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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