广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高二月考英语试题 Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx
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广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高二月考英语试题 Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx
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TheLondonEyeisagiant135---metertallFerriswheelsituatedonthebanksoftheRiverThamesintheBritishcapital.Since20January2011,ithasbeenofficiallyknownastheEDFEnergyLondonEyefollowingathree---yeardealwiththecompany.ItisthetallestFerriswheelinEurope,andthemostpopularpaidtouristattractionintheUnitedKingdom,visitedbyover3.5millionpeopleeveryyear.TheLondonEyeislocatedatthewesternendofJubileeGardens,ontheSouthBankoftheRiverThamesIntheLondonBoroughofLambethinEngland,betweenWestminsterBridge(whichhaslongerhistorythanthefamousSevernBridgetothewestofLondon)andHungerfordBridge.Whenerectedin1999,itwasthetallestFerriswheelintheworld,untilsurpassedfirstbythe160mStarofNanchangin2006,andthe165mSingaporeFlyerin2008.Abreathtakingfeatofdesignandengineering,passengersintheLondonEye’scapsulescanseeupto40kilometersinalldirections.TheLondonEyeisthevisionofDavidMarksandJuliaBarfield,ahusbandandwifearchitectteam.Thewheeldesignwasusedasametaphorfortheendofthe20thcentury,andtimeturningintothenewmillennium(千禧年).Backin2000,theLondonEyewasknownastheMillenniumwheel.In2009,a4DFilmExperiencewasaddedasafreeextratoenjoybeforeyourrideontheEye.Onceyougethighenoughandstartcomingdowntheotherside,youwillseepeoplereachfortheircameras.
Here’swherethegoodstuffisrightatyourfingertips(orseemsso).ParliamentandBigBenarebeneathyou,asaresomanyotherhistoricalthings.Ifyouareinterestedinotherattractionsin
London,youcanrefertothehomepage.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?
A.Itissopopularthateveryyear,morethan3.5millionpeoplevisittheLondonEye.
B.LondonEyeiscalledtheEDFEnergyLondonEyefrom2011becausethecompanyboughtit.
C.ItisdesignedbyDavidMarksandJuliaBarfield,ahusbandandwifearchitectteam.
D.Itis135---metertallandisthetallestFerriswheelinEurope.
2.WhatcannotbeseenfromtheLondonEye?
A.ThebeautifulsightsoftheRiverThames.B.TheWestminsterBridge.
C.ThefamousSevenBridge.D.BigBen
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________.
A.LondonEyeisthethirdtallestFerriswheeli
ntheworld.
B.LondonEyewasnamedtheMillenniumWheelatfirst.
C.LondonEyeisfreeofcharge,andthat'
swhysomanypeoplecomehere.
D.BeforeyourrideontheLondonEye,youcanfirstenjoya4Dfilmnow.
4.Youcanfindthispassage_________.
A.inamagazineB.inanewspaperC.fromaguidebookD.onawebsite
B
Manypeopleinhighschoolcannotwaittogotocollegeand
leavetheirhometownbehind.Questionsarise,though,whenitcomestoallofthedecisionsinvolvedinchoosingacollege.
Oneofthefirstconsiderationsmaybefinance.Stateandpubliccollegesareoftentheleastexpensive.Often,though,thebettercollegesareprivateandmoreexpensive.Itissadwhengiftedstudentscannotattendacollegeoftheirchoicejustforfinancialreasons.
Anothermajorfactorislocation.Whetherthecollegeisi
nasmalltownorlargecitycanhaveamajorimpactonitsactivities.Awaterloverprobablywillbemorecomfortablespendingfouryearsnearanoceanoralake.Thosewhocannottolerateheatwillprobablybemorecomfortableatanortherncollege.Distancefromhomemayalsocomeintoconsideration.Iffamilyisatoppriority,thatpersonshouldstayclosetohome;
ontheotherhand,ifindependenceisdesired,acampusfartherfromhomewouldbemoreappropriate.
Schoolsizealsoplaysamajorroleinthedecisionprocess.Ifyouwanttogettoknowyourteachers,asmallcollegeissuitable.Forthoseofyouwhoconsideryourselfa“peopleperson”andwantawiderangeofactivities,alargecollegeismorefitting.Yourareaofinterestisanotherfactortoconsiderinthedecision-makingprocessifyouwanttogetthemostfromyoureducation.Thewholepointofcollegeistolearnwhatisofinteresttoyou.
Crucially(至关重要地),onemusttakeintoconsiderationthecolleges
bywhichyoucanrealisticallybeaccepted.AnIvyLeagueschoolforanaveragestudentwouldprobablynotbeagoodmatch.Similarly,anaverageschoolforanabove-averagestudentwouldnotworkwell.Thecollegeshouldprovideenoughofachallengeforthestudenttoworkhard.Althoughtheremaynotbetheperfectcollegeoutthere,thereprobablywillbeonethatisclose.Thosewhocannotfindasuitablecollegeareprobablynotlookinghardenough.
5.Whenitcomestogoingtocollegetheauthorthinks.
A.financialsituationisthefirsttoconsider
B.studentsareunwillingtoleavetheirhome
C.studentswillbecomehomesick
D.studentsareeagertoattendtheiridealuniversity
6.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?
A.Studentscanbeindependentatcollege.
B.Alongdistancewillmakestudentsupset.
C.Thelocationofthecollegeisamainfactor.
DTheclimatemustbetakenintoconsideration.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“peopleperson”inthepassagemean?
A.Apersonofgreatcapacity.B.Averyparticularperson.
C.Averysociableperson.D.Apersonofgreatimportance.
8.Whichisthemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingacollege?
A.Thelocationofacollege.B.Theexaminationresult.
C.Schoolsize.D.Thecomingchallenges.
C
WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?
Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.But,asIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistory,Igettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.
ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.However,astheunfortunatelytruestatementgoes"
theonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'
tseemtolearnfromhistory."
Perhapsatleastinteachinghistory,tomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.
Thesecondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclim
ateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistory,muchless(更不必说)trytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobe.
Iteachmychildrenhistory,foronemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio(录音机)tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.Itwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredb
ytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.i
f,indoingso,youngpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplished.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitler,peoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.
9.InParagraph3,theauthorshowsthathistoryisusefulbecause_______________.
A.itmakesthecurrentpoliticalsituationgosmoothly
B.ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceofhistoricalevents
C.ithelpsusunderstandwhythingsarethewaytheyare
D.ithelpspeopleacceptthepresentsituationwheretheylive
10.Somehistoricalfigures(人物)arementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow______________.
A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogood,whilealsolearningtofightagainstevil
B.peoplemayalsolearnfrombadhistoricalfigures
C.morecelebrationsshouldbeheldtohonortheirachievements
D.today’speoplecanalsoachievewhattheyachieved
11.Whatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?
A.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.B.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.
C.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.
12.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto____________.
A.inspiretheparentstoteachtheirchildrenhistory
B.showtheimportanceofhistoryinpolitics
C.explainthereasonswhychildrenstudyhistory
D.introducethewriter'
sownwayofteachinghistory
D
Amazon.comhasreceivedapate
nt(专利)righttosenditsproductstocustomersbydroneplanes.ThecompanyisthelargestUS-basedonlinesellerofproductsbymailandotherservices.Now,thecompanyhasreceivedapatentforitsplanneddronedeliverysystem.
InMarch,federalofficialsallowedAmazontotestitsdronedeliveryplan.Butevenwithapatentandtheabilityofdrone
stomakedeliveries,itdoesnotappearthecompanywillputitsnewdeliverysysteminplaceanytimesoon.
TheUSPatentOfficepublishedthedocument,whichdescribesAmazon’splanstouseGPStodeliverproductstohomesandtowhereverpeopleare.Thedronewilluseacustomer’smobiledevice---usuallyasmartphone---toavoidhittingpeopleorbuildingsandtofindasecureareatoland.Thecompanywantstodeliverproductswithin30minutesafterpeopleorderthemonitswebsite.
However,theFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)isworriedaboutthesafety.AlthoughitallowedAmazontotestthesystem,theagencysaidtheoperatorsmustbeabletoseethe
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