黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二月考英语试题文档格式.docx
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B
Peoplealwaysthinkmenaremoreskilledthanwomenindriving.Nowadayswomenappeartohaveapositiveimageofthemselvesassaferdriversthanmen.
InasurveydonebyinsurerMetLife,51%ofwomensaidtheydrivemoresafely.Theevidenceisontheirside:
Menare3.4timesmorelikelythanwomentogetaticketforcarelessdrivingand3.1timesaslikelytobepunishedfordrunkdriving.“Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding(守法的)drivers,whichleadstofeweraccidents,”thereportsays.However,notallmaledriverssharethesameopinion.OfthemensurveyedbyMetLife,39%claimedmaledriversweresafer.Thefindingsdidbackthemupononepoint:
automotiveknowledge.Thereportshowedthatmoremenarefamiliarwithcurrentsafetyequipmentsuchaselectronicstabilitycontrol,whichhelpspreventrolloveraccidents.
Autosafetyunavoidablymatterstomoney.Insurance(保险)companiesfocusonwhatclassesofdrivershavethelowestdollaramountsofclaims(索赔),andfornow,thatmainlyincludeswomen.Ingeneral,womenpayabout9%lessforautoinsurancethanmen.AstudybythewebsiteInswebalsoshowedthatautoinsuranceratesarelowerforwomeninmoststates.Amongindividualstates,womengetthegreatestadvantageinWyoming(wheretheypay20%less),SouthDakotaandWashington,D.C.,wheretheirinsurancecostsare16%lower.
“Morethan11,9000maledriversdiedinU.S.trafficaccidentin2009,comparedwithjustunder4,900womendrivers,”accordingtothestudy.“Basedonmilestraveled,mendiedatarateof2.5deathsper100millionmilestraveled,vs.1.7deathsforwomen.”
4.Accordingtothestudy,maledrivers__________.
A.arelessaggressivewhiledriving
B.aremoreskilledatautoknowledge
C.aremorelikelytosticktodrivinglaws
D.arelessfamiliarwithsafetyequipment
5.Insurancecompaniesfocusonfemaledriverclients(客户)probablybecausethey__________.
A.causemoreaccidentsontheroadbutaskforlittle
B.causelittledamageandpaymoremoneytotheinsurancecompanies
C.aremorecarefuldriversandcauselessdamage
D.makeupthemostpartoftheinsuranceclients
6.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.
A.menare3.1timesmorelikelytogetticketsthanwomen
B.allwomenintheUSApaythesamefortheirautoinsurance
C.morefemaledriversdieeveryyearthanmaledrivers
D.womenaregenerallysaferdriversthantheoppositesex
7.Thewritermainlydevelopsparagraphsby__________.
A.givingexamplesB.makingcomparisons
C.drawingaconclusionD.presentinganargument
C
ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfromLostinSpace,butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.
Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets,moons,andotherlandingareas.Excepttheearth,justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe,makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Plustherewouldbecomplicationswithradiation,weather,andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.
Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals,analyzinggroundsamples,tofindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.
Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans,butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover,robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain,theydon’trequirefoodorwater,andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.
Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars’history.
8.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheDevelopmentofRobotsB.TheDiscoveryofSpaceExploration
C.NoRobots,NoSpaceExplorationD.RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExploration
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.
B.Itisdangerousfor.humanstoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheearth.
C.BothSpiritandOpportunityhavefoundtheevidenceofwateronMars.
D.Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.
10.Theunderlinedword“withstand”mostprobablymeans“______”
A.remainB.bearC.defeatD.develop
11.Whatisthewritersattitudeinthispassage?
A.Negative.B.Pessimistic.C.Subjective.D.Objective.
D
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Hewalkedtothebedroom.Hesawajackethanginginthebedroomandwentuptoittohaveacloserlookatthe“thing”.Themomenthetouchedit,thethingsprangintolife.NowCharlieexperiencesfearliketherestofusbutwhenthiscreatureopeneditswings,hejumpedoutofhisskinandranscreamingfromtheroomlikeasmallchilddoingabout100milesanhour.
Foramomentthenext-doorneighboursthoughtthatCharliewasmurderinghiswifebecauseofthenoisetheycouldhear.Infact,itwasabatthatfrightenedCharlie.
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