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1、英语试题本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANew York is an overwhelming city
2、 to visit with children. What follows is carefully collected advice from New Yorkers on how to cover the city right.Tenement MuseumThe Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side offers a fantastic glimpse into urban family life. Guided tours reveal the daily routines of generations of Irish, Jewish and
3、Italian immigrants who made their mark then quickly moved up and out. Pick up a copy of “All-of-a-Kind Family”or a vintage toy in the museum shop, one of the citys best.MoMA MuseumMoMA Museum does an excellent job making modern and contemporary artaccessible to children as young as 4. On weekend mor
4、nings, guided tours are dividedinto age-appropriate groups in which children can observe a number of works anddraw; later they gain free admittance to the entire museum. The cafeteria is bothgrown-up and child-friendly, and theres an art laboratory with hands-on activitiesand even an audio guide for
5、 young people.Intrepid Sea, Air and Space MuseumThe most significant in the museum is the Space Shuttle Pavilion, which is scheduled to reopen in July, showcasing the Enterprise, NASAs first space shuttle, which arrived last year. The U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War II-era aircraft carrier, is worthwhi
6、le in itself. While the complex suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy, most of its facilities are once again shipshape. Families may want to consider Operation Slumber, which allows for overnight visits with special activities for children 6 and older.Childrens Museum of the ArtsAll the artwork her
7、e is made by children, and visitors can make their own (bonus:you dont have to clean up). An area for younger children includes sand, Play-Doh and guided music activities. Children go berserk for the Ball Pond, a closed-in area of oversize balls. Is it experiential art? An installation? Children nee
8、d not bother with such imponderables.21. Which of the following museums offer free admission?A. Tenement Museum. B. MoMa Museum.C. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. D. Childrens Museum of Arts.22. How is Childrens Museum of the Arts different from the other three museums?A. It provides activities
9、for children of different ages. B. It exhibits a lot of artwork.C. Its artwork is all created by children.D. It used to be damaged in the Hurrican Sandy.23. What do the four museums have in common?A. They are all children-friendly. B. They all show visitors contemporary artwork.C. They can offer vis
10、itors activities to take part in.D. They are all suitable for children over 4 years old. BI passed my driving test at the fourth attempt. You might think that means Im not as safe as someone who passed for the first time. But would you feel safer with no driver at all? Maybe not, and its for this re
11、ason that automotive firms have included driverassist functions in their prototype(原型) driverless cars. This allows the human driver to take over if there is a problem.Google is one manufacturer that has prototype driverless cars. These have been equipped with steering wheels and conventional contro
12、ls to allow normal driving. But this is just a stage the vision is to have fully automated cars very soon. The director of Googles selfdrive project, Chris Urmson, hopes his 11yearold son will never have to take a driving test. To achieve that, the cars need to be on the roads in five years. He says
13、 driverless cars will greatly reduce accidents and traffic jams.According to Chris, “about 1.2 million people are killed on the roads around the world each year. That number is equivalent to a jet falling out of the sky every day.” He thinks gradual changes to existing car designs are not enough to
14、deal with the problem. “If we are really going to make changes to our cities and get rid of parking lots, we need selfdrive cars,” he says.Googles prototypes have covered over a million kilometers on the road. They have also had to deal with unexpected situations, such as a child driving a toy car i
15、n the road, and a woman in an electric wheelchair chasing a duck. In each case, they reacted safely.Some are not convinced. Sven Beiker of Stanford University thinks driverless cars will still need human input in extreme circumstances. He also worries that people may forget how to operate their vehi
16、cles if they do not do it regularly. “I guess I shouldnt throw away my drivers license just yet,” he says.24. What can be known about driverless cars?A. They are fitted with newly- developed steering wheels.B. They include functions managed by human drivers.C. They need traditional controls to avoid traffic jams.D. They will be purchased on t
