云南省腾冲市第八中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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云南省腾冲市第八中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

腾八中2017—2018学年度高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

考试时间：

120分钟，满分：

150分

第一部分听力（30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Askingabouttheman’splan.

B.Offeringthemanajob.

C.Introducingacompany.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Auniversity.B.Alab.C.Aphysicist.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Askthemanforadvice.

B.Leavesomethingfortheman.

C.Talkwiththeman．

4.Whoisamusician?

A.Theman’sdaughter.B.Theman’swife.C.Theman.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’sinvention?

A.Surprising.B.Useful.C.Important.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。

6.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably?

A.InthehotelB.Attheairport.C.Ontheplane.

7.HowlongwillthewomanstayinShanghaithistime?

A.Threeweeks.B.Twoweeks.C.Oneweek.

请听第7段材料，回答第8~9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodofortheparty?

A.Preparefood.B.Recordsomemusic.C.Hireaband.

9.Whenwillthespeakersmeetagainbeforetheparty

A.ThisMonday.B.ThisFriday.C.NextTuesday.

请听第8段材料，回答第10~12题。

10.Whatisthewoman’sfather?

A.Acollegeteacher.B.Abusinessman.C.Adoctor.

11.Whatadvicedoesthemangivethewoman?

A.Startdrawingasearlyaspossible.

B.Applyforanartscollege.

C.Choosehermajorcarefully.

12.Whenwillthewomantalkwithherparents?

A.Tonight.B.Tomorrowafternoon.C．Tomorrowevening.

请听第9段材料，回答第13~16题。

13.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Brotherandsister.C.Motherandson.

14.Whereisthemanmostprobably?

A.Athome.B.InJack’shouse.C.Inhisoffice.

15.WhendidJeancomebackfromWashington?

A.Yesterdayafternoon.

B.Lastnight.

C.Thismorning.

16.Howmanypeoplearegoingtothemovieswiththeman?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

请听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。

17.WhatcolorwasJoel’scar?

A.Red.B.White.C.Black.

18.WheredidJoellive?

A.InBell.B.InMontebello.C.InLosAngeles.

19.HowlongdidittakeJoeltopasshiswrittentest?

A.Sixdays.B.Amonth.C.Sixweeks.

20.HowdidJoellearntodriveintheend?

A.Hisuncletaughthim

B.Hiscousintaughthim.

C.Hetaughthimself.

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。

A

Aten-year-oldfromHowell,Michiganisbeingpraisedasaherothankstohispersistence（坚持）thatledtosavingthelifeofanelderlyneighbor.TheeventhappenedlateinaneveningwhenDannyDiPietrowasbeingdrivenhomefromhockeypracticebyhismom.

That’swhentheyoungboynoticedanopengarage（车库）andafigurethathebelievedwasadogoutsideanapartmentbuildingnearhishouse.Giventhefreezingcoldweather,theyoungboygotafeelingthatsomethingwasnotright.Butinsteadofdismissingitlikemostkidshisagewouldhave,heinsistedthathismother,Dawn,findoutwhatwasgoingon.DawntriedtomakeDannybelievethatnoonewouldleaveadogoutinsuchcoldweather,butherefusedtotakenoforananswer.

DawnfinallygaveinanddecidedtodrivetotheareawiththefamilydogandseeiftherewasanytruthtoDanny’shunch（直觉）.Sureenough,asshegotclosertotheapartmentbuildingshenoticedagaragethatwaswideopenandsomeonewavingmadlyforhelp.Upongettingthere,sherealizedthatitwasnotadogtheyoungboyhadseen,butKathleenSt.Onge.The80-year-oldhadfallendownonsomeiceinhergarageandhadbeenlyingtherefortwohours,unabletogetup.

Dawnrushedhometogetherhusbandtohelpandcalled911.ThetwothenreturnedwithsomeblanketstocoverMs.St.Onge,whiletheywaitedfortheambulance（救护车）toarrive.Thoughstillinhospital,theelderlywomanisrecoveringwellandforevergratefultoDanny,forfollowinguponhishunch!

21.Whenseeingafigureinanopengarage,Danny_____.

A.recognizeditwasanoldman

B.thoughtitwasahomelessdog

C.realizedsomethingwaswrong

D.believeditwasnothingimportant

22.WhenDawngotclosertothegarage,she_____.

A.noticedthedoghadgoneaway

B.knewDanny’shunchwaswrong

C.foundanoldladywavingforhelp

D.feltsomethingmusthavebeenstolen

23.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDanny?

A.Braveandpatient.

B.Friendlyandhonest.

C.Considerateandoptimistic.

D.Persistentandwarm-hearted.

24.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Alwaysfollowyourhunch

B.Bereadytohelpsavetheelderly

C.Unknownherobringsloveandhope

D.10-year-oldsaveselderlyneighbor’slife

B

London’stransportservicesofferyouaspecialexperienceofthecity.Here’saround-upofthetransportchoicesavailabletoyou.

♦LondonUnderground

Thereare11colour-codedUndergroundlines.Servicesrunregularlyfromaround05:

00to00:

30（Sunday07:

30to23:

30）onmostroutes.

Visit tfl.gov.uk/tube formoreinformation.

Tip:

Alwaysstandontherightwhenusingtheescalators（电动扶梯）atTubestations.ItcangethotandbusyontheTubeduringpeak（高峰）traveltimes,soyoumayprefertotraveloutsidethesehours.

♦Buses

Acheapandeasywaytotravelaround London.Theygenerallyrunfrom05:

00to00:

30.Nightbusesoperateonmanymajorroutesfromaroundmidnightto05:

00,andsomeoperatea24-hourservice.

Itisnotpossibletopayforyour London busfareincash.InsteadyoucanpaywithaVisitorOystercard,Oystercard,TravelcardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.Asinglebusjourneyis£1.50withanOystercardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.

Tohelpyougethome,ifyoudon’thaveenoughcreditonyourOystercard,youwillbeabletomakeonemorebusjourney.

Afterthisyouwillneedto topup thecreditonyourcardbeforeyouuseitagain.Ifyourcontactlesspaymentcardhasbeenissuedoutsidethe UK,pleasecheck tfl.gov.uk/contactless beforeyouuseyourcardtotravelonourbusservices.Foranyinternationaltransactionfees（手续费）thatmayapply,pleasecheckwithyourcardissuer.

Formoreinformationvisit tfl.gov.uk/buses.

Tip:

Somebusroutesareespeciallygoodforsightseeing—tryroutes9,14,15and22.TheNewRoutemasterbusfeaturedintheJamesBondfilm Skyfall andrunsonroutes9,11,24,38and390.

IfyourunoutofcreditonyourVisitorOystercard,it’seasytoaddmoreat:

•TouchscreenticketmachinesinTube,DLR,LondonOvergroundandsomeNationalRailstations.

•Around4,000OysterTicketStopscross London （Findyournearestoneat ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk）.

•Travel&VisitorInformationCentres.

•LondonOvergroundstationticketoffices.

25.Duringtherushhour,visitorsatTubestationsareadvisedto_____.

A.standsidebyside

B.avoidusingtheescalators

C.takethetubeatfixedtimes

D.takeadvantageofoff-peakhours

26.Theunderlinedpart“topup”canbestbereplacedby“_____”.

A.useup   B.addC.thinkabout  D.balance

27.IfavisitorwantstofindthenearestOysterTicketStop,heshouldvisit_____.

A. tfl.gov.uk/tube

B. tfl.gov.uk/buses

C. tfl.gov.uk/contactless

D. ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk

C

Fromself-drivingcarstocarebotsforelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.

“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.

Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence. 

Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,Europeand NorthAmerica.Itshowsthatinthe UStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.

Butthereportstates:

“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo.”Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch. 

“Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologicalknow-howwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies,”itstates.

A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswereoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears. Theoptimistspictured“afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate,”accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport'sco-author.

“Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughtherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwereachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwillnotchange,”Microsoft'sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.

28.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthefuture_____.

A.peoplewillfacemanydifficulties

B.peoplewilltakeupmorecreativejobs

C.artificialintelligencewillthreatenpeople'slives

D.mostjobswillbedoneintraditionalworkplaces

29.Accordingtothereport,_____.

A.peoplewon'tnecessarilylosejobs

B.bigcompanieswillfacefewerchallenges

C.smallcompanieswillwinagainstbigcompanies

D.mostpeoplewillbecomeinterestedintechnology

30.Whatistheattitudeofmostexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticstothefuture?

A.Mixed.          B.Worried.

C.Hopeful.                D.Doubtful.

31.JonathanGrudin'swordsinthelastparagraphsuggestthat_____.

A.therewillbeenoughjobsforpeople

B.thingswillchange