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祁县二中2018-2019学年高一年级下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhileit’sthebooksthatmakealibrary，beinginlovelysurroundingsmayprovideinspirationandhelpyoutoworkalittlebitharder．Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld．LibraryofBirmingham—Birmingham，U．K．ThenewLibraryofBirminghamissaidtobenotonlyBritain’sbiggestpubliclibrary，butalsothelargestinEurope．DesignedbyDutcharchitects，thisreplacementfortheBirminghamCentralLibrarywasopenedin2013andhasawealthofresourceswithinitswalls，includingadultandkids’libraries，musiccollections，aShakespeareMemorialRoom，andevenagymroom．Gardenscrowntheroof，whilethechangingseasonsbringvariationsintheshadowsandreflectionsinside．NationalLibraryofFrance—Paris，FranceTheNationalLibraryofFrance，whichnowcontainsanastonishingcollectionof30million，datesbacktothe14thcenturyandthisroyallibrarywassetupattheLouvrebyKingCharlesV．ThelibrarywasmovedtoRuedeRichelieusitein1868，withmajordesignworkcarriedoutbyFrencharchitectsHenriLabrousteand，followinghisdeath，Jean-LouisPascal．Here，thereadingroomsareeleganceitself．Therearemorethanjustbookstobefound．StateLibraryofNewSouthWales—Sydney，AustraliaThepublicStateLibraryofNewSouthWalesholdsthehonorofbeingtheoldestinstitutionofkindinAustralia．ItwasoriginallytheAustralianSubscriptionLibraryin1826，butitwasn’tuntil1942thatitspermanenthomewasready．DesignedbySydneyarchitectWalterLibertyVernonandcompletedin1910，themagnificentsandstoneMitchellWingisoneofthearchitecturalhighlights．SeattleCentralLibrary—Seattle，Washington，USASeattleCentralLibrary’sdistinctivedesignensuresitstandsout．ArchitectRemKoolhaasisoneofthenamesattachedtoitsdesign．Architectssoughttoenvelopthe11-storybuildingwith“alayeroftransparency”，usingaskinofglassandmetal．Thefinishedarticlehousesabout1.45millionbooksandotherthings，aswellasmorethan400computersavailableforpublicuse．Thebuilding，whichopenedin2004，wasincludedontheAmericanInstituteofArchitects’listofAmerica’s150favoritebuildingsin2007．1．Whichofthefollowinglibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．LibraryofBirmingham．B．SeattleCentralLibrary．C．StateLibraryofNewSouthWales．D．NationalLibraryofFrance．2．WhatcanyoudoinLibraryofBirmingham?A．Attendaconcert．B．Actaplay．C．Enjoynewtechnology．D．Takesomeexercise．3．WhatdoNationalLibraryofFranceandSeattleCentralLibraryhaveincommon?A．Theyhavecomputersavailable．B．Theyweredesignedbymorethanoneperson．C．Theywonawardsforarchitecture．D．Theyweremovedtoanewplace．BModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfromLostinSpace,butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets,moons,andotherlandingareas.Asidefromtheearth,justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe,makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Plustherewouldbecomplicationswithradiation,weather,andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals,analyzinggroundsamples,andfindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans,butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover,robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain,theydon’trequirefoodorwater,andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars’history.4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExplorationB.TheDiscoveryofSpaceExplorationC.NoRobots,NoSpaceExplorationD.TheDevelopmentofRobots5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BothSpiritandOpportunityhavefoundtheevidenceofwateronMars.B.Itisdangerousforhumanstoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheearth.C.Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.D.Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.6.Theunderlinedword“withstand”mostprobablymeans“______”A.remainB.developC.bearD.defeat7.Whatisthewriter'sattitudeinthispassage?A.ObjectiveB.SubjectiveC.NegativeD.CriticalCOftenanicknameisashortenedformofaperson'sname,anditcanalsobeadescriptivenameforaplaceorathing.ManyAmericancitieshavenicknames.Thesecanhelpbuildupanidentity,spreadprideamongcitizensandbuildtheirunity.Nicknamescanalsobefunny.LosAngeles,Californiaisthesecondlargestcityinpopulation,afterNewYorkCit