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福建省福清市高中联合体学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
福建省福清市高中联合体2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
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Witheverythingthathappenedin2020,manyofusarenowlookingforwardtoanygoodnewsthat2021hasinstoreforus.Recently,thewebsiteEonlinelistedthetop21popcultureeventstolookforwardtoin2021.Let'stakealookattwoofthem.
MarvelStudios
MCUmadness
GetreadyforayearfullofnewreleasesintheMarvelCinematicUniverse!
TheactionalreadybeganonJan15withthereleaseofWandaVisiononDisney+.Also,afterayearofpatientlywaiting,fanswillfinallygettoseeBlackWidowintheatersonMay7.Then,onJuly9,theaction-packedkungfufilmShang-ChiandtheLegendoftheTenRingswillbeshown.Lastbutnotleast,theSpider-Man:
FarFromHomesequelstarringTomHollandwillfinishofftheyearofMCUmadnesswithitsreleaseonDec17.
TheTokyoOrganisingCommittee
2020SummerOlympics
Thisyear,wecanfinallycelebratethe2020SummerOlympics,whichwasputoffduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.TheeventwillbeheldinTokyoandisnowscheduledfromJuly23toAug8.
Therearealotofhigh-energysportstolookoutforthatwillmaketheirfirstappearanceinthisOlympicGames.Thesenewsportsincludeskateboarding,surling,sportsclimbingandkarate.Viewerswillalsoseethereturnofbaseballandsoftball,whichwerelastseeninthe2008Games.
Withabout11,000athletesfrommorethan200countries,thelong-awaitedTokyoSummerOlympicsissuretoimpressandkeepyouattheedgeofyourseatwithexcitement.
1.Whatdoesthearticletellusaboutthe2020SummerOlympics?
A.ItwillnowbeheldinParis.B.Itisplannedtotakeplacethissummer.
C.Softballisoneofthenewsports.D.Viewerswillseethereturnofe-sports.
2.WhatisMCUmadnessmainlyabout?
A.Afewofthetopmoviesof2020.B.MarvelStudios'shootingplanfor2021.
C.AbriefintroductionofmoviesonDisney+.D.ThereleaseofnewMCUmovies.
3.IfyouareafanoftheSpider-Manfilms,whendoyouexpecttoseetheirnewaddition?
A.InMarch.B.InMay.
C.InJuly.D.InDecember.
Irecentlygavemyadultclasshomework.Theassignmentwasto"gotosomeoneyouloveandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhaveneversaidthosewordstobeforeorhaven'tsharedthosewordswithforalongtime".
Thatdoesn'tsoundlikeatoughassignment,butmostofthemeninthatgroupwereover35andweretaughtthatexpressingemotionsisnot“manly".
Atthebeginningofournextclass,Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharewhathappenedwhentheytoldsomeonetheylovedthem.Oneofthemenraisedhishand.Heappearedquitemovedandabitshaken.
Hebeganbysaying,"Ididn'tfeelthatIhadanyonetosaythosewordsto.ButasIbegandrivinghome,IknewexactlywhoIneededtosay'Iloveyou'to.Fiveyearsago,myfatherandIhadadisagreementandneverresolvedit.Wehardlyspoketoeachother."
"Thenextmorning,Icalledmydad.Whenheansweredthephone,Isaid,'Dad,canIcomeovertonight?
Ihavesomethingtotellyou.'Iensuredhimitwouldn'ttakelong,sohefinallyagreed."
"At5:
30,Iwasatmyparents'houseringingthedoorbell.Asluckwouldhaveit,Dadansweredthedoor."
"Itookonestepinthedoorandsaid,'Dad,IjustcameovertotellyouthatIloveyou.'"
"Hisfacesoftened,hiswrinkles(皱纹)disappearedandhebegantocry.Hereachedoutandhuggedmeandsaid,'Iloveyoutoo,son,butI'veneverbeenabletosayit."
"DadandIhuggedforamomentlonger.Ihadn'tfeltthatgreatinalongtime."
"Twodaysafterthatvisit,mydadhadaheartattackandendedupunconsciousinthehospital.Idon'tknowifhe'llmakeit."
"Mymessagetoallofyouisthis:
Don'twaittodothethingsthatneedtobedone.Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!
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4.Whymighttheassignmentchallengethestudents?
A.Theyaremiddle-agedandnotmanlyenough.
B.Theyweretaughttohidetheiremotions.
C.Theymighthavenobodytoturnto.
D.Theydidn'tknowhowtoshowtheirfeelings.
5.Howwastherelationshipbetweentheauthor'sstudentandhisfatherbefore?
A.Theywereclosetoeachother.B.Theydidn'ttrusteachother.
C.Theyweredistantfromeachother.D.Theyquarreledalot.
6.Whydidthestudent'sfathercry?
A.Hehadn'tseenhissonforfiveyears.
B.Hewasawareofhispoorphysicalcondition.
C.Heregrettedarguingwithhisson.
D.Hewastouchedbyhisson'swords.
7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?
A.Toteachotherstoapologize.
B.Toencourageustoexpressourlovewithouthesitation.
C.Toshowthecloserelationshipbetweenfathersandsons.
D.Toteachushowtorepairabrokenrelationship.
Weareoftenattractedbyfancygadgetsorinterestingnewhobbies,andquicklybecomeaddictedtothem.Buthowlongcanthatpassioncontinue?
YuShibobecameinterestedinaerialfilmingwhenhefirstsawhowadrone(无人机)wasoperatedduringaschooleventin2016.Althoughlearningaerialfilmingwasharderthanhethought,henevergaveup.
Thisyear,the17-year-old,fromQingdaoMenaulSchool,Shandong,postedavideoonhisWeChatChannel,whichreceivedafewhundredlikes.Thefour-minutevideoshowstheboy'shometown-Qingdaowithadrone:
snowymountaintops,skyscrapersinthecloudsandthesunsetovertheocean.Yutriedtoshowthebeautyandromanceofhishometown.
Thefinalvideotookhimmorethantwoyearsuntilhefeltsatisfiedwithit."Manyplacesinthevideowereshotmanytimesbecauseanunforgettablesceneneedstimingandenoughluck,"Yusaid.Mostofthetime,theweatherdidn'tcontributetogettingaperfectview.Aerialfilminglooksbetterwithfog,sunrisesandsunsets.
Tocatchtheperfecttime,Yugotusedtogettingupveryearlyorstayinguplate.Yurecalledthedaysheclimbedthemountaininsnowandfellseveraltimes.Whenhefilmedduringwinter,hedidn'tweargloves-whichnearlyfrozehisfingers-inordertopreciselycontrolthedrone."ButallthehardshipsarepaidbackwhenIgetastonishingpictures.Nopain,nogain."
Someviewerscommentedthathisshootingisprofessionalandskillful.Butinfact,Yulearnedhowtooperatethedroneandshootallbyhimself."Therearealotofmaterialsaccessibleforabeginner,butthekeypointistoactandkeeppracticing,thenyouwillhavemoresenseabouttheshooting,"saidYu.
8.WhatinspiredYutodevelopaninterestinaerialfilming?
A.Hisdesiretodevelopanewhobby.
B.People's'positiveresponsetohisvideo.
C.Thesightofadroneduringaschoolevent.
D.HiswishtosharewithpeoplethebeautyofQingdao.
9.WhydidYuhavetogetupveryearlyorstayuplate?
A.Toeditvideoclips.B.Toavoidthecrowds.
C.Togeteye-catchingpictures.D.Topracticeaerialfilming.
10.WhatwouldYuthinkisimportanttotellbeginnerswhowanttotakegoodpictures?
A.Bereadytoaskquestions.B.Trytopracticeasmuchaspossible.
C.Improveyourteamworkskills.D.Makegooduseofallmaterialsavailable.
11.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesYu?
A.Determined.B.Helpful.
C.Humorous.D.Responsible.
Whenscientistsgotoaforesttostudymonkeysandtheirhabitsandbehaviors,howdotheyknowwho'swho?
Inthepast,scientistshadtomakemarksoneachoftheanimalstotellthemapart.Butinthefuture,theymayhaveamucheasierwaytotellthemapartthankstofacialrecognitiontechnology.
AresearchteamfromChina'sNorthwestUniversityisusingfacialrecognitiontechnologytoidentifythousandsofsnub-nosedmonkeysthatliveonQinlingMountaininShanxiprovince.
Similartohumanfacialrecognition,thetechnologythatisusedtoidentifymonkeysusestheirfacialfeaturestocreateadatabasethatincludeseverymonkey,Xinhuareported.
"Whenthesystemisfullydeveloped,wecanconnectitwithcamerassetupinthemountains.Thesystemwillautomaticallyrecognizethemonkeys,namethemandanalyzetheirbehavior,"saidZhangHe,amemberoftheresearchteam.
"Foreachsnub-nosedmonkey,wehave700to800imagesamples,andtherecognitionsuccessrateis94percent,Zhangadded.
"Weusedmobilephonesandportablecameraswiththemonkeysintestsatdistancesrangingfromabout3to10meters,"saidHeGang,alsoamemberoftheresearchteam."Withitshelp,wedon'tneedtodisturbthemonkeyswhilestudyingthem."
Comparedtohumans,facialrecognitiontechnologyformonkeysismoredifficultbecauseoftheirhairierfaces.Thecoloroftheirhaircausesthemtoblend(融入)intotheirenvironment.Thesefactorsmakeitharderforcomputerstoidentifythem.
Currently,thereareabout4,000snub-nosedmonkeyslivingonQinlingMountain.Theteam'sgoalistosuccessfullyidentifyeverymonkeythatlivesthere.
12.Whatproblemdidscientistsfaceinthepastwhilestudyingmonkeys?
A.Howtomarkthem.B.Howtotellthemapart.
C.Howtounderstandtheirbehavior.D.Howtoobservethemclearly.
13.Whatdoesthearticletellusaboutfacialrecognitiontechnologyformonkeys?
A.ItisnowwidelyusedinChina.
B.Itworksbetterthanhumanfacialrecognition.
C.Itwillusemonkeys'behaviortocreateadatabase.
D.Itcanhelpscientistsstudymonkeyswithoutdisturbingthem.
14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thesefactors"inparagraph8referto?
a.Imagesamples.
b.Hairyfaces.
c.Haircolor.
d.Theenvironment.
A.abB.acC.bcD.bd
15.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Tointroduceanewwaytoidentifymonkeys.
B.Toshowtheimportanceofstudyingmonkeys.
C.Tocomparedifferentwaystoidentifymonkeys.
D.Toexplaindifficultiesindevelopinganewsystem.
二、七选五
YoumayhaveheardofNiagaraFalls,oneofthebiggestwaterfallsintheworld.Butdoyouk