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江西省赣州市八校学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题
江西省赣州市八校2020-2021学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题
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Fourhomesbuiltusingeverydayobjects
Cannewspapersandbottlesbeusedasbuildingmaterials?
Aftertouringthesefourhomesbuiltusingtheseobjects,youmightjustbelievetheanswerisyes.
PlasticBottleVillage,BocasdelToro
Oneman’strashisanotherman’streasure.TruerwordscouldnotdescribeRobertBezeau’sprojectwhichbeganin2012.Aftercollectingtensofthousandsofbottles,Bezeaurecruitedateamoflocalstoconstructabuildingusingtheunwantedmaterials.
TheBottleHouses,CapeEgmon,PrinceEdwardIsland
TheBottleHousesonPrinceEdwardIsland,Canada,arethecreationofEdouardT.ArsenaultandhisdaughterRejeanne.Thefatheranddaughterbeganconstructionin1980.Overthemonths,theycollectedemptybottles,andby1981theyopenedthehousetothepublic.Sincethen,thebuildinghasremainedopentovisitors,withsunnydaysbeingthebesttimetovisit.
EarthshipBiotecture,Taos,NewMexico
MichaelReynoldsbuilthisfirstEarthshipwhenhewas23yearsold.Startingoutwithnothingmorethanemptybottles,Reynoldssetouttocreateahomethatwasnotonlysustainable,butalsoeasyenoughforsomeonewithoutaconstructionbackgroundtobuild.EarthshipBiotectureoffersnightlystays.Self-guidedtoursarealsoavailable.
ThePaperHouse,Rockport,Massachusetts
WhenElisF.Stenmanbuilthissummerhomein1922,heturnedtopaperformaterials.Thedesignhasproventobequitedurable,asit’sstillstandingnearly100yearslater.Thehomehasbeenopentovisitorssincethe1930s,andonlybegancharging10centsperpersonin1942whenitbecameamuseum.TodayvisitorscanexperiencethePaperHouseforthemselvesfor$2foradultsand$1forchildren.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutPlasticBottleVillage?
A.ItwasdesignedbyBezeau.B.Itwasfinishedin2012.
C.Itbecametrashfinally.D.Itwasbuiltforateamoflocals.
2.Wherecanvisitorsspendthenight?
A.IntheBottleHouses.B.InthePaperHouse.
C.InanEarthship.D.InPlasticBottleVillage.
3.WhatisspecialaboutthemuseuminRockport?
A.ItisconstructedbyaCanadianfamily.B.Itisusedtocollectrubbish.
C.Itisfreeforchildren.D.Itismadeofpaper.
MostChinesefilmfanswillbefamiliarwiththenameofZhangYimou,oneofthecountry'smostsuccessfulandinternationallypraisedfilmdirectors.FilmssuchasRaisetheRedLanternandHerobroughthisfilmstotheattentionoftheWest,andsucceededincreatinganewaudienceforChinesecinema.
Bornin1951,ZhangYimouspenthisyouthworkingonfarmsandinfactories,duringwhichtimehedevelopedaloveofphotography.WhentheBeijingFilmAcademyreopened,ZhangYimoubecameoneofthefirststudents.Aftergraduation,hiscareerasdirectorofphotographybegan.
In1987Zhangdirectedhisfirstfilm,RedSorghum,whichwasagreatsuccess.In1992,Zhang'sRaisetheRedLanternwasnominated(提名)foranOscarforBestForeignFilm.Filmfanswereattractedbythegreatvisual(视觉的)beautyofZhang'sfilms,andbytheimportanceinhisstoriesofhisheroines.
In2002,ZhangmadeHero,amartial(武打)artsfilmsetinancienttimesbuttoldinacompletelydifferent,modemstyle.HeroachievedgreatsuccessintheWest.
In2004,ZhangmadeHousesoftheFlyingDragons,anothermartialartsfilm,whichZhangdescribedasbeing“muchmorelikeamodernromanticstory”inwhichthecharactersdevoteeveryotherthingforlove.
PerhapsoneofthekeystoZhang'ssuccessasafilmmakeristhefactthathispreparationsforafilmaresodetailed.Hehassaidbeforehestartsaprojecthediscusseseverythingindetailwitheverysinglepersoninvolvedinthefilm.Theresultisthatwhenfilmingstarts,everyoneunderstandswhatiswanted.ItiscertainthatZhanghasmanymoreyearsofsuccessfulfilmmaking.
4.WhendidZhangYimouturnfilmmaker?
A.Inhisforties.B.Inhisthirties.
C.After1987.D.Whileatcollege.
5.WhichwasZhangYimou'ssecondmartialfilms?
A.RedSorghum.B.HousesoftheFlyingDragons.
C.Hero.D.RaisetheRedLantern.
6.WhatmakesZhangYimouasuccessfuldirector?
A.Hisstrictnesswiththeactors.B.Thegoodpersonalfriendship.
C.Hiscarefulnessinfilmmaking.D.Thedetailsheaddstohisfilm.
7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofZhangYimou?
A.He'lldirectBeijingWinterOlympicGames.
B.Manyfilmdirectorsdoaswellashim.
C.Hisfuturefilmswillbemoreimpressive.
D.He'llcontinuetomakegoodfilms.
Teenagersneedtoeathealthyfoodwhilethey’restillyoungsothattheywillgrowuptobehealthyadults.Therefore,itisnecessaryforschoolcafeterias(食堂)toprovidehealthyfood.Withthisinmind,thegovernmenthasintroducedanewfoodsafetyregulationthatwillimprovehealthlevelsinschools.
ThenewregulationtookeffectonApril1.Itrequiresthosewhoareinchargeofkindergartens,primaryandsecondaryschoolstoeatwithstudentsintheircafeterias.Schoolswillalsoberequiredtomakeinformationregardingfoodsourcesandsupplierspublic.
Theregulationalsosuggeststhatparentsshouldeatwithstudentsatschoolinordertoprovideadviceonfoodsafety.Schoolsmustfindfoodsafetyproblemsandsolvetheminatimelymanner.
Ifaschooliscaughtbuyinglow-qualityfoodorfailingtoreportfoodsafetyevents,thepeopleinchargeoftheschoolwillbewarned,firedorhandedovertolawenforcement(执法机关),theregulationsays.
ParentsacrossChinahavebecomeincreasinglyangryaboutfoodsafetyeventsinschools,accordingtoTheBeijingNews.
ThemostrecentexampleoccurredinMarchattheChengduNo.7HighSchoolDevelopmentSchool.Parentspostedvideosandphotosofbadfoodthatwasservedintheschool’scafeteria,ChinaDailyreported.Theschool’sheadmasterwaseventuallyfired.InOctober,theheadofaninternationalschoolinShanghaiwasfiredafterlawenforcementfoundbadtomatoesandonionsintheschoolskitchen.
8.Whatdoesthenewregulationrequireschoolstodo?
A.Allowteachersandstudentstoeattogether.
B.Improvetheconditionsoftheircafeterias.
C.Showthepublicwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.
D.Buildmorethanonecafeteria.
9.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?
A.Parentsshouldplayapartinimprovingfoodsafetyinschools.
B.Teenagersshouldgohometoeatmealseveryday.
C.Foodsafetyproblemscanbeeasilysolved.
D.Parentsareangryaboutfoodsafetyeventsinschools.
10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?
A.Schoolcafeteriasoftenofferbadfoodtocuttheircosts.
B.Schoolheadmastersnationwidearcnotdoingtheirjobswell.
C.Foodcangetbadmoreeasilyinthesouththaninthenorth.
D.Thepunishmentforofferingbadfoodisserious.
11.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Students’eatinghabits.
B.Foodsafetyinschools.
C.Schoolheadmasters.
D.Parent-teacherrelationships.
InrecentyearscomputerscientistshavecomeupwithseveraldifferentwaysofcreatingfalsevideosofpeopleusingArtificialIntelligence(AI).Thesevideosareusuallycalled“deepfakes”.Somedeepfakesworkbyputtingthefaceofonepersonontoadifferentpersoninavideo.Othersworkbytakinganexistingvideoofapersonandchangingitsothatthepersonsaysordoessomethingtheydidn’tsayordo.
Atfirst,creatingdeepfakeswascomplex.Itrequiredspecialknowledge,hundredsofpicturesofthepersonwhowasbeingfaked,andlotsoftime.Nowit’smuchsimpler.Therearewebsitesandappsthatallowalmostanyonetocreatedeepfakes.Anapprecentlycameoutwhichalloweduserstoputtheirfacesintofamousmoviescenes.Theprocesstakesabouteightseconds,requiresonepicture,andcanbedoneonamobilephone.Onegroupofcomputerscientistscreatedaprogramthatallowedthemtoeditthewordscomingoutofsomeone’smouthinavideojustlikeyoumighteditadocumentonthecomputer.
However,thepopularityofdeepfakesmaycauseanxieties.It’sonethingtochangethefacesoffamousactors.Butwhathappensifsomeoneputsoutafakevideoofapolitician,forexample,makingitlooklikehebrokethelaw?
There’salsotheproblemofthetimeittakestofigureoutthatsomethingisfake.Evenifavideoisproventobefake,itcouldbetoolate.Millionsofpeoplemighthavealreadyseenandbelievedit.Ontheotherhand,whathappensifavideoisactuallyreal,butpeopledon’ttrustitbecausethey’retoldit’sadeepfake?
ManydeepfakesaresogoodthatonlyanotherAIsystemcantellthatthey’refake.ExpertsareworkinghardtocreatenewAItoolsthatcanidentifyfakedvideos.Manypeopleareconfidentthatpeoplecandefeatdeepfakessoon.However,personally,itisverychallengingbecausethistechnologyhasalwaysfallenbehindthedeepfakes.
12.Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthefirstparagraph?
A.Thewaydeepfakeswork.B.Thewaytocreatefalsevideos.
C.Thewaydeepfakesarenamed.D.ThewaytouseArtificialIntelligence.
13.Howdoestheauthordevelopthethirdparagraph?
A.Bymakingcomments.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.
C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Byexplainingthedifference.
14.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsdevelopingAItoolstoidentifydeepfakes?
A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Worried.D.Critical.
15.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tostresstechnologydevelopment.B.Tointroducedeepfakesandtheeffects.
C.Torecommendanewapplication.D.Toexplaintheimportanceofdeepfakes.
二、七选五
Everyonewantstobenicetotheirownpets!
Hereareafewtips.
Feedthemnottoolittle,butnottoomucheither.Youhavetotellthedifferencebetweenthetimesthey’rehungryandthetimesthey’rejusttryingtogetfood.Cleantheirfoodanddrinkbowlsatleastonceaday.