广东省湛江市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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广东省湛江市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
广东省湛江市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
SagradaFamilia(2,056,448visits/year)
Openinghours:
09:
00-18:
00(October-March)09:
00-20:
00(April-September).
Admission:
$11,or$10withtheBarcelonaCard.
Disabledaccess:
Yes.
Thetemplehasbeenunderconstructionsince1882andthey’vestillgotanother30to80yearstogobeforeitwillbefinished.Theproject’svastscale(规模)anditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona’stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.
LaPedrera(1,133,220visits/year)
Openinghours:
09:
00-18:
30(November-February)09:
00-20:
00(March-October)
Admission:
$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.
Disabledaccess:
No.
ThisbuildingusedtobecalledCasaMila,butnowadaysit’smorecommonlyknownasLaPedrera.Itwasmadeofbricksandhadcolorfultiles(瓷砖).
BarcelonaFCMuseum(1,032,763visits/year)
Openinghours:
6thApril-4thOctober:
(MondaytoSaturday)10:
00-20:
00;therestoftheyear:
10:
00to18:
30.
Admission:
$8.50forentrytomuseumandanextra$17foraguidedtour.
Disabledaccess:
Yes.
Itisnowgenerallyconsideredasthebestfootballmuseumintheworld.Youcanseesomanytrophies(奖杯),picturesandstatuesofgreatfootballplayers.I’mnotafootballfanbutIstillenjoyedwalkingroundthismuseum.
MiróMuseum(518,869visits/year)
Openinghours:
Checkwebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.
Admission:
$8.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.
Disabledaccess:
Yes.
ThismuseumhasawiderangeofMiró’sworksdatingbackasfaras1914.Thisartworkcollectionincludesnotonlyhispaintingsbutalsoagoodselectionofsculptures.
1.Whichofthefollowingattractionsisthemostpopular?
A.SagradaFamilia.B.LaPedrera.
C.BarcelonaFCMuseum.D.MiróMuseum.
2.Whatcanweknowaboutthefourtouristattractions?
A.SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.
B.LaPedreraiswellknownforitscolors.
C.BarcelonaFCMuseumwillattractfootballfans.
D.MiróMuseumwasbuiltinasearlyastheyearof1914.
3.Whatdothefourattractionshaveincommon?
A.Theyarefamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.
B.Theyareallaccessibleforthedisabledpeople.
C.Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferenttimes.
D.Touristscangetadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.
“Hello”isarelativelynewgreeting.Itfirstappearedsometimeinthemid-1800s,butmanypeoplewouldnothavedreamedofusingit.“Hello”wasconsideredaveryimpolitewaytogreetsomeone.Instead,peopleusedformalexpressionslike“Howdoyoudo?
”
Backthen,therewereseveralwordsthatsoundedlike“hello,”buttheywereusedtogetsomeone’sattentionortoexpresssurprise.Forexample,ifyoucaughtyourlittlebrotherstealingyoursnack,youmighthavesaid,“Halloathere!
Stopeatingmycheese!
”Ifyoufoundaflyinyoursoup,youmighthaveshouted,“Hullo!
Howdidthatgetinthere?
”
Everythingstartedtochangein1876,whenAlexanderGrahamBellinventedthetelephone.Thefirsttelephonesdidn’thavenumbersyoucoulddial,nordidtheyhavebellsorringers.Instead,yourtelephonesentsignalsalongtelephonelinestoacentralofficewhereanoperatorwouldanswerbysayingsomethinglike“Areyouthere,sir?
”or“Whatiswanted?
”Theoperatorwouldthenconnectyourphonetothephoneofthepersonyouwantedtoreach.Therewasjustonesmallproblem:
Sincetelephonesdidn’tring,howwouldthepersonyouwerecallingknowthatyouwere“ontheline”?
Theanswerisyouwouldyell(大喊)intoyourphoneandhopesomeoneontheotherendheardyou.Butwhatwouldyouyell?
Andwhatwouldthepersonyouwerecallingsaywhentheyweregoingtoanswer?
Bellsuggested“Ahoy!
Ahoy!
”butitdidn’tcatchon.ThenthefamousinventorThomasEdisonsuggestedthewordhello.Thatcaughtonrightaway.
“Hello”becamesopopularthatby1878telephoneoperatorswererequiredtouseit.Infact,operatorsreceivedthenickname(绰号)“HelloGirls.”Soon,“hello”becamenotjustthestandardwaytoanswerthephone,butanacceptedwaytogreetpeopleinperson.
4.Whywas“hello”seldomusedwhenitfirstappeared?
A.Itwastooinformal.
B.Itwashardtopronounce.
C.Itwasconsideredtoberude.
D.Therewereotherwordslike“hello”.
5.“Hullo”wasusedtoshowsomething_____.
A.interestingB.exciting
C.boringD.unexpected
6.Paragraph3ismainlyabout_____.
A.how“hello”wasusedtoanswerthetelephone
B.thefriendshipbetweenBellandEdison
C.theinventionofthetelephone
D.howthetelephoneimproved
7.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.
A.“hello”gotpopularassoonasthetelephonewasinvented
B.thetelephonehaschangedthewaypeoplespeak
C.peoplelikedsimpleexpressionslike“hello”
D.Belladvisedgirlstouse“hello”
Astudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(万亿)connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.
ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.
Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebuildingblockofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:
'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn.'”
ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones-nomatterhoweducational-doesn’tappeartobeenoughforchildren’sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho’dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies-regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio-learnednothing.
8.Whatmakesconnectionsinababy’sbrain?
A.HavingahigherIQ.B.Experiencingnewinformation.
C.Thebaby’searlyage.D.Theconnectionwithotherbabies.
9.WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?
A.Babiescanidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.
B.Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.
C.Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.
D.Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.
10.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?
A.Wordshavedifferentsounds.
B.Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.
C.Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.
D.Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.
11.WhatisthemainconclusionfromthestudyledbyPatriciaKuhl?
A.Babiesshouldn’twatchalotoftelevision.
B.Foreignlanguageshelpbabies’braindevelop.
C.Listeningtodifferentlanguagesdevelopsbabies’brain.
D.Socialcommunicationimprovesbabies’braindevelopment.
WhenSirEctorsawArthurpulledtheswordoutofthestoneandthenpusheditback,herubbedhiseyes.“Ican’tbelieveit!
”hecried.ThenhefellonhiskneesbeforeArthur.“Father,pleasedonotkneelbeforeme.Tellmewhatyoumean!
”Arthursaidwithgreatconfusion.
“Listen,then,”saidSirEctor.“Yearsagothewisemagician,Merlin,carriedababyinhisarms.Thatbabywasyou.Merlintoldmetobringyouupasmyownson.NowIcanguess.Youmustbethelateking⸺KingUther’sson.Whoelsecouldhavepulledoutthesword?
Arthur,wemustletallEnglandknowyouarequalifiedtobethenewking.”
“Iwouldratherbeyoursonthanbeaking!
”criedArthur.
“OnChristmastheBishop(主教)willgiveeveryoneachancetopullthesword.Youmusttakeyourturnandshoweveryonethatyouaretheonlypersonwhocanpulltheswordout.”
OnChristmasDaythegreatcrowdofknights(骑士)andlordsgatheredbeforethechurch.Theypulledandpushed,butnoonecouldmaketheswordmove.
DownthestreetcameMerlin.BehindhimcameSirEctorwithArthur.“Whoarethesemen?
”askedtheBishop.“Hereisonewhowilltrythesword,”saidMerlin.HelaidhishandonArthur’sshoulder.“Here,lordsofEngland,isthetruesonofKingUther!
”Arthursteppeduponthestoneandlaidhishandonthesword.Smoothlyandeasilyhepulleditout.Heheldithighsoallcouldsee.
SoArthurbecameKingofallEngland.Someofthelordsdidnotwanthim,andhehadtofightthem.Astheyearswentby,hebecamestrongerandgreater.Knightscamefromalllandstobeinhiscourt.AtCamelotArthurstartedthefamousKnightsoftheRoundTable.Thesewerethegreatestofalltheknights.Theymadetheirnamesfamousforalltime.
12.SirEctorfellonhiskneesbeforeArthurbecause______.
A.SirEctorwantedtoaskforforgivenessfromthenewking
B.MerlintoldSirEctortorespectArthurasifheweretheKing
C.ArthurpulledtheswordoutandSirEctorknewwhohewas
D.ArthurwassopowerfulthatSirEctoradmiredhimverymuch
13.Arthurfoundit______whenSirEctorsaidhewasqualifiedtobethenew
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