河北省大名县一中学年高二英语下学期第二周周测试题Word文档格式.docx

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Hawking,isprobablytheworld’smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.Heisanexpertonblackholes.Hehasputhiswholelifeintodiggingintothebeginning（andtheend）oftheuniverse.“Mygoalissimple,”Hawkingoncesaid.“Itistocompletelyunderstandtheuniverse,whyitisasitisandwhyitisthereatall.”

Hawkinghasabadillnessthatstopshimfrommovingortalking.Foraperiodoftime,hehadnowaytocommunicateexceptbyblinking.

Nowhesitsonawheelchairwithacomputerbyhisside.Tocommunicate,hemovestwofingerstocontrolthecomputer’smouse.Heselectshiswordsfromthescreen,whicharethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer.

“Ihavehadthediseaseformostofmylife,”Hawkingoncesaid.“Yetithasnotstoppedmefrombeingsuccessfulatmywork.”

AlthoughHawkingissuchadisabledman,hemadegreatachievements.Hehasreceivedmanyawardsandprizesforhisworkovertheyears.ThisincludeswinningtheAlbertEinsteinAward.Itisthehighestachievementintheoreticalphysics.

1.Inthefirstparagraph,thebookthatStephenHawkingwroteis_____.

A.thesameasHarryPotter

B.isquitedifferentfromHarryPotter.

C.aboutthemagic

D.aboutscience

2.Fromthetextwecanlearn_____.

A.HawkingismorefamousthanEinstein

B.HawkingislessfamousthanEinstein

C.BothHawkingandEinsteinareveryfamous

D.NeitherHawkingnorEinsteinisfamous

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpronoun“It”inthesecondparagraphstandfor?

A.Thegoal.

B.Themagic.

C.Theuniverse.

D.Thebook.

4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisthefact?

A.HawkinghasreceivedmanyawardsandprizesexcepttheAlbertEinsteinAward.

B.Theillnesskeepshimfrommovingandtalking.

C.Hecommunicateswithothersbyspeaking.

D.Theillnessstoppedhimfrombeingsuccessful.

B

Inthefarfuture,robotsliveonEarthashumansbutthepopulationofhumansissmallerthanathousand.ThisisastoryofarepairrobotR-62.

Oneday,acarcametotherepairfactoryandahumansteppedoutofthecar.

“Wow,ahuman!

Ihaveneverseenarealone,”saidR-62.

“Humansarequiteclever.They’reabletodoanyactiontheywantto.They’reevenabletoharmotherhumanbeingsororganizewars,whichtheyhavebeendoingalotinthehistory.Alsotheydon’tevenhavetofollowordersiftheydon’twantto,”saidanotherrobotT-59quietlytoR-62.

“Howterribleitis!

Andalmostallrobotsseemafraidofhimanddon’tlookathimdirectly,”saidR-62.

Thehumanthensatdownandaskediftherehadbeenanyproblemsinthelast10yearsandheonlygotaquickanswer,“No,sir.”

Thensuddenly,R-62saidloudly,“Ihaveonequestionforyou.”

Thehumansaid,“Yes”,abitunhappyfornotgetting“sir”.

“Whydohumancreatesomanyrobots?

”askedR-62.

Silencefollowedthequestionandhethensaid,“Idon’tneedtoanswerquestionsfromrobots!

”Hethenwentintohiscaranddroveawayquickly.

“Ireallydon'

tunderstandwhyhumansreplacedthemselveswithrobots,”askedR-62.

“Becausetheythoughtthatrobotsweremoreadvancedthanhumans.Theycreatedustosupportthemselves,”answeredT-59.

“ButtherearesofewhumansonEarth.Whattheyshoulddoistotakeawaytherobotsoratleastmakethemstopdoingtheworkwhichhumansaresupposedtodo,”saidR-62.

“Iagree.Butwecandonothingaboutit.Andnowwehavetofinishrepairingthiscar,”saidT-59.

“Allright,let’scontinue.”

5.InT-59’sopinion,humansare_____.

A.smart

B.polite

C.dangerous

D.stupid

6.Accordingtothetext,R-62_____.

A.darednotlookatthehumandirectly

B.wasnotfriendlytothehuman

C.decidedtogiveupitsjob

D.hopetoliveonEarth

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.R-62doesn’tknowwhathumanbeingslooklike.

B.R-62andT-59arebrothersanddodifferentjobs.

C.T-59doesn’twanttosupporthumanbeings.

D.T-59knowsalotabouthumanbeings.

8.What’sR-62’sattitudetowardshumans’creatingrobots?

A.Frightened.

B.Excited.

C.Doubtful.

D.Supportive.

C

PreparingCitiesforRobotCars

Thepossibilityofself-drivingrobotcarshasoftenseemedlikeafuturist’sdream,yearsawayfrommaterializingintherealworld.Well,thefutureisapparentlynow.TheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesbegangivingpermitsinAprilforcompaniestotesttrulyself-drivingcarsonpublicroads.Thestatealsoclearedthewayforcompaniestosellorrentoutself-drivingcars