2022-2023学年高二上学期网课英语周测一、阅读理解（每题2.5分，共37.5分）With summer break coming up for children across the United States，now it 's time to plan a fantastic summer trip for your family.Her are a few of the best places you can take your family to this year and any year for that matter.Montgomery，AlabamaMontgomery is an important site for learning about the history of the Civil Rights Move-ment. Children with their families can visit the Civil Rights Memorial Center to take a tour of the exhibits and learn about the hopes and dreams and the struggle for equality in the country.Kenai Peninsula，AlaskaIf you are looking for a wonderful outdoor adventure，the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska is a fantastic trip. While visiting this region of Alaska，you can explore the Kenai Mountains in Kenai Fjords(峡湾）National Park，where your kids can see glaciers，fjords and especially the Harding Icefield Fishing is another wonderful activity to enjoy at this destination.Channel Islands，CaliforniaThe Channel Islands are an amazing archipelago (群岛）) off the coast of California. Here visitors can enjoy the Channel Islands National Park. The Channel Islands National Park protects five of the islands. Within the protection of the park there is a wide variety of wildlife，as well as natural and cultural resources. You should keep an eye out for seals，sea lions，dolphins,and many more.Memphis，TennesseeMemphis is a fantastic destination for families that enjoy music. This city played a great role in the evolution of Blues music. You certainly won't want to miss out on a trip to Graceland while exploring Memphis.The home of Elvis Presley is open to visitors for tours,where you can travel through the life and rise of Elvis.1．Where can you enjoy exhibitions during your trip?A．Montgomery B．Kenai Peninsula. C．Channel Islands. D．Memphis.2．What can you do in the Kenai Peninsula?A．Listen to some music. B．Explore various wildlife.C．Try risking outdoors. D．Watch all kinds of fishes.3．What’s the main purpose of the text?A．To give children some instructions.B．To introduce some trip sites for families.C．To advertise some famous attractions.D．To encourage children to learn in summer.Born in Shanghai in 1981, Yang Ji studied accounting in college before becoming a civil servant in 2005, fulfilling his parents’ wishes of him securing a stable job. But he only lasted a year in that role. “I’ve loved animals since I was a child. I raised many animals, such a s goldfish, turtles and pigeons during my school years,” he says. “Raising animals was my hobby and my dream.”Yang made a career switch in 2006, and started working at a chicken farm to learn about breeding (培育) birds.“The first five years were very difficult for me. I made many mistakes along the way, but I also learned a lot,” he says. “For example, there are huge differences between raising a chicken and a swan.”He shared that the first swans he bought eventually became crippled (瘸的), and some even died, even though he went to great lengths to feed them good food and ensure that their pens were warm. But after consulting with experienced experts, he learned that the animals just needed to eat grass. In addition, the swans should not have been cooped up in their pens but let out to exercise in the cold water.He then went to learn more about the trade with experienced bird keepers and experts from zoos, working alongside them for days and observing how they raised the animals.In 2011, Yang bought a small, deserted zoo and renovated (改造) it for his rare-bird breeding center. In 2014, he received his license to breed first-tier protected animals from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. He has since introduced several endangered birds to his center.“They’re all native species in China and I’ve succeeded in breeding and raising their babies,” he says. His breeding center, which supplies birds to zoos around China, isn’t all about profit. Yang says that he is planning to release some endangere d birds to help grow the population in the wild. “I am passionate with my work and never feel exhausted,” he says. “Living with the birds and seeing them every day makes me a happy man.”4．Yang Ji started working at a chicken farm because ___________.A．he loved raising chickensB．he wanted to learn bird raisingC．chickens were much easier to raiseD．he had a preference for small animals5．What mistake did Yang Ji make when he first started breeding swans?A．He fed wrong food to the swans.B．He didn’t keep the swans warm.C．He bought some crippled swans.D．He let the swans swim in cold water.6．What do we know about Yang Ji’s breeding center?A．It was rebuilt on an open grassland.B．It has kept all kinds of endangered animals since 2014.C．It intends to increase the number of some endangered birds by setting them free.D．It aims at making money out of supplying endangered birds to zoos all over China.7．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A．Yang Ji and His Birds B．From Chickens to SwansC．A Successful Career Switch D．Flying High with His DreamsTo give a tip or not? If so, how much? They can be headaches even for the most experienced tourists. This week, the main political parties in the UK have finally come to rescue by passing laws to forbid bars and restaurants taking tips from the customers.However, not every country in the world takes the matter as seriously as the British, who are believed to have invented the custom in the 17th century — originally as a noble practice of giving small gifts to the so-called “inferior (低等的) classes”. Later, tipping has become a habit widely accepted in the world, although it is influenced by a nation’s culture and values.A common joke among Americans is that only getting tax return is more confusing than tipping. Tips were imported into the country in the 19th century, when wealthy Americans began travelling to Europe. The custom was originally disapproved in the US. Critics accused tippers of creating a class of p eople who “begged for favors”. Fast forward to the 21st century and you will still find Americans debating the pros and cons. But tipping is now completely ingrained (根深蒂固的) in the national soul.Like many Asian countries, China is largely a no-tipping culture for decades it was actually prohibited and considered illegal. To this day, it remains relatively uncommon.Japan’s complex manner system includes tipping. It is socially acceptable on special occasions such as weddings, but on the other occasions, it can actually make the receiver feel ashamed, if not abused. Even onoccasions where tips are expected,the money is expected to be sealed in special envelopes as a sign of gratitude and respect. Otherwise, it will be refused because tips are usually included in the payment for the service.8．What’s the original purpose of tipping?A．To please the ordinary people. B．To praise people’s good deeds.C．To indicate people’s thanks to the poor. D．To show noble kindness to the lower class.9．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?A．Americans are used to giving tips. B．It is quite normal to tip in America.C．Tipping is very complex in the US. D．Getting tax return is simpler than tipping.10．What can be inferred about tipping in Asia?A．Tips are totally forbidden in China. B．Tipping will become popular very soon.C．Good services should be put before tips. D．Tips can be accepted for special celebrations.11．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A．Law B．Culture C．Economy D．TourismElon Musk has expressed his company – Neuralink is close to announcing the first brain-machine interface (接口) to connect humans and computers. Musk told followers in Twitter the technology would be “coming soon” –though he failed to provide details.Neuralink was set up in 2016 with the ambitious goal of developing hardware to strengthen the human brain. However, little about how this will work has been made public. Neuralink describes the interface as an extremely high-speed connection between the human brain and computers.Musk has frequently claimed the rapid rise of artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity. Such an interface, he says, is essential if humans are to compete with such technology in the future. At a technology conference in 2016, Mr Musk said humans risked being treated like house pets by AI machines if a brain-computer interface was not built. Last year on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Musk said Neuralink’s technolo gy would allow humans to “effectively combine with AI”.A paper published in Nature Nanotechnology in 2015 described a concept for this connection, explaining how a flexible circuit (回路) could be injected into a living brain. “We’re trying to lessen the di stinction between electronic circuits and neural circuits,” said Harvard researcher Charles Lieber, who co-authored the study. Despite the technology’s potential to increase the human brain, experts have warned that brain-computer interfaces risk being controlled by vicious (恶意的) artificial intelligence.Such an action could lead to AI controlling the thoughts, decisions and emotions of a person using abrain-computer link. “Technological developments mean that we are on a path to a world in which it will b e possible to discover people’s mental processes and directly operate the brain mechanisms underlying their intentions, emotions and decision,” stated a Nature comment piece written by 27 scientists and machine intelligence engineers. “The possible medical and social benefits in it are vast. But we must guide their development in a way that respects, protects and enables what is best in humanity.”12．What message did Musk convey about his Neuralink?A．It sells brain-machine interfaces.B．It offers rich data about interfaces.C．It has followers to connect humans and computers.D．Its new technology will be accessible to the public soon .13．What can we know from Paragraph Two?A．Neuralink aims to know the human brain better.B．How the hardware functions is already known.C．The brain-machine interface was invented in 2016.D．The interface is expected to link the human brain and computers rapidly.14．According to Musk, why are brain-machine interfaces important?A．Because they may treat human like house pets.B．Because they may make AI serve human better.C．Because they build neural circuits in human brains.D．Because they rapidly develop artificial intelligence.15．What is the attitude of Nature to brain-machine interfaces?A．Objective B．FavorableC．Opposed D．Indifferent二、七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）Winter is connected with fun and games: snowball fights, skiing, and, every four years, the Winter Olympics. But what will a winter sports enthusiast do if the snow doesn’t make an appearance? ____16____ Artificial snow is more like a tightly packed frozen snow that is partly melt. ____17____ They are broken up by a high-pressure pump at first and then turn into small frozen pieces. Most artificial snow is made using snowcannons. As the air’s cooling capacity falls, so doe s the amount of water that can be pumped through the machine. ____18____ At -4℃ a snow cannon can operate at around 80% humidity. But if the outside temperature is -1℃, this must be reduced to around 30% humidity.In 1980, the Olympics held in America became the first Winter Games to use machine-made snow.____19____ Artificial snow also appeared at the two recent Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia (2014), and Vancouver, British Columbia (2010). And the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is the first to rely entirely on artificial snow.____20____ The International Olympic Committee states that it creates a more consistent surface. In addition, the snow that comes from a cannon is icier than natural snow. It melts more slowly, and provides a harder surface for athletes looking for speed. The first Olympics using entirely artificial snow will probably not be the last. A．But they weren’t the last.B．It is made from waterdrops.C．That’s when artificial snow comes in.D．What is artificial snow, and how is it made?E．Temperature also plays a significant role in snowmaking.F．Artificial snow can be applied into a wide range of fields.G．Artificial snow is well worth using in the Winter Olympics.四、用单词的适当形式完成短文（每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
