学期高二英语下学期第一次月考习题7.docx
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学期高二英语下学期第一次月考习题7
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河南省郸城县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分。
另附选做题10分(一篇阅读理解)考试时间l20分钟。
第Ⅰ卷选择题
第一部分阅读选篇(满分10分)
选做题
Youcan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedlampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrain-sensingumbrella.
ThedesignersayshecomeupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy(伞蓬)builtintoastreetlamp.”hesaid.
Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors(传感器)thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.
Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.
Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalled(安装)at2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.
Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsistshiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.
16.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatethelampbrella?
A.TopredictaheavyrainB.Tochecktheweatherforecast
C.ToprotectpeoplefromtherainD.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella
17.WhatdoweknowfromBelyaev’swordsinParagraph2?
A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience
B.ItrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg
C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies
D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain
18.Whichofthefollowingshowshowthelampbrellaworks?
A.motor→canopy→sensorsB.sensors→motor→canopy
C.motor→sensors→canopyD.canopy→motor→sensors
19.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutthelampbrella?
A.ItsmovingspeedB.ItsappearanceC.ItsinstallationD.Itssafety
20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct
B.Thelampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction
C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical
D.ThelampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Backinmiddleschool,Iwenttolivewithmymotherfortwoyearsonherfarm.WheneverpeoplehearthatIlivedonafarm,theyimmediatelyhaveanimageofdairycows,tractors,hay,andoveralls.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.
Iwasn’tonthekindoffarmeveryoneimagines.Ididn’tfeedcowsorpigs;Ididn’tgrowcornorwheat.Ihelpedmymotherraisellamas(羊驼).
Itisstrangethatsuchnon-traditionallivestockshouldberaisedonalong-establishedfarmsuchasours,whichhasbeeninthefamilyforgenerations.Ourfamilydidindeedraisetraditionallivestockformanydecades.Then,fiftyyearsago,mygreat-grandfatherdecidedtobuyallama.Hemusthavelearnedthatwoolfromllamaswasmoreprofitablethanwoolfromsheep.Thellamawoolbusinessturnedouttobesosuccessful,infact,thatmygreat-grandfatherchangedthefamilybusinesstoacompletely-developedllamafarm.
BeforeIbegantoliveonthefarm,Ihadmanyillusions(错误的观念)aboutrurallife.Whatcouldpossiblybeeasierthanfeedingandgrooming(照看)someanimals?
AfterIhadsettledintomynewhome,however,IrealizedthatfarmworkwasmuchmoreinvolvedthanIhadexpected.Collectingmanure(肥料),forexample,doesn’tseemsobadwhensomeoneelsedoesitonTV,butIhadtogetupbeforedawneverydaytofinishthatchorebeforecatchingthebustoschool.
Idon’tmeantosaythatmylifeonthefarmwasabadexperience.Ilearnedalotaboutmyself:
forexample,I’mnotamorningperson.Ialsolearnedaboutllamas’habits,suchasspitting(吐唾沫)whentheyareunhappy.Mostimportantly,mymotherandIgottospendalotoftimetogetherduringthoseyears.AlthoughIdoubtI’llhaveacareerinfarming,Ilookforwardtoreturningtothefamilyfarmforshortvisits.
21.Whydidtheauthor’sgreat-grandfatherwanttoraisellamas?
A.Tosavetheirlives.B.Tomakemoremoney.
C.Tolearnabouttheirhabits.D.Topleasehisgrandchildren.
22.Whatdidtheauthorimaginerurallifewouldbelike?
A.ItwouldbethesameaswhatwasshownonTV.
B.Itwouldbeveryeasyandrelaxing.
C.Itwouldinvolvelotsoflaborers.
D.Itwouldbeboringandtiring.
23.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthislifeonhismother’sfarm?
A.Hewasdisappointed.B.Hewasexcited.C.Hewasgrateful.D.Hewasbored.
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Workingonatraditionalfarm.B.Growinguponafarm.
C.Livinginabigfamily.D.Returningtoafamily.
B
There’slotofrecord-breakinghappeningsatMountEverestlately.13-year-oldJordanRomerorecentlybecametheyoungestpersontocompletetheclimb—butthenewestEverestrecordisn’taboutclimbingtothetopofthemountain,butgoingbeneathit.
That’sright:
40-year-oldLewisGordonPugh,aBritishenduranceswimmer,justcompletedaswimbeneaththesummitofMountEverest,battlingagainsticywaterstocompletethe1kilometer-longswimacrossPumoriLake.Althoughtheswim’sdistancewasshort,thewatertemperatureandaltitudemadeitoneofthemostdifficultfeatshehadeveraccomplished—particularlybecauseheworenothingbutapairofSpeedos,acap,andgogglestoprotecthimselfagainstthe34-degreewater.Hecompletedtheswimin22minutesand51seconds.
“Becauseofthealtitudeyouneedtoswimveryslowlyanddeliberately,”PughtoldSkyNews.“Swimming20matfullspeedinthetestswim,IfeltIwasgoingtodrown.”
SoPughadaptedhisstroke(游泳姿势),makingsuretoswimslowlyenoughtostayafloat(浮着的),butfastenoughthathedidn’tfreezetodeath.Ateamofdoctorswereonhandtowatchoverhisstuntandhelpoutifhegotintoanytrouble.
Pugh,who’sbeennicknamed“theHumanPolarBear”didn’tdotheswimpurelyforshockvalue,hediditasawaytoraiseawarenessofthemeltingglaciersintheHimalayas,andtheproblemsthatdecliningwatersuppliesarecausingforthearea.
“Mostglaciersaremeltingaway,”hesaid.“TheglaciersintheHimalayasarenotjustice.Theyarealifeline—theyprovidewaterforapproximatelytwobillionpeople.”
LewisGordonPughwasthefirstpersontocompletealongdistanceswimineveryoceanoftheworldandoveraperiodof20yearshepioneeredmoreswimsaroundfamouslandmarksthananyotherswimmerinhistory.
25.IfLewisGordonPughhadn’tswumfastenough,whatwouldhavehappenedtohim?
A.Hewouldhavestoppedhisswim.B.Hewouldhavebeenlaughedatbyothers.
C.Hewouldn’thavesetanewworldrecord.D.Hewouldhavebeenfrozentodeath.
26.WhydidPughswiminPumoriLakelocatedatthesummitofMountEverest?
A.Tosetanotherworldrecord.
B.Todefeat13-year-oldJordanRomero.
C.Toprovehisextraordinaryswimmingskills.
D.Toraisetheawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.
27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ApioneerforprotectingtheenvironmentB.HowtoclimbtheEverest
C.HowtoswimacrossPumoriLakeD.Aninterestinglongswim
C
Robotswillhavetakenovermostjobswithin30yearsleavinghumanityfacingits“biggestchallengeever”tofindmeaninginlifewhenworkisnolongernecessary,accordingtoexperts.
ProfessorMosheVardi,ofRiceUniversity,intheUS,saysthatmanymiddle-classprofessionalswillbeassistingtheworkofmachineswithinthenextfewdecadesleavingworkerswithmoreleisure(休闲)timethantheyhaveeverexperienced.
ProfVardisaidtheriseofrobotscouldleadtounemploymentratesgreaterthan50percent.
“Weareapproachingatimewhenmachineswillbeabletodobetterthanhumansatalmostanytask,”saidVardi,aprofessorincomputationalengineering.
“Robotsaredoingmoreandmorejobsthatpeopleusedtodo.Ibelievethatsocietyneedstofacethisquestionbeforeit’suponus:
Ifmachinescandoalmostanyworkhumanscando,whatwillhumansdo?
“ThequestionIwanttoputforwardis,‘Doesthetechnologywearedevelopingfinallybenefitmankind?
’”
ProfVardi,saidexistingroboticandartificialintelligence(AI)technologieswerealreadygettingridofagrowingnumberofmiddle-classjobsandthatpaceofadvancementinthefieldisincreasing.
ButProfVardiisnotsurethataworkforceofhumanlikerobotswillbegoodformankind.
“Atypicalansweristhatifmachineswilldoallourwork,wewillbefreetopursue(追求)leisureactivities,”hesaid.
“Idonotfindthisapromisingfuture,asIdonotfindtheideaofleisure-onlylifeappealing.Ibelievethatworkisessentialtohumanwell-being.
“Humanityisabouttofaceperhapsitsgreatestchallengeever,whichisfindingmeaninginlife.
“Weneedtorisetotheoccasionandmeetthischallengebeforehumanlaborbecomesoutofdate.
“What’sdifferentthistimeiscomputerscientistsareworkingonbuildingmachinesthatcandoeverythingwecando,onlybetter.Ifmachinescandoalltheworkoreven50percentofthej
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