江苏省镇江市学年高二下学期期末英语试题.docx
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江苏省镇江市学年高二下学期期末英语试题
江苏省镇江市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
TheBestFamilyReunionSpotinEveryState
Thelocationforyourfamilyreunioncouldmaketheevent.Chooseoneoftheseuniqueandcomfortablespotsineverystate.
Alabama—DoubleheadResort,TownCreek
Youcan’tbeatthewaterfrontcottagesavailableatDoubleheadResort.Eachhasawasherandafullkitchen.Acottagecansleeptenpeople,makingthisresorttheperfectrelaxinglocationforyourfamilyreunion.Thiscouldbethesettingforanotherfunnyfamilyvacationstory.
Arkansas—WhitneyMountainLodge,Garfield
ThisNorthwestArkansashotelhasabreathtakingviewofBeaverLake.LocatedbetweentheRockiesandtheAppalachians,thispeacefulsiteistheperfectplacetoescapewithyourfamily.Theyhavethreeprivatediningrooms,allavailableforrentforyourevents.Arkansasmightnotbethefirstfamilyreuniondestinationthatcomestomind,butithasoneofthecoolesthiddensightseeing.
California—TheAlisalGuestRanchandResort,Solvang
Ifbudgetisn’tanissue,bookafamilyreunionattheAlisalGuestRanchResortintheSantaYnezValley.This10,000-acrecattleranch(牧场)istheidealreunionspotforhorse-back-ridingfamilies,andthere’salsoaspaforthefamilymemberswhowouldprefertorelax.
Delaware—CapeHenlopenStatePark,Lewes
EnjoyabeachsidereunionatoneofDelaware’smostscenicstateparks.Thepavilion(大帐篷)isavailableforrent,somakeyourbasecampatthegroupsiteasyouhavefunatthetwobeachesand18-holegolfcourse.Youcanalsoclimbuptoaformermilitarybunker(碉堡)forabriefhistorylesson.
1.WhatisDoubleheadResortspecialabout?
A.Theweather.B.Thesightseeing.
C.Itsstories.D.Itscottages.
2.Whichspotoffershistoryeducation?
A.DoubleheadResort.B.WhitneyMountainLodge.
C.CapeHenlopenStatePark.D.TheAlisalGuestRanchandResort.
3.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanyoureadthetext?
A.Dailylife.B.Travelguide.
C.Entertainment.D.Environment.
IenjoylifebecauseIamendlesslyinterestedinpeopleandtheirgrowth.Myinterestleadsmetowidenmyknowledgeofpeople,andthisinturnmakesmebelieveinthecommongoodnessofmankind.Ibelievethatthenormalhumanheartisgoodsincetheirbirth.Thatis,it’sbornsensitiveandfeelingeagertobeapprovedandtoapprove,hungryforsimplehappinessandthechancetolive.
LikeConfucius,Iamabsorbedinthewonderoftheearth,andthelifeonit.Withagreatfaithinthehumanheartanditspowertogrowtowardthelight,Ifindherearereasonsenoughforhopeandconfidenceinthefutureofmankind.Thecommonsenseofpeoplewillsurelyprovethatmutual(相互的)supportandcooperationareonlysensibleforthesecurityandhappinessofall.Suchfaithkeepsmecontinuallyreadytodowhatonepersoncantowardshapingtheenvironmentinwhichthehumanbeingcangrowwithfreedom.Thisenvironment,Ibelieve,isbaseduponthenecessityforsecurityandfriendship.
Itakeheartinapromisingfactthatthefutureworldwillcontainfoodsuppliesenoughfortheentireearthpopulation.Ourknowledgeofmedicalsciencewillbesufficienttoimprovethehealthofthewholehumanrace.Ourresourcesandeducation,ifadministeredonaworldscale,willlifttheintelligenceoftherace.
Halfacenturyago,fewpeoplethoughtofworldfood,healthandeducation.Manyarethinkingtodayofthesethings.NowIfindmyonlyquestionsaboutthis:
Arethereenoughpeoplenowwhobelieve?
Isthereenoughtimeleftforthewisetoact?
Itisacontestbetweenignoranceanddeath,orwisdomandlife.Myfaithinhumanitystandsfirm.
4.Whatresultsintheauthor’sbeliefinpeople’sgoodness?
A.Hisunderstandingofpeople.B.Hisdesireforhappiness.
C.Hissensitiveattitudetolife.D.Hiskindnesstopeople.
5.Whatshouldpeopledotobuildasecureandhappyworld?
A.Getreadytodevelopmorefriendship.B.Competewithothersineverything.
C.Defeatotherstogetenoughfreedom.D.Helpandcooperatewitheachother.
6.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinparagraph3?
A.Hisdemandforthepresentlife.B.Hisexpectationofthefutureworld.
C.Hisbeliefinbetterenvironment.D.Hishopeofhumanrelationships.
7.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?
A.HumanNatureIsGoodB.BelieveinOurselves
C.LiveaHappyLifeD.HelpPeopleinNeed
Youmaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorride.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringadaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGray,PhD,oftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,US,hasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.Heisknownasthe“ElevatorGuy”.
“Theliftbecomesaninterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette(礼仪)issortofstrange,”GraytoldtheBBC.“Theyaresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.”
Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.Ifsomeoneelsecomesin,wemayhavetomove.Andhere,accordingtoGray,lift-usersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserved.
Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealift,youcandowhateveryouwant—it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyou,yougointodifferentcorners,standingdiagonally(对角线地)acrossfromeachothertocreatedistance.
Newcomerstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactquickly.Oncein,formostpeopletheruleissimple—lookdown,orlookatyourphone.
Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?
“Youdon’thaveenoughspace,”ProfessorBabetteRenneberg,aclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlin,toldtheBBC.“Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeople,wehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.”
Insuchasmall,enclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconsideredtobethreateningorstrange,“Theeasiestwaydothisisavoideyecontact,”shesaid.
8.Whatispeople’sresponsetotheliftetiquetteaccordingtoGray?
A.Thinkingmuchofit.B.Avoidingitonpurpose.
C.Researchingitcontinuously.D.Ignoringitunconsciously.
9.WhatdoesGraythinkofridingalift?
A.It’sfunnyandquick.B.It’sstrangeanddangerous.
C.It’sinterestingbutawkward.D.It’sconvenientbutboring.
10.Whatmaymostpeopledoiftheystayinthelift?
A.Talkloudlytoeachother.B.Keepstillandsilence.
C.Usemobilephones.D.Keepaclosedistance.
11.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Toshowhowtorideeachelevators.
B.Tointroducesomerulesofelevatoretiquette.
C.Toshowhowtobreakawkwardnessofridinglifts,
D.Toanalyzethereasonsforkeepingelevatoretiquette.
AnewpaperpublishedinEnvironmentalResearchLettershassomewarningnewsforpeoplelivinginthelower48states:
Youmaybeatriskfromriverfloodingandnotevenknowituntilthewaterstartstorise.
Infact,thestudy,estimatesofpresentandfuturefloodriskintheUnitedStates,foundthat41millionU.S.residentsareatriskfromfloodingalongrivers.That’sthreetimesmorethancurrentestimatesbasedonthefloodmapsproducedbytheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA),whichprimarilymapstheareasatriskfor1-in-100-yearfloodsinpopulous(人口众多的)riverbasins.
Whydoesthebigdifferencecomeintobeing?
Asalways,it’sallaboutthedata.Generally,FEMAprioritizesrisk-assessmentareasbasedontheirpopulation;reservingexpensivefield-workmethodologies(研究方法)forthemorepopulousriverbasins,butmanyotherrivershavenotyetbeenmappedatall.
ThesizeoftheUSAmeansthatfloodmapsmadeinthiswayareincomplete.Itwouldbetooexpensiveandtime-consumingtosurveyeveryriverbasininAmerica.Thenational-scalefloodmapsproducedbyFEMAleavethefloodriskofmanypartsofthecountryunaccountedfor.
Forthisresearch,scientistsfromTheNatureConservancyadoptedapioneeringmethodologythatavoidsthedefectsoftheFEMAapproach,whereindividualcatchments(流域)arestudiedbymakinguseofbigdata.Thestudyusedanewhigh-resolutionmodel,producedbytheflood-mappingorganizationFathom,whichcopiesfloodsonallriversacrosstheentirecontinentalUnitedStates.
“WewereallsurprisedbyhowmanypeopleareactuallyexposedtofreshwaterfloodingintheUSA,”saidOliverWing,leadresearcheronthestudyandaPhDstudentattheUniversityofBristol.“It’sparticularlyworrisomeconsideringthatmostofthesepeoplearen’tevenawareoftherisktheyface.Thisstudyhelpsfillthatcriticalinformationgap.”
12.Whatdidthenewpaperintendtotellreaders?
A.ThemistakesmadebyFEMA.
B.Theserioussituationoftheflood.
C.ThepopulousriverbasinsoftheUSA.
D.TheunseenriskofthefloodintheUSA.
13.WhyisthemapproducedbyFEMAincomplete?
A.It’sdangeroustoresearchalltherivers.
B.ThesizeoftheUSAistoobig.
C.Itignoreslesspopulousrivers.
D.Theefficiencyofmakingitislow.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“defects”inparagraph5mean?
A.Shortcomings.B.Potential.
C.Consumption.D.Contributions.
15.WhatattitudedoesOliverWinghavetothestudy?
A.Critical.B.Supportive.
C.Cautious.D.Uncaring.
二、七选五
TheHealthBenefitsofGardening
Gardeningispopularinmanypartsoftheworld.Thisoutdooractivitygivesusbeautifulplants,pleasantsmellingflowersandfreshfruitsandvegetables.Butitalsogivesusmanyhealthbenefits.
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Gardeningconnectspeople.Whenyouaregardening,youareoutdoors.Soitisaperfecttimetosocializewithyourneighbors.Gardeningcangreatlywidenaperson’scommunity.Somepeoplemaynothavetheresourcestohavetheirowngardens.So,manycitiesandtownshavecomm
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