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