenagersaboutrisksthanlimitingthem.Teenagerswhounderstandtherisksassociatedwithadecisionaremorelikelytobecarefulintheirbehavior.8.
Thisexperimentwascarriedoutby______A.dividingtheteensintothreegroupsB.comparingthereactionstodifferentrisksC.givingequalamountofawardstotheparticipantsD.observingtheemotionalchangesoftheteenager9.
Whenfacingknownrisks,teenagerstendedtobe______.A.ambitsB.cautiousC.anxiousD.curious
10.Whichgroupinthestudyweremorelikelytotakeunknownrisks?______A.Teenagers.C.Parent-agedadults.
B.Collegestudents.D.Grandparent-agedadults.
11.Accordingtothestudy,parentsshouldfocuson______.A.guaranteeingchildrentobecarefulB.settingagelimitsondangerousactivitiesC.respectingteenstomaketheirownchoicesD.guidingteenstolearnmoreabouttheeffectofrisks
D
Sharkattacksnotonlydisturbbeachactivities,butcanaffectassociatedtourist
industries.Sharknetsareacommonsolutiontopreventingsharkattacksonbeaches,buttheycausedangerstoseaecosystems.
Seekingacost-effectivewaytomonitorbeachsafetyoverlargeareas,wehavedevelopedasystemcalledSharkSpotter.Itcombinesartificialintelligence(AI),computingpower,and
4/9drone(无人机)technologytoidentifyandwarnlifesaverstosharksnearswimmers.TheprojectisacooperationbetweentheUniversityofTechnologySydneyandTheRipperGroup,whichispioneeringtheuseofdrones-called\"WestpacLittleRipperLifesavers\"-inthesearchandrescuemovementinAustralia.
SharkSpottercandetectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingreal-timeaerialimagery.Thesystemanalysesvideofromacameraattachedtoadronetomonitorbeachesforsharks,sendwarnings,andconductrescues.Developedwithtechniquesknownas\"deeplearning\",theSharkSpottersystemreceivesimageryfromthedronecameraandattemptstoidentifyallobjectsinthescene.Oncecertainobjectsaredetected,theyareputintooneof16categories:shark,whale,dolphin,rays,differenttypesofboats,surfers,andswimmers.
Ifasharkisdetected,SharkSpotterprovidesbothavisualsignonthecomputerscreenandanaudiblewarningtotheoperator.TheoperatorconfirmsthewarningandsendstextmessagesfromtheSharkSpottersystemtotheSurfLifeSaversforfurtheraction.Inanemergency,thedroneisequippedwithalifesavingflotationpod(漂浮仓)togetherwithanelectronicsharkrepellent(驱逐装置)thatcanbedroppedintothewaterincaseswhereswimmersareinseveretrouble,trappedinarip,oriftherearesharkscloseby.
InJanuary2018,theWestpacLittleRipperLifesaverswasusedtorescuetwoyoungswimmerscaughtinaripatLennoxHead,NSW.Thedroneflewdownthebeachsome800metersfromthelifeguardstation,andalifesavingflotationpodwasdroppedfromthedrone.Thecompleterescueoperationtook70seconds.
WebelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winforbothmarinelifeandbeachgoers.Thisunique
technologycombinesdynamicvideoimageprocessingAIandadvanceddronetechnologytocreativelydealwiththeglobalchallengeofensuringsafebeaches,protectingenvironments,andpromotingtourism.
12.ASharkSpotteris______.A.asolutiontomonitorsharksB.anequipmenttoidentifylifesaversC.atechnologytopreventsharkattacksD.aprojecttopioneertheuseofdrones
13.Whenasharkisspottednearaswimmer,thesystemwill______.A.taketimelyactionB.analyzethevisualdataC.classifytheidentifiedobjectsD.turnon\"deeplearning\"mode
5/914.Theexampleinthe5thparagraphshowsusthatthesystemis______.A.efficientinsavinglivesB.effectiveindetectingsharksC.smartindrivingsharksawayD.practicaloverthewholeseaarea
15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofSharkSpotter?______A.Doubtful.
B.Optimistic.
C.Negative.
D.Objective.
二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题,共10.0分)
Nowadays,WeChatisaboutexpressingouropinionsandWeiboisaboutcollectingthingswelike.Bothofthemdevelopourself-focus.Self-focussimplymeansyoupayattentiontohowyoufeel,thinkandbehave.Self-focusisn'tnaturallyabadthing.Particularlyinindividualistic(个人主义的)cultures,wevalueourabilitytobeself-aware.(1)Unfortunately,whenyouareregularlyfocusingonyourself,you'llnoticeanydissatisfaction,anxiety,orgeneraldiscomfortyoumightnothaveotherwise.(2)Asaresult,self-focuscontributestoawiderangeofmentalhealthproblemslikeanxiety.
Butquittingtechnologyisnolongerapracticalsolution.(3)Forexample,don'tpostaboutthingsyoudid,whichfocusesyourattentiononyourself.Instead,youcouldshareadviceandwordsofsupportfromyoursmartphone.Asaresult,you'llfeelbetter,andsowillthepeoplearoundyou.
Doyouliketotakeselfies(自拍)?It'seasytotakeaquickpictureofyourselftoshowwhatyouredoing,orhowyourefeeling.Butpayingattentiontoourselvesoftenmakesusfeelworse.(4)Doyourbesttohighlight(突出)thewonderfulthingsthatmakethemspecial.Inthisway,youwon'tfocussomuchonyourbadhairday,andyouwillgetalongbetterwithyourfriends.
(5)Butifwecanlearntomovethefocusoffourselvesandontodoinggoodforothers,technologycanhelpusgrow.Anyway,thepointisthatit'suptoyoutohandletheabilityofyourself-focus.
A.Toomuchself-focusmeansfewfriends.B.Self-focusisgenerallyhelpfulindailylife.C.Therefore,trytakingpicturesofyourfriends.
D.Infact,wecanusetechnologyinwaysthatarelessself-focused.
E.Bybringingyourattentiontothosenegativeemotions,youstrengthenthem.
6/9F.Wewanttoknowwhoweareandwhywedowhatwedotouncoverpossiblewaystoimproveourlives.
G.Technology-whenusedincertainwaysishavingnegativeeffectsonourmentalhealthandwell-being.
16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F三、完形填空(本大题共20小题,共30.0分)
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\"Sara,don'tforgetyourpromisetomethatyouwillmow(割草)Mrs.Martin'syardthisweekend,\"saidDad.\"Don'tletmedown.\"
Sarawastheoldestchildinthefamily,andoneofherchoreswastomowtheir
yard.Mrs.Martin,their(21)neighbor,wasunabletotakecareofheryardinher70s,soSara'sdadhad(22)Saraforthisjob.(23)Mrs.Martin'syardwasnotbig,Saraknewthejobwouldgoquickly.However,shestilldislikedherdad's(24).\"Whydidn'tyouaskmefirst?\"Sarahad(25).\"Didyouaskmefirstwhenyouvolunteeredmetobeintheschoolfestivallastfall?\"askedSara'sfather.
\"Well,no,Ididn'taskyoufirst,(26)youwouldhavedonethosethingsanyway.You'realways(27)tohelp.\"
\"I(28)whenIcan.\"Dadanswered.\"Sara,wehaveknownMrs.Martinforaverylongtime.Shehasoften(29)ourfamily.Nowwecandosomethingforher.(30),thefeelingyougetfromhelpingsomeonemakesyou(31)whoisreallyhelpingwhom.\"
\"Idon'tknow,Dad,\"saidSara.\"TheonlyfeelingIgetfrommowingouryardis(32).\"\"Justyouwaitandsee,\"saidDad
Afterbreakfast,SaramadeherwaytoMrs.Martin'syard.ShewasgoodatherjobandsoonhadMrs.Martinsyardlooking(33).Mrs.Martincameoutsidewithabigglassoforangejuiceand(34)ittoher.Sarastoppedherworkand(35)enjoyedthedrink,whileMrs.Martintalkedtoheraboutalloftheflowersinheryard.Seeingthe(36)inMrs.Martin'seyes,Sarabegantounderstandhowmuchtheyard(37)toMrs.Martin.
7/9Afterfinishingherdrink,Sarareturnedtoworkwithanew(38).Awarmfeelingbeganto(39)throughherbody.Herdadwas(40).Itwashardtotellwhowashelpingwhom!21.A.strangeB.newC.aged22.A.guidedB.volunteeredC.ordered23.A.OnceB.SinceC.Unless24.A.promiseB.argumentC.permission25.A.repliedB.suggestedC.complained26.A.butB.soC.or27.A.proudB.willingC.afraid28.A.chooseB.succeedC.hesitate29.A.respectedB.changedC.protected30.A.BesidesB.InsteadC.Therefore31.A.imagineB.exploreC.worry32.A.scaredB.movedC.tired33.A.tidyB.aliveC.empty34.A.threwB.deliveredC.offered35.A.eagerlyB.generouslyC.carefully36.A.determinationB.peaceC.curiosity37.A.relatedB.meantC.belonged38.A.attitudeB.wisdomC.inspiration39.A.existB.flyC.spread40.A.unusualB.rightC.serious四、语法填空(本大题共3小题,共15.0分)
D.faithfulD.forcedD.AlthoughD.introductionD.announcedD.for
D.fortunateD.tryD.helpedD.OtherwiseD.wonderD.relaxedD.messyD.sold
D.gratefullyD.joyD.referredD.expectationD.breakD.helpful
Ihavebeentomanyplacesasanewsreporter.InIndia,Ivisitedacitywherethereweremany(1)(home)children.Somewereasyoungasfouryearsold.Theylivedinthestreets(2)survivedbybeggingorstealing.Butthenawonderfullady(3)(call)Rosaopenedahomeforthem.Withinoneyear,shewaslookingaftertwohundredchildren.Sheclothedthem,fedthemandtaughtthem.Shegavethemhope.
Onlineshopping(1)(welcome)bymostpeopleduetovariousreasons.Fortheconsumers,itcansavesometimeforthepeople(2)don'thavemuchsparetime.Justclickingthemouse,theycangetwhattheywant(3)stayingathome.Forthesellers,itcancutsomecostsforthosewithoutenoughcirculatingfunds.Comparedwiththetraditionaltrademode,theydon'thavetospendmoneyin(4)(rent)ahouse.
Peterworked(1)anightwatchmaninasmallfactory.Onemorninghisbosscameinwithasuitcase.HesaidtoPeter,I'mgoingtoNewYorktomorrow.Seeyou.Petersaid,\"Oh,youmustn'tgo.Thefactoryowneraskedhimwhy.Peteransweredthathe(2)(have)anightmarethenightbefore.Inthedream,hehadseenthenextday'splanetoNewYorkcrashovertheAtlanticOcean.Peter'sboss(3)(immediate)cancelledhisticketandstayedintheoffice.Theplanecrashed;thebossthankedPeterandgavehimabigpresent.Thenhefiredhim.五、书面表达(本大题共2小题,共35.0分)
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华,你的英国朋友Jim对中国文化很感兴趣.他即将过生日,你给他准备了一件礼物并写信给他,内容包括:
8/91.生日祝福;2.礼物介绍;3.选择该礼物的原因.注意:1.词数不少于50;
2.信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数.DearJim,
Yours,LiHua
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华,请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,介绍你组织戏剧社成员排演《雷雨》参加学校戏剧节的全过程,并以\"PuttingThunderstormontheSchoolStage\"为题,给校刊\"英语角\"写一篇英文稿件.词数不少于60.
PuttingThunderstormontheSchoolStage
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