学年山西省运城市景胜中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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学年山西省运城市景胜中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题
山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分100分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题3分,满分60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
WheninParis,nevermisstheEiffelTower!
In1887whentheconstructionoftheEiffelTowerstarted,morethan300celebritiesincludingfamouswriterMaupassantwereagainstthebuildingofthisuglytower.Buttwoyearslater,theEiffelTowerbecamethemostclassicarchitectureintheexhibitionthatyear.Andnowafterover100yearssinceitsbuilding,thetowercanbringmorethan1.5billionEurostoParisannually.AlmosteveryvisitortoPariswillcometoEiffeltohaveabird’seyeviewforthecity.Maybe,suchanastonishingchangeisalsobeyondtheexpectationofitsdesigner,GustaveEiffel.
BelowissomeinformationaboutvisitingtheTower.
Address:
ChampdeMars,5avAnatoleFrance,7e
Tel:
0892701239
Tickets:
Totakethelifttothetop,thepriceforadultsandchildrenare15and10.50euroseach;totakethelifttothe2ndfloor,thepriceforadultsandchildrenare9and4.50euroseach;totakethestairstothe2ndfloor,thepriceforadultsandchildrenare5and3euroseach;andtotakethelifttothetopfromthe2ndfloorcosts6euros.
OpeningHours:
TheEiffelTowerisopeneverysingledayoftheyear.From17Juneto28August,theliftsandstairsopenfrom9:
00tomidnight.Duringtherestoftheyear,theliftsopenfrom9:
30-23:
00andthestairsopenfrom9:
30-18:
30.
Website:
www.tour-eiffel.fr
1.WhatdoweknowabouttheEiffelTower?
A.Thetowerwascompletedin1887.
B.Thedesignerwasquitesureofitssuccess.
C.ThetowerbringsgreatprofitstoParis.
D.Itsdesignwaspopularfromthebeginning.
2.TogettothetopoftheEiffelTower,howmuchdoesanadultpayATLEAST?
A.6euros.B.9euros.C.11euros.D.15euros.
3.IfyouwanttooverlookParisatnightonOctoberlst,youcan______.
A.takeliftstothetopB.takestairsfirstandthenlifts
C.takestairstothetopD.takeliftsfirstandthenstairs
B
Althoughmosthitchhikers(搭便车的人)arepeople,passers-bytendtoignorethembecausetheyarecautiousaboutgivingridestostrangers.Butwhatwilltheydoiftheycomeacrossahitchhikingrobot?
Willtheytakeittoitsdestinationorwilltheyjustleavethehelplessmachinebythewayside?
ThatistheanswerCanadianprofessors,DavidHarrisSmithandFraukeZeller,whostudytherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology,areseekingforaftertheycameupwiththeideaofbuildingahitchhikingrobot.
HitchBOTisbuiltwithcheaphouseholditems.ThankstoaPCtablet,GPStrackerandcamera,hitchBOTnotonlycansenditsthoughtsandpicturestothegeneralpublic,butalsocananswergeneralquestionsandkeepdriversentertainedwithsmalltalks.Thesmartrobotisevenabletoquoteinterestingfactsabouttheareasithaspassedthrough.
Notsurprisingly,manypeoplearedoubtfulabouthitchBOT’sability.Mostpeoplethinkthecuterobotwillbedamagedbysomeone.Actually,theyareallwrong.TherobothitchhikedallthewayfromHalifax,NovaScotia,toVictoria,BritishColumbia,adistanceof3,700miles.ItwasfirstpickeduponJuly27thbyanelderlycouple.ItnotonlyreacheditsdestinationonAugust21st,butalsohadsomeamazingadventuresalongtheway.Itvisitednationalparks,wentfishing,wentcamping,andevenattendedaweddingwhereitexperienceditsfirstdanceandinterruptedthebride’sspeech.
Inadditiontohelpingitgettoitsdestination,itsCanadianfanshavegoneouttoensureitssafetyfromcoveringtherobotwithaplasticcape(披肩)tohelpkeepitdrytoensuringthatitstayshealthywithmotoroil.
4.Whyisthehitchhikingrobotbuilt?
A.Tohelppassers-byreachtheirdestinations.
B.Tofindouthowpeoplemightreacttoit.
C.Toseeifitwillgiveridestostrangers.
D.Toentertaindriversontheirway.
5.ThehitchBOTcandoallofthefollowingexcept_________.
A.talkingwiththedriverB.dancingwithpeople
C.sendingitsthoughtsandpicturesD.answeringanyquestionraised
6.HowlongdidittakethehitchBOTtoreachitsdestination?
A.Nearlyamonth.B.Overonemonth.C.Twomonths.D.Oneweek.
7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthehitchBOT?
A.Itwasignoredbyanelderlycouple.
B.Itdidn’tmeetwithanydangeralongtheway.
C.Itexperiencedalongandamazingjourney.
D.Itwillbeputintothemarketquickly.
C
Intoday’sfiercelycompetitivebusinessenvironment,companiesneedtocommunicateinformationconcerningawholerangeofissuesinaclearandprecisemannertotheircustomers.Thisisparticularlysointhecaseofcompanieswhichdobusinessinareassuchasmanufacturing,informationtechnology(IT),engineeringproductsandservices—companieswhoseproductsandservicesmaynotbeunderstoodbyacustomernotfamiliarwithitstechnicalaspects.
Thesecommunicationmaterialsarepreparedinacompanythesedaysby“technicalwriters”—peoplewhocaneffectivelycommunicatetoanintendedaudience.
Technicalwritingandwritingtext-booksarepolesapart.Theformerisaimedatthosewhodonothaveanin-depthknowledgeaboutaproductandthereforeshouldbedirectandeasytounderstand.Toomanytechnicaltermswouldonlyaddtotheconfusionofthecustomer.Technicalwritersfirstneedtounderstandthetechnicalinformationthemselves,beforetryingtocommunicateitineasierlanguagetothecustomers.EvengraduatesofEnglishliteratureareoftenfoundwantingwhenitcomestocreativeandeffectivewriting.
ThissimplymeansthatthosewithaBachelor’sdegreeinEnglishLiteraturealongwithadiploma/degreeinJournalismandhavingaPostGraduateDiplomainComputerApplications(PGDCA)areideal(理想的)candidatesforbeingemployedastechnicalwriters.
Acareerintechnicalwritingisseenasagoodchoiceforwomenmainlybecauseitiswidelyheldthatwomenaremoregiftedincreativewritingthanmenandthejobdoesnotinvolvetoomuchtravellingorworkingatnight.
8.Whatare“technicalwriters”supposedtodo?
A.Towriteaboutthecompany’sproductsorservicesinclear,easylanguage.
B.Towriteaboutthecompany’sproductsusingcorrecttechnicalterms.
C.Toeffectivelycommunicatetoanintendedaudiencebywritingletters.
D.Totravelaroundtopersuadepeopletobuythecompany’sproductsorservices.
9.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“wanting”inParagraph3?
A.beingneeded.B.wantingtowrite.
C.hopingtobeemployed.D.lackinginability.
10.Whatwouldhappenifmanytechnicaltermsareusedintechnicalwriting?
A.Itwouldsoundtooformal.B.Itwouldhelpengineersalot.
C.Itwouldconfusethecustomer.D.Itwouldproduceabettereffect.
11.Whowouldbethebestcandidateforatechnicalwriter?
A.AmanwithdegreesinEnglishliteratureandJournalismandaPGDCA.
B.AfemalewithdegreesinEnglishliteratureandJournalismandaPGDCA.
C.AmalegraduateofEnglishliteraturewithadiplomainJournalism.
D.AwomanwithadegreeinEnglishliteraturealongwithadiplomainJournalism.
D
TheIsraelifarmerswhopioneeredtherevolutionarytechnologyknownasdripirrigationweren’ttryingtosolveoneoftheworld’smosturgentproblems.Theywerejusttryingtosurvive.Theylivedinthedesert,andtheydidn’thaveenoughwatertogrowtheircrops.
Initssimplestform,itwaslittlemorethanapipewithholesinit.Butbehindeachholewasahi-techdripperthatletoutjusttherightamountofwater.Snakedalongarowofcropssothattheholeswerepositioneddirectlyabovetheroots,thepipecoulddirecteachpreciousdropofwaterdirectlytotheplants,gettingabiggerharvestwhileusingaverysmallamountofthewater.
Overtime,thefarmersimproveduponthetechnology,perfectingthedrippersthatregulatedtheflowofwater,andconnectingthepipelinestocomputersthatcoulddetermineexactlyhowmuchwatereachplantneededandwhen.
Iftheglobalpopulationkeptgrowing,therestoftheworldwouldincreasinglyresembletheirlittlecommunityinthedesert.Sotheybegansellingtheirirrigationsystemsinotherpartsoftheworld,eventuallyexpandingtomorethan110countries.Netafirm,thecompanysaysit’sliftingpeopleoutofpovertyandconservingwateratatimewhentheimportanceofdoingsohasneverbeenclearer.
Themassadoptionofdripirrigationwon’tsavetheworldbyitself.Toavoidthecomingcatastrophe,nearlyeverybodywill,insomeway,havetodomorewithless,perhapsthroughacceptingandusingothernewtechnologies.Otherwise,it’sgoingtogetugly.
12.Whyisdripirrigationcalled“therevolutionarytechnology”?
A.Itsavestheworldallbyitself.B.Itiscontrolledbycomputers.
C.Itmakesirrigationmoreeffective.D.Itprovidesdesertswithwater.
13.Whatdoes“oneoftheworld’smosturgentproblems”inParagraphlreferto?
A.lackingwater.B.lackinglabor.C.lackingfood.D.lackingenergy.
14.Howdoesthedripirrigationhelpfarmerswithcrops?
A.Bydrillingholesonthepipes.B.Byregulatingwaterviadrippers.
C.Bysnakingpipesalongthecrops.D.Byplacingpipesjustaboveroots.
15.WhichofthefollowingwillbethebestsloganforNetafirmtoselltheirrigationsystems?
A.Lesswater;Moreharvest.B.Newtechnology;Newworld.
C.Moregrain;Lessstarvation.D.Watersaving;Worldsurviving.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Handwrittenthank-youlettersaresuchasimplewayofmakingotherpeoplefeelgood.Itisstrangethatsofewpeoplewritethemanymore.Atwork,athank-youlettertoemployeesisunbelievablyeffective.Itcostslittleandhasnosideeffects.Theeffortinvolvedinwritinglettersisverylow.Thepleasureonreceivingthemisveryhigh.16
DougConant,managerofCampbell’s
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