2021年江苏省泰州中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析
第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
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On a rainy afternoon, maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely, allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world.
Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on The Streets,by Patricio Pron
In April 1945,Italy, a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place. Thirty years later, a young man interviewed survivors from the conference, trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its conquences. This novel, by a well-known Argentine writer, explores art, crime and politics.
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When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
At thirty-six, Paul Kalanithi was diagnod (诊断) with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient. This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question “What makes a life worth living?”.
To Killa Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Set in a smallAlabamatown in the 1930s, the story focus on honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch who puts his career on the line when he agrees to reprent Tom Robinson, a black man accud of committing a crime.
农村女人Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) storyby Bess Kalb
Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety. In this book, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us veral generations of brave women. They include Bobby’s mother, who tra
cad立面图veled alone fromBelarustoAmericato survive, and Bess’s mother, who always fought against convention.
1.What type of book is the first novel?
A.Sci-fi. B.Biography.
C.Detective books. D.History books.
2.Which book explores life and death?
A.To Kill a Mockingbird
B.When Breath Becomes Air
公务员逻辑题C.Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on The Streets
D.Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story
好看片3.Who is the main character in the last novel?
A.Bobby Bell. B.Bess Kalb. C.Bess’s mother. D.Bobby’s mother.
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土羊After finishing his dinner, Lin Xu opened a WeChat mini-programcalled "Clear Plate" on his phone and took a picture of the empty plates. He was then awarded 157 credit points after the image was uploaded and recognized by artificial intelligence. The credit points can be ud to buy gifts, such as books, cellphones and red wine, or to purcha charity meals donated to children in poor rural areas.
The "Clear Plate" mini-program has become popular among young Chine. Similar campaigns like an "empty plate challenge" are alsoon the horizon郭德纲相声经典语录in many Chine universities.
"Technological innovation is a good way to reduce food waste," said Liu Jichen. Founder of the start-up that developed the app. The idea popped up at a dinner in 2017, when Liu found that the restaurant owner would give diners who polished off their food a card and
offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected. "Everyone who values food is bound to enjoy a n of gain at a lower cost," Liu mentioned this ca, noting that such an idea could potentially be realized online.
He formeda team to work on the project. Yet it was quite a challenge for the AI system to asss whether the uploaded photos showed empty plates. To make the AI system smarter，Liu and his team, assisted by more than 1, 000 others, spent half a year collecting over100,000 samples from canteens and restaurants across the country and analyzed the data. Dozens of enterpris, institutions and restaurants have contacted the start-up to cooperate on the project. Through the digitalized, visualized mini- program, people can clearly e the good results of saving food, which will effectively reduce food waste. "We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation, encouraging them to develop the habit of thrift(节约)," Liu said.
4. What does the underlined phra "on the horizon" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Likely to decrea. B. Likely to succeed.
C. Likely to change. D. Likely to appear.
5. What caud Liu Jichen to develop the "Clear Plate" app?
A. Food waste afterdinner. B. The idea of the restaurant owner.
C. Small gifts nt by his friends. D. Charity meals donated to children.
6. What was difficult for the project Liu's team worked on?
A. Making the AI system smarter.
B. Asssing the uploaded photos.
C. Collecting samples from canteens and restaurants.
D. Encouraging people to develop the habit of thrift.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. AI programs becoming popular.
B. AI programs appearing in many Chine universities.
C. AI programs encouraging diners toclear their plates.
