100所名校学年湖北湖北大学附中高二上学期期末考试英语试题解析版.docx

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100所名校学年湖北湖北大学附中高二上学期期末考试英语试题解析版

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2017-2018学年湖北湖北大学附中高二上学期期末考试

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第I卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解

A

Wherecanyoufindaniceplacetorelaxonholidayforbothyouandyourchildren?

Well,IsuggestyoutrythebeautifulandgreenIsleofWight（IOW）.TheIsleofWightisoneofthemaintouristattractions.HereissomeinformationonafewoftheattractionsontheIOW.

DinosaurIsle

ItislocatedinSandown,aseasidetownonthesoutheastcoast.It’salarge,lovelymuseum,bothfunandeducational.Hereyoucanseealargefossilcollectionofallkindsofdinosaurs,aswellasagiftshop.Youcanwalkintothepastandthenthefuture,learningaboutthehistoryandthedevelopmentofthecivilizationofdinosaursthatlived120millionyearsago.

RobinHillCountryPark

Theparkisinthebeautifulcountryside,andissuitableforchildren’spartiesandgames.Ithasfivenewgardens,andoffersgreatopportunitiestoseeandtakepicturesoftherareredsquirrels.

TheWestoftheWight

HerewehavetheMarineAquarium,theArchaeologyExhibitionandtheModelRailway.Theyofferanotheropportunitytocombinefunwithlearning.Thisisagreatplacetoseeancientboatscrossingthenarrowstraitbetweentheislandandthemainland.

TheWightBusMuseum

Thismuseumisruncompletelybyunpaidvolunteers.Ithasabuscollectionstoredinwhatwasonceawarehouse（仓库）.Mostofthebusesinthemuseumdatebacktoaroundthe1910’s.

Withallofthesechoices,whatareyouwaitingfor?

IOWTourismwelcomesyou!

1．InRobinHillCountryPark,childrencanNOT______.

A.haveparties

B.takepictures

C.playgames

D.buygifts

2．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.therearefivenewgardensonDinosaurIsle

B.onDinosaurIslewecanlearnaboutallkindsofanimals

C.thoserunningtheWightBusMuseumworkforfree

D.visitorscandrivebusesintheWightBusMuseum

3．Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.

A.attractreaderstocometotheIOW

B.tellreaderswhatisworthvisiting

C.showthedevelopmentoftourismontheIOW

D.advisereadershowtorelaxonholidays

B

Textingwhilewalkingissomethingthatmostofusareguiltyof.Wecan’thelpreplyingtothatmessagewejustreceived.However,whileit’sfuntokeepupwiththelatestgossip,wemayactuallybeputtingourselvesindanger.

AteamofresearchersfromtwoUKuniversitiesrecentlyfoundthatpeoplewhousetheirphoneswhileonthemovewalkdifferentlythanusual.

“Recently,apersoninfrontofmewaswalkingveryslowlyandweaving（迂回行进）,andIthought,‘Isthispersondrunk?

’”MatthewTimmis,co-authorofthestudy,toldtheGuardian.

Itturnedoutthatthepersonwasjusttexting.Inspiredbythis,Timmisandhisteamsetouttodiscovertheeffectsofphoneuseonhowwenavigatestreets.

Agroupof21volunteerswereaskedtowalkaroundasimulated（模拟的）street,completewithobstaclessuchasastep.Theparticipantstraveledthecourseatotalof12timeseach,eitherwritingorreadingamessage,makingacall,orwithnophoneatall.

Ittookthevolunteers118percentlongertocompletethecoursewhenusingaphone.Theyalsofocusedonthestepobstacle60percentmoreandpaidattentiontothetravelpath51percentmorewhentheyweren’tusingaphone.

Althoughtherewerenoaccidents,Timmisbelievesweshouldstillbeawareofwhat’sgoingonaroundus.

“Thebigriskhereissuddenly-appearinghazards（危险）,likeapedestrian（行人）suddenlywalkinginfrontofyou,”hetoldtheGuardian.“Youarenotgoingtobeabletorespondtothatasefficiently,whichincreasestheriskofinjury.”

Tobringattentiontothedangersof“textwalking”,atemporary“textinglane”wassetupinAntwerp,Belgiumin2015.Andearlierthisyear,aspecialcrosswalkfeaturingflashingredlightsonthegroundtogettheattentionoftexterswassetupinWuhan,Hubeiprovince.

“Textingwhilewalkingcanleadtocollisionswithpolesorotherpedestrians.Youcouldevenbeendangeringyourownlifewhenyoucrossthestreetwithoutlookingup,”aspokespersonforthecompanythatmadetheAntwerptextinglanetoldYahooNews.

4．WhatdidtheUKresearchersrecentlydiscoverabouttextwalking?

A.It’sacommonproblemallaroundtheworld.

B.Peoplewalkinadifferentwaywhentexting.

C.Peopleareriskingtheirlivestextwalking.

D.Ithascausedmoretrafficaccidents.

5．HowmuchlongerdidittakeforpeopletocompletethecoursewhenusingaphoneinTimmis’experiment?

A.12percentlonger.

B.118percentlonger.

C.60percentlonger.

D.51percentlonger.

6．Whatwasthepurposeofsettingupthe“textinglane”inBelgium?

A.Toprovideasafelanefortextwalking.

B.Toattractmorepeopletowalkinthelane.

C.Togiveanexampleofamodernlane.

D.Towarnofthedangersoftextwalking.

7．Theunderlinedword“navigate”inparagraph5canbereplacedby________.

A.goup

B.goaway

C.goacross

D.goby

C

Adayinthelifeof18-year-oldDavidLansterisfulloftypicalteenagestuff:

school,baseballpractice,homework.Andthenhestartscooking.

“SomenightsI’mupuntilIammakingpies,orevenlaterifwe’rebraising（蒸）beef,”saidthestudentatRansomEvergladesHighSchoolinFlorida,US.

Forthepastyear,LansterandKellyMoran,hisclassmate,havebeenhostingfancydinnerpartiesatLanster’sparents’home.Theirmealshave17coursesandareallmadebythem.

Theirguestsusedtogivethemgiftstothankthem,untilthepairdecidedtodosomethingniceforcharity（慈善）.

“WegotsomereallygreatMiamiHeattickets,anicewatch,andmanykitchengadgets（小物件）,”Lanstersaid.“Butwewantedtomakethissomethingpositiveforpeopleotherthanus.”

LansterandMoranfocusedonCommonThreads,acharitythataimstoteachkidsinpoorcommunities（社区）tocookandmakehealthyeatingchoices.

Theyoungcooksasktheirgueststogivehowevermuchtheywantaspaymentfortheirmeals.ItallgoestoCommonThreadsbecauseLanster’sparentscovertheirfoodcosts.Aftertheirlast12-personevent,LansterandMorangave$1,600（10,600yuan）tothecharity.

Now,they’retakingtheirshowoutofthekitchenandontheroad.LansterandMoranhavestartedtoorganizeprivatedinnerpartieswithasimilarmodel:

thehostpaysfortheingredients,andtheguestsmakeadonationtoacharityoftheirchoice.

Withoutformal（正规的）training,Lanstersaidhehadbeeninterestedincookingsincehehelpedhismominthekitchenwhenhewasveryyoung.HelearnedhowtocookbyreadingcookbooksandwatchingTVprograms.

Outsidethekitchen,thetwoarebusypreparingtheircollegeapplications.Neitherissurewhattheywilldointhefuture,butthey’vepromisedtheirparentsthatthey’llleaveprofessionalcookingaloneuntiltheyfinishschool.

8．HowisLanster’slifedifferentfromotherteenagers’lives?

A.Hestaysuplatetofinishhomework.

B.Heplaysbaseballeverydayafterschool.

C.Hegoestoacookingschoolinhissparetime.

D.Heholdsdinnerpartiestocollectmoneyforcharity.

9．Aftereachdinnerparty,LansterandMoran______.

A.receivethank-youcardsfromtheguests

B.coverthefoodcostswiththemoneytheyhavecollected

C.asktheirgueststodonatemoneytocharity

D.visitthepoorchildrenatCommonThreads

10．WhichofthefollowingaboutLansterandMoranisTRUE?

A.Theyreceivedformalcookingtrainingbeforestartingtheirdinnerparties.

B.Theyhategoingtoschoolandtryingtodosomethingdifferent.

C.They’vemadeuptheirmindstobecomeprofessionalchefs.

D.Theirwayofgivingtocharityisdifferentfromothers.

11．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeLansterandMoran?

A.Creativeandhelpful.

B.Humorousandoptimistic.

C.Outgoingandpatient.

D.Confidentandcautious.

D

AlphaGoisacomputerprogramthatplaystheboardgameGo.

InMarch,2016,theprideofhumankindwascrushed（粉碎）byacomputer.Google’sAlphaGodefeatedtheSouthKoreangrandmaster（围棋大师）LeeSedolfourgamestoone,astheworldlookedonwithshockandawe（敬畏）.Artificialintelligence（AI,人工智能）hadsuddenlyreachedanewandunexpectedheight.

ButassmartasAlphaGois,it’snolongerthebestGo“player”intheworld.Google’sartificialintelligencegroup,DeepMind,hascreatedthenextgenerationofitsGo-playingprogram,calledAlphaGoZero.ThenewAIprogramisuniqueinthewayitlearnedtoplayGo.Insteadoflearningfromthousandsofhumanmatches,asitspredecessor（前任）did,AlphaGoZeromasteredGoinjusttwodayswithoutanyhumanknowledgeofthegameanddefeatedAlphaGobydaythree,reportedTheGuardian.ItthenwentontodefeatAlphaGo100gamestozero.

TolearnhowtoplayGo,AlphaGoZeroplayedmillionsofmatchesagainstitselfusingonlythebasicrulesofthegametorapidlycreateitsownknowledgeofit.Likethepreviousversion,itused“reinforcement（增强）learningtobecomeitsownteacher,”accordingtoDeepMind’swebsite.

“It’smorepowerfulthanpreviousapproaches,”DavidSilver,AlphaGo’sleadresearcher,toldTheGuardian,“becausebynotusinghumandata,orhumanexpertiseinanyfashion,we’veremovedtheconstraints（约束）ofhumanknowledgeanditisabletocreateknowledgeitself.”

AlphaGoZero’sapproachtoself-learningisasignificantadvancementinAIthatcouldbeappliedtohelpsolvesomeoftheworld’sbiggestproblems,accordingtoarecentresearchreportpublishedinthejournalNature.Forexample,DeepMindco-founderDemisHassabisarguesthatAlphaGoZerocouldprobablyfindcures