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新疆乌鲁木齐市学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

新疆乌鲁木齐市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

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KeepRunningintoMaryRichards

WhenIwas13，IfirstmetMaryRichards，thecentralcharacterinthesitcom（situationcomedy）"TheMaryTylerMooreShow".Shewasasingleandindependentcareerwoman.AssoonasIheardtheshow’sthemesongWhocanturntheworldonwithhersmile?

，Iwashooked.Myfriendswerehugefansaswell.Passinginthehallwayatschool，wewouldshouttoeachother，tryingtoimitate（模仿）Mary’saccent.“Hi，Rho!

Seeyoulater，kid?

”

Theshowlastedsevenyears,butourfascination（着迷）fadedearlier.Butthatwasn’ttheendofMaryforme.Inthe1990s，whenIwassingle，livingaloneinacity，aTV-stationbeganairingrerunsof"TheMaryTylerMooreShow"at10p.m.Iwashookedalloveragain.Butthistimewasdifferent.Thewayshehandledhercareerandrelationships，sendingaclearmessagethatbeing30-plusandsinglewasjustfine，wonmyrespectonawholenewlevel.

Onceagain，however，lifemovedon.Iwenttoliveinadifferentcity，and10p.m.

becametheperfecttimetocallmymothereachnight.Forme，talkingtoMomwasalwaysagreatpleasure.Sowhenmymompassedaway，itwasasifthesunhadgoneoutofthesky.Thatfeelingseemedparticularlyintenseat10p.m.，whenI’dfindmyselfstaringatmysilentphone.AndthenIheardthesongI’dfirstheardatage13，Whocanturntheworldonwithhersmile?

.MaryRichards，ofcourse!

Thankstothewonderoftechnology，Marywasnowascloseasmyphone.Soeverynightat10，Iwoulddialupanepisodeof"TheMaryTylerMooreShow.”

Weekslater，IrealizedIdidn’tneedmynightlysessionswithMaryanymore，because

mom’sandMary’selegancewasshowingitselfinothercornersofmylifeand，onceagain，Iwasreadytomoveon.

1.Whatdoestheauthor’simitationwithherfriendsindicate?

A.Theyhadaveryhappychildhood.B.Thethemesongwaswellreceived.

C.Theyvaluedtheirfriendshipalot.D.Thesitcomwaspopularwiththem.

2.Howdidthesitcominfluencetheauthorinthe'1990s?

A.Hercareerwaschangedgreatly.B.Shedecidedtostoplivingsingly.

C.Shebecamemoreconfidentinlife.D.Herfascinationwithitdisappeared.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intense"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Contr

adictory.B.Strong.C.Natural.D.Serious.

B

London’stransportservicesofferyouaspecialexperienceofthecity.Here’saround-upofthetransportchoicesavailabletoyou.

◆LondonUnderground

Thereare11colour-codedUndergroundlines.Servicesrunregularlyfromaround5:

00to00:

30（Sunday07:

30to23:

30）.Visittfl.gov.uk/tubeformoreinformation.

Tip:

Alwaysstandontherightwhenusingtheescalators（电动扶梯）atTubestations.ItcangethotandbusyontheTubeduringpeaktraveltimes,soyoumayprefertotraveloutsidethesehours.

◆Buses

AcheapandeasywaytotravelaroundLondon.Theygenerallyrunfrom5:

00to00:

30.Nightbusesoperateonmanymajorroutesfromaroundmidnightto05:

00,andsomeoperatea24-hourservice.

ItisnotpossibletopayforyourLondonbusfareincash.InsteadyoucanpaywithaVisitorOystercard,Oystercard,TravelcardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.Asinglebusjourneyis￡1.50withanOystercardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.

Tohelpyougethome,ifyoudon’thaveenoughcredit（存款）onyourOystercard,youwillbeabletomakeonemorebusjourney.

Afterthisyouwillneedtoaddthecreditonyourcardbeforeyouuseitagain.IfyourcontactlesspaymentcardhasbeenissuedoutsidetheUK,pleasechecktfl.gov.uk/contactlessbeforeyouuseyourcardtotravelonourbusservices.

Formoreinformationvisittfl.gov.uk/buses.

Tip:

Somebusroutesareespeciallygoodforsightseeing---tryroutes9,14,15and22.TheNewRoutemasterbusfeaturedintheJamesBondfilmSkyfallandrunsonroutes9,11,24,38and390.

4.AtwhattimedoLondonUndergroundservicesbegintooperateonSundays?

A.MidnightB.00:

30C.05:

00D.07:

30

5.Duringtherushhour,visitorsatTubestationsareadvisedto_______.

A.standsidebysideB.avoidusingtheescalators

C.takethetubeatfixedtimesD.takeadvantageofoff-peakhours

6.Ifyoufindonly￡1.00leftonyourOystercardforyourhomejourney,you______.

A.willbegivenonemorechancetotakeaL

ondonbus

B.willnotbeallowedtogetonaLondonbus

C.shouldpay￡0.50moreincashonthebus

D.shouldad

dmorecreditonyourcardfirst

7.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Jobadvertisements.B.Activityannouncements.

C.Serviceintroductions.D.Projectreports.

C

Whiletheworldisstilldebatingthesafetyofself-drivingcars，Dubaiispreparingtolaunchanauton

omousflyingtaxi.StartinginJulytheworld'sfirstpassengerdrone（无人机），theEHang184，willbeavailabletopassengers.

Theshuttle，releasedinLasVegasinJanuary2016，weighs440poundsandcanflyat

heightsofupto11，500feet

.Theegg-shapedvehiclehasroomforasinglepassengerweighingupto220poundsandasmallsuitcase.Thoughtheflyingtaxicanreachspeedsofupto100mph，itwilltypicallyoperateatabout62mph.

Passengerscanaskfortheflyingtaxitopickthemupfromappointedzonesusingasmartphoneapp.Passengersstrapintotheseat，selectadestinationonthetouchscreen，andenjoytheflight.Toensurethepassenger’ssafety，allflightsaremonitoredremotelybyacontrolroomontheground.

Intheunlikelyeventthatanyofthecomponentsmalfunctionordisconnect，thedronewillmakeanemergencylandingtoensurethecustomer’ssafety.It’salsoprogrammedtoensureitsroutewon’taffectthatofanotherdrone.Whilehavingnocontrolovertheremotelypilotedvehiclemayappearscary，theproducer，China-basedEHang,says，"Itisthesafest，smartestandeco-friendlylowaltitudeautonomousflyingvehicle.”Anydrawback?

TheEHang184hasabatterylifeof30minutesandaflightrangeofjust31miles.Alsounknownisthecostofeachride.

Thoughtheflyingtaxiseemsadvanced，itisnotthefirstdriverlesstransportationoptionavailabletoDubai’sresidents.Aspartofitsgoaltohave25%ofpublictransportationbeautomatedby2030，theauthoritieshavebuilttheworld’slongestdriverlessmetroandintroducedself-navigatingshuttles.OfficialsrecentlyalsopartneredwithaUScompanytobuildsupersonicspeedgodstocarrypassengersbetweenDubaiandAbuDhabi.

8.Whatcanwelearnabouttheflyingtaxi?

A.Apassengercancallforaflyingtaxionline.

B.Itcancarryaweightof220poundsatmost.

C.Apassengercantouchthescreen

tocontrolit.

D.Itusuallyfliesataspeedof100milesanhour.

9.Howcantheshuttleguaranteeapassenger’ssafetyinanequipmentfailure?

A.Itlowersitsflyingspeed.B.Itchangestoanotherroute.

C.Itgetshelpfromthecontrolroom.D.It’sprogramedtolandautonomously.

10.WhatisthedrawbackoftheEHang184?

A.It’stooscarytorideinit.B.Itcostsalottotakearide.

C.Itrunsoutofpowereasily.D.Itonlyfliesatalowaltitude.

11.WhichofthefollowingmakestheEHang184?

A.AChinesecompany.B.AcompanyinDubai.

C.AnAmericancompany.D.AcompanyinAbuDhabi.

D

Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored（监控）indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisasters

andsobstories.

“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”

Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication,e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversationsfoundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative,butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?

Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:

thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.

Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearousedonewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,“Contagious:

WhyThingsCatchOn.”

12.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?

A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations．

13.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?

A.They’resociallyinactive.B.They’regoodattellingstories.

C.They’reinconsiderateofothers.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.

14.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordi

ngtoDr.Berger’sresearch?

A.Sportsnew.B.Sciencearticles.C.Pers

onalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWideB.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople

C.ReadingHabitsChangewit