北京市西城区2017届高三二模英语

53. A. amusing B. surprising C. annoying D. disappointing 54. A. usual B. harmful C. practical D. suitable 55. A. curiosity B. pity C. indness D. desperation

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

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A

Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana

Orange County Airport

Neighborhood John Wayne Airport (SNA), Orange County 1325 East Dyer Road, Santa Ana, CA

OVERALL GUEST SCORE

Very Good

Based on 163 Guest Ratings

Free Breafast Free Airport Shuttle Fitness Center Business Center

Hotel Description

Being close to airport and freeway access maes the Embassy Suites a top choice for our guests in the area. The 300-room Embassy Suites offers homey comforts for those on business and vacation alie—suites with separate living and sleeping areas, refrigerators, microwaves, coffeemaers, Wi-Fi access and two TVs. Wae up to a free cooed-to-order breafast and enjoy the indoor pool and fitness center. A two-hour evening reception offers drins and appetiers and the on-site restaurant serves American favorites. The property also has a business center with copy and fa services. Paring is available for an additional fee. Less than two miles from I-405, the Embassy Suites is within a half-mile of various restaurants and just three miles from John Wayne Airport. Our guests say the Embassy Suites’ location, “brilliant” breafast and “friendly” staff mae it one of their favorite Santa Ana properties. Guest Ratings Good Feb 8, 2017 By Harold Pros Loved the breafast and the friendly, helpful staff. Spacious accommodations made this a very good value. Cons Didn’t love the heating/AC system; room was too cold for comfort. Also was not aware of the paring fee until we checed in. The paring fee was $17 a night. Good By Micaela Jan 24, 2017 Pros Breafast was amaing with a variety of choices and the staff were helpful. Cons The room had a very strange old smell when we first got there. I had to open the door to air it out. Very Good Jan 5, 2017 By Bruce Pros The location was very good for us and the included breafast was a plus. Cons The room was not cleaned properly when we got there. The heating system was not woring for the hotel as well. … 56. _____ maes the Embassy Suites a top choice for its guests in the area. A. The convenient location B. The friendly staff C. The business center D. Wi-Fi access

57. According to the guest ratings, all the guests are satisfied with its _____. A. heating system B. accommodations C. breafast D. paring fee 58. This advertisement is made more believable by _____. A. interviewing the guests B. using guests’ comments C. analying its pros and cons D. providing the eact address

B

She Waled Through Fire

On Thansgiving weeend, the Heffelmire family gathered for a meal at their home. After dinner, the family went down to the finished basement to rela ecept Charlotte’s father, Eric, who was in the garage to fi his truc. Around 8 pm, Charlotte decided to chec on her dad. She waled through the itchen. When she opened the side door to the garage, blac smoe rose up into the itchen. She could barely mae out her father lying on his bac, trapped under the truc. He’d removed the front passenger-side tyre and raised the truc on a jac(千斤顶). The truc had slipped off the jac, and now the whole weight of the wheel was on his chest and shoulders. Charlotte ran to the front of the truc and struggled to lift it. Eric was still conscious, and he yelled, “You got it! One more try!” She tried again and was able to tip the truc bacward just enough for her to pull her dad by the shirt with both hands from under the truc. She dragged him across the garage and 20 feet down the driveway. Then she ran bac to the garage, which had burst into flames. “I was afraid the car was going to eplode,” says Charlotte, so she climbed into the truc, which faced forward, turned the ey, and pressed the gas pedal(油门). The car slowly rolled out, the metal wheel scratching loudly against the concrete. Safely on the driveway, Charlotte stopped the truc and ran bac to the basement. “There’s a fire! Everybody get out!” she yelled as she piced up her three-month-old niece and ran out. Outside, she handed the baby to her mom, and then ran around to the burning garage. She piced up a garden hose(水管) and sprayed the fire while calling 911. A few minutes later, firefighters and an ambulance arrived. Charlotte was treated for second-degree burns on both her feet and face. Her dad had injuries on his chest and shoulders, as well as minor burns on his face. The garage and the house were damaged but the family survived.

The Heffelmires are staying in an apartment while their house is rebuilt. “Charlotte is a remarable id,” says her dad. Charlotte, however, simply says, “I was saving my family and my house. I wasn’t going to let my dad die.”

59. Eric got trapped because _____. A. the itchen was on fire B. the wheel fell off the truc C. the front tyre was removed D. the truc slipped off the jac 60. Which of the following is the correct order of the events? a. Charlotte called the firefighters.

b. Charlotte saved Eric from under the truc. c. Charlotte drove the truc out of the garage.

d. Charlotte warned the family to leave the house. A. b, c, a, d B. a, b, d, c C. a, c, b, d D. b, c, d, a 61. As a result of the fire, _____. A. the truc eploded

B. the house was not fit to live in

C. the three-month-old baby was injured

D. Charlotte was burned on her chest and shoulders

62. It can be inferred from the passage that Charlotte is _____. A. proud and clear-headed B. modest and easy-going C. calm and quic-minded D. independent and self-centered

C

Robot Surgeon(外科医生) Succeeds without Help from Human Doctors

Humans mae mistaes. Even surgeons with years of eperience are not infallible. But what if these doctors could pool their nowledge and eperience together and create a surgical standard of care, to be carried out by machines?

That’s the idea behind surgical robots, which may soon perform most surgeries, from sewing up tiny wounds to performing heart procedures. Many of these operations are, in fact, already completed with the assistance of robots. But a recent test suggests that robots in the operating room may soon go a step further, performing on soft tissue completely on their own, from start to finish.

The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot(STAR), successfully completed surgeries on pigs. “We’re the first group to develop autonomous robotic surgery with soft-tissue surgery, and when compared to standard operation, it’s better,” says Peter im, professor of surgery. “The idea is not to replace surgeons; it will mae the surgeons better and mae the procedures safer.”

A recent Mayo Clinic study found that major surgical errors—including operating on the wrong site or side of the body, or even leaving tools or objects inside the patient—occur every one out of 22,000 procedures. That’s rare, but robots lie STAR would aim to lower the number even further.

In the da Vinci surgical system, surgeons place their arms inside instruments and use their hands to control the movement of robotic tools on the operating table from afar. The robot’s every major move is controlled by surgeons, and thus its results may vary based on the surgeon’s training or eperience.

STAR, on the other hand, is entirely autonomous. It’s not only able to wor on its own and perform surgeries with a more fleible “hand”, but it’s able to react to the unepected incidents. Cutting into hard tissue lie bones is one thing, but operating on moving soft tissue is far more comple. STAR reacts to a

changing environment, similar to how self-driving cars are programmed to not only drive on the highway, but also react to another driver maing a mistae and getting in your way. 63. The underlined word “infallible” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____. A. always right B. really creative C. rather responsible D. quite smart 64. We can learn from the passage that STAR _____. A. has been widely used in the operating room B. can perform the operation on its own C. can mae surgeries much faster D. will tae the place of surgeons

65. In the da Vinci surgical system, _____. A. robots are trained from afar B. surgery results depend on surgeons C. robots always mae mistaes D. surgeons have trouble controlling robots 66. In the last paragraph, the author mentions self-driving cars in order to show _____. A. how bad getting in another driver’s way might be B. how difficult self-driving on the highway is C. how smart an autonomous robot can be D. how dangerous operating on people is

D

For several years, the art trade in London has nown about the possible eistence of the “treasure of the western cave”, dating from the 6th century BC. It was said to have been discovered “by farmers” in western Iran around 1992. Out of between 200 and 600 pieces, only a few have so far “surfaced”. The Iranians were very angry that they managed to seie only part of the collection and that the rest was taen abroad illegally. But now they may worry less. An academic paper has just produced convincing evidence that at least one piece is a fae (赝品). Faes always eist in the world of antiquities(古物), but what is astonishing is how widespread they are now. A report from the Archaeological Institute of America concludes that no less than 80 per cent of all “ancient” west African pieces on the maret are fae. How can this “forgery(伪造) culture” boom? It is found that about 80 per cent of the antiquities traded have no clear source. In other words, it is not nown where they were found and therefore, even if they are real, they can tell us little about ancient history. People in the trade say that the majority of these objects were found in “casual discoveries”. Shamefully, they now that this is not true. They advance the fiction because it suits their commercial purposes. The reality is that the objects come from robbery, not by local farmers “happening” on a few finds. The “treasure of the western cave” is a classic eample of how faing wors. Faing is big business, and is of such a standard that even the greatest scholars may be fooled some of the time. The antiquities trade lies to play down not only the etent of robbery and faing, but also the overlap between the two. These latest reports let the cat out of the bag. But it is the overlap with robbed antiquities that is the most significant factor, which leads to the culture of forgery. Collectors of antiquities need to be aware that they not only aid the robbery of potentially invaluable sites, but put themselves at the mercy of faers as well….

67. What do we probably now about the “treasure of the western cave”? A. It’s slightly broen. B. It’s totally real. C. It’s partly fae. D. It’s fairly new. 68. What astonishes the author? A. The huge number of faes. B. The long history of faes.