2019届高三英语上学期期末考试1月月考试题

2018-2019学年第一学期期末考试高三年级英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AFlying for a long time, you finally arrive at the place where you can relax—your hotel room. Now you throw your bag on the bed, turn on the TV and watch an international news programme on a satellite channel probably from UK or the USA.The main international broadcasters are BBC World and CNN. With an audience of over 1.5 billion people, these are popular channels that offer good-quality news programmes. In both companies, the journalists are experienced writers that produce journalism of a high standard.However, there are alternative news channels which people watch because they want a less traditional or non-Western view on world events. Russia Today and Al Jazeera International, an Arabic company, are international channels that broadcast in English. Both companies say they give a fresh view on big stories, and their experienced journalists often report from places where Western journalists do not work, and so they give us stories that we don’t normally see.The Internet offers more variety. OneWorldTV is an Internet site where you can find stories about the developing world and human rights, rather than the usual stories about US politics and business. The writers for this company are often local people who write the stories for free. This non-professional journalism is increasing, and it certainly offers more choices.This increase in citizen journalism means that you can write the news, too. Main news broadcasters often use photographs and stories that members of the general public send to them, especially when there is a dramatic breaking news story. Besides this, some blogs are popular sources of news, and the website NowPublic lets youwrite stories using information you can get from anywhere, including sites like Youtube, Flickr and Twitter.1. The first paragraph is meant to ______.A. introduce the topicB. give a warningC. explain a reasonD. offer a suggestion2. It can be learned from the text that more and more people will ______.A. prefer to read local newsB. start a career in citizen journalismC. pay more attention to world newsD. give up watching TV news programmes3. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Latest Local NewsB. Traditional World NewsC. The End of TV NewsD. More Choices for NewsBSince 2013,Torobo,a robotic are designed to test the limits of artificial intelligence, has had one ambition—to be admitted to the University of Tokyo, one of Asia’s top-ranked educational institutions. Although equipped with an extensive database of textbooks and other teaching materials, Torobo has repeatedly failed to obtain the university’s re quired minimum 80% score in the National Center Test, a yearly standardized entrance examination adopted by Japanese universities. This year was no exception.In early November, Torobo, along with millions of Japanese high school students, took a mock(模拟的)exam to prepare for the all-important standardized test.Torobo’s total score of 525 out of 950,which was higher than the national average, was enough for it to get admitted to many other influential Japanese universities.However, its standard score of 57.1%,though 14 points higher than in 2015,still fell short of the minimum required for the University of Tokyo.A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobo was able to draw from its database to solve knowledge-based questions and ones involving complex mathematicalcalculations, but it had a hard time thinking independently, failing to comprehend multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logicalconclusions. This weakness was reflected in its shabby English scores.Fortunately, the robot’s creat ors have decided to free Torobo from its four-year sufferings. Noriko Arai, professor of the University of Tokyo who heads the team, says, “From the present results, we are able to evaluate the possibilities and limits of artificial intelligence. From now on, we will grow its abilities in the fields where it is doing well and aim to improve them to levels that can be applied in industry.”So while Torobo will never graduate from the University of Tokyo, it can still look forward to a bright future!4. Why was Torobo primitively designed?A. To compete against humans in learning abilities.B. To attend college like ordinary human students.C. To explore the potential of artificial intelligence.D. To analyze the results of the college entrance examination.5. How many times has Torobo taken part in the college entrance examination?A.4.B.3.C.5.D.6.6. What might have held Torobo back from being admitted to the University of Tokyo?A. Its storage space.B. Its arithmetic speed.C. Its knowledge database.D. Its thinking ability.7.Torobo won’t take the next college entrance examination because.A. it has failed to accomplish its aimB. it will serve in another areaC. it has suffered severe damageD. it will look for a job rather than studyCFilled with much housework, meals and childcare at home, many people feel that being at work sounds more like having a picnic. Even for those who have a happy family life, they feel actually more stressed at home than at work.Recently, a study carried out by the researchers at a university in the USA found lower levels of hormone released in response to stress in a majority of subjects when they were at work compared to when they were at home. This was true for both men and women, and parents and people without children.Both men and women showed less stress at work.But women are more likely to report feeling happier there. Men were more likely to feel happier at home. Experts say there are other reasons why work is less stressful than home for many.“Paid work is more valued in society,” said Sarah Damaske, the lead researcher on the study, “Household work is boring and not particularly rewarding.”We get better at our job with time and the increased competence means less stress an d more rewards. Yet none of us, no matter how long we’ve been doing it, ever truly feels like an expert at parenting or even at marriage.The support and friendship of co-workers also offer stress relief. At home, meanwhile, stress spreads and increases qu ickly.“That’s the reason why most housewives wish they were the bread earners,” Dr. Damaske says.Much of the advice to families and couples includes the warning to “leave work stress at office” and even to change our mind-set from work to home, for example, a walk around the block. The recent findings, though, suggest our home life, not our attitude, might be due for some change.8.According to Paragraph 1, many people feel that being at home .A. is like having a picnicB. is an ideal way to manage stressC. can bring more stress than in the workplaceD. offers greater relaxation than at work9.According to Sarah Damaske, .A. men feel happier at work than womenB. household work is not as rewarding as work on a jobC. parents without children tend to feel happierD. both men and women feel happier at home than at work10. What can make people feel happy at work?A. Forgetting the stress from family life.B. A good management of their marriage.C. Much competition among colleagues.D. Recognition of the value of their work.11.According to the recent findings, what should we change to solve the problem mentioned?A. Our attitude.B. Our mind-set.C. Our home life.D. Our working style.DAs any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why.A baby’s cry pulls at the heartstrings(扣人心弦) in a way while other cries don’t, researchers found.Researchers found that a baby’s cry can trigger unique emotional responses in the brain, making it impossible for us to ignore them—whether we are parents or not. Other types of cries, including calls of animals in great pain, fail to get the same response—suggesting the brain is programmed to respond specifically to a baby’ cry.A team of OxfordUniversity scientists scanned the brains of 28 men and women as they listened to a variety of calls and cries. After 100 milliseconds—roughly the time to blink(眨眼)—two parts of the brain that respond to emotion lit up. Their response to a baby’s cry was particularly strong. The response was seen in both men and women—even if they had no children.Researcher Dr Christine Parsons said, “You might read that men should just notice a baby and step over it a nd not see it, but it’s not true. There is a special processing in men and women, which makes sense from an evolutionary view that both men and women would be responding to these cries.” The study was in people who were not parents, yet they are all responding at 100ms to these particular cries, so this might be a fundamental response present in all of us regardless of parental status.Fellow researcher Katie Young said it may take a bit longer for someone to recognize their own child’s cries because they need to do more “fine-grained analysis”. The team had previously found that our reactions speed up when we heara baby crying. Adults performed better on computer games when they heard the sound of a baby crying than after they heard recordings of adults crying.12. A baby’s cry is difficult to ignore because it _____.A. makes people feel strong emotionsB. cries harder than adultsC. causes people great painD. keeps on crying13.The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_____”A. removeB. causeC. avoidD. cure14. What may Christine Parsons agree to?A. Men pay less attention to a crying baby than women.B. A crying baby makes no sense to people without children.C. Almost everyone makes certa in response to a baby’s cries.D. Parents can hardly recognize their own babies’ cry.15. What’s the main idea of the text?A. How to prevent a baby crying.B. How to recognize different babies’ cries.C. Why a baby is easy and likely to cry.D. Why you c an’t get a baby’s cry out of your head第二节、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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As you enter a university, you turn to a new page where life is quite different from before.__16_. As far as I can see, there are several aspects you should pay special attention to.•Manage your free time well. Since there’s plenty of spare time every day, a good time-management becomes vital. When free, you can devote yourself to study or go out to visit some scenic spots nearby. If you have special skills or interests, there are various clubs for you to join. ___17___. At the same time you get the chance to make friends with other students.•Develop self-discipline(自律).College life is nearly completely up to yourselfinstead of the teachers compared to the high school. So self-discipline makes much more significance. In university the teachers’ job is to give classes. ___18___. It is your choice to do them independently or copy. You’re supposed to hand in the assignments (任务) punctually. You’re also expected to stick to your timetable, keep a balanced diet, etc.•___19___. This is the person who will help you with course conflicts, adding or dropping courses, scheduling classes for future terms and deciding on majors. ___20___. He /She should be the person you turn to with any academic issues or conflicts. And don’t be afraid of requesting another adviser if you can’t contact the first one.Bear these tips in mind and I’m sure it can be beneficial to you in the long run.A. To well adapt yourself to the new environment is of great significance.B. Get to know your academic adviser.C. It’s where to show your talent.D. As for the assignments, it is your work.E. This person is a key resource for you.F. Buy a calendar to know when assignments are due.G. Find a perfect place to study in.第二部分英语知识运用第一节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。