江西省赣州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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江西省赣州市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

江西省赣州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

WelcometotheHarvardInformationCenter

Establishedin1962,wemeetandgreetvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Ourmissionistoserveasthe“frontdoor”totheuniversitybyprovidinghistoricalandgeneralinformationaboutthecampus.

OfficialHistoricalTourofHarvard

Student-LedPublicWalkingTour

Pleasenote:

Duetoongoingconstruction,ourtourschedulewillbelimited.

TheOfficialHarvardtourdepartsfromtheHarvardInformationCenterintheSmithCampusCenter.Thetourisstudent-ledandincludesanoutdoorwalkthroughHarvardYard,providingahistoryoftheuniversity,generalinformation,andauniqueviewonthestudent’sindividualexperience.Thetourisaroundonehourlong,andcompletelyfreeofcharge.

Tourregistrationisdoneinpersononafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Toursarecappedat35visitors.Currentlyweareonlyabletoadmitgroupsofupto14peopleonourfree,publictour.Ifyouhaveagroupof15ormore,reservationsarerequired.

GroupToursandReservations

Reservationsarerequiredfortoursof15ormorepeople,withanabsolutemaximumof125people.Werequestgroupstoscheduleatour2weeksahead.Pleasenote:

Wecannotaccommodategroupsthatarrivewithoutareservation.

ASelf-GuidedWalkingTourofHarvardYard

Ifyouareinterestedintouringthecampusonyourown,youmaywantaself-guidedwalkingtour.Thesetourpamphlets（小册子），offeredinninedifferentlanguages,canbepurchasedfromourofficewithaverysmallamount.

Youmayalsodownloadaudio（音频的）filesofhistoricalinformationoneachofthebuildingsinHarvardYard.Thesefiles,includinganaudiotour,canbeobtainedhereatnocharge.TheaudiotourisreadbycurrentHarvardstudentsandiscomposedoftracksdescribinglandmarksthroughoutHarvardYard.

1．What’sthepurposeoftheHarvardInformationCenter?

A．TointroduceHarvard.B．Tocollectsomeinformation.

C．Toprovideacademicservice.D．Toanswerquestionsfromstudents.

2．WhatdoweknowabouttheOfficialHarvardtour?

A．Itallowsotherstoregisterforyourtour.B．Itisledbyprofessionaltourguides.

C．Itlimitsthenumberofvisitors.D．Itchargesanentrancefee.

3．Whenyouarevisitingthecampusalone,________.

A．youcangetfreetourpamphlets

B．youcanenjoyfreeaudioservice

C．youmustbuyanadmissionticket

D．youmustmakeareservationinadvance

I’macommercialdiverforGlobalDiversinLouisiana.Iperformunderwaterrepairsonoffshoredrillingequipment.

Myofficeliesatthebottomofthesea.Iwearasuittotheoffice.It’sawetsuit.

Thistimeofyearthewaterisquitecool.Sowhatwedotokeepwarmisthis:

Wehaveadiesel-poweredindustrialwaterheater.Thisequipmentsucksthewateroutofthesea,heatingittoadelightfultemperature.Itthenpumpsitdowntothediverthroughagardentube,whichistiedtotheairtube.

I’veuseditseveraltimeswithnocomplaints.WhatIdowhenIgettothebottomandstartworkingistakethetubeandstuffitdownthebackofmywetsuit.Thisfloodsmywholesuitwithwarmwater.It’sfantasticbecauseit’slikeworkinginabathtub.

Lastweek,Ihadabaddayattheoffice.WhenIstartedworking,everythingwasgoingwelluntilallofasudden,mybottomstartedtoitch（痒）.So,ofcourse,Iscratchedit.This,ofcourse,onlymadethingsworse.Withinafewseconds，mybottomstartedtofeelaburningsensation.Ipulledthetubeoutfrommyback,thinkingthatmaybethewaterwastoohot,butthedamagewasdone.

Inseverepain,Irealizedwhathadhappened.Thehotwatermachinehadsuckedupajellyfish（水母）andpumpeditdirectlyintomysuit.WhenIhadscratchedwhatIthoughtwasanitch,Iwasactuallytouchingthejellyfish,anditspoisonoustentacles（触角）stungmeonthecrackofmybottom.

Iimmediatelyinformedthedivesupervisorofmyproblemoverthecommunicator.Hisinstructionswereunclearduetothefactthatheandfiveotherdiverswerealllaughingloudly.35minuteslater,Iarrivedatthesurface.Iwaswearingnothingbutmyhelmet.Andmybottomwasswollen.

4．Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthewaterheaterbeforetheincident?

A．Itwasuseless.B．Itwasdangerous.

C．Itwassatisfying.D．Itneededtobeimproved.

5．Whatactuallycausedtheauthor’sdiscomfortwhileworking?

A．Ajellyfish.B．Abathtub.

C．Thehotwater.D．Thewetsuit.

6．Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhewentashore?

A．Excited.B．Delighted.C．Calm.D．Embarrassed.

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MyDailyWorkB．ABadDayatWork

C．TheHardshipsofMyJobD．AnOfficeunderWater

Isittocontroltheirbodytemperature?

Saveenergy?

Findfood?

TigersharksattheNingalooReefarethoughttosearchtheseafloorforpreyastheydivedownandswimup.Butcouldtherebeotherreasonswhythesharksoftenmoveupanddownthroughthewatercolumn?

That’swhatUWAstudentSammyishopingtofindoutforherPh.D．research.Sammycaught24tigersharksattheNingalooReefandattachedtrackingdevicestothemforupto48hours.Thedevicesrecordedactivityratesandotherdata20timesasecond.Thetagsalsocontainedvideocameras,soSammycouldseethehabitatsthesharksmovedthroughandtheanimalstheymet.Shewatchedhowthesharksreactedtopreyandhowthepreyreactedtothem.

Tigersharkscanbeprettylazy—somethingassimpleasaturtlenoticingasharkandturningawaycouldcausethesharknottobotherhuntingit.

“Stomachcontentanalysishasfoundtheirnormalpreyitems,suchasturtles,raysandfish,”Sammysaid.“Buthavealsofoundsomereallyinterestingthings,suchaslicenseplates,cansandnails.”

Sammysaidthatstudyingtigersharkscanhelpherbetterunderstandtheecosystemasawhole.HowtheymovethroughtheNingalooReefandfeedcanhelpherfigureouthowtheymightbeimpactingtheanimalsbeneaththeminthefoodchain.

Buthoursofwatchingtigersharkshunthasn’tputSammyofftheanimalsatall.ShesaidhertimetaggingsharksattheNingalooReefwasthebestmonthofherPh.D．,ifnotherlife.“Atfirst,Iwasabitapprehensiveaboutit...gettingthatclosetosomeverybiganimals,”Sammysaid.“Buttheywereveryfrightenedonceyouhadthemrestrainedalongsidetheboat.They’djustsitthere;you’dattachthetag;you’dtakethelineoffandthey’djustswimoffreallycalmly.Itwasprettyamazingtoseethese.They’rejustabsolutelybeautifulanimals.”

8．Whatcanbethefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A．Togiveanexample.B．Tointroducethetopic.

C．Tomakeacomparison.D．Toprovidethebackground.

9．WhatdoesSammywanttoknowthroughherresearch?

A．Whytigersharksswimupanddown.B．Whattigersharksliketohuntandeat.

C．Howtigersharksreactinfrontofhumans.D．Whethertigersharksareendangeredornot.

10．Whatcanbeinferredfromthestomachcontentanalysis?

A．Tigersharkslivehappilyinthesea.B．Tigersharksaresensitivetosomefood.

C．Tigersharksarelazierthanexpected.D．Tigersharkshaveaverybroaddiet.

11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Careless.B．Curious.C．Fearful.D．Cautious.

Doyousometimesfindyourselfdrawingrandompatterns（图案）duringmeetingsandlectures?

Somepeoplebelieveitshowsyouaren’tlisteningorpayingattention.However,therearestudieswhichclaimtheopposite,andthatdoodlingmightactuallybebeneficial.

Doodlingseemstobepopular.Inthepast,itwasseenasamindlessactivityandaproductoftheabsentminded.However,in2016,anarticleontheHarvardUniversitywebsitediscussedtheideathatrandomdrawingsmayassistmemoryretention（保持）andconcentration.

Thearticlestressesthat26of44Americanpresidentswereknowntodoodle,withRonaldReaganfamousfordrawingcowboys.A2009studyconductedbypsychologistJackieAndradeasked40peopletolistentoa“dullandboring”voicemessage.Halfofthegroupwereaskedtodoodleandshadeinapicture.Thosewhodidwereabletorecall29%moreoftheinformationcontainedinthemessage.

Someexpertsbelievethatwillinglyacceptingyourcreativeandartisticsidesduringmeetingsmayengageyourmind.JessePrinz,afamousprofessorofphilosophy,activelyencourageshisstudentstodoodle.Hebelievesthatdoodlingisthe“attentionalsweetspot”.

Anditmightnotjustbegoodforyourconcentration.AnartistknownasMrDoodlehasmadeacareeroutofhisscribbles（乱涂乱画）.Hesellshisartonlineandalsogoestopeople’shomestodecoratetheirwalls.

Itseemsthatrandomdrawingtoaidconcentrationmightbebecomingmoreofathing.PeoplelikeSunniBrown,anadvocatefordoodling,teachadultshowtosketchandscribbleintheworkplace.So,thenexttimeyouseesomeonerandomlydrawingpicturesduringameeting,itmightbeasignthattheyarelisteningmorethanyouthink.

12．Whichphrasehasthesamemeaningasdoodling?

A．Aproductoftheabsentminded.

B．Randomdrawing.

C．Scribblesintheworkplace.

D．Drawingonthewalls.

13．TheauthorreferstoRonaldReaganinorderto________.

A．informreadersofReagan’sability

B．providesomebackgroundinformation

C．introduceanewtopicforfurtherdiscussion

D．giveanexampleoftheadvantagesofdoodling

14．WhydoesJessePrinzthinkthatdoodlingisthe“attentionalsweetspot”？

A．Hethinksthatitdrawsmoreattention.

B．Hethinksthatitpromisesagoodcareer.

C．Hebelievesthatithelpstoengagethemind.

D．Hebelievesthatitcanbringeconomicbenefits.

15．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A．Tostatethebenefitsthatyoucangetfromrandomdrawing.

B．Toprovideguidanceonleadingarandomdrawinglife.

C．Tostr