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江苏省无锡市江阴市高级中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
江苏省无锡市江阴市高级中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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BetterknownbyhisstagenameKUN,CaiXukunisaphenomenon,openingupthemusicindustryinChina.
Lastyear,afterparticipatingintherealityTVshowIdolProducer,receivingthemostvotesfromfans,thesinger-songwriterrosetofameovernight.Atjust21yearsold,CaihastoppedChinesemusicchartswithmultiplesingles.
OnJuly26,KUNreleasedhisnewestsingleYoung.Withinjust20seconds,itreachedamillionsales.
KUNwrotethesongtosharehisunderstandingofyouth.HemixedR&Bandelectronicbeats(节拍)tomakeitmorecheerful.AreviewerwroteonQQMusic,“Whenyoulistentothesong,youjustseemtogobacktoyouthagain.”
ThesongwasanearlybirthdaypresenttohimselfwhichhecelebratedonAug2.KUNalsohopesthathealwayshasthecouragetopursue(追求)hisloveofmusic,nomatterwhatpeoplethink.“MyworksarelikemychildrenandIhaveputmybesteffortintothem.”hetoldtheGlobalTimes.
Indeed,KUNhaswrittenandproducedmostofhissongsonhisown.“Iwanteverypieceofmyworktohavemyownspiritinit,”hetoldmusicwebsiteSoundigest,“IfeelmoreenjoymentwhenI'mperformingmyownwork.”
AlthoughKUNlovesperformingonstage,whenthelightsgodown,hepreferstofallbackintohisownworldanddarknessatnight.“Ialwaysgetinspiredwhenit'squiet,lateatnight/'hetoldI-Dmagazine,“It'sagreatmomentformetocreatenewthings.Sometimes,Icanwritesongswithamelody(旋律)Iheardinadream.”
Todevelophisintrospection(反思)andfindnewinspiration,KUNattendsdifferentkindsofmusicalperformances—fromfestivalstooperahouses.“Ijustliketodoeverything,allformymusic,allformyart,”hetoldI-D.
Withsuchtalentanddedicationtomusic,itseemsthatKUNwillcontinuetomakehismarkinthecompetitiveChinesemusicindustry.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutKUN'snewestsingle?
A.Itearnshimabirthdaypresent.
B.Itmakespeoplefeelhappyandenergetic.
C.Itshowshowhepursueshisdream.
D.Itcombinesjazzandelectronicmusic.
2.WhatdoesKUNusuallydotogetinspirationformusic?
A.Hegoestomusicshows.
B.Hetalkstofamoussingers.
C.Heattendsmusicclasses.
D.Hefindsmelodiesinhisdreams.
3.WhichwouldbestdescribeKUN?
A.Courageousandpatient.
B.Talentedandhumorous.
C.Hardworkingandcreative.
D.Optimisticandoutgoing.
Alongtimeago,andstillinsomecountriestoday,thedollarandpennydidnotevenexist.Actually,tradingacowfortwopigsisstillthenorm(常态)formanycultures.Sohowisitthatwegettousepaperandcoins?
Thebiggestchallengeforancientcultureswastohaveasystemthatwouldallowpeopletoexchangeproductswitheachother.However,theproblemcameupwhenonepersonwasinneedofsomethingimmediatelythattheydidn’thaveaproducttotrade.Forexample,afarmerthatneededwheatonlyhadfruittoexchangebutthefruitwasn’treadytohandoverforanothertwomonths.Thisiswhatstartedtheideaofa“commoncurrency”.Thefarmercouldbuywhatheneededwith“currency”andjustasimportant,thevalueofthegoodshewasexchangingwasstandardized.Hedidnothavetoworryaboutgivinganythinginreturnnoworlater;hisdealwascomplete.Thus“money”wasborn.
Overtime,eachcountryhasdevelopeditsowncurrencyandsomethingthatmightcost1,000,000lireinonecountrymightbe1dollarintheUScurrency.Mostcountriesalsofrequentlyusepowerfulpoliticalpeopleasthe“face”oftheircurrency.TheUScurrencyisthebestexampleofthis.Canyounameallthepresidentsthatcurrentlyappearonnotonlypapermoneybutalsocoins?
Therealexcitement,however,isthefutureofhowwebuythings.Peoplehavestartedtousedebitcards(借记卡)thatallowyoutopayusingyourbankaccountratherthancash.ThathasgivenwaytosomethingcalledMondex.Mondexallowsyouto“wave”yourcardpastanyspecialdevicethatcanreadthesecards.Younolongerhavetoinsert,swipe(刷)andthenpunchinnumbers,whichcouldcausesecurityproblems.
4.What’sthepurposeofParagraph1?
A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.
B.Toexplainwhatmoneywaslikeinhistory.
C.Totellusthattherewasnomoneylongago.
D.Tocomparethedifferencebetweenacowandtwopigs.
5.Thefarmerhadanideaofusingcurrencywhen________.
A.hehadaproducttoexchangeB.hehadmadealotofmoney
C.hehadnothingtotradeforwhatheneededD.hewouldharvesthisfruit
6.Mondexisakindofcardwhichcan________.
A.keepyousafeifyouareintrouble
B.saveyoualargeamountofmoney
C.helpyoutradesafelyandconveniently
D.makeyouhappywheneveryouarebored
7.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Theevolutionofpayment.B.Thetradeinancienttimes.
C.Theuseofmoneyintheworld.D.Newwaysofpayment.
Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively(被动地).Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.
Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.
Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor(谣言).
DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?
Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.
That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stamping(打上标记)itwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.
Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:
Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasafactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.
8.Accordingtothepassage,passivelearningmayoccurin_______.
A.doingamedicalexperimentB.solvingamathproblem
C.visitinganexhibitionD.doingscientificreasoning
9.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto_____.
A.activelearningB.knowledge
C.communicationD.passivelearning
10.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat_____.
A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedon
B.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentways
C.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing
D.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor
11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Activelearningislessimportant.
B.Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.
C.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.
D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.
Myfatherwas44andknewhewasn'tgoingtomakeitto45.Hewrotemealetterandhopedthatsomethinginitwouldhelpmefortherestofmylife.
SincethedayIwas12andfirstreadhisletter,someofhiswordshavelivedinmyheart.Onepartalwaysstandsout.“Rightnow,youarepretendingtobeatimekiller.ButIknowthatoneday,youwilldosomethinggreatthatwillsetyouamongtheverybest.”Knowingthatmydadbelievedinmegavemepermissiontobelieveinmyself.“Youwilldosomethinggreat.”Hedidn'tknowwhatthatwouldbe,andneitherdidI,butattimesinmylifewhenI'vefeltproudofmyself,IrememberhiswordsandwishhewereheresoIcouldask,“Isthiswhatyouweretalkingabout,Dad?
ShouldIkeepgoing?
”
Alongwayfrom12now,IrealizehewouldhavebeenproudwhenImadeanyprogress.Lately,though,I'vecometobelievehe'dwantmetomoveontowhatcomesnext:
tobeproudof,andbelievein,somebodyelse.It'stimetostartwritingmyownletterstomychildren.Ourchildrenlooktouswiththesameunansweredquestionwehad.Ourkidsdon'tholdbackbecausethey'reafraidtofail.They'reonlyafraidoffailingus.Theydon'tworryaboutbeingdisappointed.Theirfear-asminewasuntilmyfather'sletter-isofbeingadisappointment.
Giveyourchildrenpermissiontosucceed.They'rewaitingforyoutobelieveinthem.
Ialwaysknewmyparentslovedme.Buttrustme:
Thatbeliefwillbemorecomplete,thatlovewillbemorereal,andtheirbeliefinthemselveswillbegreaterifyouwritethewordsontheirhearts:
“Don'tworry;you'lldosomethinggreat.”Nothavingthatblessingfromtheirparentsmaybetheonlythingholdingthemback.
12.Welearnfromthetextthattheauthor________.
A.losthisfatherwhenhewasyoung
B.workedhardbeforehereadhisfather'sletter
C.askedhisfather'spermissiontobelieveinhimself
D.knewexactlywhatgreatthinghisfatherwantedhimtodo
13.Whatdoestheauthortellusinthe3rdparagraph?
A.Childrenneedtheirparents'letters.
B.Childrenareafraidtobedisappointed.
C.Hischildren'sfearoffailureheldthemback.
D.Hisfather'sletterremovedhisfearoffailinghisparents.
14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheauthor?
A.Hegotnoaccesstosuccess.
B.Hewrotebacktohisfatherat12.
C.Hewassurehisparentsloved