贵州省七校联盟届高三第一次联考英语试题含答案Word格式文档下载.docx

1、GPS（global positioning systems）that tell drivers which road to take and when to turn. These systems, unlike human drivers, never get lost. In the future, it is easy to believe that your car will be better able to drive itself with the aid of computers that can determine the position of your car and

2、the speed it should travel at. In addition to computers being smarter than people regarding the best way to go or knowing how close another vehicle is, computers dont get sick, tired, or angry. This means they wont make the same mistakes that people make when they are not having a good day. While re

3、sponding with emotion is a good thing when choosing the best way to deal with a friends personal problem, it may not be such a good thing when deciding what to do at the wheel of a fast-moving vehicle.So what are the disadvantages of autopilot systems? Maybe one disadvantage is that a small computer

4、 problem could cause a serious accident. It could also be argued that in unexpected situations, computers might not be able to respond properly; some decisions require human emotions. Another problem might be that if everything were controlled by computers or robots, people wouldnt have any jobs. 21

5、. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Development of Autopilot B. Technology of Future Travel C. A New Driving System D. Computerized Cars22. Which of the following is the disadvantage of an autopilot system?A. It wont make the same mistakes as people do.B. It can point out the best route

6、for the driver.C. It might not respond properly to unexpected situations.D. It does not have human emotions to influence its function.23. If some falling rocks roll down toward your car, the autopilot on your car will_.A. inform you of the danger B. turn the car right or leftC. do nothing about it D

7、. stop the car BAlfred Carlton Gilbert（1884-1961） was a man of many ideas and talents. As a small boy, he kept trying new things. At age 12, he started a sports club for his friends and got their school to have a field day with active games and prizes. As he grew and practiced, Gilbert became skille

8、d at pole vaulting（撑杆跳高）, pull-ups, the long jump and football. Gilbert broke the world record for pull-ups in 1900 and the distance record for running long dive in 1902. And he won a gold medal in the pole vault at the Olympic Games in 1908. By that time, he had nearly finished medical studies. Cho

9、osing not to make medicine his career, Gilbert co-founded Mysto Manufacturing, a manufacturer of magic sets, in 1907. Gilbert had amused his friends and earned college money by doing magic tricks, so he knew what was needed. One day, Gilbert saw workers using steel girders（钢梁） to build towers for po

10、wer lines. That gave him the idea for the Erector Set, a popular construction toy.In 1917, the Council of National Defense thought no toys should be produced for Christmas because the country was fighting in World War I. Gilbert and other men from the Toy Manufacturers of America went to Washington,

11、 with about 40 different toys. They had 15 minutes to speak. This meeting was at the end of a long, hard day. Gilbert told the government men at the meeting how toys helped children learn. His helpers brought out the toys. Soon, the tired government men were on the floor, playing with building sets,

12、 models of navy ships, and other toys. The time limit was forgotten; so was the Christmas toy ban（禁令）.Gilbert spent the rest of his life improving erector sets. His company made and sold the sets, plus chemistry and other science sets and toy trains. He made items for homes, businesses, and the army

13、. When he died in 1961, he had 150 patents （专利）for his many inventions. But his main joy was in helping children learn and have fun at the same time.24. Whats the right order of the events about Gilbert?a. He argued against a ban on toy production. b. He broke the world record for pull-ups.c. He set

14、 up a manufacturer of magic sets.d. He started a sports club for his friends.e. He won a gold medal in the pole vault.A. b, d, e, a, c B. b, a, e, d, cC. d, b, c, e, a D. d, c, e, b, a 25. The story mentioned in paragraph 3 shows that _.A. Gilberts toys interested not only children but adultsB. toys

15、 could help children learn about World War IC. toys were a danger to the Council of National DefenseD. Christmas toys were not popular during wartime26. According to the text, Gilbert was known as _.A. a teacher, boy-maker and businessmanB. an athlete, inventor and businessmanC. an athlete, writer a

16、nd businessmanD. a magician, writer and toy-maker27. What would be the best title for the text?A. An easy way into the sporting circle.B. The man who saved Christmas.C. Influenced of toys on childrenD. The amazing Mr. Gilbert. C A photographer takes a picture of the Chinese bronze rat head and rabbi

17、t head sculptures display on the preview of the auction（拍卖） of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berges art collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Feb, 21, 2009. Chinese lawyers have asked the French court to stop auction house Christies putting two bronze relics（文物）looted （掠夺）from China under

18、 the hammer, lawyers said Friday. A Paris court on Monday ruled against stopping the sale of two looted Chinese bronze sculptures which come up for auction at Christies on Wednesday. Under the ruling of the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris, the plaintiff（起诉人）, the Association for the Protection

19、of Chinese Art in Europe（APCAE）,was ordered topay compensation（赔偿）to the defendant. Ren Xiaohong, a lawyer for APCAE, told Xinhua that it was “of great significance” to file the lawsuit. “We hope to arouse public attention in Europe on the fate of numerous Chinese works stolen in the past, to help k

20、eep those relics well protected and collected,” Ren said. The Qing Dynasty（16441911）relics, the heads of a bronze rabbit and a rat, were among an original set of 12 bronze animal heads that were once decorated at the imperial summer resort Yuanmingyuan. They were looted when the palace was burnt dow

21、n by Anglo-French allied forces during the Second Opium War in 1860. The pair became part of a collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. They have been put up for auction by his partner, Pierre Berge. The two items are expected to fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros. So f

22、ar, five of the 12 bronze animal heads have been returned to China, while the whereabouts of five others are unknown.28The two bronze animal heads were displayed at the Grand Palais in Paris so that .Athey could be collected and well preservedBthe photographers could take picturesCthe public could s

23、ee them in advanceDthey couldnt be sold at auction29The significance to stop the sale of two bronze animal heads is toAfetch between 16 million and 20 million eurosBdraw public attention to the Chinese works stolen in the pastCmake the world know more about history of the Qing DynastyDfind the other

24、 five bronze animal heads and return them to China30Which of the following is NOT true?AThe 12 bronze animal heads have been put up for auction.BThe 2 bronze animal heads havent been returned to China.CThe 12 bronze animal heads were used as imperial decoration.DYuanmingyuan was once burnt down by A

25、nglo-French allied forces.31The passage is most probably taken fromAa newspaper Ban advertisementCa history textbookDan introduction of auction DHu Lis heart sank due to the color of the air. Driving 140 kilometers from Tianjin City to Beijing last week, she held her breath as the air became a charc

26、oal grey haze（炭灰色的阴霾）.The 39yearold businesswoman has lived in Beijing for a decade, and this past month, she said, brought the worst air pollution she has ever seen It gave her husband a cough and left her sevenyearold daughter housebound（足不出户）.“My husband as well as I is working here, so we have n

27、o choice,” she said. “But if we had a choice, wed like to escape from Beijing.”The extended heavy pollution over the last month, which caused punishment in return for a day last weekcalled the “airpocalypse” by internet users has largely changed the way that Chinese think about the countrys air. On

28、one day, pollution levels were 30 times higher than levels considered safe by the World Health Organization （WHO）.Flights were cancelled. Roads were closed. One hospital in east Beijing reported they had treated more than 900 children for breathing issues. Bloomberg found that for most of January, Beijings air was worse than that of an airport smoking area.The smogs（烟雾） most threatening aspect is its high concentration（浓度） of PM 2.5 particulate matter that is small enough to breathe de