高二下半期期末考试英语题带参考答案（2019-2020年江西省南昌市八一中学）

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When Jenny Benson was eight, her mother took her to soccer practice for the first time. “She’s never played soccer before,” Mrs Benson told the coach.“I’m not sure how she’ll do.” Jenny ran onto the field and joined the other players. Over the next hour, Mrs Benson and the coach watched as Jenny out­ran many of the more experienced players. “I knew then that soccer would be Jenny’s sport.” Mrs Benson recalls. And she was right. It may have helped that Jenny had spent much of her time trying to keep up with her three brothers.“I wanted to be just like them,” Jenny says.“My family has inspired me for my entire life.” Jenny has retired from the United States women’s national soccer team. She started out on her professional career in the Philadelphia Charge, a team in the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA)．Later on, she joined FC Energy Voronezh, and then New Jersey Wildcats. When the WUSA was being formed, league officials watched many college soccer games, looking for players good enough to join the league. They were very interested in Jenny, who played for the University of Nebraska. “Throughout that college season, I knew I was being watched,” Jenny says, “I knew I couldn’t be perfect, so I just tried to be very consistent and have fun.” As a professional, Jenny relied on her focused but fun­loving attitude. “In a game, I try never to put too much pressure on myself. The more I concentrate on having fun, the better I play.” She says. “I have good and bad days, just like everyone else, but I know the sun will always come up after a bad day. So all I have to do is to adjust myself, either to the change of my inner feelings or to the change of circumstances.That helps me get through anything.” 【1】What can we learn from Jenny’s first soccer practice? A. She was not sure how to play soccer. B. She was gifted in playing soccer. C. She was instructed by the soccer coach. D. She was more experienced than other players. 【2】Which professional team did she first play for? A. New Jersey Wildcats. B. FC Energy Voronezh. C. The University of Nebraska. D. The Philadelphia Charge. 【3】Which of the following can best describe Jenny? A. Talented but impatient. B. Confident and considerate. C. Concentrated and adaptable. D. Absorbed but self­centered. 【4】What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How Jenny developed her soccer career. B. Why Jenny retired from the national team. C. How Jenny’s brothers influenced her career. D. What made Jenny a good soccer player.

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For all the technological wonders of modem medicine, health care-with its fax machines and clipboards(写字板)—is out of date. This outdated era is slowly drawing to a close as the industry catches up with the artificial-intelligence ( AI) revolution. Eric Topol, an expert in heart disease and enthusiast for digital medicine, thinks AI will be particularly useful for such tasks as examining images, observing heart traces for abnormalities or turning doctors' words into patient records. It will be able to use masses of data to work out the best treatments, and improve workflows in hospitals. In short, AI is set to save time, lives and money. The fear some people have is that AI will be used to deepen the assembly-line culture of modem medicine. If it gives a “ gift of time” to doctors, they argue that this bonus should be used to extend consultations, rather than simply speeding through them more efficiently. That is a fine idea, but as health swallows an ever-bigger share of national wealth, greater efficiency is exactly what is needed, at least so far as governments and insurers are concerned. Otherwise, rich societies may fail to cope with the needs of ageing and growing populations. An extra five minutes spent chatting with a patient is costly as well as valuable. The AI revolution will also enable managerial accountants to adjust and evaluate every aspect of treatment. The autonomy of the doctor will surely be weakened, especially, perhaps, in public-health systems which are duty-bound to cut unnecessary costs. The Hippocratic Oath(誓言) holds that there is an art to medicine as well as a science, and that “warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug”. There's lots of sense in it: the patients of sympathetic physicians have been shown to recover better. Yet as the supply of human carers fails to satisfy the demand for health care, the future may involve consultations on smartphones and measurements monitored by chatbots. The considerately warmed stethoscope ( 听诊器) ,placed gently on a patient's back, may become a relic of the past. 【1】What's Dr Topol's attitude toward AI's coming into medicine? A. Concerned. B. Doubtful. C. Optimistic. D. Cautious. 【2】What does the author of the text attach more importance to? A. Medical costs. B. National wealth. C. Longer consultation. D. Greater efficiency. 【3】Why is the Hippocratic Oath mentioned? A. To prove the bright future of AI. B. To show the advantage of a human doctor. C. To explain medical equipment is more important. D. To argue a human doctor performs as well as a robot. 【4】What may be the best title for the text? A. Health care and AI B. AI and its applications C. Doctors and Patients D. Dr Topol and digital medicine

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Whether you' re a child, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect for your parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, devoting time, energy and money to your development. 【1】 No matter your age is, there are 5 ways to show respect. ●Respect their belongings. One important way to show respect is to show regard for the things important to your parents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things. For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in good condition and on time. Lack of respect for a parent's belongings is a violation of personal boundaries. 【2】— And never borrow things without asking first. ●Punctuality . 【3】 Therefore, always be on time. For teenagers, showing up on time means coming home by curfew （宵禁）.Adult children should show up on time for family dinners or events, or to pick a parent up for a medical appointment. Call if you're going to be late because parents worry about children, no matter their age is. ●【4】 Remembering birthdays, anniversaries and other special days is a sign that you honor your parents. Make plans to take them to lunch or dinner or bake a cake or cookies. Most parents don't expect expensive gifts, but a handmade gift is always appreciated .A phone call from a grown child who lives too far for a visit is a welcome sign of respect. ●Be kind. Kind words and affection are simple ways to show respect. Tell your parents you love them. Listen and allow your parents to speak without interruption. Show a sincere interest in what your parents have to say. Be patient with your parents and don't rush them. Never talk back or be rude or disrespectful. Acknowledge your parents' achievements. 【5】 A.Celebrate with them. B.Be a good listener. C.Don't take advantage of your parents' kindness and generosity. D.Treat your parents the way you would like to be treated. E.Being respectful helps build positive relationships with others. F.And they love you unconditionally throughout your life. G.Lateness indicates a lack of respect.

4. 完形填空

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When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to_______locations that the public transportation couldn't get to, I bought a(n)_______car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _______during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my_______was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I_______out in my car, being too poor to afford bed-and-breakfasts. One morning, I_______in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a_______ house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a_______cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with_______I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day. My thermos (暖瓶)，had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She________let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the________and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was________to eat something more than porridge! I________being friends with the whole family. That was only one of many acts of ________ strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me________offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase________several flights of stairs in the underground, After he'd done so, with a smile and a wave, he________into the crowd. Kindness gets________.The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking________desperate. His grateful smile was all the________I needed as I dashed off to catch my train. 【1】A.reach B.search C.arrive D.choose 【2】A.modern B.intelligent C.special D.ancient 【3】A.bread B.rice C.porridge D.vegetable 【4】A.wallet B.backpack C.mobile D.car 【5】A.camped B.worked C.watched D.looked 【6】A.appeared B.awoke C.slept D.explored 【7】A.deserted B.separate C.single D.shabby 【8】A.typical B.measuring C.necessary D.steaming 【9】A.now that B.so that C.even if D.in case 【10】A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t 【11】A.couple B.woman C.adult D.family 【12】A.amazed B.ashamed C.delighted D.frustrated 【13】A.gave up B.end up C.kept up D.turn up 【14】A.sadness B.kindness C.happiness D.forgiveness 【15】A.working B.travelling C.crying D.struggling 【16】A.up B.around C.forward D.away 【17】A.fade away B.threw away C.put away D.tore away 【18】A.turn down B.handed out C.passed on D.started with 【19】A.immediately B.constantly C.directly D.increasingly 【20】A.dream B.memory C.reward D.intention

5. 语法填空

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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。 Nowadays more and more people like to travel, 【1】 (especial) when vacations come.A great number of people rush out of their homes or companies to 【2】 (travel) spots. They either drive or take a bus, a train, a ship 【3】 so on. Some even ride bikes. However, there 【4】 (be) another way of travelling—poorism. People have a tour in 【5】 poorest areas of the worlds Some people may take a one-day poorest tour, and some even pay to stay in very poor neighborhoods 【6】 (experience) the lowest living standards in the worlds Poorism tours take place around the world, and not just in the third world 【7】 (country).You can, for instance, tour New York neighborhoods in the Bronx. Such tours can take people into the heart of poor areas.These tours may awaken people to pay 【8】 (much) attention to long-standing poverty, or the effects of war. Some think that tours in the poor areas can raise social care. And the money from the tour can 【9】 (donate) to help the people 【10】 live there.

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 During my last summer holiday, I go to France with my father to do some sightseeing. On third day, our bus pulled into a motorway service station. Our guide told us we wouldn’t stop again that day, so we had to eat a meal in the only restaurant here. There was a problem. When I asked about fish, in my terrible French, the assistant thought I wanted chickens. Anyway, ten minutes late, I got my meal. I thought the food would be dull, what wasn't the case at all. Wonderfully cooking, it tasted delicious and had been nothing in common with my motorway food elsewhere. Maybe I shouldn’t have been so surprising as this, after all, was France.

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