河南省学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题1.docx

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河南省学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题1

高二上期末模拟试题

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下面四篇文章，然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出每个问题的最佳选项，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑（本节共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

TheQuest（探索）Centre

SetinthewildWelshcountryside,theQuestCentreoffersawiderangeofactivitiesforteenagers.Wanttotrysomethingnew?

Whynottakepartinoneofourspecialadventureactivities?

MOUNTAINBIKING25thMarch—8thApril,10:

00a.m.—6:

00p.m.

Wanttoputyourmountainbiketothetest?

Joinourguideforarideonthewildside.Don’tforgettobringwaterproofclotheswithyou.Cost:

£15perride.

CLIMBING1st—30thApril,10:

00a.m.—6:

00p.m.

Tryoutyourmountain-climbingskillsinthelocalcountryside.Don’tworry!

Wewon’tbedoinganythingdangerous:

justshort,safeclimbs.Cost:

£130perperson.

SURVIVALTECHNIQUESDaily,allyearround,10:

00a.m.—5:

00p.m.

Equipyourselfwithbasicsurvivalskillsbytakingpartinthisspecial1-daycourseabsolutelyfreeofcharge.Learnsurvivaltechniqueslikehowtolightafire,buildashelter,findfoodandwater,andcookoveracampfire.

ABSEILINGANDROPECLIMBING27thAugust,10:

00a.m.—8:

00p.m.

Ifyou’vebeendyingtolearnaboutabseiling（绕绳下降）andropeclimbing,nowisyourchance!

KenWallace,ourprofessionalcoach,willteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknowonthisspecial1-daycourse.Cost:

£150perperson.

Pleasenote:

Phonethenumberatthebottomofthepageforanapplicationform.

Allactivitiesaresuitableforbeginners.

20%DISCOUNTforgroupsof6ormore.

Pricesincludethehireofanyspecialequipmentwhichmaybenecessary.

Dates/Hoursofoperation

25thMarch-19thJuly:

10amto4pm

20thJuly-31stAugust:

10amto7pm

TheQuestCentre:

StDavids,WalesTelephone:

（0800）34655

21.KateandherfamilywanttochooseanactivityduringtheMayDayholiday,theycanchoose.

A.climbingB.survivaltechniques

C.mountainbikingD.abseilingandropeclimbing

22.Ifagroupof20studentsgotothecentre,tenofthemwanttotakepartinabseilingandropeclimbingandtherestchoosesurvivaltechniques,theyhavetopay.

A.£3000B.£1500C.£2400D.£1200

23.WhatdoweknowabouttheQuestCentre?

A.Itoffersequipmentfreeofcharge.B.Itsapplicationformcanbefilledoutonline.

C.Itspricesvaryaccordingtotheseason.D.Itisopenat6:

30pminAugust.

B

Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.

Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.

Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor.

DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?

Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.

That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.

Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:

Astatementofopinionbyonewritermaybere-statedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.

24.Accordingtothepassage,passivelearningmayoccurin__________.

A.doingamedicalexperimentB.solvingamathproblem

C.visitinganexhibitionD.doingscientificreasoning

25.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto__________.

A.activelearningB.knowledge

C.communicationD.passivelearning

26.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat__________.

A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedon

B.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentways

C.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing

D.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Activelearningislessimportant.

B.Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.

C.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.

D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.

C

TheMokokotribe（部落）livedonthewrongsideoftheislandoftwofaces.Thetwosides,separatedbyagreatcliff,werelikenightandday. Thegoodsidewaswateredbyriversandwasfilledwithtreesandabundantfood,whileonthewrongsidetherewashardlyanywaterorplants, andwildbeastscrowdedtogether.TheMokokohadthemisfortuneofhavingalwayslivedthere,withnowaytocrosstotheotherside.Theirlifewashardandtheylivedinpermanentterrorofthebeasts.

Alongtheedgeofthecliffseparatingthetwosides,askinnybutstrongtreegrew, withwhichtheycouldbuildtwopoles.Therewasnodoubtthatthetribewouldchoosethegreatchiefanddoctortousethepoles.Butwhenthetwoofthemweregiventheirchancetomakethejump,theydidn’tdareto.Theythoughtthatthepolecouldbreak oritwouldnotbelongenough.Theyputsomuchenergyintothesethoughtsthattheygavein.

ButintothattribewerebornNaruandAriki,apairofyounghearts.Oneday,theydecidedtotakeupthepoles.Nobodystoppedthem, buteveryonedidtrytodiscouragethem,tryingtopresenthowdangerousthejumpingwas,usingathousandexplanations.

“Andwhatifwhattheysayistrue?

”wonderedtheyoungNaru.

“Don’tworry.Iamabitscaredtoo, butitdoesn’tlooksodifficult,”

repliedAriki,everdetermined.

“Butifitgoeswrong,itwillbeaterribleend,”

continuedNaru,undecided.

“Perhapsthejumpwillgobadly.Butstayingforeveronthissideoftheislandsurelywon’tworkoutwelleither.”

“You’reright. Let’sdoittomorrow.”

Andonthenextday, NaruandArikijumpedtothegoodsideoftheisland.Whentakingupthepoles,whilefeelingtheirdesire,thefearhardlyallowedthemtobreathe. Andwhileflyingthroughtheair,helplessandwithoutsupport,theyfeltthatsomethingmusthavegonewronganddeathawaitedthem.Butwhentheylandedontheotherside, theythoughtthejumpreallyhadn’tbeensobadafterall.

28.WhatsituationweretheMokokofacedwith?

A.Theylivedadifficultlifewithoutfearingthebeasts.

B.Theysufferedalotduetotheterribleenvironment.

C.Theyhadeasyaccesstothegoodside.

D.Theyweresurroundedbytreesandrivers.

29.Howdidthechiefanddoctorfeelwhentheywerechosen?

A.Frightened.B.Energetic.

C.Desperate.D.Satisfied.

30.What’sthetribemembers’reactionwhenNaruandArikidecidedtotakeupthepoles?

A.Themembersdesiredtofollowtheirsteps.

B.Thememberstriedtopreventthebehaviour.

C.Themembersconvincedthemofthedanger.

D.Themembersencouragedthemtohaveatry.

31.WhatcanweinferaboutNaruandAriki?

A.Theyovercamedifficultywithcourageanddetermination.

B.Theyfeltrelaxedinthewholeprocessofmakingthejump.

C.Theyneverdoubtedthedifficultyinmakingthejump.

D.Theyhesitatedtomakethejumpoverandoveragain.

D

Artificialintelligence（AI）,hasslowlybeguntoinfluencehighereducationaroundtheworld.Now,onenewAItoolcouldchangethewayuniversitystudentsevaluatetheirprofessors.ThetooliscalledHubert.ItisateacherevaluationtoolthatappearsasanAI-poweredchatbot（聊天机器人）.Insteadoffillingoutaform,studentsuseachatwindowtogivefeedbackontheircoursesandprofessors.Afterwards,Hubertcategorizesthestudents’commentsfortheprofessortoreview.ThebetaversionofHubertisfreeforeducatorstouse.

ThegoalofthenewHubertprogramistoimproveeducationbygivingteachersdetailed,organizedfeedbackfromstudents.ViktorNordmarkstartedthecompanyin2015withseveralfriends.BeforecreatingHubert,thefoundersaskedteacherswhatwouldimprovetheirteachingskills.Theanswerwasqualitativefeedbackfromtheirstudents.Qualitativefeedbackisdifferentfromthesurveyresponsesstudentsareoftenaskedtoprovideattheendofaclass.“Thiskindofdatatakesalotoftimeforprofessorstocollectandanalyzeandforthestudents,itcanalsobereallyboringtofillout.”Nordmarksaid.SoheandhisfriendsdesignedHubertasacompromisebetweenatraditionalsurveyandapersonalinterview.

Hubertlearneddifferenttypesofcommentsandhowtorespondtothem.ThenHubertlearnedhowtoorganizethecommentsitreceivedintocategories.Now,whenHubertreceivescommentsfromstudents,itcomparesthemwiththeinformationalreadyinitssystemtoorganizethedata.

WhatmakesHubertspecialisitssimilaritytocommunicatingwithahuman.Munro,anassociateprofessor,believedtraditionalmethodsofevaluatingprofessorswerenotveryhelpful.“Theyhappenedonlyattheendofthecourseandthequestionswereformedaroundafour-partrankingsystembasedontraditionallectureclasses.”Thesekindsofsurveysdidnotgivehimtherightinformationtomakeeffectivechangesinhisclassroom,Munrosaid.

Incontrast,professorscanoffertheHuberteva