内蒙古乌兰察布2016_2017学年高一英语下学期第二次调考试题201707130274.doc
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1、内蒙古乌兰察布2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次调考试题注意事项:1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号、座位号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上,写在本卷上无效3 .考试结束后将答题卡交回第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AThere is no doubt that many parents want to mold (塑造)their child to be better, faster, smarter and more skilled. Even though human parents cant do that, a robo
2、t that builds its own children can. Scientists at the University of Cambridge in England have created a mother robot that not only creates its own children, but tests out their performance.The mother robot analyzes(分析)the performance of each of the “children” it creates, and passes down good charact
3、ers to the next generation. For example, as the mother creates them and puts them to work, she measures how theyre behaving, and she uses data from this behavior to create the next generation of robots.The mother robot can actually build hundreds of child robots and see the performance of these chil
4、d robots. And if their performance is good, keep their design for the next generation. And if bad, just let it go.“We program the robots based on some functions that define(规定)the reward the robots are going to get, depending on the construction that they make. They cannot change their own reward. F
5、or the child robot, the longer the distance the robot walks, the better the reward it receives,” said Fumiya Iida, the lead researcher.After several generations, the “children” were running twice as fast.“The mother robot produced 500 robots to see which one is good and which one is bad,” said Iida.
6、The researchers believe that the machines can be used in a car factory, for example, where robot cameras examine each ear in production line, find out any mistakes, and then design a better car.1What is special about the mother robot?A. It can analyze dataB. It can create child robotsC. Its smarter
7、than human mothersD. It can build and improve its own children.2How does the mother robot mold her own children to be better?A. It teachers them how to behave better.B. It reprograms the bad ones after analyzing their performanceC. It copies hundreds of child robots and then chooses the best ones.D.
8、 It keeps the good characters for the next generation to create a better robot.3What is the key point in influencing the child robot to receive a reward?A. Size B. Distance.C. Behavior D. Speed.BThe sharing economy, represented by companies like Airbnb or Uber, is the latest fashion craze. But many
9、supporters have overlooked the reality that this new business model is largely based on escaping regulations and breaking the law.Airbnb is an Internet-based service that allows people to rent out spare rooms to strangers for short stays. Uber is an Internet taxi service that allows thousands of peo
10、ple to answer ride requests with their own cars. There are hundreds of other such services.The good thing about the sharing economy is that it promotes the use of underused resources. Millions of people have houses or apartments with empty rooms, and Airbnb allows them to profit from these rooms whi
11、le allowing guests a place to stay at prices that are often far less than those charged by hotels. Uber offers prices that are competitive with standard taxi prices and their drivers are often much quicker and more trustworthy.But the downside of the sharing economy has gotten much less attention. M
12、ost cities and states both tax and regulate hotels, and the tourists who stay in hotels are usually an important source of tax income. But many of Airbnbs customers are not paying the taxes required under the law.Airbnb can also raise issues of safety for its customers and trouble for hosts neighbor
13、s. Hotels are regularly inspected to ensure that they are not fire traps and that they dont form other risks for visitors. Airbnb hosts face no such inspections.Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes and regulations, the company is simply promoting thefts. Others in the economy will lose by
14、 bearing an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors.The same story may apply with Uber. Uber is currently in disputes over whether its cars meet the safety and insurance requirements imposed on standard taxis. Also, if Uber
15、 and related services flood the market, they could harm all taxi drivers ability to earn a minimum wage.This downside of the sharing needs to be taken seriously, but that doesnt mean the current tax and regulatory structure is perfect.4What is the positive thing about the sharing economy?A. It is a
16、global trend.B. It is beyond regulations.C. It draws on spare resources.D. It brings in modest profits.5What is the problem with Airbnb customers according to the passage?A. They are not regularly inspected.B. They are likely to commit thefts.C. They are allowed not to pay taxes.D. They can be noisy
17、 to hosts neighbours.6What is the argument over Uber according to the passage?A. Whether it guarantees customers safety.B. Whether it provides reliable services.C. Whether it lowers customers expenses.D. Whether it can compete with standard taxis.7What will be talked about in the following paragraph
18、s?A. Existing regulations and laws.B. Necessary improvements of current laws.C. Further development of Airbnb and Uber.D. More downsides of Airbnb and Uber.CIn late summer or early fall the large, yellow seed heads of sunflowers will be ripening. If gardeners can keep off the birds and other wildlif
19、e trying to eat the seeds, they can have a large harvest. The bright yellow blooms will make a rainbow garden, brightening up any space.However, planting the sunflower seeds is a skilled job. Plant seeds no deeper than the full length of itself. Smaller sized sunflowers can be spaced a foot apart. L
20、arger varieties will need to be spaced as far apart as three feet. This allows ripe plants enough space for the seed heads to ripen without knocking the ripe seeds off before gardeners have a chance to harvest them.Most sunflower seeds, especially those with eatable seeds, are large enough to handle
21、 without the need for seed sorters. This is why sunflowers make an excellent choice for a childrens garden as well. Gardeners will want to mix plenty of soil fertilizers into the ground as sunflowers tend to be heavy feeders.Sunflowers can be slow starters and the tiny new plants dont seem to grow v
22、ery rapidly. Gardeners should protect the new plants as they begin to grow. Once they get going, sunflowers are able to out-grow many weeds, making them easier to grow in the home vegetable garden than many other plants.Most pests and diseases are not a bother to the sunflower, however, more than on
23、e gardener has said that their lovely looking plants were destroyed overnight by hungry squirrels, mice or birds. To preserve their harvest, gardeners can cover the ripening seed head with stockings or net cloth to help keep the destroyers off the seeds.Planting sunflower seeds is easy and can help
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