学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题2.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题2

2018-2019学年上学期高二年级期末考试

英语

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第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MagazinesaleshavegenerallybeenfallingsincethedaytheinventoroftheInternetsaid,“Hey,whydon’tIinventtheInternet?

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ButthelatestABCfigures,releasedthisweek,showthatsalesofcertaintitlesareactuallygoingup.Newsandcurrentaffairsmagazinesarebecomingmorepopular—butcelebrity（名人）,gossipandfashionpublicationsarestillstruggling.

“Gossipandcelebritynewsisrarelysomethingthatrequiresdetailedanalysis—soit’sbestsuitedtobite-sizedcontentonsocialmedia,”saysIanBurrell,mediacolumnistforTheDrum.“Onceit’soutthere,it’squicklysharedandreadersmoveontothenextstar.Noonewantstowaitaweektoreadaboutitinaprintmagazine.”

FraserNelson,editorofTheSpectator,wrotethisweek:

“There’snowtoomuchwritingonline,andinaneraoffakenews,whereyougetyouranalysisfromhasneverbeenmoreimportant.Asnewspapersandmagazinesarefindingout,ifyoucanpublishwritingthatisconsistentlybetterthanwhatcanbefoundonline,peoplewillpay.”

Butmanyeditorsarestrugglingtostriketherightbalancebetweenphysicalanddigitalcontent.Theyarefacedwiththechoiceofeitherpostingalltheirarticlesonlineforfreesothemagazinestaysrelevant,orchargingreadersmoneytoprotectthefinancialfutureofthebrand.

AsBurrellpointsout,mostreadersarehungryforadeeperunderstandingofthefast-movingchangesinglobalnewsandpoliticsratherthanseekingtoescapefromitbyburyingtheirheadsincelebritygossipandentertainmentstories.

Serioustimescallforseriousjournalism.Whilegeneral-interestdailynewshasbeenturnedintoanalmostuniversallyavailablecommodity（商品）bytheInternet,specialistjournalismisstillaservicepeoplevalueandthinktheycan’tgetelsewhere.

21.WhatdoesIanBurrellthinkofcelebritynews?

A.Itisn’tworthreading.B.Itisn’tworthanalyzing.

C.Itshouldbereadcarefully.D.Itshouldappearonmagazines.

22.WhatdidFraserNelsonmainlystress?

A.Theimportanceofnewssources.

B.Thesignificanceofcurrentaffairs.

C.Thevalueofnewspapersandmagazines.

D.Thebalancebetweenphysicalanddigitalcontent.

23.WhatcanbeinferredfromBurrell’sopinioninParagraph6?

A.Mostreadersarefondofrapidchanges.

B.Mostreaderstendtoescapefromreality.

C.Mostreaderslikeentertainmentnewsbest.

D.Mostreadersshowgreatinterestinglobalnewsandpolitics.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhereMagazinesWillGointheFuture.

B.WhatMakesSomeMagazinesDisappear.

C.HowMagazinesAreSurvivingtheDigitalAge.

D.WhyPeopleAreStillReadingFashionPublications.

B

It’sexcitingtoimaginehowfuturehumanswillhavesolvedtheproblemswehavenow,orwhatamazingnewinventionswillmakeourlivesmoreconvenientandinteresting.Weaskedtopscientiststosharetheirpredictionsonwhattheworldwillbelikeinacentury.Ifthey’reright,the2114isgoingtobereallycool.

1.Robotswilldoyourchoresandmore.

Robotswillbedoingmostofourjobs,frombuildinghomestoteachingmath.Therearealreadyrobotsthatcleanfloorsandpumpgas.Inthefuturetheywillbemorecomplicatedanduseful.Unfortunately,withrobotstakingallthejobs,unemploymentwillbehigh.

2.Youwillreadminds.

Speakingofbeingsocial,wewillcommunicateinanentirelydifferentway.Forgettextsandemails.Mindreadingtechnologywillallowustosendthoughtstoeachotherwithoutspeakingaword.Wewillalsobeabletosendthoughtstoobjectsaroundus.（Insteadofpressing“start”onthemicrowave,youcouldjustthink“start”.）Meanwhile,chipsimplanted（植入）inourbrainswillimprovememoryandintelligence.

3.Yourcarwilldriveyou.

Today,around30,000Americansdieincaraccidentseachyear.Onehundredyearsfromnow,accidentswillbeathingofthepast.AccordingtoMarkSafford,consultantortheU.S.departmentofTransportation,futurecarswilldrivethemselves.Theseelectriccarswillcommunicatewithothercarsontheroadtotravelsafelyincloseformationathighspeeds.

4.Youwilleatfakemeat.

Raisinganimalsisnotanefficientwaytoproducefood,anditharmstheenvironment.Cows,chickens,andpigseatalot,andthenwehavetodealwithallthatpoop（粪便）.What’smore,thatpoopcanpoisonlakes,rivers,andstreams.Today,scientistscan“grow”meatinalabfromanimalcells,butit’sexpensiveandnotverydelicious.Inthefuture,theywillhaveperfectedtheprocess.You’llorderhamburgersthatcomefromfactories,notcows.Scientistsmayevenfindwaystomakelabgrownmeattastierandhealthierthantherealthing.

25.Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytohappenwhenrobotsbecomemorecommoninthefuture?

A.Peoplewillbemuchlazier.B.Morepeoplewilllosetheirjobs.

C.Peoplemaybecomephysicallyweaker.D.Morepeoplemaybecomelessintelligent.

26.Mind-readingtechnologywillhelppeopleto________.

A.haveagoodmemoryB.talktoothercreatures

C.readbooksefficientlyD.conveymessagessilently

27.Accordingtothepassage,inthefuturecarswillbe________.

A.lesspopularB.moreexpensive

C.mucheasiertooperateD.muchsmallerandlighter

28.Futuremeatwillbe________.

A.muchmoreharmlessB.lesstastybuthealthier

C.moreorganicanddeliciousD.moreenvironmentallyfriendly

C

Thedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe（重击）.

MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdevice,knownasananogenerator,hasalreadybeentested.Scientists’successfullyoperatedanLEDtouchscreen,abankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboard,allwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.Thegroundbreakingfindings,publishedinthejournalNanoEnergy,suggest“We’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotion,”saidNelsonSepulveda,associateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.

“WhatIforesee,relativelysoon,isthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweek,forexample,becausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovement,”saidSepulveda,whoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.

Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sized,whilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweight,flexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.

Thedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfolded.Sepulvedasaid,“Youcanstartwithalargedevice,butwhenyoufolditonceagainandagain,it’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.Nowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikestheground.”

Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketo,say,awirelessheadset.

29.Theunderlinedword“device”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto.

A.apieceofequipmentB.aspecialkindofsmartphone

C.atouchscreenD.aflexiblekeyboard

30.WhatcanwelearnaboutNelsonSepulvedainthepassage?

A.HeworksasajournalistwritingforNanoEnergy.

B.Heplaysamajorroleintheprojectofthenanogenerator.

C.Heinventedatypeofbattery-freesmartphone.

D.HecollectsfundsfortheNationalScienceFoundation.

31.Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator.

A.becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflat

B.hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSA

C.islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensive

D.makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking

32.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.persuadepeopletobuythedevice

B.bringinanewwaytosaveenergy

C.introduceabreakthroughinscience

D.honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributions

D

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