广西桂林市第十八中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题

桂林十八中17～18学年度17级高一年级下学期开学考试题英语第Ⅰ卷（共90 分）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

AA good hiking trip should be planned out ahead of time. Whether it is a hike on a mountain trail or through the woods, an enjoyable hiking trip can easily turn into a dangerous situation if safety is not considered well. North Mountain State Park recommends hikers consider the following tips before hitting any trails: Make a copy of your itinerary to give to a family member or a friend.Make sure that someone close to you knows where you are and how long you will be gone.Wear a good pair of hiking boots or strong athletic shoes. The right shoes will keep you safe, warm, and comfortable.Prepare for various types of weather conditions. Check the forecast before you leave; take along sunglasses and extra clothing (e.g., a hat and /or a jacket for a day hike).Pack plenty of food and water. Consider how long your hike will be and pack accordingly.Pack basic and necessary supplies. Bring a first-aid kit(急救箱 ), a flashlight, a pocket knife, a map of the area (if available), and a compass. You may need other supplies, such as matches, depending on how long your hike will be.Determine what time the sun sets. This information is available in most local newspapers. Most people become lost after nightfall, so it is important to know this information.Stay on properly marked trails. Stay on established trails to decrease the chances of becoming lost. Staying on established trails also lowers the risk of doing harm to rare and endangered plants.Carry a whistle(哨子). Using a loud whistle is a good way to call attention to your location if you get lost. Keep an eye out for wildlife.Do not approach animals in the wild, even if they seem friendly.The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (WSPRC) manages a diverse system of more than 120 parks. The 90-year-old park system, which receives nearly 48 million visits a year, ranks 4th nationally in day-use attendance, 10th in overnight attendance, and the WSPRC has a smaller budget than most states.21. The und erlined word “ itinerary ” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.A. a phone bookB. a travel planC. a goalD. an address22. According to the text, if hikers ignore what time the sun sets, theymight________.A. lose their wayB. need extra clothingC. be attacked by wild animalsD. have difficulty finding supplies23. What can we learn about WSPRC?A. It’ s operated very well.B. It provides search and rescue services.C. It provides trails and wildlife protection.D. It’ s only accessible during summer months.24. The purpose of the text is to _______.A. attract people’ s interest in the parkB. explain the hiking routesC. provide tips on staying safe when hikingD. introduce various kinds of parks to visitorsBA small robot may help children who are recovering from a long-term illnesses in the hospital or at home. These children may feel isolated from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place at school. Through the robot, the children can hear their teachers and friends. They also can take part in class from wherever they are recovering.Anyone who has had a long-term illness knows that recovering at home can be lonely. This is can be especially true of children. They may feel left out. Now, these children may have a high-tech friend to help feel less alone. That friend is a robot . The robot is called AV1. AV1 goes to school for a child who is homebound while recovering from a long-term illness. And the child's school friends must help. They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the child's desk. A Norwegian company called No Isolation created the robot. The co-founders of No Isolation are Karen Dolva and Marius Aabel. Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works. She says from home, the child uses a tablet or phone to start the robot. Then they use the same device to control the robot's movements. At school, the robot becomes the eyes, ears and voice of the child."So, it sits at the child's desk in the classroom and the child uses a tablet or a phone to start it, control its movement with touch, and talk through it. So it's the eyes and the ears and the voice at school."The student can take part in classroom activities from wherever they are recovering --- whether at home or from a hospital bed. The robot is equipped with speakers, microphones and cameras that makes communicating easy.25.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “isolated”?A. difficult to deal withB. to keep apart fromC. unhappy or feeling sorrowfulD. bee hopeful about26. What can’t children do through the robot?A. Take part in the classB. Talk with his friendsC. write on the blackboardD. Hear their teachers27. How do children control the robot’s movements?A. By talking with the robotB. By taking part in class activitiesC. By the microphones equipped in itD. By touching the tablet or phone28. What’s the robot mainly designed for?A. Children who have just recovered form illnesses.B. Children who can’tgo to school for a long time.C.Children who are bored with going to school.D. Children who can’t see, hear or speak.CComposer David Cope is the inventor of a computer program that writes original works of classical music. It took Cope 30 years to develop the software. Now most people can't tell the difference between music by the famous German composer J.S.Bach （1685-1750）and the Bach-like compositions from Cope's computer.It all started in 1980 in the United States, when Cope was trying to write an opera. He was having trouble thinking of new melodies, so he wrote a computer program to create the melodies. At first this music was not easy to listen to. What did Cope do? He began to rethink how human beings compose music. He realized that composers' brains work like big databases. First, they take in all the music that they have ever heard. Then they take out the music that they dislike. Finally, they make new music from what is left. According to Cope, only the great composers are able to create the database accurately, remember it, and form new musical patterns from it.Cope built a huge database of existing music. He began with hundreds of works by Bach. The software analyzed the data: it broke it down into smaller pieces and looked for patterns. It then combined the pieces into new patterns; Before long, the program could compose short Bach-like works. They weren't good, but it was a start.Cope knew he had more work to do---he had a whole opera to write. He continued to improve the software. Soon it could analyze plex music. He also added many other composers, including his own work, to the database. A few years later, Cope's computer program, called “Emmy”,was ready to help him with his opera. The process required a lot of collaboration(合作) between the composer and Emmy. Cope listened to the computer's musical ideas and used the ones that he liked. With Emmy, the opera took only two weeks to finish. It was called Cradle Falling, and it was a great success! Cope received some of the best reviews of his career, but no one knew exactly how he had composed the work.Since that first opera, Emmy has written thousands of compositions. Cope still gives Emmy feedback（反馈) on what he likes and doesn't like of her music, but she is doing most of the hard work of composing these days！29. What led David Cope to invent software?A. He had difficulties in writing an opera.B. He dreamed of developing software.C. He wanted to help composers.D. He was fond of classical music.30. What do we know about David Cope?A. His Cradle Falling wasn’t popular.B. He had kept on improving his software.C. He composed Bach-like works well at the beginning.D. He has shifted his attention to invent different software.31. It can be learnt from the text that _______.A. Cope’s database includes Bach’s work s only.B. Bach’s music helped Cope a lot.C. Cope is a computer programmer.D. Emmy did much more work than Cope in composing.32. What is the best title for the text?A. The Invention of a Software for Creating MusicB. Ways to Create a Music DatabaseC. David Cope--a Music GeniusD. How to Start Creating MusicDA recent report found 46% of parents agreed that their child knew more about the Internet than they did. And now new research shows parents are turning to their children for lessons in technology.The new study of around 1,000 parents showed that 67% of parents have asked their teenager children for technology-related advice. 44% have asked their teenager for help using the Internet, and 41% have received teen advice about how to use the TV or home entertainment system.Ahad Surooprajally, a father of five children, says his children help him with technology in the home. “They’ve grown up surrounded by technology,”he explains. “We have four computers and four iPads in our house. If I want to know something technical they’re the ones I go to.”He says his nine-year-old son Habeeb is the only person in the house who really understand the TV. So he tells Habeeb which film he wants to watch and Habeeb connects his mobile phone to the TV. “You teach your kids everyday life lessons, but the tables are turned when it comes to technology,” says Ahad.As well as learning how to use technology properly, there is another advantage of parents asking their children to help them understand the digital world. They may be able to get a better understanding of what their kids are doing online.Will Gardner of the charity Childnet International says, “We have to continuously encourage parents to find out more about what their children are doing online. If the kids are using a social networking site, get them to show you around it if you are not using it already.”33.What do we know about the new study?A. Few parents trust their children to give them advice.B. About half of the parents have no idea how to use a computer.C. Most teenagers know more about the Internet than their parents.D. Over two-thirds of parents turned to their teenagers on tech matters.34.Will Gardner seems to suggest that parents should _________.A. try to learn how to make friends online.B. keep an eye on children’s online safety.C. encourage children to use social networking sites.D. ask children to teach them how to use computers.35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Internet: Open to our kids too earlyB. Children: Parents' technology advisorsC. Parents: Confused by new technologyD. Technology: Challenge for everyone第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。