下学期高二选修七英语试题.docx

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下学期高二选修七英语试题

山东省潍坊一中2020-2021学年下学期高二选修七英语试题

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一、阅读选择

WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there’dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.

Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”she’dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda（汽水）wentupmynose.

ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery（墓地）.

Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser（募捐活动）.Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.

Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.

1．Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snoseonetime?

A．Hewastalkingfast.B．Hewasshocked.

C．Hewasinahurry.D．Hewasabsent-minded.

2．WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．Heenjoyedthedrink.B．Hewantedtobehelpful.

C．Hetookthechancetorest.D．Hetriedtopleasehisdad.

3．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”?

A．recoverfromhersadnessB．moveoutoftheneighborhood

C．turntoheroldfriendsD．speakoutaboutherpast

4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?

A．Openuptoothers.B．Dependoneachother.

C．Payforother’shelpD．Careaboutoneanother.

Sometimeswemayfindthateveryweektherearealotofnewstoriesabouthowclimatechangeisaffectingtheplanet,ornewplanstobattleitseffects.Buttheconceptitselfisn’tnewatall—infact,scientistshavebeenexploringquestionsaboutclimatechangeforalmost200years.

Theideaof“greenhousegases”goesbackto1824,whenJosephFourierwonderedwhatwasregulatingtheearth’stemperature.Fourierconcludedthattheatmospheremustberesponsibleforcontainingtheheatabsorbedfromthesunanddescribeditasaboxwithaglasslid:

Aslightshinesthroughtheglass,theinsidegetswarmerasthelidtrapstheheat.AsFourier’sideasspread,itcametobecalled“thegreenhouseeffect”.

Scientistscontinuedtostudythegreenhouseeffect.NotuntilaSwedishchemistnamedSvanteArrheniuscamealong,didscientistsunderstandhowglobalwarmingactuallyworks.Afteryearsofwork,Arrheniusdeterminedthatthelevelofcarbondioxideintheatmospheredidinfacthaveadirecteffectonglobaltemperatures.

ArrheniusfoundthatCO2,andothergasestrapradiation,whichwarmstheatmosphere.Arrheniuswasthefirsttosuspectthatburningcoalcouldcontributetothegreenhouseeffect.ButArrheniuswelcomedthewarmingeffectontheplanet.Atalecturelaterthatyear,Arrheniusnotedthatcreaturesofawarmerearth“mightliveunderamilderskyandinlessbarrensurroundings”.

WhileArrhenius’findingswonhimthe1903NobelPrizeinchemistry,scientistskeptdebatingwhetherthegreenhouseeffectwasincreasinguntil1950,whenresearchersfinallybegantofindstrongdatasupportingit.Bytheendofthe1950s,Americanscientistshadbeensoundingthealarmonthelong-termconsequencesofclimatechange.Climatechangeresearchhascomealongwaysince

Fourierfirstdescribedthegreenhouseeffect-still,maybeArrheniusshouldhavebeenmorecarefulofwhathewishedfor.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A．Theclimatechange.B．Thegreenhouseeffect.

C．Theatmosphere.D．Theheatfromthesun.

6．WhatdidArrheniusthinkofthegreenhouseeffect?

A．Itwasbeneficialforcreaturesontheearth.

B．Ithadbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

C．Itdidmoreharmthangoodtohumanbeings.

D．Itwasapunishmentforhumanharmfulactivities.

7．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsArrhenius’wish?

A．Optimistic.B．Negative.

C．Neutral.D．Ambiguous.

8．What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Causesofclimatechange.B．Effectsofgreenhousegases.

C．Findingsaboutglobalwarming.D．Explorationsonclimatechange.

In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.

ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.

ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.

Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?

Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:

jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.

SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.

9．Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?

A．Tointroducethetopic.

B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.

C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.

D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.

10．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?

A．BesuperiortoB．Beequalto

C．BesimilartoD．Berelatedto

11．Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?

A．Thewriter.B．Theshopassistant.

C．Thebabysitter.D．Thepsychologist.

12．WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?

A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.

B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.

C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.

D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.

二、七选五

BEAGOODTOURIST

Tourismcanbebothgoodandbad.Yes,itbringsinmoneyforthelocaleconomyandcreateslotsofjobsforlocals,butitmayalsobringsomeproblems.

13．Touristshaveusedpaint,rocks,orevenkeystowriteontheLuxorTempleinEgypt,theColosseuminRome,StonehengeintheUK,memorialstonesatthebottomofQomolangma,andmany,manyotherplaces.Thousandsoftouristssitesarebeingdestroyedbytouristswho“lovethemtodeath”.14．Ifyouwanttoleaveamarkontheworld,doitbychangingsomeone’slifewithkindnessandlove.Passkindnessalongtofuturegenerations,notdestruction.

Anotherbigprobleminsomeplaceshasbeentouristsdisturbingthelocalpeopleandlife.15．Forexample,ChiangMaiUniversityinThailandandYonseiUniversityinSouthKoreahavegreatnumbersoftouristsvisitingtheircampusesandwalkingthroughtheirlibrariesandotherpublicareas,takingpicturesofstudentsanddisturbingtheirstudies.Ihavethreewordsfortouristslikethis:

pleasebeconsiderate.16．

Thenumberofproblemsfromtouristsisendless:

walkinginlargegroupswithoutconsideringotherswhoneedtowalkby,crossingroadswithoutobservinglocaltrafficlaws,andmanymore.Theonlywaytosolvetheissueoftheterribletourististomakesurethatyouarenotone!

17．Remember,wheneveryoustepoutsideyourcountry’sborders,youarerepresentingyourcountrytotherestoftheworld.

A．Justthinkfromotheraspects.

B．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.

C．Havefuninawaythatdoesnotdisturbothers.

D．Bethebest,kindest,mostpolitetouristpossible.

E.Ihavethreewordsforpeoplelikethis:

pleasestopit.

F.Onegrowingproblemistouristswhowanttoprovethattheyhavevisitedsomeplace.

G.Sometouristswanderaroundandtakepicturesoflocalpeoplewithoutaskingfortheirpermission.

三、完形填空

I’dalways18livingalone:

thelifeofnorulesandregulationsandbeingindependent.So,Iwas19aboutthisnewstageinmylifewhenmovingintomyuniversitydormitory.

20,duringthefirstfewmonths,I’dfindmyselfcryingeveryday.Comingfromabigfamily,Iwas21tonoisessurroundingme.Therefore,thescary22atnightwastheworst.Icouldn’teven23withoutkeepingthelightson.

Astimewentby,Istartedenjoyingthe24thatcamewithlivingalone.Thespaceoflonelinesswas25byfriendswhobecamelikefamily.

Whenitwa