黑龙江省绥化市明水县第一中学学年高二第一次月考英语word版.docx

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黑龙江省绥化市明水县第一中学学年高二第一次月考英语word版

英语试题

第一部分，阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Therearemanylargeandimpressivehousesaroundtheworld.Herearesomeofthehouses.Youcanclickthelinkstofindmoreinformation.

BiltmoreEstate

TheBiltmoreEstateinNorthCarolinaisthelargesthomeintheUnitedStatesandcomesinat135,280squarefeet.ThehousewasbuiltfortheVanderbiltfamilyandhad35bedrooms,43bathroomsandwasofficiallyopenedin1895,sixyearsafterconstructionstarted.In1930,thehousebecameopentothepublic.

TheBreakers

TheVanderbiltfamilybuiltTheBreakersinRhodeIsland,whichisthe21st-largesthomeintheUnitedStatesat62,482squarefeet.TheItalianRenaissance-stylefeaturesbuildingmaterialsimportedfromItalyandAfrica.The70-roomhousebecameaNationalHistoricLandmarkin1994.

Camp’sBay

We’llcontinuetostaywellwiththisbeautifulhouseinSouthAfrica.Theviewsfromthishousearebetterthananyhousesasyoucanlookouttotheoceanfromthebackandtakealookatthemountainsfromthefront.

CoveSpringHouse

For＄40millionyoucanpickupthis10-bedroom,10-bathroomhouseinSt.James,Barbados.Itwasdesignedusingcoral（珊瑚）stonewithPalladian/Georgianarchitecturestyle.ItstandsatthetopofacoralcliffthatoverlookstheCaribbeanSeaandhasaquietbeachthat’sonlyaccessiblefromthehouse.

1.WhendidtheconstructionofBiltmoreEstatebegin?

A.In1895B.In1889C.In1930D.In1936

2.WhatdoweknowaboutTheBreakers?

A.ItisthelargesthouseintheUS.

B.AnItalianarchitectleditsconstruction.

C.Itisfamousforitshistoricsignificance.

D.ThebuildingmaterialswerefromAfrica.

3.Whichofthefollowingallowsvisitorstoenjoybeachactivities?

A.CoveSpringHouseB.BiltmoreEstateC.TheBreakersD.Camp’sBay.

B

I’matutorforSouthEastCoastAmbulanceService（SECAmb）,andamotheroftwoyoungchildren.Ithasbecomeverycleartomethatyoungpeopleinourprimaryandsecondaryschoolsareinneedoflearningimportantlifesavingskills.

IhavebeenaCER（CommunityFirstResponder）foroverfiveyears.AfterjumpingattheopportunityoftrainingtobecomeaCFRTutor,Ichosetocontinuetrainingandbecameafullycertifiedfirstaidinstructor.ThisledtothebirthofImpulseFirstAid,mynewlyestablishedbusiness,specializingintheteachingofemergencyfirstaidtochildren,parents,schoolsandsmallbusiness.

Unfortunately,mybusinessstoppedatthestartofthesummerholidaysin2018duetoaridingaccident,whichleftmewithabrokenback.Thankfully,withsupportofourambulanceservice（SECAmb）andtheteamatStGeorge’sHospital,Ihavebeenabletocontinuemydevotiontoteaching,andIloveeverysecondofit!

Everychildshouldbetaughtfirstaid,andwhattheycandotohelpintheeventofamedicalemergency.Theseveralhoursintheclassroom,could,andhaveproventohelpchildrendevelopandbeconfidentintheirnewfoundskills.Understandingwhatadefibrillator（除颤器）is,andlearninghowtouseoneinadditiontobasiclifesavingskillsareincrediblyvaluableandrewardingskillstohave.

Withthegovernment’srecentplanstoteachCPR（心肺复苏）aspartofthemust-dofirstaidtrainingfrom2020,abigdifferencecouldbemade,andmanylivescouldbesaved.Itisknownthatlessthan1in10peoplesurvivedanout-of-hospitalcardiacarrest（心脏骤停）intheUK.Provingthechildrenwiththetoolsandconfidencetoperformtheseinvaluableskillswouldbefantastic.Theycanhelpotherswhennecessary,whilealsoknowinghowtolookoutforthemselves.

4.WhatdidtheauthorchoosetodoafterbecomingaCFRTutor?

A.FocusonbuildingtheSECAmb.

B.Findajobinherlocalcommunity.

C.Becomeaprofessionalfirstaidtrainer.

D.Teachhertwochildrenlifesavingskills.

5.Whydiditheauthor’sbusinessstopinthesummerof2018?

A.Shewasn’tgoodatoperatingit.

B.Herphysicalconditiondidn’tallowit.

C.Herinterestwasdirectedtoambulanceservice.

D.ShewastoobusywithherworkatStGeorge’sHospital.

6.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’scourses?

A.Theylastaboutanhoureachtime.

B.Theywereaimedatprimarystudents.

C.Theycovertheuseofsomefirstaidinstruments.

D.Theywerestartedaftertheauthor’sridingaccident.

7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthegovernment’srecentplans?

A.CriticalB.AnxiousC.UnconcernedD.Supportive

C

Individually,antshaveonlysomuchstrengthandintelligence.However,asagroup,theycanusecomplexstrategiestocompletecomplicatedtasksandescapefromlargerpredators（捕食者）.

RoboticsresearchersinProfessorJamiePaik’sLaboratoryhavereproducedthischaracteristic.They’vedevelopedtinyrobotsthatdisplaysmallphysicalintelligenceonanindividuallevelbutthatareabletocommunicateandactcollectively（共同地）.Thoughbeingsimpleindesignandweighingonly10grams,eachrobothasmanydifferentmovementpatternstogothroughanytypeofsurface.Collectively,theycanquicklydiscoverandovercomeobstacles（障碍），andmoveobjectsmuchlargerandheavierthanthemselves.TherelatedresearchhasbeenpublishedinNature.

Thesethree-legged,T-shapedrobotsarecalledTribots.Theycanbemadeinonlyafewminutesbyfoldingsomethin,multi-materialboards.Thatmeansthey’resuitabletobeproducedinquantity.Completelyself-actingandwireless,Tribotsareequippedwithinfrared（红外线的）andclose-rangesensors（传感器）forexplorationandcommunicationpurposes.Theycouldhaveevenmoresensors,dependingontheapplication.Sotheycanbewidelyusedinvarioussituations.

“TheirmovementsaremodeledonthoseofOdontomachusants.Theseinsectsnormallycrawl,buttoescapeapredator,theyjumpfromleaftoleaf”saysZhenishbekZhakypov,theleadresearcher.Tribotscopythisjumpingabilitythroughanelegantfoldabledesignthatcombinesseveraldriversmadefromshape-memorymaterials.Asaresult,asinglerobotcanproducefivemovements:

jumpingup,jumpingforward,turningovertoclearobstacles,walkingonwavedgroundandcrawlingonflatsurface--justliketherealants.

Althoughtheserobotshavethesamestructure,eachofthemisgivenaspecificroleinthegroup,dependingonthesituation.“Explorers”findoutphysicalobstaclesintheirpath,suchasobjects,valleysandmountains.Afterdiscoveringanobstacles,theyinformthe“leader”ofthesituation.Then,the“leader”givestheinstructions.Afterthat,the“workers”gatheruptheirstrengthtomoveobjects.

8.Whatisspecialaboutthenewly-developedrobots?

A.Theycanmovelargeobjectsindividually.

B.Theyaredesignedtohavethesamelegsasants.

C.Theycancommunicateandcooperatewitheachother.

D.Theyarecreatedcompletelybyresearchers’imagination.

9.WhatdoesParagraph3imply?

A.Tribotshavemanydifferentshapes.

B.Tribotscanworkcollectivelywithsensors.

C.Tribotsareactuallymadeoutofcheapmaterials.

D.Tribotsareverylikelytohaveapromisingfuture.

10.Tribotscanjumplikerealantsmainlydueto_____

A.theirspecialmaterials.B.thefoldabledesign

C.theirlightweightD.thesmartsensors

11.Whatwillthe“explorers”dowhentheyfindanobstacles?

A.Moveitawaybythemselves

B.Ignoreitandchangetheirpath.

C.Sendamessagetothe“leader”

D.Orderthe“workers”todealwithit.

D

HavingfriendsatworkisnotonlykeytoyourpersonalHappiness,butalsoimportantforhavingasuccessfulcareer.Infact,itmakesyoumorelikelytobeinvolvedinyourjob.

AnewsurveybyjobsiteComparablyfoundthatofover33,000workersacrossthetechindustry,morethanhalfreporthavingbestfriendsatwork.While60percentofwomensaidtheyhaveaclosefriendatwork,56percentofmenadmittedhavingworkBFFs（BestFriendsForever）aswell.

“Oneofthemostimportantthingstohaveintheworkplaceisacloserelationship,”ComparablyCEOJasonNazarsaid.“Soveryoftenthelargestsourceofstressforpeopleisaboss,co-workerortheday-to-daypressureofwork.”“Thefactthatmorethanhalfofemployeeswesurveyedhaveabestfriendatworkisagoodsign,”Nazaradds.“Havingsomeonetheretogothroughthegoodtimesandbadexperienceswithyouisinvaluable.”

Thoughmenandwomengenerallyhaveclosefriendsatalmostequalrates,thepercentagealtersdependingonyourjobroleandlevelofworkexperience.Peopleinentry-leveljobsareleastlikelytosaytheyhaveabestfriendatwork（53percent）,while60percentofthosewithonetosixyearsofexperiencearemostlikelytosaytheydohaveone.Inaddition,techexecutives（主管）,HRandbusinessdevelopmentemployeesreporthavingfirmfriendships.

Evenifyoufindyourselfinarolewhereitmaybemoredifficulttoformandkeepfriendships,youshouldtrytofindsomeonewhoyoucanreallytalkwith.ThisisAnnieMcKee,ahappinessexpertandFortune500adviser’srecommendation.Havingaclosefriendortwoatworkwillhelpinthelongrun.“Connectingwithpeopleimprovesourmoodandboosts（增强）ourconfidence.Andfriendshipsprovideuswiththeemotionalandpsychologicalstrengthtodealwithwhatevercomesourway-whetherit’sanexcitingopportunity,achallengeoracrisis,”McKeesaid.

12.WhatdidthesurveybyComparablyfindaboutworkersacrossthetechindustry?

A.Menoftenfinditdifficulttomakefriendswithco-workers.

B.Womenusuallyhavemorefriendsoutsideofwork.

C.Manyofmenareundergreatpressureofwork.

D.Mostofthemhaveclosefriendsatwork.

13.WhatdoJasonNazar’swordsmainlysuggest?

A.Aclosefriendshipintheworkplaceisbeneficial.

B.Peopleshouldneversharebadexperiencesatwork.

C.Friendsatworkare