英语试题
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节周末综合症 （共15小题；每小题2孙多勇.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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速写画The idea of getting a tattoo (纹身) copy popped into Prue’s head when he noticed that his 8-year-old son refud to take his shirt off in the swimming pool. Prue realized that his son was starting to be aware of his birthmark, which covers a huge part of his chest.
Prue cretly went to a tattoo shop. The tattoo he wanted had to be identical to his son’s birthmark, so they had to do it in nine ssions. “The first sitting was clo to four hours. And I didn’t really look to e what was going on,” said Prue. “’So I thought at the end of four hours it was done. So I asked, ‘Is it almost done?’ and he said, ‘I’m almost done the outline.”
It has been a bit of a process for Prue as well as painful experience. Becau of the size and the position of the birthmark he was trying to copy, he had to suffer a lot of pain. Tony Gibert, the tattoo artist, said that the area has very nsitive nerve endings which gave Prue so much discomfort and undesirable nsations. Pain hours added up to nearly thirty hours in total.
折来一笑是生涯In a video where the son saw his dad’s tattoo, he can be heard saying, “that’s cool.” This time, without any hesitation, he took off his shirt and jumped in the swimming pool. Apparently, his dad’s action changed his perspectives, which made him feel confident again. As expected, his son was so happy to e it but also a little confud, not expecting his dad would do it.
Despite all the pain and long hours of waiting, Prue never felt discouraged. What mattered to him was to make his son happy and help bring back his lf-confidence.
1. Where was Prue’s tattoo?
A. On the face. B. On the neck. C. On the chest. D. On the leg.
2. How long did Prue take on the tattoo in all?
A. Four hours. B. Twelve hours. C. Twenty hours D. Thirty hours.
3. How did the son feel on eing the tattoo?打卤面的各种卤的做法
A. Painful. B. Delighted. C. Sensitive. D. Discouraged.
B最长寿的皇帝
运维工作A new survey method is invented to count wild species. African elephants are the first animals to be successfully counted from space while moving through a complicated landscape that range from open grass to forests.
Typically, conrvationists do this from low-flying planes in order to count and monitor African elephants, a method that takes many hours. With the new technique that combines satellite imagery with artificial intelligence, up to 3,100 square miles can be surveyed on a single blue-sky day in minutes. Then, the deep-learning computer analyzes tho images and pick out individual elephants.
The new technique is a key part of ensuring the survival of the endangered species. Due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction, just 415,000 African elephants are living in the wild. “Accurate monitoring is esntial if we’re to save the species,” said Olga Isupova, a computer scientist at the University of Bath in the UK. “We need to know where the animals are and how many there are.”
What really makes this study stand apart from other satellite-tracking projects is how successful the computer program is at picking out the elephants from their complex backgrounds, including grasslands and partially tree-covered landscapes. Satellite imagery is also a much more efficient survey method than the current flyover surveys carried out, which is faster and avoids double-counting the same elephants. The remote survey also reduces the impact rearchers have on the animals and allows them to count individuals moving between countries.
“Although this is a proof of concept, it’s ready to go,” said professor Duporge, a zoologist at the Oxford University. “And conrvation organizations are already interested in using t
his to replace surveys using aircraft. As satellite imaging improves, other smaller species may soon be able to be counted in greater detail from space too. ”
4.What are ud in the new study method?
A. AI and surveys. B. Satellites and aircraft.
C. Planes and computers. D. Satellites and computers.
5. What leads to the reduction of wild elephants?
A. Climate change. B. Human activities.
C. Environment threat. D. Social improvement.
6.What is the advantage of the new method comparing to the old?
A.Less money. B.More accurate. C.Less workers. D.More complex.
7.What is Duporge’s attitude towards the new method?
A. Worried. B.Objective. C.Doubtful. D. Optimistic.
C
The green movement is catching on in many pockets of the world. This is especially true in the construction industry. Today's buzz words, which include global warming and zero emissions（排放）, are causing everyday people to look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Purchasing an environmentally-friendly home is a good investment for tho who care about their own health and the well-being of our planet. Bad on this trend, entire districts, known as eco-communities, are being designed with the concept of green in mind. One of the communities is Dockside Green in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its goal is to become the world's first zero-emission neighborhood.
