四川省德阳市学年高二英语半期考试试题.docx

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四川省德阳市学年高二英语半期考试试题

四川省德阳市2017-2018学年高二英语半期考试试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.Whatwastheweatherlikeduringthewoman’sholiday?

A.SunnyB.RainyC.Cloudy

2.Whereisthewoman’sniecestandinginthepicture？

A.OntherightofTim.B.OntheleftofTim.C.OntheleftofAnn.

3.Whatdoesthemanprobablythinkofthewoman?

A.NaughtyB.Kind-heartedC.Careless

4.Whatwillthemanprobablyeatfirst？

A.Anapple.B.Somevegetables.C.Achocolatecake.

5.Whichpartofthefactorydoesthemanwanttochange？

A.Thepackingarea.B.Theproductionline.C.Thestorageroom

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听每6段材料，回答6、7题。

6.WhywillthemangotoShanghai？

A.Toaccompanyhisboss.B.Totakeabusinesstrip.C.Toseesomeoldfriends.

7.Whatdayisittoday？

A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhydidHenrycalltheman？

A.Toaskhimtoplayfootball.B.Tointroducesomefriendstohim.

C.Totellhimtheresultofajobinterview.

9.Whatwillthemandonext？

A.Gooutdoors.B.CallHenryback.C.Takeashower.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatwastheman’sopinionaboutthefilm？

A.Itwasamusing.B.Itwasscary.C.Itwasboring.

11.Whodidthespeakersthinkactedwell？

A.RogerGale.B.MattDamon.C.JudeLaw.

12.Howmanymarkswouldthewomangivethefilm？

A.Six.B.Seven.C.Eight.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowlongdidthemanstayinHawaii？

A.Fortwodays.B.Foroneweek.C.Fortwoweeks.

14.Whatwastheman’sfirstproblem？

A.Thebusbrokedownontheway.

B.Thehotelwasnoisyatnight.

C.Theroomwasnotcleaned.

15.Whatdoesthemanasktodointheend？

A.Giveadiscount.B.Seethemanager.C.Movetoanotherroom.

16.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace？

A.Atahotel.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atatravelagency.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredidthefiretakeplace？

A.OnCentralStreet.B.OnOxfordStreet.C.OnEastStreet.

18.WhyisthetrafficonHamptonRoadmovingslowly?

A.Alionissittinginthemiddleoftheroad.

B.Abigcrowdisstandinginfrontofthecars.

C.Someisdrivingonthewrongsideoftheroad.

19.Whatkindofprogramwillcomeafterthisreport？

A.Wildanimals.B.Internationalnews.C.Weatherforecast.

20.Whattimeisitnowprobably？

A.10:

00.B.11:

00.C.12noon.

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

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&Stonehenge:

includingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.

Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&Stratford:

includingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway's-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.

Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）"fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:

includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII'sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD-Cambridge:

includingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

21．WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourA.B.TourB.C.TourC.D.TourD.

22．Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.

C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge

23．WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-famouscastle

B

Computershavebeatenhumanworldchampionsatchessand,earlierthisyear,theboardgameGo.Sofar,though,theyhavestruggledatthecardtable.SowechallengedoneAItoagame.

Whyispoker（扑克）sodifficult?

ChessandGoare“informationcomplete”gameswhereallplayerscanseealltherelevantinformation.Inpoker,otherplayers’cardsarehidden,makingitan“informationincomplete”game.Playershavetoguessopponents’handsfromtheiractions—trickyforcomputers.PokerhasbecomeanewbenchmarkforAIresearch.Solvingpokercouldleadtomanybreakthroughs,fromcybersecuritytodriverlesscars.

ScientistsbelieveitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeAIonceagainvanquisheshumans,henceourhuman-machinematchcomesupinagameofTexasHold’sEmLimitPoker.TheAIwasdevelopedbyJohannesHeinrich,researcherstudyingmachinelearningatUCL.Itcombinestwotechniques:

neural（神经的）networksandreinforcementlearning（强化学习）.

Neuralnetworks,tosomedegree,copythestructureofhumanbrains:

theirprocessorsarehighlyinterconnectedandworkatthesametimetosolveproblems.Theyaregoodatspottingpatternsinhugeamountsofdata.Reinforcementlearningiswhenamachine,givenatask,carriesitout,learningfrommistakesitmakes.Inthiscase,itmeansplayingpokeragainstitselfbillionsoftimestogetbetter.

Mr.HeinrichtoldSkyNews:

“Todaywearepresentinganewprocedurethathaslearnedinadifferentway,moresimilartohowhumanslearn.Inparticular,itisabletolearnabstractpatterns,representedbyitsneuralnetwork,whichallowittodealwithnewandunseensituations.”

Aftertwohoursofquitedefensiveplay,fromthecomputeratleast,wecalleditadraw.

24．Whycan’tthecomputerbeathumansatthepokergame?

A.Becausehumansareclevererthanthecomputer.

B.Becausehumanspracticeplayingthepokergameeveryday.

C.Becausethecomputercan’tlearntheregularrulesofthepokergame.

D.Becausethecomputercan’tknowtheotherplayers’cardscompletely.

25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanquishes”inParagraph3mean?

A.Leaves.B.Defeats.C.Cheats.D.Serves.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutthereinforcementlearningofAI?

A.Itsolvesproblemscorrectlyeverytime.

B.Itisthesameasthelearningofhumans.

C.Itlearnsfromthemistakesappearinginatask.

D.Itismoredevelopedthanthestudyingwaysofhumans.

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.ThenewprocedureofAIhassomefeaturesofhumans.

B.Computersarestrongerthanhumansineveryaspect.

C.Humanswillbeatcomputersatplayingpokerforever.

D.Scientistsfeelunhappyabouttheresultofthepokergame.

C

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

28.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase"signedoff"inParagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies

30.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byhavingitrepaired.

31.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious.B.Anxious.C.Cautious.D.Humorous.

D

Weproduce500billionofplasticbagsinayearworldwideandtheyarethrownawaypollutingoceans,killingwildlifeandgettingdumpedinlandfillswheretheytakeupto1,000yearstodecompose.Researchershavebeenunsuccessfullylookingforasolution.

The16-year-oldCanadianhighschoolstudent,DanielBurd,fromWaterlooCollegiateInstitute,hasdiscoveredawaytomakeplasticbagsdegrade（降解）inasfewas3months,afindingthatwonhimfirstprizeattheCanadaWideScienceFair,a＄10,000prize,a＄20,000scholarship,