高一第二学期期末考试英语试题含答案解析.docx

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高一第二学期期末考试英语试题含答案解析

2018—2019学年下学期高一年级期末考试英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ElephantReserve

Country:

Thailand

Thisisaworkingvacationatawildlifecentre.Anyonecanbecomeavolunteerifhe/sheagreestohelptheelephantkeeperswithtasks.

Dailytasks

Gathertheelephantsat6:

30am.Takethemtolookforfoodintheforest.Cleantheenclosure（围场）.Swimwiththeelephantsinthelakeintheafternoon.Ifvolunteerswanttorelaxafterwork,theycanwatchsatellitetelevision.

Howthisvacationhelps

Iftheseelephantshadn’tbeenrescued

theywouldstillbelivingonthestreetsofBangkok.Theruralenvironmentismuchbetterforthemthantheurbanenvironmentwherethereislotsofpollution.

YourComment

“Iloveworkingwiththesehugegentleanimals.”

Gorillasafari（观赏野兽的旅行）

Countries:

Kenya,RwandaandUganda

Departures（出发）:

2—3departurespermonthfromAug.toDec.

Extras:

permit￡220

Ifyou’relucky,you’llseelions,elephantsandrhinosduringthissafari.Thehighlight（最好的部分）ofthetripistheopportunitytoseegorillasinthemountainforests.However,youmustbeingoodhealth—ifagorillacaughtacold,itwouldbeextremelyharmfultoitswholefamily.

Howthisvacationhelps

Thereareonlyabout600gorillasleftintheworldashumanactivityhasreducedtheareawheretheycanlive.Whenyoubuyapermit

thiswillpayfortheprotectionofthenationalpark.

Yourcomment

“I’llsurelygobackassoonasIhaveenoughmoney!

”

Polarbearwatching

Area&Country:

Arctic,Canada

Departures:

sixtytripsbetweenOct.1—Nov.19.

EveryOctoberandNovembergroupsofpolarbearsgatherinHudsonBay.Astheyarenormallylonelycreatures,thisisunusual.Thebearswaitfortheoceantofreezesothattheycanhuntforseals,sothisistheperfectopportunitytoseethem.Extraactivitiesincludedogsledding（狗拉雪橇）andanighttriptoseetheNorthernLights.

Howthisvacationhelps

IftheArcticicecapmeltsduetoglobalwarming,polarbearswillbeindanger.Wegiveashareofourprofits（利益）tothecharitythatprotectspolarbears.

Yourcomment

“Theseterriblebearsgetalltheliquidtheyneedfromtheirfood.”

1.Whatwillelephantvolunteersdo?

A.Sweeptheenclosureofelephants.B.Takefoodforelephantsat6:

30am.

C.Watchsatellitetelevisiononelephants.D.Washelephantsinthelakeintheafternoon.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheGorillasafari?

A.YoucanfindgorillasinKenyaandCanada.B.Youwillgetacoldinthemountainforests.

C.Visitorsneedtopay$220toseegorillas.D.Thereareabout10tripstovisitgorillas.

3.What’stheaimoftheseactivities?

A.Tohelpbuildmorenationalparks.B.Tohelpprotectthewildanimals.

C.Tohelpdealwiththepollutionincities.D.Tohelpsolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.

B

JonPedleyismakingabigchange.Heisgivinguphislifeasasuccessfulbusinessmanforlifeofhelpingothers.HeistradinghisbeautifulfarmhouseinEnglandforlifeinamudhutitUganda,EastAfrica.

Pedleyadmitsthathehasnotalwaysledaverypositivelife.Attimeshedranktoomuchandgotintroublewiththelaw.“I’vealwaysputthepursuit（追求）ofmoneyinfrontofeverythingelse.AslongasIwasallright,Ididn’tcarewhoIwashurting,”saysPedley.

ButavisittoUgandain2007gavePedleyanewoutlook（观点）onlife.Hewasamazedatwhathesawandhowmuchthepeoplethereappreciatedtheworkhewasdoing.“Iworkedthereforafewdaysandthesepeoplewhohavenothingthankedmebygivingmebagsofpotatoes,whichareafortuneforthem,”hesaid.

NowPedleyissellinghisbusiness,his$1.5millionfarmhouse,andhisexpensivecar—andmovingintoahutmadeofmudandboardsinasmallUgandanvillage.TherehewillhelprunanorganizationthathopestoimprovethequalityoflifeforpeopleinthevillageofKigazi.Hewillhelptobuildschoolroomsforchildrenandtankstoholdcleanwaterforvillagers.Today,peopleinKigazimustwalktwomilestoahospital,soPedleywillhelptobuilddoctors’offices,too.

Pedley’sorganizationwillalsoworkwithEnglishteenagerswhoareintrouble.Theteenswillbesenttoa“camp”inUgandathatPedleywillrun.Theteenswillliveinmudhutsandhelptobuildwater,healthandeducationfacilities（设备）forkidsinKigazi,manyofwhomhavelosttheirparentsduetopovertyordisease.Pedleyhopestheteenswillseeasideoflifethatmighthelpthemturnaroundtheirownlivesandsetthemonanewandmorepositivepath.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePedley’slifeinthepast?

A.Positive.B.Colorful.

C.Independent.D.Selfish.

5.WhatwillPedleydointhesmallUgandanvillage?

A.Growpotatoeswiththelocalpeople

B.TeachEnglishinthelocalschool.

C.Assistvillagerswithconstructionwork.D.Helptoattractmoretouriststothevillage.

6.WhywillPedleyworkwithEnglishteenagerswhoareintrouble?

A.Toencouragethemtomakefriendswithlocals.

B.Toencouragethemtoliveamorepositivelife.

C.Totrainthemtobecomedoctorsinthefuture.

D.Tomakethemlearnaboutdifferentcultures.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FromamillionairetolivinginamudhutB.Alife-changingadventure

C.ArichmanbecominghomelessD.Agratefulbusinessman

C

Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld’sfirstkidstobe“taught”byadigitalteacher,Will.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatar（化身）thatturnsuponthestudents’desktop,tablet,orsmartphonescreenwhencalled.

Thankstoadigitalcameraandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbalsignals.Forexample,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-waycommunicationnotonlyhelpsdrawthestudents’attention,butalsoallowstheprogram’sdeveloperstomonitortheirinvolvement（参与）andmakechangesifneeded.

Vector’sChiefDigitalOfficer,NikhilRavishankar,believesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytoattracttheattentionofthenextgeneration.Hesays,“Usingadigitalhumanisaverypopularmethodtodelivernewinformationtopeople,andIhavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodeliverrichandeducationalexperienceinthefuture.”GregCross,theChiefBusinessOfficerforSoulMachines,statesthatkidswhohavegrownupinthisdigitaltimeadapt（适应）tonewtechnologyquickly,andhehopestodeveloptheideaofdigitalhumansintheareaofeducatefurther.

Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccesssofar.However,nomaterhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumanedueatorsanytimesoon.Forone,theavatar’sknowledgebaseisseverelylimited.Butmoreimportantly,eventhesmartestdigitalavatarscouldneverpredictandreacttoalltheunexpectedsituationsthateducatorshavetodealwithonadailybasis.However,itcouldcomeinhandyasa“personalteacher”,providingkidswithone-on-onehelponthesubjectsoreventopics.

8.WhatismentionedaboutWillinthefirstparagraph?

A.Heisahuman-likerobotteacher.

B.Heisthefirstrobotteacherintheworld.

C.Heisadigitalteacherteachinginaschool.

D.Hewillwalkacrosstheclassroomtoyouwhencalled.

9.Inwhatwaydoesthedigitalteacherhelpthestudents?

A.Bytakingpartindiscussion.B.Bychangingteachingmethods.

C.Bycommunicatingwithstudents.D.Bymonitoringstudents’behavior.

10.WhatisGregCross’sattitudetowardthedigitalteacher?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.

C.Uncaring.D.Dissatisfied.

11.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthedigitalteacherfromthelastparagraph?

A.Ithasenteredmanyhomesaskids’privateteacher.

B.Itwillteachinclassinplaceofhumaneducators.

C.It’sgoodathandlingunexpectedsituations.

D.Itremainstobeimproved.

D

MillionsofAmericanssitbehindacomputerscreen,chainedtotheirdeskalldaybecausethevastmajorityofstable,high-payingprofessions（职业）are“officejobs”.However,havingasuccessfulcareerdoesnotrequireyoutositbehindadeskandplugawayatacomputerallday.

Infact,therearealargenumberofnon-deskjobsinavarietyofindustriesthataregrowingandofferingworkersadirectpathtothemiddleclass,accordingtoanewanalysisoflabormarketinformationfromCareerBuilder.Whilemostofthehighest-payingnon-deskjobsaremedicalprofessionsthatrequireadoctoralorprofessionaldegree,thereare170non-deskprofessionsthatpay$15perhourormore,donotrequireabachelor’sdegree（学士学位）foratypicalentry-levelposition,andhaveseenatleast6percentjobgrowthoverthelastfouryears.

“TheUSworkforcehasgraduallychangedtooffice-basedworkbecauseoftheriseoftheprofessionalserviceeconomyandproductivitygainsassociatedwithinformationtechnology,”RosemaryHaefner,VicePresidentofHumanResourcesOfficeratCareerBuilder,saidinastatement.“Butsomeofthehealthiestareasofjobgrowthyearafteryearareinmiddle-skillprofessionsthatdon’trequireworkerstositinfrontofcomputermonitorsandphonesfor40hoursaweel.”

Herearethetop-payingjobsthatdon’trequireyoutoworkatadeskinvariouskinds—noneofwhichrequireafour-yearcollegedegree—andtheirhourlysalary（工资）andgrowthratesince2010:

professionalassistants（助理）:

$26.57,14percent;elevatorrepairers:

$37.81,6percent;mechanicalengineeringtechnicians:

$25.19,10percent;andelectromechanical（电动机械的）technicians:

$24.68,8percent.

Whiletheytendtopaylessthantraditionaloffic