湖北省十堰市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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湖北省十堰市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

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Mosquitos（蚊子）cancauseusseriousdiseases.Untilnow.we'veuseddifferentthingstokeepthemaway.Butnoneofthesewaysactuallyprotectusformorethan20minutes!

Nowthereisanewwaytokeepmosquitosawayfromyoueveragainwithoutusinganychemicalsatall.

Whatisitallabout?

It'scalledtheMosquitron—anewmosquitocatcherorkiller.It'sveryeasytocontrolanditcanprotectyourhomefromallthemosquitos!

Howdoesitwork?

Insteadoftryingtokeepthemosquitosaway,itattractsthem,thencatchesthemandfinallykillsthem!

Basically,itwillattractthemosquitosintotheMosquitron,withacompletelyharmlessUV-PTproducinglight.NexttotheUV-PTlightisapowerfulreverse（反向的）fanthatsucks（吸）themosquitosthroughaone-waytrapdoor.Oncetheyaretrappedinthedryingbasket«theyaredriedtodeathbythefanin2minutes.

Howmuchdoesitcost?

You'dbesurprisedtofindthatyoucangetitrightnowforjust$89.Itmightseemexpensiveatfirst.However,whenyoucompareitwithotherproductswhichneedregular,expensiverepairanddon'tworkformorethan10minutes,itisprettycheap.Infact,someproductsusingthesameUVtechnologyarepricedover$250!

tobuyamosquitron?

That'sveryeasy.Youcanonlybuyitfromthesupplier'swebsite.

1．Whyshouldwestayawayfrommosquitos?

A．Theyproducemuchnoise.B．Theycanspreadseriousdiseases.

C．Theyneedasafeenvironment.D．Theycanmakedangerouschemicals.

2．HowdoestheMosquitronclearmosquitos?

A．BywateringtheminabasketB．Byburyingthemwithhotsand.

C．Byattractingandkillingthem.D．Bygivingoffstrongandharmfullight.

3．Wherecanwebuyamosquitronaccordingtothetext?

A．Inacomputerstore.B．Inasupermarket.

C．Inarestaurant.D．Onthewebsite.

ShortlybeforeChristmaslastyear,oneofBrazilianpianistsJoaoCarlosMartinsinvitedhisfriendstoabarnearhishome.Hewantedtoshowthemthebestgifthehadreceived:

anewpairofgloves.Theyarenotjustanygloves,however.Thespecialbionicdevicesletthe79-year-oldpianistplaywithbothhandsforthefirsttimeinmorethan20years.

ByhisretirementlastMarch,Martinshadreceived24medicaloperationstotrytoreducepaincausedbyadiseaseandfromaseriesofaccidents.Beforethegloves,whichwereespeciallydevelopedforhim,Martinscouldonlyplaysongsslowlywithhisthumbsand,sometimes,hispointerfingers.

However,onedesignerbelievedMartins’retirementhadcometooearly.Thedesigner,UbirataBizarroCosta,createdspecialbionicglovesforMartins’hands.Thegloveshelpmovehisfingersupaftertheypressonthepianokeys.CostasaidhecreatedearlymodelsbasedonimagesofMartins’hands,buthesaidthosemodelswerenotgood.HethendecidedtotellMartinsabouthiswork.CostaandMartinsthenspentseveralmonthstestingdifferentmodels.Finally,theperfectmodelcameinDecember,andcostonly$125.

Thesedays,Martinsnevertakesoffhisnewgloves,evenwhenhegoestosleep.Martinssaid,“Ihavereceivedmorethan100devicesinthelast50years.Noneofthosedevicesworkedwellorlongenough,buttheseglovesdo.”

ThenewgloveshavegivenMartinsanewgoal.HehopestoplaythepianoatNewYork’sCarnegieHallinOctober.Heisalreadysettoconductaconcertcelebratingthe60thanniversaryofhisfirstappearancethere.

4．WhatcanweknowaboutJoaoCarlosMartins?

A．Heenjoysplayingthepianoinabar.B．Hehasreceivedthebestgiftinhislife.

C．Hehasjustretiredfromamusiccompany.D．Heoftendiscusseswithhisfriendsaboutmusic.

5．Whatcausedthepianist’spain?

A．Afailedoperation.B．Hisfriend'sdeath.

C．Thenewpairofgloves.D．Adiseaseandsomeaccidents.

6．HowdidCostaandMartinscreatetheperfectbionicgloves?

A．Bytestingdifferentmodels.B．BypressingMartins’fingers.

C．ByexaminingMartins’hands.D．Byworkingwithothercompanies.

7．WhatdoesMartinsthinkofthespecialpairofgloves?

A．Theyareuseless.B．Theyarestrange.

C．Theyaresatisfying.D．Theyarefrightening.

AnewstudyshowsthattheincreasedheatfromArctic（北极的）riversismakingseaiceintheArcticOceangraduallydisappear.ThestudypublishedthisweekinScienceAdvancewasledbytheJapanAgencyforMarine-EarthScienceandTechnology,togetherwithotherscientistsintheUnitedStates,UnitedArabEmirates,FinlandandCanada.

Accordingtotheresearch,themainArcticriversbringmoreheattotheArcticOceanthantheydidin1980.RiverheatisoneofthereasonsthatcauseseaicelossoftheArcticOcean.Thatlossisequaltoabout120,000squaremilesof1-mcterthickice."IfAlaskawerecoveredby1-meterthickicc.20%ofAlaskawouldbegone,"explainedIgorPolyakov,are-searcherattheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanks'InternationalArcticResearchCenter.

Rivershavethegreatestinfluenceduringspring.ThewanningwaterpoursintotheicecoveredArcticOceanandspreadsbelowtheice，slowlydestroyingit.Oncetheseaicemelts（融化）,thewarmwatermakesthetemperaturegoup.Theresearchfoundthatmuchmoreriverheatenergyenteredtheair.Sinceairismobile,thismeansriverheatcaninfluenceareasoftheArcticfarfromriverdeltas（三角洲）.

TheinfluencewasthemostprominentintheSiberianArctic,whereseverallargeriversgointotheArcticOcean.Canada'sMackenzieRiveristheonlyriverlargeenoughtocontributetoseaicemehnearAlaska,butthestate'ssmallerriversarealsoasourceofheat.

PolyakovsaysthatrisingglobalairtemperatureswillcontinuetowarmArcticriversinthefuture.Asriversheatup,morewarmwaterwillflowintotheArcticOcean,meltingmoreseaice,

8．WhatdoestheincreasedheatfromArcticriverscause?

A．DryweatherintheArctic.

B．AstrangediseaseintheArctic.

C．ThegraduallossofseaiceintheArcticOcean.

D．ThedeathoffishintheArcticOcean.

9．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A．Alaskawilldisappear.

B．There'smoreandmoreseaiceintheArcticOcean.

C．10%ofseaiceintheArcticOceanmeltseachday.

D．ArcticriversbringmoreheattotheArcticOcean.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prominent"inparagraph4mean?

A．Obvious.B．Important.C．Famous.D．Generous.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ArcticRiversWillDisappear

B．ArcticRiversAreMeltingArcticSeaIce

C．ArcticRiversWillCreateaNewRiverDelta

D．ArcticRiversBringMoreSeaAnimalstotheArcticOcean

FacebookhasdevelopedakindofAl（人工智能）,translatingbetweenanypairof100languageswithoutdependingonfirsttranslatingtoEnglish.

Facebook'ssystemwastrainedonadata（数据）setof7.5billionsentencepairscollectedfromthewebacross100languagesthoughnotallthelanguageshadanequalnumberofsentencepairs."WhatIwasreallyinterestedinwascuttingoutEnglishasamiddleman.Globallythereareplentyofcountrieswheretheyspeaktwolanguagesthataren'tEnglish,“saysAngelaFanofFacebookAlwholedthework.

Forsomelanguagepairs，thenewsystemshowsobviousimprovementsintranslationquality.Forexample,translatingfromSpanishtoPortugueseisextremelystrongbecauseSpanishisthesecond-mostspokenfirstlanguageworldwide,meaningtheresearcherscangetalotofdata.TranslationbetweenEnglishandBelarusianalsoisimprovedbecausetheAlcantranslateRussianintoEnglish,whichsharessimilaritieswithBelarusian.

Whilethesystemisn’tinuseonthesocialnetworksite.Facebookplanstoputittoworksoontomanagethe20billiontranslationsmadeeverydaywhenpeopleclick“Translate"onposts（帖子））writteninmorethan160languages."Futureworkwillbedoneonotherlanguage,”saysFan"especiallyforlanguageswherewedon'thavealotofdata,likeSouth-EastAsianandAfricanlanguages."

Thework“breaksawayfromtheEnglish-centricmodelsandtriestobuildmoredifferentmodels"，saysSheilaCastilhooftheADAPTCentreatDublinCityUniversity.Ireland.“Thai'sprettynewanddifferent.Butit'shardtoknowiftheAldoesarighttranslationwork，”saysCastilho."Theusersmaynotknowtheotherlanguage,sotheycannotjudgethecorrectnessofthetranslation."

12．What'sAngelaFan'spurposeofmakingtheresearch?

A．Tocollectdataofallkindsofpeople.

B．ToavoidusingEnglishasamiddlemanintranslation.

C．Toachieveherdreamofbecomingatranslator.

D．Tomakelearningdifferentlanguageseasier.

13．WhyisiteasytotranslatefromSpanishtoPortuguesebyAl?

A．PortugueseissimilartoSpanish.

B．Spanishisspokenbythelargestnumberofpeople.

C．Researchershaveagoodknowledgeofthetwolanguages.

D．ThereismuchdataonSpanish.

14．WhatisCastilhoworriedabout?

A．ThesafetyofAltranslation.B．ThewayofusingFacebook.

C．ThecorrectnessofAltranslation.D．Thenumberofpostsonthewebsite.

15．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．FacebookAlcantranslateanypairof100languages.

B．Facebookwantstobuyanewsystem.

C．FacebookAlcantalkwiththeusers.

D．Facebookhaslostmanyusers.

二、七选五

ItcouldbetimetoadmitthatyouhaveahabitofputtingoffyourtasksbecauseyouwastetoomuchtimeontheInternet.Ifyouarereadytocutdownthetimethatyouspendonit,itmayseemdifficult.16．

PayattentiontothetimethatyouspendontheInternet.17．Makesureyouknowhowlongittakesyoutodoeachtaskandrecordexactlywhatyoudo.Thendetermineifanactivityisreallynecessary.You'dbesurprisedathowmuchtimeyouactuallyspendonnecessaryinsteadofunnecessaryonlineactivities.

18．Thoughitmayfeelstrangetousetechnologytostopyoufromusingtechnology,thisi