山西省山西大学附属中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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山西省山西大学附属中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2020～2020学年第二学期高二期中试题

英语试题

考试时间：

90分钟满分：

100分

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共60分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

OneHundredYearsofSolitude ByGabrielGarciaMarquez

It'sabookfullofcolorfulcharacterssetinthefictionaltownofMacondo.Thestory,whichinvolvessixgenerationsofonefamily,beginswiththeromanticdreamsofthetown'sfounder,JoséArcadioBuendía,andendswiththeruinofhisfamilylineandthecityhetriedtomakegreat.It'saninterestingbookinwhichsomuchhappens.Itwillinspireyoutoconnectwithyourfamily,lovemoredeeply,dreambigger,andfinddeepertruthswithinyourself.Marquezwasawardedthe1982NobelPrizeforLiterature. OneHundredYearsofSolitude hasbeentranslatedintomorethanthreedozenlanguages.

—SusanFarris,Washington,D.C.

TuesdayswithMorrie ByMitchAlbom

Afterdiscoveringhiscollegeprofessor,Morrie,wasdying,authorMitchAlbomspentfourteenTuesdayafternoonswithhimlearninglife'slessons.Manypeoplehavefoundinspirationinthedyingman'slastwordsonaging,family,marriage,andculture,tonameafew.Yet,thosewhohavedonealotofsoul-searchingoftheirownmightnotfindself-helpbooksverynecessary.Nevertheless,withourbusylife,itisalwaysgoodtoberemindedofthethingsthataremostimportantinlife.Overall, TuesdayswithMorrie isaquickreadwithalong-lastingimpact.

—MichaelLangdon,SanFrancisco

TheTippingPoint ByMalcolmGladwell

Mysisterisamarketingmajor,andshelentmethisbook.Atfirstitseemedprettytechnical — Iknownothingaboutmarketing — butIfinallygotthemessage.Gladwellexplainsthatideasspreadthroughsocietymuchlikevirusesdo.Healsosaysthatcertainpeoplearenaturallyeffectivecommunicatorswhohelpspreadtheseideas.And,ifthesituationisrightforanideatospread,sometimesasmallchangecanthencauseittospreadlikewildfire.Heillustrates（阐述）hispointwithconvincingexamplesofsuccessfulideasthathavechangedtheworld.—KateHowson,Manchester

1.Whatcanwelearnabout OneHundredYearsofSolitude?

A.

Itwaswrittenin1982.

B.

It'saninspirationalstory.

C.

Itshero'sdreamfinallycametrue.

D.

It'sbasedontheauthor'struelife.

2.InMichaelLangdon'smind, TuesdayswithMorrie _____.

A.

isworthreading

B.

ishardtounderstand

C.

shouldexpanditsimpact

D.

shoulddiscussmorelife'slessons

3.WhichofthefollowingdoesMalcolmGladwellprobablyagreewith?

A.

Humansareborntochangetheworld.

B.

Littlethingscanmakeabigdifference.

C.

Commonpeoplecan'tchangetheworld.

D.

Successfulmenalsoneedothers'help.

B

BillHaleywouldseemanunlikelycandidate（侯选人）forthefirstbigrock‘n’rollstar,butintheearly1950sthisleaderoflittle-knownwesternswinggroupswaslookingforastylethatwouldattracttheenthusiasmofthegrowingaudienceofyounglistenersanddancers.Hedroppedhiscowboyimage,changedthenameofhisaccompanyinggrouptotheComets,andin1953wroteandrecordedasong, CrazyMan,Crazy,whichofferedareasonableinterpretationofdance-orientedblackrhythm&bluesmusic.TherecordroseashighasNumber12onthepopcharts.

BillHaleyandtheCometsrecordedcoverversionsofrhythm&blueshitsinthemid-1950s,notably Shake,RattleandRoll and SeeYouLater,Alligator.Buttheyachievedtheiruniquepositioninpopmusichistorywhen RockAroundtheClock became,in1955,thefirstrock‘n'rollrecordtobeaNumberOnepophit.Itstayedinthetopspotforeightcontinuousweeksduringthesummerof1955andeventuallysoldover22millioncopiesworldwide.

TheideathatBillHaley “invented” rock ‘n’rolldeservesaboutasmuchconsiderationasPaulWhiteman'sclaimagenerationearliertobethe “KingofJazz”.ButHaleyprovedtobeanimportantpopularizerofpreviouslymarginalized（被边缘化的）musicalsoundsandideas,andhepreparedthewayforthewidespreadacceptanceofmorecreativeartists.

RockAroundtheClock showedthegreatsuccessthatawhitegroupwithacountrybackgroundcouldachieveplayinga12-barbluessongdrivenbythesoundsofelectricguitar,bass,anddrums.ItprovedasignofthegreatchangesthatwereabouttoovertakeAmericanpopularmusicandopenedthefloodgates（闸门）forartistslikeElvisPresley,CarlPerkins,andBuddyHolly. RockAroundtheClock alsohelpedprepareareceptivemassaudienceforthesoundsofrhythm&blues,andforblackartistsbuildingontherhythm&bluestradition.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutBillHaley?

A.Hewasapioneerofdance-orientedmusic.

B.Hecontributedtopopularizingrock‘n’roll.

C.Hehadthesameenthusiasmasyoungpeople.

D.Hemainlycreatedandperformedcowboysongs.

5.Whichwasthefirstrock‘n’rollrecordtoberankednumberone?

A.

CrazyMan,Crazy.

B.

Shake,RattleandRoll.

C.

SeeYouLater,Alligator.

D.

RockAroundtheClock.

6.InParagraph3,theauthormainlytalksabout      .

A.

Haley'sachievement

B.

whoinventedrock‘n’roll

C.

whoisthetrue“KingofJazz”

D.

PaulWhiteman'scontributiontojazz

7.Whatcanweinferabout RockAroundtheClock fromthelastparagraph?

A.ItreflectedAmericans'cowboyspirit.

B.Itstartedanewpopularmusictradition.

C.Ithadqualitativeandhistoricalsignificance.

D.ItexpressedBillHaley'senthusiasmforlife.

C

It'snosecretthat Auckland （thelargestcityin NewZealand）isadiversecityfullofdifferentculturesandnewresearchhasshownexactlyhowitandtherestofthecountryarechanging.

Morethan200ethnicgroupsarerecordedaslivinghereand Auckland isconsideredtohaveawidervarietyofculturalgroupsthan London or Sydney,with40percentofitspopulationmadeupofdifferentethnicities.

Thechangingmakeupofthecountry'spopulationisfeaturedinthelatest NZGeographic magazine,whichfocusesonethnicdiversity,age,wealthandattitudes,drawnfromthelatestcensus（人口普查）figures.

Massey University humanitiesandsocialsciencesresearchdirectorProfessorPaulSpoonleysaid Auckland'smulti-culturalismtodayiswaybeyondwhatexpertsbelievedlikelyafewyearsago.

Asiancommunities,inparticular,in NewZealand havealmostdoubledsince2001,when6.6percentoftheKiwipeople（NewZealanders）wereAsian.Theproportion（比例）inAucklandwas14.6percent.By2020,18.9percentofthecitizensinthecitywereAsianandtoday23percentidentifythemselvesasAsian.

Nationally,thecensusshowed11.8percentofthepopulationwasAsian—andthatfigurewasincreasing.

“ThefiguresarehigherthanIwouldhavethoughtafewyearsback,”MrSpoonleysaid.“AndthehealthcaresystemisattractingAsianworkers.”

ThearticlealsoshowedthatKiwishadoverallbecomemoreacceptingofmigrantcommunitiesandparticularlyofAsianpeoples.Thathadbeenahugelynoticeablechange,MrSpoonleysaid.

AnAsiancommunityleaderKaiLueyinAucklandsaidtherewereanumberofthingsthatattractedAsianstoNewZealandandparticularlytoAuckland. “Theenvironmentisclean,there'sfreshairandthere'ssafetyoffood...There'sagoodeducationsystemhereinNewZealand...”

NewZealand wasalsoconsideredtobeamuchsaferplacethanmanyothercountries,suchas America, Canada and Australia.

8.Whatchangehastakenplacein Auckland?

A.

Ithasbeendevelopingatahigherspeed. 

B.

Ithasstartedtocontrolitspopulation. 

C.

Ithasbeguntovalueethniccultures.

D.

Ithasbecomeamorediversecity.

9.WhatistheproportionofAsiansin Auckland now?

A.

Aboutone-tenth.

B.

Belowone-fifth.

C.

Nearlyone-fourth.

D.

Morethantwo-fifths.

10.WhydomanyAsiansmigrateto NewZealand accordingtoSpoonley?

A.

Theyneedabettereducation.

B.

Theywanttoliveinasafeplace.

C.

Theylovethecleanenvironment.

D.

Theyhopetogetbetterhealthcare.

11.WhatdomostNewZealandersthinkofAsianmigrants?

A.

Theyarepartofthesociety.

B.

Theyareasmallethnicgroup.

C.

Theyareverylikelytochange.

D.

Theyareathreattothecountry.

D

Controllingandinteractingwithcontentonasmartphoneortablet（平板电脑）isarelativelyeasytaskgiventheirlargescreens.However,thesameisnottrueforsmartwatcheswhichareprovingtobemoreofa fashionstatementthanapieceofusefultechnology.Nowagroupofresearchersaretryingtochangethatwithaninventionthattransformsthearmintoatouchpad.

Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists havetriedtocreatesuchtechnology.Howeverprevious“skintoscreen”approacheshavebeenawkward,requiringtheuseofthingslikeinteractivematerialsandprojector/cameracombinations.SkinTrack,however,needsuserstowearjustaringandtheirfavorite smartwatch.

Thefinger-wearingringuseshigh-frequencyelectricalsignalstocommunicatewiththewatchandtransferthecontrolsfromthetinyscreenontothesurfaceofthearm.ThoughthetechnologybehindSkinTrackmaybecomplex,itsuseissimple.

WithSkinTrack,apersoncanusetheirsmartwatchtodoeverythingtheywouldonatabletorcomputer.Thatmeanstheycanreadinformation,lookfordirections,andevenmakeacall.EvencoolerapplicationsincludedseeingtheimageappearonthesmartwatchorcontrollingappslikeFacebookandSnapchatfromthearm“touchpad”.SkinTrackcanalsobeusedtoplaygames,allowingfanstocontinuewiththeirfavoritehobby,withoutmissingabeat. Thetechnologyalsorecognizeshotkeycommands.Userscansimplydrawan“N”ontheirhandtoopen anewsapp oran“S”tosilenceaphonecall.

ResearcherYangZhangsaysthatwhilethetech