江西省赣州市八校学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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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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一、阅读选择

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.