湖南省衡阳市第八中学2022-2023学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题
湖南
高一
开学考试
2023-02-11
209次
整体难度：
适中
考查范围：
主题、语篇范围
听力二维码
一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
Instructional Assistant Wanted
Oregon City School District 62
Oregon City, OR 97045
Full job description:
Under the direct guidance of a licensed teacher, the instructional assistant will deal with students during break time, in the classroom and perform other duties as assigned. Possible assignments could include one-on-one student assistance, special education classroom or general education classrooms for students from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Duties are at all schools in the district and assignments may be different each day.
Special requirements:
1. Must have the ability to work harmoniously with teachers, students, and other staff
2. Must have the ability to take direction appropriately, changing tasks as necessary
3. Must have 72 credit hours of post-high school studies, earned an Associate’s Degree or higher or passed the WorkKeys test
4. Must demonstrate excellent attendance and punctuality
5. Experience working with school-age students preferred, but not required
6. Bilingual (双语的) in Spanish desired, but not required
When you come to registration you will need to bring the following:
1. Current Passport or Driver License and Social Security Card or Birth Certificate
2. Copy of post-high school transcript (成绩单) showing 72 credit hours or the Associate’s Degree or above or copy of the WorkKeys completion certificate
Applicants are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal record check at their own expense (presently $12.50).
This position is 5.5 hours per day;181 days per years.
Rate of pay: $20 per hour
1. What do we know about instructional assistants?| A．Their daily wage is $181. |
| B．They take on tasks as assigned. |
| C．Their job is to form teacher-student bonds. |
| D．They work at different schools every day. |
| A．Having teaching experience. |
| B．Having an Associate’s Degree. |
| C．Having a good command of Spanish. |
| D．Having extremely good attendance. |
| A．Proof of identity. |
| B．The high school transcript. |
| C．The criminal record check form. |
| D．The WorkKeys completion certificate. |
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.
Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never agree because the walls were so old that some stones were loose and falling. However, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I want to climb the stone walls.” I said. “Heavens, no! You’ll hurt yourself!” The response was just as I’d expected. But before I left the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just a minute.”I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”
“Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back. ”For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls—and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. ”There’s only one person in this whole world like you,“ the kids will hear me say, ”and people can like you exactly as you are.
4. Why did the writer enjoy his visits to the farm?| A．There were old stone houses. | B．He could experience new fun there. |
| C．He missed his grandfather. | D．He was allowed to climb the stone walls. |
| A．The writer didn’t expect his parents’ disagreement with his climbing the walls. |
| B．The writer didn’t know the possible danger of the stone walls. |
| C．The writer’s grandfather backed him up to follow his own heart. |
| D．The writer became a TV program host due to his grandfather’s influence. |
| A．Adventurous. | B．Open-minded. |
| C．Tricky. | D．Stubborn. |
| A．Unforgettable Childhood. | B．Do Whatever You Like. |
| C．Just Be Yourself. | D．Like grandfather, like grandson. |
Can a computer think? That depends on what you mean by “think”. If solving a mathematical problem is “thinking”, then a computer can “think” and do so much faster than a man. Most mathematical problems can be solved quite mechanically by repeating certain straightforward processes over and over again. Even the simple computers of today can be geared for that.
It is frequently said that computers solve problems only because they are “programmed” to do so. They can only do what men have them do. One must remember that human beings also can only do what they are “programmed” to do. Our genes “program” us the instant the fertilized ovum (受精卵) is formed, and our potentialities are limited by that “program”.
Our “program” is so much more enormously complex, though, that we might like to define “thinking” in terms of the creativity that goes into writing a great play or composing a great symphony, into developing a brilliant scientific theory or a profound moral judgment. In that sense, computers certainly can’t think and neither can most humans.
Surely, though, if a computer can be made complex enough, it can be as creative as humans. If it could be made as complete as a human brain, it could be the equivalent of a human brain and do whatever a human brain can do.
But how long will it take to build a computer complex enough to duplicate (复制) the human brain? Perhaps not as long as someone thinks. Long before we approach a computer as complex as our brain, we will perhaps build a computer that is at least complex enough to design another computer more complex than itself. This more complex computer could design one still more complex and so on and so on and so on.
In other words, once we pass a certain critical point, the computers take over and there is a “complexity explosion”. In a very short time thereafter, computers may exist that not only duplicate the human brain but far surpass it.
8. In what sense does the writer think that humans are programmed?| A．He thinks a man’s abilities are not limited, as a computer’s are. |
| B．Their characteristics, powers, etc. are fixed before birth. |
| C．In the sense that humans will always be superior to computers. |
| D．Computers must be operated by men, but man can operate by himself. |
| A．mathematical thinking and language thinking |
| B．writing thinking and composing thinking |
| C．mechanical thinking and creative thinking |
| D．none of the above |
| A．When one computer is itself clever enough to design a better one. |
| B．The point at which a computer is an exact copy of a human brain. |
| C．When a computer can be made as creative as we are. |
| D．When the computers destroy each other in an explosion. |
| A．damage | B．noise |
| C．excitement | D．leap forward |
At 3:30 a.m. EDT on April 19, the Ingenuity helicopter --- which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover (漫游者) in February --- took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it circled for about 30 seconds, three meters above the surface and came right back down again.
It may not sound like a huge achievement, but it is. Ingenuity’s flight is the first powered flight of an aircraft on another planet. It marks the milestone in the story of human space exploration.
There are several technological challenges to conduct helicopter flight in another world. First, and more significantly, helicopters need an atmosphere to fly. The blades (桨叶), or “rotors” of a helicopter must spin (旋转) fast enough to generate a force called “lift”. But lift can only be generated in the presence of some kind of atmosphere. While Mars does have an atmosphere, it’s much, much thinner than Earth’s --- about 100 times thinner, in fact.
Flying Ingenuity in Mar’s atmosphere is therefore the equivalent (对等物) of flying a helicopter on Earth at a height of 100,000 feet. For reference, commercial aircraft fly between 30,000-40,000 feet above the Earth’s surface and the highest we’ve ever been in a helicopter on Earth is 42,000 feet.
Then there’s the Martian gravity to consider. It is about one-third the strength of gravity on Earth, which means we’d be able to lift Ingenuity with less power than would be required here. But while Mars’ gravity works to our advantage, this is cancelled out by the lack of atmosphere.
Even sending the signal for the flight to begin required a collection of advanced technology. While it only requires minutes for radio signals to travel between Earth and Mars, there was still a delay of hours for those signals to reach the helicopter.
All these things require Ingenuity to be light enough. Actually, it weighs less than 4 pounds, stands just 1.6 feet tall, and carries batteries, heaters and sensors. Besides, its two rotors had to spin about 2,400 revolutions per minute — five times faster than on Earth.
When in flight, Ingenuity’s shadow gives the impression of oversized, four-winged dragonfly. But the tiny craft is set to make an enormous impact on space exploration. “Sojourner’s technical exposure in 1997 gave NASA the guarantee of future pilots. What the Ingenuity team has done has given us a new chance. I think that’s the way we build the future,” said JPL director Michael Watkins. In addition, Watkins believes that Ingenuity is expected to lay the foundation for more antigravity spacecraft capable of exploring other worlds in a totally new way.
12. Which of the following is of extraordinary significance according to the author?| A．The Ingenuity helicopter landed on Mars successfully |
| B．The Ingenuity helicopter made its first flight on Mars. |
| C．The Ingenuity helicopter stayed on Mars for a long time |
| D．The Ingenuity helicopter travelled between Mars and Earth. |
| A．It can hardly provide a lift for Ingenuity to fly. |
| B．It’s not safe for Ingenuity to fly high and fast. |
| C．It’s too thin to keep Ingenuity stable in the air. |
| D．It can only raise Ingenuity to a height of 100,000 feet. |
| A．How Ingenuity performed during the flight |
| B．Why Ingenuity’s flight on Mars is a big deal |
| C．How Ingenuity survived the tough conditions of Mars |
| D．What contributed to the successful flight of Ingenuity |
| A．To explain how its mission differs from Ingenuity’s. |
| B．To show technological progress in Mars exploration. |
| C．To stress the significance of Ingenuity’s flight on Mars. |
| D．To illustrate the impact of space exploration on future flight. |
