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湖北省十堰市学年高一上学期期末英语试题
湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题
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Givingisoneofthemainwaysofunderstandingthevalueofmoney—butitoftengetsignored.WhenwepaycloseattentiontowhatwewantforChristmasorbirthdaysandspendinglotsofmoneyonourlovedones,whynottakethetimetoteachyoursonsordaughtersalittlebitaboutgivingback?
Hereare4activitieswhichcanhelpyourchildrenknowwhatistherealmeaningof“giving".
Donating(捐赠)Online
BecauseyourchildrenhaveseenallthefunandgamesfromthecharityorganizationChildreninNeedfundraising,it'stheperfecttimetoshowthemhoweasyitistodonatemoneytocharityonlineandhowrewardingthiscanbe.IftheyhaveagoHenrycard,theycanevendothisthemselvesdirectlyusingtheirownmoneyearnedfromplayingthegamesthatdevelopintelligence(智力).
Time:
Saturdayeveryweek
GivingThingstoCharity
Givingtheirextrathingstocharitycanhelpkidsseehowmuchvaluetheirthingshave.Explainingthemoneyfromsellingtheirthingsandhelpingotherscanmakethemfeelhowluckytheyare.
Time:
Sundayeveryweek
VolunteeringwithintheCommunity(社区)
Whetherit'sclearingrubbishfromaparkorvisitingtheelderly,volunteeringiscertainlythemostdirectwayforyourchildrentounderstandwhatwemeanwhenwesay“giving".Thisreallyhelpsunderstandthevalueofgivingsomeoftheirtime.
Time:
Mondayeverysummervacation
GettingThemtoActivelyRaiseMoneyforSomething
Helpthemdiscoversomethingtheyreallycareaboutandgettheirmindsetonhowtheycouldraisesomemoneyforpeopleinneed.Makingcakesandsellingthematschool,sellingsomeoftheirownthingsorevenwashingtheneighbors'carsaregreatwaysinwhichchildrencanmakeadifferencetosomethingtheycareabout.
Time:
Tuesdayeverywintervacation
1.Whoisthetextmainlywrittenfor?
A.Guides.
B.Parents.
C.Teachers.
D.Tourists.
2.WhatisspecialaboutDonatingOnline?
A.Itisheldeveryday.
B.Itallowssellingcakesonline.
C.Itrequiresvolunteers'IDcards.
D.Itacceptsthemoneyearnedfromplayinggames.
3.Whichofthefollowingcanmosthelpunderstandthevalueofgivingtime?
A.DonatingOnline.
B.GivingThingstoCharity.
C.VolunteeringwithintheCommunity.
D.GettingThemtoActivelyRaiseMoneyforSomething.
Maybeyouhaveoneneighborwhojustlooksoutofthewindow,lookingangryateveryoneandeverythingthatcrossesthepath.Andthoughyouthinkyouknowwhatisgoingoninhishead,sometimesyoucouldbewrong.
Ihavesuchaneighbor.Firstyouseethisbad-temperedoldmanlookingoutofhiswindow,takingineverythingthatishappeningonhisblock.Tobeexact,helooksangryoverjusteverything,somostneighborsthinkheisrude.Buthisheartisgold.Whenhesawonewomanneighborshoutingangrilyathersonafterhebrokehercoffeemaker,thisill-temperedoldmanwentandboughtheranewone.Buthedidn'twantthemothertoknowso.Instead,hemadeitlooklikehewasjustthrowingitaway.Andthatonesecretgooddeedwasjustthetipoftheiceberg(冰山).Whenhesawanotherneighborwithacryingbabybecauseoftheheat,hegotafan,tookittotheneighbor'sroomandmadeitlooklikeithadbeensittingthereallthetime.Hethoughthewasbeingstrangeandnoonewouldknowall
thekindnesshehadshared.Butalittlegirlnextdoorknewthisill-temperedneighbor'ssecrets.ShecarefullydrewapictureoftheoldmandressedasFatherChristmasandputitonthewall.
SowhenChristmascame,thislittlegirlhadasurprisefortheblock'ssecretFatherChristmas.Thisvaluableposterissuchanimportantreminder(提不)thattheholidayseasonisaboutgivingoutoflove,evenifnooneelseknows.Howsweetitis!
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bad-tempered"inparagraph2mean?
A.Extremelydependent.
B.Veryinteresting.
C.Totallybored.
D.Oftenangry.
5.Whatdomostneighborsthinkoftheoldman?
A.Kind.
B.Unfriendly.
C.Healthy.
D.Unlucky.
6.Whydidtheoldmanpretendtothrowawayhiscoffeemaker?
A.Tofrightentheson.
B.Toshowhisangertothemother.
C.Tohelpthemotherandhersonsecretly.
D.Toremindthemotherofbuyinganewone.
7.WhydidthelittlegirldrawtheoldmanasFatherChristmas?
A.Topleasekids.
B.Toshowhiskindness.
C.Tomakefunofhim.
D.Toblametheneighbors.
“Film"and“movie"oftenmeanthesamething.Eitherofthewordsyouusemayhelpothersguesswhereapersonlivesorisfrom.First,let'slookattheword“film".Onedefinition(定义)ofitisthespecialmaterialusedfortakingphotographs.Butyoucanalsoseeafilminatheater.Usedthisway,“film"and“movie"meanthesamething.
Andasaverb,tofilmmeanstorecordsomethingwithavideocamera.Hereisanexample:
“Doyouwantmetofilmtheimportantmomentsoyoucanrememberit?
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Nowlet'sturnto“movie".Theword—anoun—comesfromthephrase“movingpictures".Moviesandfilmsarerecordingsofmovingpicturesthattellastory.Herearesomeexamplesentenceswiththeword“movie":
“Doyouwanttogotothemoviestonight?
"“IfyougotoHollywoodinCalifornia,youmightseeamoviestar."IntheUnitedStates,itiscommontosay“themovies"whenyoutalkaboutgoingtoamovietheater.
StephenFollowsisawriter,producerandfilmresearcherwholivesinEngland.Hewrotethatpeoplewhoworkinthefilmindustryuse“film"morethan“movie".However,hefoundpeoplewholiveintheUSusuallysay“movie",whilethoseinBritainuseboth.“Film"isstillmorepopularinEuropeandpartsofAfrica,but“movie"isbestusedinAmerica,aswellasinJapanandIndia.SothatiswhyAmericanssay“Englishatthemovies"andnot“Englishatthefilms"!
8.What'sthesamemeaningof“film"and“movie"?
A.Thethingweseeinatheater.
B.Theactors'performanceinafilm.
C.Thematerialusedformakingafilm.
D.Recordingsomethingwithavideocamera.
9.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theuseoftheword“movie".
B.Thedefinitionoftheword“film".
C.Thedifferencebetween“film"and“movie".
D.Theplaceswherepeopleuse“film"and“movie".
10.Inwhichplacedopeoplepreferusing“movie"tousing“film"accordingtothetext?
A.InChina.
B.InFrance.
C.InAmerica.
D.InEngland.
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.EnglishattheMoviesorEnglishattheFilms?
B.JudgeaPerson'sIdentityJustbyEnglishWords
C.TheDifferencebetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish
D.Is“Movie"Olderthan“Film"intheWorld?
TheConsumerTechnologyAssociation,formerlycalledTheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShow,orCES,believesabout170,000peoplewillattendtheshow.Aboutone-thirdofthemarereportedtocomefromcountriesbesidestheUnitedStates.
Morethan4,000businesseswillshowproductsusedthroughtheInternetsuchasgaming,self-drivingcars,artificialintelligence(人工智能)androbotics.OneofthebiggeststarsatCESthisyearisthevoice-controlleddigital(数字的)assistant.Whilethetechnologyisnotnew,manycompanieswillshowoffthelatestdigitalassistants.
Equipmentcontrolledbydigitalassistants,especiallythoseturnedonbyvoice,werealreadybigsellersin2017.Thisyear,Google,AmazonandAppleareexpectedtoreleaseevenmoreproductstokeepupwiththerisingdemand.
Digitalassistantsarepoweredbyartificialintelligenceandmachinelearningtechnology.Theyaredesignedtolearnusers'preferencesovertimeandthen“think"andactontheirown.Someofthebiggestdevelopmentsintechnologyhavecomeintheareaofhomeautomation(自动化).AmazonEcho,GoogleHome,Apple'sHomePodandMicrosoft'sCortanaareafewexamplesofvoice-controlledequipment.Allincludesmartspeakersthat“talk"tousersinsidethehouseandcanperformoperations.
ExpertswiththeConsumerTechnologyAssociationsaysalesofsmartspeakersareexpectedtonearlydoublein2019.
TheInternet-linkedproductscanplaymusicorfindinformationwhenaskedquestions.Theycanalsocontrolequipmentsuchaslighting,cameras,televisionsandtemperaturecontrollers.Amongnew“smart"homeproductstobereleasedattheCESarevoice-controlledwashingmachines,refrigerators,showersandtoilets.Thereisalsomuchnewphysicalfitnessandhealth-relatedequipmentonshow.Somearedesignedtohelppeoplecreatethebestpersonalfitnessplanstoreachtheirgoals.Wearablehealthequipmentisusedtostudyandmeasurebodyconditions,whileothershelprecognizesignsofdisease.
12.WhatwillbeshownatCES?
A.Booksaboutrobots.
B.Internationalfashion.
C.Schools'teachingart.
D.EquipmentrelatedwiththeInternet.
13.WhyareGoogle,AmazonandAppleexpectedtodevelopmoreintelligentproducts?
A.Tocreatemusic.
B.Totreatallkindsofdiseases.
C.Tomeettheincreasingneeds.
D.Tomakeexperimentsinspace.
14.Howdouserscommunicatewiththeequipmentofhomeautomation?
A.Byfax.
B.Byvoice.
C.Byemail.
D.Bybodylanguage.
15.Inwhichpartofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Art.
B.Health.
C.Education.
D.Technology.
二、七选五
ReasonsWhyYouShouldGoHiking
Whetheryou'relookingtoloseweight,reduce(减少)pressure,orclearyourheadandgetoutintonature,hikingisthebestchoice.Ifyou'relookingforsomemotivation(动力)togetoffthesofa,considerthesereasonstostarthiking.
Hikingishealthy.AccordingtotheAmericanHikingSociety,hikingisgoodforyourhealth.16.Youcanloseweight,reduceheartdiseaseandslowagingbyit.Italsooffersmentalhealthbenefitsbyreducingpressureandworry.
17.Asyouhikemorefrequently,you'llbegintodevelopadditionalpatience,skillsandcomfortalongtheway.Thebeautyofhikingisthatwecandoit