河南省宏力学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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河南省宏力学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题
河南省宏力学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题
考生注意:
本试卷由四个部分组成。
满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
第一部分听力略
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
HereinBritainwehavealongtraditionofcampingout,sowe'veroundedupthefourcampsitesintheUK.
TrwynYrWylfa,Snowdonia
IntheshadowofConwyMountain,thiscampsiteisallabouttheviews.Wideviews,includingAnglesey,theGreatOrme,andthepeaksofSnowdonia,areguaranteed.Thesite'slocationmeansthereisnoshortageofoutstandingwalksifyouwanttoheadforthehills,whiletheseabeachisonlyminutesaway.Atthesiteitself,plentifulfacilities,includingwifiandaseparatefieldforballgames,ensurefunforall.
Pricepernight:
£5peradult,£2.50perchild
DeepdaleFarm.Norfolk
Thisfriendly,well-proportioned(匀称的)sitediscoverstherichesofNorthNorfolk'scoastline.EasyaccesstotheNorthNorfolkcoastalpathandon-sitebikeenableeasyexplorationofnearbyvillages.DeepdaleisalsoattheheartofEngland'sbestbirdingarea,withtheRSPBReservejustdowntheroad.
Pricepernight:
£3perperson
EiggOrganics,Cleadale,IsleofEigg
J.R.R.Tolkien,agreatEnglishwriter,usedtoholidayonEigg,admiringCleadale’sbeautifulviewsovertheoceantowardstheIsleofRumandOuterHebridesfromthecampsite.
Thisimpressivecampsiteiseverythingthat'sgoodabouttraditionalcamping:
remotewildernessandgoldensunsets.
Pricepernight:
£6peradult,childrenarefree
PielIsland,Cumbria
Onafifty-acreislandalongsidearuinedcastle,itjustmightbeaccessibleviaasmallferry(渡口)fromRoaIsland,whereyoumightbeluckyenoughtospotsomeseals,andcampingonPielIslandislow-keybuthigh-spirited.Dayscanbespentwanderingtheunspoiltcoast-line,onfishingtrips.
Pricepernight:
£4peradult,£2perchild
21.WhatcanyoudoinTrwynYrWylfa?
A.Visitaruinedcastle.B.Cycletonearbyvillages.
C.Climbthehills.D.EnjoytheviewsofCleadale.
22.Whichcampsitewillcostleastfortwoadultsandonechildtostayforonenight?
A.EiggOrganics.B.DeepdaleFarm.
C.PielIsland.D.TrwynYrWylfa.
23.Whatdothefourcampsiteshaveincommon?
A.Theyhavesomeoldbuildings.B.Peoplecanvisitaruinedcastle.
C.Peoplecanenjoyballgames.D.Theyarenotfarfromthesea.
B
SharingaSenseofStyle
WhenIwokeuponAug4,2016,therewasonlyonethingonmymind:
whattowear.Abillionthoughtsracedthroughmybraininthecloset.Ididn’twanttocomeoffastryingtoohard,butIalsodidn’twanttobeseenasaslob(懒汉).Notonlywasitmyfirstdayofhighschool,butitwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewstate;firstimpressionsareeverything,anditwasimportantformetoimpressthepeoplewhoIwouldspendthenextfouryearswith.
Thiswasmythirdtimebeingthenewkid.ButthistimewasdifferentbecausemydadpromisedthatIwouldstartandfinishhighschoolinthesameplace.Thistimemattered,andthatmademenervous.
Aftermeticulouslyraidingmycloset,IproudlycameoutinadressfromTarget.Thesoftcottonwascomfortable,andtheruffled(有褶饰边的)shouldersaddedahintoffun.Yes,thisoutfitwastheone.Anhourlater,IfeltpowerfulasIheadedtowardroom1136.ButasIenteredclass,myjawdroppedtothefloor.
SittingatherdeskwasMrsHutfilz,myEnglishteacher,sportingexactlythesamedressasme.Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoedtomyseat.Imadeitthroughmyminute(简短的)introductionspeechuntilMrsHutfilzstoodup,jokinglyaddingthatshelikedmystyle.AlthoughthiswasthemomentIhadbeenafraidof,fromthemomentIwalkedin,allmyanxietysurprisinglymeltedaway,andthestudentspaidattentionasIsharedmystory.MysmilegrewasIlaughedwiththestudents.Afterclass,IstayedbehindandtalkedtoMrsHutfilz,relievedtomakeahumorousandrealconnection.
Lookingbackfouryearslater,thetenminutesIspentafraidofgivingmyspeechwerereallynotworthit.MyfirstperiodofhighschoolcertainlymadethedayunforgettableinthebestwayandtaughtmethatMrsHutfilzhasanawesomesenseofstyle!
24.Whydidtheauthorattachgreatimportancetoherclothesonthefirstdayofhighschool?
A.Shefollowedherfather’sadvice.
B.Shewasunconfidentaboutherself.
C.Shewantedtomakeagoodimpression.
D.Shecaredtoomuchaboutherappearance
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“meticulously”inparagraph3probablymean?
A.carefully.B.excitedly.C.casually.D.suddenly.
26.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafternoticingherteacher’sdress?
A.Annoyed.B.Confused.C.Embarrassed.D.Proud.
27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Toexplorethetroubleswithdressing.
B.Toshareamemorableexperience.
C.TointroduceherstylishEnglishteacher.
D.Tostresstheimportanceoffirstimpressions.
C
TheunusualwhistlelanguageusedasameansofcommunicationbyvillagersintheremoteandmountainousnorthernTurkeyhasbeenaddedtotheUNESCOlistofIntangibleCulturalHeritage(非物质文化遗产).
Thelanguageisahighlydevelopedhigh-pitchsystemofwhistlingtocommunicateinrugged(崎岖的)areaswherepeoplemostlycannotseeeachother.Itcanallowpeopletocommunicateacrossgreatdistances,upto5kilometers.ComparedwithothersimilarwhistlelanguagesinSpain’sCanaryIslands,inMexico,orinGreekvillages,ithasahighertone(音调)andlargervocabulary.
Thisunusualformofcommunication,whichdatessome500yearsago,totheOttomanEmpire,wasbornfromsheernecessityandwidespreadacrosstheBlackSearegions.
But50yearsago,itsufferedtheimpactoftheprogressionoftechnologyandnowadaystherapidgrowthofcellularmobilesystemshasputthisculturalheritage(遗产)underseriousthreat.
Forcenturies,thelanguagehasbeenpassedonfromgrandparenttoparent,fromparenttochild.Now,though,manyofitsmostskilfulspeakerswhousetheirtongue,teethandfingersareagingallbecomingphysicallyweak.Youngpeoplearenolongerinterestedinlearningthelanguageorinfindingwaystoupdateitsvocabularywithnewwords,andinafewgenerationsitmaybegoneforgood.
“Ourbirdlanguageisveryconvenientandefficienttocommunicateacrossthevalleys.Ithasmanybenefitsoveryelling,whichisbadforourthroats.”saidAvniKocek,headofthebirdvillageaddingthatdespitesetbacksbecauseoftechnology,“Birdlanguageisstillusedbymanyofus.Whistlelanguageistransmittedfromourelderstousandwehavethedutytotransmitittoourchildren.WearemakingeffortstokeepourculturealivethroughtheannualBirdLanguageFestival.”
Besides,thebirdlanguagehasbeenrequiredtobetaughtatprimaryschoolssince2014bydistrictauthoritiesinordertoinstill(逐步实施)thepracticeinyoungergenerations.
28.Whatisthebirdlanguage’sadvantageoverothersimilarwhistlelanguages?
A.Itisusedasameansofcommunication.
B.Itisolderandhasalargernumberofusers.
C.Itisacompletelydifferentsystemofwhistling.
D.Itcansendmoremessagestofartherplaces.
29.What’sthebiggestthreattothebirdlanguage?
A.Theneedtouseitineverydaylifeisdisappearing.
B.Otherwhistlelanguagesaremoreeffectivelyprotected.
C.Manyofitsmostskillfulspeakersaregrowingold.
D.Youngpeoplefindittoodifficulttolearnwellenough.
30.What’sthemosteffectivemeasuresofartakentoprotectthebirdlanguage?
A.BirdLanguageFestivaliscelebratedeverymonth.
B.Ithasbecomeasubjectatprimaryschools.
C.Cellularmobilesystemsarenotallowedinthearea.
D.Allparentsarerequiredtotransmitittotheirchildren.
31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheStoryofaBirdLanguageSpeaker
B.CelebratingtheBirdLanguageFestival
C.ThebenefitsofBirdLanguage
D.PreservingtheEndangeredBirdlanguage
D
InarecentseriesofexperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,researchersstudiedtoddlers’(学步儿童)thinkingaboutwinnersandlosers,bullies(欺凌)andvictims.
Inthefirstexperiment,toddlerswatchedasceneinwhichtwopuppets(木偶)hadconflictinggoals:
Onewascrossingastagefromrighttoleft,andtheotherfromlefttoright.Thepuppetsmetinthemiddleandstopped.Eventuallyonepuppetboweddownandmovedaside,lettingtheotheronepassby.Thenresearchersaskedthetoddlerswhichpuppettheyliked.Theresult:
20outof23toddlerspickedthehigher-statuspuppet—theonethatdidnotbowormoveaside.Itseemsthatindividualscangainstatusforbeingdominant(占优势的)andtoddlerslikewinnersbetterthanlosers.
Butthenresearchershadanotherquestion:
Dotoddlerslikewinnersnomatterhowtheywin?
So,researchersdidanotherexperimentverysimilartotheonedescribedabove.Butthistime,theconflictendedbecauseonepuppetknockedtheotherdownandoutoftheway.Nowwhenthetoddlerswereaskedwhotheyliked,theresultsweredifferent:
Only4outof23childrenlikedthewinner.
Thesedatasuggestthatchildrenalreadyloveawinnerbytheageof21-31months.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthepreferenceisinborn:
21monthsisenoughtimetolearnalotofthings.Butifapreferenceforwinnersissomethingwelearn,weappeartolearnitquiteearly.
Evenmoreinteresting,thepreferenceforwinnersisnotabsolute.Childreninourstudydidnotlikeawinnerwhoknockedacompetitordown.Thissuggeststhatalreadybytheageof21-31months,children’slikingforwinnersisbalancedwithothersocialconcerns,includingperhapsageneralpreferenceforniceorhelpfulpeopleoveraggressiveones.
Inatimewhenthenewsisfullofstoriesofpublicfigureswhocelebratewinningata
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