潜江2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、It was 1897 ____a European chemist called Dr. Felix Hoffman produced aspirin from this chemical.

A.that B.how C.when D.which

2、It’s your own fault. You ________ take your baby with you.

A.must B.would C.need D.shall

3、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.

A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of

4、We hope the teammates will catch some fire from Yao Ming, and Rockets will be _______ to succeed this year.

A.praised B.asked C.bound D.blamed

5、It's surprising that this innocent-looking person should have _____ such a crime.

A.committed B.acted C.made D.performed

6、The new job is a real challenge for Helen, but difficult the situation she meets, I believe she’ll work it out.

A.however B.whenever C.whichever D.whatever

7、—You should have attended your daughter’s graduation ceremony.

—I meant ________, but something urgent happened.

A. to do B. having done so C. to have D. doing so

8、I’ll do whatever I can ________ my English.

A. improve B. to improve

C. improving D. to improving

9、When the news came ___ the war broke out , he decided to serve in the army.

A.since B.which C.that D.because

10、Nowadays students go to key universities just for a formal ________，which may help them hunt for a good job in the future.

A．conservation

B．preparation

C．graduation

D．qualification

11、Reading materials for children entered schools to help them develop the habit of garbage sorting at a young age.

A.having intended B.having been intended

C.intended D.intending

12、— I’m still working on my project.

— Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is _______.

A. running out B. coming out

C. using out D. going out

13、Several swimmers have been drowned in the sea recently. So I don’t _______of your going swimming alone.

A.approve B.agree C.support D.admit

14、_______ with heavy loads of school work ______ he became an easy target of the flu.

A. So tired was the student; that B. So tired the student was; that

C. Tired as the student was; which D. The student was so tired; which

15、_______ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment.

A. Devoted to bring out     B. Devoted himself to bringing out 

C. Devoted to bringing out     D. Devoting to bring out

16、He was a friendly and _____ man, who gave freely to the poor.

A.rigid B.generous C.shallow D.competent

17、As a great team leader. Yao Ming has got to think that he’s the best player out there. That way, he can______the game.

A.defend B.confirm C.attain D.dominate

18、It     to me that I might ask for help from my neighbour.

A.occurred B.occupied C.observed D.obsessed

19、----How about your journey to Mount Emei?

----Everything was wonderful except that our car twice on the way.

A. slowed down   B. broke down

C. got down D. put down

20、The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. shouldn’t have taken B. couldn’t have taken

C. mustn’t have taken D. needn’t have taken

21、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.

A.where B.when C.which D.what

22、—How about a chat over a cup of coffee this afternoon?

—Sorry,I’m________today and can’t put you in.Let’s make it sometime next week.

A.on a limited budget B.in high spirits

C.on a tight schedule D.in deep doubt

23、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.

A．losing; there

B．losing; where

C．lost; there

D．lost; where

24、Can you imagine yourself____on a deserted island?

A．staying

B．to stay

C．have stayed

D．being stayed

25、Un-learning is more difficult than learning because we become_____ to thinking or feeling in certain ways over time.

A.mutual B.habituated C.habitual D.verbal

26、iPad vs textbooks

What if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. 【1】 .

To begin with. iPads are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. 【2】 . Schools don't have to spend $500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated.

【3】. Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student's textbooks.

Thirdly, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. 【4】 . Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.

Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. 【5】 . With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.

In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.

A．iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.

B．Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.

C．Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.

D．iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.

E．Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.

F．Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.

G．iPads are perfect for busy students.

27、   Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain­computer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.

Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.

In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.

“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”

The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.

Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories：communication，and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”

He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.

【1】How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?

A. By using his mind.

B. By talking to the machine.

C. By moving his hand.

D. By controlling his muscles.

【2】Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

【3】The team will test with real patients to   ．

A. make profits from them

B. learn about their physical condition

C. make them live longer

D. prove the technology useful to them

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

B. New Findings about How the Human Brain Works

C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

28、   Washington State's growing population of gray wolves is exposing deep divides among residents and testing its decision makers. And managing the animals is about to get more complicated, as the state begins drawing up a management plan and weighing whether to start a hunting season.

The wolves, nearly non-existent in the Northwestern state for almost a century, have grown in numbers about 28% each year since 2008, about a decade after they were introduced to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. By late last year, Washington had at least 126 wolves and 27 packs.

The wolves' return has brought cheers from conservationists, who view them as symbolic creatures that can improve the state's ecosystems, and criticism from farmers and livestock（家畜）owners, who see them as killers threatening livelihoods. With wolves expected to reach targeted recovery levels in a few years, the debate over how to manage them is getting fierce. Officials recently canceled three public meetings about wolves after threats of violence and Interruption.

Wolves were largely eradicated across the Western U.S. in the 20th century, targeted by government agencies and hunted by farmers and other private citizens. In 1995, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relocated some wolves to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, leading to their return in the West.

Tensions in Washington have risen after decisions from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill a number of wolves responsible for the deaths or injury of cattle and livestock. The conflict is centered in Ferry County in the northeastern part of the state. Fish and Wildlife staff this year killed nine wolves in Ferry County-including the last of a pack that killed or injured 29 livestock in the county.

Washington governor Jay Inslee has asked the state Fish and Wildlife agency to reduce the need to kill wolves as a result of their killing livestock, and instead increase the use of deterrent（威慑物）which can include electric fencing or range riders to monitor cattle and other livestock. Officials have said killing wolves is a last choice.

Meanwhile, researchers are racing to understand the wolves’ effect on the ecosystem to better inform how to manage the population.

【1】What is puzzling the state?

A．Why gray wolves can reproduce so quickly.

B．When a management plan should be drawn up.

C．Whether wolves should be hunted seasonally.

D．How they can persuade residents to live in harmony with gray wolves.

【2】What do conservationists think of the growing population of gray wolves?

A．They have reached the targeted recovery levels.

B．They have a positive effect on the local ecosystem.

C．They are responsible for threatening the lives of farmers and livestock.

D．They are a good example to get nearly non-existent animals back to nature.

【3】What does the underlined word “eradicated” mean?

A．Removed.

B．Introduced.

C．Released.

D．Reproduced.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Wolves facing possible hunt in Washington.

B．Wolves involved in a war against.

C．Wolves in danger of being wiped out.

D．Wolves on the way to growing rapidly in Washington.

29、The world’s oceans are some of the most interesting and breathtaking places on the entire planet. A lot of these oceans have witnessed a variety of disappearances and other mysteries, most of which cannot and have not been explained by modern science. Here are some interesting unsolved sea mysteries of the world.

USS Scorpion

In February 1969, the USS Scorpion, an American submarine, departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on its way towards the Mediterranean. The crew had almost a decade of experience, and yet the sub disappeared and broke into pieces on the sea floor. There were 99 men aboard the sub, all of whom lost their lives.

Baltic Sea Sub

In the later half of 2014, a mysterious vessel( 大 船 ) was spotted by Swedish citizens, many of whom described it as a Russian submarine, in the Baltic Sea. The military spent much time in investigating, but found no sign of the mysterious sub. The search was named “the hunt for Reds in October.”

Bermeja Island

During the 1970s, Bermeja Island served as a bit of a marker for Mexico and their economic zone. Around 20 years later, the island disappeared without any sign. Along with the island, numerous important documents about major oil reserves also went missing.

Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck

In 2001, ExxonMobil was laying pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico when they ran into a shipwreck around 2,600 feet under the surface. Upon exploring the shipwreck, archaeologists believed it to be a terrible spell, as something would constantly go wrong when they went down to explore.

SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Lake Superior is so large that it behaves like an inland ocean, including terrific storms. In November 1975, one such storm struck the vessel SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which was headed to Detroit. The Fitzgerald disappeared after communications were lost. A week later, a sonar( 声呐) ship found the vessel 500 feet under the water. Not one body was found, though.

【1】Why does the author think of USS Scorpion as a mystery?

A．Because 99 men died aboard the sub.

B．Because it lost its way towards the Mediterranean.

C．Because the sub still sank even with experienced crew.

D．Because there is no information of the unknown sub.

【2】What do Baltic Sea Sub and Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck have in common?

A．Both are highly put on a bad spell.

B．Both the names of the vessels are unknown.

C．Both are found on the beaches.

D．Both are said to be Russian vessels.

【3】Which mystery is different from the others?

A．SS Edmund Fitzgerald

B．Bermeja Island

C．Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck

D．USS Scorpion

30、Several years ago, Cindy and her kids noticed that two robins (知更鸟) had built a nest in one of their trees. As they paid attention to the robins’ _________ they realized there were eggs in the nest.

Soon four baby birds hatched. Cindy and her kids took _________ of the baby birds. They loved to watch them and would check on their condition _________.

Then one day as Cindy was _________ clothes in one of the kids’ rooms—she saw something she’d never seen before or since. More than a dozen birds were flying around the tree with the robins’ nest. Cindy _________ out to see what the trouble was and saw all different types of birds were _________ the tree. Instinctively, Cindy ran to _________ the baby birds and what she found was _________.

The birds were dive-bombing (俯冲攻击) the tree because a snake had _________ itself around the tree and was trying to get to the baby robins. The birds were doing everything they could to __________ the baby birds.

Cindy thought quickly and took a __________ and used it to pull the snake off the tree. It slid away and when Cindy eventually __________, all of the birds were sitting on the branches of the tree looking at her as if to say thank you. Then they flew away.

There is something remarkable that happens when we have a __________ cause. When we have a common __________, just like the birds, we forget our __________. We begin to work together and focus on common objectives and we fight for our cause.

【1】

A．weight

B．cage

C．color

D．activity

【2】

A．ownership

B．advantage

C．place

D．hold

【3】

A．anxiously

B．casually

C．regularly

D．quickly

【4】

A．washing

B．folding

C．buying

D．renting

【5】

A．rushed

B．looked

C．worked

D．stood

【6】

A．attacking

B．waving

C．ruining

D．observing

【7】

A．catch

B．protect

C．comfort

D．serve

【8】

A．interesting

B．rewarding

C．amazing

D．inspiring

【9】

A．defended

B．enjoyed

C．resigned

D．wrapped

【10】

A．save

B．satisfy

C．support

D．carry

【11】

A．stick

B．gun

C．net

D．rope

【12】

A．settled down

B．gave in

C．turned around

D．cheered up

【13】

A．common

B．final

C．public

D．personal

【14】

A．problem

B．enemy

C．idea

D．sense

【15】

A．dangers

B．friends

C．differences

D．promises

31、I will never forget the year when I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be_______Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d_______?" Just when I started to_______that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women_______at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of_______that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t_______. Somebody had thought _______ of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my_______Christmas there special and memorable, I_______remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of__________for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I__________a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, __________with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were__________. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I__________them that they couldn’t open their presents__________every child had come forward. Finally the__________they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles__________up the room. The__________in the room was obvious, and__________wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling—the feeling I knew__________that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

【1】

A．sending

B．receiving

C．making

D．exchanging

【2】

A．found

B．prepared

C．got

D．expected

【3】

A．doubt

B．hope

C．suggest

D．accept

【4】

A．broke in

B．settled down

C．turned up

D．showed off

【5】

A．relief

B．loss

C．achievement

D．justice

【6】

A．blamed

B．loved

C．forgotten

D．affected

【7】

A．highly

B．little

C．poorly

D．enough

【8】

A．present

B．first

C．recent

D．previous

【9】

A．hardly

B．immediately

C．regularly

D．occasionally

【10】

A．strength

B．independence

C．importance

D．safety

【11】

A．kept up with

B．caught up with

C．came up with

D．put up with

【12】

A．none

B．few

C．some

D．each

【13】

A．fine

B．special

C．helpful

D．normal

【14】

A．reminded

B．guaranteed

C．predicted

D．promised

【15】

A．after

B．until

C．when

D．since

【16】

A．chance

B．gift

C．moment

D．reward

【17】

A．lit

B．took

C．burned

D．cheered

【18】

A．atmosphere

B．sympathy

C．calmness

D．joy

【19】

A．it

B．such

C．something

D．everybody

【20】

A．by

B．till

C．for

D．from

32、   At six feet, seven inches tall and weighing 253 pounds, Father was a quiet giant（巨人） who only roared when he was angry. He would work long days, often _________when I was already in bed. My two younger sisters and I both loved and feared him. Hearing the words, “Just wait until your father comes home,” would guarantee the three of us would start _________well immediately. I was seven years old the night the “giant” became a person, and my _________. All it took was the _________of a tiny, dirty kitten.

I _________ to the sounds of my father coming home from work. I slipped out of bed and moved quietly towards the living room in hopes of spending a few precious minutes _________ with my parents without my annoying sisters around.

I heard mum say, “We cannot _________ it.” What was the “it”? The giant saw me and _________ I should sit down near him. I was at a loss, although _________ might be a better word, for I had never seen or heard of a giant crying before. Unshed（满眶） tears __________up in his eyes. His cheeks were __________

The giant reached into a cardboard box and brought out a dirty young cat and __________ it on my lap. I was soon __________, as the giant shared a story with mum. As he spoke, with shaking shoulders caused by __________and at times sorrow, he transformed from a giant to a man who became my hero.

He __________ that he was on his way home when he heard two men laughing and talking. As he rounded the corner, he heard the most terrible scream of pain. He couldn’t __________ what he saw. The men had thrown a kitten into a furnace（火炉）. He yelled and ran up to them but it was too__________. He couldn’t save the kitten. The men had run away and he was about to run after them when he saw another kitten at his feet.

“We have to __________ it; we have to keep it!” said the giant.

“It needs a __________,” said mum.

“I can help, Mommy!”

Reminded of my presence, mum and my hero sent me off to bed. As I fell asleep, I heard mum running some water.

We named the kitten Cinder and it joined our family. I never saw “the giant” again; I only saw my hero and a man whose heart was __________ than he was.

【1】A.greeting B.chatting C.returning D.wandering

【2】A.waiting B.escaping C.preparing D.behaving

【3】A.model B.hero C.tutor D.friend

【4】A.visit B.story C.arrival D.life

【5】A.awoke B.listened C.rushed D.dreamed

【6】A.straight B.alone C.indoors D.gradually

【7】A.keep B.leave C.train D.clean

【8】A.appealed B.urged C.indicated D.forced

【9】A.regretful B.hopeless C.happy D.terrified

【10】A.built B.rolled C.blocked D.welled

【11】A.wet B.red C.bright D.fresh

【12】A.spread B.placed C.led D.dropped

【13】A.discovered B.forgotten C.convinced D.relieved

【14】A.fear B.surprise C.anxiety D.anger

【15】A.argued B.emphasized C.explained D.summarized

【16】A.believe B.prove C.guess D.judge

【17】A.bad B.late C.fast D.far

【18】A.help B.cure C.need D.buy

【19】A.meal B.rest C.bath D.lift

【20】A.lighter B.purer C.warmer D.larger

33、   For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”.

I ________  them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, ________, working on a paper. Out of nowhere, those words came ________ off the page in a quote, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of ________ truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”

Suddenly I wasn’t unhappy and impatient any more. Then I ________ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was ________ to hear what he’d think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to ________ it a few times, but once he ________ it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally ________,”he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and ________ to find that quote. “Why is that?” he asked. “Well, spring is a sure _________ that life persists. And it just makes me________. ”

He laughed again, and then ______ his lovely voice, he recited for me his________“spring time” words, “The desert shall rejoice(高兴) and blossom(开花) like the rose … even with_________ and singing.”

Many years later, ________ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming cactuses (仙人掌), I could _________ hear my granddad laughing, “The desert shall rejoice.”

Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of _________ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of  _________  and the green of spring. Spring _________  us that we’re alive forever.

【1】A.looked for B.picked out C.came across D.made up

【2】A.worried B.bored C.tired D.confused

【3】A.running B.dancing C.rushing D.moving

【4】A.fear B.thrill C.anxiety D.lie

【5】A.called B.visited C.consulted D.informed

【6】A.desperate B.confident C.upset D.patient

【7】A.copy B.print C.repeat D.recite

【8】A.made B.got C.undertook D.managed

【9】A.puzzlement B.doubt C.agreement D.disapproval

【10】A.practically B.naturally C.obviously D.especially

【11】A.way B.sign C.remark D.evidence

【12】A.astonished B.energetic C.merry D.alive

【13】A.in B.with C.of D.beyond

【14】A.impressive B.extraordinary C.classic D.favorite

【15】A.joy B.sorrow C.sympathy D.adaptation

【16】A.after B.although C.until D.when

【17】A.hardly B.always C.mostly D.almost

【18】A.desert B.words C.world D.journeys

【19】A.spring B.winter C.summer D.autumn

【20】A.comforts B.guarantees C.reminds D.strikes

34、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。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

36、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

37、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

38、请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。

Nowadays, we can see many people looking at their mobile phones in subways, restaurants, elevators, roads and so on. We call those who use their mobile phones too much phubbers/ smartphone addicts (低头族).

要求：

(1)就此材料发表你的看法;

(2)紧扣材料，有明确的观点；

(3)词数不少于60。

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39、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Eric希望参加你校组织的古筝兴趣班。请根据以下要点，用英语给他回一封电子邮件。

1. 古筝兴趣班成立的宗旨；

2. 古筝兴趣班的每周活动安排；

3. 愿意提供帮助。

注意： 1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：兴趣班 Interest Class

Dear Eric,

How’s everything going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，本周末你市体育馆内将举行一场中国国际太极表演赛。你校国际交换生Jack对中国武术很感兴趣，你特发邮件向他介绍相关信息，内容包括：

1.表演的时间和地点；2.表演的内容；3.表达希望。

注意：1.词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：功夫Kung Fu；太极Tai Chi

41、假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国朋友来信说他在英国学校参加了中国书法 俱乐部。擅长书法的你决定写一幅书法作品寄给他，并附上_封信。信的内容包括.

1.该作品的内容； •

2.送该作品的原因；

3.表示愿意提供帮助。

注意：1.词数不少于100；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：汉字 Chinese characters;书法俱乐部 calligraphy club;书法作品 calligraphy piece

Dear Jim,

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Yours，

Li Hua