河南省滑县学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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河南省滑县学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2016〜2017学年下学期期末统考

高二英语试卷

2017.6

考生注意：

1.本试卷分由三个部分组成，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。

选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区城内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

3.本卷命题范围：

高考范围。

第一部分阅读理解（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

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1.HowmuchcanyousavetobuyacopyofBestWeekendProjectsnow?

A.$3B.$4.05C.$10.2D.$13.4

2.Whichbookcangiveyousomeadviceonshopping?

A.Lucky.B.Parents.

C.OfftheBeatenCarlPath.D.BestWeekendProjects.

3.WhomaylikethebookOfftheBeatenCarlPathmost?

A.Ladieslovingshopping.

B.Parentswithnew-bornbabies.

C.PersonslovingtravelinginAmerica.

D.Husbandswantingtoimprovetheirhome.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemostprobablybelongto?

A.Astory.B.Anotice.

C.Areport.D.Anadvertisement.

B

Rainforest,,itturnsout,arcnotcreatedequal.TaketheAmazonrainforest.anareathatcover,about7millionsquarekilometers.Butwithinthathugeexpanseareallkindsofecologicalzones,andsomeofthseezones,saysGregAsner.arealotmorecrowdedthanothers.

“Someforestshavemanyspeciesoftrees."hesaid,"othershavefew.Manyforestsarcuniquefromothersintermsoftheiroverallspeciescomposition...”AndallofthesedifferentsmallareasofforestexistwithinthegiantspacethatistheAmazonRainforest.

SoAsner，usingthesignaturetechniquecalledairbornelaser-guidedimagingspectroscopy，begantomapthesedifferentzonesfromtheair."Bymappingthetraitsoftropicalforestsfromabove,”heexplains,“weare,forthefirsttime,abletounderstandhowforestcompositionvariesgeographically.”

Theresultsshowupinmulticoloredmaps,witheachcolorrepresentingdifferentkindsofspecies.differentkindsoftrees,thedifferentkindsofchemicalstheyareproducingandusing,andeventheamountofbiodiversily.theanimalandplantspeciesthatlivewithineachzone.

Armedwiththisinformation,Asnersaysdecision-makersnowhave“afirst-timewaytodecidewhetheranygivenforestgeographyisprotectedwellenoughornot.Ifnot.thennewproiectionscanbeputinplacetosaveagivenfor«»lfromdestruction.”

Asnersaystheinformationisagreatwayfordecision-makerstodevelopa“cost-benefitratiotypeanalysis.”Conservationeffortscanbeexpensive，soarmedwiththisinformation,governmentleaderscanensuretheyaremakingthemostoftheirconservationdollarsbyfocusingonareasthatarethemostbiologicallydivergeorunique.

Thenextstep,Asnersays，istotakehisprojectglobal,andtoputhiseyesevenhigherinthesky,onorbitalsatellites."ThetechniquewedevelopedandappliedtomapPeruisreadytogoglobal”Asnersaid.“WewanttoputtherequiredinstrumentationonanEarthorbitingsatellite,tomaptheplanettrverymonth,whichwillgivethebestpossibleviewofhowtheworldsbiodiversityischanging,andwheretoputmuchneededprotections.”

5.Unequally-createdrainforestsrefertothefact.

A.howcrowdedtheyare

B.wheretheyarelocated

C.whentheycameintobeing

D.whatkindsofspeciestheyhave

6.WhatcangovernmentleaderslearnfromAsner'smapping?

A.Thecosttoconserveforest

B.Thechemicalsneedingforcertainforests.

C.Theforestareasneedingspecialprotection.

D.Thenumberofanimalslivinginaforest.

7.WhatisAsnerplanningtodonow?

A.Tosendasatellitetomaptheworld.

B.Totrackthechangeofbiodiversityintheworld.

C.Todeveloptechnologyformappingtheglobe.

D.Toadvertisehisprojectaroundtheworld.

8.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Usingeyesintheskytomapbiodiversity.

B.Makingamapofbigforestsintheworld.

C.LearningaboutthebiodiversityofAmazonforest.

D.Protectingtheforestfrombeingdestructed.

C

Intheearly1980s，oneofourneigborsaskedmymomifshewouldmakeafewgiftbasketsforherto8iveasgiftsfortheholidays.Mymomagreedandnewsof,heuniquegiftbasketsmymomwasmakingspreadlikewildfirethroughouttheneighborhood.Mymomwasbusythroughouttheholidayseason,sosheaskedafriendtohelpher.Whentheorderscontinuedaftertheholidayseasonforbabygifts,birthdaygiftsandmore,itoccurredtothemthatmaybethisjobcouldbeturnedintoabusinessandtheydidit.

Mymomwentintoherbusinessbecauseshehadcreativeideas.Shegotordersandfilledorders.Buttherewasnogoalandnorealplan.In1991,mymom'spartnergotintofinancialtroubleandtherewasnotenoughmoneytosupporteithermomorherpartner.

Soifyouareledbyyourcreativityorenthusiasm,makesureyouaskyourselfwhatyourpurposetodoyourbusinessis.Ifyoudon'tsetgoals,howwillyouknowwhichdirectiontogoin?

Doyouwanttocreatejobsandgrowthintheeconomy?

Areyoulookingforahobby?

Youcan'tkeepscoresifyoudon'tknowwhatgameyouareplaying.

Aftermymom'spartnerquit,shehadtoabandonherbusingtosupportherself.Sheswofeshewouldrunabusinessagninanddoitdiffrentlythenexttime.Howevr,therewasn'ta"nexttime"forher.Shepassed

awayjustafterher51stbirthday.Sheneverhadsomeonetellherhow

importanthavingagoalwas,sheneverhadachancetobeeverything

shecouldbe.

Therearenorightorwronggoals,onlytheonesthatmattertoyou.Setthemsothatyoucanmakeprogressandachievesuccess,whatevertheymaymeantoyou.

9.Whatdidthewriter'smomdoafterfailinginherbusiness?

A.Shefoundadifferentpartner.

B.Shecelebratedher51stbirthday.

C.Sheplannedtohaveasecondtrywithdifferentmclhods.

D.Shedecidednevertorunabusinessagain.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thewriterbeganherbusinesswithasetgoal.

B.Thewriter'smotherwasawomanwithoutcreativity.

C.Thewriter'smotherdiedbecauseofherfailureinbusiness.

D.Thewriterbelieveshavinggoalsinmindensuresonessuccess.

11.Howdoesthewriterpresenthispointofviewmainly?

A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Byexplainingcauses.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bylistingfigures.

D

Artificialintelligencekeepsdefeatinghuman,itismakingcountlessvictoriesagainsthumanindifferentfieldsoflifeandtryingtopushhumantothecorner.

Google'sDeepMindhasdefeatedtheworld'snumberoneplayerKeJie.Humanbrainsomehowhasbeenreplacedbyamachineandscientistsareworkingveryhardondevelopingahumanbrainbyimplantingachipandconnectingittothethickneuronthatconnectsthetwohemispheresofthebrain.Well，whodoesn'twanttogethisbrainupgradedtobeassmartasthebrainofAlbertEinsteinorCharlesDarwin?

Humanswillprobablyonedayinventabrainthatcanbeimplantedinthehumanskullandreprogramallthehumanthoughts,butthisinventiondoesn'tseemtobehappeningintheforeseeablefuturesincehumanbraintookmillionsofyearstoevolve.Somescientistsbelievethathumanwilldefeatdeathinthenexttwentyhundredyearsbuttheycan'treallypredicthowlongit'sgoingtotaketodevelopahumanbrainthatcancompletelyreplacethenaturalbrain.

Despiteofthisaccomplishmentinthefieldofartificialintelligence,itcouldn'tcreasepeoplefrombelievingthatsciencecan'tstandalone.Forinstance,AIcanimitatehumanbrainandmostofthetimeoutperformsit,buttherearestillalotofhiddensecrets.AIoutsmartedKeJiebutKeJiehasconsciousnessunliketheAI.KeJiefeltsadwhenhewasdefeatedandburiedhisfaceinhishandsbuttheAIdidn'tfeelhappyandcelebratehisvictory.

Thecomputerof1960isthesameasthecoroputerof2017intermsofconsciousness,therenosignssofartellingusthatthereiaanalgorithm（运算）thatcanmakeaconsciouscomputeranddecipher（译解）itsfeelings.Wecanpredictwhatthefuturewilllooklikeaccordingtothepast,especiallyfromscientificpointofviewbutthedevelopmentofhumanbrainseemsunpredictableandunknown.

12.Whatinthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedword“neuron”inPara.2?

A.thetubethroughwhichbloodflowsinyourbrain

B.thekindofcellthatcarriesinformation

C.thesoftfattysubstanceinthehollowcenterofbones

D.thebonypartofone'sheadwhichencloseshis/herbrain

13.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Itlookmillionsofyearsforhumanbraintoevolve.

B.Humanswishtogettheirbrainsupgradedtobeassmartaspossible.

C.Humanswillprobablyinventabrainthatcanreprogramallthehumanthoughts.

D.Itishardtodevelopahumanbrainthatcancompletelyreplacethenaturalbrain.

14.“KeJiefeltsadwhenhewasdefeated”ismentionedinPara.4to.

A.showthattheA1hasnohumanem