江苏扬州江都区大桥高级中学学年度第二学期高二学情调研1英语含答案.docx
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江苏扬州江都区大桥高级中学学年度第二学期高二学情调研1英语含答案
大桥高级中学2019-2020学年度第二学期高二学情调研
（1）
英语
（考试时间：
120分钟总分：
150分）
第一部分：
听力（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节听下面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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovie?
A.It’samusing.B.It’sexciting.C.It’sdisappointing.
2.HowwillSusanspendmostofhertimeinFrance?
A.Travelingaround.B.Studyingataschool.C.Lookingafterheraunt.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Goingout.B.Orderingdrinks.C.Preparingforaparty.
4.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inaclassroom.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookstore.
5.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.GoontheInternet.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Takeatraintrip.
第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
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.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?
A.Aninformationoffice.B.Apolicestation.C.Ashoerepairshop.
7.WhatistheTownGuideaccordingtotheman?
A.Abrochure.B.Anewspaper.C.Amap.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?
A.It’sthebiggestonearound.
B.Itoffersmanytastydishes.
C.It’sfamousforitsseafood.
9.Whatwillthewomanprobablyorder?
A.Friedfish.B.Roastchicken.C.Beefsteak.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.WherewillMr.Whitebeat11o’clock?
A.Attheoffice.B.Attheairport.C.Attherestaurant.
11.WhatwillMr.Whiteprobablydoatoneintheafternoon?
A.Receiveaguest.B.Haveameeting.C.Readareport.
12.WhenwillMissWilsonseeMr.White?
A.Atlunchtime.B.Lateintheafternoon.C.Thenextmorning.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhyisBillgoingtoGermany?
A.Toworkonaproject.
B.TostudyGerman.
C.Tostartanewcompany.
14.WhatdidthewomandislikeaboutGermany?
A.Theweather.B.Thefood.C.Theschools.
15.WhatdoesBillhopetodoabouthisfamily?
A.BringthemtoGermany.
B.LeavetheminEngland.
C.Visittheminafewmonths.
16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Fellow-travelers.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhendiditrainlasttimeinJuárez?
A.Threedaysago.B.Amonthago.C.Ayearago.
18.WhatseasonisitnowinJuárez?
A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.
19.Whataretheelderlyadvisedtodo?
A.Takeawalkintheafternoon.
B.Keeptheirhomescool.
C.Drinkplentyofwater.
20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?
A.Hostingaradioprogram.
B.Conductingaseminar.
C.Forecastingtheweather.
第二部分阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Exploityourparkingspace
Anunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto£200or£300aweek.PutanadvertisementforfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.
Rentaroom
Spareroom?
Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst£4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.
Makemoneyduringspecialevents
Don’twantafull-timelodger?
Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney,Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.
Liveonset
Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.
Useyourroof
Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment（around￡14,000）,andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.
21.Ifyouearn￡5000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon____.
A.￡800 B.￡500 C.￡4500 D.5000
22.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_____.
A.signanagreementwiththegovernment
B.payaround￡14,000fortheequipment
C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies
D.keeptheroofunchangedfor25years
23.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?
A.Lodgers. B.Advertisers.C.Houseowners. D.Onlinecompanies
B
TheAmazonEcho,avoice-drivencomputerthatsitsonatabletopandanswerstothenameAlexa,cancallupmusictracksandradiostations,telljokes,answersimplequestionsandcontrolsmartappliances.EvenbeforeChristmasitwasalreadyresidentinabout4%ofAmericanhouseholds.Voiceassistantsarebeingwidelyusedinsmartphones,too:
Apple’sSirihandlesover2billioncommandsaweek,and20%ofGooglesearchesonAndroid-poweredhandsetsinAmericaareinputbyvoice.Dictatinge-mailsandtextmessagesnowworksreliablyenoughtobeuseful.Whytypewhenyoucantalk?
Simplethoughitmayseem,voicehasthepowertotransformcomputing,byprovidinganaturalmeansofinteraction.Windows,iconsandmenus,andthentouchscreens,werewelcomedasmucheasierwaystodealwithcomputersthanenteringcomplexkeyboardcommands.Butbeingabletotalktocomputersabolishestheneedfora“userinterface（界面）”atall.Justasmobilephonesweremorethanexistingphoneswithoutwires,andcarsweremorethancarriageswithouthorses,socomputerswithoutscreensandkeyboardshavethepotentialtobemoreuseful,morepowerfulthanpeoplecanimaginetoday.
Voicewillnotwhollyreplaceotherformsofinputandoutput.Sometimesitwillremainmoreconvenienttoconversewithamachinebytypingratherthantalking（AmazonissaidtobeworkingonanEchodevicewithabuilt-inscreen）.Butvoiceissuretoaccountforagrowingshareofpeople’sinteractionswiththetechnologyaroundthem,fromwashingmachinesthattellyouhowmuchofthecycletheyhavelefttovirtualassistantsincorporatecallcentres.However,toreachitsfullpotential,thetechnologyrequiresfurtherbreakthroughsandaresolutionofthetrickyquestionsitraisesaroundthetrade-offbetweenconvenienceandprivacy.
Computer-dictationsystemshavebeenaroundforyears.Buttheywereunreliableandrequiredlengthytrainingtolearnaspecificuser’svoice.Computer’snewabilitytorecognisealmostanyone’sspeechdependablywithouttrainingisthelatestmanifestation（证明）ofthepowerof“deeplearning”,anartificialintelligencetechniqueinwhichasoftwaresystemistrainedtousemillionsofexamples,usuallyselectedfromtheInternet.Thankstodeeplearning,machinesnownearlyequalhumansintranscriptionaccuracy,computerizedtranslationsystemsareimprovingrapidlyandtext-to-speechsystemsarebecominglessroboticandmorenatural-sounding.Computersare,inshort,gettingmuchbetterathandlingnaturallanguageinallitsforms.
Althoughdeeplearningmeansthatmachinescanrecognizespeechmorereliablyandtalkinamorenaturalmanner,theystilldon’tunderstandthemeaningoflanguage.Thatisthemostdifficultaspectoftheproblemand,ifvoice-drivencomputingistrulytoflourish,onethatmustbeovercome.Computersmustbeabletounderstandcontextinordertomaintainacoherentconversationaboutsomething,ratherthanjustrespondingtosimple,one-off（一次性的）voicecommands,astheymostlydotoday（“Hey,Siri,setatimerfortenminutes”）.Researchersinuniversitiesandatcompaniesareworkingonthisproblem,building“bots”thatcanholdmoredetailedconversationsaboutmorecomplextasks,fromsearchinginformationtomakingtravelarrangements.
Manyvoice-drivendevicesarealwayslistening,waitingtobeactivated（激活）．Somepeoplearealreadyconcernedabouttheimplicationsofinternet-connectedmicrophoneslisteningineveryroomandfromeverysmartphone.Notallaudioissenttothecloud—deviceswaitforatriggerphrase（“Alexa”,“OK,Google”,“Hey,Cortana”,or“Hey,Siri”）beforetheystartpassingtheuser’svoicetotheserversthatactuallyhandletherequests—butwhenitcomestostoringaudio,itisunclearwhokeepswhatandwhen.
24.AccordingtoParagraphl,theAmazonEcho________.
A.hasbeensoldoutbeforeChristmas
B.hasbeenusedbymostAmericanfamilies
C.cameonthemarketlaterthanApple’sSiri
D.ismoreusefulthansmartphonesindictatinge-mails
25.Whatcanwelearnaboutcomputers’deeplearningfromthepassage?
A.Itisvitaltoaccurateidentificationofhumanvoices.
B.Itisalmostthesameasthecomputer-dictationsystem.
C.Ithashelpedmachinesunderstandthemeaningoflanguage.
D.Ithashelpedmachinesbeathumansinaccuracyandreliability.
26.Whataresomeusersofvoice-drivendevicesconcernedabout?
A.Thedeviceswillbeinchargeoftheirlife.
B.Thedevicesneedtobeactivatedbeforeworking.
C.Theyareinthedarkabouttheirdata’sownership.
D.Theirvoicescanberecognizedbyeverysmartphone.
27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsvoice-driventechnology?
A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Objective.
C
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