广州市二模英语试题word版及参考答案文档格式.docx
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第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThebestofadventureandsportinNSW
Ifyouwantadventure,thenthestateofNewSouth
Wales(NSW)inAustraliaistheplacetogo.Nomatter
whattheseason,youcanchoosefromawidevarietyof
landscapes,climates,activitiesandexperiencesallwith
easyaccesstotouroperatorsandlocalguides.
Forsnowlovers,there'
snobetterplacethanthe
SnowyMountains.Skiersandsnowboarderscanhitthe
slopesforsomedownhillthrillsinKosciuszkoNational.Park.Non-skiingadventure-seekerswillenjoyhikingorsnowshoeing.
Ifwatersportsaremoreyourthing,thereareplentyofplacestogo.Surfersyou’reyoursurfboardsandheadtoByronBay,Shellharbour,orNewcastle'
sMerewetherBeach.Toseespectacularsealifeupclose,visitLordHoweIsland,aworld-famousdestinationforunderwaterdiving.
Theoceans,lakesandriversaroundNSWofferalifetime'
sworthofexcitingfishingandboatingchallenges.Wantmore?
ExperiencetherushofwhitewaterraftinginJindabyneandPenrith,orgobarefootwaterskiinginPortStephens.
ForadventureinNSW,thesky'
sthelimit!
Bookahot-air-balloonorhelicopterrideoverthestunningvineyardsoftheHunterValley,goskydivinginWollongong,ortryhang-glidinginStanwellPark.
GettoknowtheState'
suniqueandtoughlandscapesonacaving,canoeingorrockclimbingadventure.Four-wheel-drivingandoff-roadingtoursarepopularinbothCountryNSWandOutbackNSW.OrexplorepartsoftheStateonhorseback--you'
IlfindgreathorseridingoptionsinSydneyandthroughoutNSW.
21.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?
A.Toadvertiseanewholidaytour.
B.TodescribethegeographyofNSW.
C.TopromoteNSW'
stouristattractions.
D.ToencouragepeopletomovetoNSW.
22.Wherecanyougobarefootwaterskiing?
A.PortStephens.B.TheHunterValley
C.StanwellPark.D.Wollongong.
23.Whoaretheintendedreaders?
A.Families.B.Localguides.
C.Photographers.D.Adventuretravellers
B
TheUnitedStatesofAmericawasfoundedin1776afterthe13independentAmericanstatesroseupagainsttherulingBritish,defeatedthemintheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,andsignedtheDeclarationofIndependence,thedocumentwhichdeclaredthecreationofthenewcountry.
Themenwholedtherevolution,draftedtheDeclarationofIndependence,andwrotethefirstAmericanlawsareknownas"
foundingfathers"
.BenjaminFranklin,whosepictureisontheUS100-dollarnote,wasappointedtopreparetheDeclarationthatwaseventuallysignedbytheotherfoundingfathers.
Franklinwasbornin1706inBostontoasoapmakernamedJosiahFranklin.Hisfathercouldnotaffordfullschoolingforallhischildren,butBenjaminlovedbooksandworkedinhiselderbrother'
sprintingbusinessbeforestartinganewspapercalledthePennsylvaniaGazettein1729.Hewroteanddrewcartoonsforthenewspaper.Inaddition,heworkedtoimprovelivingconditionsinthecity:
introducingstreetlights,cleaningtheroadsandbuildinglibraries.Inthe1740s,Franklinretiredfromhisnewspaperandturnedtosciencewithgreatsuccess.Hewasaverysmartmanandhisworkonelectricity,includingthe"
kiteexperiment"
whichconfirmedthenatureoflightning,madehimfamousthroughouttheworld.
Franklinearnedthetitleofthe“FirstAmerican"
forhiseffortstounitethe13Americanstates,andtowintheirindependence.ThispartofthestorystartsinLondon.HewassenttothecitytopersuadetheBritishtotreattheAmericanstatesmorefairly.Itwasherethathebeganinteractingwithimportantpoliticalthinkersandactivistsofthetimeanddevelopinghisownpoliticalideas.
FollowinghisreturntoAmericain1761hebecamemuchmoreactiveinAmericanpoliticsandinthebattleagainstBritishrule.
AftertheUnitedStatesofAmericawasestablished,FranklinheldseveralimportantpositionssuchasthefirstUnitedStatesPostmasterGeneral,AmbassadortoFranceandPresidentofPennsylvania.Heisalsofamoustodayforhiswisesayings,including"
apennysavedisapennyearned”and“anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure"
.
24.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.TheAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.
B.Franklin'
scontributionstoAmericansociety.
C.TheAmericanWarofIndependence.
D.BenjaminFranklin'
searlylife.
25.HowdidFranklinbegindevelopinghisownpoliticalthinking?
A.BydiscussingideaswithpoliticalactivistsinBritain.
B.Bypersuadingthe13Americanstatestounite.
C.ByfightingagainstBritishruleinAmerica.
D.Bywritingarticlesforhisownnewspaper.
26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFranklinfromthearticle?
A.Hismostimportantcontributionwasinscience.
B.Hewastheleaderofthe“foundingfathers”.
C.Hewassuccessfulinmanydifferentareas.
D.Hecamefromaverywealthyfamily.
27.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromFranklin'
slife?
a.Hestartedanewspaperbusiness.
b.Hecarriedoutthekiteexperienceonelectricity.
c.Heworkedforhisbrotherinaprintingcompany.
d.HewasappointedtheAmbassadortoFrance.
e.HehelpedwritetheDeclarationofIndependence.
f.HevisitedEnglandtodiscussindependence.
A.e,c,a,b,f,dB.c,a,b,f,e,d
C.a,c,f,b,d,eD.f,d,a,b,c,e
C
WhetherornotyoubelieveProfessorStephenHawking'
salarmingtheorythatbuildinga“strong”artificialintelligence(AI)couldleadtotheendofthehumanrace,it’sclearthatAIisreachingthepointwheresoonitwillaffectalmosteveryaspectofhowweworkwithcomputers.Wemustgetusedtocomputersthattalkback.
Lastyear,investmentbankDeepVenturesattractedmuchmediaattentionwhenitannouncedthatithadappointedanAIcomputertoitsboardofdirectorstohelpmakeimportantbusinessdecisions.WhatactuallyhappenedwasthatthecompanyusedaprogramcalledVITALtoanalysepotentialinvestments(授资)indifferentbusinesses.ButVITALdoesn'
tattendboardmeetingsorvote-it'
sjustaprogram.Whileit'
snotquitetheevilrobotweseeinsciencefictionmovies,itshowsushowfarcomputersandAIhaveadvanced.
SoonAIsystemswillbedrivingourvehicles,interpretingourfacialexpressionsasweperformcomplextasks,translatingourvoicesintodifferentlanguagesandbuildingothermachinesforusinfactoriesaroundtheworld.Buttheywon'
tlooklikeusorpretendtobehuman.
InthenewfilmExMachina,acomputerscientistisaskedtoassesswhetherabeautifulhuman-lookingrobotcalledAvahashumanintelligence.Iwon'
tspoilthefilmforyou,butitoccurredtomethatoneofthereasonswebelieveotherhumanbeingsareconsciousandhaveintelligenceisthatwe'
retoldtheyareall.thetime.Indeed,ifyoustoppedbelievingotherpeoplehaveminds,youwouldquicklyfindyourselfunabletofunctionintheworld.
Google'
sEricSchmidtarguesthatweshouldn'
tworryaboutAI,andthatweneedinsteadtoredesignoureducationsystemssothatwelearnhowtogetonwiththemachines.Aspowerfulcomputer-basedintelligencescontinuedeveloping,wemustletgoofthebeliefthatonlyhumanshaveintelligenceandconsciousness.Justaswehaveacceptedtherealitythattheself-awarenessthatmakesmindspossibleexistswithintheanimalworld,wemaysoonacceptthatitcanalsoexistwithinthemachineworld.
28.AccordingtoProfessorStephenHawking,humanbeings.
A.maybeendangeredbystrongAI
B.arestillmoreintelligentthanmachines
C.willbenefitgreatlyfromtheadvancesinAI
D.willneverbeabletobuildastrongAIsystem
29.AccordingtoParagraph2,VITALcan.
A.attendboardmeetingstovote
B.makefinaldecisionsforthebank
C.attractmoreinvestmentstothebank
D.assessthevalueofdifferentbusinesses
30.TheauthorpredictsthatAImachineswillsoonbeableto.
A.controlpeople'
sfacialexpressions
B.constructotherintelligentmachines
C.haveahuman-likephysicalappearance
D.changepeople'
sspeechesintodifferentlanguages
31.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith?
A.Itistoolatetostopthedangerofartificialintelligence...
B.Humansshouldlearntolivewithintelligentmachines.
C.Intelligentmachineswilleventuallycontroltheworld.
D.Onlyhumanscanhaveintelligenceandconsciousness.
D
Mature-ageuniversitystudentsareannoying,Iknow.Iunderstandthatwhenyou'
re18or19,andalreadyknoweverything,there'
snoneedtodothereadingsorshowuppreparedforclass.Ialsounderstandthattherearetheseoldpeopleinclasswhoshouldbedoingotherthings——mayberetiring,orgardeninginthebackyard.Theyareeagerlyaskingquestions(orworse,answeringthem)andgenerallyloud.
IunderstandbecauseIusedtobeoneofthem.IdroppedoutofhighschoolinYear11andafterplayingguitarinabandforafewyears,Ispentthenexttenyearsworkingdifferentjobs.Thenafriend,whothoughtIwaswastingmylife,suggestedIenrolathisuniversity.Althoughafraid,Ieventuallytookauniversitypreparationcourseandayearlaterbecamea35-year-olduniversityfreshman.
Likemanymature-agestudents,aftercompletingmydegree,IcontinuedstudyingandeventuallyattainedmyPhD.
NowI'
malectureratTorontoUniversityinCanada.Infact,Ihavejustfinishedpreparingagroupofmature-agestudentstoannoynextyear'
sy
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