贵州省黔南州学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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贵州省黔南州学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

贵州省黔南州2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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Somesuccessfulbrandsarememorablefortheircreativity.Theyconveyaccurateinformationtous.However,someoftheseoriginsareveryinteresting.

Google

Theworld’slargestsearchenginehasdevelopedabrand.ItsfoundersLarryPageandSergeyBrinknewtheircompany’spotentialwhentheywerefreshmenatStanford.Theoriginalplanwastonameit“googol”,whichmeant“ahugenumber”,butLarryPagemisspelleditas“Google”.Boththesiteandthecompanyregistered“Google”.However,thiserrordistinguishes“Google”fromothersearchengines.

McDonald’s

Theoriginalnamecamefromthelastnameoftheinventors:

Maurice“Mac”andRichard“Dick”McDonald.Before1940,theyownedandoperatedasuccessfulrestaurant,butonceWorldWarIIwasover,theydecidedtotryanewsystemtoreducethetimepeoplespentwaitingfortheirfood.SothefirstMcDonald’sopenedin1948.Overtime,theirsimpleandbrightcolorshavemadeitoneofthemostrecognizablesymbolsontheearth.

Rolex

HansWilsdorf,founderoftheRolexbrand,sayshewantsashortwatchnametopronounceeasily.Aftercombiningallthelettersandcomingupwith100possiblenames,noneofthemfitthebill.Butatriponahorse-drawnridechangedthefateofhiscompany,becausea“genius”,ashecalledit,whisperedtheword“Rolex”intohisear.

IKEA

Foundedin1943,IKEAwentfromsellingallkindsofobjectstobecomingthebenchmarkofSwedishcreativityworldwidewithitsfurnitureandfacilitatespackaging.ThewordIKEAisacombinationofthefirstlettersoffounder’sfirstnameandlastname:

IngvarKamprad,thefarmwherehegrewup:

Elmtaryd,andthetowninsouthernSwedenwhereitwaslocated:

Agunnaryd.

1．Whatcontributedtothebrand“Google”?

A．Thecompany’splan.B．LarryPage’smistake.

C．Thecompany’spotential.D．SergeyBrin’screation.

2．WhatwastheoriginalintentionofMcDonald’s?

A．Toearnmoremoney.

B．Tocreatesimpleandbrightcolors.

C．Toofferconvenienceforcustomers.

D．Toexpandthebusinesstotheworld.

3．Whichbrandhassomethingtodowiththefounder’shometown?

A．Google.B．McDonald’s.C．Rolex.D．IKEA．

WhenIwassix,Iwassodesperatetobeoutinnature.I’dbetransportedthroughDavid’sdocumentaries（纪录片）toalltheseamazingplaces.IdidaPhDstudyingantsandbutterflies,beforegettingacallfromtheBBCaskingaboutmyworkforashowcalledLifeintheUndergrowth.Iwassoexcitedandimmediatelybegged,“Pleaseletmehelp!

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SirDavidhimselfcametofilmwithme,soIgottomeethimearlyon,andheistheloveliestperson.Somethingwaswrongwiththecar.Hedivedstraightunderittotrytofixit.Hisenthusiasmandpassionwassoreal.ThefirsttripIdidwithhimwastoIsraelasanassistantproducer,theninMadagascar.Mydreamcametrue.

Usually,wespendsixweeksfilmingforaboutthreeminutesofTV.Whatusuallyhappensisthatwe’regoingtofilmonethingbuttheanimalendsupdoingsomethingelse.Westayinwhateverbasicaccommodationistheclosest,becausewecan’twastetimeontheway.Soit’srarethatwestayinahotel.Patienceisthekey,thenlearningandlistening.

Ofcourseyouencounteranimalsthatcouldhurtyou.TherewasamomentonPlanetEarthwhereawolfapproachedmeandwehadtopushitoffwithacamera.DuringfilmingforSevenWorldswecameacrossabeautifulbutdeadlysnake,whichcasuallycameintoourroom.Itookitupinahatandputitbackintothejungle.IstillrememberthechimpsinSenegaljumpedonatreenexttomeandpushedittotheground.Hewaslikesaying,“Youcanstayhere,butifIwantedtocrashyou,Icould.”

Whenwefilmcertainanimals,likelionsforexample,wemustbevigilant.Weknowtheywillattackothercreaturesfortheirterritories,butthere’ssomethingfascinatinginthesmallcreatures.I’vealwayscaredaboutthesebeautifullivesandtheplanet.Idesperatelywanttopreservethecreaturesinthenaturalworld.

4．WhydidtheauthoragreetoworkforBBC?

A．HecouldworkwithDavid.B．Hewouldtravelabroad.

C．Hecouldstudymoreanimals.D．Hewouldbecomefamous.

5．Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfortheauthor’sjobaccordingtothetext?

A．Enthusiasm.B．Listening.C．Patience.D．Observation.

6．Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A．Cleveravoidancekeepsanimalsaway.B．Filminginnaturehaspotentialdanger.

C．Theauthorprefersstrangeexperiences.D．Violentbehaviorsarecommoninthewild.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vigilant”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Cautious.B．Strict.C．Energetic.D．Powerful.

Novideogamesareallowedafter10pm.Itisnotallowedtoplaygamesformorethan90minutesonnon-holidays.Nomorethan400yuanpermonthisallowedtobuyvirtualweaponsandcostumes.

TheChinesegovernmenthasissuednewregulationsaimedatcontrollingteenager’saddictiontovideogames.Someofficialsbelievethatthisproblemisthereasonwhymoreandmoreyoungpeoplearesufferingfrommyopia（近视）andpoorlearning.Therulesforbidusersundertheageof18fromplayingbetween10pmand8am.Therulesdemandthattheyshouldn’tplaymorethan90minutesonnon-holidaysandmorethan3hoursonweekendsandotherholidays.

Officialshavetakenstrongermeasurestomonitorlargetechnologycompaniesandpromotethemtohelpspreadtheadvocatedculturalvalues.Theofficialmediaregardedsomegamesas“poisons”andbannedsomeviolentgames.Inaddition,minors（未成年人）mustuserealnamesandIDnumberswhentheylogintothegame.Theseregulationsalsolimitthea-mountofmoneythatteenagerscanusetopurchasevirtualitemssuchasweapons,clothing,andpetsthroughtheapp.

Analystssaidthattheseregulationshavebeenlargelypredictedbytheindustryandareunlikelytoaffectitsearnings.However,younggamersmayalsofindwaystobypass（绕开）therules,suchasusingtheparent’sphonenumberandIDnumber.“Therewillalwaysbesomethingimperfect,”saidDanielAhmad,senioranalystatNikoPartners.However,headdedthatthankstotheregulations,Chinaisnowoneofthemostregulatedvideogamemarketsintheworld.

YangBingbenistheownerofanindustrialtechnologycompany.Henoticedthathissonoftenplaysgamesthatdon’trequirenetworkingandisdifficulttocontrol.“Wehavesomethingnewtoreplacethegames,”hesaid,“ourthinkingshouldbetobuildmorestadiums,suchasfootballstadiumsandbasketballcourts.”

8．ThenewregulationswillhelpChineseteenagerswiththeir________.

A．intelligenceB．personalities

C．studyandeyesightD．constitutionsandmorals

9．WhatdidDanielAhmadthinkoftheregulations?

A．Theyareadjustable.B．Theyareeffective.

C．Theyarecreative.D．Theyareworthless.

10．WhatcanbeinferredfromYangBingben’swords?

A．Teenagersarespendingmoretimeinthestadiums.

B．Footballandbasketballwillbepopularwithteenagers.

C．Gettingridoftheaddictiontovideogamesisimpossible.

D．Doingsportshelpspreventteenagersplayingvideogames.

11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoureadthetext?

A．Literature.B．Education.

C．Fashion.D．Sport.

Put“crottindechevre”intoGoogleTranslate,andyou’llbetolditmeans“goatdung（粪）Soifitappearedonamenu,youmightfeelsickofit.Actually,youhavemissedadeliciouscheesemadeofgoat’smilkthatisoftenservedasastarterinFrance.

SuchmisunderstandingsarewhyGoogleadmitsthatitsfreetool,usedbyabout500millionpeople,isnotintendedtoreplacehumantranslators.Touristsmightacceptafewmisunderstandingsbecausethetechnologyischeapandconvenient.Butperhapsinbusiness,lawormedicine,theseservicesoftenfallshort.“UsingGoogleTranslatecanleadtosomeseriouserrors,especiallywhenwordshavemultiplemeanings,whichisoftenthecaseinfieldssuchaslaworengineering,saysSamanthaLangley,atranslatorinFrance.

ThatisnottosayprofessionaltranslatorsdonotuseComputerAssistedTranslation（CAT）tools.Someapplicationscanhelpthemtakethedullworkoutofrepetitivetranslations.CATsareevenusedaspartofmodernlanguagedegreecoursesthesedays.Sohowgoodarethey?

Oneofthemostpopularnewtoolsistheso-calledtranslationearphone.Usuallypairedwithasmartphoneapp,theypickupspokenforeignlanguagesandtranslatethemfortheuser.“Ithastakendecadesofresearchtocombinethatwithspeechrecognitiontechnology,whichhasallowedustomakeahugeleapforwardintermsofaccuracy,”saysAndrewOchoa,chiefexecutiveofWaverlyLabs,whichproducestranslationearphones.“Formeetingsandconferences,wearabletranslatorslikeWaverly’sareundoubtedlypopular.Buteventhisnewgenerationtechhaslimitations.Usersmustwaitatleastafewsecondsforaphrasetobetranslated,ormoreiftheinternetconnectionispoor.”

Andcomputersstilllackthesubtlety（微妙）ofhumancommunication.“Ifindit’sactuallyhardertodesertpartofthesentenceandrebuilditthantojustcreatesomethingfromscratch.”saysAntonio,atranslator.Buthethinksthisproblemcouldberesolvedwithinthenext10years.

12．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph1?

A．Addsomemorerelatedinformation.

B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.

C．Introducethetopicofthetext.

D．Summarizethefollowingparagraphs.

13．Howdoprofessionaltranslatorsdotoimprovetheirworkingefficiency?

A．BychangingGoogleTranslate.B．Bysurfingonline.

C．Byworkingwithengineers.D．ByusingCATtools.

14．WhatadvantagedoesthetranslationearphonehavecomparedwithmanyCATs?

A．Itismoreaccurate.B．Itismoreattractive.

C．Itischeaper.D．Itissmaller.

15．Whatmaybetheb