2017—2018学年高一第二学期期末质量检测(英语).doc

绝密★启用前 2017—2018学年高一第二学期期末质量检测（英语）
本试卷8页，9小题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试范围：必修三、四
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一、阅读理解
1、City College Union Inc
Secretary/Typist
The Union is a student-run organization with a permanent staff of 20. Typing speed: at least 60 wpm.
The ability to rake shorthand dictation and a working knowledge of filling procedures are essential requirements.
The basic salary for the position is $ 18,500 per year.
Enquires to R. Barbar 387-5075.
Emu Airline
Secretary
Emu Airline is now offering a part-time position for a secretary.
The position offers at least 20 hour’ work a week, with a view to full-time work in the future.
Monthly salary is about $ 1,400.
Phone [phone] for an appointment.
Word Processor
Operator (full-time)
We need an operator to work in an office associated with the building industry. Only experienced operators are expected to apply.
Starting salary. $ 17,950 yearly.
Apply in writing to:
The Personnel Officer Hill Morgan Pty Lid 38 Green Hill Rd. Kensington 2033.
Sewing Machinist Wanted
Jeans Industry
We are an expanding clothing company located south of the city. Our products include jeans, skirts, shorts and so on. We are looking for sewing machine operators.
The factory works a 38-hour week over 4-5 days. Wages for this are $ 18,050 per year. Wages and conditions are in line with the current industrial award.
If you are interested, come over and pick up an application form from Ripper Jeans, 23 North Ave, Beaudesert.
21. What can we learn from the above advertisements?
A. Their companies are introduced in detail.
B. They all want people for their respective positions.
C. Each is looking for experienced employees.
D. There exist large income gaps between the four posts.
22. The attractiveness of the post in Emu Airline is       .
A. its good salary                B. its nice working conditions
C. its promising future               D. its free flying
23. If you want to be a sewing machine operator you may contact this company by       .
A. phone                 B. email             C. visit                 D. fax
2、School children are using mobile phone applications to do their homework, which seem to be increasing during summer vacations. But instead of blaming students for their behavior, we should say to too much homework. This is important because by using mobile phone applications to do their homework, students don’t add much to their knowledge, says an article in Guangzhou-based Yangcheng Evening News.
Using mobile phone applications to do homework is no different from eopying from someone else’s work. This is the opinion of a vast majority of teachers. Students who seek cell phone apps help to do their homework will pay dearly during major exams when they cannot seek the help of such applications, the teachers say.
The heavy load of homework Chinese students are burdened with, said to be the heaviest in the world, has led to the popularity of these applications.
Senior high school students in China rarely go to bed before 11 pm. A report in Shanghai published in 2013 showed that students in the city on average spend 28.2 hours in class every week, the 9th highest among 65 countries and regions surveyed. Also, they spend an average of 13.8 hours a week doing homework, most in the world.
There is no association between the amount of homework one does and the amount of knowledge one gathers. In fact, a research by Australian experts shows that the result is exactly the opposite: the more hours students spend doing homework, the less offective they will be in gaining know ledge.
The United States is one of the countries where students do little homework, but that has not damaged the country’s academic status in the world.
So, it’s time Chinese schools understood this fact and freed students of the unnecessary burden of homework.
24．What’s the writer’s attitude toward the students’ using mobile phone applications to do their homework?
A．Supporting    B．Understanding   C．Scolding   D．Praising
25．The cause of the students’ using mobile phone applications to do their homework is      .
A．the heavy burden of homework    B．the advance of modern technology
C．the pressure of the students’ parents   D．the influence of other countries
26．What does the underlined phrase“pay dearly”mean?
A．be rewarded   B．be dismissed   C．provide much money  D．suffer a lot
27．Which of the following is probably the best title?
A．Free kids of the burden of homework B．Stop using mobile phones to do homework
C．Spend less time to gain much knowledge D．Improve China’s academic status in the world
3、From self-driving cars to deep sea explorers, more and more of humans’ tasks are being taken over by robots. But technology doesn’t stop there. In mid-August, reported the BBC, scientists from Cambridge University developed a robotic system that meant a robot could “build other robots, each one better than the previous(以前的) generation”.
The BBC noted that “those concerned about machines taking over the world shouldn’t worry”.
However, over 1,000 scientists and numerous artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) researchers－including UK astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak of the US-brought the danger of fully autonomous weapons(自主武器), known as “killer robots”, to our attention earlier this summer.
“If any major military(军事的) power pushes ahead with AI weapon development, a global arms race is inevitable(不可避免的),” warned an open letter released at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Unlike drones(无人机), which need a human hand, this kind of robot would have some decision-making abilities and the ability to act by itself. While what the BBC called these “solders that never sleep” could help reduce battlefield deaths, they might also make countries more likely to go into battle, which would lead to more deaths overall, noted the scientists. The risks, they said, could be far greater than those posed by nuclear weapons.
Scientists called for a “ban on offensive(攻击性的) autonomous weapons beyond meaningful human control”, reported The Huffington Post....
In fact, in an interview with the BBC in 2014, Hawking warned that the “development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race”.
And according to the BBC, many leading thinkers have been thinking about the AI-powered killing machine of the not-too-distant future. “Killer robots could be here within years, not decades,” as Stuart Russell, professor of computer science at UC Berkeley, US, put it.
Authorities are gradually waking up to the risk of robot wars. Last May, for the first time, the United Nations brought governments together to begin talks on so-called killer robots in a hope of stopping such weapons while there is still time.
Meanwhile, there are scientists who are less worried. They believe all technologies have potential(潜力) for being used for good and evil ends, and argue that the ban called for by the open letter could close the door to developing AI technology that could save lives. “Technology can clearly do better than human beings in many cases,” Ronald Arkin, dean at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, US, told The Christian Science Monitor. “If we are willing to turn over some of our decision making to these machines, we may actually get better outcomes.”
28. What does Steve Wozniak think the future robot technology might produce?
A. Artificial Intelligence.    B. Autonomous weapons.C. Soldiers that never sleep.    D. Killing machines.
29. The underlined word “spell” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. cause    B. prevent C. reach    D. change
30. What does Stuart Russell mean by saying “killer robots could be here within years, not decades.”?
A. Killer robots will visit UC Berkeley, US sooner than expected.
B. Killer robots will be produced and used sooner than expected.
C. Killer robots will speed up the development of AI in the near future.
D. Killer robots will kill these scientists in the near future.
31. What is the main idea of the text?
A. More and more of humans’ tasks are being taken over by robots.
B. Robots have decision-making abilities and the ability to act by itself.
C. Scientists called for a ban on the development of robot technology.
D. All technologies have potential for being used for good and evil ends.
4、We chat with our colleagues all the time: when we have lunch, gossip in the tearoom, or leave work together.
Sharing your personal life brings you closer to your co-workers and builds trust within your team. But revealing too much about yourself to colleagues or managers can cause difficulties and even endanger your work.
It’s vital to strike the right balance between getting along with colleagues and keeping your privacy safe. “As a matter of fact, it takes skills to communicate in the office. You can neither chat too much, nor be too silent and shut yourself off from others,” said Yang Yudan, vice HR director (人事经理) at P&G. According to her, there are several safe topics to talk about with colleagues during the break, such as weather or movies. Women like to talk about makeup and clothing, while men are fond of sports and online games.
But discussing your private life, such as relationship, habits or health conditions, is potentially risky. Cui Xia, 21, who has been working for an IT company for only 2 months, learned this hard way when she found out that everyone knew she had broken up with her boyfriend. “I spoke about it with two colleagues in the tearoom and told my friend via phone, and then the news spread.” And her boss finally heard about it and asked her not to let it affect her work performance.
Sometimes revealing private matters in a thoughtless manner can result in disastrous consequences. Liang Kun, 26, had to resign from his job at a trading company last week after discussing his income with colleagues during a lunch break. “I didn’t realize it was such a serious issue until a senior member of staff went to find the boss, asking why I got a higher salary than her,” said Liang. “Then our HR told me it’s forbidden to talk about payments in the office.” HR expert Yang Yudan also reminds us that paychecks are your own business. It’s unwise to share this information with others, no matter how close you are.
To sum up, Yang Yudan advises office workers to be more aware of their images when talking to colleagues. “When you share your personal life, it will be recorded on your invisible resume (无形的简历) and may slow down your career progression.”
32. Which of the following topics is NOT suitable when chatting in the office?
A. Makeup     B. Football matches       C. Annual earnings     D. TV shows such as Running Man
33. We may know from the passage that ________.
A. women often talk more about their personal affairs than men.
B. to avoid getting into trouble, you’d better keep silent at work.
C. it’s wise to talk about how much you earn each month with your colleagues.
D. revealing too much about your privacy may have a negative effect on your career.
34. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To mention a phenomenon.              B. To provide some suggestions.
C. To give professional guides.             D. To offer necessary warnings.
35. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. At work, No chatting!                  B. Desire for privacy.
C. At work, Keep it to yourself!             D. Learn to respect others’ privacy.
二、完型填空
5、       It was a special morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson.   41   an inexperienced teacher, I tried every possible means to get them to be   42  , but in vain. My   43   was rising and I could feel my heart   44  wildly. I began to wonder whether this was the   45   of my job as a music teacher. I thought ----teaching was not for me. Then an idea occurred to me. Hoping that no one would notice that I was    46   at that time, I threw my voice as   47   as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your   48  ! We are going on a journey."
      49  , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly   50   , put it in the    51     and played it.
    Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and   52    . When the music started, the room was   53   with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were   54  . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their   55   slowly so that we could   56   our musical journey.
    At this point,   57   all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to  58  . The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _ 59   and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that   60   in the classroom could have.
41．A．For               B．With               C．As             D．Without
42．A．safe              B．quiet               C．kind                   D．glad
43．A．panic                 B．shame        C．joy           D．delight
44．A．hitting            B．slapping         C．jumping          D．beating
45．A．aim             B．end             C．plan            D．rule
46．A．hopeful          B．confident        C．nervous         D．happy
47．A．near            B．far               C．nearer            D．farther
48．A．mouths          B．eyes            C．books             D．doors
49．A．Importantly     B．Amazingly       C．Obviously              D．Frequently
50．A．passed one on     B．gave one back     C．turned one in            D．took one out
51．A．CD player     B．tape recorder C．television set  D．notebook computer
52．A．slept                  B．nodded          C．waited            D．clapped
53．A．full              B．filled            C．satisfied         D．greeted
54．A．talking            B．dancing          C．listening       D．discussing
55．A．legs            B．arms              C．shoulders              D．heads
56．A．share           B．scream       C．whisper          D．yell
57．A．although        B．when                     C．but              D．where
58．A．understand    B．imagine          C．play             D．teach
59．A．unspoken          B．unknown        C．unprepared    D．unforgotten
60．A．games           B．music             C．tears                  D．Knowledge
6、Writing A Letter To Your Future Self
Just imagine writing a letter to your future self 5 years from now, then opening it at that exact moment to see how much of it has come