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南京师大附中2015-2016学年度第1学期 高二年级期中考试英语试卷 第一节　单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 21. -- Why dont we save ourselves the trouble and use the stairs, Steven?-- Come on! Man invented the lift so that we don’t have to act like cavemen. -- Ok, Steven, if you ______ insist on being lazy.A. can B. should C. shall D. must 22. ______ “killer robots” can help reduce battlefield deaths, they may also make countries more likely to go into battle, which will lead to more deaths. A. Whether B. Where C. While D. What 23. Students living off campus ______ pay a little less for housing than students living in college dormitories, but their cost of transportation is higher. A. in general B. in addition C. in demand D. in need 24. It is required that food makers remove trans fats from products, since trans fats are not widely ______ as safe. A. adopted B. harvested C. recognized D. operated 25. Desertification, the name for ______ happens when land ______ can be used to grow crops turns into desert, is a growing world problem. A. which; that B. what; how C. what; that D. how; which 26. The Three-Body Problem has quickly become the best-selling Asian work of literature on A, ______ that China also has a successful science fiction scene. A. proving B. to prove C. to be proved D. will prove 27. As Alan Turing believed, a computer would deserve ______ intelligent if it could fool a human into believing that it was human. A. called B. to be called C. having been called D. calls 28. During the heated discussion, I ______ that blogs are better than books for their convenience, lower price, and larger range of writing. A. picked out B. worked out C. ran out D. pointed out 29. The university is saving $300,000 per year by its energy ______ efforts, aimed to build a more energy-efficient university. A. consumption B. conservation C. consideration D. correction 30. These measures include better administration of areas that are likely to turn into deser