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山西省运城中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

山西省运城中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmowlikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbawdonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.

1．Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A．Theycancontroltheiremotions.B．Theyaremorelikehumans.

C．Theydothenormalhousework.D．Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.

2．WhatcanOshbotworkas?

A．Alanguageteacher.B．Atourguide.

C．Ashopassistant.D．Aprivatenurse.

3．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill.

A．trainemployeesB．beourworkmates

C．improvetechnologiesD．taketheplaceofworkers

4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?

A．Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B．Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.

C．Informationonhouseholdrobots.D．Anintroductiontosocialrobots.

Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherthingsweneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.

Lotsofthemoneytodayismadeofpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.

InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime.SomeAfricansonceusedelephanttusks,monkeytails,andsaltasmoney.

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.Later,countriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday.

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistory,formthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.

5．InthePhilippineIslandswasonceusedasmoney.

A．riceB．knife

C．clothD．wheat

6．Whatwasfirstusedasmoney?

A．Elephantstusks.B．Cloth.

C．Salt.D．Sheik

7．Thefirstpapermoney.

A．wanpassedfromwestAsiatoChinaB．lookedlikeanoteusedtoday

C．wasfirstusedinEuropeD．lookedlikeapieceoffur

8．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A．papermoneyisn’tdifficulttomake

B．moneymustbesuitedtocarry

C．peopleneedmoneytoexchangegoodswitheachother

D．peopleprefermetalcoinstopapernotes

Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.

NationalTheatreOfChinaBeijing｜Chinese

Thisgreatoccasion（盛会）willbetheNationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.

Date&Time:

Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pm

MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi｜Georgian

OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed（指导）bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.

Date&Time:

Friday18May,2.30pm&Saturday19May,7.30pm

DeafinitelyTheatreLondon｜BritishSignLanguage（BSL）

BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.

Date&Time:

Tuesday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pm

HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv｜Hebrew

TheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide.FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.

Date&Time:

Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm

9．WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?

A．RichardⅢ.B．Lover’sLabour’sLost.

C．AsYouLikeIt.D．TheMerchantofVenice.

10．WhatisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre?

A．Ithastwogroupsofactors.B．ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon.

C．ItperformsplaysinBSL.D．Itisgoodatproducingcomedies.

11．WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew?

A．OnSaturday28April.B．OnSunday29April.

C．OnTuesday22May.D．OnTuesday29May.

LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttime.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapital,seeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.

Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelics（遗迹）fromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:

youcan’tquitebelievehowoldtheyare.

IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallife.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures（雕塑）.Thebestpartofthevisitwas,withoutdoubt,theSistineChapelceiling,paintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.

InRome,thereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregion,likepastawithtomato,onionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.

Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques（精品店）butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!

Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarket,whereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetree.

12．Theunderlinedword“gladiators”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.

A．athletesB．butchers

C．invadersD．fighters

13．Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.

A．theyrepresentRome’sreligion

B．theyarerelicsfromRome’sdistantpast

C．youcan’thelpwonderinghowoldtheyare

D．theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum

14．Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?

A．ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.

B．ThesculpturesinRome.

C．Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.

D．TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.

15．WhenvisitingRome,youshouldbecarefulinchoosing______.

A．theattractionsB．thefood

C．thehotelsD．theluxuryboutiques

二、七选五

Peoplearoundtheworldusedtheircomputerstobuygoods,communicatewithothers,listentomusic,seepicturesandlearnaboutdifferentplacesandideas.In2006,morepeoplearoundtheworldusednewwaystocommunicateandconnectwitheachotherthroughtheInternet.

16．BlogisashortwayofsayingWeblog.Throughthesepersonalwebsites,peoplecansharetheirexperiences,ideasandopinionswithanyoneontheInternet.Peopleofallageshavetheirownblogs.Foryoungpeople,theyareawaytoshowtheirwritingsandotherformsofself-expression.

17．Thesesitesinclude“MySpace”,usedmainlybyteenagersandyoungadults.MySpaceisanonlinecommunitythatletspeoplesharemessageandpictureswithanincreasingnumberoffriends.18．

YouTubeisanotherInternetsitethatbecamemorepopularthisyear.Thiswebsiteletsanyonecreate,shareandwatchshortvideos.PeoplecanwatchalmostanythingonYouTube:

news,sportsandentertainmentevents.19．Theseincludevideosofpeoplesingingordancing,oranimalsdoingfunnythings.ThreeyoungmencreatedYouTubealmosttwoyearsago