炎德英才大联考·长沙市一中2024届高三月考试卷(二)2英语答案正在持续更新，目前2025-2026全国100所名校答案网为大家整理了相关试题及答案，供大家查缺补漏，高效提升成绩。

original people.There are screenings,group discussions and an award ceremony.Past guests have included24.What happened when the author asked his students how their weekends were?director Chris Eyre,actors Adam Beach,and Chaske Spencer.The festival runs for nine days in NovemberA.Nobody really cared about it.in San Francisco.Tickets are reserved at AlFFs website or by e-mail.B.All the students gave positive answers.Indigenous Peoples'DayC.A student was curious about the author's cheerfulness.Among two dozen U.S.cities and one state observing Indigenous Peoples'Day currently,Berkeley,D.Only a young man said his weekend had not been good.California was the first city in the country to turn Columbus Day into a celebration of Native Americans.The25.What does the underlined phrase "turn over"in the third paragraph mean?annual event features traditional dancing,retailers selling native crafts and food,and a blessing of theA.Roll over.B.Work normally.grounds.C.Stop suddenly.D.Move aroundPetroglyph(岩刻)National Monument(PNM)26.According to this passage,where did the author's car break down?One of the largest petroglyph sites in North America is on a cliff overlooking the suburbs ofA.Near UNLV.B.Along the highway.Albuquerque,New Mexico.There,native peoples scratched thousands of mysterious shapes and drawingsC.Near the community college.D.At the Henderson.of animals and humans into the stones between 400 and 2,000 years ago.When the Spanish traveled27.What do you think would happen after the story?through in the 16th century,they added their initials to the Indians'sacred stones.It's a visual record of theA.The student wondered how to be cheerful.conflict of cultures.B.The student doubted whether the story was true21.Where can visitors interested in films and dancing go?C.The student asked the author to tell another story.A.India.B.BerkeleyD.The story touched the student and he would try to be cheerful.C.Albuquerque.D.San Francisco.22.How can visitors get tickets to AlFF?The United States is a nation of car owners.95 percent of households own a car,and 85 percent ofA.By booking online.B.By making a call.people get to work in one.This lifestyle contributes to congestion (on our roads and damages theC.By going there in person.D.By sending a text messageenvironment.As autonomous vehicles begin to hit the streets over the next decade or so,it's believed that23.What do we know about the PNM?all this will change.A.It's located below a cliff in Albuquerque.Autonomous vehicles will most likely decrease the number and severity of crashes,allow cars to travelB.The sculptures are easy to understand nowmore closely together and improve cooperation between vehicles,all of which tend to reduce traffic jamsC.The Spanish once destroyed some sculptures.D.The sculptures reflect the conflict between cultures.and increase capacityBHowever,this future is not assured.To realize the full potential benefits of driverless cars,we willAt the beginning of my8:00a.m.class one Monday at UNLV(内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校)，Ihave to act soon to encourage a culture in which transportation is shared.Many people in the automobile烟cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been.One young man said that his weekend had notindustry assume that driverless vehicles will automatically be shared,but there is little evidence that this isbeen very good.The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.true.Most estimates suggest that driverless cars will eventually be only slightly more expensive thanHis question reminded me of something I'd read somewhere before:"Every morning when you get up,traditional cars,which means they'll be within reach of many consumers,so users are not willing to shareyou have a choice about how you want to approach life that day,"I said to the young man."I choose to berides.cheerful..”If most people are going to buy into a shared-ride culture,they need to get a significant benefit.Saving"Let me give you an example,"I continued."In addition to teaching here at UNLV,I also teach outa few dollars off the fare isn't likely to promote the movement dramatically.A better benefit would beat the community college in Henderson.One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson.I exited the freewayknowing that you're going to reach your destination more quickly.The way to guarantee quick passage is toand turned onto College Drive.But just then my car died.I tried to start it again,but the engine wouldn'tredesign our roads to give priority to ride-sharing autonomous vehicles like building priority lanes.The costturn over.So I put my flashers on,grabbed my books,and marched down the road to the college.of travel will also be varied based on how efficiently a vehicle uses the roads.Autonomous vehicles carrying"As soon as I got there,the secretary in the Provost's office asked me what had happened.This is mymultiple people should get higher priority than those carrying one or none at all.lucky day',I replied,smiling.Decision-makers must push for incentives (that encourage the most efficient use of our limited"Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?'She was puzzled,What do you mean?'roadway infrastructure ()The autonomous future is rapidly approaching;it is critical that we act"'I live seventeen miles from here,'I replied.'My car could have broken down anywhere along thenow,while the impacts of autonomous vehicles on traffic jams and emissions are still largely within ourfreeway.It didn't.Instead,it broke down in the perfect place:off the freeway,within walking distance ofcontrol.here.I'm still able to teach my class,and I've been able to arrange for the tow truck (to meet me28.What's the purpose of the first paragraph?after class.If my car was meant to break down today,it couldn't have been arranged in a more convenientA.To introduce the topic.fashion.’”B.To tell the severe traffic problem.Sometimes a troublesome thing may not be really bad luck.Look at it from a different angle and you'llC.To prove the necessity of autonomous vehicles.find something cheerful.D.To show the damage of cars to the environment.英语预测卷（八）第3页（共8页）英语预测卷（八）第4页（共8页）英语