广西玉林市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx
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广西玉林市学年高二上学期期末英语试题
【市级联考】广西玉林市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
FromAmericanExpress,weddingguestswill,onaverage,spend﹩673oneachweddingtheyattendthisyear.Itincludesairfare(﹩225),hotel(﹩170),diningout(﹩116)anddressingup(﹩95)andthegift.Ifyouhaveweddingstoattendthisyear,herearesometipsforyoutoavoidbreakingthebank.
1.Bookflightsinadvance
Themomentyoudecidetoattendaweddingisthetimetocheckflightpricesatthebesttime.Planefaresarehigherinthesummer,especiallyinJulyandAugust.Bookinginadvancewillsaveyoumoney,aswillwatchforsalesonlower-costcarrierslikeJetBlueandFrontier.YoucancheckGoogleFlightsforacalendarofpricesshowingthecheapestdaystoflyfromappslikeHoppertogetrea-timealertswhenafareisatitslowestpricepoint.
2.Don'tblowyourbudgetonthegift
Ifyou'vegotthemoney,anexpensivegiftislovely.Butthere'snoneedtotakeoutloanstoproveyourloveforthehappycouple.Skipanexpensivenecklacebygiving(anappropriateamountof)cashinstead.Tosaveonthegift,considermakingone:
Aphotoalbumorscrapbookofmemorieswiththebrideandgroomshowshowmuchyoucare.Youcouldalsosharethegiftwithotherguest(s)orevenmakegiftswithDIYideasbyyourselftosavemoney.
3.Useolddressesandsuits
Youdon'talwayshavetobeonanewdressforawedding.Whilemenhavetheoptionofrepeatingtheirsuits,womenaremorelikelytospendmoneyonnewclothesforthespecialoccasion.Butbeforeyoutakeoutyourwallet,considerreinventingsomethingalreadyinyourcloset.Belts,colorfulscarves,shoescanbringlifetoanyoutfit.
1.Howmuchdoesaweddingguestspendonthegiftonaverage?
A.﹩673B.﹩225
C.﹩67D.﹩95
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Peoplealwaysweartheirnewclothesatthewedding.
B.Menaremorelikelytowearnewclothestoattendawedding.
C.Itsavesyoumoneytocreativelywearoldclothes.
D.Ladiestendtoweartheirfavoritesuitsforawedding.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tohelppeoplesavemoneywhileholdingtheirweddings.
B.Togivesometipsonsavingmoneytoattendawedding.
C.Tointroducegeneralexpensesofattendingawedding.
D.Tostatesomeaspectstobeconsideredwhileholdingweddings.
WhathappensinsidetheheadofasoccerplayerwhorepeatedlyheadsasoccerballThatquestionmotivatedastudyofthebrainsofexperiencedplayers.
ResearchersattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorkselected34adults,menandwomen.Allofthevolunteershadplayedsoccersincechildhoodandnowcompetedyear﹣roundinadultsoccerleagues.Eachfilledoutadetailedquestionnairedevelopedespeciallyforthisstudytodeterminehowmanytimestheyhadheadedasoccerballinthepreviousyear,aswellaswhethertheyhadexperiencedanyknownconcussionsinthepast.
Thentheplayerscompletedcomputerizedtestsoftheirmemoryandotherlearningskillsandhadtheirbrainsscanned,usingacomplexnewM.R.I.techniquewhichcanfindstructuralchangesinthebrainthatcan'tbeseenduringmostscans.
Accordingtothedatatheypresented,theresearchersfoundthattheplayerswhohadheadedtheballmorethanabout1,100timesintheprevious12monthsshowedsignificantlossofwhitematterinpartsoftheirbrainsinvolvedwithmemory,attentionandtheprocessingofvisualinformation,comparedwithplayerswhohadheadedtheballless.
Thispatternofwhitematterlossis"similartothoseseenintraumaticbraininjury",likethatafteraseriousconcussion,theresearchersreported,eventhoughonlyoneoftheseplayerswasreportedtohaveeverexperiencedaconcussion.
Theplayerswhohadheadedtheballabout1,100timesormoreinthepastyearwerealsogenerallyworseatrememberinglistsofwordsreadtothem,forgettingthewordsfarmoreoftenthanplayerswhohadheadedtheballless.
4.Whattypeofwritingisthetexts .
A.Amedicineguide.
B.Abookreview.
C.Aresearchreport.
D.Asportsadvertisement.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutthevolunteers .
A.Theyhadseriousinjuryonthehead.
B.Theywereadultswhostillplayedsoccer.
C.Theywereallresearchersaboutsoccer.
D.Theyallhadchildrenwhoplayedsoccer.
6.Whatwasusedtofindthestructuralchangesinthebrains .
A.Advancedcomputers.
B.AnewtechniqueM.R.I.
C.Specialquestionnaires.
D.Learningskills.
7.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat .
A.headingtheballissoharmfulthatitshouldbebanned
B.headingtheballhasadvantagesanddisvantagesaswell
C.playersheadingtheballmorethan1,100timesmaysufferpooreyesight
D.headingtheballmayinfluencethefunctioningofplayer'sbrain
ChinesehasovertakenFrench,SpanishandGermantobecomeoneofthemostpromisingforeignlanguagesforjobseekersintheUK.ResearchshowsgraduatesinChineseearnanaverageyearlysalaryof31,000poundsormore.
Chinesestudentssetthemselvesupforadifferentuniversityexperiencefromotherswhotaketraditionalsubjects.WhileanEnglishstudentmayhaveaslittleassixhoursofaweek,thosestudyingChineseareinclassformostoftheday."Ihadalotoffriendsonothercourseswhodidn'tdomuchinfirstorsecondyear.Youcan'tplayatChinese.Youhavetospendhoursandhourswritingcharacters,"saysHannah,whograduatedinChineseStudiesfromSheffieldUniversity."Thefirstyearwasreallydifficult.Mostofmyfriendsadmittedatonepointtocryingbecauseofthepressure.IwasalmosttoldatonepointthatImightwanttoreconsideranddropout."
SoaretheeveningsinlearningcharacterswhileyourfriendsareatthestudentbarreallyworthitsDespitethepainfulstudyingexperience,mostofthegraduatesthinkso.TheyuseChineseintheirchosencareers,andwouldnothavebeeninthejobstheydonowwithouttheirknowledgeofthelanguage.
LibertynowworksforthecivilserviceinBeijing.SheearnedaplaceontheDepartmentforInternationalDevelopmentgraduateschemewithasalaryofover30,000poundswithintwoyears."Thedegreewasabsolutelyworthit.LookingaroundatpeopleIknowwhohavestudiedFrenchorSpanishatuniversity,there'snotsuchachancetouseitintheworkplace."
Hannahhassetherapartintheworkplace,butshewarnsambitiousstudentstothinkaboutwhethertheywouldreallywanttoliveinChinainthefuture."SomepeoplethinktheyaregoingtolearnChineseandthenbeabigsuccess,butIthinkit'simportanttobequiterealisticaboutthat."
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"playat"probablymeaninParagraph2 .
A.Treatseriously
B.Learnlazily
C.Talkamusingly
D.Cheatcleverly
9.WhatcanyoulearnfromLiberty'sandHannah'scareerexperience .
A.Chinesedegreehelpedthemtofindsatisfyingjobs.
B.Therearestudentslearningcharactersatthestudentbar.
C.GraduateswithFrenchorSpanishdegreehavenochancetofindjobs.
D.BylearningChinese,peoplearetohaveasuccessfulcareer.
10.What'sHannah'sattitudetochoosingChineseasapossiblecareers .
A.Doubtful.
B.Positive.
C.Puzzled.
D.Objective.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthetexts .
A.ManyforeigncollegestudentscometoChinatoseekjobs.
B.AdegreeinChinesemeansbigsuccessforitslearners.
C.GraduatesinChinesearemorelikelytogethigh﹣payingjobs.
D.Chinesedegreeishardertoearnbutworthwhileinworkplace.
Ithadbeenalongwinter.Bittercold,snowydayshadhitusagainandagain.Onthewarmerdaystherehadbeenlittlesunshine,butonlycold,icyrain.ThesunhadbecomesuchararesightthatIhadtolookatapictureofitonmywallcalendarfromtimetotimetorememberwhatitlookedlike.Thegrasshadremainedbrownanddormant(潜伏的)inthegrassland.MyownbackyardhadturnedintoamuddymessthattriedtostealtheshoesrightoffmyfeetasIwalkedonit.Myheartachedandlongedforspring,andmyowngoodcheerhadtroublerisingupagainstthecontinuous,cold,graydays.
TherainpoureddownonmeasIwalkedmydogs,holdingtheirleashesinmyicyfingers.Ilookedupattheskyhopingtoseethesunsmilingdownwithitswarm,goldenface.Butitwasnouse.Itwasthen,however,thatIsawit.Itwasn'tthesmilingfaceofthesunintheskybutalittle,yellowfacepeeking(微露出)throughthemud.Itwasatinyflower,anditfilledmyheartwithhopeandjoy.IsmiledandthankedGodforthislittlesignthatwinterwouldsoonbeoverandthatspringwouldarrive.IfeltmygoodcheerrisingupatlastandIpromisedGodthatIwouldshareitwitheveryoneIcould.
Onedaythattinyflower'sseedswillfillthegrasslandwithlittle,yellowfacessmilingupfromtheground.Itsworkwillmakethisworldabetterandmorebeautifulplace.Maywealldothesame.Mayweallshineourlightandshareourloveevenonthecoldestandgrayestdays.Mayweallhelptoshareabitofspringinwinter.Mayweallworktomakethisworldbetterandbrighterevenwhenitisatitsdarkest.
12.Whydidtheauthorlookatapictureofsunonawallcalendarfromtimetotime?
A.Becauseshehadn'tseensunshineforalongtime.
B.Becauseshewantedtocheckhowlongthecoldwinterwouldlast.
C.Becauseshecouldn'tgoout.
D.Becauseshelookedforwardtospring.
13.Theauthorfelt beforeshefoundthetinyflower.
A.worried
B.angry
C.hopeful
D.frustrated
14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Thetinyflowerwasfoundintheauthor'sbackyard.
B.Thetinyflowerinspiredtheauthorverymuch.
C.Theauthorwouldsharethetinyflowerwithothers.
D.Theauthorwouldnevermindthecoldweather.
15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.A
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