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1、2016 年高二（下）英语小测年高二（下）英语小测 第一节：第一节： 阅读理解阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A AThe Future of TechnologyWilliam, a businessman, arrives in a foreign airport. He doesnt show his passport. Instead, a machine in the wall reads the computer chip（芯片）in his arm. This contains i
2、nformation about him: his name, age, and I.D number. He exits the airport, and a car door opens when it “sees” him. The car takes him to his hotel. His room “knows” he has entered the building and it “reads” his body. He is cold, so the room becomes warmer. William then watches a business presentati
3、on on a video wall. When he takes a bath, the presentation “follows him and continues on the bathroom wall. Finally, the room plays music to help him sleep. It turns off the music when it “sees” him sleeping.William doesnt exist, and none of this is real. But it might be soon. “In five to ten years,
4、 computing and communications are going to be free and everywhere, in your walls, in your car, on your body, says Victor Zue, leader of Project Oxygen. Project Oxygen has one big idea: to create better relationships between machines and people. The dream is that computer will learn to understand wha
5、t people want. So, what changes will there be at work? Firstly, the building will know where everyone is, all the time. You want to talk to someone? Type the persons name on the nearest computer. It will show you a map of the building and exactly where this person is. You then call this person, who
6、picks up the nearest telephone, also shown on the computer. If he or she is busy with a client（客户）or in a meeting, the computer will tell you.Is all this really possible? Visit the Siebel Center, Illinois and see for yourself: computers in the doors and walls, cameras everywhere, the technology of t
7、he future, but here today.25. William doesnt show his passport because_.A. he is not required to show his passportB. he doesnt need a passport in that airportC. his information can be read by a machineD. only a man from foreign country needs to show his passport26. The computer chip in Williams arm
8、contains his information except_.A. his name B. his age C. his I.D. number D. his job27. The dream of Project Oxygen is that computers will _A. show you where the person is you are calling B. let you pick up the nearest telephoneC. learn to understand what people want D. show you a map of every buil
9、ding28. In the Siebel Center, Illinois, _.A. computers are everywhere B. the technology of the future is there todayC. there are cameras in the doors and wallsD. the future technology will be there in 5-10 years B Low-Cost Gifts for Mothers DayGift No. 1 Offer to be your mothers health friend. Promi
10、se to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say “no need,“ but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. The best part? This one is free.Gift No. 2 Help your mother organize all of her medical records
11、, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life,“ Dr. Marie Savard said. Gift No. 3 Enough sleep is conne
12、cted to general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.” Gift No. 4 Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mothers Day by pi
13、cking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are “green“ - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has help
14、ed the chosen charity.29. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits?A. Take notes. B. Be with her. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts.30. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep?A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2.C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4.31. Buying g
15、ifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to_ . A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. bet extra support D. give others help CChildren with autism(孤独症) have difficulty with social skills and communication. They often behave in restricted and repetitive ways and have what seem like abnormall
16、y intense interests. Autism is more common in boys than girls. What causes it is not clear. Scientists are studying genes and possible environmental influences.Doctors usually cannot confirm a diagnosis(诊断) of autism until a child is about three years old. Rebecca Landa is a researcher at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns
