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学年福建省泉州市四校高二下学期期中联考英语试题解析版
福建省泉州市四校2019-2020学年高二下学期期中联考
英语试题
一、阅读选择
Yesterday,asalesmanfromatelecomcompanycalledmetosellhisphoneplans.IwasatworkandIusuallydidn'tliketospendtimeonthoseconversations.Igavehimapretext,sayingIcouldn'ttalkyetandadvisedhimtocallmebackonehourlater,at6pm.
Surprisingly,hedid.Sowetalkedfor15minutes.Heexplainedtomehisdifferentphoneplans,whichhesaidwerebetterthanmypresentone.Whilelisteningtohim,sometimesIwaslostinmythoughts.Igaveseveral"mhmmhm”asasignofagreementandtotellhimthatIwasstillthere.AlthoughIfeltabitimpatientashehadabitofdifficultyincorrectlytalkinginFrench,Istayedcalmandpoliteuntiltheendoftheconversation.
Attheendoftheconversation,hesaidtome,“ThankyouOlivier.YouarethefirstpersonwithwhomItalkedforalongtime.Usually,peopleshoutatus,sayunkindwordsortreatusasthieves.Today,Ihadn'thadaconversationwithoutanoffense.IknowyouhadalongdayatworkandyoucouldhaverelaxedinfrontofyourTV.Instead,youlistenedtome.IamtouchedandIsincerelythankyou.”
Ithankedhimfortellingmethosewords.Irealizedhowmuchhecouldhavebeenthesubjectofverbalviolence,allthroughhisworkingdays.Ialsoknowthatthosepeoplegettingimpatientcouldhavebeenme.Yet,hewasonlydoinghisjob.Althoughhemayinterruptourlifeusingthephone,heisstillahumanlikemeandisworthyofgoodtreatment.Itmademethinkalot.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pretext"inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.SolutionB.Excuse.C.Point.D.Apology
2.Whatdidtheauthordowhenthesalesmancalledhimthesecondtime?
A.Hegavefullattentiontowhathesaid
B.Hetalkedexcitedlywithhimaboutphoneplans
C.Hewaitedpolitelyforhimtofinishspeaking
D.HeadvisedthesalesmantoimprovehisFrench
3.Whatdoestheauthortellusthroughthelastparagraph?
A.Salesmenshouldbetreatedkindly.
B.There'snoexcuseforrudebehavior.
C.Verbalviolenceiscommonindailylife.
D.Weshouldsparemoretimeforsalesmen.
【答案】
1.B
2.C
3.A
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。
作者通过和一名销售员的经历告诉我们销售人员应该受到善待。
1.
词义猜测题。
根据第一段第二句“IwasatworkandIusuallydidn'tliketospendtimeonthoseconversations.”(我当时在工作,我通常不喜欢花时间在这些谈话上。
)可知,“我”只是在工作,而非不能讲话,所以“Icouldn'ttalkyet”(我不能讲话)是一个借口,由此推知,划线词的意思是“借口”。
故选B。
2.
细节理解题。
根据第二段最后一句“AlthoughIfeltabitimpatientashehadabitofdifficultyincorrectlytalkinginFrench,Istayedcalmandpoliteuntiltheendoftheconversation.”(尽管我感到有点不耐烦,因为他很难正确地用法语说话,但我一直保持冷静和礼貌,直到对话结束。
)可知,当推销员第二次给作者打电话时,作者很有礼貌地等着他说完。
故选C。
3.
细节理解题。
根据最后一段倒第二句“Althoughhemayinterruptourlifeusingthephone,heisstillahumanlikemeandisworthyofgoodtreatment.Itmademethinkalot.”(虽然他可能会用手机打断我们的生活,但他仍然是一个像我一样的人,值得好好对待。
)可知,作者通过最后一段告诉我们销售人员应该受到善待。
故选A。
InApril2015,UKjournalistRebeccaAtkinson,alongwithotherparentsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesstartedthecampaign(活动)ToyLikemetosolvethelackofvarioustoysforchildrenwithdisabilities.TheycreatedaFacebookpagewhereeveryonewasabletopostideasandpicturesaboutwhattoysforchildrenwithdisabilitiesshouldlooklike.
Eventhoughthecampaignattractedalotofattention,theseparentscouldn'trestuntiltheirideasactuallybecamereal.Luckily,only2weeksafterthecampaignstarted,thepeoplewhostartedthecampaigngotintouchwithacompanyintheUKthatdesignstoysthrough3Dprinting,andthecompanyagreedtocreateanewseriesofdolls.That'swhenthefirsttoyswithdisabilitieswereproduced.
Therearearound150millionchildrenwithdisabilities,andeventhoughthetoyindustryisworthoverS2.9billion,ithascompletelyfailedtocreatetoysthatarefitterforthem.Untilrecently,thatis.ThankstothiscampaignthathastakentheInternetbystorm,manytoycompanieshaveansweredthiscallingandhavemadetoysspecificallyforchildrenwithdisabilities.
Soonenough,theToylikemecampaignonFacebookandTwitterfinallyreachedthebigcompanieslikeLego,andnowthereisanentireseriesoftoyswithdisabilitiesthathavebeensoldworldwide.
Evenafterallthesuccessthiscampaignhashad,ToyLikemegetsonwithitstask.Theorganizationhasfollowersinover45countriesandhasreceivedtocontinuouslyinfluencetheglobaltoyindustryandhopefullymakekidswithdisabilitiesallaroundtheworldfeelacceptedandappreciated.
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutToylikeme?
A.Itmakesdisabledkidshavemoreconfidence
B.Itgivesawaytoystochildrenwithdisabilities
C.Itmakesdisabledkidshavevarioustoystoplaywith
D.Itgivesfamilieswithdisabledkidsencouragement
5.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlyshow?
A.There’sagrowingneedforhelpingdisabledkids
B.Manytoycompaniesarerespondingtothecalling
C.There'sagrowingneedformoretoycompanies
D.Childrenarefondofplayingwithvarioustoys
6.WhatcanbeinferredaboutToyLikemeinthelastparagraph?
A.Itwillcontinueitsjourney.
B.Ithasgainedsupportofparents.
C.Ithasbeenpopularwithdisabledkids.
D.Itwillcareforotherneedsofdisabledkids.
【答案】
4.C
5.B
6.A
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。
文章讲述的是英国记者丽贝卡·阿特金森与其他有残疾儿童的家长一起。
发起了一项“ToyLikeme”活动,为解决残疾儿童缺少各种玩具的问题。
这项活动在网络上掀起了风暴,有许多玩具公司正在响应这一号召,生产适合残疾儿童的玩具,“ToyLikeme”活动在世界范围内带来了很多积极的影响并将持续下去。
4.
细节理解题。
根据第一段“InApril2015,UKjournalistRebeccaAtkinson,alongwithotherparentsofchildrenwithdisabilities.startedtheecampaign(活动)ToyLikemetosolvethelackofvarioustoysforchildrenwithdisabilities.(2015年4月,英国记者丽贝卡·阿特金森与其他有残疾儿童的家长一起。
发起“ToyLikeme”活动,解决残疾儿童缺少各种玩具的问题。
)”可知残疾儿童缺少各种各样的玩具,“ToyLikeme”活动旨在解决这个问题,让残疾儿童有各种各样的玩具玩,故选C项。
5.
主旨大意题。
根据第三段“Therearearound150millionchildrenwithdisabilities,andeventhoughthetoyindustryisworthoverS2.9billion,ithascompletelyfailedtocreatetoysthatarefitterforthem.Untilrecently,thatis.ThankstothiscampaignthathastakentheInternetbystorm,manytoycompanieshaveansweredthiscallingandhavemadetoysspecificallyforchildrenwithdisabilities.(世界上大约有1.5亿残疾儿童,虽然玩具产业的价值超过29亿美元,但它完全没能创造出更适合他们的玩具。
直到最近,情况确实如此。
由于这项活动在互联网上掀起了风暴,许多玩具公司响应了这一号召,专门为残疾儿童制作了玩具。
)”可知世界上很多残疾儿童,但玩具产业却没能满足这些儿童对玩具的需求,“ToyLikeme”活动在网络上倡导生产更多适合残疾儿童的玩具,许多玩具公司正在响应这一号召,故选B项。
6.
推理判断题。
根据最后一段“Evenafterallthesuccessthiscampaignhashad,ToyLikemegetsonwithitstask.Theorganizationhasfollowersinover45countriesandhasreceivedtocontinuouslyinfluencetheglobaltoyindustryandhopefullymakekidswithdisabilitiesallaroundtheworldfeelacceptedandappreciated.(即使在这个活动取得了所有的成功之后,ToyLikeme继续完成它的任务。
该组织在超过45个国家有追随者,并不断影响全球玩具行业,希望让世界各地的残疾儿童感到被接受和欣赏。
)”可知“ToyLikeme”活动将继续它的旅程,发挥它的影响。
故选A项。
Plasticremainsoneofthemost-usedmaterialsformakingmanyofthethingsweuseinoureverydaylives.Thingsmadeofplasticcanbeverystrongandlastalongtime.Theyalsodowellinextremeheatandcold.Plasticisalsomuchlighterthanmetalandcanbeeasilyformedintodifferentshapes.Thismakesthematerialperfectfortheusesacrossmanydifferentindustries
Butthewidespreaduseofplasticsiscausingmajorproblemsfortheenvironment.Plasticmaterialsarecausingseriousdamagetotheworld’soceans.
Plasticscantakehundredsofyearstobreakdownontheirown.Veryfewkindsarehighlyrecyclable.Thisisbecauseofthewayplasticsareformed.Evenwhenrecyclingispossible,theprocessiscostlyandcanusealotofenergy.
ButateamofresearchersworkingattheU.S.DepartmentofEnergysaytheyhavecreatedakindofplasticthatcouldleadtoproductsthatare100percentrecyclable.
Theresearcherssaythenewmaterialisaplasticpolymer(聚合物)calledpolydiketoenamine,orPDK.Theteamreportsthatthematerialcanbebrokendowninpartsatthemolecular(分子的)level.Itcanthenbebuiltupagaintoformplasticsofdifferentshapes,colorsandmore.Theresearcherssaythisprocesscanberepeatedoverandoveragain-withouttheplasticmateriallosinganyperformanceorquality.
“Mostplasticswerenevermadetoberecycled,”leadresearcherPeterChristensensaid.“Butwehavediscoveredanewwaytomakeplasticsthattakesrecyclingintoconsiderationfromamolecularpointofview.Thenwewouldbeabletoremoveplasticsfromtheoceans.It’sgoingtobeareallyexcitingtime.”
7.What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?
A.Toshowtheadvantagesofplastic
B.Toexplorethefutureofplastic
C.Toprovewecan’tlivewithoutplastic
D.Tointroducedifferentplasticproducts
8.Whatmakesitdifficulttobreakdownplastics?
A.WhattheyareusedforB.Howtheyareformed.
C.ThedeepoceanD.Thehighcost
9.WhatcanwelearnaboutPDK?
A.Itcanbeusedrepeatedly.
B.Itcanhardlybebrokendown.
C.Itisacolorfulplasticpolymer.
D.Itisusedinsomecountriesnow.
10.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Plasticandindustry.
B.Pollutionandenvironment.
C.Plastic:
amost-usedmaterial.
D.PDK:
anewrecyclableplastic.
【答案】
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.D
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。
文章主要介绍了一种新型的环保塑料PDK。
7.
推理判断题。
根据文章第一段“Thingsmadeofplasticcanbeverystrongandlastalongtime.Theyalsodowellinextremeheatandcold.Plasticisalsomuchlighterthanmetalandcanbeeasilyformedintodifferentshapes.Thismakesthematerialperfectfortheusesacrossmanydifferentindustries.(用塑料制成的东西很坚固,可以用很长时间。
它们也能在极热和极冷的环境中生存。
塑料也比金属轻得多,可以很容易地成形成不同的形状。
这使得这种材料非常适合在许多不同的行业中使用。
)”可推断,文章第一段的目的是展示塑料的优点。
故选A。
8.
细节理解题。
根据文章第一段“Plasticscantakehundredsofyearstobreakdownontheirown.Veryfewkindsarehighlyrecyclable.Thisisbecauseofthewayplasticsareformed.(塑料需要几百年才能自行分解。
高度可回收利用的品种非常少。
这是因为塑料形成的方式。
)”可知,塑料很难分解是因为塑料形成的方式。
故选B。
9.
细节理解题。
根据文章第五段“Theresearcherssaythisprocesscanberepeatedoverandoveragain-withouttheplasticmateriallosin