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广州质检2模英语
2016年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试
(二)
英语
第I卷
第二部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThebestofadventureandsportinNSW
Ifyouwantadventure,thenthestateofNewSouth
Wales(NSW)inAustraliaistheplacetogo.Nomatter
whattheseason,youcanchoosefromawidevarietyof
landscapes,climates,activitiesandexperiencesallwith
easyaccesstotouroperatorsandlocalguides.
Forsnowlovers,there’snobetterplacethanthe
SnowyMountains.Skiersandsnowboarderscanhitthe
slopesforsomedownhillthrillsinKosciuszkoNational.Park.Non-skiingadventure-seekerswillenjoyhikingorsnowshoeing.
Ifwatersportsaremoreyourthing,thereareplentyofplacestogo.Surfersyou’reyoursurfboardsandheadtoByronBay,Shellharbour,orNewcastle'sMerewetherBeach.Toseespectacularsealifeupclose,visitLordHoweIsland,aworld-famousdestinationforunderwaterdiving.
Theoceans,lakesandriversaroundNSWofferalifetime’sworthofexcitingfishingandboatingchallenges.Wantmore?
ExperiencetherushofwhitewaterraftinginJindabyneandPenrith,orgobarefootwaterskiinginPortStephens.
ForadventureinNSW,thesky’sthelimit!
Bookahot-air-balloonorhelicopterrideoverthestunningvineyardsoftheHunterValley,goskydivinginWollongong,ortryhang-glidinginStanwellPark.
GettoknowtheState’suniqueandtoughlandscapesonacaving,canoeingorrockclimbingadventure.Four-wheel-drivingandoff-roadingtoursarepopularinbothCountryNSWandOutbackNSW.OrexplorepartsoftheStateonhorseback―you’IlfindgreathorseridingoptionsinSydneyandthroughoutNSW.
21.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?
A.Toadvertiseanewholidaytour.
B.TodescribethegeographyofNSW.
C.TopromoteNSW'stouristattractions.
D.ToencouragepeopletomovetoNSW.
22.Wherecanyougobarefootwaterskiing?
A.PortStephens.B.TheHunterValley
C.StanwellPark.D.Wollongong.
23.Whoaretheintendedreaders?
A.Families.B.Localguides.
C.Photographers.D.Adventuretravellers
B
TheUnitedStatesofAmericawasfoundedin1776afterthe13independentAmericanstatesroseupagainsttherulingBritish,defeatedthemintheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,andsignedtheDeclarationofIndependence,thedocumentwhichdeclaredthecreationofthenewcountry.
Themenwholedtherevolution,draftedtheDeclarationofIndependence,andwrotethefirstAmericanlawsareknownas"foundingfathers".BenjaminFranklin,whosepictureisontheUS100-dollarnote,wasappointedtopreparetheDeclarationthatwaseventuallysignedbytheotherfoundingfathers.
Franklinwasbornin1706inBostontoasoapmakernamedJosiahFranklin.Hisfathercouldnotaffordfullschoolingforallhischildren,butBenjaminlovedbooksandworkedinhiselderbrother'sprintingbusinessbeforestartinganewspapercalledthePennsylvaniaGazettein1729.Hewroteanddrewcartoonsforthenewspaper.Inaddition,heworkedtoimprovelivingconditionsinthecity:
introducingstreetlights,cleaningtheroadsandbuildinglibraries.Inthe1740s,Franklinretiredfromhisnewspaperandturnedtosciencewithgreatsuccess.Hewasaverysmartmanandhisworkonelectricity,includingthe“kiteexperiment”whichconfirmedthenatureoflightning,madehimfamousthroughouttheworld.
Franklinearnedthetitleofthe“FirstAmerican”forhiseffortstounitethe13Americanstates,andtowintheirindependence.ThispartofthestorystartsinLondon.HewassenttothecitytopersuadetheBritishtotreattheAmericanstatesmorefairly.Itwasherethathebeganinteractingwithimportantpoliticalthinkersandactivistsofthetimeanddevelopinghisownpoliticalideas.
FollowinghisreturntoAmericain1761hebecamemuchmoreactiveinAmericanpoliticsandinthebattleagainstBritishrule.
AftertheUnitedStatesofAmericawasestablished,FranklinheldseveralimportantpositionssuchasthefirstUnitedStatesPostmasterGeneral,AmbassadortoFranceandPresidentofPennsylvania.Heisalsofamoustodayforhiswisesayings,including“apennysavedisapennyearned”and“anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure”.
24.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.TheAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.
B.Franklin'scontributionstoAmericansociety.
C.TheAmericanWarofIndependence.
D.BenjaminFranklin'searlylife.
25.HowdidFranklinbegindevelopinghisownpoliticalthinking?
A.BydiscussingideaswithpoliticalactivistsinBritain.
B.Bypersuadingthe13Americanstatestounite.
C.ByfightingagainstBritishruleinAmerica.
D.Bywritingarticlesforhisownnewspaper.
26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFranklinfromthearticle?
A.Hismostimportantcontributionwasinscience.
B.Hewastheleaderofthe“foundingfathers”.
C.Hewassuccessfulinmanydifferentareas.
D.Hecamefromaverywealthyfamily.
27.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromFranklin’slife?
a.Hestartedanewspaperbusiness.
b.Hecarriedoutthekiteexperienceonelectricity.
c.Heworkedforhisbrotherinaprintingcompany.
d.HewasappointedtheAmbassadortoFrance.
e.HehelpedwritetheDeclarationofIndependence.
f.HevisitedEnglandtodiscussindependence.
A.e,c,a,b,f,dB.c,a,b,f,e,d
C.a,c,f,b,d,eD.f,d,a,b,c,e
C
WhetherornotyoubelieveProfessorStephenHawking'salarmingtheorythatbuildinga“strong”artificialintelligence(AI)couldleadtotheendofthehumanrace,it’sclearthatAIisreachingthepointwheresoonitwillaffectalmosteveryaspectofhowweworkwithcomputers.Wemustgetusedtocomputersthattalkback.
Lastyear,investmentbankDeepVenturesattractedmuchmediaattentionwhenitannouncedthatithadappointedanAIcomputertoitsboardofdirectorstohelpmakeimportantbusinessdecisions.WhatactuallyhappenedwasthatthecompanyusedaprogramcalledVITALtoanalysepotentialinvestments(授资)indifferentbusinesses.ButVITALdoesn'tattendboardmeetingsorvote―it’sjustaprogram.Whileit'snotquitetheevilrobotweseeinsciencefictionmovies,itshowsushowfarcomputersandAIhaveadvanced.
SoonAIsystemswillbedrivingourvehicles,interpretingourfacialexpressionsasweperformcomplextasks,translatingourvoicesintodifferentlanguagesandbuildingothermachinesforusinfactoriesaroundtheworld.Buttheywon'tlooklikeusorpretendtobehuman.
InthenewfilmExMachina,acomputerscientistisaskedtoassesswhetherabeautifulhuman-lookingrobotcalledAvahashumanintelligence.Iwon'tspoilthefilmforyou,butitoccurredtomethatoneofthereasonswebelieveotherhumanbeingsareconsciousandhaveintelligenceisthatwe’retoldtheyareall.thetime.Indeed,ifyoustoppedbelievingotherpeoplehaveminds,youwouldquicklyfindyourselfunabletofunctionintheworld.
Google’sEricSchmidtarguesthatweshouldn'tworryaboutAI,andthatweneedinsteadtoredesignoureducationsystemssothatwelearnhowtogetonwiththemachines.Aspowerfulcomputer-basedintelligencescontinuedeveloping,wemustletgoofthebeliefthatonlyhumanshaveintelligenceandconsciousness.Justaswehaveacceptedtherealitythattheself-awarenessthatmakesmindspossibleexistswithintheanimalworld,wemaysoonacceptthatitcanalsoexistwithinthemachineworld.
28.AccordingtoProfessorStephenHawking,humanbeings.
A.maybeendangeredbystrongAI
B.arestillmoreintelligentthanmachines
C.willbenefitgreatlyfromtheadvancesinAI
D.willneverbeabletobuildastrongAIsystem
29.AccordingtoParagraph2,VITALcan.
A.attendboardmeetingstovote
B.makefinaldecisionsforthebank
C.attractmoreinvestmentstothebank
D.assessthevalueofdifferentbusinesses
30.TheauthorpredictsthatAImachineswillsoonbeableto.
A.controlpeople'sfacialexpressions
B.constructotherintelligentmachines
C.haveahuman-likephysicalappearance
D.changepeople'sspeechesintodifferentlanguages
31.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith?
A.Itistoolatetostopthedangerofartificialintelligence...
B.Humansshouldlearntolivewithintelligentmachines.
C.Intelligentmachineswilleventuallycontroltheworld.
D.Onlyhumanscanhaveintelligenceandconsciousness.
D
Mature-ageuniversitystudentsareannoying,Iknow.Iunderstandthatwhenyou're18or19,andalreadyknoweverything,there'snoneedtodothereadingsorshowuppreparedforclass.Ialsounderstandthattherearetheseoldpeopleinclasswhoshouldbedoingotherthings—mayberetiring,orgardeninginthebackyard.Theyareeagerlyaskingquestions(orworse,answeringthem)andgenerallyloud.
IunderstandbecauseIusedtobeoneofthem.IdroppedoutofhighschoolinYear11andafterplayingguitarinabandforafewyears,Ispentthenexttenyearsworkingdifferentjobs.Thenafriend,whothoughtIwaswastingmylife,suggestedIenrolathisuniversity.Althoughafraid,Ieventuallytookauniversitypreparationcourseandayearlaterbecamea35-year-olduniversityfreshman.
Likemanymature-agestudents,aftercompletingmydegree,IcontinuedstudyingandeventuallyattainedmyPhD.
NowI’malectureratTorontoUniversityinCanada.Infact,Ihavejustfinishedpreparingagroupofmature-agestudentstoannoynextyear’syoungfirstyears.Mystudentscomefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.Buttheyallshareanenthusiasmforknowledgeandlearning.
Iknowtheyareridiculousandshowuptoclasswithfoldersfullofreadings,mindsoverflowingwithideasandconceptsthey