学年福建省莆田市高二上学期期末考试英语试题 解析版.docx

1、学年福建省莆田市高二上学期期末考试英语试题 解析版学校_班级_姓名_准考证号_密封线绝密启用前莆田市2020-2021学年第一学期高二期末考试卷英 语（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A1. Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee JumpThe Macao Tower, 338 meters tall, is the worlds 10th highest tower, with a variety of

2、activities, such as gambling, eating and entertainment. One of the famous activities is the bungee jump. The AJ Hackett Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high, making it a Guinness World Record as the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go! If you are not dar

3、ing enough to jump that height, you can try the skywalk on the 57th floor - its still remarkable. Grab this chance and tick off this item on your bucket list.2. Grab a traditional Portuguese dinnerMacao was colonized by Portugal before 1999. As a result, Portuguese culture is deeply into many corner

4、s of Macao. Many Portuguese settled and opened Portuguese restaurants in the special administrative region, but the flavor is more adaptable to Chinese people.3. Visit a museumMacao, as a tiny little city with only an area of 30.5 square kilometers, has 23 eye-catching museums. Due to its unique his

5、tory, both Eastern and Western historical sites can be found. Many of them are preserved for cultural heritage, tourist spots or museums, such as the Grand Prix Museum, Maritime Museum and Wine Museum.4. Selfie(自拍) at the Ruins of St. PaulThe Ruins of St. Paul is the signature landmark of Macao. The

6、 ruins consist of the St. Pauls College and the Church of St. Paul, built in 1583. However, after three fires in 1595, 1601 and 1835, the church was seriously damaged. Surprisingly, after the rebuilding and fires, the huge front part and the front stairway remain unburned.1. Which of the following i

7、s NOT true about Macao Tower according to the passage？A. There are many activities in Macao Tower.B. The bungee jump there holds a record in the world.C. It is a thrilling place to go.D. The skywalk is 233 meters high.2. What happened to the Ruins of St. Paul?A. Cultural heritage is preserved here.B

8、. It has experienced several fires.C. It is totally ruined by the fires.D. It is still well reserved.3. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The historical sites in Macao.B. How to make a tour in Macao.C. Things that you cant miss in Macao.D. Seeing is believing.BOne day when I

9、 was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Childrens Room”. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few boo

10、ks off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my “secret sharer”, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to

11、 care for him. I never forgot my beagle.There on the books cover was a beagle which looked identical(相同的) to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos: the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I b

12、orrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a brush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his wa

13、y back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running togetherMy mothers call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had

14、read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my “miraculous(奇迹)” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom p

15、erformance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.4. The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to _.A. encour

16、age him to do more walking B. let him spend a meaningful summerC. help cure him of his reading problem D. make him learn more about weapons5. The book caught the authors eye because_.A. it reminded him of his own dogB. he found its title easy to understandC. it contained pretty pictures of animalsD.

17、 he liked childrens stories very much6. Why could the author manage to read the book through?A. He was forced by his mother to read it.B. He identified with（对某事有同感） the story in the book.C. The book told the story of his pet dog.D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.7. Which one could be th

18、e best title of the passage?A. My Passion for Reading B. Mums Strict OrderC. Reunion with My Beagle. D. The Charm of a Book. CWhen you think of a map, is north on the top or the bottom? Usually, maps are designed with north on top,though when we think about it, there is no logical reason for this bi

19、as. After all, there is no up or down in space. So what is wrong with south, east or west being on the top of the map? The answer is:nothing at all. In fact, north-up maps only became the norm in the last few hundred years.Ancient Egyptian maps had south at the top because the Nile River flows downh

20、ill from mountains in the south to the Mediterranean Sea in the north. Mecca was to the south of most early Muslim civilizations, and south-up maps were designed so that viewers would look up to see Mecca. Medieval Christian maps had east at the top, as they believed the Garden of Eden was in the ea

21、st. The only early maps that had north at the top were those of early China because the emperor lived in the north.North seems to have settled at the top of maps during the 16th century, largely thanks to a Flemish mapmaker, Mercator. Mercator was a great admirer of an early Greek mapmaker, who, for

22、 reasons now unknown, put north at the top of maps, so Mercator did, too. When Mercator s world map became the standard map to navigate the oceans, north up became standard as well.What is the implication of this north-view of the world? Psychologically, people tend to think of up as good and down a

23、s bad. Just think of words and phrases like “upmarket”，“upbeat” and “moving up in the world, and how they contrast with their opposites. Because north is so consistently put at the top of maps, people now think of north as good, too.Several attempts have been made in recent years by introducing sout

24、h-up maps to the market. These maps not only give us a chance to see the world differently, but also give everyone the chance to see themselves on top.8What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?ANorth-up maps were rare in ancient times.BDeciding up or down in space is ridiculous.CMecca maps we

25、re based on a legend.DThe south-up map first appeared in ancient Egypt.9Why is north associated with good?AAn illogical reason.BThe spread of Mercator s maps.CPeoples preference for up.DAn age-old tradition in Greece.10What is the authors attitude to south-up maps?ACautious. BSupportive. CUncaring.

26、DDisapproving.11Whats the main purpose of the text?ATo explain a phenomenon.BTo compare various facts.CTo correct a cultural bias.DTo argue for a viewpoint. D Hardware in general, and smartphones in particular, have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South s landfill sites(

27、垃圾填埋场).Electronic waste(e-waste) currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste, and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone, laptop and power bank. They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on the outskirts of Ghanas capital, Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in

28、 the world, where 10,000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process. They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.But Agbogbloshie should not exist. The Basel Convention, a 1989 treaty aims to pre

29、vent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries. The E-waste industry, however, circumvents the regulations by exporting e-waste labelled as “secondhand goods” to poor countries like Ghana, knowing full well that it is heading for a landfill site.A recent repo

30、rt found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals. This is not surprising: smartphones contain chemicals like mercury(水银), lead and even arsenic (砷 ) Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain chemical which can cause cancer and damage the im

31、mune system at a level thats about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), Most worryingly, these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system. This should concern us all, since some of Ghanas top exports are cocoa and nuts.Some go

32、vernments have started to take responsibility for their consumers waste. For example, Germany has started a project that includes a sustainable recycling system at Agbogbloshie, along with a health clinic for workers. However, governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is am almost limitle