学年河北省鸡泽县第一中学高二上学期寒假作业英语试题六.docx

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学年河北省鸡泽县第一中学高二上学期寒假作业英语试题六

2017-2018学年寒假作业英语试题（六）

一、阅读理解（共18小题；每小题2分，满分36分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Supposeyou’reinarush,fellingtired,notpayingattentiontoyourscreen,andyousendanemailthatcouldgetyouintrouble.

Realizationwillprobablysetinsecondsafteryou’veclicked“send”.Youfreezeinhorrorsandburnwithshame.

Whattodo?

Herearefourcommonemailaccidents,andhowtorecover.

Clicking“send”toosoon

Don’twasteyourtimetryingtofindoutifthereceivershasreadityet.Writeanotheremailasswiftlyasyoucanandsenditwithabrieftitleexplainingthatthisisthecorrectversionandthepreviousversionshouldbeignored.

Writingthewrongtime

Thesooneryounotice,thebetter.Respondquicklyandbriefly,apologizingforyourmistake.Keepthetonemeasured:

don’thandleittoolightly,aspeoplecanbeoffended,especiallyifyourerrorsuggestsamisunderstandingoftheirculture（i.e.incorrectorderingofChinesenames）.

Clicking“replyall”unintentionally

Youaccidentallyreveal（透露）toentirecompanywhatmenuchoicesyouwouldpreferatthestaffChristmasdinner,orwhatholidayyou’dliketotake.Inthisinstance,thebestsolutionistosendaquick,light-heartedapologytoexplainyourawkwardness.Butitcanquicklyrisetosomethingworse,wheneveryonestartshitting“replyall”tojoininalongandunpleasantconversation.Inthisinstance,stepawayfromyourkeyboardtoalloweveryonetocalmdown.

Sendinganoffensivemessagetoitssubject

Themostawkwardemailmistakeisusuallycommittedinanger.Youwriteanunkindmessageaboutsomeone,intendingtosendittoafriend,butaccidentallysendittothepersonyou’rediscussing.Inthatcase,asktospeakinpersonassoonaspossibleandsaysorry.Explainyourfrustrationscalmlyandsensibly—seeitasanopportunitytoclearupanydifficultiesyoumayhavewiththisperson.

1.Afterrealizinganemailaccident,youarelikelytofeel_______.

A.curiousB.tiredC.awfulD.funny

2.Ifyouhavewrittenthewrongnameinanemail,itisbestto________.

A.apologizeinaseriousmanner

B.tellthereceivertoignoretheerror

C.learntowritethenamecorrectly

D.sendashortnoticetoeveryone

3.Whatshouldyoudowhenanunpleasantconversationisstartedbyyour“replyall”email?

A.Tryofferingotherchoices.

B.Avoidfurtherinvolvement.

C.Meetotherstaffmembers.

D.Makealight-heartedapology.

4.Howshouldyoudealwiththeproblemcausedbyanoffensiveemail?

A.Bypromisingnottooffendthereceiveragain.

B.Byseekingsupportfromthereceiver’sfriends.

C.Byaskingthereceivertocontrolhisanger.

D.Bytalkingtothereceiverfacetoface.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Definingemailerrors.

B.Reducingemailmistakes.

C.Handlingemailaccidents.

D.Improvingemailwriting.

B

Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic（全景的）viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.

Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatetheview.

PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwouldeventuallytake,Igrewfrustrated.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?

Sure,Icouldhaveaaskedher,butsomethingpreventedmefromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.

Another15minutespassedandIgrewbored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakestheimageinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathesbecausethiswomanisengagingwithit.

Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruined”it,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured（捕捉）andfrozenonsomestranger’sbedroomwall?

Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon’tevenknowhasbeenimmortalized（使……永存）.Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.

Perhapsweallliveineachothers’spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:

toremindusthatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.

Thatphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.

6.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?

A.Hercamerastoppedworking.

B.Awomanblockedherview.

C.Someoneaskedhertoleave.

D.Afriendapproachedfrombehind.

7.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably_______.

A.enjoyingherselfB.losingherpatience

C.waitingforthesunsetD.thinkingaboutherpast

8.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?

A.Therichcolorofthelandscape.

B.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.

C.Thewoman’sexistenceinthephoto.

D.Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday.

9.Thephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstand________.

A.theneedtobeclosetonature

B.theimportanceofprivatespace

C.thejoyofthevacationinItaly

D.thesharedpassionforbeauty

10.Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor’sreflectionsupon_______.A.aparticularlifeexperience

B.thepleasureoftraveling

C.theartofphotography

D.alostfriendship

C

Measles（麻疹）,whichoncekilled450childreneachyearanddisabledevenmore,wasnearlywipedoutintheUnitedStates14yearsagobytheuniversaluseoftheMMRvaccine（疫苗）.Butthediseaseismakingacomeback,causedbyagrowinganti-vaccinemovementandmisinformationthatisspreadingquickly.Alreadythisyear,115measlescaseshavebeenreportedintheUSA,comparedwith189foralloflastyear.

Thenumbersmightsoundsmall,buttheyaretheleadingedgeofadangeroustrend.Whenvaccinationratesareveryhigh,astheystillareinthenationasawhole,everyoneisprotected.Thisiscalled“herdimmunity”,whichprotectsthepeoplewhogethurteasily,includingthosewhocan’tbevaccinatedformedicalreasons,babiestooyoungtogetvaccinatedandpeopleonwhomthevaccinedoesn’twork.

Butherdimmunityworksonlywhennearlythewholeherdjoinsin.Whensomerefusevaccinationandseekafreeride,immunitybreaksdownandeveryoneisinevenbiggerdanger.

That’sexactlywhatishappeninginsmallneighborhoodsaroundthecountryfromOrangeCounty,California,where22measlescaseswerereportedthismonth,toBrooklyn,N.Y.,wherea17-year-oldcausedanoutbreaklastyear.

Theresistancetovaccinehascontinuedfordecades,anditisdrivenbyarealbutverysmallrisk.Thosewhorefusetotakethatriskselfishlymakeotherssuffer.

Makingthingsworsearestatelawsthatmakeittooeasytooptout（决定不参加）ofwhataresupposedtoberequiredvaccinesforallchildrenenteringkindergarten.Seventeenstatesallowparentstogetanexemption（豁免）,sometimesjustbysigningapapersayingtheypersonallyobjecttoavaccine.

Now,severalstatesaremovingtotightenlawsbyaddingnewregulationsforoptingout.Butnoonedoesenoughtolimitexemptions.

Parentsoughttobeabletooptoutonlyforlimitedmedicalorreligiousreasons.Butpersonalopinions?

Notgoodenough.Everyoneenjoysthelife-savingbenefitsvaccinesprovide,butthey’llexistonlyaslongaseveryonesharesintherisks.

11．Thefirsttwoparagraphssuggestthat____________.

B．theoutbreakofmeaslesattractsthepublicattention

C．anti-vaccinemovementhasitsmedicalreasons

D．informationaboutmeaslesspreadsquickly

12．Herdimmunityworkswellwhen____________.

A．exemptionsareallowed

B．severalvaccinesareusedtogether

C．thewholeneighborhoodisinvolvedin

D．newregulationsareaddedtothestatelaws

13．Whatisthemainreasonforthecomebackofmeasles?

A．Theoveruseofvaccine.

B．Thelackofmedicalcare.

C．Thefeaturesofmeaslesitself.

D．Thevaccineopt-outsofsomepeople.

14．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Tointroducetheideaofexemption.

B．Todiscussmethodstocuremeasles.

C．Tostresstheimportanceofvaccination.

D．Toappealforequalrightsinmedicaltreatment.

D

Hollywood’stheorythatmachineswithevil（邪恶）mindswilldrivearmiesofkillerrobotsisjustsilly.Therealproblemrelatestothepossibilitythatartificialintelligence（AI）maybecomeextremelygoodatachievingsomethingotherthanwhatwereallywant.In1960awell-knownmathematicianNorbertWiener,whofoundedthefieldofcybernetics（控制论）,putitthisway:

“Ifweuse,toachieveourpurposes,amechanicalagencywithwhoseoperationwecannoteffectivelyinterfere（干预）,wehadbetterbequitesurethatthepurposeputintothemachineisthepurposewhichwereallydesire.”

Amachinewithaspecificpurposehasanotherquality,onethatweusuallyassociatewithlivingthings:

awishtopreserveitsownexistence.Forthemachine,thisqualityisnotin-born,norisitsomethingintroducedbyhumans;itisalogicalconsequenceofthesimplefactthatthemachinecannotachieveitsoriginalpurposeifitisdead.Soifwesendoutarobotwiththesingleinstructionoffetchingcoffee,itwillhaveastrongdesiretosecuresuccessbydisablingitsownoffswitchorevenkillinganyonewhomightinterferewithitstask.Ifwearenotcareful,then,wecouldfaceakindofglobalchessmatchagainstverydetermined,superin