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辽宁省大连市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

辽宁省大连市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

WhenyouchoosetostudyabroadinMadrid,youchoosetodosoinabeautifulcitywithonehandfirmlyrootedinthepastandonereachingconfidentlytowardthefuture.

GeographyofMadrid

MadridisSpain’scapitalandthemostpopulatedcity.TheheartofMadridisawell-developedcitywithaperfectpublictransportationsystem,busystreetsandsidewalks.SomeofMadrid’sremoterdistricts,however,feelmorelikeancientvillages.Thecityseessomesnowinwinterandplentyofraininspringandfall.Summersarehotwithminimumamountsofrain.

LanguageinMadrid

ThemajorityofpeopleinMadridspeakSpanishwhichistheofficiallanguageofSpain.MostcollegesanduniversitiesinMadridareSpanish-languageschools.However,manystudy-abroadprogramsinMadridofferoptionsofattendingEnglish-languageschools.Also,whenyou’reinMadrid,youmighttakeadvantageofmanyhighqualitySpanish-languageprogramsavailabletohelpyoulearnthelanguage.

CostoflivinginMadrid

ThecostoflivinginMadriddependsonwhereyouwanttolive.Youneedtopaythreemonths’rentinadvanceplusadepositof＄200forthefirsttime.Rentforaone-bedroomapartmentinthecitycenterofMadridcostsabout＄650permonth.Rentforathree-bedroomapartmentinthecitycentercostsapproximately＄1,200.Ifyou’rewillingtoliveoutsidethecitycenter,youcanexpecttopayapproximately＄450to＄850foraoneorthree-bedroomapartmentrespectively（分别地）.

1．WhatcanweknowaboutMadrid?

A．Thereisasmallamountofraininsummer.B．SchoolstudentshavetolearnSpanish.

C．Itsremoterdistrictslookmodern.D．English-languageschoolsarerare.

2．Howmuchshouldbepaidfirsttorentaone-bedroomapartmentinthecitycenterofMadrid?

A．About＄1,950.B．About＄1,550.

C．About＄2,750.D．About＄2,150.

3．Whoisthetextprobablyintendedfor?

A．NativestudentswhoplantostudyEnglish.

B．ParentswhosechildrenwillliveinMadrid.

C．ForeignstudentswhowillstudyinMadrid.

D．TeacherswhointendtoworkinMadrid.

AmessageappearedinmyFacebookMessengerinbox.ItwasfromawomanImetbrieflythroughafriend.“Hello,lady.Inviteyoutojoinmynextchallengegroup—we’llbefocusingonfittingin30minutesofexercise,balancednutritionandmotivation.Letmehelpyoureachyourgoals!

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Ilaughedandignoredit.ThoughI’malittlefat,I’mhealthy.Butthemeaningbehindthemessagestuckwithmeallday.Themorethedaywenton,theheavierhermessageweighedonme.TheinsecurityaboutmybodywasbroughttolifebyonelittleFacebookmessage.Thatgotmethinkingaboutsteppingawayfromsocialmedia.

ButwhatdrovethenailintomyFacebookcoffinwaswhenIpostedaphoto—andfiveminuteslatermysonaskedhowmany“likes”itgot.

Likesequalacceptanceandapproval,whichneedtocomefromwithin.Iunknowinglysetadangerousexampleasitwon’tbelongbeforehehashisownphoneandthefreedomtoposthisownpictures.Ididn’twanthimtowaitforhisfriendsto“like”themandlikeandaccepthim.Heshouldknowhisself-worthdoesn’trelyonwhatothersthinkorclick.

IdeactivatedmyFacebookaccount.AtfirstIfeltlost.Imissedthemindlessscrollingwhilewaitinginlineups.Icarriedabookwithme.I’dbeeninthehabitofcheckingFacebookasfirstthinginthemorningandlastthingatnight,soIhadtocomeupwithsomenewhabits.

AndtheresultswereimmediateoncethefogofFacebookdisappeared.WeweremuchhappierasafamilybecauseIwascompletelypresentandthebreakleftmefeelingbetteraboutmyself,myfamily,myhomeandmylife.

4．Whydidtheauthorfeelthemessageheavieronher?

A．Herfigureattractedothers’attention.B．Herpassionforkeepingfitdecreased.

C．Herfitnessbegantoworryher.D．Herprivateinformationwasgivenaway.

5．Whatdidtheauthorworryabout?

A．Difficultiesingetting“likes”.B．Possibleinfluenceonherson.

C．Problemswithonlinesafety.D．Lackoftimeforreading.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deactivated”inParagraph5probablymean?

A．Changed.B．Canceled.C．Hid.D．Set.

7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．ReturntoaNormalLifeB．Hello,Happiness

C．DevelopaGoodHabitD．Goodbye,SocialMedia

ThenumberofbirdsinNorthAmericahasdeclinedbyalmost3billionsince1970,accordingtoastudypublishedinScience.Theresearchersestimatedchangesinthepopulationsof529speciesusinglong-termbird-monitoringdatabases.Thosedatashowedthatthenumberofindividualbirdsacrossallofthosespecieshaddecreasedby29percent,fromaround10billionin1970tojustover7billionin2017.

“Thedatatheyusedprovideprobablythebestlong-term,largeinformationonspeciesabundancesforanygroupofanimalsorplantsanywhereintheworld,”NatalieWright,abirdbiologisttellsTheAtlantic.“There’salwaysuncertainty,butiftheyarewrong,theyarelikelyunderestimatingthesizeofpopulationdeclines.”

Theteamalsoexamined10years’worthofdatafromanetworkof143weatherradars,whichpickupbirdmigrations,andfoundareductioninmigratorybiomassofabout14percentsince2007.“Twocompletelydifferentandindependentmonitoringtechniquesthussignalmajorpopulationlossacrossthecontinent,”theauthorswroteintheirpaper.

Theresultsareparticularlyconcerningbecausemanyofthespeciesshowingdeclinesarenotconsideredrareorindanger,butarealmosteverywhereandpotentiallyactasimportantcontributorstofoodwebsandecosystemfunction.Morethan90percentofthelossinabundanceinthesurveydatawasduetodeclinesin12families,includingsparrowsandblackbirds.Someotherspecies,includingmanyducks,insteadshowedincreasesinabundance—possiblyasaresultoffocusedconservationeffortsinrecentyears.

Thefindingsshouldbeawake-upcall.ManyofthebirdsstudiedspendtimeinmultiplecountrieswithinandbeyondNorthAmerica.Whatourbirdsneednowisahistoric,globaleffortthatunitespeopleandorganizationswithonecommongoal:

bringingourbirdsback.

8．Howdoesthefirstparagraphshowthebirdreduction?

A．Bycomparingfigures.B．Bylistingsomeexamples.

C．Byusingexperts’words.D．Bydoingexperiments.

9．WhatcanweinferaboutthefunctionofthedataaccordingtoNatalieWright?

A．It’swrong.B．It’sformal.C．It’shelpful.D．It’suseless.

10．Whichofthefollowingisparticularlyworrying?

A．Thefocusofconservationeffortshasturnedoutwrong.

B．Someducksarelikelytolosetheirecosystemfunction.

C．Fewspeciesacrossthecontinentshowtheincrease.

D．Thepopulationofwidespreadspeciesisdeclining.

11．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Topointouttheimportanceofraisingbirds.

B．Tocallonpeopletoworktogethertobringbirdsback.

C．Toanalyzetheconcerningresultsoflong-termresearch.

D．Toinformpeopleofthedangersmanyspeciesarefacing.

Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner.Suchvehicleswillmakegettingfromoneplacetoanothersaferandlessstressful.Theyalsocouldcutdownontraffic,reducepollutionandlimitaccidents.Buthowshoulddriverlesscarshandleemergencies?

Peopledisagreeontheanswer.Andthatmightputthebrakesonthis,anewstudyconcludes.

Tounderstandthechallenge,imagineacarthatsuddenlymeetssomepedestrians（行人）intheroad.Evenwithbraking,it’stoolatetoavoidacrash.Sothecar’sartificialintelligencemustdecidewhethertoswerve（急转弯）.Tosavethepedestrians,shouldthecarswerveofftheroadorswerveintooncomingtraffic?

Whatifsuchoptionswouldlikelykillthecar’sdriver?

Researchersusedonlinesurveystostudypeople’sattitudesaboutsuchsituationswithdriverlesscars.Surveyparticipantsmostlyagreedthatautomatedcarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectthemostpeople.Butthere’sadilemma（困境）.Thosesamesurveyedpeoplewanttorideincarsthatprotectpassengersatallcosts—evenifthepedestrianswouldnowendupdying.

Makersofcomputerizedcarsareinatoughspot,Bonnefon’sgroupwarns.Mostbuyerswouldwanttheircartobeprogrammedtoprotecttheminpreferencetootherpeople.However,regulationsmightonedayinstructthatcarsmustactforthegreatergood.Thatwouldmeansavingthemostpeople.Butthescientiststhinkruleslikethiscoulddriveawaybuyers.Ifso,allthepotentialbenefitsofdriverlesscarswouldbelost.

Compromisesmightbepossible,KurtGraysays.HeisapsychologistattheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Hethinksthatevenifalldriverlesscarsareprogrammedtoprotecttheirpassengersinemergencies,trafficaccidentswilldecline.Thosevehiclesmightbedangeroustopedestriansonrareoccasions.Butthey“won’tspeed,won’tdrivedrunkandwon’ttextwhiledriving,whichwouldbeawinforsociety.”

12．Comparedwiththetraditionalcars,what’stheadvantageofdriverlesscars?

A．Peoplecanmoreeasilyaffordthem.

B．Theydogreaterharmtotheenvironment.

C．Theycanreducetrafficjams.

D．Thetrafficaccidentsarelikelytobeontheincrease.

13．Whatdowelearnfromthetext?

A．Peopleareinadifficultsituationaboutdriverlesscars.

B．Carmakersbelievedriverlesscarscouldattractbuyers.

C．Mostbuyerswouldwanttheircarstoprotectthepedestrians.

D．Surveyparticipantsthinkdriverlesscarsshouldprotecttheleastpeople.

14．WhatisKurtGray’sattitudetowardself-drivingcars?

A．Doubtful.B．Favorable.C．Sympathetic.D．Disapproving.

15．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A．Environment.B．Entertainment.C．Health.D．Technology.

二、七选五

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