河南洛阳第一高级中学高二下学期周练216英语试题含答案.docx

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河南洛阳第一高级中学高二下学期周练216英语试题含答案

洛阳一高2019-2020学年第二学期英语周测试卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

Ifyou’llbetakingvacationtimeinthecomingyearandplanonflying,herearesomeshoppingtipsforyou.Thosewhoflyfirstclassanddon’tcarewhatairlineticketscostareexcusedfromthislesson.

●Whentobuy

Ifyouareshoppingfordomestic（国内的）flights,checkpricesonTuesdayafternoons.ThisisanoldtipbutstillusefulbecausemostUScarrierscontinuetorelease（发行）salesonTuesdaymorning,andcompetitorsquicklydroptheirfarestomatchthebetterdeals.

●Whentofly

Weekdayscontinuetobegenerallycheapertimestoflythanweekendsformostflights.IntheUS,thecheapestdaysaretypicallyTuesday,WednesdayandSaturday.Agooditinerary（行程表）fortheexpensiveUSspringbreaktravelperiodisTuesdaytoSaturday;itwillsaveyoumoneyoverweekend-to-weekendtravel.

●Wheretofly

WecontinuetoseegooddealstoBostonandDenverandmoreandmorenicepricestoChicago,SeattleandWashington,D.C.AsforEurope,therehavebeensurprisingdealsthroughoutthefallandthosewillcontinueintothewinter.

●Directvs.connectingflights

Comparethepriceofdirectwithconnectingflights.Sometimesaddingastoptoyourroutewillsaveyoumoney.Anexample:

anFranciscotoRaleigh/Durham:

$553direct,$362one-stop.

You’dbetterthinktwiceaboutthedirectflightforSanFranciscotoRaleigh.

●Compare,compare,compare

Stifletheimpulsetogotoyourfavoriteairlinesitetopurchaseticketswithoutdoinganycomparison.Example:

Let’ssayyouwanttoflyfromNewYorktoLondonandfigureyourfavoriteUSlegacycarrierwillgetyouthereforthebestprice.Airlineprice:

$554round-trip.

However,thecomparisonsitealsoshowedacheaperflightfromthesamelegacycarrier（$521）.Seewhatyou’remissingwhenyoufailtocompare?

1.WhencanyoupossiblyfindthebestpriceforflightswithintheUS?

A.OnMondaymorning.B.OnTuesdaymorning.

C.OnTuesdayafternoon.D.OnSundaymorning.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“stifletheimpulse”inthelastbutoneparagraphmean?

A.Feelfreetodosomething.B.Neverhurrytodosomething.

C.Getwellpreparedforsomething.D.Makequickdecisiononsomething.

3.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Thosewhoaretravelingduringthespringbreak.

B.Thosewhousuallychoosefirstclassfortheirflights.

C.Thosewhowanttofindsuggestionsonwheretofly.

D.Thosewhoarelookingforthebestairlineticketprices.

B

AbunchofstrangersshowedupatthegymintheearlymorningofthelastSundayofApril.Afewathleteswerealreadystretchingtheirarms,butmostofuscouldbarelyfocus.AsIwasburningofflastnight'swrongdecision—abigmeal,Ispottedaposteraboutagym's21-dayworkoutchallenge,andIimmediatelysignedup.Ialwayswantedtotrainforamarathon,soIconsideredthisasmywarm-up.Besides,Ineededtostopbeinglazyandthiswasmychancetomakeachange.

Itwaseasytopromiseonpaper,butthreeweeksofrecommendedexerciseroutinesanddietrestrictionswouldn'tbeeasy.Istucktoworkingout30minutesaday,andIdidn'tdisturbmynormalroutine.Instead,Ihadtobefacedwiththetoughworkofbeingmorecreativeinmysparetime,thusbreakingsomebadhabits.

Overcomingweaknesseswithwillpowerwasmygoalforthenextpartofthejourney.Butthedifficultpartaboutmakingachallengeisrealizingthat“wanting"and“doing"aretwoverydifferentthings.Justlikeacareer,youhavetophysicallyworkforitratherthanjustwaitforittohappen.Butthat'shard.Throughoutthe21days,Ioftentoldmyselfthatthechallengewasmeaninglessandtriedtosabotagemyselffromexercising.However,finallyIovercamethatnegativethoughtandkeptworkingout.

Attheendofthechallenge,Ilearnedsomethingevenmoreimportant:

Feelingtheresultsisbetterthanseeingthem.Ihadfewerheadachesandmoreenergy,andwassimplyhappier.IevenfeltalittlesmarterasIresearchedwhichfoodswerebetterformybody,andlearnedhowtomakehealthiermeals.Ifeltasenseofaccomplishment,too,becauseeventhoughIwantedtogiveupdozensoftimes,Ididn't.Ifeltmywaistgotsmallerandmyarmsgotstronger,andInolongerfeltguiltyafterhavingapieceofcakeoradrink.

4.Whatwastheauthor'swrongdecision?

A.Goingtothegymearly.

B.Trainingforamarathon.

C.Eatingalotthepreviousnight.

D.Stoppingbeinglazyforachange.

5.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Someoftheauthor'sbadhabits.

B.Somewaysoftheauthor'skillinghissparetime.

C.Theimportanceofstickingtothenormaldailyroutine.

D.Thedifficultyoftheauthor'skeepingonwiththeworkoutplan.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sabotage"inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Prevent.B.Hear.

C.Improve.D.Distinguish.

7.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheworkoutchallenge?

A.Eatinghealthyfoodismoreimportantthanexercising.

B.Overcomingachallengecouldbringgoodfeelingstohim.

C.It'smoreimportanttoseewhathelikesthanjustfeelit.

D.Therewasnoneedtofeelguiltyaboutthingshedislikedtodo.

C

RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptwhatmakeslifeworthwhile.”WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.

ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.Manyarguethatitisamistakenconcept.Itmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverythingwasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?

Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingthrowssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreall-roundassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.

Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofcommonthemes.Yes,therehasbeenaneconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandenvironment.

Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn:

WhenGDPisnolongerregardedastheonlymeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.

SowhatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough.Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.

8.RobertF.Kennedyiscitedbecausehe_______.

A.praisedtheUKforitsGDP.B.identifiedGDPwithhappiness.

C.misinterpretedtheroleofGDP.D.hadalowopinionofGDP.

9.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that_______.

A.theUKisunwillingtoreshapeitseconomicpattern.

B.manypeopleintheUKdon’tthinkmuchofGDPasthemeasureofsuccess.

C.theUKwillcontributelesstotheworldeconomy.

D.policymakersintheUKarepayinglessattentiontoGDP.

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?

A.Itsresultsareinspiring.B.Itissponsoredby163countries.

C.Itscriteriaarequestionable.D.ItremovesGDPasanindicator.

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsGDPasthemostcommonmeasureofacountry’ssuccess?

A.Favorable.B.Indifferent.C.Critical.D.Defensive.

D

ThisyearmarksexactlytwocenturiessincethepublicationofFrankensteinbyMaryShelley.Evenbeforetheinventionoftheelectriclightbulb,theauthorproducedaremarkableworkoffictionthatwouldforeseemanyethical（道德的）questionstoberaisedbytechnologiesyettocome.Todaytherapidgrowthofartificialintelligence（AI）raisesfundamentalquestions:

“Whatisintelligence,identity,orconsciousness?

Whatmakeshumanconscience（良知）？

”

Whatisbeingcalledartificialgeneralintelligence,machinesthatwouldimitatethewayhumansthink,continuestoevade（难倒）scientists.Yethumansremainfascinatedbytheideaofrobotsthatwouldlook,move,andrespondlikehumans,similartothoserecentlyonpopularsci-fiTVseriessuchas“WestWorld”and“Humans”.

Howpeoplethinkisstillfartoocomplextobeunderstood,letalonereproduced,saysDavidEagleman,aStanfordUniversityneuroscientist.“Wearejustinasituationwheretherearenogoodtheoriesexplainingwhatconsciousnessactuallyisandhowyoucouldeverbuildamachinetogetthere.”

Butthatdoesn’tmeanessentialethicalissuesinvolvingAIaren’tathand.Thecominguseofautonomousvehicles,forexample,raisesdifficultethicalquestions.Humandriverssometimesmustmakesplit-seconddecisions.Theirreactionsmaybeacomplexcombinationofinstantreflections,inputfrompastdrivingexperiences,andwhattheireyesandearstelltheminthatmoment.AI“vision”todayisnotnearlyascomplicatedasthatofhumans.Andtoforeseeeveryimaginabledrivingsituationisadifficultprogr