山东省滨州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试.docx

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山东省滨州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BritishWomenWritersinDifferentPeriodsofTime

TheEnglishRenaissance

TheEnglishRenaissancebeganinthelaterpartofthe15thcenturyandlasteduntiltheearly17thcentury.AmongthemostfamouswomenwritersofthisperiodisAphraBehn,whoisseenasoneofthefirstprofessionalwomanwriterinEnglish.Shewroteanumberofplaysthatdealtwithtopicssuchasracismandslavery.AgoodexampleisOroonokopublishedin1688.

TheNeoclassicalperiod

Amongthewell-knownwomeninBristishliteratureduringtheNeoclassicalperiod,from1660totheendofthe18thcentury,isAnneFinch.Shewrotepoetryandtriedtoexpressallthatshesawandexperienced.TwootherwomenarerecognizedfortheircontributiontoNeoclassicalBritishliterature:

MaryAstellandLadyMaryWortleyMontagu.MaryAstellwasaphilosopherandafeminist（女性的）writer.Sheismostfamousnowforhertheoriesontheeducationofwomen.

TheRomanticperiod

JaneAustenisoneofthemostfamouswomenwritersthatworkedduringtheRomanticperiod（1798-1832）.Herworksincludeseveralnovels,mostofwhichfocusonmarriageasawayforyoungwomentosecuresocialstandingandeconomicsecurity.HermostfamousnovelsarePrideandPrejudice,SenseandSensibilityandEmma.AnotherfamouswomanwriterfromtheEnglishRomanticismisMaryShelley.SheistheauthorofFrankenstein,HistoryofSixWeeks’TourandTheLastMan.

TheVictorianperiod

TheVictorianperiod,betweenthe1830sand1900,wasthetimewhentheBrontesisters,GeorgeEliotandElizabethGaskelllivedandwrote.CharlotteBronte,EmilyBronteandAnneBronteproducedmanyBritishliteraryclassics.Charlotte'snovelsincludeJaneEyre,Shirley,VilletteandTheProfessor.MaryAnneEvansadoptedthemalepennameGeorgeasshewantedtosetherselfapartfromthefemininegenre（流派）ofcookbooksanddomesticmoraltales.HermostfamousnovelisTheMillontheFlosspublishedin1860.

21.Accordingtothepassage,MaryAstellwasmostfamousfor.

A.playsonracismandslaveryB.theoriesontheeducationofwomen

C.novelsaboutmarriageD.domesticmoraltales

22.WhydidMaryAnneEvanspublishherstoriesunderthenameofGeorgeEliot?

A.Womenwereforbiddentowritenovelsthen

B.WomenwritersoftendidsointheVictorianperiod

C.Shewantedtodistinguishherselffromotherwomenwriters

D.Thenamesoundedmorepopular

23.Wherecanthispassagebemostprobablyfrom?

A.AsciencereportB.Anewspaperliterarycolumn

C.AfashionmagazineD.Anadvertisement

B

StudentsinNanjingUniversitywillnolongerhavetoworryabouttheirseatsinthelibrarybeingtakenupbysomeoneelsewhentheytemporarilyleavetheirseats.

"WeChatlibrary",amobile-basedonlineplatformformanagingtheuseoflibraryseats,startedatNanjingUniversitylastThursdaytokeepgoodorderinsomelibraries.Theplatformrunsontheuniversity'sofficialaccount"Goingtothelibrary"onWeChat.Studentscanbookseats,registertheirpresence,reportwhentheyleaveandreserveseatsontheplatform.

Accordingtotherules,thosewhobooktheseathavetheprioritytousetheseat,buttheyalsohavetoobeyatimelimit.TheymusttaketheseatandscantheQRcodeontheseatwithin20minutesofthelibraryopening.Theyalsohavetobebackattheseatandreportontheplatformin20minutesifleavingforthetoilet,30minutesforbooksearching,and90minutesforlunchorsupper.Anyviolationwillberecorded,andwhenthreeviolationsareregistered,thesystemwillautomaticallyputtheviolatorontoablacklist.

Studentsreacteddifferentlytothenewrules.

Auniversitystudent,Ye,arguedthatthetimelimitwastoostrictaseveryonehasdifferenthabits."Ithinktheremustbesomeonewhowillbreakthetimelimit.Noteveryonecanbesoself-disciplined,"hesaid.Anotherstudent,Shen,believesthenewtoolcanhelpkeepgoodorderasiteffectivelypreventsseatsfrombeingoccupiedwhenstudentsleavetemporarily.Manystudentssupporttheplatform,assnatchingseatshaslongbeenaproblem.Itisapositivechange,theysaid,andatleastitisbettertousetheplatformandobeyrulesthannot.

24.Whydidtheuniversitystart”WeChatlibrary”?

A.Toencouragemorestudentstogotothelibraty

B.Tomanagetheuseoflibraryseats

C.Tokeepthelibrarycleanandtidy

D.Tohelpstudentsborrowbooksmoreeasily

25.Whatshouldstudentsdoiftheywanttousetheplatform?

A.Theymustregisterasearlyaspossible

B.Theymustgettothelibraryearlierthanotherstudents

C.Theymustbebackinthelimitedtime

D.Theymustbooktheseatwithin20minutesofthelibraryopening

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”violator”inparagraph3mean?

A.Apersonwhobreakstherules

B.Apersonwhohastheprioritytousetheseat

C.Apersonwhoobeysthetimelimit

D.Apersonwhomakesmuchnoiseinthelibrary

27.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thetimelimitwillbechanged

B.Notallthestudentsapproveoftherules

C.Theplatformhasmorepositiveeffects

D.Noonewilloccupytheseatslater

C

ManyAmericanseniorswanttomakepromthemostmemorablenightoftheirhighschoollives.Butthatwasn’tthecaseforAshleyYong,asenioratHinsdaleCentralHighSchoolinIllinois,US.ShegaveupthedancetohelpChicago’shomeless.

TheideastartedlastyearwhenYongwatchedavideocalledFeedingtheHomelessonline.Afterwatchingmoreservicevideos,sheknewshewantedtodosomethingtohelp.ShesetouttoraisemoneythroughthecrowedfundingwebsiteGofundMe.Com.Aftergathering$250（1,551yuan）,shedecidedtoputtogetheranddeliverboxestohomelesspeoplearoundthecity.

Atfirst,Yongdidn’twanttotellanyoneaboutherdecisiontogiveupprom.“MydadwastheonlyoneItold,”shesaid.“Ididn’twanttoguiltmyfriendsintonotgoingtoprom.”

InMarch,Yongshoppedonlinetogatherthegoodsshe’dneedtofilltheboxes.Shefilmedtheprocessfromstarttofinish.“ThereasonIfilmedmyselffillingtheboxesistoshowhoweasyitallis,”sheexplained.“I’mahighschoolerwithnojob,carorreallyanythingtofeedmyself.Givingisn’thardanditisn’timpossible.”

“Forawhile,IwassadthatIwasmissingprom,”shesaid.ButitwasallworthitwhenYongandherdadwenttosendboxestothehomelesspeopleonthestreet.“Thesmilesontheirfacescompletelysaiditall,”Yongsaid.Later,sheputthevideosshehadfilmedonline,whichbroughtgreatattentiontoherefforts.HerGoFundMecampaignhasraisedmorethan$5,000sofar.

Yongsaidshehopedtodoanotherdropthissummerandevenstartanonprofitforpeopleinneed.Asformissingoutonpromnight,Yongsaidshehadnoregrets.“Theexperiencehasmademeamorecaringperson,”shesaid.“Nohighschooldanceintheworldcouldchangethat.”

28.AshleyYongdecidedtogiveupherprombecause.

A.Shecouldn’tfindherselfaproperdress

B.Shewantedtosetupacrowdfundingwebsite

C.ShewouldratherspendhertimehelpingthehomelessinChicago

D.ShewastoobusyshootingavideocalledFeedingtheHomeless

29.AshleyYongkeptherdecisiontomissoutonpromnightasecretbecause.

A.shedidn’twanttoupsetherfather

B.shedidn’twantherfriendstofeelguiltybecauseofherplan

C.shefeltguiltyfornotbeingabletogotoprom

D.shewasafraidthatherfriendsmightgetinthewayofherplan

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAshleyYong’sGoFundMecampaign?

A.Shehasraised$250forthehomelessintotal

B.Thevideosheputonlinehasencouragedmanypeopletojoininherefforts

C.Sheinvitedherfriendstohelpwithpackingtheboxesforthehomeless

D.Shealsostartedanonprofitorganizationforpeopleinneed

31.InAshleyYong’seyes,helpingthehomelessinsteadofgoingtopromwas.

A.aninspiringexperienceB.anembarrassingsurprise

C.afashionablechoiceD.aregrettablemistake

D

Ithasbeenastapleofsciencefictionfordecades,andcouldbegoodnewsfortouristsdealingwiththeproblemsofdirectionstotheirhotel.

Anearphonethatletsitswearerunderstandothernationalitiesbyinstantlytranslatingforeignlanguagesasyouspeakwillgoonsalenextmonth.LingmoInternational,theAustraliancompanybehindtheTranslateOne2Oneearphone,saiditwouldputanendtoawkwardinternationalmeetingsbetweenpoliticiansandbusinessleaders.ThedevicetranslatessentencesinthreetofivesecondsusingIBM’sartificialintelligencelanguagesoftware,Watson.

The£140device,whichcantranslateeightlanguages,isinspiredbytranslatorssuchastheBabelFish,whichallowedtheexplorerArthurDenttounderstandalienracesonhisadventures.ItisthefirstearphoneofitskindtotranslatelanguageswithoutneedingaconstantconnectiontoamobilephoneorWi-Fisignal,andcantranslatebetweenEnglish,French,Italian,Spanish,Brazilian,Portuguese,GermanandChinese.

Lingmoclaimsthatitwillbeavailableasearlyasmid-July,intimeforthestartofthesummerholidays.Thereisonepoint,however:

thespeakerandlistenerwillhavetowearanearphoneeachforthetranslationsoftwaretowork.

Severaltechnologycompaniesaredevelopinglanguageearphonesaimedatmakingembarrassingholidayencountersathingofthepast,whileGooglerecentlyupgradeditstranslationsoftwaresothatitisabletounderstandfullsentences,insteadofconvertingphraseswordbyword.

32.Whatdoweknowabouttheearphonefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Itwillmakepeopleawkward

B.Itw