学年广东省广州市越秀区高二上学期期末统考英语试题.docx

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学年广东省广州市越秀区高二上学期期末统考英语试题

2021学年第一学期学业水平调研测试

高二英语

本试卷共10页，满分120分。

建议考试用时120分钟。

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因不考听力，试卷从第二部分分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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第二部分阅读（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Twoyearsago,BeijingbecamethefirstcityevertoholdbothSummerandWinterOlympicGamesafterwinningthe2022WinterOlympicsbidwithco-hostcityZhangjiakou,bringingsnowandicesportsintopublicspotlight.Now,let’stakealookatsomeofthemostpopulareventsintheWinterOlympicGames.

Figureskating

FigureskatingisoneofthemostpopularsportsattheWinterOlympics,inwhichiceskaters,singlyorinpairs,performfreestylemovementsofjumps,spins,lifts,andfootworkinagracefulmanner.ThefigureskatingcompetitionisoneofthefiercestattheWinterOlympics—oneslighterror,andacompetitor’schanceofamedalgoesupinsmoke.Towinthegame,theskaterhastobeflawless.

Curling

CurlingisoneofthemostuniquesportsattheWinterOlympics—awintersportplayedbytwoteamsoffourplayersonarectangularsheetofice.Thetwoteamstaketurnstoslide（滑动）largeroundflatstonestowardsatarget.Membersofeachteamusebroomstosweepthesurfaceoftheiceinthepathofthestonetocontrolitsspeedanddirection.Andwhilecurlingmaybea“slow”sport,it’sstillfullofskill,suspenseandexcitement!

Snowboarding

Snowboardingisapopularwintersportthatinvolvesslidingdownhillonsnowwithasnowboardfirmlyattachedtoarider'sfeet.Thesportissaidtohavebeeninspiredbysurfing,skiingandskateboarding,asanalternativetoalpineskiing（高山滑雪）.Whilesnowboardingisoneofthenewerevents—firstincludedatthe1998WinterOlympics,ithasbecomeoneofthemostpopularandexcitingsportsattheWinterOlympics.

Icehockey

Icehockeyisagamebetweentwoteamswhowearskatesandcompeteonanicerink（溜冰场）.Eachteamusuallyhassixplayers.Theobjectistopushthepuck（冰球）pastagoallineandintoanetguardedbyagoalkeeper.Icehockeyispopularforitsspeedandfrequentphysicalcontact.WorldwidetherearemorethanamillionregisteredIcehockeyplayersperformingregularlyinleagues.

21.Whichofthewintersportsmentionedaboveinvolvesteamwork?

A.FigureskatingandCurling.

B.CurlingandIcehockey.

C.SnowboardingandFigureskating.

D.Snowboardingandleehockey.

22.Figureskatesoughttobe___________.

A.elegantandfaultlessB.inspiredandexcitedC.skillfulanddefensiveD.calmandfashionable

23.Whatdoweknowaboutthesewintersportsfromthepassage?

A.Thecurlingicepathisbrushedtohelpthestoneslide.

B.Minormistakescanbeignoredinfigureskating.

C.Overamillionbecomeicehockeyleaguememberseachyear.

D.Snowboardingoriginatedfromskiing,surfingandshooting.

B

MakingMusicVisible

OnarecentafternooninabrightlylitstudioinBrooklyn,TomandDavidwerefilmingamusicvideo.Theywererecordingadifferentversionoftheirfavoritesong,butthevoicesthatfilledtheroomwerethoseofthetwooriginalsingers,whomadethesongahit.Andyetthetwomenwerealsosinging—withtheirhands.

Tomisadeafactoranddancer;Davidisahearingdancerandchoreographer（编舞者）whois,thankstosevendeaffamilymembers,anativespeakerofsignlanguage.Theirversionispartofa10-songseriesofsignlanguagecoversofworks.

Aroundtheworld,musicconnectstogethercommunitiesandpromotesasenseofbelonging.Butassignlanguagemusicvideosbecomeanonlinephenomenon,therichnessofsignlanguagehasgottenabroaderstage.

“Musicismanydifferentthingstodifferentpeople.”Alice,adeafactresstoldinaninterview,usinganinterpreter.“Irealize,”sheadded,“thatwhenyoudohear,nothearingmayseemtoseparateus.Butwhatisyourrelationshiptomusic,todance,tobeauty?

Whatdoyouseethatwemaylearnfrom?

Theseareconversationspeopleneedtogetaccustomedtohaving.”

Agoodsignlanguageperformancethinkshighlyofthecombinationoftheelementsofsignlanguage—handshape,movementandfacialexpression—withthoseofspokenlanguage,allowingaskilledsignlanguagespeakertoengageinthekindofsoundpaintingthatcomposersusetoenrichatext.“Thehandshavetheirownemotions,”Tomsaid.“Theyhavetheirownmind.”

Deafsingerspreparefortheirperformancesbyexperiencingasongthroughanymeansavailabletothem.Manypeoplespeakabouttheirhighlysensitivitytothevibrations（振动）ofsound,whichtheyexperiencethroughtheirbody.Asadancertrainedinballet,Tomsaidhewasparticularlyconsciousofthevibrationsofapianoastransmitted（传递）throughawoodenfloor.

24.WhatmakesthevideoofTomandDavidfamous?

A.Theyrecordedafamoussong.

B.Thevideotalksaboutdeafactors.

C.Signlanguageisusedtoperformsongs.

D.Therecordhasthemostseriesofpopmusic.

25.WhatdoesAlicemeaninparagraph4?

A.Ourlifeislackofmusic,danceandbeauty.

B.Musicbridgesthegapbetweendifferentpeople.

C.Peoplewithhearinglossareseparatedfrommusic.

D.Dancersandsingersneedtostrengthencommunication.

26.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?

A.Awell-performedsignlanguagespeakerusuallyworkswithanotherdancer.

B.Signlanguagedancersaremoreemotionalandthoughtfulthanotherdancers.

C.Theelementsofsignlanguagearemoreimportantthanthoseofspokenlanguage.

D.Skilledsignlanguageperformerstendtocombinespokenandunspokenelements.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesdeafsingers?

A.Caring.B.Cautious.

C.Sensitive.D.Intelligent.

C

Picturethis:

You’reatamovietheaterfoodstandloadinguponsnacks.Youhaveachoiceofasmall,mediumorlargesoda.Thesmallis$3.50andthelargeis$5.50.It’stoughdecision:

Thesmallsizemaynotlastyonthroughthewholemovie,but$5.50forsomesugarydrinkseemsridiculous.Butthere’sathirdoption,amediumsodafor$5.25.Mediummaybetheperfectamountofsodaforyou,butthelargeisonlyaquartermore.Ifyou’relikemostpeople,youendupbuyingthelarge.

Ifyou’rewonderingwhowouldbuythemediumsoda,theanswerisalmostnoone.Infact,there’sagoodchancethemarketingdepartmentpurposelypricedthemediumsodaasadecoy（诱饵）,makingyoumorelikelytobuythelargesodaratherthanthesmall.

IhavewrittenaboutthisuniquehumannaturebeforewithmyfriendAriely,whostudiedthisphenomenonextensivelyafternoticingpricingforsubscription（订阅）toGeography.Thedigitalsubscriptionwas$59,theprintsubscriptionwas$125,andtheprintplusdigitalsubscriptionwasalso$125.Nooneintheirrightmindwouldbuytheprintsubscriptionwhenyoucouldgetdigitalaswellforthesameprice,sowhywasitevenanoption?

Arielyrananexperimentandfoundthatwhenonlythetwo“real”choiceswereoffered,morepeoplechosetheless-expensivedigitalsubscription.Buttheadditionofthebadoptionmadepeoplemuchmorelikelytochoosethemoreexpensiveprintplusdigitaloption.

Brainscientistcallthiseffect“asymmetricdominance”anditmeansthatpeopleareattractedtowardthechoicenearestaclearlyinferior（较差的）option.Marketingprofessorscallitthedecoyeffect,whichiscertainlyeasiertoremember.Itworksbecauseofthewayourbrainsassignvaluewhenmakingchoices.Valueisalmostneverabsolute;rather,wedecideanobject’svaluerelativetoourotherchoices.Ifmoreoptionsareintroduced,thevalueequation（方程）changes.

28.what’sthefunctionoftheexampleinparagraph1?

A.Toofferbackgroundinformation.

B.Toexplainaneconomicalphenomenon.

C.Toclarifyarulewhenbuyingdrinks.

D.Toarousethereaders’interestinthetopic.

29.Accordingtotheauthor,whydopeoplepreferthemostexpensiveoption?

A.Becausethey’reconfusedbythevariousofferedprices.

B.Becausetheybelievethey’vemadethebestchoice.

C.Becausetheyareeasilyinfluencedbyotherbuyers.

D.Becausetheyhavestudiedthisphenomenonextensively.

30.Thedecoyeffectworkswhenpeople_________.

A.paylittleattentiontoprice

B.focusonobjects’actualvalue

C.thinkaboutthevalueequation

D.facealess-than-bestchoice

31.Fromwhichwebsitewouldyoumostprobablyfindthistext?

A.

B.https:

//www.what-is-

C.

D.

D

IceAges

Haveyoueverheardthephrase“iceage”?

ItreferstoalongperiodoftimewhenglaciersandicesheetscoverlargepartsoftheEarth.Weareactuallylivinginaniceagerightnow!

Thisiceagebeganabout2.5millionyearsago.Today,largeareasoficecoverregionsofAntarctica,theArctic,andGreenland.

Theclimatechangesmultipletimesduringaniceage.Itswitchesbetweenglacialperiodsandinterglacialperiods.Duringglacialperiodsofaniceage,temperaturesaremuchcolderthantheyaretoday.Icesheetsandglaciersexpand,coveringmoreoftheplanet.Theseperiodscanlasttensofthousandsofyears.Thelastglacialperiodstartedabout120,000yearsagoandendedabout11,500yearsago.Duringinterglacialperiodsofaniceage,theaverageglobaltemperatureincreases.Icesheetsandglaciersgetsmaller.Theclimateiswarmerandwetterthanitisduringglacialperiods.Wearecurrentlylivinginaninterglacialperiod.Itstartedabout11,500yearsage—whenthelastglacialperiodended.

Scientistsdon’tcompletelyunderstandwhatca