1、福建省厦门市第一中学学年高一上学期期中英语试题绝密启用前福建省厦门市第一中学2019-2020学年高一上学期期中英语试题试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：100分钟；命题人：xxx题号一二三四五六七八九总分得分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题)请点击修改第I卷的文字说明评卷人得分一、阅读理解 Amsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, famous for its beautiful canals, top art museum a
2、nd cycling culture. It is the capital and most populous (人口稠密) city in the Netherlands and often referred to as the “Venice of the North” due to its convenient system of bridges and canals. Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam.Must-See AttractionsMost visito
3、rs begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre, which is full of traditional architecture, shopping centers and coffee shops. Dont miss the Dam Square and the areas around Spui and Nieuwmarkt. Youll also want to check out Amsterdams Museum Quarter in the South District, which is great for shop
4、ping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark.TransportationTravelers should be aware that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of the busiest airports in the world. You can catch a train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Central Station, which has many connecting routes. Cycling is ver
5、y popular here, and its easy to find cheap bike rentals around town.Recommended RestaurantsAmsterdam is a top destination for foodies (美食家), so it is difficult to narrow down your dining choices. Here are a couple of our favorites.RestaurantCuisine (风味)LocationPriceNotesFoodismMediterraneanNassaukad
6、e 122,1052 ECdishes from 20Small portions are served so order 2-3dishes per personCiel BleuFrenchHotel Okura,Ferdinand Bolstraat333, 1072 LHset-price menusfrom 110 fordinnerMake advance booking and ask for a table by the windowMoney Saving Tips Unless you really want to see the tulips (郁金香) blooming
7、, avoid booking between mid-March and mid-May. This is when hotel and flight prices rise sharply. Look for accommodations in Amsterdams South District, where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center. Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money. Check out
8、 our homepage to view price comparisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book.1Amsterdam earns the name “Venice of the North” because of its .Amodern traffic systemsBpopular places of interestClarge numbers of bridges and canalsDbig population and warm climate2Where can you enjoy dish
9、es of French cooking?AThe Albert Cuyp Market. BCiel Bleu.CFoodism. DVondelpark.3To save money on accommodation in Amsterdam, youd better .Abook a hotel in AprilBmake advance booking at the machineCcheck into a hotel at the city centerDcompare the prices on the website4Where can we probably read the
10、passage?AA travel webpage. BA business report.CA research paper. DA geography textbook. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh un
11、happy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh, boy, bad
12、 day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter,
13、 the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and big winners do it with the proper attitude. A
14、doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this
15、. When youre tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isnt ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist (拳头) right on their uns
16、ympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, thats all right. Ill catch the next one.” Big winners, when
17、they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded (被轰炸的) person is sure to have.5In the writers opinion, his neighbor was .Afriendly Bwarm-heartedCnot considerate Dnot helpful6From Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer .Awas mad at the sales agentBwas reminded of the cruel pharaohCwis
18、hed that the sales agent would have had dreamsDdreamed of cutting the sales agents head that night7What is the main idea of the text?ADelivering bad news properly is important in communication.BHelping others sincerely is the key to business success.CReceiving bad news requires great courage.DLearni
19、ng ancient traditions can be useful. Many leading AI researchers think that in a matter of decades, artificial intelligence will be able to do not merely some of our jobs, but all of our jobs, forever transforming life on Earth.The reason why many regard this as science fiction is that weve traditio
20、nally thought of intelligence as something mysterious that can only exist in biological organisms, especially humans. But such an idea is unscientific.From my point of view as a physicist and AI researcher, intelligence is simply a certain kind of information-processing performed by elementary parti
21、cles (基本粒子) moving around, and there is no law of physics that says one cant build machines more intelligent than us in all ways. This suggests that weve only seen the tip of the intelligence iceberg and that there is an amazing potential to unlock the full intelligence that is potential in nature a
22、nd use it to help humanity.If we get it right, the upside is huge. Since everything we love about civilization is the product of intelligence, amplifying (扩大) our own intelligence with AI has the potential to solve tomorrows toughest problems. For example, why risk our loved ones dying in traffic ac
23、cidents that self-driving cars could prevent or dying of cancers that AI might help us find cures for? Why not increase productivity through automation (自动化) and use AI to accelerate our research and development of affordable sustainable (可持续的) energy?Im optimistic that we can develop rapidly with a
24、dvanced AI as long as we win the race between the growing power of our technology and the knowledge with which we manage it. But this requires giving up our outdated concept of learning form mistakes. That helped us win the race with less powerful technology: We messed up with fire and then invented
25、 fire extinguishers (灭火器), and we messed up with cars and then invented seat belts. However, its an awful idea for more powerful technologies, such as nuclear weapons or superintelligent AIwhere even a single mistake is unacceptable and we need to get things right the first time.8How do many people
26、feel about leading AI researchers predictions?AWorried. BCurious. CDoubtful. DDisappointed.9What does the author think of intelligence?AWe know little about it. BIt belongs to human beings.CIt is too difficult to understand. DWe have nothing more to discover.10What does the underlined word “upside”
27、in Paragraph 4 probably mean?ACost. BRisk. CQuantity. DAdvantage.11Whats important for us in the race between people and technology?ALearning from failure. BIncreasing our intelligence.CAvoiding making mistakes. DBeing more optimistic.评卷人得分二、完形填空 There are times when people are so tired that they fa
28、ll asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 12 home from work in the evenings. A man will be 13 the newspaper, and seconds later it 14 as if he is trying to 15 it.Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 16 next to him. 17 place where unp
29、lanned short sleep 18 is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾)so 19 that the professor has to ask another student to 20 the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing(尴尬)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the 21 of the head pushes the arm off the 22 ,and the m
30、ovement carries the 23 of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no 24 of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when 25 . Police reports are full of 26 that occur when people fall into sleep and go 27 the road. If the drivers are 28 , they are not seriously hurt. One womans
31、 car, 29 , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of 30 and thought it was raining. When people are really 31 , nothing will stop them from falling asleep-no matter where they are.12Away Btrack Cpath Droad13Abuying Bfolding Cdelivering Dreading14Aacts Bshows Cappears Dsounds15Aopen Beat Cfind Dfinish16Alying Bwaiting Ctalking Dsitting17ANext BEvery CAnother DOne18Agoes on Bends up Clasts Dreturns19Abravely Bhappily Cloudly Dcarelessly20Aleave Bshake Ckeep Dwatch21Asize Bshape C
