泰州泰兴市2021-2022高三上学期英语期中检测试卷+答案.docx

1、江苏省泰兴市2021-2022学年高三上学期期中调研英语试题第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A21. Which of the following statement agrees with the poster?A. HEIFER INTERNATIONAL invests in girls education.B. All the girls in the developed world are given access to schooling.C. Investin

2、g in girls education can get rid of poverty.D. Well-educated girls tend to land well-paying decent jobs.22. What kind of organization does HEIFER INTERNSTIONAL probably belong to?A. A private girls schoolB. A technical training centerC. A non-profit organizationD. An investment company23. Where prob

3、ably can we see the poster?A. On a film website.B. In a quality magazine.C. On a popular TV program.D. In a traditional textbook.BLook at these three pictures. Can you identify the two pictures that are of the same person? If you cant, you may have a syndrome called prosopagnosia, also known as face

4、 blindness. A lot of us have trouble recognizing people, but people with prosopagnosia cant even recognize themselves.Many people who suffer from face blindness have developed strategies for recognizing people. For example, they pay attention to peoples hairstyles, voices, and clothing in order to f

5、igure out who they are. But what happens if a friend get a new haircut or waves hello without speaking?For Ayla Bahur, her face blindness presented a new hazard when she had a baby. After her daughter was born, Ayla realized that she could not pick her baby out from the other babies in the maternity

6、 ward. Recognizing a newborn baby might be difficult for anyone, but Ayla became terrified, thinking of what might happen in the future when she had to pick her daughter up from daycare or from school. So Ayla bought a bracelet for her daughter that she could easily differentiate from a bracelet ano

7、ther child might wear.Prosopagnosia can be an effect of brain damage from an accident, a stroke, or some other event, or it can have genetic causes. Unlike people who lose their face recognition ability as a result of brain damage those with generic prosopagnosia are often unaware that they have an

8、impairment. They often dont find out that there is such a thing as face recognition until they learn that others can pick people out of a crowd just by looking at their faces.24. The major function of the first paragraph is_.A. to draw a readers attention B. to encourage readers thinking C. to hold

9、readers interest D. to introduce the topic25. Which of the following couldnt help those with prosopagnosia recognize people?A. BraceletsB. ShoesC. HairstylesD. Clothes26. How is the third paragraph developed?A. by giving examples B. by making a comparison C. by analyzing causes D. by citing statisti

10、cs27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Prosopagnosia can make every day activities challenging.B. If a man with the face blindness sees a friend with a new haircut, he probably wont recognize that friend.C. Ayla Bahar didnt know she had Prosopagnosia until her doctor was born.D. Peop

11、le who develop face blindness because of brain damage at aware that they have lost their face recognition ability.CFor as long as I can remember, I want to be a performer. But when it came time to go to college and decide what I wanted to be for the rest of my life, it didnt occur to me to choose dr

12、ama as my major. Making a living as a performer seems impractical to me. So instead of starting drama I started pre-law, and then went to law school like my two sisters did before me. They seemed happy enough, I thought; they worked about 80 hours a week, but they made good money and could afford ex

13、pensive cars and fancy apartments in the city.After law school I got a new job and worked as a lawyer for a big company. I had great benefits, including four weeks of vacation a year, but I never got to use any of my vacation time because there was always too much work to do. I worked from 7 a.m. to

14、 9 p.m. six days a week, and when I was finished, all I could do was collapse into my bed until I woke up to do it all over again the next day.After five years of this lifestyle, I thought I was going to go crazy. I was unhappy and exhausted, I never saw my friends or my family, and I realized I had

15、nt been in a play or musical since I started law school. I thought that acting in a small community play might make me feel better, but rehearsals and performances all took place during my work hours. So I made a drastic decision and quit my job.I got a small part in a local play and then lead role.

16、 Now make my living from acting, and once in a while, I do some legal consulting for a little extra money. I dont get paid a lot for my acting jobs, but its enough. I had to give up my big apartment and expensive car, but Im so much happier now. I see my friends and family, I have free time, and I g

17、et to do something I love every day.28. The writer went to law school because_A. his two sisters went to law school B. he was interested in the practice of law C. a lawyers job would bring him a decent and leisure life D. acting jobs were not well-paid enough to earn a living29. After five years pra

18、cticing law how did the writer find a lawyers work EXCEPT?A. exhaustingB. enjoyableC. rewardingD. endless30. The writer to quit his job as a lawyer because_.A. he hated working and wanted a break.B. he didnt have great benefits C. work consumed almost all his time and energy D. rehearsals and perfor

19、mances all took place during his work hours31. The purpose of the passage is to_.A. show his affection acting B. share his practical lifestyle C. tell his story of making a living as an act D. inform us of him quitting his jobDThere are two grand ambitions now for computer science truly intelligent

20、machines and use for quantum computers recent developments suggest not only that these goals should be achievable but that they could be closer than we think.Take the quest to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) AIs that go well beyond being good at one specific task, but can instead do an

21、ything a human can. Some people still think this is impossible. And yet analysis of AIs designed to master human language has prompted other experts to suggest that AGI might only be a matter of scaling up current technology. Build gigantic AIs and true, human-level intelligence will come, they say.

22、This “scaling hypothesis” has come to the fore largely thanks to GPT-3, an AI released by San Francisco-based OpenAI last year that generates remarkably fluent streams of human language on command. GPT-3 is just a scaled-up version of GPT-2, a similar predecessor. This new neural network boasts an o

23、rder of magnitude more parameters, equivalent to the number of synapses linking neurons in real brains, than its forerunner.Researchers who evaluate such language AIs have been surprised by just to know how much more advanced GPT-3 is than GPT-2. It can do things it wasnt trained to do, for example,

24、 and there are hints that it might be capable of human-like reasoning.Time will tell if the scaling hypothesis is right. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see if the AI players was the deepest pockets, such as DeepMind, following OpenAIs focus on scaling.However when it comes to genuinely u

25、se for quantum computers there is no doubt that scaling is key we are going to need machines with thousands of qubits, the quantum version of a classical bit. This is why the news that researchers have demonstrated a viable way to make sure those qubits dont constantly fall prey to errors is a big d

26、eal. We might finally have a way to scale up the number of operational qubits to what we need.There are still no guarantees. Even so, it seems that computer science is striding into the 2020s in rude health.32. Which of the following has the closest meaning to “scaling up” underlined in Paragraph 2?

27、A. increasing B. revising C. upgradingD. expanding33. What can we infer from the passage?A. GPT-3 is way more advanced than GPT-2.B. GPT-3 is totally different from GPT-2.C. The number of operational qubits is not sufficient enough.D. It wont be long before we see truly intelligent machines.34. Acco

28、rding to the passage, _A. genuinely useful quantum computers could come earlier than expected.B. experts firmly believe artificial general intelligence (AGI) is only a matter of time.C. researchers have demonstrated a practical way to scale up the current technology.D. it is guaranteed that the scal

29、ing hypothesis will prove right.35. What is the authors attitude towards development in computer science?A. doubtfulB. optimisticC. uncertainD. pessimistic第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下列短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Several days ago, the government closed the schools for the virus. You were e

30、ffectively your childrens teacher those days. That might seem a bit daunting(令人气馁的), but Im here to tell you that its possible here on my top tips.Dont try and copy the school system36. _ So cast that aside. Stop worrying about it. Teach in the way that you would teach and in the way that suits you

31、and your child.Think about something to do with timetabling.For many of us. a timetable is absolutely essential. 37. _ Dont look on social media at the timetable that your neighbor has posted; thats all colour-coded and terrifying. Just think of one that suits you and stick to that.Have a breath of

32、fresh air in your garden.If you have your own garden, remember that playing in the garden, playing in the mud is education. 38. _ Fresh air will make them learn better. Sunshine will be better for them.39. _As a home educator, if theres a math problem that theyre struggling with, I can sit down with

33、 them, explain the concept, and make sure theyve understood it. This is something that not all children get in the school system. And this is something that you can really make the most of, so cherish the opportunity.Take advantage of the massive wealth of online resources.Therere absolutely loads o

34、f things on the Internet. There are sites dedicated to home education. Theres Twinkle, which is a really good teacher resource site. Theres Conquer Math, which is a brilliant daily math programme. 40. _ Think of it as something that your children can use to gather useful information. So you can work

35、 with those online tutors together to educate your children.Tutoring your children at home is a really good opportunity for you to get to know your children, and you might learn something about yourself in the process.A. Value the one-to-one time that this experience will give you.B. Dont worry abou

36、t what has been happening at school particularly.C. You need to know what is suitable for them, and what excites them.D. The way that teachers teach your children is very different from yours.E. Draw up a plan that matches your working hours and their studying hours.F. Your children dont have to sit

37、 at their desks all day, staring at math books.G. Dont think of Internet as something that your children are going to be glued to all day.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Big trees are ecologically important. They provide food for countless other spe

38、cies and 41. _ for many animals. With tall branches in the sun, they absorb vast amounts of energy, which allows them to produce massive crops of fruit and flowers.Actually, only a small number of tree species have the genetic ability to grow really big. The biggest are 42. _ to North America, 43. _

39、 big trees grow all globally. To 44. _ a giant size, a tree needs the right place to establish its seedlings, good growing 45. _ and lots of time with low adult death rate.However, in some parts of the world, populations of big trees are declining because their seedlings cannot 46. _. In southern In

40、dia, for instance, a(n) 47. _ non-native bush, Lantana, is invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often 48. _to take root. With no young trees to 49. _ them, most of the big trees will finally disappear.Similarly, without the right growing conditions. Trees can

41、not get really big and there is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in warm environments. Tree growth there 50. _ obviously in warmer years. During the day, their growth shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they 51. _ more energy because their metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate increases.

42、With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy 52. _ for growth.The theory means tropical forests would 53. _ over time. As older trees die, forests would 54. _ some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, causing a cycle of further w

43、arming, forest shrinkage and carbon 55. _.Besides, big trees are faced with threats from elsewhere, surviving the storms, meeting challenges and growing healthily.41. A. shelter B. shade C. location D. opportunity 42. A. native B. natural C. foreign D. close 43. A. therefore B. and C. but D. or 44.

44、A. reach B. achieve C. acquire D. land 45. A. positions B. circumstances C. states D. conditions 46. A. survive B. suffer C. standD. stretch 47. A. rigid B. straightforward C. aggressive D. tentative 48. A. begin B. fail C. manage D. refuse 49. A. recycle B. renew C. replace D. reproduce 50. A. decl

45、ines B. determines C. booms D. flies 51. A. create B. consume C. waste D. generate 52. A. applicable B. accessible C. acceptable D. available 53. A. assemble B. maintain C. accumulate D. shrink 54. A. extend B. guarantee C. released D. entertain 55. A. accumulation B. reduction C. transmission D. em

46、ission第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves represent the great 56. _ (achieve) of Buddhist art over 1000 years, from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. In all, 492 caves are 57. _ (present) preserved, housi

47、ng about 45,000 square meters of murals and over 2,000 painted sculptures, 58. _ provide an abundance of vivid materials demonstrating 59. _ (vary) aspects of medieval (中世纪的) politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China. The caves 60. _ (link) to the history of transcontinental relations and of the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia, 61. _ (offer) invaluable reference for studying the complex history of ancient Chi