四川省资阳市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

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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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