江苏省南京师大苏州实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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江苏省南京师大苏州实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

江苏省南京师大苏州实验学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

第I卷（选择题，共90分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

第1节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.

B.Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.

C.Themanlostthosetools.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn’tlikehisjob.

B.Hewillnotgiveuphisjob.

C.Hehasalargefamilytosupport

3.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.B.TeacherandstudentC.Headmasterandteacher.

4.Whoisworriedaboutgainingweight?

A.Theson.B.AuntLouise.C.Themother.

5.Whydoesn’tthewomanbuythecoat?

A.Itisexpensive.B.Thereisn’thersize.C.Shedoesn’tlikethecolor.

第2节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthewomanprobably?

A.Ahotelclerk.B.Ahouseagent.C.Ashopassistant,

7.Whatisthepillowfilledwith?

A.Cotton.B.Driedflowers.C.Aspecialmaterial.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofskillsdoesthewomannothave?

A.Operatingcomputers.B.Doingbusiness.C.Typing.

9.Whichcompanydidthewomanworkin?

A.Atradingcompanyandatrustcompany.

B.Atrustcompany.

C.Atradingcompany.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’swrongwiththewoman’smother?

A.Shehasbeensick.

B.Shemissesherfamilyandfriends.

C.Shecan’tearnenoughtosupportherfamily.

11.Wheredoesthewomanlive?

A.InAmerica.B.InIndia.C.InBritain.

12.Whatdoesthewomanplantodonextyear?

A.Studyanewlanguage.B.TraveltoIndia.C.Visitherfather’snativecountry.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowmanyEconomicslectureswillthemanattendeveryweek?

A.5times,fromMondaytoFriday.

B.Twotimes,onThursdayandFriday.

C.Twotimes,onTuesdayandThursday.

14.Whydidthemanmissthemeetingforthenewstudentsyesterday?

A.Becausehehadn’treceivedanynoticeaboutthatmeeting.

B.Becausehehadtoattendthegroupdiscussion.

C.Becausehehadtodosomeparttimejobsyesterday.

15.Ifastudentwantstoearnthescholarship,whatistherequiredattendancerate?

A.80%B.90%C.100%

16.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Themanisagradeonestudentintheuniversity.

B.Themanhastoworkafterschool.

C.Themanthinksthetimeofthelectureistooearly.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlonghasthespeakerlivedinabigcity?

A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.

18.Whatisthespeaker’sopiniononpublictransport?

A.It’scomfortable.B.It’stime-saving.C.It’scheap.

19.Whatisgoodaboutlivinginasmalltown?

A.It’ssafer.B.It’shealthier.C.It’smoreconvenient.

20.Whatkindoflifedothespeakersseemtolikemost?

A.Busy.B.Colorful.C.Quiet.

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

TheChocolateMuseum

Thestoryofchocolatethroughtheages

◆Experiencechocolate-makingfromcocoabeantochocolatebar.

◆Enjoythesmell,tasteandtextureoffreshlymadechocolate

Openinghours

Tuesday-Friday10am.to6p.m.

Saturday&Sunday+publicholidays11am.to7a.m.

ClosedonMondays,ChristmasDayandduringCarnivalweek

Entrancefees

Adults$6.00

Concessions（over65yearsold）$3.00

Groups（of15peopleormore）$5.00

Morethanamuseum!

ThePanoramaRestaurantcancaterforallyourcorporateevents:

businesslunches,anniversaries,weddingsandparties,Groupsof30-300peoplearewelcome.

WelcomeToAucklandMuseum

“Naumaihaeremai”（毛利语）

AucklandMuseumhasaconstantlychangingfeastoffresheventsandnewexhibitionsreflectingthecultureofNewZealand.Thisyearisnoexception.

Clickheretofindoutmore>>

Latestnews

BeinspiredbythedaVinciMachinesexhibitionanddesignandbuildyourownoriginalflyingmachine.ThebestentrywillwinthebuddinginventorahelicopterrideoverAucklandforafamilyoffour.

Avoidthetraffic,enjoyhassle-freeparkingandviewtheexhibitsinpeaceandquietonWednesdayevenings!

Opentill7:

30p.m

From28Novemberuntil4MarchtherewillbenopublicaccesstotheReadingRoom.

Clickheretofindoutmore>>

Museumopeninghours

10am---5p.m.daily（exceptChristmasDay）

21.If16adults,including3aged70,plantovisittheChocolateMuseum,howmuchshouldtheypayatleast?

A.$69B.$87C.$80D.$78.

22.AccordingtotheinformationofAucklandMuseum,weknowthat____________.

A.itopensfrom10a.m.to5p.m.everyday

B.themuseumfocusesonNewZealand’sculture

C.thewinnerwillflyahelicopterasareward

D.ithasafeastoffresheventsexceptthisyear

B

Hollywood’stheorythatmachineswithevilmindswilldrivearmiesofkillerrobotsisjustsilly.Therealproblemrelatestothepossibilitythatartificialintelligence（AI）maybecomeextremelygoodatachievingsomethingotherthanwhatwereallywant.In1960awell-knownmathematicianNorbertWiener,whofoundedthefieldofcybernetics（控制论）putitthisway,“Ifweuse,toachieveourpurposes,amechanicalagencywithwhoseoperationwecannoteffectivelyinterfere,wehadbetterbequitesurethatthepurposeputintothemachineisthepurposewhichwereallydesire.”

Amachinewithaspecificpurposehasanotherquality,onethatweusuallyassociatewithlivingthings;awishtopreserveitsownexistence.'Forthemachine,thisqualityisnotinborn,norisitsomethingintroducedbyhumans;itisalogicalconsequenceofthesimplefactthatthemachinecannotachieveitsoriginalpurposeifitisdead.Soifwesendoutarobotwiththesingleinstructionoffetchingcoffee,itwillhaveastrongdesiretosecuresuccessbydisablingitsownoffswitchorevenkillinganyonewhomightinterferewithitstask.Ifwearenotcareful,then,wecouldfaceakindofglobalchessmatchagainstverydetermined,superintelligentmachineswhoseobjectivesconflictwithourown,withtherealworldasthechessboard.

Thepossibilityofenteringintoandlosingsuchamatchshouldconcentratethemindsofcomputerscientists.Someresearchersarguethatwecansealthemachinesinsideakindoffirewall,usingthemtoanswerdifficultquestionsbutneverallowingthemtoaffecttherealworld.Unfortunately,thatPlanseemsunlikelytowork:

wehaveyettoinventafirewallthatissecureagainstordinaryhumans,letalonesuperintelligentmachines.

SolvingthesafetyproblemwellenoughtomoveforwardinAIseemstobepossiblebutnoteasy.Thereareprobablydecadesinwhichtoplanforthearrivalofsuperintelligentmachines.Buttheproblemshouldnotbedismissedoutofhand,asithasbeenbysomeAIresearchers.Somearguethathumansandmachinescancoexistaslongastheyworkinteams--yetthatisnotpossibleunlessmachinessharethegoalsofhumans.Otherssaywecanjust“switchthemoff”asifsuperintelligentmachinesaretoostupidtothinkofthatpossibility.StillothersthinkthatsuperintelligentAIwillneverhappen.OnSeptember11,1933.famousphysicistErnestRutherfordstated,withconfidence,“Anyonewhoexpectsasourceofpowerinthetransformationoftheseatomsistalkingmoonshine.”However,onSeptember12,1933,physicistLeoSzilardinventedtheneutron－induced（中子诱导）nuclearchainreaction.

23.Paragraph1mainlytellsusthatartificialintelligencemay_____________.

A.commandarmiesofkillerrobotsB.satisfyhuman'srealdesires

C.runoutofhumancontrolD.workfasterthanamathematician

24.Machineswithspecificpurposesareassociatedwithlivingthingspartlybecausetheymightbeableto___________.

A.preventthemselvesfrombeingdestroyed

B.achievetheiroriginalgoalsindependently,

C.doanythingsuccessfullywithgivenorders

D.beathumansininternationalchessmatches

25.Accordingtosomeresearchers,wecanusefirewallsto____________.

A.helpsuperintelligentmachinesworkbetter

B.besecureagainstevilhumanbeings

C.keepmachinesfrombeingharmed

D.avoidrobots’affectingtheworld

26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesafetyproblemofsuperintelligentmachines?

A.ItwillbesolvedbutwithdifficultyB.Itwillgetworsewithhumaninterference

C.ItwilldisappearwiththedevelopmentofAID.Itwillstayforadecade.

C

Areyouadifferentpersonwhenyouspeakaforeignlanguage?

That’sjustoneofthequestionsTheNewYorker’swriterandnativeNorthCarolinianLaurenCollinsexploresinherautobiography,abouthertougheffortstomasterFrenchaftermarryingaFrenchmanwhosename—Olivier—shecouldn’tevenpronounceproperly.WheninFrenchrangesfromthehumorouslypersonalstorytoadeeperlookatvarioustheoriesoflanguageacquisitionandlinguistics.

ThecouplemetinLondon“onmoreorlessneutralground:

hiscontinent,mylanguage”ButthebalanceshiftedwhentheymovedtoGenevaforOlivier'swork.ThenormallyvolubleCollinsfoundherselfataloss—“nearlyspeechless".Thelanguagebarrier,andherdependenceonherhusbandforsimplethingslikebuyingtherightcutofmeatworsenedhermixedfeelingsabout“unlovely,butnotridiculous”Geneva.Shecomments,“Language,asmuchasland,isaplace.Tobecutofffromitistobe,inasense,homeless.”

Hersenseofalienation（疏离感）leadstoanexaminationofAmerica'smiserablerecordwhenitcomestoforeignlanguage,“LinguistscallAmerica‘thegraveyardoflanguages’becauseofitssingular