河南省郑州市中牟县学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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河南省郑州市中牟县学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
河南省郑州市中牟县2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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Onnumerousdriveswithmymomthroughmychildhood,shewouldsuddenlypulloverthecartoexamineaflowerbythesideoftheroadorrescueabeetlefromdangerwhileI,inmylateteensandearlytwenties,satimpatientlyinthecar.
ThoughMother'sDayfollowsEarthDay,forme,theyhavealwaysbeenrelatedtoeachother.Mymomhasbeen''green''sinceshebecameconcernedabouttheenvironment.Partofthishabitwasbornofthrift(节俭).Likehermotherandhergrandmotherbeforeher,momsavesglassjars,emptycheesecontainersandreusesherplasticbags.
Momcreatesakindofharmoniousrelationshipwithwildlifeinheryard.Sheknowstopicktheapplesonhertreesalittleearlytoavoidthebearsandthatifsheleavesthebirdfeedersoutatnight,itislikelythattheywillbeknockeddownbyafamilyofraccoons(浣熊).Spidersthatmaketheirwayintothehouseandarecaughtinjuiceglasseswillbesetlooseinthegarden.
Itrytoteachmychildrenthatlookingoutfortheenvironmentstartswithbeingawareoftheenvironment.Onbusystreets,welookfordandelions(蒲公英)toflyinthewind;wesayhellotoneighborhoodcatsandpickupplasticcupsandpaperbags.Thisteachingcomeseasily,Irealize,becauseIwastaughtsowellbyexample.Momdidn’tneedtolecture;shedidn'tneedtobeatadrumtochangetheworld.Shesimplysloweddownenoughtoenjoylivinginitandwiththatjoycamemercyandaninstinct(直觉)forprotection.
Iamslowingdownanditisn'tbecauseoftheweightofmynearlyfortyyearsontheplanet,itisjustoutofmyconcernfortheplanetitself.I'vebeguntosaveglassjarsandreusepackingenvelopes.Ipauseinmydailytaskstowatchthesquirrelsraceeachotherinthetreesabovemyhouse.
Lastsummer,Iplantedtomatoesinmyyard.WiththeheatofAugustaroundme,Ienjoyedmytomatoeswhilesittingonmylowwall.Iimmediatelywantedtosharewithmymom.
1.WhydoestheauthorsayEarthDayisconnectedwithMother'sDay?
A.BecauseMother'sDayfallsshortlyafterEarthDay.
B.Tostressthatalltheolderwomenareenvironmentalists.
C.Tostresshowmuchhermothercaresabouttheenvironment.
D.BecausehermotheraskshertobekindtonatureonMother’sDay.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtoMom's''greenlife''?
A.Pickingdandelionsonbusystreets.B.Rescuingabeetlefromsomedanger.
C.Settingacaughtspiderfreeinthegarden.D.Savingglassjarsandemptycheesecontainers.
3.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat________.
A.theauthor'smotherisveryimpatientwithherchildren
B.Theauthor'smotherknowshowtoliveinharmonywithnature
C.theauthor'smotherknowshowtokeepthewildlifeoffheryard
D.theauthor'smotherusedtolecturehertoprotecttheenvironment
4.Thechangeorderofthewriter'sattitudetowardshermom'sbehaviorshouldbe________.
A.doubtful—critical—positiveB.approving—doubtful—negative
C.understanding—critical—approvingD.negative—understanding—approving
Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenteroftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature.
AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.''Overtime,''Villarrealsays,''theyfeelseparatedandalone.''
Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.
Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeep''theirstory''aliveforever.
Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?
Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.
Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.
5.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.
A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicB.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected
C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame
6.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.
B.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.
C.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.
D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.
7.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?
A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.B.Hugepopulationoffans.
C.Lackoffavorablechances.D.Inadequatesocialrecognition
8.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?
A.Indifferent.B.Respectful.
C.Critical.D.Sympathetic.
Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.
TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation(APEX)spoketoaround1,500peopleaged18andolder,whohavetraveledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,ChinaSingapore,AustraliaandBrazil.
TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively—whennotdrinking—choosingtoworkwhileflyingat35,000feet.
Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingachatwithrandomstrangers—spending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversationsonlineviaemail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.
Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatupontheselectionofin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengers.
Theinternationalflyers,whotravelledoneightmajorairlines,didhoweverexpresstheirdesireforbetterin-flightentertainment.''Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandonboardservice,andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements''saidRussellLemieux,APEXexecutivedirector.''Atthesametime,passengersaredemandingmorefromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingallaspectsofthejourney.''headded.
9.Whatcanyouprobablyseeintheflightaccordingtothepassage?
A.Brazilianschoosetodrink.B.Americansdoin-flightshopping.
C.Germanschattokillthetime.D.TheChineseswitchofftheseat-beltsign.
10.Whenonboardtheplane,________.
A.mostpassengersliketoreadin-flightmagazines
B.passengersfromonenationhavelittleincommon
C.morethanhalfofthepassengersdon’tenjoyplanefood
D.mostpeopletendtohaveagoodsleepduringin-flighttime
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Flyerscarenotalittleaboutentertainment.
B.Flyersareexpectingbetterflightexperiences.
C.Flyersarenotsatisfiedwiththeimprovements.
D.Flyershavemoreandmoredemandsfromairlines.
12.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Toentertainreaderswithinterestingstories.
B.Tocriticizeimpolitebehaviorsontheplane.
C.Toencouragepeopletotakeflightifpossible.
D.Toinformreadersabouttheresultsofasurvey.
Holdingacellphoneagainstyourearorstoringitinyourpocketmaybedangeroustoyourhealth.ThisexplainsawarningthatcellphonemakersincludeinthesmallprintthatisoftenignoredwhenanewphoneispurchasedApple,forexample,doesn’twantiPhonestocomeclosertoyouthan1.5centimeters.
Ifhealthissuesarisefromcellphoneuse,thepossibleeffectsarehuge.AccordingtoDevraDavis,anexpertwhohasworkedfortheUniversityofPittsburgh,braincancerisaconcern.Overall,therehasnotbeenanincreaseinitsincidencesincecellphonesarrived.Buttheaveragemasksanincreaseinbraincancerinthe20—29agegroupandadropfortheolderpopulation.
“Mostcancershavemanycauses,”shesays,butshepointstolaboratoryresearchthatsuggestslowenergyradiationcoulddamagecellsthatcouldpossiblyleadtocancer.
Childrenaremorevulnerabletoradiationthanadults,Ms.Davisandotherscientistspointout:
Radiationthatpenetrates(穿透)onl
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