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四川省资阳市学年高二上学期期末英语试题
四川省资阳市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
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Ifyouandyourpartnerlovetotravel,adestinationweddingisaperfectidea!
It'simportantthatyouplanoutwhatthebestlocationisforyouandyourfuturepartner,consideringyourcostsandwhatitwillcostyourlovedones.Hereisalistofthebestwhenitcomestoinexpensivedestinationweddings.
1.St.Petersburg,FL
Withpleasantweathernearlyyear-roundandbeautifuloceanfrontviews,St.Peteisaperfectplaceforadestinationwedding.Yourlovedonescaneasilydriveorgetrelativelyinexpensiveplaneticketsandyoucangetmarriedonthewater.TheaverageweddinginSt.PetecostsaroundS5000.
2.Negril,Jamaica
Coveredinbeautifulresorts,Negriloffersnotonlynaturalbeautyonitsbeaches,butalsoexcellenteleganceifyou'dliketostayindoors.Thebestwaytodoitistobuyapackagethrougharesortwhichwillcostyoubetween$2500-$10000dependingontheoptionsyouchoose.
3.PlayadelCarmen,Mexico
Thisisatopdestinationweddinglocationbecauseit'sinexpensiveforbothyouandyourguests.With30guestsitwillcostabout$45000andincludessomanyamenities(令人愉快的事):
decorations,set-upandevenacouple'smassage(按摩)!
Plus,mosthotelroomscostaroundonly$100anight.
4.Newport,RI
Newportisasleepy,romantictownthathastheNewEnglandfeelwithoutthecost.Youcanhaveyourweddingsonthebeachifthatsuitsyou,butifyoucanwaituntiltheoff-season,youcanbuyapackageatasatisfyingmansion(公馆)forlessthan$5000.
1.Whichdestinationcanyouchoosetostayindoors?
A.St.Petersburg,FL.B.Negril,Jamaica.
C.PlayadelCarmen,Mexico.D.Newport,RI.
2.WhatcanyoudoinNewport,RI?
A.HavethefeelofEngland.B.Experienceacouple'smassage.
C.Haveaweddingonthewater.D.Enjoyapackageatasatisfyingmansion.
3.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?
A.Atraveljournal.B.Anewsreport
C.Asciencetextbook.D.Alibraryguide.
ItwasaboutfiveinthemorninginOntario,Canada,whenDonnaStrickland'sphonerang.TheNobelPrizecommitteewasonthelineinStockholm,callingtotellhershehadwontheprizeinphysics.
"Iwonderedifitwasajoke,"StricklandsaidinaninterviewwithaNobelofficialafterthecall.Shehadbeenasleepwhenthecallarrived."Somethingwaswrongbecauseitcamesoearlyinthemorning.ButthenIknewitwastherightday,anditwouldhavebeenacrueljoke."
Strickland,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofWaterloo,sharesthehonorwithtwootherscientistsfortheirworkinthe1980sintransforminglasers(激光)intotinytoolsthattodayhavecountlessapplication.Theprizemoney$1.4millionwillhesharedamongthethree.HalftheprizewenttoStricklandandhercooperatorGerardMourou,aprofessorattheEcolePolytechniqueinFrance.TheotherhalfwasawardedtoArthurAshkin,aretiredphysicistwhoworkedatthefamousBellLabsintheUnitedStates.
Strickland'swinishistoricinmorethanoneway.It'sbeenover55yearssinceawomanwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics.In1903,MarieCuriebecamethefirst-everwomantowinaNobelPrizeinPhysics.Forthenext60years,nowomenphysicistswereawarded.MariaGoeppertMayerbecamethesecondwomanphysicisttowintheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1963.
Stricklandherselfwassurprisedtolearnshewasthethirdwomantoreceivethehonorinphysics."Isthatall,really?
Ithoughttheremighthavebeenmore."shesaidatapressconferenceTuesday."Weneedtocelebratewomenphysicists,becausewe'reoutthere.Hopefully,intime,itwillstarttomoveforwardatafasterrate."
4.WhatwasDonna'sfirstreactionaftershereceivedthecall?
A.Shefeltalleffortspaidoff.B.Shewastooexcitedtosayaword
C.Shewasdoubtfulaboutit.D.Shewasannoyedatbeingwakenup.
5.HowmuchwasDonnarewardedforwinningtheNobelPrize?
A.About$350,000.B.About$2.8million.
C.About$700,000.D.About$1.4million.
6.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Strickland'sachievementsinphysics.
B.ThehistoryoftheNobelPrizeinPhysics.
C.Strickland'sstruggletowintheNobelPrize.
D.ThreewomenwinnersoftheNobelPrizeinPhysicsinhistory.
7.Whatdoestheunderlined"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics.
B.Theachievementofmenphysicists.
C.ThecelebrationoftheNobelPrizewinners.
D.AwardingwomenphysiciststheNobelPrizeinPhysics.
Whenmostpeoplethinkaboutthe"Americanculture",imagesofCoca-Cola,hotdogs,baseballgames,bigcarscometomind.Actually,Americancultureismorethanthat,anditshistoryfeaturesthevarietyofAmericanculture.Especiallysouthernculture,playsapartinAmericanculture.Andthesouthernersareknownfortheirhospitality,languageandfood.
Southerners'hospitalityisveryfamousintheworld.PeoplewholiveintheSouthareveryniceandarealwayswillingtohelpanotherpersoninanywaytheycan.Ifsomeoneisfromoutoftownandneedsdirectionstoacertainplace,Southernerswillmakesureheorsheknowshowtogetthere.Southernersareverypolite.Everytimetheypasssomeoneontheroad,theyaregoingtowaveathimorher.TownsintheSouthhavefewerpeopleandeveryoneknowseveryone.ThepeopleintheSoutharenicerthananywhereelseintheUnitedStates.
LanguageintheSouthvariesaccordingtowhichareasomeoneisinandwhattheperson'sbackgroundis.Mostwhitepeoplehaveacountrydrawintheaccent.MostblackpeopletalkusingEbonies(黑人英语),butsomedohaveadrawintheiraccent.TheothergroupstalkintheirnativelanguagesorinEnglishwithanobviousaccent.ThelanguagesintheSoutharealikeinmostplacesexceptinSouthernLouisiana
TheSouth'sfoodislikenootherplaces.Itiscolourful,hasawonderfulsmellthatfillsthewholehouseandtastesgood.AllthethingsthattheSouthernersusewillwakeupone'stasteandarereallydelicious.
Southerncultureiswell-knownintheworld.TheSouthisverydifferentfromotherareasintheUnitedStates.Thepeoplearenice,thelanguageisverydifferentandthefoodisgreat.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hospitality"inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Beinghonest.B.Beingfriendly.
C.Beinggenerous.D.Beingbeautiful
9.Whatcanyouinferaboutthesouthernersfromthepassage?
A.Theyenjoywavingatothers.B.Theyprefertotalkontheroad.
C.Theyarcgladtohelpstrangers.D.Theydon'tgetalongwellwithothers.
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSouthisNOTtrue?
A.PeopleintheSouthspeakthesamelanguage.
B.PeopleintheSoutharethenicestinAmerica.
C.ThecultureintheSouthisuniqueintheworld.
D.ThefoodintheSoutharedifferentfromotherplaces.
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?
A.TheOriginofSouthernCulture.B.AmericanCulture.
C.Southerners'Hospitality.D.SouthernCulture.
ThegovernmenthasproposedtospendmoneydevelopingwirelesschargingroadsintheUKaspartofa£40millionplan.Wirelesschargingroadscouldbedevelopedtorechargeelectriccarswhiletheydrivealongtosolvesomeproblemsaboutlimitedequipmenttoencourageownershipofthesevehiclesandensurebetterairquality.Thegovernmenthaspromisedthemoneytodevelopingbothon-streetandwirelesschargingtohelptransformationfrominternalcombustionengine(内燃机)carstoelectriccars.
ThesesystemsworksimilarlytoaScalextrictoycar.Wirelesschargingusesaprocesscalledelectromagneticinduction(电磁感应)tomoveenergy.Onthegroundisapadinwhichelectricityispassedthroughasetofwiretocreateamagneticfield.Itisthenmovedtoareceiverontheundersideofthecar.Oncethetechnologyworks,itcouldmeanthatdriverscanfilluptheircarsastheydrivealong,meaningtherecouldbelongerperiodsbetweencharging.
TheproposalwasmadeinDepartmentforTransport(DFT)andcouldalsoseechargingpointspositionedatservicestationsandcarparks.Newhomeswillalso,wherepermitted,bebuiltwithsomepoints.DavidMartell,oftheelectriccarchargingcompanyBPChargemaster,said,"Wirelesschargingwillmakedrivinganelectricvehicleassimilaraspossibletodrivingapetrolcarbutwithoutgoingtothepetrolstationfrequently."
Thisisnotthefirsttimethatwirelesschargingroadshavebeenproposedasanumberoffirmshavedevelopedtechnologies.RenaultpartneredwithQualcommandVEDECOMTechtodeveloparoadtotestthetechnology'scapability.The100-metertesttrackwassaidtobecapableofachargeupto20kilowattsatspeedsupto,andover,62milesperhour(nearly100km/h).
12.What'stheattitudeoftheUKgovernmenttoelectricvehicles?
A.Supportive.B.Unfavourable.
C.Indifferent.D.Objective.
13.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?
A.HowaScalextrictoycarfunctions.B.Howtheelectriccarsgetcharged.
C.Howthewirelessroadsystemsrun.D.Howtheelectriccarsbenefitpeople.
14.HowdoesDavidMartellfindthenewtechnology?
A.Itgetspetrolcarsunfavourable.B.Itsavesdrivers'tripstopetrolstation.
C.Itgivesrisetomanynewcarparks.D.Itmakeselectriccarsdifficulttodrive.
15.Whydoestheauthormentionthefiguresinthelastparagraph?
A.Toshowtheexperimentofsomefirms.
B.Toannouncetheprogressofthenewtechnology.
C.Toshowtheefficiencyofthewirelessroadsystems.
D.Toencouragethecooperationamongdifferentfirms.
二、七选五
Migration(迁徙),isalongjourneycarriedoutbysomebirdstootherareaswheretheyhopetofindmorefoodandawarmerplacetospendwinter.Hundredsorthousandsofmiles'journeyisactuallydifficultanddangerous.Sowhydobirdsmigrate?
16.However,itallcomesdowntosurvival.
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