四川省蓉城学年高二下学期期中英语试题带答案解析.docx

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四川省蓉城学年高二下学期期中英语试题带答案解析

四川省蓉城2019-2020学年高二下学期期中

英语试题

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DonaldKennedywouldprobablybeamusedbyanoldfriend'stribute（颂词）tohimas“veryclosetobeingaRenaissanceman.”

It'shardtoarguewiththefacts.The8yearsheservedaseditor-in-chiefofSciencewasonlythefinalchapterinalongandveryexceptionalcareer.HespentmostofitatStanfordUniversity,including12yearsasitspresident,interruptedbya2-yearheadoftheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationunderformerPresidentJimmyCarter.ButtheHarvardUniversity-trainedneurobiologistworethoseandotherhonorslightly,drivenbyagreedycuriosityabouttheworldandawishtohelpmakeitabetterplace.

Kennedy,whodiedon21AprilofCOVID-19atage88,enjoyedhisroleasascientist,educator,publicservant,andcommunicator,recallsTomGrumbly,whowashisassistantatFDA．"Abrilliant,funny,veryspecialperson,"saysGrumbly,wholeadsafoundationthatclaimsincreasedsupportforagriculturalresearch."Hecouldtalkonanyleveltopeopleaboutscience,withoutplacinghimselfabovethem.Andhecouldstandshouldertoshoulderwiththebestscientistsintheworld.”

ThecombinationofatoweringintellectandagenuineconcernfortheindividualservedKennedywellatScience."HewasawonderfulpartnerattheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience（AAAS）,"saysAlanLeshner,aformerlongtimechiefexecutiveatAAAS,whichpublishesScience."Hecontributedhiswisdomaboutscienceandpublicpolicytooureffortsonbehalfofthecommunity.”

Aseditorfrom2000to2008,Kennedyledthejournalthroughsomehigh-profile（备受瞩目）controversiesandquicklyproducededitorials（社论）onallmattersaffectingitsreaders.Anditwasn'thisnaturetostepbackward.

Inthat2008editorial,KennedyofferedadvicetoAlberts,hissuccessor,oneditingascientificjournal.Butitcouldalsostandasanepitaph（墓志铭）onhislongcareerinthepublicstage.

"Beasfairasyoucan,sympathizewithanger,confessinstitutionalerrorwhenappropriate,andbefirm,"Kennedywrote."AndwhenthedisappointedcomplaintomembersoftheAAASBoard,remembertosmile!

"

4．WhatdoweknowaboutKennedyfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A．HeworkedatStanfordUniversityafterservinginScience.

B．Hehadastrongdesiretomaketheworldworkforbetter.

C．Heledafoundationtostronglysupportagriculturalresearch.

D．Herespectedordinarypeoplebutlookeddownonscientists.

5．WhatdidKennedyintendtotellAlbertsinhisadvice?

A．WorkingforScienceisnotaseasy.

B．Seeingtheeditorialworkasacareer.

C．Holdingtruthfirmwithabroadmind.

D．Rememberingtosmilewhileworking.

6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeKennedy?

A．Curiousandfunny.B．Amusingandgreedy.

C．Crazyandcontroversial.D．Intellectualandcaring.

7．Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．TohonorKennedy.B．Tointroduceacelebrity.

C．ToremindusofScience.D．Totellalifestory.

WorldWarIIbeganwhentheUKandFrancedeclaredwaronGermany,afterGermantroopsledbyAdolfHitlerhadinvadedPolandon1September1939toclaimlandthereastheirown.HitlerhadalreadyinvadedAustriaandCzechoslovakia,sothewarbeganoverhisplantotakemorelandforGermany.

TheSiegeofLeningradisafamouseventduringWorldWarII.For900days—from8September1941to27January1944—thecityofLeningradinRussiawassurroundedbyGermantroops.Thatmeanteveryoneinsidethecityhadtostaythere,andthattherewasn'tanywayforfoodorothersourceslikemedicinetogetin.Manyhundredsofthousandsofpeoplediedduringthistimebecausetherewasn'tenoughfoodorheatingtogoaround,butthepeoplewholivedinLeningradrefusedtosurrendertotheGermans.

In1940,theFrenchportofDunkirkwasthelocationofabigturningpointfortheAllie：

inWorldWarII.Hitler'sarmiesbombedDunkirkheavily,andmanyAlliedtroopswerewaitingonthebeachtoberescuedbecausetheydidn'thavetheresourcestheyneededtofightback.From26Mayto4June,over550,000troopswereferriedtosafetyacrosstheEnglishChannel-thecodenameforthiswas'OperationDynamo'.SomeBritishcivilians（peoplewhoweren'tinthearmy）evenusedtheirownboatstohelpsaveasmanypeopleastheycould.Therescueoperationhelpedtoboostmorale（士气）inBritain,wheretheyreallyneededsomegoodnews.ThishelpedingoingintothenextmajoreventinWorldWarII,theBattleofBritain.

June6,1944isalsoknownasD-Day.Onthatday,theAlliedforceslaunchedahugeinvasionoflandthatAdolfHitler'sNazitroopshadtakenover.ItallbeganwithboatsandboatsfullofAlliedtroopslandingonbeachesintheFrenchregionofNormandy.TheybrokethroughtheGermandefencesandcarriedonfightingthembackthroughEuropeforthenext11monthsuntiltheyreachedBerlin,whereHitlerwasthenhiding.

8．WhatledtotheoutbreakofthesecondWorldWar?

A．UKandFrance'sdeclaringwaronGermany.

B．Germantroops'invadingPolandin1939.

C．Hiter'sstartinganattackonAustria.

D．Hiter'splanforoccupyingmoreland.

9．WhatcanbeknownfromtheSiegeofLeningradaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thiseventlastedabouttwoandahalfyears.

B．GermantroopscutallthesuppliestoLeningrad.

C．ManypeoplewerekilledbyGermansoldiers.

D．LeningradwasfinallyoccupiedbyGermans.

10．WhicheventwastheclosesttotheendofWWII?

A．TheSiegeofLeningrad.B．OperationDynamo.

C．TheBattleofBritain.D．TheD-dayLandings.

11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A．CausesofWWⅡ.B．Hitler'sInvasion.

C．GreatWarsinWWⅡ.D．WarandPeace.

Thetimethatcarscouldgocompletelydriverlessiscoming"verysoon",accordingtoJianxiongXiao,CEOandfounderofAutoX,aShenzhen-basedstart-updevelopingautonomousdrivingtechnology.

Now,mostregulationsacrossvariouscitiesinChinastillrequirethepresenceofasafetydriverinvehicles,butthecompanyforeseesthatasmoredatagetscapturedovertime,thatrequirementwouldbereduced,XiaotoldCNBC's"StreetSignsAsia"onWednesday.

TheautonomousdrivingtechfirmchosetopartnerwithAlibaba'sAMAP—aChinesemappingserviceprovider—torolloutitsRoboTaxiridehailingserviceinShanghaionMonday.AMAPisa"supermobilityapp"withalmost500millionactivemonthlyusers,accordingtoXiao.

AutoXhadreceivedsupportfromShanghaiauthoritiestorolloutafleetof100autonomousride-hailingcarsinShanghai'sJiadingdistrictinSeptemberlastyear.

Earlierthismonth,AutoXannouncedthatithadsetupan80,000squarefeetRoboTaxioperationscenterinShanghaitohelpfacilitate（使容易）operationsofitsdriverlessfleet,aswellasactasacentertocollectdatafromdailyoperations.

BackedbyinvestorssuchasAlibaba,ShanghaiMotorandDongfengMotor,AutoXisoneoftheplayersinthetrillionU.S.dollarChineseautonomousdrivingvehiclesmarketalongsideotherslikeDiDiChuxing.

Xiaosaidtheywereworkingwiththetechnologytoensurethevehicleswere"very,verysafe"andarecarryingoutalotoftesting.

Overahundredvehicleshavebeenarrangedonroadsdailytoobtainenoughdataneededtovalidatethesoftwareandsystem,accordingtoXiao.

Headdedthatthecompanywasalsorunningahundredtimesmoresimulations（模拟）inthecareveryday,andthe"hugeamountofdata"wouldh