中学联盟四川省成都市盐道街中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx

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TheNetherlandsonMondaylauncheditsfirst-ever“intelligentbicycle”,fittedwithasetofelectronicdevices（设备）tohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthiscountry.

Theintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity.Itsseatshakeswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehind,whilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenobstaclesappearaheadtoinformcycliststopayattentiontothedanger.Italsohasacradle（置物架）inwhichacomputercanbeinserted（插入）,towirelesslyconnectand“talk”tothebicyclethroughaparticularapplication.Thecomputeralsoflashesabrightsignalifthereisanapproachingobstacleinthebicycle’spath,likeatree,orifanothercyclistcomesupfrombehindintendingtopass.

Acommercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1,700eurosto3,200eurosperbicycle.Itweighsabout55poundsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheon-boardsystemssmaller.

‘‘Accidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetfrightenedwhentheyarepassedathighspeed,”saidMauriceKwakkernaat,oneofthescientistsinvolvedintheproject,“Theon-boardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkintheautomotive（自动的）industry”.

“Moreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicycle，notonlyforshortdistances，butalsoforlongerdistances,”DutchEnvironmentMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegensaid,“ThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinueenjoyingcycling,”shesaid．

1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Thenewly-inventedbicyclecanwarnofdanger．

B．Theintelligentcomputerrunsonelectricity．

C．Moreelderlypeopleenjoyelectronicdevices．

D．ThemeansoftransportationintheNetherlands．

2、Whenacarappearsahead，theintelligentbicyclewill_________．

A．stopbyitself 

B．makeanoise 

C．warnitscyclist 

D．changeitscolor 

3、Whatdoyouknowabouttheintelligentbicycle?

A．Itusesgasasthefuel． 

B．Itiswidelyusednow． 

C．Itwillbelighterinweight． 

D．Itwillbefreeforeveryone． 

4、MoreandmoreelderlypeopleintheNetherlands______________．

A．trytoinventintelligentbicycles 

B．enjoythemselvesbycycling 

C．drivecarsforlongerdistances 

D．devotethemselvestocomputers 

LeonardodaVinci’smothermayhavebeenaChineseslaveaccordingtoanewresearchbyanItalianhistorianandnovelist—AngeloParatico,whohasspentthelast20yearslivingandworkinginHongKong,researchingthelinksbetweenhishomelandandChinaoverthepasthalfcentury.

MrParaticosaidthedocumentshehasuncoveredduringtwoyearsofresearchformthebasisofhislatestbookLeonardoDaVinci,aChinesescholarlostinRenaissance（文艺复兴）Italy.Thebook,whichisduetobepublishednextyear,uncoversevidencethatthere’salinkbetweenDaVinciandtheFarEast.

SpeakingtotheSouthChinaMorningPost,MrParaticosaid,“IamsurethatLeonardo’smotherwasfromtheEast,buttomakeheraChinese,weneedtouseadeductivemethod（演绎法）.OnewealthyclientofLeonardo’sfatherhadaslavecalledCaterina.AfterLeonardo’sdateofbirth,shedisappearedfromthedocuments．Shewasnolongerworkingthere.’’

ItisbelievedthathismotherwascalledCaterina,who,accordingtosomereports,wasalocalpeasant.ButMrParatico’snewworkclaimsitismostlikelythatDaVinci’smotherwasaslave.Supportinghistheory,hesaid,“DuringtheRenaissance,countrieslikeItalyandSpainwerefullofslavesfromtheEast.”

HeclaimedthattherewerecertainaspectsofDaVinci’slifeandworkswhichsuggestaChineselink.Forinstance,hewaswritingwithhislefthandfromlefttorightandhewasalsoavegetarian,whichwasnotcommon.MonaLisaisprobablyaportraitofhismother，asSigmundFreudsaidin1910.OnthebackofMonaLisa,thereisaChineselandscapeandevenherfacelooksChinese.

MrParaticosaidhebelievestheonlywaytosolvethemysteryistodigoutsomeofDaVinci’srelationsinFlorenceandextractsomeDNA.

5、WhatisMrParatico’slatestbookbasedon?

A．Hisresearchfindings． 

B．Hislivingexperience． 

C．HisfinalvisittoItaly． 

D．HisinterestinRenaissance． 

6、WhatmaysuggestthereisalinkbetweenDaVinciandChinese?

A．Hisworkinghabit． 

B．Hiswaysofwriting． 

C．Hisbirthdate． 

D．Hisfather’sfriend． 

7、WhatcanwelearnaboutDaVinci’smother?

A．ShewasaslaveofLeonardo’sfather．

B．Shequitworkingafterhermarriage．

C．ShewasburiedinFlorenceafterdeath．

D．ShewasprobablythemodelofMonaLisa．

About1966orso,aNASA（美国航空航天局）teamdoingworkfortheApollomoonmission（任务）tooktheastronautsnearTubaCity.TherethelandscapeoftheNavajoReservation（保留地）looksverymuchlikethelunarsurface.Amongallthetrucksandlargecarsweretwolargefiguresthatweredressedinfulllunarspacesuits.

NearbyaNavajoshepherd（牧羊人）andhissonwerewatchingthestrangecreatureswalkabout,occasionallybeingwatchedoverbyotherNASAworkers.ThetwoNavajopeoplewerenoticedandapproachedbytheNASApeople.SincetheshepherdandhissondidnotknowEnglish,theyaskedtheNASApeoplewhothestrangecreatureswere.TheNASApeopletoldthemthattheywerejustmenthatweregettingreadytogotothemoon.Theshepherdbecameveryexcitedandaskedifhecouldsendamessagetothemoonwiththeastronauts.

TheNASAofficialsthoughtthiswasagreatideasotheyprovidedataperecorder.Afterthemangavethemhismessage,theyaskedhissontotranslate.Hissonwouldnot.

Later,theytriedafewmorepeopleonthereservationtotranslateandeverypersontheyaskedwouldchuckle（偷偷地笑）andthenrefusetotranslate.Finally,withcashinhandsomeonetranslatedthemessage,

“Watchoutfortheseguys,theyhavecometotakeyourland!

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8、TheappearanceoftheNavajoReservationisverysimilartothatof______．

A．theTubaCity 

B．themoon 

C．theNASAresearchcenter 

D．theApollomoonmission 

9、WhentheolderNavajoheardthatthemeninfrontofhimweregoingtothemoon,he______．

A．feltfrightenedandranawayquickly

B．chattedexcitedlywiththeNASAworkers

C．gotonthemoderntrucksandlargevehiclesforfun

D．triedtosaysomethingtothemooncreatures

10、Thesondidnottranslatethewordshisfathersaidbecause______．

A．hehadtroubleinunderstandinghisfather

B．thewordshisfatherusedweretoodifficulttobetranslated

C．hisfatherwassendingawarningagainsttheNASApeople

D．hebelievedthattheNASAworkerscouldunderstandtheirlanguage

11、Accordingtothispassage,wecanknowthattheshepherdwas______．

A．patientandbrave 

B．foolishandimpolite 

C．humorousandintelligent 

D．knowledgeableandtalkative 

Tooofteninlife,wefocusonthethingswecannotdo.Sometimeswecannotdothingsbecauseoffinanciallimitations,healthlimitations,familylimitations,educationallimitations,andsoon.Sometimes,weenduplimitingourselvesfromachievingsuccessinreachingourgoals.Weenduphavinganegativeattitudewhichlimitsourabilitytoachievesuccessandhappinessinourlife.

ThroughtheInternet,Ihaverecentlymetanindividual（个人）whomIfoundtobeveryinspiring.Hehasapositiveattitude;

hefocusesonwhathecando.Tonameafewofhisaccomplishments:

hehassetaworldrecord,andisintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords;

heisaninternationalpoetwithover900publications;

heisanadvocate（拥护者）forthedisabled;

heisthefounderofBeyondLimitationsWeek;

heisanambassador（大使）fortheHarveyBallWorldSmileFoundation;

hehascreatedhisownwebsite—http:

//wheelierecord.Tripod.com/index.html.Andthelistcouldgoon!

TheindividualisRobertM．Hensel.Yousee,Robertwasbornspinabifida,adisabilitythataffectsthesenseofbalanceandalsohasaninfluenceonthekidneys（肾脏）.Robertcouldhaveeasilyusedhisdisabilitytolimithisachievements,yethehasaccomplishedmorethanmany.Hisattitudetolifeisonethat,forme,isinspiring!

ToquoteRobert,“Ihavelearnedthatlimitationsopendoorsthathavebeenclosed,showingotherwaystomeetourneeds.NowIlookbeyondwhatIcan’tdoandfocusonwhatIcan.”

LetRobertbeareminderforchangingattitudes.Usehismottoofnotfocusingonwhatyoucan’tdo,butfocusonwhatyoucando！

12、Whatstopsusfromachievingsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Negativeattitudes 

B．Constantchanges 

C．Toohighgoals 

D．Variouslimitations 

13、Whatdoestheu