河南省创新发展联盟学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx

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BestInventions

SunPower

Peoplewhobuysolarpanels（嵌板）fortheirhomehopetohelptheenvironmentandsavesomemoney.Buttheyendupwithlargemetalboxesontheirroof.Tesla,acarcompany,solvedtheproblem.ThesolutionistheSolarRoof.Itisaseriesoftiles（瓦）madetolookliketraditionalroofingmaterialwhileusingthepowerofthesun.TesladevelopeditwithSolarCity,alongtimeproviderofsolarpanels.Itisnowavailabletothepublic.

TalkingTech

Echogivesuserstheabilitytotalktotheirtech.Apple’sSiriandMicrosoft’sCortanadothattoo.Butinmanyways，Amazon’sversion，Alexa,whichisbuiltintoEcho，ismorepowerful.Alexahasgrownsinceitwasputonthemarketin2014,andtoday,youcanuseittoturnonthelights,orderapizza,andmore.Echocosts$180.Amazonrecentlydevelopedajuniorversion,the$50EchoDot.

SpinandRoll

Goodyearisreinventingthewheel.ItintroduceditsEagle360sphericaltire（球形轮胎）inMarch,2016.Thetiresallowcarstomoveinmanydirections,includingsideways,andatanglestohandleslipperysurfaces.Thekeyismagneticlevitation（磁悬浮）.Tiresarefixedtocars,butEagle360sfloatbeneaththem.They’remeantforself-drivingcarsoftomorrow.

CycleSafety

JeffWoolfhadaseriousbikecrash.Ifhehadn’tbeenwearinghishelmet,hewouldhavebeenbadlyhurt.Hewonderedwhysomanyridersdidn’twearhelmets.Thatturnsoutitwasmostlybecausehelmetswerebigandhardtocarryaround.Woolf,anengineer,cameupwithMorpher.Thehelmetismadefrominterwovenplastics（交错编织的塑料）.Itisstrong,butit’salsoflexibleenoughtofoldalmosttotallyflat.Thatmakesiteasytocarry.Morpherispricedat$119.

1．WhatwecanknowabouttheSolarRoof?

A．Itisdesignedforcars.B．Itiscurrentlyonthemarket.

C．Itiscostlybutenergy-saving.D．Itconsistsoflargemetalboxes.

2．WhatcanusersdowiththeirAlexa?

A．Chatwiththeirfriends.B．Controltheirtechthroughvoice.

C．Reducenoiseintheirhome.D．Savemoneyontheirpurchases.

3．WhatdoweknowabouttheEagle360?

A．Itisfastenedtocars.B．Itisaself-drivingsystem.

C．Itisenvironmentally-friendly.D．Itisintendedforautonomouscars.

4．WhatisgoodaboutMorpher?

A．Itpreventsbikecrashes.B．Itisconvenientlyfoldable.

C．Itcanbeboughtworldwide.D．Itischeaperthantraditionalhelmets.

Mymotherraisedmeasbestasshecould,takingonoddjobsintheneighborhoodformoney.Stillwithoutafathertotellmehowtoactandwhatwasexpectedofme,Ifeltlost.IwanderedforyearsandgotinvolvedwithtoughguysontheEastSideofNewYork.Theywouldfightmadlyoveradroppedcoin.Theywouldstealtogetwhattheywanted.Iwantedtobelikethem.

ItwasluckyformethatIleftthecityandenteredaworldofdiscipline（纪律）,afterfollowingmymothersadvice.Duringthreeyearsofmilitaryservice,Ihadtimetorethinkmylife,andmythoughtsoftenrantomymother.IrealizedsuddenlyjusthowmuchofaheartacheImusthavebeentoher,howlittleIhadnoticedhersuffering.Whenmyfatherleftthisworld,mymotherwascompletelyalone.Tosupportus,mymothercleanedapartmentsandtookinwashingandironingfromtheneighbors.Andassheworkedhardatthislabor,shekeptherheadhigh.Eachweekshewouldbringapileofbookshomefromthelibraryandreadtous.Mymotherhadwantednothingmore,thanformetoturnintoanhonestresponsibleman.ButIhadactedagainsther.Finally,almosttoolateIhadthesensetofeelshame.

TenyearspassedandIreturnedtotheapartmentontheEastSide.IknewIwouldn’tfallbackinwiththewrongpeople,althoughIstillwasn’tsurewhereIwasheading.Mymother,Icouldtell,wasworriedaboutme.Inmyneighborhood,tobecomeapoliceofficerorafirefighterwasamarkofsignificantsocialsuccessandachievement.Formeitwasanopportunityforarealstartinlife.IwonderedifIwasuptoit,butIknewthatitwastimetotry.WhenIfoundmyselfinthebighallraisingmyhandstotakethefirefightersoath（誓言）ofoffice,mymotherwassittingafewrowsbehindwithasmileofrelief.SheknewthatatlastIwasoffonlife’sroadandmovingsteadily.Hersmilesaid,“Myjobisfinallydone.”

5．Theauthorusedtobehave________.

A．strangelyB．well

C．outstandinglyD．badly

6．Accordingtothecontext，“oddjobs”inthefirstparagraphrefertojobs________.

A．withhousework

B．whicharedangerous

C．donebypeopletomakeextramoneywith

D．ofcleaning,washingandironing

7．Whydidtheauthorsayhewasluckyinthesecondparagraph?

A．Hespentthreeyearsofmilitaryservice.

B．Heescapedfromaworldofdiscipline.

C．Hemovedtoanothercitywithhismother.

D．Heenjoyedthebookshismotherreadtohim.

8．Whatdoesthemother’sword“Myjobisfinallydone”meaninthelastparagraph?

A．Sheneedn’tbeworriedabouthersonagain.

B．Shecanlowerherhead.

C．Hersonhasgrownuptobeanhonestandresponsibleman.

D．Shewillnolongerdoallavailablejobstosupportthefamily.

TeachersinsomesecondaryschoolsinBritainareworriedthattheirjobmaybecomeimpossibleshortlyunlesssomethingcanbedonetorestoredisciplineintheclassrooms.Intheproblemschools,mostlyinlargecities,asmallminorityofteenagepupilsdisturblessontosuchanextentthattheteachercannolongerteachtheirclasseseffectively.

Somepeopleconsiderthatthepermissive（随意）natureofmodernsocietyisresponsibleforsuchkindofbehavior.Smallchildrenwhoarecontinuouslyencouragedtoexpressthemselveswithoutreservationarenaturallyunwillingtoacceptschooldisciplinewhentheygrowolder.Furthermore,modernteachingtechniques）whichappeartostresspersonalenjoymentattheexpenseofseriousstudywork,mightbeteachingthechildtoputhisowninterestsbeforehisdutiestothecommunityinwhichhelives.

Perhapstheproblemcanbesolvedbyimprovingfacilitiesforthemoralguidanceofthesedifficultchildrenorbybettercooperationbetweentheschoolsandtheparents—fortheparentsmaybemainlyresponsibleforthebadbehavioroftheiryoungsters.Violenceathome,violenceandcrimeonTVmakesomechildrenturnviolencethemselves.

Butsomeoftheteachersbelievethatthereoughttobeareturntomore“oldfashioned”methods.Atpresent,insomeschoolteachersareevennotallowedtopunishachildwhodoessomethingbadandwrong.Physicalpunishmentisnotpermittednow.Peoplearetoosoftonchildrenthesedays.Itseemsthatchildrencandowhatevertheylikeatschoolwhiletheteacherscan’tdoanythingtopunishthem.Idon’tknowwhytheschoolsauthorityabandonedsomeoftheeffectivepunishmentsthatworkedwell.Thingslikethatdidn’thappenwhenwewereatschoolbecausetheteacherskeptthoseproblemstudentsundercontrolbyusingastick.

9．Accordingtothewriter,modemteachingtechniques________.

A．inspirepupilstospendmuchtimeonseriouslearning

B．donotgivepupilsanymorallessons

C．advocatepupilsplayingalotinsteadoflearning

D．couldteachchildrentoputhisowninterestsbeforehisduties

10．TheletterWriterseemstobeconvincedof________torestoredisciplineatschool.,

A．removingmore“oldfashioned”methods

B．physicalpunishment

C．improvingfacilitiesforthemoralguidance

D．cooperationbetweentheschoolsandtheparents

11．Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe________.

A．OurSchoolsToday

B．Whoistoblame

C．RebuildOrderinSchool.

D．DealingwithProblemChildrenatSchool

Torontoisremindingcitizensthismonthwhatexactlycanandcan’tgointothebluebinsanyoumaybesurprisedatwhatcan’tberecycled.Asitturnsoutthetakeoutcoffeecupsyou’vebeenthrowingintotherecyclingactuallyhavetogointhegarbage.

Thecity’s“recycleright”webexplainsthatfoodleftafterameal,woven（编织的）cloth,oldVHStapesandotherthingshavebeenturningupinbluebins,wheretheydon’tbelong.

Accordingtothecity,about45,000tunesofgarbagewasmistakenlyputintorecyclingbinslastyearalone.

Amongthosethingsarethetakeoutcoffeeandteacupswegetwhilewereonthego.Thecitysaysthatbecausethosepapercupsarelinedwithplasticorwaxtheycan’tberecycled.Theblackplasticcoffeelids（盖子）alsocan’tgointhebluebin,althoughnon-blackplasticlidscanberecycled.

EmilyAlfred,seniorcampaignerwiththeTorontoEnvironmentalAlliance,said,“MillionsofcupsareusedinTorontoeveryyearandpeoplearetakingtheseoutandputtingtheminthewrongbin.”

Whenpapercoffeecupsarethrowninwiththerecycling.Alfredsaid,theyproduceaharmfuleffectonthesystem.

“Theycan’tseparatetheplasticandpaperinatypicalpaperrecyclingcenter,”Alfredsaid,“soitjustcausespollutionoftherecyclingprocess,anditcauseslower-qualitypaperifitdoesgetrecycled.”

“Newregulationspassedlastmonthcallforchangestoberolledoutoverthenextfewyearsregardingwhatproductscompaniescansell,”Alfredsaid.Herorganizationwillbepushingformoreproducerresponsibilitylaws,whichcalloncompaniesthatdesignandmakeproductstotakeontheresponsibilityofrecyclingthem.

Fornow,consumerscanconsidercarryingtheirownreusablecoffeecupswhiletheyareonthego,askforaceramicmug（陶瓷杯）iftheyplantoconsumetheirdrinkinthecafe,andsupporttheirlocalgovernmentofficialsiftheyhaveputeffortsintochangingrecyclingorproducerresponsibilitylaws.

Alfredsaid,“Ithinkpeoplecanchangetheirhabitseasilyiftheyunderstandwhattodo.”

12．Whyisitdifficulttorecyclepapercoffeecups?

A．Itisex