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江西省吉安市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【全国市级联考】江西省吉安市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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Thereisamanwhoisdyingtofindthewaytosuccess,buthedoesn’thaveanideahowtodoit.Oneday,hemeetsaguru,areligiousteacher,ontheroad.Themanaskstheguru,“Whichwayistosuccess?
”Thegumdoesn’tspeak,butpointstoaplaceoffinthedistance.
Theman,thrilledbytheprospect(前景)ofquickandeasysuccess,rushesoffinthatdirection.Alongtheway,heisoccupiedinthinkingaboutsomethingspecialbutthereisnothing.Suddenlytherecomesaloudsplat(溅泼声).Eventually,themanlimps(蹒跚)backinrags,assuminghemusthavemisinterpretedthemessage.Therefore,hereturnstotheguruforareason.Herepeatshisquestiontothegum,whoagainpointssilentlyinthesamedirection.
Themanwasobedienttowalkoffoncemore.Thistimethesplatisdeafening(震耳欲聋的),andwhenthemancrawls(爬行)back,heisbloody,brokenandangry,“Iaskedyouwhichwaywastosuccess,”hescreamsattheguru,”Ifollowedthedirectionyoupointedto.AndallIgotwasbeingknockeddown!
Nomoreofthispointing!
Tellmewhy?
Talk!
”
Onlythendoestheguruspeak,andwhathesaysisthat“Successisthatway.Justalittlepastthesplat.”
1.Whydoesthemanfailoncemore?
A.Heissostupidthathecannotfindit.B.Thewaytosuccessdoesnotexistinlife.
C.Thegurugavethewrongdirectiontohim.D.Hedoesnotmakesenseoftheguru’swords.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘obedient”inParagraph3mean?
A.Submitted.B.Pleasing.
C.Disappointed.D.Unwilling.
3.Whatdoestheguruthinkofhowtosucceed?
A.Gettingthehelpfromothers.B.Achievingitallonyourown.
C.Keepingongoingaftersomefailures.D.Justfacinguptomanydifficulties.
4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
A.Believeinyourself.B.Don’tgiveuptoosoon.
C.Listentothewisdom’ssuggestion.D.Introducetheguru’swisdom.
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disappearinyourhands―togetoutoftheway-soyoucanenjoyyourreading,alsowantedtogobeyondthephysicalbook.Mindleiswireless,sowhetheryou’relyinginbedorridingatrain,youcanthinkofabookandhaveitinlessthan60seconds.Nocomputerisneeded-youdoyourreadingdirectlyfromthedevice.
Wechosethesamewirelesstechnologyusedinadvancedmobilephones.Butunlikephonestherearenomonthlywirelessbills,noserviceordataplans,andnoyearlycontracts.Thereisnosoftwaretoinstall.Wewantyoutogetlostinyourreadingandnotinthetechnology.
Mindleusesanewkindofdisplaycalledelectronicpaper.SharpandnaturalwithnostronglightreadingonMindleisnothinglikereadingfromacomputerscreen.Mindleweighsonly10.3ounces-lessthanapaperback.butcancarrytwohundredbooks.
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5.Thispassagemostprobablyisa(n).
A.labreportB.newsstory
C.advertisementD.letterofthanks
6.FromthepassagewelearnthatMindleisadevicewhich.
A.disappearswhileyoureadB.isoperatedbyacomputer
C.hasneitherwiresnorweightD.canfindahookwithinoneminute
7.Withthedevice,thereaderisableto.
A.improvereadingskillsB.gainaccesstofreesoftware
C.enjoyreadingwhendrivingacarD.getridofheavybooksmadeofpaper
Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.
Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.
Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.
Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:
theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.
Otherpoorpeoplelookforajob,butcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.
Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways:
First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbelowthepovertyline.
Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.
Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer.Thenitismoreprobablethattheycanfindjobs.
Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.
Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.
8.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.thepovertyline
B.howtolookforjobs
C.howtoraisethestandardofliving
D.thecausesofpovertyandsolutionstotheproblem
9.Ifthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertyline________.
A.fallsB.doesnotchange
C.risesD.changesatrandom
10.Whichoneisnotthereasonthatpooradultsdonotlookforjobs?
A.Theyaretoosicktowork.B.Theyhavenomotivation.
C.Theyfamilyproblems.D.Theyaretoolazytofindjobs.
11.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“________”.
A.chargeB.share
C.receiveD.deliver
Accordingtothefindingsofanewstudy,tellingkidsthey’resmartenhancestheideathatintelligenceisageneticgiftratherthanaskillthatranheimproved,andchildrenwhothinktheirintelligenceisfixer!
arenotlikelytopayattentiontomistakesandrecoverfromthem.
Inthestudypublisher!
online,researcherslookedat123childrenwhowereabout7.Theteamassessedthechildrentodeterminewhethertheyhada“growthmindset(思维定式)”.Theyaskedthechildrentocompleteafast-pacedcomputertaskwhiletheirbrainactivitieswererecorded.Duringtherecording,researchersnotedthatbrainactivitystoppedwithinahalf-secondaftermakingamistake.Thelargerthebrainresponsewas,themorethechildfocusedontheerror.
Basedonthedatatheycollected,theresearchersconcludedthatchildrenwitha“growthmindset”weremuchmorelikelytohavealargerbrainresponseaftermakingamistake,andinturnweremorelikelytoimprovetheirperformancebypayingcloserattentiontothetaskaftermakinganerror.
Forparents,thelessonsareclear:
forstarters,don’tpaypraisesthatsuggestintelligenceisfixed.IfachildhandsyouanAtest,don’tsay“Youaresmart!
”Insteadsay“Wow,thatstudyreallypaidoff!
”
Second,focusonusingerrorstoworktogetherandlearn.Manyparentsandteachersshyawayfrommentioningachild’smistakes,tellingthem“It’sOK.You’llgetitnexttime.”withoutgivingthemtheopportunitytofigureoutwhatwentwrong.Instead,it’sbettertotellthechildthatmistakeshappen,andtopayattentionandworktofigureoutwhereandhowtheymadethemistake.
12.What’stheresoldoftellingkidsthey’reclever?
A.Theymaythinkeffortsareuseful.
B.Theymaybeattentivetotheirmistakes.
C.Theymaythinkthey’reveryclever.
D.Theymaythinkintelligenceisfixedatbirth.
13.Howwouldchildrenwitha“growthmindset”reacttotheirmistakesinthestudy?
A.Theywouldbemorecarefultotheirmistakesandmorelikelytoimprove.
B.Theyhadasmallerresponseandwouldpaynoattentiontotheirerrors.
C.Theywouldhelessattentivetotheirerrorsandpaylittleattentiontotheirmistakes.
D.Theyaremorelikelytohavealargerbrainresponsebeforemakingamistake.
14.Whatdoestheauthoradvisetheparentstodowhentheirkidsmakemistakes?
A.Comfortthekidsandstresstheeffortstheymade.
B.Tellthemit’sOKandtheywillgetitnexttime.
C.Praisetheprogresstheymadebutnottheirsmartness.
D.Letthechildthinkaboutwhatmistakestheymade.
15.Whatfloesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Praisethechildrenfortheirintelligence.
B.HowtoHealwithkids’performanceatschool.
C.Properresponsetokids’mistakesandprogress.
D.Thereflectiononkids’smartnessanddevelopment.
二、七选五
Areyoutrulyhappy?
Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?
16.ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.
Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodwillverylikelyincreaseifyoua