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山东省滨州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
山东省滨州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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ThebestLondonhotelsnearOxfordStreet
AnexpertguidetothetopLondonhotelsnearOxfordStreet—eightminutes'walkorless—includingthebesthotelsfortheirfamily-friendlyservicesandbudgetaccommodation.
TheLondonEDITION
Soho,London,England
ThisplaceisjustoffOxfordStreetinleafyFitzrovia.Itwillsuitthosewhowantmorethanabedforthenight.Themulti-functionallobbymakesagreatentrance,thoughit'stherestoredceiling,oldnotnew,thatreallygrabstheattention.Thepicture-linedrestaurantisanequallysuccessfulspace.Theroomsareabitlikebeinginsidealuxuriouscigarbox,withtheirwood-panelledwallsandartfulfursofacoversthataddafeelingofwarmth.
TheLangham,London
Marylebone,London,England
Anadvertfromthelate19thcenturydeclaresthattheLanghamissituatedinthe"mosthealthy,convenientandfashionablepositioninLondon."Todaythisstillholdstrue;thehotelisrightinthecentreofLondon.ThisisoneofLondon'soldestgrandhotels.Everythingfeelsasifithasbeenrunningthewayitshouldforalongtime.Expectenormousvasesoffreshflowersinpublicareas,orientalfurnishingsandmarblebathsintherooms.ThisisalsohometoMichelRouxJr'sRoux,whichdoestastyFrenchcuisine.
TheGrazingGoat
Marylebone,London,England
ThehotelislocatedonNewQuebecStreet,aquietroadlinedwithclothingshopsandbeautysalonsaboutthreeminutes'walkfromOxfordStreet.There'ssomethingofavillagefeeltothisareaofLondonthatisdifficulttocorrespondwiththetouristgroupsmomentsaway—butit'smostwelcome.RoomshaveEgyptiancottonbeds,Aesoptoiletsandwallsinthecolorofmossgreenandsteelblue.ThefoodmenuoffersseasonalBritishfoodswiththelatesttrendyingredients.
1.InTheLondonEDITION,customersaremostlikelytobeattractedbyits.
A.multi-functionallobbyB.restoredceiling
C.luxuriouscigarboxD.wood-panelledwalls
2.WhatdoTheLangham,LondonandTheGrazingGoathaveincommon?
A.Theyareoldgrandhotels.B.TheyservedeliciousFrenchcuisine.
C.Theyofferfreshflowersintheirbedrooms.D.TheyarelocatedinMarylebone,London.
3.Whichhotelgivescustomersthefeelingofbeingintheruralarea?
A.TheLondonEDITION.B.TheLangham,London.
C.TheGrazingGoat.D.Alltheabove.
Romeisrecognizedacrosstheglobeforitsclassicalartwork,butrecentlythecity'sstreetarthasbeendrawingattention.Whilemanyurbanartistssticktopaintingmurals(壁画),oneItaliansculptorisresistingthetrendwithhiswonderfulworksmadefromanunusualmaterial.AndreaGandini,anativeofRomeinhisearlytwenties,hasbeenrecognizedforhiswoodcarvingsofoldtreetrunksscatteredacrossthecity'slandscape.
Gandini'sTrocomorto,or"deadtrunk"project,beganin2018,whentheartistranoutofsculptingclay.That'swhenhenoticedtheremainsofanoldtreestumpinhisneighborhood.HerealizedthatRomewasfullofpotentialcanvases(画布)justwaitingtobegivenanewlife."Bringingtreesbacktolife"isexactlyhowGandiniandothersdescribehisart.
Duetoyearsofpoorcarebythecity,manytreesbecamediseasedandhadtobecutdown.ThisresultedinlotsofoldstumpsthatdegradedthestreetsofRome,whichwerecostlytoremove.However,theyhavebeenaperfectcanvasofGandini,whohascompletedover50carvingsacrossthecity.
Gandinigiveseacholdtreetrunkafaceandpersonalityofitsown.Byrecognizingeachformerlylivingtreeasindividual,hehopestogivethemsomedignityindeathandrespecteachofthemwiththeirownheadstoneofsorts.Forthosethatcan'tmakethetriptoRome,GandinidocumentshisworksofartonFacebook.
Gandini's“deadtrunk"projectremindsusofwhatAugusteRodinsays,"Thereisnolackofbeautyintheworld,butalackofeyestofindit."Allisbeautifulintheeyesoftheartist,forhiskeeneyeseesthroughtheheartofalllivingthings.Todiscoveritscharacteristopierceitsouterformandtouchitsinnertruth.This"truth"isalso"beauty".
4.Whathasdrawnpeople'sattentionrecentlyinRomeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itsclassicalartwork.B.Itstraditionalmurals.
C.Itsstreetwoodcarvings.D.Itsunusualmaterial.
5.WhichstatementisNOTcorrectaboutGandini'sworks?
A.Theyarefulloflife.B.Theyfollowthetrendofmurals.
C.Theybeautifythecity.D.Theyareappreciatedbysomeartists.
6.WhatdoesGandinitrytoputinhisworks?
A.Dignityandrespect.B.Beautyandkindness.
C.Hopeandpersonality.D.Deathandart.
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?
A.Beautyisalwaysaroundforkeeneyes.
B.Innertruthisdifficulttofind.
C.Weliveinaworldlackingbeauty.
D.Grandiniisapersonwholovesnatureandtruth.
Thisnewpackagingmateriallookslikeconventionalplastic,butit'sactuallymadefromfishwasteandalgae(海藻)--andunlikeplastic,ifitescapesintotheocean,afishcouldlikelyeatitsafely.Thematerial,calledMarinaTex,isthewinnerofthisyear'sJamesDysonAward.
"Itbeganwithmydesiretoworkwithwaste,"saysLucyHughes,arecentgraduatefromUniversityofSussex,whooncevisitedafishprocessingfactorytoseethemassivequantityofwastegeneratedbytheindustryandfindnewwaystouseit.Shefocusedonfishskinsandscales(鳞片)."WhenIhaditinmyhands,Irealizedthishasgotpotential,shesays."It'ssuperstrongandflexible."Hughesspentmonthsexperimentingwithfishwasteinherkitchen,runningmorethan100experimentstofindabinderandaprocessthatcouldholdtogethertheproteinsinthefishskinsandscales."Ihadalotoffailedattempts—alotofthingseitherweretooeasilybrokenortoosoftoreasilywentbad,"shesays.Shefinallylandedonatypeofalgaethatcanbelocallygot.
Thematerialcanbeusedtoreplaceoil-basedplasticinpackagingsuchasbagsorthehalftransparentwindowsusedtoshowproductsinboxes.Asherresearchcontinues,Hughessaysthatshe'llbestudyinghowMarinaTexworksandhowlongitcouldbeusedtostorefood.
Unlikesome"compostable"plastics,whichneedtobeprocessedinanindustrialcompostingfacilitytobreakdown,thenewmaterialcanbreakdowninfourtosixweeksinabackyardcompostbin.''Alltheingredientsarefood-gradesafe,"Hughessays."So,thisbreaksdownmuchlikeapieceoffoodwouldbreakdown."
8.WhydidHughesdevelopMarinaTex?
A.Shewantedtolookforanewplastic.
B.Shewouldlikefishtoeatitsafely.
C.ShewantedtowinJamesDysonAward.
D.Shewantedtomakeuseoffishskinsandscales.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?
A.Thefishprocessingfactory.B.Thefishwaste.
C.Fishscales.D.Fishskins.
10.WhatisthemainadvantageofMarinaTexcomparedwithconventionalplastic?
A.Itisstrongerandmoreflexible.
B.Itcanbeusedasplasticbags.
C.Ithasthenutritionalvalueforfish.
D.Itcanbreakdownveryeasilyandfast.
11.Whichoneisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WorkingwithWasteB.DevelopingNewIdeas
C.MakingBagsfromFishWasteD.GettingRidofPlasticPollution
Twoyearsagothismonth,a19-year-oldAmericanshotandkilled17peopleatMarjoryStonemanDouglasHighSchoolinParkland,Florida.Fourteenofthevictimswerestudents;theotherthreewereteachers.Thegunmanwasaformerstudentatthehighschool.
Onthisanniversary,aswithotheranniversariesofschoolshootings,Americanscontinuedebatinghowtomakesurestudentsaresafeinschools.
Toincreasepreparednessforsuchanevent,manyschoolsnowholdshooterdrillsforstudentsandtheirteachers.AreportreleasedbyEverytownforGunSafety,anon-profitorganization,notesthepossibleharmfuleffectsofsuchexercises.Iturgesschooladministratorstolookforbetterwaystomakeschoolssafeandtopreparechildrenforanactiveshooter.
Oneproblemwiththewayschoolscarryoutshooterdrillsishowmuchtheyfrightenstudents.Whenaschoolfailstoinformparentsandstudentsaboutplansforadrill,thechildrenmaythinkthattheattackisreal.Insomecommunities,thereportsays,schoolsdeployindividualswhoaretoldtoactlike“maskedgunmen”.Studentsasyoungasthreeorfouryearsoldmaybetoldtostayquietinasmallspaceforalongperiodoftime.Expertsonmentalhealthsaytheseexperiencescanhavebothshort-andlong-termeffectsonhowwellthechildrenbehaveinschool,aswellasontheirphysicalandmentalhealth.
MelissaReeves,formerpresidentoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPsychologists,saidthedrillsmay“triggereitherpasttraumaortriggersuchasimilarreactionthatitactuallyendsupscaringtheindividualsinsteadofbetterpreparingthemtorespondinthesekindsofsituations.”
In2007,onestudyfounditbettertopreparestudentsforan“intruder”,ratherthanashooter.Anotherstudynotedthevalueofannouncingdrillsinadvanceandfollowingthemwithdiscussion.Studentsinthatsituationfeltbetterpreparedtohandlepossibleviolence.
12.Whatistheproblemwiththeshooterdrills?
A.Studentsonlysuffershort-termdamage.
B.Students'physicalhealthcannotbeaffected.
C.Studentsmaythinktheyarerealandgetscared.
D.Tooyoungchildrenmaynotunderstandwhatishappening.
13.Whatdoes"trigger"inParagraph5mostprobablymean?
A.Limit.B.Cause.C.Reduce.D.Regulate.
14.WhatisMelissaReeves'attitudetowardtheshooterdrills?
A.Critical.B.Favorable.C.Indifferent.D.Unclear.
15.Howcanstudentsbebetterpreparedtohandlepossibleshooterdrills?
A.Theschoolsgivethemasurprise.
B.Theyonlyprepareforshooters.
C.Themasked“attacker”carries