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1、下学期高二期中考试第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节(共 10 小题；每题 2.5 分，满分 25 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项 A、B、C、D 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEven as Google plans to test its fleet (车队) of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250,000 self-drivin
2、g vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people,” said Chris Urmson, director of Googles self-driving car project. For now, Google has no
3、plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Googles headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator o
4、r brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work,” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic - we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible - but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button.” The prototype (雏形) are the first of a 100-car fleet the
5、tech giant is building.In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads - the majority of auto accidents are caused by human error - and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who cant drive because of age or illness.Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new bus
6、iness models in which people buy the use of vehicles they dont own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human
7、driver at the controls.The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “
8、safety drivers ” to take control if needed. Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections,” Urmson said. “Were looking forw
9、ard to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle,”Urmson said.- 9 -21. The passage informs us that self-driving cars .A. have already passed necessary testsB. will probably decrease traffic jam
10、sC. have been purchased by some companiesD. will keep the drivers in good sprits22. According to Chris Urmson .A. software and sensors are vital for self-driving carsB. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humansC. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderlyD. ordinary vehicles
11、will be replaced by self-driving cars23. What is the best title for this passage?A. Self-driving Car Avoids Human ErrorsB. Self-driving Car Meets New ChallengesC. Googles Self-driving Car Graduates to City StreetsD. Googles Self-driving Car Enjoys Global PopularityBThe clock always seems to be ticki
12、ng rather too fast in the doctors office and the queue of patients outside the door seems to be pressing rather too hard. Some say its high time for the model of short, sharp one-to-one appointments to give way to shared medical appointments (SMAs).SMAs are doctor-patient visits in which a group of
13、patients receive patient education and counseling (咨询), physical examination and medical support in a group setting. Typically, SMAs are designed to have one or more doctors attend to a group of patients who share a common illness or medical condition. In contrast to one-to-one visits, SMAs provide
14、a longer appointment time-frame as well as the opportunity for patients to have improved access to their physicians and meanwhile pick up additional information and support from peers.However, doctors who have pioneered the shared appointment approach report that there are significant challenges inv
15、olved. Dr. Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, Cleveland Clinic, identifies culture change as the most significant challenge. Physicians and nurses are trained in a model of personal service and privacy; the SMA approach is a fundamental challenge to those fixed ideas. They need shared
16、goals and a way of testing the innovation against agreed standards. Dr. Sumego says, “The physicians may be worried about the possible chaos and efficiencies that are marketed. They also have to make the patients understand what their appointment is, and what the expectation is.”“So, if an organization was looking to start shared medical appointments, I would advise them to start the buy-in from a few c
