江西省赣州市十五县市学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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江西省赣州市十五县市学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题

江西省赣州市十五县（市）2020-2021学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Ifyou’resinglethisValentine'sDay,don'tsettleforanothernightofbeingalone.Singleladiesanddudescancelebrate,too.Below,fiveholidaysfromaroundtheworldtocelebrateinsteadofValentine'sDaythisyear.

SinglesAwarenessDay

IntheU.S.,wehave“SinglesAwarenessDay”--ahumorousanti-Valentine'sDaycelebratedonFebruary14or15,dependingonyourpreference.Onthesedays,singlestoasttheiruncoupledstatus.

YstävänpäiväorFriendshipDay

FinlandhasamoreidealtakeonValentine'sDay:

February14isconsideredYstävänpäiväor“FriendshipDay”,whichismarketedasacelebrationoffriends.（We'drecommendadoptingthisholidayifyou'relookingforanoccasiontohangoutwithyourbestfriends.）

BlackDay

April14inKoreaisknownasBlackDay,aholidaywheresinglesgatherinlocalrestaurantsanddrowntheirsorrowsincheap,butdeliciousbowlsofjajangmyeon---aChinese-Koreannoodledishswimminginchunkyblackbeansauce,andtoppedwithporkandveggies.Theholidayhasbeenpopularoverthelastdecade,andwecan'tsaywe'resurprised.It'shardtobesadaboutbeingsinglewhenyou'redippingintoabowlofsomethingthatdelicious.

Single'sDay

NovemberIImarksSingles'DayinChina,anunofficialholidaythatstartedinthe1990sasaprotestValentine'sDayandthat'snowadaywheresinglesbuystuff--alotofstuff-forthemselves.In2013,China'sbiggestonlineshoppingcompanytookinmorethan$5.75billioninonlinepaymentsonSingle'sDay-twoandahalftimesthetotalAmericanretailers（零售商）nettedonCyberMondaythesameyear.

InternationalQuirkyaloneDay

AnotheroptionforsingleslookingtogetinonthecelebratoryactiononFebruary14?

InternationalQuirkyaloneDay,a“do-it-yourselfcelebrationofromance,friendship,andindependentspirit,"accordingtotheofficialsite.Thefounderoftheeventswearsherholidayisnotananti-Valentine'sDay;instead,it'sacelebrationofallkindsoflove:

romantic,platonic,familial,andyes,self-love."Inotherwords,it'sadaytodowhateveryouwant,withwhoeveryouwant.Wecangetbehindthatandhaveagreattime.

1．Whichofthefollowingholidayswouldyouliketocelebrateifyoulikedeliciousfood?

A．SinglesAwarenessDay.B．Ystävänpäivä.

C．BlackDay.D．Single’sDay.

2．WhatwouldChinesepeopleliketodoonSingle'sDay?

A．Shoppingonline.B．Whatevertheylike.

C．Hangingoutwithfamilies.D．Gatheringinlocalrestaurants.

3．Inwhichpartofawebsitewillthetextbe?

A．BusinessB．OpinionC．LifestyleD．Culture

AddysonMoffittisan8-year-oldfromKansasCity,Missouri,MaurineChelagatisa9-year-oldfromavillageinKenyacalledBartabwa.Itmightnotseemasifthegirlshavemuchincommon,butwhentheymetatadinnertwoyearsago,inKansasCity,theyinstantlyhititoff.''Wehadthisonelittleredballtoplaywith,''Addysontoldothers.''Wedidn'thaveanyelectronicsorphones,noiPadsorTV.Itwasjustusplaying.''

ThedinnerwashostedbythenonprofitgroupWorldVisionInternational.Insomepartsoftheworldpeoplemustwalkseveralmileseachdaytocollectwaterfromastreamoranotherwatersource.Often,thewaterispolluted,WorldVisionbuildswells,pipelines,andraincatchersinthesecommunities.AddysonwasatthedinnerbecauseherfamilysupportsWorldVision.Maurinewastherebecausehervillagebeenwithoutcleanwater.WorldVisionfixedthatbybuildingawaterstationthere.AddysonwasinspiredbyMaurine."PeoplehelpedMaurinesoshecouldhavecleanwater,andkidsaredyingbecausetheydon'thave.RacesareonewayWorldVisionraisesmoneytopayforitswaterprojects.Runnerspledgetorunahaveit,"shesays.''Iwanttohelp.''

RacesareonewayWorldVisionraisesmoneytopayforitswaterprojects.Runnerspledgetorunarace,oftena26-milemarathonor13-milehalfmarathon.TheyaskpeopletosupportthembydonatingtoWorldVision.Addysondecidedtorunthe2017KansasCityHalfMarathonforWorldVision.Atage7,shewasoneoftheyoungest-everrunnersintherace,andhadtogetspecialpermissiontoparticipate.

Addysonspentfourmonthstrainingwithherparents,wakingupbefore6a.m.torun.Meanwhile,shestartedfundraising.Shecarriedajugofwateraroundherneighborhood,toparkconversationaboutWorldVision'swork,Shebusedtablesatarestaurantfortips.Sheaskedfriendstomakedonationsasbirthdaypresents.ByOctober2017,whenAddysonrantherace,she'draisedmorethan$20,000.She'stheyoungestpersoninWorldVisionhistorytoraisemorethan$10,000.In2018,sheranagain-andraised$36,000.ButAddyson'sworkisnotfinished."Mygoalisforeverykidtohavecleanwater,"shesays.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"hititoff"inthefirstparagraphmean?

A．hadaquarrelB．didhomeworktogether

C．playedjokesoneachotherD．gotalongwellwitheachother

5．WhycouldAddysonandMaurinemeetatadinner?

A．Theymeteachotheronlybychance.

B．Bothoftheirvillagesareinneedofcleanwater.

C．TheybothwereinvitedbyWorldVisionInternational.

D．AddysonwantedtohelpMaurinethroughWorldVision.

6．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Addysontriedherbesttoraisemoney.

B．AddysontrainedhardtorunHalfMarathon.

C．WorldVisionheldmanyracestoraisemoney.

D．AddysonhaddonatedlotsofmoneytoWorldVision.

7．WhichwordcanbestdescribeAddyson?

A．braveB．caringC．understandingD．grateful

“Whatkindofrubbishareyou?

”Thisquestionmightnormallycauseanger,butinShanghaiithasbroughtaboutcomplainsoverthepastweek.OnJuly1st,thecityintroducedstricttrash-sortingregulations（垃圾分类制度）thatareexpectedtobeusedasamodelforourcountry.Residentsmustdividetheirwasteintofourseparatecategoriesandthrowitintospecificpublicbinsatscheduledtimes.

Violators（违规者）facethepossibilityoffinesandworse.Theycouldbehitwithfinesofupto200yuan（$29）。

Forrepeatviolators,thecitycanaddblackmarkstotheircreditrecords,makingitharderforthemtoobtainbankloansorevenbuytraintickets.

Shanghaiauthoritiesarerespondingtoanobviousenvironmentalproblem.Itgenerates9milliontonsofgarbageayear,morethanLondon'sannualoutputandrisingquickly.ButlikeothercitiesinChina,itlacksarecyclingsystem.Instead,ithasreliedontrashpickerstoexaminecarefullythroughthewaste,pluckingoutwhatevercanbereused.Thishaslimits.Aspeoplegetwealthier,fewerofthemwanttodosuchdirtywork.Thewaste,meanwhile,justkeepspilingup.

ManyresidentsappeartosupporttheideaofrecyclingingeneralbutarefrustratedbythedetailsRubbishmustbedividedaccordingtowhetheritisfood,recyclable,dryorhazardous,whichcanbeconfusing,thoughthereareappstohelpworkitout.Somehavecomplainedabouttherulessurroundingfoodwaste.Theymustputitstraightintherequiredpublicbin,forcingthemtotearopenplasticbagsandthrowitbyhand.Mostannoyingaretheshortwindowsfordumpingtrash,typicallyacoupleofhours,morningandevening.Alongwiththemonitors（监控）atthebins,thismeansthatpeoplegoataroundthesametimeandcankeepaneyeonwhatisbeingthrownout.Afterall,noonewantstolookbad.

8．Whydoestheauthormentionthequestion“Whatkindofrubbishareyou?

”inthefirstparagraph?

A．Toblamethenewrules.

B．Toadvocateagoodrule.

C．Toleadinthetopicofthetext.

D．Totelluspeople’scomplainsinShanghai.

9．WhatisthemaindirectenvironmentalprobleminShanghai?

A．Themassivetraffic.B．Theincreasinggarbage.

C．Lackofarecyclingsystem.D．Lackoftrashpickers

10．Whatmakestheresidentsupsetmostabouttherules?

A．Shortscheduledtimeforthrowingthetrash.

B．Beingfinedwhenblamedduetoimproperbehavior.

C．Beingobservedbymonitorswhenthrowingthegarbage.

D．Complexdistinctionamongthefourcategoriesoftrash.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．HowToSortOutTrashInOurLife.

B．PeopleInShanghaiMeetNewChallenge.

C．ShanghaiAuthoritiesSolvedAnEnvironmentalProblem.

D．DifferentAttitudesTowardsTheTrash-sortingRegulations.

Fever,coughing,sorethroat…mostofusatonetimeoranotherhavehadthesesymptoms.Whatcausesthem?

Infact,manydiseasesarecausedbyviruses,includingsomedeadlyoneslikeAIDS,SARSandCOVID-19,alsoknownasthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia,outbreakinChina.

Whatareviruses?

Howcanvirusescausesomuchtrouble?

Virusesareverysmallparticles（颗粒）whichareaboutonemillionthofaninchlong.Unlikehumancellsorbacteria,virusesaren’tlivingorganisms-theycan'treproduceontheirown.Instead,theyinvadethecellsoflivingorganismstoreproduce,spreadandtakeover.

Viruscaninfecteverylivingthing-fromplantsandanimaldowntothesmallestbacteria.Forthisreason,theyarealwaysapotentialdangertohumans.Virusesliearoundourenvironmentallofthetime,waitingforahostcelltocomealong.Theycanenterourbodiesbythenose,mouth,eyesorbreaksintheskin.Onceinside,theytrytofindahostcelltoinfect.Forexample,HIV,whichcausesAIDS,attackstheT-cellsoftheimmunesystem.

Butthebasicquestionis,wheredidvirusesfirstcomefrom?

Untilnow,noclearexplanationfortheiroriginexists."Tracingtheoriginsofvirusesisdifficult,"EdRybicki,ascientistattheuniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfrica,toldScientificAmerican,"becausevirusesdon'tleavefossilsandbecauseofthetrickstheyusetomakecopiesofthemselveswithinthecellsthey'veinvaded.”

However,therearethreemaintheoriestoexpla