河北省邢台市学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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河北省邢台市学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
河北省邢台市2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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PopularAttractionsinSanFrancisco
SanFranciscoisafamouscityinnorthernCaliforniaonAmerica'swestcoast.TherearebeautifullandmarksitessuchastheGoldenGateBridgeandwindingLombardStreet.
GoldenGateBridge
GoldenGateBridgeisthesymbolandlandmarkofSanFrancisco.TheBridgespanstheentireSanFranciscoBayandtheGoldenGatestraitofthePacificOcean,makingitanimportanttransportationhublinkingSanFranciscoandcitiestothenorth.ManyUSmoviesandTVshowshavebeenfilmedhere.
Fisherman'sWharf
FishermansWharfisastripextendingfromGhirardelliSquareallthewaytoPier35andclosetopopulardestinationssuchasChinatownandtheLombardStreet.FamoussitessuchasAlcatrazIsland,GoldenGateBridge,andtheBayBridgecanalsobesightedinthedistance.Thisishometoawealthofshopsandrestaurantsandlivelystreetshowscanbeseeneverywhere.
LombardStreet
LombardStreetissonamedforitsmultiplehairpinturns.The40degreeinclinationherePosesaseriouschallengetodrivingskills.Thewholestreetispavedwithbricksandlinedoneithersidewithfoliageaswellasmulticoloredflowers,offeringdiverseviewsallaroundtheyear.
PalaceofFineArts
TheSanFranciscoPalaceofFineArtswasoriginallybuilttodisplayworksofartforthePanama-PacificInternationalExpositionin1915,butwasmostlyrebuiltin1965.Thelakeandsurroundingtreesarealsohometowildlife,suchasducks,birdsandraccoons.Ontopoftheduskyredstonepillarsstandsculpturesofnymphs,whichareafavoritesubjectofmanyphotographers.
1.Whereshouldvisitorsgoiftheyaremoviefans?
A.PalaceofFineArts.B.Fisherman'sWharf.
C.LombardStreet.D.GoldenGateBridge.
2.WhatisLombardStreetnamedfor?
A.Multicoloredflowers.B.Thebricks.
C.Itssharpturns.D.Diverseviews.
3.WhatcanvisitorsdoatPalaceofFineArts?
A.TakePicturesofsculptures.B.Improvetheirdrivingskills.
C.Appreciatelivelystreetshows.D.Enjoydeliciousfood.
WatchactorSterlingK.Brown,andoneofthefirstthingsyoumaynoticeishiseyes.
InascenefromthelastseasonofTheMarvelousMrs.Maisel,BrownplaysReggie,ahard-nosedmanager.Hislanguageisrough,buthiseyesrevealsomethingmore:
He'sfeelingguiltyanddefensive.OrlookathisworkonNBC’shitdramaThisIsUs,whereBrownplaysRandallPearson,aBlackmanadoptedbyawhitefamily.Again,Brown'seyesrevealalot.
ThosetwoperformanceshaveallowedBrowntomakeEmmyAwardshistorythisyear:
nominatedasbestleadactorinadramaseriesforThisIsUsandbestsupportingactorinacomedyseriesforTheMarvelousMrs.MaiselonAmazon'sPrimeVideo.
Gratefulasheisforhisnominations,BrownalsoseestherecordnumberofBlackperformersnominatedforEmmysabout34%ofactingnomineesthisyear—asawelcomereactiontothecivilrightsreckoningandBlackLivesMatterprotestsofthesummer.
Theactorsaysit'salsopartofalongmarchtowardrecognitionforBlackperformers’heldbackbyoppressioninHollywoodbacktotheearly1900s,whenwhitepeopleworeblack-facetoplayBlackcharactersinfilms.
Brownhasmadehistoryatawardsshowsbefore:
in2018,hebecamethefirstBlackmantowinbestactorinadramaatboththeGoldenGlobesandtheScreenActorsGuildawards.
WithdegreesfromStanfordUniversityandNewYorkUniversity'sTischSchooloftheArts,BrownhasspentabouttwodecadesappearingonTVshowslikeLifetime'sArmyWivesandhisfirstseriesregularrole,playingacoponFX'sshort-lived2005dramaStarved.
ThesedaysBrownisexcitedaboutthenewseasonofThisIsUs,whichwillbeginwithtwoepisodesaddressineboththecoronaviruspandemicandtheBlackLivesMatterprotests.
4.WhydoestheauthormentiontheTVseriesinparagraph2?
A.ToindicatethatBrownisanexcellentactor.
B.TosupporttheideathatBrownisaneyeactor.
C.ToshowthatBrownhasplayedmanyroles.
D.Tointroducethemaintopicofthepassage.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutthisyear'sEmmyAwards?
A.Brownisawardedtwoactingprizes.B.Itstilldoesn'trecognizecivilrights.
C.Moreblackperformersgetnominated.D.BlackLivesMatteristhetheme.
6.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph6&7?
A.Addsomebackgroundinformation.B.ListBrown'sactingexperiences.
C.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.D.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ThisYear'sEmmyAwardsB.FightforCivilRights
C.ABlackEmmyNomineeD.Brown:
AnEyeActor
Thelongreachofthecoronaviruscontinuestoshowupinthestrangestways.Theiconic(偶像的,标志性的)fast-foodgiantKFC,announcedit'sabandoningthefamousadvertisingslogan,"It'sFingerLickin'Good,"becausethephraseisinappropriatetouseduringtheCOVID-19outbreak.
KFCannounceditsplanstotemporarilystopusingthesloganwhichit'sbeenusingfor64yearsinalow-keyandfunnystatementtitled,"ANDTHEWINNEROFTHEAWARDFORTHEMOSTINAPPROPRIATESLOGANFOR2020GOESTOKFC."
“Thehomeoftheworld'sfavoritefriedchickenadmitsthatthesloganisabit'off'fornow,"thenewsnotes,beforemakingclearthattheuseof"It'sFingerLickin'Good"sloganwillimmediatelybepausedinadvertisingaroundtheglobestartingonAugust24."Thisyearhasbeenlikenoother,and,rightnow,ourslogandoesn'tfeelquiteright."
ThisisnotthefirsttimethatKFChasstruggledwiththeuseoftheirfamousadcampaignduringthecoronavirus.InearlyMarch,KFCpulledatelevisionspotrunningintheUKthatfeaturedactorslickingtheirfingers.Youmayrecallthattheearliestdaysofthepandemicfilledwithnonstopremindersnottotouchyourfaceforfearofspreadingthevirus.Ofcourse,there'sthepotentialdangerofspreadingvirusthatcomeswithlickingyourfingersbefore(orafter)touchinganypublicsurface,suchasdoorknobsandthetablewareatyourlocalfastfoodcafe.
“Whilewearepausingtheuseofit'sFingerLickin'Good,weassurethatthefoodlovedbysomanypeoplearoundtheworldisn'tchangingonebit,”KFC'sglobalchiefmarketingofficer,CatherineTan-Gillespie,said.
Forthoseconcernedwiththepotentialpermanenceofthisfamousfast-foodphrase.
KFC'Sstatementendedonamorecheerfulnote."Andforallthosefans,don'tworrythesloganwillbeback.Justwhenthetimeisright."
8.WhatdoweknowaboutKFC'slong-livedadsloganfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Itisnotsuitableforthisyear.B.Ithasbeenreplacedbyanewone.
C.Itwonanawardforthebestslogan.D.Itistooout-of-datetouse.
9.WhatdidKFCdoinearlyMarchthisyearaccordingtoparagraph4?
A.Itremindedpeoplenottolicktheirfingers.
B.Itdisplayeditsfamoussloganinanad.
C.Itrequiredactorstolicktheirfingersinthead.
D.Itstoppeditslong-livedadsloganinanad.
10.WhichwordbestdescribesCatherineTan-Gillespie'sattitudetoKFC'sfuture?
A.Doubtful.B.Confident.C.Disappointed.D.Concerned.
11.WhatcanweinferaboutKFCfromthepassage?
A.Itisstrugglingforsurvivalin2020.
B.Ithaslostpopularityamongitsfans.
C.Itmayusethesloganagainsometimeinthefuture.
D.Ithascausedpotentialdangerofspreadingvirus.
Theideaofusingapublicbathroomwithsee-throughwallsmaysoundlikethestuffofnightmares.ButafamousJapanesearchitectishopingtochangethatview,usingnewtechnologytomakerestroomsinTokyoparksmoreinviting.
"Therearetwothingsweworryaboutwhenenteringapublicrestroom,especiallythoselocatedatapark,"accordingtoarchitectShigeruBan'sfirm."Thefirstiscleanliness,andthesecondiswhetheranyoneisinside."
Thenewly-inventedtransparentwallscanturnoffbothofthoseworries,Bansays,byshowingpeoplewhatawaitstheminside.Afterusersentertherestroomandlockthedoor,theroom'swallsturnapowderypastelshade—andarenolongersee-through.
Ean'stransparentfacilitiesaresuretomakeforgreatconversationamongvisitorstothepark—andthey'llstandoutevenmoreafterdark."Atnight,thefacilitylightsuptheparklikeabeautifullantern,"thearchitect'swebsitesays.
ThegroupisbehindtheTokyoToiletproject,enlistingworld-famousarchitectstocreatetoilets"likeyou'veneverseen."Theproject'seye-catchingtoiletsarepartofaplantoputpeopleateasewhenvisitingapublicbathroom.Theprojectmayseemsilly,butthe16architectswhoarereimaginingpublictoiletsaresomeofthebrightestnamesinJapanesearchitecture.ThelistincludesfourPritzkerPrizewinners—Ban,ToyoIto,TadaoAndoandFumihikoMaki一alongwithinternationalstarssuchasKengoKumaandSouFujimoto.ThefashiondesignerNigoisalsocontributing.
Ban'scolorfulpublicbathroomsopenedtothepublicthismonthintwoparks:
YoyogiFukamachiMiniParkandHaru--no--OgawaCommunityPark.Otherbespokecommodeswillbeopeningincomingmonths.
12.Whyarepeopleoftenworriedbeforeenteringapublicrestroom?
A.It'snotalwaysclean.B.It'susuallyatahugedistance.
C.Itslockisusuallyuseless.D.It'salwaysoccupied.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"transparent"meaninthethirdparagraph?
A.Fullofbrightcolors.B.Noteasytoseethrough.
C.Easytoseethrough.D.Thickandstrong.
14.Whatdoweknowabouttheprojectfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.It'simpracticalandsilly.B.It'srewardingandfamous.
C.IthaswonthePritzkerPrize.D.It'sthefruitofcollectivewisdom.
15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Shouldthepublicrestroomsbeupgraded?
B.Thenewhigh-techwallsofpublicrestroomsarecoming
C.Howdowelivewi
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