广东省梅州市大埔县田家炳实验中学2021-2022学年高三上学期第一次段考（月考）英语试题（无答案）
广东省梅州市大埔县田家炳实验中学2021-2022学年高三上学期
第一次段考（月考）英语试题
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use AI. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.
Vi
It is an AI personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of biosensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you’re doing.
Deep Text
Do you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses realtime consumer information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets from Bangalore to Delhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels in Delhi will soon follow.
Hello Egg
If you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modem AIpowered home cooking tool for the young.
Wordsmith
You can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.
( )1．What can we learn about Vi from the text?
A．It is an AI music player.
B．It is a biosensing earphone.
C．It doesn’t work without biosensing earphones.
D．It can make you energetic while you work out.
( )2．Which can help you improve cooking skill?
A．Deep Text. B．Vi.
C．Wordsmith. D．Hello Egg.
( )3．What can Wordsmith do for us?
A．Produce a detailed report.
B．Provide us with a detailed meal plan.
C．Book a ticket ahead of time.
D．Offer us information on hotels for traveling.
B
Let’s face it. You’re likely reading this article in an effort to avoid some other tasks you’re procrastinating (拖延) to learn how to stop procrastination, but the clock is ticking. So why can’t you seem to get rid of that?
Though the psychological causes are still debated, there’s a human 
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tendency to over or underestimate the value of a reward based on its temporal proximity (时间接近)．This is often referred to as temporal discounting. For example, if I offered you$100 today or 110 in a month, most would take the hundred and run. But what if instead I offered you 100 dollars in a year or 110 in a year and one month, you might say to yourself if I can wait a year I can wait the extra month.
But the time and value difference are the exact same in each example. It turns out that human motivation is highly influenced by how near the reward is meaning the further away the reward is the more you discount its value. So being online is more appealing than preparing for your test. The problem is surfing the Internet provides many small quick and continuous rewards unlike your test scores which are a future one.
So how do you overcome the urge to put off so many tasks?
Unfortunately there is no definite answer, but try rewarding yourself with a timely snack or other enjoyable activities. The Pomodoro Technique makes use of a timer to work for 25 minutes straight and when you’ve done this give yourself the reward with a 5minute break. Then start the working clock again, Gradually increasing the amount of work time you put in will improve your time management skills.
It’s been shown that creating a costly deadline is also an effective way to manage your working habits. And try to enjoy the process of achieving something instead of thinking only our minutes of suffering.
( ) 4．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A．This article. B．Procrastination.
C．An effort. D．The clock.
( )5．An example is given in Paragraph 2 to make the theory ________.
A．interesting B．accurate
C．understandable D．influential
( ) 6．Why is surfing online more attractive to students than studying?
A.It helps them kill time faster.
B．It offers them more information.
C．It supplies instant rewards to them.
D．It strengthens the bond between friends.
( ) 7．What’s a suggested solution to procrastination?
A．Rewarding yourself with a future gift.
B．Increasing the amount of work time.
C．Ignoring the process of doing the task.
D．Paying dearly for your procrastination.
C
Francisco Fernandez died after falling off a motorbike.The 45-year-old was a beloved community figure.But with a public-facing job and a spot on his lung, he was considered a possible COVID-19 carrier.A doctor ordered his family to bury him quickly, against Philippine tradition, and all eight people who lived with him were put under a 14-day quarantine(隔离) in their crowded home.
Yet when Anthony Cortez, the doctor who had ordered the rushed burial and quarantine, arrived to check on the Fernandez family, none of them expressed anger.Instead, faces lit up and the kids waved eagerly.
Cortez, the only community doctor in Bambang, has overseen their medical care for years.They trust him, and he makes them laugh.The family gathered outside to have their temperatures taken by the doctor.When the kids tried to give Cortez high fives for not having a fever, the 56-year-old, in a surgical mask, face shield, and rubber gloves, showed “air fives” instead.For the 56,000 people living in Bambang, Cortez is their primary caregiver and the first responder.
When the first coronavirus(冠状病毒)case in the Philippines was confirmed on January 30, the town’s response fell to Cortez.He and Mayor Pepito Balgos decided to take action based on science that, if necessary, would go beyond national restrictions.Cortez and Balgos are sharply aware of the threat the virus poses to Bambang, which sits in a valley surrounded by mountains.Anyone going south to Manila or north toward the rest of the country ends up passing through Bambang.
Cortez quickly set up a system of contact tracing.Using information from the town’s 25 villages, he made a list of all the people who had traveled to other countries, and placed them under strict home quarantine.Anyone with symptoms would be moved to a center set up in the mountains.So far that center has remained empty.
“It is safer to assume that everybody is positive，” he explained.
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( ) 8.What is Cortez’ reaction to the death of Francisco Fernandez?
A．Expressing his sympathy.
B．Drowning himself into mourn.
C．Showing professional sensitivity.
D．Following the tradition.
( ) 9.On what basis does Cortez take strict measures to protect Bambang?
A．Its geographic character.
B．Its lack of medical staff.
C．Its large population.
D．The demand of the nation.
( ) 10.What can be inferred about the contact tracing system by Cortez?
A．It is totally a waste of effort.
B．It is complained about by local people.
C．It is praised by higher authorities.
D．It is effective as a protective means.
( ) 11.Where is this text most likely from?
A．A diary. B．A novel.
C．A magazine. D．A biography.
D
More than ￡5,500 has been raised after a plea (请愿) last Monday by a vet Dr Scott Miller. Scott said: “I would like to say a massive thankyou to Express readers from myself, from Australia and from the koalas. It’s amazing that people from across the world can see how significant the catastrophe has been. I do appreciate that people are being very supportive and reaching into their pockets. ” An area, a third of the size of Britain is estimated to have been ravaged(毁坏) since the blazes(火灾) began in September.
On Friday a state of emergency was declared in the capital Canberra, with residents told to prepare to evacuate as fires on the outskirts (市郊) threatened to spread. A billion animals are feared to have died, including 25,000 koalas.
Last week Scott told how he had visited his homeland, helping to save wildlife on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Adelaide. While there he rescued a mother and a baby koala who were stuck in a tree. The pair were rushed to a field hospital on the island to be treated. The mum had severe burns to her paws and was badly dehydrated(脱水的), while her baby son had an eye injury and was underweight.
Scott, who has appeared on ITV’s This Morning and BBC’s Blue Peter, said the mother is showing “great signs of improvement” and her wounds are starting to heal. The baby has undergone surgery to his eye and is “recovering from the anesthetic (麻药) and doing well. ”
But he added: “The mother remains dehydrated so isn’t producing enough milk to feed the baby. At the moment they’re being housed severally but there is the hope that when the baby is a little stronger he will be able to be returned to his mother. ”
Even after they recover, the pair will probably spend their lives in an enclosure while the bush takes years to recover. Scott said: “Sadly patients are still coming in thick and fast. Each of these animals is requiring to be housed and fed, and regular medical treatment to their injuries. ”
( )12．What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?
A．Dr. Scott donated more than ￡5,500．
B．Residents were asked to move to Canberra.
C．Numerous animals might have lost their lives.
D．A large area of Britain has been badly damaged by the fire.
( )13．What did Dr. Scott do after returning to his homeland?
A．He was rushed to the field hospital to receive treatment.
B．He assisted to rescue the wildlife on Kangaroo Island.
C．He hosted the ITV’S This Morning.
D．He fed the underweight baby koala.
( )14．What does the underlined word in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Separately. B．Seriously.
C．Successfully. D．Sympathetically.
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