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浙江省诸暨市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

浙江省诸暨市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

A15-year-oldscientistandinventorhasbeennamedasTime'sfirsteverKidoftheYear.

RaoisahighschoolstudentfromColorado.Shewaschosenfrom5,000U.S.-basednominees（提名）.TimesaidinastatementthatRaostoodoutforherabilitytoapplyscientificideastoreal-worldproblemsandhereffortstomotivateotherkidstotakeuptheirowncauses.RaotoldtheAssociatedPressthattheprizeis“nothingthatIcouldhaveeverimagined.AndI'msogratefulandjustsoexcitedthatwe'rereallytakingalookattheupcominggenerationandourgeneration,sincethefutureisinourhands.”Sheinsiststhatstartingoutsmalldoesn'tmatter,aslongasyou'reenthusiasticaboutit.

It'sjustthelatestrecognitionfortheteenager,whowasnamedlastyeartotheForbes30Under30list.Raowonpraisein2017aftershedevelopedaportabledevice（设备）todetectlead（铅）inwater.Shewentontocooperatewithscientistsinthewaterindustrytotrytogetthedeviceonthemarket.

TheyoungscientisthasalsodevelopedanappcalledKindlythatusesartificialintelligencetohelppreventcyberbullying（网络欺凌）.Itallowsteenstotypeinawordorphrasetofindoutifthewordsthey'reusingarehurtfulandamountto（等于）bullying,andthusshouldbeavoided.

InaninterviewwithTime,Raosaidthatherpursuits（追求）insciencestartedearlyasawaytoimproveconditionsinsociety.Inaworldwherescienceisincreasinglyquestionedorchallenged,Raoinsiststhatitspursuitisanimportantactofkindness.Itisthebestwaythatayoungergenerationcanbettertheworld.Scienceandtechnologyarebeingemployedasneverbeforetohandlevariousissues,suchasglobalwarming,theoutbreakofdiseaseandsoon,shenoted.

“Wehavescienceineverythingwe'reinvolvedin,andIthinkthat'sthebiggestthingtoputoutthere,thatscienceiscool,inventioniscool,andanybodycanbeaninventor,"Raosaid.“Anybodycandoscience.

1．WhatisoneofthereasonsforRaobeinghonoredbyTime?

A．Theup-to-dateideasshehadcomeupwith.

B．Thelargeamountsoftimeshehaddevoted.

C．Theinfluenceshehasonyounggenerations.

D．Theoptimisticattitudesheholdstothefuture.

2．Rao'sinventionsmentionedinthepassagecanbedescribedas_______.

A．functionalB．environment-friendly

C．efficientD．money-saving

3．WhatcontributestoRao'senthusiasmforscience?

A．Hertoleranceforproblems.B．Heramazingbrainpower.

C．Herexposuretochallenges.D．Herconcernaboutsociety.

4．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A．HighSchoolStudentStrugglingforBigDream

B．YoungScientistNamedTIME'sKidoftheYear

C．ScientificAchievementsAppliedtoOurRealLife

D．AdvancedInventionsUsedinBetteringtheWorld

Overthepast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal—oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeaspects,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass—whetherapersonbelongstothe“workingclass”orthe“middleclass”—areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

Inthepast,theworkingclasstended（往往）tobepaidlessthanthemiddleclasssuchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworking-classpeople’sjobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,differencesinlifestylesandattitudescameintoexistence.Atypicalworking-classmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayevening.Then,aswaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher“housekeeping,”themanwouldgooutandsquander（挥霍）therestonbeerandbetting.

Theoldstyleofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsclosertothetruth.Hetended—andthisisstilltruetoday—totakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseasthemostimportantthing,buthealsoconsideredtheeducationofhischildrenasextremelyimportant.Bothoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavethechance（ortheeducationandtraining）tomakesuchlongtermplans.

Nowadays,agreatdealhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcases,factoryworkersearnasmuchas—ifnotmorethan—theirmiddle-classmanagers.Socialsecurityandlawshavemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout“tomorrow.”Working-classpeopleseemtobeslowlylosingthefeelingsofinferiority（自卑）theyheldinthepast.Infact,therehasbeenagrowingtendency（趋势）overthepastfewyearsforthemiddleclasstofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.

Thechangesinbothlifestylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongyoungerpeople.Theygenerallytendtohaveverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes;theyspendtheirmoneyonhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencebetweengroupsofpeoplethantherewereinpreviousgenerations.

5．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A．ThegapsbetweentheclassesinBritain.B．SomechangesaboutBritishsociety.

C．Aroughintroductiontodifferentclasses.D．VariousconflictsexistingintheUK.

6．Howdoestheauthorexplainthedifferencesbetweenthetwoclasses?

A．Bymakingacomparison.B．Bylistingaccuratenumbers.

C．Byusinganexpert’swords.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.

7．Whichofthefollowingaspectsremainspracticallyunchanged?

A．Feelingsofself-worth.B．Ideasaboutsocialclass.

C．Jobsecurityandincome.D．Ideasaboutentertainment.

Itshouldbeoneofthemaingoalsintoday’ssocietytoreduceplasticconsumption（消耗）.Thoughmanybelieverecyclingwillsolvetheproblems,andcontinueusingplastic,it’sactuallytheopposite.In2013,254milliontonsoftrashwereproducedintheU.Salone,andonlyaround30%wasrecycled.Thismeanstherestendedupinalandfillandwillstaythereforupto1,000years.

Recently,Chinahasstoppedimportingtrashfromallovertheworld.Beforethis,over30%oftheworld’swastewouldendupinChinacausingapopularbeliefthatAsiancountriesarethoseresponsibleforcreatingthemajorityofthewasteintheworld.Now,Asiancountries,includingVietnamandThailand,arelookingfornewideastoavoidplastic.Oneofthoseideasisanew,eco-friendlywaytopacktheirgoodsbyavoidingplasticpackaging.

OneofPerfectHomesChiangmai’steammembersnoticedacreativewaytoreduceplasticthatasupermarketcalledRimpingSupermarketwasusinganddecidedtoshootpicturesoftheirshelveswithhisphone.Littledidheknowthatpeopleallaroundtheworldwouldabsolutelylovethisidea.“Ijustdroppedintogetafewitemswhilewewerewaitingtosignsomecontracts（合同）withourlawyer,whowasdelayed.WhenInoticedthevegetableswrappedinbananaleavesandsimplylikedtheidea.SoItookafewpicturesandpostedthemonline,”hesaid.

Withmorethan3.5millionviewsandover17thousandshares,theideabecamesomethingpeoplecanencouragemoresupermarketstocarryout.

Somehavenoticedthatnoteverythingontheshelvesiscompletelyplastic-free,towhichthesupermarketrespondedthattheyaretakingonestepatatime,butit’snotthateasy.Manyproductscometothesupermarketspre-packagedandmanycompaniesareinterestedinwrappingtheirproduceinplasticsinceitisthecheapestandtheeasiestoption.

It’snowuptotheshopperstoshowthesupermarketwhichtheyprefer.Ifeveryonechoosesthebananaleafpackaging,theywillprobablystopstockingtheitemsinplastic.

8．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?

A．Recyclinghasfailedtosolvetheplasticproblem.

B．Approachestomountainsoftrashlackefficiency.

C．Trashshouldn’tbedisposedofbyburyingalone.

D．Reducingplasticconsumptionisjustimpossible.

9．Whatisthepracticementionedinthepassagetoavoidplastic?

A．Rubbishexport.B．Acquiringtechnology.

C．Leafpackaging.D．Convincingshoppers.

10．Whatispeople’sattitudetothenewgreenmove?

A．Disapproving.B．Pessimistic.C．Skeptical.D．Supportive.

二、七选五

TheBritishSenseofHumour

TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstomakesenseoftheirjokes.ThemainthingtorememberisthattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.11．AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristoknowthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.

Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,'Sheisn’texactlyfriendly.'Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationsortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.12．

TheBritishliketomakefunofmanyotherthings.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandterriblethingsthathappentouseveryday,likewhensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.13．Finally,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomedyprogrammeMr.Beanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumor.

14．Inpictures,healmostnevertalks,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMr.Beansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.Forinstance,onceMr.Beanboughtalargechair.Heneededtotakeithome,butitwastoobigtofitinhissmallcar.Hissolutionwastoputthechairontopofhiscar.15．Mr.BeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumor.Becauseofthis,manypeoplecanbetterunderstandtheBritishsenseofhumor.

A．Britishhumorbringspeoplelaughterandcontent.

B．Understatementplaysani