安徽省宿州市十三所省重点中学学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题及答案解析Word文档格式.docx

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第I卷（选择题）

评卷人

一、阅读理解

VOLUNTEER

KenyaCommunityDevelopmentProject

GreenheartTravel'

svolunteerprograminKenyaallowsyouthespecialchancetoworkalongsidetheMaasaicommunityhelpingthemtoreceiveagoodeducation，incomeactivities，foodsafetyandbasicresourcessuchaswater.AsavolunteerinKenyayouwillhavethechancetolearnabouttheinterestingMaasaiwayoflifeinordertoworkwithintheirspecialculturalandsocialenvironment.

HowYouWillMakeaDifference

*Helpschoolsgetnecessarysupplies

*Helpwithbuildinghouses

*Volunteerinthehospitals

*Helpwithwateringcrops

*Helpwomen'

sgroupswithfindingnewmarketstoselltheircrafts

*Organizeyouthsports

*Helpwithchickenfarming.

CostDetails

Prices:

2weeks:

$1424weeks:

$2185weeks:

$2496weeks:

$2868weeks:

$357

9weeks:

$39210weeks:

$41611weeks:

$46412weeks:

$500

AGreatOpportunityFor:

Seniors/Retirees/Groups/Professionals

LanguageNeeded

English（fluent）

SkillsNeeded,'

Experience

Noexperiencerequired.

DetailedLocationInformation

Volunteermustbe23yearsofageorolder.

***Mealsarenotincluded，butvolunteerscanbuyfoodatthemarketandcookatthevolunteerhouse.

1．WecanknowthattheMaasai.

A．maynothaveenoughdrinkingwaterB．aregoodatmakingmoney

C．areusuallywelleducatedD．paymoreattentiontotheirworld

2．WhatwillavolunteerdofortheMaasai?

A．Buynecessarythingsforschools.B．Helpbuildhousesforthelocalpeople.

C．Helpwomenselltheircraftsatthemarket.D．Traintheyoungpeopletobecomeplayers.

3．Accordingtothetext，volunteers.

A．havetospeakthelocallanguageB．mustbeteenagersorolder

C．musthavetherichexperienceinvolunteeringD．havetopayformealsthemselves

IhaverecentlymovedtoHamburginGermanyandhavealwaysheardthatGermansjustwearjeansorsomestrangeclothes.SinceIhavemovedherethough，IhavefoundthistoactuallybecompletelyfalseandIthinkIwouldpreferitiftheydidjustwearjeans，soIcoulddothesame!

Hamburgisaverybigshoppingcity.ApartfromH&

M，NewYorkerandMango，IhavefoundaNewLookandanewTopshophaverecentlyjustopened.TheseshopsarequitepopularshopsintheUKandsellclotheswhicharealwaysconsideredasvery"

fashionable"

.

AnotherthingIamreallystrugglingwith，aswellastryingtobefashionable，Iamtryingtofindtherightclothesfortheweather.IhavefoundinHamburgoneminuteitisniceandsunnybutthenextminuteitisthrowingitdownwithrain!

Onedayitmightstartoffreallyrainyandcoldbutbylunchtimeitissunnyandreallyhot，sowearingacoatisnotpractical.

Ingeneral，however，IthinkithasalsogotcoldhereveryquicklyanditalreadyfeelslikethewinterthatIamusedto.Ifrequentlygooutinmywintercoat，hat，glovesandscarfwhilemanyotherpeoplearestillonlywearingjeansorleatherjackets.Idon'

tunderstandhowtheydoitasIamalwaysfreezing.Isitbettertoblend（使混合）inwithfashionorbewarm?

IthinkIwouldratherbewarmandmaybelooklikeabitofabananainahugecoatratherthanbeshiveringallday.

Whatdoyouthink?

ClearlyIammissingsomethinghereasIseemtobetheonlyonestrugglingoverthesefashiondecisions.

4．WhenthewriterwasinHamburg，shefoundGermans.

A．caremoreaboutwhattowearB．don'

talwayswearjeans

C．likewearingfashionableclothesD．likewearingjeans

5．ShoppinginHamburgisvery.

A．difficultB．funny

C．excitingD．convenient

6．WeknowtheweatherinHamburgis.

A．changeableB．comfortable

C．rainyD．lovely

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

shivering"

probablymean?

A．wanderingB．searching

C．shakingD．watching

BillBowermanwasatrackcoach.Hewantedtohelpathletesrunfaster.Sohehadlearnedhowtomakerunningshoes.Hehadalsostartedashoecompanywithafriend.Itwas1971.Runningshoesatthetimewereheavy.Theyhadspikes（鞋钉）onthesole（鞋底）.Thespikestoreupthetrackandsloweddownrunners.

Tomakealightershoe，Billtriedtheskinsoffish.Tomakeabettersole，hewantedtoreplacethespikes.BilllookthroughhiswifeBarbara'

sjewelrybox.Hehopedtofindapieceofjewelrywithaninterestingpattern.Hewouldthencopythepatternontothenewsoles.Nothingworked.Billwasstumped.Then，oneSundaymorning，BarbaramadeBillwaffles（华夫饼）forbreakfast.Billwatchedhercook.Hestudiedthecrosspatternontheiroldwaffleiron.

Inspiration（灵感）hit.

ThepatternonawaffleironwasjustwhatBillwaslookingfor.Thesquareswerefatterandwiderthansharpspikes.Thepatternwouldhelptheshoesgrip（抓牢）anysurfacewithouttearingintoit.

WhenBarbaraleftthehouse，Billrantohislab.Hetooktheliquidchemicalsthat，whenmixed，wouldhardenintothesoleofashoe.HepouredthemixtureintothewaffleironandtheWaffleTrainerwasborn.

Bill'

scompanyputtheWaffleTraineronthemarketin1974.Itwasahugehit.Maybeyou'

veheardofthatcompanycalledNike.Andtodayit'

swortharound$100billion.

ItwasthewaffleironthathadchangedthecourseofBill'

slifeandhelpedturnNikeintoawell-knownname.Today，thewaffleironiskeptatNikeheadquarters.Itservesasareminderthatifwekeeptrying，wecanfindasolutiontoeventhetoughestproblems.Andthosesolutionscancomefromunlikelyplaces，eventhebreakfasttable.

8．WhatwaswrongwiththerunningshoesbeforetheWattleTrainerwasmade?

A．Theywereeasilywornout.B．Thespikeshurtrunners'

feet.

C．Thespikesweresharpandheavy.D．Theyweretooexpensive.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

stumped"

inparagraph2probablymean?

A．Inspired.B．Defeated.

C．Satisfied.D．Doubted.

10．WhatcanwesayaboutthebirthofWaffleTrainer?

A．Itwasmadequitebyaccident.B．ItwasinventedbyBill'

swife.

C．Itwasbasedonmanylabtests.D．Itwassupportedbyanothercompany.

11．WhatcanwelearnfromBill'

sexperience?

A．Wherethere'

sawill，there'

saway.B．Goodisrewardedwithgood.

C．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.D．Amisfortunemayturnoutablessing.

Technologyisforeverchangingthewaywegetournews.Manypeoplenowgetalotoftheirnewsonelectronicdevices，insteadoftraditionalmedia，suchasnewspapers，televisionorradio.Now，thereisanewwaywegetthenews:

computer-creatednewsreaders.

Recently，China'

sXinhualaunched（推出）theworld'

sfirstAInewspresenterswiththeChinesesearchengineSogou.Thenewsreaderscreatedbymachinelearningtechnologyarebasedontworeal-lifenewsmen.OneisabletopresentnewscastsinEnglish;

theother，inMandarinChinese.

OneXinhua'

sreportsaidmachinelearningwasusedtoexaminevideoimagesandsoundsofthetwonewsmen，whichlookandsoundlikerealpeople.

SomemachinelearningexpertssaidthesystemshowedoffChina'

slatestprogressinvoicerecognition，text-to-speechtechnologyanddataanalysis.ButseveralexpertssuggestedthatthetermAIdoesnotcorrectlydescribeabilitiesoftheroboticnewsreaders.

Onsocialmedia，manyChinesenotedthattheAIpresentersdidnotseemreal.Peopleblamedthemfornotbeingmorelifelike.Otherswonderedabouttheeffectsrobotsmighthaveonemploymentandworkers.Somepeoplearguedthatonlylow-leveljobsrequiringheavylaborwillbeeasilyreplacedbyrobots.Otherspraisedthetechnologyasawayforcompaniestomakemoneyfromlow-costlabormachines.

Somebusinesseshaveexperimentedwithsimilartechnologyforpossibleuseinnewsoperations.Britain'

sBBCrecentlyreleasedavideothatusedmachinelearningtomakeitlooklikeoneofitsnewsreadersspeakingdifferentlanguages.TheLondon-basedcompanythatdevelopedthesystemsaysitsgoalisto"

removethelanguagebarrier"

formanydifferentkindsofvideoacrosstheInternet.

12．WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?

A．Introducethetopicofthetext.

B．Summarizethedifferentopinions.

C．AddsomedataabouttheAIpresenters.

D．Comparedifferentwaysofgettingnews

13．Whatisthemachinelearningtechnologyusedtodo?

A．TokeepAIpresentersfrommakinganymistakes.

B．TomakeAIpresentersspeakmorefluently.

C．Toensureimagesandsoundsarelikerealpersons.

D．Tobringnewscastsuptodateeveryhour.

14．WhataresomepeopleworriedaboutwhenAIpresenterswerelaunched?

A．Robotswilleventuallyreplacehumanallover.

B．Robotsmaythreatensomepeople'

semployment.

C．Robotsmayendangermostpeople'

shealth.

D．Robotswillruleovertheworldintheend.

15．Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat______.

A．BBChasremovedthelanguagebarrierinnewscasts

B．BBC'

snewsreaderscanspeakdifferentlanguages

C．BBCshowsinterestinXinhua'

sAInewspresenters

D．BBChasdonesimilarexperimentsasXinhuadoes

二、完形填空

TheValueofEducation

IhavejuststartedmyjobasanEnglishLanguageAssistantintheParisiansuburbs.Iwas16byhowrichParisreallyis.The17ofthebuildingsandthelargeamountofluxurious（豪华的）monumentscompletely18thecity'

srichreputation.Iwasalsoverysurprisedathow19thesuburbsare:

intheUK，traditionally，thesuburbsarethe20partofacity，buthereitisthecompleteopposite.

TheschoolsthatI21inarelocatedjustoutsideofParisandarenotas22astheonesinthecentreofthecity.However，the23herearesoeagertolearnmylanguage.

FormyfirstlessonI24somepostcardsandsouvenirsto25mypupilswhatmyhometownislikeintheUK.Theywereso26bymypostcardofmytown'

s27andmysouveniroftheWelshdragon.ForusintheUK，apostcardofacastleisnotnecessarilythemostexcitingthing