浙江省绍兴市2019-2022学年高一下学期英语期末试卷汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

浙江省绍兴市 2019-2022三年高一下学期英语期末试卷汇编 阅读理解 浙江省绍兴市2021-2022学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Alan Mathison Turing was born in England in 1912. Like many talents who go on to great things, Turing showed his incredible intelligence from a very young age. In fact, by the time he was halfway through primary school, Turing’s teachers had already realized he was a mathematical genius. He could do complex calculating in his head even though he had never been taught about it. Fortunately, Turing was the opposite of Hawking, and he absolutely loved school. Proof of this is the extreme lengths he would go just to get to class. For example, on one occasion when there was a train strike, Turing even cycled 60 miles to attend. Now that’s devotion! However, in spite of Turing’s scholarly attitude and his obvious genius, his teachers had their concerns about his future. This is because well-known schools in Britain like the ones Turing attended regarded the Classics, such as Latin and Greek as the most important, not subjects like maths and science. Turing’s proud teachers even wrote letters to his parents asking them to convince the young man to focus more on the Classics. Imagine how different the world might be if the young Turing had listened to his teachers! Thankfully, his love for all things scientific and mathematical meant there was no chance of that. After finishing secondary school, Turing completed a degree in mathematics at King’s College Cambridge, and then obtained his PhD from Princeton University in the USA. It was during these university years that he invented the Turing Machine, which is considered by many people to be the earliest version of a computer processing unit. It sounds unbelievable that anybody could have invented something which was similar to a computer in 1936. But that just shows how far ahead of his time Alan Turing was, even when he was still a young man. 1. What can be inferred about Turing according to paragraphs 1-2 A. He maintained interest in the Classics. B. He rejected attending famous schools. C. He showed a strong desire for schooling. D. He ignored parents’ advice on course selection. 2. What does the writer think of the Turing Machine A. He argues it’s still limited in many functions. B. He thinks it’s influential in computer history. C. He doubts if it is truly invented by a young man. D. He considers the construction of such machines impossible. 3. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage A. To indicate the link between genius and success. B. To illustrate the invention of the Turing Machine. C To stress the impact of teachers’ guidance on Turing’s life. D. To introduce Turing’s genius, scholarly attitude and achievement. 4. What does Turing’s story tell us A. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. B. Ordinary people hope, ... ...