1、泰安市高三2021年1月份联考英语试题(时间：100分钟 分值：120分). 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）ALOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Grades: Preschool-Grade 8LCDS.org 703-777-3841Award-winning school features a low student-teacher ratio (比率). Courses include art, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), computer programming,
2、 languages, athletics, instruments. BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology), one-to-one program in fourth through eighth grades. Its famous for its unique field trips.NYSMITH SCHOOLGrades: 3 years-Grade 8N 703-552-2912Top 10 in the world, fun, award-winning program, up to 4 grade levels of diversification
3、(多样化) in reading and math classes, daily science, computers, logic, foreign languages, much more. 1:9 ratio. Minimal (最少的) homework. Hands-on experimental learning, a great attraction for students across the country. 2014 Tommy Award from TJ for the special achievement of Nysmith Alumni.FUSION ACADE
4、MY TYSONSGrades: 6-12FusionTysonsC 866-461-8039Fusion Academy is a private middle and high school where all classes are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Here, positive relationships unlock students potential. Scheduling is personalized, and no homework goes home. Come soon to T
5、ysons, Virginia, and achieve school & life balance.RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMYGrades: 6-12, Postgraduate rma.edu 540-636-5484R-MA is a college-prep boarding school with Air Force JROTC devoted to developing students of academic achievement, leadership, and responsible citizenship. With smaller classes on
6、 average, 14-17 students per class students at R-MA find themselves building their confidence because our teachers care about each student. Graduating classes have a 100% college acceptance rate and average over $56.6 million in college scholarships offers each year.1. How does LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY S
7、CHOOL differ from the others?A. It offers field trips.B. It has a variety of courses.C. It provides one-to-one classes.D. It has award-winning programs.2. Why does NYSMITH SCHOOL attract students?A. It has no homework.B. It is the worlds best school.C. It is a frequent winner of the Tommy Award.D. I
8、t gives them a chance to learn from experience.3. Which school specializes in personalized education?A. NYSMITH SCHOOL.B. FUSION ACADEMY TYSONS.C. RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY.D. LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL.【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四所学校的情况，包括年级、电话和学校特色等信息。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOO
9、L部分中Its famous for its unique field trips.可知它以独特的实地考察旅行而闻名。由此可知，LOUDOUN乡村走读学校与其他学校的不同之处在于它提供实地考察旅行。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据NYSMITH SCHOOL部分中Hands-on experimental learning, a great attraction for students across the country.可知动手实验学习，对全国各地的学生有很大的吸引力。由此可知，NYSMITH学校吸引学生，因为这给了他们一个从经验中学习的机会。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据FU
10、SION ACADEMY TYSONS部分中Fusion Academy is a private middle and high school where all classes are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Here, positive relationships unlock students potential. Scheduling is personalized, and no homework goes home.可知Fusion Academy是一所私立中学和高中，所有班级都是一对一的:每个
11、教室一个学生和一个老师。在这里，积极的关系释放学生的潜力。日程安排是个性化的，回家没有家庭作业。由此可知，FUSION ACADEMY TYSONS学校擅长个性化教育。故选B。BNick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32yearold man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses
12、 his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.“I call it my chicken drumstick(畸形的小腿),” joked Nick. “Id be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 per cent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨). ”When Nick was born, his distra
13、ught mother couldnt bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. “It was so hard for my parents, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.” said Nick.Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specia
14、lly designed electronic arms and legs, in the hope that he would be more like other kids. But they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things
15、 and help others,” said Nick. “I realized why God had made us like this to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I dont.”“I tell people to keep on getting up when th
16、ey fall and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker.4. What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?A. His small size.B. His small fo
17、ot.C. His light weight.D. His big lungs.5. The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”.A. coldbloodedB. badtemperedC. extremely upsetD. really crazy6. Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because _.A. his family couldnt afford themB. his classmates didnt like themC. the
18、y were too heavy to handleD. they affected his appearance7. What did Nick decide to do when he was 13?A. To travel to different countries.B. To set up his business in newspapers.C. To try to become a motivational speaker.D. To encourage people who were in trouble.【答案】4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文
19、章主要介绍了Nick Vujicic，虽然出生时就没有胳膊和腿，但这位勇敢的32岁男子会踢足球、打高尔夫球、游泳和冲浪。到目前为止，他已经访问了35个不同的国家，作为一名励志演说家环游世界。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32yearold man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enab
20、les him to kick.可知Nick Vujicic出生时就没有胳膊和腿，但这位勇敢的32岁男子会踢足球、打高尔夫球、游泳和冲浪。尼克的左边有一只小脚，这帮助他保持平衡，并使他能够踢。以及第二段“I call it my chicken drumstick(畸形的小腿),” joked Nick. “Id be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 per cent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨). ”可知“我把
21、它叫作畸形的小腿，”Nick开玩笑说。“如果没有它，我会不知所措。我一下水就会浮起来，因为我身体的80%都是肺，而我畸形的小腿就像一个螺旋桨。”由此可知，是Nick的小脚让他在水里游泳成为可能。故选B。【5题详解】词义猜测题。根据后文“It was so hard for my parents, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.” said Nick.可知“这对我的父母来说很困难，但从一开始他们就尽力让我独立。”Nick说。由此可知，Nick出生的时候，他的母亲因为无法让自己抱着他而非常沮丧
22、。即划线单词意思为“非常沮丧的”。A. coldblooded冷血的；B. badtempered脾气不好的；C. extremely upset非常沮丧的；D. really crazy很疯狂。故选C。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中But they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.可知但对Nick来说，它们太重了，无法操作，严重影响了他的灵活性。由此可知，Nick放弃了电子手臂和腿，因为它们太重了，无法操作。故选C。【7题
23、详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others,” said Nick. “I realized why God had made us like this to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and de
24、cided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I dont.”可知“当我13岁的时候，我在报纸上读到一篇文章，说一个残疾人取得了很大的成就，并且帮助了别人，”Nick说。“我意识到为什么上帝把我们造成这样给别人希望。这对我来说是如此鼓舞人心，所以我决定用我的生命去鼓励别人，决定对我所拥有的心怀感激，而不是对我所没有的生气。”由此可知，Nick13岁的时候，他决定做鼓励陷入困境的人。故选D。CA computer program has been used to predict how people are f
25、eeling when they type.In a study participants were asked to type a particular phrase and the program then estimated if they were happy, sad and so on. Surprisingly it was correct 70 per cent of the time, and the findings could lead to smarter artificial intelligence in the future.The study published
26、 in the journal Behavior and Information Technology was carried out by researchers at the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh, reports Live Science.In the research 25 people ranging from 15 to 40 years old were asked to retype two paragraphs from Alices Adventures in Wonderland written by
27、 Lewis Carroll. They also had to enter their emotional state every 30 minutes while doing their regular activities on the computer. This allowed the program an opportunity to understand how their emotions changed their typing style.Moods tested were joy, fear, anger, sadness, hate, and shame. The re
28、sult was that the program could identify(识别) a person s mood correctly 70 per cent of the time. It was most successful in identifying joyfulness with an 87 per cent success ratio, while sadness was the least successful at 60 per cent. The researchers found that the participants were less likely to i
29、nput (输人) data when they were in a bad mood, which may explain the inexactness of the second result.However, the findings could have great importance for artificial intelligence, and it may allow computers to get along with us in a friendlier manner, “If we could build any system that is intelligent
30、 enough to communicate with humans that is, it can identify user emotions and change its behavior accordingly then using machines could be more effective and friendly.” the researchers wrote.8. Who conducted the study?A. Lewis Carroll.B. Islamic University of Technology.C. Live Science.D. Behavior a
31、nd Information Technology.9. What were people asked to do during the research?A. Input words and emotional state.B. Change their typing styles.C. Change their feelings frequently.D. Show their natural feelings.10. Why is the result about sadness not so correct?A. People usually hide their unhappy fe
32、elings.B. The program cannot recognize sadness clearly.C. The program cannot calculate the data correctly.D. Its more difficult to collect data when people are sad.11. Whats the importance of the research result?A. It helps people develop smarter machines.B. It helps people speed up their typing spe
33、ed.C. It will inspire similar studies on peoples mood.D. It clearly explains the relationship between mood and typing.【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. A【解析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲了据生活科学报道，发表在行为与信息技术杂志上，由孟加拉国伊斯兰科技大学的研究人员进行的一项研究表明，一种计算机程序可以用来预测人们打字时的感受。这项研究结果可以帮助人们开发更智能的机器。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段The study published in the jo
34、urnal Behavior and Information Technology was carried out by researchers at the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh, reports Live Science.（据生活科学报道，这项研究发表在行为与信息技术杂志上，由孟加拉国伊斯兰科技大学的研究人员进行。）由此可知，伊斯兰科技大学主持了这项研究。故选B。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段In the research 25 people ranging from 15 to 40 years old were
35、 asked to retype two paragraphs from Alices Adventures in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll. They also had to enter their emotional state every 30 minutes while doing their regular activities on the computer.（在这项研究中，25名年龄在15到40岁之间的人被要求重新键入Lewis Carroll写的爱丽丝梦游仙境中的两段文字。他们还必须每隔30分钟输入情绪状态，同时在电脑上进行日常活动
36、。）由此可知，在研究过程中，人们被要求输入文字和情绪状态。故选A。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第五段The researchers found that the participants were less likely to input (输人) data when they were in a bad mood, which may explain the inexactness of the second result.（研究人员发现，当参与者心情不好时，他们不太可能输入数据，这可以解释第二个结果的不准确性。）由此可知，关于悲伤的结果不是那么准确是因为当人们悲伤时，收集数据就比较困难了
37、。故选D。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段However, the findings could have great importance for artificial intelligence, and it may allow computers to get along with us in a friendlier manner, “If we could build any system that is intelligent enough to communicate with humans that is, it can identify user emotions an
38、d change its behavior accordingly then using machines could be more effective and friendly.” the researchers wrote.（然而,这些发现可能对人工智能有重要意义,它可能允许计算机与我们以更友好的方式相处,“如果我们能建立任何足够聪明的和人类交流的系统,也就是说,它可以识别用户的情绪,并相应地改变其行为，然后可以更有效和友好的使用机器。”研究人员写道。）由此推知，研究结果的重要性在于帮助人们开发更智能的机器。故选A。DAdvice to “sleep on it” could be we
39、ll founded, scientists say. After a good nights sleep a problem that couldnt be solved the night before can often appear more manageable, although the evidence until now has been anecdotal. But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good nights sl
40、eep can improve insight and problem-solving. “If you have some newly-got memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories and restructures them, so that after sleep the insight into problem which you could not solve before increases,” said Dr. Jan Born, a neuroscientist, at the university. To te
41、st the theory, they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order. There was also a third, hidden rule, which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem. The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups: half were allowed to sleep af
42、ter the training while the rest were forced to stay awake. Dr. Jan Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group. “Sleep helped,” Born said in a telephone interview. “The important thing is that you hav
43、e to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, so it can act on the problem.“But Born admitted that he and his team dont know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it. Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of Liege in Be
44、lgium said the experimental evidence supports the anecdotal suggestions that sleep can help develop creative thinking. Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added.12. The underlined
45、phrase “sleep on it” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.A. to get as much sleep as possibleB. to go on sleeping without being disturbedC. to delay deciding something until the next dayD. to sleep till after the time you usually get up in the morning13. What is the purpose of the experiment?A. To test p
46、roblem-solving ability in sleep.B. To discover peoples insight during sleep.C. To prove a good sleep helps solve problems.D. To discuss how to improve sleeping quality.14. How did Jan Born and his team carry out the experiment?A. Through comparison.B. Through interviews.C. Through talks.D. Through i
47、magination.15. What can we learn about the experimental evidence?A. It helps scientists control memories.B. It explains the role of sleep in human.C. It tells us the role of sleep is a mystery.D. It shows sleep does good to creative thinking.【答案】12. C 13. C 14. A 15. D【解析】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了良好的睡眠可以提高洞察力和解
48、决问题的能力。【12题详解】词义猜测题。根据后文After a good nights sleep a problem that couldnt be solved the night before can often appear more manageable可知睡了一夜好觉后，前一天晚上无法解决的问题通常会显得更容易处理，由此可知，科学家们表示，“推迟到第二天再做决定”的建议是有充分根据的。即划线短语意思为“推迟到第二天再做决定”。故选C。【13题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good nights sleep can improve insight and problem-solving.可知但德国吕贝克大学的研究人员设计了一项实验，表明良好的睡眠可以提高洞察力和解决问题的能力。由此可知，这个实验的目的是证明良好的睡眠有助于解决问题。故选C。
