学年广东省惠州市高一下学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx
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学年广东省惠州市高一下学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案
惠州市2016—2017—2学年高一期末教学质检
英语试卷2017.07
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
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第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
AcommonoverbookingproblemonaUnitedAirlinesflightonSundayendedwithamanbeingbloodiedanddraggedfromhisseatandanalreadytroubledairlineearningmorebadpress.Howdiditallgosowrong?
Overbookingonflightshappensallthetime.Emptyseatscostairlinesmoney,sotheyoffset(抵消)thenumberofpassengerswhomissflightsbysellingtoomanytickets.Inthiscase,theproblemarosebecauseUniteddecidedatthelastminutetoflyfourmembersofstafftoaconnectionpointandneededtobumpfourpassengerstomakewayforthem.
Whenthere’sanoverbookingissuethefirststepistoofferaninducementtothepassengerstotakealaterflight.OnSundaypassengerswereoffered$400,ahotelroomforthenight,andaflightthefollowingafternoon.Whenno-onetooktheoffer,theamountwasuppedto$800.Stillno-onebit,soamanagerboardedtheflightandinformedpassengersthatfourpeoplewouldbeselectedtoleavetheflight.
Thatselectionisbasedonseveralfactors,butfrequentfliersandhigherfare-payingpassengersaregivenprioritytostayaboard,aspokeswomanforUnitedconfirmed.
Acouplewhowereselectedagreedtoleavetheplanevoluntarily.Athirdpassenger,reportedlythewifeofthemanwhowasforciblyremoved,alsoagreed.Theman,whosaidhewasadoctorandhadtoseepatientsinthemorning,refused.Anairlinemanagertoldhimthatsecuritywouldbecalledifhedidnotobey.theirconversationendedwiththemanbeingyankedfromhisseatontotheflooranddraggedoff,bloodvisibleonhisface.
UnitedAirlinesCEOsaidtheairlinewouldreviewtheeventandreachouttothepassenger,butthespokeswomancouldnotconfirmwhetherUnitedwasintouchwithhimyet.
1. Whydoesoverbookingonflightsalwaysoccur?
A. Unitedbumpedfourpassengerstospareseatsforitsstaff.
B. Airlinesexpecttoearnasmuchmoneyaspossible.
C. Airlineswanttomakeupforalossofemptyseats.
D. Ithappensbyaccident.
2. Whatcanweinferredabouttheselectionmentionedinthetext?
A.Peopleareselectedatrandombythecomputer.
B.Frequentflierswillneverbeaskedtoleave.
C.Theselecteddoctormaybethelowfare-payingpassengersornotafrequentflier.
D.Theselectedpassengerswillbeofferednomoney.
3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutfourpassengersistrue?
A. Fourpeopleweredirectlyselectedtoleaveatfirst.
B. Thecoupleofthedoctoragreedtoleavevoluntarily.
C. Thedoctorwasdraggedoffwithoutanyhurt.
D. Thedoctorrefusedtoleavebecausehehadtoseehispatientnextmorning.
4. Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“reachoutto”inParagraph6refersto?
A.Getincontactwith B.Makeupfor C.Apologizeto D.Teamupwith
B
ThedaysofhavingtorememberyourIDcouldsoonbeathingofthepast.ThefamoustouristtownofWuzhen,China,isnowusingfacialrecognitiontechnologytoactasitsentrypassthroughthegatesoftheattraction.Thesystemusescamerastonoticepeopleastheyapproachtheentry,andcheckstheseagainstadatabaseofregisteredvisitorswithinafewseconds.Thetechnologyisthoughttobeupto99.77percentaccurateandabletodistinguishpeoplebetterthanahuman.
Wuzhenisapopulartouristtownwithvisitorsgoingthereinlargenumberstoseeits stunning riversystemandmuseums.Baidu,awebfirmoftenreferredtoas“ChineseGoogle”,createdthesystem.Whenpeoplenowcheckintotheiraccommodation,theywillhavetheirphototakenanduploadedtoacentraldatabaseuponleavingandre-enteringthetown,thesystemwillre-checkthattheyarestillaguestatahotel,beforeallowingthembackin.
Thetechnologyisbeingusedtotrackthe5,000visitorsthatstayinthetown’shotelseveryday.YuanqingLin,directoroftheInstituteofdeepLearningatBaidu,toldTheVerge,“Withourtechnology,youdon’tneedtogiveyourID.Whenyouareapproachingagate,itwilltakeaphotoofyouandcomparethatphototothedatabase.”Wuzhenusedtomonitoritsvisitorsusingaticket-entrysystem,butthiscouldeasilybeabused.Itwasdiscoveredthatsomepeopleweresharingtheirticketstoavoidpaying.
Baidu’ssystemisbasedonneuralnetworks,whichcanprocesshugeamountsofdata---morethanonebillionfaces.Aswellasrecognizingfaces,thesystemcanalsodiscoverfacialmovements,soitcan’tbefooledbysomeoneholdingupamask.
BaiduisalsousingthesoftwareforemployeeentryatitsBeijingheadquarters.
5. Whatcanbelearntaboutthefacialrecognitiontechnologyfromthepassage?
A.Thetechnologycouldsoonbeathingofthepast.
B.Thetechnologycanbeover99.77%accurate.
C.Thetechnologycanmatchvisitors’faceswiththoseinthedatabase
D.Thetechnologyisbeingusedtotrackwherethe5,000visitorsaregoing.
6. Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stunning”in paragraph2?
A.popular B.attractive C.brilliant D.funny
7. HowdoesWuzhenmonitoritsvisitorsnow?
A.Byusingfacialrecognitiontechnology
B.Byusingaticket-entrysystem
C.ByusingIDcard
D.Byusingtickets
8. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.FacialrecognitioniswidelyusedinChina.
B.Baidu,awebfirm,isusingtherecognitionsystem.
C.ChinesetouristtownWuzhenisusingfacialrecognition.
D.Wuzenisapopulartouristtownwithmanyvisitorsgoingtheretoseethesystem.
C
Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butthetwo-wheeledapproachoftransport’spopularitybegantofade,withmanybikessoonreplacedbytheirfuel-poweredcompetitors.
ButrecentmonthshaveseenarepopulalityofthehumblebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingschemes,pioneeredbystart-upcompanylikeOfoandMobike,hasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.AccordingtodatashownbyiResearchConsultingGroup,thefirstweekofthisyearsaw5.85millionactiveusersofMobikewhileOfohad1.4millionactiveusers.
Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphone.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They’repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“lastmile”problem,whichreferstothefinallegofaperson’sjourney.
However,theschemeshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,damageonpurposeandtheft.Todealwiththeseproblems,thecompanycameupwiththeideaofencouragingpeopletoreturnthebikestostationsbyrewardingfreetimefortheirnextrides.
9. Whydidthetwo-wheeledapproachoftransportbecomelesspopular?
A.BecauseChinaisnolongerabicyclekingdom.
B.Becausecyclingisnotconvenient.
C.Becausefuel-poweredcompetitorswerereplacedbyriding.
D.Becausemostlydrivingtooktheplaceofcycling.
10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thebike’spopularitybegantofade.
B.OnlyOfoandMobikecreatedthetrendtoanewlevelofusingbikes.
C.Thesharedbikesofferausefulapproachtothefinallegproblem.
D.Thecompanyrewardedsomemoneyandfreetimetotheusers.
11.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.thenewmodeofhumblebikes B.thedevelopmentofhumblebikes
C.theadvantagesofhumblebikes D.theissueofhumblebikes
D
Thereareoftenmanyassumptionsmadeaboutyoungpeopleaged15to21,butonlyafewcanbeprovedwithhardevidence.Now,newresearchhasbeenpublishedtohelppeoplegetabetterideaofthesemisunderstoodyoungpeople.
Accordingtoaninternationalsurveyin2016,youngpeopleinemergingeconomieslikeChinaandIndiahaveagreatersenseofhopeaboutthefuture,comparedwiththoselivinginEurope,NorthAmericaandAustralia.
ThesurveywascarriedoutbetweenSeptemberandOctoberbytheVarkeyFoundation,aUK-basednon-profitorganization.Itsurveyed20,000youngpeoplewhowerebornbetween1995to2001in20countries.Theywereaskedquestionsabouttheirhopes,ambitions,personalviewsandcommunityvalues.
Itwasfoundthat53percentofthosequestionedinChinathoughttheworldwasbecomingabetterplace–thehighestpercentageamongthecountriessurveyed.Some93percentofthemalsofelthopefulforthefuturebecauseofadvancesintechnology,suchasinmedicine,renewableenergyandcomputing.Indianyouthwerethesecondmostoptimistic,with49percenttakingapositiveviewoftheworld’sprospects.
AsforyoungpeopleinChina,whattheyfearmostistheimpactofclimatechange–some82percentofthosewhorespondedtothesurveysaidso.VikasPota,chiefexecutiveoftheVarkeyFoundation,saiditwasencouragingthatyoungpeopleinChinawereawarehowserioustheproblemofclimatechangeis.
“Thisissurelyahopefuldevelopment.TheyoungpopulationofChinaismoreawarethananyoneoftheseriousnessoftheclimatecrisis–andwillbepressingforchange,”hetoldSouthChinaMorningPost.Theoverallsurveyshowedasenseofoptimismintheattitudesandopinionsofthegenerationthatislikelytoshapethenextfewdecades,accordingtoPota.
“Theyaremorelikelytotravel,tomigrateacrossbordersandtobuildfriendshipsinothercountriesthananyp