河南省南阳市2017—2018学年高一上学期期末英语试题

秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听 第

6

段材料，回答第

6

、

7

题。

6. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A notebook computer.

B. A mobile phone.

C. A new T-shirt

7. What can the tiny computers do?

A. Receive messages.

B. Switch lights on and off.

C. Operate the air conditioner.

听第

7

段 材料，回答第

8

、

9

< br>题。

8. What is the woman doing?

A. Deciding on the time for a holiday trip.

B. Learning about some festival customs.

C. Looking through her schedule.

9. When is Easter this year?

A. On April 6th.

B. On April 8th.

听第

8

段材料，回答第

10

至

12

题。

10. How will the man go to the Art Museum?

A. By motorbike.

B. By bus.

11. What should the man do when he comes to the third turning?

A. Turn right.

B. Turn left

12. Where is the Art Museum?

A. Opposite a bus station.

B. Beside a hotel.

听第

9

段材料，回答第

13< /p>

至

16

题。

13. How often will the man be available to work?

A. No more than two evenings a week.

B. Up to three evenings a week.

C. At least three evenings a week.

14. Why does the man apply for a part- time job?

A. To gain work experience.

B. To improve his social skills.

15. What is the man good at?

A. Solving problems.

B. Communicating with people.

group.

16. What will the man do on September 10th?

A. Have a lesson.

B. Work for the community.

woman.

听第

10

段材料，回答第

17

至

20

题。

C. On April 9th.

C. By car.

C. Go straight

C. Behind a bank.

C. To earn money.

C.

Working

in

a

C.

Meet

the

17. From whom did the speaker get the information of the project?

A. Her neighbors.

B. Her cousins.

C. Her friends.

18. Where did the speaker come from?

A. China.

B. Thailand.

C. Australia.

19. What does the speaker ask her family to do?

A. Learn about sea animals.

B. Recycle as much as possible.

C. Take part in the cleaning project

20. What will One-Day Clean-up focus on January 11th next year?

A. The woodlands.

B. The seaside.

C. The rivers

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

、

B

、

C

和

D

四个选项中，选出最佳 选项。

A

Netgear Wi- Fi Range Extender

Est. Price: $$30 | Buy it on Amazon

Why

We

Love

It:

This

is

a

great

device

to

increase

your

wi- fi

signal

and

get

the

fastest

streaming power. It’s also useful to set

up separate wi-fi networks for guests.

External Phone Charger

Est. Price: $$30 | Buy it on B&H Photo

Why

We

Love

It:

Charge

your

phone

anywhere

while

also

extending

its

battery

life.

This

particular model can also be used with the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and iPad. It has a standard

USB drive so users can charge e-readers as well.

Pop Sockets Smartphone Stand

Est. Price: $$10 | Buy it on Amazon

Why We Love It: It may look silly, but this gripper is actually really useful for taking pictures

or watching videos. It also folds down flat when not in use for a more separate look.

Fitbit

Est. Price: $$401 Buy it on Bed Bath & Beyond

Why We Love It: Track steps and monitor sleep cycles to improve your health. It also records

workouts, and receives call, text, or calendar notifications.

21. Which one can be used to connect your smartphone with the network?

A. Pop Sockets Smartphone Stand

B. External Phone Charger

C. Netgear Wi-Fi Range Extender

D. Fitbit

22. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?

A. Netgear Wi-Fi Range Extender can build different wi-fi networks for each person-

B. External Phone Charger can be used anywhere in iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, iPad.

C. Pop Sockets Smartphone Stand is beautiful and useful for photography.

D. Fitbit can keep company with us when doing exercise.

23. What do they have in common with each other?

A. Their prices are all under $$40.

B. They all can be bought online.

C. They all help to make smartphones more available.

D. They are not loved by people because of their usage.

B

A strange object was found in a small city called Carlos Spegazzini, just a short drive from the

capital city of Buenos Aires.

When farmer Jose first found an odd scene in his farmland, he began to dig at the object.

However, he quickly found himself running to tell his wife. Jose needed more support if he was

going to investigate this strange thing.

Even the dog was hesitant to investigate. Unfamiliar with the object,

man’s best friend was

not about to jump at it with little concern. Therefore, they chose to call in somebody who has a

better idea of what to do.

When the police first showed up, they were just as stumped as Jose. They knew this object

was something out of the ordinary. It might even be something extraordinary, so more questions

appeared.

It quickly became apparent, it was time to call in the big guys. That

’s right; when you find

something that appears to be out-of- this-

world, it’s time to call in those who study the mysteries

of the old world.

Authorities

called

in

archaeologists

who

jumped

at

the

chance

to

study

the

object.

They

、

quickly

determined

one

thing

was

for

certain:

the

ancient

big

one

that

left

this

behind

was

absolutely massive! The group was unable to move the shell, as it weighed nearly two tons!

Clearly,

this

massive

beast

was

not

the

only

of

its

kind

existing

in

the

modem-day

world.

Similar

fossils

had

been

found

in

the

surrounding

areas

and

had

even

made

their

way

to

museums. But what was the ancient beast?

24. What is the right order of the events?

a. Jose found a strange object and began to dig

b. Jose and his wife called the police

c. Jose ran to tell his wife

d. Archaeologists came to study the object and found similar fossils.

e. They called in some experts.

A. abode

B. ached

C. acbde

D. abced

25. What does the underlined word “stumped” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Both the police and Jose were unfamiliar with the object and did not know what to do.

B. The police knew this object was something out-of- this-world as Jose did.

C. The police and Jose all liked to collect stamps.

D. The police were just as stupid as Jose.

26. According to the passage, when we find something that appears to be out-of- this-world, we

should ________.

A. run to our family and friends.

B. call the police

C. call in those who study the mysteries of the world.

D. ignore and leave it behind.

27. What do you think the ancient beast is mostly likely to be?

A. A dinosaur.

B. An insect

C. A tree.

C

Once upon a time there was an exhibition on fine sculptures in the open air. Before it was

open to the public, several well-known sculptors were invited to visit and show their opinions.

There was a tent covering each sculpture. When they were approaching the first sculpture, a top

assistant went over in advance to draw the first tent away. A big cluster (

团

) of beautiful peach

D. A dog.

blossoms appeared in front of them. The sculpture was really true to life. At the moment some

bees flew over and then stopped on the flowers on seeing them to gather honey. All the sculptors

thought highly of the first sculpture.

Then the assistant uncovered the second tent, and they saw a big piece of meat standing

there. A dog nearby began to bark slavering (

流口水

). All the sculptors cheered. They all said that

it was more excellent, because it confused the dog, to put it another way, the dog also took the

sculpture for a real one and was dying to eat it.

Then

they

would

come

to

the

third

sculpture.

Walking

ahead,

the

assistant

was

going

to

draw

the

tent

as

he

did

before.

As

soon

as

he

touched

the

tent,

he

cried

all

of

a

sudden,

“Wonderful! I

t

’s the best sculpture indeed I have ever seen.”

All the sculptors were puzzled and asked why he thought so. After he told them his reason,

everybody understood and agreed with him.

28. A sculptor is a person who ________.

A. buys sculptures

C. makes sculptures

B. shows sculptures

D. covers sculptures

29. The 2nd was even better than the first because people often think ________.

A. it’s harder to confuse a bee than a dog

C. a dog is bigger than a bee

B. it

’s harder to confuse a dog than a bee

D. docs are always friendly

30. How did the assistant feel when he touched the third tent?

A. Puzzled.

C. sad.

B. Amazed.

D. Disappointed.

31. What do you think the third sculpture was?

A. A tent

C. A puzzle.

D

AI is like the Wild West right now. No company wants to be left behind, and whether it’s by

optimizing (

优化

) their hardware for AI processing or using machine learning to speed up tasks,

every

major

brand

has

invested

heavily

in

artificial

intelligence.

AI

spread

to

all

aspects

of

our

lives in 2017, but the revolution is only just beginning.

This year, AI got so smart that computers beat humans at

Poker and Go

, earned a perfect

Ms.

B. A sculptor.

D. A cover

Pac

Man

score

and

even

kept

up

with

experienced

Super

Smash

Bros

,

players.

People

started

using

AI

in

medicine

to

predict

diseases

and

other

medical

conditions,

as

well

as

spot

suicidal

users on social networks. AI also began to compose music and write movie scripts.

Everywhere you look, there’s someone trying to add AI to something.

Eventually, every industry and every aspect of our lives

—

from shopping in a mall to riding a

self-driving car

—

will be transformed through AI.

Stores will know our tastes, sizes and habits and use that information to serve us deals or

show

us

where

to

find

what

we

might

be

looking

for.

Cars

will

be

smart

enough

to

avoid

obstructions and use machine-learning to better recognize dangers and drive around them. Even

your doctors will soon rely on AI to classify X-rays, MRI scans and other medical images, cutting

down the time involved in diagnosing (

诊断

) a patient.

AI is already prevalent in image- recognition, and it will soon become even more available.

Home-security cameras are already getting better at distinguishing between individual humans,

dogs, cats and cars. Don’t be surprised if this is ultimately used in law enforcement to look for

potential criminals or missing persons.

In

2017,

the

AI

took

over

gained

momentum

(

推动力

)

.Next

year,

we’ll

start

to

see

more

powerful AI that might actually change the way we live. It might not happen right away, but soon

AI will run our lives.

32. From the first paragraph, we know that ________.

A. The Wild West means that there is no chance.

B. Optimizing the hardware is the only way

〇

f speeding up tasks.

C. Every big company has poured lots of money into AI industry.

D. The development of AI will be less and less.

33. Which could not show that AI got so smart this year?

A. AI could treat diseases and other medical conditions.

B. Computers beat humans in every competition.

C. AI also began to compose music and write movie scripts.

D. AI could spot suicidal users on social networks.

34. What do you think will be transformed possibly through AI in the future?

A. Stores will coll

ect their guests’ information and sell them.