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湖南省A佳教育大联盟学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖南省A佳教育大联盟2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
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。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whatwillthemanprobablydoduringhisholiday?
A.Dohiswork.B.TraveltoQingdao.C.Climbsomemountains.
2.Whatdoesthewomanoffertheman?
A.Icedtea.B.Cookies.C.Chips.
3.Howmuchdidthewomanbuyherwatchfor?
A.$1,000.B.$800.C.$200.
4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Bossandemployee.B.Waiterandcustomer.C.Co-workers.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Theirbiologyteacher.B.Thewoman‟sparents.C.Thepetoftheclass.
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。
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、7题。
6.WhyisAnnagoingtoGreece?
A.Togoonvacation.B.Toattendawedding.C.Tobeonabusinesstrip.
7.WhatdoesTimlikeaboutGreece?
A.Theboats.B.Thepeople.C.Thefood.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhatvolunteerworkdoesLucysometimesdo?
A.Shehelpsoldpeople.B.Shetakescareofanimals.C.Sheteacheshomelesschildren.
9.HowmuchtimeperweekdoesLucyusuallydovolunteerwork?
A.Twodays.B.Oneday.C.Fivehours.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.WhatdidGlenaddtohisbaklava?
A.Chocolate.B.Honey.C.Nuts.
11.WhendidGlengetinterestedinbaking?
A.Whenhewasfive.B.Whenhewastwenty.C.Whenhewasthirty-five.
12.WheredidGlengettheideaforhisbaklava?
A.InTurkey.B.InAmerica.C.InFrance.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whyisthewomansurprised?
A.Theparkisnotcrowdedduringschoolholidays.
B.Theparkiscrowdedallyearround.
C.Theparkisn‟tforchildren.
14.Whattimeofyearisit?
A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Fall.
15.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisjob?
A.Helovesit.B.Heistiredofit.C.Hefeelsstressed.
16.Wherewillthemanprobablyworkinfuture?
A.Atabank.B.Atacollege.C.AtDisneyland.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whoaretheannouncementsfor?
A.Themanager.B.Theemployees.C.Thecustomers.
18.Whattimedoesthestoreusuallyclose?
A.Atfiveo‟clock.B.Ateighto‟clock.C.Atteno‟clock.
19.Whatitemisfreeforanotheroneifyoubuyone?
A.Women‟sdresses.B.Men‟ssuits.C.Shoes.
20.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledointheend?
A.Gotoacafé.B.Leavetheshopearly.C.BuysomemusicCDs.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题：
每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SalesofApple‟snewiPhone11inChinabeganonFriday,butweremetwithacoolerreceptionfromconsumersthaninpreviousyears.Unlikeinpreviousyears,nolonglineswereseenoutsideChineseshopsonFridayforthenewiPhone,andtheproductreleaseonlymadetheheadlinesinafewmediaoutlets.
Huaweiunveiled（公布）itsMate30smartphoneseriesonThursdaynight.Itsnewdeviceshavewonconsumers‟heartsathomeandabroad.ManycompareditwithApple‟snewiPhone11,sayingthatbeatsthenewiPhoneintermsofinnovationandquality.OnecustomersurnamedZhao,anITspecialistwhopre-orderedaMate30ProonFriday,saidthathechoseMate30withouthesitation.Zhaosaid,“It‟sobviousthatHuawei‟snewphonewithitsadvanced5Gmodewouldleadthefutureglobaltelecommunicationsmarket,anditsnewinnovativefeaturesingestureandsidecontrolattractedmyattention,too.”
IncontrastwithiPhone11‟slukewarm（冷淡的）sales,ChinesenetizenshaveengagedindiscussionsonMate30andMate30Pro.AnonlinepollontheMate30andiPhone11onWeiboonFridayshowedthatmorethan60percentofnetizenschosetheMate30,whilelessthan20percentchosetheiPhone11.
ManychoseHuaweinotoutofpatriotismbutforitstechnology.
Overseasconsumersalsoengagedinvigorous（有力的）discussionsonHuawei‟snewflagship
devicesontechnologysitesandsocialmediaplatforms.OnTwitter,manynetizenssaid“nice”,“bestphoneever”and“myfavoriteone”onHuawei‟sTwitteraccount.SomenetizensincountriesliketheUK,theNetherlandsandArgentinaaskedwhenHuawei‟snewdeviceswouldbereleasedintheircountries.
21.HowdidcustomersreacttoApple‟snewproduct?
A.Theythoughtitwascooltouseit.
B.Theystoodinlonglinestopurchaseit.
C.Theycanseeitsheadlinesadvertisedeverywhere.
D.Theywerelessinterestedinitthaninformeryears.
22.InwhataspectisMate30betterthaniPhone11accordingtoparagraph2?
A.Itsgestureandsidecontrol.B.Itsqualityandinnovation.
C.Itsappearanceand5Gmode.D.Itsservicelifeandfunction.
23.What‟sthemainideaofthetext?
A.HuaweiisbetterthanApple.
B.Huawei‟sMate30defeatsiPhone11.
C.SmartphoneswelcomeaNewEra—5G.
D.Huawei‟snewdevicesreceiveheateddiscussions.
B
Lookingattheirfine-qualitycrochet（编织物）carefully,theprisonersofBrazil‟sArisvaldode
CamposPiresmaximumsecuritypenitentiary（监狱）areamodelofconcentration.Andit‟snowonder,whenyouknowwhat‟sgoingon.ThankstoacooperationwithBrazilianfashiondesignerRaquelGuimaraes,theinmates（犯人）haveonedaytakenofftheirsentenceforeverythreedaysofknittingtheyperform.
Thedesignerturnedtotheprisonforhelpin2009whenshehadtroublefindingknittersforher
Doiselleslabel,whichspecialisesinbeautifulknittingandcrochetwork.Shetrained18prisonerssentencedforcrimesrangingfromrobberytomurder,andtheirworkisnowexportedglobally,includingtoAmerica,France,andJapan.Thehand-madepieces,whicharestrictlyquality-checked,arealsosoldin70storesinBrazil.
NamedtheFlordeLotus（„LotusFlower‟）Project,theinitial（最初的）purposeisachancefor
prisonerstoearnmoneywhileservingtheirtime.
Participatinginmatesarepaidastartingsalaryof75percentofBrazil‟sminimumwage.Aquarterofwhattheyearnisputaside,andpaidontheirrelease.FormerprisoninmateCelioTavares,whowasjailed（投入监狱）forarmedrobbery,saidtheprojectincreasesprisoners‟chancesoffindingajobwhentheirsentencesareup.“Theprogramgivesinmatesskillsandconfidencetheycanusewhentheyreturntolifeontheoutside.Thisraisestheself-esteemoftheprisoners,andopensthedoortoworkandemploymentforeveryoneelse,”hesaid.
MsGuimaraes,whoworksnearby,saysaround100inmateshavetakenuptheknittingchallengesinceshestartedtrainingthemfouryearsago.Sheseestheprojectasawayforprisonerstobeviewedassomethingmorethancriminals,explaining,“Thereductionofthesentencegivesthemthevalueofregainingfreedom,integrityandconfidence.Theyareabletodoanyworkandproduceverywell.”
24.TheprisonersinaBrazil‟spenitentiarycangetaday‟sreductionoftheirsentencebecause
of.
A.theirbeautifulandfine-qualitycrochet
B.theircooperationwiththispenitentiary
C.everythreedaysofknittingtheyperform
D.theirconcentrationonthesehand-madepieces
25.WhatofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheFlordeLotusProject?
A.Thestartingsalaryofparticipatingprisonersisverylow.
B.Participatingprisonerscangethighsalaryonlyontheirrelease.
C.Ithashelpedeveryprisonerfindajobwhentheirsentencesareup.
D.Itinitiallyaimstogiveprisonersself-esteemaftertheyreturntolife.
26.WhatcanwelearnfromMsGuimaraes‟words?
A.Shedoesn‟tthinktheprisonersarecriminals.
B.Shehastrainedover100prisonersforfouryears.
C.Theinmatescandoanyworkwithasatisfyingsalaryontheirrelease.
D.Thereductionofthesentencemakestheprisonersmorevaluetheirfreedom.
C
“Mirrormirroronthewall,who‟sthefairestofthemall?
”Anoldtaletellsaseeminglyunbelievablestoryofamagicmirror,butnowthemagicisnolongerunachievable.
InAugust2018,newswentviral（广为传播的）thatthepolicehadcaughtcriminalsuspectswhoattendedChinesesingerJackyCheung‟sconcerts.Howdidthepolicepickoutthesuspectsamongthousandsofscreamingfans?
ThehelpinghandisAIfacialrecognitiontechnology.Thelow-keyyetpowerfultoolisnolongerfar-fetched,butenteringtheworldofChina‟stopinvestorsandcompanies.
Facialrecognitionisatechnologyabletoidentifyapersonfromadigitalimageoraframefromavideosource.TangWenbin,CTOofFace++,anAIcomputervision（视觉）technologycompanyinChina,vividlyexplainedtheworkflow（工作流程）.Accordingtohim,facialrecognitionistheidentificationofourappearance,includingknowingthesex,ageandidentityofaperson.Youmaythinkit
islikeabrainoraneural（神经的）network.Youusedatatotrainit,andthen,itlearnsthepattern.Facialrecognitiontechnologyhasbeentraditionallyalliedwiththesecurityworkbuttodaythereisactiveexpansionintootherindustriesincludingmobilephones,marketingandfinance.Chinesestart-upshaveseenthepotentialofAIfacialrecognitionforsimplifyingandspeedinguptasksinmultipleindustries.Andthemarketisnowcrowdedandcompetitive.
ChinaisstartingtheAIrevolutionandhasmadebreakthroughsinfacialrecognition.“IfapplyingAItodifferentindustriesisamarathon,thecompaniesthereprobablyhavejustsetgotofftheblocks,”saidTianFeng,directorofAlibabaCloudResearchCenter.Healsothinksthatinthefuture,everybodywillbeabletouseAIasitwillsoonbecomeabasictoolforworkandlife.
27.Whyisthenewsmentionedinparagraph2?
A.Tointroduceanewtoolforcompanies.
B.Toshowthemagichasbecomeareality.
C.Toproveoldtalesarebasedontruestories.
D.Todescribetheback
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