学年广东省珠海第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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学年广东省珠海第二中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

珠海市第二中学2020－2021学年度第二学期期中考试

高二年级英语试题

考试时间120分钟，总分130分

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第I卷（选择题，共三部分，满分65分）

第一部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在答题卡标号相应位置。

1.Iftheywinthefinaltonight,theteamaregoingtotouraroundthecity________bytheir

enthusiasticsupporters.

A.beingcheeredB.becheeredC.tobecheeredD.werecheered

2.Youmustbe_______thatwhatyouaredoingisquiteillegal.

A.awareB.confidentC.awfulD.magnificent

3.TheChineseinmanyplacesoftheworld________theoldtradition.

A.keeponB.keepupC.keepupwithD.keepin

4._______herselfwithroutineofficetasks,shehadnotimetoattendtoherchildren.

A.OccupyingB.OccupiedC.BeingoccupiedD.Tobeoccupied

5.Listeningtomusicathomeisonething,goingtohearit_______liveisquiteanother.

A.performB.performingC.toperformD.beingperformed

6.Themostexcitingmomentcame,withrelativesandfriendspresentscreamingandcheering,

_______Nickyexpressedhisloveforhisbride.

A.whereB.whenC.whichD.who

7._________inaheavytrafficjaminataxiwhileyouarehurryingtotheairportisquitean

unpleasantexperience.

A.BeingcaughtB.HavingcaughtC.CaughtD.Havingbeencaught

8.The reason_________he gave for being late was that they were held up in a traffic jam.

A.whyB.whatC.whichD.forwhich

9.Theartist_________thejudgegaveaprizeistheteacher_____Ihavebeentaughtpaintingfor

twoyears.

A.fromwhom;bywhomB.towhom;whoC.fromwhom;whoD.towhom;bywhom

10.Thefactory_______thestudentsvisitedlastweekistheone_______Ihaveworkedfor3years.

A.that;whichB.when;inwhichC./;whereD.which;that

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填写在答题卡标号相应位置。

A

HowtoUseaModernPublicLibrary

Hasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?

Ifso,youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.It’sbeenyearssincetheyweredustylittleroomswithbooks.Theyhavetransformedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelopyourloveofknowledge,meetinterestingpeople,orfindouthowtostartabusiness.

Checkoutabook.Whilelibrariesstillloanoutbooks,you’llfinditeasiertogetacopyofwhateveryou’relookingfor,thankstoacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.Viasuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbookswitheachotherthroughtheuseofdeliveryvehicles.Oncethebookyou’verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch,theywillinformyoubye-mail,soyoucanpickitup.

Checkoutotheritems.Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone,loadedwithinformationinmanyformats（载体形式）.YoucanborrowmoviesonDVDs,musiconCDs,andpopularmagazines.Somelibrariesevenloanouttoysandgames.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn’tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,theymaybringitinwhenenoughinterestisshown.

Jointargetedreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsessionsaimedatvariousagegroups.Perhapsyou’dliketolearnalanguageorimproveyourEnglish.Thelibrarymaysponsoralanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultiesreading,askaboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletoaccommodateyou.Andyoumightfinditrelaxingtobringyoursmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimewhileyousitquietlyinacornerwithagoodbook.

Startabusinessusingthehelpofyourlocallibrary.Ifyouwanttohaveabusinessofyourown,yourlocallibrarycanbecomealaunchspaceforit.Inlibrarybooksandcomputers,youcanfindinformationonstartingabusiness.Manylibrarieswillhelpyouwithlocallysuppliedinformationaboutbusinessmanagementsharedthroughchambersofcommerce（商会）andgovernmentagencies,andtheywillofferprinting,faxinganddatabaseservicesyouneed.

11.Publiclibrariesconnectedbyacooperativenetworkbenefitreadersby______.

A.sharingtheirbooksontheInternet

B.givingaccesstoonlinereadingatalibrarybranch

C.sendinganeededbooktoalibrarybranchnearby

D.makingthecheckoutproceduresdiverse

12.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatitemsmaybecheckedoutfromapubliclibrary?

A.Amagazineandane-book.B.Agameandanoilpainting.

C.AmusicCDandakid’stoy.D.ADVDandavideoplayer.

13.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Topointouttheimportanceofpubliclibraries.

B.Toencouragepeopletoworkinpubliclibraries.

C.Tocallforthemodernizationofpubliclibrarysystems.

D.Tointroducetheimprovedservicesofpubliclibraries.

B

Ifyouhavespentanytimereadingblogsorpapersonteachingstrategiesinthepastfewyears,youhaveprobablynoticedastrongbacklashagainstrotememory（机械记忆）,infavorofconstructivist（建构主义的）activitiesand“project-basedlearning”.

Theactualmemorizingoffacts,manyagree,isanoutdatededucationalpractice,sinceanyonecouldsearchinformationontheInternetnowadays.Theythinkthatschoolsshouldfocusconstructivistactivitiesongettingskillsandknowledge.

However,learningbyrotememoryismoreimportantthanyouthink.Therearemanycasesinwhichhavingknowledgeimmediatelyatthetipofyourtonguecanhavegreatsocialandprofessionalvalue.Forexample,lastnightatanetworkingevent,whenIcasuallyaskedaNigerianbusinessmanhowmuchofhisbusinesswasconductedinEnglishagainstinhisnativeYoruba,heimmediatelybecamemoreengagedinourconversation.ItwasasimplefactthatspeakingYorubainNigeriaseemedtoincreasemysocialtrust,andthereforeourrelationship.

Thesamegoesforprofessionalsettings.IfIamamedicinesalesmantalkingtoadoctoraboutaspecificdigestiondrug,andheasksifithasanyeffectontheprocessofperistalsis（肠蠕动）,itwilllookquiteunprofessionalifIhavetopulloutmymedicaldictionarytolookuptheword.ThosefactsneedtoberememberedinmybrainsoIcanaccessthemimmediately!

Mostsituationsneedmorepersonalizedlearning.Ofcourse,mostconstructivisteducatorswillarguethatreal-lifesimulations,on-the-jobtraining,andproject-basedlearningaremoreeffectiveatlearningnewconceptsthanrotememory.Theproblemisthatnosinglecost-effectiveconstructivistactivitywillguaranteethatyouwillbeexposedtoalltheconceptsyouneedorthatyouwillfullyrememberthefactsthatyouareexposedto.Ifyouactuallywanttoacquireafullrangeofknowledgeaboutagiventopic,themostguaranteedandefficientwaytodosoistostudybyrotememoryandpracticetimeandagain.

14.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“backlash”inparagraph1?

A.determinationB.oppositionC.responseD.inspiration

15.Whatiswellacceptedbymanypeople?

A.InsightlearningB.RotememoryC.ConstructivismD.Emotionaleducation

16.WhydoestheauthormentioncommunicationwithaNigerianbusinessman?

A.TostresstheimportanceofspeakingYoruba

B.Toshowhowtoimprovecommunicationskills

C.Toshowthepowerofsocialandprofessionalvalue

D.Tosupporthisviewaboutlearningbyrotememory

17.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.RoteMemoryIsMoreImportantthanYouThink

B.SchoolActivitiesAretheMainWaytoGainKnowledge

C.Project-BasedLearningIsaMoreEffectiveLearningWay

D.ConstructivistActivitiesAreEqualtoProject-BasedLearning

C

Anewdeviceworkslikeasolarpanel,exceptthatitdoesn'tharvestenergyfromthesun.Itabsorbsenergyfromthecoldnightsky.

Aprototype（原型）ofthedeviceproducedenoughelectricityatnighttopowerasmalllightbulb.Abiggerversionmightonedaylightroomsorchargephones.Italsocouldpowerelectronicsinremoteorlow-resourceareasthatlackelectricity.

ThedevicemakesuseofthetemperaturedifferencebetweenEarthandouterspace.Itthenusesthatdifferencetocreateelectricity.Aslongasonesideofitiscoolerthantheother,thegeneratorcanproduceelectricity.Thecoolersidefacestheskyandisattachedtoanaluminumplate.Thatplateissealedbeneathatransparent（透明的）coverandsurroundedwithinsulation（隔热材料）tokeepoutheat.Thebottomofthegeneratorisattachedtoanexposedaluminumplate.Thatplateiswarmedbythelocalair.Atnight,thetopplatecangetacoupleofdegreesCelsiuscoolerthanthebottomofthegenerator.

Researcherstesteda20-centimeterprototypeoneclearDecembernightinStanford,California.Thegeneratorproduceduptoabout25milliwattsofpowerpersquaremeterofdevice.Thatwasenoughpowertolightasmalllight-emittingdiode,orLEDbulb.Furtherimprovementsmightincreaseitsproductiontoatleast500milliwattspersquaremeter.Todothat,thesystemmightneedmoreinsulationaroundthecooltopplate.

Thedevicealsocouldhelppowerremoteweatherstationsorotherenvironmentaldevices,saysAaswathRaman.HeisamaterialsscientistwhoworkedonthedeviceattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Thismaybeusefulinpolarregionsthatdon'tseesunlightformonthsatatime,Ramansays.“Ifyouhavesomelow-powerloadandyouneedtopoweritthroughthreemonthsofdarkness,thismightbeaway.”

18.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewdevice?

A.Itgainsenergyfromthesun.B.It'sbeenwidelyusedinlife.

C.Itiscoolerthanasolarpanel.D.It'llbepopularinspecialareas.

19.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph3?

A.Applicationfieldsofthedevice.B.Thedevelopingprocessofthedevice.

C.TheworkingprincipleofthedeviceD.Significanteffectsofthedevice.

20.Howcanth