江西省学年高二上学期期末英语试题精选汇编阅读理解.docx

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江西省学年高二上学期期末英语试题精选汇编阅读理解

江西省2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题精选汇编

-阅读理解

江西省鹰潭市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（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

ThisistheclassicRedCentretour.Takeyourtimetospendthreedaysexploringthehighlightsofthearea-Uluru,KataTjutaandKingsCanyon.

Day1:

AliceSpringstoUluru（AyersRock）

StartinginAliceSprings,setofftoexperienceaworkingcamelfarm,perhapsevenenjoyingaride.IntheafternoonwesetoutforKataTjutaandtakeaguidedwalkthroughtheimpressiveDomesofKataTjuta.WethenheadtoAustralia’smosticoniclandmark-uluru（AyresRock）.

Accommodation

Permanenttentedcamp（withsharedfacilities）（1night）

FeesIncluded

Uluru-kataTjutaNationalParkadmission

Ulurusunsetdrinks

MealsIncluded

Lunch・Dinner

Day2:

UluruSunrise

AnearlystartthismorningisrewardedwiththeUlurusunrise.Whilethemorningisfresh,enjoyawalkaroundthebaseoftherock,gaininginsightsintothelandandthelocalMalaAboriginalpeople.Afterlunch,perhapswewillpurchasesomelocalartsandcraftsattheUluruCulturalCentre.WewilleatandspendthenightatWatarrkaNationalPark（KingsCanyon）.

Accommodation

Permanenttentedcamp（withsharedfacilities）（1night）

ActivitiesIncluded

Malaculturalinterpretativewalk

UluruCulturalCentre

WatarrkaNationalPark（Feesnotincluded）

MealsIncluded

Breakfast・Lunch・Dinner

Day3:

KingsCanyonRim（边缘）Walk

Afterbreakfast,getyourhikingshoesonandheadouttoexploretheKingsCanyon.You'llbeleftbreathlessbythegreatbeautyofthecanyonasyouwalkthroughtheLostCityandtheNorthandSouthWalls.Afterlunch,wewillgobacktoAliceSprings.

ActivitiesIncluded

KingsCanyonRimWalk

MealsIncluded

Breakfast・Lunch

SpecialInformation

$600perperson,10%discountfortwopeopletogether.

FlightsmustbebookedtodepartfromAliceSpringsthedayafterthetripfinishes.

21.WhatdoDayIandDay2haveincommon?

A.ThestartingtimeB.Theguidedactivities

C.ThelivingconditionsD.Themealarrangements

22.Ifacouplewithhisparentsgoonthetourtheywillpay________.

A.$600B.$2,160C.$1,080D.$1,140

23.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Tointroduceatouristroute.B.Tostressthebenefitsoftravelling.

C.Totellpeoplehowtoorganizeathree-daytour.

D.Toshowvisitorshowtoenjoythemselvestothefull.

B

My12-year-olddaughterlovestostretchoutspokenandwrittenwordsbyaddingextraletters.WhenIreadaboutanewstudythatanalyzedtheuseofstretchablewords（拉长词）inover100billiontweetsbetween2008and2016,Itextedmydaughteralinkwiththemessage,“IthoughtofyouuuuwhenIreadthisstudyaboutstreeetccchabbleewords.”Shereplied,“HaaahahahaYouuuuknowwwmesoooooowellll!

!

!

”

Stretchabilityisapowerfullinguistic（语言学的）devicethatmakesawrittenwordvisuallyforceful.Thatgoesforthe"gooooooaaaaaaal"ofasoccerannouncer,ateenager’s“finallyyyyy”,andasurfer’s"aweeeeeesome"And“booooy”ispopularonTwitter.WritinginthejournalPLOSONE,theresearchersdetailhowtheycombedthrough100billiontweets,mappinghowoftenthesewordsarestretched,andhowfartheyareelongated（拉长）ー“haha”versus“hahahahaaaa”,forexample.Stretchablewordsareplayfulandfun.But,asaparent,Isometimesworrythatconstantlyusingmisspelledstretchedwordscouldmakeithardforkidslikemydaughterwhoisnowinseventhgradetowriteinamoreformalstylewhenitbecomesnecessaryinhighschool,college,andbeyond.

ThelatestresearchonstretchedwordsbyTylerGrayandcolleaguesattheUniversityofVermontisthemostcomprehensivestudytodatethatusesbigdatatoanalyzehowpeopleusestretchedwordsonasocialmediaplatform.Notably,thetitleofGray'spaper,"Hahahahaha,Duuuuude,Yeeessss!

"includesthreedifferentexamplesofstretchablewords.Allkiddingaside,thisresearchprovidesvaluableinsightsintonewlinguisticpatternssurroundingthedynamicsofpurposelymistypingandmisspellingsomewords

Ihavemixedfeelingsabouttheincreaseduseofstretchedwords.Ontheonehand,Ilovetheoccasionaluseofastretchablewordinatextmessage;stretchedwordsmakewrittenandspokenlanguagemoreemotivewithouttheuseofanemojioremoticon.Itwillbeinterestingtoseeifstretchedwordsincasualcorrespondencejustindicateashort-livedfashion,oriftheyareheretostayandneedtobeaddedtodictionaries.However,stretchingouttoomanywordsinatextcanbeannoyingandreducestheireffect.

24.Whydidtheauthorsendherdaughterthemessage“Ithoughtofyouuuu...”?

A.Todoitplayfully.B.Toremindherofthenewtrend.

C.Toshowherthepoweroflinguistics.D.Toinspirehertoanalyzestretchablewords

25.What'stheauthor'sconcernaboutkidsuseofstretchedwords?

A.Itmaymisdirectkids.B.Itmaymakekidslessplayful.

C.Itmaykillkids’interestinwriting.D.Itmayleadkidstomisspellwordsconstantly.

26.WhatisGray'spaperprobablyabout?

A.Whypeopleoftenmistypewordsonpurpose.

B.Howstretchedwordsbecomeanewlinguisticpattern.

C.Exploringtheuseofstretchablewordsinsocialmedia.

D.Listingexamplesofstretchablewordsinnetworklanguage.

27.Whatshouldsomeonedowhenusingstretchedwordsaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Attachimportancetothemeaningbehindthem.

B.Stopusingtoomanyemojisatthesametime.

C.Usethemincasualsituations.

D.Avoidabusingthem.

C

WhenIwasworriedmysonwascomingdownwithalittlesomething,Iremarkedthathiseatingwasslowingdownabit.

“I'venoticedhowfastyoueat,”mywife’sAuntieCarmelsaid.Ilookeddownatmyplate-theplatefromwhichmyfoodhadjustbeenemptied-andlookedupatherscientificstare.“I’mnotbeingcritical,”sheassuredme,“andIfinditfascinating.”Shesaid“fascinating”thewayapolitememberoftheFBImightdescribeyourrecentInternetsearches.

“Youdoeatprettyfast,”whisperedmywifebythetimeI’dplacedmyknivesandforksdown.Hermothersharedthesameviewshortlyafterthat,andsoontheentiretablewereunanimousinthisopinion.

Wewereatmywife’sparents’homeinDublinbecauseAuntieCarmelwasvisitingfromNewYork,anditwasagoodchanceforhertomeetourson,whoimmediatelyadoredher.WealladoreAuntieCarmelforherabilitytospeakhermindinawaythatneverseemsrude.

InfairnesstoCarmel,Idoeatquickly.I’mfondofsayingit’sbecauseIcomefromalargefamily.Inowrealizethismakesnosense.Thereisalsothefactthatmywife’smumandAuntieCarmelthemselvesbothcomefromafamilyof12.Thesameistrueforherdad.Yetsomehow,noneofthemeatasiftheirlegswereonfire.

It’sahabitIpickedupalongtheway,andImighthavebeenpermanentlyblindtoitwithoutthisintervention.Leftunexamined,itmighthavecolouredmyparenting,demandingmyspeedasadefault（默认）formyson,forIremarkedthathiseatingwasslowingdownabit.Fornow,atleast,hecanclearhisplateasslowlyashelikes.

28.HowdoesAuntieCarmelfeelabouttheauthor’seatinghabit?

A.Disturbing.B.Embarrassing.C.Interesting.D.Puzzling.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unanimous”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.AtalossB.InagreementC.OutofpatienceD.Underconsideration

30.WhatdoweknowaboutAuntieCarmel?

A.Sheisskilledatexpressingherself.B.Sheisparticularabouttablemanners.

C.ShelivesaloneinNewYork.D.Shetendstocriticizeothers.

31.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?

A.Childreninlargefamiliesusuallybehavebadly.

B.Children'seatinghabitsarenoteasytochange.

C.Thesmallfamilyusuallyhasstrictfamilyrules.

D.Thefamilysizeisn'trelatedtoone’seatingspeed.

D

Anewstudy,publishedinMusicEducationResearch,examinedwhetheranextendedmusiceducationhadanimpactonpupils’experiencedsatisfactionwithschool.Nearly1,000pupilsattenFinnishschoolswithextendedmusicclassesandcomparisonclassesparticipatedinasurveythatmeasuredthequalityofschoollifeatYear3andYear6.

Accordingtotheresults,thedifferencesbetweentheextendedmusicclassesandthecomparisonclassesweresignificantatYear6.ButtherewerenodifferencesbetweenthegroupsatYear3.Themostlikelyexplanationistheamountofmusiclessonswhichwasfourhoursperweekfortheextendedmusicclassesandonelessonperweekforthenormalclasses.

MerelyattendinganextendededucationclassatYear3didnotcausedifferencesinschoolsatisfaction.Toexplorewhetherbelongingtoanyextendededucationclasswouldhavethesamebenefits,someextendededucationclasseswithanemphasisonvisualartsandsportswereincludedintheanalysis.However,schoolsatisfactionintheseclassesdidnotdifferfromthatinthenormalonesatYear6.

“Singinginachoirandgroupperformancearepopularactivitiesatextendedmusicclasses.Otherstudieshaveestablishedthatpeoplefinditverysatisfyingtosynchronize（合拍）withoneanother.Thatincreasesconnectionwithinthegroupandmayevenmakepeoplelikeeachother.Othersubjectsintheschooldonothaveasintensivetraininginsynchronyandcooperation（协作）asmusiclessons,whichcouldexplainpartofthephenomenon,”saysdoctoralstudentPaivi-siskoEerola,attheUniversityJyvaskyla,Finland.

Apartialanswermaybethatgirlsusuallytendtogivemorepositivescoresonsatisfactionwithschoolandtheyalsomakeupthemajorityofpupilsatextendedmusicclasses.However,thegenderdifferencesdonotfullyexplaintheobservedresults.Infact,itseemsthatextendedmusicclassesimprovethequalityofschoollifemoreforboysthangirls.

Maybeit’simpossibletoadopttheFinnishmusiceducatio