2017内蒙古高二下学期人教版高中英语期末考试

Best holiday houses and B&Bs in Sicily and its islands

A Picciridda, Panarea

Off the north­east coast of Sicily is tiny, car­free Panarea, an inactive volcano. Its streets contain Daz­white houses and the views out to sea are dramatic. A Picciridda—“the little one” in Sicilian—is a small house with sea views from the bedroom. Ferries to the island leave from several ports in Sicily and the Italian mainland.

Doubles from 85 per night　Tel: 338 9509366

La Casa del Vigneto, Salina

A quiet island retreat(隐居处) where there's little to do besides walking, wine tasting and enjoying sunsets. It's a surprisingly stylish place for nature­lovers seeking privacy and peace. There is a large lawn with sun beds and some chairs. The balconies covered with climbers mean you can eat outdoors or sit and admire the ocean views.

Doubles from 1，465 per week　Tel: 338 9608713

Baglio di Pianetto, Santa Cristina Gela, Sicily

This 18th­century farm reflects the status of its original Venetian owners. Now you can stay in formal­yet­friendly Baglio. Bedrooms have extra king­size beds and big, bright bathrooms. Sitting by the 3.3­metre pool, it feels more remote here than it really is. Take a cookery course, go walking and explore by bike (provided)．

Twins and doubles from 122 per night　Tel: 091 8570148

Villa Punta Secca, Ragusa, Sicily

The beach is what it's all about in Punta Secca. With its beautiful sands and clear waters, it's busy in summer, heaven out of season. It was built 10 years ago by the architect owner. There are no sea views but it's steeped in character. The kitchen is aimed at real cooks.

Doubles from 139 per night　Tel: 093 3010999

1．What can we know about a Picciridda, Panarea?

A．It provides free parking.         B．It can be reached by water.

C．It is the smallest hotel in Italy.    D．The volcanoes there often erupt.

2．Which is a good place to escape from the crowded world?

A．A Picciridda, Panarea.           B．La Casa del Vigneto, Salina.

C．Villa Punta Secca, Ragusa, Sicily.  D．Baglio di Pianetto, Santa Cristina Gela, Sicily.

3．What can visitors do living in Baglio di Pianetto?

A．Swim in the pool.              B．Rent bikes to explore.

C．Experience ancient life.          D．Chat with the original owners.

4．Which number should you call if you prefer a holiday on the beach?

A．338 9509366.  B．338 9608713.  C．091 8570148.  D．093 3010999.

Naylor was working as an artist, doing jobs for a PR company. But a phone call years ago found him a new career.

“I got a random phone call one day，” he says. “They asked me if I could make a picture in somebody's lawn(草坪), and I thought: ‘well, you can make a picture out of anything, can't you？’” As a result, the finished masterpiece ended up in the newspapers and, before he knew it, Naylor had a new profession: lawn artist.

With a background in art, rather than gardening, battling nature was a new experience for Naylor when he started. “It was a new challenge and it was very hard to research lawn art. How do you do it? There's not much of it out there. So I had to work out how it would work, and what I'd need.” He says.

As a lawn artist, however, there is no room for error. And there's no time to wait for the grass to grow back again if it all goes wrong. So Naylor has to get it right for the first time. “If you accidentally cut the wrong bit off, you can't just patch(修补) it up again. You can't start again.”

“Planning is key，” he says. “Grass is not a nice artistic medium. It's not very easy to handle.” Besides, lawn art may be impressive, but it only happens during the summer. “The rest of my year, I'm painting or using pens, pencils—normal things.”

He may have cut out a new professional field, but he sees it like any other art project. “When you become a lawn artist, you have to say yes to any challenge.”

However, as the rain falls over each new artwork, the grass soon grows back and the image is quickly lost. “That's the annoying thing about nature，” says Naylor.

5．How was Naylor's first art work in the lawn?

A．It was only a small one.  B．It was difficult to create.

C．It made him famous.    D．It was created in winter.

6．What matters most to a lawn artist?

A．Accuracy.  B．Opportunity.  C．Knowledge.  D．Courage.

7．What can we infer about lawn art?

A．It has a long history.         B．It can be created randomly.

C．Rain is a help to the lawn art.  D．It is a combination of art and gardening.

The days of staring at the computer screen pretending to take an interest in an assignment even though you are bored out of your mind may soon be coming to an end. That's because computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it in real time.

But before you get concerned, the machine is not reading your mind. It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television. These are not the bigger instrumental actions like moving a mouse or using the remote, but sensitive hardly noticeable movements like scratching. Researcher Witchel says the level of movement directly shows how absorbed the person is in what he/she is reading or watching—the higher the interest level, the less the movement!

To test the theory, Witchel and his team invited 27 people and exposed them to a variety of digital content for three minutes at a time. The activities ranged from playing online games to reading documents like the EU banking regulations that most people would find boring.

A video motion (动作) tracker monitored their movements as they powered through each assignment. Just as the researchers had suspected, the involuntary actions decreased remarkably, by as much as 42%, when the subjects were totally absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.

Fortunately, the scientists are not planning to use the findings to create machines that report students who are not focusing at school. Instead, they believe that applying the motion detecting technology to future computers will help improve the digital learning experience.

The scientists say being able to judge the student's interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials in real time and re­engage the student. Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions.

8．Which movement does the machine keep track of?

A．Breathing.  B．Typing.  C．Scratching.  D．Walking.

9．What might people's high level of movement indicate during TV­watching?

A．They are getting excited.  B．They are feeling bored.

C．They are very interested.  D．They are thinking actively.

10．How did the researchers come to the conclusion?

A．By a follow­up survey.   B．By analysing previous data.

C．By means of questionnaires.  D．By observing participants' performance.

11．Which field will detecting technology be applied to?

A．Agriculture.  B．Politics.  C．Industry.  D．Education.

This month, Germany’s transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles(自主驾驶车辆). They would define the driver’s role in such cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost.

The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the “death valley” of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.

Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property(财产) damage over personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheel — to check email, say — the car’s maker is responsible if there is a crash.

“The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving,” says Dobrindt. It will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.

Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. “The liability(法律责任) issue is the biggest one of them all,” says Natasha Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.

An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduced earlier this year, insists that a human “ be watchful and monitoring the road” at every moment.

But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. “When you say ‘driverless cars’, people expect driverless cars.” Merat says. “You know — no driver.” Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without operation.

Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own, says Ryan Calo at Stanford University, California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.

That would go down poorly in the US, however. “The idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,” says Calo.

12. What does the phrase “death valley” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A place where cars often break down.   B. A case where passing a law is impossible.

C. An area where no driving is permitted.  D. A situation where drivers’ role is not clear.

13. What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?

A. It should get the attention of insurance companies.

B. It should be the main concern of law makers.

C. It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.

D. It should involve no human responsibility.

14. Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in __________.

A. Singapore                       B. the UK

C. the US                          D. Germany

15. What could be the best title for passage?

A. Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?   B. Fully Automatic Cars: A New Invention

C. Autonomous Vehicles: Driver Removed   D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents

Steps to setting your own rules—and keeping them!

Google “rules to live by” and you're met with thousands of search results. But how do you know which rules to follow？  16   Fortunately, here is a 3­step process to help you set your own rules. That way, you can actually follow your own advice and do what works for you.

Step 1.  17  This can be a goal you want to achieve or a quality you want to own. Once you've decided what you want, you must determine why you want it. Knowing your “why” will take care of your “how”．

Step 2.Evaluate what's not currently working. Once you know what you want and why you want it, it's important to look at what's not currently working in your life. If you want to eat healthily, you need to identify what you're currently not doing.  18  This will prevent you from repeating mistakes.

Step 3.Determine what your “ends rule” and your “means rule” will be. These rules should be a guideline that moves you towards your goals. A means rule is what you need to do to get started performing that rule.  19  An ends rule is what you would like your rule to be. For example, “I never miss a workout.”

But you can set yourself up to win by making your rule really easy to meet in the beginning. If you're unsure of what your means rule should be, ask yourself, “Would I need to motivate myself to do X？”  20 

Once you set your own rules, they become rules with no exception. Take action and they'll keep you on track with your goals.

A．Set a goal and determine to achieve it.

B．As an example, “I want to lose weight.”

C．Decide what you want and why you want it.

D．If you answer no, that's a good place to start.

E．Write down everything that isn't working, or hasn't worked before.

F．With so much information available online, it's easy to feel confused.

G．For example, “I always put my workout clothes on when I get home from work.”

For Dave Moody, the combination of a good education, his wife, and a passion for architecture, led him to be a successful business owner.

Moody decided he had a passion for  21  ， so he used his knowledge of architecture as a(n) 22   in the construction business.   23  ，  just weeks after accepting his dream job and relocating his family to Atlanta, the company that _ 24  him went under.

Dave often says, “What was my worst day became my  25   day.”

With nothing left to lose, he  26  his own business. Today, that business has  27  into the C. D. Moody Construction Company, a full­service company that has worked on big  28  like Turner Field, which used to be called Olympic Stadium. When asked if he's a millionaire, Moody  29   not to focus on figures. Instead, he aims at the question, “If we had  30   tomorrow, would people want to be around us  31  who we are or what we have? That's how we  32   success. Do people feel better after being around us, or  33  ？”

Moody and his  34   started a scholarship foundation and have  35   large sums to Georgia Perimeter College, Howard University, and Central State University. He is a survivor of his poor childhood and speaks out about the difficulties and  36    to overcome them. “There is somebody out there who can change that person's  37  ，  and instil (逐步灌输) that potential for hope. And once you  38    and get hope, you're something. You can do some  39   things，” said Dave.

To him, the American Dream is that the  40   to come have a desire and an opportunity to be successful, and he is trying to instil hope in those future generations through construction.

Armed with only a light, some food and a map, the team searched the cave for the dangerous creature. Their leader, well experienced in cave expeditions,   41   (lead) the way. Suddenly he lost his footing and fell into a deep hole. Concerned for the   42  (safe) of their leader, the rest of the team looked down into the hole. Frightened, they turned round to leave the cave, but as they did so they heard   43  strange low noise behind them. They looked round and saw an enormous creature that was   44  tall as a tower.   45 (freeze) with horror, they stood, rooted to the spot, and stared at the creature. It came toward them slowly growling as it came. Just then they heard a cry from their leader. Determined not to leave him for the terrible monster to find, the group rushed   46   the animal shouting and waving their arms. The animal, frightened in   47   turn, ran back. Almost at the same moment their leader appeared, covered in mud like another   48    (small) monster. They screamed, scared to death. When he called them they realized it was their leader.   49  (eventual) they succeeded in  50  (catch) the creature anyway.

51. Is three o’clock c_______ (方便的) for you ?.

52. Ted is one of the most modest p_______ (教授) in the college.

53. No one questioned his c_______ (能力) as a doctor.

54. In Britain, education is c_______ (义务的) between the ages of 5 and 16.

55. He r_______ (退休) when he was 65.

56. Our top priorities must be profit and c_______ (商业的) growth.

57. She overcame her i_______ (最初的) shyness and really enjoyed the evening.

58. M_______ (仁慈的) God, save us.

59. I could not r_______ (抵抗) sneaking a look at her diary.

60. I’ m sorry to b_______ (打扰) you.

61. His name was d_______ (删除) from the list.

62. Could you explain the s_______ (意义) of this part of the contract?

63. She knew that society would c_______ (谴责) her for leaving her children.

64. He never explains anything p_______ (恰当地).

65. Leaving ground floor windows open will encourage t_______ (小偷).

66. Scientists have made a major b_______ (突破) in the treatment of cancer.

67. Tom felt sick and d_______ (眩晕的) in the hot sun.

68. Markets are d_______ (动态的) and a company must learn to adapt.

69. Your return ticket is v_______ (有效的) for three months.

70. Finally, the two teams reached a c_______ (妥协).

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
    增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
    删除: 把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
     2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

As we have learned English for a very long time, we may complain it. We once made a joke which foreigners should learn Chinese. Now, it was not a joke anymore. More and more foreign people are interesting in Chinese, and many of us learn Chinese well. There was a hot show calling Chinese Bridge. I had been seen the show, and I was very impressed by the foreign students, whom spoke Chinese very well. We should learn from those foreigner because they showed us a way to learn a language good.

假定你是学生李华。今年9月将赴美国进修学习4个月。请给你的美国笔友Peter写一封邮件，希望他能帮你找一个合租房。要点如下：

1.对房子的要求； 2.对室友的要求；3.表达感谢。 

注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾己为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

I am writing to ask a favor of you.                                                                                      

  Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua