河南省南阳市学年高一上学期期中英语试题.docx

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河南省南阳市学年高一上学期期中英语试题

河南省南阳市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试题

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Thisyearisconsideredasoneofthehottestonrecord,butageniuscoolingdeviceinatinypackageishelpingmanytobeatbacktheheat.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplearoundtheworldhavealreadyexperiencedthepowerofit.

WhatisIt?

ThedeviceisZenCoolerdevelopedbytwoGermanengineerswhoweretiredoftheincreasinglyhotandpunishingweather.Theyrealizedthatregularairconditioningtechnologywasafarfromtheidealsolution,provingtobetooinefficient,andexpensivetobeusedpracticallyonadailybasis.Therefore,theydevelopedthenewdevicethatisbothsleek,easy-to-use,andextremelypowerful.Bestofall,it’snobiggerthanthesizeofalunchbox.

HowdoesZenCoolerWork?

Simplyfillitwithwater,plugitinandturniton.PoweredbyaUSBcable,itcanbeliterallyrunoffyoursmartphone,powerbank,andlaptop.Inlessthan60seconds,youwillbeenjoyingallthebenefitsofaZenCoolerair-conditionedroom.

TheBestValueforYourMoney

WithmostACunitscostingupwardsof$200bareminimum,allthewayuptothousandswhenyoutakeinstallationandmaintenanceintoconsideration,ZenCoolerisreallyanobrainerforthevalueyou’regetting.Rightnow,youcanenjoyallthebenefitsandsavingsthatZencooleroffers,foranall-timelowpriceofonly$89/unitwhichisanabsolutestealwhenyouarethinkingabouteverythingyou’regetting!

Ifthat’snotenoughofabargain,theyarealsoofferingmulti-buydiscountsforaslowas$49/unitavailablenow.

WherecanyoubuyZenCooler?

Rightnowit’sonlyavailablefromZenCooler’sofficialwebsite.Ordernowtolockinthebestprice!

ClickheretoorderyourZenCoolertoday.

1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．TwoGermanengineersdevelopedZenCoolerbecauseofthehotweather.

B．ThenewdeviceZenCoolerissmallerthanalunchbox.

C．Simplyfilledwithwater,ZenCoolercanworkpowerfully.

D．YouonlycanbuythedevicefromZenCooler’sofficialwebsite.

2．HowmuchwouldyouspendbuyingaunitofZenCoolernow?

A．$200B．$89

C．$49D．$138

3．Wherecanyoufindthisarticle?

A．InamagazineB．Inanewspaper

C．InaguidebookD．Onawebsite

Likemanylittleschoolgirls,SavannahHartwasgiventhechancetotakehomeherclass“pet”—inthiscase,asweetlytattered（破烂的）toymonkeynamedHarriet.

Whathappenednextcouldbethesubjectofachildren’sstorybook:

the5-year-oldfromAustraliatookHarrietonasummer triptoBuckinghamPalace whenthingswentwrong.

WhilevisitingQueenElizabeth’shome,thelittlegirlmisplacedthetoy,andherfamilyassumed（假定）thatHarrietwouldbeforeverstuckatthebottomofthepalace’slostpropertycollection.ButafterateacheratSavannah’sschool,WoodsidePreschoolinAustralia,wrotealettertotheQueento seeifthewell-wornHarrietcouldbelocated,determinedpalaceemployeessettoworktofindit.

Helpedbytheletterandphotostakenduringthemonkey’stouraroundtheU.K.withSavannah’sfamily,HarrietwasfoundandreturnedtoSavannah.ButHarrietdidn’tcomebackaloneonthe9,000-milejourneyfromLondontoAustralia—themonkeywasalsoaccompaniedbyRex,astuffedcorgidogsentfromthepalace.

BeforeleavingtheU.K.,Harrietevenspentsometimehelpingoutwithpalacetoursandwasgiventheroyaltreatment.

“WeaimtogiveeveryvisitortoBuckinghamPalaceamemorableexperience,andafterwehadfoundHarrietthemonkeyneartheFamilyPavilion（亭，阁）,shespentsometimehelpingouttheVisitorServicesteambeforeheadinghome,”saida spokespersonfortheRoyalCollection,whichrunsthevisitorexperienceatBuckinghamPalaceoverthesummer.“WehopeHarrietenjoyedtellingRexthecorgidogaboutheradventuresonthejourneybacktoAustralia.”

4．Accordingtothetext,whatcanbelearnedaboutHarriet?

A．HarrietisSavannah’shomepet.

B．Harrietisasweetlytatteredtoydog.

C．HarriethasbeentotheU.K..

D．HarriethasateachernamedWoodside.

5．WhohelpedSavannahfindherlosttoy?

A．AteacherandherfamilyB．Ateacherandthepalaceemployees

C．HerfamilyandtheQueenD．Allofthem.

6．Whatistherightorderoftheevents?

a.Savannah’steacherwrotealettertoaskforhelp.

b.SavannahtookHarrietonasummertriptoBuckinghamPalace.

c.ThepalaceemployeessettoworktofindHarriet.

d.HarrietwasgiventheroyaltreatmentandcamebackwithRex.

e.SavannahmisplacedHarrietandherfamilythoughtitwouldbeneverseen.

A．beacdB．daecb

C．dcebaD．adcbe

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．HarrietspentsometimehelpingouttheVisitorServicesteam

B．HarriettookRexbacktogetherwithhimandenjoyedtellinghimstories.

C．WhoevervisitsBuckinghamPalacewillhaveamemorableexperience.

D．TheBuckinghamPalaceemployeesaimtoprovidevisitorswithgoodservice.

Childrenshoulddohousework.That’sacontroversialidea,thoughnoteveryonewilladmitit.Afewparentswilldeclarethattheirchildrenaretoobusyforhousework.Manymoreofusassignhousework,orsaywebelieveinthem,butthehouseworkjustdoesn’tgetdone.

That'saproblem.Forstarters,houseworkisgoodforkids.Beingapartoftheroutineworkofrunningahouseholdhelpschildrendevelopanawarenessoftheneedsofothers,whileatthesametimecontributingtotheiremotionalwell-being.

Onesmallstudy,doneoveraperiodof25years,foundthatthebestpredictorforyoungadultssuccessintheirmid-20swaswhethertheyparticipatedinhouseholdtasksatage3or4.Thoseearlysharedresponsibilitiesextendedtoasenseofresponsibilityinotherareasoftheirlives.

Butforallthattheirhelpmatters,fewkidsaredoingmucharoundthehouseatall.Inasurveyof1,000Americanadults,75percentsaidtheybelievedregularhouseworkmadekids"moreresponsible”.Yetwhile82percentreportedhavinghadregularhouseworkgrowingup,only56percentofthosewithchildrensaidtheyrequiredthemtodohousework.

Sportsandhomeworkarenotget-out-of-housework-freecards.Thegoal,afterall,istoraiseadultswhocanbalanceacaringroleintheirfamiliesandcommunitieswithwhateverlifetimeachievementgoalstheychoose.Houseworkteachesthatbalance.

Whatshouldyoudowhengettingchildrentodohousework?

Acceptnoexcuses.Don’tworryifyoumustrepeatyourselfagainandagain.Ifyou’respendingmoretimegettingthechildtodothisjobthanitwouldtaketodoityourself,thenyou’redoingitright.Cananallowancehelp?

Maybe.Butifyou’retryingtoteachkidstosharetheresponsibilityofahome,payingthemforroutinehouseworkisnottherightmessage.

8．Whatismostparents’problemwithchildrendoinghousework?

A．Theyareagainsttheidea.B．Theyfailtoputitintopractice.

C．Theydoubtthepossibilityofit.D．Theyarefindingexcusesfortheirchildren.

9．Whydoestheauthormentionthesmallstudy?

A．Tostatethereasonsforearlysuccess.

B．Togiveexamplesofsomesuccessfulpeople.

C．Toprovedoinghouseworkisbeneficial.

D．Tosuggestkidstakeresponsibilityfortheirbehavior.

10．AccordingtothesurveyofAmericanadults,howmanyofthemusedtodohouseworkaschildren?

A．820B．560.

C．750.D．440

11．Whydoestheauthorwritethelastparagraph?

A．Tocriticizesomeirresponsibleparents.

B．Todiscusstheimpactofagoodfamilyatmosphere.

C．Toadviseparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.

D．Toofferparentssomeadviceonassigningchildrenhousework.

Robotshavealwayshadcertainadvantagesoverhumans.They’retypicallymadeofmoredurablematerialsthanthesofttissuecoveringhumanbodiesandsincetheycanberepairedintheeventofdamage,theycanbasically“live”forever.Butrobotsareusuallyheavyandawkward,andhumanshavealwayshadahugeadvantageintermsofdexterity.

ThankstothemadscientistsatBostonDynamics,thatappearstobechanging.ThehumanoidAtlasrobot,whichhasalreadyshowedincrediblyimpressivehuman-likeabilities,justkeepsgettingbetterandbetter,andanewvideobythecompanyshowsthatitsfluidity（流畅）ofmovementhasnoweasilysurpassedyourown（andmine）.

Atlashasslowlybutsurelybeenlearningalotofnewskillsoverthepastfewyears.It’sgraduatedfromholdingboxesandawkwardlywalkingtosprinting（冲刺）overobstaclesandnavigating（导航）allmannerofdifficultterrain（地形）.

Thislatestshowisanevolutionofthoseskills,withtherobotshowcasingitsabilitytofalldown,spinintheair,andevendoarespectablehandstand.It’sessentiallyafull-fledged（经过充分训练的）gymnasticsroutinebeingperformedbyarobot.Whetherthat’sawesomeorscarydependsonyourpointofview.

Wecreatedthemaneuvers（招式）usingnewtechniquesthatstreamlinethedevelopmentprocess.First,anoptimizationalgorithm（优化算法）transformshigh-leveldescriptionsofeachmaneuverintodynamically-feasible（动态可行的）referencemotions.ThenAtlastracksthemotionsusingamodelpredictivecontrollerthatsmoothlyblendsfromonemaneuvertothenext.Usingthisapproach,wedevelopedtheroutinesignificantlyfasterthanpreviousAtlasroutines,withaperformancesuccessrateofabout80%.

Still,beingabletopullthisofffouroutoffivetimesisnothingtolaughat,andifAtlasisindeedlearningthingsfasterthaneverbefore,we’lllikelybeseeingevenmoreimpressiveroutinesinthenearfuture.

12．Theword“dexterity”inParagraph1meanstobe_________.

A．violentB．flexible

C．lightD．stupid

13．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstherobot’snewability?

A．awesomeB．scary

C．promisingD．doubtful

14．What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph5?

A．ToshowhowAtlasmadefull-fledgedgymnasticsroutine.