江西省新余市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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江西省新余市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

江西省新余市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

1.MacaoTowerAJHackettBungeeJump

TheMacaoTower,338.meterstall,istheworld’s10thhighesttower,withavarietyofactivities,suchasgambling,eatingandentertainment.Oneofthefamousactivitiesisthebungeejump.TheAJHackettMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Raiseyourarmsandoffyougo!

Ifyouarenotdaringenoughtojumpthatheight,youcantrytheskywalkonthe57thfloor-it’sstillremarkable.Grabthischanceandtickoffthisitemonyourbucketlist.

2.GrabatraditionalPortuguesedinner

MacaowascolonizedbyPortugalbefore1999.Asaresult,PortuguesecultureisdeeplyintomanycornersofMacao.ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantsinthespecialadministrativeregion,buttheflavorismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople.

3.Visitamuseum

Macao,asatinylittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoitsuniquehistory,bothEasternandWesternhistoricalsitescanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforculturalheritage,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuseumandWineMuseum.

4.Selfie（自拍）attheRuinsofSt.Paul

TheRuinsofSt.PaulisthesignaturelandmarkofMacao.TheruinsconsistoftheSt.Paul’sCollegeandtheChurchofSt.Paul,builtin1583.However,afterthreefiresin1595,1601and1835,thechurchwasseriouslydamaged.Surprisingly,aftertherebuildingandfires,thehugefrontpartandthefrontstairwayremainunburned.

1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMacaoToweraccordingtothepassage?

A．TherearemanyactivitiesinMacaoTower.

B．Thebungeejumpthereholdsarecordintheworld.

C．Itisathrillingplacetogo.

D．Theskywalkis233metershigh.

2．WhathappenedtotheRuinsofSt.Paul?

A．Culturalheritageispreservedhere.

B．Ithasexperiencedseveralfires.

C．Itistotallyruinedbythefires.

D．Itisstillwellreserved.

3．Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.

A．AtextbookB．AnadvertisementC．AtravelmagazineD．Aresearchpaper

AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:

Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?

”

Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”

Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.

Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:

“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”

AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours（弯路）,andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.

4．WhydidLorimakethecall?

A．ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.

B．ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.

C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.

D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.

5．Whatimpressed“I”byLori?

A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.

B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.

C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.

D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.

6．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.

B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.

C．Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.

D．Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.

7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.

B．Facebook’sBiggestProblem.

C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.

D．AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.

HundredsofmillionsofpeoplewatchedontelevisiononJuly20,1969,whenAmericanastronautsNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrinbecamethefirsthumanstolandonthemoon.Backthen,businessessoldmanyproductsconnectedtotheeventandmanysuchproductsarenowonsalesagain—incelebrationofthemoonlanding’s50thanniversary.

AlimitednumberofOmega’sgoldSpeedmasterwatches—thesamekindthatBuzzAldrinworeonthemoon—willbesoldat$34,600.OmegaSpeedmasterwatcheshavebeenanimportantpartofspacetravelsinceNASAchosethemforitsmoonlandingin1965.Otherwatcheshadfailedrequiredtests.OmegagaveitsgoldSpeedmasterstotheastronautsatadinnerin1969beforethelanding.AnotherlesscostlytypeofsilverSpeedmasterswillbesoldat$9,650.ItcarriesapictureofAldrinsteppingdownfromthemoonlander.

Somethingforchildren-aswellasadults—istheNASAApollo11moonlanderset.MadebyLego,itisagroupofsmallpiecestoputtogethertomakeamodelofthemoonlander.

Otherthingsforsaleincludetheanti-gravityFisherSpacePens,developedjustfortheApollo11mission.Theyworkevenwhenwritingupsidedown.NowFisherSpacePenCompanyhasalimited-editionpenforsaleatanout-ofthis-worldprice:

$700,withrealmaterialfromtheApollo11spacecraft.

Backin1969,companieswerequicktoshowtheirApollo11connectionswithmediaandadvertisements.ThefoodcompanyStouffer’smadesureconsumersknewitprovidedfoodforApollo11astronautsoncetheyreturnedtoEarth.Itstartedtheadcampaign“Everybodywho’sbeentothemooniseatingStouffer’s”.Fiftyyearslater,thecompanyiscelebratingwithamediacampaigntosharesomerecipesfrom1969.

MarketingexpertsDavidMeermanScottsays,“Since1972,we’vegonearoundandaroundtheearthmanytimes,anditisnotinterestingtopeopleanymore.I’mnotsurewhethertheycanacceptsuchcrazyprices.NowNASAhashadplanstogotoMarsinthe2030sandmarketingeffortsforaNASAMarsmissionshouldbeindevelopment.”

8．WhatcanwelearnaboutthegoldSpeedmasterwatch?

A．Itwillbesoldat$34,600.B．NASAboughtitats9,650.

C．IthasAldrin’spictureinside.D．ItwaschosenbyNASAin1969.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“out-of-this-world”inparagraph4mean?

A．Extremelyfair.B．Surprisinglyhigh.C．Reallylow.D．Trulyworthwhile.

10．WhatdoesDavidMeermanScottmean?

A．Itisawasteofmoneytogoaroundandaroundthemoon.

B．PeoplewillbeinterestedintheproductsconnectedtoApollo.

C．Since1972,governmentshavelostinterestinmoonexplorations.

D．TheeventofgoingtoMarswillbeanothergoodchancetoadvertise.

11．Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Toshowhowtodesignthebestadvertisement.

B．Toforecastthesalesoftheproductsinthetext.

C．TointroducesomeoftheproductsconnectedtoApollo11.

D．Tocelebratethe50thanniversaryofthefirstmoonlanding.

TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）includedonDecember17,2020China'sTaiChiontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangible（无形的）CulturalHeritageofHumanity.ThedecisionwasannouncedduringtheonlinemeetingoftheUNESCOIntergovernmentalCommitteefortheSafeguardingoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageheldfromDecember14to19inKingston,capitalofJamaica.

“Borninthemid-17thcenturyinasmallvillagenamedChenjiagoulocatedinCentralChina'sHenanprovince,TaiChiisnotonlyakindoftraditionalWushuintegratedwithslowmovementsanddeepbreathing,butisalsodeeplyrootedinmanyareasofChineseculture,suchasmedicineandphilosophy,”ZhuXianghuasays,whoisthesonofthefamousTaiChimasterZhuTiancai.

Althoughithasspreadtomorethan150countriesandregions,attractingmorethan100millionpeopletopractice,theideathatTaiChiisfortheelderlyhasstoppedmanyyoungpeoplepracticingtheancientWushu.Theythinkofitasaslowexercise,whichisspeciallymadeandbettersuitedfortheirgrandparents.Instead,manyyoungpeopleareturningtotheIndianpracticeofyoga（瑜伽）torelievestress,whichwasplacedontheUNESCO'sListin2019.

InordertopromoteTaiChi,jointeffortshavebeenmadefromindividualsandtheChinesegovernmentinthelastdecades.Xi'anJiaotongUniversityrequiresstudentstolearnTaiChi.WangYunbing,aprofessorintheuniversity'ssportscenter,stressedthatTaiChiisnotonlygoodphysicalexercise-researchersfromtheAmericanCollegeofRheumatologyfindthatitcanhelpmanageseveraldiseasesbutisalsoconnedtedtoancientChineseeivilization.Since2014,theWorldTaiChiChampionshipshavebeenheldeverytwoyearsbytheInternationalWushuFederation.Itprovidesaplatformforcommunicationandlearningbetweenthe