内蒙古北重三中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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内蒙古北重三中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
北重三中2016~2017学年度第二学期
高二年级期末考试英语试题
考试时间:
2017年7月15日满分:
150分考试时长:
120分钟
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
BestholidayhousesandB&BsinSicilyanditsislands
APicciridda,Panarea
OffthenortheastcoastofSicilyistiny,carfreePanarea,aninactivevolcano.ItsstreetscontainDazwhitehousesandtheviewsouttoseaaredramatic.APicciridda—“thelittleone”inSicilian—isasmallhousewithseaviewsfromthebedroom.FerriestotheislandleavefromseveralportsinSicilyandtheItalianmainland.
Doublesfrom
85pernight Tel:
3389509366
LaCasadelVigneto,Salina
Aquietislandretreat(隐居处)wherethere'slittletodobesideswalking,winetastingandenjoyingsunsets.It'sasurprisinglystylishplacefornatureloversseekingprivacyandpeace.Thereisalargelawnwithsunbedsandsomechairs.Thebalconiescoveredwithclimbersmeanyoucaneatoutdoorsorsitandadmiretheoceanviews.
Doublesfrom
1,465perweek Tel:
3389608713
BagliodiPianetto,SantaCristinaGela,Sicily
This18thcenturyfarmreflectsthestatusofitsoriginalVenetianowners.NowyoucanstayinformalyetfriendlyBaglio.Bedroomshaveextrakingsizebedsandbig,brightbathrooms.Sittingbythe3.3metrepool,itfeelsmoreremoteherethanitreallyis.Takeacookerycourse,gowalkingandexplorebybike(provided).
Twinsanddoublesfrom
122pernight Tel:
0918570148
VillaPuntaSecca,Ragusa,Sicily
Thebeachiswhatit'sallaboutinPuntaSecca.Withitsbeautifulsandsandclearwaters,it'sbusyinsummer,heavenoutofseason.Itwasbuilt10yearsagobythearchitectowner.Therearenoseaviewsbutit'ssteepedincharacter.Thekitchenisaimedatrealcooks.
Doublesfrom
139pernight Tel:
0933010999
1.WhatcanweknowaboutaPicciridda,Panarea?
A.Itprovidesfreeparking.B.Itcanbereachedbywater.
C.ItisthesmallesthotelinItaly.D.Thevolcanoesthereoftenerupt.
2.Whichisagoodplacetoescapefromthecrowdedworld?
A.APicciridda,Panarea.B.LaCasadelVigneto,Salina.
C.VillaPuntaSecca,Ragusa,Sicily.D.BagliodiPianetto,SantaCristinaGela,Sicily.
3.WhatcanvisitorsdolivinginBagliodiPianetto?
A.Swiminthepool.B.Rentbikestoexplore.
C.Experienceancientlife.D.Chatwiththeoriginalowners.
4.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyoupreferaholidayonthebeach?
A.3389509366.B.3389608713.C.0918570148.D.0933010999.
B
Naylorwasworkingasanartist,doingjobsforaPRcompany.Butaphonecallyearsagofoundhimanewcareer.
“Igotarandomphonecalloneday,”hesays.“TheyaskedmeifIcouldmakeapictureinsomebody'slawn(草坪),andIthought:
‘well,youcanmakeapictureoutofanything,can'tyou?
’”Asaresult,thefinishedmasterpieceendedupinthenewspapersand,beforeheknewit,Naylorhadanewprofession:
lawnartist.
Withabackgroundinart,ratherthangardening,battlingnaturewasanewexperienceforNaylorwhenhestarted.“Itwasanewchallengeanditwasveryhardtoresearchlawnart.Howdoyoudoit?
There'snotmuchofitoutthere.SoIhadtoworkouthowitwouldwork,andwhatI'dneed.”Hesays.
Asalawnartist,however,thereisnoroomforerror.Andthere'snotimetowaitforthegrasstogrowbackagainifitallgoeswrong.SoNaylorhastogetitrightforthefirsttime.“Ifyouaccidentallycutthewrongbitoff,youcan'tjustpatch(修补)itupagain.Youcan'tstartagain.”
“Planningiskey,”hesays.“Grassisnotaniceartisticmedium.It'snotveryeasytohandle.”Besides,lawnartmaybeimpressive,butitonlyhappensduringthesummer.“Therestofmyyear,I'mpaintingorusingpens,pencils—normalthings.”
Hemayhavecutoutanewprofessionalfield,butheseesitlikeanyotherartproject.“Whenyoubecomealawnartist,youhavetosayyestoanychallenge.”
However,astherainfallsovereachnewartwork,thegrasssoongrowsbackandtheimageisquicklylost.“That'stheannoyingthingaboutnature,”saysNaylor.
5.HowwasNaylor'sfirstartworkinthelawn?
A.Itwasonlyasmallone.B.Itwasdifficulttocreate.
C.Itmadehimfamous.D.Itwascreatedinwinter.
6.Whatmattersmosttoalawnartist?
A.Accuracy.B.Opportunity.C.Knowledge.D.Courage.
7.Whatcanweinferaboutlawnart?
A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Itcanbecreatedrandomly.
C.Rainisahelptothelawnart.D.Itisacombinationofartandgardening.
C
Thedaysofstaringatthecomputerscreenpretendingtotakeaninterestinanassignmenteventhoughyouareboredoutofyourmindmaysoonbecomingtoanend.That'sbecausecomputersofthefuturewillbeabletodetectboredomandevenreacttoitinrealtime.
Butbeforeyougetconcerned,themachineisnotreadingyourmind.Itisjustkeepingtrackoftheconstantinvoluntarymovementsthatpeopleexhibitwheninfrontofacomputerorevenatelevision.Thesearenotthebiggerinstrumentalactionslikemovingamouseorusingtheremote,butsensitivehardlynoticeablemovementslikescratching.ResearcherWitchelsaysthelevelofmovementdirectlyshowshowabsorbedthepersonisinwhathe/sheisreadingorwatching—thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessthemovement!
Totestthetheory,Witchelandhisteaminvited27peopleandexposedthemtoavarietyofdigitalcontentforthreeminutesatatime.TheactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegamestoreadingdocumentsliketheEUbankingregulationsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.
Avideomotion(动作)trackermonitoredtheirmovementsastheypoweredthrougheachassignment.Justastheresearchershadsuspected,theinvoluntaryactionsdecreasedremarkably,byasmuchas42%,whenthesubjectsweretotallyabsorbedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.
Fortunately,thescientistsarenotplanningtousethefindingstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotfocusingatschool.Instead,theybelievethatapplyingthemotiondetectingtechnologytofuturecomputerswillhelpimprovethedigitallearningexperience.
Thescientistssaybeingabletojudgethestudent'sinterestlevelwillenableeducatorstoadjustthematerialsinrealtimeandreengagethestudent.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinions.
8.Whichmovementdoesthemachinekeeptrackof?
A.Breathing.B.Typing.C.Scratching.D.Walking.
9.Whatmightpeople'shighlevelofmovementindicateduringTVwatching?
A.Theyaregettingexcited.B.Theyarefeelingbored.
C.Theyareveryinterested.D.Theyarethinkingactively.
10.Howdidtheresearcherscometotheconclusion?
A.Byafollowupsurvey.B.Byanalysingpreviousdata.
C.Bymeansofquestionnaires.D.Byobservingparticipants'performance.
11.Whichfieldwilldetectingtechnologybeappliedto?
A.Agriculture.B.Politics.C.Industry.D.Education.
D
Thismonth,Germany’stransportminister,AlexanderDobrindt,proposedthefirstsetofrulesforautonomousvehicles(自主驾驶车辆).Theywoulddefinethedriver’sroleinsuchcarsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmightbelost.
Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomecallthe“deathvalley”ofautonomousvehicles:
thegreyareabetweensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddelaythedriverlessfuture.
Dobrindtwantsthreethings:
thatacaralwayschoosesproperty(财产)damageoverpersonalinjury;thatitneverdistinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;andthatifahumanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail,say—thecar’smakerisresponsibleifthereisacrash.
“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillpermitfullyautomaticdriving,”saysDobrindt.Itwillputfullydriverlesscarsonanequallegalfootingtohumandrivers,hesays.
Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers,consumersandlawyers.“Theliability(法律责任)issueisthebiggestoneofthemall,”saysNatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds,UK.
AnassumptionbehindUKinsurancefordriverlesscars,introducedearlierthisyear,insiststhatahuman“bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad”ateverymoment.
Butthatisnotwhatmanypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars.“Whenyousay‘driverlesscars’,peopleexpectdriverlesscars.”Meratsays.“Youknow—nodriver.”Becauseoftheconfusion,Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefullyautomatedwithoutoperation.
Driverlesscarsmayendupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown,saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity,California.ThatishappeningintheUKandSingapore,wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched.
ThatwouldgodownpoorlyintheUS,however.“Theideathatthegovernmentwouldtakeoverdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowherehere,”saysCalo.
12.Whatdoesthephrase“deathvalley”inParagraph2referto?
A.Aplacewherecarsoftenbreakdown.B.Acasewherepassingalawisimpossible.
C.Anareawherenodrivingispermitted.D.Asituationwheredrivers’roleisnotclear.
13.Whatdoconsumersthinkoftheoperationofdriverlesscars?
A.Itshouldgettheattentionofinsurancecompanies.
B.Itshouldbethemainconcernoflawmakers.
C.Itshouldnotcausedeadlytrafficaccidents.
D.Itshouldinvolvenohumanresponsibility.
14.Driverlessvehiclesinpublictransportseenobrightfuturein__________.
A.SingaporeB.theUK
C.theUSD.Germany
15.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforpassage?
A.AutonomousDriving:
WhoseLiability?
B.FullyAutomaticCars:
ANewInvention
C.AutonomousVehicles:
DriverRemovedD.DriverlessCars:
RootofRoadAccidents
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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