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1、18 届高二开学摸底考试试卷 英 语 第卷 选择题（满分70 分） 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 Win $ 50 in the Coolest Gadget(小装置) of the Week Look at whats the coolest gadget (vote for a chance to win $ 50). Cryo S: A Cool Netbook Cooler Like the other devices of NZXT
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7、 C. A newspaper. D. A textbook. B I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?” Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you me
8、an next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?” I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!” “He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the
9、 hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.” “He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.” Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to
10、fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.” I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless. 4. The writer argued with his son because . A.
11、he liked tortoises while his son liked hares. B. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish. C. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didnt. D. he tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had different opinions. 5. Sonny believed that the tortoise . A. in fact d
12、id win the race luckily. B. took a chance by agreeing to run a race. C. was not given a fair chance in the race. D. won the race by his own hard work. 6. Billy, Tony and Sandy must be . A. boys who were unknown to Sonnys father B. boys who Sonny has run races with before C. boys who Sonny has never
13、raced with before D. boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again7. According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? A. The tortoise B. Sonny C. Sonnys father D. The hare C SAN FRANCISCOA phone app（应用程序） in San Francisco gives information about open parking spots City officials in San
14、 Francisco introduced the app to try to reduce traffic jams in the city, but some say it raises safety concerns In this city, drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown jams, city officials thinkNow San Francisco has found a solution a phone app for spot-seekers that show
15、s information about areas with available spacesThe system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensor（感应器） fixed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up But the system could come with serious consequences Some people say that drivers searching for parki
16、ng could end up focusing on their phones, not the road“It could be really distracting（使分心的） ,” said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois City officials admitted the hidden problemThey are urging drivers to pull over before they use the citys iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home. Nathaniel Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said safety could
