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1、浙江省台州市书生中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期起始考试题 满分：120 考试时间：100分钟 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A In 2013, Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon Inc., made headlines when he announced that within a few years, the company woulduseunmanned drones (无人机) to de
2、liver packages within 30 minutes after an order was placed. Since Amazon Prime Air was publicized the night before “Cyber Monday,”Some just regarded it as a publicitystunt (噱头) designed to draw attention to the company. It turns out they were wrong. On December 7, 2016, Amazon showed that it had com
3、pleted its first Prime Air delivery in Cambridge, UK. The package, containing a bag of popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV, were loaded on to the unmanned vehicle from a localfulfillmentcenter and delivered to a two-story farmhouse several miles away - all within 13 minutes after the items were bought! Th
4、e company also announced that the service is now available within the five-square-mile range of the Cambridge area, seven days a week during daylight hours. Thethinlypopulated rural area, with few dozen residents distributed amidst vast areas of farmland and fields, is perfect for testing the drones
5、. Unfortunately, even if the trial is wildly successful, many challenges still remain before drone delivery becomes a reality for most of us. While the drone may do fine in rural areas, they remain untested in crowdedurban cities where they would bump into barrierslike buildings or trees. There is a
6、lso fear that theautonomous flying vehicles could injure people as theycome downto drop their packages. The drones and their load are also damaged bydestroyers. Then there are the deliverylogistics (后勤保障). Amazon will not only have to ensure that every Prime Air customer has a special landing flat s
7、urface, but also come up with apractical solution for apartment residents who do not haveaccess to an open space where the drone can land. Hence, while Amazon Prime Air may someday be a reality, for now, we will just have to wait for two “long” days to receive our packages! 1. Why was the trial carr
8、ied out in Cambridge area? A. Amazon couldnt find drone landing space in crowded urban cities. B. Drone flight was prohibited where there were impassable barriers. C. The vast rural areas with smaller population were perfect test sites.D. The company hadmany logistics to guarantee service quality th
9、ere.2. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. the new service will save customers more time and money B. universal drone package delivery has still a long way to go C. Amazon is the early pioneer of drone flight in the world D. the injuries by drones have got the local residents in panic3. What
10、 is the main idea of the text? A. Amazon drone delivered packages to its first customers. B. Bezos tried to expand its delivery service in Cambridge. C. Amazon ran a marketing campaign through drone delivery. D. Drone delivery reached customers in a shorter time.BPhrases like “good sharing!” and “gr
11、eat job on the slide!” echo across American playgrounds. Coaches pass out ribbons to every participant. Scholar publishes a series called “Im Special!” assuring readers that the ability to play with friends and sing songs makes them special indeed. Weve been told that high self-esteem is the key to
12、childrens happiness and success, and weve been praising and protecting them ever since. But has the self-esteem movement gone too far? Many experts argue that instead of raising healthy high achievers, maybe were raising a generation of narcissists(自我陶醉者). “Our old concepts of self-esteem(自尊) are ol
13、d-fashioned, and parents need to send the concept to the trash heap of all things outdated and useless,” says Aaron Cooper, co-author of I Just Want My Kids to be Happy.While experts used to blame low self-esteem for everything from bad grades to criminal behavior, research has shown that inflated (
14、膨胀的)self-esteem is more often the criminal. An article called “Rethinking Self-Esteem” by Roy made a stir when he supposed that criminals and drug abusers actually had higher self-esteem than the general population. Martin and Ervin found that the modern habit of constant praise was turning kids ske
15、ptical and unmotivated. And esteemed child development expert T. Barry recently wrote in The New York Times that the phrase “self-esteem” had lost its meaning. Parents just want their children to have a positive self-image. And while its easy to make fun of the extremes of the self-esteem movement,
16、its difficult to walk the fine line between acquiring self-respect and self-centeredness. Anyway, make it clear that while you have expectations for their behavior, you love and accept them unconditionally. True self-esteem isnt about a steady stream of applause; it develops when children know their limits and responsibilities are given e
