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内蒙古乌兰察布学年高一英语下学期第二次调考试题
内蒙古乌兰察布2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次调考试题
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A
Thereisnodoubtthatmanyparentswanttomold(塑造)theirchildtobebetter,faster,smarterandmoreskilled.Eventhoughhumanparentscan’tdothat,arobotthatbuildsitsownchildrencan.ScientistsattheUniversityofCambridgeinEnglandhavecreatedamotherrobotthatnotonlycreatesitsownchildren,buttestsouttheirperformance.
Themotherrobotanalyzes(分析)theperformanceofeachofthe“children”itcreates,andpassesdowngoodcharacterstothenextgeneration.Forexample,asthemothercreatesthemandputsthemtowork,shemeasureshowthey’rebehaving,andsheusesdatafromthisbehaviortocreatethenextgenerationofrobots.
Themotherrobotcanactuallybuildhundredsofchildrobotsandseetheperformanceofthesechildrobots.Andiftheirperformanceisgood,keeptheirdesignforthenextgeneration.Andifbad,justletitgo.
“Weprogramtherobotsbasedonsomefunctionsthatdefine(规定)therewardtherobotsaregoingtoget,dependingontheconstructionthattheymake.Theycannotchangetheirownreward.Forthechildrobot,thelongerthedistancetherobotwalks,thebettertherewarditreceives,”saidFumiyaIida,theleadresearcher.
Afterseveralgenerations,the“children”were
runningtwiceasfast.
“Themotherrobotproduced500robotstoseewhichoneisgoodandwhichoneisbad,”saidIida.
Theresearchersbelievethatthemachinescanbeusedinacarfactory,forexample,whererobotcamerasexamineeachearinproductionline,findoutanymistakes,andthendesignabettercar.
1.Whatisspecialaboutthemotherrobot?
A.Itcananalyzedata
B.Itcancreatechildrobots
C.It’ssmarterthanhumanmothers
D.Itcanbuildandimproveitsownchildren.
2.Howdoesthemotherrobotmoldherownchildrentobebetter?
A.Itteachersthemhowtobehavebetter.
B.Itreprogramsthebadonesafteranalyzingtheirperformance
C.Itcopieshundredsofchildrobotsandthenchoosesthebestones.
D.Itkeepsthegoodcharactersforthenextgenerationtocreateabetterrobot.
3.Whatisthekeypointininfluencingthechildrobottoreceiveareward?
A.SizeB.Distance.
C.BehaviorD.Speed.
B
Thesharingeconomy,representedbycompanieslikeAirbnborUber,isthelatestfashioncraze.Butmanysupportershaveoverlookedtherealitythatthisnewbusinessmodelislargelybasedonescapingregulationsandbreakingthelaw.
AirbnbisanInternet-basedservicethatallowspeopletorentoutspareroomstostrangersforshortstays.UberisanInternettaxiservicethatallowsthousandsofpeopletoanswerriderequestswiththeirowncars.Therearehundredsofothersuchservices.
Thegoodthingaboutthesharingeconomyisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.Millionsofpeoplehavehousesorapartmentswithemptyrooms,andAirbnballowsthemtoprofitfromtheseroomswhileallowingguestsaplacetostayatpricesthatareoftenfarlessthanthosechargedbyhotels.Uberofferspricesthatarecompetitivewithstandardtaxipricesandtheirdriversareoftenmuchquickerandmoretrustworthy.
Butthedownsideofthesharingeconomyhasgottenmuchlessattention.Mostcitiesandstatesbothtaxandregulatehotels,andthetouristswhostayinhotelsareusuallyanimportantsourceoftaxincome.ButmanyofAirbnb’scustomersarenotpayingthetaxesrequiredunderthelaw.
Airbnbcanalsoraiseissuesofsafetyforitscustomersandtroubleforhosts’neighbors.Hotelsareregularlyinspectedtoensurethattheyarenotfiretrapsandthattheydon’tformotherrisksforvisitors.Airbnbhostsfacenosuchinspections.
SinceAirbnbisallowingpeopletoescapetaxesandregulations,thecompanyissimplypromotingthefts.Othersintheeconomywilllosebybearinganadditionaltaxburdenorbeingforcedtolivenexttoanapartmentunitwithanever-endingseriesofnoisyvisitors.
ThesamestorymayapplywithUber.Uberiscurrentlyindisputesoverwhetheritscarsmeetthesafetyandinsurancerequirementsimposedonstandardtaxis.Also,ifUberandre
latedservicesfloodthemarket,theycouldharmalltaxidrivers’abilitytoearnaminimumwage.
Thisdownsideofthesharingneedstobetakenseriously,butthatdoesn’tmeanthecurrenttaxandregulatorystructureisperfect.
4.Whatisthepositivethingaboutthesharingeconomy?
A.Itisaglobaltrend.
B.Itisbeyondregulations.
C.Itdrawsonspareresources.
D.Itbringsinmodestprofits.
5.WhatistheproblemwithAirbnbcustomersaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyarenotregularlyinspected.
B.Theyarelikelytocommitthefts.
C.Theyareallowednottopaytaxes.
D.Theycanbenoisytohosts’neighbours.
6.Whatistheargumentover
Uberaccordingtothepassage?
A.Whetheri
tguaranteescustomers’safety.
B.Whetheritprovidesreliableservices.
C.Whetheritlowerscustomers’expenses.
D.Whetheritcancompetewithstandardtaxis.
7.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?
A.Existingregulationsandlaws.
B.Necessaryimprovementsofcurrentlaws.
C.FurtherdevelopmentofAirbnbandUber.
D.MoredownsidesofAirbnbandUber.
C
Inlatesummerorearlyfallthelarge,yellowseedheadsofsunflowerswillberipening.Ifgardenerscankeepoffthebirdsandotherwildlifetryingtoeattheseeds,theycanhavealargeharvest.Thebrightyellowbloomswillmakearainbowgarden,brighteningupanyspace.
However,plantingthesunflowerseedsisaskilledjob.Plantseedsnodeeperthanthefulllengthofitself.Smallersizedsunflowerscanbespacedafootapart.Largervarietieswillnee
dtobespacedasfarapartasthreefee
t.Thisallowsripeplantsenoughspacefortheseedheadstoripenwithoutknockingtheripeseedsoffbeforegardenershaveachancetoharvestthem.
Mostsunflowerseeds,especiallythosewitheatableseeds,arelargeenoughtohandlewithouttheneedforseedsorters.Thisiswhysunflowersmakeanexcellentchoiceforachildren'sgardenaswell.Gardenerswillwanttomixplentyofsoilfertilizersintothegroundassunflowerstendtobeheavyfeeders.
Sunflowerscanbeslowstartersandthetinynewplantsdon'tseemtogrowveryrapidly.Gardenersshouldprotectthenewplantsastheybegintogrow.Oncetheygetgoing,sunflowersareabletoout-growmanyweeds,makingthemeasiertogrowinthehomevegetablegardenthanmanyotherplants.
Mostpestsanddiseasesarenotabothertothesunflower,however,morethanonegardenerhassaidthattheirlovelylookingplantsweredestroyedovernightbyhungrysquirrels,miceorbirds.Topreservetheirharvest,gardenerscancovertheripeningseedheadwithstockingsornetclothtohelpkeepthedestroyersofftheseeds.
Plantingsunflowerseedsiseasyandcanhelpeventhesmallestgardenerfeelsuccessfulintheirgardeningattempts.
8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtoplantsunflowers.
B.Differentkindsofsunflowers.
C.Waystopreservesunflowers.
D.Tipsonmakingyourgardenbright.
9.Whyshouldenoughspacebeleftbetweensunflowers?
A.To
preventbirdsfromeatingsunflowerseeds.
B.Toofferthesunflowersenoughsunlight.
C.Toprotecttheripeseedheadsbeforeharvest.
D.Tohelpthesunflowersgrowstronger.
10.Whydochildrenlovetogrowsunflowersintheirgarden?
A.Theywanttodecoratetheirgardenwithsunflowers.
B.Theseedsareeasytoplantandunnecessarytosort.
C.Theywanttosharetheirownharvestwiththeirparents.
D.Sunflowersdon’tneedtoomuchsoilfertilizer.
D
Towhomitmayconcern,
MyhusbandJimandIgotmarriedin1965.Forthefirsttenyearsofour
marriage,Iwasveryhappytostayhomeandraiseourthreechildren.Thenaboutfouryearsago,ouryoungestchildwenttoschool,andIthoughtImightgobacktowork.
Jimwasverysupportiveandhelpedmetomakemydecision.HestartedtodoallthethingsIusedtodoaroundthehouse,andsaidhethoughtIcouldbeagreatsuccessinbusiness.
Afterseveralweeksofjobhunting,Ifoundmypresentjob,whichisworkingforasmallpublicrelationfirm.Atfirst,myhusbandwasproudofmeandwouldtellhisfriends,“Mycleverlittlewifecanrunthatcompanyshe’sworkingfor.”
But,ashisjokingwordswerebecomingreality,Jimstoppedtalkingtomeaboutmyjob.Ihavereceivedseveralpromotionsandpayincreases,andIamnowmakingmoremoneythanheis.Icanbuymyownclothesandanewcar.Becauseofourcombinedincomes,Jimcandothingsthatwehadalwaysdreamedofdoing,butwedon’tdothesethingsbecauseheisunhappy.
Wefoughtaboutlittlethings,andJimisverycriticalofmeinfrontofourfriends.Forthefirsttimeinourmarriage,Ithinkthereisapossibilitythatourmarriagemaycometoanend.
IloveJimverymuch,andIdon’twanthimtofeelinferior(较差的),butIalsolovemyjob.IthinkIcanbeagoodwifeandaworkingwoman,butIdon’tknowhow.Canyougivemesomeadvice?
WillIhavetochoo
seoneortheotherorcanIkeepbothmyhusbandandmynewcareer?
Pleasehelp.
Yours,
Mary
11.Whenwasthelettermostprobablywritten?
A.In1975.B.Around1980.
C.Fouryearsago.D.In1965.
12.Whatshowsherhusbandwassupportive?
A.Hehelpedlookafterbabies.
B.Hetoldherhisexperience.
C.Heworkedmuchharder.
D.Heencouragedheralot.
13.Howdidherhusbandfeelwhenshefirstfoundherjob?
A.Nervous.B.Disappointed.
C.Proud.D.Curious.
14.Jimstoppedtalkingaboutherjobwhen___________.
A.Jimfailedtodowhatheliked
B.shemademoremoneythanhe
C.shereceivedherboss’praise
D.Jimhadtodohousework