湖南省长沙市雨花区学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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湖南省长沙市雨花区学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

湖南省长沙市雨花区2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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TheNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty

Hours:

9:

30am—5:

00pmdaily

Closed:

January1,July4,ThanksgivingDay,andChristmasDay

Driving

Planextradrivingtimeforyourvisit.Theareasurroundingthemuseumwillbebusybeforebeingopened.Weadviseyoutoarriveafewhoursbeforeorseveralhoursaftertheopeningtimetoavoidhightraffictimes.

Directions

Fromthe110Freeway,taketheExpositionBoulevardexitandheadwesttowardVermontAvenue.TurnleftonBillRobertsonLane.Themuseum’snewlyopenedCarParkwillbeonyourlefthandsideandcost$12.

Parking

Themuseum’sparkinglotfillsupquicklyongamedays.Wesuggestarrivingearlyintheday.Allguestsandmemberswhoplantovisitthemuseummayparkinthemuseum’sCarPark.Ifthemuseum’sCarParkisfull,parkingisalsoavailableinthestate-runLot3acrossthestreet.Parkinginthislotwillcost$12（cashonly）.RememberthatcarsparkedinLot3after5:

30pmwillbeissuedaparkingcitation（罚单）.

Wheretoeat

Ifyouarebringingyourownfood,weinviteyoutopicnicunderthetreesonthegrassinfrontofthemuseum.Foodanddrinksarenotallowedinsideanyofthemuseumhallsandexhibits.Weappreciateyourhelpinpreservingourmuseum.

AttheNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty,youcanseemorethanjustwallsandfossils.Weprovidenotonlyatypicalmuseumexperience,butalsohands-onexhibits.Youcanstayindoors,outdoors,andalloverLosAngeles.WeinspirethewidestpossibleaudiencetobecomekeepersofthelivingEarth.

1．Whatdoweknowaboutparkingwhendrivingtothemuseum?

A．VisitorsshouldleaveLot3before5:

30pm.

B．Memberswillhaveaspecialplacetopark.

C．Peoplehavetoparkinthemuseum’sCarPark.

D．Visitorsmustpayforthemuseum’sCarParkincash.

2．Whicharevisitorsnotallowedtodoaccordingtothepassage?

A．Toparkinotherlots.

B．Toeatinthemuseum.

C．Tocometothemuseuminthewholeyear.

D．Totouchtheexhibitsinthemuseum.

3．Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A．Toadvertisecomingevents.

B．Tointroducespecialexhibits.

C．Totellaboutthemuseum’shistory.

D．Toencouragemorepeopletocome.

Igrewupwheremanypeoplehardlyexperiencedpoverty.In1968,mydaddrovemealldownthroughtheDeepSouthtoseethesightofMartinLutherKing’sgraveinAtlanta.

IntheDeepSouthIsawlargenumbersofpeopleexperiencepovertyandsadnessthatIhadneverexperiencedinmylife.ThisopenedmyeyesandmademegratefulforwhatIhad,suchaslove,familyandfriends.

Recently,asmykidstalkedabouthowhardbeingkidsanddiscussedhowcooltheywouldbeiftheycanhavewhatevertheywant,Idecidedtodosomethingwithoutcriticizingthem.BecauseIthoughtitwastimetobringupwhatIcallabalancingstory.Itcouldmakethemthinkaboutlifedeeply.

Itoldmykidsthatwehadveryfewrightsmanyyearsago,andtoldthemaboutthosewhofoughtforfreedomforus.IalsotoldthemaboutmytriptoMexicoduringthesummer.IhadbeenataconferenceinSanDiegoandwetookthebustoTijuanawherewefoundmanypoorchildrenbeggingonthestreet.Theywerekeptoutofschoolbecausetheyweretoldandtaughttobegfortheirpoorfamilies.Duringourtourofthearea,wesawthatthehousesweredamagedandtheclothesonthechildrenweredirtyandworn-out.Mykids,withtearssparklingineyes,askedalotofquestionsaboutTijuana,thepoorkidsandwhytheyweresopoor.IamsurewhatItoldthemopenedtheireyestoadifferentworld,andhopefullygavethemabetterappreciationoftheirlife.

Soit’sourdutytobroadenourkids’horizonandhelpthemmakeadifferenceintheworldbyplayingtheirparteventhoughmostofthetimestheyjustfocusontheirownsuccess.Justbelievethatourchildrencanseektheiropportunitiestosucceedandcareaboutotherstoo.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?

A．MartinLutherKing’sgrave.

B．Thehappyfamilytheauthorhas.

C．Theauthor’slovetohisfamily.

D．Thescenetheauthorwitnessed.

5．Howdidtheauthordealwithherkids’conversationaboutthemselves?

A．Scoldingthemseverelyatonce.

B．Tryingtohelpthemappreciatetheirlife.

C．Tellingfunnystoriestodrawtheirattention.

D．ShowingMartinLutherKing’sgravetothem.

6．Whatmighthappentotheauthor’skidsinthefuture?

A．Theymighthatetheirlifemore.

B．Theymightcaremoreaboutothers.

C．Theymightwantmorethingstobecool.

D．Theymightbemoreinterestedinwealthypeople’slife.

7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Kids’AttitudeTowardsLifeisChanging

B．LettingKidsSeeHowtheLessFortunateLive

C．WeShouldbeGratefultoThoseWhoHelpedUs

D．TeachingKidstoMakeaDifferenceintheWorld

Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle-enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter（高度表）failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged（冲）intothesea.

Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames（火焰）comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?

Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.

Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?

AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty-sixminutes.Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion（时刻）shesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation（航空）andthatairtravelwasuseful.

8．WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo?

A．Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.

B．Shecontinuedflying.

C．ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.

D．Shelosthopeofreachingland.

9．Accordingtothepassage,whatwasAmeliaEarhart’sreasonformakingherflights?

A．Toshowthataviationwasnotjustformen.

B．Tosetanewrecordforflyingtime.

C．Tobethefirstwomantoflyaroundtheworld.

D．Tobecomefamousintheworld.

10．WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?

A．ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.

B．Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.

C．ShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.

D．Shemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworld.

11．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic.

B．ANewRecordforFlyingTime.

C．AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.

D．ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland.

WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation（住所）.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat“bedandbreakfast”houses,becausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.

“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,’’theysaid,“becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.“

Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought“VACANCIES”meant“holidays”,becausetheSpanishwordfor“holidays”is“vacaciones”.Sotheydidnotgotothehousewherethesignoutsidesaid“VACANCIES”，whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttothehousewherethesignsaid“NOVACANCIES”,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!

Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,theword“DⅣERSION”meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword“DⅣERSION”onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehole.

Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis,whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid“Thankyou”inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore.However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!

LaterIfoundoutthat“Thankyou”inFrenchmeans“No,thankyou”.

12．MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.

A．drivingtheircaronEnglishroads

B．goingtoEnglandbycar

C．findingplacestostayinEngland

D．learningEnglish

13．Isuggestedthattheystayat“bedandbreakfast’‘housesbecause______.

A．itwouldhemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotels

B．itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinner

C．theywouldheabletopracticetheirEnglish

D．therewouldbenoprobleminfindingaccommodationthere

14．“NOVACANCIES”inEnglishmeans______.

A．freeroomsB．nofreerooms

C．notawayonholidayD．holidays

15．WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid“Thankyou”inFrench,I______.

A．wantedhim/hertotakethecoffeepotaway

B．didn’treallywanta