湖北省学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题有答案文档格式.docx

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Canyoubringadictionary,andacompassandawatch?

”

mostheart-wrenchingpartoftheletterwasthelastlinethatread,“Ialsowantaveryveryverygooddad.Canyoudothattoo?

OfficialswithSafeHavenofTarrantCounty,agroupseekingtohelpenddomestic（家庭的）violence,postedBlake’slettertoitsFacebookpage.Now,someofthechild’swisheshavecometrue.Allofthegiftsheaskedforhavebeendonatedbypeopleinthecommunity.ThoughSafeHavenreceivedmorethan10,000giftsthisyear,theywanttoshinealightonthebiggerissueofdomesticviolence.

“To 

us,itwaskindofastorythatwe’veheardallthetime,”KathrynJacob,theorganization’spresidentandCEO,toldToday.“Liketonight,wehave73kidsintheshelter.Blakeisjustoneofmany.”

（1）ThelittleboyaskedSantafora“verygooddad”because________.

A.hisdadwastoostrictwithhim

B.hewasforcedtodoallthechores

C.hewasill-treatedbyhisdad

D.hisdaddidn’tbuyhimanygifts

（2）WhatdoweknowaboutSafeHaven?

A.Ithasreceivedalotofconcernsofar.

B.Itprovidesservicesforhomelesschildren.

C.ItpostedBlake’sletterwithoutpermission.

D.Partofitsgoalistoearnmoney.

（3）WhatisKathrynJacob’spurposebysayingthewordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Toadvertisetheirshelter.

B.Tointroducetheirshelter.

C.TotellmoreinformationaboutBlake.

D.Todrawattentiontodomesticviolence.

2. 

SinceSeptemberabout11mhectaresofAustraliahavebeeninflames.Thisyear’sfiresaretheworstonrecord,withatleast26peopledead,abouthalf-billionanimalsburnedalive,andover2300homesdestroyed.Australiansofallspeciesaresufferingthemost.Butthefireshaveseriousconsequencesfortherestoftheworld,too.

New 

Zealand,oneofAustralia’sclosestneighbors,isfeelingtheeffectsofthebushfires.Themostimportanteffectofthefiresmightbeonthecountry’sglaciers,aboutwhichHelenClark,NewZealand’sformerprimeminister,tweeted:

“AustralianbushfireshavecreatedhazeinNewZealandwithparticularimpactontheSouthIslandyesterdayandnowspreadingmorewidely.Impactofashonglaciersislikelytospeedmelting.”Meltingglacierscouldopenupafuturenoneofuswantstosuffer.

There’snosuchthingasweatherthathappensinisolation.AsarecentForbesarticlereports,fireshavethepotentialtonotonlyblockvisibilityforairplanes,groundingthem,buttocreatepocketsofhotterorcolderair,orcreatesituationswheretheweatherisincreasinglylessstable—althoughnooneisyetcertainhowfarfromtheAustraliancontinentthoseeffectsmightwander,orhowharmfultheymayprovetobe.

In 

additiontocoal,Australiaalsoexportsallkindsofagriculturalproducts—likebeefandwool—particularlytoAsiancountriesincludingChinaandJapan.Butwhathappenswhenthelanditusestogrowallthatfoodandfiberisdestroyedbyfire?

Obviously,nomoregoodstoexport,whichcreatesahugeproblemintheinternationalsupplychain.Thankstoglobalization,prettymuchnocountryeatsonlythefooditgrows.WhathappenstotheglobalfoodsupplyasagriculturallandinAustraliaandotherexportnation’sburnstoacrisp?

（1）WhatcanwelearnabouttheAustralianbushfires?

A.They’veleftmostofAustralianlandinflames.

B.They’vespeededthemeltingofglaciers.

C.Theywillcertainlycreatehotterair.

D.Nooneiscertainhowharmfultheireffectswillbeonclimate.

（2）What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheglobalfoodsupply?

A.Doubtful.B.Objective.C.Concerned.D.Indifferent.

（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheEffectsoftheAustralianBushfiresonClimateChange

B.AustralianBushfires:

aBigDisastertotheCountry

C.WhattheAustralianBushfiresMeanfortheRestoftheWorld?

D.WhytheAustralianBushfiresAffecttheRestoftheWorld?

3. 

For 

twocenturies,thefamousUniversityofCambridgedebatingsocietyhashostedmanyprominentfigures,fromworldleaderstoscientiststocomedians.

On 

Nov21,theCambridgeUnionhostedanotherextraordinaryguest—anon-humandebatercalledProjectDebater.DesignedbyIBM,ProjectDebaterisamachinethatusesArtificialIntelligence（AI）toformaspokenargument.Itcanevenlistenandanswertooppositestatements,muchlikearealperson.

theCambridgetestdebate,itarguedthetopic:

Alwillultimately（最终）domoreharmthangood.Beforethedebate,morethan1,100argumentsforthepositivesandnegativesofAIweresubmitted（递交）totheIBMwebsite.Themachinethenanalyzedthesesourcesandformedthebasisofitsargumentsinminutes.ProjectDebaterthenshowedoffitsAIbyarguingforbothsidesofthedebate.

Over 

afour-minutespeech,itarguedfirstthat,“AIcanonlymakedecisionsthatithasbeenprogrammedtosolve,whilehumanscanbeprogrammedforallsituations.”

supportofAI,itthenarguedthatAIwouldcreatenewjobsand“bringalotmoreefficiency”totheworkplace.

This 

isn’tthefirsttestforProjectDebater.InJune2018,themachinewentback-and-forthfor20minutesagainstchampiondebaterHarishNatarajan.

AccordingtoNewScientist,onbothoccasions,ProjectDebaterrepeatedpointsanddidn’talwayssufficiently（充分地）supportthem.

SpeakingtoCambridgeIndependent,NoamSlonim,theproject’sleadengineer,said,“TheAIisnotperfect,butit’sgoingintherightdirection.”TheteamhopestoimprovetheAIbyresearchingwhyhumansfindcertainargumentsmorepersuasivethanothers.Theyalsohopethetestmightprovidewell-informedviewpointsforsociety,governmentsandprivatecompanies.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prominent”meaninparagraphone?

A.Intelligent.B.Outstanding.C.Well-educated.D.Creative.

（2）Accordingtothepassage,ProjectDebater________.

A.canmakedecisionsforallsituations

B.arguedwithitselfintheCambridgetestdebate

C.canalwaysfindenoughevidencetosupportitsidea

D.defeatedchampiondebaterHarishNatarajaninJune2018

（3）WhatdoesNoamSlonimthinkoftheAI?

A.It’snotsobeneficialtohumans.

B.Itwilldefeathumansintime.

C.Itremainstobeimproved.

D.Itwillultimatelydomoreharmthangood.

（4）Thispassageabovecanbemostprobablyreadin________.

A.anewspaperB.aguidebook

C.atextbookD.aresearchpaper

二、七选五

Manypeopleconnectgratitude（感谢）withsaying"

thankyou"

tosomeonewhohelpedus,makingitashortactofappreciation.AccordingtoRobertEmmons,aleadingresearcher,gratitudeisanemotionthatcanresultinlong-lastingpositivity（积极性）.

（1） 

Gratitudeisgoodforyourhealth.

Throughhisresearch,Emmonsfoundthatgratefulpeoplereportedfeelinghealthierandhappier,bothmentallyandphysically.

（2） 

Intheworkplace,employeeswhoareshownthattheyareappreciatedarehealthierandmoreproductiveby50percent.

（3） 

Gratitudeisaselflessact.Weoftentakeforgrantedthesimplethingsinlife.Thosewhorecognizethegoodnessinlife,nomatterhowsimple,aremorelikelytobesensitivetotheneedsofothersandtohelpwhenevertheycan.Beingconsideratetoothers'

opinions,experiencesandbackgroundswillmakeyouabetterperson.

Gratitudemakesusmoreself-aware.

Workinginanever-developing,fast-pacedsociety,wearesurroundedbyambitiouspeoplewhoarealwaysstrugglingformoreandbetter.（4） 

Itstartsbypayingattentiontowhat'

snowgoingoninyourlife,andthat'

strueself-awarenessisthekeytobeingsuccessful.

Gratitudehelpsusbuildstrongrelationship.

Gratitudeisapowerfultoolforstrengtheningrelationship,bothatworkandinyourpersonallife.Peoplewhoexpresstheirgratitudetendtobemorewillingtoforgiveothersandthereforeabletocreatelong-lastingconnections.

（5） 

Takingthetimetothankpeoplefortheirworkandkindness—whetheritwastoday,lastmonthormanyyearsago-makesyouhappierandmoreself-aware. 

A.Specially,thosewhoweregratefulwere25percenthappierthanthosewhoweren'

t.

B.Gratitudebuildsunderstanding.

C.Theoldsayinggoes"

It'

snevertoolatetosayyou'

resorry"

butthesameistrueofgratitude.

D.Allinall,wefeelandexpressourgratitudeindifferentways.

E.Gratitudemakesyoureflect（反思）inthemomentinsteadofalwaysthinkingaboutthefuture.

F.Gratitudehelpsusbuildupself-confidence.

G.Hereareafewbenefitsofbeinggrateful.

三、完形填空

AlexandraAdams,25,isafour-yearmedicalstudentwhowasbornbothdeafandblind.However,shehas_________toletherconditionpreventherfrombecomingadoctor.

Beingcompletelydeafinbothearswithouthearingaids,andwith5percentsightinonlyoneeye,shereliesonherother_________suchastouchtofeelforveins（血管）.“Youcan_________alotaboutpatientsjustbylisteningtothem.”shetoldTheDailyMail.

Miss 

Adamswas_________totakepartinthe2012Paralympicsasaswimmeraged16,butherpreviousseriousstomachproblemswen