2020届常州市第一中学高三英语模拟试题及答案

2020届常州市第一中学高三英语模拟试题及答案

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

A

While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor（监控器）a few

hundred miles away was watching her every move.

Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer'sLos Angelesapartment, the monitor inPhoenixtracked how

frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the

room. Her Internet access was locked remotely to prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to

make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the

past？Or was she slowing down？

In the battle against cheating, this is thecutting edgeand a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of

online education. This technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in

general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams

and diplomas are valid — that students haven't searched the Internet to get the right answers.

Although online classes have existed for more than a decade, the concern over cheating has become sharper

in the last year with the growth of "open online courses". Private colleges, public universities and corporations are

jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students, while also taking

steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.

Aside from the web cameras, a number of other high-tech methods are becoming increasingly popular.

Among them are programs that check students’ identities using personal information, such as the telephone

numbers they once used.

Other programs can produce unique exams by drawing on a large list of questions and can recognize possible

cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones. As in many

university classes, term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating.

1. Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam?

A. To correct her typing mistakes.

B. To find her secrets in the room.

C. To keep her from dishonest deeds. D. To prevent her from slowing down.

2. What does the underlined expression "cutting edge" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. sharpening tool B. advanced technique

C. effective rule D. dividing line

3. How can some programs find out possiblecheaters?

A. By scanning the Internet test questions.

B. By checking the question answering speed.

C. By producing a large number of questions.

D. By giving difficult test questions.

B

For our official holidays, like the National Holiday, many people'd like to go on a visit to some places of

interest. Yesterday our class had a heated discussion about whether we should travel during holidays.One man's

meat is another man's poison.

Some students are for it. They think visitors can enjoy a good variety of scenery. Facing glorious(壮丽的)

touristattractions, travelers may well broaden their eyes. At the same time, they can keep fit by walking on foot,

and taste different delicious food that they can't get in their own hometowns. What's more, travelling can make a

contribution to our economy development, mainly to the local economy development. Most travelers need to buy

tickets to go to their destinations, thus traffic department will earn money. Travelers also need to sleep and eat,

thus local hotels and restaurants also share benefits. Paying admission(门票费) benefits local governments. As for

native farmers, they can benefit from selling local specialities to many travelers. In this case, money circulation(货币流通) is speeded up.

On the other hand, other students are against it. They believe it's a waste of money. Some famous places of

interest are too crowded, while those smaller ones are not worth visiting. Travelling may cause traffic jams here

and there. What's worse, due to travelling here and there, there exist some accidents on the road. Besides, it's

known that travelling can also pollute the local environment. In order to reduce air and waste pollution, people

should have a rest to the full, reading books or watching TV at home. Recently, many have been afraid of being

infected with COVID-19 in particular.

As far as I am concerned, travelling is a good choice to spend holidays. And the government should take some

measures to solve the existing problems. More policemen should be on duty to deal with accidents in time. Can

we make a small change to the period when people don't have to go to work in some provinces? Let's take the