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辽宁省沈阳市郊联体学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Areyouinterestedinstudentsinothercountries?
Dotheyalsohavesomuchhomeworklikeyou?
Whatdotheydointheirsparetime?
OnApril8,areportcameoutonthelivesofhighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUS.Itsurveyedaround6,200studentsfromthefourcountrieslastyear.Youwillfindtheanswerstomanyofyourquestionsinthisreport.
Whostudyhardest?
Chinesestudentsspendthemosttimestudying.NearlyhalfofChinesestudents(48.65%)spendmorethantwohoursontheirhomeworkeveryday.That’smuchmorethanstudentsoftheUS(26.4%),Japan(8.2%)andSouthKorea(5.2%).
Whosleepmostofteninclass?
Japanesestudentsfallasleepinclassmostoften.About45%ofthemsaidtheysometimessleepinclass.InSouthKorea,it’s32%;intheUS,21%;and5%inChina.
Whoarethemostdistracted?
Americanstudentsarethemostactiveinclass,butalsothemostdistracted.64.2%saidtheychatwithfriendsinclass;46.9%saidtheyeatsnacksinclass;and38.9%saidtheysendemailsorreadstorybooksinclass.
Whatdotheydoafterschool?
Intheirsparetime,mostChinesestudentsstudyorsurftheInternet.MostAmericanstudentsgoouttoplaywiththeirfriends.MostJapanesestudentsdophysicalexercise.MostKoreanstudentswatchTV.
1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Theeducationtipsforparents.B.Thesuggestionsfromteachers.
C.Thelivesofhighschoolstudents.D.Theschoolsofdifferentcountres.
2.Whoaretheleasthard-workingatschoolaccordingtothesurvey?
A.SouthKoreanstudents.B.Chinesestudents.
C.Japanesestudents.D.Americanstudents.
3.WhatdomostJapanesedoafterschool?
A.GoshoppingB.Dophysicalexercise.
C.SurftheInternet.D.Sleepathome
4.Whoarethemosteasilyaffectedbyotherpersonsorthingsinclassaccordingtothesurvey?
A.SouthKoreanstudents.B.Chinesestudents.
C.Japanesestudents.D.Americanstudents.
Stay-at-homekidsarenamed“generationnini”inSpain.Theyarethoseadultswhostillliveathomeandareneitherworkingnorstudying.ButtheproblemisnotlimitedtoSpain.Itisaworldwideproblem.
InItaly,theyareknownas“bamboccioni”orbigbabies.Therenearly60percentof18-34-year-oldadultsstillliveintheirparents’home,upfromalmost50percentsince1983.Oncekepttherebythelovefortheirmama’shome-cookedfood,theeconomiccrisis(经济危机)hasseenariseinadultsleftunabletoholddownasteadyjoboraffordahomeoftheirown.Lastyear,anItaliangovernmentministeradmittedthathismotherwashedhisclothesandmadethebedforhimuntilhewas30.HedemandedalawforcingyoungItalianstoleavetheirparents’homeat18tostopthembecominghopelesslydependentontheirparents.
IntheUK,thegovernmenthasmadethetermNEETS---notinemployment,educationortrainingforthesechildren.InEnglandalonethepercentofNEETSaged19-24surgedto18.8percentoftheagegroup-inthelastquarterof2010,up1.4percentonthesameperiodayearbefore.ThenumberofBritishmenintheir20slivingwiththeirparentshasrisenfrom59percentto80percentinthepast15years,whilethenumberofwomenhasrisenfrom41percentto50percent.Theaverageageofthefirst-timehousebuyersisnow38.
IntheUS,theproblemisknownasthe“fullnestsyndrome(综合症)”.Adultsthereareleftstrugglingtosupportadultchildrenwhohavestayedathomewithstudentdebtsandfacingfewjobopportunitiesinaweakeconomy.ArecentstudyshowedalmostathirdofAmericanadultsaged34andunderarelivingwiththeirparents
5.“Bigbabies”mentionedinParagraph2referstothoseadultswho______.
A.arepoorlyeducatedB.arenotassmartasothers
C.losetheirjobinthebadeconomyD.dependontheirparentsforaliving
6.TheItaliangovernmentministerthinksthat______.
A.parentsshouldmaketheirchildrenfeelhopeless
B.youngpeopleshouldliveontheirownafter18
C.parentsshouldnevermakethebedfortheirchildren
D.itisOKforadultchildrentolivewiththeirparents
7.Theunderlinedword“surged”inparagraph3canbereplacedby______.
A.jumpedB.reduced
C.recoveredD.moved
8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?
______
A.SomeAmericanadultchildrenarecausingtroublefortheirparents
B.Americanparentsarehappytolivewiththeirchildren
C.Americahasthemostadultchildrencomparedwithothercountries
D.ItisatraditionforadultchildrentolivewiththeirparentsinAmerica
ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.ButthenwehadMatthew.AndMarvin.Andthetwins,AlisaandAlan.AndthenHelen.Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.
Moneywaslimited,aswellastime.Oftenwhenmychildrenwerelittle,oneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch,andI’dhavetosay,“Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?
Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees,youknow.”
Finally,allfivegotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.Iwasn’tsure,though,Imean,gardensdocostmoney.
Then,onespringmorning,onMother’sDay,Iwasworkinginmykitchen.Suddenly,Irealizedthatcarsweretootingtheirhornsastheydroveby.Ilookedoutofthewindowandtherewasanewtree,plantedrightinmyyard.Ithoughtitmustbeaweepingwillow,becauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallitsbranches.
Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!
Itwastrue!
Thereweredollarbills,onehundredofthem,tapedalloverthattree.Therewasalsoanoteattached:
“IOUeighthoursofdiggingtime.Love.Marvin.”
Marvinkepthispromise,too.Hedugupaniceten-by-fifteenfootbedforme.Andmyotherchildrenboughtmetools,ornaments,atrellis,asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.
Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygarden’snowverypretty,justlikeIwanted.WhenIgooutandweedortendmyflowers,Idon’tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncedid.Itfeelsliketheyarerighttherewithme.Ithinkaboutwhatmychildrendidforme,andIgettearsinmyeyeseverytime.
I’mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!
9.Theauthorwasn’tabletohaveagardenformanyyearsbecause______
A.therewasnospaceforitinherhouse
B.herchildrendidn’tlikeitinthehouse
C.shehadnotimeforitwithfivechildrentoraise
D.shecouldn’taffordthetimeandmoney
10.Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeans______
A.therearenomoneytreesintheworld
B.theycangetmoneyeasily
C.it’snoteasytoearnmoney
D.theycangetsomemoneybyaccident
11.Theauthordoesn’tseemtomissherchildrenasmuchasbeforebecause______
A.thechildrenhavegrownupanddon’tneedtobetakencareof
B.shehasdevotedallhertimetothegarden
C.sheisangrywithherchildren
D.seeingthegardeneverydayremindsherofallthechildrenhavingdoneforher
12.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe______
A.MyMoneyTreeB.MyPrettyGarden
C.TheGiftonMother’sDayD.MyFiveChildren
AnewreportfromtheInternationalBarAssociation(IBA)suggestsmachineswillmostlylikelyreplacehumansinagrowingnumberofoccupations.Oneoftheauthorsofthereport,GerlindWisskirchen,believesthatgovernmentsneedtointroducehumanquotas(配额)insomesectorsinordertoprotectjobs.
Thereportsuggeststhatthejobsatriskarecommonones,suchasaccountantsandlawyers.Financialservicesaremoreatriskthanlegalrolesthough,asalgorithms(计算机程序)areeasierforacomputertosolvewhencomparedtokeepingclientrelationshipsandmakingnewlaws.Simplephysicalworkisalsointhefiringline,theauthorsmention.
Astheworldpopulationheadstoward7to10billion,futuristMorrisMiselowskisays,“Iamnotsurethatthisnine-to-five,MondaytoFridayworkasweunderstandit,willcontinueformanyofusforthenextcoupleofdecades.”Heforecaststhatthebiggestchangeswillbeashift(转变)awayfromthetraditionalworktime.
“Artificialintelligence(AI)(人工智能)…andallsortsofnewtechnologiesarejustabouttohappen;allofthat’sgoingtochangewhere,howandwhenwedowork.”
MsWissfikirchenwassurprisedbyhowfar-reachingtheeffectsofautomation(自动化)are.
“Eventhoughautomationbegan30yearsagointheblue-collarsector,thenewdevelopmentofartificialintelligenceandroboticsaffectsnotjusttheblue-collarsector,butthewhite-collarsector,”saidMsWisskirchen.
TobyWalsh,professorofArtificialIntelligenceatUNSW,saidtherewasarayofhopewhenitcametotechnologyandthefutureofjobs.
“It’salwaysgoodtorememberthatalthoughtechnologywilltakejobsawayastheyraiseinthisreport,therewillalsobenewjobscreatedbytechnology,”hesaid.“InfactifwelookatthehistoryoftechnologysincetheIndustrialRevolution,morejobshavebeencreatedthandestroyed.”
13.WhatmessagedoesthenewreportfromtheIBAsend?
A.Morejobswillbeofferedtohumans.
B.Somedayhumanswon’tneedtowork.
C.MorejobswillbecreatedbecauseofAI.
D.Somedayrobotswillprobablytakeoveryourjob.
14.AccordingtoMorrisMiselowski,whatwillhappeninthefuture?
A.AIwillmakehumans’lifeeasier.
B.Physicalworkwilldisappearfromsight.
C.Thetraditionalworkhourswillbechanged.
D.Automationwillhavelittleeffectonlawyers.
15.Whoispositiveaboutthefutureofjobs?
A.Theauthor.B.TobyWalsh.
C.MorrisMiselowski.D.GerlindWisskirchen.
二、七选五
Youcannotchooseyourchild'sfriendsforhim,butyoucanhelphimlearntochoosefriendswisely.16.Hereareafewwaystohelpyourchildmakefriends.
•Buildyourchild'sselfconfidence.
Whenhesucceedsorhasmadeagreatchoice,tellhimyou'reproudofhim.17.Yourmid