【正文】 e water boiled all afternoon as the soldiers told tales of the lands they had traveled. Finally the first soldier announced that it was time to taste the soup. He took a sip（一小口） and said, “It’s a good soup. But it needs something. Here, you taste this and tell me what it needs.” The soldier looked at the nearest villager who quickly tasted the soup and said,” I think it needs an onion.” “An onion!” said the soldier. “Anyone knows you can’t make soup without an onion.” One of the children, who knew where an onion was hidden, went and got it. Another hour went by and the soldier tasted the soup again. “What does it need?” he asked a nearby villager, who tasted the soup. The villager replied, “It needs a cabbage.” Soon a villager approached hesitantly（遲疑地） , holding a cabbage he’d retrieved, of course, from its hiding place. Another hour and another tasting... Gradually, salt, carrots, mushrooms, potatoes and beef found their way into the pot. When the villagers enjoyed the delicious soup together, they realized that only by sharing can they make a feast（盛宴） . 24. Seeing the soldiers making a fire beneath the pot, the villagers felt __________. A. angry B. excited C. nervous D. curious 25. What was the turning point of the story? A. Two soldiers came to the village. B. One soldier offered to make stone soup. C. The villagers gathered in the village square. D. The villagers gave the soldiers nothing to eat. 26. The underlined word “retrieved” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by __________. A. brought back B. given back C. borrowed D. lent 27. What’s the message conveyed in the story? A. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. B. The disadvantaged need love and care. C. Great things may be done by mass effort. D. Patience is important in solving problems. C Some of the world’s first robotic police officers will reportedly hit the streets of Dubai next month. Brigadier Abdullah, director of the Future Shaping Centre of Dubai Police, made the announcement during a police meeting held in the city. By 2030, Dubai officials hope that up to 25 percent of their police force will be artificially intelligent（人工智能） . Now the police station has Lambhini, Ferrari and Bentley patrol cars parked in its garage. The officer droids（機器人） , which still lack an official name, are the first of their kind in the United Arab Emirates（阿聯(lián)酉） . They were made public a few years ago, but now they’re ready for duty. The droids will not only wear pleasant and nonthreatening facial expressions, but also exercise some mechanical（機械的） manners as well. They can greet people in Arabic and English, shake hands, salute（向 ……敬禮） fellow officers, and will even scan faces from a distance of 60 feet. Touch screens are built in their bodies ,and can be used by citizens to report crimes, request help, or pay traffic tickets. Microphones in the robot’s chests send records directly to Dubai police call centers. The droids also have scanner with a 30foot range to monitor the surroundings. If some people want to spoil（破壞） them, droids will give a warning and strike back. A game of tiptheofficerdroid isn’t likely. Bad guys, be warned. Al Razouqi, the General Director of Dubai39。 5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。三明市 A 片區(qū)高中聯(lián)盟校 20172018 學年高二上學期階段性考試 英語試題 （考試時間： 2018年 1月 31日下午 3:005:00 滿分： 150分） 第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分） 第一節(jié)（共 5小題；每小題 ，滿分 ） 聽下面 5段對話。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。s Smart Services Police Force program, told Gulf News that officer droids are just one part of a hightech plan to make Dubai one of the safest cities in the world. “By 2030, we will have the first smart police station which won’t require human employees.” 28. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. The droids have been on duty in Dubai. B. The droids were named a few years ago. C. Dubai officials are confident of the droids’ future. D. Police force in Dubai will all be artificial intelligent by 2030. 29. What can we know about droids? A. They can chat with humans freely. B. They don39。 We may __________ __________ __________ that cooperation and team work really count in this petitive society. 72. 湯姆一向樂于助人，值得贊揚。文中共有 10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處 。 注意： 1. 詞數(shù) 100左右（開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）； 2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 Last year, Wang Tao’s school call on all the students to make good use of their time and do socially practice in the holiday. Wang Tao found a job in the small restaurant. He thought it would be easy, so actually it turned out to be hard. He spent on the whole morning washing dishes and setting tables. He didn’t have lunch until two pm. After lunch, he immediately set out to work again, do the same things until 11 pm. H