虹口區2019學年第一學期期終學生學習能力診斷測試高三英語試卷n.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.InnovationsthatwillchangetheclassroomAmericanschoolsaregoinghigh-tech.Manysymbolswestillassociatewithclassroomsandlearning,likechalkboards,pens,notebooks-evenclassrooms _1_ ---arequicklybecomingoutdated.AsthisweekmarksTheHuffingtonPost 's10thanniversary,we 'lltakealookatsomeproductsthat(introduce)toclassroominthepastdecadeandhavethepotentialtochangetheeducationallandscapeintheyears 3 (come).RemoteLearningSomeschoolsarecuttingdownonsnowdays,thankstotechnology.Ratherthangivingkidsthedayoff 4 weatherconditionsaretoodangerousforcommuting,theseschoolsareaskingstudentstofollowclassroomlessonsonline.Althoughkids5(hope)forasnowdaymaynotparticularlyappreciatetheseadvancementsindigitallearning,onlinelessonsallowthesekidstocompletetheircourseworkandstillinteractwithpeers.Somestudentswithmedicalconditions6 “go”toschoolviavitdeonferencingorevenwiththehelpofrobotsenabledwithvideochatthattheycancontrolremotely.eBooksDiscoveryEducationhasbeenreplacingtraditionaltextbookswithoriginal “techbooks”forsi“techbooks”canalsobeswitchedptonishorFrench,Kinneysaid, 7 allowssomeparentswhodon'tspeakEnglishtohelptheirkidswiththeirhomework.EducationalGamesIn-classgamingoptionshaveevolvedtoineludemoreeducationaloptions.GlassLabcreateseducationalgamesthatarenowbeingusedinmorethan6,000classroomsacrossthecountry.Teachersgetreatimeupdatesonstudentsprogressaswellassuggestionson_8_subjectstheyneedtospendmoretimeperfecting.TheInternetandotherdigitaltoolshavesomedrawbacks.They'reoftendistracting,9 mostdevelopmentshaveexcitingimplicationsforthefuture.Overthelast10years,technologicalinnovationshavemadeeducationmoreinteractive,immediateand 10 (personalize),--andhaveshownusthepotentialformoreaccessibleandeffectiveclassrooms.【答案】1.themselveshavebeenintroducedtocome4.when/if5.hoping6.can7.which8.what9.but10.personalized【解析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了過去十年間一些改變課堂的創新。【1題詳解】考查代詞。句意：美國的學校正在向高科技發展， 許多我們仍然與教室和學習聯系在一起的符號， 如黑板、筆、筆記本——甚至教室本身——正在迅速過時。根據句意可知此處指“它們自己”，用反身代詞，故填themselves。【2題詳解】考查時態語態。句意：我們來看看過去十年中引入課堂的一些產品，這些產品有可能在未來幾年改變教育格局。根據時間狀語“inthepastdecade'可知此處強調過去的動作對現在造成的影響， 用現在完成時，that在定語從句中指代先行詞 someproducts,與introduce之間是被動關系，所以用現在完成時的被動語態， someproducts是復數，謂語動詞也用復數形式，故填 havebeenintroduced。【3題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：在過去的 考查形容詞。句意：在過去的 10年里，技術創新使教育更加互動、即時和個性化，并向我們展示了更方便考查考查betodo結構。句意同上。betodo表將來，表示“按計劃或安排要做或發生 事”，故填tocome。/當天氣狀況對上下班示主動，/當天氣狀況對上下班示主動，題詳解】考查時間/條件狀語從句。句意：由于技術的發展，一些學校在雪天減少了教學，如果來說太危險，這些學校不會給孩子放一天假，而是要求學生在網上學習課堂課程。根據句意可知本句可以用if引導條件狀語從句，表示“如果”，也可以用when引導時間狀語從句，表示“當……的時候”，when/if。題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：盡管希望雪天到來的孩子可能并不特別欣賞數字化學習的這些進步，但在線課程允許這些孩子完成他們的課程，并且仍然與同齡人互動。kids與hope之間是邏輯上的主謂關系,用現在分詞做后置定語，故填hoping。題詳解】考查情態動詞。句意：一些有健康問題的學生可以通過視頻甚至遠程控制的視頻聊天機器人來上學。空can。can。題詳解】考查非限定性定語從句。句意：Kinney說，這些科技書籍也可以轉換成西班牙語或法語，這使得一些不會說英語的家長可以幫助孩子做作業。此處為非限定性定語從句，關系詞指代整個主句內容并在從句中做主語，故填which。【8題詳解】考查賓語從句。句意：教師可以實時了解學生的進步情況，并對他們需要花更多時間完善哪些課程提出建議。此處為賓語從句，從句中的perfecting缺少賓語，故填what。【9題詳解】考查連詞。句意：它們往往會分散注意力，但大多數發展對未來都有令人興奮的影響。根據句意可知前后是轉折關系，故填but。10題詳解】moreinteractive禾口和有效的教室的潛力。此處為“ make+賓語+賓補”結構，此處用形容詞與前面的immediate并歹U做賓補，故填personalizedmoreinteractive禾口SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.pleasuiablfBalterationClikeliioodD.fominatelyE.thickeningF.immediaieG.physicallyHtemporaryI.shortnessJ.normalizeK.weakenedHowdoCigarettesAffecttheBody?Cigarettesaren'tgoodforus.Buthowexactlydocigarettesharmus?Let 'slookatwhathappeningredientsmaketheirwaythroughourbodies,andhowwebenefit _11_whenwefinallygiveupsmoking.Insidetheairwaysandlungs,smokeincreasesthe_12_ ofinfectionsaswellaslong-lastingdiseases.Itdoesthisbydamagingthetinyhair-liketissueswhichkeeptheairwaysclean.That 'soneofthereasonssmokileadtooxygenlossand_13_ofbreath.Withinabout10seconds,thebloodstreamcarriesastimulantcallednicotinetothebrain,creatingthe14sensationswhichmakesmokinghighlyaddictive.Nicotineandotherchemicalsfromthecigarette,atthesametime,causetightnessofbloodtubes,restrictingbloodflow.Theseeffectsonbloodtubesleadto_15_ofbloodtubewalls,increasingthepossibilityofheartattacksandstrokes.Manyofthechemicalsinsidecigarettescanactivatedangerous 16inthebody'sDNAthatmakecancersform.Infact,aboutoneofeverythreecancerdeathsintheUnitedStatesiscausedbysmoking.Anditcancer.Smokingcancausecancerinmultipletissuesandorgans,aswellasdamagedeyesightand_17_ bones.Itmakesitharderforwomentogetpregnant.Andinmen,itcancauseIong-termdamagesofbodyfunctions.Butforthosewhoquitsmoking,there 'sahugepositiveupsidewjth3alm_oaitidIong-lastingphysicalbenefits.Adayafterceasing,heartattackriskbeginstodecreaseasbloodpressureandheartrates19 .Lungsbecomehealthierafteraboutonemonth,withlesscoughing.Aftertenyears,thechancesofdevelopingfatallungcancergodownby50%,probablybecausethebody 'sabilitytorepairDNAisonceagainrestored.There'nopointpretendingthisisalleasytoachieve.Quittingcanleadtoanxietyanddepression.Butfortunately,sucheffectsareusually20 .Adviceandsupportgroupsandmoderateintensityexercisealsohelpsmokersstaycigarette-free.That'dsngeowos,sincequittingputsyouandyourbodyonthepathbacktohealth.【答案】11.G12.C13.I14.A15.E16.B17.K18.F19.J20.H【解析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了吸煙是如何影響我們的健康的。【11題詳解】考查副詞。句意：讓我們看看當它們成分進入我們身體時會發生什么，以及當我們最終戒煙時，我們是如何從身體上受益的。修飾動詞benefit用副詞，根據“whenwefinallygiveupsmoking.”可知此處表示“在身體上”，故填G。12題詳解】考查名詞。句意：在呼吸道和肺部，煙霧增加了感染和長期根據“ofinfectionsaswellaslong-lastingdisease13題詳解】考查名詞。句意：這就是吸煙導致缺氧和呼吸急促的oxygenloss”可知此處表示“呼吸急促”，sh14題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：在大約10秒鐘內，血液中攜覺，使吸煙非常上癮。修飾名詞 sensations用形容表示“令人愉悅的”，故填A。填C。名詞，根據考查名詞。句意：在呼吸道和肺部，煙霧增加了感染和長期根據“ofinfectionsaswellaslong-lastingdisease13題詳解】考查名詞。句意：這就是吸煙導致缺氧和呼吸急促的oxygenloss”可知此處表示“呼吸急促”，sh14題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：在大約10秒鐘內，血液中攜覺，使吸煙非常上癮。修飾名詞 sensations用形容表示“令人愉悅的”，故填A。填C。名詞，根據之一。做動詞leadto的賓essofbreathtive”可知此處makesmokiincreases的賓語用名詞,，根據“w可能性。可知此處表示“可能性”呼吸急促故填奮劑進入大腦，產生令15題詳解】考查名詞。句意：這些對血管的影響會導致血管壁增厚，增加心臟病發作和中風的可能性。做動詞短語lead

to的賓語用名詞，根據“ofbloodtubewalls,increasingthepossibilityofheartattacksandstrokes.”可知此處表示“增厚”，故填E。【16題詳解】考查名詞。句意：香煙中的許多化學物質會激活人體DNA的危險變化，從而導致癌癥的形成。做動詞activate的賓語用名詞，根據“inthebody'sDNAthatmakecanceforsrm”可知此處表示“變化”，故填 B。【17題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：吸煙會導致多種組織和器官的癌癥，以及視力受損和骨骼衰弱。分析句子結構并結合句意可知此處需要用非謂語動詞做定語修飾名詞 bones，根據"damagedeyesight”可知此處表示"削弱的”，bones與weaken之間是邏輯上的動賓關系，表示被動，用過去分詞做定語，故填 K。【18題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：但對于那些戒煙的人來說，這是一個巨大的、積極的方面，幾乎可以立竿見影地長期受益。修飾名詞physicalbenefits用形容詞，根據空后說的戒煙一天后血壓和心率開始恢復正常可知此處表示“立即的”，故填F。19題詳解】考查動詞。句意：戒煙一天后，隨著血壓和心率恢復正常，心臟病發作的風險開始降低。此處缺少動詞做謂語，根據"heartattackriskbeginstodecrease”可知此處表示"恢復正常”，故填J。20題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：但幸運的是，SectionA這種影響通常是暫時的。此處缺少形容詞做表語，空前說戒煙會導致焦考查形容詞。句意：但幸運的是，SectionA處表示“暫時的”，故填IH.ReadingCompreDirections:ForeachCandD.FillineachChinaAInc.is慮和抑郁，再根據“ButH處表示“暫時的”，故填IH.ReadingCompreDirections:ForeachCandD.FillineachChinaAInc.is慮和抑郁，再根據“ButfollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,thewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.'sfiercelycompetitive-cdommesetriceemarket.ThecompanytoldsellersonThursdaythatitwouldnoIonger21itsthird-partyonlinemarketplaceorprovidesellerservicesonitsChinesewebsite,Amaz. 22‘domesticcompanieswillnoIongerbeabletosellproductstoChineseconsumersonitse-commerceplatform.Thedecisionmarksanendtoalong23byAmerica'-commercegiantsintheChinesemarket.ThefirmsenteredtheChinesemarketwithgreatattentionintheearly2000s,onlyto24inthefaceofcompetitionfromChina'sfaotengInternetgiants.Amazonhasbeenintalksto 25itse-commercebusinessforgoodsimportedintoChinawithaChinesecompetitor,NetEaseInc.'sKaola,inafotoclstocktransaction（交易），accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter.ThatwouldremovetheAmazonnamefrom26e-commerceinChina.Neithercompanywouldconfirmtheprogressordetailsofthose27 ,norwouldtheysayiftheyarecontinuing.Inawrittenstatement,Amazonsaiditremained28toChinathroughitsglobalstores,Kindlebusinessesandwebservices.AmazonChina 'spresidentwouldleavetotakeonanotherrolewithimthethcompacompanysaid.TheChinaconsumer-businessteamwillreport29tothecompany'sglobalteam.WhenAmazonfirstenteredChinain2004withthe_30一ofJ,itwasthelargestonlinesellerforbooks,musicandvideothere.MostChineseconsumerswereusingcash-on-deliveryastheirtoformof31 .Today,AmazonChinachieflycaterstocustomerslookingforimportedinternationalgoodssuchascosmeticsandmilkpowderandisa（n） _32_playerintheboomingChinesee-commercemarket.AmazonChinacommandedjust6%ofgrossmarketvolumeintheniche（細分的）cross-bordere-commercemarketinthefourthquarterof2018,versusNetEaseKaola 33 'asid!5hfe32%heldbyAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd. 'sTmallIntecmilChineseconsumersarebecomingmorefascinatedwith34brands.In2011,85%ofChineseconsumerssaidtheywouldalwaysbuyaforeignbrandoveradomesticone.By2016,60%ofrespondentssaidtheypreferreddomesticoverforeignbrands.ShaunRein,ChinaMarketresearch 'sfounder,saidAmTioaercegiants_35_obstaclesinChinabecausetheydidn 'tofferedtheproductsoruserexperieneethatconsumerswerelookingfor.21.A.assistB.expandC.operateD.tailor22.A.AsaresultB.BycontrastC.ForexampleD.Inaddition23.A.criticismB.negotiationC.struggleD.resolution24.A.interactB.withdrawC.splitD.survive25.A.associateB.combineC.exchangeD.supply26.A.time-consumingB.long-sufferingC.ever-lastingD.consumer-facing27.A.talksB.businessesC.competitionsD.instructions28.A.relatedB.accustomedC.exposedD.committed29.A.automaticallyB.directlyC.regularlyD.secretly30.A.breakdownB.improvementC.purchaseD.participation31.A.refundB.paymentC.sponsorshipD.trade32.A.complicatedB.criticalC.originalD.insignificant33.A.shareB.budgetC.volumeD.maximum34.A.foreignB.luxuriousC.domesticD.fashionable35.A.dealtwithB.forgotaboutC.gotthroughD.cameacross【答案】21.C22.A23.C 24.B25.B26.D 27.A28.D 29.B 30.C31.B32.D33.A34.C35.D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國電子商務巨頭亞馬遜在蓬勃發展的中國電子商務市場上吃癟，決定退出競爭激烈的中國市場。【21題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：該公司周四告訴賣家，將不再運營其第三方在線市場，也不再在其中國網站A上提供賣家服務。A.assist援助；b.expand擴張；C.operate運營、操作；D.tailor訂做。空前說亞馬遜正在退出競爭激烈的中國市場，因此它告訴賣家將不再運營第三方在線市場，故 C項正確。22題詳解】考查介詞短語辨析。句意：因此，國內企業將無法再通過其電子商務平臺向中國消費者銷售產品。 A.Asaresult因此；B.Bycontrast相比之下；C.Forexample例如；D.Inaddition此外。由于亞馬遜宣布不再運營其第三方在線市場，也不再在其中國網站A上提供賣家服務，因此國內企業將無法再通過其電子商務平臺向中國消費者銷售產品，故A項正確。23題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這一決定標志著美國電子商務巨頭在中國市場長期斗爭的結束。A.criticism批評；B.negotiation談判；C.struggle斗爭；D.resolution解決。亞馬遜退出競爭激烈的中國市場自然是標志著它在中國市場長期斗爭的結束，故C項正確。【24題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這些公司在21世紀初以極大的關注進入中國市場，但在面對中國行動迅猛的互聯網巨頭的競爭時卻退出了（敗下陣來）。A.interact相互作用；B.withdraw退出；C.split離開；D.survive幸存。上文說亞馬遜正在退出競爭激烈的中國市場，因此此處指“退出”，故 B項正確。【25題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：據一位知情人士透露，亞馬遜一直在與中國競爭對手網易旗下的考拉海購進行商談，希望將其進口中國商品的電子商務業務與之合并，進行以股換股交易。associate聯系；B.combine聯合、合并；C.exchange交換；D.supply供應。根據空后的"itse-commercebusinessforgoodsimportedintoChinawithaChinesecompetitor,NetEaseInc. -for-'stoscKkaola,inastocktransaction”可知，亞馬遜與競爭對手網易旗下的考拉海購進行商談，希望將其進口中國商品的電子商務業務與之合并，進行以股換股交易，故B項正確。【26題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這將使亞馬遜這個名字從中國面向消費者的電子商務中消失。 A.time-consuming耗費時間的；B.long-suffering堅忍的；C.ever-lasting永恒的；D.consumer—facing面向消費者的。根據常識可知，像亞馬遜和考拉海購這樣的電子商務平臺都是面向消費者的，故 D項正確。【27題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：兩家公司都不愿證實談判的進展或細節，也不愿透露談判是否繼續。 A.talks談話、談判；B.businesses生意；C.competitions競爭；D.instructions指令。根據上文中的"Amazonhasbeenintalksto”可知此處指“談判”，故A項正確。

28題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：亞馬遜在一份書面聲明中表示，將繼續通過其全球商店、電子書業務和網絡服務致力于中國市場。A.related相關；B.accustomed習慣于；C.exposed接觸、暴露于；D.committed致力于。根據空后的“toChinathroughitsglobalstores,Kindlebusinessesandwebservices.”可知，雖然決定不再運營第三方在線市場，但亞馬遜將繼續通過其全球商店、電子書業務和網絡服務致力于中國市場，故D項正確。【29題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：中國消費者業務團隊將直接向公司的全球團隊匯報。A.automatically自動地；B.directly直接地；C.regularly定期地；D.secretly秘密地。空前說亞馬遜表示，中國總裁將離職，因此中國消費者業務團隊將不用通過總裁而直接向公司匯報工作，故B項正確。【30題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：2004年，亞馬遜首次進入中國，收購了卓越網，成為中國最大的在線圖書、音樂和視頻銷售商。 A.breakdown分解；B.improvement改善；C.purchase購買、收購；D.participation參與。根據空后的“ofJ,itwasthelargestonlinesellerforbooks,musicandvideothere.”可知，通過收購卓越網，亞馬遜在當時成為了中國最大的在線圖書、音樂和視頻銷售商，故 C項正確。【31題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：大多數中國消費者使用貨到付款的支付方式。 A.refund退款；B.payment支付、付款；C.sponsorship贊助；D.trade交易。根據空前的"usingcash-on-delivery”可知此處指"貨到付款的支付方式”，故B項正確。【32題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：如今，“亞馬遜中國”主要面向的是那些希望購買化妝品和奶粉等進口國際商品的客戶，在蓬勃發展的中國電子商務市場上扮演的角色無足輕重。 A.complicated復雜的；B.critical批D項正確。評的；C.original最初的；D.insignificant無關緊要的。根據空后的“playerintheboomingChinesee-commercemarket.D項正確。33題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：2018年第四季度，亞馬遜中國在跨境電商市場的份額僅為6%，而網易考拉海購和阿里巴巴集團旗下天貓國際的份額分別為 25%和32%°A.share份額；B.budget預算；C.volume音量；D.maximum最大量。根據空前的百分比可知此處指“份額”，故A項正確。【34題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：中國消費者對國產品牌越來越著迷。 A.foreign外國的；B.luxurious奢華的；C.domestic國內的；D.fashionable時尚的。空后說2011年，85%的中國消費者表示，他們總是會購買外國品牌而不是國內品牌，到2016年，60%的受訪者表示，他們更喜歡國內品牌，而不是國外品牌，這說明中國消費者越來越青睞國產品牌，故C項正確。【35題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：中國市場研究公司創始人肖恩雷表示，美國電子商務巨頭在中國遇到障礙，是因為他們沒有提供消費者所期待的產品或用戶體驗。 A.dealtwith處理；B.forgotabout忘記；C.gotthrough熬過；D.cameacross遇到。上文說亞馬遜正在退出競爭激烈的中國市場，這說明它在中國市場吃癟，遇到了障礙，故D項正確。【點睛】本篇第14空難度較大，抓住空后介紹的消費者態度的轉變是關鍵，根據空后的“ In2011,85%ofChineseconsumerssaidtheywouldalwaysbuyaforeignbrandoveradomesticone.By2016,60%ofrespondentssaidtheypreferreddomesticoverforeignbrands.”可知，2011年，85%的中國消費者表示，他們總是會購買外國品牌而不是國內品牌，到2016年，60%的受訪者表示，他們更喜歡國內品牌，而不是國外品牌，這一數據變化表明中國消費者越來越青睞國產品牌，故 C項（domestic）正確。SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Englishpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)

PeopleworrythatdevelopmentsinArtificialIntelligenee,orA」.,willbringaboutapointinhistorywhenA.I.overtakeshumanintelligence,leadingtoanunimaginablerevolutioninhumanaffairs.Ortheywonderwhetherinsteadofourcontrollingartificialintelligence,itwillcontrolus.Thesituationmaynotariseforhundredsofyearstocome,butthisdoesneanwehavenothingto'ctrryabout.Onthecontrary,TheA.I.productsthatnowexistareimprovingfasterthanmostpeoplerealizeandpromisetofundamentallytransformourworld,notalwaysforthebetter.Theyareonlytools,notacompetingformofintelligence.Buttheywillreshapewhatworkmeansandhowwealthiscreated.UnliketheIndustrialRevolutionandtheComputerRevolution,theA.I.revolutionisnottakingcertainjobsandreplacingthemwithotherjobs.Instead,itisbelievedtocauseawide-scaleeliminationofjobs--mostlylower-payingjobs,butsomehigher-payingones,too.ThistransformationwillresultinenormousprofitsforthecompaniesthatdevelopA.I.,aswellasforthecompaniesthatadoptit.Wearethusfacingtwodevelopmentsthatdonotsiteasilytogether;enormouswealthconcentratedinrelativelyfewhandsandenormousnumbersofpeopleoutofwork.Whatistobedone?tgoThesePartoftheanswerwillinvolveeducatingorretrainingpeopleintasksA.I.toolsarentgoTheseintelligenceispoorlysuitedforjobsinvolvingcreativity,planningand -field”thinking.Buttheseskillsaretypicallyrequiredbyhigh-payingjobsthatmaybehardtoretraindisplacedworkerstodo.Morepromisingarelower-payingjobsinvolvingthe “peopleskills”thatA.I.lacks:socialworkers,barHlp!refelsleene^requiringhumaninteraction.Buthowmanybarmendoesasocietyreallyneed?Thesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemploymentwillinvolve “servicejobsoflove.cannotdo,thatsocietyneedsandthatgivepeopleasenseofpurpose.Examplesincludeaccompanyinganolderpersontovisitadoctor,helpingatanorphanageandservingasasponsoratcharityorganization.Thevolunteerservicejobsoftoday,inotherwords,mayturnintotherealjobsofthefuture.Othervolunteerjobsmaybehigher-payingandprofessional,suchascompassionatemedialserviceproviders.Inallcases,peoplewillbeabletochoosetoworkfewerhoursthantheydonow.InwhataspectistheI.revolutiondifferentfromtheIndustrialortheComputerrevolution?TheA.I.revolutionwillfinallybecomeonebeyondhuman'scontrol.A.I.isbelievedtoleadtoapointinhistorywhenittakesoverhumanintelligence.Higher-payingjobswilltaketheplaceoflower-payingonesintheA.I.revolution.Itmaybringaboutmassunemploymenttomatterhowmuchemployeesarepaid.Theunderlinedword“promising”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto A.promotional B.demandingC.guaranteed D.potentialWhatdoestheauthorsuggestinthefaceoftheA.I.revolution?A.Itissensibletoencouragepeopletotakevolunteerjobs.Peopleshouldbeinstructedtodolessdemandingjobs.Theproblemofjoblosscanbesolvedbycreatinglower-payingjobs.Jobsrequiringknowledgeindifferentfieldsaresuitablefordisplacedworkers.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheA.I.RevolutionCreatesNewJobOpportunities.ChallengestheA.I.RevolutionBringstoJobMarket.ADouble-edgedSword:theA.I.Revolution.D.InterrelationshipbetweenA.I.andUnemployment.【答案】36.D37.D38.A39.B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了人工智能革命給就業市場帶來的挑戰以及應對辦法。【36題詳解】細節理解題。根據第三段中的“Instead,itisbelievedtocauseawide-scaleeliminationofjobs--mostlylower-payingjobs,butsomehigher-payingones,too. ”可知，與工業革命和計算機革命不同的是，人工智能革命被認為會導致大規模的失業——大部分是低收入的工作，但也有一些高收入的工作，故D項正確。【37題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞前的“PartoftheanswerwillinvolveeducatingorretrainingpeopleintasksA.I.toolsaren'gtoodat.Artificialintelligenceispoorlysuitedforjobsinvolvingcreativity,planningand“cross-fieldthinking.Buttheseskillsaretypicallyrequiredbyhigh-payingjobsthatmaybehardtoretraindisplacedworkerstodo.”可知，部分答案將涉及到在人工智能工具不擅長的任務中對人們進行教育或再培訓，人工智能不適合從事創造性、計劃性和“跨領域”思維的工作。但這些技能通常是高薪工作所需要的，而這些工作可能很難再培訓失業工人，因此此處是說更有可能的是薪水較低的工作，包括A.I.缺乏的“人際交往技能”：社會工作者、酒吧招待、門衛——需要人際交往的職業，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“可能的”，故D項正確。【38題詳解】推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段中的“Thesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemploymentwillinvolve“servicejobsoflove.””可知，解決大規模失業問題的辦法將涉及“愛的服務性工作”，再結合本段最后一句“Thevolunteerservicejobsoftoday,inotherwords,mayturnintotherealjobsofthefuture.”可知，換言之，今天的志愿服務工作可能會變成未來真正的工作，由此可知，面對人工智能革命，作者認為鼓勵人們從事志愿工作是明智的，故A項正確。【39題詳解】主旨大意題。通讀全文，特別是根據第四段中的“Wearethusfacingtwodevelopmentsthatdonotsiteasilytogether;enormouswealthconcentratedinrelativelyfewhandsandenormousnumbersofpeopleoutofwork.Whatistobedone?”可知，本文主要介紹了人工智能革命給就業市場帶來的挑戰以及應對辦法，故 B項正確。【點睛】本篇第2題詞義猜測題難度較大，抓住畫線詞上下文兩種工作的對比關系是關鍵，根據畫線詞前的“PartoftheanswerwillinvolveeducatingorretrainingpeopleintasksA.I.toolsaren'gtoodat.Artificialintelligenceispoorlysuitedforjobsinvolvingcreativity,planningand -field”thinking.B“utcrthoesseskillsaretypicallyrequiredbyhigh-payingjobsthatmaybehardtoretraindisplacedworkerstodo.”可知，部分答案將涉及到在人工智能工具不擅長的任務中對人們進行教育或再培訓， 人工智能不適合從事創造性、計劃性和“跨領域”思維的工作，但這些技能通常是高薪工作所需要的，而這些工作可能很難再培訓失業工人，因此此處是說與這些很難再培訓失業工人的高薪工作相比， 更有可能的是薪水較低的工作，包括A.I.缺乏的“人際交往技能”：社會工作者、酒吧招待、門衛——需要人際交往的職業，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“可能的”。(B)AdvancedRechargeableDigitalHearingAidTechnologyOnly$229!ThenewAdvancedHearClearHCR3rechargeablehearingandcombinesadvancedtechnologywithalowpricetoprovideyouwithoutstandingvalue.

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Built-inprogramsfordifferentlisteningsituations.Easyaccesstochangingbatteries.Digitalsoundprocessingchip.Simpleadjustmentswithoutprofessionalhelp.①③ B.①③④C.②③④ D.①②③Onereasonwhybuyingapairofhearingaidsisrecommendedisthat .theHCR3guarantees100%refundifboughtinpairsitwillsaveconsumersupto$20forapairofhearingaidshumansarepre-programmedtobetterhearwithtwoearspeoplecanheartriplebetterinvarioussituationwithtwohearingaids【答案】40.C41.B42.C【解析】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了HCR3助聽器的相關信息。【40題詳解】細節理解題。根據最后一段中的“(only$229eachwhenyoubuyapair).”可知，成對購買的話每個229美元，因此如果你想買一對 HCR3助聽器，你要付458(229X2)美元，故C項正確。【41題詳解】細節理解題。根據倒數第三段中的“TheHCR3ispackedwiththesamekeytechnologiesthatallhighenddigitalhearingaidsshare”可知，HCR3配備了所有高端數字助聽器共享的關鍵技術，再根據倒數第二段中的“youwon'thavetokeepchangingthebatteries! ”及“TheHCR3ispre-programmedformostB項正確。moderatetosignificanthearinglosses,soyouwon'tneedprofessionalappointmentstomakecostlyadjustments.”可知，你不必一直更換電池，而且HCR3是為大多數中度至重度聽力損失預先編程的，因此您不需要專業的預約來進行昂貴的調整，因此這款助聽器的特征包括有適合不同的聽力情況的內置程序、B項正確。42題詳解】細節理解題。根據EvenBetterInPairs!部分的一段中的“Yourbrainisdesignedtousebothearsworkingtogether.Infact,studiesshowthatyoumaybeabletohearupto3timesbetterinnoisysituationswhenusingtwohearingaids.”可知，你的大腦被設計成兩只耳朵一起工作。事實上，研究表明，兩只耳朵一起使用助聽器時，在嘈雜的環境中，你的聽力可能會提高三倍，由此可知，人類用兩只耳朵聽得效果更好是作者推薦買一對助聽器的原因之一，故C項正確。(C)Forseveraldecades,therehasbeenanextensiveandorganizedcampaignintendedtogeneratedistrustinscience,fundedbyregulatedindustriesandlibertarianthinktanks(自由主義智囊團)whoseinterestsandbeliefsarethreatenedbythefindingsofmodernscience.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessofscience.Afterall,scientistshavebeenrightaboutmostthings,fromthestructureoftheuniversetotherelativityoftimeandspace.Quotingsuccessesisn 'twrong,butformanypeopleit W'hastnisotyppeicrsaullaysdiveec.laredtobethescientificmethod--developasupposition,thendesignanexperimenttotestit--isn'twhatscientistsactuallydo.Scienceisactivesothatnewmethodsgetinventedandoldonesgetabandoned.Thescientificmethoddoesn'talwayswork.Falsetheoriescanproducetrueresults,soevenifanexperimentworks,itdoesn 'tprovethdesignedtotestittrue.Ifthereisnoidentifiablescientificmethod,thenwhatistheguaranteefortrustinscience?Theansweristhemethodsbywhichthoseclaimsareevaluated.Ascientificclaimisneveracceptedastrueuntilithasgonethroughalongprocessofexaminationbyfellowscientists.Untilthispoint,scientificfeedbackistypicallyfairlyfriendly.Butthenextstepisdifferent:oncethepaperisready,itispresentedtoascientificjournal,wherethingsgetawholelottougher.Editorsdeliberatelysendscientificpaperstopeoplewhoarenotfriendsorcolleaguesoftheauthors,andthejoboftherevieweristofinderrorsorotherinadequacies.Wecallthisprocess“peethereviewersarescientificpeersbuttheyactintheroleofasuperiorwhohasboththerightandtheobligationtofindfault.Itisonlyafterthereviewersandtheeditoraresatisfiedthatanyproblemshavebeenfixedthatthepaperisacceptedforpublicationandentersthebodyof “science.”Doesthisprocessevergowrong?Ofcourse.Scientistsarehuman.Butifwelookcarefullyathistoricalcaseswheresciencewentwrong,typicallytherewasnoagreementreachedbyall.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldnottrustsciencebecausescientistsare “alwayschangingtheirminds.”Whileexamplesoftrulysettledscienoverturnedarefarfewerthanissometimesclaimed,theydoexist.Butthebeautyofthisscientificprocessisthatitexplainswhatmightotherwiseappearparadoxical（矛盾的）:thatscienceproducesbothnovelty（新穎性）andstability.Newobservations,ideas,interpretationsintroducenovelty:trans-formativequestioningleadstocollec