山东省潍坊市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

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山东省潍坊市学年高二上学期期末英语试题

山东省潍坊市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

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Morethanonemillionsingle-usestraws（吸管）,mostofthemplastic,areusedintheUnitedStateseachday.Theyendupinwaterways,harmseaanimals,andbreakdownintomicro-plastics.Quantitiesofplaceshavepassedplastic-strawbansasawaytostarthandlingtheglobalplasticwasteproblem.

Strawmaterials:

advantagesanddisadvantages

1.Metal

Madeofstainlesssteel,aluminum,oreventitanium,metalstrawshavebecomepopular.Theydrawsomecriticismforhavingametallictasteandconductingheatfromahotdrink,butthey’restrongandcanbereused.

2.Paper

Paperdrinkingstraws,whichdatefromthelate1800s,oftenabsorbliquidovertimeandcanleaveatasteorfibersindrinks.They’rethemostpopularthrowawaychoiceinplaceswithplastic-strawbans.

3.Glass

Thoughglassstrawsmaybemorebreakableandthuslessportablethanreusablestrawsofothermaterials,theyholdupwelltowashingandreuse.Somestrawsaremadetolookartistic,withcolorsandblown-glassdesigns.

4.Bamboo

Thisnaturalmaterialcanbesustainablyproducedandisaplant-basedreplacementofplasticstraws.Bamboostrawsareeasilydisposedofandturnedintofertilizer.Theyarereusablebutcanbehardtocleancompletelyandmayabsorbflavors.

1．Whatisthemajorproblemwithplasticstraws?

A．Function.B．Flavor.

C．Weight.D．Pollution.

2．Whichofthefollowingbelongstosingle-usestraws?

A．Metalstraw.B．Paperstraw.

C．Glassstraw.D．Bamboostraw.

3．Whatistheadvantageofthebamboostraw?

A．Itcanbecomefertilizer.B．Itiseasytoclean.

C．Itisportableandbendable.D．Ithasdifferentdesigns.

MyloveforlibrariesblossomedwhenIjoinedthepubliclibrary.Fromtheageof8Iwasallowedtowalkfrommyhometothedowntownlibrary,housedabovethepolicestation.Oncethelibrariangavememyfirstmembershipcard,Icouldenjoyarangeofbooks,whichstartedwithLittleHouseintheBigWoods.Iwasaddictedinstantly,andthisloveoflibrariesandreadingwouldchangemylife,allowingmetoonedaycreateasafespaceforhigh-schoolkids,too.

BythetimeIwasinhighschool,Icouldreadtheauthorsthatwewerestudyinginclass,includingCharlesDickens,MarkTwainandEmilyBronte.Duringthesummermonths,IgotcaughtupinGonewiththeWind.

WhenIstudiedEnglishliteratureatuniversity,Ithoughtitwastimetobuildmyownlibrary.Forthenext40years,Icontinuedtocollectbooks.Untiloneday,Irealizedthatallmybookshadbecomeapartofthehouse,likewallpaper.

Towardtheendofmyteachingcareer,Ibecameateacher-librarianatmyoldhighschool,whereIhadfirstlearnedEnglishliterature.Thispositionenabledmetoregainmyloveandappreciationforlibraries.Ihadagenerousbudgetformyclasses,soIsearchedfornovelsthatwouldinterestmyteenageaudienceandhopefullysparkaloveofbooks.Fantasy,science-fiction,graphicnovels-Iboughtalmostanytypeofbooksthatmystudentswantedtoread.Iboughtsofasandcomfortablechairs,turningthelibraryintoasafepublicspace,foreveryone.

Indoingso,Irealizedthatthelibraryisn’tjustaplacetodoresearch.Theyare,infact,placesthatofferanopportunitytoconnectwiththepast,presentandfuture.Allthatisrequiredisatinybitofcuriosity.Librariesareplacesthatshouldbefulloflife.Theyhelpusadjusttotheworld,andtheirdoorsmustbekeptopentoeveryoneforfree!

4．Whatinspiredtheauthortosetupalibraryforstudents?

A．Somewell-knownclassics.

B．Hisearlyexperienceofreading.

C．Thesuggestionofalibrarian.

D．Thebook:

LittleHouseintheBigWoods.

5．Whendidtheauthorbegintobuildhisownlibrary?

A．Inprimaryschool.B．Inhighschool.

C．Duringuniversityyears.D．Afterleavingcollege.

6．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph4?

A．Whathiscareerwaslike.

B．Wherehestoredhisbooks.

C．Whyschoolkidslovedreading.

D．Howheimprovedtheschoollibrary.

7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AprivatelibraryB．Readwithcuriosity

C．Alibrarian’slifeD．Morethanjustbooks

Whenbabyturtlesfirstcomeoutofeggs,theyheadtotheseabynature.Thebeachsurfacegoesdown,whichisonedirectionalcluetheyfollow.Anotherislight:

Thehorizon（地平线）overtheseaisbrighterthanthehorizonoverland.

Butlightsfromtownsandbeachdevelopmentscanconfusethebabyturtles.Theskyshiningaboveacitycanmisleadthemtowander.Andparticularlybrightlightscandrawthemawayfromthesea.

You’dthinktheextratimecrawling（爬行）mightwearoutbabyturtles,whichneedenergyoncetheygetinthewatertoswimforaboutadaytogettotheirdestinationinthesea.Inanormaltripfromneststowaves,thebabiesbuildupchemicalsthat