河南省郸城县学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题文档格式.docx

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Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors（传感器）thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.

Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°

motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.

Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalled（安装）at2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.

Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsistshiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.

16.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatethelampbrella?

A.TopredictaheavyrainB.Tochecktheweatherforecast

C.ToprotectpeoplefromtherainD.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella

17.WhatdoweknowfromBelyaev’swordsinParagraph2?

A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience

B.ItrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg

C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies

D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain

18.Whichofthefollowingshowshowthelampbrellaworks?

A.motor→canopy→sensorsB.sensors→motor→canopy

C.motor→sensors→

canopyD.canopy→motor→sensors

19.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutthelampbrella?

A.ItsmovingspeedB.ItsappearanceC.ItsinstallationD.Itssafety

20.Whatcanbeinferre

dfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct

B.Thelampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction

C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical

D.ThelampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第1节（共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分）

A

Backinmiddleschool,Iwenttolivewithmymotherfortwoyearsonherfarm.WheneverpeoplehearthatIlivedonafarm,theyimmediatelyhaveanimageofdairycows,tractors,hay,andoveralls.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.

Iwasn’tonthekindoffarmeveryoneimagines.Ididn’tfeedcowsorpigs;

Ididn’tgrowcornorwheat.Ihelpedmymotherraisellamas（羊驼）.

Itisstrangethatsuchnon-traditionallivestockshouldberaisedonalong-establishedfarmsuchasours,whichhasbeeninthefamilyforgenerations.Ourfamilydidindeedraisetraditionallivestockformanydecades.Then,fiftyyearsago,mygreat-grandfatherdecidedtobuyallama.Hemusthavelearnedthatwoolfromllamaswasmoreprofitablethanwoolfromsheep.Thellamawoolbusinessturnedouttobesosuccessful,infact,thatmygreat-grandfatherchangedthefamilybusinesstoacompletely-developedllamafarm.

BeforeIbegantoliveonthefarm,Ihadmanyillusions（错误的观念）aboutrurallife.Whatcouldpossiblybeeasierthanfeedingandgrooming（照看）someanimals?

AfterIhadsettledintomynewhome,however,Irealizedthatfarmw

orkwasmuchmoreinvolvedthanIhadexpected.Collectingmanure（肥料）,forexample,doesn’tseemsobadwhensomeoneelsedoesitonTV,butIhadtogetupbeforedawneverydaytofinishthatchorebeforecatchingthebustoschool.

Idon’tmeantosaythatmylifeonthefarmwasabadexperience.Ilearnedalotaboutmyself:

forexample,I’mnotamorningperson.Ialsolearnedaboutllamas’habits,suchasspitting（吐唾沫）whentheyareunhappy.Mostimportantly,mymotherandIgottospendalotoftimetogetherduringthoseyears.AlthoughIdoubtI’llhaveacareerinfarming,Ilookforwardtoreturningtothefamilyfarmforshortvisits.

21.Whydidtheauthor’sgreat-grandfatherwanttoraisellamas?

A.Tosavetheirlives.B.Tomakemoremoney.

C.Tolearnabouttheirhabits.D.Topleasehisgrandchildren.

22.Whatdidtheauthorimaginerurallifewouldbelike?

A.ItwouldbethesameaswhatwasshownonTV.

B.Itwouldbeveryeasyandrelaxing.

C.Itwouldinvolvelotsoflaborers.

D.Itwouldbeboringandtiring.

23.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthislifeonhismother’sfarm?

A.Hewasdisappointed.B.Hewasexcited.C.Hewasgrateful.D.Hewasbored.

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Workingonatraditionalfarm.B.Growinguponafarm.

C.Livinginabigfamily.D.Returningtoafamily.

B

There’slotofrecord-breakinghappeningsatMountEverestlately.13-year-

oldJordanRomerorecentlybecametheyoungestpersontocompletetheclimb—butthenewestEverestrecordisn’taboutclimbingtothetopofthemountain,butgoingbeneathit.

That’sright:

40-year-oldLewisGordonPugh,aBritishenduranceswimmer,justcompletedaswimbeneaththesummitofMountEverest,battlingagainsticywaterstocompletethe1kilometer-longswimacrossPumoriLake.Althoughtheswim’sdistancewasshort,thewatertemperatureandaltitudemadeitoneofthemostdifficultfeatshehadeveraccomplished—particularlybecauseheworenothingbutapairofSpeedos,acap,andgogglestoprotecthimselfagainstthe34-degreewater.Hecompletedtheswimin22minutesand51seconds.

“Becauseofthealtitudeyouneedtoswimveryslowlyanddeliberately,”PughtoldSkyNews.“Swimming20matfullspeedinthetestswim,IfeltIwasgoingtodrown.”

SoPughadaptedhisstroke（游泳姿势）,makingsuretoswimslowlyenoughtostayafloat（浮着的）,butfastenoughthathedidn’tfreezetodeath.Ateamofdoctorswereonhandtowatchoverhisstuntandhelpoutifhegotintoanytrouble.

Pugh,who’sbeennicknamed“theHumanPolarBear”didn’tdotheswimpurelyforshockvalue,hediditasawaytoraiseawarenessofthemeltingglaciersintheHimalayas,andtheproblemsthatdecliningwatersuppliesarecausingforthearea.

“Mostglaciersaremeltingaway,”hesaid.“TheglaciersintheHimalayasarenotjustice.Theyarealifeline—theyprovidewaterforapproximatelytwobillionpeople.”

LewisGordonPughwasthefirstpersontocompletealongdistanceswimineveryoceanoftheworldandoveraperiodof20yearshepioneeredmoreswimsaroundfamouslandmarksthananyotherswimmerinhistory.

25.IfLewisGordonPughhadn’tswumfastenough,whatwouldhavehappenedtohim?

A.Hewouldhavestoppedhisswim.B.Hewouldhavebeenlaughedatbyothers.

C.Hewouldn’thavesetanewworldrecord.D.Hewouldhavebeenfrozentodeath.

26.WhydidPughswiminPumoriLakelocatedatthesummitofMountEverest?

A.Tosetanotherworldrecord.

B.Todefeat13-year-oldJordanRomero.

C.Toprovehisextraordinaryswimmingskills.

D.Toraisetheawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ApioneerforprotectingtheenvironmentB.HowtoclimbtheEverest

C.HowtoswimacrossPumoriLakeD.Aninterestinglongswim

C

Robotswillhavetakenovermostjobswithin30yearsleavinghumanityfacingits“biggestchallengeever”tofindmeaninginlifewhenworkisnolongernecessary,accordingtoexperts.

ProfessorMosheVardi,ofRiceUniversity,intheUS,saysthatmanymiddle-classprofessionalswillbeassistingtheworkofmachineswithinthenextfewdecadesleavingworkerswithmoreleisure（休闲）timethantheyhaveeverexperienced.

ProfVardisaidtheriseofrobotscouldleadtounemploymentratesgreaterthan50percent.

“Weareapproachingatimewhenmachineswillbeabletodobetterthanhumansatalmostanytask,”saidVardi,aprofessorincomputationalengineering.

“Robotsaredoingmoreandmorejobsthatpeopleusedtodo.Ibelievethatsocietyneedstofacethisquestionbeforeit’suponus:

Ifmachinescandoalmostanyworkhumanscando,whatwillhumansdo?

“ThequestionIwanttoputforwardis,‘Doesthetechnologywearedevelopingfinallybenefitmankind?

’”

ProfVardi,saidexistingroboticandartificialintelligence（AI）technologieswerealreadygettingridofagrowingnumberofmiddle-classjobsandthatpaceofadvancementinthefieldisincreasing.

ButProfVardiisnotsurethataworkforceofhumanlikerobotswillbegoodformankind.

“Atypicalansweristhatifmachineswilldoallourwork,wewillbefreetopursue（追求）leisureactivities,”hesaid.

“Idonotfindthisapromisingfuture,asIdonotfindtheideaofleisure-onlylifeappealing.Ibelievethatworkisessentialtohumanwell-being.

“Humanityisabouttofaceperhapsitsgreatestchallengeever,whichisfindingmeaninginlife.

“Weneedtorisetotheoccasionandmeetthischallengebeforehumanlaborbecomesoutofdate.

“What’sdifferentthistimeiscomputerscientistsareworkingonbuildingmachinesthatcandoeverythingwecando,onlybetter.Ifmachinescandoalltheworkoreven50percentoft