新疆昌吉市教育共同体高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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新疆昌吉市教育共同体高二英语上学期期中试题

新疆昌吉市教育共同体高二英语上学期期中试题

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时量100分钟。

满分120分。

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第1部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30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。

A

CHRISTMASLANE

Tuesday,December19,6:

00pm

FloridaStrawberryFestivalAgriculturalShowCenterBuilding

2508WOAKAVE.,PLANTCITY,FL33563

SantaandMrs.Clausgreetyouatthisholidayoccasionwithgianttoysoldiersanda14-tootreindeer,Christmascastle,facepainting,children’sperformersanddecoration-making.

Price:

$5;$3,ages4~12;3andyoungerfree.

Phone:

（813）478-0494

HOLIDAYSATUNIVERSALSTUDIOS

Tuesday,December19,8:

00pm

UniversalOrlando

6000UNIVERSALBLVD.,ORLANDO,FL32819

GetintotheholidayspiritatUniversalStudioswiththeMacy’sHolidaymarchincludingballoonsandfloats,SantaandtheGrinchmasWho-lidaySpectacularlivestageshowbasedontheDr.Seussclassic,HowtheGrinchStoleChristmas.

Price:

$105,$100child.

Phone:

1-800-837-2273

SEAWORLD'SCHRISTMASCELEBRATION

Wednesday,December20,9:

00am

SeaWorld

7007SEAWORLDDRIVE,ORLANDO,FL32821

SeaWorld’scelebrationwelcomesguestswitheverythingfromasparkling（闪亮的）Seaof

Trees,classicholidaytunes,aniceskatingshow,aChristmasmarket,Elmo’sChristmas

WishshowandaspecialShamu’sChristmas-Miraclesshow.Remainsopenuntil10pmwithextendedhoursonNewYear’sEve.

Price:

$99,$94ages3~9.

Phone:

（800）327-2424

CHRISTMASINTHEWILD

Wednesday,December20,9：

30am

LowryParkZoo

Editor’spick

1101WSLIGHAVE.,TAMPA,FL33604

Theanimalscomeoutatnightforthezoo’snewholidaypartywithcarolers（唱圣歌者）,costumedcharacters,performers,aChristmastree,holidaytreats,musicandphotochanceswithSanta.$21.95after4pmoneventdays.

Price:

$29.95,$27.95seniors,$22.95ages3~11,2andyoungerfree.

Phone:

（813）935-8552

1.HowmuchshouldacouplegoingtoChristmasLanewithachildaged6andoneaged3pay?

A.$10.B.$12.C.$13.D.$16.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutSeaworld’sChristmascelebration?

A.Itlastsaweeklong.

B.Itaimsatenvironmentalprotection.

C.Peoplewithartgiftareespeciallywelcome.

D.PeoplecanbuyChristmas-themedproductsthere.

3.Whichevent’sleadingrolesareanimals?

A.ChristmasLane.B.ChristmasInTheWild.

C.HolidaysAtUniversalStudios.D.SeaWorld’sChristmasCelebration.

B

ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds（嗑瓜子）asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.

Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.

It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacy（美味佳肴）,andit’sconnectedtotheircertainculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.

4．Whatdidthewriterbecomeawareof?

A．Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.

B．ShehadvarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.

C．Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.

D．Shehadahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.

5．WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?

A．Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B．Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.

C．Thefamiliesgettogetherforit.D．Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.

6．Thewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis.

A．indifferentB.criticalC．objectiveD．doubtful

7．Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.

B．Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.

C．Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.

D．Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.

C

“Dataisthenewoil.”Likethestickyblackthing,allthoseIsand0sareoflittleuseuntiltheyareprocessedintosomethingmorevaluable.Thatsomethingisyou.

Fiveoftheworld’stenmostvaluablecompaniesarebuiltonafoundationoftyingdatatohumanbeings.GoogleandFacebookwanttofindoutasmuchaspossibleabouttheirusers’interests,activities,friendsandfamily.Amazonhasadetailedhistoryofconsumerbehavior.TencentandAlibabaarethedigitalwalletsforhundredsofmillionsofChinese;bothknowenoughaboutconsumerstoprovidewidelyusedcreditscores.ThosewithagoodZhimacreditscore,providedbyAlibaba,enjoydiscounts.Thosewithoutreceivefewoffers.Inotherwords,dataareusedtodecidewhatsortofaccesspeoplehavetoservices.

Thatdataarevaluableisincreasinglywell-understoodbyindividuals,too,especiallybecausepersonalinformationissooftenleaked（泄露）orstolen.Thelistofcompaniesthathavesufferedsomesortofdataleakin2018alonereadslikearollcallofhouseholdnames:

Facebook,Google,BritishAirwaysandsoon.Sucheventshavecausedaswitchinthepublicunderstandingofdatacollection.Peoplehavestartedtotakenoticeofallthedatatheyaregivingaway.

Yetfewpeoplehavechangedtheironlinebehaviororexercisedwhatfewdigitalrightstheypossess.Partlythisisbecausemanagingyourowndataistime-consumingandcomplex.Butitismorebecauseofamisunderstandingofwhatisatrisk.“Data”isanabstractconcept.Farmoresolidistheideaofidentity.Itisonlywhen“data”isunderstoodtomean“people”thatindividualswilldemandresponsibilityfromthosewhoseektoknowthem.

Thefossilsofpastactionsfuelfutureeconomicandsocialoutcomes.Privacyrulesanddata-protectionregulationsareextremelyimportantinprotectingtherightsofindividuals.Butthefirststeptowardsensuringthefairnessofthenewinformationageistounderstandthatitisnotdatathatarevaluable.Itisyou.

8．TheexampleofZhimacreditscoresismentionedtoshow.

A.datahelpcompaniestargettheirservices

B.creditscoreschangepeople’swayoflife

C.Alibabagainspopularityamongcustomers

D.peopleprefertobeoffereddiscounts

9．Whathascausedachangeinthepublicunderstandingofdatacollection?

A.Thedevelopmentofcompanies.B.Thehistoryofconsumption.

C.Casesofdataleakandtheft.D.Listsofhouseholdnames.

10．Peopledon’tprotecttheirdatawellmainlybecause.

A.theyfindittime-consumingandcomplex

B.theyarenotfullyawareofitsimportance

C.theyhavenoaccesstotheirpersonaldata

D.theyareafraidoftakingresponsibility

11．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Todefendcompanies’useofdata.

B.Toshowtheeconomicvalueofdata.

C.Tocallformoreregulationstoprotectdata.

D.Toadvocateanewwayofthinkingaboutdata.

D

HankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehad—notlegsbutstumps（残肢）thatcouldhefittedwithakindofspecialboots,Peoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.Childrenlaughedathimandcalledhim‘ApeMan’（猿人）becausehisarmspracticallydraggedontheground.

Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.Hisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelve.Aftergraduatingfromschool,heworkedhiswaythroughcollege.Hesweptfloors,waitedontable,orworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylife,hehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.

Hankfelthimselfgotcoldallover.However,thedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs（假腿）.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirror,Forthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobe——afullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsold.

Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroom,andmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloor,buthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.Heclimbedstairsandlearnedtodance.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.

WhenWorldWarIIcame,hetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajob.Hetooktheregulartraining.hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardi,amanwithoutlegs.

12.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan’because______.

A.hedidn’ttalktothem

B.hekeptawayfromthem

C.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemoved

D.hecouldn’tusehisarms

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallis______.

A.anaverageheightforafullygrown