湖北省天门市仙桃市潜江市学年高二下学期期末英语试题.docx
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湖北省天门市仙桃市潜江市学年高二下学期期末英语试题
湖北省天门市、仙桃市、潜江市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
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AHigherLoyalty:
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1.Ifyouwanttobecomeaneffectiveleader,whichbookcanyoutry?
A.HowtoReadaBookB.AHigherLoyalty
C.12RulesforLifeD.Everybody,Always
2.WhatdoweknowaboutHowtoReadaBook?
A.Ithasbeenpublishedsince1940.
B.Itiscompletelythesameastheoriginalone.
C.ItiswrittenbyMortimerJ.Adleralone.
D.Itisaboutlivingwithoutfear.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Allthefourbooksarepaperbacks.
B.JordanB.PetersonistheformerFBIdirector.
C.Paperbacksarecheaperthanhardcovers.
D.BobGoffisafamouspsychologist.
Theinternetisn'talwaysahappyplace.Buttherearegroupstryingtochangethat.Kuakuaqun,or“praisinggroup”onWechat,inwhichpeoplesendoutcomplimentsandpositivemessages,arebecomingpopularamonguniversitystudentsinChina.
Praisinggroupshavebeenfoundedbystudentsfromseveraluniversities,suchasFudanUniversity,CommunicationUniversityofChina,HuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology.PeoplecanevenbuymembershipsofsuchgroupsononlineplatformslikeTaobao.Onceadmitted,theymakecomplimentarycommentsabouteachotherandevenasktobecomplimentedonparticularthings.
ThepraisinggroupscomeatatimewhenthementalhealthofyoungChineseisgettingattention.AsyoungChineseseekcompanyandconfidence,thepraisinggroupsmeetalotofpsychologicalneeds.“ThegroupallowsmetoseethegoodqualitiesinmyselfthatIoftenoverlookandlookatthebrightsideofeverything.Kindnessfromstrangerscanhelpmefeelmuchbetter,”TianJiayin,22,toldChinaDaily.
ThepopularityofchatgroupsisalsoareflectionofChineseculture,reportedGlobalTimes.AsmanyyoungChineseareraisedtobemodest,it’suncommonforthemtoopenlyseekandgivepraise.Asaresult,theydesirecomplimentsastheygrowup.“Ifthekidsgotmorepraisefromparentsandteachers,theirdesireforpraisewouldn'tbesostrong,”saidDaiJi,apsychologistfromHunanUniversityofCommerce.
ButChenKan,apsychologistfromFudanUniversity,warnedthatmembersofpraisinggroupsshouldbecautiousaboutgivingorreceivingpraise.“Thebiggestriskistheconstantemphasisonthe‘falseself’,whichmakesithardertoseethe‘trueself’,”shesaid.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compliments”inParagraph1mean?
A.praisesB.questions
C.adviceD.information
5.WhydomanyChineseuniversitystudentslikeKuakuaqun?
A.ItgivesthemadiscountonTaobao.
B.Ithelpsthemwiththeirstudies.
C.Itmakesthemfeelconfident.
D.Ithelpsthemmakenewfriends.
6.WhatdoesChenKanthinkofgivingorreceivingpraise?
A.Receivingpraiseismorehelpfulthanbeingmodest.
B.Parentsandteachersshouldgiveyoungpeoplemorepraise.
C.kidsshouldbeencouragedtoopenlyseekandgivepraise.
D.Toomuchpraisemightstopkidsfromseeingtheirtrueselves.
7.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?
A.Tipsforgettingmotivated
B.The“lost”generationinChina
C.OriginofthepraisingcultureinChina
D.AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofKuakuaqun
FormerBritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchilloncesaid,“TheBritisharetheonlypeoplewholiketobetoldhowbadthingsare.”ThisisdefinitelytrueofBritishcomedy.Mostpeoplethinkhumorisabouthappythings,butfortheBritish,theoppositeistrue.Welovetouseoursenseofhumortocomplainandbenegative.
Britishcomedy,forexample,drawsafinelinebetweencomedyandtragedy.BBC’sTheOfficeisaTVshow,famousforitsdryhumor.Themaincharacter,DavidBrent,isafoolishman,andtheshow'scomedycomesfromhisdelusions.Forexample,heoftentellshimselfthatheislovedbyeveryonebuttheviewercanseethateveryonehateshim.
StupidcharactersfortheaudiencetolaughatareanoldtraditioninBritain.InShakespeare'splayTwelfthNight,thecharacterMalvolioisanoldmanwhompeopleplaytrickson.Theaudiencewilllaughaway,althoughtherealityisthatthismanisatrulytragicindividual.
ThissideofBritishhumorisreflectedinfriendshipsaswell.Atuniversity,myfriendsandIwouldalwayslaughatoneanother.IhadanAmericanfriendwhoactuallyfoundthissarcasm(挖苦)quiteupsetting.Shedidn'trealizethatinBritain,thebetterfriendsyouarewithsomeone,themoreyoulaughatthem.Thisapproach—laughingateverything—maysoundratherdepressing,butourstrangehumorplayedabigpartinBritishhistory.InthesecondWorldWar,alongwithastiffupperlip,theBritishgotthroughitbylaughing.Whatelsewastheretodo?
ThereisasayinginEnglish:
“Laughandtheworldlaughswithyou;cryandyoucryalone.”IfyouareeveronthereceivingendofBritishsarcasm,youmayfeellikecrying,butit'sbesttojustlaughitoff!
8.HowisBritishcomedydifferentfromothertypes?
A.Itisoftensurprisingandboring.
B.Itoftenlaughsathumannature.
C.Itisoftenaboutthebadthingsinlife.
D.Itoftenmakespeoplefeeldepressed.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delusion”inparagraph2mean?
A.strongabilitiesB.funcharacters
C.wrongbeliefsD.deepdoubt
10.WhyisShakespeare'splayTwelfthNightmentionedinthearticle?
A.ToshowoneofthebestexamplesofBritishcomedy.
B.ToexplainhowShakespeare'scomedyisdifferentfromothers'.
C.ToshowhowdifficultitistomakepeopleacceptBritishcomedy.
D.ToproveBritainhasalongtraditionoflaughingatstupidcharacters.
11.HowdoestheauthoradvisepeopletoreacttoBritishsarcasm?
A.Learnfromit.B.Don'ttakeitseriously.
C.Forgetabouttheupsettingthings.D.Becarefulnottomakestupidmistakes.
Parrotshavebeenknowntomimicwords,buthaveyoueverthoughthowtheycommunicate?
Thesoundstheymakemaysoundmeaninglesstous,butnewresearchhasfoundthatwildparrotsareactuallygivennamesbytheirparents.
AccordingtoastudyledbyKarlBergofCornellUniversityintheUS,nestlings(雏鸟)aregivenauniquesoundoftheirown,whichstayswiththemfortheirentirelives.
Inthestudy,theteamplacedhiddencamerasinthenestsof17differentwildparrots.Afterstudyingtheirsounds,theteamfoundslightdifferencesinthecallsparentsusedtocommunicatewitheachchick.Andevenbeforethenestlingshadlearnedtocommunicateproperly,thebabybirdsseemedtorecognizeandmimictheircalls.
Soundsverysimilartohumans,doesn'tit?
Thestudyalsoprovedthatthesesignaturecallsareacquiredsociallynotgenetically.Todothis,scientistsswitchedtheeggsinnineofthe17nests,sothathalfoftheparrotswereraisingnestlingsthatwerenottheirs.Usingtherecordings,thescientistsconcludedthenestlingsallusednamessimilartothosetheparents(whetherbiologicalornonbiological)calledthemforthefirstweeksoftheirlives.LucieMcNeil,fromNationalGeographic,said,“thiswouldbethefirstprovenexampleofanon-humanspeciesteachingacoustical(声学的)communication.”
Leadscientistforthestudy,KarlBergtoldNationalPublicRadiooftheUS,“Mostpeoplesay,‘Well,allthosecallsarejustnoise’,butIthinkthey'rehavingconversations.”
Whenaskedwhatelsetheparrotsmightbesaying,Bergreplied,“Thetheoryisthatthesebirdsaredecidingwherethefoodis.”“Dowewanttogo3kmNorth-northwest?
”“Dowewanttogotothatfield?
’Theyaresortofarguingordiscussing.”Naturalscienceauthor,VirginiaMorellwrote:
“Verygradually,scientistsarelearningtounderstandtheconversationsofverydifferentanimalsthatlivelivesrichwithplans,quarrelsandromance.”
Youneverknow,ifthescienceofanimaltranslationkeepsadvancing,wemightonedaybewatchingarealityseriesaboutparrots.
12.Whatdidthenewresearchfindaboutwildparrots?
A.Theycantalkbylearningfrompeople.
B.Thesoundstheymakearemeaningless.
C.Theyhavenamesgivenbytheirparents.
D.Theyhaveauniquewayofmakingsounds.
13.Whichofthefollowingmaythescientistsagreewith?
A.Differentparrotsarecalleddifferentlybytheirparents.
B.Babyparrotscantellwhotheirbiologicalparentsare.
C.Babyparrotscanmimictheirbiologicalpare
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