河南省商丘市第一高级中学学年高二下学期期中试题英语.docx
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河南省商丘市第一高级中学学年高二下学期期中试题英语
第一部分听力(略)
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
WeeklyUpdate:
April18,2019
Doyouprettylovegoingtodocumentaryfilmfestivals?
Ifyoudo,herearesomewhichyou’dnotmiss.
ColorfulDocumentaryFestival
It’sclearthatitfocusesondocumentariesexploringthesocialandculturaldevelopmentsintheworld.LyingonthenicecoastofGreece,thefestival’ssideeventshostexhibitions,concertsandparties.
VisionsFestival
Changingtonewmanagementin2018inNyon,VisionsFestivalquicklybecametheimportanteventfordocumentaryfilmswithmajorreportsandhistoricalinquiries.
HotFestival
WhatisimpressedisthatitallowsparticipantstomeetsectorsofthewholeoftheBritishdocumentaryindustryunderoneroof,whichattractstheleadingnamesofBritishdocumentariesandpromotesthescreeningsoftoday’sdocumentariesforthefuture.
SilverFestival
Asiswell-knowntousall,itincludesaweek-longinternationalfilmfestivalandafive-dayconference—thelargestprofessionalconferenceofitskindintheUS.Meanwhile,theconferencepromotesdocumentaryfilmsasaleadingartform,supportstheworkofindependentfilmmakers,andencouragespublicdialoguesaroundtheissuesandideasexploredinfilms.
Andjustafewminutes’distanceawayfromdowntownWashington,D.C.,screeningstakeplaceattheSilverTheatre,oneofthepremierfilmexhibitionspacesinAmerica.
21.WhichofthefollowingfestivalsfeaturesBritishdocumentaries?
A.HotFestival. B. ColorfulDocumentaryFestival.
C. VisionsFestival.D. SilverFestival.
22.WhatcanwelearnfromSilverFestival?
A. Ithasthelargestconferenceofitskindworldwide.
B. It’sthemostfamousinternationalfilmfestivalworldwide.
C. Thedocumentaryfilmisn’ttheonlyformatit.
D. It’safestivalmainlyforindependentfilmmakers.
23.Thepassagemayprobablyappear_______.
A. onawebsite B. intheculturalcolumnofamagazine
C. inatravelbrochureD. inanewspaper
B
AteacherfromRelaxKidsinTamworth,UK,usedtwoapplestoshowherstudentsthedamagingandoftenunseenconsequencesofbullying(欺负).Andherpostaboutthepowerfullessonhasgoneviral.
RosieDuttonexplainedthatduringoneofherclassesshe introducedtworedapplestothe children.Whatthekids didn’tknowwasthataheadofthelesson,Duttonhadrepeatedly dropped oneoftheapples onthefloor.Andyet,ontheoutsideatleast,bothappleslookedperfect.“I pickeduptheappleI’d droppedonthefloorandstartedtotellthechildrenhowIdislikedthisapple,andthatIthoughtitwasdisgusting,itwasahorriblecolourandthestem(梗)wasjusttooshort,”Duttonwrote.
Shethenencouragedthestudentstodothesame.Someofthechildrenlookedatherlikeshewas“crazy”,butthestudentspassedtheapplearoundthecircle, callingitnames.
Continuingtheexercise,theteacherthenpassedthesecondapplearoundthecircle.Thisapple,however,wasshoweredwithcommentslike:
“Yourskinisbeautiful.”and“Whatabeautifulcolouryouare!
”
Duttonthenshowedthe studentsbothapplesonceagain,highlightingthat“therewasnochange,andbothapplesstilllookedthesame.”
Thatis,untilshecutthemopen.“Theapplewe’dsaidunkindwordstowasbruised(碰伤的)andallmushy(糊状的)inside,”shesaid.Therewas,shesaid,animmediate“lightbulb”momentforherstudents.“Theyreallygotit.Whatwesawinsidethatappleiswhatishappeninginsideeveryoneofuswhensomeonemistreatsuswiththeirwordsoractions.”
Duttonexplainedhowimportantitistoteachchildrentostandupforoneanother,andtostopanyformofbullying.
“Let’screateagenerationofkindcaringchildren,”theteacherwrote.“Thetonguehasnobones,butisstrongenoughtobreakaheart.Sobecarefulwithyourwords.”
24.Whathadtheteacherdonetothefirstapplebeforethelesson?
A. Shehadintroducedittothekids.B. Shehadmadeitlookperfect.
C. Shehadcoloureditbrightly.D. Shehaddamageditpurposely.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“callingitnames”(Para.3)mean?
A. Makingfunofit.B. Sayingrudethings.
C. Cheeringforit. D. Shoutingatit.
26.Whatdidtheteacherinstructthekidstodowiththesecondapple?
A. Observeit.B. Ignoreit.C. Dropit. D. Praiseit.
27.What’sthepurposeoftheteacher’susingtwoapplesinclass?
A. Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthem.
B. Toexplainherpersonalpreferences.
C. Tohelpthekidsunderstandtheresultsofbullying.
D. Todrawthekids’attention.
C
Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitoredindifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.
“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”
Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative,butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?
Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:
thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.
Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearousedonewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,“Contagious:
WhyThingsCatchOn.”
28.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?
A.Researchpapers.B.Newsreports.
C.Dailyconversations.D.Privatee-mails.
29.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?
A.They’reinconsiderateofothers.B.They’regoodattellingstories.
C.They’resociallyinactive.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.
30.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger’sresearch?
A.Personalaccounts. B.Sportsnew.
C.Financialreviews.D.Sciencearticles.
31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople.
B.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimes.
C.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks.
D.SadStoriesTravelFarandWide.
D
2018wasaninfluentialyearforartificialintelligence,notjustintermsoftheadvancementofthetechnologyitself,butalsoforthedevelopmentofourunderstandingofAI’sinfluenceonoursociety.
WhenwetalkaboutAI,oftenwefocusonthebeliefthatitisgoingtotakeawaycertaintypesofjobs.However,weoftenignorethefactthatthistechnologywillalsoslowlyspreadintomostofourlives.
ThankstothedevelopmentofAI,weareonthehighwayofhumanintelligenceaugmentation(增强).Despitethegreatstepswe’vemadeinAIdevelopmentandwillcontinuetomakein2019,wearestillyearsawayfromAIfullyreplacinghumanjobs.However,wearemuchclosertoseeingtheinfluenceofAIspreadingintoalmosteveryjobandthegrowthinhumanintelligence.
Takethedoctorforexample:
AIwillsoonbeabletotestanddiagnosecommondiseasesmorequicklyandaccuratelythanhumans.Now,doctorscanspendmoreoftheirtimeexplainingthepossiblediagnoses,communicatingwithpatientsanddevelopingunique,reliabletreatmentplansthataremosteffectiveforeachspecificpatient.
However,AIissopowerfulanditsadoptionwillonlyaccelerateasitbeginstohelpourworkandallowustofocusonthepartsofourjobthataremostimportant.ButpartofwhyAIissoattractiveisalsowhyit’ssodangerous.Thatis,thatsamepowerallowsAIthatismakingincorrectdecisionstodosowithgreaterspeedandimpactthanhumanshaveeverhad.Thisiswhy,asAIbecomesmoreusefulin2019,itwillalsobecomemorecloselyexamined.2019willbetheyearthatcompaniespurchasingAIproductsdon’tjustaskaboutthepredictivepowerofAI—theywillmakesurethatitistestedinadvance,minimizingtheirpotentialunexpectedimpact.
32.WhatdomostpeoplemainlyfocusonAI?
A.AIcanbecompletelycontrolled.B.AIisadvancedtechnology.
C.AIwillreplacecertainhumanjobs.D.AIwillgraduallyspreadintoourlives.
33.Theauthortakestheexampleof“thedoctor”toexplainthat______.
A.humanintelligencegrowswithAI
B.humansarenobetterthanAIinmedicine
C.doctorswilllosetheirjobsverysoon
D.AIalwaysmakesrightdecisions
34.WhatwillbethefocusaboutAIin2019accordingtotheauthor’sprediction?
A.Thepossibilityofreplacinghumans.B.ThesafetyofAI.
C.Costreduction.D.Poweraugmentation.
35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsAI?
A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Objective.D.Indifferent.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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