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1、20182019学年度上学期高二年级月考英语试卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ASmart Cameras to Help You Take Better PhotosGoogle Clips One of the latest to launch is Google Clips. It is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself
2、. It can also be attached to an object or a persons clothing. Google says machine learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures and videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list to be informed when it is on the market.GoPro Hero GoPro also uses machine learni
3、ng to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects.Snap Spectacles Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short videos with the push
4、 of a button. Snap Inc. says the product, called Spectacles, is designed to “catch the moment, without taking you out of it.”The glasses can record short video clips that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its Spectacles sunglasses online in the United States.Apple iPho
5、ne X Apples new iPhone X is being launched with its new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone.Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30,000 dots on the
6、 face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even secure enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.21. What is the special function of Google Clips?A. It can play videos by itself. B. It can take pictures automatically.C. It can change photos into videos. D. It ca
7、n provide music and effects.22. Which of the following can now be bought on the Internet?A. Google Clips B. GoPro HeroC. Snap Spectacles D. Apple iPhone X23.How is Apple iPhone X unlockedA. By a fingerprint. B. By facial recognition.C. By pushing a button. D. By making a map. BWatson entered Mr Smit
8、hs office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didnt do well without giving them a second chance.“Watson,” said Mr Smith, “this past year your department hasnt earned money. Were going to drop that department. Its finished. Im sorry-but youll have to go.” “But, sir-if I just had a little mo
9、re time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School.”“Whats that!” said the Boss. “Riverside! I didnt know you had a boy there. Thats an expensive school for a man with your salary.”“I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! Hes a star trackman（田径运动员）and the best boxer in the
10、 school. The boys call him Champ（冠军）there.”The Boss sat perfectly still for a long time-a faraway look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said, “Weve got to close your department, Watson. But youll take over a new job in another department. It means long hours-maybe more pay. Now get out. Youre here fo
11、r life.”Watson got out, with surprise in his face. Then the Boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbies last letter from Riverside School-written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read:I cant say the boys here are any nice
12、r to me than the others were. I guess its the same everywhere when youre a cripple（跛脚的人）. But dont worry about me, Dad. Theyve got a good chemistry department here. And theres one boy here who is really great. Hes a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He
13、made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, I want to do something for Champ. Something big-that he wont even know about. Your son,Herbie24 Watson was given a second chance because_. A. a man was needed in anot
14、her departmentB. Mr Smith wanted to realize his sons dreamC. Mr Smith wanted to help Watsons sonD. Herbie told Mr Smith to do so in his letter25. The underlined word “drop” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _. A. punishB. fallC. closeD. sell26. It can be inferred from the text that Champ is _
15、. A. a classmate of Watsons sonB. Watsons son C. the son of Mr Smiths friendD. Mr Smiths son27. Watson and Mr Smith both_. A. loved their sons deeplyB. were hard men C. knew ChampD. were interested in chemistryC Why do you have to turn off mobile phones when on a plane? Before answering his question, I have a guilty secret to admit. My plane was preparing for take-off when a flight attendant asked the passengers to turn off their electronic devices. Far from complying, I pushed my ph
