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山东省滨州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

山东省滨州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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ThebestLondonhotelsnearOxfordStreet

AnexpertguidetothetopLondonhotelsnearOxfordStreet—eightminutes'walkorless—includingthebesthotelsfortheirfamily-friendlyservicesandbudgetaccommodation.

TheLondonEDITION

Soho,London,England

ThisplaceisjustoffOxfordStreetinleafyFitzrovia.Itwillsuitthosewhowantmorethanabedforthenight.Themulti-functionallobbymakesagreatentrance,thoughit'stherestoredceiling,oldnotnew,thatreallygrabstheattention.Thepicture-linedrestaurantisanequallysuccessfulspace.Theroomsareabitlikebeinginsidealuxuriouscigarbox,withtheirwood-panelledwallsandartfulfursofacoversthataddafeelingofwarmth.

TheLangham,London

Marylebone,London,England

Anadvertfromthelate19thcenturydeclaresthattheLanghamissituatedinthe"mosthealthy,convenientandfashionablepositioninLondon."Todaythisstillholdstrue；thehotelisrightinthecentreofLondon.ThisisoneofLondon'soldestgrandhotels.Everythingfeelsasifithasbeenrunningthewayitshouldforalongtime.Expectenormousvasesoffreshflowersinpublicareas,orientalfurnishingsandmarblebathsintherooms.ThisisalsohometoMichelRouxJr'sRoux,whichdoestastyFrenchcuisine.

TheGrazingGoat

Marylebone,London,England

ThehotelislocatedonNewQuebecStreet,aquietroadlinedwithclothingshopsandbeautysalonsaboutthreeminutes'walkfromOxfordStreet.There'ssomethingofavillagefeeltothisareaofLondonthatisdifficulttocorrespondwiththetouristgroupsmomentsaway—butit'smostwelcome.RoomshaveEgyptiancottonbeds,Aesoptoiletsandwallsinthecolorofmossgreenandsteelblue.ThefoodmenuoffersseasonalBritishfoodswiththelatesttrendyingredients.

1．InTheLondonEDITION,customersaremostlikelytobeattractedbyits.

A．multi-functionallobbyB．restoredceiling

C．luxuriouscigarboxD．wood-panelledwalls

2．WhatdoTheLangham,LondonandTheGrazingGoathaveincommon?

A．Theyareoldgrandhotels.B．TheyservedeliciousFrenchcuisine.

C．Theyofferfreshflowersintheirbedrooms.D．TheyarelocatedinMarylebone,London.

3．Whichhotelgivescustomersthefeelingofbeingintheruralarea?

A．TheLondonEDITION.B．TheLangham,London.

C．TheGrazingGoat.D．Alltheabove.

Romeisrecognizedacrosstheglobeforitsclassicalartwork,butrecentlythecity'sstreetarthasbeendrawingattention.Whilemanyurbanartistssticktopaintingmurals（壁画），oneItaliansculptorisresistingthetrendwithhiswonderfulworksmadefromanunusualmaterial.AndreaGandini,anativeofRomeinhisearlytwenties,hasbeenrecognizedforhiswoodcarvingsofoldtreetrunksscatteredacrossthecity'slandscape.

Gandini'sTrocomorto,or"deadtrunk"project,beganin2018,whentheartistranoutofsculptingclay.That'swhenhenoticedtheremainsofanoldtreestumpinhisneighborhood.HerealizedthatRomewasfullofpotentialcanvases（画布）justwaitingtobegivenanewlife."Bringingtreesbacktolife"isexactlyhowGandiniandothersdescribehisart.

Duetoyearsofpoorcarebythecity,manytreesbecamediseasedandhadtobecutdown.ThisresultedinlotsofoldstumpsthatdegradedthestreetsofRome,whichwerecostlytoremove.However,theyhavebeenaperfectcanvasofGandini,whohascompletedover50carvingsacrossthecity.

Gandinigiveseacholdtreetrunkafaceandpersonalityofitsown.Byrecognizingeachformerlylivingtreeasindividual,hehopestogivethemsomedignityindeathandrespecteachofthemwiththeirownheadstoneofsorts.Forthosethatcan'tmakethetriptoRome,GandinidocumentshisworksofartonFacebook.

Gandini's“deadtrunk"projectremindsusofwhatAugusteRodinsays,"Thereisnolackofbeautyintheworld,butalackofeyestofindit."Allisbeautifulintheeyesoftheartist,forhiskeeneyeseesthroughtheheartofalllivingthings.Todiscoveritscharacteristopierceitsouterformandtouchitsinnertruth.This"truth"isalso"beauty".

4．Whathasdrawnpeople'sattentionrecentlyinRomeaccordingtothepassage?

A．Itsclassicalartwork.B．Itstraditionalmurals.

C．Itsstreetwoodcarvings.D．Itsunusualmaterial.

5．WhichstatementisNOTcorrectaboutGandini'sworks?

A．Theyarefulloflife.B．Theyfollowthetrendofmurals.

C．Theybeautifythecity.D．Theyareappreciatedbysomeartists.

6．WhatdoesGandinitrytoputinhisworks?

A．Dignityandrespect.B．Beautyandkindness.

C．Hopeandpersonality.D．Deathandart.

7．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A．Beautyisalwaysaroundforkeeneyes.

B．Innertruthisdifficulttofind.

C．Weliveinaworldlackingbeauty.

D．Grandiniisapersonwholovesnatureandtruth.

Thisnewpackagingmateriallookslikeconventionalplastic,butit'sactuallymadefromfishwasteandalgae（海藻）--andunlikeplastic,ifitescapesintotheocean,afishcouldlikelyeatitsafely.Thematerial,calledMarinaTex,isthewinnerofthisyear'sJamesDysonAward.

"Itbeganwithmydesiretoworkwithwaste,"saysLucyHughes,arecentgraduatefromUniversityofSussex,whooncevisitedafishprocessingfactorytoseethemassivequantityofwastegeneratedbytheindustryandfindnewwaystouseit.Shefocusedonfishskinsandscales（鳞片）."WhenIhaditinmyhands,Irealizedthishasgotpotential,shesays."It'ssuperstrongandflexible."Hughesspentmonthsexperimentingwithfishwasteinherkitchen,runningmorethan100experimentstofindabinderandaprocessthatcouldholdtogethertheproteinsinthefishskinsandscales."Ihadalotoffailedattempts—alotofthingseitherweretooeasilybrokenortoosoftoreasilywentbad,"shesays.Shefinallylandedonatypeofalgaethatcanbelocallygot.

Thematerialcanbeusedtoreplaceoil-basedplasticinpackagingsuchasbagsorthehalftransparentwindowsusedtoshowproductsinboxes.Asherresearchcontinues,Hughessaysthatshe'llbestudyinghowMarinaTexworksandhowlongitcouldbeusedtostorefood.

Unlikesome"compostable"plastics,whichneedtobeprocessedinanindustrialcompostingfacilitytobreakdown,thenewmaterialcanbreakdowninfourtosixweeksinabackyardcompostbin.''Alltheingredientsarefood-gradesafe,"Hughessays."So,thisbreaksdownmuchlikeapieceoffoodwouldbreakdown."

8．WhydidHughesdevelopMarinaTex?

A．Shewantedtolookforanewplastic.

B．Shewouldlikefishtoeatitsafely.

C．ShewantedtowinJamesDysonAward.

D．Shewantedtomakeuseoffishskinsandscales.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A．Thefishprocessingfactory.B．Thefishwaste.

C．Fishscales.D．Fishskins.

10．WhatisthemainadvantageofMarinaTexcomparedwithconventionalplastic?

A．Itisstrongerandmoreflexible.

B．Itcanbeusedasplasticbags.

C．Ithasthenutritionalvalueforfish.

D．Itcanbreakdownveryeasilyandfast.

11．Whichoneisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WorkingwithWasteB．DevelopingNewIdeas

C．MakingBagsfromFishWasteD．GettingRidofPlasticPollution

Twoyearsagothismonth,a19-year-oldAmericanshotandkilled17peopleatMarjoryStonemanDouglasHighSchoolinParkland,Florida.Fourteenofthevictimswerestudents；theotherthreewereteachers.Thegunmanwasaformerstudentatthehighschool.

Onthisanniversary,aswithotheranniversariesofschoolshootings,Americanscontinuedebatinghowtomakesurestudentsaresafeinschools.

Toincreasepreparednessforsuchanevent,manyschoolsnowholdshooterdrillsforstudentsandtheirteachers.AreportreleasedbyEverytownforGunSafety,anon-profitorganization,notesthepossibleharmfuleffectsofsuchexercises.Iturgesschooladministratorstolookforbetterwaystomakeschoolssafeandtopreparechildrenforanactiveshooter.

Oneproblemwiththewayschoolscarryoutshooterdrillsishowmuchtheyfrightenstudents.Whenaschoolfailstoinformparentsandstudentsaboutplansforadrill,thechildrenmaythinkthattheattackisreal.Insomecommunities,thereportsays,schoolsdeployindividualswhoaretoldtoactlike“maskedgunmen”.Studentsasyoungasthreeorfouryearsoldmaybetoldtostayquietinasmallspaceforalongperiodoftime.Expertsonmentalhealthsaytheseexperiencescanhavebothshort-andlong-termeffectsonhowwellthechildrenbehaveinschool,aswellasontheirphysicalandmentalhealth.

MelissaReeves,formerpresidentoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPsychologists,saidthedrillsmay“triggereitherpasttraumaortriggersuchasimilarreactionthatitactuallyendsupscaringtheindividualsinsteadofbetterpreparingthemtorespondinthesekindsofsituations.”

In2007,onestudyfounditbettertopreparestudentsforan“intruder”,ratherthanashooter.Anotherstudynotedthevalueofannouncingdrillsinadvanceandfollowingthemwithdiscussion.Studentsinthatsituationfeltbetterpreparedtohandlepossibleviolence.

12．Whatistheproblemwiththeshooterdrills?

A．Studentsonlysuffershort-termdamage.

B．Students'physicalhealthcannotbeaffected.

C．Studentsmaythinktheyarerealandgetscared.

D．Tooyoungchildrenmaynotunderstandwhatishappening.

13．Whatdoes"trigger"inParagraph5mostprobablymean?

A．Limit.B．Cause.C．Reduce.D．Regulate.

14．WhatisMelissaReeves'attitudetowardtheshooterdrills?

A．Critical.B．Favorable.C．Indifferent.D．Unclear.

15．Howcanstudentsbebetterpreparedtohandlepossibleshooterdrills?

A．Theschoolsgivethemasurprise.

B．Theyonlyprepareforshooters.

C．Themasked“attacker”carries