北京市海淀区学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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北京市海淀区学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
北京市海淀区2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
TheBestTimetoVisitThesePriceyDestinations
Ifyou’regoingtoshelloutonavacation,thenyoumightaswelldoitright.Withthatinmind,we’veaskedafewexpertsfortipsonwhentovisitsomeofthemostexpensiveplacesacrosstheglobe.Here’swhattheyhadtosay.
Botswana
HotelsinBotswanaaresecondonlytoDubaiintermsofaveragecostperperson,pernight,ataround$257.Tomakethemostofyourtimethere,consideranautumnvisit,suggestsSarahFaithofResponsibleTravel.“TheheatpeaksinOctober—thisisthebesttimetogoandseewildanimalsastheygatheraroundintheOkavangoDelta”,saysFaith.WhilewildlifeviewingisincredibleinBotswana,there’smuchtoenjoyawayfromthewilderness,too.”
NewYorkCity
NewYorkisthesecond-mostexpensiveholidaydestinationoverallandthemostexpensiveplacetodineout,withanaveragemealfortwocostingaround$67.Garrett,theCEOofDiscoverNewYork,suggests,“OctoberandJunehavegorgeousweather,sooutdooractivitiesareagoodchoice,withsailing,in-depthneighborhoodwalksandbiking.”Forgreatvalue,sheadvisestravelinginJanuaryandFebruary,whenthecityofferstonsofindooractivities,fromartgalleriesandBroadwayshowstoindoorsportseventsandthousandsofdiningoptions.
Sydney
Withitsincrediblesurfingbeaches,diningsceneandfriendlylocals,Sydneyisalwaysafavoriteoftravelers.It’salsoexpensive.Generally,theshoulderseasons(fallandspringintheU.S.)havethemostcomfortableweatherandfewercrowdsthantheDecember-to-Februaryhighseason.Butsomemonthshaveparticularappeal,accordingtoStuartRigg,AustraliantravelspecialistforSouthernCrossings.April,forexample,fallsintothelowseason,whichmeansyou’llfindhoteldealsalongwithweatherthat’stypically“verypleasant,”Riggsays.“Sydneyalsohassomegreateventsduringthislowseasonperiod,”headds.
London
PetuliaMelideo,whorunsContext’sLondonwalkingtours,advisesbookingwellinadvanceforlowerhotelrates,andsuggestsawintryvisit.“NovemberisagreattimeforLondon.Theweatherisstilltolerable—andifitgetstoochilly,thereareplentyofcozypubstopopinto,”shesays.OthergoodtimestovisitincludeJune,whichmeansfewertourists.
1.Accordingtothepassage,Octoberisthebesttimetotravelto________.
A.NewYorkandBotswanaB.LondonandSydney
C.NewYorkandLondonD.SydneyandBotswana
2.VisitorstoSydney__________.
A.mayfindcheaphotelsintheshoulderseasons
B.canenjoywonderfulbeachesanddiningscene
C.willexperiencethemostcomfortableweatherinDecember
D.shouldavoidthelowseasonbecauseoftheunpleasantweather
3.Whichisthedesirablemonthifyou’dliketovisitLondonwithouttoomanycrowds?
A.April.B.June.
C.November.D.December.
ABlessedTeacher
IrememberedRickycamebacktoseemetenyearsafterhewasinmyclass.HetoldmehowIhadinadvertently(不经意地)changedhislife.
Rickyoftengazedoutthewindowduringoneofmyninth-gradehistoryclassesearlyinmyteachingcareer.Hewasquiet,andhisgoodgradesandmildmannerwerewhyIdidnotmovehimawayfromtheseatbythewindow.
Oneday,Ileanedoverhisshoulderandquietlyasked,“Whatareyoulookingat?
Yougazeoutofthiswindowduringeveryclass.”
Hesaid,“Iamlookingattheband.”
AccordingtoRicky,Isaid,“Ifyoulikethebandsomuchthatyouhavetolookatthemduringthisclasseveryday,IwantyoutogodowntoMr.Overby(thebandteacher)andtellhimthatIsentyou.Tellhimthatyouwanttobeintheband.Nowturnaroundandfinishworkingbeforethebellrings.”
ThenextdayRickywenttoMr.OverbyandtoldhimIhadsenthimandhewantedtobeintheband.Headdedthathedidnotknowhowtoplayanyinstrument.
WhenRickyvisitedmetenyearslater,hethankedmefortellinghimtogotoMr.Overbybecausehefellinlovewithmusicanddiscoveredhismusicaltalentthathadnotbeentapped.Hismusicaltalentresultedinhimgettingascholarshiptocollegeandearningadegreethatnowallowedhimtoprovideforhisfamily.Mostofall,musichadbroughtgreatpleasureandsatisfactiontohislife.
AfterRickythankedme,Ipointedoutthathedidallofthehardworkittooktobecomethewonderfullytalentedpersonthathewas.Ididnotmakehimwalkdownstairstojointheband,practicehisinstrument,andgetthegoodgradesthatledtohiscollegescholarship.
RickyrespondedthatIcouldhaveyelledathimforlookingoutthewindow.Instead,Igavehimanalternativethatchangedhiswholelife.
Afterheleft,Ithoughtabouthiswords.IrealizedthatIwasteachingchildrenwitheverywordIsaid,everyactionItook,andwitheverydecisionImade.Ricky’sstoryraisedmyteachingbar.Mostofall,IhaveneverforgottenthelessonRickytaughtme,ablessedteacher.
4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.Curiousandhelpful.B.Independentandcreative.
C.Tolerantandresponsible.D.Courageousandprofessional.
5.WhatdidtheauthordowhenhefoundRickygazedout?
A.HeyelledatRicky.B.Hemovedhimawayfromtheseat.
C.HetookRickytoMr.Overby.D.HeaskedRickytofinishworkingfirst.
6.Rickythankedhisteacherbecausehisteacher.
A.encouragedhimalotB.taughthimtopracticetheinstrument
C.discoveredhismusicaltalentD.madeadifferenceinhislife
GlobalGDPin2030willbe14%higherasaresultofAI(ArtificialIntelligence),thankstoimprovinglaborproductivityandincreasingconsumerdemand,saysareport.
Thereportcouldincreasetheenthusiasmofeconomicpolicymakersandthepublic,andshowthepoweroftechnologyinchangingnotonlypeople’sdailylives,butalsoeconomicactivities.However,historytellsusthat,whiletechnologicaladvancementshavebroughtusbenefits,theyhavealsoledtogreatsocialdisorders,bychangingtheproductionandlaborstructures,andforcingmanyworkerstoeitheradapttothechangesorlosetheirjobs.Inthe18thcentury,forinstance,skilledworkersroseuptoresisttheIndustrialRevolution,destroyingmachineryintheearly19thcentury.Wemaynotseesimilarproteststoday,buthistoryshouldserveasawarningagainsttheapplicationofAItechnology.
WhilewemaygainalotofbenefitsfromAI,wemustworkoutplanstoreduceitsnegativeeffectonsociety,especiallyforworkers.AIcanraiseproductivityandexpandGDP,butitcanalsomakenon-adaptiveworkersjobless.InIndia,sometechnologypersonnelhavealreadyfeltthenegativeeffectofinformationtechnology.Astechnologyindustriesacrosstheworldseekincreasingsupportfromautomation(自动操作),roboticsandbigdataanalysis,sometechnologyworkershavealreadylosttheirjobs.
Intheir2013researchstudy,MichaelOsborneandCarlFreyfromOxfordUniversityestimated47%ofthejobsintheUnitedStatesare“atrisk”ofbeingautomatedinthenext20years.Theysaidjobsintransportationandofficeandadministrativesupportareathighriskofbeingautomated.AndKaifuLeerecentlysaidthatrobotscouldtakeawayabout50%ofalljobsfromhumansinthenextdecade.
Thoseestimatesmaysoundsensationalandtheimpactoftechnologicaladvancementsmaynotbethatserious,astheywillalsocreatejobsinnewindustries.However,policymakersshouldconsiderhowtobetterembracethetechnologicalwavetobringbenefitswhiletakingactiontominimizeitsnegativeeffects.Thegovernmentthereforeneedstoworktogetherwithbusinessleadersandsocialorganizations,topromotetrainingprogramsforpotentiallyhelplessworkers,inordertomakethemmorecapableofadaptingtothestructuralchangesinindustriesandjobmarketsinthefuture.
7.Paragraph2mainlywantstotellusthattechnologicaladvancementshave________.
A.broughtusalotofbenefitsB.improvedourdailylives
C.causedsomesocialproblemsD.ledtogreatunemployment
8.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.thegovernmentshoulddiscoverpeople’spotentials
B.technologyworkersaremorelikelytosurviveAItechnology
C.weshouldtakeactiontomeetthechallengeoftheAItechnology
D.mostworkersarewillingtoacceptthechangesbroughtbyAItechnology
9.Theunderlinedword“sensational”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.
A.shockingB.powerful
C.inspiringD.wonderful
10.Thepassageisintendedto________.
A.warnusagainstthenegativeeffectsofAItechnology
B.presentthegoodandbadeffectsofAItechnology
C.informusofthedevelopmentofAItechnology
D.arousepeople’senthusiasmforAItechnology
二、信息匹配
Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.
Whenthinkingbacktoanexperiencethathasaffectedmethemost,Ican’thelpbutrecallthefirsttimeIperformedforacrowdwithmyband.
AsIstoodinthedark,infrontof300people,myheadbegantopoundandmyeyesbegantohurtfromstrainingtoseethefacesbeforeme.NomatterhowmanytimesIwipedoffmyhands,theywerecoveredwithsweat,makingthemfumbleacrossthestringsofmyguitar.Then,inaflash,thespotlightswereturnedonandthecrowdyelled.MyheartracedandIknewthatthenightofmyfirstconcertwouldbeexcitingandmemorable.
TheconcertwasheldannuallyatFrank'sschool.Beingthelargestactivityforthestudentsinthespring,weweretoldtoexpectthewholeschooltocometoseeusplay.Thatfactwentoverandoverinmymind.True,Ihadplayedintheschoolbandinconcertsformanypeople,butthatwaswithalargegroupandIhadsatintheback.Hereitwasjustthethreeofus,allupfront.Ihadhaddifferentvisionsofwhatperformingwouldbe
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