河南省新乡市学年高一英语下学期期中试题无答案Word下载.docx
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege,shedecidedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecouldwhileshewasyoung.PatwantedtovisitLatinAmericafirst,soshegotajobasanEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia.PatspokealittleSpanish,soshewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidn'
tknowmuchEnglish.
Once,asentenceshehadreadsomewherestruckhermind;
ifyoudreaminaforeignlanguage,youhavereallymasteredit.PatrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsandhopedthatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreaminEnglish.
Oneday,oneofherworststudentscameupandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework.Hehadgonetobedearlyandhadsleptbadly.
“Whatdoesthishavetodowithyourhomework?
”Patasked.
“Idreamedallnight,MissJones.AndmydreamwasinEnglish.”
“InEnglish?
”Patwasverysurprised,sincehewassuchabadstudent.Shewasevensecretlyjealous.HerdreamwasstillnotinSpanish.Butsheencouragedheryoungstudents,“Well,tellmeaboutyourdream.”
“AllthepeopleinmydreamspokeEnglish.AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish.”
“Butthat'
swonderful.”saidPat“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou?
”
“Iamsorry,MissJones.That'
swhyIsleptsobadly.Ididn'
tunderstandawordtheysaid.Itwasanightmare.”
1.Patbelievedthat________.
A.shealreadydreamedinSpanishsoshehasmasteredSpanish
B.oneofherworststudentshadalreadymasteredEnglish
C.dreaminginaforeignlanguagemeansagoodcommandofit
D.peoplecanlearnforeignlanguagesintheirdreams
2.Thewriterwrotethisstory________.
A.toshowushowtolearnaforeignlanguage
B.toamuseuswithaninterestingstory
C.toshowushowtoteachaforeignlanguage
D.toencourageustotraveltoforeigncountries
3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.
A.Pat’sstudentwhodreamedinEnglishwasactuallygoodatEnglish
B.PathasalreadylearnedmuchSpanish
C.inLatinAmerica,thenewspapersandmagazinesareinEnglish
D.inBolivia,peoplespeakSpanish
B
Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake,likethe“close”buttononalift.
Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS-thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.
Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.
Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.
“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.
Forexample,pedestrian(行人)crosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.
Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.
4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.
B.Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.
C.Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.
D.Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.
5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?
A.Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.
B.Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.
C.Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.
D.Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.
6.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?
A.Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.
B.Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.
C.Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.
D.Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.
7.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ButtonsintheUSA.B.ButtonsAlwaysLie
C.ButtonsMaynotWorkD.“Close”ButtonsonLifts
C
GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblems,sendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.Manytimes,thedriveristoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,saysBarryBrown,anexpertinhuman-computerinteraction,itisacombinationofthetwo.
WespoketoMrBrownbySkype(网络电话软件).HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:
“Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthen,itwasn'
tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,theGPSiskindof'
garbageingarbageout'
”.
MrBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.But,hesays,whatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomings,orfailuresofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:
“OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsistheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit'
sgoingtothewrongplace.”
BarryBrownonceworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople'
scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.Itiscalled“TheNormal,NaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS”.ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.Theseincludemapsthatareoutdated,incorrectordifficulttounderstand.TheyalsoincludetimingissuesrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.
BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdrivers,passengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.
8.InParagraph2,MrBrownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto.
A.builduphisownreputation
B.laughathisstupidfriend
C.describeanexampleofhumanerror
D.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbage
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldBarryBrownmostlikelyagreewith?
A.GPSunitsaretoblameformostGPSservicefailures.
B.Drivers,GPSsystemsandpassengersshouldunitetoimproveGPSsystems.
C.Weshouldintroducehigherstandardsforthedrivinglicense.
D.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.
10.WhatisMrBrown'
sattitudetowardsGPS?
A.Unconcerned.B.Prejudiced.C.Objective.D.Critical.
11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.DrivingwithGPScanbedifficult
B.Drivingconfusionscanbecausedbysmallscreens
C.DrivingwithoutGPSshouldbemuchmoreconvenient
D.GPSequipmentindriving:
tobedesertedorimproved?
D
Manyofyouarestudyinghardbecauseyouhavetocompetewithmanyothersintheupcomingnationalcollegeentranceexam.Butitmaynotoccurtoyouthatoneofyourcompetitorsisarobot.Anartificialintelligence(AI)robotwilltakepartinthe2017NationalCollegeEntranceExam,reportedChinaDaily.
“Therobotwillsitthreeexams:
math,Chinese,andacomprehensivetestofliberalarts(文科),whichincludeshistory,politicsandgeography,”LinHui,CEOofanAIcompanyinChengdu.Liketheotherswhotaketheexam,therobotwillhavetofinishthetestsinthegiventime.Butinsteadoftakingexamstogetherwithotherstudents,therobotwilltakeitsexamsinaclosedroomwithoutanyoneelsepresent,exceptforproctors(监考人)andanotary(公证人).ItisexpectedtobetotallydisconnectedfromtheInternetandsolvetheproblemswithitsAIprogram.
It’sbelievedthatChineseandthetestofitsliberalartsskills,ratherthanitsmathskills,willgivetherobotitsbiggestchallenges.Questionsinmathareobjectivewithspecificanswers,whileintheothertestsubjectstherearesomesubjectivequestionsthattestskillssuchasreadingcomprehensionandessaywriting.
Therobotaimstobeenrolledinoneofthefirst-classChineseuniversitiesin2017,andthentrytogetintothemorefamousuniversitiesofTsinghuaorPekingUniversityin2020.
12.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto________.
A.laymoreburdenonGrade3students
B.informreadersoftheexplosivenews
C.introducethefunctionoftherobot
D.predictwhatrobotswilldointhefuture
13.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?
A.Thedifferencesbetweentherobotandothercandidates(考生).
B.Theidealuniversitiesoftherobot.
C.Theadvantagestherobothas.
D.Thespecificinformationabouthowtherobotwilltaketheexam.
14.Whichisoneofthebiggestchallengesfortherobotcandidate?
A.MathcalculatingB.Objectivequestions
C.LiberalartsskillsD.Physics
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