福建省漳州市2018届高三下学期(5月)三调英语试卷【附答案】

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cience is the engine of prosperity

（繁荣）

. From the industrial revolution, to the electric revolution, to the

current computer revolution, science creates wealth and progress. Now, to predict the future of society, we have to

understand the fourth wave of science, which is AI, biotech and nanotech (

纳米技术

). The following works may

help you.

Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines

–

and How It Will Change

Our

Lives

by

Miguel

Nicolelis

accurately

expresses

all

the

progress

and

excitement

in

this

field.

He

predicts

a

future in which we will create a brain net: an internet where emotions, memories and feelings can be sent over the

internet. Like magicians, we will simply think and send messages and feel the thoughts and emotions of others.

The Singularity Is Near

by Ray

Kurzweil,

working for Google, predicts that computers may begin to match or

outdo human intelligence. He believes in the speedy rise of technology, leading to the singularity. Also, computers

may one day be so small they will circulate in our blood, giving us health and perhaps some form of everlasting life.

Should we fear these computers, or celebrate their arrival?

The Patient Will See You Now

by Eric Topol, charts how digitisation (

数字化

) is slowly transforming medicine.

Most

industries

have

already

been

digitised

–

the

media,

music,

banking

–

but

perhaps

the

most

important

transformation will be in medicine, which still resembles something from the middle ages. Your mobile phone, for

example,

will

analyse

your

heart

beat

for

possible

heart

disease.

Your

DNA

will

be

used

to

create

new

examinations and cures.

Beyond Earth

by Charles Wohlforth and Amanda R Hendrix imagines what it will be like to create settlements on

Mars and even Titan, a moon of Saturn. We might be entering a new age of space exploration. What will we find

when we explore the oceans of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn? Can Titan be suitable to live, or used as a “gas

station” for future space missions? Will we

find intelligent life in outer space?

21. What field does the passage belong to?

A. Science.

B. Culture.

C. Lifestyle.

D. News.

22. We can know from the passage that _______.

A.

A brain net enables people to exchange ideas directly.

B.

Medical industry has changed a lot since middle ages.

C.

Computers may begin to compete or beat human intelligence.

D.

Computers can be so tiny as to be hidden in our skin to monitor our health.

23. Which may help you explore more about outer space?

A.

Beyond Boundaries

B. Beyond Earth

B.

The Patient Will See You Now

D. Singularity Is Near

B

If

you

come

across

two

drivers

stopped

in

the

middle

of

the

road

in

this

richly

forested

island

community,

they’re probably arguing about how to improve the local fairgrounds, or land tax

es, or the teen drop-in center. They

argue about everything in South Whidbey, Washington, and that’s a good thing.

Just be patient to wait.

This frequent scene is one sign that people care deeply about their community

. “We argue crazily about where

we want

our community to go,” says Josh Burnett, who writes for the South Whidbey Record. “ but at the end of

the day, we’ll all say hi and shake hands at the farmers’ market on the weekend.”

That tendency to debate

—

enthusiastic, constructive, and shared

—

has made South Whidbey residents

（居民）

proud. Because, as stubborn as they are, they trust that they won’t just

jawbone.

Everyone gets to work. That’s how

this

area

of

15,000

islanders

has

created

a

first-class

food

bank

and

a

no-kill

animal

shelter;

developed

new

methods for residents to make advice on paying

medical bills. Besides, one group of volunteers is respected for

rescuing abused horses. “There is no unconcern here.” A resident, Linda wrote on the Facebook page, “

The love of

country, joy of living, and the let- the-other-guy-live-but-with-a helping-

hand make me proud.”

Of course, working for the greater good is what many communities do. What’s unusual about South Whidbey

is that residents pull together despite the kinds of cultural and philosophical (

哲学

) differences that make progress

difficult in so many other parts of the country. South Whidbey is home to sizable populations of farmers and artists;

Republicans, Democrats, and independents; and the argument of ideas inspires them.

Why

does

that

happen

in

Sou

th

Whidbey

over

and

over

again?

“It’s

kindness,”

another

resident,

Susan

responds

. “If you need help, it doesn’t matter what you think about this or that.”

24. What is the best title for the text?

A. Want to Argue, Fellows?

B. Build the Local Fairgrounds, shall we?

C. Practice Makes P

erfect, doesn’t it

?

D. Are the Residents of South Whidbey Friendly?

25. What do we know from what Josh Burnett says in paragraph 2?

A. They argue in a friendly way.

B. They are crazy about their homes.

C. They like to argue about their problems on weekends.

D. They have different attitudes towards their living conditions.

26. What does the underlined word “jawbone” in paragraph3 probably mean?

A. lie calmly

B. talk casually

C. quarrel violently

D. persuade patiently

27. What makes South Whidbey a special community?

A. The thick forest.

B. Cultural differences.

C. Enthusiastic residents.

D. Residents’ team work.

C

seems that having this born pity towards other living beings is necessary to make a human human. This, however, is

proved more often in children than in adults.

Often children are the ones who have the strongest conscience regarding the cruelty to animals. When asking

children about their thoughts, you may often hear them say things such as “It is wrong to kill animals”, “Animals

should have the same rights as hu

mans”, and

can be found

to be stubborn and enthusiastic in their views, making promise

s such as “I will never wear a fur coat”, “I don’t use

products that have been tested on animals” and so on.

Natalie from Kazakhstan is an example of a bright girl with strong opinions about animals. She sees cruelty to

animals

as

a

witness

to

human

nature:

are

egoists

,

showing

no

concern

to

environmental

problems

and

thinking only about themselves. I feel a special connection to the animal world. For example, on my street lives a

dangerous dog named Shubby. But when we saw each other for the first time, I felt I understood her anger was only

surface level and that she really had a kind heart. I gently touched her fur and we became friends. When I grow up

and make a lot of money, I want to open an animal shelter.

Natalie has strong feelings about the world in which we live. She

can tell the difference between right and

wrong, and is determined to make the world a better place. As we grow older we learn to be more practical and

begin to understand the importance of economic development and

the simple need to make a living on a more

personal level. But we adults would do well to learn something from children about holding onto our great moral

sense.

28. According to the write

r, children’s opinions are _________.

A. practical and moral

C. living but wrong

B. straightforward and useless

D. inexperienced but valuable

29. What do we know about Natalie according to the passage?

A. She has a kind heart.

B. She has strange beliefs.

D. She has many bright ideas.

C. She only thinks for herself.

30. What is the meaning of the underlined word

egoist

A. A cruel person.

C. A proud person.

B. A self-centered person.

D. A kind-hearted person.

31. Which of the following would Natalie most probably agree with?

A. Dogs are dangerous and cruel animals.

B. Human beings should leave animals alone.

C. Human beings have a special connection with animals.

D. Animals may become angry without any reason.

D

Not only is sleep linked with lower stress, better productivity, and a stronger immune system, but studies link

good

sleep

with

a

healthier

weight.

The

only

question

is,

how

many

hours

should

you

clock

in

to

gain

those

benefits?

To find out how sle

ep time affects diet during the day, researchers gathered 42 adults who admitted they don’t

sleep much every night. Half of the participants kept their normal sleep schedule, while half were trained in the