辽宁省大连市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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辽宁省大连市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

辽宁省大连市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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Ourmuch-lovedmuseumsandartgalleriesareclosingtheirdoorsduetothecurrentoutbreakofCOVID-19.Butdon’tworry.WiththehelpoftheInternet,wecantakevirtualtoursofthemaroundtheworld.Therearesomefascinatingexhibitionsatourfingertips,whichyoucanexplorefromhomefreeofcharge!

Muséed’Orsay,Paris

FancyatriptoParis?

Ouioui!

Thisgrandmuseumholdsthelargestcollectionofimpressionistandpost-impressionistworksintheworld,andyoucanclickyourwaythroughtheverybestamongthemthankstointeractivegalleriesfeaturingVanGogh,Cézanne,Degasandmore.

Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam

OverintheNetherlands,theRijksmuseumisatreasurehouseofclassicalDutchart,Asianartworkand17th-centurysilverandporcelain.TheStreetView-styletourisfine,butbettertosticktothebrilliantonlineexhibitions,liketheinteractiveguidetothemasterofthrowingshade,Rembrandt.Youcanevengetupcloseandpersonalwith‘TheNightWatch’.

PicassoMuseum,Barcelona

AswellasavastonlinedisplayofPicasso’sbestbits,thismuseumoffersa360-degreetourofsomeofthebest-preservedMedievalarchitectureinBarcelona.Whenyou’redonegettingaroundthebuilding,youcancheckouttheirTwitterhashtag（推特标签）#MuseuPicassoVirtualtokeepupwithdailynewsofart.

HongKongHeritageMuseum

TheHeritageMuseumhaseverythingfromChinesefineartdatingbacktotheQingdynastytocutting-edgeHongKongcontemporaryart.Theonlinecollection,hostedonGoogleArts&Culture,isparticularlystrongondesign,photography,porcelainandsculpturefromthepastcentury.

1．IntheRijksmuseum,youwillhaveabetterunderstandingof_________.

A．VanGoghB．Rembrandt

C．PicassoD．impressionists

2．Whichmuseumcankeepyouupdatedwithnewsofartthroughsocialmediaeveryday?

A．Muséed’Orsay.B．Rijksmuseum.

C．PicassoMuseum.D．HongKongHeritageMuseum.

3．WhatisspecialaboutHongKongHeritageMuseum?

A．Itstressescontemporaryart.B．Ithasporcelainexhibits.

C．Itoffersvisualtoursonline.D．ItfeaturesChineseart.

ReaderswholongimaginedthemselvesinHarryPotter’sworldhaveachancetoabsorbthemselvesinanotherfictionaluniversecreatedbyJ.K.Rowling.Theauthorsaidthatshewouldrelease（发布）TheIckabog,anewstoryforyoungreaders,forfreeonline.

ThefirstchapterofthefairytaleaboutamonsterknownastheIckabogwaspublishedonMay26,andfurtherchapterswillbereleasedeveryweekuntilJuly10.Itistargetedtoreadersaged7to9andwillbepublishedasabookinNovember.Thestoryconcernsrumors（谣言）ofafiercechild-eatingmonsterwithextraordinarypowerswhichlivesinthenortherntipofanimaginarylandknownasCornucopia.

Rowlingsaidshehadstartedworkingonthebookmorethanadecadeago,whileshewasstillwritingHarryPotter,andoriginallyintendedtopublishitafterHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows,thelastofherseven-bookPotterseries.ButsheendedupkeepingTheIckabog,whichisn’trelatedtoHarryPotteroranyofRowling’sotherwork,inherfamily,readingittoheryoungchildrenandthenputtingitawayuntilrecently.“I’vedecidedtopublishTheIckabogforfreeonline,sochildrenonlockdown,oreventhosebackatschoolduringthesestrange,unsettlingtimes,canreaditorhaveitreadtothem,”Rowlingsaid.Rowlingsaidshewoulddonateherroyalties（版税）forthebooktocausesrelatedtothecoronavirus（冠状病毒）diseases.

Readerswillhaveachancetoparticipateintheprocess.Rowling’spublishersaroundtheworldwillholdanillustration（插图）competition,encouragingchildrentosubmit（提交）drawingstoaccompanythestory.Thebestsubmissionswillendupinthebook’sfinaleditionwhenitispublishedinthefall.

Rowling’schildren,nowteenagers,are“touchinglyecstatic”aboutthepublicationoftheirchildhoodbedtimestory,Rowlingwroteonhersite.Shestartedreadingchapterstothemagainrecently,whichshesaidwas“oneofthemostextraordinaryexperiencesofmywritinglife.”

4．Itwilltakeatleast______forreaderstofinishreadingTheIckabogonline.

A．aweekB．onemonthandahalfC．threemonthsD．sixmonths

5．WhatdoyouknowabouttheTheIckabog?

A．Itisthenameofanimaginaryisland.B．Itseesteenagersastargetedreaders.

C．ItisacontinuationofthePotterseries.D．Itwascompletedalongtimeago.

6．WhydoesJ.K.Rowlingreleasethebookfreeonline?

A．Tocollectmoneyforcoronavirusresearch.

B．Toinvolvereadersintheillustrationcompetition.

C．ToentertainchildrenovertheCOVID-19period.

D．ToappealtoHarryPotterlovers.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ecstatic”probablymean?

A．Disappointed.B．Worried.C．Nervous.D．Excited.

ThefastspreadofthevirushasledmostChinesecitizenstowearfacemasksinpublictohelpreduceinfections.TheBeijing-basedHanwangTechnologyLtd.saysithascreatedanewfacialrecognitionsystemthatisthefirsttoeffectivelyidentifypeopleeveniftheyarewearingmasks.

Chinaisrecognizedasaworldleaderinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligenceandfacialrecognitionsystem.Thenewsystemisbasedontheexistingtechnologiesdevelopedoverthepast10years.

“Whenwearingamask,therecognitionratecanreachabout95percent,whichcanensurethatmostpeoplecanbeidentified,”Hanwang’svicepresident,HuangLei,said.Headdedthatthesystem’ssuccessrateforpeoplenotwearingamaskisabout99.5percent.However,thenewsystemstrugglestoidentifypeoplewearingbothamaskandsunglasses.“Inthissituation,allofthekeyfacialinformationislost.Insuchcasesrecognitionistough,”Huangsaid.

Hanwangisnowsellingtwomainkindsofproductsthatusethetechnology.Oneperforms“singlechannel”recognitionandtheotherisa“multi-channel”recognition,whichcanidentifyindividualsinacrowdofupto30people“withinasecond”.

HuangsaidofficialscanuseHanwang’stechnologytocompareimageswithministry（部门）recordsonindividualsinordertoidentifyandtrackpeopleastheymoveabout.Thesystemcanidentifycrimesuspects（嫌疑人）,terroristsormakereportsorwarnings,headded.

Whilesomecitizenshaveexpressedoppositiontosuchtools,morepeopleseemtohaveacceptedthemethodsasawaytodealwiththecurrenthealthemergency.

Sofar,HuangsaysmostinterestinthenewsystemhascomefromwithinChina.Butheseestheinterestlikelyexpandingiftheviruscontinuestospreadandtheuseoffacemasksincreases.

8．Whatdoweknowaboutthenewfacialrecognitionsystem?

A．Ithasnorelationtotheexistingtech.B．Itisbeingusedbothathomeandabroad.

C．Itcanrecordpeople’stemperature.D．Itcanbeusedformanypurposes.

9．Accordingtothepassage,thenewsystemwillprobablybemosthelpfulfor_______.

A．internationalcompaniesB．collegesanduniversities

C．theMinistryofPublicSafetyD．theMinistryofManpower

10．What’smostpeople’sattitudetowardstheuseofthenewsystem?

A．Supportive.B．Disapproving.C．Uncaring.D．Doubtful.

11．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．ToshowChina’stechnologicaladvances.B．Tointroduceanewlydevelopedsystem.

C．TodemonstratetheinnovationofChina.D．Toadvertiseanewtech-basedproduct.

Istherea“successpersonality”—somewinningcombinationofqualitiesthatleadsalmostessentiallytoachievement?

Ifso,exactlywhatisthatsecretsuccessformula（公式）,andcananyonedevelopit?

AttheGallopOrganizationwerecentlyfocusedindepthonsuccess,diggingintotheattitudesof1500brilliantpeopleselectedatrandom（随机）fromWho’sWhoinAmerica.Ourresearchfindsoutanumberofqualitiesthatoccurregularlyamongtopachievers.Hereisoneofthemostimportant,thatis,commonsense.

Commonsenseisthemostpopularqualitysharedbythetopachievers.Seventy-ninepercentawardthemselvesatopscoreinthisquality.And61percentsaythatcommonsensewasveryimportantincontributingtotheirsuccess.

Tomost,commonsensemeanstheabilitytopresentsound,practicaljudgmentsoneverydayaffairs.Todothis,onehastosweepasideextraideasandgetrighttotheheartofwhatmatters.ATexasoilandgasbusinessmanputsitthisway:

“Thekeyabilityforsuccessissimplifying.Inconductionofmeetinganddealingwithindustry,reducingacomplexproblemtothesimplesttermishighlyimportant.”

Iscommonsenseaqualityapersonisbornwith,orcanyoudosomethingtoincreaseit?

Theoilman’sansweristhatcommonsensecandefinitelybedeveloped.Heattributes（归咎）histolearninghowtodebateinschool.Anotherwaytoincreaseyourstoreofcommonsenseistoobserveitinothers,learningfromtheirandyourownmistakes.

Besidescommonsense,therearemanyotherfactorsthatinfluencesuccess:

knowingyourfield,self-reliance,intelligence,theabilitytogetthingsdone,leadership,creativity,relationshipswithothers,andofcourse,luck.Butcommonsensestandsout.Ifyoudevelopthesequalities,you’llsucceed.AndyoumightevenfindyourselflistedinWho’sWhosomeday.

12．Roughlyhowmanypeopleinthesurveylistedcommonsenseasthemostimportantquality?

A．80.B．60.C．1200.D．900.

13．Inparagraph4,theexampleoftheoilandgasbusinessmanisusedtoprove_______.

A．commonsensecanbejudgedB．commonsensemeanssimplifying

C．commonsensecanbedevelopedD．commonsenseisquitecomplex

14．Whatdoweknowaboutcommonsense?

A．It’srootedincommonpeople.B．Itisasideeffectofmistakes.

C．Itistaughtbyourparents.D．Itcanbetrainedbyourselves.

15．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．CommonSenseB．TheSuccessPersonalit