河南省南阳市高二英语上学期第三次月考试题Word下载.docx

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第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，共30分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Thebeginningofthe21stcenturysawarevolutioninhomelivingwithnewtechnologychangingtheplaceswherewelive,fromtheinternettoflatTVscreens,anditseemstechnologycouldbechangingourhomesagain.AprojectconductedbyJohannSiau,SeniorLecturerattheUniversityofHertfordshire’sSchoolofEngineeringandTechnology,hasbuiltontheuniversity’sInterHomeproject–aimingtocreateahomethatsupervisespeoplelivingathomewhoareweakorelderly.

Theinterhome

“We’vedevelopedawristbandtypedevice,”saidJohannSiau,“whichallowsustomonitortheconditionofanelderlyperson,orwhoeveriswearingthedevice.Itallowsustocollectdataofaperson,toseeifthepersonhasfallenorisawayfromwheretheyaresupposedtobe.ItconnectsanelderlypersonwithanassistedlivingtypedevicewiththeInterHome.”Theassistedlivingprojectispartoftheuniversity’swiderInterHomeproject,whichisthedevelopmentofasmarthouse.Thehousestorestheusagepatternsofthepersonlivingthereandcanadapttomakeituseaslittleenergyaspossible.“Connectingthetwotogetherandbuildingtheserviceelementallowustointroducetheassisted-livingideatocarefortheelderly.It’sveryimportantthatthesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportratherthantoreplaceanyoftheexistingservices.”

Builtfromzero

TheInterHomeisnotjustaprototypeoravehicleforresearch,it’sastudytooltohelpstudentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundslearnaboutanddeveloptechnology.TheInterHomecombinesthelatestbroadbandtechnology,mobiledataandcommunication.Researchersandstudentsmakesureallthetechnologyworkstogether.Studentsgetexperiencebydevelopingnewhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.Itrequiresavarietyofskillsfromstudents–electronicengineers,computerstudents,designstudentsandsoon.“ThepresentplanweareworkingonisasmarthomeprojectinWatfordwithsomecommercialcompanies,”saidJohannSiau.“Wearelookingathowasmarterhomecanprovideextravalueservices.”

21.Themainpurposeofthisarticleisto______.

A.introduceanewkindoftechnologytohelppeopleenjoyabetterlife

B.describeanewplatformforstudentstodevelopnewtechnology

C.showhowfuturebuildingswillchangeelderlypeople’swayoflife

D.describeanewprojectthataimstodevelopasmarthomeforelderly

22.Theunderlinedword“supervises”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.

A.Watchesover

B.givessupportto

C.directs

D.comforts

23.Accordingtothearticle,theInterhomeproject______.

A.doesalltheworktheexistingservicesdo

B.aimstoprovidebettercareandservicesfortheelder

C.develophousesthatmainlyaimtosaveenergy

D.callsforstudentstocareforoldpeople

B

WhenyouthinkofatypicalAmerican,whodoyoupicture?

AprettyblondwhiteAmericanlikeTaylorSwift?

OrahandsomeblackAmericanlikebasketballstarKobeBryant?

Infact,therewasatimewhentheaverageAmericanlookedlikeneitherofthesepeople.

Backintheyear1500,theaverageAmericanwasabrown-skinnedhunter-gathererwhoprobablyrodeahorseandworeclothingmadefromanimalskins.Today,thesepeople－whousuallyidentifythemselvesbasedontheirindividualtribessuchasIriquois,ApacheandNavajo－arebroadlyreferredtoas“NativeAmericans”,“AmericanIndians”orsimply“Indians”.

There’sachancethatyou’veneverevenheardofAmericanIndians.That‟sbecausetherearen’tverymanyleft.WhentheEuropeansettlementofNorthAmericabegan,therewerefierceconflictsbetweenthesettlersfromoverseasandthesenativepeoples.AftertheBritishgovernmentandmilitarywereexpelled（驱逐）intheRevolutionaryWar,conflictswithnativescontinuedasthestateswerecreatedthatwouldlatermakeuptheUS.Intheseconflicts,millionsofnativeswerekilled.

In1830,presidentAndrewJacksonsignedtheIndianRemovalAct.ThisactrequiredallIndianstomigratetothewestoftheMississippiRivertoallowfortheexpansionoftheUS.AmericanIndiansweretreatedasamilitary“enemy”until1924,whenthefewIndiansstillaliveatthatpointweregranted（准予）UScitizenship.ThatwasthefirsttimethattheUSgovernmentformallyrecognizedtherightsofIndians.

WhilethestoryoftheAmericanIndianshasbeenasadone,thesepeoples’legacies（遗产）arestillfelteverydayintheUS.ManyUSgeographicalnamescomefromIndianlanguages,suchasOhio,Topeka,Kansas,andthePotomacRiver.Atthesametime,therearenumeroussuccessfulacademicsandotherimportantUSleaderswhoaredescended（是……的后裔）fromIndians.Andnowadays,moreandmorehistoryclassesinUSpublicschoolsareeducat