许昌市五校联考高一下期第二次考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟分值：150分本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上用铅笔将该项涂黑。A[来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K]Iliveinacity,andIlikequietlife.Ihatenosy(爱管闲事的)neighborsbutit’sveryunluckythatIhadoneformyself.TheymovedinacoupleofmonthsagoandalthoughIneverfeltthattheywereastrangefamily,I’vealwayshatedthewaytheyget“tooclose”tome,myhouse,mygarden,andevenmygarbagecans.Oneday,myneighborsweremowingtheirlawn(草坪).Mygarbagecanswereneartheirlawn.Forsomestrangereason,Ifoundthewifelookingthroughmygarbagecans.Ifeltangrybutsincetheywerefromadifferentculture,Ithoughtthatmaybeitwas“normal”fromtheirideas.Thatafternoon,thecoupleknockedonmyfrontdoor.WhenIopened,theygavemeaplasticbag.Insideweremyolddailybills,creditcardsandbankstatements,andanoldbirthdaycardthatmyoldunclesent.Theysaidthattheywerereturningthemtomebecausethesedocumentscontainedveryprivateinformationthatmaybeusedbyothers.I’veheardofitbefore.Iaskedthemhowthosedocumentscanbeusedbyothersandtheystartedtellingmetheirveryownexperience,whichforcedthemtoleavetheirhomeandmovenextdoortous.Thewifetoldmethatsheneverdestroyedthebills.Theyalsohada“nosyneighbour”wholookedthroughtheirgarbagecanswhichtheyactuallythoughtwasprettystrange.Littledidtheyknowthatthis“nosyneighbor”wascollectingtheirpersonalinformationfromtheirrubbish.Thenalltheirmoneywastakenoutfromthebankbytheirneighbor.Itwasaverypainfulexperienceforallofthemandtheywantedtoleaveitallbehindsotheyleft.Iwasverythankful.Theywerenotnosyneighbors.Theysimplydidn’twantustoexperiencethesamethingthattheydid.1.Whatmadetheauthorangry?A.Hisneighborscametoknockathisdooratnight.B.Hisneighborsweremowingtheirlawnonemorning.C.Hisneighborsgottooclosetohisownhome.D.Hisneighbor’swifewaslookingthroughhisrubbish.2.Whydidthecouplecometotheauthor’shome?A.Toreturnthedocumentstotheauthor.B.Togettoknoweachotherbetter.C.Tointroducethemselvestotheauthor.D.Toborrowsomemoneyfromtheauthor.3.Theneighborsmovedtolivenextdoortotheauthorbecause.A.theynolongerhadmoneytoliveintheirformerhomeB.theirpersonaldocumentswereusedbytheirformerneighborC.theydidn’twanttoliveinsuchanoisyhomeasbeforeD.theythoughttheauthorwasmuchbetterthantheirformerneighbor4.Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorwaskindandhelpfultotheneighbors.B.Theauthorchangedhisideaabouthisneighbors.C.Theneighborsdidn’thaveenoughmoney.D.Theneighborshadtomovefromplacetoplace.BWhatcanyouimaginethelife100yearsfromnow?Infact,noonecanknowitfromnow,butscientistsstudyingtheevolutionofthesociety,humanlifeandtheworldingeneralmakesuchkindofpredictionsbasedonscientificdata.Accordingtotheirpublicationsinscientificjournals,let’sseehowtheworldmightlooklikein100yearsfromnow.EmbeddedcomputersAccordingtopredictionsbyIanPearsonandPatrickTucker,by2050thehumanbodywillbeembedded2withcomputers,atleastinabigpartofthepopulation,andby2075mostofthecitizensofthedevelopedworldwillhavesomekindofchipsbuiltintheirbrainstomakethemworkfasterandsharethoughtsintheformofcomputerdata.SuperhumangeniusesDevelopmentsingeneticengineeringwillcreatehumangeniuseswhowillliveforever.Doesitsoundunbelievable?Itissurethattherewillbeawaytoinfluencethebraintoincrea...
