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2018届第二学期高三级英语周四测试题

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一、阅读（共两节，满分26分）

1．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。

A

Picturethescene:

Youcomehomeafterworkfeelingtooexhaustedtocook—onlytofindadeliciousmealworthyofaMichelin-starredrestaurantwaitingforyou.Itsoundslikeafantasy,butitcouldbeabouttocometruethankstoarobotchefdevelopedbyBritishscientists.

Thosescientistshavecomeupwithasetofroboticarmssosmartthattheyarecapableofcookingmealsallbythemselves.Thedevicewillbesoldfromasearlyas2017aspartofapurpose-builthigh-techkitchen.

ScientistsatMoleyRoboticsspentalmost18yearsdevelopingthehands.Accordingtoitscreators,thearmscanchop,stir,whiskandbastewellenoughtorecreatealmostanythingyouworldcaretoeat,whetheritisasimplehome-cookedsupper,oracomplicatedcreationdesignedbyaworld-classchef.Thehandsmovealittleslowly,hoveringstrangelyabovetheworksurfacewhenevertheyarenotbusy,buttheyimitatehumanmovementscloselyenoughthattheycandothingssuchaswipingaspoonontheedgeofapantopreventdrips.

MrOleynik,whoisleadingtheproject,said,"Allthethingswhicharepossiblewiththehandarepossiblehere.Thereisnolimitation.AlotofpeoplewanttogotoMichelin-starredrestaurants,buttheyarequiteexpensiveandmaybequitefarfromthehome.Thisisanopportunityforpeopletoenjoyverygoodfood,andforareasonableprice."

Theonlycuisinethatisofftherobot'smenuatthemomentissushi,whichrequiresextremelysteadypressureandnimblefingerstomake,buttheteamplantoconquerthataswellbythetimeitgoesonsale.

1．PeoplegotoMichelin-starredrestaurantsinorderto．

A．appreciatecartiresB．enjoydeliciousmeals

C．seethenewrobotchefsD．escapefromwork

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A．BritishscientistsB．Therobotchef'sarms

C．CooksatrestaurantsD．Householdwives

3．WhichkindoffoodCAN'Ttherobotchefcookatpresent?

A．BreadB．BeefC．SushiD．Sandwich

4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Handsofarobotchefcanperformexactlylikeacook.

B．Robotchefsareavailableatshoppingmalls.

C．Michelin-starredrestaurantsaresuitableformanypeople.

D．Itisuncertainwhentherobotcancookallkindsoffood.

B

Atenderwoman,oranindependentone,whichonewouldyouprefer?

Arecentresearchshowsthatmostpeoplewouldchoosethelatter.

Thistypeofwomaniscalledanühanzi（"toughwoman"）.ExpertsbelievethesecharacteristicshavesocialandpsychologicalrootsamongyoungfemalesinChina.SuHao'sfriendsallcallheratoughwoman,becauseshecanfinishtoughtasksusuallycarriedoutbymen.Forexample,shecarries10-litrewatertoherdormitoryonthe5thfloor."Idependonnoonebutmyself,"shesays.

AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,toughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21,265respondents,78.5percentsaidtheyarefamiliarwithatoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwithtoughcharacteristics,whilelessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.

Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?

ShenMeng,apsychologicalconsultant,believesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrend."Womenareofteninadisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomen,"Shensays."Inordertosurvive,theyhavetobeindependent,strongandtough."LiuXiaolin,professorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenter,believestoughwomenarebroughtupthisway.Theyareoftenoncloserelationshipwiththeirfathers,whoteachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisive,"hesays.Asaresult,thesewomenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostress,accordingtoLiu.

ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrend,HuShenzhi,apsychologistattheGuangdongSunflowerCounselingCenter,saysthepopularityoftoughwomanindicatesanunclearlinebetweengenderidentities,whichcanleadtorelationshipproblems."SomewomenwithcharacteristicsthatdifferfromthetraditionalfemaleimagemayhaveadifficulttimefindingMrRight,"hesays."Eveniftheygetmarried,theirmanlycharacteristicsmightcausefamilyconflicts.

5．Whichofthefollowingsdoesn'tbelongtothecharacteristicsofatoughwoman?

A．Sheisindependentofothersindailylife.

B．Sheissoftandtendertoothers.

C．Sheismoretoleranttostress.

D．Shecansolveproblemsusuallyformen.

6．Howmanyrespondentsliketoughwomen?

A．about10,600.B．about16,700.C．21,265.D．about6,200

7．Whyaretheremoretoughwomennowadays?

A．Becausetoughwomenaremorelovely.

B．Becausemorewomenwanttobeindependent.

C．Becausegirlsoftenlovefathersmore.

D．Becauseofthefiercecompetitioninsociety.

8．Whatproblemsmaytou