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内蒙古通辽市科左后旗甘旗卡第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
甘旗卡第二高级中学2020——2021学年度上学期期中考试
高二英语试题
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分,考试时间120分钟。
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第一卷
第一部分听力(略)30分
第二部分阅读40分,每小题2分
第一节:
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Theactofsocialdistancing(社交距离)hasbecomeaneffectiveprotectivemeasureagainstthenovelcoronavirus(冠状病毒)andapartofeverydaylifeacrosstheworld.Manycountrieshavelauncheddifferentsocialdistancingmeasures.Somearestrictwhileothersarecreative.Let’stakealookatthreespecialquarantine(隔离)measuresaroundtheworld.
Panama
Withmorethan3,000confirmedcasesbyApril12,theCentralAmericancountryPanamahasannouncedstrictquarantinemeasures.Oneofthemistoseparatepeoplebygender(性别)togoout.
StartinginApril,malesinthecountryarerequiredtoleavehomeonTuesday,ThursdayandSaturdaywhilefemalescangooutonMonday,WednesdayandFridayeveryweek.NooneisallowedtogooutonSundays.
TofurtherpreventthespreadofCOVID-19,citizensareabletoleavetheirhomesforonlytwohoursatatime.
“Thisabsolutequarantineisfornothingmorethantosaveyourlife,”thecountry’ssecurityministerJuanPinosaidatanewsconference.
ButaccordingtotheGuardian,thequarantinemeasuresdonotapplytocivilservantsorotheressentialstaffwhoarebattlingagainstthenovelcoronavirusonthefrontline.
Colombia
IDnumbersareuniqueidentificationtoolsforindividuals,buttheymayalsobeusedtodecidewhenpeoplecangooutinColombiaduringthenovelcoronaviruspandemic.AccordingtotheBBC,peopleinsomeColombiantownsareallowedtobeoutsidebasedonthelastdigitoftheirnationalIDnumber.
Forexample,innorthwest-centralColombia,peoplewithanIDnumberendinginzero,fourorsevenareallowedtoleavethehouseonMonday,whilethosewithanIDnumberendinginone,fiveoreightcangooutsideonTuesday.SimilarquarantinemeasureshavebeenproposedinthenearbycountryofBolivia.
France
Thoughoutdoorexerciseisagoodwaytokeephealthy,itcansometimescausetoomanypeopletogatherinoneplace.InordertopreventthespreadofCOVID-19,Parishasbannedalloutdoorexercisebetween10amand7pm.
Outsideofthistimespan,peopleareallowedtoexerciseindividuallyaslongasit’sforlessthananhourandwithinonekilometeroftheirhome.Ifpeoplebreaktherule,theywillfacefinesofbetween€135(about1,040yuan)and€375.
21.WhatcanwelearnaboutPanama’ssocialdistancingmeasures?
A.Noonecangooutfordinner,startinginApril.
B.Allcitizensshouldfollowtherulesofgoingoutbygender.
C.Ordinarycitizenscanstayoutsideforatmosttwohoursatatime.
D.CivilservantsareallowedtogoouteverydayexceptonSundays.
22.WhichgroupisallowedtogooutonMondaysinnorthwest-centralColombia,duringthenovelcoronaviruspandemic?
A.Females.
B.Males.
C.ThosewithanIDnumberendinginone,fiveoreight.
D.ThosewithanIDnumberendinginzero,fourorseven.
23.WhichofthefollowingfollowstherulesinFrance?
A.Cyclingaroundone’shomeat5pm.
B.Playingbasketballwithfriendsat8pm.
C.Playingbadmintoninfrontofone’shouseatnoon.
D.Joggingalonenearone’shomefrom8amto8:
30am.
B
Whenyousaytheworddonkey,whatthingscometoyourmind?
Afewpeoplemightsaythey’recute,butthemajoritythinkthey’restubborn,dumbandall-roundlesscapablethantheirhorserelatives.
However,thiswasn’tthecaseforarecentlyunearthedancientChinesenoblewomanwhowasunexpectedlyfoundburiedwithherdonkeys.PublishedinthejournalAntiquityinMarch,Chinesearchaeologists(考古学家)firstdiscoveredthetombinXi’an,Shaanxi,in2012.TheteamexaminedtheremainsandidentifiedthebodyasCuiShi,aTangDynastyhigh-bornladywhodiedin878AD.
SpeakingtoScienceMagazinein2012,thestudy’sco-author,FionaMarshall,saidthefindingcausedconfusionas“donkeys...arenotassociatedwithhigh-statuspeople”.
However,followingyearsoffurtherresearch,theteamdiscoveredartworksandartifactsthatshowedasportknownas“Lvju”.Thiswassimilartomodern-daypolo(马球)andwaspopularamongnoble(高贵的)womenatthetime.Theypreferredtousedonkeysinsteadoffull-sizedhorsesforsafetyreasons,duetotheirsmallersizeandslowerspeed.
SpeakingtoCNN,Marshalllatersaid,“HistoricaldocumentsalsoshowedthatladiesofthelateTangcourtlovedtoplaydonkeypolo.”
AtthattimeinChinesehistory,animalswereoftenplacedintombssothattheycouldbeusedforaspecificpurposeintheafterlife.ThestudydeterminedthatCuiShilikelyrequestedthatherbeloveddonkeysbeburiedwithher,sothatshecouldcontinueherfavoritesportafterdeath.Intotal,threedonkeyswerefoundinsidehertombwithridinggear(装备),includingstirrups(马镫).“Thiscontextprovidesevidencethatthedonkeysinhertombwereforpolo,nottransport,”leadauthorHuSongmeioftheShaanxiAcademyofArchaeologytoldScienceMagazine.
Beforethestudy,itwasbelievedthatdonkeyswereonlyusedtocarryloads,butnowitmaybetimetoseethemasasignofachievinghighsocialstatus(地位),well,inancienttimes.
24.Whatdomostpeoplethinkofdonkeys,accordingtothetext?
A.Theyareasadorable(可爱的)ashorses.
B.Theyarestubbornandnotsocapable.
C.Theywerenecessaryinancientsports.
D.Theywereasignofhighsocialstatus.
25.WhydidFionaMarshallfeelconfusedwhenshediscoveredthedonkeys?
A.Shedidn’tconnectdonkeyswithnobles.
B.Shehadn’tseendonkeysinancienttombsbefore.
C.Shedidn’texpecttofinddonkeysinawoman’stomb.
D.Shedidn’tunderstandwhyanimalswereinhumantombs.
26.Whatdoweknowaboutthesport“Lvju”fromthetext?
A.HorseswerepreferredinLvju.
B.Lvjuwassimilartomodern-daysoccer.
C.Lvjuwaspopularamongcommonpeople.
D.Donkeyswerepreferredinthesportforsafety.
27.ThedonkeyswerefoundinthetombofCuiShiprobablybecause________.
A.sheintendedtousethemfortransportafterdeath
B.herfamilydidn’twanthertobelonelyafterdeath
C.shewantedtocontinuetoplayLvjuafterdeath
D.noblewomenneededdonkeystomaintaintheirdignity
C
Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.
Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.
TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.
Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.
FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.
Themoreinteractionthattherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.
28.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?
A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.
B.Theyaremorelikehumans.
C.Theydothenormalhousework.
D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.
29.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.
B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.
C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.
D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.
30.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill_______.
A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmates
C.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers
31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?
A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.
B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.
C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.
D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.
D
Applelostitsstatusastheworld’sonlytrillion-dollarpubliccompanyassharesslumped(下跌)followingdisappointingresults.
TheiPhonemakersaidthatitwouldnolongertellhowmanyiPhones,iPadsandMacsitsellseachquarter,claimingthefigurewasnolongerrelevanttoinvestors.Theannouncement,combinedwithaforecastforthevitalChristmasquarter,sentsharesfallingbymorethan7percentinafter-hourstrading,knockingover$70billionoffitsvalue.Ifmaintained,thedropmeansApple’svaluehasfallenbelowthetrillion-dollarmarkforthefirsttimesinceitreachedthemilestoneinAugust.
Apple’sfallcomedespiteitpostingrecordprofitsandsalesafteritconvincedconsumerstobuymoreexpensiveversionsoftheiPhoneinthethreemonthstotheendofSeptember.Duringthisperiod,itsold46.9millioniPhones,flatonthesameperiodl
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