浙江省山河联盟届高二第二学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

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浙江省山河联盟届高二第二学期期中考试英语试题及答案

浙江省山河联盟2020届高二第二学期期中考试

英语试题卷

选择题部分

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Downey'smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.

DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.

U．S.collegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafouryeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.

Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.

Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues（问题）onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional（情感的）andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,“Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend.”

21．WhatdoesDowney'smothermeantoDowney?

A．Afriend.B．Adreamer.C．Anexample.D．Anexpert.

22．WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?

A．Thefamouslearnedprofessors.

B．Thecasuallearningenvironment.

C．Theimpressiveacademicreputation.

D．Thefavorablegeographicallocation.

23．Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.

B．Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.

C．Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.

D．Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.

B

Whenyoustartworkingonsomethingbutdon'tfinishit,thoughtsoftheunfinishedworkcontinuetojumpintoyourmindevenwhenyou'vemovedontootherthings.PsychologistsreferthephenomenonastheZeigamikeffect.TheeffectwasfirstobservedbyaRussianpsychologistnamedBlumaZeigamik.WhilesittinginabusyrestaurantinVienna,shenotedthewaitershadbettermemoriesofunpaidorders.Oncethebillwaspaid,however,thewaitershaddifficultyrememberingtheexactdetailsoftheorders.

Inoneofherstudies,participantswereaskedtocompletesimpletaskssuchasputtingtogetherpuzzles,orsolvingmathproblems.Halfoftheparticipantswereinterruptedhalfwaythroughthesetasks.Afteranhour-longdelay,Zeigamikaskedtheparticipantstogiveanaccountofwhatthey'dbeenworkingon.Shediscoveredthatthosewhohadtheirworkinterruptedweretwiceaslikelytorememberwhattheyhadbeendoingasthosewhohadactuallycompletedthetasks.

Wecanusethiseffecttoouradvantage.Forexample,ifyou'restrugglingtomemorizesomethingimportant,momentaryinterruptionsmightactuallyworktoyouradvantage.Ratherthansimplyremembertheinformationoverandoveragain,reviewitseveraltimesandthentakeabreak.Whileyou'refocusingonotherthings,you'llfindyourselfmentallyreturningtotheinformationyouwerestudying.

Weoftenputofftasksuntilthelastmoment,onlycompletingtheminarushatthelastpossiblemoment.Unfortunately,thistendencycanleadtoheavystressandevenpoorperformance.OnewaytoovercomethisistoputtheZeigamikeffecttowork.Startbytakingthefirststep,nomatterhowsmall.Onceyou5vebegun—butnotfinished—yourwork,you'llfindyourselfthinkingofthetaskuntil,atlast,youfinishit.Ybumightnotfinishitallatonce,buteachsmallstepyoutakeputsyouclosertoyourfinalgoal.

24.WhatdoestheZeigamikeffectreferto?

A.Waiterstendtohavegoodmemories.

B.Onceinterrupted,onewillforgetthingseasily.

C.Mostpeoplecan'tfocusononethingforalongtime.

D.Peoplerememberunfinishedtasksbetterthancompletedones.

25.HowshouldwestudyaccordingtotheZeigamikeffect?

A.Repeatoverandoveragain.

B.Divideourstudysession.

C.Focusonseveraltasksatatime.

D.Haveenoughrestbeforestudying.

26.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Howtogetridofheavystress.

B.Whyweshouldsetafinalgoal.

C.Howtobreakthehabitofdelayingwork.

D.Whywealwayscompletetasksinarush.

C

TheKirtland’swarbler（莺）hasrequiredprotectionssincethefoundationofEndangeredSpeciesAct（ESA）,butthat’sabouttochange.TheFishandWildlifeService（FWS）todayannounceditisremovingthesongbirdfromtheendangeredspecieslist

“TheefforttorecovertheKirtland'swarblerisasuccessfulexampleofhowtosaveendangeredspecies,”saidMargaretEverson,directorofFWS.“TheKirtland'swarblerhasrespondedwelltoactivemanagementoverthehalfcentury.“In1971,theKirtland’swarblerpopulationdeclinedtoapproximately201singingmalesandwasrestrictedtosixcounties.By2015,thepopulationreached2,383singingmalesandhadspreadgeographically.FWSnotedthefrequentandpersistentsingingofmalewarblersduringthebreedingseasonmadecountingpossible.

“Theprimarythreatsidentifiedatlistingandduringdevelopmentoftherecoveryplanhavebeenmanaged,”saidFWS.Modernwildfiresuppression（扑灭）practicesgreatlyalteredthenaturaldisturbancesystem,whichenabledthegrowthofthejackpineforestsfavoredbythespecies,FWSnoted.Michiganstatehasreplantedapproximately90,000acresofKirtland'swarblerhabitatoverthepast30years.Timber（木材）incomesoffsetthecostofreplantingjackpineneededtosupportasurvivablebirdpopulation.

ButwhilethebirdisfallingofftheESAlist,officialsnotethatitremainsa“conservation-dependentspecies."ConservationoftheKirtland'swarblerwillcontinuetorequireaharmoniousapproachforcarryingoutfutureconservationwork,likepartnershipsandsufficientfunding,FWSstated.UndertheEndangeredSpeciesPreservationActof1966,theKirtland'swarblerwasfederallylistedasanendangeredspeciesin1967.

“Thisremarkablebirdhasamostimpressive,exemplarysuccessstorythatillustrateseffectiveconservationandcooperationatwork,”addedHeatherGood,executivedirectorofMichiganAudubon.ShawnGraff,vicepresidentofAmericanBirdConservancy'sGreatLakesprogram,pointedoutthedelisting（除名）is“causeforcelebrationandproofthattheEndangeredSpeciesActworks.”

27.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.asciencefictionB.anewsreportC.abiographyD.anovel

28.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“offset”inparagraph3mean?

A.Makeupfor.B.Addto.C.Fix.D.Estimate.

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonfortherecoveryofKirtland’swarbler?

A.Amplefunding.B.Cooperativework.

C.ThefoundationofFWS.D.Thecontrolofwildfire.

30.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.ThemaleKirtland'swarblersseldomsinginthebreedingseason.

B.HeatherGoodwasnotverysatisfiedwiththeconservationwork.

C.TheKirtland'swarblerwaslistedasanendangeredspeciesonlyinonestate.

D.MargaretEversonthoughthighlyoftheconservationoftheKirtland'swarbler.

第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Interpersonalcommunicationskillsarethosewhichyouneedeverydayinyourlife–beitinyourpersonalorprofessionallife.Theyaresomeofthemostimportantskillsaslargepercentageofyourpersonallifeinvolvesinteractingwithpeople.31Herearesometipstohelpyoubeanexcellentinterpersonalcommunicator:

32Asthesayinggoes,‘thefirstimpressionisthelastimpression’,henceyoushouldbecarefulwhenitcomestobodylanguage.Itissaidthatatypicalcommunicationconsistsofmorethan50%non-verbalcommunication,whichincludesbodylanguage.Soifyourbodylanguageissendingnegativesignalstotheotherperson,thecommunicationwillprobablybreakdownintheprocess.

Thinkbeforeyouspeak.33Thatmeansyoushouldtrytoconnectwiththefeelingsoftheotherpersoninordertoshowthatyoucareabouttheconversationbetweenthetwoofyou.

Listenwell.Theabilitytolistentowhatapersonissayingisaskillandyoushouldfocusonthatwhilecommunicatingwithothers.Ifyouhavegoodlisteningskillsyouwillbeabletounderstandthatperson’swordsmoreclearlyandreactinapositivemanner.34

Beopentoreceivingfeedback（反馈）.Sometimesitisgoodtostepbacktoreceivefeedback.35Youshouldbeabletoopenuptofeedbackfromtheotherpersonandgivehonestfeedbackwheneveryoufeelitisneeded.

A.Showpositivebodylanguage.

B.Communicatewithotherskindly.

C.Youshouldalwaysbeconfidentofwhatyouarespeaking.

D.Communicationisatwo-wayprocessandshouldremainlikethat.

E.Interpersonalskillsalsoplayanimportantpartinyourcareerdevelopment.

F.Youshouldconsiderhowyourwordsaffectthepersonbeforemakinganycomments.

G.Itwillalsosendasignaltotheotherpersonthatyou