1、屯溪一中 2018-2019 学年高二第二学期入学考试英语试题第 1 部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.When does the woman want to learn French?A. Right away. B. Next week. C.Next term.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a
2、 bookstore. B. In a bike store. C. In a supermarket.3. What does the man mean?A.Tom will go to Paris for a meeting. B. Tom worked in Paris before. C. Tom has been to Paris a lot.4.What does the man suggest the woman do?A.See the timetable B.Use his phone. C. Charge her phone.5. What is the woman?A.A
3、 waitress. B. A doctor. C. A taxi driver.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。来源:Zxxk.Com听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What is the woman writing the report for?A.Her school newspaper. B
4、. Her social studies class. C. Her history project.7.What is the fact about the immigrants?A. Many of them are out of work. B. Many of them want to go back to their native countries.C. Many of them own homes in America听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Who is Bob?A. The womans boss. B. The womans assistant. C.
5、The womans client. 9. What do we know about Mr. Brady?A. He is very demanding. B.He solves a lot of problems.C. He is easy to get along with. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How long has the woman been in Canadian Arm Forces?A. 3 years. B. 7 years. C. 12 years.11. Why did the woman leave her hometown aft
6、er high school?A. To earn some money. B. To go to university.C.To have a new adventure.12. Where is the woman from?A.Ottawa. B. Ontario. C. Toronto.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What should an applicant do first?A.Send in an application letter. B. Make an appointment. C. Fill in an application form.14.
7、 What is the requirement for the job?A college degree. B. The sales experience. C. The irregular working hours.15. What does the man like most about the job?A. Travel opportunities. B. Prospects for promotion. C. Flexible working hours.16. What does th e woman say about the salary?A. It depends only
8、 on ones experience. B. It is about $500 a week.C. It is to be discussed.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why are essential goods displayed everywhere in the supermarket?A. To give customers a wider range of choices. B. To make shoppers see any time anywhere.C. To supply as many varieties of goods as it
9、can.18. Where are goods with a high profit margin usually found?A. On easily accessible shelves B. On the bottom shelves.C. On the top shelves.19. What is beer usually beside in the UK?A. Sugar. B. Flowers. C. Items for babies.20. What shouldnt be too surprising?A. Sales assistants follow customers
10、around. B. Customers are competing for good bargain.C. Customers usually lose all sense of time.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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA layover(临时逗留 ) or flight delay can be extremely fun in these international airports.Munich Airport, GermanyAviation(航空
11、 ) lovers passing through Munich can take a behind-the-scenes tour to learn low the airport operates. Visitors can also tour three historic aircraft and a retired rescue helicopter, and watch films on aviation in the airports 60-seat cinema. Travelers can also kill layover time at an 18-hole minigol
12、f course, or even stop in for teeth cleaning at the airport dental office.Changi Airport, SingaporeAfter a long flight to Singapore, travelers can relax in a Balinese-style swimming pool, work out at the airport gym, or enjoy a drink and live musical performances at the airports Music Bar. The airpo
13、rt also boasts a tranquil butterfly garden, and a fragrant garden which is home to 15 species of plants and trees. Free movies at one of two airport cinemas also keep passengers entertained.Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, the N etherlandsSchiphol is Europes fifth-largest airport. Here passengers can vie
14、w the works of Dutch master free of charge, and try their luck at airports casino(赌场). You can even have your wedding ceremony at Schiphol-couples can choose from different wedding packages, including a 1930-style ceremony held on a Dakota military aircraft.San Francisco International Airport,Califo
15、rnia The airports 24-hour AirTrain not only moves passengers between terminal, but also provides a fun view of the runways. There are three aquariums to explore, along with interactive play areas, an aviation museum, and a library. If thats not enough to keep the little ones busy, travelers can rent
16、 portable DVD players and movies for use in the airport.21. What can travelers do at Munich Airport?A. Have their teech cleaned. B. Relax in a swimming pool.C. Visit one of three aquariums. D. Watch free films in the 28-seat cinema.来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K22. What can we know about the passengers in Schiphol
17、 Amesterdam Airport?A. They can play golf there. B. They can get married thereC. They can see a retired rescue helicopter. D. They can visit a Munich military aircraft.23. Which airport was designed with kids in mind?A. Munich Airport. B. Changi Air port. C. Schiphol Amesterdam Airport. D. San Franc
18、isco International Airport. B.In spring 2016, Liza Goldberg asked scientists at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center if she could do research there. There was a problem, though. She was just 14 years old, and NASAs internship program only accepts students starting at age 16.David Lagomasino and Temilol
19、a Fatoyinbo are NASA satellite experts. They saw Lizas request. In it, she talked about how she had studied trees in her own backyard to learn about climate change. The two NASA scientists were impressed. “This girl sounds great,” Lagomasino remembers saying. “Lets bring her in” They made a special
20、role for her outside the internship program.Lagomasino and Fatoyinbo thougt Liza could help them use satellite data to map mangroves, a small tree that grows in muddy forests on the coastlines of many tropical(热带的 ) counties. Mangroves are very important as they store huge amounts of carbon, which m
21、akes them helpful for fighting global warming. They are also home to fish that millions of people depend on for food.Less than two years, Liza had developed what might be the worlds first satellite-based system to determine where mangroves are in trouble. The work uses data from four satellite. It c
22、overs mangrove growth and loss, rainfall,agriculture and city growth.Lagomasino and Fatoyinbo brought Liza in during the summer before she started high school. The teen had seen mangroves only once before, during a trip to Fort Myers, Florida. Soon, she would see many more, at least on her computer
23、screen.Liza learned that half of the worlds mangroves had disappeared. She was shocked and motivated to do something. “I wanted to create some kind of solution,” she said. She would even work during school breaks or at home on her projects. Lizas hard work is starting to pay off. Already, environmen
24、tal groups are eager to use her system to make their work more effective.Now that she had turned 16, Liza has finally joined NASAs official internship program.24.Why was Liza outside the internship program at first?A.She didnt meet the required age.B.She didnt show her talent properly.C.She knew lit
25、tle about global warming.D.She lacked the experience of data-collecting.25.Why are mangroves so important ?A.They are food for fish.B.They are commercial crops.C.They forecast climate change.D.They keep a balanced ecosystem.26.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to ?A.The satelli
26、te.B.The data.C.The system.D.The work .来源:学_科_网27.Which of the following can describe Lizas work in NASA?A.It is fruitful.B.It earned her fame.C.It took up her school time.D.It will lead to a future job with NASA. C.Many leading AI researchers think that in a matter of decades, artificial intelligen
27、ce will be able to do nor merely some of our jobs, but all of our jobs, forever transforming life on Earth.The reason why many reject this as science fiction is that weve traditionally thought of intelligence as something mysterious that can only exist in biological organisms, especially humans. But
28、 such an idea is unscientific.From my point of view as a physicist an AI researcher, intelligence is simply a certain kind of information-processing performed by elementary particles moving around, and there is no law of physics that says one cant build machines more intelligent than us in all ways.
29、 This suggests that weve only seen the tip of the intelligence iceberg and that there is an amazing potential to unlock the full intelligence that is potential in nature and use it to help humanity.If we get it right, the upside is huge. Since everything we love about civilization is the product of
30、intelligence,amplifying(扩大) our own intelligence with AI has the potential to solve tomorrows toughest problems. For example, why risk our loved ones dying in traffic accidents that self-driving cars could prevent or dying of cancers that AI might help us find cures for ? Why not increase productivi
31、ty through automation and use AI to accelerate our research and development of affordable sustainable energy?Im op timistic that we can develop rapidly with advanced AI as long as we win the race between the growing power of our technology and the knowledge with which we manage it. But the requires
32、giving up our outdated concept of learning from mistakes. That helped us win the race with less powerful technology: We messed up with fire and then invented fire extinguishers(灭火器), and we messed up with cars and then invented seats belts. However, its an awful idea for more powerful technologies,
33、such as nuclear weapons or super-intelligent AI - where even a single mistake is unacceptable and we need to get things right the first time.28.How do many people feel about leading AI researchers predictions?A.Worried B.CuriousC.DoubtfulD.Disappointed29.What does the author think of intelligence?A.
34、We know little about it.B.It belongs to human beings.C.It is too difficult to understand.D.We have a good command of it.30.What does the underlined word “upside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean ?A.CostB.Potential来源:学*科*网 Z*X*X*KC.QuantityD.Advantage31.Whats important for us in the race between people a
35、nd technology?A.Learning from failure.B.Increasing our intelligence.C.Avoiding making mistakes.D.Making accurate predictions.DPlastic-Eating WormsHumans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场 ), and up to 12 million tons pollute the
36、oceans. So far there is no effective way to get rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team
37、left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物) and ap
38、plied it to plastic films. 14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass apparently broken down by enzymes (酶) from the worms stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.Federica Bertocchini, co-author of the study, says the worms ability to break down their everyday foo
39、d beeswax also allows them to break down plastic. Wax is a complex mixture, but the basic bond in polyethylene, the carbon-carbon bond, is there as well, she explains, The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond. Jennifer DeBruyn, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, who w
40、as not involved in the study, says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene. But compared with previous studies, she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting. The next step, DeBruyn says, will be to identify the cause of the breakdown. Is it an enzyme produced by
41、 the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生物)?Bertocchini agrees and hopes her teams findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills. But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process not simply millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic.32.
42、What can we learn about the worms in the study?A. They take plastics as their everyday food.B. They are newly evolved creatures.C. They can consume plastics.D. They wind up in landfills.33. According to Jennifer DeBruyn, the next step of the study is to .A. identify other means of the breakdownB. fi
43、nd out the source of the enzymeC. confirm the research findingsD. increase the breakdown speed34.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might .A. help to raise wormsB. help make plastic bagsC. be used to clean the oceansD. be produced in factories in future35. What is the main
44、purpose of the passage?A. To explain a study method on worms.B. To introduce the diet of a special worm.C. To present a way to break down plastics.D. To propose new means to keep eco-balance.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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Its possible to be straightforward about
45、climate change with our children and protect their emotional well-being. 36 , so they dont have to despair over the future.Dont overdo the newsAlthough adults may want to watch and listen to the news, a little goes a long way for children. Theres a difference between being prepared and being overwhe
46、lmed, especially for kids. 37 , For example, when you have anxious kids watching the TV or anxious families, you may see a growth in kids anxiety; in other words, when parents do doom and gloom and watch TV a lot, theyre hurting their children. Its the responsibility of parents and caregivers to con
47、trol their kids media consumption; they simply do not need to know everything.38 .As in all areas of parenting, its up to parents to assess how much their kid can take. If you know your child is more anxious than the next kid or has a sensitive temperament, you have to deal with it differently. Its
48、not so much about keeping kids away from every bit of information, and its that you handle it differently. 39. . Emphasize agency At home or in school, parents and educators can help kids carry out environmental studies with steps such as having kids organize a challenge to increase the number of st
49、udents bringing reusable bottles to school._40._Inviting children to brainstorm ideas for environmental studies gives them hope. Families can support an environmental organization, plan a park cleanup or host a bake sale to raise money for habitat preservation of a kids favorite endangered animal.Manage what you can manageNone of us will be able to make a dent in all aspects of climate change on our own, but we can break do
