2019-2020年高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)話題語篇專攻練29新聞媒體一外研版.doc

2019-2020年高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)話題語篇專攻練29新聞媒體一外研版. 閱讀理解A(xx·濰坊模擬)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(表情符號)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】本文講述的是人工智能程序的發(fā)展情況, 列舉了微信上的聊天程序大受歡迎, IBM的人工智能程序能成為顧問, 但是目前這種程序主要應(yīng)用在智能手機(jī)上, 人們期待它將來可以在手機(jī)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】選D。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)she became a big hit. Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily可知, 她在微信上大受歡迎, 很多中國人都喜歡與她聊天, 故選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】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)her ability to identify photos and send emojis可知, 她有能力分辨照片和發(fā)送表情符號, 故選C。3. Which panys chatbot program can act as an academic consultant? A. Microsoft. B. IBM. C. Apple. D. Amazon. 【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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為學(xué)術(shù)顧問, 故選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】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living rooms可知, 人們期待這些程序除了智能手機(jī)之外, 也能應(yīng)用于電視、汽車、起居室, 所以目前最主要應(yīng)用在智能手機(jī)上, 故選B。B(xx·長沙模擬)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(血統(tǒng)), 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(邊緣化)felt by the Asian-American munity. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新聞報道。紐約市長宣布公立學(xué)校春節(jié)放假一天, 亞裔存在感進(jìn)一步增強(qiáng)。5. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Make use ofB. Stand byC. Keep up withD. Go against【解析】選B。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線部分后面的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說學(xué)生也將在春節(jié)放假一天, 而不久前, 這個亞洲節(jié)日就在2016年2月8日到來了。由此可推知此處指de Blasio兌現(xiàn)了他在xx年的市長選舉中許下的諾言。stand by sth. 意為“仍然遵守承諾(或協(xié)議等)”, 與畫線部分意思接近, 故選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】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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, 解決這個問題的方法是把原本不算進(jìn)法定的180天教學(xué)日的兩個半天合并為一天, 并算進(jìn)教學(xué)日的總天數(shù)中。故選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】選C。推理判斷題。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, 學(xué)校春節(jié)放假一天是紐約市在告訴數(shù)以百計的亞裔美國群體, 美國是一個文化熔爐。言外之意就是美國接受外國的文化, 外國文化同樣是美國社會的一部分。故選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】選A。主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了紐約的公立學(xué)校增加了一個新的節(jié)假日春節(jié), 這反映出亞洲文化已經(jīng)成為美國文化的一部分。故選A。. 完形填空(xx·無錫模擬)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】中國日報報道, 近期研究表明, 90后找工作時會申請多個職位、工作預(yù)期也比較高。這反應(yīng)了年輕一代求職的態(tài)度在國家發(fā)展中發(fā)生改變。1. A. goalsB. dreamsC. standardsD. expectations【解析】選D。考查語境邏輯。90后找工作時會申請多個職位、工作預(yù)期(expectation)也比較高, 故選D。2. A. bring downB. turn downC. put downD. let down【解析】選B。考查語境邏輯。當(dāng)90后應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生得到面試機(jī)會時, 他們會經(jīng)常錯過面試, 拒絕工作邀請, 只要工作不對味就毫不猶豫地辭職。bring down降低; turn down調(diào)低, 拒絕; put down記下, 鎮(zhèn)壓; let down使失望; 故選B。3. A. to their tasteB. in their favorC. for their benefitD. at their convenience【解析】選A。考查語境邏輯。只要工作不對味就毫不猶豫地辭職。to their taste按著他們的品位; in their favor在他們的支持下; for their benefit為了他們的利益; at their convenience在他們方便的時候, 故選A。4. A. effectsB. solutionsC. plansD. findings【解析】選D。考查語境邏輯。effect影響; solution解決方案; plan計劃; finding發(fā)現(xiàn)。中國招聘網(wǎng)站的研究中有以下一些重要發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選D。5. A. employedB. admittedC. surveyedD. recruited【解析】選C。考查語境邏輯。employ雇傭; admit承認(rèn); survey調(diào)查; recruit招聘。調(diào)查人群中, 45. 1%的雇主表示一半以上的應(yīng)聘者沒有準(zhǔn)時參加應(yīng)聘。故選C。6. A. attemptedB. failedC. managedD. agreed【解析】選B?？疾檎Z境邏輯。fail to do未能做。故選B。7. A. employeesB. graduatesC. intervieweesD. students【解析】選B?？疾檎Z境邏輯。60%的應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生在找工作上也需要父母的幫助。故選B。8. A. particularB. seriousC. concernedD. tolerant【解析】選A?？疾檎Z境邏輯。90后對職業(yè)是挑剔的。be particular about對挑剔, 故選A。9. A. unusualB. strangeC. monD. appropriate【解析】選C?？疾檎Z境邏輯。違背面試約定對他們來說是常見的(mon)事, 故選C。10. A. changedB. promotedC. strengthenedD. improved【解析】選D。考查語境邏輯。他們的生活水平比起70后、80后有了很大的提升, 故選D。11. A. pressureB. sorrowC. curiosityD. sympathy【解析】選A。考查語境邏輯。他們沒有經(jīng)歷太多的生活壓力(pressure)。12. A. informationB. situationC. preferencesD. majors【解析】選C?？疾檎Z境邏輯。因此他們找工作時更注意個人喜好(preference)、興趣愛好。故選C。13. A. ThereforeB. AnyhowC. BesidesD. Instead【解析】選D?？疾檎Z境邏輯。90后也不關(guān)心他們的工資, 而(instead)工作環(huán)境、工作中產(chǎn)生的幸福感和他人的尊重才是他們最關(guān)注的, 故選D。14. A. matterB. meanC. requireD. remain【解析】選A?？疾檎Z境邏輯。而工作環(huán)境、工作中產(chǎn)生的幸福感和他人的尊重才是他們最關(guān)注的。matter重要, 關(guān)鍵; mean意味著; require需要; remain保留, 故選A。15. A. discourageB. quitC. plainD. criticize【解析】選B?？疾檎Z境邏輯。一旦對工作失去興趣、對未來職業(yè)生涯感到迷茫, 他們很快就會辭去工作, 故選B。discourage阻止, 使氣餒; quit停止; plain抱怨; criticize批評, 故選B。16. A. sometimeB. fulltimeC. part-timeD. overtime【解析】選D?？疾檎Z境邏輯。他們希望有更多自己的時間, 不希望加班加點(diǎn)。overtime超時。故選D。17. A. issueB. entertainmentC. routineD. balance【解析】選D?？疾檎Z境邏輯。issue問題; entertainment娛樂; routine日常工作; balance平衡。90后更加注重生活和工作的平衡。故選D。18. A. casuallyB. gentlyC. strictlyD. deadly【解析】選C?？疾檎Z境邏輯。90后工作時需要一些空間, 他們不希望管理過嚴(yán)的環(huán)境。casually隨便地; gently溫順地; strictly嚴(yán)厲地; deadly致命地。故選C。19. A. sayingB. speakingC. addingD. assuming【解析】選C。考查語境邏輯。張高還說, 90后的一代通常根據(jù)興趣選擇工作, 他們對工作有著自己的想法和觀點(diǎn)。也就是補(bǔ)充說。故選C。20. A. In factB. In shortC. In contrastD. In total【解析】選B?？疾檎Z境邏輯?？傊? 90后這一代人十分敏感, 自尊心強(qiáng), 因此他們的性格和交流方式都應(yīng)得到雇主的關(guān)注。in fact事實(shí)上; in short簡而言之; in contrast對照之下; in total總共; 故選B。. 語法填空閱讀下面短文, 在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。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(不識字的)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】本文主要介紹了World Read Aloud Day。1. 【解析】was started。考查動詞的時態(tài)和語態(tài)。World Read Aloud Day在xx年由LitWorld. org發(fā)起。根據(jù)語境可知, 此處需要用start的被動形式, 又因時間狀語是“in 2010”, 故用一般過去時。2. 【解析】Its/The?？疾樾稳菰~性物主代詞或冠詞。它的目的是鼓勵全世界不能閱讀的人享受一本書帶來的好處。3. 【解析】to celebrate?？疾榉侵^語動詞。ask sb. to do sth. “要求某人做某事”, 網(wǎng)站要求每個人通過拿本書、找到一位聽眾、大聲閱讀的方式來慶祝這個節(jié)日。4. 【解析】belongs?？疾闀r態(tài)語態(tài)及主謂一致。這正是采取行動向世界表明閱讀和寫作的權(quán)利屬于所有的人。根據(jù)句子成分可知, 從句的主語為the right, 故填belongs。5. 【解析】visitors。考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。網(wǎng)站邀請訪客們加入這個活動以減少世界上文盲的人數(shù), 泛指訪客, 故用visitors。6. 【解析】absolutely?？疾樵~性轉(zhuǎn)換。幫助那些不能閱讀的人是完全有必要的。修飾形容詞necessary, 應(yīng)用所給詞的副詞形式。7. 【解析】whoever?？疾橘e語從句。是開始為任何可能喜歡的人大聲朗讀的時候了。whoever引導(dǎo)賓語從句且在從句中作主語。8. 【解析】learning?？疾榉侵^語動詞。作介詞of的賓語, 要用所給動詞的-ing形式。9. 【解析】and?？疾檫B詞。根據(jù)語境和句子成分可知, 前后表示并列關(guān)系。10. 【解析】difference?？疾樵~性轉(zhuǎn)換。make a difference“起作用”, 根據(jù)空前的冠詞可知, 此處應(yīng)用所給詞的名詞形式。