福建省三明市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题1.docx

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福建省三明市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题1

【全国市级联考】福建省三明市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Herearesomerecommendationsfortouriststochoosefrom.

Banff,Canada

Banff,locatedintheRockies,hasaviewoftallmountains,deepvalleysandlakes,makingitthefirsttowntobecomepartofthecountry’snationalparks.Touristscanenjoyitsbeautybyhiking,horseridingandboattrips.Banffwasfoundedin1883whilearailroadwasinconstruction.Itwasthewaterspringsthatdrewtheengineers’attentiontotheplaceasasettlement.Withsuchafantasticview,it’snosurprisethatBanffhostsanumberofculturalfestivals.

Lisbon,Portugal

LisbonisthecapitalofPortugal,withthewarmestwintersofanymajorEuropeancity.

BelemTowerandJeronimosMonasteryarelistedasUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Theformerwasbuiltinthe16thcenturyasasymbolofPortugal’sExtraordinaryAgeandthelatterisoneofthegreatestexamplesofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyleofarchitecture.TheLisbonOceanaiumisamongEurope’sfinestaquariums.TheMuseuCalousteGulbenkianisamongthebestmuseumsinEuropecontainingpricelessartworkscovering4000yearsfromancientEgyptiantimestothelate20thcentury.

Portland,US

Portlandisfrequentlyrecognizedasoneoftheworld’smostenvironmentally-friendlycitiesbecauseofitswell-builtpavements,largecommunityofcyclistsandconvenientpublictransportation.Itsclimateisidealforgrowingrosesandit’scalledthe“CityofRoses”.Besides,theseaportisalsoknownasacityofbeer:

ithasthelargestnumberofbeerbreweries（啤酒厂）ofanycityintheworld.Today’sPortlandisbetterknownforitsmusic.It’scalled“thecapitalofkaraoke”and“oneofthemostexcitingmusicscenes”intheUS.

Bordeaux,France

Bordeauxattractstouristswithitsrichculturalheritage,especiallyitswealthofarchitecturaltreasures.BesidestheCathedralofSaintAndrewdatingbackto12thcentury,theBasilicaofSaintMichaelisanotheroneofthecity’sUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Ittook200yearstobuildfrom14thto16thcenturies.OthersignificantbuildingsincludetheGrandTheaterbuiltin1780inthenewClassicalstyleandtheStoneBridgebuiltin1821.

1．WhatmaybethemainreasonforBanfftohostanumberofculturalfestivals?

A．It’sthefirsttowninthecountry’snationalparks.

B．Itprovidesimpressiveviewwithitsnaturalbeauty.

C．Itprovideshorseriding,wintersportsandboattrips.

D．Itswaterspringsdrewengineerstobuildarailwayhere.

2．WhatcanweknowaboutLisbon?

A．LisbonenjoysthewarmestwintersofallEuropeancities.

B．TheLisbonOceanaiumisrecognizedastheworld’sfinestaquarium.

C．TheMuseuCalousteGulbenkianisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.

D．JeronimosMonastaryistypicalarchitectureofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyle.

3．What’sToday’sPortlandbestknownfor?

A．Karaokebarsandmusic.B．Idealclimateforroses.

C．Well-builtwalkways.D．Convenientpublictransportation

4．Whichcitywillprobablyappealtoanarchitectmost?

A．Banff.B．Lisbon.

C．Portland.D．Bordeaux.

5．WherearetouristslikelytobeimpressedbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSites?

A．BanffandPortland.B．LisbonandBordeaux.

C．PortlandandBordeaux.D．LisbonandBanff.

An18-year-oldUSgirlgainedunexpectedappreciationandasurpriseaftershegave“extrahelp”toanelderlymanintherestaurantshewasworking.

It’ssocialmediathatmadeherseeminglysmallactiongoviralandbroughtherappreciationfromhundredsofthousandsofstrangersandascholarshiptoTexasSouthernUniversity.

TheheroineEvoniWilliamshasreportedlybeenworkingfull-timetoearnmoneyforfurtherstudyinarestaurantinLaMarque,Texas，theUnitedStates.ItwaslastweekwhenanoldmannamedAdrianCharpentieraskedforhelptochophishamforhishandswereweakbecauseofillness.Onthatbusymorningwhenshehadloadsofworkonshoulder,Williamshelpedthemanwithouthesitation.ThemomentshewasleaningoverthecounterandcuttingthehamwasshotbyacustomerknownasLauraWolf.

WolfpostedthepictureontheInternetandwrote,“I’mthankfultohaveseenthisactofkindnessandcaringatthestartofmydaywhileeverythinginthisworldseemssonegative.Ifwecouldallbelikethiswaitressandtaketimetoofferahelpinghand…”Accordingtolocalreports,Wolfdidn’tknowWilliams,neitherdidWilliamsknowheractwasshotandsharedontheweb.However,thesmallactofkindnesssoonaccumulateditsownpoweronandoutsidetheInternet.

BesidespraisefromnetizensandmediareportsacrosstheUnitedStates,a16000-dollarscholarshiptoTexasSouthernUniversitywasrecentlygrantedtoWilliamstosupportherstudyplanonbusinessmanagement.

“WewantedtorewardEvoni’sactofkindnessandletherknowthatgooddeedsdonotgounnoticed,”saidMelindaSpaulding,anadministratoratTexasSouthernUniversity.

6．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A．Dowellandhavewell.B．Nocross,nocrown.

C．Allthatendswelliswell.D．Amerryheartgoesalltheway.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goviral”inParagraph2mean?

A．Spreadquickly.B．Frequentlyoccur.

C．Fadeeventually.D．Slowlyaccumulate.

8．WhatdidEvoniWilliamsoffertohelpAdrianCharpentier?

A．Tochangehisfood.B．Topaythebill.

C．Totakeapictureofhim.D．Tocuthisham.

9．WhydidLauraWolfpostthepictureontheInternet?

A．TosupportWilliams’study.

B．Toshareabeautifulpicture.

C．Toattractpeople’sattention.

D．Toencouragepeopletohelpothers.

10．Whatwillthescholarshipbeusedtodo?

A．TosupportCharpentiertoopenarestaurant.

B．TohelpWilliamslearnbusinessmanagement,

C．Todonatetoelderlycustomersintherestaurant.

D．ToachieveWolf’sdreamofhelpingpeopleinneed.

FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergtookoutfull-pageadsinBritishandAmericannewspapersonSundaytoapologizefortheCambridgeAnalyticascandal（丑闻）,admittingthequizappbuiltbyauniversityresearcherthatleaked（泄漏）Facebookdataofmillionsofpeoplewasa“betrayaloftrust”.

Sincethescandalbroke,thepublichasbecomemoreawareandconcernedabouthowtheironlinebehaviormaybeusedforpurposestowhichtheyhavenotagreed.Itemphasizestheurgentneedforbetterprotectionofpersonalinformation.

Tobetterprotectpersonaldataprivacy（隐私）,targetedlawsareneeded.Moreeffectivecooperationshouldbecarriedouttoprotectpeople’sprivacyonlineassoonaspossible.

Countries,suchastheUnitedStatesandChinainparticular,whicharegloballeadersintheuseofbigdatashouldacceleratelegislation（立法）onhowitcanbecollectedandforwhatpurposesitcanbeused.

Atthesametime,acloserwatchshouldbekeptontheworld’smajorinternetcompanies,suchasApple,Facebook,Amazon,Google,Microsoft,Alibaba,TencentandBaidutoensuretheydonotacquireunnecessarypersonalinformationormisusetheinformationtheyobtain.Despitethehugechallengesuchpersonaldataprotectionmayposetotheirestablishedprofit-makingmodels,thesecompaniesshouldknowthatthemorepowerfultheyare,thebiggerresponsibilitiestheyshoulder.

Strengthenedeffortsforpersonalprivacyprotectiondonotmeanthatbigdatamustnotbeused,butthatitisusedappropriately.Bigdataislikeamountainorgold,andoveremphasisonitssecurityattheexpenseofitsusewillundoubtedlywasteavaluableresource.Thekeyproblemishowtopromoteitsusewhileguaranteeingpeople’sprivacytobeprotected.

11．WhydidMarkZuckerbergmakeanapologyinBritishandAmericannewspapers?

A．Becausehedidn’tbehavewell.

B．BecauseFacebookdatawassold.

C．Becauseusers’personalinformationwasleaked.

D．BecauseuniversityresearchersusedFacebookdata.

12．Whatmeasuresshouldgovernmenttaketobetterprotectpersonaldata?

A．Makeandpasslaws.

B．Punishillegalbehavior.

C．Promotecommunication.

D．Limittheuseofdata.

13．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreeto?

A．Itisdifficulttoprotectdata.

B．Bigdatashouldbeusedproperly.

C．Theuseofbigdatashouldbebanned.

D．Peoplehavestrongawarenessofdataprotection.

14．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．FacebookScandal

B．MarkZuckerberg’sApology

C．Good,BadandUglyofBigData

D．BigData:

anImportantFanofOurLife

15．Whichsectionofamagazineisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?

A．Education.B．Entertainment.

C．Opinion.D．Culture,

二、七选五

Abralda,oneofthelargestcoralreefsintheworld,istrulyanamazingplaceforscientificresearch.16．

However,whenwearrivedthere,thingsdidn’tgoassmoothlyasexpected.Itwasrainingsohardthatwecouldn’tdiveintotheseaforreseach.What’sworse,wedidn’tknowhowlongwehadtowait.17．Wedidhopeitwouldstoprainingsoon.

Sincewecouldn’tdive,westayedonourboatthatwasmeanttokeeptrackofuswhenwewerediving.18．Wedivedquicklydownindepthintoawarmandcolourfulplace.Meanwhile,theboatwasfollowingusalltheway.

Therewerevariousseacreaturesswimmingaroundus.Interestingly,Iwasjoinedbyaturtlewhichstayedonraymaskforawhile.Anditfollowedmeduringtherestperiodofmydive.19．Iwasamazedandevenshocked!

Beautifullivingcoralcoverednearly100percentofthebottom!

Besidestheturtle,manymoreseaanimalspassedbymeclosely.Itwassofun.Allstress,noiseandtroublesoflifewereleftatthesurfaceofthesea.

20．IdivedforaslongasIcouldthatday.ThiswashowIfeltaboutAbralda—Iloveditandneverwantedtoleave.Infact,wearealreadyplanninganotherdivingresearchinAbralda.

A．Itmadeusdisappointedandupset.

B．Weweredissatisfiedanddecidedtoleavethe