福建省宁德市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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福建省宁德市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
福建省宁德市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
Thebeautyofsingletravelisthatyoucanchoosewhatyouwanttoseeandwhen.Herearesomeofthesafestcitiesintheworldguaranteedtomeetthesingletravelers’needs.
Singapore
AsSingaporeisoneofthesafestcitiesintheworld,itisidealforasingletraveller.There’snoshortageofgoodhotelsandthelocalsandhotelstaffareknownfortheirfriendlynature.TakeawalkthroughChinatown,spendadayatJurongBirdPark,hittheshopsonOrchardRoadorsimplywatchtheworldgobyatClarkeQuay.
Auckland,NewZealand
Aucklandisknownforbeingoneofthefriendliestcitiesintheworld,accordingtosurveysbyCondéNastTraveler,sothesingletravellerswillfeelrightathome.Anaffordablecitywithlotstosee,suchastheCivicTheatre,theSkyTowerandtheharbourforeshore,Aucklandisawonderfulplacetovisitonyourown.
Vienna,Austria
OneofEurope’sfinestandmostbeautifulcities,Viennahassomuchtoofferandyoucan’tpossiblygetbored.Youcangoforamuseumtour,acruiseoftheDanube,spendamorningexploringhistoricSt.Stephen’sCathedral,orvisitSt.Anton,knownforbeingthebestskipartycityinEurope.
Napa,California
WhileNapaisaromanticdestinationfortwo,it’salsoanattractivespotforthesingletravellers.Famousforitsfinegrapes,Napaistheperfectplaceifyouhaveatasteforgoodwines.Manyhotelsareequippedwithprivatepoolsandloungingareas,soyoucanenjoyarelaxingenvironment.
1.WhatwillyouprobablydoifyouvisitAuckland?
A.SpendadayatJurongBirdPark.
B.HittheshopsonOrchardRoad.
C.ExplorehistoricSt.Stephen’sCathedral.
D.EnjoyaplayinCivicTheatre.
2.Ifyouareafanofskiparty,wherewouldyougo?
A.Singapore.B.Auckland,NewZealand.
C.Vienna,Austria.D.Napa,California.
3.WhatisNapa,Californiawellknownfor?
A.Qualitywines.B.Museumtours.
C.Privatepools.D.Loungingareas.
AloudsoundwokeDanat8:
15inthemorning.Lookingoutofhisbedroomwindow,hespiedatreeinsmokeabout500yardsaway.Acarwasstuckaroundthetree’sbase,itsengineonfire.
“Igrabbedbucketsofwater.”Dantoldthereporter.Thenheandhisgirlfriendrantothecrashsite.Thecarwasdividednearlyintwo,andthetreewaswherethedriver’sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Therewas16-year-oldThompson,histerrifiedfacepressedagainstthedriver’ssidewindow,ingreatpain.Dantriedputtingoutthefirewithhisbucketsofwaterwithnosuccess.“Whentheflamesgotintothefrontseats,IrealizedIhadtogethimoutofthere.”hetoldWAGM-TV.
“IfeellikeIjustdidwhathadtobedone.”saidDan.Regardlessofhisownsafety,Danopenedthecar’sbackdoorandcrawledin.Thompsonwasstrugglingtogetfree.Dansaid,“That’swhenInoticedhowbadhislegswere.”Usingapocketknife,hecutoffThompson’sseatbelt.Danpulledhimoutofthewindowofthevehicle,andthendraggedhimtosafetybeforetheentirecarwasengulfedinflames.AlthoughThompsonsufferedseriousinjuriesinhislegs,helookedgreat,smiling.Danthoughtaboutthatdayoften.“Therewasavoicedeepdowntellingmetoactatonce.”Hesaid.
4.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?
A.Danputoutthefirewithwateratonce.
B.DansavedThompsonfromthecaraccident.
C.Thompsonandhisgirlfriendweretrappedinthecar.
D.Thompsongotfreefromtheseatwithaknifebyhimself.
5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“engulf”underlinedinthelastparagraph?
A.Swallowed.B.Exposed.
C.Affected.D.Polluted.
6.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDan?
A.Enthusiasticandtalented.
B.Courageousandcalm.
C.Cooperativeandgenerous.
D.Ambitiousandprofessional.
EventhoughalotofartgalleriesandmuseumsarefreeintheUK,manypeopleseldomvisitthemforfearthattheywon’tunderstandtheartondisplay.Theyareafraidthatothervisitorsmaybemoreknowledgeableandthateveryoneelsethereunderstandswhattheartworksmean.Butthissimplyisn’ttrue.Everyoneisequalinfrontofanartworkandtherearenowronganswers.
Modernartcanbeparticularlydifficulttounderstandandappreciatebutenjoyinganartworkisanaturalgift.Doyoulikeitornot?
Doyouwanttofindoutmoreornot?
Itreallyisthatsimple.
Averywell-respectedarthistorian,ErnstGombrichbelievedthataviewercompletedtheartwork,andthatpartofanartwork’smeaningcamefromthepersonviewingit.So,yousee—evenifyoudon’thaveanarthistorydegree,therereallyarenowronganswers,asthevieweriscompletingtheartwork.
Buttherearethingsyoucandotounderstandandappreciateartalittlebitmore.WhenIlookatanartwork,Iundertakeavisualanalysis.Ilookattheformalelements—color,texture,size.Imaginewe’reviewingapainting.Ilookatthecolor;Ilookatthebrushstrokes;Ilookatwhatisbeingdescribed.Ifyou’relookingatartworksinagallery,readthewalltextatthesideoftheartwork.Ifstaffarepresent,askquestions.Askyourfellowvisitorswhattheythink.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingmore.Butaboveall,haveconfidenceinfrontofanartwork.Ifyouareappreciatinganartwork,thenyouaretheintendedviewerandwhatyouthinkmatters.Youaretheonlycriticthatcounts.
7.Accordingtothetext,whydopeopleseldomvisitmuseums?
A.ManyartmuseumsarefreeintheUK.
B.Theyaren’tconfidentinfrontofartworks.
C.Theartworkstherearenotcompleted.
D.Theyarenotinterestedinartworks.
8.WhatisErnstGombrich’sopinionaboutartworks?
A.Theirmeaningsvaryfrompersontoperson.
B.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingthem.
C.Ittakesanarthistorydegreetoappreciatethem.
D.Theyneedananalysisofcolor,textureandsize.
9.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.Anartmagazine.
C.Anovel.D.Asciencereport.
10.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowtounderstandartB.Thepowerofartworks
C.TheroadtomodernartD.Howtoopenanartgallery
二、七选五
HeadingbacktocollegethisJanuary?
Oneofyourbiggestexpensesislikelytobetextbooks.Areportshowsthatcollegestudentsspendabout$1200ontextbooksonaverage.11.
Turntoonlineresources.
Buyingbooksonlineisnotanewidea.Today,therearetonsofwebsiteswhereyoucanfindyourbooks.12.Theyallowyoutocomparethecostfromseveraldifferentsitesbyapricecomparisontool.
13.
Onereasontextbooksaresoexpensiveisthatthey’reconstantly“updated”,evenwhentheupdateinvolvesonlyverysmalledits.Forclasseswithcoursecontentthat’sstable(稳定的)fromyeartoyear,justreachouttoyourprofessortoaskwhetherthelatesteditionisnecessary.
Savewithusedbooks.
14.Youcangetausedbookingoodconditionforupto60%off.Justremember,youhavetobeokaywithsomebrokenandfoldedpages.
Buye-bookswheneveryoucan.
E-booksareagreatchoice.Notonlydotheycostlessthantheprintedones,they’realsomoreconvenient.Dependingonthee-readeryouuse,youcanhighlightcertainpassagesandsearchthetextforkeywords.Youcanalsotakescreenshotsofgraphs.15.
A.Considerbuyingtheolderedition.
B.Turntoyourprofessorforsecond-handbooks.
C.Still,there’replentyofwaysyoucansaveontextbooks.
D.Sometextbookwebsitesmightbebetterplacestostart,though.
E.Asforcollegetextbooks,oneofthebestwaystosavemoneyistobuyused.
F.Evenusedtextbooksatthebookstorewillbesoldatahigherpricethanonline.
G.Evenifyoudon’thaveane-reader,youcanstillreadonyourlaptoporsmartphone.
三、完形填空
Myfamilyisstillrecoveringfromthehardtimeofthepastfewyears.Itbeganwhenmyteenagedsonbecame16.
Asanyonewhohasever17aseriouslysickchildknows,thestressdoesn’tgoaway.Everydaytheaircarriedthe18ofanapproachingstorm.MyhusbandandIseemedtoforgethowto19—wecouldn’thaveasimpleconversationwithoutfightingandtears.
Onenight,mysonandIwerediscussingValentine’sgifts.I20thathisdadgavemeakazoo(卡祖笛)forourfirstValentine’sDay.
Myfirst21tothisgiftwasconfusion,whichquicklyturnedto22whenI,aprofessionalsaxophone(萨克斯风)player,couldn’tgetittomakea23.Thekazooeventuallywas24awayandIhadn’tthoughtofit25thatevening.Interested,heaskedtoseeit.Aftersometrouble,Ifoundit26inadustybox.
“Youcouldn’tmakeasound?
”heasked,amazed,turningit27inhishands.“What’ssohardaboutit?
”
“Idon’tknow.Itjustnever28.”
Myhusbandgrabbed(抓住)thekazoo—“It’s29!
Look,youjustdothis…”—andblew.30happened.Surprised,hetriedagain,onlytoproduceasoundlikeanangrybee.
Weburstintolaughterasifthelong-settleddarkcloudhad31andletinarayofsunshine.Eyesmetandsouls32.Mysontookaturnonthekazoo.Hedidnobetterthanus.More33.Themoodstayedlightfortherestoftheevening.
Eventhoughwehavegonethroughalot,34,wecanstillconnectasafamily.Thereisalwayslighttoleadthewayoutofthe35.
16.A.tiredB.illC.boredD.sad
17.A.takenupB.takeninC.lookedintoD.lookedafter
18.A.heavinessB.calmnessC.wetnessD.swiftness
19.A.concentrateB.argueC.communicateD.breathe
20.A.rememberedB.figuredC.announcedD.expected
21.A.conclusionB.replyC.attitudeD.reaction
22.A.embarrassmentB.excitementC.anxietyD.curiosity
23.A.soundB.keyC.rhymeD.rhythm
24.A.pulledB.packedC.givenD.thrown
25.A.unlessB.afterC.untilD.since
26.A.buriedB.lostC.includedD.folded
27.A.upB.downC.offD.around
28.A.workedB.helpedC.heardD.answered
29.A.brokenB.hardC.easyD.fragile
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