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-1-2019--2020学年度上学期省六校协作体高二期初考试英语试题本试卷分四部分，卷面分数120分。考试用时100分钟。第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。AIwaitedinlineforhoursinCentralParkforticketstoShakespeare,soIcouldsharemyexperiencewithyou.Ihopemyexperiencewillbehelpfultoyou!1.Planfortheweather.You’llbesittingoutsideforseveralhourswaitingfortickets.Ifit’sgoingtobeasunnyday,bringsuncreamandwater.Ifyouthinkitmightrain,bringyourumbrellaorraincoat.Ifthedaypromisestobeunseasonablycool,you’llbehappyyou’vebroughtasweaterorjacketalong.2.Keepyourselfentertained.BringaniPad,agoodbook,somemagazinesorevensomeworkalongwithyoutopassthetime.You’llbeinlineforabout3-4hours,andyou’llbegladtohaveacrosswordpuzzleorothergamestokillthetimeoncethepeople-watchingstartstogetboring.3.Knowthebasics.Freeticketsarebeinggivenoutforthesameday’sperformanceandtheyarenotchangeable.Thatmeansifitrains,you’reoutofluck.Thatalsomeansthatyouhavetowaitforticketsinthemorningandattendtheevening’sperformancethesamenight(Doorsopenaround8p.m.forthe8:30p.m.show.).4.Feelingfortunate?Entertheonlineticketlottery(抽签获票).Ifyoudon’twanttospendseveralhourswaitinginlinefortickets,youcantryyourluckontheInternet.Onceyousetupyouraccount,youcanentertheonlineticketlotterybetweenmidnightandnoon.You’llgetanemailmessagearoundnoonifyou’vegottentickets,andyoucanpickupyourticketsattheDelacorteTheater-2-between5:30pmand7:30pm.1.Whyisacrosswordpuzzlesuggestedbytheauthor?A.Tocoolyoudownonasunnyday.B.Togiveyousomethingtoread.C.Toentertainyouwhileyouarewaiting.D.TomakeiPadgamesamusing.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTallowed?A.Beingseatedfortheeveningshowat8:20p.m.B.Changingyourfreeticketsforanotherday.C.Gettingfreeticketsintherain.D.TryingyourlucktogetfreeticketsontheInternet.3.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Togiveussometipsonbuyingonlinetickets.B.Tomakesureyouareentertainedwhileyouareinline.C.TocallonustoreadmorebooksaboutShakespeare.D.Togivepracticaladviceaboutgettingtickets.BSealIslandisa200-meterlongislandoffthecoastofSouthAfrica,whichissurroundedby55to57degreesFahrenheitwatersandcoveredwithover60,000sealsandsomebirds.Thisislandhasbeenhometomanybirdsandseals.Youmaythinkthisislandisaparadise.Infact,theislandisnotfamousforthesealsorbirds.However,therealstarsarethegreatwhitesharksthatleapoutofthewatertocatchthesealstheyarehunting.Youmaythinkthatthereisnowayfora15-footlong,3000-poundsharktohurlitsbodyoutofthewaterandcatchasealinmidair.Actually,thesesharksarecalled“AirJaws”.Overtheyears,thesealshavegottensmarter.Now,theygooutingroupsofsevenandeighttofeed.Theyswimdownontheseafloor,whichgivesthemextracover.Whentheyhavetoswimnearthesurfaceofwater,theyswiminazigzagpattern(Z-3-字形).Butwithallthesetricks,theycanstillbecleverlybeatenbythesharks.Usually,thesharkswilltakeonesealawayfromitsgroupandforceittoswimonthesurface,whereitiseasytohunt.Sometimes,thesealisfortunateandgetsaway,butmostofthemdieintheprocessoftryingtosurvive.Everyyear,touristsgotoseetheseamazinganimalsleapoutofthewater,sometimesflingingtheirwholebodiesintotheairwhentheywanttocatchtheseals.Thisisthereasonwhythisislandattractsthousandsoftouristsfromaroundtheworldeveryyear.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.SealIslandiscoveredwithonly6000seals.B.Greatwhitesharksalwayscatchsealsunderthewater.C.ThewaythegreatwhitesharkshuntmakesSealIslandfamous.D.SealIslandisa200-meter-longislandinNorthAfrica.5.Whydothesealsswiminazigzagpattern?A.Toprovetheyaresmart.B.Toplayingroups.C.Tosearchforfood.D.Toavoidthewhitesharks.6.AccordingtoParagraph3,wecanknow_______.A.thesealshavelearnedhowtoescape.B.thesealsusuallyswimnearthewatersurface.C.thesharksareoftensuccessfulinhuntingtheseals.D.thesharksarelessintelligentthantheseals.CNao,thefirstrobotabletoshowfeelings,hasbeencreatedbyaEuropeanresearchteam.WhenNaoissad,helowershisheadandlooksdown.Whenhe’shappy,heraiseshisarmsforahug.Nothingisoutoftheordinary,exceptthatNaoisarobot.“We’remodelingthefirstyearsoflife,”saysLolaCanamero,acomputer-4-scientistattheUniversityofHertforshire.“Thefeelingsareshownthroughphysicalgesturesandbodymovementsratherthanfacialorverbal(言语的)expressions.”Inthefuture,saysthescientist,robotsarelikelytoactascompanions,providesupportforoldpeople,andhelppeopleshoponline.Insuchuses,thedisplayoffeelingwillbeimportantinmakingtheinteractions(交往)morenaturalandcomfortable.Naohasbeenprogrammedtocopytheemotionalskillsofaone-year-oldchild.Itcanmemorizefaces,andknowsthebasicrulesofgoodandbad.Basedontheseitcandecidehowtoreacttowhatisgoingon.Theactionsgoingwitheachfeelingarepre-programmed,butNaodecidesforitselfwhentodisplaythem.Naoisalsoprogrammedtohavedifferentpersonalities.Amoreindependentrobotislesslikelytocallforhelpwhenexploringaroom,whileamorefearfulrobotwillshowdistressifitfindssomethingintheroomthatmaybeharmful.Canamero’steamwilltakeitsemotionalprogrammingforwardintomedicalapplications.Partoftheprojectwilllookatwaystouserobotsinhospitalstosupporttherolesofdoctors,nursesandparents.Childrenmightfindthatasmall,friendly-lookingrobotthatcanunderstandtheiremotionalsta