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校级联考辽宁省六校协作体学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

【校级联考】辽宁省六校协作体2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Fourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld

There'strulynothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspectivesandexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpyoucomeupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld.

ITALY:

BeautifulRuinsbyJessWalter

ThisbookbythepopularauthorJessWalterisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyconcludesincontemporaryHollywood'sscreen.AsthesettingsshiftfromItalytoEdinburghandLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$28.90

SEATTLE:

Where'dYouGo,BernadettebyMariaSemple

MariaSemple'sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestoryinSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasselfinvolvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaughs.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$26.60

ENGLAND:

WolfHallbyHilaryMantel

Youcan'ttraveltoThomasCromwell'sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingMantel'sprizewinningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,mostofwhicharestillthere.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$25.10

NANTUCKET:

Here'stoUsbyElinHilderbrand

ElinHilderbrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometownislandofNantucket.HerlatestbookisHere'stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachbook.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$30.80

1．Whichbookhasbeenproducedintoafilmaccordingtothetext?

A．Here'stoUs.B．WolfHall.

C．BeautifulRuins.D．Where'dYouGo,Bernadette.

2．WhatisthefeatureoftheWhere'dYouGo,Bernadette?

A．Itslowprice.B．Itscharacters.

C．Itscontentaboutlove.D．Itsstorytellingandlaughs.

3．WhyisHere'stoUssuitableforreadingonthebeach?

A．Becauseit'sabouttheauthor’shometownisland.

B．Becauseitneedsatimemachine.

C．Becauseit'saboutancientbuildings.

D．Becauseitexposesyourselftoothercultures.

Itwasmanyyearsago.Iwasayoungdadsittingonthecouchreadingafairytaletomylittlegirl.ShesatnexttomewithherheadonmyarmasItoldthetale.WhenitcametotheendIfinishedwiththosefamouswords:

“Andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.”AsIlookedovertoherwithherwavy（鬈曲的）,brownhairandbig,innocenteyesIcouldseethesmileonherfaceandIneverwantedittoend.ThenIrealizedthattheendingofthebookwaswhatIwantedforher.Iwantedherto“livehappilyeverafter”.

Still,deepinmyheartIknewthatthiscouldn'talwaysbeso.Iknewthattherewouldbetimeswhenherheartwasbroken.IknewtherewouldbetimeswhenshecriedinsorrowandIcouldn'tcomforther.Iknewtherewouldbetimeswhenallshefeltwasfear,sadness,sorrow,anddespair.AsIstroked（轻抚）herhairandsmiledatherIhopedthatthosetimeswouldbebriefandthatshewouldhavejoyinherlifemoreoftenthannot.Livinghappilyeverafter,though,seemedoutofthequestion.

Ittakesmealotofyearstorealizethatitispossibletolivehappilyeverafter.Youjusthavetodoit“onedayatatime”.Happinessyouseeisn'tsomerewardthatyougetattheendofyourjourney.Happinessisn'tsomethingthatdependsonwhatlifeyouown.Happinessissomethingyoucreateinyourlifechoicebychoiceanddaybyday.

Thetruthishappinesscomeswhenyoulove.LoveisagiftfromGod.Itislovethatmendsbrokenhearts.Itislovethathealsgrief.Itislovethatgivesusjoy.Chooseto“livehappilyeverafter,onedayatatime”.

4．Whatistheauthor'swishtohisdaughter?

A．Gettingagoodjobinthefuture.B．Makingmanyfriendsinherschool.

C．Travelingaroundtheworldinherlife.D．Havingahappylifeeverafter.

5．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A．Life'smeaningconsistsindevotion.

B．Livinghappilyeverafterseemedoutofquestiontotheauthor.

C．Therearetimesthatlifegoesagainstus.

D．Everyonehastherighttoobtainhappinessandfreedom.

6．Howtogethappinessinauthor'sopinion?

A．Rewardyourselfonceaday.B．Createitbyyourselfinyourdailylife.

C．Getridofthosedisturbingthings.D．Takechargeofyourlifeindependently.

7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A．Toshowthesignificanceoflove.B．Todescribeadaughter'sgrowth.

C．Tointroducethedefinitionoflove.D．Totellayoungfather'sexperience.

Tablets（平板电脑）areusefuldevices,buttheirbigscreensalwaysmakethemasaburdentocarryaroundwithoutabag.Wouldn’titbegreatiftherewereaphonewiththepowersofatabletthatcouldbefoldedupandfitneatlyintothehand?

Nowsomethinglikeatablet-shapedbutfoldable（可折叠的）phoneisabouttobecomeavailable.InFebruary,SamsungandHuaweibothintroducedfoldablephones,theGalaxyFoldandHuaweiMateXseparately,tothepublicforthefirsttime.Mobilephoneusehasenteredthe“foldablefuture”,theVergenoted.

Thetechnologycouldchangeourlivesinsignificantways.Thesedevices,duetotheirbendablescreens,giveusthelargerscreenswewantbutstillfiteasilyintothepocket.Thetechnologycouldchangeotherdevicestoo.Forexample,wecouldmakeTVsthatsticktowallslikeposters,orfoldupeasilytohideawayindrawers,whichcouldhelpincreaseavailablespacetothemaximum.Inakeynoteaddress,JustinDenison,Samsung’sseniorvicepresident,calledthefoldablescreen“thebasisforthesmartphoneoftomorrow”.“It’sablankcanvas（画布）forustodosomethingbeautifultogether,”hesaid.

Soistherenothingtostandinthewayofthefoldablefuture?

AccordingtotechnewswebsiteAndroidAuthority,thenecessarydisplaysweredifficulttoproduce.In2012,nineoutoftenfoldablescreensproducedweredefectiveorunusable.Today,that10percentratehasbeenimprovedtoalmost90percent.However,atpresentthesefoldabledevicesareexpensive.Forexample,thepriceofHuaweiMateXis17,500RMB．That'sapricethatfewpeoplewillbeabletoafford.

Butifthefoldabledeviceisn’tgoingtochangetheworldovernight,thereisnodoubtthatitiscoming.PatrickMoorhead,anindustryexperttoldTheVerge,“Fewaredebatingiffoldablemobiledisplaysarethefutureofsmartphones;theonlyquestioniswhenandbywhom.”

8．Whatdoweknowaboutfoldabledevices?

A．Theyaretoobigtofitintothepocket.

B．Theycouldbringusmuchconvenience.

C．TheyhavebecomeavailableinJanuary.

D．Theyareaburdentocarryaroundwithoutabag.

9．WhatcanwelearnfromDenison’swords?

A．Thefoldablescreenhasgreatpotential.

B．Thetechnologycouldchangeotherdevicestoo.

C．Theremustbemanyproblemswiththetechnology.

D．Theproductionoffoldablephoneswillsoondecrease.

10．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?

A．completeB．proper

C．imperfectD．normal

11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Typesoffoldablephones.B．Thecomingoffoldabledevices.

C．Populardevicesonthemarket.D．Difficultiesinproducingfoldablephones.

BluePlanetII'slatestepisode（一集）focusesonhowplasticishavingadisastrouseffectontheoceanandslowlypoisoningourseacreatures.ResearchersrecentlyalsofoundthatseacreatureslivinginthedeepestplaceonEarth,theMarianaTrench，haveplasticintheirstomachs.Indeed,theoceansaredrowninginplastic．

Thoughitseemsnowthattheworldcouldn'tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics，plasticsusedbyconsumersarearemarkablyrecentinvention.Thefirstplasticbagswereintroducedinthe1950s;thesamedecadethatplasticpackagingbegangaininginpopularityintheUnitedStates.Thisgrowthhashappenedsofastthatscienceisstillcatchingupwiththechange.Plasticspollutionresearch,forinstance,isstillaveryearlyscience．

Weputalltheseplasticsintotheenvironmentandwestilldon'treallyknowwhattheoutcomesaregoingtobe.Whatwedoknow,though,isdisturbing.Oceanplasticisestimatedtokillmillionsofmarineanimalseveryyear.Nearly700species，includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Oneinthreeleatherbackturtles,whichoftenmistakeplasticbagsforjellyfish,havebeenfoundwithplasticintheirbellies.Ninetypercentofseabirdsarenoweatingplasticsonaregularbasis.By2050,thatfigureisexpectedtoriseto100percent．

Andit'snotjustwildlifethatisthreatenedbytheplasticsinourseas.Humansareconsumingplasticsthroughtheseafoodweeat.Icouldunderstandwhysomepeopleseeoceanplasticasadisaster,worthmentioningtothesamedegreeasclimatechange.Butoceanplasticisnotascomplicatedasclimatechange.Therearenooceantrashdeniers（否认者）,atleastsofar.Todosomethingaboutit,wedon'thavetoremakeourplanetenergysystem．

Thisisnotaproblemwherewedon'tknowwhatthesolutionis.Weknowhowtopickupgarbage．Anyonecandoit．Weknowhowtodispose（处理）ofit.Weknowhowtorecycle.Wecanallstartbythinkingtwicebeforeweuseplasticproducts.Thingsmayseemordinary,likeusingareusablebottleorareusablebag.Butwhentakencollectively,thesechoicesreallydomakeadifference．

12．Whyisplasticspollutionresearchstillaveryearlyscience?

A．Theplasticspollutionresearchistoodifficult．

B．Plasticshaveproducedlesspollutionthancoal．

C．Theworldcouldn'tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics．

D．Plasticshavegainedinpopularitytoofastforsciencetocatchup．

13．Howdidthea