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2016
年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）
英
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A
The best of adventure
and sport in NSW
If you want adventure,
then the state of New South
Wales (NSW)
in Australia is the place to go. No matter
what the season, you can choose from a
wide variety of
landscapes, climates,
activities and experiences all with
easy access to tour operators and local
guides.
For snow lovers,
there
’
s no better place than
the
Snowy Mountains. Skiers and
snowboarders can hit the
slopes for
some downhill thrills in Kosciuszko National.
Park. Non-skiing adventure-seekers will
enjoy hiking or snowshoeing.
If
water
sports
are
more
your
thing,
there
are
plenty
of
places
to
go.
Surfers
you’re
your
surfboards
and
head
to
Byron
Bay,
Shellharbour,
or
Newcastle's
Merewether
Beach.
To
see
spectacular sea life up close, visit
Lord Howe Island, a world-famous destination for
underwater
diving.
The
oceans,
lakes
and
rivers
around
NSW
offer
a
lifetime
’
s
worth
of
exciting
fishing
and
boating
challenges.
Want
more?
Experience
the
rush
of
whitewater
rafting
in
Jindabyne
and
Penrith, or go barefoot waterskiing in
Port Stephens.
For adventure in NSW,
the sky
’
s the limit! Book a
hot-air-balloon or helicopter ride over the
stunning
vineyards
of
the
Hunter
Valley,
go
skydiving
in
Wollongong,
or
try
hang-gliding
in
Stanwell Park.
Get to know the
State
’
s unique and tough
landscapes on a caving, canoeing or rock climbing
adventure.
Four-wheel-
driving
and
off-roading
tours
are
popular
in
both
Country
NSW
and
Outback
NSW. Or explore parts of the State on horseback
―
you
’
Il find great horse
riding options
in Sydney and throughout
NSW.
21. What is the purpose of this
article?
A. To advertise a new holiday
tour.
B. To describe the geography of
NSW.
C. To promote NSW's tourist
attractions.
D. To encourage people to
move to NSW.
22. Where can you go
barefoot waterskiing?
A. Port Stephens.
B.
The Hunter Valley
C. Stanwell Park.
D.
Wollongong.
23. Who are the intended
readers
？
A.
Families.
B.
Local guides.
C. Photographers.
D. Adventure travellers
B
The United States of
America was founded in 1776 after the 13
independent American states
rose up
against the ruling British, defeated them in the
American Revolutionary War, and signed
the Declaration of Independence, the
document which declared the creation of the new
country.
The men who led the
revolution, drafted the Declaration of
Independence, and wrote the first
American laws are known as
100-dollar note, was appointed to
prepare the Declaration that was eventually signed
by the other
founding fathers.
Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston to
a soap maker named Josiah Franklin. His father
could
not afford full schooling for all
his children, but Benjamin loved books and worked
in his elder
brother's printing
business before starting a newspaper called
the Pennsylvania Gazette
in
1729.
He
wrote
and
drew
cartoons
for
the
newspaper.
In
addition,
he
worked
to
improve
living
conditions
in
the city:
introducing
street
lights,
cleaning
the
roads
and
building
libraries.
In
the
1740s,
Franklin
retired
from
his
newspaper
and
turned
to
science
with
great
success.
He
was
a
very smart man and his
work on electricity, including the
“
kite
experiment
”
which confirmed
the
nature of lightning, made him
famous throughout the world.
Franklin
earned the title of the “First
American”
for his efforts to unite the
13 American states,
and to win their
independence. This part of the story starts in
London. He was sent to the city to
persuade the British to treat the
American states more fairly. It was here that he
began interacting
with important
political thinkers and activists of the time and
developing his own political ideas.
Following his return to America in 1761
he became much more active in American politics
and in the battle against British rule.
After the United States of America was
established, Franklin held several important
positions
such
as
the
first
United
States
Postmaster
General,
Ambassador
to
France
and
President
of
Pennsylvania. He is also famous today
for his wise sayings, including
“
a penny saved is a penny
earned
” and
“an
ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure
”
.
24. What is the article mainly about?
A. The American Declaration
of Independence.
B.
Franklin's contributions to American society.
C. The American War of
Independence.
D. Benjamin
Franklin's early life.
25. How did
Franklin begin developing his own political
thinking?
A. By
discussing ideas with political activists in
Britain.
B. By
persuading the 13 American states to unite.
C. By fighting against
British rule in America.
D.
By writing articles for his own newspaper.
26. What can be inferred about Franklin
from the article?
A.
His most important contribution was in science.
B.
He was th e leader of the
“founding
fathers
”
.
C.
He was
successful in many different areas.
D. He came from a very wealthy family.
27. What is the correct order for the
following events from
Franklin
’
s life?
a. He started a newspaper business.
b. He carried out the kite
experience on electricity.
c.
He worked for his brother in a printing company.
d. He was appointed the
Ambassador to France.
e.
He helped write the Declaration of Independence.
f. He visited England to
discuss independence.
A. e, c, a, b,
f, d
B.
c, a, b, f, e, d
C. a, c, f, b, d, e
D. f, d, a, b,
c, e
C
Whether
or
not
you
believe
Professor
Stephen
Hawking's
alarming
theory
that
building
a
“
strong
”
artificial intelligence (AI) could lead
to the end of the human race,
it
’s
clear that AI is
reaching the point where soon it will
affect almost every aspect of how we work with
computers.
We must get used to
computers that talk back.
Last year,
investment bank Deep V
entures attracted
much media attention when it announced
that
it
had
appointed
an
AI
computer
to
its
board
of
directors
to
help
make
important
business
decisions. What
actually happened was that the company used a
program called VITAL to analyse
potential investments
(
授资
) in different
businesses. But VITAL doesn't attend board
meetings or
vote
―
it
’
s
just a program. While it's not quite the evil
robot we see in science fiction movies, it
shows us how far computers and AI have
advanced.
Soon
AI
systems
will
be
driving
our
vehicles,
interpreting
our
facial
expressions
as
we
perform
complex
tasks,
translating
our
voices
into
different
languages
and
building
other
machines for us in
factories around the world. But they won't look
like us or pretend to be human.
In
the
new
film
Ex
Machina
,
a
computer
scientist
is
asked
to
assess
whether
a
beautiful
human-looking
robot
called
Ava
has
human
intelligence.
I
won't
spoil
the
film
for
you,
but
it
occurred
to
me
that
one
of
the
reasons
we
believe
other
human
beings
are
conscious
and
have
intelligence is that
we
’
re told they are all .the
time. Indeed, if you stopped believing other
people
have minds, you would quickly
find yourself unable to function in the world.
Google
’
s Eric
Schmidt argues that we shouldn't worry about AI,
and that we need instead to
redesign
our education systems so that we learn how to get
on with the machines. As powerful
computer-based intelligences continue
developing, we must let go of the belief that only
humans
have intelligence and
consciousness. Just as we have accepted the
reality that the self-awareness
that
makes
minds
possible
exists
within
the
animal
world,
we
may
soon
accept
that
it
can
also
exist within the machine world.
28. According to Professor Stephen
Hawking, human beings
.
A. may be endangered by
strong AI
B. are still
more intelligent than machines
C. will benefit greatly from the
advances in AI
D. will never
be able to build a strong AI system
29.
According to Paragraph 2, VITAL can
.
A. attend board
meetings to vote
B.
make final decisions for the bank
C. attract more investments to the bank
D. assess the value of
different businesses
30.
The author predicts that AI machines
will soon be able to
.
A. control people's facial expressions
B. construct other
intelligent machines
C.
have a human-like physical appearance
D. change people's speeches into
different languages
31.
Which of the following would the author
most probably agree with?
A.
It is too late to stop the danger of artificial
intelligence.
.
.
B. Humans should learn to live with
intelligent machines.
C.
Intelligent machines will eventually control the
world.
D. Only humans
can have intelligence and consciousness.
D
Mature-age
university students are annoying, I know. I
understand that when you're 18 or 19,
and already know everything, there's no
need to do the readings or show up prepared for
class. I
also understand that there are
these old people in class who should be doing
other things
—
maybe
retiring,
or
gardening
in
the
backyard.
They
are
eagerly
asking
questions
(or
worse,
answering
them) and
generally loud.
I understand
because I used to be one of them. I dropped out of
high school in Year 11 and
after
playing guitar in a band for a few years, I spent
the next ten years working different jobs.
Then a friend, who thought I was
wasting my life, suggested I enrol at his
university. Although
afraid,
I
eventually
took
a
university
preparation
course
and
a
year
later
became
a
35-year-old
university
freshman.
Like
many
mature-age
students,
after
completing
my
degree,
I
continued
studying
and
eventually attained my
PhD.
Now I
’
m a
lecturer at Toronto University in Canada. In fact,
I have just finished preparing a
group
of mature-age students to annoy next
year
’
s young first years. My
students come from many
different
backgrounds. But they all share an enthusiasm for
knowledge and learning.
I
know
they
are
ridiculous
and
show
up
to
class
with
folders
full
of
readings,
minds
overflowing with ideas and concepts
they want to discuss. I was
the same.
But, contrary to
the
stereotype of the annoying mature-age
students occupying the airtime in class, most
don't want to
control the discussion.
They
’
re
likely
to
be
waiting,
counting
away
the
seconds
silently
in
the
hope
that
someone
will
want
to
talk
about
all
of
these
amazing
ideas
we
’
re
learning
about.
Only
after
waiting
for
younger voices to speak. ( but which
often remain silent) do they begin talking.
Speaking for myself, I love students
who come prepared and ready to discuss stuff.
So let's
celebrate all of those
“
annoying
”
mature-age
students.
32. According to the article,
a mature-age student is a person
.
A. who behaves like an adult
B . studying for a higher
degree
C. not yet qualified to
enter university
D.
who starts university at an older age
33. In the first paragraph, the author
.
A. shows that he is opposed
to mature-age students
B. describes
the problems mature-age students create
C. makes fun of the attitude held by
many young students.
D. explains why
many teachers dislike mature-age students