河南省南阳市高二英语上学期第三次月考试题Word下载.docx

1、第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。AThe beginning of the 21st century saw a revolution in home living with new technology changing the places where we live, from the internet to flat TV screens, and it seems technology could be changing our homes again. A proje

2、ct conducted by Johann Siau, Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshires School of Engineering and Technology, has built on the universitys InterHome project aiming to create a home that supervises people living at home who are weak or elderly. The interhome “Weve developed a wristband type

3、device,” said Johann Siau, “which allows us to monitor the condition of an elderly person, or whoever is wearing the device. It allows us to collect data of a person, to see if the person has fallen or is away from where they are supposed to be. It connects an elderly person with an assisted living

4、type device with the InterHome.” The assisted living project is part of the universitys wider InterHome project, which is the development of a smart house. The house stores the usage patterns of the person living there and can adapt to make it use as little energy as possible. “Connecting the two to

5、gether and building the service element allow us to introduce the assisted-living idea to care for the elderly. Its very important that these technologies are there to help and support rather than to replace any of the existing services.” Built from zero The InterHome is not just a prototype or a ve

6、hicle for research, its a study tool to help students from different scientific backgrounds learn about and develop technology. The InterHome combines the latest broadband technology, mobile data and communication. Researchers and students make sure all the technology works together. Students get ex

7、perience by developing new hardware and software themselves. It requires a variety of skills from students electronic engineers, computer students, design students and so on. “The present plan we are working on is a smart home project in Watford with some commercial companies,” said Johann Siau. “We

8、 are looking at how a smarter home can provide extra value services.”21. The main purpose of this article is to_. A. introduce a new kind of technology to help people enjoy a better life B. describe a new platform for students to develop new technology C. show how future buildings will change elderl

9、y peoples way of life D. describe a new project that aims to develop a smart home for elderly22.The underlined word “supervises” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_.A. Watches over B. gives support to C. directs D. comforts23. According to the article, the Interhome project_. A. does al

10、l the work the existing services do B. aims to provide better care and services for the elder C. develop houses that mainly aim to save energy D. calls for students to care for old people BWhen you think of a typical American, who do you picture? A pretty blond white American like Taylor Swift? Or a

11、 handsome black American like basketball star Kobe Bryant? In fact, there was a time when the average American looked like neither of these people.Back in the year 1500, the average American was a brown-skinned hunter-gatherer who probably rode a horse and wore clothing made from animal skins. Today

12、, these peoplewho usually identify themselves based on their individual tribes such as Iriquois, Apache and Navajoare broadly referred to as “Native Americans”, “American Indians” or simply “Indians”. Theres a chance that youve never even heard of American Indians. Thats because there arent very man

13、y left. When the European settlement of North America began, there were fierce conflicts between the settlers from overseas and these native peoples. After the British government and military were expelled （驱逐） in the Revolutionary War, conflicts with natives continued as the states were created tha

14、t would later make up the US. In these conflicts, millions of natives were killed. In 1830, president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. This act required all Indians to migrate to the west of the Mississippi River to allow for the expansion of the US. American Indians were treated as a m

15、ilitary “enemy” until 1924, when the few Indians still alive at that point were granted （准予）US citizenship. That was the first time that the US government formally recognized the rights of Indians. While the story of the American Indians has been a sad one, these peoples legacies （遗产） are still felt

16、 every day in the US. Many US geographical names come from Indian languages, such as Ohio, Topeka, Kansas, and the Potomac River. At the same time, there are numerous successful academics and other important US leaders who are descended（是的后裔）from Indians. And nowadays, more and more history classes in US public schools are educat