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　　辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学2015届高三下学期初考试英语试题  
　　第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40)0
　　第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出最佳选项.                         A
　　Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．
　　To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know - without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"
　　Helen Thomas was born in cky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．
　　Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed．
　　1.What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?
　　A． She was born to a large family in cky in 1942．
　　B． Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency．
　　C．Her career took off after covering the Kennedys．
　　D．She decided to be a reporter while in college．
　　2. Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas_________.
　　A．appreciates education and hard work     B．is a good decision maker for her career
　　C．wants to be famous by writing reports    D．has great support from her family
　　3:What does Helen Thomas think other work?
　　A．Unbearable．   B．Unforgettable．   C．Challenging．   D．Exciting．
　　4. What can be the best title for the text?
　　A．A reporter sticking to the facts．       B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy．
　　C．A reporter from an ordinary family．   D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．
　　B
　　In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. "There're too many cars, and you can't move around a lot. "
　　Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern Califomia,in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation(导航) system.
　　He decided to develop a programme called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house.
　　" What's unique is that we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data,weather data,and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home. "
　　Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions. With ClearPath,he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road networding surface streets as well as highways,before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.
　　"I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai,Beijing,Seoul,Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this. "
　　Professor Sh