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湖北省十堰市学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题
湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题
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SpecialEventsoftheWeekend
CaptainGoodfellow
Doyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygamesandexcitingdances?
CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:
00.Itisfreeofcharge.
Walkingtourofthetown
ForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning.Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory.MeetatthefrontentranceoftheCityHallat9:
30.Wearcomfortableshoes!
Filmsatthemuseum
TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindowat1:
30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:
45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.
Internationalpicnic
Areyoutiredofeatingthesamekindoffoodeveryday?
CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Thefoodisdeliciousandnotexpensive.Itlastsfromnoonto5:
00pm.
Takemeouttotheballgame
It’sOctober,andtonightisyourlastchancetoseetheRedbirdsthisyear.GetyourticketsatthegateofGreenStadium.Itmightbehot.Don’tforgettobringsomewater.
Doyouwanttohear“TheZoo”?
“TheZoo”,apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstAmericanconcertthisyearat8:
00tomorrownightintheRoseHall.
1.Whicheventisheldatnight?
A.CaptainGoodfellow.
B.Filmsatthemuseum.
C.Walkingtourofthetown.
D.Takemeouttotheballgame.
2.WhatcanpeopledoatCentralParkonSaturday?
A.WatchEuropeanfilms.
B.Enjoydeliciousfood.
C.Enjoyinterestingstories.
D.Learnaboutlocalhistory.
3.WhereshouldTomgoifhewantstoattendaneventofmusic?
A.TotheRoseHall.
B.TotheCityHall.
C.TotheCityTheatre.
D.TotheMuseumTheatre.
WhenJoshuaCoombesgotoffthebusinWashington,D.C.,onthispastFebruary,hedidn’tsetofffortheusualtouristattractionsalongtheNationalMall.Instead,theLondon-basedhairdresser(理发师)headedforthemarblefountainwherehomelesspeoplegatheroutside.Mosttravellerswalkbywithoutasecondglance.SowhatCoombesdidnextmaywellhavesurprisedthem:
Hechattedwiththem,pulledouthisscissorsandgavethemhaircuts,freeofcharge.
WhetherinLondon,NewYorkorWashington,D.C.,homelessnesscanseemlikeaproblemtoohugeanddifficulttodealwith.ButCoombesrealisedthathedidn’thavetosolveallofeveryone’sproblemstomakeanimpact.Sometimes,asmallluxurysuchasahaircutcangoalongwayinboostingsomeone’sdignity,hetoldTheWashingtonPost.
Twoyearsago,hefoundedthecampaignDoSomethingForNothing.Hismission:
tomakeapositiveimpactbygivinghaircutstohomelesspeoplehemeetsoncitystreets,connectingwiththemonahumanlevelandsharingtheirstoriesonsocialmedia.Sofarhehascutthehairofhundredsofhomelesspeople,includingafewwomen.
ForCoombes,thecampaignisabouttheimportanceofhumanconnections.Hewantstobringpeopletogether,regardlessofwhattheirrelationsare,andheseesthesimpleactofconversationasasteptowardstrengtheningtiesbetweenpeople.Inanagewhenvirtualinteractionscanreplacearealsenseofcommunity,Coombesfindshaircutstobeasimplebutimportantwaytoconnectwithpeoplephysicallyandemotionally.
Coombes’sworldtravelsarepartiallyfundedthroughcompaniesandNGOsthatcommissionhimtospeakabouthiscampaign.Ashedevotesmoretimetoit,hehassteadilydecreasedthehourshespendsinthesalonathome.HismostrecenttriptotheUSwassponsoredbyLeesaSleeps,aVirginia-basedmattresscompany.HewillleaveforBarcelonasoonandplanstoreturntotheUSinthenextfewmonths.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph1referto?
A.Thehomelesspeople.B.Thetourguides.
C.Thetravelers.D.Thehairdressers.
5.WhatisthepurposeofCoombes’sfoundingthecampaign?
A.Tomakethehomelesspeoplemorebeautiful.
B.Toincreasetheconnectionswithhomelesspeople.
C.Tobringthehomelesspeopletogethertotheshelters.
D.Tohelpthehomelesspeoplechangetherealsenseofcommunity.
6.WhatdoweknowaboutCoombes?
A.Hedislikesusualtouristattractions.
B.Hetravelsaroundtheworldwithhisownexpenses.
C.Hethinkspeoplecantakeactiontopositivelyaffectothers’life.
D.Hegoesawayfromhomeinordertotravelaroundthecountry.
7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Ahairdressertravelswithhomelesspeople.
B.Homelesspeopleareconnectingtogether.
C.Companiesworktogethertohelphomelesspeople.
D.Ahairdresserhelpshomelesspeoplethroughhaircuts.
SomeofmyfondestmemorieswithmyfamilyarefromwhenIwasinmiddleschool,whenthethreeofusenjoyedtripsthatIremembervividlytothisday.Butduringmyyoungerdays,like4or5yearsold,wevacationedinplaceslikeCancun,JamaicaandHawaiiandIcan'ttellwhetherIactuallyrecallthosememoriesorwhetherI'mfillinginthegapsthroughphotoalbums.
AfrequentdiscussionIhavewithmycoworkersandfriends,'whoarealsointheir20s,ishowwewishourparentshadtakenusonmorevacationswhenweweremucholder.WhatIsuggestistoholdoffonthosegrandvacationsuntilyourkidisabout12,whentheycanbegintounderstandwhataprivilegeis,andyoucansavetheinternationaltraveluntilthey'reinhighschool.Ofcourse,Idounderstandthatsometimes,it'snotthekidsbuttheparentswhojustwanttoenjoyavacation.Butinothercases,whenthemaingoalistocreatefamilymemories,youcanstillaccomplishthatinotherways.
Itwasn'tuntilcollegethatIrealizedhowimportanttravelis,andIcan'ttellyouhowmanytimesI'vethoughtaboutwantingtoredothosefamilytripsnow.Especiallyduringatimeinmylifewhenaninternationaltripisoutsideofmybudget,Ithinkabouthowmuchmoneymyparentsspentonourvacationsthatendedupbeingacompleteblur.
I'mnottellingyoutodeprive(剥夺)yourchildrenoffunfamilymemories,either.I'msimplyarguingthatyoushouldtravellocallyorwithinyourstate.Althoughyourlittleonesmightnotcareaboutthedestination,theywillrememberthatyouarealltogetherandhaveagreattime.That'sthemostimportantthing,anyway.
8.WhenrecallingtheprevioustriptoHawaii,theauthormayfeel_____________.
A.disappointedB.excited
C.touchedD.frightened
9.Whattimedoestheauthorthinkistherighttimeforchildrentotravelabroad?
A.Whentheystarttogotoschool.
B.Whenthey'are4or5yearsold.
C.Whentheystudyinhighschool.
D.Whentheyareeagertohaveatrip.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blur”inParagraph3referto?
A.Jokesthataremadebetweenfamilies.
B.Effortsthataremadetoachieveagoal.
C.Memoriesthatcan'tberememberedclearly.
D.Expectationsthatmaybereachedinfuture.
11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.CreateChancesofVacationswithChildren
B.MyMemoriesofPreviousVacations
C.OlderChildrenHopetoTravelwithTheirParents
D.TakeChildrenonVacationuntilTheyAreOld
Dogscantellhowotherdogsarefeelingfromthewaytheirtailsarewagging(摇摆),accordingtoresearcherswhomonitoredtheanimals’heartrateastheywatcheddogs’movies.TheItalianteamfoundthatdogshadhigherheartratesandbecamemoreanxiouswhentheysawotherswagtheirtailsmoretotheleft,butnotwhentheywaggedmoretotheright,orfailedtowagatall.
Thecuriousformofcommunicationisprobablynotintentional,orconsciouslyunderstood,butisinsteadanautomaticbehaviorthatarisesfromthestructureofthebrain,saidGiorgio.“It’snotsomethingtheyclearlyandexactlyunderstand,”GiorgiotoldTheGuardian.“It’sjustsomethingthathappenstothem.”
Giorgiotracestheeffectbacktothewaythetwohalvesofthebrainprocessdifferentexperiences.Inapreviousstudy,histeamshowedthatwhenadoghadapositiveexperience,activityroseintheleftsideofthebrain,bringingaboutmoretailwaggingtotheright.Orelsemoretailwaggingtotheleft.Theeffectisbarelyvisibletothehumaneyebecausedogstendtowagtheirtailstoofast,butitcanbeseenwithslowmotionvideo,orinsomelargertypes.
Inthelateststudy,theresearcherswantedtofindoutwhetherthedirectionoftailwagginghadanyeffectonotherdogs.Togetananswer,theyfitteddogswithveststhatrecordedtheirheartrates,andplayedthemmoviesofotherdogswaggingtheirtailsonewayandthentheother.Toensurethedogsreactedonlytotailwagging,andnotappearance,theyrepeatedtheexperimentwithdogsthatappearedonlyasshadows.
“Whendogssawotherdogswaggingtheirtailstotheright,therewasquitearelaxedreactionandnoevidenceofanincreasedheartrate.Butwhenthewaggingwastotheleftwesawanincreaseinheartrateandaseriesofbehaviorstypicallyassociatedwithstress,anxietyandbeingmorewatchful,”Giorgiosaid.Theanxiousanimalsheldtheirearsup,breathed,andkepttheireyeswideopen.ThestudyappearsinthelatestissueofCurrentBiology.
12.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?
A.Animalprotection.B.Animalpsychology.
C.Animaltests.D.Animalwelfare.
13.Whatleadstodogs’waggingtailtotheleftorrightaccordingtoGiorgio?
A.Theirautomaticbehavior.B.Theirconsciousresponse.
C.Theirincreasingheartrate.D.Theirselectivepreference.
14.Atwhattimedodogshavemoretailwaggingtotheright?
A.Whentheyrunquickly.B.Whentheyfeelhungry.
C.Whentheyfeelstressed.D.Whentheyplaywiththeirowners.
15.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Giorgiodidtheresearchonhisown.
B.Theeffectofdog’swaggingtailscanbeseenbyhumaneyes.
C.Adogkeepinghiseyeswideopenmayshowheisnervou
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