学年江苏省常州市高二下学期期末检测英语试题 Word版.docx
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学年江苏省常州市高二下学期期末检测英语试题Word版
江苏省常州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheForeverPurge
TheatricalReleaseDate:
07/02/2021
Language:
English
Genre:
Action/Horror
MPAARating(分级):
R
Minions:
TheRiseofGru
(RESTRICTED:
Nooneunder17isadmittedwithoutanaccompanyingparentorguardian.)
Director:
EverardoGout
Actors:
AnadelaReguera,LevenRambin,
SusieAbromeit,TenochHuerta
Plot:
TheannualPurge(清洗)ismeanttobea
one-night,anything-goesfree-for-alltoletout
yourdeepestanddarkestandviolentdesires
butonegrouphasdecidedonenightisnot
enoughandwantstoextendthePurgeforever.
Minions:
TheRiseofGru
TheatricalReleaseDate:
07/02/2021
Language:
English
Genre:
Animation/Adventure
MPAARating:
PG
(PARENTALGUIDANCESUGGESTED:
Somematerialmaynotbesuitablefor
children)
Director:
KyleBalda,BradAbleson,
JonathandelVal
Actors:
SteveCarell,LucyLawless,Michelle
Yeoh,Jean-ClaudeVanDamme
Plot:
One12-year-old'sdreamtobecomethe
world'sgreatestsupervillain(超级反派).
PeterRabbit2:
TheRunaway
TheatricalReleaseDate:
07/02/2021
Language:
English
Genre:
Animation/Adventure
MPAARating:
PG
(PARENTALGUIDANCESUGGESTED:
Somematerialmaynotbesuitableforchildren)
Director:
WillGluck
Actors:
MargotRobbic,JamesCorden,
ElizabethDebicki,RoseByrme
Plot:
ThomasandBeaarenowmarriedand
livingwithPeterandhisrabbitfamily.Bored
oflifeinthegarden,Petergoestothebigcity,
wherehemeetsshadycharactersandcreates
chaosforthewholefamily.
TheTomorrowWar
TheatricalReleaseDate:
07/02/2021
Language:
English
Genre:
Action/Sci-Fi
MPAARating:
PG-13
(PARENTSSTRONGLY
CAUTIONED:
Somematerialmaybe
inappropriateforchildrenunder13.)
Director:
ChrisMcKay
Actors:
YvonneStrahovski,ChrisPratt,Betty
Gilpin,J.K.Simmons
Plot:
Intheyear2051mankindislosingawar
againstaliens.Withlittlehope,alast,
desperatemeasureistakentoemploypersons
fromthepasttosecureafuture.
21.Whichfilmisleastrecommendedforachildof15?
A.TheForeverPurge.
B.Minions:
TheRiseofGru.
C.PeterRabbit2:
TheRunaway.
D.TheTomorrowWar.
22.Whosefilmcanahighschoolstudentgoifheisafanofsciencefictions?
A.EverardoGout's.
B.KyleBalda's.
C.ChrisMcKay's.
D.WillGluck's.
23.Whichofthefollowingdothefourfilmsshareincommon?
A.Style.
B.Theme.
C.ProducingStudio.
D.ReleaseDate.
B
WhenTimemagazineselectedBanksyforitslistoftheworld's100mostinfluentialpeoplein2010,hefoundhimselfinthecompanyofBarackObama,SteveJobsandLadyGaga.Hesuppliedapictureofhimselfwithapaperbagoverhishead.
Sincethe1990s,Banksyhasbeencreatinghisworksinstreetsaroundtheworld.Hissatirical(讽刺的)artpieces-mostofwhichareintheformofgraffiti(涂鸦)-havereceivedwidespreadattention.Despitehismanyyearsbeingactive,however,Banksyhaskepthisidentityasecret.ApersistentrumoristhatBanksyisthesingerRobertdelNajafromthemusicgroupMassiveAttack,butnoonehasbeen
identifiedsofar.
Banksyisseenbymanyasananti-establishment(反权威的)forceintheartmarket.Eventhoughthereisaconsiderablenumberofartcollectorswhoarewilingtopayhighpricesforhiswork,heneversellshispaintingsinprivateartgalleries.
In2018,GirlWithBalloon,oneofhismostfamousartworks,self-destructedinfrontofalargeaudience.TheartpiecehadfetchedS1.4millionatanauction(拍卖会)beforeitwasdestroyedpublicly(Banksyhimselfarrangedforittobedone).
Banksysellsmostofhisworkthroughbisonlinehop.Thismethodofcommercehasworkedagainsthimascriticssayheisalsocommercializingant.Butinterestingly,thisonlineshopdoesnotworklikeanyothere-commerceplatform.Iiwouldbemoresuitableifpeoplecalleditalottery(彩票shop.InordertobuytheworksdesignedbyBanksy,buyershavetoanswerthequestion"Whydoesartmatter?
"TheanswersarethenjudgedbycomedianAdamBloom,andonlythosewhoareconsideredworthyareawardedtheopportunitytobuyapiece.
Theartistalsogivesawaythousandsofpaintingsforfree.Onhiswebsite,heprovideshigh-resolution(高分辨率的)imagesofhisworksthatcanbedownloadedforfree.
24.WhydidBanksyprovideapictureofhimselfwithhisheadcoveredwithapaper?
A.Hewastooshy.
B.Timemagazineaskedhimto.
C.ToshowhisrespectforTimemagazine.
D.Toindicatehisuniquestyle.
25.WhatdoweknowaboutBanksy?
A.Heisanartistandsinger.
B.Heonlysellshisworktoartists.
C.Heiscreativebutbehavesdifferentlyfromothers.
B.HewasangrywhenGirlWithBalloonwasdestroyed.
26.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?
A.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.
B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.
C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.
D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.
27.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.LadyGagaandBanksyaregoodfriends.
B.GraffitiisBanksy'sfavoritesatiricalartform.
C.Privateartgalleriesdon'tbuyandsellartisticworksonline.
D.CriticsofBanksythinkhisquestion“whydoesartmatter?
”reasonable.
C
Forgetsmartphonesandsmartglasses.Oneday,wemighthavesmarttattoos(纹身).ThecompanyNewDealDesigncameupwithanideaforaproductcalledUnderSkin.Thedevicewouldlooklikeapairoftattoosonyourpalmandthesideofyourthumb.Itwoulddrawpowerfromyourbody'senergy,andyoucoulduseittounlockdoors,monitoryourhealth,exchangeandstoreinformation,orevenexpressyourpersonality.UnderSkinisjustanidea-youcan'tgooutandgetone-butthetechnologyexiststomakeitwork.“Weassumeitisaboutfiveyearsfrombeingreal,"saysdesignerGadiAmit.
WriterandtechnologyentrepreneurAmalGraffstraalreadyhaschip(芯片)calledaradio-frequency-identification(RFID)tagembedded(植入)inhishand.“Iusedittosharecontact
detailwithpeople,"hesays.Thechipisabouthesizeofagrainofriceandrespondstoradiosignalwithauniqueidentificationnumber.
Ifacomputerizedtattooorembeddedtagisn'tcrazyenoughforyou,whataaboutabrainchip?
ThecompanyIntelisworkingontechnologythatwouldletyoucontrolyourdevicewithyourmind.DeanPomerleaut,oneoftheresearchers,explains,"Weretryingtoproveyoucandointerestingthingswithbrainwaves.ImaginebeingabletosurftheWebwiththePowerofyourthoughts."
Doyouthinkembeddedchipssoundcreepyofcool?
Somedoctorsareconcernedaboutpeoplehurtingthemselveswhilegettingdevicesimplanted.,Theyarguethatmedicalproceduresaremeanttocuresickpeople,andnottogivehealthypeoplespecialpowers.Othersworryabouthackingandprivacy.Couldsomeonehackinandstealyouridentity,orevenControlyourmind?
Onamorephilosophicallevel,ifyouhaveacomputerinsideyourbody,areyoustillhuman?
Orareyouacyborg(生化电子人)?
28.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Topromoteatechnologyproduct.
B.Tointroduceanewtechnology.
C.Toexplaintheprinciplebehindatechnology.
D.Toargueagainstanewtechnology.
29.WhatisUnderSkinactually?
A.Averythincomputer.
B.Atattooedpartofyourskin.
C.Asmallmedicalchip.
D.Achipcontrollingyourmind.
30.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“creepy"underlinedinthelastparagraph?
A.difficult
B.scary
C.impossible
D.worthless
31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsembeddedchips?
A.Supportive.
B.Doubtful.
C.Objective.
D.Concerned.
D
Wouldyouratherwatchanewmovieoranoldfavorite?
Wouldyourathertryadishyouhaveneverhadatarestaurant,orstickwithsomethingyouknowyouwilllike?
Researcherstudyingthe"mere-exposureeffect"havefoundthatweoftenpreferthefamiliaroverthenovel.
In1968,socialpsychologistRobertZajoncpublishedabreakthroughpaperonthemere-exposureeffect.Hishypothesis(假说)wasthatsimplybeingexposedtoanobjectonarepeatedbasiswasenoughtomakepeoplelikethatthing.Totesthis,Zajonchadparticipantsreadwordsinaforeignlanguageoutloud.Hevariedhowoftentheyreadeachword(upto25repetitions),Next,participantswereaskedtodecidehowpositiveornegativethemeaningofeachwordwas.Zajoncfoundthatparticipantslikedthewordsthattheyhadsaidmoreoften,andthewordsthathadbeenread25stimeswereratedthehighest.
Oneplacewherethemere-exposureeffectfrequentlyoccursisinadvertising.Thetheoryexplainswhyseeingthesameadvertisementmultipletimescanmakeitseemmoreconvincingtous.Ofcourse,thereisawarninghere:
Themere-exposureeffectdoesnothappentothingswedislikeinthefirstplace.
SinceZajonc'sinitialstudy,manyresearchershavestudiedthemere-exposureeffect.Theyhavefoundthatourlikingforavarietyofthings(includingpictures,sounds,foodsandsmells)canbeincreasedwithrepeatedexposure,Suggestingthatthemere-exposureeffectisnotlimitedtojustoneofoursenses.
Severaltheoriesmayexplainwhytheeffecthappens.Oneoftheleadingtheoriesisthatmere
exposuremakesusfeellessuncertain.Accordingtothisidea,wetendtobecautiousaroundnewthings,sincetheycouldbedangeroustous.However,whenweseethesamethingoverandoverandnothingbadhappens,westarttorealizethatthereisnothingtobeafraidof.Additionally,mereexposureincreaseswhatpsychologistscall“perceptualfluency."Theviewpointisbasedontheideathat,whenwehaveseensomethingbefore,itiseasierforustounderstandandinterpretit,whichputsusinapositivemood.
32.WhattaskdidRobertsetfortheparticipants?
A.Readingsomeforeignlanguagewords25timeseach.
B.Distinguishingthemeaningsofsomeforeignwords.
C.Pickingoutnegativewordstheydisl
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