河南省新乡市学年高一英语下学期期中试题无答案Word下载.docx

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege,shedecidedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecouldwhileshewasyoung.PatwantedtovisitLatinAmericafirst,soshegotajobasanEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia.PatspokealittleSpanish,soshewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidn'

tknowmuchEnglish.

Once,asentenceshehadreadsomewherestruckhermind;

ifyoudreaminaforeignlanguage,youhavereallymasteredit.PatrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsandhopedthatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreaminEnglish.

Oneday,oneofherworststudentscameupandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework.Hehadgonetobedearlyandhadsleptbadly.

“Whatdoesthishavetodowithyourhomework?

”Patasked.

“Idreamedallnight,MissJones.AndmydreamwasinEnglish.”

“InEnglish?

”Patwasverysurprised,sincehewassuchabadstudent.Shewasevensecretlyjealous.HerdreamwasstillnotinSpanish.Butsheencouragedheryoungstudents,“Well,tellmeaboutyourdream.”

“AllthepeopleinmydreamspokeEnglish.AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish.”

“Butthat'

swonderful.”saidPat“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou?

”

“Iamsorry,MissJones.That'

swhyIsleptsobadly.Ididn'

tunderstandawordtheysaid.Itwasanightmare.”

1．Patbelievedthat________.

A.shealreadydreamedinSpanishsoshehasmasteredSpanish

B.oneofherworststudentshadalreadymasteredEnglish

C.dreaminginaforeignlanguagemeansagoodcommandofit

D.peoplecanlearnforeignlanguagesintheirdreams

2．Thewriterwrotethisstory________.

A.toshowushowtolearnaforeignlanguage

B.toamuseuswithaninterestingstory

C.toshowushowtoteachaforeignlanguage

D.toencourageustotraveltoforeigncountries

3．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.

A.Pat’sstudentwhodreamedinEnglishwasactuallygoodatEnglish

B.PathasalreadylearnedmuchSpanish

C.inLatinAmerica,thenewspapersandmagazinesareinEnglish

D.inBolivia,peoplespeakSpanish

B

Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake,likethe“close”buttononalift.

Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS－thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.

Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.

Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.

“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.

Forexample,pedestrian（行人）crosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.

Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.

4．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.

B.Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.

C.Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.

D.Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.

5．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?

A.Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.

B.Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.

C.Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.

D.Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.

6．Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?

A.Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.

B.Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.

C.Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.

D.Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.

7．Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ButtonsintheUSA.B.ButtonsAlwaysLie

C.ButtonsMaynotWorkD.“Close”ButtonsonLifts

C

GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblems,sendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.Manytimes,thedriveristoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,saysBarryBrown,anexpertinhuman-computerinteraction,itisacombinationofthetwo.

WespoketoMrBrownbySkype（网络电话软件）.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:

“Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthen,itwasn'

tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,theGPSiskindof'

garbageingarbageout'

”.

MrBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.But,hesays,whatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomings,orfailuresofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:

“OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsistheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit'

sgoingtothewrongplace.”

BarryBrownonceworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople'

scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.Itiscalled“TheNormal,NaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS”.ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.Theseincludemapsthatareoutdated,incorrectordifficulttounderstand.TheyalsoincludetimingissuesrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.

BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdrivers,passengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.

8．InParagraph2,MrBrownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto.

A.builduphisownreputation

B.laughathisstupidfriend

C.describeanexampleofhumanerror

D.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbage

9．WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldBarryBrownmostlikelyagreewith?

A.GPSunitsaretoblameformostGPSservicefailures.

B.Drivers,GPSsystemsandpassengersshouldunitetoimproveGPSsystems.

C.Weshouldintroducehigherstandardsforthedrivinglicense.

D.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.

10．WhatisMrBrown'

sattitudetowardsGPS?

A.Unconcerned.B.Prejudiced.C.Objective.D.Critical.

11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DrivingwithGPScanbedifficult

B.Drivingconfusionscanbecausedbysmallscreens

C.DrivingwithoutGPSshouldbemuchmoreconvenient

D.GPSequipmentindriving:

tobedesertedorimproved?

D

Manyofyouarestudyinghardbecauseyouhavetocompetewithmanyothersintheupcomingnationalcollegeentranceexam.Butitmaynotoccurtoyouthatoneofyourcompetitorsisarobot.Anartificialintelligence（AI）robotwilltakepartinthe2017NationalCollegeEntranceExam,reportedChinaDaily.

“Therobotwillsitthreeexams:

math,Chinese,andacomprehensivetestofliberalarts（文科）,whichincludeshistory,politicsandgeography,”LinHui,CEOofanAIcompanyinChengdu.Liketheotherswhotaketheexam,therobotwillhavetofinishthetestsinthegiventime.Butinsteadoftakingexamstogetherwithotherstudents,therobotwilltakeitsexamsinaclosedroomwithoutanyoneelsepresent,exceptforproctors（监考人）andanotary（公证人）.ItisexpectedtobetotallydisconnectedfromtheInternetandsolvetheproblemswithitsAIprogram.

It’sbelievedthatChineseandthetestofitsliberalartsskills,ratherthanitsmathskills,willgivetherobotitsbiggestchallenges.Questionsinmathareobjectivewithspecificanswers,whileintheothertestsubjectstherearesomesubjectivequestionsthattestskillssuchasreadingcomprehensionandessaywriting.

Therobotaimstobeenrolledinoneofthefirst-classChineseuniversitiesin2017,andthentrytogetintothemorefamousuniversitiesofTsinghuaorPekingUniversityin2020.

12．Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto________.

A.laymoreburdenonGrade3students

B.informreadersoftheexplosivenews

C.introducethefunctionoftherobot

D.predictwhatrobotswilldointhefuture

13．What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Thedifferencesbetweentherobotandothercandidates（考生）.

B.Theidealuniversitiesoftherobot.

C.Theadvantagestherobothas.

D.Thespecificinformationabouthowtherobotwilltaketheexam.

14．Whichisoneofthebiggestchallengesfortherobotcandidate?

A.MathcalculatingB.Objectivequestions

C.LiberalartsskillsD.Physics