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.PicturesoftheGooglevehicleshowitlookslikeacitycarwitha"friendly"face,designedtomakeitseemnon-threateningandhelppeopleacceptself-drivingtechnology.Co-founderSergeyBrinrevealedtheplansataconferenceinCalifornia."We'rereallyexcitedaboutthisvehicle-it'sthatwillallowustoreallypushthecapabilitiesofselfdrivingtechnology,andunderstandthelimitations,"saidChrisUrmson,directorofthecompany'sself-drivingproject.Headdedthatthecarshadtheabilityto"improvepeople'slivesbytransformingmobility".Butsomeresearchersworkinginthisfield(investigate)potentialdownsidestodriverlesscartechnology.Theybelievetheycouldmaketrafficandurbansprawl(bad),aspeopleacceptlongercommutesastheydonothavetodrivethemselves.Itlooksalmostcartoon-like,ithasnotraditionalbonnetatthefront,andthewheelsarepushedtothecorners.Itwillseattwopeople,propulsionwillbeelectric,andatthestartitwillbelimitedto25mph(40km/h)tohelpensuresafety.Themostsignificantthingaboutthedesignisthatitdoesnothaveanyc...
