广东省汕尾市学年高二上学期期末学业质量监测英语试题.docx

广东省汕尾市学年高二上学期期末学业质量监测英语试题.docx

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广东省汕尾市学年高二上学期期末学业质量监测英语试题

★开封前注意保密

汕尾市2020-2021学年度第一学期全市高中二年级教学质量监测

英语试题

本试题共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分120分

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Coldrains,icysidewalksandgrayskiescanmakewintertravelatrial.Butwinteractuallyseemstobringoutthebestinsomecities.Salzburg,Austriaisacitythatmakesforagreatcold-weather.

WithitsbackdropofChristmascarolsandtraditionalmarkets,thisisaperfectcityforawinterbreak.“SilentNight”wasperformedforthefirsttimeintheOberndorfontheoutskirtsofSalzburgonChristmasEvein1818.

Thecity’smainmarketisheldintheshadowofSalzburg’sHohensalzburgfortress,buttheoneheldinMirabellSquareisespeciallypopularwithfoodieswhocometosamplelocaldelicaciessuchashalusky—piecesofdumplingmixedwithfriedbacon.

Wheretosleep:

TheStadtkrug.Abeautifulfour-starAustrianhotelwithoneofthecity’sbestroofterraces.

TheStadtkrug,Linzergasse20,Salzburg;＋43662873545-0

Wheretoeat:

GoldenerHirschonGetreidegasse.Thisbeautifulrestaurantislocatedwithintheoldstablesofanhistorictownhouse.ThefoodistraditionalAustrianwithamoderntwist.

GoldenerHirsch,Getreidegasse37,Salzburg;＋4366280840

Whattodo:

AroundtwodozenSalzburglocationsarefeaturedintheenduringHollywoodmusical“TheSoundofMusic”.TheSoundofMusicPanoramaTour（＋43662883211-0）willrecreatethemoviemagic.

AndyoucannevergowrongwithavisittotheimpressiveSalzburgCathedral,consecratedin1628.Remainsofthetwopredecessorstructuresareinthecrypt.

PanoramaMuseum,Residenzplatz9,Salzburg;＋43662620808-730

SalzburgCathedral,Domplatz1a,5020Salzburg,Austria;＋4366280477950

1.WhatmakesthemarketheldinMirabellSquarepopular?

A.Christmascarols.B.Itsspeciallocation.

C.Localdeliciousfood.D.Dumplingsandfriedbacon.

2.IfyouwanttocheckavailabilityofaccommodationinStadtkrug,whichnumberwillyoucall?

A.＋4366280840.B.＋43662873545-0.

C.＋4366280477950.D.＋43662620808-730.

3.Whatdoweknowabout“TheSoundofMusic”?

A.ItisontourinAustria.

B.IttellsthehistoryofSalzburg.

C.ItisthebestmovieinHollywood.

D.Morethan20Salzburglocationsarefeaturedinit.

B

Attheageof26,AmberworksasanEquipmentHealthMonitoring&Performanceengineer.Notonlyissheabletointerpretagasturbine’s3,500datameasurementsperminute,sheleadsateamtoensurethey’rerunningfaultlesslyineveryregionoftheworld.Andifthatwasn’timpressiveenough,she’samotheroftwoandachampionofdiversity.

Afterpreparingbreakfastforhertwoyoungchildren,Amberstartsherdaywithsomeovernightoats（燕麦）.It’sasmalldetailthatrevealshermindsetofpreparingforwhat’snext.“Ithelpstogivemetheconfidencetotacklewhat’stocometomorrow,”shesays.Asshelooksthroughheremails,it’sclearthatflexibilityisthekey.“Usually,Iworkthreedaysintheofficeandtwodaysfromhome.”It’safamily-friendlyflexibilitythatenableshertolookafterherchildrenintheafternoonsandtalktoherteaminCanadaandtheU.S.intheevenings.

Thechallengesofbalancingworkwithmotherhoodissomethingshe’sbeenfacing.Twoandahalfyearsago,shestarted“PressforProgress”.“I’mreallypassionateaboutmakingsurethatpeopleareawareofwhat’sofferedtothem.”Sofar,it’shelpedsolveissuesagainstgenderbiases（性别偏见）.

Amberalsoworksonanotherprojectclosetoherheart,supportingwomenenteringScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathfields（alsoreferredtoasSTEM）.Shebelieveseducationisthewaytomakethemmoreinclusive.

4.WhatdoesAmberdo?

A.Sheisateacher.B.Sheisanathlete.

C.Sheisanengineer.D.Sheisahousewife.

5.WhathasbeenAmber’schallenge?

A.Fightingagainstgenderbiases.

B.SupportingwomenenteringSTEM.

C.Communicatingwithherteammates.

D.Keepingabalancebetweenmotherhoodandwork.

6.AccordingtoAmber,whatisespeciallyimportanttomakewomeninclusive?

A.Money.B.Education.C.Career.D.Family.

7.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Aliteraturework.B.Atouristmap.

C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.

C

TheonlyknownwhitegiraffeintheworldhasbeenfittedwithaGPStrackingdeviceinanefforttoprotecthimfrompoachers（偷猎者）inKenya.TheuniquemalegiraffenowstandsaloneafterafemaleandhercalfwerekilledbypoachersinMarch,2020.

TheGPStrackingdevice,securedtooneoftheanimal’shorns,willgivehourlyupdatesofhislocation,saidtheIshaqbiniHirolaCommunityConservancy.Rangerswillbeabletomonitorthegiraffe’smovementsintheconservancylocatedinGarissaCounty,easternKenya.

“Thegiraffe’slivingrangehasbeenblessedwithgoodrainsintherecentpastandtheabundantvegetationisagoodsignforthefutureofthewhitemale,”saidAhmedNoor,manageroftheIshaqbiniHirolaCommunityConservancy.

NoorthankedtheKenyaWildlifeService,SaveGiraffesNowandtheNorthernRangelandsTrust（NRT）fortheirhelpinsafeguardingwildlifespecies.

“Ourmissionistoworkwithcommunities,securetheirlivelihoodsaswellasprotecttheuniquewildlifeliketheonlyknownwhitegiraffe,”saidAntonyWandera,theseniorwildlifemonitoringofficerattheNRT.

Themalegiraffehasararegenetictraitcalledleucism（变白）,whichresultsinthepartiallossofpigmentation（肤色）inananimalandmakesiteasytospotforpoachers.Unlikealbinism（白化）,animalswithleucismcontinuetoproduceadarkpigmentintheirsofttissue,meaningthegiraffe’seyesaredark.

InMarch,2020,theremainsoftwoofthestunningwhitegiraffesthatlivedattheKenyanwildlifereservewerefounddead,killedbypoachers.

Theworld’stallestlandanimalhaslost40％ofitspopulationinjust30years,theAfricanWildlifeFoundationestimates.

8.WhydopeoplefitthewhitegiraffewithaGPStrackingdevice?

A.Toentertainthewhitegiraffe.

B.Tofindabetterwaytofeedhim.

C.Topreventhimfrombeingkilled.

D.Tolearnmoreaboutthewhitegiraffe.

9.HowoftenwilltheGPStrackingdeviceupdateitsinformation?

A.Everyday.B.Everyhour.

C.Everyweek.D.Everytwohours.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“mission”inParagraph5?

A.Job.B.Dream.C.Interest.D.Suggestion.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thepopulationofwhitegiraffesisincreasing.

B.Thewhitegiraffehasbecomeextinctintheworld.

C.Feworganizationsshowinterestinprotectingwildanimals.

D.Thepopulationofgiraffesintheworldhasbeendecreasing.

D

Itisnottobeunderestimatedthetechnologicaladvancement3Dprintinghasgiventotheworld.Withthetotalnumberof3Dprinterssoldtriplingfrom2014to2017andstillgrowingfast,itispredictedthatthe3Dprintingmarketwillbewortharound＄30billionbyasearlyas2022.

3Dprintinghastheabilitytoreplicate（仿制）almostanythingandisregardedasoneofthemorepromisingandwide-reachingtechnologies,likelytochangeourworldforever.Fromhealthcaretoconstruction,foodtoart,3Dprintingisplayinganever-growingpartinourlives.

Scientistsinthehealthcareindustryarealreadyabletocreateprosthetics（假体）,costingfarlessthantheirtraditionalcounterparts（对应物）.Bothcostsavingandimprovedproductionhasenabledchangestomanymorelivesthanhasbeenpossiblepreviously.Theabilitytocreateartificialorgansfortransplantpatientshasalreadysavedcountlesslivesandisopeninguppreviouslyunimaginablepossibilitiesinthemedicalworld.Itseemsthatwecouldseearevolutionarynewapproachtoourmedicalcareandsurvivalrates.

Infact,futuristsbelievethatwearelikelytolivetoover100andthiswillbeacompletelydifferentexperienceforusthantoday.Withtechnologyalreadycapableofprintingskin,replicatingabeatingheartandlayerbylayerlimbreplacementsalreadytheoreticallypossible,wecouldfindourselveswithatotal3Drebuildkeepingusaliveforlonger.

Manytraditionalmethodsofbuildingandmanufacturingwillbecomedisused.Withcompaniesturningto3Dprintingasthemoreeffectivemethodforproducingtheirpreviouslymanuallabourintensiveparts,itisenablingthemtorepairandrecreatedisusedmachinepartsandtoreviewtheirproductdesignsinawaypreviouslynotpossible.

With3Dprintersabletobuildentirehousesmorecheaplyandlesslabour-intensivethantraditionalmethods,wecouldfindourselvessomeyearsdownthelinelookingatentire3Dcreatedtownsandcities.

12.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1andParagraph2?

A.3Dprintersarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensive.

B.3Dprintinghasanegativeeffectoneconomicdevelopment.

C.3Dprintingisthemostimportanttechnologyinmodernsociety.

D.3Dprintingisbecomingincreasinglyimportantindifferentfields.

13.Whatistheadvantageofprosthetics?

A.Lowerprice.B.Smallersize.C.Lighterweight.D.Morenatural.

14.Whatisthefuturists’ideatowards3Dprinting?

A.3Dprintingmakeseverythingpossible.

B.3Dprintingmayhelppeoplelivelonger.

C.3Dprintingishelpfultopeopleover100.

D.3Dprintingmakespeople’slivescompletelydifferent.

15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoOperatea3DPrinter

B.How3DPrintingWasInvented

C.How3DPrintingWillChangetheWorld

D.How3DPrintingWillInfluencetheMarket

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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