河南省创新发展联盟学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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河南省创新发展联盟学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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BestInventions
SunPower
Peoplewhobuysolarpanels(嵌板)fortheirhomehopetohelptheenvironmentandsavesomemoney.Buttheyendupwithlargemetalboxesontheirroof.Tesla,acarcompany,solvedtheproblem.ThesolutionistheSolarRoof.Itisaseriesoftiles(瓦)madetolookliketraditionalroofingmaterialwhileusingthepowerofthesun.TesladevelopeditwithSolarCity,alongtimeproviderofsolarpanels.Itisnowavailabletothepublic.
TalkingTech
Echogivesuserstheabilitytotalktotheirtech.Apple’sSiriandMicrosoft’sCortanadothattoo.Butinmanyways,Amazon’sversion,Alexa,whichisbuiltintoEcho,ismorepowerful.Alexahasgrownsinceitwasputonthemarketin2014,andtoday,youcanuseittoturnonthelights,orderapizza,andmore.Echocosts$180.Amazonrecentlydevelopedajuniorversion,the$50EchoDot.
SpinandRoll
Goodyearisreinventingthewheel.ItintroduceditsEagle360sphericaltire(球形轮胎)inMarch,2016.Thetiresallowcarstomoveinmanydirections,includingsideways,andatanglestohandleslipperysurfaces.Thekeyismagneticlevitation(磁悬浮).Tiresarefixedtocars,butEagle360sfloatbeneaththem.They’remeantforself-drivingcarsoftomorrow.
CycleSafety
JeffWoolfhadaseriousbikecrash.Ifhehadn’tbeenwearinghishelmet,hewouldhavebeenbadlyhurt.Hewonderedwhysomanyridersdidn’twearhelmets.Thatturnsoutitwasmostlybecausehelmetswerebigandhardtocarryaround.Woolf,anengineer,cameupwithMorpher.Thehelmetismadefrominterwovenplastics(交错编织的塑料).Itisstrong,butit’salsoflexibleenoughtofoldalmosttotallyflat.Thatmakesiteasytocarry.Morpherispricedat$119.
1.WhatwecanknowabouttheSolarRoof?
A.Itisdesignedforcars.B.Itiscurrentlyonthemarket.
C.Itiscostlybutenergy-saving.D.Itconsistsoflargemetalboxes.
2.WhatcanusersdowiththeirAlexa?
A.Chatwiththeirfriends.B.Controltheirtechthroughvoice.
C.Reducenoiseintheirhome.D.Savemoneyontheirpurchases.
3.WhatdoweknowabouttheEagle360?
A.Itisfastenedtocars.B.Itisaself-drivingsystem.
C.Itisenvironmentally-friendly.D.Itisintendedforautonomouscars.
4.WhatisgoodaboutMorpher?
A.Itpreventsbikecrashes.B.Itisconvenientlyfoldable.
C.Itcanbeboughtworldwide.D.Itischeaperthantraditionalhelmets.
Mymotherraisedmeasbestasshecould,takingonoddjobsintheneighborhoodformoney.Stillwithoutafathertotellmehowtoactandwhatwasexpectedofme,Ifeltlost.IwanderedforyearsandgotinvolvedwithtoughguysontheEastSideofNewYork.Theywouldfightmadlyoveradroppedcoin.Theywouldstealtogetwhattheywanted.Iwantedtobelikethem.
ItwasluckyformethatIleftthecityandenteredaworldofdiscipline(纪律),afterfollowingmymothersadvice.Duringthreeyearsofmilitaryservice,Ihadtimetorethinkmylife,andmythoughtsoftenrantomymother.IrealizedsuddenlyjusthowmuchofaheartacheImusthavebeentoher,howlittleIhadnoticedhersuffering.Whenmyfatherleftthisworld,mymotherwascompletelyalone.Tosupportus,mymothercleanedapartmentsandtookinwashingandironingfromtheneighbors.Andassheworkedhardatthislabor,shekeptherheadhigh.Eachweekshewouldbringapileofbookshomefromthelibraryandreadtous.Mymotherhadwantednothingmore,thanformetoturnintoanhonestresponsibleman.ButIhadactedagainsther.Finally,almosttoolateIhadthesensetofeelshame.
TenyearspassedandIreturnedtotheapartmentontheEastSide.IknewIwouldn’tfallbackinwiththewrongpeople,althoughIstillwasn’tsurewhereIwasheading.Mymother,Icouldtell,wasworriedaboutme.Inmyneighborhood,tobecomeapoliceofficerorafirefighterwasamarkofsignificantsocialsuccessandachievement.Formeitwasanopportunityforarealstartinlife.IwonderedifIwasuptoit,butIknewthatitwastimetotry.WhenIfoundmyselfinthebighallraisingmyhandstotakethefirefightersoath(誓言)ofoffice,mymotherwassittingafewrowsbehindwithasmileofrelief.SheknewthatatlastIwasoffonlife’sroadandmovingsteadily.Hersmilesaid,“Myjobisfinallydone.”
5.Theauthorusedtobehave________.
A.strangelyB.well
C.outstandinglyD.badly
6.Accordingtothecontext,“oddjobs”inthefirstparagraphrefertojobs________.
A.withhousework
B.whicharedangerous
C.donebypeopletomakeextramoneywith
D.ofcleaning,washingandironing
7.Whydidtheauthorsayhewasluckyinthesecondparagraph?
A.Hespentthreeyearsofmilitaryservice.
B.Heescapedfromaworldofdiscipline.
C.Hemovedtoanothercitywithhismother.
D.Heenjoyedthebookshismotherreadtohim.
8.Whatdoesthemother’sword“Myjobisfinallydone”meaninthelastparagraph?
A.Sheneedn’tbeworriedabouthersonagain.
B.Shecanlowerherhead.
C.Hersonhasgrownuptobeanhonestandresponsibleman.
D.Shewillnolongerdoallavailablejobstosupportthefamily.
TeachersinsomesecondaryschoolsinBritainareworriedthattheirjobmaybecomeimpossibleshortlyunlesssomethingcanbedonetorestoredisciplineintheclassrooms.Intheproblemschools,mostlyinlargecities,asmallminorityofteenagepupilsdisturblessontosuchanextentthattheteachercannolongerteachtheirclasseseffectively.
Somepeopleconsiderthatthepermissive(随意)natureofmodernsocietyisresponsibleforsuchkindofbehavior.Smallchildrenwhoarecontinuouslyencouragedtoexpressthemselveswithoutreservationarenaturallyunwillingtoacceptschooldisciplinewhentheygrowolder.Furthermore,modernteachingtechniques)whichappeartostresspersonalenjoymentattheexpenseofseriousstudywork,mightbeteachingthechildtoputhisowninterestsbeforehisdutiestothecommunityinwhichhelives.
Perhapstheproblemcanbesolvedbyimprovingfacilitiesforthemoralguidanceofthesedifficultchildrenorbybettercooperationbetweentheschoolsandtheparents—fortheparentsmaybemainlyresponsibleforthebadbehavioroftheiryoungsters.Violenceathome,violenceandcrimeonTVmakesomechildrenturnviolencethemselves.
Butsomeoftheteachersbelievethatthereoughttobeareturntomore“oldfashioned”methods.Atpresent,insomeschoolteachersareevennotallowedtopunishachildwhodoessomethingbadandwrong.Physicalpunishmentisnotpermittednow.Peoplearetoosoftonchildrenthesedays.Itseemsthatchildrencandowhatevertheylikeatschoolwhiletheteacherscan’tdoanythingtopunishthem.Idon’tknowwhytheschoolsauthorityabandonedsomeoftheeffectivepunishmentsthatworkedwell.Thingslikethatdidn’thappenwhenwewereatschoolbecausetheteacherskeptthoseproblemstudentsundercontrolbyusingastick.
9.Accordingtothewriter,modemteachingtechniques________.
A.inspirepupilstospendmuchtimeonseriouslearning
B.donotgivepupilsanymorallessons
C.advocatepupilsplayingalotinsteadoflearning
D.couldteachchildrentoputhisowninterestsbeforehisduties
10.TheletterWriterseemstobeconvincedof________torestoredisciplineatschool.,
A.removingmore“oldfashioned”methods
B.physicalpunishment
C.improvingfacilitiesforthemoralguidance
D.cooperationbetweentheschoolsandtheparents
11.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe________.
A.OurSchoolsToday
B.Whoistoblame
C.RebuildOrderinSchool.
D.DealingwithProblemChildrenatSchool
Torontoisremindingcitizensthismonthwhatexactlycanandcan’tgointothebluebinsanyoumaybesurprisedatwhatcan’tberecycled.Asitturnsoutthetakeoutcoffeecupsyou’vebeenthrowingintotherecyclingactuallyhavetogointhegarbage.
Thecity’s“recycleright”webexplainsthatfoodleftafterameal,woven(编织的)cloth,oldVHStapesandotherthingshavebeenturningupinbluebins,wheretheydon’tbelong.
Accordingtothecity,about45,000tunesofgarbagewasmistakenlyputintorecyclingbinslastyearalone.
Amongthosethingsarethetakeoutcoffeeandteacupswegetwhilewereonthego.Thecitysaysthatbecausethosepapercupsarelinedwithplasticorwaxtheycan’tberecycled.Theblackplasticcoffeelids(盖子)alsocan’tgointhebluebin,althoughnon-blackplasticlidscanberecycled.
EmilyAlfred,seniorcampaignerwiththeTorontoEnvironmentalAlliance,said,“MillionsofcupsareusedinTorontoeveryyearandpeoplearetakingtheseoutandputtingtheminthewrongbin.”
Whenpapercoffeecupsarethrowninwiththerecycling.Alfredsaid,theyproduceaharmfuleffectonthesystem.
“Theycan’tseparatetheplasticandpaperinatypicalpaperrecyclingcenter,”Alfredsaid,“soitjustcausespollutionoftherecyclingprocess,anditcauseslower-qualitypaperifitdoesgetrecycled.”
“Newregulationspassedlastmonthcallforchangestoberolledoutoverthenextfewyearsregardingwhatproductscompaniescansell,”Alfredsaid.Herorganizationwillbepushingformoreproducerresponsibilitylaws,whichcalloncompaniesthatdesignandmakeproductstotakeontheresponsibilityofrecyclingthem.
Fornow,consumerscanconsidercarryingtheirownreusablecoffeecupswhiletheyareonthego,askforaceramicmug(陶瓷杯)iftheyplantoconsumetheirdrinkinthecafe,andsupporttheirlocalgovernmentofficialsiftheyhaveputeffortsintochangingrecyclingorproducerresponsibilitylaws.
Alfredsaid,“Ithinkpeoplecanchangetheirhabitseasilyiftheyunderstandwhattodo.”
12.Whyisitdifficulttorecyclepapercoffeecups?
A.Itisex
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