山西省运城市临猗中学2020届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题（PDF）

高三英语1临猗中学2019--2020高三第一次月考英语试卷第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。BestLondonwalkingtoursSandemansNewLondonToursGainanattractiveinsightintoLondon'shistory.VisittheCityofLondon,stoppingatStPaul'sCathedraland,theTowerofLondon;exploreEastLondoncoveringBrickLane,Cockneycultureandthecriminalunderworld;learnaboutJacktheRipper;orboardonafive-venuepubcrawl.OpeningTimes:Dailyat11:00and14:00CityVisitorTrailTheCityVisitorTrailtakesyouonajourneythroughtheheartofLondon.TakeinfamousattractionssuchasSt.Paul'sCathedral,Guildhall,theBankofEnglandandtheTowerofLondonortrythethemed“side-tracks”,eachonemovingawayfromthemainpathtogiveamorein-depthlookatonepartofthecity.OpeningTimes:Available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Checkwithindividualattractionsforentryrequirements.BritMovieToursJoinauniquemovieandTVsightseeingwalkingtourexperienceinLondonandgoonlocationtoseeincrediblesetsandfascinatinglandmarks.Localguidesprovidefascinatinginsightsintotheindustryandtherearemultipletoursavailable,includingDoctorWho,GangsterLondonandHarryPotterTourofLondonlocations.OpeningTimes:MondaytoFriday9:00amto5:30pmRoyalTourofLondonVisitthreeroyalpalacesasyoujourneyfromBigBentoBuckinghamPalaceandTrafalgarSquare.AlongthewayyouwilldiscoverplotstodestroyParliament,Churchill'shiddenshelter,veryexpensiveclubsfortherichandfamous,andmore.Andifthat'snotenoughexcitement,listencloselyforincredibletalesofman-eatingpelicans(鵜鶘)andcrazylosttourists.ThiswalkingtourisrunbyStrawberryTours.OpeningTimes:Thetourstartsat10ameveryday.21.Whichtourcanyoujoinatanytime?A.SandemansNewLondonToursB.CityVisitorTrailC.BritMovieToursD.RoyalTourofLondon22.Whatcanyoudoonamoviesightseeingtour?A.LearnsomeLondon'shistory.B.Participateinmakingfilms.C.Visitsomefilm-makinglocations.D.Actasalocalguide.23.What'sthrillingontheRoyalTourofLondon?A.Visitingplacesofinterest,B.Meetingfamouspeople,C.Exploringnewspots.D.Listeningtoamazinglegends.BItcanbeArealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman,IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasily,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.高三英语2Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,butthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures.Andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.ImanagedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren'sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.24.Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren'sbooks?A.Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B.Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C.Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D.Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.25.Whatcankidsgetfromchildren'sbooksaccordingtothepassage?A.Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B.Learningmethods.C.Wordsandstructures.D.Designingskills.26.Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A.Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B.Lookingupthedefinitionsofwordsfromadictionary.C.Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D.Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthecontext?A.ReadingChildren'sBooksB.TheWayofLearningLanguagesC.TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD.MyGoodReadingHabitsCTherewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAl-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothinkandsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas,Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcour