新疆乌鲁木齐市学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx
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新疆乌鲁木齐市学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题
新疆乌鲁木齐市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题
I阅读理解(共15小题,满分30分)
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KeepRunningintoMaryRichards
WhenIwas13,IfirstmetMaryRichards,thecentralcharacterinthesitcom(situationcomedy)"TheMaryTylerMooreShow".Shewasasingleandindependentcareerwoman.AssoonasIheardtheshow’sthemesongWhocanturntheworldonwithhersmile?
,Iwashooked.Myfriendswerehugefansaswell.Passinginthehallwayatschool,wewouldshouttoeachother,tryingtoimitate(模仿)Mary’saccent.“Hi,Rho!
Seeyoulater,kid?
”
Theshowlastedsevenyears,butourfascination(着迷)fadedearlier.Butthatwasn’ttheendofMaryforme.Inthe1990s,whenIwassingle,livingaloneinacity,aTV-stationbeganairingrerunsof"TheMaryTylerMooreShow"at10p.m.Iwashookedalloveragain.Butthistimewasdifferent.Thewayshehandledhercareerandrelationships,sendingaclearmessagethatbeing30-plusandsinglewasjustfine,wonmyrespectonawholenewlevel.
Onceagain,however,lifemovedon.Iwenttoliveinadifferentcity,and10p.m.
becametheperfecttimetocallmymothereachnight.Forme,talkingtoMomwasalwaysagreatpleasure.Sowhenmymompassedaway,itwasasifthesunhadgoneoutofthesky.Thatfeelingseemedparticularlyintenseat10p.m.,whenI’dfindmyselfstaringatmysilentphone.AndthenIheardthesongI’dfirstheardatage13,Whocanturntheworldonwithhersmile?
.MaryRichards,ofcourse!
Thankstothewonderoftechnology,Marywasnowascloseasmyphone.Soeverynightat10,Iwoulddialupanepisodeof"TheMaryTylerMooreShow.”
Weekslater,IrealizedIdidn’tneedmynightlysessionswithMaryanymore,because
mom’sandMary’selegancewasshowingitselfinothercornersofmylifeand,onceagain,Iwasreadytomoveon.
1.Whatdoestheauthor’simitationwithherfriendsindicate?
A.Theyhadaveryhappychildhood.B.Thethemesongwaswellreceived.
C.Theyvaluedtheirfriendshipalot.D.Thesitcomwaspopularwiththem.
2.Howdidthesitcominfluencetheauthorinthe'1990s?
A.Hercareerwaschangedgreatly.B.Shedecidedtostoplivingsingly.
C.Shebecamemoreconfidentinlife.D.Herfascinationwithitdisappeared.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intense"inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Contr
adictory.B.Strong.C.Natural.D.Serious.
B
London’stransportservicesofferyouaspecialexperienceofthecity.Here’saround-upofthetransportchoicesavailabletoyou.
◆LondonUnderground
Thereare11colour-codedUndergroundlines.Servicesrunregularlyfromaround5:
00to00:
30(Sunday07:
30to23:
30).Visittfl.gov.uk/tubeformoreinformation.
Tip:
Alwaysstandontherightwhenusingtheescalators(电动扶梯)atTubestations.ItcangethotandbusyontheTubeduringpeaktraveltimes,soyoumayprefertotraveloutsidethesehours.
◆Buses
AcheapandeasywaytotravelaroundLondon.Theygenerallyrunfrom5:
00to00:
30.Nightbusesoperateonmanymajorroutesfromaroundmidnightto05:
00,andsomeoperatea24-hourservice.
ItisnotpossibletopayforyourLondonbusfareincash.InsteadyoucanpaywithaVisitorOystercard,Oystercard,TravelcardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.Asinglebusjourneyis£1.50withanOystercardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.
Tohelpyougethome,ifyoudon’thaveenoughcredit(存款)onyourOystercard,youwillbeabletomakeonemorebusjourney.
Afterthisyouwillneedtoaddthecreditonyourcardbeforeyouuseitagain.IfyourcontactlesspaymentcardhasbeenissuedoutsidetheUK,pleasechecktfl.gov.uk/contactlessbeforeyouuseyourcardtotravelonourbusservices.
Formoreinformationvisittfl.gov.uk/buses.
Tip:
Somebusroutesareespeciallygoodforsightseeing---tryroutes9,14,15and22.TheNewRoutemasterbusfeaturedintheJamesBondfilmSkyfallandrunsonroutes9,11,24,38and390.
4.AtwhattimedoLondonUndergroundservicesbegintooperateonSundays?
A.MidnightB.00:
30C.05:
00D.07:
30
5.Duringtherushhour,visitorsatTubestationsareadvisedto_______.
A.standsidebysideB.avoidusingtheescalators
C.takethetubeatfixedtimesD.takeadvantageofoff-peakhours
6.Ifyoufindonly£1.00leftonyourOystercardforyourhomejourney,you______.
A.willbegivenonemorechancetotakeaL
ondonbus
B.willnotbeallowedtogetonaLondonbus
C.shouldpay£0.50moreincashonthebus
D.shouldad
dmorecreditonyourcardfirst
7.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Jobadvertisements.B.Activityannouncements.
C.Serviceintroductions.D.Projectreports.
C
Whiletheworldisstilldebatingthesafetyofself-drivingcars,Dubaiispreparingtolaunchanauton
omousflyingtaxi.StartinginJulytheworld'sfirstpassengerdrone(无人机),theEHang184,willbeavailabletopassengers.
Theshuttle,releasedinLasVegasinJanuary2016,weighs440poundsandcanflyat
heightsofupto11,500feet
.Theegg-shapedvehiclehasroomforasinglepassengerweighingupto220poundsandasmallsuitcase.Thoughtheflyingtaxicanreachspeedsofupto100mph,itwilltypicallyoperateatabout62mph.
Passengerscanaskfortheflyingtaxitopickthemupfromappointedzonesusingasmartphoneapp.Passengersstrapintotheseat,selectadestinationonthetouchscreen,andenjoytheflight.Toensurethepassenger’ssafety,allflightsaremonitoredremotelybyacontrolroomontheground.
Intheunlikelyeventthatanyofthecomponentsmalfunctionordisconnect,thedronewillmakeanemergencylandingtoensurethecustomer’ssafety.It’salsoprogrammedtoensureitsroutewon’taffectthatofanotherdrone.Whilehavingnocontrolovertheremotelypilotedvehiclemayappearscary,theproducer,China-basedEHang,says,"Itisthesafest,smartestandeco-friendlylowaltitudeautonomousflyingvehicle.”Anydrawback?
TheEHang184hasabatterylifeof30minutesandaflightrangeofjust31miles.Alsounknownisthecostofeachride.
Thoughtheflyingtaxiseemsadvanced,itisnotthefirstdriverlesstransportationoptionavailabletoDubai’sresidents.Aspartofitsgoaltohave25%ofpublictransportationbeautomatedby2030,theauthoritieshavebuilttheworld’slongestdriverlessmetroandintroducedself-navigatingshuttles.OfficialsrecentlyalsopartneredwithaUScompanytobuildsupersonicspeedgodstocarrypassengersbetweenDubaiandAbuDhabi.
8.Whatcanwelearnabouttheflyingtaxi?
A.Apassengercancallforaflyingtaxionline.
B.Itcancarryaweightof220poundsatmost.
C.Apassengercantouchthescreen
tocontrolit.
D.Itusuallyfliesataspeedof100milesanhour.
9.Howcantheshuttleguaranteeapassenger’ssafetyinanequipmentfailure?
A.Itlowersitsflyingspeed.B.Itchangestoanotherroute.
C.Itgetshelpfromthecontrolroom.D.It’sprogramedtolandautonomously.
10.WhatisthedrawbackoftheEHang184?
A.It’stooscarytorideinit.B.Itcostsalottotakearide.
C.Itrunsoutofpowereasily.D.Itonlyfliesatalowaltitude.
11.WhichofthefollowingmakestheEHang184?
A.AChinesecompany.B.AcompanyinDubai.
C.AnAmericancompany.D.AcompanyinAbuDhabi.
D
Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored(监控)indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisasters
andsobstories.
“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”
Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication,e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversationsfoundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative,butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?
Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:
thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.
Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearousedonewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,“Contagious:
WhyThingsCatchOn.”
12.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?
A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.
13.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?
A.They’resociallyinactive.B.They’regoodattellingstories.
C.They’reinconsiderateofothers.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.
14.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordi
ngtoDr.Berger’sresearch?
A.Sportsnew.B.Sciencearticles.C.Pers
onalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.
15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWideB.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople
C.ReadingHabitsChangewit
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