山西授阳市汾阳中学学年高二英语上学期周测试题十.docx

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山西授阳市汾阳中学学年高二英语上学期周测试题十

山西省汾阳市汾阳中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期周测试题十

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

BirthdaysattheCanadianChildren'sMuseum

Theperfectplaceforamemorablebirthdayparty!

CelebrateattheCanadianChildren'sMuseumwithcreativeandfun-filledactivitiesdesignedtoexcitetheinterestofchildrenaged3to12.

Thepartyincludes:

•Onehourinaprivatepartyroom;

•Admissiontothemuseum;

•UnlimitedtimeintheChildren'sMuseum（untilclosing）;

•Onehouranimation*（动画片）

*Onlywiththe“Scene-Stealers”and“AroundtheWorld”themedparty.

Paymentisdue（到期的）infulluponregistration.Registrationisrequiredatleasttwoweeksinadvance.

Scene-Stealers

Ages3to8

Stepintothespotlight（聚光灯）withabehind-the-scenestriptotheCanadianChildren'sMuseumTheatre.TheDirectorwillhelpyouwarmupwithsometheatregames,andteachyousomestageskillstogetyoureadyfortheaudience!

Cost:

$190forupto10kidsand2adults;$10foreachextrachild.

AroundtheWorld

Ages4to7

TakeanunforgettabletriparoundtheworldtotryJapaneseorigami（折纸艺术）andlearnatraditionalMexicandance!

ThisunforgettablejourneythroughtheInternationalVillageispackedwithfunandcreativeactivitiesforyoungadventurers.

Cost:

$190forupto10kidsand2adults;$10foreachextrachild.

DIYParty

Ages5to12

DIYPartyincludesMuseumadmission,andonehouroffreetimeinoneoftheMuseum'spartyrooms.Agreatchoiceforparentslookingtoplantheirownactivities!

Cost:

$100forupto10kidsand2adults;$8foreachextrachild.

1.WhatshouldyouknowaboutcelebratingbirthdaysattheCanadianChildren'sMuseum?

A.Itisforkidsaged3to7.

B.Itprovidesanimationinallparties.

C.Itshouldbebookedaheadoftime.

D.Itisrequiredtobewithinonehourinthemuseum.

2.WhatcanyoudoataScene-Stealersparty?

A.Makeanewmovie.

B.Learnsomestageskills.

C.VisittheInternationalVillage.

D.Practicetraditionalpaper-makingart.

3.Howmuchshouldacouplepayiftheybring12kidstoaDIYParty?

A.$100.B.$116.C.$190.D.$210.

B

OnSeptember1,HurricaneDorianhittheBahamas.Manyareaswereleftwithoutpowerorwater.Assoonasthestormpassed,ateamofcooksandothervolunteerssprangintoaction.Theysetupmakeshift（临时替代的）kitchens.LeadingthechargewasJoséAndrés,whoownspopularrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.He'salsothefounderofWorldCentralKitchen（WCK）,whichcooksmealsforpeopleaffectedbynaturaldisastersandotheremergencies（突发事件）.“Wewillmakeittoeveryonewhoneedsfood,”Andréssaid.Atpresstime,WCKhadservedabout300,000mealsthere.

WCKbeganitsworkin2016,whenHurricaneMatthewhitHaiti.Itleftmanypeoplewithoutfood.Usually,afteranemergency,governmentsgiveoutprepackagedmeals,butsomeofthefoodisn'tveryhealthy.Andrésthoughthecoulddobetter.ThefoodservedbyWCKisfreshandhealthy.Whenpossible,itaddsinlocalingredients（原料）,whichsuitthetastesofthearea.

WCKcookshaveshortcutstocookinglotsoffoodquickly.AndrésgrewupinSpain,wherecooksusemassivepans（巨大的锅）tomakearicedishcalledpaella.Herealizedpaellapanscouldbeusedforallkindsoffood.NowWCKcooksusethemforeverythingandtheycancookfor500peopleatatimethisway.

WCKhasabout25staffmembers.Butmuchofitsworkisdonebyvolunteers.Twentythousandvolunteersservedalmost4millionmealsafterHurricaneMariahitPuertoRico,in2017.Andréssaida10-year-oldgirltherenamedLolaranawholepartofthekitchenonherown,andhethoughtshewasaheroine.

InHaiti,it'scommonforschoolmealstobecookedindoorsoveropenfires.Thiscanbedangerous.WCKwantstohelp.Thegrouphasbuiltorrepairedmorethan140schoolsinHaiti.Inmanyofthem,ithasfittedgasstoves（煤气灶）andwaterlines.Together,thishasmadeschoolscleanerandsaferformorethan

65,000people.

4.WhydidAndrésstartWCK?

A.Tocomforttheinjuredpeople.

B.Torebuildpopularrestaurants.

C.Toprovidemealsforthoseinneed.

D.Toteachpeoplehowtosurviveanaturaldisaster.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shortcuts”inParagraph3mean?

A.Basicrules.B.Strangesuggestions.

C.Abilitiestocompete.D.Waysofsavingtime.

6.WhatcanbelearnedaboutWCK?

A.Itpreferschildrenvolunteers.

B.Itbringscooksagoodreturn.

C.ItemploysgoodSpanish-stylecooks.

D.Itdependsgreatlyonvoluntaryhelpers.

7.WhatdoesWCKbringtoHaiti?

A.Cleanandsafecooking.

B.Prepackagedmeals.

C.Highly-competitiveschools.

D.Professionalandeasy-goingcooks.

C

Firstimpressionsareimportant,butarefirstimpressionscorrect?

Personally,I'mnotsosure,andaccordingtonewresearch,neitherisscience.

Youreallyshouldn'tjudgeabookbyitscover,butIcertainlyhave,andI'mwillingtobet（打赌）you'vedoneit,too.Considerthis,though:

IfI'dletmyopinionon,say,theboringcoverofJohnSteinbeck'sTheGrapesofWrathstopmefromreadingthisgreatnovel,Iwouldhavemissedoutononeofmyfavoritebookstodate.Firstimpressionsareimportantbecausetheycaninfluenceyouonewayoranother,buttheyshouldn'tbethebe-allandend-allofyouropiniononsomeone.

AccordingtoJonathanFreeman,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversity,firstimpressionsarecollectedwithinonlyafewhundredmillisecondsandareoftenbasedontheperson'sfacialappearance.

“Firstimpressionsoffacescaninfluencehowwemakedecisionsaboutpeople,”Freemanexplainedinastatement.Therefore,inordertoputanendtosuchfirstimpressions,youhavetounderstandwhereyourfirstassumptions（假设）comefrom.Inordertodothis,ateamofresearchersinSwitzerlandperformedtwoexperiments:

Thefirstrequiredparticipantstojudgethepersonalitiesofdozensofpeopleonlybasedonphotostheywereshownonline.Forexample,inthispartofthestudy,researcherstooknoteofhowparticipantsrelatedpersonalityfeatureslikefriendlinesswithvariousappearances.Thesecondexperimentexploredwhatkindoffacialfeatureswereconnectedwithexactpersonalityfeatures.Forexample,someonewhohasaroundfacewith“babyishfeatures”mightbeconsideredasfriendlierormoreharmlessthansomeonewhoisn'tsmileyintheirphoto.

Theresultsshowedthatfirstimpressionsoftenaren'tallright.Look,it'sreallyunfortunatethatfirstimpressionsaren'talwaysright.Still,thesefirstimpressionshappenregardlessofwhetherornotthey'reright,sothebestthingyoucandoistrytoputyourbestfootforwardwithout,ofcourse,givingupyourauthenticity（真实性）;youareexactlywhoyouweremeanttobe,andallyoucan

doisbethebestpersonyoucan.

8.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningJohnSteinbeck'snovel?

A.Firstimpressionsareinfluential.

B.Thecoverofabookisunnecessary.

C.Weshouldn'tjudgeabookbyitscover.

D.Fewpeopletendtomakejudgmentsatfirstsight.

9.Whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodointhefirstexperiment?

A.Choosephotostheylike.

B.Relatepersonalitieswithphotos.

C.Showtheiropinionsofsmileyfaces.

D.Talkabouttheirimpressionsofotherparticipants.

10.Whichofthefollowingisafindingoftheresearch?

A.Peoplefindithardtomakeagoodimpression.

B.Facesshowpersonalityfeaturescorrectly.

C.Firstimpressionsarenotalwaysreliable.

D.One'sfacialappearanceisreallyimportant.

11.What'stheauthor'sadviceaccordingtothetext?

A.Don'tbetoorealistic.

B.Trytobeyourbestself.

C.Don'tbejudgmental.

D.Disregardothers'suggestions

D

Whenyouthinkofanationalpark,yougenerallypicturefreshairandwildanimals,right?

Well,nowyou'regoingtohavetoaddteashopsandsomethingcalled“theUnderground”toyourdefinition（定义）,becauseLondon,Englandhassigneduptobethefirst“NationalParkCity.”

LondonwasfoundedbytheRomansaround2,000yearsagoandpeoplehavecontinuallylivedtheresincethen.Inallthattime,however,nobodyhadtheideatoreplacealltheparkswithbigboxstoresorhighbuildings,whichmeansLondonalreadyhasamuchlowerurbandensity（密度）thanmostoftheworld'scities.Nowadaysaboutathirdofthecityisgreenspace.

InJuly2019,Londonannounceditswillingnesstobecometheworld'sfirstNationalParkCity.Nowthecityismovingtowardthegoalofachieving50%greenspacebytheyear2050byconnectingandincreasingpublicparks,greeningunusedparkinglotsandtheprivateyardsofexistingandnewhouses,andfixingsomegreenroofsonexistingbuildings.

“Encouragedbytheaimsandvaluesofourrural（乡村的）nationalparks,theLondonNationalParkCityisbasicallyaboutmakinglifebetterinthecapitalthroughbothsmalleverydaythingsandlong-termthinking,”DanielRaven-Ellison,whobeganthemovementtomakeLondonaNationalParkCitysixyearsago,said.“We'vebeendoingthatinLondonforcenturies,whichiswhyLondonissogreen.”It'saboutgoingfurthertomakethecitygreener,healthierandwilder;makingthecityricherinwildlife.

Londonwillhaveamucheasierjobachievingthistypeofgreentransformation（转变）thanmoredensely-urbanizedcitieslikeParisandNewYork,whichhave10%and27%greenspace,respectively.Butthatdoesn'tmeanit'snotpossible—theNationalParkCityFoundationhopestoinclude25morecitiesinadditiontoLondonbytheyear2025.Glasgow,ScotlandandNewcastleuponTyneinnortheastEnglandarebothconsideringbecomingNationalParkCities.

12.WhatmakesLondonmorelikelytobecomeaNationalParkCitythanother

cities?

A.Itssmallerpopulation.

B.Itslocals'requireme