浙江省名校协作体学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题.docx

1、浙江省名校协作体学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题浙江省名校协作体2020-2021学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Isabel Allende was born on August 2, 1942, in Lima, Peru. Her parents were both from Chile, where their families had held a great deal of political influence. Not only was Isabels godfather once the president of Chile, but

2、 her father and her stepfather were both important diplomats. Despite her connection to political power, Isabels childhood was not easy. At the age of two, Isabels biological father abandoned her family, which forced them to live with her grandparents in Chile. During this time, she was exposed to h

3、er grandmothers love for astrology (占星术) and storytelling, which influenced her writing in the future.Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Isabel Allende worked as a journalist, writing for both magazines and television. After her godfather, President Salvador Allende, lost power and was murdered in 1973

4、, Isabel and her family left Chile because they felt it was too dangerous to remain under the rule of Augusto Pinochet, the new, cruel leader of Chile. For thirteen years, Isabel and her family lived in Venezuela, where she began to write fiction.She used personal experiences to inspire her writing

5、throughout her career. In fact, many of her novels are based on personal life events. In 1985, Isabel Allende published her first novel called The House of the Spirits. This bestselling novel was inspired by a letter Isabel wrote in 1981 to her ill grandfather. The novel turned out to be a story abo

6、ut two Chilean families whose lives are changed because of a military coup. One of her later novels, Paula (1994), is about her daughter, who passed away from a rare disease at a young age.Isabel Allende has won many awards for her bold and creative writing. Not only has she won the Chilean National

7、 Prize for Literature in 2010, but she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.1Who should be responsible for Isabels hard childhood life?AHer stepfather. BHer father.CHer grandfather. DHer godfather.2According to the text, all the followings influenced Isabels writing except .Aher own

8、 personality Bher family backgroundCher grandmothers passion Dher personal life experiences3Where is the text probably from?AA news report. BA guidebook. CA biography. DA book review. I like being 100% stimulant freeno coffee, caffeinated tea, chocolate, caffeinated soda, etc. I base this on lots of

9、 personal experimentation. Ive gone some years of my life with no stimulants, and Ive also gone for a long time consuming coffee daily. The two modes of living are totally different.Caffeine tends to make me obsess more over minor tasks and lose focus on big picture goals. When I consume coffee dail

10、y, Ill check email more often. Ill spend more time on social media. Ill web surf more. Ill spend more time organizing and reorganizing instead of moving the needle forward on big projects. Ill feel extra busy but have less to show for it.Stimulants always exhaust me eventually, especially after mont

11、hs of daily use. I cant seem to make good progress on bigger projects, and I can tell that my mind is becoming too chaotic. I might spend 8 hours at my desk and get 90 minutes of important work done. I know I am at the point when I need to take at least several weeks off.I love the taste of coffee,

12、and its delightful to drink a cup of it, but Ive learned that I cant really have any relationship with it if I want to function at my best. Its way too addictive (上瘾的) for me. If I have even a small amount, I risk slipping into the pattern of having it daily for months.Ive learned that its best to a

13、void chocolate too (including cacao) because chocolate is a gateway drug back to coffee. Same goes for green tea. So while I have enjoyed those in the past, I feel safer not having them. I like how my brain works better when not under the influence of stimulants.4The writer may when consuming caffei

14、ne daily.Awork less efficiently Bignore minor tasksCbecome energetic Dconcentrate on big projects5What can we learn from the text?AThe writer finds it relaxing to have a cup of coffee every day.BThe writer has just started avoiding taking any stimulant recently.CThe writer seldom drinks coffee becau

15、se he doesnt like the taste.DThe writer thinks a small amount of coffee may cause his addiction to it.6What is the text mainly about?AWhat the writer did to be 100% stimulant-free.BWhy the writer said no to stimulants completely.CHow stimulants helped improve work efficiency.DHow the writer became a

16、ddicted to stimulants. A huge 42 percent of marriages in the UK end in divorce, the highest rate in Europe. What is happening in the UK to cause such a phenomenon? Many consider the family to be the basic building block of society. If marriages and families are falling apart, is the UK society also

17、falling apart? Is the UKs cultural identity breaking down? The UK of today is one of the most multicultural countries on earth. There are exotic sights and sounds on the street corners of every British city. British cuisine is now one of the most diverse around. Everyone speaks with a different acce

18、nt.Is such diversity a good thing? Well, it makes the UK a very exciting place to live in. There are new ideas everywhere. There is great freedom to be who you want to be, and most people will not criticize you for who you are. Yet such freedom seems to come at a cost. Some British people regard eth

19、nic minorities (少数民族) as coming to the UK to steal jobs. When the economy does badly, this feeling increases as unemployment rates rise. So, it could be argued that the breakdown of marriages in the UK is in some part because of the pressures put upon families by wider problems in British society. M

20、any people become stressed when those problems arise, and that can then make their family life unhappy as well.Another possible reason for the high divorce rate might be that marriage no longer has the same value or meaning for British people as it once did. Church attendance in the UK has been fall

21、ing for the last 50 years, suggesting fewer people consider marriage a holy thing. Since 1991, there has been a drop of 50 percent in people getting married in church rather than a register office.Then there is the financial side. In the past, married couples paid lower government taxes than single

22、people. That tax incentive (激励) policy, which used to reduce a couples tax by up to 500 in a year, has now disappeared, making the cost to keep a marriage higher.However, the 42 percent UK divorce rate isnt the highest rate in the past forty years! Meanwhile, some measures are being taken to strengt

23、hen marriage in the UK by the government.7According to the text, all the following account for the high divorce rate except .ADesire for freedom. BSocial problems.CChange of values. DFinancial pressures.8What does the underlined word “exotic” probably mean in paragraph 1?Aamazing BforeignClocal Dfam

24、iliar9What can be inferred from the text?ACultural diversity has brought people freedom to criticize others.BThe rising of the divorce rate indicates the society is falling apart.CThe tax incentive policy once contributed to steady families to some degree.DMore British people would get married in th

25、e church rather than in a register office.10Whats the writers attitude towards the present situation of the divorce rate in UK?APessimistic. BUnconcerned. CDoubtful. DOptimistic. You want to have fun and adventure and so you decide to travel somewhere to do it. Sounds like a simple enough thing. And

26、 basically it is. But what is adventure? 11For those who love sports, adventure travel can have a whole different meaning than for those who like history. The physical travel types that you can find include such adventure travel as white water rafting (白浪漂流), climbing and hiking to some mountains so

27、mewhere. To the hiker, backpacking across Ireland might be their adventure. 12Often the goal is to push their bodys limits and test their individual endurance (耐力).For those who less want to climb mountains, it might mean traveling to Nepal and joining in the local festivals.13 Anything that is goin

28、g beyond the normal defines (定义) adventure.14Adventure depends on the persons physical limits, how much money the person has and what the person enjoys doing. If your life is quite busy, then sitting on a beach in the moonlight with your family might be adventure for you. The point is not what you d

29、o but that you have a good time and that it is an adventure for YOUnot for the person next to you.Do not sit home this year when vacation time rolls around. 15You will be rewarded handsomely.AAdventure travel is not necessarily suitable for everyone.BTo those sports lovers, adventure travel means no

30、thing but harm.CAdventure travel is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all type of vacation.DThat is the key here and the answer can be different for different people.E.Just go beyond your normal routine and head out on an adventure vacation.F.For this type of person, adventure travel almost always mea

31、ns something physical.G.Wine tasting in Italy is also vacation adventure for those who enjoys peace and comfort.二、完形填空 Since it never occurred to anybody at the school to provide the services of an interpreter, I had to sit in the front row so that I could 16 the teachers lips. Classroom discussions

32、 were almost impossible to 17 because I couldnt hear what was being said around the room. In a vain (徒劳的) effort to keep up with them, I was always asking 18 happened to be sitting next to me what was being said. Eventually, I 19 watching everyone shrug their shoulders carelessly and rolling their eyes. I began to 20 that I knew what was going on. Fitting in was so important to me that every time the kids laughed, I laughed along 21 I f