江西拾德镇市学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题素质班无答案.docx

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江西拾德镇市学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题素质班无答案

江西省景德镇市第一中学2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题

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考试时间120分钟。

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第I卷

第1部分听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Likeanycollegestudent,ConnorCoxwasexcitedwhenhereceivedapackagefromhome.Heassumeditwasfilledwithfoodandothergoodies.Hetoreopentheboxand,indeed,foundasurpriseinside:

garbage.Itturnedoutthathe’dlefthomewithouttakingoutthetrashashe’dpromisedhismother,soshemailedittohim.—Source:

AFloridamandrovehis24-year-olddaughtertoajobinterview.Whenshecamebacktothecarwithalargeamountofcash,hefiguredshe’dgottenthejobandthiswasheradvance（预付钱）.Notquite.Unbeknowntotheman,hehadbecomehisdaughter’sgetawaydriverinherfifth—andfinal—bankrobbery.—Source:

SunSentinel

AnAmericanFrenchwithhischildmadeatriptohavethecarwashed.AfterhegothomeinMassachusetts,thesix-year-oldcalled911toreportacrime.Theperpetrator（犯罪者）washisfather.Thecriminalact?

Dadranaredlight.Eventhoughhewasbroughttolightbyhisownkid,thefathertalkedhiswayoutofaticket.—Source:

CBSBoston

Agrandfatherlabeledhisthree-month-oldgr

andsonaterrorist.Aquestiononthevisawaiver（放弃）togetintoAmericaasksBritonsifthey’veeverengagedin“robbery,murder,terrorism.”Infillingouttheformforhisgrandson,PaulKenyoncarelesslycheckedyes.AfterexplainingthemesstotheAmericanembassy,someKenyonfamilymembersmissedtheirflighttoOrlandobecausetheyhadtowaitforthebaby’svisatoarriveinthemail.—Source:

Guardian

21.WhatdidConnorCoxfindwhenheopenedthepackage?

A.Wastethings.B.Foodandsweets.

C.Awoodenbox.D.Winterclothes.

22.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraphThreeprobablymean?

A.Thefathergotaticket.B.Thefatherlosthisway.

C.Thefatherdidn’tgetfined.D.Thefathertalkedalotwithhisson.

23.WhydidKenyonfamilymembersmisstheirflight?

A.Becausetheyhadtowaitforthebaby’s

visa.

B.Becausetheyfailedtotakevisaswiththem.

C.Becausetheflightwascontrolledbyterrorists.

D.Becausetheywantedtochangeotherflights.

24.Whatdothefourstorieshaveincommon?

A.TheyallhappenedinAmerica.

B.Theyallcamefromtheinternet.

C.Theywereallsurprisingandinteresting.

D.Theyallhappenedbetweenparentsandchildren.

B

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforgoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou”.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tmissanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosayifonlyaboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeven

thoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.

25.Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?

A.Becausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsad.

B.Becausetheyexpressregretanddisappointmentinlife.

C.Becausetheyremindthewriterofsomesadexperiences.

D.BecausetheymeansadintheEnglishlanguage.

26.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3?

A.Givenup.B.Comeacross.

C.Gotthrough.D.Heldback.

27.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto.

A.seeadoctorB.finishherwork

C.joinacelebrationD.accompanyherfather

28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AdvicefromMyFather

B.AvoidanceofSaying“IfOnly”

C.The“ExtraMinute”Rule

D.TheImportanceofEmotionalWell-being

C

You’llprobablynevergotoMarsorsingonthestagewiththeRollingStones.Butifvirtualreality（VR）everlivesuptoitspromise,youmightbeabletodoallthesethings—andmanymore—withoutevenleavingyourhome.Unlikerealreality,virtualrealitymeanssimulatingbitsofourworld.Apartfromgamesandentertainment,it’slongbeenusedfortrainingairlinepilotsandsurgeonsandforhelpingscientiststofigureoutcomplexproblemssuchasthestructureofproteinmolecules（分子）.Thenhowdoesitwork?

Closeyoureyesandthinkofvirtualrealityandyouprobablypicturesomethinglikethis:

amanwearingawrap-aroundheadsetanddatagloveswiredintoapowerfulworkstationorsupercomputer.WhatdistinguishesVRfromanordinarycomputerexperienceisthenatureoftheinputandoutput.Whereanordinarycomputerusesthingslikeakeyboard,mouse,orspeechrecognitionforinput,VRusessensorsthatdetecthowyourbodyismoving.AndwhereaPCdisplaysoutputon

ascreen,VRusestwoscreens（oneforeacheye）,surround-soundspeakers,andmaybesomeformsoftouchandbodyfeedbackaswell.

VRhasbeenroutinelyusedbyscientists,doctors,dentists,engineers,architects,archaeologists,andthemilitaryforaboutthelast30years.Difficultanddangerousjobsarehardtotrainfor.Howcanyousafelypracticetakingatriptospace,makingaparachutejump,orcarryingoutbrainsurgery?

Althese

thingsareobviouscandidatesforvirtualrealityapplications.

Likeanytechnology,virtualrealityhasbothgoodandbadpoints.Criticsalwaysraisetheriskthatpeoplemaybeaddictedtoalternativerealitiestothepointofignoringtheirreal-worldlives—butthatcriticismhasbeenleveledateverythingfromradioandTVtocomputergamesandtheInternet.Likemanytechnologies,VRtakeslittleornothingawayfromtherealworld:

youdon’thavetouseitifyoudon’twantto.

29.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.

A

.theprinciplesofvirtualreality

B.theapplicationsofvirtualreality

C.thehistoryofvirtualreality

D.theinfluencesofvirtualreality

30.Accordingtothepassage,virtualrealitymeans.

A.imaginingbeautifulthingsinourmind

B.creatingsomethingthatdoesn’texist

C.experiencingthingsthatdon’treallyexist

D.cloningsomethingthathasdiedout

31.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsVR?

A.Appreciative.B.Cautious.

C.Skeptical.D.Indifferent.

D

AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.

Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.

Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournal

RoyalSociety:

OpenScience.Showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.

Initially,thesheepweretrainedloapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywerea

bletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines.

“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligent,individualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers,”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,comparablewiththoseofhumansandmonkeys.”

Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.

“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdisease,thatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitiveabilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange,”Mortonsaid.

32.Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?

A.Theyhavelargebrains.

B.Theycanrecognizetheirowners.

C.Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.

D.Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.

33.Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?

A.Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.

B.Bygivingfoodrewards.

C.Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.

D.Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.

34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmon