福建省福清市高中联合体学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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福建省福清市高中联合体学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

福建省福清市高中联合体2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Witheverythingthathappenedin2020,manyofusarenowlookingforwardtoanygoodnewsthat2021hasinstoreforus.Recently,thewebsiteEonlinelistedthetop21popcultureeventstolookforwardtoin2021.Let'stakealookattwoofthem.

MarvelStudios

MCUmadness

GetreadyforayearfullofnewreleasesintheMarvelCinematicUniverse!

TheactionalreadybeganonJan15withthereleaseofWandaVisiononDisney+.Also,afterayearofpatientlywaiting,fanswillfinallygettoseeBlackWidowintheatersonMay7.Then,onJuly9,theaction-packedkungfufilmShang-ChiandtheLegendoftheTenRingswillbeshown.Lastbutnotleast,theSpider-Man:

FarFromHomesequelstarringTomHollandwillfinishofftheyearofMCUmadnesswithitsreleaseonDec17.

TheTokyoOrganisingCommittee

2020SummerOlympics

Thisyear,wecanfinallycelebratethe2020SummerOlympics,whichwasputoffduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.TheeventwillbeheldinTokyoandisnowscheduledfromJuly23toAug8.

Therearealotofhigh-energysportstolookoutforthatwillmaketheirfirstappearanceinthisOlympicGames.Thesenewsportsincludeskateboarding,surling,sportsclimbingandkarate.Viewerswillalsoseethereturnofbaseballandsoftball,whichwerelastseeninthe2008Games.

Withabout11,000athletesfrommorethan200countries,thelong-awaitedTokyoSummerOlympicsissuretoimpressandkeepyouattheedgeofyourseatwithexcitement.

1．Whatdoesthearticletellusaboutthe2020SummerOlympics?

A．ItwillnowbeheldinParis.B．Itisplannedtotakeplacethissummer.

C．Softballisoneofthenewsports.D．Viewerswillseethereturnofe-sports.

2．WhatisMCUmadnessmainlyabout?

A．Afewofthetopmoviesof2020.B．MarvelStudios'shootingplanfor2021.

C．AbriefintroductionofmoviesonDisney+.D．ThereleaseofnewMCUmovies.

3．IfyouareafanoftheSpider-Manfilms,whendoyouexpecttoseetheirnewaddition?

A．InMarch.B．InMay.

C．InJuly.D．InDecember.

Irecentlygavemyadultclasshomework.Theassignmentwasto"gotosomeoneyouloveandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhaveneversaidthosewordstobeforeorhaven'tsharedthosewordswithforalongtime".

Thatdoesn'tsoundlikeatoughassignment,butmostofthemeninthatgroupwereover35andweretaughtthatexpressingemotionsisnot“manly".

Atthebeginningofournextclass,Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharewhathappenedwhentheytoldsomeonetheylovedthem.Oneofthemenraisedhishand.Heappearedquitemovedandabitshaken.

Hebeganbysaying,"Ididn'tfeelthatIhadanyonetosaythosewordsto.ButasIbegandrivinghome,IknewexactlywhoIneededtosay'Iloveyou'to.Fiveyearsago,myfatherandIhadadisagreementandneverresolvedit.Wehardlyspoketoeachother."

"Thenextmorning,Icalledmydad.Whenheansweredthephone,Isaid,'Dad,canIcomeovertonight?

Ihavesomethingtotellyou.'Iensuredhimitwouldn'ttakelong,sohefinallyagreed."

"At5:

30,Iwasatmyparents'houseringingthedoorbell.Asluckwouldhaveit,Dadansweredthedoor."

"Itookonestepinthedoorandsaid,'Dad,IjustcameovertotellyouthatIloveyou.'"

"Hisfacesoftened,hiswrinkles（皱纹）disappearedandhebegantocry.Hereachedoutandhuggedmeandsaid,'Iloveyoutoo,son,butI'veneverbeenabletosayit."

"DadandIhuggedforamomentlonger.Ihadn'tfeltthatgreatinalongtime."

"Twodaysafterthatvisit,mydadhadaheartattackandendedupunconsciousinthehospital.Idon'tknowifhe'llmakeit."

"Mymessagetoallofyouisthis:

Don'twaittodothethingsthatneedtobedone.Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!

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4．Whymighttheassignmentchallengethestudents?

A．Theyaremiddle-agedandnotmanlyenough.

B．Theyweretaughttohidetheiremotions.

C．Theymighthavenobodytoturnto.

D．Theydidn'tknowhowtoshowtheirfeelings.

5．Howwastherelationshipbetweentheauthor'sstudentandhisfatherbefore?

A．Theywereclosetoeachother.B．Theydidn'ttrusteachother.

C．Theyweredistantfromeachother.D．Theyquarreledalot.

6．Whydidthestudent'sfathercry?

A．Hehadn'tseenhissonforfiveyears.

B．Hewasawareofhispoorphysicalcondition.

C．Heregrettedarguingwithhisson.

D．Hewastouchedbyhisson'swords.

7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

A．Toteachotherstoapologize.

B．Toencourageustoexpressourlovewithouthesitation.

C．Toshowthecloserelationshipbetweenfathersandsons.

D．Toteachushowtorepairabrokenrelationship.

Weareoftenattractedbyfancygadgetsorinterestingnewhobbies,andquicklybecomeaddictedtothem.Buthowlongcanthatpassioncontinue?

YuShibobecameinterestedinaerialfilmingwhenhefirstsawhowadrone（无人机）wasoperatedduringaschooleventin2016.Althoughlearningaerialfilmingwasharderthanhethought,henevergaveup.

Thisyear,the17-year-old,fromQingdaoMenaulSchool,Shandong,postedavideoonhisWeChatChannel,whichreceivedafewhundredlikes.Thefour-minutevideoshowstheboy'shometown-Qingdaowithadrone:

snowymountaintops,skyscrapersinthecloudsandthesunsetovertheocean.Yutriedtoshowthebeautyandromanceofhishometown.

Thefinalvideotookhimmorethantwoyearsuntilhefeltsatisfiedwithit."Manyplacesinthevideowereshotmanytimesbecauseanunforgettablesceneneedstimingandenoughluck,"Yusaid.Mostofthetime,theweatherdidn'tcontributetogettingaperfectview.Aerialfilminglooksbetterwithfog,sunrisesandsunsets.

Tocatchtheperfecttime,Yugotusedtogettingupveryearlyorstayinguplate.Yurecalledthedaysheclimbedthemountaininsnowandfellseveraltimes.Whenhefilmedduringwinter,hedidn'tweargloves-whichnearlyfrozehisfingers-inordertopreciselycontrolthedrone."ButallthehardshipsarepaidbackwhenIgetastonishingpictures.Nopain,nogain."

Someviewerscommentedthathisshootingisprofessionalandskillful.Butinfact,Yulearnedhowtooperatethedroneandshootallbyhimself."Therearealotofmaterialsaccessibleforabeginner,butthekeypointistoactandkeeppracticing,thenyouwillhavemoresenseabouttheshooting,"saidYu.

8．WhatinspiredYutodevelopaninterestinaerialfilming?

A．Hisdesiretodevelopanewhobby.

B．People's'positiveresponsetohisvideo.

C．Thesightofadroneduringaschoolevent.

D．HiswishtosharewithpeoplethebeautyofQingdao.

9．WhydidYuhavetogetupveryearlyorstayuplate?

A．Toeditvideoclips.B．Toavoidthecrowds.

C．Togeteye-catchingpictures.D．Topracticeaerialfilming.

10．WhatwouldYuthinkisimportanttotellbeginnerswhowanttotakegoodpictures?

A．Bereadytoaskquestions.B．Trytopracticeasmuchaspossible.

C．Improveyourteamworkskills.D．Makegooduseofallmaterialsavailable.

11．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesYu?

A．Determined.B．Helpful.

C．Humorous.D．Responsible.

Whenscientistsgotoaforesttostudymonkeysandtheirhabitsandbehaviors,howdotheyknowwho'swho?

Inthepast,scientistshadtomakemarksoneachoftheanimalstotellthemapart.Butinthefuture,theymayhaveamucheasierwaytotellthemapartthankstofacialrecognitiontechnology.

AresearchteamfromChina'sNorthwestUniversityisusingfacialrecognitiontechnologytoidentifythousandsofsnub-nosedmonkeysthatliveonQinlingMountaininShanxiprovince.

Similartohumanfacialrecognition,thetechnologythatisusedtoidentifymonkeysusestheirfacialfeaturestocreateadatabasethatincludeseverymonkey,Xinhuareported.

"Whenthesystemisfullydeveloped,wecanconnectitwithcamerassetupinthemountains.Thesystemwillautomaticallyrecognizethemonkeys,namethemandanalyzetheirbehavior,"saidZhangHe,amemberoftheresearchteam.

"Foreachsnub-nosedmonkey,wehave700to800imagesamples,andtherecognitionsuccessrateis94percent,Zhangadded.

"Weusedmobilephonesandportablecameraswiththemonkeysintestsatdistancesrangingfromabout3to10meters,"saidHeGang,alsoamemberoftheresearchteam."Withitshelp,wedon'tneedtodisturbthemonkeyswhilestudyingthem."

Comparedtohumans,facialrecognitiontechnologyformonkeysismoredifficultbecauseoftheirhairierfaces.Thecoloroftheirhaircausesthemtoblend（融入）intotheirenvironment.Thesefactorsmakeitharderforcomputerstoidentifythem.

Currently,thereareabout4,000snub-nosedmonkeyslivingonQinlingMountain.Theteam'sgoalistosuccessfullyidentifyeverymonkeythatlivesthere.

12．Whatproblemdidscientistsfaceinthepastwhilestudyingmonkeys?

A．Howtomarkthem.B．Howtotellthemapart.

C．Howtounderstandtheirbehavior.D．Howtoobservethemclearly.

13．Whatdoesthearticletellusaboutfacialrecognitiontechnologyformonkeys?

A．ItisnowwidelyusedinChina.

B．Itworksbetterthanhumanfacialrecognition.

C．Itwillusemonkeys'behaviortocreateadatabase.

D．Itcanhelpscientistsstudymonkeyswithoutdisturbingthem.

14．Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thesefactors"inparagraph8referto?

a.Imagesamples.

b.Hairyfaces.

c.Haircolor.

d.Theenvironment.

A．abB．acC．bcD．bd

15．Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?

A．Tointroduceanewwaytoidentifymonkeys.

B．Toshowtheimportanceofstudyingmonkeys.

C．Tocomparedifferentwaystoidentifymonkeys.

D．Toexplaindifficultiesindevelopinganewsystem.

二、七选五

YoumayhaveheardofNiagaraFalls,oneofthebiggestwaterfallsintheworld.Butdoyouk