江西省吉安市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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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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一、阅读选择

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.

DearCustomers,

Iloveslippingintoacomfortablechairforalongread－asIrelaxintothechair;Ialsorelaxintotheauthor’swords,storiesandideas.Thephysicalbookissoelegantthatitdisappearsintothebackgroundandwhatremainsistheauthor’sworld.

Today,we,atAmazon,areexcitedtoannounceMindle,awireless,portablereadingdevicewithinstantaccesstomorethan90,000books,magazinesandnewspapers.

We’vebeenworkingonMindleformorethanthreeyears.OurtopdesigngoalwasforMindleto

disappearinyourhands―togetoutoftheway－soyoucanenjoyyourreading,alsowantedtogobeyondthephysicalbook.Mindleiswireless,sowhetheryou’relyinginbedorridingatrain,youcanthinkofabookandhaveitinlessthan60seconds.Nocomputerisneeded－youdoyourreadingdirectlyfromthedevice.

Wechosethesamewirelesstechnologyusedinadvancedmobilephones.Butunlikephonestherearenomonthlywirelessbills,noserviceordataplans,andnoyearlycontracts.Thereisnosoftwaretoinstall.Wewantyoutogetlostinyourreadingandnotinthetechnology.

Mindleusesanewkindofdisplaycalledelectronicpaper.SharpandnaturalwithnostronglightreadingonMindleisnothinglikereadingfromacomputerscreen.Mindleweighsonly10.3ounces－lessthanapaperback.butcancarrytwohundredbooks.

EnjoylearningaboutMindleandmanythanks!

JeffBezosFounderCEO

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