福建省泉州五中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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福建省泉州五中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

2020-2021学年度福建省泉州五中高二下学期期中考试

英语试题

第二部分阅读（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HelpingSeniors

Posted5/15/204：

53PM

IcreatedTeensHelpingSeniorswithmyfriends.Thegrouphasabout200volunteers.Thevolunteersdeliverfoodorothersuppliesfortheelderlyintown.Ispendsixtoeighthoursaweekbuyingfoodandmakingdeliveries.Bynowwehavecompleted350deliveries.

Posted5/15/206：

25PM

IorganizedMittlerSeniorTechnology,aprogramtohelptheelderlylearnhowtousecomputersandsmartphones.Nowthereare50Localseniorsintheweeklytechnologyclasses.Iwanttomakesurethattheseniorscouldstayconnectedtotheworld.

Posted5/16/20,5：

20PM

Icameupwithawaytohelplonelyseniorswithmyfriends.WecallittheJoy4AllProject.Bydialing569-4255,theelderlycanhearpre-recordedjokesandpoems.Thehotlinehasreceivedmorethan1,800phonecalls.

Posted5/16/207：

46PM

Iheardthattheseniorsinthenursinghomecouldn’tseetheirfamiliesandfriendsveryoften,somyfriendsandI'vedecidedtocheeruptheelderlybywritingthemletters.Wewantthemtoknowthatnobodyisbeingforgotten.Bynowmorethan100studentsinmyschoolhavejoinedus.

21.WhocreatedTeensHelpingSeniors?

A.Kathy.B.Linda.C.Matt.D.Jordan.

22.Howmanylocalseniorsarethereintheweeklytechnologyclasses?

A.50.B.100.C.200.D.350.

23.WhathaveKathyandherschoolmatesdonetohelptheelderly?

A.Teachingthemcomputerknowledge.

B.Recordingjokesandpoem.

C.Deliveringfoodforthem

D.Writingthemletters.

B

Itookajobatavetclinicalmostfivedecadesago.Asananimallover,IacceptedthepositionontheconditionthatIwouldn’thavetoassistwithanywoundedanimals.Icouldn’tbeartoseeanycreatureinpain.

Attheendofmyfirstweek,wewereclosingtheofficewhenayoungmanranuptousholdingseverelyinjuredDobermanpinscherpuppy（杜宾幼犬）inhisarmsandbeggingustosavehislife.Thefour-month-oldpuppyhadbeenhitbyacar.

ThedoctorandIranbackintotheoperatingroom.Theonlyplacetheskinwasstillattachedtothispoorlittleanimal’sbodywasaroundoneshoulder.Thevetworkedtirelessly,sewinghimbacktogetheragain.Thatwastheeasypart.Thepuppyhadbrokenmultiplebones,includinghisspine（脊椎）.Ifhesurvivedthenextfewdays,wewerequitesurehewouldneverwalkagain.

Thatdayforeverchangedmylife.Ibecamethevet’sassistantinallthingsmedical.Oneofmyfirstjobswastogivethatpuppydailyphysicaltherapy.Iremembermovinghistinylegstotrytokeephismusclesfromweakening.

Weekswentbyuntiloneday.Ifeltthislittlefighterpushbackeversoslightly.Andeventuallyhecouldfinallyusehislegs.

Fast-forwardaboutayear,Iwalkedintotheclinic’scrowdedwaitingroomandcalledthenameofthenextclient.Suddenly,ahugeDobermanwhohadbeenstandingquietlywithhisownerbrokelooseanddashedtowardme.Ifoundmyselfpinnedagainstthewallwiththismagnificentdogstandingonhishindlegs,hisfrontpawsonmyshoulders,washingmyfacewithabundantandjoyfulkisses!

Istilltearupinamazementatthedisplayofloveandgratitudethedoghadformethatdayallthoseyearsago.

24.Whichwasthepossiblepositiontheauthortookoriginallyattheclinic?

A.Aprofessionalvet.B.Amedicalassistant.

C.Aregularreceptionist.D.Anenthusiasticvolunteer.

25.Howdidtheauthorhelpthedog?

A.Shefixedhisspine.B.Shesewedhiswounds.

C.Shehelpedhimtorecover.D.Shetaughthimtojump.

26.Whatcanweinferaboutthedog?

A.Hegotwellimmediately.

B.Hegotfierceafterwards.

C.Hewasaloyalandadventurouscompanion.

D.Hehadgreataffectionfortheauthor

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ALovingVet.B.ALuckyDog.C.AGratefulPatient.D.Life-exchangingStory.

C

Mostofoureverydayplasticitemsendupinlandfill,lefttorotawayformanyyears.Butsomeofitblowsaway,spoilingthecountrysideandcausingdamagetothenaturalenvironmentandharmingwildlife.Theproblemismostsevereinouroceans.ResearchhasfoundadesertedislandintheSouthPacificislitteredwiththehighestdensity（密度）ofplasticwasteanywhereintheworld.

Thestudydescribedhowremoteislandsactasa‘sink’fortheworld’srubbish.Theybecomecollectingpointsforfishingitemsandeverydaythingsincludingtoothbrushes,cigarettelightersandrazors-thingsthatwethrowaway.DrJenniferLaversfromtheUniversityofTasmaniasays“Almosteveryislandintheworldandalmosteveryspeciesintheoceanisnowbeingimpactedonewayoranotherbyourwaste.”

Thishighlightsthepotentiallydeadlyeffectofourdisposable（用后即丢弃）culture.Whenwethrowsomethingaway,itdoesn’tjustdisappear,itgoessomewhereandbecauseofthenatureofplastic,ittakesalongtimetorotawayandstaystherecausinggreatdamagetotheocean’secology（生态）.Andworsestill,plasticisbrokendownintotinyparticlesoveralongperiodbythewindandthewaves,thenseacreaturesatthebottomofthefoodchainswallowthem.Thesecreaturesareeatenbythefishthatweeventuallyconsume.

Thesolutiontothisproblemwouldbetouselessplastic.Severalcountriesnowchargeforusingplasticcarrierbagswhichreducestheamountusedandsomeproductsnowusenaturalandrecyclablematerials.

28.Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttotellusinthefirstparapraph?

A.Itisagoodideatoendplasticitemsinalandfill.

B.Plasticitemsblowawayeasilyinthestrongwind.

C.Itisabadhabittothrowawayplasticseverywhere.

D.Plasticpollutioninoceansisamostseriousissue.

29.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheislandsactasa‘sink’fortheworldrubbish?

A.Theislandsbegintosinkwithmuchrubbishonthem.

B.Theislandshavebecomegatheringplacesforrubbish.

C.Theislandsareidealplacestohidetheplasticproducts.

D.Theislandsareinaccessibleduetothewhitepollution.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph3referto?

A.Impactonseaspecies.B.Thrown-awayrubbish.

C.Thenatureofplastic.D.Theocean’secology.

31.What’sthereallyfrighteningfactabouttheplasticpollutioninoceans?

A.Breakingthebalanceofoceanecology.B.Causingmanyseacreaturestodieout.

C.Presentingpotentialriskstoourhealth.D.Cuttingoffthefoodchainofseacreatures.

D

RecentlyIread NineteenEighty-Four,anovelbyGeorgeOrwellsetinastatewhereeventhelanguagetheyuseiscontrolled.Adjectivesareforbiddenandinsteadtheyusephrasessuchas‘ungood’,‘plusgood’and‘doubleplusgood’toexpressemotions.AsIfirstreadthisIthoughthowimpossibleitwouldbeinoursocietytohavesuchvocabulary.However,themoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreIrealisedinitsownwayit’salreadyhappening.Itypemessagestomyfriendsandalongsideeachistheemoji.Ioftenusethemtoemphasisesomething,ortonotseemtooserious,orbecausethisspecificGIFconveysmyemotionsmuchbetterthanIevercouldusingjustwords.AndIwonder,withourexcessiveuseofemojis,arewelosingthebeautyanddiversityofourvocabulary?

Englishhasthelargestvocabularyintheworld,withoveronemillionwords,butwho’stosaywhatit’llbelikeinthefuture?

Perhapswewillhaveashorterlanguage,fullofsaying‘cryface’ifsomethingsadhappensorusingabbreviations（缩写）likeLOL（laughoutloud）orBRB（berightback）insteadofsayingthefullphrase.Sodoesthismeanourvocabularywillshrink?

Isitthestartofanexcitingnewera?

Willtheylookbackonusinthefutureandsaythisiswhereitallbegan–thenewlanguage?

Oristhisaclassiccaseoftheoldergenerationssaying,‘Thingsweren’tlikethatwhenIwasyounger.Wedidn’tuseemoticonstoshowouremotions’?

Yetwhenyoulookbackovertime,thepowerofimagehasalwaysbeenthere.Evenintheprehistoriceratheyusedimagerytocommunicate,andwhat’sevenmoreincredibleisthatweareabletoanalyse thosedrawings andunderstandthemeaningofthemthousandsofyearslater.Pictureshavetheabilitytotranscendtimeandlanguage.Images,beitcavepaintingsoremojis,allowustoconveyamessagethat’snotrestrictivebutratheruniversal.

32.WhydoestheauthormentionNineteenEightFour?

A.Tointroducethetopic.

B.Toshowanexample.

C.Togivethereason.

D.Todescribeaphenomenon.

33.Whydoestheauthorlikeusingemojis?

A.Toreducetheuseofwords

B.Tosavetimeoftyping

C.Toexpressnaturallyandcasually

D.Tomakefunoffriends

34.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“shrink”inPara2?

A.Disappear.B.Reduce.

C.Lower.D.Change.

35.Whatwilltheauthoragreewith?

A.Emojiswilldestroythevarietyofourvocabulary.

B.EmojiswillreplaceEnglishasthemostpopularlanguage.

C.Emojisareuselessandmeaninglessinmodernlife

D.Emojiswillnotrestrictourcommunication.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。

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