2018年1月高一期末英语试题(修改稿 1227)

Researchers have tried to create a model of how humans might respond to automated driving using surveys, driving data and lab experiments, but eventually the great number of choices and assumptions involved in transportation has made reaching exact conclusions about driving behavior difficult.

Engineers say that the largely accident-free vehicles can remove safety equipment, such as antilock brakes and airbags, which has increased the weight—and fuel consumption—of vehicles. Automated cars can also travel closer together, allowing them to take advantage of aerodynamics(气体力学). Trucking fleets(车队) are already trying to take advantage of this fuel-saving measure.

61. What message can we get from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A. Some automated cars have better qualities than others. B. One automated vehicle may consume much less fuel than another. C. We are not sure about the environmental impact of automated cars. D. We cannot make sure of the quality of automated cars.

62. Which is not the reason for a sharp increase in the miles run by a certain self-driving car? A. More convenient roads and fewer traffic jams. B. Workers’ living further away from the office. C. Choosing not to pay for parking but to drive around. D. The disappearance of various limits on drivers.

63. The missing sentence “Besides changed driving behaviors, simple technology advances will reduce the environmental damage of automated cars” should be put at the beginning of_______.

A. Para. 5 B. Para. 6 C. Para. 7 D. Para. 8 64. After reading the passage, one may safely conclude that________.

A. self-driving cars need less safety equipment because of receiving little damage in accidents B. those who have to drive a long distance to work are less likely to choose a self-driving car C. with more safety equipment, automated cars are much heavier than traditional ones D. traveling the same distance, a self-driving car consumes less fuel than a traditional one 65. The author writes this passage in order to ________.

A. remind us of a bright future about the future of automated cars B. explain to us why self-driving cars might not need less fuel C. argue that self-driving cars are beneficial to the environment D. advise the readers not to be in a rush to buy an automated car

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据文章内容在后面表格中每个空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Being a genius(天才) is different than just being supersmart. Smart people are seen everywhere, and many of them don’t amount to much. What matters is creativity, the ability to apply imagination to almost any situation.

Take Benjamin Franklin for example. He lacked the processing power to make an analysis

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like a Hamilton. Yet with little formal education, Franklin taught himself to become the American Enlightenment’s best inventor, diplomat, scientist, writer and business strategist. He once invented a rod to tame electricity. He even designed clean-burning stoves, charts of the Gulf Stream, bifocal glasses, musical instruments and America’s unique style of humor.

Albert Einstein followed a similar path. He was slow in learning to speak as a child—so slow that his parents turned to a doctor. He also rebelled(反抗) against authority, which led one schoolmaster to amuse history by saying that he would never amount to much. But it was just Einstein’s rebellion that led him to question received wisdom. And his slow verbal development allowed him to observe with wonder the everyday happenings that others took for granted. “The ordinary adult never bothers his head about the problems of space and time,” Einstein once explained. “But I developed so slowly that I began to wonder about space and time only when I was already grown up.” So in 1905, Einstein totally changed our understanding of the universe by coming up with the two pillars of contemporary physics: relativity theory and quantum theory.

Then there’s Steve Jobs. Much like Einstein, he would pull out his violin to play Mozart when he was disturbed in seeking theories (he said it helped him reconnect with the harmonies of the universe),

Jobs believed that beauty mattered, and that the arts, sciences and humanities should all connect. After dropping out of college, Jobs majored in calligraphy and dance before seeking spiritual enlightenment in India—which meant that every product he made, from the Macintosh to the iPhone, had a beauty that was almost spiritual in nature, unlike the products of his competitors.

Title: The Making of Genius Introduction Being a genius is more than being supersmart, for smart people, many of whom don’t amount to much, are ▲ 66 . ● Compared with Hamilton, he was lacking in the processing power to ▲ 68 things. ● Without formal education, Franklin learned by himself and made great achievements in many ▲ 69 . ● His rebellion against authority led one headmaster to assume that he wouldn’t achieve much, thus playing a joke on history. ● His slow ▲ 70 in language learning enabled him to observe ordinary things in daily life with wonder. ● His rebellion also resulted in ▲ 71 received wisdom. ● His two theories of contemporary physics completely changed how we ▲ 72 the universe. ● In seeking theories, he managed to recover himself and be in ▲ 73 with the universe again by playing the piano after being disturbed. ● Combining arts, sciences and humanities, he made many smart products which were ▲ 74 to those of his competitors in spiritual beauty. 10 Franklin Einstein ▲ 67 Jobs Conclusion To make a genius, what really ▲ 75 is to be creative.

第五部分 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分, 共10分）

第一节：根据首字母，填写一个语法和意义均正确的词（每空一词，每词1分） 76. It is the end of January, and the Spring Festival is a________.

77. “I will seek another term as Russia’s president,” he a________ on December 7th, 2017.

78. There has been a lot of progress towards providing access to medical t___________ but we still have a lot to do in the fight against the cancer.

79. Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Mao Zedong are all important historical f__________.

80. Cooperation(合作) between the two countries has w_________ great progress in renewable energy. 第二节：根据新概念内容，填写一个语法和意义均正确的词（每空一词，每词1分） 81. —What did the thieves take from Mr. Taylor’s shop? —They got away with thousands of pounds w________ of diamonds.

82. —Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? —A recent c________ like this concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.

83. —Did the dogs have greater freedom? —Yes. They are allowed to w________ outside their enclosure. 84. —Why do cats stretch out their legs like flying squirrels? —Because this increases their air-resistance and r________ the shock of impact when they hit the ground.

85. —In the sentence “a huge iceberg was suddenly seen by a look-out”, which word can replace “seen”?

—A huge iceberg was suddenly s________ by a look-out. 第六部分 书面表达（满分20分）

每个人都想获得成功，但生活中失败却不可避免。作为一名高中生，我们该如何看待失败？请结合以下提示用英语写一篇短文。

1. As a teenager, what’s your understanding of failure? 2. What do you think the benefits of failure are?

3. How should you deal with failure when facing it? And your views about it. 写作要求：

1．对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥。 2．词数150左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。 3．作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如：校名、人名等。

Failure is one of those life experiences most of us can’t avoid. ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

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