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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

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Whatcomestomindwhenyouthinkofamuseum?

Perhapsyoupictureanimpressivebuildinginarathertraditionaldesignmadeofhigh-qualitystone?

Somemightconsiderthesecustomaryinstitutionsthebestwaytosafeguardthefutureoftypicaleducationaltopics.ButaccordingtotheMuseumsAssociation,amuseumistraditionallydefinedasaplaceenabling"…peopletohavemoreknowledgeviavariouscollectionsforinspiration,learningandenjoyment."

Thereareabout2500museumsintheUK;afewareboundtobeconsideredalittleunconventional,unusualorevenunknown.Howeveratypicalyourinterestis,there'samuseumforyou!

WhataboutNeilCole'sAdventures?

ThismuseumwasopenedbyfounderNeilCole.VisitorstothisAllendaleattractioninNorthumberlandcanseeitemsrangingfromstagepropertiesusedintheBBCseriesDrWhotopartofThor'scostumefromtheAvengersmovie."SciencefictionhasnowbecomemoremainstreamsoIthoughtpeoplemightwanttoseethis,"saysMrCole.

Ifclocksaremoretoyourtaste,whynotvisittheCuckoolandMuseum?

SetupbybrothersRomanandMazPiekarski,thisCheshirecollectionofover600cuckooclocksisconsideredtobethelargestofitskindintheworld—andallfromtheBlackForestregioninGermany.

Then,youcouldvisittheViktorWyndMuseumofCuriositiesinLondon.Thisoffbeat,alternativeinstitutionisagainstthetrendofeducatingvisitorsthroughwrittendescriptionsalongsideitscollections.Instead,itdisplaysallofitsraretreasures,whichincludedodobones,shrunkenheadsandacollectionofMcDonald'sHappyMealtoys,withnocaptionatall.

Therearemanymorewonderfulinstitutionsouttherethatmarchtothebeatoftheirowndrum.Allyouhavetodoisgoandfindthem!

1．Whatdothetraditionalmuseumsservetodo?

A．Toeducatekidsmoreabouttheworld.B．Tohelppeopleexploremore

C．Toshowvisitorsaspecializedfield.D．Tohelpunderstandthereallife.

2．WhatdoesNeilCole'sAdventuresfocuson?

A．Allendalescenery.B．Stageproperties.

C．Sciencefiction.D．TheAvengersmovies.

3．Whichofthefollowingmuseumshasnowrittenexplanationforvisitors?

A．TheMuseumAssociation.B．NeilCole'sAdventures.

C．TheCuckoolandMuseum.D．TheViktorWyndMuseum.

Airportsareminicities,oftenwiththeirownfirefighters,doctorsandevenpriests.Butgoatherders（牧工）?

PassengersflyingoutofSanFranciscoInternationalAirportrecentlymighthavecaughtaglimpseofsomethingstrange:

nearly600goatschewingawayatovergrownweed.Eachspringtheairportneedstoremovethebrushinaremotecomertoprotectnearbyhomesfrompossiblefires.

Forthepastsevenyears,theairporthasturnedtoGoatsRUs,agoat-poweredbrushremovalcompany,whichchargedUS$34,900fortheservicethisyear.Alargeamount,isn'tit?

Whynotemploymachinesonhumans?

Twoendangeredspecies,theSanFranciscogartersnake（束带蛇）andtheCaliforniared-leggedfrog,livethere.Thus,thishumaneapproachhasbeenadoptedtosecuretheirpeacefullife.

Whatdotheherdersandtheirdogsdo?

There'salwaysagoatortwothatwouldliketotakeadifferentpath."Justasakindergartenteacherknowswhichkidsneedalittleextraattention,sowewillmakesurethedogscantargetthe'naughtygoats'tokeepthemsecure,"saysTerriOyarzun,co-ownerofGoatsRUs.Whenaskedhowtoleadgoatstothenextplotofplants.Terrisays,"It'seffortless.Youknow,thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence?

Goatsweretheinspirationforthatphilosophy."

Thegoatstravel30mileseachspringfromtheirhomeinOrinda,Californiatotheairportina16-wheeltruck.Theyspendtwoweekscuttingawaya20-footfirebreakonthewestsideoftheairport.WhenOyarzun'smatsaren'tclearingbrushattheairport,theyarebusydoingsimilarworkonthesideofCalifornia'sfree-ways,atstateparks,andanywhereelsewithovergrownvegetation.Thefamilyhasabout8,000totalactivegoats,nearlytwicethatofthreeyearsago.

4．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?

A．ThereistoomuchgrasstofeedgoatsB．Goatshavesuccessfullybuiltfirewalls.

C．Overgrowngrasscoversmuchroomforplanes.D．Grassisclearedannuallytopreventpotentialfire.

5．Goatsarehiredtoclearthegrassforthepurposeof.

A．cuttingdowntheexpensesB．reducingtheriskofdeaths

C．guardingagainstpossiblefiresD．protectingcertainendangeredspecies

6．Terri'swordsinParagraph3canbebestdescribedas.

A．criticalB．humorousC．ridiculousD．objective

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Thegoatswalk30milestotheairporteveryyear.

B．Morepassengershavebeenattractedtotheairport.

C．Oyarzun'sbusinessisnowboomingandpromising.

D．Goatsarenotaccustomedtolifeattheairportyet.

Wealllovetotakephotographs.It'sasimplewaytosnapaspecialmoment,anamazingview,orjusttoshowoffyourartisticskills.Andit'sgreattolookbackthroughyourphotoalbumsandsharememorieswithyourfriends.Infact,theyshowasnapshot（快照）intime.Thishasn'treallychangedsincetheinventionofphotographyinthe1830s.Butonethingthathaschangedistheequipmentweuse.

Formanyyears,wehaveusedtraditionalcamerastotakeourpictureswith.Ourimagesweretakenontocamerafilmwhichwasthenprocessedintonegativesfromwhichphotoswereprinted—alengthyprocess.Andwe'vehadarangeofcamerastochoosefrom—fromthesimplecompactcameratomoreadvancedsinglelensreflex,orSLRcameras.

Butthebiggestchangehascomewiththedevelopmentofdigitaldevices.Thishasmadetakingphotoquickerandeasier.It'senabledustotakeasnapandreviewourpicturesinstantly.We'vebeenabletodealwiththeminpost-production,usingsoftwareonourcomputer.Andofcourse,we'vebeenabletosharethemlikeneverbefore—particularlyonsocialmedia.

Ofcourse,nowwehavethesmartphone—aphonethatis,well,smartbecauseitcantakephotosandsometimesverygoodqualityones,andwecansharethemeasily.Sodoesthatmeanthetraditionalcamerawilleventuallybecomeoutdated?

FiguresfromJapanshowhowthemarketisshrinking:

shipmentsofcompactdigitalcamerasfromcompanieslikeOlympus,CanonandNikonweredown39percentyearonyear.

ButPhilHall,editorofTechRadarmagazine,toldtheBBCthatwhilepeopleareswappingtheircompactcamerasforsmartphones,"manufacturersarelookingatthemorehigher-endcameras,high-endcompacts,DSLRs,whicharetheonesyoucanattachlensesto,mirrorlesscameras.Inthissense,there'snothingtoworryabout."

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraphIreferto?

A．Privatememories.B．Photoalbums

C．Artisticskills.D．Photographs

9．Whatisthebiggestchallengefortraditionalcameras?

A．Instantaccesstotakingphotographs.B．Sharingmomentsonsocialmedia.

C．Thedevelopmentofdigitaltechnology.D．Post-productionofsoftwareoncomputer.

10．WhatisPhilHall'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftraditionalcameras?

A．Optimistic.B．Negative.C．Worried.D．Uncertain.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Whatadilemmaforcameras!

B．Whatcansmartphonesdoforus?

C．Aresmartphoneskillingcameras?

D．Cameraproducerssurvivethehardtimes

It'sthemostpopulardrinkworldwide.AccordingtotheBritishCoffeeAssociation,approximatelytwobillioncupsofcoffeeareconsumedeveryday.Butafterthebeanshavebeenpicked,roastedandbrewed,thegrounds（渣子）areoftentreatedaswaste.Withtheenvironmentandresourceconsumptionsuchhottopicsatthemoment,wouldn'titbegreatifwecouldreusethiswastetomakesomethinguseful?

ThecompanyOCHISproducessunglasses.MaxHavrylenko,founderofthecompany,wassearchingforanalternativematerialtoplastic.Hewantedto"solvetheproblemofplasticuseandoverconsumptionsoastocreateagreenerworld,"hetoldtheGuardian.OCHISheatsthegroundswithvegetableoils,formingabond.Thesearepressedintoplateswhicharedurableandflexible.Thesearethencutintothearmsandframesoftheglasses."Don'tworry,"hesays,"Theywon'tdissolve（溶解）intherain."

RosalieMcMillan,aLondonjeweler,usesrecycledcoffeegroundsalongwithgoldandsilvertomakehandcraftedjewelry.Mixedwithoils,thecoffeeisthensubjectedtoheatandpressuretocreateacompoundshecalls"Curface".Herwebsitesaysithasa"beautifulsurfacequalityandtexture"withsimilarpropertiestohardwood.

Whataboutacoffeecupmadefromthem?

KaffeeformisaGerman-basedcompanythattransformsusedgroundsandrenewableplant-basedrawmaterialsintoadurablecomposite.Thisisshapedintoavarietyofcontainersandpolishedandfinished,readytobesold.So,youcandrinkyourcoffeefromacupmadeofcoffee.

Anditdoesn'tstopthere.Evenwithoutafactory,youcanmakeuseofcoffeegrounds.Theymakeexcel-lentfertilizer（肥料）.Youcanhighlightsomethingagainstthem,ormixthemwithwatertomakeabrown-tonedpaint.Andthelistgoeson.Sonexttimeyoufinishyourmorningcup,lakeawhiletothinkagain.

12．Thefirstparagraphismainlywrittentointroduce.

A．howpeopletreatcoffeegroundsB．annualconsumptionofcoffee

C．growingpopularityofcoffeeD．thebigproblemofwastingfood

13．Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

A．OCHISdoesn'tmakesunglassesatallatpresent.

B．Plasticmightbelesseco-friendlytoenvironment.

C．Coffeehasbecometherawmaterialsofsunglasses.

D．Coffee-basedplatesaremoredurableandflexible.

14．Theunderlinedword"subjected"inParagraph3canbebestreplacedby.

A．accustomedB．exposedC．relevantD．sensitive

15．Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeop