浙江省诸暨市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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浙江省诸暨市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
浙江省诸暨市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
A15-year-oldscientistandinventorhasbeennamedasTime'sfirsteverKidoftheYear.
RaoisahighschoolstudentfromColorado.Shewaschosenfrom5,000U.S.-basednominees(提名).TimesaidinastatementthatRaostoodoutforherabilitytoapplyscientificideastoreal-worldproblemsandhereffortstomotivateotherkidstotakeuptheirowncauses.RaotoldtheAssociatedPressthattheprizeis“nothingthatIcouldhaveeverimagined.AndI'msogratefulandjustsoexcitedthatwe'rereallytakingalookattheupcominggenerationandourgeneration,sincethefutureisinourhands.”Sheinsiststhatstartingoutsmalldoesn'tmatter,aslongasyou'reenthusiasticaboutit.
It'sjustthelatestrecognitionfortheteenager,whowasnamedlastyeartotheForbes30Under30list.Raowonpraisein2017aftershedevelopedaportabledevice(设备)todetectlead(铅)inwater.Shewentontocooperatewithscientistsinthewaterindustrytotrytogetthedeviceonthemarket.
TheyoungscientisthasalsodevelopedanappcalledKindlythatusesartificialintelligencetohelppreventcyberbullying(网络欺凌).Itallowsteenstotypeinawordorphrasetofindoutifthewordsthey'reusingarehurtfulandamountto(等于)bullying,andthusshouldbeavoided.
InaninterviewwithTime,Raosaidthatherpursuits(追求)insciencestartedearlyasawaytoimproveconditionsinsociety.Inaworldwherescienceisincreasinglyquestionedorchallenged,Raoinsiststhatitspursuitisanimportantactofkindness.Itisthebestwaythatayoungergenerationcanbettertheworld.Scienceandtechnologyarebeingemployedasneverbeforetohandlevariousissues,suchasglobalwarming,theoutbreakofdiseaseandsoon,shenoted.
“Wehavescienceineverythingwe'reinvolvedin,andIthinkthat'sthebiggestthingtoputoutthere,thatscienceiscool,inventioniscool,andanybodycanbeaninventor,"Raosaid.“Anybodycandoscience.
1.WhatisoneofthereasonsforRaobeinghonoredbyTime?
A.Theup-to-dateideasshehadcomeupwith.
B.Thelargeamountsoftimeshehaddevoted.
C.Theinfluenceshehasonyounggenerations.
D.Theoptimisticattitudesheholdstothefuture.
2.Rao'sinventionsmentionedinthepassagecanbedescribedas_______.
A.functionalB.environment-friendly
C.efficientD.money-saving
3.WhatcontributestoRao'senthusiasmforscience?
A.Hertoleranceforproblems.B.Heramazingbrainpower.
C.Herexposuretochallenges.D.Herconcernaboutsociety.
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.HighSchoolStudentStrugglingforBigDream
B.YoungScientistNamedTIME'sKidoftheYear
C.ScientificAchievementsAppliedtoOurRealLife
D.AdvancedInventionsUsedinBetteringtheWorld
Overthepast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal—oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeaspects,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass—whetherapersonbelongstothe“workingclass”orthe“middleclass”—areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.
Inthepast,theworkingclasstended(往往)tobepaidlessthanthemiddleclasssuchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworking-classpeople’sjobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,differencesinlifestylesandattitudescameintoexistence.Atypicalworking-classmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayevening.Then,aswaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher“housekeeping,”themanwouldgooutandsquander(挥霍)therestonbeerandbetting.
Theoldstyleofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsclosertothetruth.Hetended—andthisisstilltruetoday—totakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseasthemostimportantthing,buthealsoconsideredtheeducationofhischildrenasextremelyimportant.Bothoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavethechance(ortheeducationandtraining)tomakesuchlongtermplans.
Nowadays,agreatdealhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcases,factoryworkersearnasmuchas—ifnotmorethan—theirmiddle-classmanagers.Socialsecurityandlawshavemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout“tomorrow.”Working-classpeopleseemtobeslowlylosingthefeelingsofinferiority(自卑)theyheldinthepast.Infact,therehasbeenagrowingtendency(趋势)overthepastfewyearsforthemiddleclasstofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.
Thechangesinbothlifestylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongyoungerpeople.Theygenerallytendtohaveverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes;theyspendtheirmoneyonhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencebetweengroupsofpeoplethantherewereinpreviousgenerations.
5.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.ThegapsbetweentheclassesinBritain.B.SomechangesaboutBritishsociety.
C.Aroughintroductiontodifferentclasses.D.VariousconflictsexistingintheUK.
6.Howdoestheauthorexplainthedifferencesbetweenthetwoclasses?
A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Bylistingaccuratenumbers.
C.Byusinganexpert’swords.D.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.
7.Whichofthefollowingaspectsremainspracticallyunchanged?
A.Feelingsofself-worth.B.Ideasaboutsocialclass.
C.Jobsecurityandincome.D.Ideasaboutentertainment.
Itshouldbeoneofthemaingoalsintoday’ssocietytoreduceplasticconsumption(消耗).Thoughmanybelieverecyclingwillsolvetheproblems,andcontinueusingplastic,it’sactuallytheopposite.In2013,254milliontonsoftrashwereproducedintheU.Salone,andonlyaround30%wasrecycled.Thismeanstherestendedupinalandfillandwillstaythereforupto1,000years.
Recently,Chinahasstoppedimportingtrashfromallovertheworld.Beforethis,over30%oftheworld’swastewouldendupinChinacausingapopularbeliefthatAsiancountriesarethoseresponsibleforcreatingthemajorityofthewasteintheworld.Now,Asiancountries,includingVietnamandThailand,arelookingfornewideastoavoidplastic.Oneofthoseideasisanew,eco-friendlywaytopacktheirgoodsbyavoidingplasticpackaging.
OneofPerfectHomesChiangmai’steammembersnoticedacreativewaytoreduceplasticthatasupermarketcalledRimpingSupermarketwasusinganddecidedtoshootpicturesoftheirshelveswithhisphone.Littledidheknowthatpeopleallaroundtheworldwouldabsolutelylovethisidea.“Ijustdroppedintogetafewitemswhilewewerewaitingtosignsomecontracts(合同)withourlawyer,whowasdelayed.WhenInoticedthevegetableswrappedinbananaleavesandsimplylikedtheidea.SoItookafewpicturesandpostedthemonline,”hesaid.
Withmorethan3.5millionviewsandover17thousandshares,theideabecamesomethingpeoplecanencouragemoresupermarketstocarryout.
Somehavenoticedthatnoteverythingontheshelvesiscompletelyplastic-free,towhichthesupermarketrespondedthattheyaretakingonestepatatime,butit’snotthateasy.Manyproductscometothesupermarketspre-packagedandmanycompaniesareinterestedinwrappingtheirproduceinplasticsinceitisthecheapestandtheeasiestoption.
It’snowuptotheshopperstoshowthesupermarketwhichtheyprefer.Ifeveryonechoosesthebananaleafpackaging,theywillprobablystopstockingtheitemsinplastic.
8.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?
A.Recyclinghasfailedtosolvetheplasticproblem.
B.Approachestomountainsoftrashlackefficiency.
C.Trashshouldn’tbedisposedofbyburyingalone.
D.Reducingplasticconsumptionisjustimpossible.
9.Whatisthepracticementionedinthepassagetoavoidplastic?
A.Rubbishexport.B.Acquiringtechnology.
C.Leafpackaging.D.Convincingshoppers.
10.Whatispeople’sattitudetothenewgreenmove?
A.Disapproving.B.Pessimistic.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.
二、七选五
TheBritishSenseofHumour
TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstomakesenseoftheirjokes.ThemainthingtorememberisthattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.11.AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristoknowthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.
Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,'Sheisn’texactlyfriendly.'Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationsortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.12.
TheBritishliketomakefunofmanyotherthings.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandterriblethingsthathappentouseveryday,likewhensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.13.Finally,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomedyprogrammeMr.Beanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumor.
14.Inpictures,healmostnevertalks,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMr.Beansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.Forinstance,onceMr.Beanboughtalargechair.Heneededtotakeithome,butitwastoobigtofitinhissmallcar.Hissolutionwastoputthechairontopofhiscar.15.Mr.BeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumor.Becauseofthis,manypeoplecanbetterunderstandtheBritishsenseofhumor.
A.Britishhumorbringspeoplelaughterandcontent.
B.Understatementplaysani
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