山东省济宁市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

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山东省济宁市学年高二上学期期末英语试题

山东省济宁市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Yourdreamholidaycomestrueasyoubookthiscustomizable4nights5daysCapeTownpackagetour.

Travelschedule

Day1:

Arrival

OnarrivalattheairportinJohannesburg,atouragent’srepresentativewilltakeyoutothehotel.Completethecheck-in.

Day2:

CityTour

EnjoyasightseeingtourinCapeTown.Somemust-haveexperiencesincludetheTableMountain（weatherpermitting;otherwiseSignalHill）,charmingcoastaldrivethroughClifton&SeaPoint,GreenMarketSquare,andmore.You’llhavethechancetoviewsomeofthemostwell-knownstructuresinthecitysuchasV&AWaterfront.

Day3:

CapePointTour

CapePointishometoarockyyetsceniclandscape.ThistourincludesavisittothebeautifultownofHoutBay,anexciting30-minutetourontheshiptospottheplayfulsealsjumpinginandoutofthewater.IntheSimonstowncutepenguinsarewaitingforyou.

Day4:

LeisureDay

Enjoyspendingthedayatleisure.TravelerscanchoosesomeexcitingactivitieswhicharenotincludedinthepackageandcancauseextrachargeslikeSkydiving,HotAirBallooning,etc.

Day5:

Departure

Havebreakfastandthencheckoutandgettotheairportforyourjourneybackhomewithabagfulofmemories.

1．WhichcanbeanalternativetoTableMountain?

A．SignalHill.B．Clifton&SeaPoint

C．GreenMarketSquare.D．V&AWaterfront.

2．Whichdaymightanimalloversanticipate?

A．Day2.B．Day3.C．Day4.D．Day5.

3．Forwhichactivitydotravelersneedtopayextramoney?

A．Viewingfamousstructures.B．VisitingHoutBay.

C．Goskydiving.D．Observingseal.

MyhusbandWadeandIrunSouthernKoalaRescueandarecommittedtosavingasmanykoalasaswecan.Oneday,wewerecalledouttorescueakoalathatwasstuckinaburningtree;butwhentheflamesdieddown,wedecidedtoreturn,thinkingtherecouldbeotherkoalasthatneededourhelp.

WadeandIwerewalkingthroughtheblackenedbushlandwithourteamofvolunteerswhenIspottedakoalaonaburnttreewithaswollenandinfectedwoundthesizeofa20-centpieceonitsneck.Usingringsontheendofpoles,wecoaxed（哄诱）thekoaladownandputitinacarrierbeforehavingitexamined.Thewoundneededaminoroperationand,afterwards,thekoala,whowenamedClaire,hadtostayindoorstokeepfliesofftheinjury.Clairewasfrightenedofmeatfirst,butafterfourweeksIgainedhertrust.

Finally,itwastimeforClairetogetreadytogooutsideandbuildupenoughmusclemovementtobereleasedbackintothewild.Thiswasthemostsatisfyingpartofmyjobbecausenotallkoalascanbesaved.Ididmissthemwhentheyweregone,butIknewtheywerenotmeanttobepets.

AftertheBlackSummerfiresdestroyedsomuchofthecountryfrom2019to2020,extinctionforkoalasisaveryrealpossibility.Forindividuals,oneoftheeasiestwaysyoucanhelpkoalasisleavingadishofwaterinyourbackyard.Itcansavealifeandthatcounts.

4．Whywerethevolunteerteamcalledout？

A．Toputoutabigfire.B．Tosaveatrappedkoala.

C．Tosearchformissinganimals.D．Tocleartheblackenedbushland.

5．WhatcanwelearnaboutClaire？

A．Itwasafraidofflies.B．Itgothurtbyhunters.

C．Itneededamajoroperation.D．Itdevelopedtrustinhumans.

6．Whichpartofthejobdoestheauthorfindthemostmeaningful？

A．Sendingrescuedanimalsbacktonature.B．Providingashelterforwildanimal.

C．Curingtheinjuredanimals.D．Pettingmanywildanimals.

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？

A．Humansareresponsibleforthebigfire.B．Nothingcanstopwildlifedyingout.

C．Smallactscanmakeabigdifference.D．Animalsarehuman’sbestfriends.

“Instagram（asocialnetworkingapp）willcutoutmanyusers’accountsonDecember20.Toprotectyouraccount,repostthiswarning#KeepMyAccountSafe.”Everyfewmonths,ithappensagain-adozenofannoyingpostsfrommykids’friendssuddenlystarttoappearonmyInstagramnewsfeed.

AccordingtoanewstudybyStanfordUniversity,mostkidsdon’tknowwhatnewsisfake.Researchersaskedmorethan7,800middleschoolandhighschoolstudentstocomplete56tasks,likedistinguishinganadvertisementfromarealnewsstoryonawebsiteanddeterminingwhichbloginaserieswasmostreliable.Theyfoundthatstudentsjudgedthecredibilityofblogsbasednotonthesourceofthematerial,butonhowmuchdetailtheycontained,orwhetheralargephotowasattached.

“Manypeopleassumethatbecauseyoungpeoplearefluentinsocialmedia,theycandistinguishfakenews,butourworkshowstheoppositetobetrue,”wroteleadstudyauthorSamWineburg,aprofessoratStanford’sGraduateSchoolofEducation.

BothGoogleandFacebookarenowtakingstepstocontrolmisleadingnewsfrommakingitswayontheirplatforms,buttheywon’tbeabletoeliminateitcompletely.Thatiswhyit’snowmoreimportantthanevertoteachourkidstothinkcriticallywhenitcomestobelievingvariousinformationsources.

“Inthecomingmonths,welookforwardtosharingourassessmentsandworkingwitheducatorstocreatematerialsthatwillguideyoungpeopleintheseaofdisinformationtheyencounteronline,”saidWineburg.

8．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthepassage?

A．Bystatingopinions.B．Byshowingfindings.

C．Byquotingsayings.D．Bycitingapost.

9．Accordingtoresearchers,whatdeterminesthecredibilityofonlineinformation?

A．Thesourceofthematerial.B．Thepopularityofthewebsite.

C．Theamountofdetails.D．Thesizeofrelevantphotos.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate”meaninparagraph4?

A．Digest.B．Update.C．Estimate.D．Remove.

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．StrongerTogether:

TheInternetChangesOurLife

B．BeCareful:

KidsAreBadatIdentifyingFakeNews

C．ReliableNewsHasNoPlaceonSocialMedia

D．EducatorsHaveaLongWaytoGotoGuidetheYoung

Forpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing,itcanbedifficulttopickoutimportantsounds,suchasknocksatthedoororfirealarms.NowresearchersattheUniversityofWashingtonhavedevelopedasmartwatchappcalledSoundWatch,whichidentifiessoundsandremindsusersofthemwithavibrationandavisualreadout.

TheprojectwasledbyDhruvJain,inspiredbyhisownexperiencebeinghardofhearing.SoundWatchusesthesmartwatch’smicrophonetolistenoutforparticularsounds,sendsthedatatoauser’sconnectedphoneforprocessing,thenbacktothewatchtodisplayintextwhatthesoundis,andhowlouditis.That’saccompaniedbyavibrationtotellthewearerthatsomethinghasbeendetected.

“Thistechnologyprovidespeoplewithawaytoexperiencesoundsthatrequireanaction—suchasgettingfoodfromthemicrowavewhenitbeeps,whichcanimprovepeople’sexperiencesandhelpthemfeelmoreconnectedtotheworld,”saysJain.“Butit’snotperfectofcourse.Theappsometimesgetsitwrong,ortakestoolongtotellauser.However,theseissuesarebeingworkedon.”

Disabilityishighlypersonal,andJainhopeshisteamcanfindwaysforpeopletopersonalizethisappfortheirownspecificneeds.Forexample,peoplecanbetoldaboutthesoundstheycareabout-ahusband’sorwife’svoiceversusgeneralspeech,thebackdooropeningversusthefrontdooropening,andmore.

12．Whatdoes“them”inparagraph1referto?

A．Researchers.B．Apps.C．Sounds.D．Firealarms.

13．WhatismainlydiscussedaboutSoundWatchinparagraph2?

A．Howitworks.B．Whyitisinvented.

C．Whoitisintendedfor.D．Whatitcandetect.

14．WhichwordcanbestdescribeJain’sattitudetoSoundWatch?

A．Doubtful.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.

15．WhatdoesJainexpectSoundWatchtobe?

A．Affordable.B．Personallytailored

C．Multifunctional.D．Fashionablydesigned.

二、七选五

BillGatesstartedMicrosoftwhenhewas19andhassincebecomeoneoftheworld’swealthiestpeople.MarkZuckerbergownsoneofthemosthighly-valuedtechcompaniesinAmerica.SteveJobsfoundedAppleinhisgarage.Whatdothesethreepeoplehaveincommon?

16．Infact,therearecountlessotherswhohavestartedsuccessfulbusinesseswithoutfirstearningabachelor’sdegree.

17．Theshortansweris“YES”,despitethefactthatitispossibletosucceedwithoutadegree.Butthelongeransweristhatsucceedingwithoutadegree-especiallytothelevelthatGates,Zuckerberg,andJobsdid-istheexception,notthegeneralrule.18．

Let’slookatsomestatistics.Through2021,therewillbe55millionjobopeningsinAmerica.19．Evenwhenajobdoesnotrequireit,91percentofjobsactuallygotopeoplewhohaveone.

Needlesstosay,peoplewithbachelor’sdegreesaremorelikelytobeemployedandhaveahigherpayingjob.Hence,theyaremorefinanciallysecure.Ofcourse,financialsecurityisnoteverything.20．Thepeopleyoumeetincollegewillbecomepartofaninstitutionalsupportnetworkthatyoucanlatercalluponforworkadvancements,guidingprograms,andadditionalskill-buildingprospects.

A．Noneofthemfinishedcollege.

B．Whatdoesacollegedegreeensureyou？

C．There’smoretoadegreethanearningpotential.

D．Successstartsthedaytheygetbachelor’sdegrees.

E.Isacollegedegreestillnecessaryintoday’sworld？

F.75percentofthosewillrequireabachelor’sdegree.

G.Formostpeople,earningabachelor’sdegreestillgivesthemclearadvantages.

三、完形填空

Afewyearsago,Iwasattheclinicwithmyfather,whowassittinginthewaitingroomforaroutinetest.Anelderlywomanarrivedand21herselfdirectlyacrossfrommydad.Time22terriblyaswewaited.Thewomanbegansinging“MyHeartWillGoOn”-theTitanicthemesong.

Iwas23abouthowmydadwouldreacttoit.Hehad