1、云南省昆明市学年高二下学期期末英语试题云南省昆明市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择Philadelphia Zoo: Hours, Directions Daily ScheduleHoursPhiladelphia Zoo is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve,Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.Members enjoy free admission on Halloween.
2、DirectionsFrom the eastAccess Interstate-76 by exiting PATurnpike at Neshaminy.Take US RTI-S to 76E.Take Interstate-76 to exit 342 Girard Avenue.Turn left at Girard Avenue for parking.From the WestAccess Interstate-76 by exiting PATurnpike at Valley Forge.Follow 76 to exit 342 Girard Avenue.Follow d
3、irectional signs to turn left or right on Girard Avenue for available parking.From City CenterTake West River Road to Sweetbriar Road and turn left.At South Concourse Road, turn left and go one block to Girard Avenue.Daily ScheduleGet the most out of your visit! Check out your favorite animals and e
4、njoy a special keeper presentation at the times listed below.Lions at KeyBank Big Cat Falls 10:30 a.m.Pigeon Loft for a Flight Show in KidZooU 11:00 a.m.Giant Tortoise in Reptile and Amphibian House 11:15 a.m.Vampire Bats in Small Mammal House 11:30 a.m.Bears at Bear Fountain at bear Country 11:45 a
5、.m.Wildlife Workshop for an Animal Encounter in KidZooU 12: 30 p.m.Hippo, giraffe or rhino at African Plains 1:30 p.m.Animal Training Shows in KidZooU 2:00 p.m.Giant river otters or Red Pandas at Water is Life 3:15 p.m.Penguins at Penguin Point 3:45 p.m.1When is Philadelphia Zoo open?AOn Halloween.
6、BOn Thanksgiving Day.COn Christmas Eve. DOn New Years Day.2Which of the following probably lies downtown?APATurnpike. BGirard AvenueCWest River road. DSouth Concourse Road.3At what time do the animal training shows start?A9:30 a.m. B11:45 a.m.C12:30 p.m. D2:00 p.m. I dont know exactly when my love f
7、or qipaos started.I just know that when I saw Zhao Wei and her costars wearing qipaos in Romance in the Rain TV series, which was set in Shanghai in the 1930s.I was smitten.In my native United States, non-Asians are sometimes blamed on social media for wearing qipaos, but in China, people have what
8、I consider a more reasonable and open-minded approach: If foreigners wear qipaos, it is seen as a gesture of appreciation for Chinese culture.AChinese friend recently gave me one of her old qipaos.The ice blue cloth features circles with four plants known asmei lan zhu juin China.The qipao fits well
9、 at the shoulders, but not at the waist.The qipao was simply too tight.Many of my friends advised me to buy a new one .However, the value in it was that my dear friend who had been an outstanding Chinese actress in the 1980s had given it to me; it was a symbol of our friendship I finally decided to
10、have the woman in the qipao store alter (修改) it.Even before the alterations, I thought it suited me well and the blue matched the color of my eyes, and Im fascinated by “old” things.The woman said my qipao was“ Shanghai style” and made of brocade(织锦缎).It had held pretty well throughout the years.The
11、 qipao doctor said she could add material to widen it, so I chose a light pink cloth with anobleflowered design, which fitted well with the qipao and had a similar style with the original one.Finally, my old qipao was altered to my satisfaction and given a second life.4What does the underlined words
12、mittenin paragraph I mean?AConfused. BInspired.CAttracted. DDisappointed.5Why didnt the author buy a new qipao?AShe valued the friendship. BThe qipao fitted her well.CShe disliked new designs. DThe qipao was a “Shanghai style”.6The author chose the light pink cloth because .Athe qipao doctor persuad
13、ed her. Bit matched the color of her eyes.Cit had a similar style with the qipao. Dshe appreciated the traditional culture.7What is the best title of the text?AThe Increasing Popularity of Qipaos. BGiving an Old Qipao a Second Life.CMy Enthusiasm for Collecting Oipaos. DSpreading Chinese Culture to
14、the US. The Philippines, a tropical island nation in the Pacific, will now require by law all graduating students from elementary school to college plant 10 trees each before they can graduate.The law was supported in the House and is now sent to the Philippines Senate for action, Supporters of the
15、law see this as an opportunity for the Filipino youth to help deal with climate change and air pollution and build a greener environment for their generation.“To this end, the educational system shall be a centre of spreading continuous use of natural resources among the young to make them socially-
16、responsible citizens, The House bill stated, which was authored by representative Gary Alejano.Alejano estimates that over the course of one generation the bill will be responsible for 525 billion trees planted.This comes from over 12 million students graduating from elementary school each year, 5 m
17、illion from high school and 500,000 from college, equaling 175 million new trees planted each year.The Philippines consists of 7,641 islands in Southeast Asia.Across those islands,deforestation has been a primary environmental issue.Agriculture has led to a significant drop in forested areas across
18、the Philippines. Through the 20th century, forested area in the Philippines decreased from 70 percent to 20 percent.It is estimated that 24.2 million acres of forests were cut down from 1934 to 1988, primarily from logging.The performance of this new law could set off a situation, by which the Phili
19、ppines switches from net loss to net gain of trees, a simple and powerful message to the Filipino youth with the potential for long term positive influence.8Why does the Philippines make the law to plant trees?ATo create a better environment to live in.BTo show the government is taking action.CTo ma
20、ke sure students can graduate easily.DTo raise peoples awareness of education.9What does Alejano think is important?ANatural resources. BThe future generationCPowerful messages. DThe educational system.10How many trees will high school graduating students plant each year?A5 million. B50 million.C120
21、 million. D175 million.11What has caused a sharp drop in forests across the Philippines?AAloss of soil. BAgriculture.CClimate change. DAir pollution. Scientists say they have created a new device that can turn brain signals into electronic speech.The invention could one day give people who have lost
22、 the ability to speak a better way of communicating than current ones.The device was developed by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.Their results were recently published in a study in the journal Nature.Scientists created abrain machine connectionthat was set in the brain.
23、The device was built to read and record brain signals that helped control the muscles to produce speech.These include the lips, tongue and jaw .The study involved five volunteer patients who were being treated for epilepsy(癫痫).The individuals had the ability to speak and already had electrodes(电极)se
24、t in their brains.The volunteers were asked to read several hundred sentences aloud while the researchers recorded their brain activity.The researchers used audio recordings to reproduce the vocal(发声的) muscle movement which is the key to producing human speech.Future studies will test the technology
25、 on people who are unable to speak.The study reports the reproduced sentences were understandable to hundreds of human listeners asked to write out what they heard.The listeners were able to write out 43 percent of sentences with perfect accuracy.Edward Chang is a professor of the universitys Weill
26、Institute.He was a lead researcher on the project.Chang admitted that much more research of the system would be needed to reach the goal of perfectly reproducing spoken language.12Who will probably benefit most from this device?AThose unable to hear. BThose unable to see.CThose unable to speak. DTho
27、se unable to write.13What do we know about thebrain machine connection?AIt could control the muscles. BIt could produce human speech.CIt could transform brain signals. DIt could read and record brain signals.14Which of the following is important for production of human speech?ABrain activity. BMuscl
28、e control.CAudio recording. DVocal muscle movement.15In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?AScience. BFashion.CEducation. DEntertainment.二、七选五 The cost of traveling to and from your destination can be the most expensive part of the trip.16 However, you also dont want to empty your ban
29、k account! Now, we are going to share some ways with you to get more for your vacation budget.Book accommodations with valuable“freebies(免费品).We love finding a place to stay that offers free breakfast.Not only does it save some cash, but it is hugely convenient!17.Pick a hotel that is convenient to
30、where you will be spending the most time.Not only will it save you huge amounts of time, but it will save you money on local transportation!Be creative18.When we went to the Eiffel Tower, the lines for the elevator were super long.We noticed a different line that was shorter as we stood waiting.We l
31、earned that we could take the stairs without waiting in hardly any line, and it was much cheaper than taking the elevator!19.We are always looking for something free when we buy tickets to visit museums or book day trips.Whenever you can combine different activities into one price, and especially if
32、 there is a meal involved.it can be worth it.Consider City Passes.You may have seen them advertised all over tourism websites.City passeswill get you all sorts of free admission, transportation and discounts.20ADont go with the crowdBAlso, location is a major factorCYou are lucky to have free mealsDCombine activities when possib
