1、2016 届广东省惠州市高三上学期第三次调研考试英语试题解析（解析版）2016.1本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 120 分（最终成绩按总分 135 分进行折算） ，考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第 I 卷第一部分 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
2、答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn New York City public schools, 176 different languages are spoken among the more than 1 million students. For 160,000 children, English is not their first language. New Yorks Department of Education makes learning better for these students by providing dual-language programs, in which s
3、tudents are taught in two languages, English and another one, like Russian or Chinese. Math, social studies, science and all other regular courses are taught in both languages. And they learn about the culture of the other country.Milady Baez, Deputy Chancellor of English Language Learners and Stude
4、nt Support, says these dual-language programs will help children succeed in the future. “The jobs of the future require that our students know more than one language. They are going to be traveling abroad; they are going to be communicating with people from all over the world. This will open doors f
5、or them.“Middle-schoolers might not have jobs on their minds yet. For Kequing Jaing, she likes keeping up her first language, Mandarin.“It makes me feel that I am home because I can speak in Chinese, learn in Chinese, while learning in English. So it makes me feel better and makes me understand more
6、 about the task Im learning.“Anastasia Hudikova came to the United States when she was 2 years old. She says the Russian-English program keeps her connected to her heritage and her parents happy.“Theyre really happy about the program. They are really happy that I can preserve my culture and my langu
7、age, and that I can speak it fluently in school.“The New York schools also offer dual-language programs in seven other languages: Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, Polish and Spanish. There are plans to add even more languages in the future.While these dual-language programs are popula
8、r, some organizations in the U.S. say teaching English comes first. U.S. Studies show that children who learn English early will be more successful later. 1. Dual-language programs in New York aim to _. A. help the students learn better B. rid the students of homesicknessC. attract more internationa
9、l students D.prevent the students forgetting their culture2. Who may not quite agree with dual-language programs?A. Milady Baez B. Kequing Jaing C. Anastasia Hudikovas parents D. some organizations in the U.S3. The author writes the passage in order to_. A. encourage us to learn more languages B. in
10、troduce dual-language programs in New York schoolsC. advertise the dual-language programs D. inspire more students to study in New York【答案】1.A2.D3.B【解析】试题分析:纽约市计划启动双语言项目，来帮助纽约的孩子们学习。在纽约，不只是英语，还有俄语，汉语等等，他们不仅学语言，还会学习国家的历史文化。1.A 细节理解题。由 “New Yorks Department of Education makes learning better for these
11、 students by providing dual-language programs,”可知，双重语言项目旨在帮助孩子们更好地学习。故选 A。2.D 细节理解题。由 “While these dual-language programs are popular, some organizations in the U.S. say teaching English comes first. U.S. Studies show that children who learn English early will be more successful later.“可知，一些美国的组织也许会
12、反对这个双语计划，因为他们觉得英语更加重要。故选 D。3.B 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了纽约市帮助孩子们更好学习语言的双语言项目。因此选B。考点：考查社会类短文阅读。BWriting one or two articles a day is a fair goal for a human writer. By contrast, the Wordsmith platform can produce up to 2,000 articles a second! Wordsmith is one example of natural language-generation software, of
13、ten referred to as a robot journalist. To be fair, the software doesnt start from the beginning, like a human writer might. Instead, the software takes a set of structured data and transforms it into readable text.Natural language-generation software, such as Wordsmith and Quill, does its work by id
14、entifying trends and highlights in sets of data. The software then searches its own dictionary for the words to express its findings.Why keep human writers around Although this type of software writes faster than any human, it requires sets of structured data to work. Thats why its especially useful
15、 for writing earnings reports and other types of “dry” writing. Humans, on the other hand, are good at turning their unstructured thoughts directly into prose. The reports produced by Wordsmith and Quill read naturally, and they can match the tone of human writers. But for now, the robot journalists
16、 probably wont steal many jobs or win any Pulitzer Prizes!（普利策奖）Current applications of natural language-generation softwareFinancial reports: The software is commonly used by banks or traders to analyze large amounts of financial data and then produce reports in plain English.Health and fitness: Th
17、e software can turn data gathered from wearable devices or fitness trackers into personalized reports. The writing tone can even be adjusted to sound more encouraging!Sports reporting: The software is often used to turn real baseball, basketball and football statistics into exciting stories. 4. What
18、 does natural Language-generation software refer to?A. The Wordsmith platform. B. A robot journalist.C. A special dictionary. D. Articles written by computer.5. Natural language-generation software can_.A. discover the worlds focuses through the Internet B. write well enough to win Pulitzer PrizesC.
19、 produce articles in a tone similar to humans D. write such beautiful prose as human writers6. We can learn from the passage that natural Language-generation software _.A. has taken the place of human writers currently B. is only able to turn structured data into dry reportsC. is widely used in all
20、the fields D. works properly only with the help of sets of structured data7. Nowadays Natural language-generation software is seldom used by_.A. schools B. banks C. hospitals D. newspapers 【答案】4.B5.C6.D7.A【解析】试题分析:一个人一天写一到两篇文章是正常的。但是相比之下，作家平台可以在一秒产生2000 篇文章！软件并不会自己产生，相反，平台是需要人来维护和运营的。4.B 细节理解题。由“Wor
21、dsmith is one example of natural language-generation software, often referred to as a robot journalist.“可知，语言系统被称为一个机器人记者。故选 B。5.C 细节理解题。由“The reports produced by Wordsmith and Quill read naturally, and they can match the tone of human writers.”可知，此系统可以匹配人类作家的语气。故选 C。6.D 推理判断题。从文章最后三段可知，该系统可以使用集成好的数
22、据从十个方面的工作。故选 D。7.A 细节理解题。从文章最后三段可知，该系统可以用在金融业、医药卫生行业和体育新闻报道，所以只有学校没有提到。故选 A。考点：考查科普类短文阅读。CIn 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her d
23、ream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F“ on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale“. Jean was heartbroken and ashamed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement and negativity she encountered whenever she talked about her dream. “Girls cant bec
24、ome airline pilots; never have, never will. Youre crazy. Thats impossible. “Finally Jean gave up.In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was a Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a demanding teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question: “If you had unlimited finances, unlimit
25、ed access to the finest schools, unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do?“ Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream. The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jeans life. The teacher leaned forward over her desk and sai
26、d, “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you dont go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you want it enough.“The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared all of a sudden. Jean felt thr
27、illed and told her about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped the desk top. “Then do it!“ she said. So Jean did. It didnt happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing varieties of laugh, frustration and opposition, she never gave up her dream. Instead, she went on doing
28、everything her third-grade teacher said was fairy-tale.Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain for the United Airline Company.8. Jeans third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _.A. great B. impossible C. challenging D. reasonable9. Mrs. Slaton may hold the view that _.A. only some of
29、her students have great potential B. her students are good enough to be admitted to the best schoolsC. belief contributes to realizing a dreamD. Jean was to have her dream realized10. According to the passage, we can infer that_.A. Jeans dream was always in her deep heart B. Jean owed her success to
30、 all her teachersC. most people around Jean approved of her dream D. Jean achieved her dream with ease11. Which is the best title of the passage?A. A Respectable Teacher B. How to Realize a Dream C. Hard Work Pays off D. Reach for the Sky 【答案】 8.B9.C10.A11.D【解析】11.D。主旨大意题。文章主要写了琼受到鼓舞努力实现自己成为飞行员的梦想的故
31、事。因此“触及天空”最为贴切“飞行”的主题。故选 D。考点：考查人物类短文阅读。DDo you suffer from cybersickness？The rise of mobile phones has been blamed for a number of social ills, but your smart phone may also be making you physically sick as well. Scientists have identified a condition called “cybersickness”, which they say is the d
32、igital version of motion sickness. The phenomenon, which affects up to 80 percent of the population who own smart phones or tablets, leads to feelings of sickness and unsteadiness. It is caused by seeing fast motion on a screen, which covers anything from a car chase in a film to scrolling through w
33、eb pages on your phone. The more realistic the visual content appears to you, the higher your chances of getting cybersickness are . The condition was identified in a piece in the New York Times in which British and US experts said that it needed solving. Motion sickness leaves sufferers feeling ill
34、 because they feel movement in your muscles and your inner ear but do not see it. The mismatch in digital sickness is the oppositeyou see movement on the screen but do not feel it. The effect is the same and the symptoms include a headache, wanting to throw up, confusion and the need to sit down. Of
35、ten cybersickness shows itself in a subtle way and sufferers put it down to stress or eyestrain.Steven Rauch, a professor of otolaryngology（耳鼻喉科学） at Harvard Medical School, said: “Your sense of balance is different from other senses in that it has lots of inputs. When those inputs dont agree, thats
36、 when you feel dizziness and sickness. ”Some studies that have been carried out into cybersickness found that women are more susceptible than men, the New York Times reported. Those who have Type A personalitiesmeaning they are confident and determinedare more likely to suffer from cybersickness as
37、well. Among those who have reported experiencing the condition have been video gamers who spend hours playing fast paced games. Engineers at Oculus VR, the virtual headset manufacturer, have admitted that digital motion sickness is one of their biggest problems. 12. From the text, we know that cyber
38、sickness _.A. is completely equal to motion sickness B. affects up to 80% of the population.C. leads to peoples feelings of sickness and unsteadiness D. is caused by seeing fast moving objects around13. Whats the difference between motion sickness and digital sickness?A. Digital sickness means suffe
39、rers see movement but do not feel it.B. Digital sickness means sufferers feel movement but do not see it.C. Motion sickness means sufferers see movement but do not feel it.D. Motion sickness means sufferers dont see or feel movement14. What does the underlined word “susceptible” in the last paragrap
40、h mean?A. likely to accept B. likely to be affectedC. likely to suspect D. likely to be cured15. This passage is most probably _.A. a science fiction B. a newspaper ad C. a book review D. a science news report【答案】 12.C13.A14.B15.D【解析】试题分析: 手机的兴起带来了很多的社会问题，但是同时它也会对你的身体造成坏的影响。研究表明， “数字疾病”正在侵扰人们的健康，这种病
41、症对于现代人是隐形的威胁。12.C 细节理解题。由“Scientists have identified a condition called “cybersickness”, which they say is the digital version of motion sickness.”可知，“ 数码症”会让人头晕呕吐。故选C。13.A 细节理解题。由“The mismatch in digital sickness is the oppositeyou see movement on the screen but do not feel it.”可知，“数字头晕”是你感受不到运动但是“
42、运动头晕”可以。故选 A。14.B 词义猜测题。从后面一句的“as well”可推测，女性应该是比男性更容易受到侵扰。Accept 承认； affected 受影响；suspect 可疑； cured 治愈。故选 B。15.D 主旨大意题。文章讲了一项关于“数码症”的新的科学研究，所以最可能出现在科学报纸上。a science fiction 科学小说；a newspaper ad 报纸广告；a book review 复习用书。故选 D。考点：考查科普类短文阅读。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
43、填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 有 两 项 为多 余 选 项 。When we think about the dreams we have, it is surprising to see how many people failed even if they could have succeeded. So today Im going to tell you five ways to kill your dreams. Believe in overnight success. Everyone knows the story of a tech guy who
44、built a mobile app and sold it for a lot of money. _16_ If you investigate further, you will find that he is well educated and has been working on the project for 20 years. Therefore, your overnight success is always a result of what youve done in your life. _17_ Constantly, people around you always
45、 have opinions on which path you should take. But whichever way you choose, there are other ways you have to pick as well. And one day you need to solve those problems yourself. Decide to rest when success is guaranteed. When your life is going great and everything is settime to rest. Actually, when
46、 youre growing towards a peak, you need to work even harder and find yourself another peak. If you were content with what youve accomplished, it would stop you from a greater success. _18_ Believe the fault is someone elses. I constantly see people saying, “I created this great product, but the mark
47、et is so bad.” If you have dreams, its your responsibility to make them happen. Yes, the market may be bad. But if no one bought your product, surely there is something there that is your fault. _19_ Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Achieving a dream is a short mom
48、ent, but your life is not. _20_ And the only way to really achieve all of your dreams is to fully enjoy every step of your journey. A. When we face difficulties, believe in ourselves. B. The overnight success inspires so many people.C. The story may seem real, but I bet its incomplete.D. Be responsible for your own dreams. E. Life is never about the goals themselves.F. Theres no time to settle down.G. Believe someone else has the answers for
