河南省南阳市学年高一上学期期中英语试题.docx
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河南省南阳市学年高一上学期期中英语试题
河南省南阳市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试题
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WhatisIt?
ThedeviceisZenCoolerdevelopedbytwoGermanengineerswhoweretiredoftheincreasinglyhotandpunishingweather.Theyrealizedthatregularairconditioningtechnologywasafarfromtheidealsolution,provingtobetooinefficient,andexpensivetobeusedpracticallyonadailybasis.Therefore,theydevelopedthenewdevicethatisbothsleek,easy-to-use,andextremelypowerful.Bestofall,it’snobiggerthanthesizeofalunchbox.
HowdoesZenCoolerWork?
Simplyfillitwithwater,plugitinandturniton.PoweredbyaUSBcable,itcanbeliterallyrunoffyoursmartphone,powerbank,andlaptop.Inlessthan60seconds,youwillbeenjoyingallthebenefitsofaZenCoolerair-conditionedroom.
TheBestValueforYourMoney
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1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TwoGermanengineersdevelopedZenCoolerbecauseofthehotweather.
B.ThenewdeviceZenCoolerissmallerthanalunchbox.
C.Simplyfilledwithwater,ZenCoolercanworkpowerfully.
D.YouonlycanbuythedevicefromZenCooler’sofficialwebsite.
2.HowmuchwouldyouspendbuyingaunitofZenCoolernow?
A.$200B.$89
C.$49D.$138
3.Wherecanyoufindthisarticle?
A.InamagazineB.Inanewspaper
C.InaguidebookD.Onawebsite
Likemanylittleschoolgirls,SavannahHartwasgiventhechancetotakehomeherclass“pet”—inthiscase,asweetlytattered(破烂的)toymonkeynamedHarriet.
Whathappenednextcouldbethesubjectofachildren’sstorybook:
the5-year-oldfromAustraliatookHarrietonasummer triptoBuckinghamPalace whenthingswentwrong.
WhilevisitingQueenElizabeth’shome,thelittlegirlmisplacedthetoy,andherfamilyassumed(假定)thatHarrietwouldbeforeverstuckatthebottomofthepalace’slostpropertycollection.ButafterateacheratSavannah’sschool,WoodsidePreschoolinAustralia,wrotealettertotheQueento seeifthewell-wornHarrietcouldbelocated,determinedpalaceemployeessettoworktofindit.
Helpedbytheletterandphotostakenduringthemonkey’stouraroundtheU.K.withSavannah’sfamily,HarrietwasfoundandreturnedtoSavannah.ButHarrietdidn’tcomebackaloneonthe9,000-milejourneyfromLondontoAustralia—themonkeywasalsoaccompaniedbyRex,astuffedcorgidogsentfromthepalace.
BeforeleavingtheU.K.,Harrietevenspentsometimehelpingoutwithpalacetoursandwasgiventheroyaltreatment.
“WeaimtogiveeveryvisitortoBuckinghamPalaceamemorableexperience,andafterwehadfoundHarrietthemonkeyneartheFamilyPavilion(亭,阁),shespentsometimehelpingouttheVisitorServicesteambeforeheadinghome,”saida spokespersonfortheRoyalCollection,whichrunsthevisitorexperienceatBuckinghamPalaceoverthesummer.“WehopeHarrietenjoyedtellingRexthecorgidogaboutheradventuresonthejourneybacktoAustralia.”
4.Accordingtothetext,whatcanbelearnedaboutHarriet?
A.HarrietisSavannah’shomepet.
B.Harrietisasweetlytatteredtoydog.
C.HarriethasbeentotheU.K..
D.HarriethasateachernamedWoodside.
5.WhohelpedSavannahfindherlosttoy?
A.AteacherandherfamilyB.Ateacherandthepalaceemployees
C.HerfamilyandtheQueenD.Allofthem.
6.Whatistherightorderoftheevents?
a.Savannah’steacherwrotealettertoaskforhelp.
b.SavannahtookHarrietonasummertriptoBuckinghamPalace.
c.ThepalaceemployeessettoworktofindHarriet.
d.HarrietwasgiventheroyaltreatmentandcamebackwithRex.
e.SavannahmisplacedHarrietandherfamilythoughtitwouldbeneverseen.
A.beacdB.daecb
C.dcebaD.adcbe
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.HarrietspentsometimehelpingouttheVisitorServicesteam
B.HarriettookRexbacktogetherwithhimandenjoyedtellinghimstories.
C.WhoevervisitsBuckinghamPalacewillhaveamemorableexperience.
D.TheBuckinghamPalaceemployeesaimtoprovidevisitorswithgoodservice.
Childrenshoulddohousework.That’sacontroversialidea,thoughnoteveryonewilladmitit.Afewparentswilldeclarethattheirchildrenaretoobusyforhousework.Manymoreofusassignhousework,orsaywebelieveinthem,butthehouseworkjustdoesn’tgetdone.
That'saproblem.Forstarters,houseworkisgoodforkids.Beingapartoftheroutineworkofrunningahouseholdhelpschildrendevelopanawarenessoftheneedsofothers,whileatthesametimecontributingtotheiremotionalwell-being.
Onesmallstudy,doneoveraperiodof25years,foundthatthebestpredictorforyoungadultssuccessintheirmid-20swaswhethertheyparticipatedinhouseholdtasksatage3or4.Thoseearlysharedresponsibilitiesextendedtoasenseofresponsibilityinotherareasoftheirlives.
Butforallthattheirhelpmatters,fewkidsaredoingmucharoundthehouseatall.Inasurveyof1,000Americanadults,75percentsaidtheybelievedregularhouseworkmadekids"moreresponsible”.Yetwhile82percentreportedhavinghadregularhouseworkgrowingup,only56percentofthosewithchildrensaidtheyrequiredthemtodohousework.
Sportsandhomeworkarenotget-out-of-housework-freecards.Thegoal,afterall,istoraiseadultswhocanbalanceacaringroleintheirfamiliesandcommunitieswithwhateverlifetimeachievementgoalstheychoose.Houseworkteachesthatbalance.
Whatshouldyoudowhengettingchildrentodohousework?
Acceptnoexcuses.Don’tworryifyoumustrepeatyourselfagainandagain.Ifyou’respendingmoretimegettingthechildtodothisjobthanitwouldtaketodoityourself,thenyou’redoingitright.Cananallowancehelp?
Maybe.Butifyou’retryingtoteachkidstosharetheresponsibilityofahome,payingthemforroutinehouseworkisnottherightmessage.
8.Whatismostparents’problemwithchildrendoinghousework?
A.Theyareagainsttheidea.B.Theyfailtoputitintopractice.
C.Theydoubtthepossibilityofit.D.Theyarefindingexcusesfortheirchildren.
9.Whydoestheauthormentionthesmallstudy?
A.Tostatethereasonsforearlysuccess.
B.Togiveexamplesofsomesuccessfulpeople.
C.Toprovedoinghouseworkisbeneficial.
D.Tosuggestkidstakeresponsibilityfortheirbehavior.
10.AccordingtothesurveyofAmericanadults,howmanyofthemusedtodohouseworkaschildren?
A.820B.560.
C.750.D.440
11.Whydoestheauthorwritethelastparagraph?
A.Tocriticizesomeirresponsibleparents.
B.Todiscusstheimpactofagoodfamilyatmosphere.
C.Toadviseparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.
D.Toofferparentssomeadviceonassigningchildrenhousework.
Robotshavealwayshadcertainadvantagesoverhumans.They’retypicallymadeofmoredurablematerialsthanthesofttissuecoveringhumanbodiesandsincetheycanberepairedintheeventofdamage,theycanbasically“live”forever.Butrobotsareusuallyheavyandawkward,andhumanshavealwayshadahugeadvantageintermsofdexterity.
ThankstothemadscientistsatBostonDynamics,thatappearstobechanging.ThehumanoidAtlasrobot,whichhasalreadyshowedincrediblyimpressivehuman-likeabilities,justkeepsgettingbetterandbetter,andanewvideobythecompanyshowsthatitsfluidity(流畅)ofmovementhasnoweasilysurpassedyourown(andmine).
Atlashasslowlybutsurelybeenlearningalotofnewskillsoverthepastfewyears.It’sgraduatedfromholdingboxesandawkwardlywalkingtosprinting(冲刺)overobstaclesandnavigating(导航)allmannerofdifficultterrain(地形).
Thislatestshowisanevolutionofthoseskills,withtherobotshowcasingitsabilitytofalldown,spinintheair,andevendoarespectablehandstand.It’sessentiallyafull-fledged(经过充分训练的)gymnasticsroutinebeingperformedbyarobot.Whetherthat’sawesomeorscarydependsonyourpointofview.
Wecreatedthemaneuvers(招式)usingnewtechniquesthatstreamlinethedevelopmentprocess.First,anoptimizationalgorithm(优化算法)transformshigh-leveldescriptionsofeachmaneuverintodynamically-feasible(动态可行的)referencemotions.ThenAtlastracksthemotionsusingamodelpredictivecontrollerthatsmoothlyblendsfromonemaneuvertothenext.Usingthisapproach,wedevelopedtheroutinesignificantlyfasterthanpreviousAtlasroutines,withaperformancesuccessrateofabout80%.
Still,beingabletopullthisofffouroutoffivetimesisnothingtolaughat,andifAtlasisindeedlearningthingsfasterthaneverbefore,we’lllikelybeseeingevenmoreimpressiveroutinesinthenearfuture.
12.Theword“dexterity”inParagraph1meanstobe_________.
A.violentB.flexible
C.lightD.stupid
13.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstherobot’snewability?
A.awesomeB.scary
C.promisingD.doubtful
14.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph5?
A.ToshowhowAtlasmadefull-fledgedgymnasticsroutine.
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