江苏省盐城市阜宁县学年高一下学期期中考试 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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In1929,apeasantinSichuanProvinceuncoveredjade（玉器）andstoneartifacts（手工艺品）whilerepairingaditch（沟渠）locatedabout24milesfromChengdu.Buttheirsignificancewasn’tunderstooduntil1986,whenarchaeologistsunearthedtwopits（大坑）ofBronzeAgetreasures.Thediscoverysuggestsanimpressivetechnicality（手工技艺）,saidPeterKeller,ageologistandpresidentoftheBowersMuseuminCalifornia,whichiscurrentlyhostinganexhibitofsomeofthesetreasures.

Thetreasurescamefromalostcivilization,nowknownastheSanxingdui,acityonthebanksoftheMinjiangRiver.

“It’sabigmystery,”saidKeller,whoisnotinvolvedinthecurrentstudy.

“Archaeologistsnowbelievethattheculturedisappearedsometimebetween3,000and2,800yearsago,”Niannianfan,ariverscienceresearcheratTsinghuaUniversityinChengdu,China,said.

“Thecurrentexplanationsforwhyitdisappearedarewarandflood,butbotharenotveryconvincing,”FantoldLiveScience.

Butabout14yearsago,archaeologistsfoundtheremainsofanotherancientcitycalledJinshanearChengdu.TheJinshasite,thoughitcontainednoneofthebronzesofSanxingdui,didhaveagoldcrowncoveredwithfish,arrowsandbirdssimilartogoldenobjectsfoundatSanxingdui.ThathasledsomescholarstobelievethatthepeoplefromSanxingduimayhaverelocatedtoJinsha.

FanwonderedwhetheranearthquakemayhavecausedlandslidesthatdammedtheriverhighupinthemountainsandreroutedittoJinsha.ThatcatastrophemayhavereducedSanxingdui’swatersupply,spurringitspeopletomove.

Andsomehistoricalrecordssupporttheirassumptions.In1099B.C.,ancientwritersrecordedanearthquakeinthecapitaloftheZhouDynasty,inShanxiProvince,Fansaid.Thoughthatspotisroughly250milesfromthehistoricsiteofSanxingdui,thelatterculturedidn’thavewritingatthetime.Soit’spossibletheearthquakeepicenter（震中）wasactuallyclosetoSanxingdui－butitjustwasn’trecordedthere.

Aroundthesametime,geologicalsediment（沉积物）suggestmassivefloodingoccurred,andthelater-hanDynastydocumentTheChroniclesoftheKingsofShurecordsancientfloodspouringfromamountaininaspotthatsuggeststheflowbeingrerouted,Fansaid.

Together,thefindingshintthatmajorearthquaketriggeredalandslidethatdammedtheriver,reroutingitsflowandreducingwaterflowtoSanxingdui,Fansaid.

1、Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorwantsto_____.

A．introducethetopicofalostcivilization

B．telushowbeautifulthejadeandstoneartifactslook

C．remindustopayattentiontotheearthquake

D．informuswecaneasilyfindtreasuresinaditch

2、Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat______.

A．BowersMuseumisexhibitingsomeofBronzeAgetreasures

B．PeterKelleristheleadresearcheronthestudyofSanxingdui

C．somescholarsthinkthatthepeoplefromSanxingduimayhavemovedtoJinsha

D．somefindingssupporttheideathatanearthquakecausedalandslide,whichdammedtheriver,reroutingitsflowandreducingwaterflowtoSanxingdui

3、WhichofthefollowingisthemostprobableexplanationofmysteryofthedisappearanceofSanxingdui’scivilization?

A．War.                              B．Flood.                              

C．Earthquake.                              D．Hurricane.                              

4、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“spurring”intheseventhparagraph?

A．Forcing.                              B．Allowing.                              

C．Supporting.                              D．Favoring.                              

5、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?

A．Sciencefiction.                              B．Anofficialdocument.                              

C．Anewspaperreport.                              D．Aresearchreport.                              

IwasbornatBlunderstone,inSuffolk,intheeastofEngland,andwasgivenmypoorfather’sname,DavidCopperfield.Sadly,heneversawmeanddiedsixmonthsbeforeIwasborn.Myearlychildhoodwasextremelyhappy,asmybeautifulmotherandkindPeggottytookcareofme.ButwhenIwasabouteight,ashadowpassedovermyhappiness.Mymotheroftenwentoutwalking,inherbestclothes,withagentlemancalledMrMurdstone.Heseemedtobeveryfondofmymother.ButIknewthatPeggottydidnotlikehim.

AfewmonthslaterPeggottytoldmethatmymotherwasgoingtohaveashortholidaywithsomefriends.MeanwhilePeggottyandIwouldgotostaywithherbrotherDanielinYarmouth，ontheeastcoast,fortwoweeks.Ispentawonderfullyhappytwoweeksthere,playingalldayonthebeachwithEmily,andsleepinginmyownlittlebedontheship.IamsureIwasinlovewithlittleEmilyinmychildishway,andIcriedbitterlywhenwehadtosaygoodbyeattheendoftheholiday.

ButonthewayhometoBlunderstone,Peggottylookedatmeveryworriedly.‘shesaidsuddenlyinatremblingvoice.‘Imusttellyou—Whilewe’vebeenaway,yourdearmother—hasmarriedMrMurdstone！

He’syourstepfathernow!

’

Iwasdeeplyshocked.Icouldnotunderstandhowmymothercouldhavemarriedthatman.Andwhenwearrivedhome,Iwentstraighttomyroomandlaysobbingonmybed,whichmademypoormotherveryunhappytoo.Asshesatbesideme,holdingmyhand,MrMurdstonesuddenlycamein.

What’sthis,Chara,mylove?

’heaskedsternly.‘Remember,youmustbefirmwiththeboy！

I’vetoldyoubefore,you’retooweakwithhim!

’Andwhenmotherlefttheroom,MrMurdstonewhisperedangrilytome,‘David,doyouknowwhatI’lldoifyoudon’tobeyme？

I’llbeatyoulikeadog!

’Iwasstillveryyoung,andIwasveryfrightenedofhim.Ifhehadsaidonekindwordtome,perhapsIwouldhavelikedandtrustedhim,andmylifewouldhavebeendifferent.Instead,Ihatedhimfortheinfluencehehadovermydearmother,whowantedtobekindtome,butalsowantedtopleasehernewhusband．

6、Accordingtothepassage,whatendedDavid’shappychildhood?

A．Hisfather’sdeath.

B．Peggotty’signoranceofhim.

C．Hismother’sacquaintancewithMr.Murdstone.

D．Mr.Murdstone’slovetohismother.

7、What’stheauthor’stoneinwritingtheunderlinedsentencesinP2?

A．Serious.                              B．Humorous.                              

C．Sad.                              D．Regretful.                              

8、HowdidDavidthinkaboutMr.Murdstone?

A．Strictandfirm.                              B．Sensibleandcaring.                              

C．Gentleandhelpful.                              D．Meanandunkind.                              

9、Accordingtothepassage,what’smostlikelytobementionedinthefollwingpart?

A．Peggotty’shelptoDavid.                              B．Mr.Murdstone’scrueltytoDavid.                              

C．David’sfightsagainstMr.Murdstone.                              D．David’slovetomother.                              

Fromself-drivingcarstodeepseaexplorers,moreandmoreofhumans’tasksarebeingtakenoverbyrobots.Buttechnologydoesn’tstopthere.Inmid-August,reportedtheBBC,scientistsfromCambridgeUniversitydevelopedaroboticsystemthatmeantarobotcould“buildotherrobots,eachonebetterthantheprevious（以前的）generation”.

TheBBCnotedthat“thoseconcernedaboutmachinestakingovertheworldshouldn’tworry”.

However,over1,000scientistsandnumerousartificialintelligence（AI,人工智能）researchers－includingUKastrophysicistStephenHawkingandApplecofounderSteveWozniakoftheUS-broughtthedangeroffullyautonomousweapons（自主武器）,knownas“killerrobots”,toourattentionearlierthissummer.

“Ifanymajormilitary（军事的）powerpushesaheadwithAIweapondevelopment,aglobalarmsraceisinevitable（不可避免的）,”warnedanopenletterreleasedattheInternationalJointConferenceonArtificialIntelligenceheldinBuenosAires,Argentina.

Unlikedrones（无人机）,whichneedahumanhand,thiskindofrobotwouldhavesomedecision-makingabilitiesandtheabilitytoactbyitself.WhilewhattheBBCcalledthese“soldersthatneversleep”couldhelpreducebattlefielddeaths,theymightalsomakecountriesmorelikelytogointobattle,whichwouldleadtomoredeathsoverall,notedthescientists.Therisks,theysaid,couldbefargreaterthanthoseposedbynuclearweapons.

Scientistscalledfora“banonoffensive（攻击性的）autonomousweaponsbeyondmeaningfulhumancontrol”,reportedTheHuffingtonPost.

Infact,inaninterviewwiththeBBCin2014,Hawkingwarnedthatthe“developmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace”.

AndaccordingtotheBBC,manyleadingthinkershavebeenthinkingabouttheAI-poweredkillingmachineofthenot-too-distantfuture.“Killerrobotscouldbeherewithinyears,notdecades,”asStuartRussell,professorofcomputerscienceatUCBerkeley,US,putit.

Authoritiesaregraduallywakinguptotheriskofrobotwars.LastMay,forthefirsttime,theUnitedNationsbroughtgovernmentstogethertobegintalksonso-calledkillerrobotsinahopeofstoppingsuchweaponswhilethereisstilltime.

Meanwhile,therearescientistswhoarelessworried.Theybelievealltechnologieshavepotential（潜力）forbeingusedforgoodandevilends,andarguethatthebancalledforbytheopenlettercouldclosethedoortodevelopingAItechnologythatcouldsavelives.“Technologycanclearlydobetterthanhumanbeingsinmanycases,”RonaldAr