江苏省淮安市学年高二英语下学期期中英语试题.docx
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江苏省淮安市学年高二英语下学期期中英语试题
江苏省淮安市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.
NationalTheatreOfChinaBeijing|Chinese
Thisgreatoccasion(盛会)willbetheNationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.
Date&Time:
Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pm
MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi|Georgian
OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed(指导)bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.
Date&Time:
Friday18May,2.30pm&Saturday19May,7.30pm
DeafinitelyTheatreLondon|BritishSignLanguage(BSL)
BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.
Date&Time:
Tuesday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pm
HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|Hebrew
TheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide.FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.
Date&Time:
Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm
1.WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?
A.RichardⅢ.B.Lover’sLabour’sLost.
C.AsYouLikeIt.D.TheMerchantofVenice.
2.WhatisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre?
A.Ithastwogroupsofactors.B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon.
C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies.
3.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew?
A.OnSaturday28April.B.OnSunday29April.
C.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29May.
Forthefirsttimesincemyopen-heartoperation,Ihavetheenergytotakemyharp(竖琴)tothehospitalroomsandplayforanyonewholikesit.
Icheckedinwithtwonursesandtheygavemealistofrooms.ThefirstmanIplayedforwasapatientwhofounditdifficulttosleep.Hesmiledandwithhiseyesclosed,hereachedouttomyharp.Hewasnotinterestedinmyvoice,butheappreciatedtheharp.Inthenextroomwasawomanpatient.Iplayedsomesoftmusicforherandthenshesleptsoundly.
ThenIfoundalovelyelderlywomanwhowasawake.Therewereflowerseverywhereandphotosofherandherhusbandatherbedside.Sheheldmyhandandtalkedforsometimeandwaspleasedtoreceiveharpmusic.Playingforherwasaspecialpleasure.SheaskedmehowlongIhadbeenplayingtheharp,howmuchtheharpweighed,howIlearneditandwhyIwantedtolearnitandsoon.
Wetalkedaboutbooksforabitaswell.Iplayeduntilhergrandsoncameinandhecamebackfromoverseastoseeher.Thiswomanwasdeeplyloved—youcouldseethat.Shewasbeautifulandkind.Ilearnsomuchfromthesebeautifulpeoplewhoarebravetofacetheirillnesses.Itisalwayssuchagreathonortoplayforthem.
4.Howmanypatientsdidtheauthorplaytheharpforaccordingtothetext?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstmanmentionedinthetext?
A.Hedislikedtheharp.B.Hehadsomedifficultyinsleeping.
C.Hewasnotinterestedinmusic.D.Heplayedsomesoftmusicfortheauthor.
6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenplayingfortheelderlywoman?
A.Sad.B.Worried.C.Amazed.D.Pleased.
7.Whatdidtheauthorsayabouttheelderlywoman?
A.Shehadnorelatives.B.Shehadmanyhobbies.
C.Shewouldrecoversoon.D.Shewaslovedbyherfamily.
AninternationalgroupofcoffeeexpertshasconsideredEthiopia’scoffeeasthebestintheworld.Coffeeisatopexport(出口物)ofthecountry.Butathome,itisseenasnationalpride.Ethiopiansfeelgoodabouttheircoffee,andenjoyingadrinkwithfriendsisalongtradition.
Somepeoplesaytheclimateproducesqualitybeans.MortonWennersgarrdisacoffeeimporter.Hesaid,“Ethiopiahasdifferentancienttypesofcoffee.Theyareplantedinplaceswithperfectsoil,perfectaltitude(海拔),andclimatesthatarereallysuitableforcoffeeprocessing.”
Findingthebestqualitybeansisoftenanissueoftaste.Theprocessisknownascupping—tastingandcomparingcoffeefromdifferentroastedbeans,gradingandthenpricingthem.Butbeforeinternationalexpertscometotaste,coffeebeansarestudiedinsmallcoffeelaboratories.HelenAssefa,alabtechnician,describestheprocess,“Whenthecoffeecomestothelab,weassess(评价)itsqualityfirstbyrecordingthedetails.Thenweweighthemoisture(水分)levelandweexaminethebeansforanalysis.Afterthatwegrind(磨碎)thecoffeebeansandtastethesamples.Intheend,wecheckfordefective(有瑕疵的)beans.”MubarikAbaoliisalabworker.Hesaysthattestingisaverydifficultandlongprocess.“Weselectoutthedefectsbyhand.Andweselectoutthedefectaccordingtothedefecttypes.”
Ethiopiahasgotalotofmoneybyexportingcoffeetomorethan120countries.Thecountryhasanexportrevenue(税收)ofmorethan840millionayear.ButnotallthebestcoffeeleavesEthiopia.Fortypercentofthecoffeegrowninthecountrystaysthere.Itremainsanimportantpartofeverydaylifeatwork,athomeandatceremonies.
8.Ethiopians’attitudetowardscoffeemaybestbedescribedas.
A.proudB.relaxed
C.braveD.doubtful
9.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_______.
A.thewaysofmakingcoffee
B.theprocessofassessingthecoffee
C.thetipsonplantingthebestcoffee
D.theinfluenceofthecoffee
10.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Morethan120countriesexportcoffeetoEthiopia.
B.CoffeeplaysanimportantroleinEthiopians’life.
C.40%ofthecoffeegrowninEthiopiaisexported.
D.Ethiopiansearntheirlivingbyexportingcoffee.
11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.ToadvertisethecoffeeinEthiopia.
B.Tocommentoncoffeeexperts’work.
C.Tointroducethebestcoffeeintheworld.
D.TorecommendtouristsactivitiesinEthiopia.
Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavevanishedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma“menu”andacomputerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.By2050,music,films,programmes,newspapersandbookswillcometousinthesimilarway.
Inmanyplaces,agricultureisdevelopingquicklyandpeoplearegrowingfruitandvegetablesforexport.Thisusesalotofwater.Therefore,therecouldbeseriousshortagesofwater.Somescientistpredictthatwatercouldbethecauseofwarsifwedon’tactnow.
Inthefuture,carswillrunonnew,cleanfuels(燃料)andtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedandtherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittoyourdestination.Also,by2050,spaceplaneswillflypeoplefromLosAngelestoTokyoinjusttwohours.
Somebigcompaniesnowprefertouserobotsthatdonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,andwork24hoursaday.Theyarealsoeasytocontrol.Andtheyneverarguewithpeople.Theycanbeeasilyusedinavarietyofplaces—factories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.
Scientistswillhavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes(基因).Scientistshavealreadyproducedclones(克隆)ofanimals.By2050,scientistswillbeabletoproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylookandhowtheybehave.Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings,butshould3hey?
12.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vanished”underlinedinparagraph1?
A.Settled.B.Spread.
C.Disappeared.D.Decreased.
13.Whatdoesparagraph4intendtoshow?
A.Robotscanworkindifferentplaces.B.Robotshavemuchtobeimproved.
C.Robotsworkforhumansforfree.D.Robotshavemanyadvantages.
14.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?
A.Heprobablydisagreeswiththeideaofhumancloning.
B.Heislookingforwardtousingofcloningtechnology.
C.Thescientistshavealreadydiscoveredhowtocontrolgenes.
D.Thescientistswillfacemanydifficultiesofcontrollinggenes.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.High-techCars
B.LifeintheFuture
C.IsCloningReallyGood?
D.AreYouReadyfortheFuture?
二、完形填空
YearsagoIwas16intheHimalayasandhadmadethemistakeofchangingalargeamountofmoneyintothelocalcurrency(货币).17IwalkedthroughthevillagesoftheAnnapurna,itsoonbecameclearthatthepeopleweretoo18tosupplyeventhesimplestgoods.Theyhadnothing.Thismeantthatitwasnousecarryingthewad(捆)of19inmypackandIwasavirtual(虚拟的)walkingmillionairecomparedtothelocalpeople.Igrewto20themoneyanditwasembarrassingtohaveitinmybag.Thisresulted21aremarkableexperiencethat22medeeplyanditseffecthasneverleftme.
OnthisparticulardayIwasleftbehindbyfellowhikersandfoundmyselfinavalley.AsImademyselfdown,Inoticedayounggirlaround23somesheep.LikesomanyofthechildrenoftheamazingNepalesepeople,shewasverybeautiful.Icouldn’t24lookingatherandshelookedatme.AsIapproachedhershesuddenlyrushedovertome,andwithouta25,handedme
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