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题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通

江苏省泰州市姜堰区2016届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

    You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years.

    One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves. Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell the car where you want to go and it will drive itself.

    Google

    The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California.

    Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars have no steering wheels(方向盘) or pedals(刹车踏板).

    Last week, police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not against any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak to the operators of the vehicle(车辆).

    According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million kilometers. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years.

    So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.

    Tesla

    Another American company, Tesla, added an “Autopilot(自动驾驶仪)” feature to its cars last month. Tesla put the feature, a computer software program, in cars that were built after September 2014.

    With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and steer by itself.

    You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. Your car will slow down if the vehicle in front of you gets closer. It will turn at bends and change lanes if you use the turn signal.

    Tesla Autopilot takes over driving at speeds over 29 kilometers per hour when you press a button twice. Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the lane and helps you avoid hitting other cars.

    Other Self-Driving Cars and Buses

    Other companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are working on self-driving cars. Another company called BestMile is also working on self-driving buses in Switzerland. The buses can hold up to nine people and will be tested for two years.

(1)、What is the meaning of “traffic ticket” in Chinese?

A、车票 B、油票 C、交通罚单 D、彩票
(2)、How far does an average person drive in a year according to the passage?

A、About 2 million kilometres. B、About 22,000 kilometres. C、About 90 million kilometres. D、About 180 kilometres.
(3)、How many companies are working on self-driving vehicles in all according the passage?

A、Two. B、Five. C、Eight. D、Seven.
(4)、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A、Google cars have pedals. B、Google cars hit some other cars. C、All car companies in the world are working on self-driving cars. D、There is an “Autopilot” in Tesla self-driving cars after September 2014.
(5)、Which of the following can be the best tittle of the passage?

A、What's your favourite car? B、Will your next car drive itself? C、What's the best car? D、Do you need a self-driving car?
举一反三
阅读理解

    Many objects in the universe are invisible, but they send radio waves. The radio telescope* thus appeared, and it is considered one of the greatest inventions in the twentieth century. Reber built the world's first radio telescope in 1937. Ryle and Hewish developed radio telescope systems for the location of weak radio sources, and they shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974.

    A radio telescope is usually made up of:

    One or more antennas to collect the radio waves. Most antennas are made in the shape of a dish to collect and reflect, the radio waves to the sub—reflector, in the same way as a curved mirror focuses visible light to one point.

    A receiver and amplifier to receive the radio waves from the sub—reflector, and make these weak radio waves strong enough to be recorded and turned into electronic signals. To make an amplifier sensitive enough, it is usually cooled to, very low temperatures (e. g. as low as —270℃).

    A recorder to keep a record of the electronic signals. Most radio telescopes today keep the signals to the computer's memory disk for astronomers to analyze later.

    Radio wavelengths are much longer than those of visible light, and the radio waves from deep space are always weak. To catch Radio wavelengths are much longer than those of visible light, and the radio waves from deep space are always weak. To catch these waves, radio telescopes usually have huge antennas. The sizes of most antennas in use today are around 50 to 300 metres in diameter. The antenna of FAST in Guizhou, China, the latest and largest radio telescope in the world, is 500 metres in diameter, as large as the size of 30 football fields.

    To avoid interferences, and keep the telescopes sensitive, radio telescopes are built in places where there are no human radio waves or electronic signals. For example, FAST is 5 kilometres away from the closest village and 25 kilometres away from the nearest town.

    Radio telescopes create pictures of the sky, not in visible light, but in radio waves. This is extremely useful, because there are objects that can't be seen, objects that we wouldn't even know without radio telescopes.

阅读理解

   What do you usually do in your spare time? Chatting online is now a nationalpastime in China, especially among the post-90s and post-00s generation. To somepeople, however, online chats can seem like a kind of polite conversation. Yet hiddenrules and standards do exist, as long as you take the time to look for them.

   Get to the Point

   When sending a friend request, include your real name and any other identifyinginformation. Remember, everybody's time is precious. If there's something you want,cut right to the chase. Never send an "Are you there?" without any follow-upmessages. The quicker that you get to the point, the more likely the other personis to reply.

   Send the Right Things

   Please send texts, not voice messages. It might be easier for you to speakthan type, but what about the person on the other end? They may be unable to listento a 59-second message right now. Also, never send personal information by voicemessage—it is hard to note down. Emojis, GIFs and memes can save the daywhen you find yourself in an embarrassing conversation, or words fail you.

   Try to Understand

   You can always judge a person's mood by their text messages. If the personyou're talking to says "Good night" or "I'm going to take a shower."that's probably not what they're actually going to do, it is just an excuse to stoptalking to you. If someone hesitates for longer than three seconds before saying"Yes", they probably really mean "No". If you receive theseemojis from friends who are older, read them literally (照字面地) (as a smile, a waveor a laugh). For the post-90s and post-00s generation, however, they could be speechlessness.

配对阅读。左栏是对五个男生过去的描述, 右栏是七个男生现在的变化, 请为每个男生选出最适合他的一个变化。

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}He used to be very lazy. He never did his homework on time and always got bad grades.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}He never exercised and would always eat junk food. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}He was very shy and would never speak up in class.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} He never paid attention to his schedule and would always miss important deadlines(截  止日期).  

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}He never saw the good in anything and would always complain(抱怨). 

 A. Paul has learned to see the good in everything and has stopped complaining. He is much more positive and optimistic  (乐观的) now. People enjoy being around him.  

B. Sam has become much more confident in his choices. He trusts himself and is able to make decisions quickly. His friends are impressed by his newfound confidence.  

C. Eric has changed a lot in the past few years. He has become much more responsible and hard- working. He now finishes his homework on time and has improved his grades. His teachers and parents are very proud of him.  

D. John has started using memory techniques to improve his memory. He no longer forgets important information and is much more reliable. His friends and family have noticed the positive changes in him.  

E. Frank has started exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet. He feels much more energetic and healthy now. His friends are pleased with the changes in him.  

F. Tom has become much more confident and. outgoing. He now participates actively in class and has made many new friends. He is much happier now.  

G. Jason has started using a planner to keep track of his schedule and responsibilities. He no longer misses important deadlines and is much more organized.

 阅读短文,回答问题

Building a country is never easy. It takes hard work from generation (代人) to generation. But how about destroying it? A new report from The Guardian said longtime of climate change can do that, The report said Tuvalu will be the first country to be completely lost due to climate change. 

Tuvalu is a Pacific island nation with nine islands and 12, 000 people. It has long been at risk from rising sea levels, Now, 40 percent of the area in its capital is underwater at high tide (潮水). By the end of the century, it is believed that all the islands will be underwater, reported Reuters, So many people in Tuvalu have often moved around the country and even to other countries. 

To help with the problem, the country plans to build its country in the metaverse. The digital (数字化的) country will recreate the same landscape and keep its cultural and historical records, No matter where they live in the real world, the people in this country will have their new identity (身份) and " live " in its online communities. The government hopes to manage and serve them in cyberspace (网络空间). 

This news made many people in Tuvalu excited. But Li Zuxi, director of the metaverse lab of Qingbo Intelligent Technology, said it may not be the best solution. 

Though the digital nation belongs to Tuvalu, it's still built on a metaverse platform (平台), " said Li, "Now, the metaverse is not mature, which may bring some problems. " He gave us an example. If people from other countries enter the space of the digital country but just show their names, how do people know if they do or do not, truly belong to that country?Li added that instead of trying our best to build digital nations, it's better to pay attention to saving the real world now. 

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