词海湖南省长沙市雅礼书院中学2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给

A

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B

、

C

和

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Bright

Side

did

some

research

on

many

places

throughout

the

world

where

you

can

buy

a

house for 1 dollar or for free!

Roubaix, France

If

you

like

France,

Roubaix

located

in

the

north

of

France

is

just

for

you.

The

local

authorities

want

it

to

be

populated

and

attractive.

You

can

buy

a

small

house

in

the

industrial

district for just $$1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.

Buffalo. USA

Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $$1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen

of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping

to make the city beautiful again without spending money.

Liverpool, Great Britain

In

Liverpool,

most

of

houses

were

abandoned

by

the

working

class

during

the

years

of

unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $$1. If you want to buy such a

house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (

不动产

).

Candela, Italy

If you still have any doubts about spending 1$$ on a house, you should know: the government

will

pay

you

some

money,

if

you

move

to

Candela.

In order

to be paid,

you

need

to

become

a

permanent citizen and have an income of $$7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $$800, and

if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.

For more information of other cities, please Click Here.

21

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Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with 1$$?

A

．

To improve the lives of poor people.

C

．

To solve the problems of employment.

B

．

To make the city attractive at no cost.

D

．

To attract people to the industrial areas.

22

．

What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool?

A

．

You need to be an unemployed citizen.

B

．

You should live in the house for 3 years.

C

．

You must be making the first house purchase.

D

．

You have to repair and decorate the house.

23

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How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?

A

．

$$3200

B

．

$$1

A

．

a textbook.

B

．

a magazine.

B

Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul

came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

“Is this your car,

Mister

？

” he said.

Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean

your br

other gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Oh, I wish…”He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother

like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way down to his heels.

“I wish.” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively

（冲动地）

he added, “Would

you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh. yes, I'd love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned to Paul and said. “Mister, would you mind driving to my

h ouse

？

”

Paul

smiled

a

little.

He

thought

he

knew

what

the

boy

wanted.

He

wanted

to

show

his

neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where

those two steps are?” the boy asked

He ran up the steps. In a little while he came back, carrying his little disabled brother. He sat

him down on the bottom step, and pointed to the car.

“Buddy just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost

him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it, and then you can see for yourself

all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul

got

out

and

lifted

the boy

into

the

front

seat

of

his

car.

The

older

brother

climbed

in

beside

him

and

the

three

of

them

began

a

memorable

holiday

ride.

That

Christmas

Eve,

Paul

learned what Jesus meant when he said. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

25

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The boy wishes that_________.

A. he could own a shiny new car one day

B. his brother would give him a car as a present

C. he could buy a car for his disabled brother

D. Paul would give him the car

C

．

$$800

D

．

$$7500

D

．

an announcement.

24

．

Where is this passage most likely to come from?

C

．

the Internet.

26

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Why did the boy ask Paul to drive him home?

A.T o show his neighbors he could ride home in a big car.

B. To get home early and tell his brother his exciting experience.

C. To show his brother the possibility of getting a car from him as a present.

D. To fully enjoy the comfort and convenience of owning a car

27

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Why did the boy wish that he could be that brother?

A. Because he hopes to be a rich man and live a luxurious life.

B. Because he wants his brother to see the outside world with his own eyes.

C. Because he wishes to have a healthy brother like Paul.

D. Because he expects his brother to be envied by others.

28

．

From the last paragraph, we can infer

（推断）

that Paul_______.

A. felt happy to offer the ride

B. regretted accepting the car

D. would love Jesus more

C

We have heard some interesting ways that 5G wireless technology might change our lives in

the future.

5G, short for the 5th generation mobile communication technology, promises Internet speeds

between

50

to

100

times

faster

than

current

4G

systems.

While

5G

is

set

to

be

used

in

some

limited areas of America this year, much of the world is not expected to receive widely available

(

可获得的

) service until 2023.

One project in Britain, however, is already testing this superfast technology on an unlikely

group of Internet users-cows. The project was developed by American technology company Cisco

Systems.

It

also

receives

money

from

the

British

government.

Cisco

says

the

program

seeks

to

explore the future of 5G connectivity in rural (

乡村的

) areas around the world.

Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas

of England. The cows are equipped

with 5G-connected devices (

装置

) that link up to a robotic milking system, which

uses sensors

and

machine

learning

to

fully

automate

(

自动化

)

the

process.

System

designers

say

technology

takes over after a cow feels ready to be milked and walks toward an automatic gate. The device is

designed to recognize each individual cow. It then positions equipment to the right body position

for milking. During the process, machines release (

释放

) food for the cow as a reward.

Other

5G

technology

tools

include

automated

brushes

that

turn

on

when

the

cow

rubs

up

a

gainst them. Sensors also control the amount of light to the cows’ living areas depending on the

weather. And, an automatic feeding system makes sure the animals always get enough to eat.

Duncan

Forbes,

head

of

the

project,

told

Reuters

that

the

project

sh

ows

the

farm’s

cow

operations can be greatly improved with 5G technology and that the experiment provides strong

evidence that 5G technology can be widely used in the future, not just on farms in Britain, but in

rural communities across the world.

29

．

What is the purpose (

目的

)

of Cisco Systems’ program?

A. To win financial support from British government.

B. To test the effects of 5G technology on animals

C. would buy his brother some presents