高二上学期英语第二次月考考试试卷一、阅读理解1. 根据短文理解，选择正确答案。

Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. Thecompany’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.（1）How are social robots different from household robots？A . They are more like humans.B . They can control their emotions.C . They do the normal housework.D . They respond to users more slowly.（2）What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?A . Communicate with you and perform operations.B . Obey your orders and remind you to take medicine.C . Answer your questions and make requests.D . Take your family pictures and deliver milk.（3）What can Oshbot work as？A . A language teacher.B . A tour guide.C . A private nurse.D . A shop assistant.（4）We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ________.A . improve technologiesB . train employeesC . be our workmatesD . take the place of workers（5）What does the passage mainly present？A . An introduction to social robots.B . Marketing strategies for socialrobots.C . A new design idea of household robots.D . Information on household robots.2. 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。

S tanding in front of the “Chilkoot Trailhead” sign for 15 minutes, I didn’t take one step. I was afraid of bears. That’s what was keeping me from walking the trail alone. I had hiked through black-bear country back home in Colorado, but now I was in Alaska, home to the fierce brown grizzly bear.Fortunately, a friendly couple arrived and asked me to take their picture. We started talking and soon were walking the trail together. I was relieved. Ron and Carol were from Alaska and they taught me how to stay safe in bear country.I had finally started my hike along the famous Chilkoot Trail, where more than 115 years ago, thousands of gold miners had walked. I was writing a book about the Klondike Gold Rush, and I wanted to follow in the footsteps of the miners to know what it was really like.Ron, Carol, and I walked through the forest. As I was looking around at the beautiful scenery in the forest, I tripped over a big tree root and injured my ankle . Fortunately, my ankle felt better in the morning, and we followed the trail. We went to bed early that night because the following day would be the toughest hike of all.At dawn, we started hiking up the steep , green valley. Icy glaciers covered the mountains above. Soon we were as high as the clouds and could see only 20 feet in front of us. Finally, we reached the top of the Chilkoot pass and saw aCanadian flag moving in the heavy wind. Hours later, we arrived at our campground.The following morning, my ankle was feeling fine, and my fear of bears had mostly disappeared. I said good-bye to Ron and Carol and walked alone for the next two days. Without seeing any bears the entire trip, I finally arrived at Bennett Lake. I rode the old train down to the town of Skagway and checked into my hotel.While relaxing in my comfortable bed in the hotel, I thought of the miners from the Klondike Gold Rush. When the miners reached Bennett Lake, they had to cut down trees, build boats, and travel 500 miles down dangerous rivers and lakes. Then, when they finally reached the goldfields, they had to start digging.（1）Why did the author stand in front of the “Chilkoot Trailhead” sign for 15 minutes?A . To wait for Ron and Carol.B . Because he felt nervous.C . Because he met a black bear.D . To take photos of the beautiful scenery.（2）The author hiked along the Chilkoot Trail to ________.A . find inspiration for his writingB . search Alaska for bearsC . enjoy the beauty of natureD . look for gold（3）When crossing the Chilkoot Trail, the author ________.A . got help from two local minersB . once tried to take a boat tripC . hurt himself by accidentD . was almost killed by a brown bear（4）What kind of feeling did the author mainly show in the last paragraph?A . Joy.B . Pity.C . Worry.D . Doubt.3. 根据短文理解，选择正确答案。