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1、高二上学期英语期中测试题2022.11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，从每题的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AScience in the CityScience in the City invites experts from local organizations to discuss timely topics in science and technology and how they affect our community.Members Meet And Greet Ticket:Pet College 101Join

2、 Disa Emerson,Behavior Program Director at Seattle Humane will share stories and knowledge of how animals learn and the ways used to make them adoption-ready.Time: 17, JUL, 6:00 pm-9:00 pmHarnessing AI To Fight Global PovertyCharles Delahunt and Matt Keller, research scientists at Intellectual Ventu

3、res Lab, will share how harnessing machine learning can bring technology and professional skills to the frontlines of global health and development.Time: 24, JUL, 7:00 pm-9:00 pmScience And A Movie:Hoey I Shrunk the KidsEvery invention may start accidentally.We will show the Disney family favorite H

4、oney I Shrunk the Kids paired with a talk by Rae Eaton, research scientist of the University of Washington.Time: 01, AUG, 7:00 pm-10:00 pmThe Global Nature of NursingAzita Emami9Dean of the UWs College of Nursing will discuss the global nature of nursing and the importance of educating nurses to del

5、iver care in a wide variety of cultures.This free event is part of our Global Health and Development lecture series.Time: 11, DEC, 7:00 pm-10:00 pmWhich event is fit for pet keepers?A.Members Meet and Greet Ticket:Pet College 101.8. Harnessing AI To Fight Global PovertyC.Science And A Movie:oey I Sh

6、runk the Kids.D. The Global Nature of Nursing.21. When will people see a film?A. 17, JUL. B.24JUL. C.01,AUG. D. 11, DEC.22. What do the four events have in common?A. They are all free for members.B. They are all aimed at children.C. They are all evening programmes.D. They all offer many hand-on acti

7、vities.BI remember doing the household chores to help my mother when I was nine. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up. Twenty years later. in 1978, with this lifelong dislike of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless one.Eas

8、ier said than done, of course.I didnt realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process （过程）that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes （样机）.By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was bom. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727,

9、my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were gettingfurther and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem.In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements for my technology. The reality was very different,

10、however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model with bags. No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business. But soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides o

11、f the Atlantic to protect the patents （专利权）on my vacuum cleaner.I was still in financial difficulties until 1993,when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Brit

12、ain.Today, I still accept risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention.23. What made the author design a bagless vacuum cleaner?A. His willingness to help Mom. B. His curiosity about machines.C.His boredom of doing endless homework. D. His disc

13、ontent with the cleaners of that age.24. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A.The help from the authors wife.B.The educational problems of the family.C. The steps of making a bagless cleaner.D. The difficult process of the new invention.26.Why did the companies refuse to license the authors technology

14、?A.They thought they might suffer loss.B. They considered it not good enoughC. They faced legal problems themselves.D. They had begun making such machines.27.What lesson can we learn from the authors experience?A.Think twice before acting.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. Actions speak louder t

15、han words.D. A good beginning makes a good ending.CThe liver（月干脏）cleans the blood and helps remove poison from the body.But liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, and now researchers are developing a new form of treatment. They say it reduces the chances of harming the patient.Th

16、is treatment involves the use of natural, non-poisonous chemicals from plants.That is why the researchers call it a green” method for fighting cancer.Kattesh Katti is a professor of radiology and physics at the University of Missouris School of Medicine. For more than 10 years, he has studied the us

17、e of nanotechnology（纳米技术）to fight cancer.Nanotechnology is the science of making things unimaginably small. For this study, Katti used extremely small objects to target and destroy cancer cells in the livers of mice and human cells in the laboratory.Kattesh Katti used very small particles （颗粒）of gol

18、d. The gold was covered in a protective material. He says the particles attract cancer cells. Those cells are far more affected by lower levels of heat than healthy cells.Once the particles travel to and connect with the cells, they are heated with a laser. That destroys the cancer cells, but the he

19、althy ones around them live.The patient will be administered with these nano particles. Within a couple of hours, the patient will be treated with lasers, and then the patient can go home.So,there is no radioactivity. There is no harmful waste. There is nobad effect on the patient/9What that means i

20、s that the patient would not have the same side effects that one can have from radiation and chemotherapy（化疗）.Chemotherapy drugs often are poisonous. While they kill off the cancer cells, they are also poisonous to the healthy cells and the patient can get very sick.28. Why is the new form of treatm

21、ent called a“greerT method?Alt avoids the opportunities of hurting the patient.B. Chemicals used in treatment are natural and harmless.C. It helps clean the blood and remove poison from the body.D. Plants are directly used to treat the patient without other medicine.29 .What can we know about Katti

22、according to the text?A.He has been a professor in cancer research for over a decade.B. He used nanotechnology to make small particles into gold.C. He used nanotechnology to kill cancer cells in the hospital.D. He thinks nano particles can treat cancer patients more effectively. Whats Kattis attitud

23、e toward the new method of treatment?A. Doubtful. B. Uncaring.C. Positive. D. Worried.30 . Whats the best title for the text?A.Can fighting cancer be green?B. Researchers can deal with liver cancerC. Liver cancer is not a big problemD. Which is better, radiation or chemotherapy?DResearchers at the U

24、niversity of Sussexjmperial College London and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have for the first time used game theory（博弈论）to allow robots to assist humans safely and variously.The research team used adaptive control（自适应控制）and Nash equilibrium（纳什均衡）to program a robot that can understa

25、nd its human users behavior in order to better foresee their movements and respond to them. The researchers believe the breakthrough could make robots help humans do things better in many areas, such as sport training, body recovery or shared driving.Lead author Dr Yanan Li,Lecturer in Control Engin

26、eering at the University of Sussex, said Jit is still very early days in the development of robots and at present, those robots for work are not intuitive enough to work closely and safely with human users. By allowing the robot to identify human users behavior and make use of game theory to let the

27、 robot react to them in the best way, we have developed a system where robots can work along with humans as humans do.”To successfully apply game theory to the interaction of a robot and its human users, the researchers had to overcome the problem that the robot cannot know the humans9intentions. Th

28、e researchers thus had to develop a method allowing the robot to identify the human partner while safely and efficiently interacting with their motion.The reactive robotic programming system allows a robot to continuously learn the human usersontrol and adapt its owncontrol accordingly. The robot is

29、 able to understand the human users9action and then respond to it and help them to perform tasks successfully with minimal effort.Professor Etienne Burdet, senior author of the paper, added: Game theory has had important influences on economics during the last century and lead to several Nobel prize

30、s.”.What can be known about the programmed robot according to paragraph 2?A. It goes out of style quickly.B. It is no better than other robots.C. It can help humans in many ways.D. It never knows its human users* control goals.33 .The key to successfully applying game theory to human-robot interacti

31、on is to make robots.A. know the humans intentionsB. respond to the human users9actionC. work along with humans closely and safely D. complete tasks perfectly with the least effort. What makes it possible for robots to identify the human users behavior?A. The human users* hand gestures. B. The human

32、 users* facial expressions.C.The method of using the game theory.D. The reactive robotic programming system.35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.How did game theory come into being?B. Game theory has important influences on sport trainingC. How can game theory bring humans

33、and robots closer?D. Game theory can make a big difference to body recovery 第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In the spring and summer months, thunderstorms are common.36 In thunderstorms, lightning can strike people and buildings and is very dangerous.It was reported tha

34、t a man was struck by lightning when he was making a phone call under a tree. He died at once. You may not know it, but nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world. 37 So what should you do during a lightning storm? Scientists say that a persons chances of being struck by

35、 lightning are 1 in 600,000. 38If you are indoors during a thunderstorm:*Stay away from anything that is metal because lightning can come into the house through it.*Dont stand near the windows.*Dont take a shower or bath. Lightning can travel through water.* Never use the phone.39If you are caught i

36、n a thunderstorm outdoors:* 40 If therefs no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.* Do not go under a tree because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you.* Never use a cell phone.A. Try to get home as soon as possible.B. Go into a nearby building or ca

37、r right away.C. But it is very important for us to learn about lightning.D.Tn fact, many people are killed by lightning every year.E.Lightning could travel through the phone line and hit you.F.Since they happen often, some people dont take them seriously.G. But you can reduce those chances by follow

38、ing these safety rules.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Todd was a sadly quiet 11 -year-old boy struggling to adjust to the death of his mother.His father had left long ago, and Todd was living with an aunt who made it41 that she disliked to take

39、 responsibility.On several occasions, his42Sheryl heard his aunt tell him, If it werent for my generosity, you*d be a 43 orphan.”Sheryl took extra pains to make Todd feel44in class, and encouraged his interest in making things. Just before Christmas break, Todd shyly 45her with a small decorated box

40、 hed made.“Its beautiful! Sheryl cried.Todd replied,Theres something special 46that my mom gave me before she died.She saidjlts the only thing I can47 you and still have plenty leftover.lt helps you feel better when youre 48and safe when youtre49.As Sheryl started to open the box,Todd 50 her/Oh9 you

41、 cant see it.”Sheryl asked 5 /Well, what is it?”Its 52. Youre the first person since my mom that I love.Sheryl hugged Todd tightly and said/Tll 53this forever. Ifs the best gift Ive 54 got.”She kept it on her desk until she55, and touched it whenever she was sad or scared. It never 56to make her hea

42、rtsmile.Years later, Todd sent her the autograph book（签名簿）he wrote during his graduation from a medical school.Its been in the57 ever since.In truth, lovenot diamondsis the 58that keeps on giving.59, love generates itself. The more you 60 , the more you have left.D. secret41 .A. possible B. known C.

43、 reasonableD. uncleD. uncle42 .A. neighbor B. grandpa C. teacher43.A.friendless B. careless43.A.friendless B. carelessC. hopeless D. homeless44. A. ignored45. A. presentedB. upset C. separated D. valuedB. awarded C. traded D. bothered.A.beyondB. inside C. around D. below46 . A. give B. take C.buy D.

44、 help. A. happy B. curious C. sad D. rich47 . A. surprised B. puzzled C. scared D. encouraged.A. warned B. ordered C. pleased D. advised48 .A. nervously B. favorably C. differently D. kindly.A.joy B. pity C.love D. wisdom49 .A. watch B. treasure C. coverD. hide. A. ever B. hardly C.even D. frequentl

45、y50 . A. married B. graduated C. deserted D. retired56A. stopped B. failed C. arrangedD. continued57 .A.deskB.room C. heart D. box. A. gift B. idea C. offer D. sense58 .A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Anyway.A. give away B. take inC. set aside D. pick up第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适

46、当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever been too shy to express thanks towards someone? Well, a new study says you should not worry about that so much.Recently, researchers have published a study on how people gave and 61(receive) letters of thanks. 62 they found was that expressing and receiving appreciation

47、 increased63(happy) for both sides, but peoples self-consciousness (自我意识)often made it less possible for them to express their appreciation.In the experiments, the researchers asked 64(hundred) of participants to write an emailto someone close to them 65(express) their appreciation and giving 66 spe

48、cificexample of how that person made their lives better.The writers often underestimated (低估)the positive effect 67 the emails would have onthe receivers. They thought that the receivers would feel 68(embarrassed) and uncomfortable over the letters than they actually were. Contrary 69 the writers1 belief, thereceivers were thankful, warm and understanding.So next time you feel hesitant about expressing your appreciation for others, remember that it will most 70(probable) go a lot better than you think.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分