1、届山西省太原市高三上学期期末考试英语试题太原市 2019 届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（考试时间：上 10:0012:00）笔试试卷说明： 本试卷为闭卷笔答，做题时间 120 分钟，满分 150 分（不含听力）。请将第一卷试题答案填在第二卷卷首的相应位置。第一卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）略第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，答案写在答题卡上。AIn an effort to inform our citizens to clear the
2、 street snow, the city adopts a snow removal plan.Routes used by City Emergency Services come first. Secondly, connector streets will be cleared which allow citizens the greatest access to public roads. And thirdly, roads within neighborhoods will be cleared.Snow removal and ice control will start w
3、hen:* Snow accumulates 4 inches or more.* Weather conditions do not endanger the safety of road crew.* Snow falls during peak traffic periods of heavy use of main streets.Snow and ice removal will be delayed or cancelled when:* There is severe cold, significant wind and limited visibility.* The snow
4、fall occurs on the weekend or a holiday and is not considered a threat to public safety. In that case, snow and ice removal may take place on the next normal weekday.* Snow and ice may be left on roadways if melting is obvious.Your cooperation is requested during snow removal and these suggestions m
5、ay apply:* Limit travel during storms. Travel is possible once roads have been cleared or salted by the road crew* Avoid removing snow from your driveway into the road. Pile the snow in your yard.* Park your vehicles in your driveways and off the road or walkwalks.* Keep public sidewalks next to you
6、r house clear of snow and ice.* Be responsible for removing this snow which is thrown by the snow plough(犁) from your driveways. Hopefully, you can understand this inconvenience.21. When will the snow have to be removedA. If it reaches a certain thickness.B. If the main streets are not busy.C. If th
7、e snow and ice begin to melt.D. If extreme weather makes roads dangerous.22. What should citizens do to cooperate in the snow removal?A. Help to put the salt on the road.B. Pile the snow nearby to the road.C. Throw the snow into the driveways.D. Clear the sidewalks close to their houses.23. Which of
8、 the following is TRUE according to the text?A. clearance of emergency routes has a priority.B. Snow and ice must be removed on the weekends.C. Citizens play the most important tole in snow removal.D. The poster is to inform citizens of an oncoming heavy snow.BAfter finishing a meal at an American C
9、hinese restaurant you probably expect to receive a handful of fortune cookies after you pay the bill. Fortune cookies are in Chinese restaurants throughout the United States. Its rather satisfying to crack open a cookie at the end of your meal and read your “lucky fortune” on the slip of paper insid
10、e.The exact origin of the fortune cookie is unknown. It is thought that the tasty snack was the first introduced into San Francisco in 1914, after an immigrant began distributing the cookie with “thank you” notes in them. These “thank you” notes were intended as symbols of appreciation for friends w
11、ho stood with him through the economic hardship and discrimination of his early life in America.There is an alternate origin story. Los Angeles is regarded as the site of the fortune cookies invention. In this version of the story, David Jung, a Chinese immigrant residing in L. A., is thought to hav
12、e created the cookie in order to uplift the spirits of the poor and homeless. In 1918, Jung handed out the cookies for free to the poor outside his shop and each cookie contained a strip of paper with an inspirational sentence printed on it.Fortune cookies first began to gain popularity in mainstrea
13、m American culture during WWII. Chinese restaurants would serve them in place of desserts, as desserts were not popular in traditional Chinese cuisine. Today fortune cookies are not tied to Chinese-American culture. In fact, the largest fortune cookie manufacturer is located in the United States and
14、 it produces 4.5 million fortune cookies a day an evidence to the modern-day popularity of the snack. However, an attempt to introduce the fortune cookie to China in 1992 was a failure, and the cookie was cited for being “too American.”So the next time you break open a fortune cookie and read a fort
15、une about the many successes you should expect in your future, remember that the conclusion to your Chinese restaurant meal may not be as Chinese as you think.24. What do we know about fortune cookies?A. They are as popular in China as in America.B. They contain slips of paper with good wishes.C. Th
16、ey first appeared in America during WWII.D. They are often charged to the customers bill.25. Why were fortune cookies introduced into San Francisco?A. To make profit.B. To express gratitude.C. To uplift peoples spirits.D. To help people out of hardship.26. Which of the following sentences may be fou
17、nd Jung s cookies?A. The fortune you seek is in another cookie.B. Every exit is an entrance to new experiences.C. Im being held prisoner by a Chinese bakery.D. Only taste fortune cookies; disregard all others.27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A Symbol of Chinese CultureB. Chinese Rest
18、aurants in AmericaC. Can fortune cookie tell your fortune?D. Fortune cookie, Chinese or American?CGabriellas family immigrated to the US from Peru when she was two years old. As a compound bilingual (双语使用者), Gabriella develops two linguistic codes at the same time, with a set of concepts, learning b
19、oth English and Spanish. Her teenage brother, on the other hand, might be a coordinate bilingual, working with two sets of concepts, learning English in school, Spanish at home. Finally, Gabriellas parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learned a second language by translating it into t
20、heir mother tongue.Regardless of accent and pronunciation, all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language. It seems that the difference may not be apparent. But recently brain imaging technology has given a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bi
21、lingual brain. Its well known that the brains left hemisphere (半球) is in charge of logical processes, while the right hemisphere is more active in emotional and social ones. Language involves both types of functions.“Critical Period Theory” says children learn languages more easily because their dev
22、eloping brains let them use both hemispheres in language learning, while in most adults, language relies on one hemisphere, usually the left.Before the 1960s, bilingualism was considered a handicap that slowed the childrens development by forcing them to spend too much energy distinguishing between
23、languages. But a recent study did show that bilingualism may make you smarter. It does make your brain more complex, healthier, and more actively engaged, and even if you didnt have the good fortune of learning a second language like a child, its never too late to do yourself a favor and make the li
24、nguistic leap from“Hello” to “Hola” “Bonjour” or “nihao” because when it comes to our brains, a little exercise can go a long way.28. Why is Gabriellas family used as the example in paragraph 1?A. To show that the family are bilinguals.B. To explain the advantages of bilinguals.C. To illustrate the
25、three types of bilinguals.D. To prove all ages can learn foreign languages.29. Why do the children learn languages more easily than adults?A. Because they learn languages with a set of concepts.B. Because they use both hemispheres to learn languages.C. Because their mother tongue doesnt influence th
26、em much.D. Because they can easily translate one language into another.30. Which of the following best explains “handicap” underlined in paragraph 3?A. Disease. B. Disability.C. Disadvantage. D. Ignorance.31. What can we infer from the text?A. The left brain is more important for language learning.B
27、. Learning languages can promote the brain development.C. The proficiency of language becomes weak gradually with age.D. Immigrants have advantages in learning languages over natives.DFairy tales perform many functions. They entertain, encourage imagination and teach problemsolving skills. They can
28、also provide moral lessons, highlighting the dangers of failing to follow the social codes that let human beings coexist in harmony. Such moral lessons may not mean much to a robot, but a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology believes it has found a way to use the fairy tales as mor
29、al lessons that AI (artificial intelligence) can take to its cold, mechanical heart.The collected stories of different cultures teach children how to behave in socially acceptable ways with examples of proper and improper behavior in fables, novels and other literature. We believe story comprehensio
30、n in robots can prevent the intelligent robots from killing humanity which was predicted and feared by some of the biggest names in technology including Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates. This system is called “Quixote” (堂吉诃德). It collects story plots from the Internet and then uses those stories to te
31、ach robots how to behave.The experiment done by the designers involves going to a drugstore to purchase some medicine for a human who needs to get it as soon as possible. The robot has three options. It can wait in line; it can interact with the store keeper politely and purchase the medicine with p
32、riority; or it can steal the medicine and escape. Without any further directives(指令), the robot will come to the conclusion that the most efficient means of obtaining the medicine is to steal it. But Quixote offers a reward for waiting in line and politely purchasing the medicine and a punishment for stealing it. In this way, the robot will learn the moral way to behave on that occasion.Quixote would work best on a robot that has a very limited function. Its a baby step in the
