2021年江苏省扬州中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析
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2021年江苏省扬州中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析
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
A
In theUnited States, the word "holiday" is synonymous with celebration. The following tenholidaysper year
are proclaimed by the federal government.
Independence Day
Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4 and is often known as "the Fourthof July”. It is the
anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence fromGreat Britainin 1776. Now it is celebrated
in all the states. The army marks the occasion by firing a 13-gun salute every year. Ceremonies may include
parades, official speeches, visits to historic monuments and fireworks displays.
Memorial Day
This holiday, on the fourth Monday of every May, is a day on which Americans honor the dead. Originally a
day on which flags and flowers were placed on graves of soldiers who died in the American Civil War, now it has
become a day on which the dead of all wars and all other dead are remembered the same way.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. It falls on November 11,
the day when that war ended in 1918, but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the United States has fought
Veterans' organizations hold parades or other special ceremonies, and the US president customarily places a
wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It has been an annual tradition in
theUnited Statessince 1863. Today, people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most
important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner. Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the
foods served at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce potatoes pumpkin pies. Before the meal begins,
families often pause to give thanks.
1. When isIndependence Day?
A. May 14， B. July 13. C. July 14. D. July 4.
2. Which holiday honors dead soliders? A. Independence Day. B. Memorial Day. C. Veterans Day. D.
Thanksgiving.
3. What will Americans do on Thanksgiving Day?
A. They say thanks. B. They havefriend gatherings.
C. They go on holiday. D. They buy many cards.
B
In 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the entireFrench Scrabble Dictionaryin
just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards’ impressive feat is a useful example to show how
artificial intelligence works — real AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with
unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.
The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI canoutperformhumans at routine tasks —
provided the task is in one field with a lot of data — it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of
white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.
But not every job will be replaced by AI. In fact, four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative
jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the
complex, strategic jobs — executives, diplomats, economists — go well beyond the AI limitation of single-field and
Big Data. Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be created by AI.
Are you worried that these three types of jobs won’t employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry,
as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors. These
jobs require compassion, trust and sympathy — which AI does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody
would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children.
So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do
them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of
corporations and those who benefit most.
4. What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic.
B. To mention Nigel’s feat.
C. To stress the importance of good memory.
D. To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory.
5. Which of the following best explains “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2? A. Be superior to B. Be equal to
C. Be similar to D. Be related to
6. Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?
A. The writer. B. The shop assistant.
C. The babysitter. D. The psychologist.
