高一上学期期中九校联考英语试题.docx

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高一上学期期中九校联考英语试题

江苏省镇江市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中九校联考英语试题

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Feelingabitboredwithyourjobandfancyachange?

Whynottryoneofthesejobsout?

They'reprobablynottoeveryone'staste,butbelieveitornot,theseareactuallyrealjobsdonebyrealpeople.

Herearethetop5weirdestjobsintheworld:

1.Professionalsleeper:

AhotelinFinlandhiredamemberofstaffasa'professionalsleeper'totestthecomfortoftheirbeds.Theindividualsleepsinadifferentoneofthehotelbedseachnightandwritesareviewabouthersatisfactionwitheachone.

2.Dryingpaintwatcher:

No,thisisn'tajoke.Someoneactuallyearnsalivingwatchingpaintdry.AmanintheUKcurrentlyhasthejobandhespendshisdayspaintingsheetsofcardboardtotesthowlongnewpaintmixestaketodryandwatchingforchangesincolorandtexture.

3.TrainPusher:

IfyouthinktheLondonUndergroundisbad,youshouldseethetrainsinJapan.'Oshiyas'arehiredtohelpcramasmanypeopleontoatrainaspossiblebypushingthemfromtheoutsideuntilthedoorswillclose.

4.SnakeMilker:

Notforthelight-hearted.Thejobofasnakemilkeristocollectthevenomofpoisonoussnakesinjarsforuseinanti-venomsandothermedication.Thankgodsomeone'sbraveenough!

5.ScubaDivingPizzaDeliveryMan:

Ifthefactthatthere'sanunderwaterhotelinFloridaisn'tbizarreenough,toaddontothat,theyhaveascubadivingpizzadeliverymanwhosuppliesthemwithpizzabycarryingthemthroughtheseainawatertightcase.

Doyoudoanunusualjob?

We'dlovetohearaboutit,soletusknow!

1．Inwhichjobisajob-seeker'sstrengthanecessity?

A．ScubaDivingPizzaDeliveryMan

B．TrainPusher

C．Professionalsleeper

D．SnakeMilker

2．Whichjobcouldnotbeyourcupoftea,ifyouwerenotbraveenough?

A．Dryingpaintwatcher

B．TrainPusher

C．Professionalsleeper

D．SnakeMilker

3．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．AhotelinFinlandemployedamemberofstaffasa'professionalsleeper'totestthequalityoftheirbeds.

B．Adryingpaintwatcherspendshisdayspaintingsheetsofcardboardandwatchingforchangesincolorjustoutofboredom.

C．It'sbizarrethatanunderwaterhotelinFloridahasamandeliverpizzabycarryingthemthroughtheseainawatertightcase.

D．Theseweirdestjobsareactuallyunrealjobsseenonlyinsci-fifilms.

TheonlyprovedlockofJaneAusten'shairwassoldatSotheby'sin1948.AttendeesatthenextAnnualMeetingofthenewlyformedJaneAustenSocietywereexpressinggreatsadnesstothelossofthisrelictoanAmericanwhenAlbertaH.Burkerosetoherfeet."IamtheAmericanwhoboughtJane'shair,andiftheSocietywouldliketohaveit,Ishallbegladtomakeacontributionofit."

TheSocietyagreed,andthehairisnowintheJaneAustenHouseatChawton.ButMrsBurke'scollectionofAusten'slettersandmanuscripts（手稿）wasdonatedtothePierpontMorganLibraryinNewYork,combinedwithotherletterspurchasedforthelibrary.

Havingkeptthehairandlostthehandwriting,EnglishJaneitesmaycastenviousglancestowardsNewYork,whereanexhibitionoflettersandmanuscripts,togetherwithfirstandearlyillustratededitionsofAusten'snovelsandotherrelatedmaterial,currentlyoccupiespartoftheMorgan.AgoodmoderneditionofAusten'sletterswaspublishedbyR.W.Chapmanin1932andupdatedin1952;in1995,DeirdreLeFayere-editedthecollectionforOxfordUniversityPress.ItrepresentsasmallfractionofAusten'soutput,estimatedtohavebeenaround3,000letters,mostlywrittentohersisterCassandra.

AsVirginiaWoolfimaginestheirloss,"whenMissCassandraAustengrewold,andthegrowthofhersister'sfamemadehersuspectthatatimemightcomewhenstrangerswouldtrytofindoutandscholarsmakeguessesabout,sheburnt,atgreatcosttoherself,everyletterthatcouldsatisfytheircuriosity,andsparedonlywhatshejudgedtobetoounimportanttobeofinterest."Eventhosethatescapedhavehadlinesremovedbycutting.Nevertheless,muchofinterestremains.Visitorsmaynotreadallseventeenlettersondisplay.ButthosewiththeeyestofocuswillbeabletofindevidenceofAusten'ssharptongue,aswhenaneighbour'swifeisdiscoveredtobe"everythingthattheNeighbourhoodcouldwishher,sillyandcross".Wecanseehersenseoftheridiculous,hertalentforskillfulcharacterizationandawriter'shighspiritsthatrarelydesertherforlong.

4．WherecanpeopleseetheonlyprovedlockofJaneAusten'shairhoused?

A．Sotheby

B．AlbertaH.Burke'shouse

C．theJaneAustenHouseatChawton

D．thePierpontMorganLibrary

5．WhymayEnglishJaneitescastenviousglancestowardsNewYork?

A．BecauseasmallfractionofAusten'soutput,estimatedtohavebeenaround3,000letters,currentlyoccupiespartoftheMorgan.

B．BecausethoughherhairwaskeptinBritain,manyotherthingsleftbyAustenwereinNewYork

C．BecauseagoodmoderneditionofAusten'sletterswaspublishedinNewYork.

D．BecauseDeirdreLeFayere-editedAusten'scollectionforthePierpontMorganLibraryinNewYork.

6．Whichofthefollowingdoestheunderlinedword"relic”inParagraph1referto?

A．lockB．hairC．letterD．manuscript

7．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A．MissCassandraAustenmadeanattempttomaintainagoodnameforAusten.

B．Austen'sworkbroughthersistermuchpersonalfameandmanypositivereviews..

C．AJaneitefanculturecameintobeingduringAusten'slifetime.

D．Austen'ssisterburnedeveryletterandachievedherpurpose.

Simplyput,cloudcomputingisthedeliveryofcomputingservicesovertheInternet（“thecloud”＇）toofferfasterinnovation,flexiblematerials,andeconomiesofscale.Youtypicallypayonlyforcloudservicesyouuse,helpingloweryouroperatingcosts,runyourinfrastructuremoreefficientlyandscale（改变大小）asyourbusinessneedschange.

CloudcomputingisabigshiftfromthetraditionalwaybusinessesthinkaboutITresources.Herearesomecommonreasonsorganizationsareturningtocloudcomputingservices:

Cloudcomputingeliminatesthecostsofbuyinghardwareandsoftwareandsettingupandrunningon-sitedatacenters.

Mostcloudcomputingservicesareprovidedselfserviceandondemand,soevenvastamountsofcomputingresourcescanbeprovidedinminutes,typicallywithjustafewmouseclicks,givingbusinessesalotofflexibilityandtakingthepressureoffcapacityplanning

Cloudcomputingremovestheneedformanyofthesetaskslikehardwaresetup,softwarepatching,andothertime-consumingITmanagementchores,soITteamscanspendtimeonachievingmoreimportantbusinessgoals.

Thebiggestcloudcomputingservicesrunonaworldwidenetworkofsecuredatacenters,whichareregularlyupgradedtothelatestgenerationoffastandefficientcomputinghardware.

Cloudcomputingmakesdatabackup,disasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuityeasierandlessexpensive.

Manycloudprovidersofferabroadsetofpolicies,technologiesandcontrolsthatstrengthenyoursecuritypostureoverall,helpingprotectyourdata,appsandinfrastructurefrompotentialthreats.

8．Whatcanbeinferredfromthearticleaboutcloudcomputing?

A．Itworksinthetraditionalwaybusinessesthinkaboutit.

B．Itcanbringaboutflexibilityviaitsconvenienceandspeed.

C．Itrequiresalotofhardwaresetup,softwarepatchingandITmanagementchores.

D．Itcostscustomersmoretofinishtaskssuchasdatabackupanddisasterrecovery.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eliminates"inparagraph3mean?

A．changesB．increasesC．coversD．removes

10．Theauthorintendstowritethisarticleto

A．introduceanewcomputingservice

B．explainthebenefitsofcloudcomputing

C．comparedifferenttypesofcloudcomputing

D．describevarioususesofcloudcomputing

11．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthesecurityofcloudcomputing?

A．neutralB．negativeC．positiveD．indifferent

MisfortunesneakedintomyfamilywhenIwasthirteen.First,mymotherfellillandwashospitalized;thenmyfather,inpoorhealthhimself,wasfilledwithanxietyandworry.Bothhadtostayinthehospital,leavingmyyoungersisterandmealoneathome.

Asthesunsetinthewest,fearroseinmyheart.Inthedimofnight,thehillsbeyondthevillageloomedinaghostlyshapeonthewindowsofourspaciousroom;thefrighteninghowlsofwolvesoftenscaredusoutofoursleep.

Ourcriesforhelpwereunlikelytoreachthevillagers,forourhomewaslocatedintheschoolsomedistanceawayfromthevillage.SuddenlyIthoughtofthewhistlemymotherusedforPEclasses.Itookoutthewhistleand,drawingadeepbreath,Iblewitasloudlyaspossible.Beforelong,abustleoffootstepsandvoicescamenearerandnearer,andflashlightbeamscrisscrossedoutsideourwindows.Hearingmynamecalled,Iwenttoopenthedoor,andthereinfrontofmestoodagroupoffamiliarvillagers,eachwithahoeontheshoulder.Theverysightoftheirkindfacesanddeeplyconcernedeyesdrovethefearawayfrommyheart.

“Nowgotosleep,kid.Wearestayingoutheretonight!

”saidoneoldman.Restingtheirhoesagainstthewall,theysatorsquattednearby,smokingChinesepipesorchattinginloudvoices....Gradually,Ifellasleep.Theydidn'tleaveuntildaybreak;andatdusktheycameagain,bangingtheirhoesontheflagstonesasiftotellme:

Don'tbeafraid,kid,weareherewithyou.Noonedarestohurtyou!

Afterwards,thebustleoffootstepsandtheclatterofhoescouldbeheardeverynightaroundourhomeasifonschedule.Iknowwhattheyactuallymeantbymakingthe"noises"wastoremovefearfrommymindandreassureme:

theywererightoutsideourwindows!

Eversincethen,Ihavebeenconvincedthatsoundha