高二英语第二次周考.docx
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高二英语第二次周考
高二英语第二次周考
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2020年高二第二次周考
英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B.C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ThereisalwayssomethinggoingonattheNationalMuseumofAmericaHistory!
Thispageisdividedintothefollowingparts.
ThingstoDo
LearnthestorybehindtheAmericannationalanthem(国歌),considertherolesofthePresident,discover200yearsoffamilyhistoryinaNewEnglandhouseandmoreinourexhibitions.
Viewourintroductoryfilm,WethePeople,intheWarnerBrothersTheater.
CreateinourSparkLabhands-onactivityspace(Note:
SparkLabisdesignedforchildrenaged6-12anddoesnotrequirereservations,butyoucanfinddetailsonguidelines—visiting—sparklab—groups,com.SparkLabisclosedonTuesdays).
SomeTipsforVisiting
Toenterthebuildingquickly,pleaseaskyourstudentstocarryaslittleaspossible(backpacks,bags,etc.)SecuritychecksarenowrequiredofMuseumvisitors,andallbagsaresearched.
SomeSimpleRules
ToensuretheenjoymentandsafetyofallMuseumvisitors,pleasesharetheseruleswithyourstudents:
Walkingandtalkingareappropriate,whilerunningandshoutingarenot.
Food,drink,andgumarenotallowedintheMuseumexceptthespecificeatingareas.
Ourexhibitsaredelicate:
Pleasedonottouchexhibitsorleanonexhibitcases.
Ifstudentsusecellphones,pleasebesurethattheirusedoesnotdisturbothervisitors.
1.WhatcanvisitorslearnintheMuseum?
A.ThefamilyhistoryinaNewEnglandhouse.
B.ThefilmaboutWarnerBrothers.
C.Thestoriesofallthepresidents.
D.Theartofa200-year-oldhouse.
2Whatarethevisitorsrequiredtodointhemuseum?
A.Walkquietly.
B.Avoideatinganddrinking.
C.Keeptheirhandsofftheexhibits.
D.Turnofftheircellphones.
3.Whoisthetextaimedat?
A.Historylovers.B.Indooractivitiesfans.
C.Parentsandchildren.D.Teachersandstudents.
B
CraigBlackburn,afatherandcarfan,builtaBatmobileforhisson'shopeforusingthevehicletobrightenthelivesofsickchildren.Andnowhehopestouseitformorethanjusthisson'shopeafterseeingthechildren'sreactiontotheBatmobile.
Basedonthenumberoffailureshehadseenincargroups,heestimatedthatonlyaboutonein50attemptedconstructionswasactuallyfinishedandherealizedwhatanincredibleopportunityhehad.
Mr.Blackburnstartedtheprojectatthebeginningof2018afterhearingafriendintheUSwasdoingthesamething.Itstartedwithimportinganoutershelloverseas,beforepickingbrainsofafriendwhohadabackgroundasaworkerinacarfactorytogainknowledgeofhowtobuildthecar.Withthehelpofhisfriend,Mr.BlackburnbuilttheBatmobilein18monthswiththecostreachingsixfigures.
Mr.Blackburnhopedtoaddaflamethrower(喷火器)ontothebackofthevehicleandsaidhehadthoughtaboutbuildingthemorerecentBatmanTumblerfromtheseriesfilmDarkKnight.ThoughMr.Blackburnencounteredplentyofdifficultiestogetoverduringtheconstruction,inSeptember2019,thecarmadeitsfirstshowattheCarnivalofFlowersinToowoomba,beforebeingusedbyBlackburn'ssonforhishope.
“Itwasgreat.Itwassogoodtoseethekids'andadults'excitementatseeingtheBatmobile."Mr.Blackburnsaid.Asaresult,thecarlovershopetomakethecarworkontheroadsassoonaspossible,sohecanvisitsickchildrenandtakethemoutwithhisson.
4.WhatisCraigBlackburn'sinitialpurposeofmakingtheBatmobile?
A.Torealizehisson'sdream.
B.Todonateittosickchildren.
C.TopayhisrespectstothefilmDarkKnight.
D.ToshowoffattheCarnivalofFlowersinToowoomba.
5.HowdidBlackburnfeelaboutthecar-makingatfirst?
A.Hopeful.
B.Uncertain.
C.Impossible.
D.Confused.
6.HowdidBlackburn'sfriendhelphim?
A.Byofferinghimfinancialsupport.
B.Bymakinganoutershellforhim.
C.Bysharingtheknowledgeofbuildingcars.
D.Bytellinghimthebackgroudofthecarfactory.
7.Whatisthecarlovers'expectationoftheBatmobile?
A.Itcanbedisplayedaroundtheworld.
B.Itwillbedrivensoonontheroads.
C.Itcanchangethelivesofsickchildren.
D.ItwillappearinthenextfilmaboutBatman.
C
Atriptothetheater,museumorartgallerycouldhelpyoulivelonger.Andthemoreoften,thebetter,anewstudysuggests.ResearchersfromUniversityCollegeLondon(UCL)foundthatpeopleengagedintheartsmorefrequentlyhada31%lowerriskofdyingearlywhencomparedtothosewhodidn't.Evengoingtothetheaterormuseumonceortwiceayearwaslinkedwitha14%lowerrisk.
“Whileotherhealthbehaviorslikesmoking,alcoholandexerciseareundoubtedlybiggerpredictorsoftherateofdeath,theseleisureandpleasureactivitiespeopledon'tthinkasahealthrelatedactivitydosupportgoodhealthandlonglife,"saidFancourt,anassociateprofessoratUCL'sResearchDepartmentofBehavioralScienceandHealth.
Howoftenanindividualengagedinartactivities,alsoincludingexhibitions,concertsandoperabutnotcinema,wasmeasuredatthestartofthestudyin2004to2005.Thestudylookedatarangeofeconomic,healthandsocialfactorstotryandexplainwhythereisalinkbetween“artsengagement"andlivinglonger,althoughasanobservationalstudyitcan'testablishcause.Partofthereason,thestudysaid,comesdowntosocialandeconomicdifferencesamongthosewhogoanddon'tgotomuseums,exhibitionsandartgalleries.Wealth,theyfound,explainedabout9%oftheassociation.Cognitive(认知的)differences,socialengagementandmentalhealthalsoplayedarole.
“Thingslikefreetimeandoccupationalstatusmadenomaterialdifference,"saidFancourt,“butengagementinartscanreducestressandbuildcreativitythatallowspeopletoadapttochangingcircumstances.Italsohelpspeoplebuildsocialcapital—accessingemotionalsupportandinformationthathelpspeopleagemoresuccessfully.Agreatersenseofpurposecouldalsoplayarole.Ifthis(study)isaddedtothelargerbodyofevidence,wearegettinganincreasinglyrichpictureonhowartscanbenefithealthandit'snotaboutonesingleoutcome.Itcanhavewiderangingbenefitsandsupporthealthierliveslivedlonger.
Thisstudydidnotlookattheeffectsoftakingpartinart-relatedactivitiesbutaWorldHealthOrganizationreviewofavailableevidencepublishedlastyearfoundthatbothreceptiveparticipation,likevisitingamuseum,andactiveparticipation,likesinginginachoir,hadhealthbenefits.
8.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?
A.Bygivingexamples.
B.Bymakingacomparison.
C.Bylistingdata.
D.Bypresentingfacts.
9.Whatdoesthenewstudysuggest?
A.Engagementinartactivitiescouldhelppeoplelivelonger.
B.Artsengagementplaysabigpartinpeople'sgoodhealth.
C.Smoking,alcoholandexercisearegoodtopeople'shealth.
D.Smoking,alcoholandexercisecouldlowertheriskofdeath.
10.Whichofthefollowingisnotmuchofanartactivity?
A.Goingtothetheatre.
B.Attendingaconcert.
C.Visitingthemuseum.
D.Watchingamovie.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Artsengagementdependsonwhetherwehavefreetime.
B.Socialandeconomicdifferencesaffectourartsengagementgreatly.
C.Participatinginartactivitiescanbringusmanyhealthbenefits.
D.Thisnewstudyisscientificallyconfirmed.
D
Peoplefeelgoodaboutrecycling,maybeevenmoresowhenitcomestoelectronics.Whileelectronicsrecyclingisn'tbad,makingitapanacea(万能药)forthee-wasteproblemwecurrentlyhavecertainlyis.Unfortunately,that'showwethinkofrecycling—andcompaniestojumponthattrendtoappearmore“green".
Acaseinpoint:
Apple.In2016,therewaslotsofreportonLiam,arobotabletodismantle(拆卸)aniPhoneinjust11seconds—agoodwaytorecycle1.2millionunitsayear.ThatsoundsamazinguntilyoutakeintoaccountthefactthatApplehadactuallysold231millionnewiPhonestheyearbefore.Liam,actually,istheperfectsymbolforrecyclinginthefieldofhigh-tech:
adropofgreenwaterinanoceanofpollution.
AccordingtoarecentUNreport,theUSproducesabout6.3milliontonsor14%oftheworld'selectronicwaste.Worldwide,almost45milliontonsofelectronicwastewereproducedin2016.Amongthem,only20%hadbeenrecycledinsomeshapeorform.Theremaining80%madeitswaytoamoreenvironmentallydamagingendatthelandfill(垃圾填埋场).
Ofcourse,wecansayit'stimetodoubleourrecyclingefforts.However,thehugeamountofe-wasteisimpossibletocopewith.TheUNreportpointsoutthatwhilethereisanincreasedfocusonrecyclingtodaycomparedtothepast,theefforttoreuseuseddevicessimplycan'tkeeppacewiththehighconsumptionratesfornewdevices.
Intheirenvironmentalresponsibilityreport,Appleadmitsthat77%ofthecarbonfootprintoftheirelectronicscomesfromtheirmanufacture,versus(相对于)17%comesfromitsactualuse.Theenvironmentaleffectofreplacingadevice,evenifitisrecycledafter,remainssignificant.
12.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLiam?
A.It'susefulbutcan'tmakeabigdifference.
B.It'senergy-savingbuttooexpensive.
C.It'swell-madebutwon'tbecomepopular.
D.It'sadvancedbutimpractical.
13.Whatcausedthee-wasterecyclingproblem?
A.Fewhigh-techcompanies.
B.Notenoughrecyclingefforts.
C.Highdemandfornewelectronics.
D.Difficultrecyclingprocesses.
14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheelectronicsrecycling?
A.Itisveryeffective.
B.Itisquitegood.
C.Itisenvironmentallydamaging.
D.Itisfarfrom“green"recycling.
15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ARecentUNReportonE-WasteProblem
B.T
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