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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