广东省茂名市电白区学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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广东省茂名市电白区学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
广东省茂名市电白区2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
学校:
___________姓名:
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___________考号:
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一、阅读选择
ArchitectureSummerSchool
Courseoverview
ItwillbeaninterestingdesignexperienceattheRoyalCollegeofArtSchoolofArchitecture.TheArchitectureSummerSchooloffersachallengingandattractiveprogrammerofdesignstudioexperience,visits,lecturesandskilltraining.
Admissioncriteria
Participantsmust:
<>haveanundergraduatedegreeindesignoracreativebackground;
<>haveagoodlevelofEnglishlanguage;
<>be18yearsorover.
Howtoapply
Wedonotacceptapplicationsatthemoment.Thebelowinformationdoesnotapplyuntilthecourseisliveagain.Toapply,pleasecompleteouronlineapplicationform.Thisonlineformrequiresyouto;
<>submityourCurriculumVitae(简历);
<>submita300-wordstatementofinterestoutliningyourrelevantexperienceorpracticeandwhyyouwouldliketojointheArchitectureSummerSchool.
Ifyourapplicationisaccepted,youwillbeemailedwithabookinglinksothatyoucanmakepaymentofthecoursefee.Theplacewillbehelduntilthepaymentdeadline,andifyoudonotmakepaymentbythisdatethenyourplacewillbeofferedtoanotherparticipant.
Ifyourapplicationisunsuccessful,wewillinformyoubyemail.Unfortunately,wearenotabletoprovidepersonalfeedbackduetothegreatnumberofapplicationsthatwereceive.
Ifthecourseisfullybookedandyourapplicationissuccessful,wewilladdyournametoawaitinglist.
Applicationdeadlines
ApplicationswillbeassessedbytheRCAcourseteameverytwoweeksoruntilthecourseisfullybooked.Wewillinformallapplicantsbyemailwithintwoweeksaftertheysubmitanapplication.Participantsareadvisedtoapplyearlytoavoiddisappointmentasplacesarestrictlylimited.
1.What'stherequirementifyouwanttoapplyforArchitectureSummerSchool?
A.Applyingonlinenow.
B.Beingatleast18yearsold.
C.Holdingagraduatedegree,indesign.
D.Havingagoodcommandofforeignlanguages.
2.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoucompletetheonlineapplicationform?
A.Submityourdesignwork.
B.Pay300poundsinadvance.
C.Mailtheschoolyourcoursefee
D.Describeyourreasonforjoiningtheschool.
3.Whatifyoudon'tpaybythepaymentdeadline?
A.Youmaynotgettheplace.
B.Youmaygetapersonalfeedback.
C.Youwillhavetopayadoublefeelater.
D.Youwillfindyournameonthewaitinglist.
Anewstudy,publishedthisweekinthejournalFrontiersinVeterinaryScience,revealsthatnon-humananimals’tearsarenotsodifferentfromourown.Thechemicalsimilaritiesaresogreat,infact,thatthecompositionofotherspecies’tears—andhowthey’readaptedtotheirenvironments—mayprovideinsightsintobettertreatmentsforhumaneyedisease.
Previously,scientistshadstudiedcloselyonlythetearsofahandfulofmammals,includinghumans,dogs,horses,camels,andmonkeys.Inthenewstudy,Brazilianveterinariansanalyzedthetearsofreptilesandbirdsforthefirsttime,focusingonsevenspecies.
Tears,whicharereleasedfromteartubes,formafilmovertheeyethat’scomposedofthreeingredients:
mucus,waler,andoil.Themucuscoatstheeyessurfaceandhelpstoattachthefilmtotheeye,thewaterisanaturalsaltysolutioncontainingcrucialproteinsandminerals,andtheoilpreventstheeyefromdryingout.
Humansaretheonlyknownspeciestoproduceemotionaltears:
theexpression“crocodiletears”,whichreferstoaperson’sphonydisplayofemotion,comesfromthemysterioustendencyofcrocodilestoreleasetearsastheyeat.
Buttearsplaykeyrolesbeyondweeping,notesLionelSebbagatIowaStateUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedinthenewresearch.Theyhelpwithvisionbylubricatingandclearingtheeye.Theyalsoprotecttheeyeagainstinfectionandprovidenutritiontothecornea(角膜),theeye’sclearouterlayer,whichlacksbloodtubes,hesays.
Learninghowreptilesandbirds’usetearsmayalsoinspirenewmedicationsforconditionssuchasdryeye,whichoccurswhenteartubesdon’tproduceenoughoil.Thedisease,commonincats,dogsandpeople,cansometimesleadtoblindness.
4.WhichstatementdoesLionelSebbagagreewith?
A.Tearsoilandcleartheeyes.
B.Thecorneahasrichbloodtubes.
C.Weepingcontributestoeyedisease.
D.Moretearsmeanbettervision.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“phony”inparagraph4mean?
A.Tricky.B.Regretful.
C.Cold.D.False.
6.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Tears,abarriertoeyes
B.Non-humantearspromisenewcures
C.Abettertreatmentforeyedisease
D.Otherspecies’tearsaresimilartohumans’
TheCOVID-19pandemichasaffectedolderpeopleindifferentdegreearoundtheworld,causingdestructiveblowstotheirphysicalhealth,theirmentalhealthandtheirlivelihoods.Evenbeforethepandemic,reportsshowedthatmanyolderadultswerealreadymoresociallyisolatedandexperiencedmorelonelinessthantherestofthepopulation.Coronaviruscontrolmeasures,includingphysicaldistancingandrestrictionsonsocialgatherings,increasetheriskforsocialisolationandloneliness,thenegativeeffectsofageism—thediscriminationofolderadults—enhanceexistinginequalitiesandmakethesechallengesevenmoredifficulttoovercome.
Ageismtendstopaintallolderadultsasthesame,therealityisthatolderpersonsarediverseandhaveseveraldifferentidentities,theyaremorethantheirage.Undervaluingtheeconomiccontributionsofolderadultsisanotherformofageism.Intruth,manyolderpeopleareessentialtosocietyandcontributetotheeconomyintermsofbothpaidworkandmoreimportantly,lessvisibleunpaidworksuchascaregivingandvolunteerwork.Theassumptionthatallolderpeoplearedependentisnotonlyinaccuratebutalsoharmful.
Howtoprotecttherightsanddignityofolderadults?
TherightcareattherighttimeintherightplaceisimportantVirtualsolutionscanhelpolderadultsgetthehelptheyneed,intermsofsocialconnectionsandaccesstoservices.Butfirst,wemustovercomethe“digitaldivide”.Olderadultsdisproportionatelyhavedifficultyaccessingtechnologyandtheirdigitalliteracytendstobelow.Wemustaddresstheaccessibilitygaptodeliverthesupportrequiredforthem.
Inaddition,wemustrememberhowmucholderadultsstillhavetocontributetosociety.Thebestsolutionsencouragesocialparticipationandconnectednessandraiseasenseofbelonging.Socialconnectionsbetweengenerationsarevital.Thereissomuchwecanlearnfromeachother.There’smoreworktobedone,butremovingourunfairjudgmentandacknowledgingtheimportanceofolderadultsinoureconomiesandsocietiesisanimportantstart.
7.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Lifestylesofolderadults.B.Conflictsbetweengenerations.
C.Challengesolderadultsface.D.Problemsoftheagingsociety.
8.Whatcanbeinferredaboutolderadultsaccordingtoparagraph2?
A.Theyaretoodependentontheirchildren.B.Theymakeagreatcontributiontosociety.
C.Theydomoreunpaidworkthanpaidone.D.Theygainwidepublicrecognitionfortheirwork.
9.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpolderadultsliveabetterlifeaccordingtotheauthor?
A.BridginggenerationgapB.Sharingthelatestdigitalphone
C.Providinghigh-payingjobsD.Offeringdigitaltraining
10.Tohelpolderpeople,thetextsuggestspeoplestartby________.
A.stoppingdiscriminatingagainstthemB.buildingcloserconnectionwiththem
C.learningmoreknowledgefromthemD.helpingtheminvolveinsociety
二、七选五
Bookshaveabeginning,amiddleandanend.11.Toproperlyreadabook,youshouldpayattentiontoitsimportance.Fornon-fictionbooks,itisimportanttoreadtextinitsentiretybutthinkaboutonlythemajorpointstheauthoristryingtoexpress.
Chooseawell-litandquietplacetoreadyourbook.12.Youaremorelikelytoconcentrateonthewordsonthepageifyouarenotaffectedbynoisesorotherthings.
Decidehowmuchtimeyouwanttodevotetothereading.Youmaywanttoadjustthistimeallotmentaccordingtohowlonganddifficultthereadingmaterialis.13.
14.Ifyouownyourbook,usenote-takingsymbolsintheparagraphs.Forexample,ifyoufindsomethingthatisimportant,putastarorafewwordsnexttoit.Ifyouareunsureofsomethinganditneedsmoreresearch,putaquestionmarknexttoit.
Writeanswerstoquestionsattheendofyourreadingandgivedefinitionsofimportantterms.Forevery100pagesoftextyoushouldhaveatleastthreetofivepagesofwrittennotes.15.Ifyouareusingacomputertotakenotes,don’tcopyandpastetextfromyourreading.
A.Writeinyourbook.
B.Makeadetailedplan.
C.Useyourownwordstoansweryourquestions.
D.Assuchtheyshouldbereadfromstarttofinish.
E.Turnoffyourcellphoneandtelevisionsothatyourattentionwon’tbedisturbed.
F.Therefore,stopeverynowandthentothinkaboutthestructureandmaincontent.
G.Forexample,spend4hoursondetailedreadingofa250-pagebookand1houronnote-taking.
三、完形填空
Whenshewas13,Giorgiabegantosufferasevereskindisorder.Itstartedoutonherarmsandfaceandcontinuedto16.Soontheangry,redrash(皮疹)coverednearly97%ofherbodyattimesandcouldbeextremelyuncomfortable.
ButforGiorgia,themostpainwas17shewastreatedbyotherssimplybecauseofherphysicalappearance.Peoplewouldstopandstareatherinthestreet,asifshewas18.Shefeltsoself-consciousabouttheconditionthatitwas19herlife.
Thatseemsnot20enoughonitsown.Giorgiaalsounexpectedlylostherfather.Shefeltlikeherworldwentto21Theyweresoclosewhenshewasgrowingup,andshecouldn't22losinghi
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