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安徽省安庆市桐城市中学2019-2020学年高二下学期检测考试英语试卷

一、 阅读理解 （本大题共10小题，共25.0分）

BetterknownbyhisstagenameKun，CaiXukunis，withoutadoubt，oneofthemostpopularstarsinChina． 

OnJuly26，the21-year-olddroppedhisnewsingleYoung．Withinjust20seconds，itreached1millionviewsandinonly3daystoppedthemusicchartsofTencent'sQQmusic． 

Caiwrotethesongbyhimselftosharehisunderstandingofmodern-dayyouth．ThesingerhasmixedR&Bwithelectronicmusictomakehisnewbeatcheerful．OnereviewerwroteonQQMusic：

"Whenyoulistentothesong，youjustseemtogobacktoyouthagain．" 

August2isCai'sbirthday，andthesongwasagifttohimself．Thesingerhopesthathecanalwayshavethecouragetofollowhisloveofmusic，ignoringwhatanyonesays．"MyworksarelikemychildrenandIhaveputmybesteffortintothem．Iwanteverypieceofmyworktohavemyownspiritinit．IfeelmoreenjoymentwhenIamperformingmyownwork．"HetoldtheGlobalTimes． 

Tofindnewinspiration，Kunattendsdifferentkindsofmusicalperformances-fromfestivalstooperahouses．"Ijustliketodoeverything，allformymusic，allformyart，"hetoldi-D． 

Withtalentanddedication（专注）tomusic，CaiisexpectedbymanytomakehismarkinthecompetitiveChinesemusicindustry． 

1. WhatdoweknowaboutKUN'snewestsingle？

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A. Ithasearnedtwomillionsales． 

B. Itmakespeoplefeelenergetic． 

C. Itisabirthdaygifttoafriendofhis． 

D. Itcombinesjazzandelectronicmusic． 

2. WhatcanwelearnfromKUN'swords？

______ 

A. Hegainsgreatsatisfactionfromcreatingmusic． 

B. Hepreferssingingsongstowritingthem． 

C. Hewantshiseverypieceofworklikedbyeveryone． 

D. Heispreparinganothernewsingle． 

3. WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeKUN？

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A. Courageousandpatient 

B. Talentedandhumorous 

C. Hardworkingandcreative 

D. Optimisticandgenerous

PeopleinJapantendtolivelongerandstayhealthierintheirlateryears，withanincreasingnumberofoldpeoplelivingalone．Japanisonafasttrackto"ultra-age"withpeopleaged65oraboveaccountingfor28percentofitstotalpopulationin2017；itwas26.7percentin2015．Ontheotherhand，thenumberofbirthsin2017felltoitslowest（about941，000）sincerecordsbeganin1899． 

Demandforcareservicesforelderlypeoplehasboomed．Ashrinkingworkingpopulationmeansfewerable-bodiedadultsareavailabletolookaftertheelderly．Thereisashortageofstate-providedelderlycarefacilities（养老院），whileprivateonesareexpensive．Anyelderlypeopledonothavethehearttoburdenotherfamilymemberswhomaynotlivenearby．Sotheychoosetolivealone，andoftendiealone． 

Thecountrywillbeshortof380，000ofhealthnursesby2025．Thegovernmenthastoturntoadvancedrobotstomeettheshortage．Nowabout5，000nursinghomesaretestingrobotswhichassisttheelderlywithalotofphysicalissues，evenemotionalandpsychologicalissues．Astudyfoundthatusingrobotsencouragedonethirdofthepeopletobecomemoreactiveandindependent．Yetthereisnorobotthatcanprovidetheemotionalsupporttotheelderlybylisteningtotheirneed，takingcareofthemandingeneralmakingtheirtwilightyear（暮年）happy． 

JapanprovidesacasestudyforChina，whichistoofacedwithafastagingpopulation．17.23millionbabieswereborninChinain2017，about630，000fewerthanin2016．peopleaged60accountedfor17.3%ofChina'spopulationin2017．Withinsufficientelderlycarefacilitiesandunbalancedsupply，Chinamayfindittoughtocopewiththerapidlyincreasingnumberofseniorcitizens． 

Tomeetthechallenge，theChinesegovernmentshouldmakepolicychanges，whichJapanisunwillingorunabletodoorevenconsider．Chinashouldpayattentiontothesignalsitsagingpopulationissendingandtakeproperandtimelyaction． 

4. WhatdoyoulearnabouttheoldJapanese？

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A. MoreandmoreJapanesechoosetoliveontheirown． 

B. AlotofoldJapanesehavetocontinueworkingatoldage． 

C. MostofoldJapaneseremainactivewiththehelpofrobots． 

D. Japaneseaged65orabovemakeuponethirdofitspopulation． 

5. Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage？

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A. Thestate-providedcarefacilitiesinJapanareaffordable． 

B. Thefamilymembersdonothavethehearttosupporttheelderlypeople． 

C. By2025，theJapanesegovernmentwillhavebroughtinadvancedrobotstocompletelyreplacenurses． 

D. Robotscanmaketheelderlypeoplemoreactiveandindependentbyprovidingemotionalsupporttomaketheirtwilightyearhappy． 

6. Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs？

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A. JapanhassetagoodexampleforChinatocopewithagingpopulation． 

B. Chinaisnevertoolatetodealwithitsagingpopulation． 

C. Chinaisnowfacedwithafastagingpopulation． 

D. Japan'sagingpopulationisatimelylessonforChina．

Foryears，ChrisScharounDeForgehadaValentine'sDayroutine．ShecelebratedlikeclockworkwithherhusbandPaulScharounDeForge．OnValentine'sDaytheywouldgoouttoeat，maybeatRedLobsterorOliveGarden．Theywerecelebratingeachother． 

Butthisyear'sValentine'sDaymaybethemostunusualoneyet．That'sbecauseitistheir25thashusbandandwife，alandmarkthatwouldbesignificantformostcouplesbutit'sextraordinaryfortheScharounDeForges．TheywerebothbornwithDownsyndromeandarebelievedtobethelongestmarriedcouplewiththeconditioninthecountry． 

Atthetimeoftheirwedding，somefolksbelievedthatpeoplelikethemdidn'thavetheemotionalmaturitytobemarried．Chris，whoasagirlusedtocutweddingphotosfrommagazinesandhangthemonherwallknewbetter．"Ilookedintohiseyesandsawmyfuture，"ChrissaidaboutfallinginlovewithPaulwhentheyfirstmetatadance30yearsago． 

Still，theyhavehadtheirstruggles．Andthemostrecentonemaybethemostmonumental（极大的）．Thisyear'sValentine'sDayisthefirstonwhichtheywon'tbelivingtogether．Paul，54，iscopingwithearlystagedementia，anillnessthataffectsmanywithhisconditionatarelativelyyoungage．Severalmonthsago，thestatemovedhimintoacommunityresidence（住处）withintensivenursingcarewhileChrisstilllivesintheircozyapartmentinLiverpool． 

OfcourseChrisdoesn'twanttobewithouthim．Theirfamilyworkedhardtokeepthemtogether．Theyevenfoundanewapartmentthatmetthestate'sstandards．Atfirst，thestateagreed-ahugevictory-butPaul'sconditioncontinuedto deteriorate．Bythattimehewasusingawheelchairandrequiredround-the-clockcare．Thestatedecidedheneededtomovetothefacilityafterall． 

Thecoupleisdisappointedbutnotscared．ChrisvisitsPaulregularlyandtheyspendweekendstogether．Chris'ssistersaidtheyhadanunconditionalandsweetlove． 

7. Whyisthisyear'sValentine'sDayspecialtotheScharounDeForges？

______ 

A. TheywillgoouttoeatatRedLobster． 

B. Theirmarriagewasbelievednottolastsolong． 

C. Theywon'tbelivingtogetherforthefirsttime． 

D. Itistheir25thasacoupledespitetheirDownsyndrome． 

8. Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"deteriorate"？

______ 

A. change 

B. better 

C. worsen 

D. switch 

9. Whatcanwelearnfromthecoupleaccordingtothepassage？

______ 

A. Theyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight． 

B. Theystillcanmeeteachotheronaregularbasis． 

C. TheyhaddifficultycelebratingValentine'sDaytogether． 

D. Theymovedintoacommunityresidencetogether． 

10. Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？

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A. StrugglesagainstDownsyndrome 

B. Alovewithoutlimits 

C. AValentine'sDay'scelebration 

D. Acoupleforcedtogetseparated

二、 阅读七选五 （本大题共5小题，共10.0分）

Bathedintwoculturesfromchildhood，movingaroundtheworldandexperiencingdifferentcultureshasalwaysbeenmything．WhenIwasinhighschool，IheardaboutstudentsinmyclasswantingtotaketheSATtestandstudyabroadintheUSA．  11  ．Actually，whatIwantedtoexperiencemostwastheEuropeanlifestyleandculturalmix． 

IusedtotravelalotaroundEuropewithmyparentsasalittlekid，andalsonotforgettingthattheFrenchLanguageisoneofmymothertongues，Franceseemedthereforelikeatopchoiceforme．FrenchuniversitieshaveagoodreputationandtheFrenchcapitalisinternationallywellknownforitsculturalhistory．  12  ．MyuniversitywasoneofthosesmallcitiesandIalsogotthechancetoobtainascholarshipwhichmadeiteasierformetostartmystudies． 

  13  ．Opportunitiesareofferedtodevelopournetworkandexplorethebusinessworld．TheuniversityparticipatedasapartnerininternationalnetworkingcoursesleadingtoaEuropeanMaster'sdegree，adoubledegree，ortrainingabroad． 

  14  ．So，ifyouareaninternationalstudentwhocametoFranceforstudies，youcantakethechancetoexploreanothercountryforatermandstudyinEnglish．IrememberwantingtotakethisopportunityinmyfirstyearofmycollegelifeandtrytheprogramwhichbackthenofferedstudentsthechancetogoonanexchangewithLinnaeusUniversityinSweden．  15  ． 

A．Iappliedandwasluckytogetaccepted

B．ButIwasnotthatattractedtostudyingthere

C．Youcanfindalotofstudent-friendlycitiesaswell

D．Besides，alltheseuniversitieshavetheirownuniqueadvantages

E．TheuniversityIchosewassmallbutusedtoinvitebusinesschiefsanddirectors

F．Becausetherearemanyuniversitieswithgoodreputationwhichattractsstudents

G．Plus，allFrenchuniversitiesworkwithseveralcountriestoofferanexchangeprogram

11. A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

F. F

G. G