江西省学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx
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江西省学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
九江一中2018-2019学年上学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共115分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,每题1.5分,共30分)
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.Whereisthewoman’sfathernow?
A.Athome.B.Inthehospital.C.Atarestaurant.
2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Letitbe.B.Answerthephone.C.Hangupthephone.
3.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoing?
A.Gettingnewbulbstosaveelectricity.
B.BuyinganewTV.
C.Turningoffthelightswhenleaving.
4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?
A.Helivesoncampus.B.Hewantstomoveout.C.Hehastoridethebus.
5.Wherewillthespeakersstay?
A.Attheseaside.B.Inthemountains.C.Athome.
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,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至7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Amarathon.B.Thewoman’straining.C.Keepingfit.
7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.Gotohunt.B.Takemoreexercise.C.Trygoinginforthemarathon.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Professorandstudent.B.Librarianandreader.C.Doctorandpatient.
9.Whatdoesthemansuggestaboutthetopic?
A.Findinganothertopic.B.Narrowingthetopic.C.Writingabouteverywoman.
10.Whatwillthewomandoafterthetalk?
A.GotoMargaret.B.Publishthepaper.C.Gotogetabook.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whyisthedesertcooloffquicklyatnight?
A.It’stoohotduringthedaytime.
B.Theairisnotdryenough.
C.Thereisnovaporintheair.
12.Whatiscalled“Artists’Palette”?
A.Apartofthedesert.
B.Thewholedesert.
C.Somerocksinthedesert.
13.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themanthinksthedesertisnice.
B.Thewomanwillgotothedesertagain.
C.Thewomanhasjustcomebackfromcamping.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Projectresearchpartners.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Fatheranddaughter.
15.Whatpreventsthewomanfrommeetingthisweek?
A.Moreimportantwork.B.Moreclasses.C.Twoexams.
16.Whenwillprobablythespeakersmeet?
A.Wednesdaynight.B.Nextweek.C.Weekend.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthepurposeofthespeech?
A.Stressingphysicalexercise.
B.Offeringsomeadviceonsleepingproblems.
C.Tellingpeoplehowtoexercise.
18.Whyisituselesstokeepturningaroundwhenyoucan’tsleep?
A.It’stiring.B.Itmakesyouworry.C.Itincreasesheartrate.
19.Whichofthefollowingcancausesleeplessness?
A.Toomuchexerciseintheevening.
B.Lackofsleeponweekends.
C.Eatingcheesebeforegoingtobed.
20.Whatcanwelearnaboutsleepingpills?
A.They’llhelprelax.B.Theymakethingsworse.C.Theyareusefulforsleeplessness.
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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KevinKelly
KevinKellyisanauthor.His1994publication,OutofControl,discussesafuturewheremachinesandsystemsaresocomplexastobeindistinguished(难区分的)fromlivingthings.
HislatestbookWhatTechnologyWantssuggeststhattechnologyisnotjustamixtureofwiresandmetalsbutalivingthingthathasitsownneed.Thebooklooksoutthroughtheeyesofthisglobaltechnologicalsystemtodiscoverwhatitwants.
DrMichioKaku
DrMichioKakuisaprofessoroftheoreticalphysicsattheCityofNewYorkandauthorofTheFutureoftheMindandPhysicsoftheFuture.
InTheFutureoftheMind,heexploresthefrontierofneuroscience.Hepredictsthatonedaywewillbeabletouploadthehumanbrainintoacomputer.InPhysicsoftheFuture,hepredictsthatglassesandcontactlenseswillbeconnectedtotheInternetandcarswillbecomedriverlesswiththepoweroftheGPSsystem.
DavidBrin
Sciencefictionauthorandscientist,DavidBrinhasreceivedawards.In1998,hewontheFreedomofSpeechAwardforTheTransparenceSociety.Thebookconcernsthreatstopersonalaffairsandopennessintheinformationage.Inaworldwherethepolicemonitorpublicplaces24hoursadaywithcamerasandsomecreditcompaniescansellpeople'sfinancialdetailstoanyonewillingtopay,Brinwarnsthatsurveillance(监控)technologywillbeusedbytoofewpeopleinthefuture.Hearguesthatthetablesshouldbeturnedandthepublicshouldhaveaccesstoinformationlikewhoisbuyingfinancialdetailsfromcreditcompanies.
DrRayKurzweil
DrRayKurzweilisthemaininventorofthefirstprint-to-speechreadingmachinefortheblind.HeisthedirectorofartificialintelligencedevelopmentatGoogle.
Overthepast25years,anumberofhispredictionshavecometrue.In1990,hepredictedacomputerwoulddefeatahumanatchessby1998.Hepredictsthatbythe2020s,mostdiseaseswillgoawayandself-drivingcarsbegintotakeovertheroads.
21.Whosebookisdiscussingaboutmachinesandsystemsinthefuture?
A.KevinKelly's.B.DrMichioKaku's.
C.DavidBrin's.D.DrRayKurzweil's.
22.WhichofthefollowingbookwontheFreedomofSpeechAward?
A.OutofControl.B.TheFutureoftheMind.
C.PhysicsoftheFuture.D.TheTransparenceSociety.
23.What'sDrKurzweil'sattitudetowardshispredictionofthe2020s?
A.Cautious.B.Optimistic.C.Doubtful.D.Disapproving.
B
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whenIwasyoungerwelostelderlyrelativeswhoIlovedverymuch,andnaturallymuch-lovedfamilypetsdiedoccasionallytoo.Butthishashitmesomuchharder.IputsomuchloveintotherelationshipandI'mjustfindingithardtogetmyheadaroundthefactthatit'sgone.
Thankyoufortakingthetimetoreadthis.
ANON,VIAEMAIL
DearAnon,
Somethingyouloveddeeplyhasgonefromyourlife,soofcourseyouaresad.Weloveourpetsdifferentlyfromfamilymembersorfriendsandpartofthatisbecauseweknowtheywillprobablydiebeforeus.Ourtimewithourdogsorcatsispreciouspreciselybecauseweunderstanditislimited.
Ashumans,wegothroughmostoflifeunderstandingwewoulddieoneday.Butanimalsdon’t.Wearethekeeperofthesecret.Ofcourse,livingalifeunencumbered(不受妨碍)bythoughtsofdeathmeansthatourpets,ingeneral,leadverysimple,happylives.It’soneofthereasonswhytheyaresuchajoytoberound.Youare,ofcourse,correctwhenyousaythatmanypeopledon'tunderstandyourgrief,sodon'ttalktothem.Shareyourfeelingswithlike-mindedsouls.I'msureasimplesearchonlinewillrevealmanypracticaladviceformovingon.
Andwhenyouareready,youcanwelcomeanotheranimalintoyourlifeandthenyouwillenjoyhappinessagain.
GRAHAM,VIAEMAIL
24.WhatcanwelearnaboutAnon?
A.Shefeelsboredwithhernormallife.B.Herpet'ssuddendeathhitshergreatly.
C.Herpartnerwon'tunderstandherfeeling.D.Shecan'tgetalongwellwithherrelatives.
25.Grahamthinksthatourtimewithpetsispreciousbecause____.
A.theyhavenosecretsB.theyareverysimple
C.theirlifeisveryshortD.theyarealwayshappy
26.InGraham'sopinion,Anonshould____.
A.tellherpetfromfamilymembersB.avoidtellingothersherownsecrets
C.adoptanotheranimalashernewpetD.tryherbesttounderstandother'sgrief
27.WhowouldGrahamprobablybe?
A.OneofAnon'sfamilymembers.B.OneofAnon'slike-mindedfriends.
C.Apetloverwhoprovidesadviceonline.D.Anexpertondealingwithrelationship.
C
Theprintingpresshasalonghistory.ItwasinventedinGermanybyJoannesGutenbergaround1440,andbroughttoEnglandbyWilliamCaxtoninthe1470s.Yetthebasictechnologyofprintingremainedthesameuptotheendofthe18thcentury,requiringtwomentooperateawoodenscrewpressbyhand,producingabout200impressionsanhour.The19thcenturywastheperiodinwhichthisprocesswasmechanised,automated,andmademanytimesfaster.
Akeymomentinthedevelopmentofmassnewspaperswasthedevelopmentofthesteam-poweredprintingpress,adoptedbythetimesin1814.Thenewpresseswereabletoprintperhouraroundfivetimesthenumberproducedbythemachines.Theeditor,JohnWalter,hadthemachinesfixedsecretlyatnight,sothatwhenhisprintersreportedfordutythenextmorningthemajorityofthemfoundthattheywereoutofwork.TheTimeswentfromacirculationof5,000adayin1815toaround50,000inthemiddleofthecentury.Thiswasnotcausedbythesteampress,butneithercouldithavehappenedwithoutit.
Laterdevelopmentsimprovedthiseffect:
theApplegathmachineachieved5,000impressionsperhour,andtheHoepress,animportfromtheUnitedStates,reachedto20,000impressionsperhour.Increaseinthespeedofpapermakinginthisperiodbroughtdownthecostofprintedmaterialsbothfortheproducerandthecustomer.In1896,theDailyMailwassoldatthecostofonlyhalfapenny,andby1900itwassellingnearly1,000,000copiesaday.
Ifprintproductionwascompletelychangedinthoseyears,thensowasitsdistribution.Theappearanceofthesteamrailwaymeantthatforthefirsttimenewspaperscouldbedistributedacrossthecountryonadailybasis.
28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebasictechnologyofprinting?
A.Itwasinventedfirstinthemiddleofthe15thcentury.
B.ItwasbroughtintoEnglandbyJoannesGutenberg.
C.Ittookover400yearstochangeafterinvention.
D.Ittooktwohourstoproduceabout2
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