2017年廣東省惠州市高考英語一模試卷

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑．

• 1．Artificial intelligence，or AI，has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks，including education，finance，heavy industry，transportation，and so on．
  Education
     There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science，though such tools have not become widespread yet．Advancements in natural language processing，combined with machine learning，have also enabled automatic grading of assignments．AI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs，or Massive Open Online Courses，which allows students from around the world to take classes online．
  Finance
     Use of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987．Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations，maintain book-keeping，invest in stocks，and manage properties．Also，systems are being developed，like Arria，to translate complex data into simple and personable language．There are also wallets，like Wallet AI，which monitor an individual's spending habits and provides ways to improve them．
  Heavy industry
     Robots have become common in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans．Robots have proven effective in jobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degrading．
  Transportation
     Today's cars can have AI-based driver assist features such as self-parking and advanced cruise controls．AI in transportation is expected to provide safe，efficient，and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communities．
  Toys and games
     Companies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toys for kids as young as age three．Using proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools，they are able to understand conversations，give intelligent responses and learn quickly．AI has also been applied to video games，for example video game bots，which are designed to stand in as opponents where humans aren't available or desired．
  
  （1）Which is true about AI and education？

  
  A．Robots have been widely used to teach children．
  B．AI has been used to grade students' homework．
  C．AI has enabled more students to receive education at school．
  D．Education was the first field where AI was used．
  （2）Which can be inferred from the passage？

  
  A．Arria can help people understand complex data．
  B．Wallet AI can help people make more money．
  C．Robots' jobs are considered dangerous to humans．
  D．Robots can help people concentrate．
  （3）From the last two paragraphs we can know that

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  A．Today's drivers needn't learn to park their cars
  B．AI ensures safe，efficient，and reliable transportation
  C．AI-enabled toys is designed to improve kids' intelligence
  D．Video game bots can fight against you in video games
  （4）What is the passage mainly about ？

  
  A．The latest progress in AI．
  B．AI is of great use．
  C．Some applications of AI．
  D．AI is used in all fields．
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

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• 2．When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it．When winter arrived，thick，heavy snow would fall，and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun．I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding．Finally，one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it．
     The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my life．It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled．Near the end of the day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself．I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach．Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside．I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak trees．My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming．At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree．I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling，"You have to steer（操控）!You have to steer!"
     Sadly，that wasn't the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life．Many times problems，troubles，and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger，frustration，and despair．I am still learning that life isn't always safe sledding．I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love，back to kindness，back to goodness，and back to God．
     Life is a trip，but no one ever said it was a smooth ride．Steer well then．Steer straight．Steer your soul towards the light and the love we are all meant for．
  
  （1）What do we know about the author when he was very young？

  
  A．He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it．
  B．He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers．
  C．He longed to go sledding with his brothers．
  D．He carried his brothers' sleds as they went sledding．
  （2）Which of the following can replace the underlined word "exhilarating" in Paragraph 2？

  
  A．delightful
  B．Terrifying
  C．ordinary
  D．violent
  （3）Why did the author fall off his sled？

  
  A．Because his sled crashed in an oak tree．
  B．Because he lost control of his sled．
  C．Because his brother pushed it so hard．
  D．Because the hillside was snowy．
  （4）What does the author mean to tell us？

  
  A．Losing control of a sled can be dangerous．
  B．Courage and determination can change one's life．
  C．Life can be controlled by one himself．
  D．Life is a mystery full of coincidences．
  組卷：11引用：3難度：0.3

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• 3．The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths （亭） set up in big cities across the country．
     As the latest TV show to help people's love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones．Just as the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hits．
     A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 - the first day of the booth's opening to the public in Shanghai．The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5：30pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to grow．Some waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth，according to library management．
     "There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens．If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，" library manager Zhou Deming，told the Shanghai-based The Paper．
     The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment，but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months，according to the library's website．
     The Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xi'an to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories．
     With the recent boom of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general．
  
  （1）CCTV program Readers aims to

  ．
  A．teach people what to read
  B．a(chǎn)ttract people's attention to CCTV
  C．invite people to read aloud in the booth
  D．a(chǎn)rouse people's fresh enthusiasm for reading
  （2）We can learn from Paragraph 3 that

  ．
  A．Some people waited for a long time to read in the booth
  B．March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library
  C．On March 4，200 people read in the booth
  D．The time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours
  （3）The passage mainly tells us that

  ．
  A．Many people line up to read aloud in reading booths
  B．More reading booths will be set up in the future
  C．Readers has become popular all over China
  D．Readers has inspired more people to read aloud in reading booths
  組卷：4引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）

• 8．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文．短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處．錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改．
  增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞．
  刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．
  修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．
  注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
  2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分．
      Failure comes to us now and then．I suffered painful failure in the exam hold the other day，and it helped me find a new self．Before the exam，I had promised my parents that I will get the best marks in all my subjects．However，I took everything for granted，ignoring my teachers' advice or paying little attention to my homework．Therefore，I failed two of my favorite subjects，math and physics，what surprised everyone include myself．Looking at back，I realized that it was our overconfidence that led to the failure．Only if we are modest and work hard will we are able to have the chance to achieve our goal．
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.3

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第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

• 9．假定你是李華．你下周五本來需要接待一名外教，由于那天臨時(shí)有一場(chǎng)考試，你想請(qǐng)你的同學(xué)Jasmine幫忙．請(qǐng)寫一封信，詢問她是否可以代為迎接，并在信中說明：
  1．外教姓名：Linda
  2．身高 165 厘米左右，偏瘦；長(zhǎng)頭發(fā)，戴眼鏡
  3．見面地點(diǎn)和具體時(shí)間：學(xué)校服務(wù)大廳（Service Hall），下周五上午 10：30
  注意：
  1．詞數(shù) 100 左右；
  2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
  3．開頭語已為你寫好．
  
  組卷：3引用：3難度：0.7

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