《高考英语总复习_第一部分_模块4_综合过关检测(四)牛津译林版》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高考英语总复习_第一部分_模块4_综合过关检测(四)牛津译林版（12页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、. . . . .综合过关检测(四)(时间： 100分钟满分： 120分)第卷第一部分阅读理解共两节，满分40分第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A(2016青岛统一质检)The new highspeed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur selfgoverning region, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, has cut train travel time by half t
2、o less than 12 hours.The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for Spring Festival.“For the first time, I feel home is not that far away after all，” said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a highspeed train in Urumqi with six members of his family.The 35yearold left Lanzhou to se
3、t up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago, and he has now settled in Urumqi.The 1，776km line, which passes through Qinghai province and is the countrys first highspeed railway to be built in a highaltitude region, came into service on Dec. 26.“We normally drive home for Spring Festival t
4、o avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season，” Liang said. “Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes, so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip.”More than 600，000 passengers traveled on the line duri
5、ng its first month, and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said the introduction of highspeed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiangs development. All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link,
6、leaving the old one to be used for goods. As a result, Xinjiangs annual goods ability could reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 million.The line passes through areas that experience high winds, and it also crosses parts of the deserted QinghaiTibet Plateau and the bonedry sands of the
7、Gobi Desert.The project could help China to promote its highspeed railway technology abroad, said Ma Xizhang, director of the LanzhouXinjiang railway projects management department in Xinjiang. 【语篇解读】这是一篇新闻报道类的短文。主要介绍了从兰州到乌鲁木齐的高铁项目的优势以及高铁给新疆人民带来的好处。1How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou
8、by the usual train before? AAbout 12 hours.BAbout 6 hours.CAbout 18 hours.DAbout 24 hours.D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段的.has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours可知以前普通的火车从兰州到乌鲁木齐需要花24小时左右的时间。故选D。2Whats the main advantage of the new highspeed railway?AIt takes more time to go from Urumqi to Lanzho
9、u.BIt will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang.CAll the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals.DIt helps to improve Xinjiangs development.D解析：推理判断题。通读全文，并根据文章倒数第三段的As a result, Xinjiangs annual goods ability could reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 m
10、illion可知高铁有助于新疆的发展。故选D。3From the passage we can learn_AXinjiangs annual goods ability can increase nearly four timesBthe new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroadCthe highspeed railway lines cant be built across the bonedry sandsDthe old railway lines can only carry goods
11、 nowB解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的The project could help China to promote its highspeed railway technology abroad可知这项工程能够帮助中国的高铁技术更好地向国外发展。故选B。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe new highspeed railway line is good for all people to go home.BThe new highspeed railway line benefits busi
12、nessmen to carry goods.CTaking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou.DBusinessmen seldom went home for Spring Festival before.C解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for Spring Festival排除A；通读全文，高铁主要让人们出行方便，B、D不符合文意；根据文章的第六段Driv
13、ing can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes, so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip可知坐新火车比开车回家更安全。故选C。B(2016泰安高三质检)Robots make me nervousespecially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, th
14、e founder of Microsoft, felt the same way. Gates said in an interview with the website Reddit：“I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after tha
15、t though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern.”Well, maybe I dont have to worry about my laptop and kitchen appliances yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off. Theres a scary thought!Professor Stephen Hawking warned a few months ago about the possibility that artificial intelligence could evolve and end up beyond human control. He suggested that machines could “spell the end of the human race”. Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is no
