2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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1、商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020高二下学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分 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。AWeekly Update: April 18f 2019Do you pretty love going to documentary film festivals? If you do, here are some which youd not miss. Colorful Documentary FestivalIts clear that it focu

2、ses on documentaries exploring the social and cultural developments in the world. Lying on the nice coast of Greece, the festivals side events host exhibitions, concerts and parties.Visions FestivalChanging to new management in 2018 in Nyon, Visions Festival quickly became the important event for do

3、cumentary films with major reports and historical inquiries.Hot FestivalWhat is impressed is that it allows participants to meet sectors of the whole of the British documentary industry under one roof, which attracts the leading names of British documentaries and promotes the screenings of todays do

4、cumentaries for the future.Silver FestivalAs is well-known to us all, it includes a week-long international film festival and a five-day conference一the largest professional conference of its kind in the US. Meanwhile, the conference promotes documentary films as a leading art form, supports the work

5、 of independent filmmakers, and encourages public dialogues around the issues and ideas explored in films.And just a few minutes5 distance away from downtown Washington, D. C.，screenings take place at the Silver Theatre, one of the premier film exhibition spaces in America.21. Which of the following

6、 festivals features British documentaries?A. Hot Festival.?B.?Colorful Documentary Festival.C.?Visions Festival.D.?Silver Festival.22. What can we learn from Silver Festival?A.?It has the largest conference of its kind worldwide, the most famous international film festival worldwide.C.?The documenta

7、ry film isnt the only form at it.D.?It9s a festival mainly for independent filmmakers.23. The passage may probably appear.A.?on a website?B.?in the cultural column of a magazineC.?in a travel brochureD.?in a newspaper?BA teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students t

8、he damaging and often unseen consequences of bullying （欺负）.And her post about the powerful lesson has gone viral.Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she?introduced two red apples to the?children. What the kids?didn,t know was that ahead of the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly?dropped?

9、one of the apples?on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect. uI?picked up the apple rd?dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, and that I thought it was disgusting, it was a horrible colour and the stem（梗）was just too short,“

10、Dutton wrote.She then encouraged the students to do the same. Some of the children looked at her like she was crazy”, but the students passed the apple around the circlejcalling it names.Continuing the exercise, the teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was sho

11、wered with comments like: Your skin is beautiful. and “What a beautiful colour you are!”Dutton then showed the?students both apples once again, highlighting that “there was no change, and both apples still looked the same.”That is, until she cut them open. The apple wed said unkind words to was brui

12、sed（碰伤的）and all mushy（糊状的）inside,“ she said. There was, she said, an immediate “light bulb“ moment fbr her students. They really got it. What we saw inside that apple is what is happening inside everyone of us when someone mistreats us with their words or actions.9,Dutton explained how important it

13、is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.“Lets create a generation of kind caring children/9 the teacher wrote. The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.”24. What had the teacher done to the first apple be

14、fore the lesson?A.?She had introduced it to the kids.B.?She had made it look perfect.C.?She had coloured it brightly.D.?She had damaged it purposely.25. What does the underlined part calling it names” (Para. 3) mean?A.?Making fun of it.B.?Saying rude things.?C.?Cheering for it.?D.?Shouting at it.26.

15、 What did the teacher instruct the kids to do with the second apple?A.?Observe it.B.?Ignore it.C.?Drop it.?D.?Praise it.27. Whats the purpose of the teachers using two apples in class?A.?To make a comparison between them.B.?To explain her personal preferences.C.?To help the kids understand the resul

16、ts of bullying.D.?To draw the kids attention.CBad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers a

17、re discovering new rules. By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass mediasays Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeball

18、s and dont care how youre feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.? Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended

19、 to be more positive than negative, but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news st

20、ories: thousands of articles on The New York Times website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed“ list fbr six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Time

21、s readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused one way or the other, and they pr

22、eferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On.28. What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?A. Research papers.B. News reports.C. Daily conversations.D. Private e-mai

23、ls.29. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A. Theyre inconsiderate of others.B. Theyre good at telling stories.C. Theyre socially inactive.D. They9re careful with their words.30. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Bergers research ?A. Personal accounts. ?B. Sports ne

24、w.C. Financial reviews.D. Science articles.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Online News Attracts More People.B. Reading Habits Change with the Times.C. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks.D. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide.D2018 was an influential year for artificial intelligence,

25、 not just in terms of the advancement of the technology itself, but also for the development of our understanding of Als influence on our society.When we talk about AI, often we focus on the belief that it is going to take away certain types of jobs. However, we often ignore the fact that this techn

26、ology will also slowly spread into most of our lives.Thanks to the development of AI, we are on the highway of human intelligence augmentation (增强).Despite the great steps weve made in AI development and will continue to make in 2019, we are still years away from AI fully replacing human jobs. Howev

27、er, we are much closer to seeing the influence of AI spreading into almostevery job and the growth in human intelligence.Take the doctor for example: AI will soon be able to test and diagnose common diseases more quickly and accurately than humans. Now, doctors can spend more of their time explainin

28、g the possible diagnoses, communicating with patients and developing unique, reliable treatment plans that are most effective for each specific patient.However, AI is so powerful and its adoption will only accelerate as it begins to help our work and allow us to focus on the parts of our job that ar

29、e most important. But part of why AI is so attractive is also why its so dangerous. That is , that same power allows AI that is making incorrect decisions to do so with greater speed and impact than humans have ever had. This is why, as AI becomes more useful in 2019, it will also become more closel

30、y examined. 2019 will be the year that companies purchasing AI products dont just ask about the predictive power of AI一they will make sure that it is tested in advance, minimizing their potential unexpected impact.32. What do most people mainly focus on AI?A. AI can be completely controlled.B. AI is

31、 advanced technology.C. AI will replace certain human jobs.D. AI will gradually spread into our lives.33. The author takes the example of “the doctor“ to explain that. A. human intelligence grows with AIB. humans are no better than AI in medicineC. doctors will lose their jobs very soonD. AI always

32、makes right decisions34. What will be the fbcus about AI in 2019 according to the authors prediction?B. The safety of AI.D. Power augmentation.A. The possibility of replacing humans.C. Cost reduction.35. What is the authors attitude towards Al?D. Indifferent.A. Negative.B. Doubtful.C. Objective.第二节

33、（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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Empathy （共情），the Key to Being KindIn science class, your teacher tells everyone to find a partner for a project. Out of the corner of your eye, you notice one girl sitting alone and not making eye contact with anyone. You think about asking

34、her to be your partner, but youre afraid people will think youre uncool. You dont reach out.? 36Empathy is being able to understand and actually feel what someone else is feeling. For some people, this comes naturally; for others, it takes a bit more work. 37 When you practice being empathetic, it g

35、ets easier to make kindness a part of your everyday life. If you can understand why people are feeling down, you will want to help them. Here are some ideas that can help you.38 Not being able to find a group in class might not seem like a big deal-but part of being kind is noticing when someone see

36、ms sad, hurt or uncomfortable. After all, you have to notice how people feel in order to feel empathy and want to help them!When youre trying to make kindness second nature, really getting other peoples feelings is important.? 39 ?Think about a time when you felt that way. Didnt you wish someone wou

37、ld reach out to you? If someone had offered you a few words of comfort, wouldnt it have made you feel so much happier?So, when you find people around you who are feeling down next time, do not hesitate to put yourself in their shoes and reach out to them with a kind gesture.? 40 ?There is always a t

38、ime when you expect others to relate to you and feel what you feel.A. One way to practice empathy is to pay attention to the people around you.B. And your kindness will be finally rewarded.C. But empathy is super important to being kind.D. Whenever you find someone might be feeling lonely or sad, pu

39、t yourself in his shoes.E. You dont have to have a similar background to someone else to feel empathy for them.F. However, you never know showing empathy may make all the difference to her.G. Be open to learning more about what you dont understand.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从

40、短文后各题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be 41 when you are not busy finding fault with it.Several years ago I 42 a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost alway

41、s 43 by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 44 was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 45_ person.Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 46 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car

42、crash. What made it almost 47 to deal with was that the day before the 48 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 49 of boyfriends, the way she was living , the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 50 . It wasnt until her

43、friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 51 her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 52 everything so harshly 网薄).She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 53 as well.Perhaps most of us arent as extreme at fault-finding, 54 when were

44、honest, we can be sharply 55 of the world. Im not suggesting you 56 problems, or that you pretend things are 57 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are 58 most of the time, and especially when its not a really big 59 .Train yourself to “bite your tongue”, and with

45、a little 60 , you,ll get really good at letting things go. And41. A. lonelyB. uneasyC. quiet42. A. rejectedB. answeredC. expected43. A. botheredB. interruptedC. threatened44. A. everythingB. nothingC. something45. A. boringB. caringC. interesting46. A. planB. attitudeC. measure47. A. impossibleB. un

46、necessaryC. certain48. A. occasionB.eventC. adventure49. A. memoryB. noticeC. choice50. A. expressB. contributeC. hear51. A. curious aboutB. afraid ofC. aware of52. A. discussB. judgeC. realize53. A. familyB. lifeC. career54.A. soB. orC. for55. A. proudB. criticalC. hopeful56. A. ignoreB. createC. s

47、olve57. A. betterB. rarerC. stranger58. A. so farB. at lastC. by far59. A. taskB. resultC. deal60. A. pityB. speechC. rest第二节（共10小题;每小题分，满分15分）when you do, youll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.D. greatD. receivedD. spoiledD. anythingD. surprisingD. explanationD. urgentD. accidentD. evide

48、nceD. admitD. confused aboutD. settleD. educationD. butD. sureD. faceD. worseD. at leastD. dutyD. practice阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The population of the milu around Chinas Poyang Lake 61 (grow) from 47 to 55 since a group of the rare deer was released (释放)there about a year ago. Yang Qibo, who is in charge of Poyang Countys wildlife protection station, told the public that they had recorded 62birth of