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河北省邯郸市大名一中、磁县一中，邯山区一中，永年一中等六校2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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WashingtonDCVacationPackages

Fromexploringthehistorytoseeingthemodernsights,makeyourWashingtonDCVacationPackagegreat.

ExperiencePackage

WashingtonDCisapopulartouristdestinationfilledwithmuseums,monumentsandbeaches.Thisisavacationpackageoneshouldlookintowhenplanningatriptothecapital.Startat$405peradult.

PackageIncludes

·3Nights’Accommodations

·DCOdysseyDinnerCruise（巡游）overthePotomacRiver

·BestofDCTour

FamilyVacationPackage

Createlastingmemorieswithyourfamilytothenation’scapital.Comeandexplorethemanyactivitiesofferedhere.VisittheworldfamousMadameTussaudsWax（蜡像）Museum,andgetpicturesofyouandyourfamilystandingnexttowaxcopiesoffamouscelebrities（名人）andpresidents.Startat$182peradult.

PackageIncludes

·3Nights’Accommodations

·MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum

·NationalLawEnforcementMuseum

RomanticGetawayPackage

WashingtonDCcanbearomanticdestination.Withthispackage,youwillhaveatwo-nightstayinthenation’scapital.ItalsoincludesaticketfortheMonumentsbyMoonlightTrolleytour,ahistorictourofthearea!

Startat$152peradult.

PackageIncludes

·2Nights’Accommodations

·MonumentsbyMoonlightTrolleyTour

SightseeingTourPackage

WashingtonDCisoneofthebestplacesinU.S.whenitcomestosightseeing.Withsomuchhistoryandallofthesefantastictours,you’llhaveanamazingtimeandseethebestofthecity.Startat$383peradult.Advancereservationsrequired.

PackageIncludes

·4Nights’Accommodations

·MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaTour

·SpiritofWashingtonDCLunchCruise

1．WhichactivityisavailableintheFamilyVacationPackage?

A．GoingonOdysseyDinnerCruise.

B．TouringMonumentsbyMoonlightTrolley.

C．VisitingNationalLawEnforcementMuseum.

D．Takingphotoswithcelebritiesandpresidents.

2．HowmuchshouldacouplepayfortheRomanticGetawayPackage?

A．$304.B．$364.C．$766.D．$810.

3．InwhatwayistheSightseeingTourPackagedifferentfromtheotherthree?

A．Itoffersarivercruise.

B．Itmustbebookedinadvance.

C．Itexhibitsthehistoryofthecapital.

D．Itprovidesthelongesttouratthelowestprice.

Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingthesequalitiesinme.Forexample，whenIwas12，IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico，toalwaysputonsunscreen，nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother，andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.

Butdespiteherworries，sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens，shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn，evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear，Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers：

Whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome，Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway，shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.

OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear，asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom，wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife，andespeciallywhenIwaslittle，themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards；gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.

Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant，likeeducation，andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.

4．WhentheauthordecidedtogotoPuertoRico，hismother________.

A．wantedtogowithhim

B．worriedabouthissafety

C．didn’tallowhimtodoso

D．askedhisgrandmotherforadvice

5．Theauthordecidedtomoveawayforcollegeto________.

A．bedifferentfromhispeers

B．keepawayfromhismother

C．beindependentintheoutsideworld

D．makehismotherunhappy

6．Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthor’smother________.

A．hadahighexpectationofhim

B．wastoostrictwithhim

C．usedtoexpectnothingfromhim

D．caredlittleabouthislearning

7．Inthepassage，theauthormainlywantstotellus________.

A．hislongwaytobecomingindependent

B．hisgoodrelationshipwithhismother

C．theimportanceofamother’strustandsupport

D．hismother’sdeeploveforhim

Didyouknowit’spossibletoswimwithwhalesintheoceanwhilelyingonahospitalbed?

Haveyouimaginedexperiencingyour74thbirthdayasa20-something?

Medicalvirtualrealityisanareawithinterestinganattractivepossibilities.Althoughthefieldisbrandnew,therearealreadygreatexamplesofVRhavingapositiveeffectonhealthcare.Herearesome.

Haveyoueverlaindownonahospitalbedcountingthedaysuntilyouleavethehospital?

BrennanSpiegelandhisteamattheCedarssinaihospitalinLosAngelesintroducedVRworldstotheirpatientstohelpthemreducestressandpain.Withthespecialglasses,theycouldescapethefourwallsofthehospitalandenjoyamazingsceneryinpartintheworkofanartstudioorswimtogetherwithwhalesintheocean.Sothehospitalexperienceisimproved.

Asweknow,theexperienceinahospitalisevenmorestressfulforsmallchildrenwhomisstheirparentsandfriends.Now,aDutchcompanymadetheirdreampossible.Throughasmartandvirtualglasses,VisitUmakeslivecontactpossiblewitha360-degreecameraatthepatients’home,schoolorspecialoccasionslikeabirthdaycelebrationorafootballgame.Thoughstayinginhospital,youngpatientscanrelaxandstillenjoytheirlives.

Didyouwonderwhatitfeelsliketogrowold?

EmbodiedLabscreated“WeAreAlfred”byusingVRtoshowyoungmedicalstudentswhatageingmeans.EveryonecanbetheimaginedAlfredfor7minutes,andexperiencewhatitfeelsliketoliveasa74-year-oldman.Thusit'spossibletosolvethedisconnectionbetweenyoungdoctorsandelderlypatientsduetotheirhugeagedifference.

Mindmotionpro,producedbytheSwissMindmazeallowspatientswithabraininjuryto“practice”howtolifttheirarmsormovetheirfingerswiththehelpofvirtualreality.Theappmakesthepracticeofrepetitivemovementsfunforpatients.Thementalefforthelpstheirdamagednervoussystemstorecovermuchfasterthanlyinghelplesslyinbed.

8．Whatisimpliedinthequestionsraisedinparagraph1?

A．ThecharactersofmedicalVR.B．ThefunctionofmedicalVR.

C．ThepopularityofmedicalVR.D．TheimaginationaboutmedicalVR.

9．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theirdream”inparagraph3referto?

A．Beinggivenasmartphone.B．Havingfuninthehospital.

C．Havingaccesstovariousactivities.D．Beingtogetherwithfamiliarpeople.

10．Whatistherealpurposeof“WeAreAlfred”?

A．Tomakedoctorstrusttheirpatients

B．Tohelpyoungdoctorsknowmuchaboutelderlypatients.

C．Toincreasedoctors’interestintheirwork.

D．Tohelpdoctorsexperiencethelifeofanelder.

11．WhichexampleisintendedtoshowthatmedicalVRspeedsuprecovery?

A．Spiegel’specialglasses.B．TheapplicationofVisitU.

C．TheuseofMindMotionPro.D．Thecreationof“WeAreAlfred”.

Sleepdeprivation（缺失）isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupils,accordingtoresearcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.

Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersinbedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerleveltosuitsleep-deprivedlearners,thestudyfound.Theinternationalcomparison,carriedoutbyBostonCollege,foundtheUnitedStatestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudents,with73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffected.

Inliteracy（读写能力）teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthantheinternationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.

Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealand,SaudiArabia,Australia,England,IrelandandFrance.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.CountrieswiththebestrecordsforgettingenoughsleepincludeAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Portugal,theCzechRepublic,JapanandMalta.

Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankings,theTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy（TIMSS）andProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy（PIRLS）

“Ithinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationally,onaverage,childrenwhohavemoresleepachievehigherinmaths,scienceandreading.Thatisexactlywhatourdatashow,”saysChadMinnichoftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.

“It’sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutrition,”saysMrMinnich,basedattheLynchSchoolofEducation,BostonCollege.“Ifyouareunabletoconcentrate,toattendmentally,youareunabletoachieveatyourbestlevel,becauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasic.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.Ifteachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlack