上海交通大学附属中学2016届高三英语下册开学摸底考试卷

上海交通大学附属中学2014-2015学年度第二学期高三英语摸底考试试卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirection:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,usedonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Mydadwasafisherman,andhelovedthesea.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayouthecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Notjustenoughforourfamily,forhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome.Hewasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledtheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvas,foul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.hardmumotherwashedthem,theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandofthefish.Whentheweatherwasbad,hedrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.Ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool.Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseat(hope)todisappear.Halfthetime,hewouldsalmtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelchacloudofsmoke.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontoftheschool,anditseemedlikeeveryonewouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissoncheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagood-byekiss.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,‘No,Dad.’ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatway,andhehadthis(surprise)lookonhisface.Isaid,‘Dad,I’mtoooldforagood-byekiss.I’mtoooldforanykindofkiss.’MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry.Heturnedandlookedourthewindshield.‘You’reright,’hesaid.‘Youareabigboy.Iwon’tkissyouanymore.”Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleetstayedin,butnotDad.Hehadabigfamilytofeed.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoagaleandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats,but...Youdon’tknowIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek…tofeelhisrougholdface…tosmelltheoceanonhim…tofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagood-byekiss.”(B)Googleistostartbuildingitsownself-drivingcars,ratherthanmodifyingvehiclesbuiltbyothermanufactures.Thecarwillhaveastop-gobuttonnocontrols,steeringwheelorpedals.PicturesoftheGooglevehicleshowitlookslikeacitycarwithafriendlyface,designedtomakeitseemnon-threateningandhelppeopleacceptself-drivingtechnology.Co-founderSergeyBrinrevealedtheplansataconferenceinCalifornia.We'rereallyexcitedaboutthisvehicle-it'sthatwillallowustoreallypushthecapabilitiesofselfdrivingtechnology,andunderstandthelimitations,saidChrisUrmson,directorofthecompany'sself-drivingproject.Headdedthatthecarshadtheabilitytoimprovepeople'slivesbytransformingmobility.Butsomeresearchersworkinginthisfield(investigate)potentialdownsidestodriverlesscartechnology.Theybelievetheycouldmaketrafficandurbansprawl(bad),aspeopleacceptlongercommutesastheydonothavetodrivethemselves.Itlooksalmostcartoon-like,ithasnotraditionalbonnetatthefront,andthewheelsarepushedtothecorners.Itwillseattwopeople,propulsionwillbeelectric,andatthestartitwillbelimitedto25mph(40km/h)tohelpensuresafety.Themostsignificantthingaboutthedesignisthatitdoesnothaveanycontrols,apartfromastop/gobutton.Forearlytesting,extracontrols(fit)sooneofGoogle'stestdriverscantakeoverifthereisaproblem.Thecontrolswillsimplyplugin,andMrUrmsonbelievesthatovertime,asconfidenceinthetechnologygrows,theywillberemovedentirely.Thefrontendofthevehicleisdesignedtobesaferforpedestrians,withasoftfoam-likematerialatraditionalbumperwouldbe,andamoreflexiblewindscreen,whichmayhelpreduceinjuries.Thevehiclewilluseacombinationoflaserandradarsensorscameradatatodriveautonomously.ItwilldependonGoogle'sroadmaps,builtspecificallyfortheprogramme,andtestedonthecompany'scurrentfleetofvehicles.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisoneworldmorethanyouneed.A.adaptableB.advocatesC.applicationsD.commerciallyE.commonF.fightingG.mostlyH.knowI.pushJ.recognizeK.tailorsPicturesthis:Youstopinfrontofadigitaladvertisingdisplayatamallandsuddenlyanadofmakeuppopsup,followedbyoneforshoesandthenoneforcanillaicecream.Itseemstothatyou'reawomaninyourlate20sand,infact,itdoes.Whenyoulookedatthedisplay,itscannedyourfacialfeaturesanditsmessagestoyou.Oncethestuffofsciencefictionandhigh-techcrime,facialrecognitiontechnologyhasbecomeoneofthenewesttoolsinmarketing,eventhoughprivacyconcernsabound.KraftFoodsInc.andAdidassaytheyareplanningtoexperimentwithitasearlyasthisyeartotheirproducts.Thecommercialoffacialrecognitionareincontrasttothosebeingusedbylawenforcementtoidentifyspecificindividuals.Companies,atleastatthispoint,justwanttopinpointademographicbasedonageandgendertotailortheirads.Buteventhisfacialrecognition-litealarmsprivacy,giventhatitcouldgreatlypopularizeandexpanduseofthetechnology.IntelCorp.,whichmakessuchsoftware,saidit'swidely.Youcanputthistech