广东省湛江市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省湛江市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

广东省湛江市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

SagradaFamilia（2,056,448visits/year）

Openinghours:

09:

00-18:

00（October-March）09:

00-20:

00（April-September）.

Admission:

$11,or$10withtheBarcelonaCard.

Disabledaccess:

Yes.

Thetemplehasbeenunderconstructionsince1882andthey’vestillgotanother30to80yearstogobeforeitwillbefinished.Theproject’svastscale（规模）anditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona’stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.

LaPedrera（1,133,220visits/year）

Openinghours:

09:

00-18:

30（November-February）09:

00-20:

00（March-October）

Admission:

$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.

Disabledaccess:

No.

ThisbuildingusedtobecalledCasaMila,butnowadaysit’smorecommonlyknownasLaPedrera.Itwasmadeofbricksandhadcolorfultiles（瓷砖）.

BarcelonaFCMuseum（1,032,763visits/year）

Openinghours:

6thApril-4thOctober:

（MondaytoSaturday）10:

00-20:

00;therestoftheyear:

10:

00to18:

30.

Admission:

$8.50forentrytomuseumandanextra$17foraguidedtour.

Disabledaccess:

Yes.

Itisnowgenerallyconsideredasthebestfootballmuseumintheworld.Youcanseesomanytrophies（奖杯）,picturesandstatuesofgreatfootballplayers.I’mnotafootballfanbutIstillenjoyedwalkingroundthismuseum.

MiróMuseum（518,869visits/year）

Openinghours:

Checkwebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.

Admission:

$8.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.

Disabledaccess:

Yes.

ThismuseumhasawiderangeofMiró’sworksdatingbackasfaras1914.Thisartworkcollectionincludesnotonlyhispaintingsbutalsoagoodselectionofsculptures.

1．Whichofthefollowingattractionsisthemostpopular?

A．SagradaFamilia.B．LaPedrera.

C．BarcelonaFCMuseum.D．MiróMuseum.

2．Whatcanweknowaboutthefourtouristattractions?

A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.

B．LaPedreraiswellknownforitscolors.

C．BarcelonaFCMuseumwillattractfootballfans.

D．MiróMuseumwasbuiltinasearlyastheyearof1914.

3．Whatdothefourattractionshaveincommon?

A．Theyarefamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.

B．Theyareallaccessibleforthedisabledpeople.

C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferenttimes.

D．Touristscangetadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.

“Hello”isarelativelynewgreeting.Itfirstappearedsometimeinthemid-1800s,butmanypeoplewouldnothavedreamedofusingit.“Hello”wasconsideredaveryimpolitewaytogreetsomeone.Instead,peopleusedformalexpressionslike“Howdoyoudo?

”

Backthen,therewereseveralwordsthatsoundedlike“hello,”buttheywereusedtogetsomeone’sattentionortoexpresssurprise.Forexample,ifyoucaughtyourlittlebrotherstealingyoursnack,youmighthavesaid,“Halloathere!

Stopeatingmycheese!

”Ifyoufoundaflyinyoursoup,youmighthaveshouted,“Hullo!

Howdidthatgetinthere?

”

Everythingstartedtochangein1876,whenAlexanderGrahamBellinventedthetelephone.Thefirsttelephonesdidn’thavenumbersyoucoulddial,nordidtheyhavebellsorringers.Instead,yourtelephonesentsignalsalongtelephonelinestoacentralofficewhereanoperatorwouldanswerbysayingsomethinglike“Areyouthere,sir?

”or“Whatiswanted?

”Theoperatorwouldthenconnectyourphonetothephoneofthepersonyouwantedtoreach.Therewasjustonesmallproblem:

Sincetelephonesdidn’tring,howwouldthepersonyouwerecallingknowthatyouwere“ontheline”?

Theanswerisyouwouldyell（大喊）intoyourphoneandhopesomeoneontheotherendheardyou.Butwhatwouldyouyell?

Andwhatwouldthepersonyouwerecallingsaywhentheyweregoingtoanswer?

Bellsuggested“Ahoy!

Ahoy!

”butitdidn’tcatchon.ThenthefamousinventorThomasEdisonsuggestedthewordhello.Thatcaughtonrightaway.

“Hello”becamesopopularthatby1878telephoneoperatorswererequiredtouseit.Infact,operatorsreceivedthenickname（绰号）“HelloGirls.”Soon,“hello”becamenotjustthestandardwaytoanswerthephone,butanacceptedwaytogreetpeopleinperson.

4．Whywas“hello”seldomusedwhenitfirstappeared?

A．Itwastooinformal.

B．Itwashardtopronounce.

C．Itwasconsideredtoberude.

D．Therewereotherwordslike“hello”.

5．“Hullo”wasusedtoshowsomething_____.

A．interestingB．exciting

C．boringD．unexpected

6．Paragraph3ismainlyabout_____.

A．how“hello”wasusedtoanswerthetelephone

B．thefriendshipbetweenBellandEdison

C．theinventionofthetelephone

D．howthetelephoneimproved

7．Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.

A．“hello”gotpopularassoonasthetelephonewasinvented

B．thetelephonehaschangedthewaypeoplespeak

C．peoplelikedsimpleexpressionslike“hello”

D．Belladvisedgirlstouse“hello”

Astudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion（万亿）connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.

ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.

Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebuildingblockofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:

'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn.'”

ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones－nomatterhoweducational－doesn’tappeartobeenoughforchildren’sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho’dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies－regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio－learnednothing.

8．Whatmakesconnectionsinababy’sbrain?

A．HavingahigherIQ.B．Experiencingnewinformation.

C．Thebaby’searlyage.D．Theconnectionwithotherbabies.

9．WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?

A．Babiescanidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.

B．Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.

C．Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.

D．Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.

10．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?

A．Wordshavedifferentsounds.

B．Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.

C．Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.

D．Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.

11．WhatisthemainconclusionfromthestudyledbyPatriciaKuhl?

A．Babiesshouldn’twatchalotoftelevision.

B．Foreignlanguageshelpbabies’braindevelop.

C．Listeningtodifferentlanguagesdevelopsbabies’brain.

D．Socialcommunicationimprovesbabies’braindevelopment.

WhenSirEctorsawArthurpulledtheswordoutofthestoneandthenpusheditback,herubbedhiseyes.“Ican’tbelieveit!

”hecried.ThenhefellonhiskneesbeforeArthur.“Father,pleasedonotkneelbeforeme.Tellmewhatyoumean!

”Arthursaidwithgreatconfusion.

“Listen,then,”saidSirEctor.“Yearsagothewisemagician,Merlin,carriedababyinhisarms.Thatbabywasyou.Merlintoldmetobringyouupasmyownson.NowIcanguess.Youmustbethelateking⸺KingUther’sson.Whoelsecouldhavepulledoutthesword?

Arthur,wemustletallEnglandknowyouarequalifiedtobethenewking.”

“Iwouldratherbeyoursonthanbeaking!

”criedArthur.

“OnChristmastheBishop（主教）willgiveeveryoneachancetopullthesword.Youmusttakeyourturnandshoweveryonethatyouaretheonlypersonwhocanpulltheswordout.”

OnChristmasDaythegreatcrowdofknights（骑士）andlordsgatheredbeforethechurch.Theypulledandpushed,butnoonecouldmaketheswordmove.

DownthestreetcameMerlin.BehindhimcameSirEctorwithArthur.“Whoarethesemen?

”askedtheBishop.“Hereisonewhowilltrythesword,”saidMerlin.HelaidhishandonArthur’sshoulder.“Here,lordsofEngland,isthetruesonofKingUther!

”Arthursteppeduponthestoneandlaidhishandonthesword.Smoothlyandeasilyhepulleditout.Heheldithighsoallcouldsee.

SoArthurbecameKingofallEngland.Someofthelordsdidnotwanthim,andhehadtofightthem.Astheyearswentby,hebecamestrongerandgreater.Knightscamefromalllandstobeinhiscourt.AtCamelotArthurstartedthefamousKnightsoftheRoundTable.Thesewerethegreatestofalltheknights.Theymadetheirnamesfamousforalltime.

12．SirEctorfellonhiskneesbeforeArthurbecause______.

A．SirEctorwantedtoaskforforgivenessfromthenewking

B．MerlintoldSirEctortorespectArthurasifheweretheKing

C．ArthurpulledtheswordoutandSirEctorknewwhohewas

D．ArthurwassopowerfulthatSirEctoradmiredhimverymuch

13．Arthurfoundit______whenSirEctorsaidhewasqualifiedtobethenew