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1、- 1 -阿左旗高级中学阿左旗高级中学 2017201720182018 学年第二学期期中试卷学年第二学期期中试卷高高 二二 英语英语 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 （共 15 小 题；每小题 2 分，满分 30）A ACheck out our tsunami facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destr
2、uction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe. The Japanese word for tsunami means harbor wave.Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal (潮汐的) waves but this term has fallen out of favor because tsunamis are not related to
3、 tides.Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.As a tsunami approaches the shore (海岸), water may move back from the coast. If it is shallow (浅的) enough the water may be pulled back hundreds of meters. If you are in the area, you can know that a t
4、sunami is on the way when you see this phenomenon.Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time as possible to move to a safe place.When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) they slow down but increase in height.An earthquake in the Indi
5、an Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in 14 countries.In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people.The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake
6、reached heights of over 40 meters in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents. 1.How many causes of tsunamis are mentioned in the text? A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. 2.In the Tohoku earthquake over 15,000 people died mainly because of _. A.the earthquake itself
7、 B.the lack of warning systems- 2 -C.the tsunami caused by the earthquake D.the nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Over 200,000 people were killed in 14 countries because of the earthquake in Dec.2004. B.Sometimes tsunamis are said as
8、 tidal waves, because they are related to tides. C.The warning systems in some regions help people move to a safe place. D.If you see water move to the coast, there will be a tsunami on the way. 4.The text is developed mainly by _. A.listing some facts B.giving some examples C.providing some numbers
9、 D.making some comparisonsB BThere are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing cloth
10、es. It does this by “feedback” (反馈). Information about what is happening is feed back into the robot to tell what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways. They work and they have feedback. In s
11、ome ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be
12、 shown how the job is done. A person moves the robots “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job. The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, whi
13、ch control their actions. The expensive “Times New Roman” - The most intelligent robots are used in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials. 5. What does the author seem to inform you about robots?A. They should be greatly improved. B. They will probably take over in
14、the future. C. They are very helpful and useful to humans. D. They are machines that break down a lot. 6. The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that_. A. it is very much like human beings B. it can do boring jobs for people C. it will never bore people- 3 -D. it will work m
15、uch better than human beings 7. The robots used for scientific research_.A. are not very clever B. are very cheap C. are very big D. are very costly 8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. In most ways robots are better than human beings. B. Robots have eyes, so the
16、y can see. C. Scientists sometimes do scientific research by using the intelligent robots. D. Robots can work but they have no feedback.C CEdgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passers-by. He had just smiled
