嘉定二中2016学年第一学期高三期中试卷

2016学年第一学期高三期中卷

Grammar and vocabulary

Women have been driving yellow cabs in New York since the 1940s, but 99% of drivers are male. Even 21 drivers of cars booked by phone or online, only 4% are women. That may change with the launch of SheTaxis, an app that lets female passengers insist on female drivers, and vice versa.

It will be available in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, and the firm plans to expand to other cities. Stella Mateo, the founder, is betting that quite a few women are nervous and weary of getting into cars driven by men. The service may also appeal to those 22 religious beliefs forbid them to travel with unrelated men. Each driver wears a pink pashmina. Men who ask for a ride will be directed to another car service.

Similar services thrive in India, South Africa and several Middle Eastern cities. Japan 23 (have) women-only railway carriages on and off since 1912, 24 (know) as hana densha (flower trains), they offer shelter from the gropers who make rush hour in Tokyo so disagreeable.

But SheTaxis faces two speed bumps. One is practical. Demand has been so great that the firm has had to decelerate its launch 25 it can recruit 500 drivers. The other obstacle is legal. By employing only female drivers, SheTaxi is obviously discriminating against men. Since anti-discrimination law is not always applied with common sense, that may be illegal. And there is no shortage of potential litigants (诉讼当事人). Yellow cabbies are furious at the worth of online taxi firms 26 Uber. “ It?s not hard to imagine a guy filing suit,” says Sylvia Law of New York University Law School. “SheTaxis” Defense would probable be that its drivers are all independent contractors.

Because the firm caters only to women, it is discriminating against male customers, to. Is that legal? Angela Cornell of Cornell Law School thinks there could be a loophole. New York?s Human Rights Commission could make an exemption on the ground 27 SheTaxis offers a service that is in the public interest: women feel 28 (secure) not getting into cars with strange men. Women-only colleges 29 (allow) , so why not women-only cabs? The snag is that some men may also feel safer 30 (get) into cabs with female drivers. A study in

2010 found that 80% of crashes in New York City that kill or seriously injure pedestrians involve male drivers. Women drivers are simply better. Section B A. backing G. contribute B. intensively C. stimulate H. subject I. reversal D. unwelcome E. unfavorably J. challenging K. sensitivity F. essential Two Newcastle scientists are setting themselves to open our eyes to the medical truth by claiming that natural sunlight may help prevent skin cancer.

Dr.Ron Laura, a professor of health education at Newcastle University, and senior chemist Mr. John Ashton said their research points to a complete 41 of the accepted scientific theory. They said that sunscreen creams may help cause skin cancer, the artificial indoor light could be harmful and that a range of drugs in common could also 42 to melanoma----a type of cancer that appears as a dark spot on the skin.

The research is likely to be 43 in some traditional medical research circles. It is based on a new theory that our bodies are protected from skin cancer by the regulation of a group of complex vitamins (Vitamin D) and immune process.

The sunscreens, artificial light and drugs could all 44 affect the production of these vitamins and increase the skin?s 45 to the sun. But Dr. Laura said natural sunlight passing through the eyes helped 46 the production of cancer protection Vitamin D.

He said recent statistics from the United States indicated that people who worked indoors all day in artificial light were more 47 to melanomas than those who worked outdoors. Indoor workers should try to have at least one hour of exposure to direct sunlight every day, preferably in the early morning and late afternoon when ultraviolet 48 was lower, Dr. Laura said. Sunscreens, long accepted as 48 for beach lover, could also prevent the production of Vitamin D. Laura and Ashton said sunscreens give people a false sense of security in thinking they are protected from the sun?s rays.

Dr. Laura said more statistics 50 their claim had come to light since the first article was published. He believes his research findings are too important to be limited to the scientific world. Section A

Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its leading position is over. In its place, a new 51 of services is starting to take hold----services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others competing for a piece of the new world.

Years ago, we were 52 if it took a few days for a letter to arrive. A couple of years ago, we?d complain about a half-hour 53 in getting an email. Today, we make complaints about it taking an extra few seconds for a text message to 54 . In a few months, we may be complaining that our cell phones aren?t automatically able to send 55 to friends within a certain distance, letting them know we?re nearby.( A number of services already do this)

These new services also make communicating more 56 and informal -----more like a blog comment or a throwaway aside, rather than a crafted email sent to one person. No need to spend time 57 a long email to your half-dozen closest friends about how your vacation went. Now those friends, if they are interested, can watch it unfold in real time online.

58 sending a few emails a week to a handful of friends, you can send dozens of messages a day to hundreds of people who know yo, or just 59 do.

But the 60 and ease of communication cut both ways. While making communication more frequent, they can also make it less 61 and intimate.

Communicating is becoming so easy that the recipient knows how little time and thought was required of the sender. Yes, your half-dozen closet friends can read your vocation updates. But so can your 500 other friends. And if you know all these people are 62 your updates, you might say a lot less than you would otherwise.

That can make it harder to determine the 63 of various messages. In the new messaging world, you have a lot of personal information, packed with data you want to share and possibly some you don?t. Such information has its pluses and minuses. It can 64 the people communicating closer, allowing them to exchange not only text but also all sorts of personal information, even facial cues. You know a lot about the person you are talking to, even before you?ve ever 65 a single word. 51. A. competition 52. A. satisfied

B. generation B. overjoyed

C. comparison C. relieved

D. revolution D. frustrated

53. A. delay 54. A. lead to 55. A. messages 56. A. convenient 57. A. deleting 58. A. In spite of 59. A. barely 60. A. worry 61. A. public 62. A. downloading 63. A. importance 64. A. arouse 65. A. spoken Section B

B. advance B. refer to B. parcels B. frequent B. receiving B. Because of B. simply B. anxiety B. personal B. surfing B. convenience B. draw B. talked

C. access C. go through C. copies C. remote C. obtaining C. Instead of C. normally C. speed C. close C. previewing C. reaction C. prevent C. exchanged

D. composition D. look through D. essays D. public D. writing D. Regardless of D. completely D. comfort D. distant D. reading D. attitude D. oppose D. expressed

A

The following is an excerpt (片段) from a website column.

Your life, your decisions

After leaving university, Linda got a well-paid job with a bog city bank. She has now worked there for eight years and has been promoted twice. However, she isn?t really happy in her Tom and his girlfriend Suzy have been together for six years. They were planing to get married and start a family in the near future, but Tom has just been offered a once-in-a-lifetime work. She hates having to commute through the opportunity abroad. His employers want him to rush hour, doesn?t enjoy office politics or the stress and long hours. She has been considering quitting her job and going to work as a volunteer overseas. She would like to be doing a job where she is really making a difference to other people?s lives. But should she take the plunge? spend two years at the New York office. Suzy doesn?t want to follow him to New York as she has just landed her dream job in London. Can they realistically maintain a long distance relationship? What should Tom do for the best? It depends on what other responsibilities she has. If she doesn?t have a family to support, then why not? You only live one. Jack, UK. If they want to make the relationship work long distance, then it?s certainly possible. But maybe Tom secretly wants to put some distance between them. Is he ready for marriage? Beata. Poland If she is so unhappy then I think she has no real I don?t think long distance relationships ever alternative. She should leave----if she doesn?t, she will regret it. Vikram, India work. Maybe for a while at the beginning of a relationship, but not like this. If he wants to stay with Suzy, he shouldn?t go. Ana, Brazil I think she has a number of different options. She could, for example, ask for a year?s unpaid leave so that she could try out her new lifestyle and still come back to her job if it doesn?t work out. Chiara. Italy 66. What is Linda?s problem?

A. She is unhappy with the present job.

B. She has quit her job but hasn?t found a new one. C. She isn?t satisfied with her salary.

D. She has a new boss who enjoys office politics. 67. What is Tom and Suzy?s problem?

A. They are unable to get married because of their financial problems. B. Their long-distance relationship is on the edge of breaking up.

C. Suzy has found her dream job, which Tom doesn?t give enough support to. D. Tom has got a chance to work in New York, but Suzy prefers to stay in London. 68. Which of the following is true according to Beata? A. It is Tom who may not want to marry Suzy.

I don?t see the problem. They can talk to each other every day if they want to---it?s cheap enough now online. Flights aren?t that expensive either, and the salary will be good. Tome should go for it! Katie. Ireland

本文来源：https://www.bwwdw.com/article/qgfw.html