广西南宁市第八中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广西南宁市第八中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

广西南宁市第八中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.

Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.

Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.

Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.

Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.

Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.

1．WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?

A．GoshoppingB．Findahouse

C．JoinhisfamilyD．Takeavacation

2．Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_________.

A．afriendofhisfamilyB．aSydneypoliceman

C．aletterinhispapersD．astrangerinSydney

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．ShowedB．Sentout

C．DeliveredD．Gaveback

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FromIndiatoAustralia.B．LivinginaNewCountry

C．TurningTrashtoTreasure.D．InSearchofNewFriends.

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA．

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany，manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirst.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!

”sayBruceAnderson.

5．AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout___.

A．thesocialmovementB．recyclingtechniques

C．environmentalproblemsD．theimportanceofEarthDay

6．Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A．Thegrass–rootslevel.B．Thebusinesscircle.

C．Governmentofficials.D．Universityprofessors.

7．WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A．Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.

B．Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.

C．TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D．Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

8．Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．Education.B．Planning

C．GreenlivingD．COreduction

RecentlyIstarteddiscoveringonethingwhichamazesmesomuch:

howperfecteverythingisintheworldwearelivingin!

Justlook,alldaylongwearebusyworkingandjustwhenwegettired,thenightcomesin,sowemaysleepandrelax.Onedaywemayenjoythebrightsunandanotherday,whenwegettiredofthesun,therainpoursdown.

AfewmonthsagoIwassohappywithmylife.Later,Igottiredfromthehappiness.IwishedIwouldhavesometrialtostrengthenmycharacterandlearnsomethingnewaboutlife.IgotwhatIwanted.ShortlyafterIgotsevereangina（心绞痛）,soIhadtostayhomeforseveralweeks.DuringthisperiodIhadtimetorethinkmylifeanddiscovermyself.Thelessonswereterrific,butIfeltgratefulforthistime.

Anotherexample:

Ihaveafriend,whoprimarilythinksabouthavingfun.OnceIthoughtwhywegetalongwellwitheachotherandwhatinmeattractsher.AcoupleofdaysagoIfoundtheanswer.Ilikecalmnessandsilence.Shelikesnoiseandagitation（热闹）.Weattracteachotherjusttobalanceourselves,inotherwords,togivesomedrivetomeandsomecalmnesstoher!

Sorememberthattheuniverseissowisethatitwilltrytobalanceyou.Asforme,thisisperfectbecauseextremescreatesuffering:

toomuchfood–toolittlefood,toocold–toohot,toomuchfun–toolittlefun.

9．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor___.

A．alwaysfeelsdownonrainydays

B．alwaystrieshisbesttodoeverything

C．feelshappywitheverythinginlife

D．isamazedatthechangesinlife

10．Theexamplegiveninthethirdparagraphistoshowthat___.

A．it’snecessarytogetalongwithdifferentpeople

B．thereexistsakindofbalanceinlife

C．apersonshouldn’tjustthinkoffuninlife

D．oneshouldputothers’interestsabovehisown

11．Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat___.

A．weshouldn’tgotoextremesinlife

B．weshouldbenicetoothersandourselves

C．weshouldadaptourselvestochangesinlife

D．lifecanbeannoyingsometimes

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GetoneofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:

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12．Whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecardmachine?

A．Theystartsellingticketsat9:

30a.m.

B．Theyareconnectedtochangemachines.

C．Theyofferspecialservicetotheelderly.

D．Theymakechangefornomorethan$5.

13．AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?

A．AtmidnightB．at3a.m.

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14．WhatisgoodaboutaSmarTrip®card?

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15．WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?

A．202-962-1195B．202-962-1100

C．202-673-7000D．202-673-8000

二、七选五

TheBystander（旁观者）Effect

Whenanemergencysituationoccurs,observersaremorelikelytotakeactioniftherearefewornootherwitnesses.16．

ThebystandereffectisalsocalledtheGenoveseeffect,whichisnamedafterCatherine“Kitty”Genovese,ayoungwomanwhowascruellymurderedonMarch13,1964.Earlyinthemorning,28-year-oldGenovesewasreturninghomefromwork.Assheapproachedherapartmententrance,shewasattackedandstabbed（刺）byamanlateridentifiedasWinstonMoseley.DespiteGenovese'srepeatedcriesforhelp,17．Theattackfirstbeganat3:

20,butitwasnotuntil3:

50thatsomeonefirstcontactedpolice．

Manypsychologistsweresetthinkingbytheincident,aswellasmostAmericans.Astheconclusion,thebystandereffectcameoutandlaterprovedbyaseriesofstudiesandexperiments.

Therearetwomajorfactorsthatcontributetothebystandereffect.18．Becausethereareotherobservers,individualsdonotfeelasmuchpressuretotakeaction,sincetheresponsibilitytotakeactionisthoughttobesharedamongallofthosepresent.Thesecondreasonistheneedtobehaveincorrectandsociallyacceptableways.Whenotherobserversfailtoreact,individualsoftentakethisasasignalthataresponseisnotne