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河南省郑州市学年高一上学期期末英语试题
河南省郑州市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题
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PopularLasVegasDayTripsbyCar
GoingtoLasVegas?
Herearesomenearbyplacesyoucandrivetowhileyouarethere.
BonnieSpringsRanch
Itisoneofthebestplacestorentahorseandseetheredcanyon(峡谷).Ithasalargestableareawhereguidedhorsebackridesareoffered.Anditalsohasarestaurantandwesternthemeshows.
TheNevadaStateRailroadMuseum
Ifyouarelookingforafundaytrip,theNevadaStateRailroadMuseuminBoulderCityshouldbeatthetopofyourlist.IfyouwanttoseeBoulderCity,besuretovisitduringweekendswhenthemuseumrunstouringtrainsalongtheBoulderCitybranchline.Variouspresentations,lecturesandchild-friendlyexhibitsareofferedfromMondaytoFriday.
MountCharleston
Freshairandsilencearewhatyouwillfindatthetopofthestate’s8thhighestmountainlocated40milesnorthwestofLasVegas.MountCharlestonfeelsamillionmilesawayfromthecity.Thingstodoincludehiking,mountainbiking,campingandsightseeing.Duringthewinterthemountainsaretheperfectplacetoplayinthesnow.
Chinaranch
Itisahiddentreasurethatiswayoffthebeatenpath.Alongwithagiftshopandbakery,ChinaRanchisagreatplacetogohiking.ItislocatedintheAmargosaRiverValley.Thisareaisprotectedasanationalwildandscenicriverandoneofthefewplaceswheretheriverflowsaboveground.
1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinBonnieSpringsRanch?
A.PlaybytheriverB.Gohiking
C.EnjoyhorseridingD.Campwiththeirfamily
2.WhencanvisitorsexperiencetrainridesattheNevadaStateRailroadMuseum?
A.OnFridays.B.OnSundays.
C.OnMondaysD.OnTuesdays
3.Wherecanvisitorsbuyagift?
A.InmountCharlestonB.InChinaranch
C.InBonnieSpringsRanchD.IntheNevadaStateRailroadMuseum
I'mstandinginaclassofwild14-year-oldgirlsastheythrowpaperandhowl(大声叫喊)withlaughter.Theywon'tlistentome.
Iwasayounggirlof22andIdidn'tknowwhatIwasdoing.Ineverwantedtoteach.Iwantedtobeawriter.ButwhenIarrivedinLondon,theywereshortofteachers.
Myeffortsatteachingwerehopeless.Whenthebellfinallyrang,Irushedtothestaffroom,redwithanger.Theotherteachersweren'tsurprised.“That's4B,theworstclassintheschool.”onesaid.
Ifearedournextmeeting,butIcouldn'tgiveup.Ineededthejob,soIgaveupformallessons.Instead,Ibroughttopicsforclassdiscussions.Oneoftheliveliesttalkswasabouttheargumentstheyhadwiththeirparents.Theypaidattentionandsharedabouttheirlives.Iwasveryinterested,soIhadthemwriteaboutthemselves.Mostwroteaboutfamilieswithlittlemoneyandbigproblems.Astimewenton,theirarticlesbecameabridgebetweenus.Iadmiredtheirhumor,toughnessandinsight(洞察力),andIthoughttheyappreciatedmyinterestintheirlives.
ThemusicalMyFairLadywasplayingintheWestEnd,buttheyhadneverseenalivestageperformance.Iaskedifthey'dliketoseethemusical,buttheythoughtIwasjoking.Noteacherhadeversuggestedtakingthemout.afewweekslater,4BandIweresittinginatheater.Theylovedthemusic,thecostumesandthecharacters.Itwasthehighlightoftheiryear,andtheytalkedaboutitfordays.
Neartheendoftheterm,someoneknockedonthedoorofthestaffroom.Thetwomostrebellious(ik)girlsin4Bweretherewithflowers.IwasproudtoknowIhadtouchedtheirlives,andtheyhadalsotouchedmine.Ienjoyedteachingandgettingalongwithteenagers.
WhenIreturnedtoAustraliaseveralyearslater,Istillwantedtobeawriter.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Istoppeddreamingandstartedwriting.Myfirststorywastitled,MyfairLadies.Teachingwasn'ttheendofmywritingcareer,butitwasthebeginning.
4.Howweretheauthor'sstudentsatthebeginning?
A.WildandunpleasantB.Rudeandselfish
C.FrighteningandviolentD.Toughandstupid
5.Whathappenedafterthestudentsbegantowritearticles?
A.Theyhadfewerargumentswiththeirparents.
B.Theygraduallyshowedinterestintheirlives.
C.Theirwritingskillsimprovedwiththeauthor'shelp.
D.Therelationshipbetweentheauthorandherstudentsimproved.
6.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Theauthorhasbecomeafamouswriter.
B.Theauthorwaspopularwithherstudents'parents.
C.Theauthor'steachingexperiencesenrichedherwriting.
D.Theauthorstartedtowritebecauseshewasboredwithteaching.
7.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WritingBuildsbridges.
B.HappinessNeedsDevotion.
C.SuccessDependsonDreams.
D.ConfidenceMakesGreatChanges.
Bornatadogkennel(养狗场)inNovosibirsk,MaruwassoldtoafamilyintheSiberiancityofKrasnoyarsk,800kmaway,whenshewasonly5monthsold.However,6monthslaterthekennelownerAllaMorozovareceivedacallfromthedog'sownersinformingherthattheywereallergic(过敏的)toanimalsandcouldnolongerlookaftertheirpet.ThecontractsaidthatincasethebuyersnolongerwantedadogtheyshouldinformAllafirst,soshecouldmakearrangementstogetitback.ShehadsomeonegetMaruandaccompanyheronatrainridebacktoNovosibirsk,but200kmintothejourney,somethingwentwrong.
“Thedoghadapanicattack,soshewasfrightened,”AllatoldtheSiberianTimes.Shehadbeenbroughtbyherowners,butthentheydisappearedsomewhere.Thenoiseofthetrainscared(惊吓)her,soshejumpedonthecompartmentdoor,kickedthehandletoopenit,andjumpedoutofthetrainasitwasgettingclosetothestationinAchinsk,acitybetweenKrasnoyarskandNovosibirsk”.AfterhearingthenewsAllacalledherformerownerstotellthemthatMaruwasallaloneandscared.Sheaskedthemtohelpherlookforthedogbuttheyrefused.“Thatangeredme.Theygavethedogawayandtheloadfellofftheirshoulders,”saidAlla.
ButAllawasn'tabouttogiveuponherdogShepostedmessagesaboutheronlineandgaveoutleaflets(传单)askingforinformation.Volunteersfoundherinanindustrialzone,"Allasaid."Thedogwasveryfatigued.Shehadwalkedandrunfortwoandahalfdays.Shewaslame,andherpawswerebroken.I'msurethatshewaslookingforherhouse.Dogsareveryattachedtopeople.”Allaadded.
AfriendofAlla'srecentlydroveMarutoherkennelinNovosibirsk,whereshewasreunitedwithhermotherandfather.Sheisnowundergoingtreatmenttorecoverfromthesufferingofwalking200kmthroughtheSiberianwilderness.
8.WhathappenedtoMaruwhenshewas11monthsold?
A.Shewassoldtoanotherfamily.
B.Shewasallergictoherowners.
C.Shewasgivenupbyherowners.
D.Shewaswelllookedafterbyherowners.
9.WhydidMaruJumpoutofthetrain?
A.Shewasfrightenedbyitsnoise.
B.Shewasdrivenbytheconductor.
C.Shewasbadlytreatedbyherowners.
D.Shewantedtogobacktoherparents.
10.Theunderlinedword“fatigued”inParagraph3probablymeans“_______”
A.worriedB.excited
C.interestedD.tired
11.WhatdidAllathinkofMaru'sformerowners?
A.MercilessB.Selfless
C.StubbornD.Responsible
Workingonafarmandtakingcareofcropscanbehot,time-consuminganddifficult.Engineershavelongwantedtobuildrobotstolightentheload.Butithasprovedadifficulttask.Robotsthatwalkorrollalongthegroundcanstepontheeasilydamagedplantsheavily.Andtheyhavetostopworkingwhenrainturnsfieldsmuddy.“Tarzan”,however,coulddealwithsomeofthosechallenges.
JonathanRogersisaroboticsexpertattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyinAtlanta.Whenitcomestoafarmenvironment,herealizedrobotswouldfacemanyproblems.“Manyrobotstendtogettwisted(弯曲的)togetherorgetstuck,”hesays.What'smore,henotes,"It'sveryhardtoleavethemoutforlongperiodswithoutahumanhelpingthem.”
Whatiftherobotcouldmoveabovethecrops?
JonathanRogerssays,“Thesloths(树懒)movefromtreebranchtotreebranchtoavoidhavingtowalkaroundtheforestfloor."Thenhisteamsetouttodesignarobotthatcouldswinghandtohandalongwireshungabovethefield.HenamedtheirinventionTarzanafterthejungle-swingingcharacterinamovie.
Tarzanisnotthefirstswingingrobot.MarkSpong,aroboticsresearcherattheUniversityofTexasatDallasnotesthatsometeamshavebuiltrobotsthatdogymnasticsorcopymammals.ButhesaysheadmiresTarzanforitsusingswingingmovementtosaveenergyandtheideaofbuildingawirestructuretomovearoundabovecrops.
RogersfirstpredictedthatTarzancouldhelpfarmersmonitorcropswithsensors(传感器)andcameras.Buthealsosaidfuturerobotsmighttakewatertoaparticularlythirstyplantorfertilizeonethatneedsnutritionalsupport.Andaddingathird“hand”couldallowsucharobottoharvestfruitsandvegetables.Finallytherobotcouldmoveoffthefarmandintothecity,helpingdealwiththetrafficandsecurity.
12.Whatworriedtheengineerswhentheybuiltthefarmrobots?
A.Theytookuptoomuchspace.
B.Theymadethefarmingprocessslow.
C.Theyhaddifficultyexploringinfields.
D.Theycausedcertaindamagetocrops.
13.WhatdoesJonathanRogersthinkaboutmostfarmrobots?
A.Theytakemuchtimetomake.
B.Theygetoutofdatemoreeasily.
C.Theydependtoomuchonpeople.
D.Theygetusedtotheenvironmentslowly.
14.WhatattractsMarkSpongmostaboutTarzan?
A.Itsstrongwings.B.Itslowcost
C.ItscreativedesignD.Itspowerfulengine.
15.HowdidJonathanRogersfeelaboutTarzan’sfuture?
A.Itcouldbefoundeverywhere.
B.Itcouldbeputintomorepracticaluses.
C.Itcouldbeusedtodoallthefarmwork.
D.Itcouldbepopularwithworkingpeopleincities.
二、七选五
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