广西桂林十八中学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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广西桂林十八中学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题Word版含答案
桂林十八中2018-2019学年度17级高二下学期开学考试卷
英语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。
考试时间：
120分钟。
注意：
1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡指定的位置，在规定的位置贴好条形码。
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3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，字体工整，笔迹清楚。
请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
保持卡面清洁，不折叠,不破损。
第I卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.WhatwillJamesdotomorrow?
A.WatchaTVprogram.B.Giveatalk.C.Writeareport.
2.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?
A.She’sgenerous.B.She’scurious.C.She’shelpful.
3.Whendoesthetrainleave?
A.At6:
30.B.At8:
30.C.At10:
30.
4.Howdoesthewomangotowork?
A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.
5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanregret?
A.Givingupherresearch.B.Droppingoutofcollege.C.Changinghermajor.
7.Whatisthewomaninterestedinstudyingnow?
A.Ecology.B.Education.C.Chemistry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatistheman?
A.Ahotelmanager.B.Atourguide.C.Ataxidriver.
9.Whatisthemandoingforthewoman?
A.Lookingforsomelocalfoods.
B.Showingheraroundtheseaside.
C.Offeringinformationaboutahotel.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inanoffice.B.AthomeC.Atarestaurant.
11.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowevening?
A.Gotoaconcert.B.Visitafriend.C.Workextrahours.
12.WhoisAlicegoingtocall?
A.Mike.B.Joan.C.Catherine.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whydoesthewomanmeettheman?
A.Tolookatanapartment.B.Todeliversomefurniture.C.Tohaveamealtogether.
14.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthecarpet?
A.Itscolor.B.Itsdesign.C.Itsquality.
15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthekitchen?
A.It’sagoodsize.B.It’snewlypainted.C.It’sadequatelyequipped.
16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
A.Godowntown.B.Talkwithherfriend.C.Makepayment.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?
A.Moviefans.B.Newsreporters.C.Collegestudents.
18.WhendidthespeakertakeEnglishclasses?
A.Beforehelefthishometown.B.AfterhecametoAmerica.C.Whenhewas15yearsold.
19.Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthisteacher?
A.He’sproud.B.He’ssympathetic.C.He’sgrateful.
20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
A.Howeducationshapedhislife.
B.Howhislanguageskillsimproved.
C.Howhemanagedhisbusinesswell.
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
Whoissmarter?
Ahumanbeingorartificialintelligence?
ThequestionswepttheworldlastweekwhenaGoogle-developedprogramcalledAlphaGodefeatedtheworldtopplayer,SouthKoreanLeeSe-dol,4-1.
So,whatcomesnext?
Somepeoplehavebeenarguingthatartificialintelligence,orAIinshort,willbeabadthingforhumans.InaninterviewwiththeBBCin2014,UKscientistStephenHawkingwarnedthat“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldmeantheendofthehumanrace.”
SoarewereallyabouttoliveintheworldshownintheTerminatormovies?
“Notquite,”answeredTheEconomist.Afterall,it’snothardtogetacomputerprogramtorememberandproducefacts.Whatishardisgettingcomputerstousetheirknowledgeineverydaysituations.
“Wethinkthat,forthehumanbeing,thingslikesightandbalance（视觉平衡）,arenaturalandordinaryinourlife.”ThomasEdison,founderofMotionFigures,acompanythatisbringingAItoboys,toldthenewspaper.“Butforarobot,towalkupanddownjustlikehumanbeingsrequiresvariousdecisionstobemadeeverysecond,andit’sreallydifficulttodo.”
AsTheEconomistputit,“WehavealongwaytogobeforeAIcantrulybegintobesimilartothehumanbrain,eventhoughthetechnologycanbegreat.”
Meanwhile,JohnMarkoffofTheNewYorkTimessaidthatresearchersshouldbuildartificialintelligencetomakepeoplemoreeffective.
“Ourfateisinourownhands,”hewrote.“Sincetechnologydependsonthevaluesofitscreators,wecanmakehumanchoicesthatusetechnologytoimprovetheworld.”
21.Whatwastheresultofthematch?
A.LeeSo-dolwonAlphaGo4-1.B.LeeSo-dolwasdefeated.
C.GoogleprogrambeatAlphaGo.D.Neithersidewonthematch.
22.WhatdoesThomasEdisonpossiblymeaninhisremarks?
A.It’sveryhardforAItobeatthehumanbrain.B.AIwouldtaketheplaceofhumanbeings.
C.AIcanmakevariousdecisionsquickly.D.AIdoesbetterthanhumansinsightandbalance.
23.WhobelievesmuchhastobedonetoimproveAI?
A.StephenHawking.B.JohnMarkoff.C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.TheEconomist.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphimply?
A.AIwillimprovetheworldcompletely.B.AIisinthecontrolofhumanbeings.
C.AImaybringdisasterstohumanbeings.D.AIwillmakeourfutureoutofcontrol.
B
Noonecandenythatbuttonsareanimportantclothingdevice.But,cantheyrisetothelevelofart?
OrganizersofanexhibitinNewYorkCitythinkso.
PeterSouleoWrightorganized“TheButtonShow”atRushArtsGalleryintheChelseaneighborhoodofManhattan.Elevenartistsusedthesmall,ordinaryobjectstocreatesculptures,portraitsandwearableart.Someoftheworksarepolitical,somearepersonalandothersarejustfun.
Wrightsaideachartistreimaginesandrepurposesthebuttonstomakeart.“WhatItriedtodowiththisshow,”hesaid,“wastolookatartistswhowerepromotingthatlevelofcraft.”
Hesaidhewantedthebuttonarttobecomparabletoapainting“becauseoftheamountofdetailandprecisioninthework.”
ArtistBeauMcCallproduced“AHarlemHangover”.Itlookslikeawinebottlethatfelloveronatable.Astreamofconnectedredbuttonshandovertheside,likewineflowingdown.Similarredbuttonformasmallpoolonthefloor.
McCalllayersbuttonsofdifferentshapesandsizestocreatethebottle.Thestitchingthatholdsthemtogetherisalsopartoftheartisticdesign.
ForSanFrancisco-basedartistLisaKokin,buttonsarehighlypersonal.Afterherfatherdiedin2001,shecreatedaportraitofhimusingonlybuttons.Thatmemorialtoherfatherledtootherbuttonportraits,includingthoseofactivistsRosaParksandCesarChavez.
Othersusebuttonsfordetails.ArtistAmaliaAmakiofTuscaloosa,Alabama,placedthemonandaroundoldphotographs.LosAngelesartistCamillaTaylorattachedbuttonstothreelargesculpturesthatlooklikeheadlessanimalswithlong,narrowlegs.
“TheButtonShow”endsatMarch12.TheRushPhilanthropicArtsFoundationpaidfortheexhibition.Thefoundationwascreatedin1995bytheSimmonsbrothers:
artistDanny,hip-hopproducerRussellandrapperRev.Run.Thefoundationseekstobringtheartstourbanyouthandtoprovidesupportfornewartists.
25.WhydidWrightorganize“TheButtonShow”?
A.Toshowtheimportanceofbuttons.B.Tosupportthenewartists.
C.Toraisethebuttonshowtothelevelofart.D.Tocreatesculpturesandportraits.
26.Whoseworksarepersonal?
A.PeterSouleoWright.B.BeauMcCall.C.LisaKokin.D.AmaliaAmaki.
27.Ifyouwanttosee“TheButtonShow”,youshould__________.
A.buyticketsbeforeMarch12B.phonePeterSouleoWrightbeforeMarch12
C.gotoRushArtsGalleryD.gototheRushPhilanthropicArtsFoundation
C
Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.
Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.
TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation（APEX）spoketoaround1500people,aged18andolder,whohavetravelledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,AustraliaorBrazil.
TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncethesea-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttoreachfortheircreditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively---whennotdrinking---choosingtoworkwhileflyinga350000feet.
Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandomstrangers---spending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversationsonlineviae-mail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.
Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatupontheselectionin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengersclaimingtoreadthem.
Theinternationalflyersdidhoweverexpresstheirdesireforbetterin-flightentertainment.“Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandonboardservice,andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements,”saidRussellLemieux,APEXexecutivedirector.“Atthesametime,passengersaredemandingmorefromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingall
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