北京市101中学2018届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案

the Web, artificial intelligence, and big data are automating many routine tasks. Countless traditional white-collar jobs, such as many in the post office and in customer service, have disappeared.

As evidence, Brynjolfsson and McAfee point to a chart on which separate lines represent productivity and total employment in the United States. For years after World War II, the two lines closely tracked each other, with increases in jobs corresponding to increases in productivity. Then, beginning in 2000, the lines diverge; productivity continues to rise steadily, but employment suddenly shrinks. By 2011, a significant gap appears between the two lines, showing economic growth with no parallel increase in job creation.

But are these new technologies really responsible for a decade of lackluster(无生气) job growth? David Autor, an economist at MIT who has studied the connections between jobs and technology, doubts that technology could account for such a sudden change in total employment. Moreover, he also doubts that productivity has, in fact, risen steadily in the United States in the past decade. If he's right, it raises the possibility that poor job growth could be simply a result of a depressed economy. The sudden slowdown in job creation \not a lot of evidence that it's linked to computers.\changing the types of jobs available, but that is very different from saying technology is affecting the total number of jobs,\employment rates. \

Lawrence Katz, a Harvard economist, says that while technological changes can be painful for workers whose skills no longer match the needs of employers, no historical pattern shows these shifts leading to a net decrease in jobs over an extended period. Still, Katz doesn't dismiss

北京市101中学2018届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案

the notion that there is something different about today's digital technologies.

Though he expects the historical pattern to hold, it is \technology disrupts (使…混乱) enough, who knows what will happen?\47. Which period on the chart strongly supports McAfee's claim?

A. 1947-1967. B. 1985-1987. C. 1997-2000. D. 2011-2013. 48. According to David Autor, the change in job growth ___________. A. is not necessarily caused by technology B. results from a weakening economy C. has no connection with productivity D. affects the current types of jobs

49. What is Lawrence Katz's attitude towards the topic?

A. Optimistic. B. Defensive. C. Objective. D. Disapproving. 50. The main purpose of the passage is to _____________. A. show the relation between productivity and job creation B. discuss the effect of technological advances on employment C. argue against the wide use of artificial intelligence D. explain the impact of technologies on productivity

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A Wonder Plant

Every rainy season, the mountain gorillas(大猩猩) of Central Africa migrate to the foothills and lower parts of the Virunga Mountains to feed on bamboo. For the 650 or so that remain in the wild, it's a vital food source. 51 Gorillas aren't the only locals keen on bamboo. For the people near the mountains, it's a valuable raw material used for building houses and making household items. But in the past 100 years, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for farms.

52 All over the world, the ranges of many bamboo species appear to be reducing,

北京市101中学2018届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案

endangering the people and animals that depend upon them. A report published by the UN Environment Programme has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is.

Bamboo is a wonder plant. Its ecological role extends beyond providing food and habitat for animals. Bamboo tends to grow in stands made up of groups of individual plants that grow from root systems. Its extensive root systems are crucial in preventing water loss and soil erosion. 53 In India 25% of paper produced is made from bamboo fiber, and in Brazil, 100,000 hectares of bamboo are grown for its production. Because of its flexibility and strength, it has traditionally been used in construction. Bamboo is often the only readily available raw material for people in many developing countries.

54 Ray Townsend, vice president of the British Bamboo Society, says, \are threatened because they can't survive in the habitat-they aren't strong enough or there aren't enough of them, perhaps. But bamboo can take care of itself-it is strong enough to survive if left alone. 55 ”When forest goes, it is transformed into something else: there isn't anywhere for forest plants such as bamboo to grow if you create a cattle grass land.

A. Sadly, this isn't a single story.

B. It is the physical disturbance that is the threat to bamboo. C. Until now, bamboo has been viewed as a second-class plant. D. Without it, their chances of survival would be reduced significantly. E. Besides, bamboo's most immediate significance lies in its economic value. F. More than a billion people rely on bamboo for either their shelter or income.

G. Despite bamboo's value in economy and ecology, its situation is all the more worrying.

第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分） 第一节 应用文写作（15分）

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友Chris想了解中国家庭里的家规，并请你向他介绍一条你家的家规。请给他写封回信，内容包括：

1. 这条家规的内容； 2. 这条家规对你的影响。 注意：1. 词数不少于50.

北京市101中学2018届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案

2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：家规：family rules Dear Chris,

________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua

（请务必将第一节作文完整写在答题卡指定区域内） ．．

第二节 情景作文(20分) ■

假设你是红星中学高三(1)班学生李华。请你根据以下四幅图，给21世纪英文报写一封稿件，介绍上周你班同学邀请一位常年在学校附近拉二胡的老人参加校艺术节的过程。

注意：1. 词数不少于60; 2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：拉二胡 play the erhu

Last week, a special guest was invited to our annual school art festival. _____________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

北京市101中学2018届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案