山东省滨州市学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx

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山东省滨州市学年高一下学期期末英语试题

山东省滨州市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Bookscan'tstopaglobalpandemic.But,forashortwhile,theycanletusforgettheworldaroundusandtransportustodifferentplaces,allowingustotravelinspirit.Herearesomepicksforthismonth:

RohintonMistry:

AFineBalance

Mistry'snovelfocusesonthelivesoffourcentralcharacterswhoselivesareonadownwardspiral,frompovertytooutrightdestitutionand,ultimately,death.

MistrydoesnotwhitewashtherealityofurbanpovertyinIndia.Butasreaders,webecomeabsorbedinhischaractersliveswehopewiththem,wefearforthemand,attheend,wecryforthem.

ElenaFerrante:

MуBrilliantFriend

ElenaFerante'rnovelstakeusstraighttotheItaliancityofNapoliStartingwithMyBrilliantFriend,thefournovelscharttheintensiverelationshipbetweentwogirl,ElenaGreco（Lenù）andRaffaellaCerullo（Lila）whogrowupinapoorneighborhoodinthe1950s.

ReadingFerrante'sdescriptioncallsforthimagesofNapoliandmakesusfeellikewearestandinginthePiazzadelPlebiscito.Wecanfell,hearandsmellNapoliaroundus.

PatrickModiano:

TheSearchWarrant

TheSearchWarrantpiecestogetherthereal-lifestoryofDoraBruder,ayoungJewishgirlwhowentmissinginParisinDecember1941.ModianoattemptstoretraceDora'smovementsacrossParisandhisbookisfullofevocativedescriptionsofquietsquaresandstreets.

BytracingDora'spossiblesteps,ModianoevocativelyrecreatesthetwilightatmosphereofParisunderoccupation.

KazuoIshiguro:

TheRemainsoftheDay

TheRemainsoftheDaytellsthestoryofStevens,theagedbutlerofDarlingtonHall,andhisilljudgedlifechoicesthatsawhimbeinginvolvedwithBritishfascismintheinterwaryears.

ThisallusiontoBritishfascisminparticularissomethingthatmakesthisnovelstandout；itisasubjectmatternotoftendiscussedoreventaught.

1．WhichbookissetinIndia?

A．AFineBalance.B．MyBrilliantFriend.

C．TheSearchWarrant.D．TheRemainsoftheDay.

2．WhatdoMyBrilliantFriendandTheSearchWarranthaveincommon?

A．Bothnovelstellreallifestories.

B．BothnovelstakeplaceinItaly.

C．Botharerelatedtointerpersonalrelationship.

D．Bothgiveavividdescriptionofthesurroundings.

3．WhatisspecialaboutTheRemainsoftheDay?

A．Itsmovingstory.B．Itsmiserablecharacter.

C．Itsrarelymentionedsubject.D．Itsskillfultechniquesofdescription.

I’dbeenretiredforfouryears,whenafriendsuggesteduniversity.Ithoughthewasjoking—Iwasrubbishatschoolandfailedmy11-plus.ButwelovetocompeteoverMastermindandUniversitychallenge,andhethoughtI’dmakeit.Andhewasabsolutelyright!

Ididafoundationcoursefirst,whichwasparttimeattheUniversityLifelongLearningCentre（LLC）,twonightsaweekandtheoddSaturday.Ididquitewell,andthatgavemetheconfidencetodoafulltime,threeyeardegree.I’mpassionateaboutartandIalwayswantedtobehereforthejourneyandnotthedestination.Thatsoundsreallycorny,butitwasthetruthinmycase.

Initiallyitwasabitstrangefittinginwithmycoursemates.Theywereall18,straightoutofsixthformorcollege.Overtime,though,they’veallbeenfine—now,weallgetonreallywellandthereisnoissue.I’vemadeplentyoffriendsasamemberofthematurestudentssociety,andIdosomevolunteeringthroughtheLLC,chattingtoprospectivestudentsaboutmyexperienceofcomingtouniversity.Itellthemmystoryandbasicallyencouragethemtogiveitagobecauseyou’vegotnothingtolose.IliketothinkI’veconvincedafewofthem.

Ihavenoregretsatall.EnrollinginuniversitywasthebestpieceofadviceI’vereceivedinyears,especiallypost-retirement.Ineededroutineinmylife;Ineededpurpose.I’mnotgoingtospendmydayinthebookiesorthepub.Ifyou’vegotapassionforsomething,youshouldpursueit.

4．WhatdowelearnfromParagraph1?

A．Theauthoroftencompetedwithhisfriendatuniversity,

B．Theauthorwassatisfiedwithhisperformanceatschool,

C．Theadviceofhisfriendwasabigchallengefortheauthor.

D．Theauthor’sfriendtoldajokewhensuggestinguniversity.

5．Whatwasitthatmadehimdeterminedtopursueafulltimedegree?

A．Hislongheldpassionforart.

B．Hisboringretirementlife.

C．Hissuccessinthefoundationcourse.

D．Hisdesiretotraveltothedestination.

6．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A．Howhegotalongwithhiscoursemates

B．Howhehelpedhisfriendsatuniversity.

C．Whatactivitieshetookpartinatschool

D．Whatheexperiencedasavolunteer.

7．Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A．Knowledgeispower.

B．It’snevertoooldtolearn.

C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

TechgiantsAppleandGoogleareteaminguptocreateasystemthatwouldletsmartphoneusersknowwhenthey'vecomeintocontactwithsomeonewhohasCOVID-19.

ThetechnologywouldrelyontheBluetoothsignalsthatsmartphonescanbothsendoutandreceive1aperscntestspositive（阳性）forCOVID-19,theycouldinformpublichealthauthoritiesthroughanapp.Thosepublichealthappswouldthenwarnanyonewhosesmartphonesbadcometeartheinfectedperson'sphoneintheprevious14days.ThetechnologycouldbeusedonbothGoogleAndroidphonesandAppleiPhones.

Thecompaniesinsistthattheywillpreservesmartphoneusers'privacyandtheirtechnologywillbeusedonlybypublichealthauthoritiestotracethespreadofCOVID-19.Smartphoneuserscanchoosetouseit.Thesoftwarewillnotcollectdataonusers'physicallocationsortheirpersonallyidentifiableinformation.Peoplewhotestpositivewouldremainunknowntothepublic,bothtothepeoplewhocameincontactwiththemandtoAppleandGoogle.“Privacyisofgreatestimportanceinthiseffort,”thecompaniessaidinajointstatement.

TheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionhaswarmedthatusingcellphonedatatohandlethepandemiccarriesrisksof“destructionofprivacy”.InastatementonFriday,ACLUcybersecuritycounselJenniferGranicksaid,Thesystemalsocan'tworkwellifpeopledon’ttrustit”.ShesaidthatthejointAppleandGoogleproject“appearstoreducetheworstprivacyrisks,butthereisstillroomforimprovement.”Sheaddedthatthecontacttracingappshouldbeusedonlyforpublichealthpurposesandonlyforthedurationofthispandemic.

Publichealthofficialssaythecontacttracing-findingpeoplewhohavebeenincontactwithaninfectedpersonwillbeakeystepinliftingshelterin-placerestrictions.

Itwouldallowpeoplewhoareknowntohavebeenexposedtothevirustoisolatethemselves,whilelettingothersrecovernormalactivities.

8．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Toadvertiseforpublichealth.B．Tointroduceacontacttracingsystem.

C．TowarnthepublicofrisksofCOVID-19.D．Toraisepeople'sawarenessofprivacyprotection.

9．Whatdothecompaniespromisetodoinparticular?

A．Warnpeoplewhotestpositive.B．Protectinfectedpeople'sprivacy.

C．Workwithpublichealthauthorities.D．Collectdataonusersphysicallocations.

10．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4suggest?

A．Publichealthissuesaretracedaccurately.B．Onlypeople'strustinfluencesthesystem.

C．Thesystemisattheriskofbeingdestroyed.D．Jenniferthinksthesystemshouldbebetter.

11．Thesystemismainlydesignedto.

A．ensureinfectedpeople'srecoveryB．guaranteepeople'snormalactivities

C．helppreventthespreadofCOVID-19D．encourageallthepeopletoisolatethemselves

Thegovernment'stopGreatBarrierReefscientistsaysathirdmasscoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）eventinfiveyearsisaclearsignalthatthemarinewonderis“callingforurgenthelponclimatechange.Coralscanrecoverfrommildbleaching,butseverebleachingcankillcorals.

ProfTerryHughes,directoroftheCentreofExcellenceforCoralReefStudiesatJamesCookUniversity,surveyed1,036reefsfromaplaneoverninedaysinlateMarch.

Themarineparkauthorityalsohadanobserverontheflights.Thesurveyhasreleasedmapsshowingthatseriouslevelsofbleachingoccurredin2020inallthreesectionsofthereefnorthern,centralandsouthern.Some25%ofthereefswereseriouslybleached-meaningthatmorethan60%ofthecoralsoneachreefhadbleached.

TheGreatBarrierReelhasexperiencedfivemassbleachingevents-1998.2002,2016,2017and2020-allcausedbyrisingoceantemperaturesdrivenbyglobalheating.Hughessaidthereprobablywouldnotbethesamelevelofcoraldeathinthenorthandcentralregionsin2020asinpreviousyears,butthiswaspartlybecausepreviousbleachingoutbreakshadkilloffthelessheat-tolerantspeciesThe2020bleachingwassecondonlyto2016forseverity（严重性）,Hughessaid.

Dr.DavidWachenfeld，chiefscientistattheGreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority,toldGuardianAustralia"Mygreatestfearisthatpeoplewilllosehopeforthereef.Withouthopethere'snoaction.Peopleneedtoseethesebleachingevents,TheyareclearsignalsthattheGreatBarrierReefisallingforurgenthelpandforustodoeverythingwecan”.

Measurestoimprovetheabilityofrecoveryofthereefincludeimprovingwaterquality,controllingoutbreaksofcoral-eatingstarfish,andresearchanddevelopmenttoimprovetheheattoleranceofcorals."However,climatechangebringsanewscaleofimpactunlikeanythingwehaveseenbefore.Thus,dealingwiththeclimateproblemisthebasisforeverythingelsetowork,”Wachenfeldsaid.

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mild”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Serious

B．Strong.

C．Steady.

D．Slight.

13．WhatcanwelearnfromPar