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辽宁省辽阳县集美学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题

辽宁省辽阳县集美学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

A

TowerBridgeExhibition

Thismust-seeLondonattractioninvitesyoutostepinsidethemostfamousbridgeintheworldtoexplore,itsstructure,wonderfulviewsand.glassfloor,modernexhibitionsandsplendidVictorianEngineRooms!

TowerBridgewasbuilt120yearsagotoeaseroadtrafficwhilemaintainingriveraccesstothebusyPoolofLondondocks（码头）.Builtwithgiantmoveableroadwaysthatliftupforpassingships,itistothisdayconsideredanengineeringwonderandbeyondbeing,oneofLondon'sfavouritesymbols.Itisarguablyoneofthemostfamousandindustryrecognizablestructuresintheentireworld.

Since1982,TowerBridgeExhibitionhastoldthehistoryofthebridgeandwhyitcameintoexistencethroughfascinatingexhibitioncontent.Visitorscanalsoexperiencetheexcitingnewglassfloorandspectacularpanoramic（全景的）viewsfromthehighlevelWalkwaysaswellastheVictorianEngineRooms,whichhousethebeautifulsteamenginesthatoncepoweredthebridgelifts.Thismust-seeattractionistheonlywaytoexplorethemostfamousbridgeintheworld!

Admissions：

£9.8foranadult；£4.2forachild

AgeRestrictions:

Childages：

5-15.Childrenaged4andbelowarefree.

OpeningHours:

April-September：

10:

00a.m.-5:

30p.m.

October-March：

9<30a.m.-5:

00p.m.

ImportantInfo：

YoucantakepicturesanywhereontheBridgeorintheEngineRooms.VisitorsareadvisedtoallowadditionaltimeforsecuritychecksandliftaccessuptotheWalkways.EntryintotheWalkwayscannotbeguaranteedforaspecifictimeatpeaktimesorduringbridgelifts.

21.WhywasTowerBridgebuilt120yearsago?

A.Toreduceroadtrafficjamproblems.

B.Toattractthetouristsallovertheworld.

C.Toallowpassingshipstounloadsomegoods.

D.Toletpassers-bypassthroughtherivermoresafely.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdowhileintheExhibition?

A.RunontheWalkwaysatwill.

B.VisittheroomofQueenVictoria.

C.TakephotosintheEngineRooms.

D.Visittheexhibitionat8:

00a.m.inNovember.

23.Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeir5-year-oldsonpayfortheExhibition?

A.£14.B.£18.2.C.£19.6.D.£23.8

B

WhenJohnwasgrowingup,otherkidsfeltsorryforhim.Hisparentsalwayshadhimweedingthegarden,carryingoutthegarbageanddeliveringnewspapers.ButwhenJohnreachedadulthood，hewasbetteroffthanhischildhoodcompanions.Hehadmorejobsatisfaction,abettermarriageandwashealthier.Mostofall,hewashappier.Farhappier.

Thesearethefindingsofa40-yearstudythatfollowedthelivesof456teenageboysfromBoston.Thestudyshowedthatthosewhohadworkedasboysenjoyedhappierandmoreproductivelivesthanthosewhohadnot.“Boyswhoworkedinthehomeorcommunitygainedabilitiesandskillsandcametofeeltheywereworthwhilemembersofsociety,”saidGeorgeVaillant，thepsychologist（心理学家）whomadethediscovery.“Andbecausetheyfeltgoodaboutthemselves,othersfellgoodaboutthem,too.”

Vaillant’sstudyfollowedthesemalesingreatdetail.Interviewswererepeatedatages25,31and47.UnderVaillant,theresearcherscomparedthemen’smental-healthscoreswiththeirboyhood-activityscores.Pointswereawardedforpart-timejobs,housework,effortinschool,andabilitytodealwithproblems.

Thelinkbetweenwhatthemenhaddoneasboysandhowtheyturnedoutasadultswassurprisinglysharp.Thosewhohaddonethemostboyhoodactivitiesweretwiceaslikelytohavewarmrelationswithawidevarietyofpeople,fivetimesaslikelytobewellpaidand16timeslesslikelytohavebeenunemployedTheresearchersalsofoundthatIQ（智商）andfamilysocialandeconomicclassmadenorealdifferenceinhowtheboysturnedout.Working—atanyage—isimportant.

Childhoodactivitieshelpachilddevelopresponsibility,independence,confidenceandability—thebaseofemotionalhealth.Theyalsohelphimunderstandthatpeoplemustworktogetherwithothersandworktowardcommongoals.Themostableadultsarethosewhoknowhowtodothis.Yetworkisn’teverything.AsTolstoyoncesaid,“Onecanlivemagnificently（辉煌地）inthisworldifoneknowshowtoworkandhowtolove,toworkforthepersononelovesandtoloveone’swork.”

24.Vaillant’swordsinParagraph2serveas________.

A.ananalysisofhowworkwasrelatedtoability

B.adescriptionofpersonalvaluesandsocialvalues

C.anexplanationwhysomeboysgrewintohappymen

D.anexampleforparents’expectationsoftheirchildren

25.Vaillant’steamobtainedtheirfindingsby________.

A.comparingdifferentsetsofscores

B.evaluatingthemen’smentalhealth

C.recordingtheboys’effortinschool

D.measuringthemen’sproblemsolvingability

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sharpsprobablymeaninParagraph4?

A.quicktoreactB.suddenandrapid

C.clearanddefiniteD.havingathinedge

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Independenceisthekeytoone’ssuccess.

B.Ableadultsknowmoreaboutlovethanwork.

C.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.

D.Emotionalhealthisessentialtoawonderfuladultlife.

C

Comparingourselveswithothersisn’tarecentphenomenon—it’spartofourculture*Assoonaswe’reabletoformourownthoughtsandopinions,westartcomparing.Who’staller?

Who’sbetteratsports?

Whohasmorefriends?

Unlikeotherchildishhabits,theurgetomeasureup（攀比）doesn’teverreallygoaway.Infact,itonlyincreaseswhenwebecometeens.“Atayoungerage,IfoundmyselfwantingtobecoolandwonderingwhyIwasn’tthatcool,”saidajuniorstudentMichaelTorres.“SoIbegandoingwhattheydidinordertofitinwithmyownfriends.”

Wearefloodedwiththemessagethatweshouldcompareourselveswithothers.Magazines,advertisements,stores—itbecomesallaboutwhatotherpeoplehaveorwhatthey’veachieved.Socialmediaaddsanotherlayertotheproblem.Facebook,TwitterandQQofferaconstantstreamofupdatesaboutthepeoplearoundus.ShegotacceptedtoHarvard!

HeboughtthebrandnewNikes!

They’regoingtogetmarried!

“IfIgoonFacebookorTwitterandreadabouthowwonderfuleveryoneelseis,I’mnotfeelinggoodaboutmyself.It’sgoingtomakemefeelworse,saidMikeRobbins,aseniorstudent.“Itrynottoletthingslikethataffectme,butinthemodemworldoftechnology,it’shardnottotakenoticeofwhatothersaredoing,andsometimesyouwanttobejustlikethem,”

Beforeyougetcaughtupinthecomparisongame,keepinmindoneveryimportantdetail:

Whenitcomestosocialmedia,weoftenpresentonlythethingswewantpeopletosee—thegoodfortunes,happymoments,deliciousdessertsandbestsmiles.

Thedeeperquestionis:

Arepeoplereallypostingthingsonsocialmediathataretrueoraretheysimplydoingittopresentsomethingtootherpeople?

It’swhatwedoinourculture:

“Look!

HowgreatIam!

”，“Look!

HowsmartIam!

”or“Look!

HowhappyIam!

”.Andsometimesthat’strue,butinalotofcases,it’snot.

Whilecomparingourselvestootherscaninspireustogetaheadandworkharder,itcanalsodriveuscrazy.Nexttimeyoufindyourselfwonderingifyoumeasureup,rememberthis:

Whatwehaveisnotameasureofwhoweare.Wealreadyhaveworthasanindividualwhenwe’reborn.Everythingelseiswhatpeoplethinkofus.

28.Whendowestarttocompareourselveswithothers?

A.Whenwegotojuniorschools.B.Whenwewerebornintotheworld.

C.WhenwehaveFacebookorTweeter.D.Whenwehavethoughtsandopinions.

29.Accordingtotheauthor,whywouldpeopleliketopostwonderfulthingsonsocialmedia?

A.Toshowofftheirlives.B.Togetadvicefromreaders.

C.Tosharehappinesswithothers.D.Tocommunicateusefulinformation.

30.Theauthorpresentsthephenomenonofthecomparisonby________.

A.listingalotoffiguresB.givingfactsandexamples

C.providingscientificfindingsD,comparingfamouspeople’sopinions

31.Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor________comparisonwithothers.

A.supportsB.opposesC.ignoresD.respects

D

In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.

ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.

ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.

Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?

Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:

jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.

SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,w