2021-2022学年河北省邯郸市十校高三（上）期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）
A
The Curb-cut Effect （路缘坡效应） refers to the fact that supporting small groups of people often ends up helping much larger ranges of society.
Curb cuts：Eassing the walking
method英语In the 1940s,hundreds of thousands of World War Ⅰ soldiers returned home with disabilities.Disappointed by the difficulties they faced,Jack Fisher of Kalamazoo,Michigan,as one of them,asked his city government to build an experimental curb cut—a gentle slope that brings the end of a sidewalk down to meet the level of the street—at the corners of several blocks downtown.A few months later,Fisher reported that even residents without wheelchairs were enjoying the impact of the little slopes.
Reading machines：Getting the message
In 1976，technologist Ray Kurzweil invented a machine for the blind and visually damaged to change images into text that it then read aloud.Smart speakers with those voices are now in roughly one-quarter of US homes.By detecting street signs and house numbers,it is helping build the maps that self—driving cars use to navigate the world.
Closed captions （字幕）：Following the conversation
Sears launched the first TV with a built-in equipment that allowed deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers to read along with their favorite programs in 1980.In the 1990s,text became increasingly common as DVDs and,later,streaming services added the ability to switch the words on at will.A 2006 survey found that only around 20 percent of the people using captions had hearing problems.
DeafSpace designs：Keeping things quiet
More than 150 designs of the DeafSpace Project came from architect Hansel Bauman.One aim is to clear distracting noises,which can make it difficult for people to use their limited he
aring abilities.By keeping conversations and other sound disturbances from walking and jumping around the room,these ways also make it easier for all sorts of students and workers to focus.
1.Who were the four inventions initially intended to serve？ ______
A. The army.    B. Special groups.
C. All human beings.    D. Professionals.
2.What might be Jack Fisher？ ______
A. A city designer.    B. A city governor.
C. A disabled soldier.    D. An ordinary roadman.
3.Whose invention helps people to concentrate？ ______
A. Sears'.    B. Jack Fisher's.
C. Ray Kurzweil's.    D. Hansel Bauman's.
B
The life of a premature （早产的） baby born during the winter storm in Texas was saved thanks to a team of medical professionals,including a doctor and two nurses who traveled from east Austin to Marble Falls in an effort to save a newborn baby's life.
When Arias began experiencing pains,she and her parents headed to the closest hospital,Baylor Scott & White.Arias gave birth to her daughter,Zaylynn,who weighed just over one pound and was in need of advanced special care.However,the hospital does not offer the specialized care premature babies require.
"We had five or six people out at the nurses' station calling hospital networks all over the state of Texas," said Meredith Schubert,the labor and delivery nurse on duty when Arias arrived. "Nobody could answer our cry for help."
They finally reached Dr.John Loyd through a patient,division neonatologist chief at Dell Chil
dren's Medical Center in Austin,Texas.Around ，after already having worked a full shift,Loyd packed his SUV with equipment and he and two NICU nurses set out for Marble Falls,about 55 miles away.The drive took Loyd and the nurses about two hours as they drove in the night through ice and snow.
After safely arriving at the Marble Falls medical center around ，the Dell Children's crew set up a temporary newborn ICU.Together,the Dell Children's and Baylor Scott & White teams worked around the clock to care for the mother and daughter.
Once the weather cleared enough to allow for a helicopter to safely land,Zaylynn was transferred to Dell Children's,where there is a Level Ⅳ newborn intensive care unit.
"It was incredible when the helicopter lifted off.There were tears from all of us," said Schubert. "It was a huge relief and sense of accomplishment and joy that Zaylynn was doing so well and getting to the place that she needed to be."
Arias told KVUE that she was grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked together to save her daughter.
4.What did the newborn baby need badly？ ______
A. Professional surgery.    B. Special intensive nursing.
C. Immediate transfer.    D. Experienced doctors.
5.Which word best describes Schubert's cry for help before reaching Loyd？ ______
A. Timely.    B. Hopeful.    C. Desperate.    D. Encouraging.
6.What was the most touching part about Loyd？ ______

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