乌鲁木齐市高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题总分120分考试时间120分钟一、阅读理解(共40分)Duringmythirdyearofuniversity,IspentsixmonthsstudyinginRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.ManyareworriedabouttravellingtoRiobutIpromise,itisworthavisit.NowIwanttosharemytoprecommendations(推荐)forexperiencingRiolessasatouristbutmorelikeanativeBrazilian.PedraBonitaRioisfullofhikingroutes,andsomeBrazilianslovetospendanafternoonhiking.MyfavoriterouteofallhastobePedraBonita.PedraBonitainvolvesasteepclimbofaboutanhourthroughtalltrees,andIadmititisdifficultinRio’sheat,butyouarerewardedatthetopwithawonderfulviewofthecity,standinghighabovethegreenlandscapeandblueseabelow.MuretadaUrcaOnethingyouaresuretofindinRioisanamazingsunset,butalotofthebestspotstendtobefulloftourists.Inmyopinion,MuretadaUrcaisthemostrelaxingplacetowatchthesunsetoverthesilversea,withthefigureofChristtheRedeemerstandingtallinthebackground.PedradoSalPedradoSalisahistoricalareainthecitycentreandonMondaynightsitisbroughttolifebythesoundofsamba.Hundredsofpeoplegatherinthestreet,foodanddrinkstallsaresetupanditbecomesagiantstreetpartywitheveryoneenjoyingthehappysoundoflivesamba!PicanhaIftherewereoneBrazilianfoodIcouldbringbacktotheUK,itwouldbepicanha.ItisthetastiestcutofsteakIhaveevertasted,servedalongsidericeandbeans.1.ThewriteroncewenttoRiodeJaneiroto________.A.staythereasatouristforsixmonthsB.studyasashort-timeinternationalstudentC.liveasanativeBrazilianD.learnhowtobeanativeBrazilian2.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythefavoriteofbody-builders?A.PedraBonita. B.MuretadaUrca.C.PedradoSal. D.Picanha.3.WhatcanyouenjoyinPedradoSal?A.Awonderfulviewofthecity. B.Anamazingsunset.C.Agiantstreetparty. D.AniceBrazilianfood.It’slateatnight,theweatherisbad,andyou’rehungry.Yourfavoriterestaurantisamileaway,butyoudon’twanttoleavethehouse,andyoudon’twanttopaya$5deliveryfeeandatipfora$10meal.So,whatcanyoudo?Backintheolddays,youwouldhavetogointherainorlearnedtoplanahead.Butthosedaysarecomingtoanend,atleastinWashingtonDC.About20knee-highrobotsrecentlyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofthenation’scapital,andthey’reouttobringtakeoutfoodfromrestaurantstohungrycustomersathome—whilekeepingthedeliverycosttojustadollar.Eachoftherobotsseemslikeaboxonsixwheels,anddrivesatanaveragespeedof4milesperhour.Ithaslightsandatallandbrightorangeflagtomakeitmorenoticeableonthesidewalk.Therobotreliesonartificialintelligencetechnologythatdrawsinputfromninecameras,GPSandsensors.Thecamerasrecognizealot—includingtrafficlights,crosswalksandstopsigns.Ifarobotfindsitselfinasituationitdoesn’tunderstand,allthemachinehastodoissendacallforhelp.Thenahumanoperatorinaremotecontrolcentercanlookthroughthecamerasandfigureoutthebestactiontotake.Thatcameraalsoprovidessecurity.Ifsomeonetriestostealtherobot,forexample,thecamerascanphotographthethief.Law-makersinWashingtonDC,Virginia,FloridaandIdahohavealreadystartedtomakesuchself-drivingrobotslegalonthesidewalks.Otherstateshavealsoexpressedinterest.“Robotslikethesewillcompletedeliveriesthatnormallywouldn’thavebeenplacedwiththehuman-baseddeliveryoptionsofthepast,”oneofthelaw-makerssays,“Butwehavetobesurethattheyarenotgoingtoputpeopleoutofjobs.”4.Howmuchshouldyoupayfora$10mealdeliveredbyrobots?A.$10. B.$1l. C.$15. D.$17.5.Whichparagraphmainlyfocusesontherobots’appearances?A.Paragraph3. B.Paragraph4.C.Paragraph5. D.Paragraph6.6.Whatarethelaw-makersworriedabout?A.Therobots’reliability. B.Thesafetyofthepassers-by.C.Thehighdeliverycosts. D.Thepossibleunemployment.7.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Technology. B.Advertisement.C.Law. D.Politics.Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatthevastmajorityofadults—around75percent—telluptotwolieseveryday?Whatthissuggeststhenisthatyou’veprobablytoldalieortwointhepast24hoursandchancesareyou'vealsobeenliedto.Beforeyoustartprotestingyourinnocenceorconfrontinglovedonesandcolleagues,though,it’sworthnotingthatthebulkoftheseliesfallintothe“hardlyworthmentioning”category.Thinklittlewhiteliessuchasattemptingtosparesomeone’sfeelingsorgentlytwistingthefactstoavoidlooking-bad.Peopletellliesforavarietyofreasons.Lessthan12percentofliescanbecategorizedas“biglies”—andtheseareusuallytheonesthatreallymatter.Anexampleofabiglie,accordingtothestudy’sauthors,wouldbesaying“Iloveyou”withoutbeingsincere.So,arethereanybodylanguagegiveawaysthatcanhelp“out”someonewho’slying?Backin2015,UniversityofMichiganresearchersidentifiedsomecommonbehaviorsamongliars,includingfrowningorgrimacing(扮怪相),lookingdirectlyatthequestionerinabidtoappeartrustworthy,andovercompensatingbygesturingwithbothhands.Amorerecentstudyfoundthatliarsmayunconsciouslymimicthebodylanguageofthosearoundthemwhiletheirbrainsareotherwiseengagedintellinglies.However,toestablishaconnectionwithanewperson,thatwillmakethemfeelthatthereissomethingaboutyouthattheylike.It’salsoworthlookingoutforthe“eyedart”:whenweglancetotheleft,we’reattemptingtorecallfactsandevents;whenwelooktotheright,we’rethinkingmorecreatively.Vocalfactorscanofferagoodclue,too.Peoplewhoarebeingdeliberatelydishonest—orwholackcertaintyinwhatthey’resaying—tendtospeakslowerandplacelessemphasisonthemiddl
新疆乌鲁木齐市高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题
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