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山东省德州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题1
山东省德州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Whichofthefollowingbooksshouldyouread?
Itisbasedonyournexttraveldestination.
Asyou'retravelingaroundAmsterdam,read“TheFaultinOurStars
Previouslyadaptedintoafilmin2014,JohnGreen'sstoryofstar-crossedteenagersfamouslyincludesatriptoAmsterdam.TheAnneFrankHouseandTheRijksmuseumaretwoofmanymajordestinationsmentionedinthebook.Plus,thebenchfromthefilmadaptationofthisnovelhasevenbecomeitsowntouristspot.
“TheEleganceoftheHedgehog”isexcellentreadingforatriptoParis.
BeforewanderingdowntheChamps-lysees,openMurielBarbery'snovelforadelightfullookintothelivesofwealthyParisians.SetinaFrenchapartmentbuilding,thestoryfollowstwototallydifferentpeoplewhodiscovertheyarekindredsouls.
Bring“OneHundredYearsofSolitude"toreadinSouthAmerica.
Asignificantworkofliterature,GabrielGarciaMdrquez’sclassicfollowsgenerationsoftheBuendiafamilyastheyliveintheirSouth-Americantown.GarciaMarquez'sdescriptionsmakethebookaperfectreadforvisitingsomeofthebreathtakingsightsofSouthAmerica.
“CallMebyYourName”shouldperhapsbereadinthesummertime,inItaly.
ThisnovelissaidtotakeplaceintheNorthern-ItalianseasideregionofLiguria.Andifyou'veseenthe2017coming-of-agefilmadaptationofthebook,you'llalreadyknowthestorydescribesbeautifulsummersinNorthernItaly,completewithseasideencountersandlushgreenery.
Ifyou'revisitingNewYorkCity,enterthemindofHoldenCaulfield.
“TheCatcherintheRye”isaclassictaleofalostteenager'sunplannedtriptoNewYorkCity.IntheJD-Salingernovel,HoldenvisitsanightclubintheEastVillage,goesiceskatinginRockefellerCenter,andtakeshissistertotheCentralParkZoo.
1.Whatwillyoulearnifyouread“TheEleganceoftheHedgehog"?
A.AmsterdamBench.B.Parisians'life.
C.ItalianSummerSights.D.NightclubsinNewYork.
2.Whichbookshavebeenadaptedintofilms?
A.TheFaultinOurStars&CallMebyYourName.
B.TheEleganceoftheHedgehog&OnehundredYearsofSolitude.
C.OnehundredYearsofSolitude&TheCatcherintheRye.
D.TheCatcherintheRye&CallMebyYourName.
3.Whichwillattractyoumostifyou'revisitingNewYorkCity?
A.TheEleganceoftheHedgehog.B.OneHundredYearsofSolitude.
C.TheCatcherintheRye.D.CallMebyYourName.
Australia'sPrimeMinisterScottMorrisonhasexpressedregretoverhishandlingofthebushfirecrisisdamagingthecountry.ThePMhasfacedmountingcriticismoverhisgovernment'sresponsetothebushfiresanditsclimatepolicy.
SinceSeptember,bushfireshavekilledatleast28peopleanddestroyedthousandsofhomes.MrMorrison'sgovernmenthasbeenaccusedofnotdoingenoughtodealwithclimatechange,whichexpertssaycouldincreasethestrength,frequencyandsizeofbushfires.Butintheinterview,thePMdefendedtheapproachofthegovernment,whichhesaidtookintoaccounttheeffectofclimatechangeonthebushfires.
EachyearthereisafireseasonduringtheAustraliansummer,withhot,dryweathermakingiteasierforflamestostartandspread.Naturalcausesaretoblamemostofthetime,likelightningstrikesindrought-affectedforests.Humanscanalsobetoblame.NSWpolicehavechargedatleast24peoplewithdeliberatelystartingbushfires,andhavetakenlegalactionagainst183peopleforfire-relatedoffensessinceNovember,accordingtoapolicestatement.
BushfireconditionseasedonSaturday,givingfirefightersatemporaryshortbreakinareaswhereflamesarestillspreading.Butauthoritieshavewarnedthatthehugefires,causedbyhightemperatures,windandathree-yeardrought,willpersistuntilthereisadequaterainfall.
AbouthalfabillionanimalshavebeenaffectedbythefiresacrossNSW,withmillionslikelydead.ThefiguresforNSWincludebirds,reptiles,andmammals,exceptbats.Itdoesn'tincludeinsectsandfrogs,sotherealnumberisalmostcertaintobehigher,theecologistssaid.AlmostathirdofkoalasinNSWmayhavebeenkilledinthefires,andathirdoftheirhabitathasbeendestroyed,saidFederalEnvironmentMinisterSussanLey.
4.Whatcanwelearninthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.ThebushfirescausedlittledamageinAustralia.
B.ThePMcriticizedtheclimatepolicy.
C.Peopleareangryaboutthegovernment'sinadequateaction.
D.Thegovernmentwillchangeitsresponsetothebushfires.
5.WhatmakestheAustraliansummerafireseason?
A.Greenhouseeffect.B.Lightningstrike.
C.Human'sbehaviour.D.Hotdryweather.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“persist"meaninPara4?
A.decreaseB.lastC.disappearD.run
7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Moreanimalshavebeenaffectedthanthefigureshows.
B.Abillionanimalsfaceextinctionduetothefires.
C.Koalasareinimmediatedangerofdyingout.
D.Thehugefireshavenoinfluenceoninsectsandfrogs.
Fortopstudentsfromlow-incomefamilies,applyingtocollegesisparticularlydifficult.Oneapproachmakesthiswholeprocesseasier?
Provideanadviserforthem.
That'stheideabehindCollegePoint,aprogramtohelpgiftedstudentsgotoschoolsthatmatchtheirintelligence.Whenahighschoolstudenttakesastandardizedtest—thePSAT,SATorACT—andtheyscoreinthe90thpercentile,andtheirfamiliesmakelessthan$80,000ayear,theygetanemailfromtheprogramofferingthemafreeadviser.Theadviserslisten,guideandanswerstudents'questions.
ConnorRechtzigel,anadviserinMinnesota,seestheimportanceofhisrole,forresearchshowsthatlow-incomestudentsarefarmorelikelytoundermatchbecausetheydon'tthinktheyhavewhatittakestogetinandbecausemanydon'tevenknowwhatschoolsareoutthere.HehelpedhighschoolseniorJusticeBenjamin,thefirstinhisfamilytoapplytocollege,thinkingaboutwhathisideallearningexperiencewas.Finally,Justicenarrowedinonsmallerschoolswherehecouldstudyenvironmentalscienceandmadehisfinalchoice:
SkidmoreCollegeinNewYork.
FiguringouthowtopayforcollegeisamajorpartofwhatCollegePointadvisersdo.Nakhle,anadviserinNorthCarolina,isworkingwithHensley,anOhiohighschoolseniorwhocan'tgetextrafinancialhelpfromherfamily.Theyspentalotoftimecomparingandanalyzingherfinancial-aidawardletters,whichmadeherdecisionmuchclearer.Finally,theOhioStateUniversityofferedanoptionwhereshewouldpaynothing.Stayingin-statewasn'therfirstchoice,butitwasthebestoptionforher.
8.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?
A.HowCollegePointworks.B.ThehistoryofCollegePoint.
C.Waystoapplyforafreeadviser.D.Thechallengeofchoosingcolleges.
9.Whatpreventslow-incomestudentsfromattendingpropercolleges?
A.Thinkinghighlyoftheirabilities.B.Knowinglittleaboutcolleges.
C.Lackofenoughlearningexperience.D.Failuretopasstheentranceexam.
10.WhydidHensleyfinallychoosetheOhioStateUniversity?
A.Shedidn'twanttostayfarfromhome.B.Herfavoritemajorwasprovidedthere.
C.Shewouldshowhertalentstothefull.D.Theuniversitymetherfinancialneeds.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.StepsforStudentstoChooseSuitableColleges
B.CollegePoint—HowtoBeaFinancialAdviser
C.AdvisersHelpingCollegeStudentstoScoreHigh
D.CollegePoint—HelpingStudentsSelectIdealColleges
WhenDeniswantstorelaxatwork,hestepsintoaquietroom,sitsinachair,slipsonavirtual-realityheadset,andescapestothebeach.ForDenis,thatmomentisatoolhereliesonregularlytobothrelieveandpreventstress.
He'snottheonlyoneathiscompanytousetheroom,whereworkerscanalsouseaheadsettowatchamoonwalk,takeavirtualroller-coasterrideoraccessameditation(冥想)app.
ResearchshowsVRcanhelpreducepainandanxiety.Butit'snotyetclearwhyitworks.Expertsbelieveit'srelatedtothetechnology'spowertodistract.
“Whatevertheirproblemsare,whatevertheirstressesare,theycanleaverealityandhaveadifferentemotionalmood,"Denissaid.
Virtual-realityheadsetshaven'ttakenoffwithconsumers,butthey'renowpowerfulandinexpensiveenoughforcompaniestoconsiderinvestinginthemtohelpmakeworkersandcustomershappier.
Theheadsetsmayhelppeopletakeavirtualbreakfromtheirsurroundings,buttherearechallengestoconsider.RamonLlamas,atech-marketresearcher,notedthattherecouldbechallengesinhandingoutheadsets.Somepeoplegetsickordizzywhileusingvirtualreality,andtheheadsetsmaygetdirtyorbroken.There'salsothetaskofquicklyfamiliarizingpeoplewithusingtheheadsets,especiallysinceVRadoptionhasbeensolimitedandthewaystheyarecontrolledcanvary.
Fornow,Llamassaid,he'sconcernedaboutprivacyandsecurity.Whatif,forexample,someonemanagestohackintoaheadsetandinsertsomecontentintowhatyou'rewatching?
Anotherpotentialissueisthemanagementoftheheadsetsandsoftwarethatgoesalongwiththem.ThisislikelynotacomplicationforanofficelikeUmberRealty's,wherepeoplecansimplytakeaheadsetoffiftheyfeelsomethingwrong.Butitcouldbemoreofaproblemifyou'restuckinadentist'schair.“Thelastthingyouwantisthatinthemiddleofpullingatoothsomethinggoeswrong,"Llamassaid.
12.WhatdoesDenis'scompanyuseVirtualRealityfor?
A.Improvingthecustomers'experience.
B.Showingthescheduleofhiscompany.
C.Relievingpressureofthestaff.
D.Savingthetroubleoftransportation.
13.HowcantheVRdeviceshelptheusersbyDenis?
A.Escapingfromrealityforthemoment.B.Improving
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