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1、学年内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版乌兰察布分校2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试题(命题人：吕瑛锎审核人：萨琪儿分值：120分 时间：100分钟 )注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号、座位号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上，写在本卷上无效3 .考试结束后将答题卡交回第一部分：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）AInspiring young minds! TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of childrens publishing, b

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8、get _ A. free birthday presentsB. full refund within 28 daysC. membership of the TOKNOW clubD. chances to meet the experts in personBWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the eve

9、ryday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad

10、.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to

11、 questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from

12、 education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot”robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products loc

13、ation in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work

14、alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,”said Breazeal.5. How are social robots different from household robots?A. They can control their emotions.B. They are more like humans.C. They do the normal housework.D. They respond to users

15、 more slowly.6. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?A. Communicate with you and perform operations.B. Answer your questions and make requests.C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.7. What can Oshbot work as?A. A language teacher.

16、 B. A tour guide.C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse.8. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will.A. train employees B. be our workmatesC. improve technologies D. take the place of workers9. What does the passage mainly present?A. A new design idea of household robots.B. Marke

17、ting strategies for social robots.C. Information on household robots.D. An introduction to social robots.CJason, our son, was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). We often comforted him as he faced many challenges in his early years. It was heartbreaking to see him regularly chosen last for baseball, but

18、he was a happy child and well liked by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came when he began high school. One afternoon, Jason returned home in tears. He threw his bag on the floor and shouted: “Im never going to school again!” He was covered with food that other kids ha

19、d thrown at him on the school bus on the way home. Jason told us what had happened.Jason had signed up for the school running team. That day, a few older students made fun of his performance on the track and made him the target of their food fight. I called the principal about Jasons experience. Jas

20、on stayed on the team, even though the harassment(骚扰) continued. One day we had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed one lonely runner, Jason, jogging around the snow-covered track.A few weeks later, Jason said, “Mom, Dad, sit down.” I was ready for the worst.

21、 He said that each month, students chose an “athlete of the month”. The coach would list the top athletes, and students voted for the winner. Jasons name had never been listed. But that day, one of the students said: “I would like to nominate Jason for athlete of the month. He works harder than any

22、of us.” Tears formed in Jasons eyes as he told us what happened next. “Mom . Dad . everyone in the class put their hand up.” In tears, we looked on as he proudly displayed his certificate.Whenever I despair, I think of this story. I remind myself that challenges are not overcome by force, but by pat

23、ience, determination, and faith.10. Jasons first days at high school didnt go well because _.A. he was treated badly by some older studentsB. he missed his friends from elementary schoolC. he was turned down by the schools running teamD. he was suffering from the effects of cerebral palsy11. The und

24、erlined word “nominate” most probably means “_” in Paragraph 5.A. award B. develop C. suggest D. congratulate12. It can be concluded from the article that _.A. the coach had the very last word in the decisionB. Jasons efforts were widely recognized by other studentsC. it didnt take long for Jason to

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32、the aquariumD. Qualifying groups can choose Explorer Classes for adults in the aquarium14. What do visitors have to pay extra money for? _ A. Penguin feedings B. Seal training sessionsC. Special 3-D showings D. The Blue Impact virtual tour15. Why does the Aquarium set up Virtual Tours and Videos? _ A. To help visitors best experience the AquariumB.