江西省九江市第一中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷（含解析）

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1、此卷只装订不密封班级姓名准考证号考场号座位号2018-2019学年江西省九江市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语注意事项：1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解Fo

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8、stdiseaseswillgoawayandself-drivingcarsbegintotakeovertheroads.1．Whosebookisdiscussingaboutmachinesandsystemsinthefut