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黑龙江省绥化市明水县第一中学学年高二第一次月考英语word版
英语试题
第一部分,阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Therearemanylargeandimpressivehousesaroundtheworld.Herearesomeofthehouses.Youcanclickthelinkstofindmoreinformation.
BiltmoreEstate
TheBiltmoreEstateinNorthCarolinaisthelargesthomeintheUnitedStatesandcomesinat135,280squarefeet.ThehousewasbuiltfortheVanderbiltfamilyandhad35bedrooms,43bathroomsandwasofficiallyopenedin1895,sixyearsafterconstructionstarted.In1930,thehousebecameopentothepublic.
TheBreakers
TheVanderbiltfamilybuiltTheBreakersinRhodeIsland,whichisthe21st-largesthomeintheUnitedStatesat62,482squarefeet.TheItalianRenaissance-stylefeaturesbuildingmaterialsimportedfromItalyandAfrica.The70-roomhousebecameaNationalHistoricLandmarkin1994.
Camp’sBay
We’llcontinuetostaywellwiththisbeautifulhouseinSouthAfrica.Theviewsfromthishousearebetterthananyhousesasyoucanlookouttotheoceanfromthebackandtakealookatthemountainsfromthefront.
CoveSpringHouse
For$40millionyoucanpickupthis10-bedroom,10-bathroomhouseinSt.James,Barbados.Itwasdesignedusingcoral(珊瑚)stonewithPalladian/Georgianarchitecturestyle.ItstandsatthetopofacoralcliffthatoverlookstheCaribbeanSeaandhasaquietbeachthat’sonlyaccessiblefromthehouse.
1.WhendidtheconstructionofBiltmoreEstatebegin?
A.In1895B.In1889C.In1930D.In1936
2.WhatdoweknowaboutTheBreakers?
A.ItisthelargesthouseintheUS.
B.AnItalianarchitectleditsconstruction.
C.Itisfamousforitshistoricsignificance.
D.ThebuildingmaterialswerefromAfrica.
3.Whichofthefollowingallowsvisitorstoenjoybeachactivities?
A.CoveSpringHouseB.BiltmoreEstateC.TheBreakersD.Camp’sBay.
B
I’matutorforSouthEastCoastAmbulanceService(SECAmb),andamotheroftwoyoungchildren.Ithasbecomeverycleartomethatyoungpeopleinourprimaryandsecondaryschoolsareinneedoflearningimportantlifesavingskills.
IhavebeenaCER(CommunityFirstResponder)foroverfiveyears.AfterjumpingattheopportunityoftrainingtobecomeaCFRTutor,Ichosetocontinuetrainingandbecameafullycertifiedfirstaidinstructor.ThisledtothebirthofImpulseFirstAid,mynewlyestablishedbusiness,specializingintheteachingofemergencyfirstaidtochildren,parents,schoolsandsmallbusiness.
Unfortunately,mybusinessstoppedatthestartofthesummerholidaysin2018duetoaridingaccident,whichleftmewithabrokenback.Thankfully,withsupportofourambulanceservice(SECAmb)andtheteamatStGeorge’sHospital,Ihavebeenabletocontinuemydevotiontoteaching,andIloveeverysecondofit!
Everychildshouldbetaughtfirstaid,andwhattheycandotohelpintheeventofamedicalemergency.Theseveralhoursintheclassroom,could,andhaveproventohelpchildrendevelopandbeconfidentintheirnewfoundskills.Understandingwhatadefibrillator(除颤器)is,andlearninghowtouseoneinadditiontobasiclifesavingskillsareincrediblyvaluableandrewardingskillstohave.
Withthegovernment’srecentplanstoteachCPR(心肺复苏)aspartofthemust-dofirstaidtrainingfrom2020,abigdifferencecouldbemade,andmanylivescouldbesaved.Itisknownthatlessthan1in10peoplesurvivedanout-of-hospitalcardiacarrest(心脏骤停)intheUK.Provingthechildrenwiththetoolsandconfidencetoperformtheseinvaluableskillswouldbefantastic.Theycanhelpotherswhennecessary,whilealsoknowinghowtolookoutforthemselves.
4.WhatdidtheauthorchoosetodoafterbecomingaCFRTutor?
A.FocusonbuildingtheSECAmb.
B.Findajobinherlocalcommunity.
C.Becomeaprofessionalfirstaidtrainer.
D.Teachhertwochildrenlifesavingskills.
5.Whydiditheauthor’sbusinessstopinthesummerof2018?
A.Shewasn’tgoodatoperatingit.
B.Herphysicalconditiondidn’tallowit.
C.Herinterestwasdirectedtoambulanceservice.
D.ShewastoobusywithherworkatStGeorge’sHospital.
6.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’scourses?
A.Theylastaboutanhoureachtime.
B.Theywereaimedatprimarystudents.
C.Theycovertheuseofsomefirstaidinstruments.
D.Theywerestartedaftertheauthor’sridingaccident.
7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthegovernment’srecentplans?
A.CriticalB.AnxiousC.UnconcernedD.Supportive
C
Individually,antshaveonlysomuchstrengthandintelligence.However,asagroup,theycanusecomplexstrategiestocompletecomplicatedtasksandescapefromlargerpredators(捕食者).
RoboticsresearchersinProfessorJamiePaik’sLaboratoryhavereproducedthischaracteristic.They’vedevelopedtinyrobotsthatdisplaysmallphysicalintelligenceonanindividuallevelbutthatareabletocommunicateandactcollectively(共同地).Thoughbeingsimpleindesignandweighingonly10grams,eachrobothasmanydifferentmovementpatternstogothroughanytypeofsurface.Collectively,theycanquicklydiscoverandovercomeobstacles(障碍),andmoveobjectsmuchlargerandheavierthanthemselves.TherelatedresearchhasbeenpublishedinNature.
Thesethree-legged,T-shapedrobotsarecalledTribots.Theycanbemadeinonlyafewminutesbyfoldingsomethin,multi-materialboards.Thatmeansthey’resuitabletobeproducedinquantity.Completelyself-actingandwireless,Tribotsareequippedwithinfrared(红外线的)andclose-rangesensors(传感器)forexplorationandcommunicationpurposes.Theycouldhaveevenmoresensors,dependingontheapplication.Sotheycanbewidelyusedinvarioussituations.
“TheirmovementsaremodeledonthoseofOdontomachusants.Theseinsectsnormallycrawl,buttoescapeapredator,theyjumpfromleaftoleaf”saysZhenishbekZhakypov,theleadresearcher.Tribotscopythisjumpingabilitythroughanelegantfoldabledesignthatcombinesseveraldriversmadefromshape-memorymaterials.Asaresult,asinglerobotcanproducefivemovements:
jumpingup,jumpingforward,turningovertoclearobstacles,walkingonwavedgroundandcrawlingonflatsurface--justliketherealants.
Althoughtheserobotshavethesamestructure,eachofthemisgivenaspecificroleinthegroup,dependingonthesituation.“Explorers”findoutphysicalobstaclesintheirpath,suchasobjects,valleysandmountains.Afterdiscoveringanobstacles,theyinformthe“leader”ofthesituation.Then,the“leader”givestheinstructions.Afterthat,the“workers”gatheruptheirstrengthtomoveobjects.
8.Whatisspecialaboutthenewly-developedrobots?
A.Theycanmovelargeobjectsindividually.
B.Theyaredesignedtohavethesamelegsasants.
C.Theycancommunicateandcooperatewitheachother.
D.Theyarecreatedcompletelybyresearchers’imagination.
9.WhatdoesParagraph3imply?
A.Tribotshavemanydifferentshapes.
B.Tribotscanworkcollectivelywithsensors.
C.Tribotsareactuallymadeoutofcheapmaterials.
D.Tribotsareverylikelytohaveapromisingfuture.
10.Tribotscanjumplikerealantsmainlydueto_____
A.theirspecialmaterials.B.thefoldabledesign
C.theirlightweightD.thesmartsensors
11.Whatwillthe“explorers”dowhentheyfindanobstacles?
A.Moveitawaybythemselves
B.Ignoreitandchangetheirpath.
C.Sendamessagetothe“leader”
D.Orderthe“workers”todealwithit.
D
HavingfriendsatworkisnotonlykeytoyourpersonalHappiness,butalsoimportantforhavingasuccessfulcareer.Infact,itmakesyoumorelikelytobeinvolvedinyourjob.
AnewsurveybyjobsiteComparablyfoundthatofover33,000workersacrossthetechindustry,morethanhalfreporthavingbestfriendsatwork.While60percentofwomensaidtheyhaveaclosefriendatwork,56percentofmenadmittedhavingworkBFFs(BestFriendsForever)aswell.
“Oneofthemostimportantthingstohaveintheworkplaceisacloserelationship,”ComparablyCEOJasonNazarsaid.“Soveryoftenthelargestsourceofstressforpeopleisaboss,co-workerortheday-to-daypressureofwork.”“Thefactthatmorethanhalfofemployeeswesurveyedhaveabestfriendatworkisagoodsign,”Nazaradds.“Havingsomeonetheretogothroughthegoodtimesandbadexperienceswithyouisinvaluable.”
Thoughmenandwomengenerallyhaveclosefriendsatalmostequalrates,thepercentagealtersdependingonyourjobroleandlevelofworkexperience.Peopleinentry-leveljobsareleastlikelytosaytheyhaveabestfriendatwork(53percent),while60percentofthosewithonetosixyearsofexperiencearemostlikelytosaytheydohaveone.Inaddition,techexecutives(主管),HRandbusinessdevelopmentemployeesreporthavingfirmfriendships.
Evenifyoufindyourselfinarolewhereitmaybemoredifficulttoformandkeepfriendships,youshouldtrytofindsomeonewhoyoucanreallytalkwith.ThisisAnnieMcKee,ahappinessexpertandFortune500adviser’srecommendation.Havingaclosefriendortwoatworkwillhelpinthelongrun.“Connectingwithpeopleimprovesourmoodandboosts(增强)ourconfidence.Andfriendshipsprovideuswiththeemotionalandpsychologicalstrengthtodealwithwhatevercomesourway-whetherit’sanexcitingopportunity,achallengeoracrisis,”McKeesaid.
12.WhatdidthesurveybyComparablyfindaboutworkersacrossthetechindustry?
A.Menoftenfinditdifficulttomakefriendswithco-workers.
B.Womenusuallyhavemorefriendsoutsideofwork.
C.Manyofmenareundergreatpressureofwork.
D.Mostofthemhaveclosefriendsatwork.
13.WhatdoJasonNazar’swordsmainlysuggest?
A.Aclosefriendshipintheworkplaceisbeneficial.
B.Peopleshouldneversharebadexperiencesatwork.
C.Friendsatworkare