发布时间 : 星期一 文章北京市西城区2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题更新完毕开始阅读29a0f63a900ef12d2af90242a8956bec0975a5b6
and dark shores, rain sweeping over trees and bushes,” she writes. From that, it’s not hard to see why a life in nature—even with its potential downsides—still appeals to so many.
38. According to Paragraph 1, living in isolation makes people_____. A. look great privacy
B. reveal their
D. enjoy a lower living cost
C. overcome pressures
39. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Paul Kingsnorth helps readers develop an awareness of time and space. B. Paul Kingsnorth starts to have doubts about his ability as a writer. C. Paul Kingsnorth’s family live comfortably in a rural house. D. Paul Kingsnorth couldn’t afford a tiny rural house. 40. What do you know about Paul Kingsnorth?
A. He thinks it a perfect idea to live alone in nature. B. He earns money somewhere else to make ends meet.
C. His latest book is about the attraction of wilder places. D. Living in the countryside landscape results in his depression. 41. Why does the author mention Sylvain Tesson and his book? A. To inform readers of a famous French writer. B. To praise him for his marvelous writing skills. C. To explain how to live in the peaceful countryside. D. To emphasize more writers experience similar problems.
D
Elon Musk, perhaps the world’s most famous businessman, has a habit of making statements that stretch the bounds of believability.
On July 16, 2019, he introduced a new type of brain-machine interface (BMI), starting from the design of a “neural lace (神经织网)”, a net of thin electrodes (电极) that capture the information from the brain. However, the electrodes must be flexible, so that they do not damage brain tissue and will last for a long time.
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And to make the implantation (植入) of so many electrodes safe, painless and effective, the process has to be automated.
Mr. Musk’s team does indeed seem to have made progress towards these goals. Its presentation included videos of a robot that is best described as a sewing machine. This robot grabs “threads”, and shoots them deep into the brain through a hole. The firm has also designed a chip that can handle signals from as many as 3,072 electrodes.
With all these technological breakthroughs, the firm now hopes to help people overcome such illnesses as blindness and paralysis. They designed a small device that would sit behind someone’s ear, picking up signals from the implanted chip and passing them on as appropriate. In a few years, using a brain implant to control your devices may be as prevalent as wearing wireless earphones today. Finally, Musk predicts neural lace will allow humans to be combined with AI systems, thus enabling the species to survive.
Though, as this announcement shows, Mr. Musk does have a habit of presenting himself as the hero of the human race, the idea that some machines at least will come under the direct control of human brains seems possible to be carried out. The biggest barrier to this happening will probably not be writing the software needed to interpret brainwaves, but rather persuading people that the necessary surgery, whether by sewing machine or otherwise, is actually a good idea. 42. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _____. A. electrodes should be flexible to extend life B. Elon Musk constantly comes up with unexpected ideas C. a neural lace is used to store information from the brain D. electrodes are implanted by top surgeons for safety reasons
43. What does the underlined word “prevalent” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Useful. Appropriate.
44. What is the hardest part of carrying out BMI? A. Convincing people to accept the surgery.
B. Common.
C. Professional. D.
B. Developing devices to perform the surgery. C. Writing the software to interpret brainwaves. D. Informing people of the success of the surgery. 45. What is the best title of this passage? A. The Neural Lace, A New Type of BMI. B. Elon Musk, the Hero of Human Beings.
C. Artificial Intelligence, the Way to Survive. D. A Brain Implant, A Step to Control Machines.
第Ⅱ卷（共65分）
I. 选词填空（共7小题；每小题2分，共14分）
用方框中单词的适当形式完成下列句子, 每个单词只能用一次。
simple, arrive, lose, response, benefit, hesitate, fog 46. A good diet is ______ to health.
47. Many parents feel a sense of ______ when their children leave home for college. 48. It is very dangerous to drive on such a ______ day.
49. The shy girl finally held out her hand with some ______ and an uncertain smile. 50. You should ______ your complex explanation for the children.
51. Please tell me the flight number and the ______ time. I will meet you at the airport.
52. I received an encouraging ______ to my advertisement. II. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
在下列句子中的空白处填入适当内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
53. Jason is saving a sum of money ______ (buy) a new house for his family. 54. People value EQ much more than before, believing it is EQ ______ gets us promoted. 55. ______ in writing his new novel, Steve didn’t notice evening approaching. 56. In art criticism, you must assume that the artist has a message ______ (hide) within his/her work.
57. ______ the important exam around the corner, I became busier and busier.
58. During your life journey, some people you meet may let you down ______ more will help you grow.
59. I’m tired out. I stayed up the whole night, ______ (study) for my project due today.
60. If I hadn’t met Jim in the library that day, I ______ (miss) the chance of owning a true friend.
61. Life is like a race ______ we all compete with ourselves against time. 62. Praise not only brings joy to those who ______ (praise) but also adds pleasure to those who praise.
III. 完成句子（共5小题; 第1、2题每题2分, 第3、4、5题每题3分, 共13分）
根据括号中所给提示完成下列句子。
63. 我常常在年初为每一学科设立目标。（tend to）
__________________________________________________________________________ 64. 在我们学校，所有的教室都能连接到因特网。（have access to）
__________________________________________________________________________ 65. 让我们欣慰的是，多年的努力终有了回报。（pay off）
__________________________________________________________________________ 66. 医疗队由10名有经验的医生和护士组成。（consist of）
__________________________________________________________________________ 67. 校长鼓励我们参加各种各样的课余活动来丰富我们的校园生活。（participate in） __________________________________________________________________________ IV. 阅读表达（共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）
阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。
What’s the one thing that the world’s leading innovators (创新者) share with children? They both learn through asking questions. It’s the simplest and most effective way of learning.