U!川省廣安市第二中學校2022-2023學年高三上學期一診模擬考試英語試題U!學校:姓名：班級：考號：一、閱讀理解Asafirst-timee-paperuser,Iamnotsureifallthemomentarypixilation（像素）isnormal.Thesizeisidealformynew-teenager.Therearehardlyanyannoyancesandthekidseemsenjoyingtheexperience.Theparentalcontrolsare,mildlyput,inadequate.Iwouldanticipatebeingabletodefinelock-downtimingsandlimitusagedurationforadevicetargetedatkids.—MikiThisissuchalifesaver!Mysonreadsbooksconstantly.Weweredoingourbesttobuybooksandusethelibrary,butitwashittingourwalletshard.WiththeKindleFreeTimeincludedwiththisKindlekidsedition,hehasaccesstothousandsofbooks.Igettosettheageappropriatelimitsonthebookaccess.Asweliveonatightbudget,it'sgreattohaveaone-yearfreesubscriptiontoFreeTime.—BillieJustreceivedthisdevicetodayandI'mreadytothrowitoutthewindow.Navigationishorribleandevencustomerserviceadmittedthattheydon'tknowhowtohelp.Ifsanightmaretryingtogetyourfreesubscriptionsetupastheyjustkeepredirectingyoutosetupa30-daytrialandbechargedafter.Tilbecancellingeveiythingandsendingthisbackassoonaspossible.-CatherineThisisareader'skindle.Wewantourchildrentoread——notplayvideogamesallday.Fromthemomentwereceivedthisdeviceasagift,ourkidshadimmediateaccessto55booksthatwehadpurchasedthroughourAmazonaccount.Nowtheycancarryaroundawholelibraryofbooks.Nottomentionallofthefreeoutofcopyrightmaterialthatisavailable.---NorahWhatdoesBilliesayaboutKindle?A.Itcansavehisson'slife.B.Ithasnoparentalcontrols.A.Itcansavehisson'slife.B.Ithasnoparentalcontrols.C.Itsaveshimalotofmoney.D.Itoffersfreebookspermanently.C.Itsaveshimalotofmoney.D.Itoffersfreebookspermanently.Whomaygivethedevicethelowestrating?C.Catherine. D.NorahB.Diaryentries.C.Catherine. D.NorahB.Diaryentries.D,Customerreviews.Whatarethefourtexts?A.Bookreports.C?Tabletadvertisements.ElonMuskisn'tcontentwithelectriccars,shootingpeopleintoorbitandpopulatingMars.Healsowantstogetinsideyourbrain.Hisgoalistodevelopdevicesthatcanprovidetreatmenttoneural（神經的）diseases-andthatmayonedaybepowerfulenoughtoputhumanityonanequalfootingwithpossiblefuturesuperintelligentcomputers.Notthatit'sanywhereclosetothatyet.InavideoFridayobviouslyaimedatseekingnewemployees,MuskshowedoffthesecondversionoftheNeuralink,adeviceaboutthesizeofalargecoin.Itsdesignedtobeputinaperson'shead.Anearlierversionofthedevicehastobeplacedbehindanearlikeahugehearingaid.Buttheyoungcompanyisfarfromhavingacommercialproduct,whichwouldinvolvecomplexhumantrialsandgovernmentalapproval.Friday'svideoshowedthreepigs.One,namedGertrude,hadaNeuralinkdeviceinitsbrain.Musk,afounderofboththeelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotorsandthespace-explorationfirmSpaceX,hasalwaysbeenworriedaboutthatsmarterAImachineswilloutwithumans.Hissolution?Linkourbrainstocomputerssowecankeepupwithorevenwinovertheminintelligence!Muskurgedcoders（程序員），engineersandespeciallypeoplewhohaveactuallycreatedaproducttoapply.nYoudon'tneedtohavebrainexperience/hesaid,addingthatthisissomethingthatcanbelearnedonthejob.Connectingabrainupdirectlytoelectronicsisnotnew.DoctorshavealreadyputsimilardevicesinbrainstotreatsuchconditionsasParkinson'sdisease.In2016,researchersreportedthatamanregainedsomemovementinhisownhandwithasimilarbrainimplant.ButMusk'sproposalgoesbeyondthis.Neuralinkwantstobuildonthoseexistingmedicaltreatmentsandworkondevicesthatcouldlinkourbrainstocomputersoneday.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefirstversionoftheNeuralink?A.Itissmallerthanahearingaid. B.Itcanbeputinaperson*shead.C.Ithastobeplacedbehindtheear. D.Itisalreadyavailableatthemarket.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“outwit"inparagraph6?A.Copy. B.Defeat. C.Understand.D.Destroy.WhatkindofcandidatesdoesElonMuskparticularlywant?Someonewhoalsowantstocreatethesamedevice.Doctorswhoalreadyknowhowtotreatbraindiseases.Peoplewhohavealreadydesignedsomeuniqueproduct.Engineerswhoaregoodatlinkingbrainstocomputers.Whereisthistextlikelyfrom?A.Anadvertisement.B.Atestreport.C.Asciencefiction.D.Anewsreport.Languageisthebridgethatconnectspeopleeverywhere.OnApril20,peoplearoundtheworldcelebratedtheUnitedNationsChineseLanguageDay.Tomarktheoccasion,theUNOfficeatGeneva,Switzerland,organizedthefirstChineseLanguageVideoFestival（CLVF）.Participantsfrom27countries,includingtheUS,theUK,France,Germany,ItalyandJapan,tookpartintheone-hourspecialevent,sharingtheirpassionfortheChineselanguageandculturethroughshortvideos.Over340videosubmissions（提交）toldtouchingstoriesaboutacivilized,modemandyouthfulChinathroughparticipants9personalexperiencesinthecountry.Thoughsomepeoplefindthelanguagedifficulttolearn,mostfindittoberewarding.ForM.YousaffromPakistan,learningChinesegavehimabetterperspective（視角）andinsightintotheculture."LearningChineseisnotjustlearningalanguage.IVsalanguageofoneofthebiggestpopulationsintheworldJYousafsaid."Ifyouknowthislanguage,youknowthecivilizationandmindofthepeople.”Ofcoursethelanguageitselfisunique,particularlyconsideringit'stonal（音調的）foundation."TonesareimportantbecausealotofChinesesyllables（音節）soundsimilaroreventhesame-thetonechangestheirmeaning,“saidMikeFuksman,anAmericanlivinginBeijing.TorememberChinesecharacters,youcanconnectthemwithpicturesandmakesomeshortstories.ManypeoplefinditisimportanttouseimaginationwhenlearningChinese.Forexample,theChinesecharacterfor"tea"hassomelinesofgrass,theroofofahouseandpeopledrinkingtea.Learninganylanguagecomeswithbenefits,particularlyforthosewhoarealwayslookingtolearnmore.Sincesomelanguageshave"loanwords(夕卜來詞)“fromChinese,itmaybeeasierfbronetopickupKoreanorJapaneseafterstudyingChinese."IthelpedmesomuchwhenIstartedlearningJapanese/9saidYerdana.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph3?A.Totellthepurposeofthefestival. B.Tosummarizetheaboveparagraphs.C.Tointroducethefollowingparagraphs. D.Toexplaintheeventsofthecelebration.HowcanlearnersrememberChinesecharactersaccordingtothepassage?A.Makingnotes.B.Practicingwriting.C.LivinginChina.D.Usingimagination.WhatisthebenefitoflearningChineseaccordingtoYerdana?A.GreathelpinlearningJapanese. B.Gooddevelopmentoflearningability.C.Agoodunderstandingofthepeople. D.AbetterinsightintotheChineseculture.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThemethodoflearningChinese.B?HowtowriteChinesecharacterswell.C.Thebenefitsoflearningforeigncultures.D.AnewfestivalandsomestoriesaboutlearningChinese.Nomatterhowadvancedtechnologygets,itcanneverbeasubstituteforgooddoctorsandmedicalworkers.Duringthisyearalone,healthcareprofessionalsfromallovertheworldhavebeenputtingthemselvesinaharmfulwaytotreatCOVID-19patients.Intimeslikethisitismoreimportantthaneverthateveryonehasaccesstoadoctor.But,accordingtostatisticsfromtheWHO,Chinahas19.79medicaldoctorsper10,000people(2017),theUShas26.12,andtheUKhas27.86.However,theriseoftelemedicineallowsdoctorstomakebetteruseoftheirtimeandprovidesbetterhealthcareaccess,especiallyforthoseinruralareas.Telemedicineistheremotedeliveryofhealthcareservices,includingonlineconsultationsanddiagnoses,andremotepatientmonitoring.AccordingtotheWorldEconomyForum,nearlyeveryotherindustryadoptedwidespreaduseofconferencecalls,andmorerecently,usedvideochatsinordertocooperateremotely,whilehealthcareprovidersandpatientsbothhesitatedtoadoptthesetoolstodeliverhealthcare.However,COVID-19couldpushthemtoadoptthenewapproach.Havingoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsintheworld,Switzerlandalreadyoffersvirtualvideoappointmentsforprivatepatients,andwithcloudcomputing,thiscarecangoevenfurther.Withpatientdatabeingstoredinthecloud,medicalrecordscanbeeasilysharedandupdatedbyallhealthcareproviderswhenrequired.Withtheadditionofpowerfulcloudnetworks,wearabletechnology,suchasbracelets,canmonitorapatient'skeysignsfromtheirhomes,removingtheneedforhospitalcare.Seema,administratorofMedicareandMedicaidCentre,toldtheWallStreetJournal,“Thearrivaloftelehealthhasbeenjustcompletelyspeeded,andit'stakenthiscrisistopushustoanewfrontier.^^Indeed,telemedicinewillhaveahugeeffectonmedicalcare,allowingformorepersonalizedtreatmentofpatientsafterCOVID-19hasrelieved.Whatservicedoesn'ttelemedicineoffertoonlinepatients?A. Onlineoperations. B. Onlineconsultations.C. Remotepatientmonitoring. D. Virtualvideoappointments.WhatisSeema'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftelemedicine?A. Worried. B. Doubtful.C. Optimistic. D. Cautious.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?Thenumberofmedicaldoctorsper10,000isrelativelysmallinChina.TheUKhasthelargestnumberofmedicaldoctorsintheworld.OnlySwitzerlandhasthemostdevelopedmedicalsystemintheworld.Conferencecallsandvideochatshavebeenusedwidelyintelemedicine.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ThesideeffectsofCOVID-19 B.OnlinemedicalcareC.Theshortageofmedicalcare D.Theadvancedmedicaltechnology二、七選五HowtosurviveastampedeAtleast154peoplewerekilledandmorethan100othersinjuredinastampede（驚逃）accidentthatoccurredatItaewon,Seoul,Korea,duringaHalloweengathering,localauthoritiessaidearlySundaymorning.Whatshouldwedoincaseofsimilarcrowdingandtrampling（踩踏）accidents?Hereareafewtipstoincreasethechancesofsurvivalinanincident.LookforexitsIfyouareinacrowd,afirstandmostimportantthingistomakeyourselffamiliarwithyoursurroundingsandmentallynoticealternateexits.1.6.Keepaneyeonthecrowd17,aspanicsituationscanoftenbeexpected.Whenindanger,afewsecondscanmakeallthedifference,givingyouthepossibilityoftakingadvantageofyourescapingrout已18Ifyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofamovingcrowddonotfightagainstthepressure,donotstandstillorsitdown,becauseyoucouldeasilygettrampled.Moveinthesamedirectionofthecrowdkeepingyourhandsupbyyourchestlikeaboxer-itgivesyoumovementandprotectsyourchest.ProtectyourheadIfyoufall,getupquickly.19,orifthatisnotpossible,thencoveryourheadwithyourarmsandcurlup.Donotlayonyourstomachorback,asthisdangerouslyexposesyourlungs.MovediagonallytowardstheexitAfteryou'repushedforward,likeinawavethere'saquietperiod.Inthatperiodisyourchancetomove,andthewayyoumoveisonadiagonal對角）,betweenpocketsofpeople.There'salwaysspacebetweenpeople.Acoupleofstepssideways,anotherwavesurge,thenanothercoupleofstepsinthenextquietperiod.20.AvoidanychokepointsKeeppacewiththecrowdBeawareofthegeneralatmosphereofthecrowdYoudon'twanttobeknockedunconsciousinthissituationYouworkyourwayoutthatwaytillyougettotheouteredgeNomatterwhereyouare,makesureyoualwaysknowhowtogetoutIfyoucan'tkeepmovingbycrawlinginthesamedirectionofthecrowd三、完形填空WhenBeverleyBurdeyneyturnedseventyfourlastyear,shestartedhavingproblemswithher21 ,notablydrynessanddiscomfort.nIwassimply22aterribleexperience,nMs.BurdeyneysaidatherhomeinToronto.nIfeltsohelplessandinsecurebecausethequalityofmy23wasaffected.nMs.Burdeyneytalkedtosomefriendswhohad24problemsanddiscoveredthattheywerelargelysufferingin25 ."Nobodychoosestotalkaboutitbecauseitseemsso26shesaid.nButmoreandmorearesufferingandlivesarebeing27 .Eventually,Ms.Burdeyneylearnedaboutplansforaneyeresearch,28atTelAvivUniversityinIsrael.Theresearchteam29CanadiandoctorAllanSlomovic,whohasdone30workoneyecareusingstemcells.Seeingarayofhope,Ms.Burdeyneybeganraising3jfortheprojectwithafriend,TorontobusinessmanMeyerZeifman.32shehasraised$110,000withanother$40,00033，Tmtryingtogetmoreandmorepeopleto34thattherearesolutions（解決辦法）saidMs.Burdeyney,atrainednursewhoisstillworkingasapersonaltrainerafter“Isaythereisnoold36,there'sonlyneglect（忽視）.Don'tstand37,dosomethingaboutit.*'Ms.Burdeyney38thatsheishopingtodomorefortheresearchproject.nIjustwanttobring39intopeopleeyesandthisisjustthe40.Thereisstillalongwaytogo”21.A.throatB,skinC.lungsD.eyes22.A.gettingoverB?goingthroughC.holdingonD.passingdown23.A.storyB?treatmentC.lifeD.relationship24.A.similarB.variousC-personalD.special25.A.turnB,peaceC.vainD.silence26.A.unbearableB,abnormalC.insignificantD.disturbing27.A.compromisedB?forgottenC.substitutedD.separated28.A.courseB.programC?paperD.conference29.A.informedB.doubtedC.includedD.dismissed30.A.part-timeB,controversialC.voluntaryD.ground-breaking31.A.moneyB,standardsC?awarenessD.questions32.A.AseverB.SofarC?InreturnD.Onceagain33.A.wastedB,donatedC-expectedD.earned34.A.imagineB?confirmC,rememberD.understand35.A,retirementB.childbirthC.graduationD.marriage36.A.timeB.ruleC.ageD.tale37.A.straightB.stillC,firmD.alone38.A.commentedB,learnedC.remindedD.added39.A.lightB.joyC.colorD.beauty40.A,futureB?beginningC.truthD.meaning四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內的單詞的正確形式。Afterservingasabackupcrewmemberfor24years,ChinesetaikonautDengQingming'sdreamis41(final)comingtrue-heisperforminghisfirstspacemissiononboardtheShenzhouXVspaceshipalong42twootherastronauts.ThenameofDeng,56yearsold,wasnotknownbymanypeopleuntilChina43(launch)theShenzhouXIIIspaceshipinOctoberlastyear.Thestoryoftheveteran(老兵)whorelentlessly(堅韌地)pursuedhisspacedreamdespite 44(serve)asabackupforyearsmovedmany.BominafarmingfamilyinEast