湖北省咸宁市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word格式.docx

1、录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 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. Who is the man? A. A student. B. A salesman. C. A policeman.2. What does the woman want to do? A. Cancel the meeting. B. Change the time of the m

2、eeting. C. Put off the meeting.3. What do we know about the man? A. He has never been across the ocean. B. He does not understand what the woman means. C. He likes mathematics a lot.4. What kind of job would the woman prefer? A. Any job with a high salary. B. An average job with a nice salary. C. An

3、 exciting job with an average salary.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. The weather. B. What happened last night. C. Sleeping problems.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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

4、、7题。6. What is special about the meal? A. The amount of food. B. The price of food. C. The kind of food.7. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Try a dessert. B. Try his favorite meat. C. Eat as much as possible. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the man ask the woman to do? A. Take a break. B. Take

5、 more pictures. C. Show him the photos.9. Why did the man complain? A. The beach was dirty. B. There were no pictures of him. C. The weather was bad.10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is very selfish. B. The man will copy his pictures into his PC. C. The speakers are on vacati

6、on. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the man wish to break up with his girlfriend? A. She is not as pretty as she once was. B. They dont get along well. C. He will move soon.12. What does the woman think of the matter? A. The man should not take the job. B. The man might be reasonable. C. The man shoul

7、d keep the relationship.13. How does the man think his girlfriend will feel at his decision? A. Sad. . Calm. C. Happy. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the woman looking for? A. Some saucepans. B. Some flowers. C. Some plates.15. When did she first see them? A. This morning. B. Yesterday. C. Some days a

8、go.16. What did the man ask the woman to do? A. Have a look at the window display. B. Check her kitchen. C. Describe what she wanted.17. How might the woman feel in the end? A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Surprised. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What happened to the elderly gentleman? A. He got stuck in th

9、e doors of the train. B. He missed the train. C. He was seriously injured on the train.19. What do we know about the gentlemans wife? A. She was in great panic. B. She cried for help. C. She remained calm.20. Who offered to help solve the problem? A. The speaker and two other men. B. The conductor.

10、C. Nobody.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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。A Robots make me nervous, especially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I wasembarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates，the founder of Microsoft，felt the same way.Gates sai

11、d in an interview with the website Reddit：“I am in the camp that is concerned aboutsuper intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. Thatshould be positive if we manage well. A few decades later, the intelligence may be strong enoughto be a concern.” W

12、ell, maybe I dont have to worry about my laptop and kitchen appliances yet. After I usethem I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us fromswitching them off. Theres a scary thought! Professor Stephen Hawking warned a few months ago about the possibility t

13、hat artificialintelligence could evolve and end up beyond human control. He suggested that machines could“spell the end of the human race”. Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil or rebellious.What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. That

14、s what philosopher NickBostrom from the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University believes. He says thatmachines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals, the destruction of peoplemight be just collateral（附带的） damage. A machine would not take pity on you. Im glad my machin

15、es at home are “dumb”. All my vacuum cleaner wants to take over is thecarpet in my living room. Lets hope they dont create an appliance which wants to take over theworld!21. We can conclude from Gates statements that _. A. he is embarrassed that he is afraid of robots B. he doesnt think machines are

16、 intelligent C. machines should be fully employed D. machines super intelligence should be a concern22. The underlined word “spell” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _. A. record B. cause C. explain D. develop23. Why are computers dangerous according to Nick Bostrom? A. They are too evil and r

17、ebellious. B. They are too clever and efficient. C. They show pity on humans. D. They are indifferent to humans.24. What can be inferred about the author? A. He does not agree with Bill Gates. B. He is not content with the present kitchen appliances. C. He is scared about the super intelligence of m

18、achines. D. He expects that machines will take place of humans.B When I wake up on summer mornings, I know I am going to my favorite place to volunteerand make a difference in someones life just by being with him or her a summer school forautistic （患孤独症的） children. By helping the kids read or do mat

19、h, I am not only teaching important skills but also helpingthem feel like any other kid. There are many wrong ideas about autism. The kids I work with canthink and feel. They need help only in certain areas. Of course, each kid is special. For example,some kids like to draw, and others like to sing.

20、 At the school, the kids learn through about 20 activities. These activities can help them learnskills they will need later in life. The very first day I volunteered, a boy came up to me, put his hand on my shoulder, and saidHello. From then on, I knew I could make a difference. Another boy loved to

21、 have me readbooks that can help him learn to read. Sometimes he could be encouraged to read a few words orsentences. Finally, one day during reading practice, he read nearly 220 words himself! Summer school is also a time for fun. Last summer, bagpipe（风笛） players came to perform.Most of us had our

22、hands over our ears because they were so loud. When they asked for avolunteer from the audience, one girl raised her hand as high as she could, got up on stage, andeven tried the bagpipes in front of everyone. Through these experiences, I realize that the challenges these kids face do not stop them

23、fromdoing many amazing things. Im teaching them, but they are teaching me more.25. According to Paragraph 2, many people think autistic kids _. A. cant read or do math B. dont have important skills C. dont play with other kids D. cant think or feel26. The author believed he could make a difference w

24、hen _. A. a boy greeted him actively B. a boy let him read books C. a boy could read by himself D. a girl tried the bagpipes27. The phrase these experiences in the last paragraph refers to the following EXCEPT _. A. “I” read the books for kids B. a boy read nearly 220 words himself C. a girl tried t

25、he bagpipes on stage as a volunteer D. a boy said hello to me politely28. What does the author mainly talk about in the passage? A. His teaching experience in a summer holiday. B. How to make a difference in others lives. C. His experience as a volunteer in a special summer school. D. Autistic child

26、rens hard life.C Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you topredict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected. Whenalcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant （抑制药）, damagingeyesight, j

27、udgment and co-ordination （协调）, slowing down reaction time and greatly increasingthe risk of accidents. Even below the drink driving limit, driving will be affected. Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on thebrain. Absorption rate is increased when dri

28、nking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinksmixed with fruit juice. To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is notpossible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee. The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that th

29、e limit of alcohol concentration is: 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood; or 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath; 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine （尿液） Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence or are beingsuspected of drink driving will

30、be tested. Any driver found drinking beyond the limit will be charged. The driver declared guilty maybe fined a maximum of HK$25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for10 driving-offence points; or temporarily banned from driving. The same punishment applies to failing to pr

31、ovide specimens （样本） for breath, blood orurine tests without good excuse. Drink driving is a criminal offence. Be a responsible driver, think before you drink. For thesafety of yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol.29. The first paragraph is mainly about _. A. the introductions of driving skills B. the damage of drink