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辽宁省锦州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

辽宁省锦州市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

KingsCamps

AboutOurCamps

KingsCampsispartoftheKingsActiveFoundationandisdevotedtohelpingyoungpeoplereachtheirpotential（潜能）.Weprovidesportscampsandsummercampsatover40placesacrosstheUKforchildrenaged4—17.Webringtogethertheverybestaspectsofsportsandholidayclubstoprovidefriendship,funandexcitingadventuresforyoungpeoplefromtheUKandaroundtheworld.

WhyChooseKingsCamps

*Creative,inspiringcamps:

Wehaveastrongbeliefthatsporthasanimportantroletoplayinahappychildhoodandwe’llprovidesomeplaces,newandcreativewaystoinspire.Theyarenotforprofit（利润）.

*Learnimportantlifeskills:

KingsCampsequipchildrenwithimportantlifeskillsandunderstandingthatbeingactiveisnecessarytohealthandwell-being.

*Internationalstudentsarewelcome:

WewelcomechildrenfromoutsideoftheUKwhowillmakefriendsherebycommunicatingwithkidsfromdifferentbackgrounds,butwedorequestthattheyatleastunderstandEnglishtomakesureoftheirsafetyandthatofothers,andofcoursetheirenjoyment.

Comments

Ryanhasenjoyedeveryaspect.Whenwe’veaskedabouthisday,he’saiditwas“amazingandfantastic”.Allthestaffareextremelyfriendly,enthusiasticandhaveatruebeliefinwhattheyaredoing.

—TnacyLee

Fantasticfriendlystaff!

It’anaction-packedweekofmultiplesports.Mysweetheartmadenewfriends,overcameswimmingfearscameawaymoreconfidenttoolIcannotrecommenditenough!

—KayCourt

1．WhatdoesKingsCampsaimtodo?

A．Combinesportsandholidayclubs.B．Getkidstoplayoutdoors.

C．Provideadventurousandchallengingcamps.D．Encouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential.

2．What’snecessaryforinternationalstudents?

A．Awarenessofsafety.B．Loveforoutdoorsports.

C．BasicEnglishability.D．Goodcommunicatingskills.

3．Whoprobablymadethecomments?

A．Parents.B．Teachers.

C．Campers.D．Staff.

DestineWhitakerwasinfourthgradewhenshelearnedthatmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldlackcleanwater.

“Itwasaproblemthatconfusedmeforalongtime,”saidWhitaker,fromtheUnitedStatescityofPhiladelphia.“Waterisanecessity.”

WhenshegottoCarverHighSchoolofEngineeringandScience,Whitakercarefullyresearchedtheproblemandfeltthatshemustdosomethingaboutit.

Earlyinhersenioryear,Whitakerapproachedfellowmembersoftheschool’sNationalHonorSocietywithaproposal:

Theyshouldraisemoneytobuywaterpurificationsystemsforpeopleinneed.Whitaker,theNationalHonorSocietypresident,knewthesystemswouldhavetobeeasytocarryandabletooperatewithoutelectricity.Soshecheckedwithamicrobiologisttomakesurethesystemshehadhereyeonwouldfitthebill.

Onceherclassmatesagreedtobacktheproposal,Whitakertookituponherselftoraisemoney.Sheorganizedagamewherestudentsboughtticketstoguesshowmanypiecesofcandyajarcontained.

Intheend,theyraised$800—alargeamountforaschoolwhere70percentofthestudents’familiesarenotwell-off.

Whitakersoonfoundthatraisingmoneywastheeasierpartoftheproject.However,findinganorganizationthatcoulddeliverthewaterpurificationsystemswasthetoughestone.Sheapproachedsomeorganizationsabouttheirpossibleconnectionsbutnoonecouldhelp.

ThenWhitakerconnectedwithJosephSackor,whorunstheLiberiaMedicalMission—anorganizationthatprovidesmedicalcaretoLiberianswholackhealthservices.Sackoracceptedtheschool’smoneyandagreedtodeliverthesystemstopeoplewhoneededthem.

Whitakerdreamsofsomedaystartingherownnonprofitorganizationtobringcleanwatertomorepeopleinneed.

“SomestudentsinLiberiacan’tevengotoschoolbecausetheirparentscannotaffordtobuythembottledwater,”Sackorsaid.“Thismoneyishuge.”

4．WhatproblemdidWhitakerwanttosolve?

A．Povertyofhumanbeings.B．Lackofcleandrinkingwater.

C．Shortageofmedicalcare.D．Unawarenessofhealthylifestyles.

5．Theunderlinedphrase“fitthebill”inParagraphprobablymeans“________”.

A．meettheirneedsB．becheapenough

C．bedifficulttooperateD．needimprovement

6．WhatdidWhitakerthinkthemostdifficultpartofherprojectwas?

A．Makingasuggestionfortheproject.

B．Raisingmoneytobuytheequipment.

C．Callingonherclassmatestogivesupporttoit.

D．Findinganorganizationtodelivertheequipment.

7．WhatdoesWhitakerwanttodointhefuture?

A．GotoliveandworkinLiberia.

B．Studymedicinetohelpthoseinneed.

C．Setupacharitytohelpmorepeople.

D．ProvidebottledwatertoLiberianstudent.

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthantools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriately（适当地）totheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions,itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.

8．Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A．Theycancontroltheiremotions.B．Theyaremorelikehumans.

C．Theydothenormalhousework.D．Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.

9．WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.

B．Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.

C．Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.

D．Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.

10．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B．Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.

C．Informationonhouseholdrobots.D．Anintroductiontosocialrobots.

二、七选五

GiacomoPucciniwasbornin1858andwasasonofamusicaldirector.11．Heisrememberedasamasterofopera.

12．ManyearlyforerunnersofImpressionisticMusicincludingRimsky-Korsakov,Strauss,SchoenbergandStravinsky,inspiredhimgreatly.

Turandot,anoperabasedonanItaliandramabythesamename,isbyfarconsideredtobeoneofPuccini’smostpopularandmostperformedworks.

It’sapitythatPuccinihadnochancetowatchhisowngreatoperahimself.13．

InthisoperayoucanhearatraditionalChinesefolksong,whichistitledMolihuaorJasmineFlower.14．AmongthemtheversionsunginJiangsu,aprovinceinsouthChina,isthemostpopularone.Byadmiringthejasmineflower,thesongcelebratesthesweetnessandbeautyofromanticlove.15．In1804thesongwaspublishedinabookbyBritishdiplomat,makingitthefirstChinesefolksongthatgainedpopularityoutsideChina.

A．Turandotisperformedregularlyallovertheworld

B．Attheendofthe18thcentury.itwasfirsttranslatedintoEnglish

C．It’sbelievedthatPuccini’soperasarestronginemotionandconflict.

D．Theoperawasfirstperformedin1926,twoyearsafterPuccini’sdeath.

E.Duringhismusiccareer,Pucciniwasalsoinfluencedbyothermusicians.

F.ThoughPuccinireceivedtraininginvariousareasofmusic,histruelovewasinopera

G.TherearemanydifferentversionsofMolihuaorJasmineFlowerindifferentpartsofChina.

三、完形填空

Mythree-year-oldson,Nathan,wasdiggingthesandtobuildacastle.AlthoughIwarnedhimit'dbe16,heinsistedonbuildingitinthe17ofeverysinglewavethatwould18ontheshore.

Isighed,figuringtheonlywaytomakehim19wastodoashelikedandlethimseewhatwouldhappen.Ionlyhopedhewouldn'tbetoo20whenthatfirstwavedestroyedhis21.

Butwhenthewatercameandwashedawayhiscastle,hejumpedupanddownandclappedhishands.“That's22!

Let'sdoitagain!

”Ididn'tknowhowhecould23seeinghisfruitoflaborruined.

“Isitreallyfunwhenthewaveswashawaythe24?

”

“Yes,”hesaid.

Lookingathim,Ithoughtaboutmy25athome.NothingIdidthereeverseemedto26.Iprepareddinners,whichtenminutesafterIplacedthemonthetablewere27consumed.Imoppedfloorsonlytoseesomeone28themontheirfirsttripinfromthebackyard.Mylifewasjustonenever-endingto-do29.

JustlikethesandcastlesNathanbuilt,allmy30werewashedawaybyagiantwavecalledFamilyLife.NothingIdidlastedbeyondthemoment.

Becauseofthis,Ioftenstruggledfeeling31.IwonderedifthethingsIdid32.AndifnothingIdidmattered,thatmeantthatIdidn'tmatter.

But