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

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