辽宁省辽阳县集美学校学年高二英语下学期期末试题.docx

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辽宁省辽阳县集美学校学年高二英语下学期期末试题

辽宁省辽阳县集美学校2020学年高二英语下学期期末试题

第I卷

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

HighlightsofIceland

Day1

Ourrepresentativewillmeetyouattheairportandabuswillbringyoutoyourhotelinthecapital,Reykjavik.Aftercheckingin,yourguidewillleadyoutovisitsomeofthecity'shighlights.

Day2

WetourIceland^GoldenCircle,takinginThingvellirNationalParkandgullfossWaterfallandseeTrokkur,whichspouts（喷射）a100-footjetofwaterintotheairevery3-5minutes.

Day3

Day3isleftfreesothatyoucantryoutouroptionaltours.ExploretheThorsmorkValleyonajeepride.Anotheroptionistodriveoutontotheglaciers（冰川））andtakeasnowmobiletour.Whale-watchingboattripsarealsoavailablefromReykjavikharbour.

Day4

Thetourendsatthecityairport.

UsefulInformation

☆Thel

ocalcurrencyistheIcelandicKrona（（ISK）.）Theoptionaltoursonday3costextra,andaminimumof4peopleisrequiredforboththejeepandsnowmobilingtours.

Currentcosts:

ThorsmorkJeeptour:

27,000ISK;snowmobiletour:

34,200ISK;whale-watching（summeronly）9,000ISK.

☆Tippingisvoluntary,butisexpectedinthispartoftheworldforworkersinthetourismindustry.

☆Youmusthavetravelinsurancetotravelonourtours.

Youcanarrangeforthisyourself,orbuyitthroughourcompany.

☆Youcaneitherbookaflightwithusorarrangeyourownflight.I

fyouchoosethelatter,youwillhavetomakeyourownwaytothehotel,detailsofwhichwillbesenttoyouinadvance.

21.OnwhichdaycanthetouristsseeGullfossWaterfall?

A.Day1.B.Day2.C.Day3.D.Day4.

22.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthewhale-watchingtour?

A.Itisoneoftheoptionaltours.B.Itisavailableallyearround.

C.Itcostsmorethanthesnowmobiletour.D.Itrequiresatleastfourpeopleforeachtour.

23.Whatisrequiredofthetourists?

A.Tippingtheirguides.B.Bookingaflightwiththetourcompany.

C.Reachingtheirhotelinadvance.D.Buyingtravelinsurance.

B

Thedesiretosleeplatecanbealmosttoomuchtoresistatweekends.ThisSaturdaymorning,though,therewassomethingimportantenoughtogetmeupearly.Yawningwidely,IgotoutofbedandputonsomeoldjeansandaT-shirt.Aftercombingthehouseforworkgloves,mydadcameupwithapairmymotherusedforgardeningandtookthemalong.

Wehopped（跳）inthecarandheadedintoBoston.Guidedbymydirections,Dadwassomehowabletogetustoourdestination:

arowoftwo-storyhouses.Theywereintheprocessofbeingbuilt,mostlybyvolunteerslikeus.

Aftergrabbingahugeleathertoolbelt,ImetthepeopleIwouldbeworkingwith.Virginia,JamesandWilburwereallmorethantwicemyagebuttreatedmelikeapeer（同龄人）.Wegottow

orknailingtheframesofwalls.BylunchbreakIhadhitwhatseemedlikeeverytou

ghspotinthewholehouse,andpried（撬起）countlessbentnails.Therestofthedaywentbyquickly,asIgainedefficiencywithmyhammer.Soonitwastimetopackup.

AsIwasleaving,awomancameintothehouse.Shesawtheprogresswe'dmadeupstairsandstartedlookingaroundtherooms.ThenIrealizedwhothewomanwas—herfamilywouldbelivinginthehouse.Asshewalkedthrougheachroom,Icouldseeherplanningwherefurniturewouldgo.

EventhoughIhadonlybeenthereoneshortdayoutofweeksofconstruction,Ifeltagreatsenseofaccomplishment.Whenthesehouseswerefinished,sixfamilieswouldhavenicehomes.

ThanksgotoHabitatforHumanityforgivingmesuchanopportunitytomakeadifferenceinothers,lives.HabitatforHumanityisaninternationalorganization.Localinformationcanbefoundbyvisitingwwwhabitat.org.Youarewelcometojoinandbepartofthechangeyouwanttoseeinyourcommunity.

24.WhatistheimportantthingtheauthormentionedinParagraph1?

A.Sleepingatweekends.B.Gardeningwithhismother.

C.Buildingsomehouses.D.Findinghisfatherapairofworkgloves.

25.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?

A.Heworkedwithpeopleofhisage.B.Hewasanawkwardnaileratfirst.

C.Hefinishedworkbeforelunchbreak.D.Helearnedalotfromhisworkmates.

26.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Sensitive.B.Brave.C.Ambitious.D.Caring.

27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Callonmorepeopletovolunteer.

B.Stresstheimportanceoflaborwork.

C.Advertisealocalnonprofitorganization.

D.IntroducethebenefitsofjoiningHabitatforHumanity.

C

Whenadisasterstrikes,humanitarianagencies（人道主义机构）likeTheWorldFoodProgramme（WFP）needinformationmorethananythingelse.Theyneedaclearpictureofthedamagetoroadsandbridges,forexample,tobeabletotakequickaction.

WFPhaspublishedapictureofdamagetotheepicenter（震中）oftheearthquakewhichstruckHaiti.Thepicture,whichhasbeenproducedintheformofasatellite-basedmap,showsgreatdamagetotheepicenter,where90%ofthebuildingsweredestroyed.Inthemap,onepixel（（像素）standsforhalfameterofland.That'saverycloselookofhowthingsareontheground.Ithelpedrescueteamsalot.

WFP'sEmergencyPreparednessandResponseBranchproducedaseriesofclearmapsshowingthedamageofHaiti.ThemapshavebeenproducedinpartnershipwitharesearchanddevelopmentinstitutecalledInformationTechnologyforHumanitarianAssistance,CooperationandAction（ITHACA）.TheorganizationwassetupyearsagoespeciallytoworkwithWFPinbringingdevelopmentsofsatellitetechnologyintoitsresponsetodisasters.Justafewyearsago,thiswouldhavemeanthavingtowaitforhelicopterstooverflyareasandforhumanbeingstophysicallyseethedamage.Thesatelliteswhichoperatearoundhighaboveourheadsareofgreathelp.Theyareabletoseethroughclouds,whichishelpfulwhenweatherconditionspreventtheuseofopticalinstruments（光学仪器）.

NowbothWFPandITHACAhaveteamsworkingaroundtheclocktomakeuseofmorenewtechnologiestohelppeopleactivelydealwithnaturaldisasters.“Deathsandinjuriesfromnaturaldisasterscanbereducedifthedisastercanbepredicted.Severaldisasterpredictiontechnologieshavebeendevelopedovertheyears.Wearealsoworkinghardtoprovideamoreeffectiveinstrumenttopredictnaturaldisasters,”saidRiccardoRoscelli,presidentofITHACA.

28.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatdoesWFPextremelyneedafteradisaster?

A.Doctorsandvolunteers.B.Medicalandfoodsupplies.

C.Theinformationaboutthedamage.D.Thedetailsaboutthecausesofthedisaster.

29.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowuswhenhementionstheHaitianearthquakeinParagraph2?

A.Thesatellite-basedmapisuseful.B.Itwasaveryseriousearthquake.

C.Itcausedmanyinjuriesanddeaths.D.Thepictureofthedamageisunclear.

30.Whatistheuniqueadvantageofthesatellitescomparedwithopticalinstruments?

A.Theycanbeusedasthesubstitutionofhelicopters.

B.Theycanreducedeathsandinjuriesfromnaturaldisasters.

C.Theycanbeoperatedaroundhighaboveourheads.

D.Theycanseethroughcloudsinbadweatherconditions.

31.WhatcanwelearnfromRiccardoRoscelli'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Itisnoteasyforpeopletopredictnaturaldisasters.

B.Naturaldisasterscancausemoreterribleconsequences.

C.Theyaretryingtofindoutabetterdisasterpredictioninstrument.

D.Theyhavestudieddisasterpredictiontechnologiesforyears.

D

Thea

larmsounds.Studentsswingtheirbackpackovertheirshoulders,boardtheschoolbus,maketheirwaytotheirhomeroomandthebellrings——schoolisback.ButformorehomesinAmerica,schoollooksmorelikestudentswakingup,makingtheirwaytothediningroomorhomeoffice,settinguplaptopsandlearninginthecomfortofhome.

Virtual（虚拟的）schooling,definedas"apublicschoolthatoffersonlyinstructioninwhichstudentsandteachersareseparatedbytimeand/orlocation,andinteractionoccursviacomputersand/ortelecommunications（电信）technologies'',hasincreasedoverthepastdecade.AccordingtotheNationalEducationPolicyCenter,enrollments（入学）invirtualschoolsincreasedby17,000studentsbetween2020-16and2020-17to295,518students.

ForArizonaVirtualAcademy.afull-timeonlinepublicK-12charterschool,theyuseK12Inc.curriculum.K12servesstudentsinall50statesandmorethan100countrieswithdigitallearningplatformsandtechnology,providingonlineeducation."Wealwaysareimprovingourplatformsandthetechnologythatweusetomakesurethatwe'rekeepingupwiththechangingtrends,notonlywitheducationbutalsowithtechnology,''Dr.KellyVanSandesaid.Anotherpieceofnewtechnologythey'verolledoutisanewappwhereparentscanfindvirtualschoolsavailableintheirarea.

CarrieFaulknerchosetoenrolltwoofherchildreninArizonaVirtualAcademy.Shesaysthey'vedoneschoolingonlineinChicago,inCalifornia,atrestaurants,andonhercousin'sfloorinKansas.“Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherhe（herson）isonthecouch,inhisbedoratthekitchentable一hecandoschoolingwhereverhewantsto,"Faulknersaid.“IwishtheyhaditformebackwhenIwasinschool.Thatwouldhavebeenawesome."

32.What'sthepurposeofparagraph1?

A.Togiveanexampleofvirtualschooling.

B.Tointroducethetopic“virtualschooling"

C.Todescribevividlystudents,goingtoschool.

D.Tocomparerealschoolingwithvirtualschooling.

33.Howmanystudentsenrolledvirtualschoolsduringthe2020schoolyear?

A.17,000B.147,759C.278,518D.295,518

34.WhatcanweinferaboutArizonaVirtualAcademy?

A.Theyprovidebothonlineandofflineeducation.

B.The