1/8甘肃省民勤县第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题（时间：100分钟总分：120分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AModerntechnologyhasastronginfluenceonmanythingswedo.Infact,technologyisshapingalmosteverypartofourday-to-dayexistence,includingeducation.AshokGoelisaprofessorattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.Everytermover300graduatestudentstakehisclassonartificialintelligence(AI).Thestudentsnevermeetinperson.Alloftheclassestakeplaceonline—throughawebsite.HavinghundredsofstudentsinaclassmeansAshokGoelhastoanswerthousandsofquestions.Hehaseightteachingassistantstohelphim.Buteventhatisnotenoughtogiveallthestudentsthehelptheyneed.So,inJanuary,hedecidedtotryanexperiment.Atthestartofthespring2016semester,headdedanewmembertohisteachingteam:JillWatson.Shewasabletoanswerquestionsfasterthanmostotherteachingassistants.Andshewasavailable24hoursaday.ItwasonlyattheendofthesemesterthatGoel'sstudentslearnedWatson'ssecret:shewasnotarealperson.JillWatsonisanAIcomputerprogram.GoelsaysonlytwostudentscameclosetopredictingWatson'strueidentity.Hewasworriedabouttellinghisstudentsbecausehethoughttheywouldnotlikebeingpartoftheexperiment.ButoncetheylearnedWatson'sidentity,theybecameveryexcited.“Then,youknowwhathappened?TheynotonlyaskedthatquestionaboutJill，”“IssheanAI?OncetheidentityofJillwasrevealed,theyalsoaskedifIwasanAI，”hesaid.GoelnowusesWatsonintwoclasses,butstilldoesn'ttellhisstudentswhichofhisteachingassistantsisacomputerprogram.Hehopesthistechnologywillmakeiteasierforteacherstocreatetheirprogramstouseinandoutsidetheclassroom.1．HowdoesGoelgivehisstudentshelp?A．Throughbooks.B．Bywritingtothem.C．Byface-to-faceteaching.D．ThroughtheInternet.2．WhydidGoeldecidetotryanexperiment?A．Becausesomequestionsweredifficultforassitantstoanswer.B．Becauseitwashardtoanswersomanystudents'questions.C．Becausehewastootiredtoanswerthosequestions.D．Becausehewantedtoimprovestudents'self-studyability.3．What'sthestudents'responsetoJillWatson?A．Beingsurprised.B．Beingindifferent.C．Beingexcited.D．Beingshocked.4．What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?2/8A．TechnologyMakingEducationEasierB．AshokGoel,aProfessorShapingEducationC．JillWatson,aRealTeachingAssistantD．TheInternetHasaStrongImpactonOurLife.BAsayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist,apotterwithawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldersondevelopedaseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommonintestinal(肠的)disorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Buttheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenavoidedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,healwaysfelthewasguilty.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldstand,andheturnedtoalcoholforhelp.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic.Asthealcoholismprogressed,Albegantoloseeverythinghepossessed—hisland,house,etc.FinallyAldiedaloneinasmallbar.HearingofAl’sdeath,Ithought,“Whatatotallywastedlife!Whatacompletefailure!”Astimewentby,Ibegantore-valuemyearlierroughjudgement,IknewAl’snowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,mostcaring,mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IsawthelovebetweenErnieandhischildren,thinkingthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewhere.Ihadn’theardErnietalk...
