山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期月考英语试题.docx
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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期月考英语试题
山西省忻州市第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题
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WELCOMETOTHE2021HALLEONARDVOCALCOMPETITION
TheannualHalLeonardVocalCompetitionwasfoundedin2011toencourageyoungsingersfromalloverUnitedStatesandCanada,fromchildrenthroughcollegeundergraduates.Thousandsofsingershaveparticipatedinthecompetition,withtopplacingvideosfrom35statesandprovinces,andover40collegesanduniversities.TheHalLeonardVocalCompetitionwasoneofthefirstmusiccompetitionsheldentirelyonYouTube.
Thisyearwithmanysingersstudyingathomeandunabletomeetinpersonwithteachers,wehopethe2021HalLeonardVocalCompetitioncanbearewardingprojectforallparticipantstoexperiencegrowth,community,andenrichment.Thecompetitionoffersathreadofconnectionbetweenallsingerswhoenter,byseeingandhearingtheirpeers(同龄人)online.
TherulesoftheHalLeonardVocalCompetitionhavealwaysrequiredthatarecordedaccompaniment(伴奏)mustbeanofficialHalLeonardrecording.Becauseofthespecialcircumstanceswearein,forthe2021competition,wewillallowasingertouseanaccompanimentrecordingmadethatisnotanofficialHalLeonardrecording,providedthattheaccompanimentrecordedmatchesexactlytheeditionofthesongsfrombookschosenontherequiredrepertoire(全部曲目)list.Theaccompanimentmustbepianoorkeyboardonly.
Unlikealmosteveryothermusiccompetition,thereisnoentryfeeintheHalLeonardVocalCompetition.WedeliberatelywantyoungsingersfromanylocationinNorthAmericatobeabletoenter,withouttheexpenseoftraveltoanaudition(试镜)site.AndsingerscanviewandhearothersonYouTubefromaroundtheUSandCanadawhoareintheirownagegroup.Voiceteachershavetoldusthatitisinstructivetohearhundredsofsingersfromotherstudios.
Itisimportanttoustoencouragethestudyofartsongaswellasmusicaltheatre,withfouragecategoriesforeach:
•Children,12andunder
•EarlyTeens,13-15
•HighSchool,16-18
•CollegeUndergraduates/YoungAdults,18-23
1.Whatdoesthecompetitionallowparticipantstodo?
A.Meettheirteacherspersonally.B.Hearpeopleoftheirageonline.
C.Receivevideosoffamoussingers.D.Getsomegiftedbooksonsinging.
2.Whatareparticipantsrequiredtodo?
A.Traveltoanauditionsiteaheadoftime.
B.Prepareandrecordsomeoriginalsongs.
C.Usenon-officialHalLeonardrecording.
D.Provideaccompanimenttotheentrysong.
3.Whatisspecialaboutthecompetition?
A.Itisfreetoparticipate.B.ItisheldonYouTube.
C.Itisattendedbystudents.D.Itcanbewatchedonline.
CoreyCappelloniisanextremeathletewhohassethimselfimpressivegoalssuchasrunningsixdaysinarowintheSaharadesert,whichisconsideredthemosttiringraceofallultra-marathons.Thesedayshe'sexchangedthedesertfortheroadsfromWashington,D.C.,wherehelives,tohishometownofScranton,Pennsylvania.His98-year-oldgrandmotherRuthlivesthereandwasisolated(隔离)whilerecoveringfromCOVID-19.
Hismotivationwasn’tjusttogivehisgrandmother,whowasinanursinghome,ahugfromafar.Theathleteranforacause:
toraiseawarenessoftheisolationoftheelderlyduringthepandemic(传染病).
HeleftD.C.sevendaysearlierandhisracehadaspecificgoal:
toraisemoneytobuysmartphonesandtabletsforelderlypeopleisolatedduetoCOVID-19,sothattheycouldcommunicatewiththeirlovedones.
Ruth'sgrandson,whoaffectionatelycallsherNana,wasgreetedwithcheersbythepersonnelatthecenterwherehisgrandmotherisstaying.Fromthefourthfloor,Ruthgreetedhimfromthewindow.DozensofworkersfromtheAlliedServicesSkilledNursingandRehabilitationCenterapplaudedashecrossedthefinishline.Breathlessbutsmiling,hepointedtoNana‘sfourth-floorroom,whereshewaswatchinghimthroughthewindow.
Thentheytalkedontheircellphones.Coreyhadamicrophoneinhishandsothosearoundhimcouldheartheconversation,inwhichhethankedtheCenter'sstaff,expressedthe
lovethatheandsomanyotherpeoplehadforRuth,andassuredherthathehadalwaysbeenconfidentinherstrengthtofightthecoronavirus(新冠病毒).
Thankstohisrun,Coreyhasbeenabletoraisenearly$25,000todateforthepurchaseofcellphonesandtabletsfortheelderlyandcoronaviruspatientstousetocommunicatewiththeirlovedonesandfeellesslonely.
4.WhatcanbeknownaboutCoreyCappelloni?
A.Heisanambitiousathlete.B.Hehasmadeachievements.
C.Heisboredwithmarathons.D.HelivesintheSaharadesert.
5.WhydidCoreyCappelloniwanttoraisemoney?
A.Topurchasesmartphonesforhospitals.
B.Tohelptheelderlyduringthepandemic.
C.TodonatethemoneytofightCOVID-19.
D.Topayforhisgrandmother'smedicalcost.
6.HowdidpeopleinthenursinghomerespondtoCoreyCappelloni?
A.Theyexpressedtheirdislike.B.Theygothimisolatedsoon.
C.Theywarmlywelcomedhim.D.Theygavehimmuchmoney.
7.WhatdidCoreyCappellonioffertohisgrandmother?
A.Physicaltraining.B.Dailyrecreations.
C.Financialsupport.D.Spiritualcomfort.
Areyouhavingdifficultyfallingasleep?
Trydrinkingaglassofwarmmilk.Ifthatdoesn'twork,listentobeautifulsoftmusic.Stillnoluck?
Trythinkingaboutsheepjumpingoverafence.Ifyouarestillawake,takeasleepingpill.Butpeoplewhotakepillsoftenbecomedependentonthedrugs.Soyoulieawakeknowingthatthenewworkdaywillsoonarrive.Ifyouhavebeeninsuchconditionforatleastonemonth,youmayhaveprimaryinsomnia(失眠症).
Anewstudyhasfoundthatyoumightfallasleepmorequicklyandstayasleeplongerifyoutry"cerebralhypothermia".Itisnotacomplexmedicalprocess.Itjustmeanscoolingdownyourbrain.EricNofzingerandDanielBuyssefromtheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalSchoolledthestudy.Theyexaminedtwelvepeoplewhohadsleepingproblems.Twelveothershadnosleepingproblems.Eachofthemworeasoftplasticcapontheirheadatbedtime.
Thecapshadtubesinsidefilledwithwater.Theresearchersmovedthewaterthroughthetubesandthenchangedthetemperatureofthewater.Otherstudiesshowedthatpeoplewhohadsleepingproblemsoftenhadmorechemicalreactionsinthefrontoftheirbrains.Theresearchersthoughtcoolingdownthebrainmighthelp.
Onthefirsttwonightsoftesting,thepatientsworecapswithnowater.Onthenexttwonights,thecapswereworn,butthewaterwasnotcooled.Thentheresearcherscooledthewateralittleforanothertwonights.Onthefinaltwonightsofthestudy,thetemperatureofthewaterwasmademuchcooler.
Theresearchersfoundthatthewatercapsdidn'thelpthepatientsuntilthetemperaturewasabout14℃.Mostofthepatientsfellasleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.
Dr.NofzingerandDr.Buyssenotedthatthiswasonlythebeginningofthebraintemperaturestudy.Buttheybelievedtheyhaddiscoveredsomethingimportantthatneededmoreresearch.
8.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?
A.Toaskreadersaquestion.B.Totellsleepingproblems.
C.Toputforwardthetopicofthepassage.D.Toofferwaystoinsomnia.
9.Whatcanweknowabouttheparticipantsinthestudy?
A.Theyshowedmorechemicalreactions.
B.Theywererequiredtowearplasticcaps.
C.Theyallsufferedfromsleepingproblems.
D.Theycooledthemselvesbydrinkingwater.
10.WhatdoDr.NofzingerandDr.Buyssethinkoftheirstudy?
A.Itturnsoutdisappointing.B.Itproveswidelypractical.
C.ItstandsoutamongstudiesD.Itstillhasalongwaytogo.
11.What'sthemainideaofthetext?
A.It'stimetocoolyourselfdown.B.Amedicalprocessbenefitssleep
C.Anewwaymighthelpwithsleep.D.Coolingdownyourbrainmatters.
Beginning2020,thefifthgenerationofwirelesstechnologyisexpectedtobewidelyusedthroughouttheworld.Thenewnetwork,called5G,promisestogivefasterspeedsandahighercapacityfortheuseofmoredevices.However,whilesomecompaniesarecompetingtobethefirsttodeliver5Gtotheconsumer,theenvironmentalinfluencesofthenewnetworkarebeingoverlooked.
Thereissomeevidencethatthenewdevicesandtechnologiesassociatedwith5Gwillbeharmfultoecosystems.Themaincomponentofthe5Gnetworkthatwillaffecttheearth'secosystemsisthemillimeterwaves.Themillimeterwavesthatarebeingusedindevelopingthe5Gnetworkhaveneverbeenusedatsuchscale(规模)before.Studieshavefoundthattherearesomeharmscausedbythesenewtechnologies.
Themillimeterwaves,specifically,hadadetrimentaleffectonbirds.Inastudy,researchersobservedthatafterexposuretoradiationfromacelltowerforjust5~30minutes,theeggsofsparrowsweredisfigured.Thedisfigurationofbirdsexposedforsuchashortamountoftimetothesefrequencies(频率)issignificantconsideringthatthenew5Gnetworkwillhaveamuchhigherdensity(浓度)ofbasestations(smallcells)throughoutareasneedingconnection.Thepotentialdangersofhavingsomanysmallcellsalloverareaswherebirdslivecouldthreatentheirpopulation'ssurvival.
Additionally,itwasfoundthatcellulardeviceswerelinkedtomanydisturbancesintheecosystemsofbees.Inthisstudy,beehivesexposedforjusttenminutesto900MHzwavesfellvictimtocolonycollapsedisorder(蜂群崩坏症候群).Beesareanincrediblyimportantpartoftheearth'secosystem.Aroundone-thirdofthefoodproducedtodayisdependentonbeesforpollination(授粉),makingbeesareavitalpartoftheagriculturalsystem.
Theimpactthatthecelltowershaveonbirdsandbeesisimportanttounderstand,becauseallecosystemsoftheearthareinterconnected.Ifonec
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