学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年广东省汕头市潮南实验学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

A

Gifts．comprovidesmorethanjustideas．Sure，ourunique（独特的）andunforgettablegiftsuggestionsareabigpartofwhypeopleloveus，butwealsoofferendlessideasandtoolstomakeeverydayareasontocelebrate．HereareourGreatChristmasGiftIdeas：

ChristmasGiftsforParents

Youloveyourparentslikenooneelse，andyouwanttogivethemsomethingspecialforChristmas．Butwhatwouldmaketheirholidaybright？

FindingthemtheperfectChristmasgiftwillbeeasythisyear，withallourtoppicksinoneplace．

ChristmasGiftsforParentsUnder$45

HolidayGiftBaskets

Thegiftbasketisagreatwaytogiveagifttoagroup．Ourgiftbasketideascomefromallthetopstoresonline，soyoucaneasilyfindeverythingfromfruitgiftbasketstowinegiftbasketsinoneplace．

GiftBasketsUnder$50

IdeasforTeens

Tryingtofindtherightgiftforateen？

Teenscanbeachallenge（挑战）．Whatdotheywant？

Whatcouldtheyuse？

They'reallunique，butwethinkwe'vegotsomethingforthem，eventhoughthey'reaspecialgroupthatarehardtodealwith．

TopPicksforTeensUnder$20

TheSecretSantaExchange（交换）

TheSecretSantaisagreatwaytoexchangegiftsintheoffice，whenit'softenimpossibletogiveeveryoneapresent．We'vegotanofficeguiderightheretohelpyoufindpropergiftsfortheworkplace．Andthenthere'salwaysthegiftbasket，withthingsthataresuretopleaseeveryoneintheoffice．

BusinessGiftsUnder$25

21．WhatmakesGifts．compopular？

A．Itgivespeopleagoodreasontocelebrate．

B．Itisorganizedaccordingtopersonaltaste．

C．Itsendlessnewgifts．

D．Itsspecialgiftideas．

22．What'sspecialaboutthisyear's"ChristmasGiftsforParents"？

A．Theylistpopulargiftsinoneplace．

B．Theyincludetopchoicesfromparents．

C．Theymakeaholidaybrighter．

D．Theyaremuchcheaper．

23．Youmayfinditmostdifficulttochooseagiftfor　　．

A．abusinessmanB．ateenagerC．agroupD．aparent．

B

AlbertHofmannwasborninBaden,Switzerland,onJanuary11,1906.Hewastheeldestoffourchildren.Hisfatherwasapoortoolmakerinafactoryandtheylivedinarentedapartment.Hespentmuchofhischildhoodoutdoorsandgrewupwithadeepconnectionwithnature.Hehadveryexcitingexperiencesinhischildhood.Duringhisgrowth,naturewaschangedinmagicalwaysthathedidn’tunderstand.Theseexperiencescausedquestionsinhismind.Hewassofascinatedbynaturethatitledhimtoacareerinwhichhelookedfortheanswerstotheseunansweredquestions.Chemistrywasthescientificfieldwhichallowedhimtounderstandthem.HestudiedchemistryatZurichUniversity,andhismaininterestwasthechemistryofplantsandanimals.At23,heearnedhisPhDwithhonors.

HeworkedatSandozLaboratorieswherehedevelopedhisresearchwork,andtherehemadealotofsuccessbyworkingwithvariousplantsandchangingthemintosomethinguseful.Hebecamefamouswhenhebecamethefirstpersontoproducelysergicaciddiethylamide（LSD）（迷幻药）.Inaddition,hewasalsothefirstpersontotasteitandlearnaboutitshallucinogenic（引起幻觉的）effects.HewasdeeplyconnectedtonatureandarguedthatLSD,besidesbeingusefulforpsychiatry（精神病学）,couldalsobeusedtopromoteawarenessofmankind’splaceinnature.However,hewasdisappointedthathisdiscoverywasbeingcarelesslyusedasadrugforentertainment.Becauseofhisdiscovery,LSDfanshavefondlycalledhim“theFatherofLSD”.Besidescarryingouthisscientificexperiments,healsoauthorednumerousbooksandmorethan100scientificarticles.In2007,hefeaturedinalistofthe100greatestlivinggeniuses,publishedbyTheTelegraphNewspaper.

24．WhydidAlbertHofmanntakechemistryashiscareer?

A.Hewantedtofindanswerstothequestionsthatpuzzledhim.

B.Hehopedtobecomeachemicalscientist.

C.Hewasinterestedinpsychiatryasasmallchild.

D.Hewantedtochangenatureinamagicalway.

25.Howdidhegetwell-known?

A.Hisfatherinventedgreattools.

B.Hisresearchwasconnectedwithnature.

C.Hehadveryexcitingexperiences.

D.HeproducedachemicalcalledLSD.

26．WhatdidAlbertHofmannthinkofhisproductionofLSD?

A.Itshouldnothavebeenproduced.

B.Itdidnogoodtohumanbeings.

C.Itdidnoharmtohumanbeings.

D.Itwasaregrettobeusedtogivepleasure.

27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriter’sattitudetowardAlbertHofmannis.

A.disapprovalB.indifferentC.positiveD.disappointed

C

Iwasanintrovert（内向的人）bynature.ForaslongasIremember,puttingonasinceresmilewhenmeetingsomeonehadneverbeeneasy.Thekeytoasinceresmilehowever,issimple.It’stobeexcited.Butthat’sthesourceoftheproblem.Whenmeetingpeople,insteadofbeingexcited,Ioftenfeltupset.

Butweallknowfriendsareimportant.Themorefriendsyouhave,themoreopportunitiesyouget,whetherit’sjobopportunities,aromanticrelationship,orbusinesspartners.Soasmileisimportanttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.MotherTeresasaid,“Everytimeyousmileatsomeone,itisanactionoflove,agifttothatperson,abeautifulthing.”

ThesmileI’mnowtalkingaboutisnottomakeafacetocashiers（收银员）orwaiters.I’mtalkingaboutthosewidesmilesyoumakewhenmeetingoldfriends.SoI’vediscoveredatrick.AndIcallthistechnique“Oh,it’sJamie!

”WhenImeetsomeone,IimagineanoldfriendofminecalledJamiewhowasmyfirstfriendwhenwewerestillkids.It’snosecretwhymysmileisaswideasIcanpossiblymake.Andit’snotjustthesmile,butmytoneandattitudethatturnwarmaswell.

Andthebestpart,wheneveryou’refriendlytoothers,theyturnfriendlyinreturn.You’renothearingthisfromme.Someresearchdonebyscientistsactuallybacksthisclaim.Sodoremembertogiveitatry.

Threeyearsagoattheageof23,ItookalonghardlookatmylifeanddecidedthatIwasnothing.Tiredofmylife,IsetaboutmakingdramaticchangesandnowIhavebecomeapopularwriter.Mysuccessreflectsthatnothingistoodifficultifyoutrybravely.

28．WhatdoweknowfromMotherTeresa’swordsinParagraph2?

A.Wecan’tlivewithoutthehelpofourfriends.

B.Asmileisimportanttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.

C.Manypeopledon’tknowtheimportanceofasmile.

D.Peoplewhoalwayssmilearesuretohavemanyfriends.

29．Whichofthefollowingsayingscanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B.EveryroadleadstoRome.

C.Agoodbeginningishalfsuccess.D.Tryandtry,neversaydie.

30．Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto________.

A.tellushowtomakefriendsB.tellushowheachievessuccess

C.encourageustoperfectoursmileD.describewhatasinceresmileis

31．FromParagraph1welearnthattheauthor________.

A.founditdifficulttoshowasinceresmiletopeople

B.feltexcitedbutnervouswhenmeetingpeople

C.becameanintrovertbecauseofhissurroundings

D.didn’twanttosmileatothers

D

2017wasaninfluentialyearforartificialintelligence,notjustintermsoftheadvancementofthetechnologyitself,butalsoforthedevelopmentofourunderstandingofAI’sinfluenceonoursociety.

WhenwetalkaboutAI,oftenwefocusonthebeliefthatitisgoingtotakeawaycertaintypesofjobs.However,weoftenignorethefactthatthistechnologywillalsoslowlyspreadintomostofourlivesduringwork.

IrefertothisasthedifferencebetweenAIandIA:

artificialintelligencevs.intelligenceaugmentation（智能增强）.Despitethegreatstepswe’vemadeinAIdevelopmentandwillcontinuetomakein2018,wearestillyearsawayfromAIfullyreplacinghumanjobs.However,wearemuchclosertoseeingtheinfluenceofAIspreadintoalmosteveryjobandthegrowthinhumanintelligence.

Takeadoctorforexample:

AIwillsoonbeabletotestanddiagnose（诊断）commondiseasesmorequicklyandaccuratelythanhumans.Now,doctorscanspendmoreoftheirtimeexplainingthepossiblediagnoses,communicatingwithpatientsanddevelopingunique,reliabletreatmentplansthataremosteffectiveforeachspecificpatient.

Algorithms（算法）aredesirablefortheirabilitytomakewell-informeddecisionsquicklyandaccurately,allowingustofocusonthepartsofourjobthataremostimportant.Butthatsamepowerallowsalgorithmsthataremakingincorrectdecisionstodosowithgreaterspeedandwidespreadinfluencethanhumanshaveeverhad.

2018willbetheyearthatcompaniespurchasingAIproductsdon’tjustaskaboutthepredictivepowerofanalgorithm-theywillmakesurethatalgorithmsaretestedinadvance,greatlyreducingtheirpotentialunexpectedinfluence.

32．WhatdomostpeoplemainlyfocusonAI?

A.AIcanbecompletelycontrolled.B.AIwillreplacecertainhumanjobs.

C.AIisadvancedtechnology.D.AIwillgraduallyspreadintoourlives.

33．Whydoestheauthormentionthedoctor?

A.ToproveAIwillmakemoredoctorsunemployed.

B.ToproveAIalwaysmakesrightdecisions.

C.ToproveAIwillchangethewaywework.

D.ToproveAIcanmaketreatmentplans.

34．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsAIandIA?

A.Objective.B.Negative.C.Optimistic.D.Uninterested.

35．Whatwillprobablythefollowingparagraphreferto?

A.TotellthereadershowAIcanbecloselycontrolled.

B.TocomparetheverydifferencebetweenAIandIA.

C.ToexplaintouswhyanAlgorithmissoimportant.

D.TopredictthedevelopmentofAIintheyearof2018.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Althoughmostgameshavewinnersandlosers,thegoalofsportsisnottowineverygame.Therealgoalsi