浙江省海宁一中高三英语第二学期第一次阶段性测试题

浙江省海宁一中2008届高三英语第二学期第一次阶段性测试题完形填空After scientists had discovered how to send messages along electrified wires and, later, without wires, they began to wonder if they could send pictures in similar _21_ . This involved changing the light and shade of a picture (or image) into electric currents, sending them, receiving them and changing them _22_ into a picture. It is a _23_ and complicated process.Many pioneer scientists took part in the _24_ experiments in television, but John Baird’s name is the most famous. When the pioneers had discovered how to send and _25_ pictures or images, their next _26_ was that the very short wave – lengths which are used in television were only effective for short _27_.The first television aerial(天线) was set up at Alexandra Palace, on a hill in North London near the homes of several millions of people. The B. B. C. _28_ sending out television programmes in 1936, but it is only since 1945 that they have had large audiences.During the Second World War a great deal was _29_ about a different kind of _30_, called radar, and this knowledge has been used to improve television as a form of entertainment.21. A. ways B. means C. televisions D. wires22. A. back B. again C. over D. inside23. A. easy B. wonderful C. long D. short24. A. historic B. difficult C. important D. early25. A. receive B. show C. change D. produce26. A. work B. step C. difficulty D. idea27. A. time B. distances C. miles D. wires28. A. advised B. stopped C. decided D. began29. A. learned B. done C. told D. made30. A. waves B. television C. machine D. picture语法填空The United States has been criticized for its treatment of its elderly citizens. ___31___ in many other countries the elderly usually live with their children’s family, many older Americans live alone, ___32___ the close companionship of their children. Sometimes this situation is blamed on the “__33____(self)” of the younger generation, but ___34___ closer look shows that many of the elderly prefer to maintain their __35__ (depend) lives.Research on the situation of the elderly in America has shown that while grandparents are delighted to be invited periodically by their children and grandchildren, they prefer to continue living in the surroundings __36__ they are familiar with. This suggests that children should permit their parents to live alone if they wish to, but should encourage ___37___ to maintain close ties to the rest of the family.___38___ surprising result of research on the elderly in the United States has been the very positive influence which pets have been found to have ___39___ the elderly people with ___40___ they live. It has been shown that elderly people who care for small pets, such as cats and dogs, live longer, are healthier, and have better attitudes towards their lives than similar elderly people without these companions.31.____________ 32.___________ 33.___________ 34.____________35.____________ 36____________ 37___________ 38____________39.____________ 40___________AFriends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people , we are usually friends with only a very few – for example, the average among students is about 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy(亲密) between them and the reasons for their shared interest varyenormously（巨大地）. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common. They often talk about “being on the same wavelength”. It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favors and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to tolerate differences of opinion.In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonials to strengthen the association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful bond, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barriers of age, class or race.41. To strengthen friendly relationship, people should ________.A. get rid of differences in beliefs and attitudeB. hold friendship ceremoniesC. make friends with those who are of the same ageD. support and understand each other42. The reader can learn from the passage that _________.A. every student has 6 friendsB. everyone understands clearly how to make friendsC. all those who get on well with each other are close friendsD. friends are closer than people who just get on well with each other43. Which of the following best explains why people take into consideration age and backgroundwhen making friends?A. The degree of friendship between two people and the reason for their shared interest andattitude can vary greatly.B. It is not easy to have a friendly relationship with people when there is great difference in ageand background.C. People need to know all these things if they want to find a real friend.D. These are the most important factors to make friends.44. In Paragraph 2, “ being on the same wavelength” means ________.A. being on the same boatB. keeping the same paceC. being in harmonyD. having similar background45. Which of the following is not supported by the passage?A. Close friends never argue with each other .B. People tolerate annoying habits of their friends.C. Even friends may have differences of opinions.D. It takes time for people to become close friends.BTOKYO, Japan (AP)– Japan is very serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid（有人特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup.Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when elec tronic devices monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail. On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.46. What is the best title of this passage?A. “Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in JapanB. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in JapanC. Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.D. Robot Serves Tea Just the Way Japanese Like it47. The underlined word “embedded” in the second paragraph probably means _______ .A. fixedB. establishedC. settledD. rooted48. According to professor Sato, ________ .A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human beingB. the robot does anything like human beingsC. tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging societyD. tea – se rving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service49. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. A robot can imitate (模仿) people to complete complicated tasksB. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishesC. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.50. We can infer from the passage that _______ .A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots.B. the technology of robots has been highlighted (突出) in Japan.C. robots can completely take the place of human beings.D. people’s privacy should be strictly protected读写任务阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。