学年甘肃省兰州市第四片区高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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学年甘肃省兰州市第四片区高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
兰州市第四片区2020—2021学年第一学期联片办学期中考试
高二年级英语学科
本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Formorethantwodecades,Franceisknownastheworld’smostpopulartouristattraction,receiving82millionforeigntouristseveryyear.HerearesomeofthebestplacestovisitinFrance.
Marseille
MarseilleisoneofEurope’soldestcitiesandFrance’ssecondlargestcity.Havinganiceclimate,Romanruins,medievalarchitectureandculturalscenes,Marseilleisalsoaworkingcitywithseveraluniversitiesandindustries.OneofMarseille’sbestnaturalattractions,theCalanquesareaseriesofsmallriverswithastonishingbluewaterandsplendidcliffs.
Luberon
Duringthesummermonths,manypeopleliketoexperiencecharmingvillagesinLuberon.ThisregionincentralProvencetookoffasatouristattractionafterPeterMaylepublishedhisbooksaboutlifeinProvence.Withitslargequantitiesofforests,fieldsoflavender(薰衣草),farmersmarketsandcolorfullypaintedhouses,you'llsoonseewhytheLuberonissuchatouristattraction.
Dordogne
ThereisjustsomuchtoseeanddoinDordogne,beginningwithpicture-postcardvillagesandcastles.Thesceneryisprettyamazing,too,withtheDordogneRiverrunningthroughit.TheDordognealsohassomeofthebestancientcaveartinFrance.ThewallsofLascauxfeaturemainlyanimals,whichareamust-see.
Paris
Attractingmorethan45millionvisitorseveryyear,Parisistheworld'smostpopulartouristattraction.Paris,thecapitalcityofFrance,isjustlikealittle“France”.Itisknownforitsromanticenvironmentandcommandsinindustrieslikebusiness,entertainment,fashion,artandculture.InadditiontotheEiffelTowerandNotreDameCathedral,Parisisalsohometosomeoftheworld’sfinestmuseums.
1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinMarseille?
A.Enjoytheromanticenvironment.
B.Appreciatethebestancientcaveart.
C.Learnaboutthemedievalarchitecture.
D.Experiencethecharmingfieldsoflavender.
2.WhatmakesLuberonatouristattraction?
A.Itslatestfashion.B.Itsnaturalscenery.
C.Itssplendidhistory.D.Itsfinestmuseums.
3.Wherewillyougoifyouwanttoseecastles?
A.MarseilleB.LuberonC.ParisD.Dordogne.
B
We oftenthinkoffuture.Weoftenwonderwhattheworldwouldbelikeinahundredyears’time.
Thinkofspace, perhapsapermanent(永久的)stationonthemoonwillhavebeensetup.Perhapspeoplewillbeabletovisitthemoonastourists.Cheaprocketsforspacetravelwillhavebeendeveloped, permittinglongjourneysthroughoutthesolarsystem(太阳系).Whenthattimecomes, peoplewillbetakingholidaysinspaceandvisitingotherplanets.Greatprogresswillhavebeenmadeinmedicine, too.Perhapsacurewillhavebeendiscoveredforthemostterribleofalldiseases﹣cancer.Pollutionisaproblemwemustsolve.Inahundredyears’timeitwillhavebeencontrolled.
All theworldwillhavebeendeveloped﹣evenAntarctica.TherewillbelargecitiesinAntarctica.Wealreadyhavesupersonic(超音速的)flight, butinahundredyears’timewewillhavesupersoniclandtravelaswell.
We willhaveusedupmostofearth'slandtobuildourcities, sofloatingcitieswillhavebeenbuilt.TheJapanesealreadyhaveplansforcitiesofthiskind.Andtherewillbecitiesunderthesea.Thefirstofthesewillhavebeencompleted.
4.Wewillhavedeveloped______inahundredyears’time,permittinglongjourneysalloverthesolarsystem.
A.cheaprocketsforspacetravelB.aplane
C.aspaceshipD.asatellite
5.Manwillalsohavesupersoniclandtravel______.
A.inayear
B.abouthalfacenturylater
C.intheyear2050
D.aboutacenturylater
6.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout_______.
A.we'llmakegooduseofspaceontheearth
B.citiesunderthesea
C.Japanwillfirstbuildfloatingcities
D.earth'slandisindanger
7.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.
A.TravelintheFutureB.FutureLife
C.WheretoLiveintheFutureD.SpaceTravel
C
In2018,Pakistanpromisedtoplanttenbilliontreesinanefforttoslowclimatechangeandtosavealandthathasbeendestroyed.
Thatprogram,whosenameis10BillionTreesTsunami,hasbeentakingeffectslowlyforthepasttwoyears,butitrecentlyhasreceivedunexpectedhelpfromthecoronavirus(新冠病毒).ManyPakistanisaresuddenlyunemployed,sothegovernmenthasgiventhemjobsastree-planters.Unemployeddaylaborershavebeenturnedinto"jungleworkers",plantingtreesfor500rupeesaday($3).It'snotmuch,butitcanhelptheunemployedgetby.
AsthecoronavirusstruckPakistan,the10BillionTreescampaignwas halted aspartofsocialdistancingordersputinplacetoslowthespreadofthevirus.Butearlierthismonth,thegovernmentallowedtheforestryagencytorestarttheprogramandcreatemorethan 63,600jobs.
Theprogramisemployingthreetimesthenumberofplantersasitnormallydoes,andtheplantingseasonhasbeenextendedfromMay(itsusualend)throughoutJune,inordertokeepworkersemployed.Allworkersarebeingtoldtowearmasksandkeeptwometersofdistancefromothers.
ShahidRashidAwan,projectdirectorforPunjabprovince,saidtheprojecthopestoreach 50milliontreesthisyear.“Wecanabsorballtheunemployedlaborersandworkerswhohavefledthecitiesandreturnedtotheirvillagesinthepastfewweeks.”
Astudydeclaredtreeplantingtobeaneffectivewaytostorecarbon,andifplantedinlargequantitiesaroundtheglobe,apowerfulsolutiontoclimatechange.Whileitwon’tfixeveryclimate-relatedproblemwehave,itcangoalongwayifdonewidely,whichisexactlywhatPakistanistryingtodowithsuchimpressivedetermination.
Andtheworkerswillbenefitgreatly,too.Notonlyaretheyabletoearnmoneyandsupporttheirfamiliesatadifficulttime,butthey’reoutsideinthefreshair,awayfromthepotentialhealthrisksfrommoretightly-packedurbanenvironments.It’sabrilliantideathatallcountryleadersshouldconsidercopying.
8.HowdoesthecoronavirusinfluencePakistan?
A.Alotofanimalsarestarving.
B.Manypeopleareoutofwork.
C.Muchlandisleftunmanaged.
D.Thegovernmenthaslostpower.
9.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"halted"underlinedinParagraph3?
A.Agreed.B.Discussed.
C.Stopped.D.Doubted.
10.Whyistheprojectenvironmentally-friendly?
A.Financialsupporthasbeengainedbecauseofit.
B.Ithaspersuadedpeopletoplanttreesinbigcities.
C.Manylaborersproducemuchlesscarbondioxide.
D.Itcancontributetofightingagainstclimatechange.
11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofPakistan'smove?
A.Itservesasagoodexample.
B.Itisnotfitforothercountries.
C.Itisawasteoftimeandmoney.
D.Itbringsmanyeconomicbenefits.
D
When theleavesbegintochangetheircolorsandthebirdsheadsouth,weknowtheseasonisstartingtochange.OnSeptember7comesWhiteDew(白露),the15thsolarterm(节气)oftheyear.Itindicatesthebeginningofthecoolautumn.Asthetemperaturefalls,whitedewisoftenseenonthegrassandtreesatnight.
For writersandpoets,autumnisadifficultseasontodescribe.It’stheendofthesummer,andthereforealittlesad.Thedaysseemtogetshorter,andwhenyouwakeinthemorning,there’smist(薄雾)andit’scooler.Winterisjustaroundthecorner.
AmericanwriterErnestHemingwaywroteinhisbookAMoveableFeast,“Youexpectedtobesadinthefall.Partofyoudiedeachyearwhentheleavesfellfromthetreesandtheirbrancheswerebare(光秃秃的)againstthewindandthecold,wintrylight.
But ontheotherhand,autumnhasitsgoodside.Therearesomanychangesatthistimeofyear,suchasthecolorfulleavesandcoolernights.FrenchwriterAlbertCamuseventhoughtautumnwasasecondspring,“wheneveryleafisaflower.”ThisviewisalsofoundinthemostfamousautumnpoeminEnglishliterature,ToAutumnbyJohnKeats.Inthatpoem,Keatssaysthatautumnhasitsownsongs,justlikespring.
Anotherthemeofthisseasoniswisdom.Thearrivalofautumnisthoughttobesimilartoapersonbecomingmature(成熟的).
The greatIrishpoetW.B.Yeatsused thisidea inhispoemTheWildSwansatCoolewritingaboutthechangingseasonsinCooleParkinthewestofIreland.Seeingandcounting59swans,heremembersfirstmakingthecountasayoungman.Seeingtheswansdothesamethingforallthoseyears,he’sremindedthateventhoughwegetolder,ourheartsalwaysstaythesameage.
12.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutWhiteDew?
A.Itisoftenignoredbywritersandpoets.
B.Itisthetimeofyearwiththemostrainfall.
C.Itiswhenthetemperaturebeginstodrop.
D.Itindicatestheendoftheautumn.
13.AMoveableFeastwasmentionedto______.
A.pointoutthatautumnisverycold
B.presentthesadpartofautumn
C.showthatwinterwillsooncome
D.expresssadnessabouttheendoflife
14.Whatdoes“thisidea”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Autumnisanimportantseasonforman.
B.Wecanalwaysstayyoungatheart.
C.Autumnisrelatedtoone’sgrowingold.
D.Natureisfulloflessonstobelearned.
15.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?
A.ThesolartermWhiteDew.
B.Whyautumnisasadseason.
C.Autumnweatherandactivities.
D.Famouswriters’descriptionofautumn.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Lifeisn’talwaysawalkinthepark.__16__Thesetipsaresmallthingsthathappypeople
dotomakelifejustalittlebitbetter,andnowyoucantoo.
1.Theyturnmistakesintolessons.
__17__Whileit'seasytobeupsetwhenanewjobjustisn'tworkingoutorarelationship
fallsapart,focusingonlearning
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