广东省惠州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试.docx

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广东省惠州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试

惠州市2016—2017—2学年高一期末教学质检

英语试卷2017.07

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

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第I卷

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AcommonoverbookingproblemonaUnitedAirlinesflightonSundayendedwithamanbeingbloodiedanddraggedfromhisseatandanalreadytroubledairlineearningmorebadpress.Howdiditallgosowrong?

Overbookingonflightshappensallthetime.Emptyseatscostairlinesmoney,sotheyoffset（抵消）thenumberofpassengerswhomissflightsbysellingtoomanytickets.Inthiscase,theproblemarosebecauseUniteddecidedatthelastminutetoflyfourmembersofstafftoaconnectionpointandneededtobumpfourpassengerstomakewayforthem.

Whenthere’sanoverbookingissuethefirststepistoofferaninducementtothepassengerstotakealaterflight.OnSundaypassengerswereoffered$400,ahotelroomforthenight,andaflightthefollowingafternoon.Whenno-onetooktheoffer,theamountwasuppedto$800.Stillno-onebit,soamanagerboardedtheflightandinformedpassengersthatfourpeoplewouldbeselectedtoleavetheflight.

Thatselectionisbasedonseveralfactors,butfrequentfliersandhigherfare-payingpassengersaregivenprioritytostayaboard,aspokeswomanforUnitedconfirmed.

Acouplewhowereselectedagreedtoleavetheplanevoluntarily.Athirdpassenger,reportedlythewifeofthemanwhowasforciblyremoved,alsoagreed.Theman,whosaidhewasadoctorandhadtoseepatientsinthemorning,refused.Anairlinemanagertoldhimthatsecuritywouldbecalledifhedidnotobey.theirconversationendedwiththemanbeingyankedfromhisseatontotheflooranddraggedoff,bloodvisibleonhisface.

UnitedAirlinesCEOsaidtheairlinewouldreviewtheeventandreachouttothepassenger,butthespokeswomancouldnotconfirmwhetherUnitedwasintouchwithhimyet.

1.  Whydoesoverbookingonflightsalwaysoccur?

A. Unitedbumpedfourpassengerstospareseatsforitsstaff.

B. Airlinesexpecttoearnasmuchmoneyaspossible.

C. Airlineswanttomakeupforalossofemptyseats.

D. Ithappensbyaccident.

2. Whatcanweinferredabouttheselectionmentionedinthetext?

A.Peopleareselectedatrandombythecomputer.

B.Frequentflierswillneverbeaskedtoleave.

C.Theselecteddoctormaybethelowfare-payingpassengersornotafrequentflier.

D.Theselectedpassengerswillbeofferednomoney.

3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutfourpassengersistrue?

A. Fourpeopleweredirectlyselectedtoleaveatfirst.

B. Thecoupleofthedoctoragreedtoleavevoluntarily.

C. Thedoctorwasdraggedoffwithoutanyhurt.

D. Thedoctorrefusedtoleavebecausehehadtoseehispatientnextmorning.

4.  Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“reachoutto”inParagraph6refersto?

A.Getincontactwith      B.Makeupfor    C.Apologizeto       D.Teamupwith

B

ThedaysofhavingtorememberyourIDcouldsoonbeathingofthepast.ThefamoustouristtownofWuzhen,China,isnowusingfacialrecognitiontechnologytoactasitsentrypassthroughthegatesoftheattraction.Thesystemusescamerastonoticepeopleastheyapproachtheentry,andcheckstheseagainstadatabaseofregisteredvisitorswithinafewseconds.Thetechnologyisthoughttobeupto99.77percentaccurateandabletodistinguishpeoplebetterthanahuman.

Wuzhenisapopulartouristtownwithvisitorsgoingthereinlargenumberstoseeits stunning riversystemandmuseums.Baidu,awebfirmoftenreferredtoas“ChineseGoogle”,createdthesystem.Whenpeoplenowcheckintotheiraccommodation,theywillhavetheirphototakenanduploadedtoacentraldatabaseuponleavingandre-enteringthetown,thesystemwillre-checkthattheyarestillaguestatahotel,beforeallowingthembackin.

Thetechnologyisbeingusedtotrackthe5,000visitorsthatstayinthetown’shotelseveryday.YuanqingLin,directoroftheInstituteofdeepLearningatBaidu,toldTheVerge,“Withourtechnology,youdon’tneedtogiveyourID.Whenyouareapproachingagate,itwilltakeaphotoofyouandcomparethatphototothedatabase.”Wuzhenusedtomonitoritsvisitorsusingaticket-entrysystem,butthiscouldeasilybeabused.Itwasdiscoveredthatsomepeopleweresharingtheirticketstoavoidpaying.

Baidu’ssystemisbasedonneuralnetworks,whichcanprocesshugeamountsofdata---morethanonebillionfaces.Aswellasrecognizingfaces,thesystemcanalsodiscoverfacialmovements,soitcan’tbefooledbysomeoneholdingupamask.

BaiduisalsousingthesoftwareforemployeeentryatitsBeijingheadquarters.

5. Whatcanbelearntaboutthefacialrecognitiontechnologyfromthepassage?

A.Thetechnologycouldsoonbeathingofthepast.

B.Thetechnologycanbeover99.77%accurate.

C.Thetechnologycanmatchvisitors’faceswiththoseinthedatabase

D.Thetechnologyisbeingusedtotrackwherethe5,000visitorsaregoing.

6. Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stunning”in paragraph2?

A.popular       B.attractive      C.brilliant     D.funny

7.  HowdoesWuzhenmonitoritsvisitorsnow?

A.Byusingfacialrecognitiontechnology

B.Byusingaticket-entrysystem

C.ByusingIDcard

D.Byusingtickets

8. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.FacialrecognitioniswidelyusedinChina.

B.Baidu,awebfirm,isusingtherecognitionsystem.

C.ChinesetouristtownWuzhenisusingfacialrecognition.

D.Wuzenisapopulartouristtownwithmanyvisitorsgoingtheretoseethesystem.

C

Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butthetwo-wheeledapproachoftransport’spopularitybegantofade,withmanybikessoonreplacedbytheirfuel-poweredcompetitors.

ButrecentmonthshaveseenarepopulalityofthehumblebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingschemes,pioneeredbystart-upcompanylikeOfoandMobike,hasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.AccordingtodatashownbyiResearchConsultingGroup,thefirstweekofthisyearsaw5.85millionactiveusersofMobikewhileOfohad1.4millionactiveusers.

Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphone.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They’repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“lastmile”problem,whichreferstothefinallegofaperson’sjourney.

However,theschemeshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,damageonpurposeandtheft.Todealwiththeseproblems,thecompanycameupwiththeideaofencouragingpeopletoreturnthebikestostationsbyrewardingfreetimefortheirnextrides.

9. Whydidthetwo-wheeledapproachoftransportbecomelesspopular?

A.BecauseChinaisnolongerabicyclekingdom.

B.Becausecyclingisnotconvenient.

C.Becausefuel-poweredcompetitorswerereplacedbyriding.

D.Becausemostlydrivingtooktheplaceofcycling.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thebike’spopularitybegantofade.

B.OnlyOfoandMobikecreatedthetrendtoanewlevelofusingbikes.

C.Thesharedbikesofferausefulapproachtothefinallegproblem.

D.Thecompanyrewardedsomemoneyandfreetimetotheusers.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.thenewmodeofhumblebikes             B.thedevelopmentofhumblebikes

C.theadvantagesofhumblebikes             D.theissueofhumblebikes

D

Thereareoftenmanyassumptionsmadeaboutyoungpeopleaged15to21,butonlyafewcanbeprovedwithhardevidence.Now,newresearchhasbeenpublishedtohelppeoplegetabetterideaofthesemisunderstoodyoungpeople.

Accordingtoaninternationalsurveyin2016,youngpeopleinemergingeconomieslikeChinaandIndiahaveagreatersenseofhopeaboutthefuture,comparedwiththoselivinginEurope,NorthAmericaandAustralia.

ThesurveywascarriedoutbetweenSeptemberandOctoberbytheVarkeyFoundation,aUK-basednon-profitorganization.Itsurveyed20,000youngpeoplewhowerebornbetween1995to2001in20countries.Theywereaskedquestionsabouttheirhopes,ambitions,personalviewsandcommunityvalues.

Itwasfoundthat53percentofthosequestionedinChinathoughttheworldwasbecomingabetterplace–thehighestpercentageamongthecountriessurveyed.Some93percentofthemalsofelthopefulforthefuturebecauseofadvancesintechnology,suchasinmedicine,renewableenergyandcomputing.Indianyouthwerethesecondmostoptimistic,with49percenttakingapositiveviewoftheworld’sprospects.

AsforyoungpeopleinChina,whattheyfearmostistheimpactofclimatechange–some82percentofthosewhorespondedtothesurveysaidso.VikasPota,chiefexecutiveoftheVarkeyFoundation,saiditwasencouragingthatyoungpeopleinChinawereawarehowserioustheproblemofclimatechangeis.

“Thisissurelyahopefuldevelopment.TheyoungpopulationofChinaismoreawarethananyoneoftheseriousnessoftheclimatecrisis–andwillbepressingforchange,”hetoldSouthChinaMorningPost.Theoverallsurveyshowedasenseofoptimismintheattitudesandopinionsofthegenerationthatislikelytoshapethenextfewdecades,accordingtoPota.

“Theyaremorelikelytotravel,tomigrateacrossbordersandtobuildfriendshipsinothercountriesthananypreviousge