2020-2021學(xué)年北京八十中高二（下）期中英語試卷

第1頁（共1頁）2020-2021學(xué)年北京八十中高二（下）期中英語試卷第一部分：聽力理解（共三節(jié)，30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。1．（1.5分）Whatdoesthemanwanttodrink？A．Tea．B．Coffee．C．Hotwater．2．（1.5分）Whichcakedoesthemanorder？3．（1.5分）Wherearethespeakers？A．Inthehotel．B．Inthecinema．C．Attheairport．4．（1.5分）What'sthemanprobablydoing？A．Drivingacar．B．Readingamap．C．Lookingforagasstation．5．（1.5分）Howdoesthemanfeelafterretirement？A．Lonely．B．Depressed．C．Relaxed．第二節(jié)（共4小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。6．（3分）（1）Whydoesthewomancalltheman？A．Toinvitehimtovisitherhouse．B．Toaskhimtohelpherwiththereport．C．Totellhimaboutherdelayfortheparty．（2）Whatwillthewomanfirstdoaftershefinishesherwork？A．Gohome．B．VisitLisa．C．Gototheparty．7．（4.5分）（1）Whatareonthethirdlevel？A.Mapcollections.B.Magazines.C.Sciencebooks.（2）Howmanybookscanastudentborrowatmosteachtime？A.3.B.5.C.6.（3）Whenisthelibraryclosed？A.OnMonday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.8．（3分）（1）Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？A.Ajobopportunity.B.Acomputercenter.C.Asummerholiday.（2）What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Managerandassistant.9．（4.5分）（1）Whatmakesthewomanexcited？A.Anewcomputer.B.AtriptoEngland.C.Goodexamresults.（2）Whatwillthemanprobablydoinsummer？A.Work.B.Study.C.Travel.（3）Howdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'splan？A.Prettygood.B.Notpractical.C.Awasteoftime.第三節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面一段獨白，完成第16至20五道小題，每小題僅填寫一個詞。聽獨白前，你將有20秒鐘的時間閱讀試題，聽完后你將有60秒鐘的作答時間。這段獨白你將聽兩遍。10．（7.5分）Day﹣careCenterLocationonthe（1）floornexttothediningroomOpeningDayNext（2）.Workinghoursfrom7a.m.to（3）p.m.Facilities（設(shè)施）modernplayequipmentandlearningmaterials；amainplayareaandthreeseparate（4）.Parentvisitinghoursduring（5）hourandworkbreaks.第二部分：知識運用（共兩節(jié)，45分）第一節(jié)語法填空（共1小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。11．（15分）AInthelastsevendaysIhaveseenthepressurethattheNHSisunder.Ihaveseenthepersonalcouragenotjustofthedoctorsandnursesbutofeveryone，thecleaners，the（1）（cook），thehealthcareworkersofeverydescription﹣physios，radiographers﹣（2）havekeptcomingtowork，keptputtingthemselvesinharm'sway，kept（3）（risk）thisdeadlyvirus.Itisthankstothatcourage，thatdevotion，thatdutyandthatlovethatourNHShasbeenunbeatable.BAvideoaboutaChinesepoliceofficer'sbrokenEnglishwentviralontheInternetinChinarecently.Inthevideo，aGermanstudentreturnedtoShanghaibutgot（4）（stop）bythesecurityguardsattheapartmentgate.Butthestudentdoesn'tspeakChineseandthesecuritydoesn'tspeakEnglish.Theycouldn'tmake（5）（they）understood.Sothesecurityendedupcallingthepoliceforhelp.Twopoliceofficersshoweduponthespot，wheretheycommunicatedwiththestudent（6）verybrokenEnglishandwithbodylanguage.（7）settlingtheproblem，thepoliceofficertoldthestudentthatsheshouldlearnsomeChinese.CToday，dogsarefound（8）（help）toallwhoflyinairplanes.Theyaretrainedtosmell，track，andfindbombsonplanesandinluggage.Dogsareeasytotrainbecausetheyalreadyhavedeepconnectiontohumans.Manyofthesedogsaredonatedtothesafetyprogram，wherethey（9）（give）agoodhome.Thepartnershipbetweendogsandhumansallowseachtoprofitfromthespecialtalentsoftheotherastheyworktogether（10）（save）lives.第二節(jié)完形填空（共1小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。12．（30分）LearningaboutLifefromanAntFarmWhenIwassevenyearsold，myfamilytriedto（1）anantfarmathome.First，weputcleansandinathinglassbox，andthenwebroughtsomeantsfromthebackyardandplacedthemintothe（2）home.Shortlyafterthenew（3）weredroppedintotheglassstructure，theygottoworkmakingtunnels.Iwasamazedthateachoneknew（4）whattodo.Afterhoursofstaring，Irealizedthattheantshadparticulargivenjobs.Withmymom'shelp，Ikeptajournalofwhathappenedeachdayand（5）theants.Myfavoritewasthebiggest，Cinderella.Idrewapictureofherinmyjournal，whichIstillhave.Onthefifthdayadisaster（6）theantfarm.WhileIwas（7）theants，IhadputmyfacesoclosetothestructurethatIaccidentallytippeditover，（8）inallthetunnels.Althoughtheants（9）theirearthquake，onebyonetheybegantodie.Iwas（10）asIwatchedthemgiveuptheirtunnel﹣buildingtocarrythebodiestoacornerofthefarm.Mymotherreportedthattheantsweredyingof"frustration"﹣feelingannoyedandimpatientastheycouldn'tcontrolthesituation.Theysimplycouldnot（11）therealitythattheirtunnelshadbeendestroyed.Cinderellawasthelasttodie；shedidsowhilecarryingadeadantonherback.Althoughmuchtimehaspassed，Istillthinkofthatantfarm.Momhadhopeditwouldteachmeaboutthenaturalworld，（12）ittaughtmemuchmore.（13）theyears，Icametorealizetheantswereastudyinthebenefitsof（14）.Workingtogether，theywereabletocreatea（n）（15）worldforthemselves.Ialsolearnedthattheyshouldbe（16）fortheirhardwork.Dayinanddayout，eachlaboredattheirtask.Theantfarmdemonstratedthatteamworkandperseveranceareindeedtwokey（17）tosuccess.ButtherewasanevenlargerlessonthatIdidnot（18）untilrecently：Disasterisanaturalpartoflife，andmustbe（19）.Unliketheants，humanscannotgiveupwhentheyface（20）.Unliketheants，wehavetorealizethatifatunnelcavesin，wejusthavetobuildanother.（1）A.getB.buyC.runD.find（2）A.emptyB.newC.strangeD.distant（3）A.guestsB.settlersC.friendsD.members（4）A.probablyB.roughlyC.exactlyD.normally（5）A.namedB.trainedC.comparedD.measured（6）A.affectedB.struckC.kickedD.beat（7）A.removingB.teachingC.observingD.collecting（8）A.turningB.rushingC.fillingD.caving（9）A.experiencedB.predictedC.facedD.survived（10）A.annoyedB.horrifiedC.movedD.thrilled（11）A.reflectB.ignoreC.confirmD.stand（12）A.andB.butC.soD.or（13）A.InB.ForC.FromD.Over（14）A.teamworkB.devotionC.responsibilityD.organization（15）A.relaxingB.amusingC.movingD.amazing（16）A.supportedB.inspiredC.admiredD.admitted（17）A.certificatesB.approachesC.ingredientsD.circumstances（18）A.giveB.realizeC.takeD.adopt（19）A.acceptedB.sufferedC.achievedD.managed（20）A.challengesB.barriersC.pressureD.disappointment第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。13．（6分）WelcometoAMDAYourfutureintheperformingartsdoesn'thavetobeadream.Forover50years，AMDAhaslaunchedsomeofthemostsuccessfulcareersintheatre，filmandtelevision.AMDAcreatesindustryprofessionalswhodon'tjustwaitforlifetohappen﹣theystagetheirowncareerpath.Nowit'syourturn.ProgramdescriptionAtAMDA，webelieveaperformermustperform.Fromthefirstday，you'llfindmanyperformanceopportunitiesinthethreecoreareasofacting，musicaltheatreanddance，bothinandoutoftheclassroom，plusindividualvoicelessons.Overthecourseofyourfoursemesters（學(xué)期），you'llalsoimproveyourperformancetechniquethroughanintensivecurriculumthatfocusesonbothfoundationalandadvancedconceptsinacting，musicaltheatreanddance.Finally，throughcoursesincareerpreparation，you'lllearnhowtoapplyallofthistrainingtoasuccessfulcareeronstageandscreen.PhilosophyandmissionAMDAiscommittedtoprovidingasplendidperformingartseducationtoadiversecommunityofcreativeartists.AMDAservesasbothschoolandstage，wherestudentsaregiventhesupportandopportunitytoidentifytheirownpersonalobjectivesandtodevelopandimprovetheirowndistinctiveartisticvoices.AMDAtriestocreateanenvironmentforstudentstodeveloptheskills，confidence，imagination，andpowertocontributetotheircommunityasartists，businesspeople，lifelonglearners，andhard﹣workingcitizensoftheworldAboveall，AMDAwantstoteachstudentsthatcommitmentandpassionarethemarksofasuccessfulandjoyouscareer.Registration6305YuccaStreetLosAngeles800﹣367﹣7908https：//（1）WhatisthecurriculumofAMDAabout？A.Drawing.B.Philosophy.C.PerformingD.Photography.（2）Howlongdoesthecourselast？A.Onesemester.B.Twoyears.C.Threesemesters.D.Fouryears.（3）WhatcanstudentslearninAMDA？A.Howtosingbeautifully.B.Howtotrainaperformer.C.Thewaytobuildastage.D.Thewaytobeadirector.14．（8分）Iwasfifteenmonthsold，ahappycarefreekiduntilthedayfell.Itwasabadfall.Ilandedonaglassrabbitwhichcutmyeyebadlyenoughtoblindit.Tryingtosavetheeye，thedoctorsstitchedtheeyeballtogetherwhereitwascut，leavingabiguglyscarinthemiddleofmyeye.Theattemptfailed，butmymama，inallofherwisdom，foundadoctorwhoknewthatiftheeyewereremovedentirely，myfacewouldgrowupbadlytwisted，somyscarred，sightless，cloudyandgrayeyelivedonwithme.AndasIgrew，thissightlesseyeinsomanywayscontrolledme.Iwalkedwithmyfacelookingatthefloorsopeoplewouldnotseetheuglyme.Sometimespeople，evenstrangers，askedmeembarrassingquestionsormadehurtfulremarks.Whenthekidsplayedgames，Iwasalwaysthe"monster".Igrewupimaginingthatpeoplelookedatmeinanunusualway，asifmyappearanceweremyfault.IalwaysfeltlikeIwasafreak.Yetmamawouldsaytome，ateveryturn，"Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld."ItbecamealitanythatIreliedon.ShehadstartedwhenIwasyoung.Shewouldholdmeinherarmsandstrokemyhairandsay，"Ifyouholdyourheaduphigh，itwillbeokay，andpeoplewillseeyourbeautifulsoul."ShecontinuedthismessagewheneverIwantedtohide.Thosewordshavemeantdifferentthingstomeovertheyears.Asalittlechild，Ithoughtmamameant，"Becarefuloryouwillfalldownorbumpintosomethingbecauseyouarenotlooking."Asanadolescent，eventhoughItendedtolookdowntohidemyshame，IfoundthatsometimeswhenIheldmyheaduphighandletpeopleknowme，theylikedme.Mymama'swordshelpedmebegintorealizethatbylettingpeoplelookatmyface，Iletthemrecognizetheintelligenceandbeautybehindbotheyeseveniftheycouldn'tseeitonthesurface.InhighschoolIwassuccessfulbothacademicallyandsocially.Iwasevenelectedclasspresident，butontheinsideIstillfeltlikeafreak.AllIreallywantedwastolooklikeeveryoneelse.Whenthingsgotreallybad，Iwouldcrytomymamaandshewouldlookatmewithlovingeyesandsay，"Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.Letthemseethebeautythatisinside."WhenImetthemanwhobecamemypartnerforlife，welookedeachotherstraightintheeye，andhetoldmeIwasbeautifulinsideandout.Hemeantit.Mymama'sloveandencouragementwerethesparkthatgavemetheconfidencetoovercomemyowndoubt.Ihadfacedadversity，encounteredmyproblemsheadon，andlearnednotonlytoappreciatemyselfbuttohavedeepcompassionforothers."Holdyourheaduphigh"，hasbeenheardmanytimesinmyhome.Eachofmychildrenhasfeltitsinvitation.Thegiftmymamagavemelivesoninanothergeneration.（1）Asaresultoftheterribleaccident，thewriter.A.becamedeafandblindB.hadhereyehurtC.hadsomehearinglossD.hadhereyemovedaway（2）Bysaying"Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld"，hermothermeantto.A.blameherforlackofconfidenceB.warnheroftheinconvenienceC.encourageherinherdailylifeD.praiseherforhergreatcourage（3）Theunderlinedsentence"Eachofmychildrenhasfeltitsinvitation."inthelastparagraphmeans.A.allofthewriter'schildrengrewupwithaninvitingprospectB.Mama'sinspirationalwordshaddeepeffectsonthewriter'schildrenC.eachofthewriter'schildrenreceivedtheirgrandma'sinvitationD.thewriter'schildrenhadnochoicebuttoaccepttheinvitation（4）Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthispassage？A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.One'smindworksfasterindanger.C.Nevergiveupwheneverintrouble.D.Twohandsmaketheworklight.15．（8分）Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandaremorelikelytogetinvolvedinactivitiessuchasart，danceandmusic，accordingtoresearchreleasedtoday.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinityinwhichstudentseithersinkorswim，theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype，theUSstudysays.Boysatsinglesexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness，ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode"ofhidingtheiremotionstobea"realman".Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle，headmasterofEton，warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle﹣sexschools'teacherscantailorlessonstoboys'learningstyle，lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom，wrotethestudy'sauthor，AbigailJames，oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithspecifically"boy﹣focused"approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevision，learnbestthroughtouch，andarephysicallymoreactive，theyneedtobegiven"hands﹣on"lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminineandpreferthemoderngenreinwhichviolenceandwararemajorthemes，"Jameswrote.Single﹣sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships."Inmixedschools，boysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans，"thestudyreported.（1）Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys.A.growupmorehealthilyB.performrelativelybetterC.behavemoreresponsiblyD.receiveabettereducation（2）WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem？A.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls．B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation．C.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically．D.Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed．（3）AccordingtoAbigailJames，oneoftheadvantagesofsingle﹣sexschoolsis.A.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingabsent﹣mindedC.teachingcanbeadaptedtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit（4）WhichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'report？A.Theyhavesharpervision．B.Theyenjoybeingincharge．C.Theyareviolentandhostile．D.Theyactthesametostereotypes．16．（8分）There'recurrently21.5millionstudentsinAmerica，andmanywillbefundingtheircollegeonborrowedmoney.Giventhatthere'snowover＄1.3trillioninstudentloansonthebooks，it'sprettyclearthatmanystudentsarefarfromsensible.Theaveragestudent'sdebtupongraduationnowapproaches＄40，000，andascollegebecomesevermoreexpensive，callstomakeit"free"aremultiplying.EvenHillaryClintonsaysthatwhenitcomestocollege，"Costswon'tbeabarrier."Buttheonlywaycollegecouldbefreeisifthefacultyandstaffdonatedtheirtime，thebuildingsrequirednomaintenance，andcampusesrequirednoutilities.Aslongasit'simpossibletoproducesomethingfromnothingcostsareabsolutelyabarrier.Theactualquestionwedebateiswhoshouldpayforpeopletogotocollege.Iftaxpayersaretobearthecostofforgivingstudentloans，shouldn'ttheyhaveasayinhowtheirmoneyisused？Atleasttaxpayersshouldbeabletodecidewhatstudentswillstudyonthepublicdime.Ifwe'regoingtoforcetaxpayerstofootthebillforcollegedegrees，studentsshouldonlystudythosesubjectsthatareofgreatestbenefittotaxpayers.Afterall，studentsmakingtheirownchoicesinthisrespectiswhatcausedtheprobleminthefirstplace.Wesimplydon'tneedmorepoetry，genderstudies，orsociologymajors.Howdoweknowwhichsubjectsbenefitsociety？Easy.Averagestartingsalariesgiveaclearindicationofwhattypeoftrainingsocietyneedsitsnewworkerstohave.Certainly，there'rebenefitstoacollegemajorbeyondthejobastudentcanperform.Butifwe'retalkingaboutthebenefitstosociety，theonlythingthatmattersiswhatthemajorenablesthestudenttoproduceforsociety.Andthevalueofwhatthestudentcanproduceisreflectedinthewageemployersarewillingtopaythestudenttoproduceit.Alowwageforelementaryschoolteachers，however，doesn'tmeanelementaryeducationisn'timportant.Itsimplymeansthere'retoomanyelementaryschoolteachersalready.Meanwhile，there'refewwho'rewillingandabletoperformjobsrequiringapetroleumengineeringmajor，sothevalueofonemoreofthosepeopleisveryhigh.Sowecanhavetaxpayerspickupstudents'tuitioninexchangefordictatingwhatthosestudentswillstudy.Orwecanallowstudentsbothtochoosetheirmajorsandpayfortheireducationthemselves.Butintheend，oneoftwothingsistrue：Eitheracollegemajorisworthitscostoritisn't.Ifyes，taxpayerfinancingisn'tneeded.Ifnot，taxpayerfinancingisn'tdesirable.Eitherway，taxpayershavenobusinesspayingforstudents'collegeeducation.（1）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcollegestudentsfundingtheireducationthroughloans？A.Theyonlyexpecttogethugereturns.B.Theyareactinginanirrationalway.C.Theybenefitattaxpayers'expense.D.Theywillregretdoingsosomeday.（2）Whatshouldstudentsdoiftaxpayersaretobeartheircollegecosts？A.Workevenhardertorepaysociety.B.Choosetheirsubjectsmorecarefully.C.Choosemajorsthatwillservesociety'spracticalneed.D.Allowtaxpayerstoparticipateincollegeadministration.（3）Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthevalueofastudent'scollegeeducation？A.Itiswellreflectedintheiraveragestartingsalary.B.Itistobeprovedbywhattheycandoonthejob.C.Itisunderestimatedbyprofit﹣seekingemployers.D.Itisembodiedinhowtheyremovesocialbarriers.（4）Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthepassage？A.Studentsshouldthinkcarefullywhethertogotocollege.B.Taxpayersshouldonlyfinancethemostgiftedstudents.C.Theworthofacollegeeducationisopentodebate.D.Collegestudentsshouldfundtheirowneducation.第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題10分，共10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。17．（10分）Inafewdecades，artificialintelligence（AI）willsurpassmanyoftheabilitiesthatwebelievemakeusspecial.（1）.OneofthemostsignificantpiecesofnewsfromtheUSinearly2017wastheeffortsofGoogletomakeautonomousdrivingareality.Accordingtoareport，Google'sself﹣drivingcarsclocked1，023，330km，andrequiredhumanintervention124times.Thatisoneinterventionaboutevery8，047kmofautonomousdriving.Butevenmoreimpressiveistheprogressinjustasingleyear：humaninterventionsfellfrom0.8timesperthousandmilesto0.2，a400%improvement.Withsuchprogress，Google'scarswilleasilysurpassmyowndrivingabilitylaterthisyear.Drivingonceseemedtobeaveryhumanskill.Butwesaidthataboutchess，too.Thenacomputerbeatthehumanworldchampion，repeatedly.TheboardgameGo（圍棋）tookoverfromchessasanewtestforhumanthinkingin2016，whenacomputerbeatoneoftheworld'sleadingprofessionalGoplayers.（2）.Iworryaboutmysix﹣year﹣oldson.Whatwillhisplacebeinaworldwheremachinesbeatusinoneareaafteranother？He'llnevercalculatefaster，neverdrivebetter，orevenflymoresafely.Actually，itallcomesdowntoafairlysimplequestion：What'ssospecialaboutus？（3）.Sofar，machineshaveaprettyhardtimeemulatingcreativity，arbitraryenoughnottobepredictedbyacomputer，andyetmorethansimplerandomness.Perhaps，ifwecontinuetoimproveinformation﹣processingmachines，we'llsoonhavehelpfulrationalassistants.（4）.IfI'mright，weshouldfosteracreativespiritbecauseadoseofillogicalcreativitywillcomplementtherationalityofthemachine.Unfortunately，however，oureducationsystemhasnotcaughtuptotheapproachingreality.Indeed，ourschoolsanduniversitiesarestructuredtomouldpupilstobemostlyobedientservantsofrationality，andtodevelopoutdatedskillsininteractingwithoutdatedmachines.Weneedtohelpourchildrenlearnhowtobestworkwithsmartcomputerstoimprovehumandecision﹣making.（5）.Becauseifwearen't，wewon'tbeprovidingmuchvalueinfutureecosystems，andthatmayputinquestionthefoundationforourexistence.A.Sowemustaimtocomplementtherationalityofthemachine，ratherthantocompetewithit.B.Withcomputersconqueringwhatusedtobedeeplyhumantasks，whatwillitmeaninthefuturetobehuman？C.Wemustfaceourfearsifwewanttogetthemostoutoftechnologyandwemustconquerthosefearsifwewanttogetthebestoutofhumanity.D.Thisisagrandchallengeforourageanditmayrequirean"irrational"response.E.Butmostofallweneedtokeepthelong﹣termperspectiveinmind：thatevenifcomputerswilloutsmartus，wecanstillbethemostcreative.F.Itcan'tbeskillslikearithmetic，whichmachinesalreadyexcelin.G.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligencewillbe"eitherthebest，ortheworstthing，evertohappentohumanity".第四部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，35分）第一節(jié)（15分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容在答題卡相應(yīng)題號后的橫線上寫下相關(guān)信息，完成對該問題的回答。18．（15分）LivingbytheRulesAlmosteverycommunityintherealworldhassomeformofrules.Acommunityisagroupofpeoplewhoareunitedbyanumberoffactors，includinggeography，language，andvaluesthatdictateacceptablebehavior.Sowhydowehaverules，andwhatmakespeoplefollowthem？Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwedon'tlikecheatingandrule﹣breakingisbecausefairnessisprogrammedintoourbrains.Tricomietal（2010）havefoundthatthebrainreactsinaparticularwaywhenwefeelwearebeingtreatedunfairly.Thestudyidentifiedareactioninaspecificpartofthebrainwhentestsubjectsweregivenlessmoneythanothers.Afairsituationmakesourbrainsrespondinwaysthatleadtofeelingsofcomfortandevenhappiness，butunfairnesscausesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefeelingssuchasangerandpain.Thestudyfoundthatthisalsohappenedwhensubjectssawotherpeoplebeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairnessisabasichumanneedalongwithfoodandsocialcontact.Oursenseoffairnessdependsontheinfluencesinourculture，thesituationwearein，andourownself﹣interest.Ifwehaveafeelingoffairness，itmeansthatweconsiderdifferentpointsofview.Regardlessofthedisagreement，peoplealmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedifficulttoarriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommunitieshaverulesthateveryonemustfollow.Socialcontrolsareanimportantfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencethewaywebehave，andcanbeinternalorexternal.Internalcontrolscomefromwithinandarebasedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal，forexample，becausewebelievethattheftiswrong.Externalcontrolsincluderewardsandpunishments.Theydonotcomefromwithinbutareimplementedbyanauthority.Rewardsaredesignedtoencouragepeopletoactintheinterestofthewholecommunity，whilepunishmentscanpreventpeoplefromactingagainstthecommunity'sbestinterests，regardlessoftheirvalues.Peopleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Becauseofthis，humansmostoftenbehaveinorderlyandfairways.Iftherewerenorules，themajorityofpeoplewouldprobablycontinuetointeractpositively，likethesubjectsintheonlineavatarstudy.However，therewouldalwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot，withseriousconsequences.Thisiswhyasocietywithoutrulesisunlikelytobecomearealityanytimesoon﹣atleastnotintherealworld.（1）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？（2）Whydoresearchersbelievethatfairnessisabasichumanneed？（3）Whatisthedifferencebetweeninternalcontrolsandexternalcontrols？（4）Wouldyouliketoliveinacommunitywithnorules？Whyorwhynot？第二節(jié)（20分）19．（20分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，最近學(xué)校正在舉行"垃圾分類齊參與，美好家園你我行"的系列宣傳活動。請給你班交換生Jim寫一封郵件，談?wù)撨@個話題。內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹你身邊垃圾分類的現(xiàn)狀；2.說明你對垃圾分類的想法；3.希望對方給出建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于80；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。提示詞：垃圾分類：garbageclassificationDearJim，_____________________Yours，LiHua

2020-2021學(xué)年北京八十中高二（下）期中英語試卷參考答案與試題解析第一部分：聽力理解（共三節(jié)，30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。1．（1.5分）Whatdoesthemanwanttodrink？A．Tea．B．Coffee．C．Hotwater．【分析】略【解答】略【點評】略2．（1.5分）Whichcakedoesthemanorder？【分析】略【解答】略【點評】略3．（1.5分）Wherearethespeakers？A．Inthehotel．B．Inthecinema．C．Attheairport．【分析】略【解答】略【點評】略4．（1.5分）What'sthemanprobablydoing？A．Drivingacar．B．Readingamap．C．Lookingforagasstation．【分析】略【解答】略【點評】略5．（1.5分）Howdoesthemanfeelafterretirement？A．Lonely．B．Depressed．C．Relaxed．【分析】略【解答】略【點評】略第二節(jié)（共4小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。6．（3分）（1）Whydoesthewomancalltheman？A．Toinvitehimtovisitherhouse．B．Toaskhimtohelpherwiththereport．C．Totellhimaboutherdelayfortheparty．（2）Whatwillthewomanfirstdoaftershefinishesherwork？A．Gohome．B．VisitLisa．C．Gototheparty．【分析】略【解答】略【點評】略7．（4.5分）（1）Whatareonthethirdlevel？A.Mapcollections.B.Magazines.C.Sciencebooks.（2）Howmanybookscanastudentborrowatmosteachtime？A.3.B.5.C.6.（3）Whenisthelibraryclosed？A.OnMonday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.【分析