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【全国百强校】河北省衡水中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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OnMonday,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionpredictedthat42%ofAmericanscouldbeoverweightby2030.Ourexpandingwaistlinesleadtonotonlyamedicalproblem,butaccordingtoarecentarticleInTheNewYorkTimes,itcouldalsoendangerpersonalsafetyinsomesituations—inanairplanecrash,forexample.

TheNewYorkTimes’ChristenNegronireportsthatengineersandscientistsarequestioningwhetherairplaneseatsareadequatelyconstructedtoprotectoverweighttravelers.Governmentstandardsforairplaneseatstrength（强度）—firstsetmoethan60yearsago—requirethattheseatsbemadeforapassengerweighing170pounds（77kg）.Today,theaverageAmericanmanweighsnearly194pounds（88kg）andtheaveragewoman165pounds（75kg）.Negronireports:

“Ifaheavierpersoncompletelyfillsseat,theseatisnotlikelytobehaveasintendedduringacrash,”saidRobertSalazar,theleadingscientistattheCenterforAppliedBiomechanicsattheUniversityofVirginia.“Theenergyabsorptionthatisbuiltintotheaircraftseatislikelytobeoverpoweredandthepassengerswillnotbeprotectedproperly.”

“Norwouldtheinjurybelimitedtothatpassengeronly,”Dr.Salzarsaid.“Ifaseatoraseatbeltfails,”hesaid,“thosepeoplewhoareseatednearbycouldbeendangeredfrom‘theuncontrolledmovementsofthepassenger’.”

Mostcomplaintsaboutairplaneseatsfocusontheirlackofcomfortandhighticketprice,andwhetheroverweightpassengersshouldbemadetobuytwoseats.ButTheNewYorkTimes’articlebringsupanotherreasontofeelanxiousaboutflying.Investigatorsoftheissuegotintouchwiththeairplaneseatandseatbeltmakers,buttheyrefusedtocommentontheproblem.Expertsagreedthatcrashtestingshouldbedonewithoverweightdummies（人体模型）.Bothairplaneseatsandseatbeltsshouldbetested,theysaid.

Fortunately,however,accordingtoNoraMarshall,asenioradviserattheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard,theboard’sinvestigatorshaveneverseenanaccidentinvolvingacommercialplaneinwhichtheweightofapassengerwasaproblem.

1、WhatisthearticleinTheNewYorkTimesmainlyconcernedwith?

A．Thesizeofairplaneseatsandseatbelts.

B．Safetyofoverweightairplanepassengers.

C．Airplanecrashesinvolvingcommercialplanes.

D．Amedicalproblemcausedbybeingoverweight.

2、RobertSalzarwouldprobablyagreethat        .

A．overweightpassengersshouldbuytwoseats

B．thegovernmentshouldhelpproducesaferplanes

C．standardsforairplaneseatstrengthshouldberaised

D．passengersshouldknowhowtoprotectthemselves

3、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat        .

A．airplaneseatmakershavetakenactionnow

B．therearefewcomplaintsaboutairplaneseats

C．thoseseateneartheoverweightmaysuffertoo

D．onlyasmallnumberofairplaneaccidentsinvolvetheoverweight

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhyDoPassengersFeelAnxiousaboutFlying?

B．Will42%ofAmericansBeOVERWEIGHTBY2030?

C．WhenWilltheOverweightEnjoyTheirFlight?

D．AreAirplaneSeatsSafeEnoughfortheOverweight?

AerialperformerJenniferBrickerwasbornwithoutlegs,butsheneverletitstopher.

WrappedinaloopofredsilkhungfromtheceilingJenniferBrickerclimbsandtwiststothemusic.Herheadhangsdownandherstrongarmsletgoasshebalancesonherback,highabovethegroundamovethat’sallthemoredaringbecauseshehasnolegs.

JenniferwasafewmonthsoldwhenshewasadoptedbySharonandGeraldBricker.Shehadbigbrowneyes,abrightsmile,andhugeamountsofenergy.Whenadoctoradvisedheradoptiveparentstocarryheraroundinakindofbucket,theyrefused.

Jennifersoonlearnedtowalk—andrun—onherhandsandbottom,andgrewupfearlesslyclimbingtreesandbouncingonthetrampoline（蹦床）withherthreeolderbrothers.“Myparentsdidn’ttreatmedifferentlysoIdidn’tgrasptheconceptthatIwasdifferent.IknewIdidn’thavelegsbutthatwasn’tstoppingmefromdoingthethingsIwantedtodo.”

Attheageofthreeshewasfittedwithartificiallegs,butsheneverreallytooktothem—shemovedmorefreelywithout.

In1996theOlympicGamestookplaceinAtlanta.Jenniferlovedtowatchthewomen’sgymnasticsteam,andespeciallyadoredthe14-year-oldDominiqueMoceanuwhocompetedfortheUS.WhenMoceanuandthewomen’steamwongold,Jenniferdecidedshewasgoingtobeagymnast,too.Shetookuppowertumbling,whichinvolvesperformingfloorexercisesdownarunway.ButJenniferdidnotwantanyallowancestobemadeforherdisability.

Attheageof10shetookpartintheJuniorOlympicsandbyage11shewastumblingchampionforthestateofIllinois.

Jennifernowtravelstheworldasaninspirationalspeakerandactsasanaerialperformer.

5、WhydidJenniferdeterminetobeagymnast?

A．Sheknewthatshewasdifferentfromothers.

B．Shewantedtomakeallowancesforherdisability.

C．ShewaseagertoparticipateintheJuniorOlympics.

D．ShewasgreatlyinfluencedbyDominiqueMoceanu.

6、WhatdoweknowaboutJenniferBricker?

A．Shefeltembarrassedwithoutlegs.

B．Shewascarriedinabucketasababy.

C．Shewasbroughtupasanormalchild.

D．Shelostherlegswhenshewasadopted.

7、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJenniferBricker?

A．Self-respected.                              B．Cautious.                              

C．Sensitive.                              D．Clever.                              

Yournextcamightdriveitself.Afteryearsoftrialsoncitystreets,driverlessvehiclesarenownearingthelivephase.Lastmoth,adriverlessbusbegancarryingpassengersthroughLyon,France,Mostintheautomobileindustrythinkself-drivingvehicleswillbeontheroadby2020orbefore.

Driverlesscarswillatfirstbehuddledwithhuman-drivencars.Butthefirstplaceswheretheywillbecomedominant（统治的）aredenseurbanareas—preciselythespotsmostdamagedbytheautomobileage.Manyadvancedcitiesarealreadyreducingtheroleofhuman-drivencargo.Driverlesscarswillquickenthatprocessandwillbringusenormousbenefits.

Driverlesscarswillreduceaccidentsbyaround90percent.That’sbig—theannualdeathtollontheworld’sroadsisabout1.2millionayear.Pollutionandcarbonemissionswilldrop,becauseurbandriverlesscarswillbeelectric.Theold,otherwisetheywouldstayathomemostofthetimeandthedisabledandteenagerswillsuddenlygainmobility.

Ontheotherhand,driverlesscarswillbringcatastrophe.Thebestthingabouttheautomobileagewasthatitemployedtensofmillionsofpeopletomake,market,insureanddrivevehicles.Overthenext20years,themostlylow-skilledmenwhonowdrivetrucks,taxisandbuseswillseetheirjobsreduced.Carmakersareespeciallyscared.ThefewcarsofthefuturemightbemadebytechcompaniessuchasApple,BaiduandGoogle.ImagingtheimpactonGermany,wheretheautomotivesectoristhelargestindustry.

Dramaticchangeiscoming,anddriverlesscarscouldarriveby2020.Butgovernmentshavebarelybegunthinkingaboutit.Only6percentofthebiggestUScitieshavefactoredthemintotheirlong-termplanning.

AdecadeagoanyonehardlysawtheSmartphonecoming.Ithasboughtanepidemicofmassaddiction.Let’shopewedoabetterjobofhandlingthedriverlesscar.

8、Theunderlinedwords“behuddledwith”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“              “.

A．showup                              B．existtogether                              

C．getridof                              D．taketheplaceof                              

9、Whycandriverlesscarsreducepollutionandcarbonemissions?

A．Driverlesscarsreducethenumberofcars.

B．Driverlesscarswillbepoweredbyelectricity.

C．Driverlesscarssavefuelbydrivingthemselves.

D．Driverlesscarswillreducetoomanyaccidents.

10、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowarddriverlesscars?

A．Doubtful.                              B．Negative.                              

C．Objective.                              D．Worried.                              

11、Whatcanweknowaboutdriverlesscars?

A．Theywillnothittheroaduntil2020.

B．Theywillonlybeusedinurbanareas.

C．Theywillnotcauseanyroadaccident.

D．Theyaren’tstillseriouslytakenbyleaders.

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