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学年辽宁省高二学业水平等级考试英语试题Word版
辽宁省2020-2021学年高二学业水平等级考试英语试卷
考生注意:
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
2.考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡卡上。
选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3.本卷命题范围:
高考范围。
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
VolunteerEnglishTeachersNeededinSanJose
OurvolunteerTEFL(TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage)internships(实习)areagreatwaytostartyournewwork.Youcangetvaluableexperienceinyourteachingwhileyouarehelpingothers!
Youcanalsogetthechancetotravelaroundyourhostcityortownandhaveabetterunderstandingofthelocalpeopleandculture.
OurvolunteerTEFLinternshipsareopentoanyonewhohasstudiedinourTEFLcoursesandmeetsourneedforeachjobchance.IfyouhavetakenaclassinotherTEFLcoursesandholdarecognizedcertificate(over120hoursofstudy),yourapplicationsforourinternshipswillalsobeaccepted.
Howmuchyoushouldpayforyourinternship?
Only$350foreachperson!
Whatisincludedinthepay?
•AirportpickupfromSanJoseJuanSantamariaInternationalAirport.
•4-daytrainingbeforeworking,includinglivingandmeals.
•BustripfromSanJosetothehosttownorcity.
•Threemealsdailythatareprovidedbythehostfamily.
•SupportforgettingVolunteerVisa(签证)toCostaRica.
•24-hourhelpfromlocalprogramassistant.
•Anythingthatyouuseinyourteachingatthelocalschool.
Whatisexcludedinthepay?
•Thecostinyourtravellingaroundthecountryonweekends.
•Anythingthatyoubuyforyourownuse.
1.Whocanhavethechancetotaketheinternship?
A.Thosewhohavefinishedstudyincollege.
B.ThosewhohavetravelledaroundSanJose.
C.Thosewholovetobeworkingwithchildren.
D.ThosewhohavetakenacourseintheTEFLprogram.
2.HowmuchshouldtheypayifTomandhisbrotherbothdecidetotaketheinternship?
A.$700.B.$600.C.$500.D.$350.
3.WhatshouldtheTEFLteachersdoafterarriving?
A.Travelaroundthecountry.
B.Gettoknowthehostfamilies.
C.Takeatrainingfor4daysbeforeworking.
D.Buyallthethingstheyneedinteaching.
B
WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.
WhenDoctorGibbswasn’tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,anattitudewhichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.
OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidhehadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.
So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he’dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetrees’attention.
DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsome25yearsago.Theyweretallandstrong.
EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship.There’salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon’tbetornapart.
4.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofDoctorGibbs’splantingtreesatfirst?
A.Perfect.B.Puzzled.
C.Amused.D.Impractical.
5.WhatdidDoctorGibbsdotothetreesheplanted?
A.Heletthemgrowquickly.
B.Hebeatthemtogettheirattention.
C.Hehelpedthemsearchforwater.
D.Hereadanewspapernearthem.
6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDoctorGibbs?
A.Kindandwise.B.Calmandbrave.
C.CarefulandambitiousD.Strictanddevoted.
7.WhatdoestheauthorlearnfromDoctorGibbs?
A.Eldersaretreasures.
B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
C.Amanwithoutdistantcaremusthavenearsorrow.
D.Onlythosewhobearthemostbecomethehighest.
C
Asimplegesturecanbeformedintoachild’smemorysoquicklythatitwillcausethechildtogiveafalseanswertoaquestionaccompaniedbythatgesture.Anewfindingsuggeststhatparents,socialworkers,psychologistsandlawyersshouldbecarefulwiththeirhandsaswellastheirwords.
Whilememoriesofbothadultsandchildrenareeasytoreacttosuggestion,thoseofchildrenareknowntobeparticularlyinfluenced,saidleadresearcherSaraBroadersofNorthwesternUniversity.Kidsareusedtolookingtoadultstotelleventsforthemandcanbemisledevenifnotintentionally.
Previousresearch,forexample,hasshownthatdetail-loadedquestionsoftencausefalseanswers;whenasked,say“Didyoudrinkjuiceatthepicnic?
”thechildislikelytosay“yes”evenifnojuicehadbeenavailable.Itisnotthatthechildisconsciouslylying,butratherthedetailisquicklyformedintohisorhermemory.
Toavoidthisproblem,socialworkershavelongbeenadvisedtoaskchildrenonlyopen-endedquestions,suchas“Whatdidyouhaveatthepicnic?
”Butanopen-endedquestionpairedwithagesture,brieflymeaningajuicebox,istreatedlikeadetailedquestion.Thatis,childrenbecomelikelytoanswerfalsely.
Anditisn’tjustafewkids:
77%ofchildrengaveatleastonepieceoffalseinformationwhenadetailwassuggestedbyanordinarygesture.Gesturesmayalsobecomemorepopularwhentalkingwithnon-fluentlanguageusers,suchaslittlekids,Broaderssaidashandmovementscanimpartmeaningofunfamiliarwordsandphrases.“Itcertainlyseemsreasonablethatadultswouldgesturemorewithchildren.’’
Ingeneral,Broadersadvisesparentsandotheradultsto“trytobeawareofyourhandswhenquestioningachildaboutanevent.Otherwise,youmightbegettinganswersthatdon’treflectwhatactuallyhappened.’’
8.Whatcanweknowaboutgesturesfromthetext?
A.Theyarerarelyusedbypeople.B.Theyhavecertaineffectonchildren.
C.Theyhavenotanyfunctionatall.D.Theyareoftenusedbysocialworkers.
9.WhyarekidseasytobemisledbygesturesaccordingtoSaraBroaders?
A.Childrenareeasytotelllies.B.Thesegesturesareveryattractive.
C.Theirmemoriesareaffectedeasily.D.Thesegesturesareusedfrequently.
10.Whichmaycauseawrongreplyaccordingtothetext?
A.WhereareyougoingLucy?
B.Whatwillyouhaveforlunch?
C.Didyouseeanythingelselastnight?
D.DidyoucheatinthelastEnglishexamination?
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impart”inParagraph5mean?
A.Passon.B.Tellapart.
C.Confuse.D.Separate.
D
Aswelivelongerandtechnologycontinuesitsrapiddevelopment,wecanimagineafuturewheremachineswillenlargeourhumanabilitiesandhelpusmakebetterlifechoices,fromhealthtowealth.Throughourdialogueanddigitalpieces,AI(artificialintelligence)willunderstandourlifegoalsandwishes,ourdutiesandlimitations.Itwillhelpusplandifferentlifeevents,sowecanspendmoretimeenjoyinglife’smoments.
TheabilityforAItounderstanadthecomplexitiesandslightdifferencesofhumanconversationis,however,onehurdle(障碍).Thereareseveralthousandknownlivinglanguagesintheworldtoday.Addingtothedifficultiesarethevariedwayswordsaresharedandusedacrossdifferentcultures,includinggrammar,levelsofeducationandstylesofthespeakers.GoogleDuplex,thetechnologysupportingGoogleAssistant,whichplacesphonecallsusinganatural-soundinghumanvoiceinsteadofaroboticone,isanearlyattempttoaddresssuchchallengesinhumancommunications.ButthesearejustinitialwhispersinvoiceofAI’slongjourney.
Beyondmakingreservationsandconductingsimpledialogues,virtualassistantswillneedtobecomefarmoreusefulandfurtherfitintothepartsofoureverydaylives.Notonlywilltheyneedtoforeseewhatweneedbeforeweask,theyalsoneedtounderstandthecontextofourconversationsandreactaccordingly.Imagineasnowdaywhenschooliscanceledforthekids.Knowingthatyoumustnowstayathomewithyourchildren,yourphonewouldremindyou,askingifyou’dlikeyourmeetingsmovedtothefollowingday.Alternatively,imaginehowmuchmorepleasantyourjourneyhomefromabusinesstripwouldbeifyourphonecouldautomaticallyarrangeforaridewaitingtopickyouupattheairport,basedonyourtravelplan,location,andhabits.Thepossibilitiesareendless.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutAI?
A.Itstopsuslivinglonger.B.Itnarrowsourabilities.
C.Itdoesn’tknowourlimitations.D.Ithelpsusenjoylifebetter.
13.WhatmakesithardforAItounderstandwhathumanssay?
A.Lowlevelofspeakers.B.ImperfectionofAI.
C.Varietiesoflanguagesandcultures.D.Similaritiesbetweenlanguages.
14.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsAI?
A.Doubtful.B.Approving.C.Negative.D.Critical.
15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AIWillReplaceHumansB.AIWillSetGoalsforUs
C.AIWillBePartofOurDailyLivesD.AIWillMeetChallenges
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Althoughproblemsareapartofourlives,itcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayoranother,you’llhavetostandupandsay,“Problems,Idon’twantyouinmylife.”Ofcourse,we’vebeenfightingtroubleseversincewewereborn.Problemswithfriends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,andchildren—thelistgoeson.16
Butgoodnewsisthatallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosolveyourproblems.
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