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河南省平顶山市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题1
【全国市级联考】河南省平顶山市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.
WhattoExpect
Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.
MealPlansAvailable
※ContinentalBreakfast
※BreakfastandDinner
※Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner
It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物类食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnerusuallyconsistsofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.
Friends
Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.
Self-cateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes
Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludesasharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.
1.Whichofthefollowingwillbeprovidedbythehost?
A.Roomcleaning.B.Medicalcare.
C.Physicaltraining.D.Freeaccommodation.
2.WhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?
A.Cheeseandcoldmeat.B.Fruitandcoffee.
C.Fruitjuiceandbread.D.Dessertandtea.
3.What’stheadvantageofself-cateringaccommodationforstudents?
A.Tobeindependent.B.TopracticeEnglish.
C.Tomakemorefriends.D.Toenjoywarmfamilyatmosphere.
AnabandonedgirlnamedSophiehappenstoseethebigfriendlygiant(巨人)(BFGforshort),whoisrunningthroughthestreetsofLondonand“blowingdreams”tochildrenlateatnight.TheBFGisscaredthatthegirlwillgiveawayhissecret,sohetakesSophiebacktohisnativeGiantCountry.Infact,theBFGisakind-heartedvegetarian,butothergiantsinhisnativecountrylikenothingmorethaneatinghumans.SophieandtheBFGtrytostopthesegiantsfromcontinuingtoeathumans.Duringthisperiod,theybecomegoodfriends.
Spielberg’sTheBFGtellsthetaleofanunlikelyfriendshipbroughttolifeinanimaginaryworld.However,manypeoplesaythestoryisabittookid-friendly.OptimismisSpielberg’stypicaltone,butthefinalvictoriousbattleagainstthebadguysseemsalittlebittooeasy.AndwhentheBFGfightsforthefirsttimeagainstthegiantswhohavebeenhurtinghim,itseemsconfusinghowhesuccessfullydrivesawaybadguyswhoarealmosttwicehissize.
Spielbergdoesleavealittleforadultviewerstodigest.TheBFGdoesn’twanttobeseenasamonsterbyhumans,butintheendhisownkindendsupcaughtandlockedupinisolation.Willhealsobedestined(注定)tospendtherestofhisdaysinaremoteplacealone?
Despitebeingmadeforayoungeraudience,thefilmisstillworthawatch.Itdoesn’thavegun-fights,death,explosionsandthestuffthatpeopleseemtobeinterestedinnowadays.Butthefilmtakesusbacktoamoreinnocenttime.
4.WhyisSophietakentoGiantCountry?
A.BecausesheleaksBFG’ssecret.
B.BecauseshehappenstoseeBFGrunningonthestreets.
C.Becauseshelivesamiserablelifeasanabandonedchild.
D.BecausesheisthoughttobelikelytotellBFG’ssecrettoothers.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase^drivesaway”inParagraph2mean?
A.Sendsaway.B.Breaksawayfrom.
C.Frightensaway.D.Keepsawayfrom.
6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.TheBFGlikesnothingbuteatinghumans.
B.Noteveryviewerthinkshighlyofthisfilm.
C.Theothergiantsendupcapturedandisolatedinthefilm.
D.ThisfilmmainlytellsthepracticalfriendshipbetweenSophieandtheBFG
7.Whattypeofwritingisthetext?
A.Amoviereview.
B.Anadvertisement.
C.Anannouncement.
D.Afiction.
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Mostpeopleknowsomethingaboutthegreenhouseeffect.Factoriessendgassessuchascarbondioxide,orCO2,intotheatmosphere,theairaroundtheearth.Inthepast,thiswasn’taproblembecausetreesabsorbedtheCO2.Butnowpeopleinmanycountriesarecuttingdownbillionsoftreesallaroundtheworld.Atthesametime,factoriesaresendingmoreCO2intotheatmosphere.It’sdifficulttobelieve,butfactoriesputbillionsoftonsofCO2intotheatmosphereeveryyear.Onetonisover2000pounds,soitisalotofpollution.ThereistoomuchCO2andtherearen’tenoughtrees,sotheworldisgettingwarmer.Inotherwords,wehaveagreenhouseeffect.Thisisterriblefortheenvironment.
Whatcanwedoaboutthis?
Firstswecanstopusingsomuchcoalandoil.Wecanlearntousedifferentkindsofenergy:
thesun,wind,steamfromvolcanoes,andheatfrominsidetheearth.Second,insteadofcuttingdowntrees,weshouldplantmoretrees.Onetreecanabsorbtenpoundsofcarbondioxideeveryyear.
Thetreesaregoodfortheearth’satmosphereandforGuatemala(拉丁美洲国家危地马拉).InsmalltownsandvillagesinGuatemala,mostwomenarepoorandhavehardlives.Treeshelptheminthreeways.First,theConnecticutfactoriespaythemtoplantthetrees.Theirpayiscom,notmoney.Thecomisgoodfortheirchildren.Second,thesewomenknowalotabouttheirenvironment.Theyknowwheretoplantwhentoplant,andwhatkindsoftreestoplant.Forexample,theyplantmanyfruittrees.Thefruitgivesthemvitaminsfortheirfamilies’sdiets.Othertreesaregoodforfirewood.Inafewyears,thewomenwon’tspendsomuchtimelookingforfirewood.Third,allthesetreesaregoodforthesoil.Nowraincan’twashthesoildownfromthemountainssoeasily.
Thisplanisn’tenoughtostopthegreenhouseeffect.However,it’sastart.ThewomanofGuatemalaarehelpingthemselvesandhelpingtheirenvironment.
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?
A.FactoriessendmoreCO2intotheatmosphere.
B.Treescan’tabsorbthesameCO2astheydidinthepast.
C.Billionsoftreesarebeingcutdownthroughouttheworld.
D.Thegreenhouseeffectisextremelybadfortheenvironment.
13.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?
A.Thereasonswhyweshouldplantmoretrees.
B.Wayswecanadopttotakeheatfromvolcanoes.
C.Measurestobetakentoforbidtheuseofcoalandoil.
D.Thingswecandotostoporreducethegreenhouseeffect.
14.Howdoesplantingtreeshelpimprovewomen’slivesinGuatemala?
A.Bypreventingthegreenhouseeffect.
B.Bydevelopingtheirskillsofplantingtrees.
C.Byenablingthemtoearnmoremoneytosupporttheirfamily.
D.Bymakingthemgetcomandfruittofeedtheirfamily