内蒙古通辽市科左后旗甘旗卡第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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内蒙古通辽市科左后旗甘旗卡第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

甘旗卡第二高级中学2020——2021学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

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第一卷

第一部分听力（略）30分

第二部分阅读40分，每小题2分

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Theactofsocialdistancing（社交距离）hasbecomeaneffectiveprotectivemeasureagainstthenovelcoronavirus（冠状病毒）andapartofeverydaylifeacrosstheworld.Manycountrieshavelauncheddifferentsocialdistancingmeasures.Somearestrictwhileothersarecreative.Let’stakealookatthreespecialquarantine（隔离）measuresaroundtheworld.

Panama

Withmorethan3,000confirmedcasesbyApril12,theCentralAmericancountryPanamahasannouncedstrictquarantinemeasures.Oneofthemistoseparatepeoplebygender（性别）togoout.

StartinginApril,malesinthecountryarerequiredtoleavehomeonTuesday,ThursdayandSaturdaywhilefemalescangooutonMonday,WednesdayandFridayeveryweek.NooneisallowedtogooutonSundays.

TofurtherpreventthespreadofCOVID-19,citizensareabletoleavetheirhomesforonlytwohoursatatime.

“Thisabsolutequarantineisfornothingmorethantosaveyourlife,”thecountry’ssecurityministerJuanPinosaidatanewsconference.

ButaccordingtotheGuardian,thequarantinemeasuresdonotapplytocivilservantsorotheressentialstaffwhoarebattlingagainstthenovelcoronavirusonthefrontline.

Colombia

IDnumbersareuniqueidentificationtoolsforindividuals,buttheymayalsobeusedtodecidewhenpeoplecangooutinColombiaduringthenovelcoronaviruspandemic.AccordingtotheBBC,peopleinsomeColombiantownsareallowedtobeoutsidebasedonthelastdigitoftheirnationalIDnumber.

Forexample,innorthwest-centralColombia,peoplewithanIDnumberendinginzero,fourorsevenareallowedtoleavethehouseonMonday,whilethosewithanIDnumberendinginone,fiveoreightcangooutsideonTuesday.SimilarquarantinemeasureshavebeenproposedinthenearbycountryofBolivia.

France

Thoughoutdoorexerciseisagoodwaytokeephealthy,itcansometimescausetoomanypeopletogatherinoneplace.InordertopreventthespreadofCOVID-19,Parishasbannedalloutdoorexercisebetween10amand7pm.

Outsideofthistimespan,peopleareallowedtoexerciseindividuallyaslongasit’sforlessthananhourandwithinonekilometeroftheirhome.Ifpeoplebreaktherule,theywillfacefinesofbetween€135（about1,040yuan）and€375.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutPanama’ssocialdistancingmeasures?

A.Noonecangooutfordinner,startinginApril.

B.Allcitizensshouldfollowtherulesofgoingoutbygender.

C.Ordinarycitizenscanstayoutsideforatmosttwohoursatatime.

D.CivilservantsareallowedtogoouteverydayexceptonSundays.

22.WhichgroupisallowedtogooutonMondaysinnorthwest-centralColombia,duringthenovelcoronaviruspandemic?

A.Females.

B.Males.

C.ThosewithanIDnumberendinginone,fiveoreight.

D.ThosewithanIDnumberendinginzero,fourorseven.

23.WhichofthefollowingfollowstherulesinFrance?

A.Cyclingaroundone’shomeat5pm.

B.Playingbasketballwithfriendsat8pm.

C.Playingbadmintoninfrontofone’shouseatnoon.

D.Joggingalonenearone’shomefrom8amto8:

30am.

B

Whenyousaytheworddonkey,whatthingscometoyourmind?

Afewpeoplemightsaythey’recute,butthemajoritythinkthey’restubborn,dumbandall-roundlesscapablethantheirhorserelatives.

However,thiswasn’tthecaseforarecentlyunearthedancientChinesenoblewomanwhowasunexpectedlyfoundburiedwithherdonkeys.PublishedinthejournalAntiquityinMarch,Chinesearchaeologists（考古学家）firstdiscoveredthetombinXi’an,Shaanxi,in2012.TheteamexaminedtheremainsandidentifiedthebodyasCuiShi,aTangDynastyhigh-bornladywhodiedin878AD.

SpeakingtoScienceMagazinein2012,thestudy’sco-author,FionaMarshall,saidthefindingcausedconfusionas“donkeys...arenotassociatedwithhigh-statuspeople”.

However,followingyearsoffurtherresearch,theteamdiscoveredartworksandartifactsthatshowedasportknownas“Lvju”.Thiswassimilartomodern-daypolo（马球）andwaspopularamongnoble（高贵的）womenatthetime.Theypreferredtousedonkeysinsteadoffull-sizedhorsesforsafetyreasons,duetotheirsmallersizeandslowerspeed.

SpeakingtoCNN,Marshalllatersaid,“HistoricaldocumentsalsoshowedthatladiesofthelateTangcourtlovedtoplaydonkeypolo.”

AtthattimeinChinesehistory,animalswereoftenplacedintombssothattheycouldbeusedforaspecificpurposeintheafterlife.ThestudydeterminedthatCuiShilikelyrequestedthatherbeloveddonkeysbeburiedwithher,sothatshecouldcontinueherfavoritesportafterdeath.Intotal,threedonkeyswerefoundinsidehertombwithridinggear（装备）,includingstirrups（马镫）.“Thiscontextprovidesevidencethatthedonkeysinhertombwereforpolo,nottransport,”leadauthorHuSongmeioftheShaanxiAcademyofArchaeologytoldScienceMagazine.

Beforethestudy,itwasbelievedthatdonkeyswereonlyusedtocarryloads,butnowitmaybetimetoseethemasasignofachievinghighsocialstatus（地位）,well,inancienttimes.

24.Whatdomostpeoplethinkofdonkeys,accordingtothetext?

A.Theyareasadorable（可爱的）ashorses.

B.Theyarestubbornandnotsocapable.

C.Theywerenecessaryinancientsports.

D.Theywereasignofhighsocialstatus.

25.WhydidFionaMarshallfeelconfusedwhenshediscoveredthedonkeys?

A.Shedidn’tconnectdonkeyswithnobles.

B.Shehadn’tseendonkeysinancienttombsbefore.

C.Shedidn’texpecttofinddonkeysinawoman’stomb.

D.Shedidn’tunderstandwhyanimalswereinhumantombs.

26.Whatdoweknowaboutthesport“Lvju”fromthetext?

A.HorseswerepreferredinLvju.

B.Lvjuwassimilartomodern-daysoccer.

C.Lvjuwaspopularamongcommonpeople.

D.Donkeyswerepreferredinthesportforsafety.

27.ThedonkeyswerefoundinthetombofCuiShiprobablybecause________.

A.sheintendedtousethemfortransportafterdeath

B.herfamilydidn’twanthertobelonelyafterdeath

C.shewantedtocontinuetoplayLvjuafterdeath

D.noblewomenneededdonkeystomaintaintheirdignity

C

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractionthattherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.

28.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.

B.Theyaremorelikehumans.

C.Theydothenormalhousework.

D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.

29.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.

B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.

C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.

D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.

30.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill_______.

A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmates

C.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers

31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?

A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.

B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.

C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.

D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.

D

Applelostitsstatusastheworld’sonlytrillion-dollarpubliccompanyassharesslumped（下跌）followingdisappointingresults.

TheiPhonemakersaidthatitwouldnolongertellhowmanyiPhones,iPadsandMacsitsellseachquarter,claimingthefigurewasnolongerrelevanttoinvestors.Theannouncement,combinedwithaforecastforthevitalChristmasquarter,sentsharesfallingbymorethan7percentinafter-hourstrading,knockingover$70billionoffitsvalue.Ifmaintained,thedropmeansApple’svaluehasfallenbelowthetrillion-dollarmarkforthefirsttimesinceitreachedthemilestoneinAugust.

Apple’sfallcomedespiteitpostingrecordprofitsandsalesafteritconvincedconsumerstobuymoreexpensiveversionsoftheiPhoneinthethreemonthstotheendofSeptember.Duringthisperiod,itsold46.9millioniPhones,flatonthesameperiodl