河北省宣化区第一中学2019-2020学年高二8月月考英语试卷含答案

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英语试卷（8 月份）

一、阅读理解（本大题共 10 小题，共 25.0 分）

Welcome to the British Museum， the grandest and the most spectacular of human history． The

admission is free and we open every day from 10：00 to 15：30． You can explore 10 departments

including：

The Department of Africa， Oceania and the Americas

The collection of the Department of Africa， Oceania and the Americas includes around 350，000

objects． The scope of the collection is contemporary， and historical． It includes most of

Africa， the Pacific and Australia， as well as the Americas． All of the collections were got

during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and date from this time．

The Department of Asia

The Department of Asia covers the material and visual cultures of Asia - a vast geographical area of

Japan， Korea， China， Central Asia， Afghanistan， South Asia and South-East Asia． The

collection dates from about 4000 BC， to the present day． It represents the cultures and ways of

life of local people and other minority groups．

The Department of Greek and Roman Empires

The Department of Greek and Roman Empires features antiquities （古董）． It has one of the

most comprehensive collections of antiquities from the Classical world， with over 100，000

objects． These mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age （about

3200BC） to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD．

1. Which of the following is not included in "The scope of the Department of Africa， Occania

and Americas？ ______

A. Africa B. America C. Australia D. Britain

2. The earliest collection is from ______ ．

A. The Department of Africa， Oceania and the Americas

B. The Department of Greek and Roman Empires

C. The Department of Asia

D. The Department of the Middle East

3. What is special about The Department of Greek and Roman Empires？ ______

A. It is contemporary ， and historical

B. It includes various ancient objects

C. It has the longest history

D. It represents the cultures and ways of life of local people

John von Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of an banker， and his speed of learning new ideas

and solving problems stood out early． At 17， his father tired to persuade him not to become a

mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician， and so von Neumann

agreed to study chemistry as well． In 1926， at 23， he received a degree in chemical engineering

and a Ph．D． in mathematics． From then on， mathematics provided well enough for him， and

he never had to turn to chemistry．

In 1930， von Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there．

His first book was published in 1932． In 1933， the Institute for Advanced Study was formed，

and he became one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathematics（Einstein was one of the

others）．

World War Ⅱ hugely changed von Neumann's areas of interest． Until 1940 he had been a great

pure mathematician． During and after the war， he became one of the best mathematicians who

put mathematics theories into practice． During the last part of the war he became interested in

computing machines and made several fundamental contributions After the war， von Neumann

continued his work with computers， and was generally very active in government service． He

received many awards， was president of the American Mathematical Society and was a member of

the Atomic Energy Commission． He died in 1957 of cancer．

Von Neumann made several great contributions and any one of them would have been enough to

earn him a firm place in history． He will be remembered as one of the greatest minds of the 20th

century．

Von Neumann really was a legend in his own time， and there are a number of stories about him．

His driving ability is a part of his legend． He reported one accident this Way： "I was driving

down the road． The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour．

Suddenly one of them stepped in my path．"

4. According to the text， von Neumann's father believed that ______ ．

A. a mathematician couldn't earn a lot of money

B. a mathematician needed a good memory

C. von Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same time

D. von Neumann had the gift for solving problems at a high speed．

5. Von Neumann published his first book at the age of ______

A. 25 B. 26 C. 29 D. 32

6. How did World War Ⅱ affect John von Neumann？ ______

A. He realized the importance of engineering

B. He began to research how to put mathematics into practice．

C. He left college and served at the government department．

D. He lost interest in chemistry．

7. From the last paragraph， we can infer John von Neumann was ______ ．

A. calm B. brave C. intelligent D. humorous

Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and

helps them remember to take their medicine． That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and

scientists at Brown University in Providence， Rhode Island． The researchers received a ﹩3-

million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project． They want to find

ways to add artificial intelligence， or A．I．， to Hasbro's "Joy for All" robotic

The cat has already been for sale for two years． Though priced over 1000 dollars， it sold quite

well． It was meant to act as a "companion" for older people． Now the project is aimed at

developing additional abilities for the cat． Researchers at Brown's Humanity-Centered Robotics

Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most． They hope to

make the cat perform a small number of activities very well． Such activities include finding lost

objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor． They also want to keep the

cost down to just a few hundred dollars．

It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott． Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in

South Kingstown． Derr has dementia （痴呆）． The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year

has become a true companion for Derr． The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is

at work． Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be

careful when she walks would be greater．

The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how

they will communicate． They say that they do not want a talking cat， however． Instead they are

trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its

message． In the end， they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the

human feels the cat needs them． By doing so， the researchers hope they can even help prevent

feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people．

8. What's the purpose of the project？ ______

A. To relieve the pain of the elderly．

B. To promote the sales of a medicine．

C. To invent a robotic cat for the elderly．

D. To help make the robotic cat smarter．

9. Compared with the old model， the new robotic cat will be ______ ．

A. smaller B. cheaper

C. more talkative D. more expensive

10. What does Paragraph 3 intend to tell us？ ______

A. The cat gives much help to the elderly．

B. The more functions of the cat， the better．

C. There is no cure for dementia at present．

D. Mary Derr would have died without the cat．

二、阅读七选五（本大题共 5小题，共 10.0 分）

How to Deal With Rumors （谣言） Rumors are the worst． But due to life's reality of people

loving gossip， rumors are bound to happen． Avoiding rumors is hard． (1)

Don't be frightened． Sure， easier said than done， right？ However， it's important not to panic

when the gossip circles back to you． The truth is that people are waiting to see your reaction． (2)

But for real， don't sweat it! You know very well this is just rumor， so carry yourself confidently

as you brush past the petty． Remaining calm， cool and collected is the key to not stirring the pot

even more． Trust us．

(3) If you know who started the rumor， don't be afraid to defend it forcefully for yourself． You

may feel personally victimized by Regina George， so naturally your emotions are running high，

but the key to positive communication and to fixing the chaos is a calm yet assertive conversation．

Tell the person how you feel． Stay true to who you are， and feel good about standing your

ground．

Know you're in good company． Famous persons deal with rumors all of the time． They either set

the record straight via social media or an interview， or most often， they stay under the radar until

it blows over． The important thing to remember， in all of this， is it will all become last week's

news． (4) It will blow over and it will get better． Hang in there．

Talk to people you love． Dealing with a rumor is hard to go through alone， especially because

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英语试卷（8月份）一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分）AWelcometotheBritishMuseum，thegrandestandthemostspectacularofhumanhistory．Theadmissionisfreeandweopeneverydayfrom10：00to15：30．Youcanexplore10departmentsincluding：TheDepartmentofAfrica，OceaniaandtheAmericasThecollectionoftheDepartmentofAfrica，OceaniaandtheAmericasinclu...

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