云南省保山市智源高级中学2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题.docx

1、云南省保山市智源高级中学2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题一、阅读理解Smart Things on Their WayGoogle ClipsGoogle Clips is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be attached to an object or a persons clothing.Google says machine Learning helps the camera choose the best times and situati

2、ons for taking pictures and videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list for the product to be on the market.GoPro HeroGoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically （自动地）creates a finished video piece, comp

3、lete with music and effects.Snap SunglassesMessaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short videos with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product is designed to “catch the moment, without taking you out of it.The glasses can record short video cli

4、ps that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its sunglasses online.Apple iPhone XApples new iPhone X has a new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlo

5、ck the phone.Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30, 000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even safe enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.1What is the special function of Google Clips?AIt can share videos on the phone.BIt

6、 can take pictures by itself.CIt can change photos into videos.DIt can provide music and effects.2Which is sure to be bought now on the Internet according to the passage?AGoogle Clips.BGoPro Hero.CSnap Sunglasses.DApple iPhone X.3How does Apple iPhone X make facial recognition?ABy replacing the user

7、s fingerprint.BBy projecting a map of the users face.CBy pressing a special button.DBy allowing payments on the phone.When I was 8 years old, I decided to run away from home after a quarrel with my mother. With my suitcase packed and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door.My mom aske

8、d where I was going. “Im leaving home,” I said.“Whats that youre carrying?” she asked.“Some clothes and food,” I replied.“If you want to run away, thats all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.”I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor

9、 and started for the door again.“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “You didnt have any clothes on when you arrived, and I want them back.”This infuriated me. I tore my clothes off shoes, socks, underwear and all and shouted, “Can I go now?”“Yes,” my mom answered, “but once you close that door, dont expect t

10、o come back.”I was so angry that I shut the door forcefully and stepped out of my home. Then I noticed down the street two neighbor girls walking toward our house. I was so shy that I saw the big spruce (云杉) tree in our yard and jumped under the low-hanging branches (树枝). A pile of dried-up brown ne

11、edles (针状物) were beneath the tree, and you cant imagine the pain those sharp needles caused to my body.After I was sure the girls had passed by, I ran to the front door and knocked at it loudly.“Its Billy! Let me in!”The voice behind the door answered, “Billy doesnt live here anymore. He ran away fr

12、om home.”Looking behind me to see if anyone else was coming down the street, I said, “Mom! Im sorry. Im still your son. Let me in!”The door opened and Moms smiling face appeared. “Did you change your mind about running away?” she asked.“Whats for supper?” I smiled back.4When the author was leaving h

13、ome, his mother ordered him to _.Astay at homeBtake some sandwichesCleave everything behindDcheck his suitcase carefully5The underlined word “infuriated” probably means “_”.AsurprisedBwarnedCencouragedDangered6Why did the author jump under the low-hanging branches?ATo avoid being seen.BTo find some

14、needles.CTo play a joke on the two girls.DTo attract the two girls attention.7The last sentence “Whats for supper?” mainly shows that the author _.Achanged his plan to leave homeBfelt very hungry at that timeCwished to eat something before leavingDwanted to know what his mother prepared for supperIn

15、 Vanuatu, this marathon cultural festival has brought thousands of people together. Although it is one of the Pacifics biggest cultural festivals, there is no specific date for Nekowiar, a big event of colour and culture that is a true test of ones endurance (忍耐力), bringing together thousands of peo

16、ple from some of the most faraway villages on the Vanuatu island of Tanna.Nekowiar, which takes months to prepare, is traditionally held every few years, but it has been eight years since the last one in 2012. No one knows when or where the next celebration will happen. This isnt an event for touris

17、ts though. Nekowiar has been called a peace-building exercise between warring tribes (部落), and a chance for families to arrange marriages.At this years festival, hundreds of women and girls started the event by singing and dancing a traditional Napen from nightfall to sunrise. They only took breaks

18、when they were too tired to continue. They had trained for months for this.The movements were so powerful that dust(灰尘) rose from the dancers feet. Most of the dancers painted their faces in bright colourful designs that held special importance to their tribes.In the early hours of the third day, th

19、e men, teenagers and even young boys had their turn in a dance called Toka. Jimmy Kawiel performed the dance for the first lime this year, You need more energy for Toka, Mr. Kawiel said. Weve been practising for five to six months. It is a very big thing for us, especially when things are developing

20、 so fast and we are in danger of losing our culture.”Jean Pascal Wahe, from the Tafea Cultural Centre on Tanna, said the festival was first held as a reconciliation (和好) event between warring tribes. All the different communities came together to find a way to stop all these wars.8What do we know ab

21、out Nekowiar?AIts held every year.BIt has lost its popularity.CIt doesnt have a fixed date.DIts celebrated to attract tourists.9What can be learned about the women dancers on Nekowiar?AThey had fought in wars.BThey were dressed the same.CThey did gentle movements.DThey showed their strong will.10How

22、 does Mr Kawiel feel about Toka?AIt would be lost for sure.BIts way too hard for him.CIt should be passed down.DIts quite different at the moment.11In what situation was the first Nekowiar held?AWhen the tribes decided to start a war.BWhen the tribes got caught up in fighting.CWhen the tribes wanted

23、 to show off their power.DWhen the tribes were worried about their culture.The Stanford marshmallow (棉花糖) test was originally conducted by psychologist Walter Mischel in the late 1960s. Children aged four to six at a nursery school were placed in a room. A single sugary treat, selected by the child,

24、 was placed on a table. Each child was told if they waited for 15 minutes before eating the treat, they would be given a second treat. Then they were left alone in the room. Follow-up studies with the children later in life showed a connection between an ability to wait long enough to obtain a secon

25、d treat and various forms of success. As adults we face a version of the marshmallow test every day. Were not tempted by sugary treats, but by our computers, phones, and tablets all the devices that connect us to the global delivery system for various types of information that do to us what marshmal

26、lows do to preschoolers. We are tempted by sugary treats because our ancestors lived in a calorie-poor world, and our brains developed a response mechanism to these treats that reflected their value a feeling of reward and satisfaction. But as weve reshaped the world around us, dramatically reducing

27、 the cost and effort involved in obtaining calories, we still have the same brains we had thousands of years ago, and this mismatch is at the heart of why so many of us struggle to resist tempting foods that we know we shouldnt eat. A similar process is at work in our response to information. Our fo

28、rmative environment as a species was information-poor, so our brains developed a mechanism that prized new information. But global connectivity has greatly changed our information environment. We are now ceaselessly bombarded (轰炸) with new information. Therefore, just as we need to be more thoughtfu

29、l about our caloric consumption, we also need to be more thoughtful about our information consumption, resisting the temptation of the mental “junk food” in order to manage our time most effectively.12What did the children need to do to get a second treat in Mischels test?ATake an examination alone.

30、BShare their treats with others.CDelay eating for fifteen minutes.DShow respect for the researchers.13According to Paragraph 3, there is a mismatch between_.Athe calorie-poor world and our good appetitesBthe shortage of sugar and our nutritional needsCthe tempting foods and our efforts to keep fitDt

31、he rich food supply and our unchanged brains14What does the author suggest readers do?ABe selective information consumers.BAbsorb new information readily.CUse diverse information sources.DProtect the information environment.15Which of the following is the best title for the text?AEat Less, Read More

32、BThe Later, the BetterCThe Marshmallow Test for GrownupsDThe Bitter Truth about Early HumansIn such a busy world, it is easy for us to ignore some details that may determine success or failure, which is really annoying. Fortunately, attention to details is a learned skill, and its one that you can d

33、efinitely develop!1. Make full and neat lists.Making lists is a really useful way to be organized and to make sure that you know when and how everything needs to come together. 16 In that way, youll know what you actually did before.2. 17 When youre distracted, youre not going to be able to recall t

34、hings as easily as usual and more likely to forget the details of your project or homework. So if you work at home, put your phone on silent and tell your friends and family members not to call you when youre working unless its an emergency. 18 3. Dont do several things at the same time.Multitasking

35、 spreads your attention out over a variety of items instead of focusing on one specific item. 19 Using the list that youve drawn up, you can go from project to project, giving each your full attention without checking your phone. 4. Take breaks. 20 Make sure that you schedule your projects around th

36、e same time each day and try to rest for 10 to 15 minutes each time. This will give your brain a chance to relax in time for the next project. A break can be something as simple as stretching and taking a short walk around your office, or going for coffee down the street.AGet organized if it is poss

37、ible.BTry you best to limit the distractions.COnce youve completed an item on your list, check it off.DIn other words, you are unable to give full attention to each item.EAt workplace, simply say, “I really have to get this project finished.”FA good way to keep your brain sharp and focus on details

38、is to take rests.GYou need to arrange your life to have hope of paying attention to the small things.二、完形填空Jack Little was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, 21 suddenly. Something in the distance moving among the trees had caught her attention.

39、 It 22 to be a sandy-colored dog. “He was really 23 and skinny, and had a broken leg,” Little told CBS News. The 24 fed the friendly dog and shared their water. The moment they moved on, they quickly 25 that the dog was coming with them. They were seven miles from town and riding bikes. “We couldnt

40、26 him,” Little toldCBS News. “Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to be eaten by a crocodile (鳄鱼).”Little came up with an idea. He carefully 27 his new friend and slipped the dogs back legs into his backpack. Then he put the dogs front paws over his 28 . With his new friend on his bac

41、k, he set off. “He was 29 , so he wasnt trying to fight even in this uncomfortable position,” Little says. “He was also 30 that we were there, touching him, and hadnt left him.”The 30-minute 31 into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. That was when Ann Shaw, a

42、 lawyer from Maine in town on business, happened by. The dog 32 her, licking her. After learning what had happened, Shaw was touched and decided to 33 the dog.Shaw called him Columbo after that day and 34 an operation on his leg soon. Today, Columbo is living a happy life on a farm with a horse, a s

43、ix-year-old boy, and two sheep to keep him company. As Dixon told CBS News, “He is exactly the 35 dog alive.”21AcameBstoppedCstartedDappeared22Awent onBset outCgrew upDturned out23AthinBfitCstrongDpretty24AdriversBoperatorsCcyclistsDpassengers25AadmittedBrealizedCrememberedDunderstood26AholdBmoveChi

44、deDleave27Ahanded overBpicked upCset asideDgave away28AshouldersBfaceCkneesDwrists29AruinedBknockedCinjuredDtied30AanxiousBhappyCscaredDshocked31AwalkBflightCdriveDride32AapproachedBbitCpushedDannoyed33AsendBpraiseCtouchDkeep34AcanceledBrefusedCscheduledDperformed35AluckiestBwildestCsmartestDbravest

45、三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In the coming weeks, China Daily will be publishing special reports focusing 36 the ongoing development of the countrys national park system, looking at areas coming under stronger 37 (protect) and the species benefiting from many new 38 (facility).The Sanjiangy

46、uan National Park, covering 190, 700 square kilometers, 39 (be) Chinas largest such facility. It is about 14 times the area of Yellowstone National Park in the United States and 19 times 40 (large) than the Banff National Park in Canada. Standing at an average altitude of more than 4, 500 meters, th

47、e sparsely populated park in Qinghai Province is the ideal habitat for many wildlife species, 41 (include) Tibetan antelopes and snow leopards. Sanjiangyuan, 42 means “source of three rivers”, is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River 43 (know) as the Mekong once it leaves Chinese territory. As such, the parks has been dubbed “Asias water tower”. 2%