华中科技大学附中学年度高一春季学期月考英语试题及答案.docx

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华中科技大学附中学年度高一春季学期月考英语试题及答案

华中科技大学附中2019-2020学年度高一春季学期6月月考

英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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

Dancingtohealthebodyhomeandfacingatinycamera,OrlandoBalletdancerAdamBorelandpracticesinquarantine（隔离），whilehisstudentswatchhismoves.

Boreland'sonlineballetclassisoneaspectofthepartnershipbetweentheOrangeCountyschooldistrictandmajorCentralFloridaartsorganizations.ItisapartnershipthathastakennewdirectionseversincetheCoronavirusshutdownlocalschools.

Other“distancelearning”artsinstructioncomesfromOrlandoRepertoryTheatre,OperaOrlando,OrlandoMuseumofArtandtheOrlandoPhilharmonicOrchestra.

TheRepertoryTheatredesignsclassesfortheaterstudents,suchashowtodesignsetsathome,andthenreviewstheresults.ThePhilharmonic'smusiciansareprovidingindividualinstrumentlessonstostudentsinlow-incomeareas,（21）whiletheoperacompanyisleadingmasterclasses（大师讲堂）forchoralstudentsandteachingperformancetips.Theartmuseumcreateseducationalprogrammingforbothelementaryandsecondarystudents.

Acrossthedistrict,roughly5,900studentsstudydanceinabout25programs,accordingtoScottEvans,directoroftheschooldistrict'sfineartscurriculum.ThegoalistoletasmanyaspossibleattendanOrlandoBalletclass.

Boreland'sclassincludesstudentsfromApopka,Freedom,University,WekivaandWindermereHigh,aswellasTimberCreek.“We’restuckinside.Youreallywanttoemoteandhealthebodythroughdance.”Borelandtellsthem.

Healsogivesonlinedancefeedback.“Keepthefootconnectedtothefloor.”hesays.“Don'tchangethehips;saveitforhip-hopclass.”

SophomoreAlessandraLozzi,atwo-yearmemberoftheTimberCreekdanceteam,appreciatesthechanceto“soakup（吸收）information”fromBoreland.“Histechnique,hispassionfordancing...Iloveit.”shesaid.

Theinstructionandinteractionhelptheballetcompanywithitsmissionofreachingouttothecommunity,saidOrlandoBalletSchooldirectorPhillipBroomhead.

“It'stremendous（绝妙的）thatweareabletocooperate,"hesaid."It'sgivingthestudentsaglimpseofpeoplelivingthedreamrightnow.”

Boreland'sclassendswithstudents'thank-youcommentsfloodingtheonlinechatwindow.（23）

Lozzi,whohopestodanceprofessionallyoneday,can’twaitforanothersession.“It'sinspiring.”shesaid.

21.Whichofthefollowingartorganizationsprovideslessonsforstudentsinpoorareas?

A.OperaOrlando

B.OrlandoBallet

C.OrlandoRepertoryTheatre

D.TheOrlandoPhilharmonicOrchestra

22.HowdoesBorelandgiveballetlessonsduringquarantine?

A.Hegivesindividuallessonstostudentsonline.

B.Heteachesballetandgivesfeedbackonline.

C.Heteachesballetandgivestipsonquarantinedlife.

D.Heasksstudentstofollowhispreviouslyrecordedlessons.

23.HowareBoreland’sonlineballetlessonsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpstudentskillboredominquarantine.

B.Moreteacher-studentinteractionisexpected.

C.Theyarewellreceivedbythestudents.

D.Theyinspirestudentstocontributetotheircommunity.

B

Foryears,naturedocumentarieshavegivenusaninsightintotheunseenwondersoftheanimalkingdom.WhetherinthecoldoftheArctictundra（冻原）ortheheatoftheSaharaDesert,patientfilmworkersequippedwithtinycamerasandtelephotolenseshavecapturedeventsthatwecanonlydreamofseeing.

Returningforitssecondseason,SpyintheWildaimstogiveviewersanunparalleled（空前的）lookintoahiddennaturalworld.Commissioned（委托）bytheBBC,thedocumentaryfollowsthetraditionofthefirstseasonwhileintroducingcameratechnologythatgoesbeyondtheanimalkingdom.Withthehelpofinnovativecameratechnology,aspyturtlecanlayeggs;aspysquirrelcanplaywithaspysnowballandmore.

“SpyintheWild2hasmoreincredibleanimalsbehaviormomentsandfirsts,whileescalating（升级）thespycamtechnologytoawholenewlevel,”FredKaufman,executiveproducerforNature,toldBBC.

Inthisseason,morethan50spyrobotsareallowedtoexploreanimalgroupsinallkindsofterritory,fromunderthePacificOceantotheharshArcticcold.Buttheseundercoveragentsdon’tjustrecordeverydaygoings-on–theycapturetherelatableemotionalconnectionssharedbetweenanimals,first-hand.Forexample,aspyKingpenguinwasacceptedaspartofthegroupinSouthGeorgia.Itwatchedonaspenguinparentspushedtheirwaythroughabarrierof6,000elephantsealsinordertomakeithometofeedtheirchicksafterahuntingexpedition.

“Quiteaccidentally,ourspycreatureisatthecenterofsomethingextraordinary,capturingemotionsthathaverarelybeenobserved,”theseries’narratorDavidTennanttoldCNET.

Thedocumentaryalsowonplauditsamongcritics.BradNewsomeoftheSydneyMorningHeraldwrote,“It'srightfromthestartasingeniously（巧妙地）designedrobotanimalsbringusincrediblyintimatefootage（详尽的镜头）oftheirflesh-and-bloodcounterparts（同类）.”

SpeakingtoPBS,theshow'sdirectorJohnDownersaid:

“Thewholepointsis…tryingtogetcloserthanweeverhavebeforetocapturethoseelusive（难以得到的）momentswhentheystarttorevealthekindofemotionswehave.”

24.Whatisthemainfocusofthetext?

A.WhatinspiredthecreationoftheshowSpyintheWild2.

B.Howthedocumentaryhasbeenreceived.

C.CamtechnologyandincrediblefootageofSpyinthewild2.

D.Animalshighlightedinthedocumentary.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutthespyrobotsinSpyintheWild2?

A.Over100spyrobotswereinvolvedinthedocumentary.

B.Theyinteractedwiththeanimals.

C.Someweredestroyedintheprocessoffilming.

D.Theyrecordedtheanimals’livesfromadistance.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plaudits"inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymean?

A.praises

B.criticisms

C.suggestions

D.arguments

27.Accordingtothetext,whatsetsSpyintheWild2apartfromothernaturedocumentaries?

A.Thisisthefirsttimespyrobotshavebeenused.

B.Itfocusesonanimalsinasingleterritory.

C.Itcapturesrelatable,emotionalmomentsofanimals.

D.Itexplorescommonanimalbehaviorfrequentlyseenbythepublic.

C

Robotshavecertainadvantagescomparedtohumans:

Theyareefficient,tireless,canberepairedwhendamagedandtheynevergetsick.ThislastqualityhasmadethemthestarduringourfightagainsttheCOVID-19pandemic.Whilehundredsofthousandsofmedicalworkershavefallenilldealingwiththishighlyinfectiousvirusandalotmoreareforcedtostayathomeforfearofgettingthedisease,thisisn'taproblemforrobots.

ThisiswhytheCOVID-19outbreakisseenasthe“tippingpoint”–notedTheIndependentsciencereporterAnthonyCuthbertson–forrobotstostarttoreplacehumansincertainjobs.

Inareaslikehospitalsandhealthcarefacilities,robotsareusedtoperformhigh-risktasks.InChina,forexample,ahotelinHangzhouemployedarobotnamed“LittlePeanut”todeliverfoodtopeopleunder‘quarantine.InSpain,robotsareabouttobeusedtotestpeopleforthecoronavirus.Ultraviolet-light-disinfection（紫外线消毒）robotsarealsobeingwidelyusedtocleanhospitalcorridorsandwards（病房）.

“Hospitalsaroundtheworldarewakinguptoautonomousdisinfection,”PerJuulNielsen,CEOofDenmark'sUVDRobots,aleadingcompanymanufacturing（制造）disinfectionrobots,toldForbes.“Wecan’tbuildtheserobotsfastenough.”

Innon-medicalcompanies,robotsarealsoreplacinghumanemployeessincetheydon’thavetheproblemofsocialdistancingandwillnevertakesickleave.WalmartandAmazon,forexample,whererobotsarcalreadyusedinsorting,packingandshipping,areplanningtoincreasethenumberofrobotsintheirfacilities.Fast-foodchainslikeMcDonald’sarenotonlydeliveringfoodwithrobotsinsomeareas,butalsolookingtousethemascooksandservers.

AccordingtofuturistMartinFord,usingmorerobotsthanhumanemployeescanprovetoberewardingforcompanies–evenwhenthepandemicisover.“Peoplewillprefertogotoaplacethathasfewerworkersandmoremachinesbecausetheyfeeltheycanloweroverallrisk,”FordtoldtheBBC.

Butthissuddenincreaseinrobotdemanddoesn’tmeanthattheytriumphoverhumansineveryaspect.AccordingtoBillSmart,aroboticistatOregonStateUniversity,thehumancontactbetweendoctorsandpatientsisstillimportant.Doctorscomfortthepatientsandguidethemthroughharddecisionswhilerobotsareonlydoingroutinetasks,likecleaningandgivingtests,justtofreeupdoctorsandnurses.

Itmightbetruethatrobotshavecertainadvantagesoverhumans,buttheyarestillsecondarytohumaninteraction.

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theadvantagesofrobotscomparedtohumans.

B.DifferentviewstowardapplyingrobotstofightCOVID-19.

C.WhytheCOVID-19outbreakhasfueledrobotdemand.

D.Whetherrobotswillreplacehumansincertainareasoneday.

29.Whathasmaderobotsdesirableduringthepandemicaccordingtothetext?

A.Theycanberepairedwhendamaged.

B.Theytestpeopleforcoronavirusmoreprecisely.

C.Theynevergettiredandcanreplacedoctorsandnurses.

D.Theyarenotweaktothecoronavirus.

30.WhatdoesMartinFordthinkoftheapplicationofrobots?

A.Itsbenefitsareappealingandlasting.

B.Machinesarelessdisturbingthanhumans.

C.Itposesathreattohumanemployment.

D.Therearesomeriskswiththeuseofrobots.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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