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河南省信阳市学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题
河南省信阳市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题
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SpanishcoursesinSydney
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1.ToastudentwhohaslearnedSpanish,theclasshewillbeinisdecidedby_______.
A.whichcountryheisfromB.hisgradesinaLevelTest
C.whenheenrollsforthecourseD.hisreasonsforlearningSpanish
2.WhatdoweknowabouttheSpanishcourses?
A.TheyareaboutbusinessSpanish.B.Theycenteronlearners'listening.
C.Theyarerunwithculturalactivities.D.Theyaretaughtwithtraditionalmethods.
3.Whyarelearnersadvisedtoenrollbeforethe20"ofApril?
A.Theycansavesomemoney.B.Theycangotofreedanceclasses.
C.Theycanstarttheirclassesearlier.D.Theycanchoosetheirfavoriteteachers.
MyyoungestsonhasasevereformofAutism(自闭症).Eventhoughheisinhistwentiesnowhestillhasthemindofasmallchild.ThingsIfindsillydelighthimandlittlechangesthatwouldn'tbothermeatallbotherhimgreatly.Mostofthetimeheishappybuttherearealsotimeswhenhecanbeterriblyupset.Hewilltearupthingsandcryfornoreason.ItalwayshurtsmetoseehimsufferthiswayespeciallywhenthereislittleIcandotohelp.
Thismorningwasparticularlytryingforhim.Hebrokeanewshirtandcriedonandoffforanhour.Finallyhecalmeddown.Iwasstillfeelingstressed,however,andtiredlysatdownatmycomputertoseeifIcouldgetalittleworkdone.AsIwasturningiton,Iheardmysonlaughforthefirsttimeallday.Iturnedmyheadandsawhimstandingdirectlyundertheglassangelhangingfromourceilingfan.Thelightfromourhouselampsseemedtoshinebrightlyallaroundhimlikeahalo(光环).Hiseyeslitupasthelittleangelswunggentlyabovehishead.
Atthatmomentmyheartopened.IcouldseethatthemiraclewasremindingmethatmysonwasmorethanhisAutism.Iinsteadsawtheshiningsoulwithin.Isawtheloveandlightofhisspiritandknewhewashereforapurpose.MyeyeswateredandIappreciatedthisminormiracleandgentlereminderofhisloveforallofus.
Miraclesareallaroundus,butwecan'talwaysseethemwithoureyes.Weoftenhavetoseethemwithourhearts.Keepyourheartopentothemthen.Andletyourselfbethemiracleyouweremeanttobe!
4.Whatcanwelearnabouthersonfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Nothingcanbringjoytohim.B.Heisalwayslostinhisownworld.
C.Anyhelpfromhismotherisinvain.D.Hisupsetarisesfromobviousreasons.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trying”meaninparagraph2?
A.Terrifying.B.Embarrassing.C.Exhausting.D.Annoying.
6.Whatmakeshismothergratefultohim?
A.Hisburstoflaughter.B.Hischangeableemotions.
C.Hissoulfulloflove.D.Hiseyesfullofcuriosity.
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Miraclescomeinmoments.B.Amother'sloveneverchanges.
C.Autismcallsforpublicconcern.D.Communicationcomesfromhearts.
Inanationofschoolstypicallynamedwithsensibleacronyms(首字母缩写词)orafterthenamesofdeadFrenchmen,63seemsastrangetitleforaninstitutionofhigherlearning.Butthen,XavierNiel'snewtechnologyacademyhardlyaimstobeconventional.
Niel,afriendlytelecommunicationsmanagerwithseveralbillioneurostohisname,setupthePariscampusthisyeartoprovideprogrammingclasses.
Itsverynameissomethingmysterious:
IntheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy,thescience-fictionnovelbyDouglasAdams,thenumber63istheanswertothemeaningoflife,theuniverseandeverything.
Therearenolectures—thecollegeachievesitsteachinggoalsbycombininganextremeformof“student-to-studentlearning”withproject-basedlearning.Studentscanonlyfind“friendlyorganizers"wearingT-shirtsinsteadoflecturers.Nodegreewillbeawarded,normustincomingstudents,ages18to30,behighschoolgraduates.63istuition-freeandhassoughttoattractstudentsfromthecountry’spoorestneighborhoods.
Theschoolbreakswiththeconventionalmethods,andNielbelievesitwillproducegraduateswhoaremorecreative,moreemployable,morediverseandmoreusefultotheweakFrencheconomyasaresult.
Therewere20,000applicantsthisyeartoenter63.Intheend,just900wereadmittedtothethree-yearprogram.
Theschoolwillteachproblem-solving,itscreatorssay.Someeducatorscallthisunworkable.Toprovidestudentswith“recipes”ishardlyenough,saidPierreBaylet,anadministratorattheInstituteMinesTelecom,atelecommunicationsschool.“Youhavetoteachthemtocook!
”BaylettoldtheeducationmagazineI'Etudiant.
Still,somepublicofficialshavewelcomedit,especiallythosewhoareconcernedwiththestateoftheeconomy.
Similarmethodsareusedbyotherprivateuniversities,includingEpitech,theprogrammingcollegeformerlyledbyNicolasSadirac(63'sdirector)andgenerallyconsideredFrance'sbest.Butannualtuitionthereandatsimilarinstitutionsrunsintoseveralthousandeuros.
CorentinDenos,18,saidhewouldneedtofinda“suitcasefullofmoney”toaffordthat.Hescoredhigh,survivedthemonthlongcampinParisandwasadmittedby63.Theacademymightstrikesomeas“abitstrange”,Denossaid.“Itfitsmeperfectly.”
8.Whatdowelearnaboutthename63?
A.IthonorsadeadFrenchman.B.ItwasgivenbyDouglasAdams.
C.Itisfromatraditionaluniversity.D.Itcomesfromanumberinanovel.
9.Whichofthefollowingisanunusualfeatureof63?
A.Itisrunbypublicofficials.B.Ithasnoteachers.
C.Itgivesstudentsnoassignments.D.Itishugelyexpensive.
10.HowdidPierreBayletseemtolookat63?
A.Itwascreative.B.Itforgottoteachcookingskills.
C.Itwouldn'tsucceed.D.Itshouldn'tofferstudentsrecipes.
11.WhatdidCorentinDenossayaboutcollegeslikeEpitech?
A.Heconsideredtheirtuitionfeestoohigh.B.Hedidn'tliketheirteachingmethods.
C.Hedreamedofgoingtosuchcolleges.D.Hethoughttheywereabitstrange.
Sonyhasanewdeviceforanyonewho'severwishedtheycouldcarrytheirairconditioneronhotsummerdays.
CalledReonPocket,thesmall,lightweightmachineslidesintotheupperbackpocketofaspeciallydesignedT-shirt.Controlledwithasmartphoneapp,it'scapableofheatingorcoolingthewearerviathePeltiereffect,athermodynamic(热力学)principlewidelyusedinrefrigeration.
TheReonPocketcomesoutofSony’sstartupaccelerationprogram,andSonyiscurrentlycrowdfunding(众筹)thedevice.Supporterscanchoosefromafewdifferentpackages,iftheywantmultipleT-shirtsforinstance,butabasiconeincludingthedeviceandoneshirtcosts¥14,080.There'sacatch,though:
SonyonlyhasplanstoreleasetheReonPocketinJapanatpresent.
Thetargetaudienceismostlybusinessmenwhohavetowearasuitinthesummer,thoughthecompanysaysitwilljudgeitswiderrelevancebasedonthecrowdfundingresults.Rightnow,though,theT-shirtsavailablecomeinmen'ssizes,small,medium,orlarge.
Thedeviceisnotreallyforall-dayusesomuchasmovingbetweenair-conditionedorheatedareas,suchastravellingtowork.Thebatterytakesaroundtwohourstochargeandlastsabout90minutes.
InablogpostfromSony'sstartupaccelerator,YoichiIto,aprojectleaderonReonPocket,saidhisteamstartedthinkingofwaystocombinetechnologywithfashion.ReonPocketwastheresult.Japanesebuyerslookingtobattletherecordheatthissummerwillhavetowait,though.Ifthecrowdfundingissuccessful,deliveriesofthedevicearescheduledtobegininJuly2020.
12.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethenewdevice?
A.Portable.B.Widely-used.C.Plain.D.Energy-saving.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“packages”inParagraph3referto?
A.SetsofT-shirts.B.Setsofprograms.C.Setsofservices.D.Setsofitems.
14.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewdevicefromthepassage?
A.Onlybusinessmencanhavefreeaccesstoit.B.Thefundraisingaffectsitspopularization.
C.Its