学年甘肃省金昌市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题解析版.docx

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学年甘肃省金昌市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题解析版

金昌市第一中学2020-2021学年第二学期期中考试试卷

高二英语

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

MaketheBestofaBadSituation

SinceCovid-19spreadsallovertheworld,manypeoplehavetostayindoorsandworkfromhome.Formostofus,itgreatlychallengesourlivesandbringsboredom.Butforafewpeople,workingathomebringsmorecreativity.Herearethreefamoushistoricalfigureswholettheircreativityflowduringpastpandemics.

GiovanniBoccaccio（1313-1375）

Whenaplague（瘟疫）hitFlorencein1348,ItalianwriterGiovanniBoccacciolosthisfatherandstepmother.Inordertosurvive,heleftthecityandhidinthecountryside.Inspiredbytheexperience,BoccacciowroteTheDecameron（《十日谈》）,acollectionofshortnovelsframedasstoriestoldbyagroupoffriends,whilehewasquarantined（隔离）insideahouseduringtheplague.

WilliamShakespeare（1564-1616）

Intheearly17thcentury,aplaguehitLondon,UK.Whenthenumberofdeathsgrew,thegovernmentpostponedmanycelebrationsandclosedallthetheaters.Thismeantthattheentertainmentindustryatthetimewasparalyzed（瘫痪）formuchof1606.Asanactoranddramatist,Shakespearehadtostopworkingintheplayhouse.Buthedidn'twasteasecondofhistimeoff.Instead,heusedthetimeproductivelyandwrotesomeofhismostfamousplays.Beforetheyearwasover,Shakespearecompletedthreeplays—KingLear,MacbethandAntonyandCleopatra.

IsaacNewton（1642-1727）

In1665,whenEnglishmathematicianIsaacNewtonwasinhisearly20s,oneofthelastmajoroutbreaksoftheplaguehittheUK,andmanyclasseswerecanceled.Newton,asastudent,wentbackhometocontinuehisstudies.

Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.Theyoungmathematicianproducedsomeofhisbestworksduringhisyearinquarantine,writingthepapersthatwouldlaterbecomeearlycalculus（微积分学）,anddevelopinghistheoriesonphysicsinhisbedroom.Whileworking,anappledroppedfromtheappletreeoutsidehiswindowandhithimorthehead,whichmayinspiredhistheoryofgravity.

1.WhatdidBoccacciododuringtheplague?

A.HeleftItalyandhidaway

B.Hestayedindoorsandreadbooks.

C.Hefinishedthegreatwork:

TheDecameron.

D.Hetoldhisfriendsmanyinterestingstories.

2.HowdidtheplagueaffectShakespeare?

A.Hegotmoreentertainment.

B.Hegotmorefreetimetowriteplays.

C.Hebegantoshowinterestinacting.

D.Hewasinspiredtoevaluatehistory.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutIssacNewtoninquarantine?

A.Hehadtostophisstudyonmath.

B.Heputthefocusonphysicsstudy.

C.Hegotanideaforthetheoryofgravity.

D.Heworkedhardandcompletedhislastwork.

【答案】1.C2.B3.C

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了历史上在流行病爆发期间创造力惊人的名人。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。

根据GiovanniBoccaccio部分中“Inspiredbytheexperience,BoccacciowroteTheDecameron（《十日谈》）,acollectionofshortnovelsframedasstoriestoldbyagroupoffriends,whilehewasquarantined（隔离）insideahouseduringtheplague.（受这段经历的启发，Boccaccio在瘟疫期间被隔离在一所房子里，写了一本短篇小说集《十日谈》，小说叙述的是一群朋友给彼此讲的故事）”可知，Boccaccio在瘟疫期间完成了这部伟大的著作：

TheDecameron。

故选C。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。

根据WilliamShakespeare部分中“Thismeantthattheentertainmentindustryatthetimewasparalyzed（瘫痪）formuchof1606.Asanactoranddramatist,Shakespearehadtostopworkingintheplayhouse.Buthedidn'twasteasecondofhistimeoff.Instead,heusedthetimeproductivelyandwrotesomeofhismostfamousplays.（这意味着当时的娱乐业在1606年的大部分时间里陷入瘫痪。

作为一名演员和剧作家，Shakespeare不得不停止在剧院工作。

但他没有浪费一秒钟的休息时间。

相反，他有效地利用了时间，写了一些他最著名的戏剧）”可知，由于瘟疫的发生，Shakespeare暂时没法在剧院工作，他有了很多休息的时间，他利用这些自由的时间写了一些著名的戏剧。

故选B。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。

根据IsaacNewton部分中“Whileworking,anappledroppedfromtheappletreeoutsidehiswindowandhithimorthehead,whichmayinspiredhistheoryofgravity.（在工作时，一个苹果从他窗外的苹果树上掉下来，砸到了他或他的头，这可能启发了他的引力理论）”可知，隔离期间，窗外苹果的掉落，启发了Newton的引力理论，也就是让他对引力理论有了最初的想法。

故选C。

B

ChinesevolleyballsuperstarZhuTinghasinspiredanewEnglishword."StayawesomeandZHUperb!

"wroteabloggerataUS-basedvolleyballwebsite.Thewordcombines"Zhu"and"superb（卓越的）",todescribethe27-year-oldplayer.

Zhu'sexcellentscoringperformancesputheramongtheTop10GlobalOutstandingAthletesforthisyear'sHeraclesPrizeoftheBigBenAward.Asthecaptain,Zhu"createdthenewgoldenageofwomen'svolleyballinChina",theawardsaid.ZhuisconsideredanationalherobymanyinChina,withgoodreason.Beforethisyear'sWorldCupvictory,shehelpedthenationalvolleyballteamwinthe2015FIVBWorldCup,the2015AsianWomen'sVolleyballChampionship,andthe2016RioOlympicGames.

Althoughshe'sasuperstarnow,ithasn'tbeeneasyforZhutogettowheresheis.BorntoafarmingfamilyinHenanprovince,Zhuearnedachancetoattendalocalsportsschoolatage13.ShebecamewellknowntothepublicbyhelpingChina'sU20teamwinthe2013FIVBU20WorldChampionship.Shortlyafter,ZhujoinedthenationalteamandbeganplayingunderlegendarycoachLangPing.

Atfirst,the1.98-meter-tallZhufounditdifficulttomovequicklyandstaybalanced.ButLangPingtookadvantageofherheightandtrainedhertojumphighandsmashballs.Herworkpaidoff.Zhuisnowanoutstandingplayer."Hardworkandtalentareequallyimportant.I'llmoveforwardstepbystep,"shetoldPeople'sDaily.

4.Whywas"ZHUperb"created?

A.Tocreateanewgame.B.Tointroduceavolleyballwebsite.

C.Todescribethevolleyballsuperstar.D.TocelebrateherwinningofWorldCup.

5.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellus?

A.ZhuTing'straining.B.ZhuTing'spersonalqualities.

C.ZhuTing'sachievements.D.ZhuTing'sfutureplan.

6.WhendidZhuTingbecomefamoustothepublics

A.In2000.B.In2013.C.In2015.D.In2016.

7.WhatwasthepurposeofLangPing'splanfortrainingZhuTing?

A.Tobuildupherconfidence.

B.Tomakeuseofheradvantages.

C.Totrainhertobethecaptainoftheteam.

D.Toinstructhertomoveforwardstepbystep.

【答案】4.C5.C6.B7.B

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。

文章主要讲述了排球运动员朱婷成功夺得世界冠军的故事。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第一段“Thewordcombines"Zhu"and"superb（卓越的）",todescribethe27-year-oldplayer.（这个词是“朱”和“卓越的”的组合，用来形容这位27岁的球员）”可知，"ZHUperb"这个词创造出来是用来形容朱婷这个排球巨星的。

故选C。

【5题详解】

主旨大意题。

根据第二段的首句“Zhu'sexcellentscoringperformancesputheramongtheTop10GlobalOutstandingAthletesforthisyear'sHeraclesPrizeoftheBigBenAward.（朱婷出色的得分表现使她跻身今年大本钟奖赫拉克利斯奖全球十大杰出运动员之列）”可知，第二段主要讲朱婷出色的表现及成就，这些让其跻身于全球十大杰出运动员之列。

故选C。

【6题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第三段“ShebecamewellknowntothepublicbyhelpingChina'sU20teamwinthe2013FIVBU20WorldChampionship.（她帮助中国U20青年队赢得了2013年国际排联U20世界锦标赛的冠军，并因此而广为人知）”可知，在2013取得国际排联U20世界锦标赛的冠军后，朱婷就被公众所熟知。

故选B。

【7题详解】

细节理解题。

根据最后一段“ButLangPingtookadvantageofherheightandtrainedhertojumphighandsmashballs.（但郎平利用她的身高，训练她跳高和扣球）”可知，郎平训练计划的目标是利用朱婷身高的优势，训练她跳高和扣球。

故选B。

C

Astudyof100mobileappsforkidsfoundthat72brokealawaimedatprotectingchildren'sonlineprivacy.ResearchersdevelopedatoolthatcandeterminewhetheramobileappfollowstheChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct（COPPA）.Thetoolwas99%right.Researcherscontinuetoimprovethetechnology,whichtheyplantomakeavailablefordownloadatnocost.

Whenyoudownloadanapp,itcangetalotofinformationonyourcellphone.Youhavetokeepinmindthatallthisinformationcanbecollectedbytheseappsandsenttothirdparties.Whatdotheydowithit?

Theycanprettymuchdoanything.Weshouldbecarefulaboutthis.Appscangetpersonalidentifiableinformation,includingnames,emailaddresses,phonenumbers,locations,audioandvisualrecordings,anduniqueidentifiersordevicessuchasaninternationalmobileequipmentidentity（IMEI）,mediaaccesscontrol（MAC）addresses,AndroidIDsandAndroidadvertisingIDs.TheadvertisingID,forexample,allowsappdeveloperstocollectinformationonuser’sinterests,whichtheycanthenselltoadvertisers.What'sworse,gamesandotherappsthatviolateCOPPAcauseprivacyrisksthatcouldmakeitpossibleforsomeonetodetermineachild'sIDandlocation.Abadmancouldprobablygettheuser'semailIDandgeographiclocationandtrytokidnapthechild.

COPPArequiresthatwebsitesandonlineservicesdirectedtochildrengetparentalagreementbeforecollecting,personalinformationfromanyoneyoungerthan13;however,astheresearchfound,manypopularappsdonotfollowtherule.Researchersfoundthatmanypopulargamesdesignedspecificallyforyoungchildrenshowedusers’.AndroidIDs,AndroidadvertisingIDsanddevicedescriptions.Researcherssuggestthatparentsshouldbecarefulwhendownloadingorallowingchildrentodownloadapps.Theyadvisekeepingdownloadstoaminimum.Don'tdownloadappsunlesstheyneedto.

8.Whatisthematterwithmostmobileappsforkids?

A.Theyleadchildrentodowrong.B.Theyaretooexpensiveforkids.

C.Theycollectchildren'sprivateinformation.D.Theyaretoodifficulttooperate.

9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetestingtool?

A.Itwillbeputonlineforsale.B.Parentswillgetitforfree.

C.Appswillfindwaystodealwithit.D.Researcherswillgiveitupafterthestudy.

10.Whatwillappsdowithkids'privacy?

A.Theywillsendittoothers.B.Theywillpublishitonline.

C.Theywillkeepitasecret.D.Theywilluseitinsocialsurveys.

11.Whatistheresearchers'advicetoparentsaboutdownloadingapps?

A.Downloadingasfewappsaspossible.B.Downloadingasmanyappsasrequired.

C.DownloadingnoappsfromtheInternet.D.DownloadingappsthatCOPPAidentifies.

【答案】8.C9.B10.A11.A

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。

一项针对100款儿童移动应用程序的研究发现，其中72款程序违反了旨在保护儿童在线隐私的法律。

针对这一问题，研究人员开发了一种工具，可以确定手机应用程序是否符合儿童在线隐私保护法案。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第一段中“Astudyof100mobileappsforkidsfoundthat72brokealawaimed