2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习话题语篇专攻练29新闻媒体一外研版.doc

2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习话题语篇专攻练29新闻媒体一外研版. 阅读理解A(xx潍坊模拟)Xiaoice, Microsofts latest artificial intelligence robot, was briefly released in xx, and returned to WeChat in xx, where she became a big hit. Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily, The New York Times reported. On WeChat, Xiaoice is an official account. After following it, users can start text-based conversations with Xiaoice. “Her incredible learning ability was why people loved to talk with Xiaoice, ”Liu Jinchang, a researcher at High-tech Research and Development Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology, told China Daily. Apart from her ability to identify photos and send emojis(表情符号)in conversations, Xiaoice gains 45 percent of her knowledge from interacting with users, China Daily reported. Chatbot programs first appeared in the mid-1960s in the US. Driven by top tech panies, they are being smarter and more mon. For instance, IBMs latest artificial intelligence program served as an academic consultant at Australias Deakin University, answering studentsquestions about course schedules and financial aid. Apples Siri and Amazons Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news, play music and even make jokes for their users. These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living rooms, The New York Times pointed out. However, it may take decades before scientists develop a“Samantha”, the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction filmHer. In the film, Samantha has a romantic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix. Many viewers were enthusiastic about this fantasy of virtual soul mates. 【文章大意】本文讲述的是人工智能程序的发展情况, 列举了微信上的聊天程序大受欢迎, IBM的人工智能程序能成为顾问, 但是目前这种程序主要应用在智能手机上, 人们期待它将来可以在手机以外的地方使用。1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean? A. She became a best seller. B. She became very powerful. C. She became a money maker. D. She became very popular. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据she became a big hit. Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily可知, 她在微信上大受欢迎, 很多中国人都喜欢与她聊天, 故选D。2. Which of the following can Xiaoice do? A. Do housework. B. Spread messages. C. Identify various photos. D. Read news to its users. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据her ability to identify photos and send emojis可知, 她有能力分辨照片和发送表情符号, 故选C。3. Which panys chatbot program can act as an academic consultant? A. Microsoft. B. IBM. C. Apple. D. Amazon. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据IBMs latest artificial intelligence program served as an academic consultant可知, IBM的最新人工智能程序可以作为学术顾问, 故选B。4. What can be learned from the last paragraph? A. Chatbots will be applied to cars soon. B. Chatbots mainly run on smartphones now. C. Samantha is played by a US actor in the film. D. The film Her doesnt interest many audience. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living rooms可知, 人们期待这些程序除了智能手机之外, 也能应用于电视、汽车、起居室, 所以目前最主要应用在智能手机上, 故选B。B(xx长沙模拟)Mayor Bill de Blasio designated(指定)the Lunar New Year an official public school holiday in New York City in June, xx. The move came after de Blasio in March, xx declared school holidays on the most-observed holiday in Islam, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. De Blasio, making good on a promise made during his xx mayoral campaign, said students would also have a day off on the Lunar New Year, and not long ago the Asian holiday took place on February 8, xx. “About 15% of the citys school system is of Asian descent(血统), and many students, have been taking the day off as a sick day”said State Senator Daniel Squadron. “Its a big deal, ”he said, whose district includes Manhattans Chinatown. “Families have had to choose between their most important cultural celebration and missing a day of school. ”The citys Department of Education had been working on the practical arrangements for adding another holiday while maintaining the legal 180 school days. The problem was solved by bining two half days that previously did not count towards the total to form a single full day that can be counted towards the total. After San Francisco, New York is the second major urban school district to add the Lunar New Year to the official school calendar. “This holiday is not about kids just getting a day off from school, ”said Assemblyman Ron Kim. “Its about the City of New York telling hundreds of Asian-American societies that America is a cultural melting pot. ”Kim said recognizing the holiday is one way of pushing back against feelings of isolation and marginalization(边缘化)felt by the Asian-American munity. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。纽约市长宣布公立学校春节放假一天, 亚裔存在感进一步增强。5. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Make use ofB. Stand byC. Keep up withD. Go against【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据画线部分后面的said students would also have a day off on the Lunar New Year, and not long ago the Asian holiday took place on February 8, xx. 可知, de Blasio说学生也将在春节放假一天, 而不久前, 这个亚洲节日就在2016年2月8日到来了。由此可推知此处指de Blasio兑现了他在xx年的市长选举中许下的诺言。stand by sth. 意为“仍然遵守承诺(或协议等)”, 与画线部分意思接近, 故选B。6. How does New York make the Lunar New Year an official public school holiday? A. By cancelling a legal 1-day holiday. B. By copying the way of San Francisco. C. By adding a new full day to the school calendar. D. By changing the legal 180 school days. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The problem was solved by bining two half days that previously did not count towards the total to form a single full day that can be counted towards the total”可知, 解决这个问题的方法是把原本不算进法定的180天教学日的两个半天合并为一天, 并算进教学日的总天数中。故选C。7. What do we know from Ron Kims words? A. Hes opposed to the new school holiday. B. Asian culture is valued most in New York. C. Asian culture is part of the American society. D. The holiday wipes out Asian Americansisolation. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Its about the City of New York telling hundreds of Asian-American societies that America is a cultural melting pot”可知, 学校春节放假一天是纽约市在告诉数以百计的亚裔美国群体, 美国是一个文化熔炉。言外之意就是美国接受外国的文化, 外国文化同样是美国社会的一部分。故选C。8. Whats the best title for this passage? A. A new public school holiday in New YorkB. A promise made by the mayor of New YorkC. Cultural differences between America and AsiaD. A revolution of the Lunar New Year in New York【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了纽约的公立学校增加了一个新的节假日春节, 这反映出亚洲文化已经成为美国文化的一部分。故选A。. 完形填空(xx无锡模拟)Members of the post-1990 generation looking for work apply for multiple positions. They hold High_1_of the jobs, a reflection of young peoples changing attitudes in the countrys development, a recent research showed. When fresh graduates do land a job interview, they are also more likely to miss it, _2_offers and have no qualms(不安)about quitting if the work is not_3_. These were some of the main_4_of the research conducted by leading Chinese recruitment(招聘)website 5l job. . Of those_5_, 45. 1% of the employers said more than half of job candidates_6_to turn up on time for interviews. More than 60% of the fresh_7_also felt they needed help from their parents to look for work, the research showed. Liu Jinjin, deputy director of the human resources department at the Social Sciences Academic Press, said members of the post-1990 generation are_8_about employment and it was_9_for them to break appointments for job interviews. “Most of the post-1990 generation are the only child in the family. Their living conditions have greatly_10_from that of the post-1980 and post-1970 generations. They dont experience much_11_in life so they pay closer attention to personal_12_and interests when hunting for a job. The post-1990 generation also does not care about the amount of money they make. _13_of the working environment, the happiness they get from their work and respect from others are what_14_most. ”Liu said. “The post-1990 generation does not think twice about leaving in their first year of work. If they lose interest in a job or are not clear about their future career path, they will_15_easily, ”Liu said. Members of the generation are also more self-centered. They want more time for themselves and are not willing to work_16_. Their attitudes to life are more casual, Liu said. Zhang Gao, the campus brand director of Chinese Internet search giant Baidu, said a survey it conducted this year found that the post-1990 generation focus on work-life_17_, “They need some space when they work and dont want to be managed too_18_. ”Zhang said, _19_that members of that generation often choose to work according to their interests and have their own ideas and views about work. “_20_this generation is very sensitive and has a lot of self-respect, so employers need to be concerned about their temperaments(性情)and ways of munication, ”she said. 【文章大意】中国日报报道, 近期研究表明, 90后找工作时会申请多个职位、工作预期也比较高。这反应了年轻一代求职的态度在国家发展中发生改变。1. A. goalsB. dreamsC. standardsD. expectations【解析】选D。考查语境逻辑。90后找工作时会申请多个职位、工作预期(expectation)也比较高, 故选D。2. A. bring downB. turn downC. put downD. let down【解析】选B。考查语境逻辑。当90后应届毕业生得到面试机会时, 他们会经常错过面试, 拒绝工作邀请, 只要工作不对味就毫不犹豫地辞职。bring down降低; turn down调低, 拒绝; put down记下, 镇压; let down使失望; 故选B。3. A. to their tasteB. in their favorC. for their benefitD. at their convenience【解析】选A。考查语境逻辑。只要工作不对味就毫不犹豫地辞职。to their taste按着他们的品位; in their favor在他们的支持下; for their benefit为了他们的利益; at their convenience在他们方便的时候, 故选A。4. A. effectsB. solutionsC. plansD. findings【解析】选D。考查语境逻辑。effect影响; solution解决方案; plan计划; finding发现。中国招聘网站的研究中有以下一些重要发现。故选D。5. A. employedB. admittedC. surveyedD. recruited【解析】选C。考查语境逻辑。employ雇佣; admit承认; survey调查; recruit招聘。调查人群中, 45. 1%的雇主表示一半以上的应聘者没有准时参加应聘。故选C。6. A. attemptedB. failedC. managedD. agreed【解析】选B。考查语境逻辑。fail to do未能做。故选B。7. A. employeesB. graduatesC. intervieweesD. students【解析】选B。考查语境逻辑。60%的应届毕业生在找工作上也需要父母的帮助。故选B。8. A. particularB. seriousC. concernedD. tolerant【解析】选A。考查语境逻辑。90后对职业是挑剔的。be particular about对挑剔, 故选A。9. A. unusualB. strangeC. monD. appropriate【解析】选C。考查语境逻辑。违背面试约定对他们来说是常见的(mon)事, 故选C。10. A. changedB. promotedC. strengthenedD. improved【解析】选D。考查语境逻辑。他们的生活水平比起70后、80后有了很大的提升, 故选D。11. A. pressureB. sorrowC. curiosityD. sympathy【解析】选A。考查语境逻辑。他们没有经历太多的生活压力(pressure)。12. A. informationB. situationC. preferencesD. majors【解析】选C。考查语境逻辑。因此他们找工作时更注意个人喜好(preference)、兴趣爱好。故选C。13. A. ThereforeB. AnyhowC. BesidesD. Instead【解析】选D。考查语境逻辑。90后也不关心他们的工资, 而(instead)工作环境、工作中产生的幸福感和他人的尊重才是他们最关注的, 故选D。14. A. matterB. meanC. requireD. remain【解析】选A。考查语境逻辑。而工作环境、工作中产生的幸福感和他人的尊重才是他们最关注的。matter重要, 关键; mean意味着; require需要; remain保留, 故选A。15. A. discourageB. quitC. plainD. criticize【解析】选B。考查语境逻辑。一旦对工作失去兴趣、对未来职业生涯感到迷茫, 他们很快就会辞去工作, 故选B。discourage阻止, 使气馁; quit停止; plain抱怨; criticize批评, 故选B。16. A. sometimeB. fulltimeC. part-timeD. overtime【解析】选D。考查语境逻辑。他们希望有更多自己的时间, 不希望加班加点。overtime超时。故选D。17. A. issueB. entertainmentC. routineD. balance【解析】选D。考查语境逻辑。issue问题; entertainment娱乐; routine日常工作; balance平衡。90后更加注重生活和工作的平衡。故选D。18. A. casuallyB. gentlyC. strictlyD. deadly【解析】选C。考查语境逻辑。90后工作时需要一些空间, 他们不希望管理过严的环境。casually随便地; gently温顺地; strictly严厉地; deadly致命地。故选C。19. A. sayingB. speakingC. addingD. assuming【解析】选C。考查语境逻辑。张高还说, 90后的一代通常根据兴趣选择工作, 他们对工作有着自己的想法和观点。也就是补充说。故选C。20. A. In factB. In shortC. In contrastD. In total【解析】选B。考查语境逻辑。总之, 90后这一代人十分敏感, 自尊心强, 因此他们的性格和交流方式都应得到雇主的关注。in fact事实上; in short简而言之; in contrast对照之下; in total总共; 故选B。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1. _(start)by the LitWorld. org in xx and has now reached 65 countries. 2. _aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. Its website asks everyone 3. _(celebrate)the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 4. _(belong)to all people. The website asks 5. _(visit)to join in the movement to reduce the number of illiterate(不识字的)people in the world. It is 6. _(absolute)necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, “Its time to start by reading aloud to 7. _might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently to someone elses story as they share with you. ”The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of 8. _(learn)in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, 9. _to participate fully in society. ”In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 10. _(different). 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了World Read Aloud Day。1. 【解析】was started。考查动词的时态和语态。World Read Aloud Day在xx年由LitWorld. org发起。根据语境可知, 此处需要用start的被动形式, 又因时间状语是“in 2010”, 故用一般过去时。2. 【解析】Its/The。考查形容词性物主代词或冠词。它的目的是鼓励全世界不能阅读的人享受一本书带来的好处。3. 【解析】to celebrate。考查非谓语动词。ask sb. to do sth. “要求某人做某事”, 网站要求每个人通过拿本书、找到一位听众、大声阅读的方式来庆祝这个节日。4. 【解析】belongs。考查时态语态及主谓一致。这正是采取行动向世界表明阅读和写作的权利属于所有的人。根据句子成分可知, 从句的主语为the right, 故填belongs。5. 【解析】visitors。考查词性转换。网站邀请访客们加入这个活动以减少世界上文盲的人数, 泛指访客, 故用visitors。6. 【解析】absolutely。考查词性转换。帮助那些不能阅读的人是完全有必要的。修饰形容词necessary, 应用所给词的副词形式。7. 【解析】whoever。考查宾语从句。是开始为任何可能喜欢的人大声朗读的时候了。whoever引导宾语从句且在从句中作主语。8. 【解析】learning。考查非谓语动词。作介词of的宾语, 要用所给动词的-ing形式。9. 【解析】and。考查连词。根据语境和句子成分可知, 前后表示并列关系。10. 【解析】difference。考查词性转换。make a difference“起作用”, 根据空前的冠词可知, 此处应用所给词的名词形式。