山西大学附属中学汾阳中学学年高二上学期月考英语试题含答案.docx

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山西大学附属中学汾阳中学学年高二上学期月考英语试题含答案

山西大学附中2020—2021学年第一学期第四次模块诊断

高二年级英语试题

考试时间：

90分钟满分100分

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

　　　　　　　　　　Art,Culture&PerformancesinArizona

ArtontheWildSide

ThreeofArizona’sfavoritepainterswillexhibittheirlatestworksinspiredbythenaturalworldintheiruniquestyles.Throughthisexhibit,guestscanbeintheZoo’smissiontocareforthenaturalworld.

Date:

February1-April31,2020

Location:

455NGalvinPkwy,Phoenix,AZ85008

Price:

$90

Always...PatsyCline

Always...PatsyClineisamusicalplay,completewithcountryhumor,trueemotion,andevensomeaudienceparticipation,includesmanyofPatsy’sunforgettablehitssuchasCrazy,IFalltoPieces,SweetDreams,andWalkingAfterMidnight...27songsinall!

Date:

June14-21,2020

Location:

HaleTheater,50WestPageAvenue,Gilbert,AZ85233

Price:

$65

TheTwoGentlemenofVerona

BestfriendsValentineandProteuschoosedifferentpathsinlifeonlytorunintoeachotheragainwhentheybothfallinlovewiththesamewoman.TheTwoGentlemenofVeronaisoneofShakespeare'searliestplays,hisfirstcomedyandalsooneofthemostrarelyperformedplaysinthecanon.

Date:

July18-25,2020

Location:

ScottsdaleDesertStagesTheatre,7014ECamelbackRd,Scottsdale,AZ85251

Price:

$28

MandyMoore

MandyMooreisgivingaconcertinourcity!

Sheistouringtosupportherupcomingalbum.Mandy'sseventhstudioworkSilverLandingssettobereleasedonSeptember6.

Date:

September27-October3,2020

Location:

111N3rdStPhoenix,AZ85004

Price:

$42

1.Whencanyougotoanexhibitionofpaintings?

A.InMarch.　　　B.InJune.　　C.InJuly.　　D.InSeptember.

2.WherecanyougoifyouareinterestedinShakespeare’splays?

A.ArtontheWildSide.　　　　　　　B.Always...PatsyCline.

C.TheTwoGentlemenofVerona.　　　D.MandyMoore.

3.Howmuchwillyoupayifyouwanttoenjoyaconcert?

A.$28.　　　B.$42.　　　C.$65.　　　D.$90.

B

Plantsareboring.Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing（光合作用）whileanimalshaveallthefun.Right?

Notsomuch.Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants.Theantandplantco-evolution（协同进化）startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant-friendlyfeatures.

Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse.Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmаmmаlѕ.Тhеѕеіnсludеhollowthornsthatаntѕwillliveіnѕіdе,orехtranесtаr（琼浆、花蜜）оnlеаvеѕorstemsfortheantstoeat.Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun,butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant.Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround,byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds.Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway,eatthefoodpacket,andleavetheseed—ofteninanutrient-richareawhereit’llgrowbetter,andsinceit’sfartherawayfromitsparent,theywon’thavetocompeteforresources.

Butscientistsweren’tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted.Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors,thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot.Itwasachicken-and-eggquestion,whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageofplants,orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants.

Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs,andit’snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot.However,itisaquestionoflittlesignificance.Scientistssaytheirstudymattersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved.

4.Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto.

A.rewardtheantsB.makeafoolofants

C.providenutritionfortheseedsD.gettheseedsmovedaround

5.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Howplantsandantsinteract.B.Whatantsdotoprotectplants.

C.Howplantsandantssurviveattacks.D.Whyplantsandantsneedco-evolution.

6.Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants?

A.Antsdependedmoreuponplants.B.Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution.

C.Howitgotstartedwasuncertain.D.Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies.

7.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroduceascienceresearchmethod.

B.Toinformreadersofalatestresearchfinding.

C.Toarousereaders’interestinscienceresearch.

D.Tocriticizepeople’straditionalviewsaboutplants.

C

Iwasinthemiddleofcodingawebpagewhenmywifeemailedmethesequestions:

Everwonderwhatitwouldbeliketohavetheface,thebrains,thepersonalityandthebody?

Whatitwouldbeliketohaveeveryonestopwhenyouwalkinaroom?

Whatitwouldheliketobeabletogetanythingoranyoneyouwant?

Istoppedforamomentandthoughtaboutitbecausemywifewouldn’temailmethisunlesssomethinghaddrivenhertodoso.IemailedherbackwithwhatIthoughtwasaprettygoodanswer.HereiswhatIwroteherback.

Yes,Ihadthoughtmanytimesaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeoneofthebeautifulpeople.TobeabletotakeyourbreathawaywhenIwalkedintoaroom,ortobethelifeofthepartyandhaveeveryonefawning（奉承）overmeasIworeonlythefinestclothesandsportedtheperfectbody?

ButthenIalwayscamebacktotherealizationthatalifestylelikethatissofragile.Asyougetolder,yourbodychanges;asyougetolder,themoneychanges.Yourbodyneverlooksthesame,theclothesbecomemoreandmoreexpensivetomaintain.Andonceyouhavecrossedtheline,suddenlyyouareout.Thenextfreshfacecomesinandyouarequicklyforgotten.

AllthroughgrowingupIwasneveranattractiveperson.Iwasoverweightandpickedon.Butthatdidn’tstopmefrombeinganiceperson—agood,clean,funnyandhelpfulperson.Iwasthepersonwhoyoucametowhenyouneededafriendafterabreakup.Iwastheoneyoucametowhenyouneededajoketobrightenupyourday.Andinthelongrun,Iwillbetheoneyouremember,notthenewface,orthefreshstyle.

Inclosing,Iwouldliketosaythatwe,asapeople,havedevelopedintolookingforthingsthatarebiggerandbetterinsteadofwhatwilllast.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butIwillrememberthefriendwhohelpedmewhenIwasdown,morethanthehotgirlIjustsawwalkingdownthestreet.

IwishIcouldteachtheworldsomemorejokes.

8.Howdidtheauthorreacttohiswife’squestions?

A.Hetookthemseriously.B.Hewentoncodingthepage.

C.Herepliedtothemrightaway.D.Hewonderedwhyshehaddoneso.

9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.Hecaresmuchaboutappearance.

B.Hehasacleverandbeautifulwife.

C.Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.

D.Hedoesn’tlikebeautifulwomen.

10.Accordingtothetext,theauthorwouldagreethatoneshould.

A.tryanewandfreshlifestyle

B.telljokestoliveameaningfullife

C.wearfancyclothestoattractpeople

D.bethepersonwhobringsjoytoothers

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatIsWisdom?

B.WhatWillLast?

C.ThreeQuestionsD.ThreeAnswers

D

When itcomestowork,workers,andjobs,muchoftheconcernofthemodernageboilsdowntothefearthatwe’rewitnessingthefinalstageofthegame,andthattherewillbenowhereforhumanstowithdrawasmachinestakeoverthelastfewtasks.Themostrecentexamplecomesfromtheuseofartificialintelligence（AI）.Istherenoareaofhumanexperiencethatcan’tbereplacedbyAI?

Andifnot,whatisleftforhumanstodoexceptthetasksinvolvedintakingcareofthemachines?

Attheheartofthisconcernisourdesirefor goodjobs—jobsthatmakethemostofworkers’naturalabilitiesandwheretheworkprovidestheworkerwithmotivationandwork-lifebalance.Moreimportantly,goodjobssupportworkersin learningbydoing—and,insodoing,deliverbenefitsonthreelevels:

totheworker,whogainsinpersonaldevelopmentandjobsatisfaction;totheorganization,whichreformsasstafffindnewproblemstosolveandopportunitiestopursue;andtothecommunityasawhole,whichharveststheeconomicbenefitsofhostingpositiveorganizationsandworkers.Thisiswhatmakesgoodjobsproductivefortheorganization,aswellasengagingandfulfillingfortheworker.

DoestheongoingadvanceofAIthreatentogetridofallthelearning,creativity,andmeaningthatmakeajobagoodjob?

Certainly,somehaveblamedtechnologyforjustsuchanoutcome.Headlinestodayoftenexpressconcernovertechnologicalinnovationresultinginbadjobsforhumans,oreventhecompletedisappearanceofcertainprofessions.Somefearthatfurthertechnologyadvancementintheworkplacewillresultinjobswhereemployeesarebeingaskedtoworkinsplittimesorforlongerperiodsovermoredays.

Theproblemhereisn’tthetechnology;rather,it’sthewaythetechnologyisused—and,morethanthat,thewaypeople think aboutusingit.

12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehumanfearsintheageofAI.

B.HumanexperienceswerereplacedbyAI.

C.HowtotakecareoftheAImachines.

D.Therelationsamongwork,workers,andjobs.

13.Whatjobsaresupposedtobegoodaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theonesthatprovidebasicbenefits.

B.Theonesthatrequirenoeconomicreturn.

C.Thosethatdon’tbringnewproblemstoworkers.

D.Thosethatofferchancestoprogressprofessionally.

14.Howdonewsmediarespondtothedevel