绝密★启用前 2017 级高三下学期第一次线上模拟考试英语试题 (满分:120 分,考试时间 120 分钟 ) 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A Wantto explorenewcultures,meetnewpeople ( GDA anddosomethingworthwhileatthesametime?Youcando ) .Whateverstageoflifeyou’reat,whereveryougoand allthethreewithGlobalDevelopmentAssociation whateverprojectyoudoinGDA, you’llcreatepositivechangesina poorandremotecommunity(社区). Weworkwithvolunteersofallagesandbackgrounds.Mostofourvolunteersareaged17-24.Nowweneed volunteermanagersaged 25-75.Theyareextremelyimportantinthesafeandeffectiverunningofourprogrammes. Wehavesuch rolesasprojectmanagers,mountainleaders,andcommunication officers. Depending onwhichroleyouchoose,youcouldhelptoincreaseacommunity’saccesstosafedrinkingwater, orhelpto protectvaluablelocalcultures.Youmightalsodesignanadventurechallengetotrainyoungvolunteers. Notonlywillyouhelpouryoungvolunteerstodeveloppersonally,you’llalsolearnnewskillsandincrease yourculturalawareness.Youmayhavechancesto meetnewpeoplewho’ll becomeyourlifelongfriends. Thissummerwehaveboth4-weekand7-weekprogrammes: Schedule Country 4-weekprogrammes Algeria Egypt Kenya SouthAfrica 5Jul.―1Aug. 24Jul.―20Aug. 20Jul.―16Aug. 2Aug.―29Aug. 7-weekprogrammes 20Jun.―7Aug. 19Jun.―6Aug. 18Jun.―5Aug. 15Jun.―2Aug. GDAensuresthatvolunteersworkwithcommunity membersandlocalprojectpartnerswhereourhelpis needed.Allour projectsaimtopromotethedevelopmentofpoorandremotecommunities. ThereisnootherchancelikeaGDAprogramme.Joinusasavolunteermanagertodevelopyourownskills 1/ 10 whilebringingbenefitstothecommunities. FindoutmoreaboutjoiningaGDAprogramme: Website:www.glodeve.org Email:humanresources@glodeve.org 1.Whatisthemainresponsibilityofvolunteermanagers? A.Toseeklocalpartners. C.Tocarryoutprogrammes. 2.TheprogrammebeginninginAugustwilloperatein A.Egypt B.Algeria C.Kenya . B.protecttheenvironment D.helpcommunitiesinneed B AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur ( 创 业 者 ) , whoinMay2015set upherbusinessAilieCandy. Bythe timeshewas13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcould savekids’teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem. ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasoffereda candybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebadforherteeth.But Moorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthe can’tImakeahealthycandythat’sgoodformyteethsothatmyparentscan’tsaynotoit?" Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany. He recommended thatshedosomeresearchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain. With herdad’spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineandconducting trialstogeta Consequently, warning,"Why B.To takeinyoungvolunteers. D.Tofosterculturalawareness. . D.SouthAfrica 3.ThesharedgoalofGDA’sprojectsis to A.explorenewcultures C.gaincorporatebenefits recipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning. shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduceoral bacteria. Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessoftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheir meetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedto sellMoore’sproduct―CanCandy. AsCanCandy’s successgrows,sodoesMoore’s credibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiastic firstbusiness 2/ 10 aboutthecandyshecreated,andshe’salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthat everykidcan haveacleanmouthandabroadsmile. Meanwhile, withherparents’help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.Although she helpothers hertalentand foundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn’tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalentto findtheirsmiles. Shedonates10%ofAilieCandy’s profitstoBigSmiles.With determination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore. 4.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad’swarning? A.Shearguedwithhim. C.Shepaidnoattention. 5.WhatisspecialaboutCanCandy? A.Itisbeneficialtodentalhealth. C.Itissweeterthanothercandies. 6.WhatdoesMooreexpectfromherbusiness? A.Toearnmoremoney. C.Tomakeherselfstandout. 7.WhatcanwelearnfromAliceMoore’sstory? A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung. B.Ayouthis toberegardedwithrespect. C.Positivethinkingandactionresultinsuccess. D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesiressatisfied. C Theproblemofrobocallshasgottensobadthatmanypeoplenowrefusetopickupcallsfromnumbersthey don’tknow.Bynextyear,halfofthecallswereceivewillbescams ( 欺 诈 ) .Wearefinallywakinguptothe B.Tohelpothersfindsmiles. D.Tobeatothercandycompanies. B.Itisfreeofsweeteners. D.Itisproduced toadentists’recipe. B.Shetriedtofindawayout. D.Shechosetoconsultdentists. severityoftheproblembysupportinganddevelopingagroupoftools,appsandapproachesintendedtoprevent scammersfromgettingthrough.Unfortunately,it’stoolittle,too late.Bythetimethese " solutions" ( 解 决 方 案 ) becomewidelyavailable,scammerswillhavemovedontocleverermeans.Inthenearfuture,it’snotjustgoingto bethenumberyouseeonyourscreenthatwillbeindoubt.Soonyouwillalsoquestionwhetherthevoiceyou’re hearingisactuallyreal. That’sbecausethereareanumberofpowerfulvoicemanipulation(处理)andautomationtechnologiesthat 3/ 10 areabouttobecomewidelyavailableforanyonetouse.Atthisyear’sI/OConference,acompanyshowedanew voicetechnology abletoproduce suchaconvincing human-soundingvoice thatitwasable tospeaktoa receptionistandbookareservationwithoutdetection. Thesedevelopmentsarelikelytomakeourcurrentproblemswithrobocallsmuch worse.Thereasonthat robocallsareaheadachehaslesstodowithamountthanprecision.Adecadeofdatabreaches ( 数 据 侵 入 ) of personalinformation hasledtoasituationwherescammerscaneasilylearnyourmother’sname,andfarmore. targetedcampaignstocheatpeople.Thismeans, Armedwiththisknowledge,they’reabletocarryoutindividually forexample,thatascammercouldcallyoufromwhatlooksto beafamiliarnumberandtalkto youusingavoice thatsoundsexactly likeyourbankteller’s,trickingyouinto"confirming" youraddress,mother’sname,andcard number.Scammersfollowmoney,socompanieswillbetheworsthit.Alotofbusinessisstilldoneoverthephone, andmuchofitisbasedontrustandexistingrelationships.Voicemanipulation technologiesmayweakenthat gradually. Weneedtodealwiththeinsecurenatureofourtelecomnetworks.Phonecarriersandconsumersneedtowork togethertofindwaysofdeterminingandcommunicating whatisreal.Thatmightmeaneitherdevelopingauniform wayto markvideosandimages,showingwhenandwhotheyweremadeby,orabandoningphonecallsaltogether andmovingtowardsdata-basedcommunications―usingappslikeFaceTimeorWhatsApp,whichcanbetiedto youridentity. Credibility ishardtoearn buteasytolose,andtheproblemisonlygoingtogetharder fromhereonout. 8.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesolutionstoproblemofrobocalls? A.Panicked. B.Confused. C.Embarrassed. D. Disappointed. 9.Takingadvantageofthenewtechnologies,scammerscan. A.aimatvictimsprecisely C.startcampaigns rapidly 10.Whatdoesthepassageimply? A.Honestyisthebestpolicy. B.Technologiescanbedouble-edged. C.Therearemoresolutionsthanproblems. D.Credibilityholdsthekeytodevelopment. 11.Whichofthefollowing wouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? B.damagedatabaseseasily D.spreadinformationwidely 4/ 10