东莞市2018届高三上学期期末教学质量检查(英语).doc

东莞市2018届高三上学期期末教学质量检查(英语)

东莞市2018届高三上学期期末教学质量检查
英 语

注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、座位号、考生号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第Ⅰ卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。
2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，写在本试卷上无效。
3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

说明：本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。因考试不考听力，第Ⅰ卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从21开始。

第Ⅰ卷
第二部分 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 和D) 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Top Sites to See in New York
u Central Park
For more than 150 years, visitors have come to Central Park’s 843 green acres in the heart of Manhattan. Since 1980, the Park has been managed by the Central Park Conservancy, in partnership with the public. You can visit the official website of Central Park to learn more about Park happenings and activities and to learn how to help Central Park.
Telephone: [phone]
Location: 59th to 110th Street, Manhattan Borough, from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, New York City, NY10022
Open Hours: 06: 00-23:00
u The National 9/11 Memorial Museum
The national 9/11 Memorial & Museum is a place of remembrance honoring those who lost their lives inthe terrorist attacks of September 11,2001. The 9/11 Memorial Museum displays Monumental artifacts linked to the events of 9/11, while presenting stories of loss, sympathy and recovery that are central to telling the story of the 2001 attacks and the consequence. It also explores the global impact of 9/11 and its continuing significance.
Telephone: [phone]
Location: 180 Greenwich St, World Trade Center, New York City, NY 10007
Open Hours: 09: 00-20: 00
u The Metropolitan Museum of Art
At New York City’s most visited museum and attraction, you will experience over 5,000 years of art from around the world. The Met is for anyone as a source of inspiration, insight and understanding. You can learn, escape, play, dream, discover and connect.
Telephone: [phone]
Location: 1000 5th Avenue, New York City, NY 10028-0198
Open Hours: 10: 00-17: 30
21．How can you get more information about the activities in Central Park?
A．By calling the park. B．By visiting its website.
C．By consulting the staff. D．By writing to the manager.
22．Where can you go if you're interested in art?
A．59th to 110th Street. B．180 Greenwich St.
C．World Trade Center. D．1000 5th Avenue.
23．Where can you probably find the text?
A．An official report. B．A popular magazine.
C．A tourist brochure. D．A product handbook.

B
Back about 20 months ago I started college and just struggled with everything, such as classes and friends. I quickly became depressed and angry at myself for not being about to do better in school, in addition to lack of friends due to poor social and communication skills.
This went on for months until my 19th birthday. My parents sent me a cake, which was a great cake. But I remember having this large cake and absolutely no one to share it with. I ended throwing out the cake after having one piece, with about 90 % of it leftover . That night I was depressed that I decided to go outside to the freezing temperature of the winter and run. I put my earphones in, went outside and ran about 2 miles at 11 p.m. on my birthday.
When I got back inside I was content. I was proud of what I was able to do. The next night did the same. I wasn't quick or fit but you know that I went outside and did something. The continued for about 2 months until I finally worked up the courage to go to the gym, where I started swimming again as I used to in high school. A month went by and I started lifting weights and continually running.
Looking back I can see that exercise helped cure my depression but it didn't only do that. At the gym I met new friends and back at my dorm I grew confidence to go to the end of the hall seeing people playing Super Smash Brothers and ask if I could join.
So go forward to present now. I exercise every day and look forward to that hour and a half I get daily to do what I love with people who love it as well. I hope this helps someone who may be or have been in a similar situation.
24．What made the author decide to run at night?
A．His l9tbirthday. B．His parents' cake.
C．His loneliness. D．His friends.
25．Which of the following best describes the author?
A．Traditional. B．Determined.
C．Humorous. D．Generous.
26．What is the biggest benefit of the author's running?
A．Regaining his confidence. B．Losing his weight.
C．Playing with his brothers. D．Joining other activities.
27．Why do you think the author wrote this passage?
A．To recall his life in college.
B．To show his gratitude to his parents.
C．To emphasize the importance of friendship.
D．To share his experience of dealing with hardship.

C
Why do you go to the library? For books, yes—but you like books because they tell stories You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone else’s life. At one type of library you can do just that—even though there's not a single book.
At a Human Library, instead of books, you can "borrow" people. People with unique life stories volunteer to be the "books." For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating as any you can find in a book. (If you attend, make sure to review the habits that make you a good listener.) Many of the stories have to do with some kind of depressing topic. You can speak with a refugee, a soldier suffering from PTSD (创伤后遗症), a homeless person and a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to take time to truly get to know and learn from someone they might otherwise make a snap judgement about. According to its website, the Human Library is "a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered."
The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Romni Abergel and his colleagues hosted a four-day event during a major Northern European festival. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, hoping to raise awareness among youth about depression, which has been growing ever since.
Though there a few permanent human libraries, most aren’t place at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don't need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio. Check out the organization's Facebook page to see when the Human Library might be arriving near you.
28．What shall we do before going to the Human Library?
A．Bring a book. B．Get a library card.
C．Make an appointment. D．Go over some listening habits.
29．What does the underlined word “snap" in paragraph 2 mean?
A．True. B．Quick. C．Wrong. D．Obvious.
30．Why did Ronmi Abergel found the Human Library Organization?
A．He expected to answer different questions.
B．He successfully held an event in Northern Europe.
C．He wanted young people to pay attention to depression.
D．He had set up the Human Libraries all over the world.
31．What is the best title of the text?
A．"Borrow" People Instead of Books
B．Human Library Organization
C．Human Library Is Near You
D．A Library in Denmark

D
Google's new artificial intelligence can defeat both humans and other AIs. Fortunately, the only war zone where it fights and wins is the ancient board game Go（围棋）.
AlphaGo Zero, developed by Google-owned DeepMind, is the latest AI program. The original AlphaGo defeated Go master Lee Sedol last year, and AlphaGo Master, an updated version, went on to win 60 games against top human players. What's different about AlphaGo Zero is that it became potentially the world's best Go player without any help from humans.
The program AlphaGo Zero started off knowing only the basic rules and then played millions of games against itself in just a few days. After almost five million games played against itself, AlphaGo Zero could outplay humans and the original AlphaGo. After 40 days, it was capable of beating AlphaGo Master.
The program learned the strategies humans accumulated over thousands of years in a matter weeks and also developed nontraditional strategies and moves that beat the techniques of the human masters, leaving them astonished. "At each stage of the game, it seems to gain a bit here and lose a bit there, but somehow it ends up slightly ahead, as if by magic," said Andrew Jackson of the American Go Association
DeepMind says it has plans for the technology behind AlphaGo Zero beyond just defeating all over an ancient game board. "In the end, we want to apply these breakthroughs to helping solve all sorts of pressing real world problems like designing new materials," said Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, in a statement.
That sounds great, but just as a precaution, let's take the advice of Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking and keep any super-fast learning AI away from the nuclear launch codes for now.

32．Which was probably the earliest AI program to play Go according to the text?
A．DeepMind. B．AlphaGo. C．AlphaGo Master. D．AlphaGo Zero.
33．What makes AlphaGo Zero different from its other versions?
A．It teaches itself. B．It beats AlphaGo Master.
C．It knows the basic rules of Go. D．It plays against itself for a long time.
34．What's DeepMind's plan for the AI technology?
A．To design a new version.
B．To win all the ancient board games.
C．To beat human beings all over the world.
D．To inspire the world with solutions to global issues.
35．How does the author feel about AI?
A．Negative. B．Supportive. C．Cautious. D．Encouraging.
第二节(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。
Ways to Take More Vegetables into your Meals
Recently, an increasing number of health problems among people have been reported. Surveys show that most of us get around two to three kind of vegetables a day, falling far short of the five kinds that nutrition experts advise. 36
Sneak vegetables into breakfast and lunch
One reason we don't get enough vegetables is that many of us consider them merely as a rely a side dish to dinner. 37
Follow the golden rule
Half of your dinner plate should be filled with vegetables. 38 This is the perfectly balanced dinner, according to experts.
39
Half a cucumber, a whole tomato,or a long, fresh carrot are just as pleasant to eat as an apple.It may seem unusual, but who cares? A whole vegetable makes a terrific snack.
Move your vegetables to the top shelf of the fridge
As long as they're bagged properly, they’ll last as well as they would in a vegetable fresh container. 40 In particular, keep quick-to-eat vegetables such as baby carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers as accessible as possible.
Go exotic
Every week, try to buy a slightly foreign vegetable, perhaps something that you've never eaten before.
A．Eat vegetables like fruit
B．Take more unusual vegetables
C．More importantly, now they'll be seen easily and attractive.
D．Here are some health-boosting ways to take more vegetables into your daily diet.
E．That leaves a quarter of the plate for rice or noodles and a quarter for meal or fish.
F．If you really want to eat more vegetables, you can also eat them at breakfast and lunch.
G．When you want to eat more vegetables, make sure your fridge will be full of vegetables.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(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 和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。

John Carpenter
John Carpenter did nod like to buy toys that somebody else had made. He like the fun of 41 them himself. The thought that they were his own work 42 him.
Tom, one of his playmates, thought a toy was worth nothing 43 it cost a great deal of money. He never tried to make 44 ,but bought all his toys. "Come and look at my horse," said he, one day, "it 45 a dollar, and it is such a beauty!" John was soon 46 his friend’s horse, and he was examining it 47 to see how it was made. The same evening he tried to make a 48 one for himself. He went into the wood shed and 49 two pieces of wood—one for the head of his horse, the other for the body. It took him two or three days to shape them to his 50 . But what about the wheels? This 51 him. With great efforts, he finally got some 52 pieces of wood which could suit his 53 . Proud of his great 54 ,he ran to his friend Tom, crying, "Now then, Tom, here is my horse, —look!"
"Well, that is a 55 horse, "said Tom," Where did you but it?"
"I didn't buy it," 56 John, "I made it".
"You made it yourself! Oh, well, it’s a good horse for you to make. 57 it is not as good as mine. Mine cost a 58 , and yours didn't cost anything."
"It was real fun to make it, though," said John, and away he ran with his horse 59 after him.
Does it really cost nothing and all his efforts are 60 ? Of course not, I will tell you. John Carpenter now is a master workman, and will soon have a shop of his own.
41.A.collecting B.making C.doing D.inventing
42. A. concerned B. annoyed C. amazed D. delighted
43. A. since B. in case C. unless D. as if
44. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
45. A. used B. cost C. wasted D. needed
46. A. searching B. feeling C. admiring D. attending
47. A. patiently B. casually C. willingly D. hurriedly
48. A. vivid B. common C. similar D. rare
49. A. picked out B. came through C. picked up D. came over
50. A. surprise B. regret C. relief D. satisfaction
51. A. excited B. cheered C. puzzled D. amused
52. A. flat B. rough C. sharp D. round
53. A. approach B. curiosity C. concern D. purpose
54. A. dream B. work C. house D. wood
55. A. funny B. horrible C. royal D. dull
56. A. asked B. replied C. reminded D. insisted
57. A. So B. As C. But D. After
58. A. pound B. bill C. note D. dollar
59. A. rolling B. slipping C. passing D. marching
60. A. for sure B. in vain C. available D. meaningful
第II卷
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you fond that much of your online communication has been replaced by emojis （表情符号）? Has "Happy Birthday" become a cake 61 lighted candles? Since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan, emojis, meaning “picture characters", 62 (occupy) the world. According to a UK-based mobile technol