福建福州市八县市协作校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题.docx

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福建福州市八县市协作校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题

福建福州市八县（市）协作校2020-2021学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题

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OneofthehardestpartsofplanningatriptoHawaiiisdecidingwhichofthemajorHawaiianIslandsyoushouldvisit.Eachhasitsownpersonalityandoffersuniqueadventuresandactivities.

Oahu

Oahuhasabitofeverything,packedin597squaremiles.Youcanhikeintothickrainforests,andwhenyouneedabreak,relaxonpowderywhitesandbeachesandstayatluxuryresorts.

Oahuhasbecomeagreatdestinationforfamilies.Theurbancore（核心）ofHonoluluandWaikikihashistoricsites,museumsandbustling（熙熙攘攘的）andnightlifescenes.TheislandlivesuptoitsnicknameoftheGatheringPlace.

Maui

Mauiisagreatislandforhoneymooners.TheValleyIslehastop-classresortsandgolfcourses,adjacent（毗邻）tosomeofthestate'sbestbeaches.Alargedormant（休眠）volcanoineastMauiatsunriseorsunsetisasereneexperience,aswellasdrivingtheRoadtoHana,famedforitsthunderingwaterfalls.

Kauai

KauaiistheoldestofthemainHawaiianIslands.Theislandgetsalotofrain,butthat'swhatmakesitsolively,you'llcomeacrossflowersandplantsyou'veneverseenbefore.Forsomeofthebestviewsontheisland,visitWaimeaCanyon,knownastheGrandCanyonofthePacific,andtheNaPalicoast,boastingsomeoftheworld'shighestseacliffs.

BigIsland

TheBigIslandistheonlyHawaiianislandstillgrowing.WitnessthepowerofPele,theHawaiiangoddessoffire,wind,lightningandvolcanoeswithavisittotheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark.It'soneofthefewspotsintheworldwhereyoucanseelavaflow.Infact,theBigIslandhas10oftheworld'ssub-climatezones,fromthesnow-coveredmountainofMaunaKea,greenforestsofWaipioValleytostretchesofbarrendesert.

1．Whichisyoungcouples'favorite?

A．Oahu.B．Maui.

C．Kauai.D．BigIsland.

2．HowisOahudifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A．ItbelongstoHawaii.B．Itoffersthebestbeaches.

C．Ithasvarietyofplants.D．Youcanexperiencecitylifeonit.

3．WhatdoMauiandBigIslandhaveincommon?

A．Theyarebothcoveredwithsnow.B．Youcanhavealookatavolcano.

C．Weatherischangeable.D．Thereisplentyofrain.

AwardingwiningfilmBalladFromTibet（《天籁梦想》）byChinesedirectorZhangWeiisscheduledtopremiereinNewYorkCityonSaturday,March10.

Thefilm,whichtellsthestoryoffourvisuallyimpairedkidsfromChina’sTibetautonomousregionembarkingonajourneyfortheirdreams,willbepresentedattheBronxLibraryCenteronSaturday,atMid-ManhattanLibraryonSunday,atLehmanCollegeandMarleneMeyersonJCCManhattanonTuesday,andattheMuseumofModernArtonWednesday.

Basedonatruestory,BalladfromTibetisaboutthefour1ibetankids—Thupten,Sonam,KelsangandDroma—achievingtheirdreamsagainstallodds.

Thuptenisa10-year-oldboypartiallysightedinoneeyeandblindintheother.Hisdoctorsaysthatthereisachancehecouldcompletelylosehissight,butthereisanoperationthatcouldoffera50percentchanceofsavinghisvision.

Histeacherfirmlysuggeststhatheshouldhavetheoperationrightaway,butThuptenisafraidandwantstoseetheworldbeforehislifeisplungedintototaldarkness.

Alongwithhisthreefriendswhoalsosufferfromblindness,Thuptenembarksonanexcitingadventure.TogethertheydecidetogotoShenzheninSouthChina’sGuangdongprovince,acitymorethan37,000kmawayfromTibetanregionalcapitalLhasa.

Thereasonforthechildren’sdecisiontogotoShenzhenistheirloveofmusic.TheyarealltalentedandwanttosingtheirheartsoutinfrontofnationalaudiencebyparticipatinginaShenzhen-basedrealityshow.

Thefoursome’stripisindeedfun,butalsoturnsouttobedangerousaswell.Luckily,helpisonhandalongthewayintheformofawanderingfamily,ashepherd,amotorcycleclub,andaTVproducer’sassistant.

BalladFromTibethaswontheawardforBestChildren’sFeatureatthe13thChinaInternationalChildren’sFilmFestivalinNovember2017,andearnednominationsat17differentinternationalchildren’sfilmfestivalsinGermany,Canada,Japan,Greece,AustraliaandIndia.

4．Whatdoestheunderlined“impaired”inParagraph2mean?

A．damaged.

B．strengthened.

C．short-sighted.

D．amazing.

5．WhydothefourchildreninBalladFromTibetchooseShenzhenastheirdestination?

A．Theirteacheradviseshemtogotheretopursuetheirdream.

B．Theywanttolookfortheirparentsthere.

C．Theylongtoearnmoneytheretosupportthemselves.

D．TheywanttotakepartinaShenzhen-basedrealityshow.

6．WhatcanweinferaboutBalladFromTibetinthetext?

A．TheteacherandthedoctorareinfavorofThupten’sdecision.

B．ThefilmisgoingtobeshowninNewYorkCityforthefirsttime.

C．Notallthefourchildreninthefilmhavetroubleinseeingthings.

D．Thechildrengettotheirdestinationverysmoothly.

7．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofBalladFromTibet?

A．Successful.

B．Negative.

C．Awful.

D．Surprising.

ItWasintheVictorianEra（维多利业时期）thatthenovelbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedtomeetthetastesofthemiddleclass.ThebestknownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontesistersandothers.

CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.DickenswrotevividlyaboutLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorousstyle,whichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.

TheBrontesisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sand1850s.Theybegantowritefromearlychildhood.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;however,theirbookattractedlittleattention,sellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovels,eachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.

Aninterestinrural（田园的）mattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasftardyandanumberofothers.

Literatureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestyle.Someworksbecamewell-known,suchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianEra,bestknownforherchildren'sbooks,whichfeatured（以……为特色）animalcharacters.Inherthirties,Potterpublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.

8．WhatcanweknowaboutCharlesDickensfromthetext?

A．Heshowedaninterestinruralmattersinhiswriting.

B．Hefocusedonchangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountryside

C．HewroteaboutthestrugglesofthepoorinLondon.

D．Hepublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sbook.

9．WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontesisters?

A．TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1930s.

B．Theypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublished.

C．Theybegantheirwritingfromtherurallife.

D．Theirfirstbookwassuccessful.

10．Theauthorstatesinthelastparagraphthat.

A．EdwardLearwasfamousforwritingaboutanimals

B．adventurenovelswerenotwrittenforchildrenatfirst

C．ThomasHardywasnotasfamousasLewisCarroll

D．societychangedrapidlyintheVictorianEra

11．Thistextismainlyabout

A．literatureintheVictorianEra

B．writingstylesintheVictorianEra

C．famousworksintheVictorianEra

D．theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEra

Thankstothisnewhands-freesuitcase,carryingaroundheavyluggagemaysoonbecomeathingofthepast.DesignedbyIsraelicompanyNUARobotics,this“smart”suitcasecanfollowyoueverywhereyougo.

Thecarryonsuitcase,nowaprototype（雏形）,connectstoasmartphoneappviabluetooth.Ithasabuiltincamerasensorthatcan“see”youandfollowyouaroundonflatfloors.Itcomeswithanantitheftalarmtopreventsomeonecarryingitawaywhenyou’renotlooking.“Itcanfollowandcarrythingsforpeoplearoundwhilecommunicatingwiththeirsmartphone,andavoidingbumpingintootherobjects,”explainedAlexLibman,founderofNUARobotics.“We’recombiningsensornetwork,computervision,androbotics.Soifyoudownloadourapp（应用）,pressthe‘followme’button,theluggagerecognizesitsuserandknowstofollowandcommunicate.”

NUAisstilltestingtheproductsandtryingtoimprovefeatureslikespeedandcustomization（客户订制）,buttheyhopetomakethesuitcaseavailabletocustomersinayear’stime.Ifitprovessuccessful,theywanttousethebluetoothpairingtechnologytoautomate（自动化操作）lotsofotherproducts,likeshoppingcartsatthesupermarket.Theseproductsareespeciallymeanttobeusefultothephysicallydisabledandelderly.“Anyobjectcanbesmartandrobotic，”LibmantoldMashable.“Wewanttobringrobotsintoeverydaylife.”

TheIsraelitechcompanymadeitclearthatthefinishedproductwilllookjustlikeacommonsuitcase.They’replanningtopartnerwithacarryonluggagemaker,sincetheproductthatmakesit“smart”weighsjust2.5poundsandcanbefittedonoldfashionluggage.

WithNUA’ssmartsuitcase,carryingaroundheavyluggageisn’taburden.Buthowtheirinventionwillhandletoughblockslikestairs?

Itwillbeinterestingtowait.

12．Accordingtothepassage,the“smart”suitcase________．

A．cangoeverywhere

B．isonsalenow

C．wasdesignedbyAlexLibman

D．canmakeourhandsfreeduringtraveling

13．Ifyouwanttousethisfreehandsuitcase,youmust________．

A．lookatitallthetime

B．avoidobstacles

C．downloadtheapp

D．carryacamera

14．WhatcanwelearnaboutNUA?

A．ItwasfoundedbyMashable.

B．Ithasimprovedthefeaturesofthedevice.

C．Itwillmakethesuitcaseavailabletocustomersinamonth.

D．Itwantstobri