新疆哈密市第八中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案无听力试题.docx
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新疆哈密市第八中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案无听力试题
哈密市八中2020-2021学年第一学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
(考试时间120分钟试卷分值120*1.25=150分)
I.阅读理解(每小题2分,共20小题)
A
ChooseYourOneDayTours!
TourA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.
Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.
TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway'shouse—£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.
Oxford:
IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary'sChurchTower.
Stratford:
IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.
TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34untilMarch11and£37thereafter.
IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill'sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!
TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.
IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.
1.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?
A.TourA.B.TourB.C.TourC.D.TourD.
2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?
A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.
C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.
3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?
A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.
B.Itusedtobeawellknownmaze.
C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.
D.Itisaworldfamouscastle.
B
NewZealandisanEnglish-speakingcountry.Butthegovernmentrecognizesanotherlanguage,too.ThisistheMaorilanguage.EnglishsailorsbegantovisitNewZealandafter1770.Theyfoundadark-skinnedpeoplelivingthere.TheseweretheMaori.TheyhadcomefromislandsinthePacificOcean400yearsbefore-inthe14thcentury.
ForalongtimetheBritishgovernmentwasnotveryinterestedintherefarawayislands.ItwasmadeaBritishcolony(殖民地)in1840.InthisyearthefirstBritishpeoplecametosettleinthenewcountry.MoreandmoresettlerscamefromBritainlater.
TheMaoriswerefriendlytothefirstsettlers.ButsoonthenewsettlerswantedtheMaoris’land.Soin1844therewasfightingbetweenthem.Thiswasthefirstofseveralwarsbetweenthetwopeople.Thenext50yearswereverybadforMaoris.Manywerekilledinthewars.ManymorediedfromthenewdiseasesbroughtbytheBritish.In1840therewereperhaps200,000Maoris.By1896thisnumberhadfallento42,000.
Bythiscenturythetwopeoplehavelivedinpeace.Formanyyearsthe“British”NewZealanderslookeddownontheMaoris.Butinrecentyearstheyhavehadequalrights,andtheMaorilanguageisoneofthelanguagesofthecountrywithEnglish.TodaythereareaboutaquarterofamillionMaoris,thatis,about9%ofthepopulation.MostofthemliveonNorthIsland.Theyhavearichcultureandagreatloveofsinginganddancing.
4.TheMaorisbegantoliveinNewZealand________.
A.after1770 B.before400 C.inthe1300s D.1,400yearsago
5.AfterthefirstvisittoNewZealand,theBritishgovernmentshowedlittleinterestinitbecause________.
A.thereweredark-skinnedpeoplelivingthere
B.NewZealandwasanislandcountry
C.theMaorisdidnotknowtheEnglishlanguage
D.itwastoofarawayfromBritain
6.WhentheBritishsettlersfirstcametoNewZealand,thenativepeople________.
A.wereafraidofthemB.werekindtothem
C.hatedthemD.foughtagainstthem
7.WarsbetweentheMaorisandtheBritishsettlers_______.
A.brokeoutin1840 B.made42,000Maorislosttheirlives
C.broughtdiseasestoMaorisD.lastedmorethanfiftyyears
C
Inthe1940s,LenaHornewasthefirstAfricanAmericaninHollywoodtosignalongtermcontractwithamajormoviestudio.HerdealwithMGMstatedthatshewouldneverplaytheroleofaservant.Duringthisperiod,AfricanAmericanactorsweremostlylimitedtoplayingservantsorAfricannatives.
Butthisrefusalalsolimitedhermoviecareer.Hornewasgenerallyonlyofferedtheroleofanightclubsinger.Hercharactersdidnotinteractwithwhitecharactersinthesemovies.Thisway,herpartcouldbecutfromtheversionofthemoviethatplayedinSouthernStates.
LenaHornelaterwrotethatthemovieproducersdidnotmakeherintoaservant,buttheydidnotmakeherintoanythingelse,either.LenaHorneoncesaidthatWorldWarⅡhelpedmakeherastar.Shewaspopularwithbothblackandwhiteservicemen.Shesangonarmyradioprogramsandtraveledtoperformforthetroops.Duringoneevent,shenotedthatGermanprisonersofwarwerepermittedtositclosertothestagethanblacksoldiers.TheseexperiencesledtoLenaHorne'sworkinthecivilrightsmovement.
Sheprotestedracialseparationatthehotelswheresheperformed.Shetookactionsothatsheandhermusicianswouldbepermittedtostayinthosehotels.Blackmusiciansatthetimegenerallystayedinblackneighborhoods.LenaHornealsosangatcivilrightsgatherings.ShetookpartintheMarchonWashingtonprotestin1963.ItwasduringthiseventthatMartinLutherKingJuniorgavehis“IHaveaDream”speech.
LenaHorneperformedinastrongandexpressiveway.Oneexpertsaidshewasnotwarmandamiablelikewhitefemalesingersatthetime.Instead,shewasafierceblackwoman.
8.Inthe1940s,anAfricanAmericanactormaymostproperlyplaytheroleof____
A.agentlemanfromBritain.B.apoliceofficerofAmerica.
C.aservantofahotel.D.afamoussingerfromItaly.
9.FromParagraph2,weknowthatLenaHorne'sdealwithMGM______.
A.wonheralotofrespectB.didn'tbringheranygoodroles
C.madeherpopularintheUSD.madeherbecomeafamoussinger
10.WhenLenaHornesawhowGermanprisonersandblacksoldierswereseated,howdidshemostprobablyfeel?
A.Angry. B.Satisfied.C.Interested.D.Moved.
11.Paragraph4mainlytellsaboutLenaHorne's________.
A.hopeforabrightfutureB.effortsheputintomusic
C.effortagainstracialseparation
D.relationshipwithMartinLutherKingJunior
D
Tocountrywalkers,theyaretheplantstobeavoided.Buttogardeners,itappearsthatstingingnettles(大荨麻)maybeattractiveastheyarenowbeingsoldfor£7.99tothosewhowishtoboostthewildlifeintheirflowerbeds.
TheGardeningexpress.co.ukwebsitesellsstingingnettlesinits“weeds(杂草)andwildlifeplants”section,andsayssupplieshavealreadybeensnappedupbyeagerbuyers.
Theproductdescriptiontellsgardeners:
“Manypeoplearenowplantingtheseintheirgardensforwildlife.Theyareimportantfoodforthecaterpillars(幼虫)ofredadmirals(赤蛱蝶),peacocks,andtortoiseshellbutterflies.Ifyouliveinthetownandtherearenotwildlifefriendlyplantsinyourgarden,thisonehastobeyourfirstchoice.”
Italsosuggeststhenettlescouldmakea“healthysnack”forpeopleastheplantisrichinvitaminsAandC,iron,potassium,manganeseandcalcium.Theycanbeusedtomakeadelicioussoup.
ChrisBonnetfromthewebsitetoldtheDailyMail:
“Somecallthemweedsbutwedon'twanttohurttheirfeelings.Afterall,aweedisonlyaplantinthewrongplace.Forgardenerswhowanttodotheirbitforthenation'swildlifethey'reamust.”
“Alsoavailableonthesitearedandelion(蒲公英)plantsfor£3.99eachandbuttercups(毛茛)for£5.99.Althoughmanygardenersaretryingtoremovedandelionplantsandbuttercupsfromtheirlawns,suppliesofthedandelionsarealsosaidtohavebeensnappedup.Buyersareadvisedtheyshouldbeplantedtoprovideyellowflowers.”
MrBonnetadded:
“Whileplantssuchasbuttercupsanddandelionsmayseemlikeweedsinthemiddleofalawn,iftheyareplantedinaflowerbedtheycanlookbeautifulandreallymakeagardenbeautiful.Demandhasbeensurprising.Wearehavingtoclearextraspaceinournurserysowecangrowmore.”
12.Theunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph1probablymeans“_____”.
A.scare B.increaseC.protectD.harm
13.Whatdoweknowaboutstingingnettles?
A.Theycanbeeatenbyhumans.
B.Theyareharmfultotheenvironment.
C.Theyarepopularwithcountrywalkers.
D.Theylookgreatinthemiddleofalawn.
14.WhatcanbeinferredfromChrisBonnet'swords?
A.Buttercupsanddandelionsareweeds.
B.It'snoteasytotakecareofaflowerbed.
C.Hiswebsiteisexpectingapromisingmarket.
D.Stingingnettlesaremoreusefulthandandelions.
15.
Inwhichpartofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthistext?
A.Travel.B.Culture.C.Nature.D.Fashion.
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