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四川省棠湖中学学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题

四川省棠湖中学2020-2021学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题

一、阅读选择

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OneofthelatesttrendsinAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairisStamford,Conn.,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat'strueallacrossthecountry.

"IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage,"JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofacompany,saysofhis2-year-oldson."Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture."Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.

LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina:

Shedidn'twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots."BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedtothelanguageandculture,"shesays.

"Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,"saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren."Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12."

ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.

（1）Whatdoestheterm"aupair"inthetextmean?

A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.

B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.

C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.

D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.

（2）LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem________.

A.toliveinChinasomeday

B.tospeakthelanguageathome

C.tocatchupwithotherchildren

D.tolearnabouttheChineseculture

（3）Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica.

B.Educatedwomendobetterinlookingafterchildren.

C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.

D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

2.

lbecameamagicianbyaccident.WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilearnedhowtomakeacoindisappear.I'dreadTheLordoftheRingsandventuredintotheadultsectionofthelibrarytosearchforabookofspells—ninebeingthatcuriousageatwhichyou'reoldenoughtoworkthroughmorethan1,200pagesoffantasyliteraturebutyoungenoughtostillholdouthopethatyoumightfindabookofreal,actualmagicinthelibrary.ThebookIfoundinsteadtaughtbasicsleight-of-handtechnique,andIdedicatedthenextmonthstopractice.

Atfirstthemagicwasn'tanygood.Atfirstitwasn'tevenmagic;itwasjustatrick—abadtrick.Ispenthourseachdayinthebathroomrunningthroughthesecretmovesinfrontofthemirror.Idroppedthecoinoverandover,athousandtimesinaday,andaftertwoweeksofthismymomgotacarpetfromthehardwarestoreandplaceditunderthemirrortomufflethesoundofthecoinfallingagainandagain.

Ihadheardmydadworkthroughpassagesofnewmusiconthepiano,soIknewhowtopractice—slowly,deliberately,goingforprecisionratherthanspeed.OnedayItriedtheillusioninthemirrorandthecoinvanished.Itdidnotlooklikeamagictrick.Itlookedlikeamiracle.

Oneofthelessonsyoulearnveryearlyonasamagicianisthatthemostamazingpartofatrickhasnothingtodowiththesecret.Thesecretissimpleandoftendull:

ahiddenpieceoftape,asmallmirror,aduplicateplayingcard,diversionoftheaudience'sattention.Inthiscase,thesecretwasaseriesofcovert（暗中的）techniquetohidethecoinbehindmyhandintheactofopeningit,adanceofthefingersthatIlearnedsocompletelyIdidn'tevenhavetothink.Iwouldclosemyhand,thenopenit,andthecoinwouldvanishnotbyskillbutbyrealmagic.

（1）Whatbookdidtheauthorintendtofindinthelibrarywhenhewasnineyearsold?

A.Abookteachingpeoplehowtomakeacoindisappear.

B.Abookofrealmagic.

C.Abookonhowtobecomeamagician.

D.ThesecondbookofTheLordoftheRings.

（2）Theunderlinedword"muffle"probablymeans________.

A.cleanB.punishC.killD.lower

（3）Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisdadplayingthepiano?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Withoutmusic,lifeisofnovalue.

C.Greatliarsarealsogreatmagicians.

D.Nopains,nogains.

（4）Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasamagiciantrick?

A.Carryingoutskillfulhandmoves.

B.Hidingsomestagetoolsinsidethecoat.

C.Usingrealmagictocreatemiracles.

D.Guidingtheaudiencetofocusonsomethingunimportant.

3.You'll soon be 84years old，Dad，and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together．

You know，there was a time when we were not only separated by the generation gap but completely polarized （对立） by it．Split by：

age and experience，opinions，hairstyles，cosmetics，clothing and boys．

The Father-Daughter Duel（冲突） of54 shifted into high gear（白热化） when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the54 Chevy whether you liked it or not．The police officer who accompanied me home after you reported the Chevy stolen late one evening was too young to understand father-daughter politics and too old to have much tolerance for a 16-year-old．You were so decent about it，Dad，and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life．

Our relationship improved greatly when I had babies．I didn't know what to expect of you and Mom as grandparents but I didn't have to wait long to find out．Those babies adored you then just as they adore you now．

I suppose I saw our relationship as aging together，rather like a fine wine．But the oddest thing happened last week．I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car．It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and frail behind the wheel of that huge car．It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere．Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day．

Fifty years ago this spring，we planted kohlrabi together in a garden in Charles City，Iowa．

This week，we'll plant kohlrabi together again，perhaps for the last time but I hope not．I don't understand why planting kohlrabi with you is so important to me but it is．I don't even like kohlrabi…but I like planting it with you．

Honoring a father on Father's Day is about more than a dad who brings home a paycheck，shares a dinner table，and attends school graduation and weddings．It's more about unconditionally loving children who are stubborn，who know everything and won't listen to anyone．It's about loving someone more than words can say，and wishing that it never had to end．

I love you，Dad．

（1） What is the purpose of the third paragraph？

________

A.To prove that the father is very strict．

B.To describe the father-daughter politics．

C.To show the conflict between the author and her father．

D.To condemn the policeman for lack of understanding．

（2）What does the author mean by saying"a slap in the face"in the fifth paragraph？

________

A.She regretted the fights she had with her father．

B.She suddenly realized that her father was so old and could be gone one day．

C.She was ashamed of herself that she hadn't taken good care of her father．

D.She suddenly realized that she had caused a lot of trouble for her father．

（3）Which of the following words can describe the author's father？

________

a.Unreasonable   b.Caring   c.Tolerant   d.Stubborn

A.bc．B.bd．C.acd．D.bcd．

（4）The author wrote his father this letter to________．

A.tell him about their conflicts B.say sorry for her being stubborn

C.express her gratitude to him D.remind him of the early incident

4.    panicBuying

    Shoppersaroundtheworldarecrazybuyingbecauseoffearsoverthecoronavirus（新型冠状病毒）, whichcausedacriticalplagueinChinaandevenothercountriesatthebeginningof2020．PeopleincountriessuchasEngland, Japan, SingaporeandAustraliahavebeenemptyingsupermarketshelvesoftoiletpaper, facemasks, handwashproductsanddriedandcannedfood．PhotosandvideosofshoppersinAustraliaquarrelingoverthelastpackoftoiletrollinasupermarkethavespreadacrosssocialmediaswiftly．

    However, governmentshaveadvisedtheircitizensthatthereisnoneedto"panicbuy"．Theyaddedthatpanicbuyingwouldonlyreducethesupplyofproductsneededbypatientsandmedicalstaff, whichcould________theproblemstheCOVID﹣19virusiscausing．Singapore'sprimeministercomfortedSingaporeansthat:

 "Wehaveenoughsupplies．There'snoneedtostockup．"Aweekafterthepanicbuyingfever, thingshavecalmeddownandshoppershavegonebacktopurchasingitemsinnormalquantities．

    Psychologistssaypanicbuyingisan"unwise"behaviourthatispartofaconditioncalledFOMO﹣thefearofmissingout．Dr．KatharinaWittgenssaidaherdmentality（从众心理）setsinduringdisastersthatcausespeopletocopytheactionsofothers．Peoplewatchthenewsofitemsbeingboughtinquantityandimmediatelyrushouttothestorestodothesame．Shesaidpeopleweretakingontoomuchtherisksofdyingfromthecoronavirus．Shesaid:

 "Farmorepeopledieincaraccidentsorhouseholdaccidentsperyearbutwedon'tpanicaboutthesethingsinthemorningbeforewegotowork．"

（1）Whatmadeshoppersindifferentcountriescrazybuying？

________

A.Theapproachof2020NewYear'sDay．

B.Theshortageofresourcesandsuppliesintheirnations．

C.Theirconcernaboutthevirus．

D.Thediscountfromsupermarkets．．

（2）Whatdoestheunderl