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高二下学期期中英语试题

安徽省蚌埠二中2020-2021学年高二下学期期中英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Beingateenagerishard,whichiswhytherearemanyamazingteenmoviesdocumentingtheexperience.Somearesogoodthattheywillbecomeclassicsinafewyears.Hereisalistforyou.

MeanGirls

"Yougo,GlenCoco!

""It'snotgoingtohappen!

""OnWednesdayswewearpink!

""Youcan'tsitwithus!

"Ifyourankteenmoviesbyhowmanylines（台词）ofdialogueswillliveonforever,MeanGirlswillcertainlybeontop.Somanyclassiclines!

EighthGrade

Thismoviewilltakeyoubacktotheeighthgradeandremindyouofallthegoodandbadtimesyouhadatthatage.Kayla,ashygirl,whofeelsthemostconnectedtotheworldthroughsocialmedia.It'sKayla'sfinalweekintheeighthgradeandshepromisestomakeitasgreataspossiblebeforeshemovesontohighschool.

13Goingon30

ThisclassicfollowsJennaRink,agirlwhosewishonher13thbirthdayistogrowupandescapefromhighschool.Thenextdayherwishcomestrue.Shewakesupinher30﹣year﹣oldbodyonlytofindthatshe'saneditorofamajormagazineinAmerica.Althoughsheloveshernewlifeatfirst,shequicklyfindsoutthatbeinggrown﹣upisn'tthatmucheasierthanbeing13.

Shazam!

Shazam!

isaboutakidnamedBillyBatson,whosuddenlygetsmagicpowersfromtheWizardShazam.BycallingShazam'sname,Billycanbechangedintoaherowithpowerslikestrength,speedandflight.Likeinalltheothermoviesofthiskind,inShazam!

Billyistaskedwithdefeatinghisenemywhowantstostealallhispowers.

1．WhatisspecialaboutMeanGirls？

A．Itisaboutgirls'adventures.

B．Itranksfirstonthemovielist.

C．Itisaimedatamusingtheaudience.

D．Itcontainslotsofclassicdialogues.

2．Whichmoviereferstoanxietyforadulthood？

A．EighthGrade.

B．13Goingon30.

C．MeanGirls.

D．Shazam!

3．WhatkindofmovieisShazam!

？

A．Asuperherofilm.

B．Adocumentary.

C．Acomedy.

D．Alovestory.

Adecadeago,attheendofmyfirstsemesterteachingatCaptain,mystudentJackstoppedbyforofficehours.Hesatdownandburstintotears.Mymindstartedcyclingthroughalistofeventsthatcouldmakeacollegejuniorcry:

Hisgirlfriendhadbrokenupwithhim;hehadbeenaccusedofcheatinginexams;heforgottoturninpapersbeforethedeadline."IjustgotmyfirstAminus,"hesaid.

Yearafteryear,IwatchindepressionasstudentsarecrazyaboutgettingstraightA's.Somesacrificetheirhealth;afewhaveeventriedtochargetheirschoolafterfailure.Theybelievetopmarksareatickettoelitegraduateschoolsandrewardingjobopportunities.Iwasoneofthem.IstartedcollegewiththegoalofgraduatingwithaGPAof4.0.Itwouldbeareflectionofmybrainpowerandwillpower,showingthatIhadtherightthingstosucceed.ButIwaswrong.

Theevidenceisclear:

Acrossindustries,researchshowsthattheassociationbetweengradesandjobperformanceismodestinthefirstyearaftercollegeandinsignificantwithinahandfulofyears.Forexample,atMicrosoft,onceemployeesaretwoorthreeyearsoutofcollege,theirgradeshavenothingtodowiththeirperformance.（Ofcourse,itmustbesaidthatifyougotD's,youprobablywouldn'tendupatMicrosoft.）

Academicgradesrarelyassessqualitieslikecreativity,leadershipandteamworkskills,orsocial,emotionalandpoliticalintelligence.Yes,straightAstudentsmasterlargeamountsofinformationandreproduceitinexams.Butcareersuccessisrarelyaboutfindingtherightsolutiontoaproblem—it'smoreaboutfindingtherightproblemtosolve.ThismightexplainwhySteveJobsfinishedhighschoolwithaGPAof2.65,andMartinLutherKingJr.gotonlyoneAinhisfouryearsatMorehouse.

4．WhydidJackfeelsad？

A．Hisgirlfriendabandonedhim.B．Hewascaughtcheatinginexams.

C．HefailedtogetstraightA's.D．Hedidn'thandinhispaperintime.

5．Whatdidtheauthoroncebelieve？

A．Itwaswrongtocaretoomuchaboutmarks.B．Failurewasschools'fault.

C．Marksdidn'treflectwillpowerandbrainpower.D．Topmarksmeantwell-paidjoboffers.

6．WhyaretheemployeesatMicrosoftmentioned？

A．Toindicateacademicperformanceisimportant.

B．Tostressthecompanyvaluesemployeeswithtopmarks.

C．Tointroducesuccessfulexamplesinthetechnologyindustry.

D．Toshowacademicexcellenceisn'tastrongpredictorofcareerperformance.

7．Whatshouldpeoplefocusmoreontosucceed？

A．Howtosolveaproblem.B．Whatproblemtobesolved.

C．Howtobeacreativeleader.D．Whattodowithdetailedinformation.

Reducing,reusing,andrecyclingisawayoflifeinSweden.Recyclingisrequiredbylawandgarbageissortedathomebeforeifgoestoarecyclingcenter.Recyclablesaresortedintosevencategoriesandrecyclingstationsarewithinjust300metersofallresidentialareas."RecyclingalmosteverythingisamustinSwedennow.Itactuallyfeelsveryuncomfortablewhenyouvisitanothercountryandcantfindeasywaystorecycle,"saidOwenGaffney,anexpertatStockholmResilienceCentreandFutureEarth.

Butnotallofitsgarbageisrecycled.Swedenusesalternativesthatincludeincineratinggarbagetomakeelectricityinsteadofusingfossilfuels（化石燃料）toheat1.2millionhomes.Abouthalfofhouseholdgarbageissenttooneofthe33waste﹣to﹣heatplants.Swedenisimportinggarbagefromothercountriestokeeptheseplantsrunning.Swedenisalsoaworldleaderinturningfoodwasteintoeco﹣friendlybiogas（沼气）.Ithasmadefoodwastecollectioncompulsorybeginningin2021.Thereisafoodwastebiogasplant,whichallowsbiogastobeusedtorunpublicbusesandtoheatapartmentbuildings.

Swedennowwantstodealwiththoseremainingitemsthatcannotberecycledbyusingacircular（循环论证的）economyapproach.Itmeansthatproductscanbereusedandonlyrecycledwhenabsolutelynecessary.TheSwedishgovernmentformedanadvisorygrouptofindawayofmakingthispartofitsenvironmentalpolicy.

Thiswillnotworkeffectivelyunlesspeoplearetaughttochangetheirbehavior.Nowthegovernmentisreformingitstaxcodesothatpeoplecouldgetcheaperrepairsorbuyusedthings.ThelargeSwedishclothingretailer（零售商）H&Moperatesarecyclingprogramthatgivescustomersdiscountswhentheybringbackoldclothing.

Swedenisfightingclimatechangebydoingalltherightstuff.Wasterecyclingandtheplanstoswitchtoacirculareconomywillgoalongwayinreducingitscarbonfootprintandwillhelpstopglobalwarming.

8．WhatdoweknowaboutSweden？

A．Swedenimportshouseholdgarbageforbiogas.

B．ItisconvenienttorecyclethingsinSweden.

C．HalfofgarbageinSwedenisusedtoproduceheat.

D．EverythingisrecycledafterbeingusedinSweden.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph2mean？

A．Burning.

B．Treating.

C．Throwing.

D．Reusing.

10．Whatdoestheadvisorygroupdo？

A．Teachpeoplehowtosavefossilfuels.

B．Conductasurveyaboutthelocaleconomy.

C．Offeradviceonenvironmentalpolicy.

D．Makesurethecitizensrecyclewisely.

11．Howdoesthegovernmentencourageitscitizenstoreuse？

A．Itprovidesvariousrecyclingprograms.

B．Itcutsdowntaxesonnewproducts.

C．Itgivesdiscountstoregularbuyers.

D．Itofferslowerpricesforrepairs.

Morethanabillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavesmartphones,almostallofwhichcomewithsomekindofnavigation（导航）appsuchasAppleMapsorAmap.Thisraisestheage﹣oldquestionwemeetwithanytechnology：

Whatabilitiesisourbrainlosingtotheseapps？

Butalso,importantly：

Whatabilitiesarewegaining？

Talkingwithpeoplewhoaregoodatfindingtheirwayaroundorgoodatusingpapermaps,Ioftenhearalotofannoyancewithdigitalmaps.North/southdirectiongetsmessedup,andyoucanseeonlyasmallsectionatatime.Icanreallyunderstandthatitmaybequitedisturbingforthealreadyskilledtobelimitedtoasmallphonescreen.

Butconsiderwhatdigitalnavigationaidshavemeantforsomeonelikeme.Althoughbeingafrequenttraveler,I'msoterribleatfindingmywaythatIstilluseAppleMapsalmosteverydayinthesmalltownwhereIhavelivedformanyyears.

Inmanydevelopednations,streetnamesandhousenumberscanbemeaningful,andinstructionssuchas"gonorthforthreeblocksand---thenwest"makesensetothosefamiliarwiththeserules.InIstanbul,however,whereIgrewupnoneofthoseholdtrue.Foronething,thelocalsseldomusestreetnames.Besides,thecityisfullofwindingandancientalleys（小巷）thatcrosswithnewerstreetsatmanyangles.Insuchplaces,you'dbetterturntothelocals.IntheAmericancountryside,however,thereisoftennobodyoutsidetoask,Infact,alongcameAppleMaps,likeafairygrandmotherwhisperingdirectionsinmyear.Sincethen,Itravelwithalotmoreconfidence,andmyworldhasopenedup.

Whichbringsmebacktomyoriginalquestion：

Whileweoftenlosesomeskillsafterdependingonnewtechnology,thisnewequipmentmayalsoallowustogainnewabilities.Maybewhentechnologyclosesdoor,weshouldalsolookforthedoorsitopens.

12．Whydopeoplewhoareskilledatreadingpapermapsfeelupset？

A．Theylikereadingpapermaps.

B．Theyareconfusedbydigitalmapsdirection.

C．Theydon'tknowhowtousenavigationapps.

D．Theyarelimitedtoasinglesmartphoneapp.

13．Accordingtothetext,whichisthebestwaytofindthedestinationinIstanbul？

A．Askinglocalpeopletheway.

B．Followingthenavigationapp.

C．Gettingfamiliarwiththecityrules.

D．Lookingforstreetnamesandhousenumbers.

14．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthenavigationapps？

A．Cautious.

B．Negative.

C．Favorable.

D．Critical.

15．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage？

A．BenefitsofNavigationAp