江苏省宜兴市普通高中学年高一下学期期中调研测试英语试题Word下载.docx

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TimKerin

LondonE7

Doorstepheroes

Sir,Icanunderstandwhysomanypeoplenowliketohavetheirmilkdelivered（“Pint-sizedheroesarebackondoorstep”,Mar8）butdon’tknowwhyithastobeatsuchantisocialhours.IhaveoftenbeenwokenupbytheloudnoiseofMilk&

Moredeliveringtooneofmyneighboursintheearlyhours,andonedaylastweekitwasevenat1:

50a.m.,whichmademesleeplessthefollowinghours.

HelenHinde

Ruislip,Middx

Wineoftheweak

Sir,JaneMacQuittyexcelled（突出）herselfinherwinecolumnthisweek（“Redwineforlightweights:

thebest12%andunderbottles”,Weekend,Mar6）.Theeightbottlesonofferwereflavouredasfollows:

forest-fruited,meaty,mocha,beetrooty,tobaccoleaf,lemonyandsamphire.Thestarflavours（调味）inaReislingfromChilewerefatandlimepickle（酸菜味）.Oftheeightbottlesofwineonlyonewasdescribedas“grapey”.

TonyStafford

Harston,Cambs

Note:

LetterstotheEditorshouldbesenttoletters@thetimes.co.ukorbypost1LondonBridgeStreet,LondonSE19GF.

1．Whydidthethreepeoplewritetheseletters?

A．Tomakethemselvesfamous.B．Tomakesomecomplaints.

C．TopromoteTheTimes.D．Toimprovetheirwritingskills.

2．TheQueenheldapositiveattitudetoward________.

A．thehealthserviceB．thenurses’devotiontotheirwork

C．thepracticalideaD．themedicalworkers’strike

3．WhatdoesHelenHindethinkofthetimeofmilkdelivery?

A．Shocking.B．Pleasant.C．Unbearable.D．Popular.

4．Whichofthefollowingaboutwineistrue?

A．Nineflavoursofwinewereoffered.

B．AwinefromChilehadapleasanttaste.

C．JaneMacQuittywonfamousforthetravellingcolumn.

D．Morespeciesofwineareexpectedtohaveflavoursofwine.

5．HowshouldthelettersbesenttotheEditor?

A．TheycanbesentthroughtheInternet.

B．Theyshouldbesenttotheeditorsfacetoface.

C．TheycanbemailedtothefamousLondonBridge.

D．Theycanbemailedtotheaddressesofdifferenteditors.

Doyouknowwhat“zero”means?

Haveyoueverevenstoppedtothinkmuchaboutthisconcept（概念）?

It’saneasyonetotakeforgranted.Ofcourse,everyonecanunderstandtheconceptofnothing,orhavingnothing.

Butdidyouknowthatsomeanimalscanunderstandzeroaswell?

Experimentswithmonkeysandbirdshaveproventhattheycanmasterthisconcept.Butnow,theunderstandingofzerohasbeenfoundinamostunlikelycandidate（候选人）:

bees.

AccordingtoarecentlypublishedstudyinthejournalScience,AustralianandFrenchresearchersworkedtogethertoconductexperimentstoprovethatbeesarethefirstinsectsto“understandthatzerobelongsatthelowerendofasequence（序列）ofnumbers”,accordingtoareportbyScienceDaily.

ScarlettHoward,aresearcheratRMITUniversityinMelbourne,trainedbeestochoosefromseveralcardswithdifferentnumbersofshapesprintedonthem.Correctlychoosingthecardwiththefewestshapesearnedthemarewardofsugarwater.Forexample,thebeeslearnedtochoosethreeelementswhenpresentedwiththreeVSfour;

ortwoelementswhenpresentedwithtwoVSthree.Andthenthesebeeswerepresentedachallenge–acardthatwasentirelyblankandthattheyhadneverseenbefore.But64percentofthetime,theychosetoflytowardtheblankcardinsteadofthecardthathadshapesonit.Thissuggeststhattheinsectsunderstandthatzerostandsforsomethinglessthantwoorthree,accordingtoSciencemagazine.

AssociateProfessorAdrianDyer,alsofromRMITUniversity,saidthenumberzerowasthebasisofmodernmathematicalandtechnologicalprogress.

HetoldScienceDailythatthefindingshaveopenedadoortonewunderstandingsofhowdifferentbrainsunderstandzero.“Ifbeescanunderstandzerowithabrainoflessthanamillionneurons（神经元）[comparedwiththe86,000millionneuronsofahumanbrain],itsuggeststherearesimpleandefficient（有效的）waystoteachartificial（人工的）intelligencenewtricks.”

6．WhydidthewriterasktwoquestionsinPara.1?

A．Toexpectanexactanswer.B．Tointroducethetopic.

C．Toshowtheconceptof“zero”.D．Toinspirescientiststostudy.

7．WhatdidtheAustralianandFrenchresearchersrecentlyfind?

A．Mostinsectscanrecognizedifferentshapes.

B．Beescanunderstandthemeaningofzero.

C．Beesarebetteratnumbersthanmonkeysandbirds.

D．Mostinsectscanbetrainedtounderstandnumbers.

8．Whatdidthescientistsdointheexperimentswiththebees?

A．Thebeeswerepresentedwithonecardeachtime.

B．Thebeesweretrainedtochoosethecardwithmoreshapes.

C．Thebeeswererewardedwhentheychoseanintendedcard.

D．Differentgroupsofbeesweretrainedatthesametime.

9．HowdidScarlettHowardprovebeeshadtheconceptofzero?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bydesigningcards.

C．Byshowingnumbers.D．Bydoingexperimments.

10．Whyisthestudyimportant?

A．ItshowstheremightbeeasierwaystotrainAI.

B．Itprovesthatanimalscanunderstandwhatzerois.

C．Itsuggestsbeescancompletemorechallengingtasks

D．Itexplainstheimportanceofzeroinmodernmathematics.

Formorethanacentury,studentjournalistsattheDailyTarHeel（DTH）havewrittenaboutlifeatUNC-ChapelHill,USandraisedquestionsontheissuesoffreeexpression,education,andbig-timeathletics.

Theindependentstudentnewspaperrecentlycelebratedits125thanniversary（周年）.Tomarkthespecialday,studentreportersaskedthequestion:

What’sthefutureoftheDTH?

Theproudnewspaperhasbeensearchingfortheanswer,andsohavecollegenewspapersacrosstheUS.

Studentnewspapersarefacingadarkreality.Astheyarefreetoread,theyaremakinglessmoneythanever,meaningthatsuchnewspapersarefindingithardtosurvive.

Mostcollegepapershavereducedtheirprinteditions（版本）.Lastyear,theDTHprintedapaperfourdaysaweek.Thisyear,itprintsapapereverythreedays.Andwhileitusedtoproducearound22,000newspaperseachtime,itonlymakesaround10,000now,saidEricaPerel,generalmanager.

Increasingly,studentjournalistshaveturnedtheirfocustodigitalversionsoftheirnewspapers,andthenewwaysthatsocialmediaallowsthemtotellstories.They’veadapted（使适应）theirskillstomirrorwhat’sgoingonintheprofessionaljournalismworld.

“Ithinkwe’readaptingverywell…inmovingawayfromthatprintmentality（心态）.Butit’schallenging,”saidJonathanCarter,astudentatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.

Sowhatshouldstudentnewspapersdo?

LoMontesaidthebestsolutionwouldbeforuniversitiestofinancially（经济上）supportstudentjournalism.

Universityleadersliketotalkaboutproducingcivically（公民地）responsiblestudents,hesaid,andjournalismisapartofthat.“Collegesanduniversitieshavetorecognizeindependentmediacoverageasacivicgoodandstepuptotheplate,”hesaid.

Inthemeantime,campusnewspapersarefiguringouttheirfinancialmodelsastheygoalong.

BrucedePyssler,advisertoNorthCarolinaCentralUniversit’sCampusEchonewspaper,saidhisstudentspostonestoryadayonline.Thebeststoriesareputtogetherforaonce-a-semester（学期）printedition.

Andevenifstudentjournalistsdon’tgointomediajobs,Perelsaid,they’vestillhadagreateducation.

“Thenumberonethingthatweteachiscritical（批判性）thinkingandhowtobealifelonglearner,”shesaid.“Theoneswhoarelivingthroughthistransition（过渡）aretheonesthataregoingtobealotstrongerforitintheend.”

11．WhatcanbereadaboutattheDailyTarHeel（DTH）?

A．Somefamoussportsfacilities.B．Articleonthereportersofthepaper

C．Columnsaboutthefreesubjects.D．Students’collegelife.

12．Whatismakingithardforstudentnewspaperstosurvivenowadays?

A．Poorprintingquality.B．Theimpactofdigitalmedia.

C．Expensiveadvertisingfees.D．Alackofstudentreporters.

13．WhatdoesLoMontesuggeststudentnewspapersdotosurvive?

A．Reduceprinteditions.B．Askcollegesformoney.

C．Publishmoredigitaleditions.D．Createtheirownfinancialmodels.

14．Howcanstudentjournalistsbenefitfromthejob,inPerel’sopinion?

A．Theybecomegoodatstorytelling.B．Theygainproblem-solvingskills.

C．Theybecomealogicalthinker.D．Theylearnhowtobealifelonglearner.

15．What’sthearticlemainlyabout?

A．TheproudhistoryoftheDailyTarHeel.

B．Studentreportersadaptingtochangingsituations.

C．SchoolnewspapersunderthreatinthedigitalageintheUS

D．Anexampleofhowtocombinetraditionalnewspaperswithnewmedia.

二、七选五

Travelingabroadcanberiskyevenwhenyouhavethebestintentionstogetalongwiththenatives.Everythingfromgreetingtoeatingcanbeachancetodosomethingwrong,andnotonlyembarrassyourself,butoffendyourhostcountryfriends.16．

Personalspacevariesasyoutraveltheglobe.Firstobservewhatlocalsaredoingandfollowsuit.Ineasterncountries,rememberthattouchingandpublicdisplaysofaffectionareunacceptable.InplaceslikeQatarandSaudiArabia,menandwomenareforbiddenfrominteractinginpublic,letalonetouching.

TalkingoverdinnerisnotacceptableinAfrica,Japan,ThailandandFinland.17．You’relikelybemetwithsilence-notbecauseyourgroupisunfriendly,butbecausemealtimeisforeating,nottalking.Alsoavoidtheirconversationsinplacesa