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山东省烟台市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
山东省烟台市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
HotTechnologyProductsatCES2020
Theconsumerelectronicsshow,orCES,presentsnewtechnologydevelopmentsannually.HerearesomelatestproductslaunchedatCES2020.
TheSeroTV
SamsungintroducedaTVthatcanbeusedtowatchvideodesignedforasmartphone.TheSeroTVdoesthisbyturningitselffromthenormalTVpositiontoanuprightpositionthatlooksliketheshapeofaphone.TheVcanconnecttomobiledevicestoplayvideodirectlyfromthephone.
Smartwastecan
AcompanycalledTOWNEWpresented;wastecandesignedforthehomethatdoesalotofthedirtyworkonitsown.Whenthecanisfull,theusertouchesabuttontoactivatethemachine'ssmartabilities.Thedevicethencompletelyclosesoffthewastebaginside,putsanewoneinplace,allbyitself,andraisesitstopsotheusercanpickupandthrowawaythebag.
Invisiblecarhood(引擎盖)
AutomobileindustrycompanyContinentalshowedoffanewtechnologythatseemstomakethefrontendofavehicledisappear.Thetechnology,called"TransparentHood,"aimstomakedrivingsaferandeasier.Camerasprovidevideooftheareaunderneaththevehicle,permittingthedrivertoseeobjectsandroadconditionsthatmightpresentdanger.
Wearableairpurifier
AcompanycalledAōAirintroducedawearableairpurifier.Designedtobeahigh-techfacecoveringtoblockpollution,thedevicepullsairthroughafiltration(过滤)systemandthenusesfanstocreateasmallareaofcleanairatitsfront,allowingtheairtobepurified-withouttheneedforasolidcontainer.
1.Whichcompany'sproductwillappealtovideo-lovingmobileusers?
A.Samsung.B.TOWNEW.C.Continental.D.AōAir.
2.What'sthemainadvantageofSmartwastecan?
A.Itsavesusersthebotherofpackingwaste.B.Itallowsuserstosortrubbisheasily.
C.Itbreaksdownwasteautomatically.D.Itcontainsnumerouswastebags.
3.Whatisspecialabouttheairpurifier?
A.Complex.B.Costly.C.Waterproof.D.Convenient.
Anairlinepassengerensureda20-year-oldmanwasreunitedwithhislostwallet-alongwithalittleextrasomethingtomakeupfortheirtimeapart.
HunterShamattfirstlosthiswalletwhilehewasonaFrontierAirlinesflightfromOmahatoattendhissister'sweddinginLasVegasearlierthismonth.Onrealizinghiswalletwaslost,hecontactedtheairlinetoseeifanyonehadturneditin—buttonoavail.SincethewalletcontainedhisID,asignedpaycheck,hisdebitcardand$60incash,he“fearedtheworst”.
Shortlyaftertheflight,however,Hunterwasshockedtoreceiveapackageinthemailfromanunknownsender.Insidewashiswallet-alongwithanadditional$40incash.
“FoundthisonaFrontierflightfromOmahatoDenver-row12,seatFstuckbetweentheseatandwall,”readaletterinthepackage.“Thoughtyoumightwantithack.Allthebest.PS:
Iroundedyourcashuptoaneven$100soyoucouldcelebrategettingyourwallethack.Havefun!
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Hunter'smother,Jeannie,postedaphotoofthelettertosocialmediainhopesthattheywouldbeabletotrackdownthesenderandthankthemfortheirkindness.AlltheyhadtogoonwasthattheletterwassentfromAppliedUnderwritersinOmahaandthesender'sinitialsweresigned:
"T.B".
TheGoodManwaslateridentifiedasToddBrown,afather-of-fivewhowasdelightedatthechanceto"havealittlefun"withhelpingoutahard-workingstranger.Brownsaysthatheoftentriestodogooddeedswithoutanyrecognition,thuswhyhedidn'tsignhisfullnameontheletter,butJeannielaterinsistedonpraisingtheNebraskanativeonsocialmedia.
“Itrytoteachmychildrentodotherightthingsinlife,helppeoplewhenyoucandespitetheoutcome,”shewroteonFacebook.“Thisstoryismoreaboutrestoringfaithinpeoplethananything”.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tonoavail"inparagraph2mean?
A.Underdiscussion.B.Invain.C.Beyondbelief.D.Ataloss.
5.WhydidJeannieuploadapictureofthelettertosocialmedia?
A.Tothrowlightonthetruth.
B.TodrawattentiontoHunter'slostwallet.
C.Tofindoutthesendertoexpressgratefulness.
D.Tosinghighpraiseforthesender'sgenerosity.
6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrown?
A.Innocent.B.Warm-hearted.C.Romantic.D.Easy-going.
7.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.HunterShamatt-aLuckyManB.YoungPassengerReuniteswithSister
C.HelpingNeedyPeopleIsaGreatVirtueD.StrangerReturnsLostWalletwithMoreCashInside
Theoutbreakoflocusts,aninsectthatmainlylivesinAfricaandAsia,istheworstexperiencedbyKenyain70years.ThecrowdsaresomethreetimesthesizeofNewYorkCity,eatingtheirwaythroughthousandsofacresofcropsandanimalgrasslandanddestroyinglivelihoodsintheprocess.
“Thesehungrythingsarealarming,”saysKeithCressman,theUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization'sseniorlocustforecastingofficer."AcrowdthesizeofManhattancan,inasingleday,eatthesameamountoffoodaseveryoneinNewYorkandCaliforniacombined."
Desertlocustsareinfamousfortheirabilitytobreed(繁育)rapidlyinlargenumberseverythreemonths.Andwithsomehelpfromthewind,theycantravelasmuchas80milesaday.Mostyears,theinsectsstayinAfricandeserts.However,undertherightenvironmentalconditions,theycanmultiplyquickly,spreadasmuchas400timeseverysixmonthsandcauseextensivedestructionifleftunchecked.
“Theinsecthastheabilitytotakeadvantageofgoodconditions.”Cressmansays.
The"goodconditions"thescientistisreferringtobeganinmid-2018whenarainstormfromtheIndianOceanstruckaremoteareaoftheArabianPeninsulaknownasthe"EmptyQuarter".Normally,itwoulddryoutwithinashortperiod,killingmostofthelocustpopulation,whichdependsongreenplantsforfood.However,inlate2018,asecondrainstormstruckthesameregion.Thehugesandyareagotwet,whichisexactlywhatdesertlocustsneedtolaytheireggsandbreed.Theextrafoodsupplycausedthepopulationtoexplodeforthesecondtimeinsixmonths.
Luckily,thelocusts,expertssay,areeasytocontrolwithchemicals.Kenyabadlyneedsequipmentandasteadysupplyofchemicalstoeffectivelywipeoutthemassiveinsects.Hopefully,leadersworldwidewillrecognizethetoughsituationandcontributegenerouslytocontrolthelocustoutbreak.
8.WhatcanweinferfromwhatCressmansaysinparagraph2?
A.Littlecandulllocusts'appetite.
B.Urgentactionmustbetakenagainstlocusts.
C.Overpopulationinbigcitiesleadstofoodshortages.
D.NewYorkandCaliforniashouldmeetchallengestogether.
9.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Locusts'livingconditions.B.Locusts'destructiveeffect.
C.Locusts'dailytraveldistance.D.Locusts'superreproductivepower.
10.Forwhatpurposedoestheauthormention"goodconditions"?
A.Toexplainimmediatecausesofthelocustoutbreak.
B.Toremindlocalstopreservetheenvironment.
C.Toanalyzehowtopreventlocustoutbreak.
D.Tohighlightthestrengthoftworainstorms.
二、七选五
Eachyear,thousandsofU.S.familiesopentheirhomesandheartstovisitorsfromallovertheworld.Inahomestay,studentscanobserve,learnandexperienceanewlifestyleandculture,whilepracticingEnglishskillsinahomeenvironment.Successfulhomestayexperiencescanhelptoeasehomesicknessforinternationalstudents.11.
Whatmakeshomestaysspecialisthedailyexperienceoflivingwithhostswhoarceagertosharetheirwayoflife.Homestayhostswillreflectthediversityoftheregioninwhichtheylive.Theymaybesingleparents,retiredcouplesoryoungfamilies.12.Whattheywillhaveincommonisadesiretosharetheirhomesandtheirtimewithinternationalstudents.
13.Mosthomestayhostswillgivethestudentalistofsimplehouserulestohelpeveryonelivehappilytogether.TheymaygiveguidelinesaboutInternetusage,lawn勿(洗衣房),televisionviewing,mealtimes,keepingthebedroomandbathroomclean,andmoneymatters.14.Forexample,attheUniversityofDelaware,allhomestayhostslivingmorethanonemilefromcampus(校园)mustprovidetransportationtoandfromcampuseverydayoftheweek.Hostsmustalsoprovideeachstudentwithaprivate,furnishedroomwhichhasadesk,abed,aclosetandenoughlighting.Studentswillhaveaccesstoasharedorprivatebathroomaswell.
ThereisnobetterwaytogainspecialinsightintoU.S.culture,whileimprovingEnglishlanguageskills,thanbyparticipatinginahomestay.It'snotonlyimportanttogethighscoresinEnglishtesting,buttoalsolearnhowtogetalongwithpeoplefromallovertheworld.15.
Occasionally,problemsarisethatcannotbesolved.Inthesecases,thestudentcanaskforanotherhomestayorexploreotherhousingoptions.Thehomestaycoordinator(协调员)willworkcloselywiththestudenttoensurethatthenexthomestaywillbeagoodmatch.
A.Unfortunately,notallhomestaymatchesareperfect.
B.Livinginahomestaywillalwaysrequireanadjustmentperiod.
C.Theywillcomefromdifferentsocioeconomicandethnicbackgrounds.
D.HomestayhostsareexpectedtoprovideanEnglish-onlyspeakingenvironment.
E.Homestaysprovidestudentswithawell-roundededucationandgreatsocialskills.
F.Also,theycanhelpstudentssmoothlyadapttothelifeofanAmericanuniversity.
G.Foruniversitiesofferinghomestays,it'simportanttosetstandardsforlicensedhosts.
三、完形填空
Lastsemesterinmyfinalyearofhighschool,IhadMr.Smithasmyteacher,ateacherthatIcanneverforget.
Iwasnotnecessarilythebeststudentwhenitcametotaking16WhileI17learning,Ihadtoworkextrahardtogetgood18.Anyways,thisclassthatItrulyenjoyedstillhadme