1、全国市级联考word广东省东莞市届高三上学期期末教学质量检查英语试题有答案第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。ATopSitestoSeeinNewYork CentralParkFor more than 150 years, visitors have come to Central Parks 843 green acres in the heart of Manhattan. Since 1980, the Park has been m
2、anaged 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:212-310-6600Location: 59th to 110th Street, Manhattan Borough, from Central P
3、ark West to 5th Avenue, New York City, NY10022 OpenHours:06:00-23:00 TheNational9/11MemorialMuseum The national 9/11 Memorial & Museum is a place of remembrance honoring those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001. The 9/11 Memorial Museum displays Monumental artifacts l
4、inked 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:212-312-8800 Location:180GreenwichSt,WorldTradeCent
5、er,NewYorkCity,NY10007 OpenHours:09:00-20:00 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAt New York Citys 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
6、, dream, discover and connect.Telephone:212-535-7710 Location:1000 5th Avenue, New York City, NY 10028-0198OpenHours:10:00-17:3021.HowcanyougetmoreinformationabouttheactivitiesinCentralPark?A. Bycallingthepark.B. Byvisitingitswebsite.C. Byconsultingthestaff.D. Bywritingtothemanager.22.Wherecanyougoi
7、fyoureinterestedinart?A. 59thto110thStreet.B. 180GreenwichSt.C. WorldTradeCenter.D. 10005thAvenue.23.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A. Anofficialreport.B. Apopularmagazine.C. Atouristbrochure.D. Aproducthandbook.BBack about 20 months ago I started college and just struggled with everything, such as
8、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 remembe
9、r 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 r
10、an 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 wasnt 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
11、 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 didnt only do that. At the gym I met new friends and back at my dorm I grew confidence to
12、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 i
13、n a similar situation.24.Whatmadetheauthordecidetorunatnight?A. Hisl9tbirthday.B. Hisparents cake.C. His loneliness.D. Hisfriends.25.Whichof thefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A. Traditional.B. Determined.C. Humorous.D. Generous.26.Whatisthebiggestbenefitoftheauthorsrunning?A. Regaininghisconfidence
14、.B. Losinghisweight.C. Playingwithhisbrothers.D. Joiningotheractivities.27.Whydoyouthinktheauthorwrotethispassage?A. Torecallhislifeincollege.B. Toshowhisgratitudetohisparents.C. Toemphasizetheimportanceoffriendship.D.Tosharehisexperienceof dealingwithhardship.C Why do you go to the library? For boo
15、ks, yesbut you like books because they tell stories You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone elses life. At one type of library you can do just thateven though theres not a single book. At a Human Library, instead of books, you can borrow people. People with unique life stories
16、 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 de
17、pressing 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,
18、 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 even
19、t, 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 arent place at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you dont need a library car
20、danyone 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 organizations Facebook page to see when the Human Library might be arriving near you. 28.Whatshallwe
21、do before goingto theHumanLibrary?A. Bringabook.B. Getalibrarycard.C. Makeanappointment.D. Gooversomelisteninghabits.29.What does the underlined word “snap in paragraph 2 mean?A. True.B. Quick.C.Wrong.D. Obvious.30.WhydidRonmiAbergelfoundtheHumanLibraryOrganization?A. Heexpectedtoanswerdifferentques
22、tions.B. HesuccessfullyheldaneventinNorthernEurope.C. He wanted young people to pay attention to depression.D. HehadsetuptheHumanLibrariesallovertheworld.31.What isthebest titleofthetext?A. BorrowPeopleInsteadofBooksB. HumanLibraryOrganizationC. Human Library Is Near YouD. A Library in DenmarkDGoogl
23、es 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 A
24、lphaGo Master, an updated version, went on to win 60 games against top human players. Whats different about AlphaGo Zero is that it became potentially the worlds best Go player without any help from humans. The program AlphaGo Zero started off knowing only the basic rules and then played millions of
25、 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 mat
26、ter 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 Amer
27、ican 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, c
28、o-founder and CEO of DeepMind, in a statement. That sounds great, but just as a precaution, lets 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 earliestAI program to play Go accordingto thetex
29、t?A. DeepMind.B. AlphaGo.C. AlphaGoMaster.D. AlphaGoZero.33.WhatmakesAlphaGoZerodifferentfromitsotherversions?A. Itteachesitself.B ItbeatsAlphaGoMaster.C. Itknowsthebasicrulesof Go.D. Itplaysagainstitselfforalongtime.34.WhatsDeepMindsplanfortheAItechnology?A. Todesignanewversion.B. To win all the an
30、cient board games.C. Tobeathumanbeingsallovertheworld.D. Toinspiretheworldwithsolutionstoglobalissues.35.How doestheauthorfeelaboutAI?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 MealsRecentl
31、y, 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 lunchOne reason we dont get enough vegetables is that many of us consider them merely as a rely a side dish to dinner. 37 Follow the golden ruleHalf of your di
