吉林梅河口一中高二英语上学期期末试题带答案.docx

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吉林梅河口一中高二英语上学期期末试题带答案

吉林梅河口一中2018-2019高二英语上学期期末试题（带答案）

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AMagazinesaleshavegenerallybeenfallingsincethedaytheinventoroftheInternetsaid,“Hey,whydon’tIinventtheInternet?

”ButthelatestABCfigures,releasedthisweek,showthatsalesofcertaintitlesareactuallygoingup.Newsandcurrentaffairsmagazinesarebecomingmorepopular―butcelebrity（名人）,gossipandfashionpublicationsarestillstruggling.“Gossipandcelebritynewsisrarelysomethingthatrequiresdetailedanalysis―soit’sbestsuitedtobite-sizedcontentonsocialmedia,”saysIanBurrell,mediacolumnistforTheDrum.“Onceit’soutthere,it’squicklysharedandreadersmoveontothenextstar.Noonewantstowaitaweektoreadaboutitinaprintmagazine.”FraserNelson,editorofTheSpectator,wrotethisweek:

“There’snowtoomuchwritingonline,andinaneraoffakenews,whereyougetyouranalysisfromhasneverbeenmoreimportant.Asnewspapersandmagazinesarefindingout,ifyoucanpublishwritingthatisconsistentlybetterthanwhatcanbefoundonline,peoplewillpay.”Butmanyeditorsarestrugglingtostriketherightbalancebetweenphysicalanddigitalcontent.Theyarefacedwiththechoiceofeitherpostingalltheirarticlesonlineforfreesothemagazinestaysrelevant,orchargingreadersmoneytoprotectthefinancialfutureofthebrand.AsBurrellpointsout,mostreadersarehungryforadeeperunderstandingofthefast-movingchangesinglobalnewsandpoliticsratherthanseekingtoescapefromitbyburyingtheirheadsincelebritygossipandentertainmentstories.Serioustimescallforseriousjournalism.Whilegeneral-interestdailynewshasbeenturnedintoanalmostuniversallyavailablecommodity（商品）bytheInternet,specialistjournalismisstillaservicepeoplevalueandthinktheycan’tgetelsewhere.21.WhatdoesIanBurrellthinkofcelebritynews?

A.Itisn’tworthreading.B.Itisn’tworthanalyzing.C.Itshouldbereadcarefully.D.Itshouldappearonmagazines.22.WhatdidFraserNelsonmainlystress?

A.Theimportanceofnewssources.B.Thesignificanceofcurrentaffairs.C.Thevalueofnewspapersandmagazines.D.Thebalancebetweenphysicalanddigitalcontent.23.WhatcanbeinferredfromBurrell’sopinioninParagraph6?

A.Mostreadersarefondofrapidchanges.B.Mostreaderstendtoescapefromreality.C.Mostreaderslikeentertainmentnewsbest.D.Mostreadersshowgreatinterestinglobalnewsandpolitics.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhereMagazinesWillGointheFuture.B.WhatMakesSomeMagazinesDisappear.C.HowMagazinesAreSurvivingtheDigitalAge.D.WhyPeopleAreStillReadingFashionPublications.BIt’sexcitingtoimaginehowfuturehumanswillhavesolvedtheproblemswehavenow,orwhatamazingnewinventionswillmakeourlivesmoreconvenientandinteresting.Weaskedtopscientiststosharetheirpredictionsonwhattheworldwillbelikeinacentury.Ifthey’reright,the2114isgoingtobereallycool.1.Robotswilldoyourchoresandmore.Robotswillbedoingmostofourjobs,frombuildinghomestoteachingmath.Therearealreadyrobotsthatcleanfloorsandpumpgas.Inthefuturetheywillbemorecomplicatedanduseful.Unfortunately,withrobotstakingallthejobs,unemploymentwillbehigh.2.Youwillreadminds.Speakingofbeingsocial,wewillcommunicateinanentirelydifferentway.Forgettextsandemails.Mindreadingtechnologywillallowustosendthoughtstoeachotherwithoutspeakingaword.Wewillalsobeabletosendthoughtstoobjectsaroundus.（Insteadofpressing“start”onthemicrowave,youcouldjustthink“start”.）Meanwhile,chipsimplanted（植入）inourbrainswillimprovememoryandintelligence.3.Yourcarwilldriveyou.Today,around30,000Americansdieincaraccidentseachyear.Onehundredyearsfromnow,accidentswillbeathingofthepast.AccordingtoMarkSafford,consultantortheU.S.departmentofTransportation,futurecarswilldrivethemselves.Theseelectriccarswillcommunicatewithothercarsontheroadtotravelsafelyincloseformationathighspeeds.4.Youwilleatfakemeat.Raisinganimalsisnotanefficientwaytoproducefood,anditharmstheenvironment.Cows,chickens,andpigseatalot,andthenwehavetodealwithallthatpoop（粪便）.What’smore,thatpoopcanpoisonlakes,rivers,andstreams.Today,scientistscan“grow”meatinalabfromanimalcells,butit’sexpensiveandnotverydelicious.Inthefuture,theywillhaveperfectedtheprocess.You’llorderhamburgersthatcomefromfactories,notcows.Scientistsmayevenfindwaystomakelabgrownmeattastierandhealthierthantherealthing.25.Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytohappenwhenrobotsbecomemorecommoninthefuture?

A.Peoplewillbemuchlazier.B.Morepeoplewilllosetheirjobs.C.Peoplemaybecomephysicallyweaker.D.Morepeoplemaybecomelessintelligent.26.Mind-¬readingtechnologywillhelppeopleto________.A.haveagoodmemoryB.talktoothercreaturesC.readbooksefficientlyD.conveymessagessilently27.Accordingtothepassage,inthefuturecarswillbe________.A.lesspopularB.moreexpensiveC.mucheasiertooperateD.muchsmallerandlighter28.Futuremeatwillbe________.A.muchmoreharmlessB.lesstastybuthealthierC.moreorganicanddeliciousD.moreenvironmentallyfriendlyCThedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe（重击）.MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdevice,knownasananogenerator,hasalreadybeentested.Scientists’successfullyoperatedanLEDtouchscreen,abankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboard,allwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.Thegroundbreakingfindings,publishedinthejournalNanoEnergy,suggest“We’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotion,”saidNelsonSepulveda,associateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.“WhatIforesee,relativelysoon,isthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweek,forexample,becausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovement,”saidSepulveda,whoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sized,whilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweight,flexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.Thedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfolded.Sepulvedasaid,“Youcanstartwithalargedevice,butwhenyoufolditonceagainandagain,it’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.Nowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikestheground.”Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketo,say,awirelessheadset.29.Theunderlinedword“device”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto.A.apieceofequipmentB.aspecialkindofsmartphoneC.atouchscreenD.aflexiblekeyboard30.WhatcanwelearnaboutNelsonSepulvedainthepassage?

A.HeworksasajournalistwritingforNanoEnergy.B.Heplaysamajorroleintheprojectofthenanogenerator.C.Heinventedatypeofbattery-freesmartphone.D.HecollectsfundsfortheNationalScienceFoundation.31.Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator.A.becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflatB.hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSAC.islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensiveD.makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking32.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.persuadepeopletobuythedeviceB.bringinanewwaytosaveenergyC.introduceabreakthroughinscienceD.honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributionsDPurposeoftheWolfpacketTheWolfpacketaimstoinformstudentsofcurrentandrelevanteventsandissues.Someitemsarepublishedonlytoentertainbutwillfollowtheguidelinesoftheeditorialpolicy.SincetheWolfpacketstaffmeetsregularly,publicationofthenewspaperservestoeducatebothreadersandstaffmembers.Thestafftriestobeaccurateandresponsible,andfollowssomeregulationsasdefinedbytheSocietyofProfessionalJournalists.ContentTheWolfpacketstaffdetermineswhatgoesintotheschoolpaperandreservestherighttochoosecontentanddeterminepriority（优先级）ofstories.AlthoughtheWolfpacketemphasizesschoolnews,italsocoverscommunity,state,national,andinternationalnewsthatthestaffthinksrelevanttostudents.Storiesareevaluatedfornewsvalue,entertainmentvalue,timeliness,andastudentangle.WhilemostWolfpacketarticleswillbewrittenbythestaff,weencourageotherstudents,administratorsandcommunitymemberstoconsidertheopinionssectionoftheWolfpackettobeopenfordiscussion.Editorials（社论）Opinionsandeditorialsareclearlylabeledandseparatedfromnewsitems.Editorialsrepresentthemajorityopinionofthestaffandwillberunundertheheading“Editorial