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广西玉林市学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语考试试题
广西玉林市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语考试试题
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Wanttobuysomegiftsforchildren?
Seethefollowingones.
WonderCrewdolls
WonderCrewcreatesdollsforboys.Thedollsareaimedatencouragingboystoexpresskindnessandothercharacteristicsnotencouragedintheirothertoys.“Iwantedtoaddressthedevelopmentalneedsofthewholechild.”WidertoldUSATODAY.“Toyshavethepowertoteach.”
Salefor$29.99onAmazon.
Barbiedollsthatuseawheelchair
Mattelcreateddollswithdisabilitiestoinspiregirlstotellmorestories.BarbieexpandeditsFashionlinetoshowcasedollsinawheelchairandaremovableprostheticleg(假肢).“Wecanhavetheconversationaroundphysicaldisabilitiesbyincludingthemintoourfashiondolllinetofurthershowaspecialviewofbeautyandfashion,”Mattelsaid.
Salefor$19.99.
Dollsinspiredbychildrenwithautism(自闭症)
LottieDollsoffersadollinspiredbyaboywithautism.Thedollkitincludesanastronaut’ssuitandacompaniondognamedCookie.LottieDolls,anIrishcompany,offersahostofdollsthathighlightdiversity.
Salesfor$30onAmazon.
PlasticArmyWomen
A6-year-oldgirlwantedtoplaywithfemaleplasticsoldiers.ShegotherwishwhenPennsylvaniacompanyBMCToysagreedtomakePlasticArmyWomen.Whencompleted,apackof24-figurines(小塑像)willincludesixdifferentposesandshouldbeavailableonthecompanywebsiteandonAmazon.
Itisavailableforpre-orderatdifferentpricepoints.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutMattel'sBarbiedolls?
A.Theyareinoldstyle.
B.Theycanmovequicklybythemselves.
C.Theyhavenolegsatall.
D.Theyrepresentspecialviewsonbeauty.
2.HowisPlasticArmyWomendifferentfromtheotherthreegifts?
A.Itcanbeorderedinadvance.B.Itcan'tbeboughtonAmazon.
C.Itisfitforyoungkids.D.Itisthemostpopular.
3.Whichofthefollowingmayattractchildrenwithautism?
A.DollsofferedbyLottieDolls.B.WonderCrewdolls.
C.PlasticArmyWomen.D.Barbiedollsthatuseawheelchair.
JosephLister,bornin1827inEngland,wasbestknownasapopularBritishsurgeonandapioneerofantiseptic(抗菌的)surgery.Asachild,ListerattendedaQuakerschool,wherehebecameveryfluentinFrenchandGerman.Thesetwolanguagesweretheleadinglanguagesinmedicalresearch.
HelaterenteredUniversityCollegeLondon.Atfirst,hestudiedbotany(植物学).Afterthis,hebecamearegisteredmedicalstudentandmanagedtograduatewithhonors.At26,heenteredtheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons.ListerbecameanassistantofJamesSyme,asurgeonatauniversityinScotland,
In1867,heinventedtheuseofcarbolicacidasantiseptic.Thisbecamethefirstwidelyusedantisepticinsurgery.BeforeLister’sresearch,manypeoplebelievedchemicaldamagefromexposurestobadairwasthereasonbehindtheinfectionsinwounds.Duringthistime,hospitalswereattimeslettingairoutduringmiddayinordertopreventthespreadoninfec-tions.However,hospitalsalsopracticedsurgeryundersomeunsanitaryconditionscomparedwithpresentmedicalconditions,whichexposedpatientstogreatrisks.
WhileatUniversityofGlasgow,ListerheardaboutLouisPasteur’stheory.LouisPas-teursuggested3methodstofightthemicro-organism,filtration(过滤),exposuretochemicalsolutionsandexposuretoheat.ListerconfirmedPasteur’stheorywithhisownexperiments.Hedecidedtousethesefindingstocreatesomeantiseptictechniquesforwounds,whichledtothereductioninpost-operativeinfections,makingsurgerysafeforpatients.HepublishedhisfindingsinTheLancet.
In1881,ListermovedtoLondonwherehewasappointedpresidentofClinicalSocietyofLondonanddiedin1892.
4.WheredidListerlearnthelanguagesnecessaryforhismedicalcareer?
A.AtaQuakerschool.
B.AtUniversityofGlasgow.
C.InUniversityCollegeLondon.
D.IntheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unsanitary”inparagraph3mean?
A.Safe.B.Comfortable.C.Unlucky.D.Unhealthy.
6.HowdidListerknowPasteur’stheorywasreliable?
A.Byconsultingsomeexperts.
B.Bycheckingsomerecords.
C.Bydoingexperimentshimself.
D.ByobservingPasteur’sexperiments.
7.WhatwasLister’scontribution?
A.Improvingpeople’seyesight.
B.Reducinginfectionsafteroperations.
C.Makingpeoplefeelmoreconfident.
D.Loweringthecostsofmakingoperations.
Smartcarts(购物车)areshoppingcartsequippedwithtabletcomputersandsimilarde-vicesthathelpshoppersmanageshoppinglists,payforitems,andfindproductsinthestore.Manufacturersofsmartcarttechnologyproduceaccessoryfittings(配件),andstorescanusethemtoremakeexistingcarts.It’salsopossibletopurchasenewshoppingcartswiththesmarttechnologyinstalled.
Theleveloffunctionavailablewithasmartcartcanvary.Somecanbecombinedwithcellphonesorsoftwareprogramstoallowshopperstocreateshoppinglistsanduploadthemtoacart.Internet-enabledsmartcartsmayprovidesuggestionsortipsforshoppers.Somecancommunicatewiththesystemstoguidethemselvesaroundthestore.Shopperscanaskthecartwheretofinditems,orhaveitorganizeagrocerylisttomakeshoppingeasier.Asashop-permovesalongthesnacksellingareas,forinstance,thesmartcartcouldflashareminderthatthecustomeroftenlikestobuyaparticularbrandofpotatochips.
In-storecommunicationtoallowcustomerstoorderitemsfromdifferentcountersmayal-sobeavailable.Onthecontrary,adepartmentcanpageacustomerwiththeuseofsmartcarts,Thecounterscansendamessagewhentheorderisready,whichreducestimespentinline.
Smartcarttechnologycanalsoenablethepricechecksandallowscustomerstopayforitemsthroughthecart,withouthavingtogothroughacheckoutline.Astheyadditemstothecart,itupdatesthetotal,andtheshoppercancloseoutthevisitattheendbytellingthecarttoautomaticallypayfromastoredbankaccountorcreditcard.Thisapplicationforsmartcartscanbeimportantinbusystoreswherecustomersgetimpatientwaitinginlinetopay.
8.Whydoestheauthorthinktheintroducedcartisasmartcart?
A.Itismadetoencourageshopping.
B.Itisequippedwithtechnologytomanageshoppinglists.
C.Itisequippedwithtranslationfunction.
D.Itisdesignedtotaketheplaceofclerks.
9.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthesmartcartfromthetext?
A.Itissmarterthanhumans.
B.Itishelpfulbutratherexpensive.
C.Itonlyhasafewsimpleskills.
D.Itcanhelpsavemuchtime.
10.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthetext?
A.Technology.B.Fashion.
C.Food.D.Advertisement.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Thedesignofsmartcarts
B.Theinfluencesofsmartcarts
C.Theintroductiontosmartcarts
D.Themarketdemandsforsmartcarts
Thefirststepinwritinganypoemiscomingupwithsomethingtowriteabout.Don’tfeelthatyouhavetochoosedeeporattractivematerial.Anythingcanbethesubjectforapoem.Greatpoemshavebeenwrittenaboutsuchtopicsasagasstationorpiecesofbrokenglassonthebeach.
It’seasiesttowriteagoodpoemaboutsomethingyouknowwell,thatyouhaveexperi-encedfirst-hand,orthatyouhavenearbysothatyoucanobserveitcarefully.Thisisbecausewhatmakesthepoemdeepandinterestingwillbethehiddendetailsorqualitiesyoudiscover,orthesubjectthatremindsyouoftheuniqueview.
InhisbookPoetryintheMaking,thepoetTedHughestalksabouthowtowriteapoemaboutananimal.Thekey,hesays,istoconcentratehardenoughontheanimal,tochoosethewordsthatbestcatchtheanimalyouhaveinyourmind.Youcanusethisapproachwithanysubjectmatter.
Inthebeginning,youdon’thavetoworryaboutthe“style”orwritingina“poetic”thatmeansbeingfilledwithrhythmandbeauty.Infact,ifyoustarttothinkabout“beingpo-etic”,itcanpuzzleyoufromwhatyou’reactuallywritingaboutandhurtyourpoem.Haveyouevertriedtohaveaconversationwithsomeonewhowastryingtoimpressyou?
Thenyouknowhowboringthiscanbe.Thepersonisreallythinkingabouthimselforherself,notabouttheconversation.Similarly,ifyouareworryingaboutwhatimpressionyourpoemwillmake,thenthattakesyourattentionawayfromthesubjectofyourpoem.
Inaword,ifthepoemisaboutyouoryourlife,trytotaketheangleofacarefulreporterwhenyouwriteitdown.Youshouldfocusonaccuratelycommunicatinganaspectofyourexperience,insteadoffocusingonwhatimpressionyouaremakingwhenyoudoit.
12.Whatwillbeaneasysubjectforwritingagoodpoem?
A.Somethingbeautiful.
B.Somethinginteresting.
C.Somethinghappenedtoyouornearyou.
D.Somethingothershaveexperiencedbefore.
13.WhatcanweinferaboutTedHughes’opiniononwritingapoem?
A.Itisnecessarytoselectthewords.
B.Itisimportanttochooseagoodtopic.
C.Itisnecessarytofocusonthestyleofpoems.
D.Itisdifficulttowriteapoemaboutanimals.
14.Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleinparagraph4?
A.Toraiseaquestionforreaders.
B.Todrawthereaders’attention.
C.Toanswerthequestionmentionedabove.
D.Tomakeafurtherexplanation.
15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theimpressionofagoodpoem.
B.Theinfluenceoncreatingapoem.
C.Theimportanceofselectingmaterial.
D.Theconclusiononmethodsofwritingpoems.
二、七选五
Musicisauniversallanguage,whichtouchestheverydepthsofoursoul.16.Notonlycantheyhavetheopportunitytocommunicateuniversally,butalsotheopportunitytoimprovetheirbrainhealth.Yourbrainwillthankyouformusictrainingandmusicmakingforthefollowingreasons.
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