【正文】 e University of Bristol have developed and started studying a novel concept in robotics— intelligent handheld robots. Historically, handheld tools have been straight, unintelligent instruments that are unaware of the context they operate in, are fully directed by the user, and therefore, lack any understanding about the task they are performing. Dr. Walterio MayolCuevas and PhD student, Austin GreggSmith, from the University39。re attending these conferences, who you39。t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it! Here, you may be delegates of your governments, business people, anizers, reporters or politicians— but really you are mothers and fathers, brothers and sister, aunts and uncles— and all of you are somebody39。t know how to bring back an animal now extinct. And you can39。t know what chemicals are in it. You don39。m Severn Suzuki speaking for . — The Environmental Children39。 17. When was the 55mileperhour speed limit made a law? A. In 1963. B. In 1973. C. In 1983. 18. What is the reason that 75% of the persons surveyed favor the law? A. Easing the traffic pressure. B. Protecting the environment. C. Decreasing the highway death rate. 19. How many people favor a higher speed limit for trucks? A. Only 23%. B. Only 55%. C. Only 75%. 20. Why do truckers want a higher speed limit for trucks? A. Trucks do not use crucial fuel. B. Trucks run better at higher speeds. C. Most trucks don’t transport consumer goods. 第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文 ,從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C和 D)中 ,選出最佳選項 ,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 10. Why doesn’t the man order first? A. He is waiting for someone else. B. He wants to check the price first. C. He is unfamiliar with the restaurant. 11. Which of the following does the man order? A. Salted fish. B. Smoked duck. C. Roast beef. 12. What does the man want to drink? A. Beer. B. Wine. C. Coffee. 請聽第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16 題。 6. How does the man feel after the second job interview? A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Hopeful. 7. How many people were able to go to the second interview? A. 4. B. 12. C. 16. 請聽第 7段材料，回答第 8至 9題。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽每段對話或獨白前 ,你將有時間閱讀各個小題 ,每小題 5秒鐘 。 每小題 1分 , 滿分 15分） 聽下面 5 段對話或獨白。每段對話僅讀一遍。每段對話后有一個小題 ,從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項 ,并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 第一節(jié) (共 5小題 。 (試卷總分： 150分；考試時間： 120分鐘 ) 第 I 卷 第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié) , 滿分 20分） 做題時 ,先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。如需改動 ,用橡皮擦干凈后 ,再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號。 荊州中學(xué) 2020～ 2020 學(xué)年度上學(xué)期 英語 期 中 考 試 卷 注意事項 : I 卷前 ,考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號填寫在答題卡上。 每小題答案后 ,用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。不能答在本試卷上 ,否則無效。聽力結(jié)束后 ,你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。每小題 1分 ,滿分 5分 ) 聽下面 5 段對 話。聽完每段對話后 ,你都有 10稱鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。 1. How long has the man waited for the bus? A. About 10 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 30 minutes. 2. What will the man do? A. Buy a new shirt. B. Take off his shirt. C. Wash his shirt. 3. When does the conversation probably take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 4. How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months. 5. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Repairing machines. B. Paying for tickets. C. Changing notes. 第二節(jié) (共 15小題 。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題 ,從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個項中選出最佳選項 ,并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完后 ,各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。 聽第 6段材料，回答第 6至 7題。 8. Which subject did the woman study last night? A. English. B. Physics. C. French. 9. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Exams. B. Sleep. C. Dreams. 請聽第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12 題。 13. Why can’t the man get through? A. The line is busy. B. The line has not been paid. C. The line is not in the service. 14. What do we know about the man? A. He lost his way. B. He is stuck in a traffic jam. C. He had a traffic accident. 15. How many people are there in the car? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 16. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Policeman and driver. 請聽第 10段材料，回答第 17 至 20題。 A Hello, I39。s Organization. Coming here today, I am fighting for my future. I am here to speak for all generations to e. I am here to speak on behalf of (代表 ) the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this pla because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone (臭氧層 ). I am afraid to breathe the air because I don39。t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don39。t bring back forests that once grew where there is now desert. If you don39。s child. At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us: not to fight with others, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share— not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? Do