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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