学年福建省泉州市惠安县高二达利杯学科素养竞赛英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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学年福建省泉州市惠安县高二达利杯学科素养竞赛英语试题Word版含答案
惠安县2020-2021学年“达利杯”学科素养年
级英语竞赛试卷
(时间120分钟,总分100分)
第部一分:
阅读(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Istherelinkbetweenhumansandclimatechangeornot?
Thisquestionwasfirststudiedintheearly1900s.Sincethen,manyscientistshavethoughtthatouractionsdomakeadifference.In1997,theKyotoProtocolexplainedourroleintheEarth’schangingatmosphereandsetinternationallimitsforgasemissionsfrom2008to2012.Somecountrieshavedecidedtocontinuethesereductionsuntil2020.Morerecently,theParisAgreement,stuckbynearly200countries,alsoaimstolimitglobalwarming.Butjustnowhowmuchwarmeritwillgetdependsonhowdeeplycountriescutcarbonemissions.
3.5℃Thisishowmuchtemperatureswouldriseby2100evenifnationsliveuptotheinitialParispromisestoreducecarbonemissions;thisrisecouldstillputcoastalcitiesunderwateranddriveoverhalfofallspeciestoextinction.
2℃Tomeetthisminimumgoal,theAgreementrequirescountriestotightenemissionstargetseveryfiveyears.Eventhisincreasecouldsinksomeislands,worsedrought(干旱)anddriveadeclineofuptoathirdinthenumberofspecies.
1.5℃ThisisthemostambitiousgoalfortemperaturerisesetbytheParisAgreement,afterapushbylow-lyingislandnationslikeKiribati,whichsaylimitingtemperatureriseto1.5℃couldsavethemfromsinking.
0.8℃Thisishowmuchtemperatureshaverisensincetheindustrialagebegan,puttingus40%ofthewaytothe2℃point.
0℃Thebaselinehereisaverageglobaltemperaturebeforethestartoftheindustrialage.
1.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph1that_______.
A.theproblemofglobalwarmingwillhavebeenquitewellsolvedby2020
B.gasemissionshavebeeneffectivelyreducedindevelopedcountries
C.theParisAgreementismoreinfluentialthantheKyotoProtocol
D.humanshavemadecontinuouseffortstoslowdownglobalwarming
2.IfnationscouldonlykeeptheinitialpromisesoftheParisAgreement,whatwouldhappenbytheyear2100?
A.Thehumanpopulationwouldincreasebyonethird.
B.Littleover50%ofallspecieswouldstillexist.
C.Nationswouldnotneedtotightentheiremissionstargets.
D.TheAgreement’sminimumgoalwouldnotbereached.
3.Ifthoseislandnationsnotfarabovesealevelaretosurvive,themaximumtemperaturerise,sincethestartoftheindustrialage,shouldbe_______.
A.0.8℃B.1.5℃C.2℃D.3.5℃
B
The65-year-oldSteveGoodwinwasfoundsufferingfromearlyAlzheimer’s(阿尔楚海默症).Hewaslosinghismemory.
Asoftwareengineerbyprofession,Stevewasakeenloverofthepiano,andtheonlymusicianinhisfamily.Musicwashistruepassion,thoughhehadneverperformedoutsidethefamily.
Melissa,hisdaughter,feltitmorethanworthwhiletosavehismusic,towhichshefellasleepeachnightwhenshewasyoung.Shethoughtabouthiringaprofessionalpianisttoworkwithherfather.
Naomi,Melissa’sbestfriendandatalentedpianist,gottoknowaboutthisandshowedwillingnesstohelp.
“Whydothis?
”Stevewondered.
“Becauseshecares.”Melissasaid.
Stevenodded,tearsineye.
NaomidrovetotheGoodwinhome.ShetoldSteveshe’dlovetohearhimplay.Stevemovedtothepianoandsatatthebench,handstremblingashegentlyplacedhisfingersonthekeys.
Naomiputasmallrecordernearthepiano.Startsandstopsandmistakes.Longpauses,heartsinking.ButStevepressedon,playingforthefirsttimeinhislifeforastranger.
“Itwasbeautiful."Naomisaidafterlisteningtotherecording.“Themusicwasworthsaving.”
Herresponsibility,herprivilege,wouldbetorescueit.ThemusicwassillinSteveGoodwin.Itwashiddeninroomswithdoorsabouttobelocked.
NaomiandStevemeteveryotherweekandspenthourstogether.He’dmovehisfingersclumsilyonthepiano,andthenshe’dtakehisplace.Hestruggledtoexplainwhatheheardinhishead.Hestoodbythepiano,eyesclosed,listeningforthefirsttimetohisownworkbeingplayedbysomeoneelse.
SteveandNaomispokeinmusicalcodelines,beats,intervals,movingfromtheroottoendasonginanewkey.Steveheardit.Allofit.Hejustcouldn’tplayit.
WorkingwithNaomididwondersforSteve.Ithadexcitedwithinhimthebeliefhecouldwriteonelastsong.Oneday,Naomireceivedanemail.Attachedwasarecording,arecordingoflossandlove,ofthefight.Stevecalledit“MelancholyFlower”.
Naomiheardmultiplestopsandstarts,Stevestruggling,searchingwhilehiswifeJonicalledhim“honey”andencouragedhim.Thetaskwassohard,andSteve,angryandupset,saidhewasquitting.Jonipraisedhim,tellingherhusbandthiscouldbehissignaturepiece.
Naomimanagedtofigureout16ofSteve’sfavorite,andmostpersonalsongs.WithNaomi’shelp,theGoodwinfamilyfoundasoundengineertorecordNaomiplayingSteve’ssongs.Jonithoughtthatwouldbetheend.Butitwasn’t.
Inthemonthsleadinguptothe2016OregonRepertorySingersChristmasconcert,Naomitoldthedirectorshehadaspecialoneinmind:
“MelancholyFlower”.
ShetoldthedirectoraboutherprojectwithSteve.Thedirectoragreedtoaddittotheplayinglist.ButNaomiwouldhavetoaskSteve’spermission.Heconsidereditanhonor.
Aftertheconcert,NaomitoldthefamilythatSteve’smusicwasbeautifulandprofessional.Itneededtobesharedinpublic.
ThefamilyrentedaformerchurchindowntownPortlandandscheduledaconcert.Bythedayoftheshow,morethan300peoplehadsaidtheywouldattend.
Bythen,Stevewashavingahardtimerememberingthenamesofsomeofhisfriends.Heknewthepathhislifewasnowtaking.Hetoldhisfamilyhewasatpeace.
Stevearrivedandsatinthefrontrow,surroundedbyhisfamily.Thehouselightsfaded.Naomitookthestage.Herfingers.Hisheart.
4.WhydidMelissawanttosaveherfather’smusic?
A.Hismusiccouldstophisdiseasefromworsening.
B.Shewantedtopleaseherdyingoldfather.
C.Hismusicdeservedtobepreservedinthefamily.
D.Shewantedtomakeherfatheraprofessional.
5.AfterhearingSteve’splaying,Naomi________.
A.refusedtomakeacommentonit
B.wasdeeplyimpressedbyhismusic
C.decidedtofreeStevefromsuffering
D.regrettedofferinghelptoherfriend
6.HowcantheprocessofSteve’srecordingbedescribed?
A.Itwasslowbutproductive.
B.Itwasbeneficialtohishealth.
C.ItwastiresomeforNaomi.
D.ItwasvitalforNaomi’scareer.
7.BeforeStevefinished“MelancholyFlower,"hiswifeJoni_______.
A.thoughtthemusictalentofStevewasexhausted
B.didn’texpectthedamagethediseasebroughtabout
C.didn’tfullyrealizethevalueofherhusband’smusic
D.broughtherhusband’smusiccareertoperfection
8.HowdidStevefeelattheconcertheldindowntownPortland?
A.Hefeltconcernedabouthisillness.
B.Hesensedaresponsibilityformusic.
C.Heregainedhisfaithinmusic.
D.Hegotintoastateofquiet.
C
Enough“meaninglessdrivel”.That’sthemessagefromagroupofmembersoftheUKgovernmentwhohavebeenexamininghowsocialmediafirmslikeLinkedIngatherandusesocialmediadata.
TheHouseofCommonsScienceandTechnologyCommittee’sreport,releasedlastweek,hasblamedfirmsformakingpeoplesignuptolongincomprehensiblelegalcontractsandcallsforaninternationalstandardorkitemark(认证标记)toidentifysitesthathavecleartermsandconditions.
“Thetermandconditionsstatementthatweallcarelesslyagreetoismeaninglessdriveltoanyone,”saysAndrewMiller,thechairofthecommittee.Instead,hesays,firmsshouldprovideaplain-Englishversionoftheirterms.Thesimplifiedversionwouldbecheckedbyathirdpartyandawardedakitemarkifitisanaccuratereflectionoftheoriginal.
Itisnotyetclearwhowouldadministerthescheme,buttheUKgovernmentislookingatintroducingitonavoluntarybasis.“weneedtothinkthroughhowwemakethatworkinpractice,”saysMiller.
Wouldwepayanymoreattentiontoakitemark?
“Ithinkifyouwentanddidthesurvey,peoplewouldliketothinktheywould,”saysNigelShadboltattheUniversityofSouthampton,UK,whostudiesopendata.“Wedoknowpeopleworryalotabouttheinappropriateuseoftheirinformation.”Butwhatwouldhappeninpracticeisanothermatter,hesays.
Otherdisorganizationsuchasbanksaskcustomerstosignlongcontractstheymaynotreadorunderstand,butMillerbelievessocialmediarequiresspecialattentionbecauseitissonew.“Westilldon’tknowhowsignificantthelong-termimpactisgoingtobeofunwisethingsthatkidsputonsocialmediathatcomebackandbitethemin20years’time,”hesays.
Shadbolt, who gave evidence to the committee, says the problem is that we don’t know howcompanies will use our data because their business models and uses of data are still evolving.
Large collections of personal information have become valuable only recently, he says.
Theshockandangerwhenasocialmediafirmdoessomethingwithdatathatpeopledon’texpect,evenifusershaveapparentlygivenpermission,showthatthecurrentsituationisn’tworking.Ifproperlyadministered,akitemarkontermsandconditionscouldhelppeopleknowwhatexactlytheyaresigningupto.Althoughtheywouldstillhavetoactuallyreadthem.
9.Whatdoesthephrase“meaninglessdrivel”inParagraph1and3referto?
A.Legalcontractsthatsocialmediafirmsmakepeoplesignupto.
B.WarningsfromtheUKgovernmentagainstunsafewebsites.
C.Guidelinesonhowtousesocialmediawebsitesproperly.
D.Insignificantdatacollectedbysocialmediafirms.
10.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatNigelShadbolt
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