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1、高二英语限时训练二一、阅读理解For those looking forward to exploring natural wonders, we will present four natural wonders in the US that we believe are worth visiting. Death Valley National Park It is the lowest, hottest, and driest part of North America. The hottest summer on record in the valley saw temperature

2、s top 120o F.Ground temperatures as high as 201o F have been reported. Still, Death Valley is called with the wrong words. There are areas that are friendly to plants and animals. Death Valleys “walking” rocks move on their own as a result of freezing and thawing(解冻). Yellowstone National Park Yello

3、wstones Old Faithful Geyser is powered by an underground super volcano. The almost 3 , 500-square-mile park includes parts of the states of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. In 1872 Yellowstone became the worlds first national park.The parks wildlife includes bison, bears, and hundreds of other animals.

4、Crater of Diamonds State Park Discovered in Crater of Diamonds State Park, the 40.23l-carat Uncle Sam is the largest diamond ever found in the US. The diamonds and the crater are by-products of a volcanic eruption. Visitors can search the 37.5l-acre site for diamonds and if you find it you keep it.

5、Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, the Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes are the centerpieces of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You can see how the Hawaiian Islands were born and watch the Big Island get bigger. Kilauea has been erupting since 1983. 1What can we know

6、about Yellowstone National Park? AIt is across three states.BIt is famous for its stones. CIt is the driest park in America.DIt is the worlds first stone park. 2What can visitors do in Crater of Diamonds State Nark? ADo handwork.BLook for a diamond. CSee a volcanic eruption.DAdmire the largest diamo

7、nd. 3Where can you learn more about islands? AIn Death Valley National Park.BIn Yellowstone Park. CIn Crater of Diamonds State Park.DIn Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are ab

8、out to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo. While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to di

9、stinguish when someone is happy or sad, This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user. The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robo

10、t doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos. Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have

11、potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces. Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find it

12、ems and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for. The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is n

13、ot intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal. 4How are social robots different from household robots? AThey can control their emotions.BThey are more like humans. CThey do the

14、normal housework.DThey respond to users more slowly. 5What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3? ATake your family pictures and ship robots. BAnswer your questions and make requests. CObey your orders and remind you to take pills. DCommunicate with you and perform operations. 6What can Oshbo

15、t work as? AA language teacher.BA tour guide.CA shop assistant.DA private nurse. 7What does the passage mainly present? AA new design idea of household robots.BMarketing strategies for social robots. CInformation on household robots.DAn introduction to social robots.二、完型填空The name “Canada” comes fro

16、m “kanata”, the Iroquois-Huron word for “village”. The Iroquois used the word to _36_ the village of Stadacona, present-day Quebec City. With the story _37_, youll find the _38_ of the early locals and European conquers. During his second _39_ to “New France” in 1535, Jacques Cartier, an energetic a

17、nd _40_ French explorer, sailed up the Saint Lawrence River for the first time. The kind Iroquois _41_ him in the direction of “kanata”, the village at Stadacona, which Cartier interpreted _42_ as a reference to both the village of Stadacona and the _43_ wide area subject to the Iroquois chief. Duri

18、ng Cartiers _44_, the French established along the Saint Lawrence the colony of “Canada”, the first colony in the _45_ that the French called “New France”. By 1547, _46_ maps were showing the name Canada and “Canada” began to _47_. As the country expanded to the west and the south in the 1700s, “Can

19、ada” was the _48_ name of the territory spanning the American Midwest, _49_ as far south as what is now the state of Louisiana. After the British conquered New France in 1763, the _50_ was renamed the Province of Quebec. Then, as British loyalists _51_ north during and after the American Revolutiona

20、ry War, Quebec was divided in 1791 _52_ the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. In 1841, the two colonies were _53_ under one name, the Province of Canada. It came as no _54_ that the countrys name was officially changed to “Canada” in 1982 when the Canada Act was passed, and its been _55_ by

21、 that name ever since. 36. A. introduce B. describe C. contrast D. discriminate 37. A. unfolded B. edited C. fading D. denied 38. A. sample B. antique C. election D. resolution 39. A. flight B. solution C. voyage D. departure 40. A. dynamic B. splendid C. lazy D. disabled 41. A. tricked B. forced C.

22、 sent D. pointed 42. A. intently B. mistakenly C. practically D. ethnically 43. A. urban B. suburb C. surrounding D. deserted 44. A. prediction B. persuasion C. construction D. exploration 45. A. strait B. territory C. evidence D. possession 46. A. African B. AustralianC. European D. Asian 47. A. ta

23、ke hold B. come about C. clear up D. do wonder 48. A. mighty B. ordinary C. unofficial D. awesome 49. A. gathering B. responding C. extending D. challenging 50. A. item B. colony C. border D. river 51. A. beat down B. made their way C. came down D. got into shape 52. A. into B. by C. against D. with

24、in 53. A. united B. carved C. fetched D. witnessed 54. A. delicacy B. manner C. harmony D. surprise 55. A. hidden B. presented C. affected D. sustained 三、语法填空The United States is full of cars, 36 plays an important role in national life. No cars, no jobs. This is the best 37(express) to show the imp

25、ortance of cars.Cars are used for business. They 38(drive) to offices and factories by workers who have no other way 39(get) to their jobs. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get 40(supply). Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities, school buses are used only wh

26、en children live more 41 a mile away from the school. When the children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the 42(neighbor) children 43 well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesday,

27、 and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men in turn driving to the place where they all work.More car pools should be formed in order to put 44(few) cars on the road and use less gas. Parking is a great problem and 45 is the traffic in and around ci

28、ties. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.Once there lived a rich man 31 wanted to do something for the people of his town. 32 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 33 very large stone. Then he 34 (hide )

29、behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 35 man came along and did the same thing; th

30、en another came , and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 36 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 37 (say) to himself: “The night 38 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” The

31、n he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 39 (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 40 the stone, he found a bag of money.答案阅读一：A B D 阅读二：B C C D完型填空： BADCA DBCDB CACCB AAADD语法填空一：which; expression; are driven; to get; supplies; than; neighbors; as; fewer; so语法填空二：who; But; a; hid; Another; it; saying; will be; strength; Under5学科网（北京）股份有限公司