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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