河北省石家庄市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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河北省石家庄市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

河北省石家庄市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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It'seasytogetdefeatedcompletelybysomethingnegativeinyourdailylife.Givetheseappsatryifyouwanttobemorepositiveinsteadofbeingnegativeinyourdailylife.

Shine

Shineisatextmessagingservicebasedontheideathatsometimesyouneedsomeexternalphrasestoguideyourinternalpositivethinking.

Visitthewebsite,andyou'llhavetheabilitytosignuptoreceiveadailytextmessage——allyouneedtoprovideisafirstnameandaphonenumber.Thenyou'llreceiveonemessageperdaywithinspirationalquotesfromsuccessfulpeoplefromMondaythroughFriday.

Kwippy

Inmanycases,statementsthatcomefromotherpeoplecanbemorepowerfulthanonesyoumaketoyourself.That'swhereKwippycomesin.

TheappKwippyhasapositive,livelycommunityfocusedonfunwhilekeepingnegativityout.Itisanewkindofsocialmediaplatformthatwillsendyourandomchallengesthroughouttheday,promptingyoutotakeaphotoofsomethinginyournearbyenvironment.

ThinkUp

Ifyou'refeelingconfidentandgoodaboutyourplaceinlife,downloadtheapp,comeupwithsomepositivestatementsaboutyourselfandrecordthemforfuturegenerations.Ifyou'refeelinglesscreativeordon'tknowwhattosay,don,tworry一theappalsohasalistofsharedpositivestatementsthatyoucanchoosefrom.

SmilingMind

SmilingMind,anonprofitorganization,wasfoundedbyandiscurrentlyoperatedbypsychologistsandeducators.Everythingthereissupportedbyscientificevidence.Theappisfreetousebutyoucanmakeadonationifyouwanttocontinuesupportingtheirefforts,displayingfriendlyandthoughtfulactstoothers.

Intheapp,you'llfinddifferentchoices,whichcanhelpyouremovenegativethoughtsandfocusonthepositivityofthepresentmoments.

1．Whichappmakespeoplefeelencouragedregularly?

A．Shine.B．Kwippy.

C．ThinkUp.D．SmilingMind.

2．WhoisKwippysuitablefor?

A．Thosewhoneedtofaceabiglifechallenge.

B．Thosewholookforafriendlyneighborhood.

C．Thosewholongforagreatsenseofbelonging.

D．Thosewhowanttoliveanenjoyablesociallife.

3．Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?

A．Toshowthepowerofsomeadvancedapps.

B．Tointroducesomeappsforavoidingpeoplefeelingdown.

C．Tocomparetheadvantagesofsomeapps.

D．Tolistthewideusageofappsinourdailylife.

Myfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinit.Butatthattime,Ididn’tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.

Unfortunately,inearlyMay,myfatherwasseriouslyinjuredinanaccident.Hehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstrips,soshecouldn’ttakecareofthegarden.Ididn’twantmyfathertoworry,soIsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoften,soIdidn’tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.

OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,“Christine,thevegetablesshouldbeaboutreadytobepicked.Let’shaveasaladtoday!

”Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethatmanyofthelettuceleavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehundredsofbugsalloverthem!

IpanickedforamomentbutthenIquietlywenttotheneareststoretobuysomevegetables.

WhenIgavethesaladtohim,hesaid,“Oh,Christine,whatabeautifulsalad!

Ican’tbelievethecarrotsarethisbigalready.Youmustbetakingverygoodcareofmygarden.”Ifeltalittlebitguilty.

Cominghome,mymothersawthebagfromthesupermarketinthekitchen.IwasembarrassedandIadmitted,“Dadwantedasalad,butthegardenwasadisaster.Ididn’twanttodisappointhim,soIwenttothestore.”ShelaughedbutpromisedtohelpmeinthegardenandweekslaterIwasfinallyabletopicksome.

Icarefullymadeasaladandtookittomyfather.Helookedatitwithahintofasmile.“Christine,thecarrotsaresmallerinthissalad,buttheytastebetter.”

Now,Ibetterunderstandhowputtingalotofeffortintocaringforsomethingcanhelpyouappreciatetheresultsmore,howeversmalltheymaybe.Perhapsthiswasoneofthereasonsformyfather’sloveofgardening.

4．WhydidChristineoriginallypromiseshewoulddothegardening?

A．Shewasaskedbyherfathertodoit.

B．Shewasinterestedingrowingvegetables.

C．Sheknewitwasimportanttoherfather.

D．Shewantedtoimprovehergardeningskills.

5．Whichofthefollowingwasaprobleminthegarden?

A．Insectsdestroyedthelettuceandcarrots.

B．Animalsoftendugholesinthegarden.

C．Theplantsweregiventoomuchwater.

D．Thevegetablesweremarkedincorrectly.

6．WhycouldChristinesecretlymakethesaladfromstore-boughtvegetables?

A．Hermotherhelpedhertobuythevegetables.

B．Hermotherregularlyhelpedhertomakeaspray.

C．Herfathercouldn’tseethegarden’sprogress.

D．Herfatherwentonabusinesstripatthattime.

7．WhatdidChristinelearnthroughherexperienceofgardening?

A．Alwaysgetreadyforarainyday.

B．Don’tbedisappointedbybugs.

C．Workingaloneproducesresults.

D．Hardworkcanoftenberewarding.

Tinyastheyare,batshavetheabilityto“see”inthedarkbyusingaspecialskillcalledecholocation（回声定位法）.Theymakenoisesandwaitforsoundwaves,oranecho,tobouncebackoffobjects.Theycantellthedistanceofvariousobjectsbyhowquicklythesoundwavesbouncebackoffthem.Ifnosoundbouncesback,theycanthenflyforward.

Thisspecialabilityhasbeencopiedinthehumanworldforalongtime,suchasinsubmarinesandplanes.Butapartfromhelpingvehicles“see”wheretheyare,whatifblindpeoplecoulduseecholocationforthemselves?

AmericanDanielKish,whoisblind,isknownas“Batman”.Thisisn’tbecausehewalksaroundinacape（披风）andamask,butbecausehehasabat-likeabilitytolocatewhereheisthroughsharpclickshemakesbymovinghistongueagainsttheroofofhismouth.Kishissoskilledatecholocatingthathecanrideabikeandhikeonhisown.

Recently,aresearchcarriedoutattheUniversityofDurhaminEnglandshedsomelightonthepowerofhumanecholocation.Kish,aswellasothervolunteers,workedwithagroupofscientistswhostudiedthewayblindpeoplelistentotheechoesthattheyproducefromclicks.Theteamfoundthatpeoplewerecapableofhearingevenveryfaintechoes,onesfarfainterthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.

LoreThaler,leadscientistofthegroup,said,“Wefoundthatinsomeconditions,theywerereallyfaint—about95percentsofterthantheactualclicks,buttheecholocatorswerestillabletosensethis.”

AndrewKolarik,anotherexpertinecholocation,toldBBCNewsthatecholocation“canbeveryusefulatprovidinginformationatfaceorchestheight”andcouldhelppeople“avoidobjectslikelowhangingbranchesthatmightnotgetdetectedbythecaneoraguidedog”

AccordingtoBBCNews,echolocationisaskillblindpeoplecanacquireanddevelop,justlikelearningalanguage.AsKolariksaid,“Teachingecholocationskillscouldprovideblindpeoplewiththemeansofexploringnewplaces.”

8．Whatdoes“thisspecialability”inParagraph2referto?

A．Theabilitytomakenoisesinthedark.

B．Theabilitytobouncebackoffobjects.

C．Theabilitytomeasurethedistancequickly.

D．Theabilitytousesoundwavestoecholocate.

9．WhatdoweknowaboutDanielKishfromthetext?

A．Heisfondofridingabikeandhikingalone.

B．Heiscalled“Batman”becausehelookslikeabat.

C．Heisabletohearechoesheproducesfromclicks.

D．Heconductedtheexperimenttocirculateecholocation.

10．WhatisKolarik’sattitudetowardsthefutureuseofecholocationinblindpeople?

A．Hopeful.B．Ambiguous.

C．Tolerant.D．Doubtful.

11．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．EcholocationinHumanWorldB．FindingNewWayto“See”

C．AVerySpecialBatmanD．ABreakthroughinEchoing

Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularlyheldimage（印象）ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.

Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.“Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamilies,”saidonememberoftheresearchteam.“They’reexpectedtoberebellious（叛逆的）andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds:

theywantacarandmaterialgoods,andtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiationanddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildren,andchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.”

So,itseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.“Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentome,”says17-year-oldDanielLazall.“IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoing,they’refinewithit.”SusanCrome,whoisnow21,agrees.“Lookingbackonthelast10years,therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.Forexample,aslongasI’ddoneallmyhomework,IcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.”

Maybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpected.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagers’rebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.Aresearchercomments,“Oursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbe