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浙江省金华十校学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题
浙江省金华十校2020-2021学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
JohnRoshercantreatajellyfishstingandiceskatebackwards.Heisgoodatplayingchessandcanconfidentlytalkaboutnuclearscience.The17-year-oldfromKansas,UShasgainedknowledgeaboutmanysubjects,allbecauseoftheBoyScouts(童子军).
TheBoyScoutsisakindofclubthatteenagerscanjointolearnskills.Everytimemembersmasteranewskill,theyearnameritbadge(勋章).Rosherhasearnedall137availablebadges.Inthe105-yearhistoryoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica,fewerthan300scoutshaveachievedthat.
WhenRosherjoinedtheBoyScoutsat10,hisonlygoalwastoearnmoremeritbadgesthanhisdad,whohadearned54duringhistimeintheScouts.Afterbeatinghisdad'srecord,Rosherrealizedhewantedtokeepgoing.Heenjoyedthechallenge.
Thebadgesareearnedforsubjectsfromsafetytocareerskills.Rosherearnedsomeofthebadgesduringhisfamilyvacations.HewentwaterraftinginColorado.HepracticedfishingintheAmazonjunglewithalligators(鳄鱼)allaroundhim.Notallthebadgesneededavacation.Forexample,forhismodeldesignbadge,hespenthoursbuildinga3-Dmodelofaspaceshipathome.
Earningsomanybadgeswasn'teasy,especiallysincehe'salsodealingwithband,soccer,andvolunteerwork.ButRosheristhankfulforallhisexperiences."Theyhaveshapedmeandtaughtmetobemoreadventurous,"hesaid."EverythingIlearnedinBoyScoutswillstaywithmeforever."
1.WhatdoweknowaboutRosher?
A.Hehasearned54badgessofar.
B.Hehasachievedalotinnuclearscience.
C.HehasbeenaScoutmemberfor10years.
D.HehaslearnedmanyskillsafterjoiningtheBoyScouts.
2.Rosherkeepsearningmorebadgesbecausehe___
A.enjoyscollectingbadges.
B.likesmeetingmorechallenges.
C.wantstoprovehimselftohisfriends.
D.hopestowinmorebadgesthanhisfather.
3.WhatdoesRosherthinkofhisexperiencesintheScouts?
A.Common.B.Painful.C.Rewarding.D.Boring.
Nowthattheinternetprovidesuswithdirectaccesstoallkindsofinformation,somepeoplesaywedon'tneedpubliclibraries.Thismaybewhysomepubliclibrariesarefindingnewwaystoservethepublic.
Finnishdesignersusedtheconceptofausefulpublicspacetoprovethepoint.HelsinkiCentralLibraryOodipushestheboundariesofwhatalibrarycanbe.Thelibraryopeneditsdoorsattheendoflastyear.
AnttiNousjoki,oneofOodi'sarchitects,saidtheideabehinditsdesignistomaketheplace“anindoortownsquare”.Thebuildingwasdesignedwithoutinteriorsupportcolumns,sotheinsideismostlyalargeopenspace.AccordingtoTashReith-BanksoftheGuardian,thisisquitedifferentfromthenormalideaoflibraries-"Dullandsilent".
Ofcourse,Oodistillservesasatraditionallibrary,withacatalogueofabout100,000books.FinnishnewsoutletYleUutisetreportsthat,sinceopening,Oodilendsout5,000bookseachday.ButgiventhefactthatOodihasattractedalmostamillionviewersduringthepastfourmonths,witharound7,500dailyvisitors,it'sprovidingmorethanjustbooks.
Whilemostlibrariesaroundtheworldofferinternetaccessandotherservices,Finnishlibrariesoftendifferthemselvesinservices,includingaccesstoe-publications,sportsequipment,powertoolsandevenkaraoke.
Oodigoesevenfurther.Onthemiddlefloor,multi-functionroomsaredesignedtoaccommodatebothnoisyandquietactivities.Italsooffersfacilitieslikea3Dprinterandrecordingstudios.
“Oodihasbeendesignedtogivecitizensandvisitorsafreespacetoactivelydowhattheywanttodo-notjustbeaconsumer,”saidNousjoki.
4.WhatisspecialaboutOodi?
A.Ithasmorebooks.B.It'saplaceforbothbooksandactivities.
C.Itonlyprovidese-booksD.Itallowsvisitorstostayovernight.
5.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatOodi
A.hasalonghistoryB.makesarchitectspopular
C.housesalargecollectionofe-booksD.issuccessfulinfindingnewwaystoservepeople
6.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ALibraryOfMoreThanBooksB.APublicPlaceForAllVisitors
C.ANewWayOfReadingBooksD.AUniqueExperienceofVisitors
WhenBenjaminCherkaskywasineighthgrade,hequittheswimteam.Itwasn'tbecausehelackedthepassion;hejustcouldn'tacceptfailuresinmatches."I'mnotMichaelPhelps.WhyamIevenontheteam?
"hesaid."Myperfectionismpromptedveryhighexpectations,andthatcausedrealsuffering,"hesaid.
Cherkaskyisnotaloneinfeelingthatperfectionismcancauseanxiety.Somanymillennials(千禧一代)sufferfromtheproblemsofbeingaperfectionistthatpsychologistsareissuingwarningsandschoolsareemphasizingtheneedtoacceptfailure.
JessicaPryor,aleadingpsychologist,saideverygenerationisasponge(海绵)forthemessagesitreceives."Millennials,morethananyothergenerationinAmericansociety,arereceivingclearmessagesaboutachieving,"shesaid."Butthere'sanabsenceofthemessagethattryingyourhardestisstillOK."
Incollege,Cherkaskyfoundhimselfsurroundedbysomanyintelligentpeoplethathefeltheshouldhavebeenachievingahigherlevelthanhewas."Itmakesyoufeelkindofcrazy."hesaid.Thistypeofthinkingcanleadpeopletoputtinginlesseffort,whichastheyfallbehind,cancreatemoreanxiety."Itmakespeoplefeelkindofisolated."AndthatCherkaskyadded,"cancausestudentstodistancethemselvesfromtheirschool".
TheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationalsofoundoutthatrecentgenerationsofcollegestudentshavereportedhigherlevelsofperfectionismthanearliergenerations.
Researchersnotedthatsocialmediaaddspressure,alongwiththedrivetoearnmoneyandachievecareergoals.Perfectionistsoftencreateevenhighergoals,whichcanleadtoahigherriskoffailure.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prompted"inparagraph1mean?
A.Ledto.B.Metwith.C.Resultedfrom.D.wentagainst.
8.AccordingtoJessicaPryor,Millennials.
A.areunwillingtoworkhard.
B.desirenothingbuttosucceed.
C.shouldlearntodealwithpressure.
D.needthemessagethatfailureisacceptablewhentryingtheirbest.
9.Cherkasky'sexperienceincollegeismentionedtoshow.
A.theproblemsofcollegeeducation
B.thebadinfluenceoffellowstudents
C.theharmfuleffectsofbeingaperfectionist
D.thepressuremostcollegestudentsexperience
10.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tosharesomeexperiencesofacollegestudent.
B.Toshowthereasonsforbecomingaperfectionist.
C.Topresentthefindingsofaresearchoncollegelife.
D.Toraisepublicconcernoveraproblemofmillennials.
二、七选五
Socialmediaareapowerfultool,andthego-greenmovementisbecomingpopularinthesocialmediaworld.AnewFacebookappisexercisingthispowertohelppeoplegetbacktoworkorevenlandtheirdreamjob.11.
Withanunemploymentrateof9.7percentinJanuary2010,therewerenearly15millionAmericansoutofworkofwhom6.3millionhadbeenjoblessfor27ormoreweeks.Itislikelythatthesepeoplehaveusedthemosttraditionalmethodstofindajob.12.Asyoucansee,thenameoftheappisHireMyFriend,notHireMe13.Oneofthemostimportantpartsofgettingajobiswhoyouknow.Reachouttoyournetworkoffriendsandyouwillfindmoreopportunitiesthanapplyingforajobinanewspaperadvertisement.Asawriter,Iknowthatnetworkingisthekeytoopeningdoorsandgettingnewopportunities.
WhenyouplacetheHireMyFriendapponyourFacebookpage,youcanpresentyourfriend'sjob-relatedfactsandthenthisinformationisshownthroughalivefeedpost(实时发布).14.Inadditiontotheappitself,theHireMyFriendFacebookpagehaslotsofusefulresourcesforthosewhowanttofindajob.Onetab(标签)hasthelatestjobsthatarebeingpostedonTwitter,anotherpowerfulsocialmediatool.15.Thedeveloperoftheappencouragespeoplenevertogiveup.Ifyouknowofsomeonewhoisoutofwork,IencourageyoutotrytheHireMyFriendapp.
A.ThatisHireMyFriend.
B.Therefore,itisdesignedforyoutohelpafriendgetajob.
C.Butnowit'stimetogetcreativeandHireMyFriendcanhelppeopledothat.
D.Besides,manyotherjobsearchingappsprovideusefulinformationforthejobless.
E.ThenyourentirenetworkofFacebookfriendscanseewhatyourfriendhastooffer.
F.Socialmediaenablepeopletocommunicatewitheachotherbysharinginformationonline.
G.Anothertabhasalistofjobsearchingblogsandmajorjobsearchsitesforthejobless.
三、完形填空
Oneday,Iwasinacharityshoplookingatthesecondhandbooks.AfterafewminutesIbecame16ofagroupofwomenwhowerepoorly17andspokeinwhat18likeaneasternEuropeanlanguage.Asthey19theclothes,alittlegirl,aboutthreeyearsold,cameovertothe20section.Immediatelyherattentionwascaughtbyatoybabycarriage.Shespoketohermotherandhermother21askedtheshopassistanthowmuchitcost.3wasthe22.Themumlookeddownatherchild,perhaps23whatshestillhadtobuyandhowmuchmoneywouldhavebeen24.Thenshesimply25herhead.Thechilddidn't26assomemight.Beingtoldnowasnotanew27forher.Butshecouldn'tkeepthe28fromherface.
Ithitmethatseveraldaysago,afriendgiftedme&100,29thatIcoulddosomegooddeedswithit.AtthattimeIhadfourpoundstotallyinmypocket,two&2coins.Iknewitwasthe30timetoact.AmomentlaterItappedthemotherontheshoulder,pointedtothe31Ihadleftinthebabycarriageandsaid,"Buyherababydolltoo."Ididn'thangabouttoseetheendresult.32,it'snotaboutbeingthanked.ThenImademywayoutoftheshopandintothesunshine.
The33myfriendgavemewasaninvestmentinthe