To find its own spot,the system uses a sensor suite similar to ones found in many luxury cars.This includes a motion sensor that scans for moving cars and pedestrians,and a forward-facing laser rangefinder normally found in adaptive cruise control to determine the distance of objects in front of the car.Information from these sensors is then fed to an onboard computer to plot the vehicle’s course.The user can watch the whole process from their phone.
Better still,it will be affordable.The team has spent the last year moving from high-end imaging and processing equipment to less expensive components.In experiments,the vehicle was able to navigate through a crowded parking structre,find an empty spot,and park all on its own.And the greatest appeal of the Virtual Valet Parking App is that it requires no change to existing parking facilities or infrastructure.
For the moment,the only car equipped for control by Virtual Valet is Carnegie Mellon’s modified（改进）Jeep Wranger, which the researchers have named NavLab11.But Steinfeld hopes that major car manufacturers will adopt the technology.
It might be more than technology that holds up the show,however.Self-driving cars have been licensed in only three US states—California,Nevada and Florida—and it’s unclear how this app would agree with self-driving laws.Until these questions are settled,your insurance provider might be unwilling to cover a ding (凹痕)from a parking incident. 71.It can be learned from the first two paragraphs that . A.parking lots are too crowded B.parking spaces are too limited
C.your car can park automatically via a smartphone app
D.you can leave your car alone if you can’t find a parking spot 72.What’s the main ides of Paragraph 3?
A.How to determine the distance of objects. B.How the Virtual Valet App works. C.How to use the spstem.
D.How to analyze the information about the vehicle’s course.
73.The underlined word“plot”in Paragraph 3 probably means“ ”. A.draw B.circle C.change D.follow
74.What is the biggest advantage of the system according to the text? A.It is very cheay.
B.It can help your car park wherever you want. C.It is very convenient to use.
D.It can adapt to the present parking facilities. 75.We can infer from the text that . A.no car manufacturers show interest in the technology B.there will be come difficulty in promoting the technology C.the technology is now widey used in the US
D.the technology conflicts with self-driving laws in the US
保密★启用前 试卷类型：A
2013年高三阶段训练
英 语 2013.05
第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
注意事项：
请用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将第Ⅱ卷答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。 第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
[1]For the people living in the Nile Basin,the river is their life.This 6, 825 km river,whose watershed(流域)covers three million square kilometers,flows through mountains,woodlands,lakes and deserts.Its potential for fishing,tourism and shipping is great—but so are its challenges.
[2]Water shortage is a problem.It is serious in Egypt and Sudan and will soon influence several other countries in the watershed,too. Today,about 160 million people depend on the Nile River for their living.Within the next 25 years,the district’s population is expected to double,adding to the demand brought about by growth in industry and agriculture.The frequent drought adds to the urgency.
[3]Water quality is also a problem.Precious soil is washed out to sea.Wastes from industry and agriculture .Higher concentrations of salt influence irrigated soils.Water-borne diseases continue unchecked.In areas where it’s hot and damp,water plants choke off lakes,dams and other sections of the river,making it difficult for fishing and other businesses to move forward.
[4]Native people along the narrow area of farmland have watched the sand move closer day by day.They’ve seen the river change course,and their only source of water thickened with mud.They’re very poor and have few choices.
[5]But a mew program,the Nile Basin Initiative,is offering very practical assistance.The program is more than a water-management project.It’s also a plan for the social and economic development of a vast district:it concentrates on the needs of the poorest of the poor and the environment that supports them.
[6]These are whole ecosystem(生态)problems,calling for united solutions.Half the Nile Basin’s countries are among the world’s poorest nations;yet,somehow,they must find the resources,skills and political will to overcome these challenges.
76.What does the underlined word“its”(Line 3,paragraph 1)refer to?(no more than 3 words) 77.What is the main idea of the second and the third paragraphs?(no more than 15 words)
78.Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
79.What will the population of the Nile River district be within the next 25 years?(no more than 5 words)
80.What should the Nile Basin’s countries do to overcome the challenges?(no more than 10 words)
第二节 写作（满分30分）
假如你是伦敦大学中国留学生班的老师Jenny，打算本周六组织本班同学到剑桥大学参观。请根据下面提示，用英语写一个口头通知。
往返时间 活动内容 注意事项 自带午餐 ?? 7：50校西门口乘车出发 ①参观剑桥大学（9AM—4PM,4：15剑桥大学东门乘车返回 有导游介绍） ②校园野餐；自由活动 注意：
1．词数：约120—150.
2．开头已写出，不计入总词数。
3.参考词汇：剑桥Cambridge 大学校园campus Hello,everyone!
2013年高三英语模拟考试
参考答案及部分试题简析
第一部分
1—5 CBABC 6—10 BABCC 11—15 ABCAB 16—20 BCACA
第二部分 第一节
21. B progress特指“我所取得的进步”，encouragement意为“一件令人鼓舞的事情”。 22. D impress sb with sth因某物或某事给某人留下印象，符合句意。 23. A where引导定语从句，意为“in the culture”。 24. A trap意为“使困住”，与people之间为被动关系。此处为过去分词短语作定语。 25. C 根据空格后的内容可知说话者同意对方借阅，故选C。 26. A 根据句意，外国人是跟在游客后面，为主动。如游客跟在外国人后面，则应为Followed
by a group of tourists。
27. D 直到你告诉我，我才听说她家里发生的事情。此题选择的关键依据是主句的时态，
否则可能会误选C。
28. B hold back在此表示“control”之意，符合句意。put down记下；放下；镇压。keep up
保持。cut off切断。 29. B had just done … when …“（某人）刚做了某事就发生了另外一件事情”。when此处的
意思是“and just then; and just at that time”。 30. A 小时候的艰难生活成为了文学创作的源泉。
31. C 考查时态。since时间状语常与现在完成时连用。
32. A 此处为同位语从句，而非定语从句，故选that，而不是why。
33. D 与上文的most of the evenings相比，once in a while“偶尔；有时”之意。 34. C 光天化日之下那位妇女正在遭受抢劫，为什么有那么多人袖手旁观呢？根据句意及上
下文应选择过去进行时。
35. D regular customer老主顾。其它选项皆不合适。 第二节
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