学年下学期高二期中备考精编金卷 英语C卷.docx

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学年下学期高二期中备考精编金卷英语C卷

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2019-2020学年下学期高二期中备考精编金卷

英语（C）

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第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Visitingmuseumsduringthispandemicisgoingtobeano-go,butyoucanstillgetmuchoftheexperienceofsomeofAmericangreatestinstitutionsinyourownlivingroom.Asmuseumsadapttoourcurrentstateofwidespreadisolation,they’reofferingonlineprogramsandvirtualtoursthataresecondonlytobeingthereinperson.Clicktojoinusandreadonforourtoppicks.

TheNationalGalleryofArt

TheNGA’swebsitehas53,000imagestodownload,andtheyrecommendusingthem asbackdropsforyourZoommeetings.TheD.C.museumalsooffersplentyofvirtualprogrammingforthewholefamily.Youcanfindvideosandactivitiesthatcenteraroundthegallery’scollection.

Online:

nationalgalleryart.org

Price:

$58/FlexibleGuestAdult;$38/NamedAdult;$19/Child;Under6Free

NationalWomen’sHistoryMuseum

TheNationalWomen’sHistoryMuseumisuploadingnewstoriesandvideosdailyallmonththatcelebratewomenthroughouthistory,andtheyencourageyoutotakeawoman’shistorybreakeachdaywhileworkingfromhometolearnaboutimportantwomen.Youcanbrowsetheirextensivecollectionofstoriesandonlineexhibits.

Online:

womenhistory.org

Price:

$148/Household;$100/Twoadults;$30/Child

MuseumofFlight

Seattle’sMuseumofFlightmaybesittingemptyofguestsrightnow,butvirtuallyit’sopenforbusiness.Onthewebsiteoftheworld’sbiggestaviationmuseum,youcantouranAirForceOnemodeloraNASASpaceShuttleTrainer,viewahugecollectionofdigitizedphotosanddocuments,andlistentotheFlightDeckpodcast.

Online:

museumofflight.org

AnnualMembership:

$150/Family;$115/TwoAdults

1.Whatdotheseplaceshaveincommon?

A.TheyallaremuseumsintheUSA.

B.Kidscanlistentostories.

C.Theyallhaveoutdooractivities.

D.Memberscangetfreeadmission.

2.Whichplaceisfavoredbyaircraftlovers?

A.TheNationalGalleryofArt.

B.NationalWomen’sHistoryMuseum.

C.MuseumofFlight.

D.TheNationalGalleryofArt&MuseumofFlight.

3.Howmuchdoesitcostforafamilywith2childrentovisitNationalWomen’sHistoryMuseumonline?

A.$148.

B.$160.

C.$208.

D.$260.

B

KobeBryanthasbeenmostfamousforhisbasketballskills,butpeopleinanyfieldcandrawinspirationfromhisconstantcommitmenttoself-improvement.

AstheworldreactstoKobeBryant’stragicpassingonJanuary26,2020,theoutpouringofsorrowfultributesextendsfarbeyondthesportsworld.Hisconstantcommitmenttoself-improvementmadehimstandout.Learnmoreaboutwhywefindcelebritydeathssoupsetting.

Caseinpoint:

hisstrategyofcallingsuccessfulbusinesspeople—oftenoneshe’dneverevenmetbefore.Hewaswillingtoputthelegworkintogrowinghissuccess.Ina2014interviewwithBloomberg,Bryantdescribedhisprocess.“Iwanttoknowmoreabouthowtheyseetheworld,”hesaid.“SomeofthequestionsthatI’llaskwillseemreallysimpleandstupid,”headmitted.“ButifIdon’tknow,Idon’tknow.Youhavetoask.”

WhoweresomeofthesesuccessfulpeoplethatKobeBryantsolookedupto?

Tonameafew:

OprahWinfrey,MarkParkerandHilarySwank.Andhedidn’tjustcallthemtosayhecalledthem;hemadesuretheywereallleavinghimmoreknowledgeable.Threeyearsago,LowercaseCapitalfounderChrisSaccadescribedhisowninteractionswithBryant.SaccasaidhetoldBryantto“dohishomework”oninvesting—andBryantwentaboveandbeyond.“Forthenextfewmonthsmyphoneneverstopsbuzzinginthemiddleofthenight,”Saccamarveled（大为赞叹）onTheBillSimmonsPodcast.“It’sKobe,readingthisarticle,checkingoutthistweet.”Clearly,thiswassomeoneunafraidtogivehisall.

Thoughheleftus,Bryant’sconstantdesiretodomoreandbebetterisinspiringforsure.WhilewemaynotbeabletocallOprah,wecancertainlyfollowhisexampleinotherways.Wecansurroundourselveswithothermotivatedpeoplethatwecanlearnfrom;notbeafraidtoaskpotentiallyembarrassingquestionsifweknowthey’llhelpus.

4.WhichofthefollowingpersonsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.OprahWinfrey.B.AriannaHuffington.

C.HilarySwank.D.ChrisSacca.

5.WhichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribeKobeBryantaccordingtothepassage?

A.Influential.B.Hardworking.

C.Frank.D.Competitive.

6.WhatcanweknowfromtheinteractionbetweenChrisSaccaandBryant?

A.ChrisSaccaistiredofBryant’scalls.

B.Theyhavebeenfriendsforalongtime.

C.Bryantissoeagertolearnabouthisunknowns.

D.ChrisSaccaissofreetowaitforBryant’scalls.

7.Whatistheauthor’smainintentioninwritingthepassage?

A.TomakeanintroductionaboutKobeBryant.

B.Toexplainthereasonwhycelebritydeathsaresoupsetting.

C.ToencouragereaderstobebraveandfrankasKobeBryant.

D.ToattracttheattentionofpeoplefromallfieldsonKobeBryant.

C

HeadtoNewOrleansforMardiGrasandifyou’relucky,you’llgettossedbyastrandofpurple,greenorgoldbeads.TheofficialcolorsofFatTuesdaypresentedtothepublicforthefirsttimein1872atthefirstparadeofRex,thekingofMardiGras.Newspapersofthedayranofficialannouncementsfromthekingofthecarnivaldecidingwithauthoritythatbalconiesshouldbecoveredwithpurple,goldandgreen.EversincethistriumvirateofcolorshasbeenassociatedwithMardiGras,butwhyisthequestion.

Beforewegettotheansweraboutwhythosethreecolors,let’sanswertheeasierquestionastowhyMardiGrashasthreecolors.WhenlocalhistorianErrolFlynnLaborderesearchedthe125thanniversaryoftheRexkrewe（theorganizationthatproducestheparade）,hecametotheconclusionthattheRexfoundersbelieved“akingmusthaveakingdomandakingdommusthaveaflag,”notesMardiGrasNewO.AtricolorflagwastheobviouschoiceastheUnitedStates,GreatBritain,andFranceeachhaveone.

Then,let’sexaminewhypurple,greenandgold.WhileitwaslongthoughtthatthecolorswereselectedtohonorRussianGrandDukeAlexeiAlexandrovichRomanoff’s1872visit,Labordehasadifferenttheory.Accordingtotraditionalheraldryrules（纹章学规则）,acoatofarmsneedsbothcolorsandmetals;therearefivechoicesofcolor:

purple,green,red,blue,andblackandthemetalchoicesarelimitedtosilverandgold.Purplehaslongbeenassociatedwithroyalty,makingitaneasychoice.Gold,likewise,wasobviousasit’smorefittingforakingthansilver.Fromthere,Labordefoundthatthefieldwasnarroweddowntopurple,gold,andgreenorpurple,gold,andblack.Wemayneverknowwhygreenwaspickedasthethirdcolor.

Thecolorsweren’tgivenanofficialmeaninguntil1892whentheRexparadehadthetheme“SymbolismofColors.”That’stheyearitwasdecidedthatpurplestoodforjustice,greenforfaith,andgoldforpower.

8.WhyaretherethreekindsofcolorsintheMardiGras?

A.Becausemixedcolorsareattractive.

B.BecauseithadrelationwiththeRexfounders.

C.Becausecolorswerelimitedatthattime.

D.BecauseitwasdecidedbyAlexeiAlexandrovichRomanoff.

9.Whyisgoldeasytobechosenthansilver?

A.Becauseithashighervalue.

B.Becauseitstandsforloyalty.

C.Becauseit’smorefittingforaking.

D.Becauseitisassociatedwithheraldryrules.

10.Whatdoes“green”standforaccordingtothepassage?

A.Justice.B.Power.

C.Faith.D.Harmony.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowWeretheColorsforMardiGrasChosen?

B.What’stheMeaningofColorsforMardiGras?

C.WhyNotHeadtoNewOrleansforMardiGras?

D.WhyAretheMardiGrasColorsPurple,Gold,andGreen?

D

Nooneisyetsurewhatroledigitaloutletswillplayinsportsmediainthefuture,buttheyareverymuchapartofthepresent,evenifeverythingstillisintheexperimentalphase.

MLBdippeditstoesintothesewatersin2018,whenitexclusively（独占地）streamed25gamesonFacebook,startingwithaMets-PhilliesgamelastApril.Butamongthe25gamesintotheYouTubeversion,itseemstohavecreatedlessconfusionthanthefirstgamedid,perhapsbecausetheconceptnolongerisnew,andperhapsbecauseitissofrictionless（无摩擦的）.TimKatz,YouTube’sheadofsportspartnerships,saidthatwhiletherehasbeen“alittlebitofaversiontochange”amongfansunaccustomedtowatchingonastream,“generallyoncepeoplearetherewe’veseenreallypositivefeedback.”

ForMLB,theYouTubepackageallowsforexperimentingfurtherwithstreaming,whilealsotryingtoreachnew,presumablyyoungerfans.ErinTeague,headofproductforYouTubesports,saidthegoalsofmakingtraditionalfanscomfortableandattractingnewoneswerethekeypartoftheplanningprocess.“Wewanttomaketheexperienceeasytogettoforeveryone,”shesaid.“Weviewthisasanopportunitytoincreasetheaudienceacrosstheboard.Ithinkthat’sreallyimportant.”

KatznotedthathistoricallyYouTubehasnotofferedmuchlivesports,sothisisawaytoprovidemorequalitycontentforitsusers.AsforwhatmightcomenextandwhetherdigitaloutletssuchasYouTubemightbattletelevisionnetworksforsportsrights,Katzwouldnotpredict.Butthesegamesareprovidingexperienceanddataaboutaudiences.“Forus,Ithinkit’sreallyinterestingtotestandlearnandthatthelackofnegativityhasbeenreallyencouragingforus.”hesaid.

12.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutdigitaloutlets?

A.Th