1、安徽省名校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题安徽省名校2020-2021学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 What comes to mind when you think of a museum? Perhaps you picture an impressive building in a rather traditional design made of high-quality stone? Some might consider these customary institutions the best way to safeguard the
2、future of typical educational topics. But according to the Museums Association, a museum is traditionally defined as a place enabling people to have more knowledge via various collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. There are about 2500 museums in the UK; a few are bound to be considere
3、d a little unconventional, unusual or even unknown. However atypical your interest is, theres a museum for you!What about Neil Coles Adventures? This museum was opened by founder Neil Cole. Visitors to this Allendale attraction in Northumberland can see items ranging from stage properties used in th
4、e BBC series Dr Who to part of Thors costume from the Avengers movie. Science fiction has now become more mainstream so I thought people might want to see this, says Mr Cole. If clocks are more to your taste, why not visit the Cuckooland Museum? Set up by brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski, this Chesh
5、ire collection of over 600 cuckoo clocks is considered to be the largest of its kind in the world and all from the Black Forest region in Germany.Then, you could visit the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities in London. This offbeat, alternative institution is against the trend of educating visitors th
6、rough written descriptions alongside its collections. Instead, it displays all of its rare treasures, which include dodo bones, shrunken heads and a collection of McDonalds Happy Meal toys, with no caption at all. There are many more wonderful institutions out there that march to the beat of their o
7、wn drum. All you have to do is go and find them!1What do the traditional museums serve to do?ATo educate kids more about the world. BTo help people explore moreCTo show visitors a specialized field. DTo help understand the real life.2What does Neil Coles Adventures focus on?AAllendale scenery. BStag
8、e properties.CScience fiction. DThe Avengers movies.3Which of the following museums has no written explanation for visitors?AThe Museum Association. BNeil Coles Adventures.CThe Cuckooland Museum. DThe Viktor Wynd Museum. Airports are mini cities, often with their own firefighters, doctors and even p
9、riests. But goat herders（牧工）? Passengers flying out of San Francisco International Airport recently might have caught a glimpse of something strange: nearly 600 goats chewing away at overgrown weed. Each spring the airport needs to remove the brush in a remote comer to protect nearby homes from poss
10、ible fires.For the past seven years, the airport has turned to Goats R Us, a goat-powered brush removal company, which charged US $34,900 for the service this year. A large amount, isnt it? Why not employ machines on humans? Two endangered species, the San Francisco garter snake（束带蛇）and the Californ
11、ia red-legged frog, live there. Thus, this humane approach has been adopted to secure their peaceful life.What do the herders and their dogs do? Theres always a goat or two that would like to take a different path. Just as a kindergarten teacher knows which kids need a little extra attention, so we
12、will make sure the dogs can target the naughty goats to keep them secure, says Terri Oyarzun, co-owner of Goats R Us. When asked how to lead goats to the next plot of plants. Terri says, Its effortless. You know, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Goats were the inspiration
13、for that philosophy.The goats travel 30 miles each spring from their home in Orinda, California to the airport in a 16-wheel truck. They spend two weeks cutting away a 20-foot firebreak on the west side of the airport. When Oyarzuns mats arent clearing brush at the airport, they are busy doing simil
14、ar work on the side of Californias free-ways, at state parks, and anywhere else with overgrown vegetation. The family has about 8,000 total active goats, nearly twice that of three years ago.4What can we know from Paragraph 1?AThere is too much grass to feed goats BGoats have successfully built fire
15、walls.COvergrown grass covers much room for planes. DGrass is cleared annually to prevent potential fire.5Goats are hired to clear the grass for the purpose of .Acutting down the expenses Breducing the risk of deathsCguarding against possible fires Dprotecting certain endangered species6Terris words
16、 in Paragraph 3 can be best described as .Acritical Bhumorous Cridiculous Dobjective7What can be inferred from the text?AThe goats walk 30 miles to the airport every year.BMore passengers have been attracted to the airport.COyarzuns business is now booming and promising.DGoats are not accustomed to
17、life at the airport yet. We all love to take photographs. Its a simple way to snap a special moment, an amazing view, or just to show off your artistic skills. And its great to look back through your photo albums and share memories with your friends. In fact, they show a snapshot（快照）in time. This ha
18、snt really changed since the invention of photography in the 1830s. But one thing that has changed is the equipment we use.For many years, we have used traditional cameras to take our pictures with. Our images were taken onto camera film which was then processed into negatives from which photos were
19、 printed a lengthy process. And weve had a range of cameras to choose from from the simple compact camera to more advanced single lens reflex, or SLR cameras.But the biggest change has come with the development of digital devices. This has made taking photo quicker and easier. Its enabled us to take
20、 a snap and review our pictures instantly. Weve been able to deal with them in post-production, using software on our computer. And of course, weve been able to share them like never before particularly on social media.Of course, now we have the smartphone a phone that is, well, smart because it can
21、 take photos and sometimes very good quality ones, and we can share them easily. So does that mean the traditional camera will eventually become outdated? Figures from Japan show how the market is shrinking: shipments of compact digital cameras from companies like Olympus, Canon and Nikon were down
22、39 percent year on year.But Phil Hall, editor of Tech Radar magazine, told the BBC that while people are swapping their compact cameras for smartphones, manufacturers are looking at the more higher-end cameras, high-end compacts, DSLRs, which are the ones you can attach lenses to, mirrorless cameras
23、. In this sense, theres nothing to worry about.8What does the underlined word they in Paragraph I refer to?APrivate memories. BPhoto albumsCArtistic skills. DPhotographs9What is the biggest challenge for traditional cameras?AInstant access to taking photographs. BSharing moments on social media.CThe
24、 development of digital technology. DPost-production of software on computer.10What is Phil Halls attitude towards the future of traditional cameras?AOptimistic. BNegative. CWorried. DUncertain.11What is the best title for the text?AWhat a dilemma for cameras! BWhat can smartphones do for us?CAre sm
25、artphones killing cameras? DCamera producers survive the hard times Its the most popular drink worldwide. According to the British Coffee Association, approximately two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. But after the beans have been picked, roasted and brewed, the grounds（渣子）are often t
26、reated as waste. With the environment and resource consumption such hot topics at the moment, wouldnt it be great if we could reuse this waste to make something useful?The company OCHIS produces sunglasses. Max Havrylenko, founder of the company, was searching for an alternative material to plastic.
27、 He wanted to solve the problem of plastic use and overconsumption so as to create a greener world, he told the Guardian. OCHIS heats the grounds with vegetable oils, forming a bond. These are pressed into plates which are durable and flexible. These are then cut into the arms and frames of the glas
28、ses. Dont worry, he says, They wont dissolve（溶解）in the rain.Rosalie McMillan, a London jeweler, uses recycled coffee grounds along with gold and silver to make handcrafted jewelry. Mixed with oils, the coffee is then subjected to heat and pressure to create a compound she calls Curface. Her website
29、says it has a beautiful surface quality and texture with similar properties to hardwood.What about a coffee cup made from them? Kaffeeform is a German-based company that transforms used grounds and renewable plant-based raw materials into a durable composite. This is shaped into a variety of contain
30、ers and polished and finished, ready to be sold. So, you can drink your coffee from a cup made of coffee.And it doesnt stop there. Even without a factory, you can make use of coffee grounds. They make excel-lent fertilizer（肥料）. You can highlight something against them, or mix them with water to make
31、 a brown-toned paint. And the list goes on. So next time you finish your morning cup, lake a while to think again.12The first paragraph is mainly written to introduce .Ahow people treat coffee grounds Bannual consumption of coffeeCgrowing popularity of coffee Dthe big problem of wasting food13What c
32、an be inferred from the second paragraph?AOCHIS doesnt make sunglasses at all at present.BPlastic might be less eco-friendly to environment.CCoffee has become the raw materials of sunglasses.DCoffee-based plates are more durable and flexible.14The underlined word subjected in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by .Aaccustomed Bexposed Crelevant Dsensitive15What does the author advise peop
