【英语】安徽省滁州市九校联谊会(滁州二中、定远二中等11校)2018-2019学年高二下学期期末联考试题

C.It has the longest history.

D.It is a free-admission park. B

Josh Morrison，17，dreamed of raising $ 100,000 to build a home for a low-income family. After years of hard work，his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.

Six years ago. Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore，a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh.then 11.also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that.” he said. Josh set a fundraising deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of S 100,000.but it didn’t shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools. He collected money from neighbours，got publicity from local newspapers，and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change.

Josh's fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still，there were challenges. Four months before his deadline，he was $30,000 short. He decided to hold Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge，which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $19,000.

“I didn't care how long it took me.”Josh said.“I would raise $100,000.” With three weeks left，a company called Josh's house，offering to donate $18,000. Eventually. Josh reached a total of $134,000 before the deadline.“The momentum just kept going，and we decided to do more.”he said.“Josh's Penny House”is being built by Hahitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa，along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction，as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.

Next year，the 17-year-old will head to college in British Columbia. Canada's westernmost province. As a 11-year-old kid when starting fundraising .Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are，if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it，it can come true.

24.Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in Paragraph 2?

A.Cautious. B.Straightforward. C.Open-minded. D.Determined. 25.Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event held in Uxbridge? A.To attain his goal. B.To call for more attention.

C.To win approval from the locals. D.To find sponsors for a family. 26.What does the underlined sentence in Para. 4 mean? A.He received continuous donations. B.His project became more popular.

C.He got more support from his family. D.The result was beyond expectations. 27.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Kindness from a Company B.The Penny House Dream C.An Astonishing Fundraiser D.A Boy with a Warm Heart

C

Heating and cooling equipment are the biggest users of energy in American homes. And homes are responsible for about one fourth of the nation's total energy use. But there are surprisingly simple ways to deeply cut energy use，its effect on the environment and its cost. David Peabody and his team at Peabody Architects design passive homes. He says the design of a passive house aims to reduce energy demand to its lowest possible level. Passive houses use no solar，geothermal or wind energy equipment. Bat they are extremely energy efficient.

Mr Peabody says passive houses cut heating and cooling costs by about 90 percent. But what sets his design apart from other \homes\is that it looks like any other home. Peabody Architects says it is building the first passive home in the Washington. D.C. area. But it will not he the last. In Arlington. Virginia. Roger Lin and his brother Eric are also building one. Roger Lin of Southern Exposure Homes explains that windows are sealed against leaks and have three layers of glass. The windows are airtight. On a cold winter day，the temperature inside the unfinished home is a comfortable 12 degrees，or 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

David Peabody says you can find passive honks all over the world. DAVID PEABODY： \Africa，for example，has a passive house community designing for very hot dry climates.” The first passive design was an apartment building in Darmstadt，Germany. Two physicists helped develop it about 20 years ago. Passive houses use some specialized materials. These include precast concrete panels and insulation(隔热).They also need to have special air treatment systems. Supporters say they cost only about five or eight percent more than traditional

homes. But they use 10 percent of the energy for heating and cooling.

28.Which of the following is the advantage of passive houses? A.They are extremely energy efficient. B.They look much like the other houses. C.They cost much less than traditional houses. D.They are more comfortable than other houses.

29.People are building or living in passive homes in the following places EXCEPT A.Arlington

B.Mexico C.North Africa D.Germany

30.What can be implied in the passage?

A.Passive homes arc especially built for winter use. B.Passive homes can be found everywhere in the world.

C.\ D.The construction of passive homes takes advantage of high technology. 31.What is the author's attitude toward passive homes? A.Objective.

B.Negative. C.Doubtful.

D

SAN FRANCISCO－DJI，a Chinese manufacturer of consumer and commercial drones，made headlines in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond last week by helping to locate a missing teen. The police department in Fremont，California，on Tuesday, issued a public notice detailing how a drone had helped officers locate a missing teen.

A police dispatcher(调度员)received a call around 8:30 pm on Feb 5 from the California Highway Patrol，which requested assistance in locating a missing student from the California School for the Deaf.

Several officers responded on foot to the scene，conjunction of railroad track and road. Police also deployed a drone to expedite (加快)the search. The drone，later identified as a DJ I Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual model，is equipped with a thermal imaging camera system that enables searching in the dark.

Shortly after the drone took off，the pilot reported a heat spot；it was the missing teenager，who was hiding in bushes. The pilot then guided officers through the communication system to

D.Optimistic.

approach the youth，who was cold and hungry. He was then rushed to paramedics(护理人员)nearby.

Lieutenant Matt Snelson，in charge of the department's unmanned aerial-vehicle program，said the search for and rescue of \，and to get him to the resources he needed\V(无人机)team and our community\allowed officers to expedite the search，which normally could have taken several hours and more resources，he said，adding，\this exact scenario.”

Fremont，home to Tesla and several high-tech unicorn startups，is an early adopter of drones. The city administrator approved the purchase of the drones，along with the mecessary training，about three years ago.

\”Adam Lisberg，corporate communication director of DJI North America，told China Daily. According to available statistics，the Fremont teen was the 211th on a global public safety list of drone-assist rescues，said Lisberg. Shao Yang，a newly elected Fremont City Council member，shared the story of the DJI drone-assisted police search on social media.“A successful integration of high-tech and protection of lives，”he concluded.

32.What position does Shao Yang hold according to the news report? A.A police dispatcher.

B.A Fremont City Council member.

C.Corporate communication director of DJI North America

D.Lieutenant in charge of the department's unmanned aerial-vehicle program. 33.Why is the drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera system? A.It can make the drone fly at a very high speed.

B.1t call enable the drone see someone or something more clearly. C.It can enable the drone to find someone or something quite far. D.It can make the drone find someone or something in the dark. 34.What does the underlined word“scenario” in Para.5 mean? A.A situation that could possibly happen.