河南省信阳市学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题.docx

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河南省信阳市学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题

河南省信阳市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题

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SpanishcoursesinSydney

Letyourlanguagejourneybegin.

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1．ToastudentwhohaslearnedSpanish,theclasshewillbeinisdecidedby_______.

A．whichcountryheisfromB．hisgradesinaLevelTest

C．whenheenrollsforthecourseD．hisreasonsforlearningSpanish

2．WhatdoweknowabouttheSpanishcourses?

A．TheyareaboutbusinessSpanish.B．Theycenteronlearners'listening.

C．Theyarerunwithculturalactivities.D．Theyaretaughtwithtraditionalmethods.

3．Whyarelearnersadvisedtoenrollbeforethe20"ofApril?

A．Theycansavesomemoney.B．Theycangotofreedanceclasses.

C．Theycanstarttheirclassesearlier.D．Theycanchoosetheirfavoriteteachers.

MyyoungestsonhasasevereformofAutism（自闭症）.Eventhoughheisinhistwentiesnowhestillhasthemindofasmallchild.ThingsIfindsillydelighthimandlittlechangesthatwouldn'tbothermeatallbotherhimgreatly.Mostofthetimeheishappybuttherearealsotimeswhenhecanbeterriblyupset.Hewilltearupthingsandcryfornoreason.ItalwayshurtsmetoseehimsufferthiswayespeciallywhenthereislittleIcandotohelp.

Thismorningwasparticularlytryingforhim.Hebrokeanewshirtandcriedonandoffforanhour.Finallyhecalmeddown.Iwasstillfeelingstressed,however,andtiredlysatdownatmycomputertoseeifIcouldgetalittleworkdone.AsIwasturningiton,Iheardmysonlaughforthefirsttimeallday.Iturnedmyheadandsawhimstandingdirectlyundertheglassangelhangingfromourceilingfan.Thelightfromourhouselampsseemedtoshinebrightlyallaroundhimlikeahalo（光环）.Hiseyeslitupasthelittleangelswunggentlyabovehishead.

Atthatmomentmyheartopened.IcouldseethatthemiraclewasremindingmethatmysonwasmorethanhisAutism.Iinsteadsawtheshiningsoulwithin.Isawtheloveandlightofhisspiritandknewhewashereforapurpose.MyeyeswateredandIappreciatedthisminormiracleandgentlereminderofhisloveforallofus.

Miraclesareallaroundus,butwecan'talwaysseethemwithoureyes.Weoftenhavetoseethemwithourhearts.Keepyourheartopentothemthen.Andletyourselfbethemiracleyouweremeanttobe!

4．Whatcanwelearnabouthersonfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Nothingcanbringjoytohim.B．Heisalwayslostinhisownworld.

C．Anyhelpfromhismotherisinvain.D．Hisupsetarisesfromobviousreasons.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trying”meaninparagraph2?

A．Terrifying.B．Embarrassing.C．Exhausting.D．Annoying.

6．Whatmakeshismothergratefultohim?

A．Hisburstoflaughter.B．Hischangeableemotions.

C．Hissoulfulloflove.D．Hiseyesfullofcuriosity.

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Miraclescomeinmoments.B．Amother'sloveneverchanges.

C．Autismcallsforpublicconcern.D．Communicationcomesfromhearts.

Inanationofschoolstypicallynamedwithsensibleacronyms（首字母缩写词）orafterthenamesofdeadFrenchmen,63seemsastrangetitleforaninstitutionofhigherlearning.Butthen,XavierNiel'snewtechnologyacademyhardlyaimstobeconventional.

Niel,afriendlytelecommunicationsmanagerwithseveralbillioneurostohisname,setupthePariscampusthisyeartoprovideprogrammingclasses.

Itsverynameissomethingmysterious:

IntheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy,thescience-fictionnovelbyDouglasAdams,thenumber63istheanswertothemeaningoflife,theuniverseandeverything.

Therearenolectures—thecollegeachievesitsteachinggoalsbycombininganextremeformof“student-to-studentlearning”withproject-basedlearning.Studentscanonlyfind“friendlyorganizers"wearingT-shirtsinsteadoflecturers.Nodegreewillbeawarded,normustincomingstudents,ages18to30,behighschoolgraduates.63istuition-freeandhassoughttoattractstudentsfromthecountry’spoorestneighborhoods.

Theschoolbreakswiththeconventionalmethods,andNielbelievesitwillproducegraduateswhoaremorecreative,moreemployable,morediverseandmoreusefultotheweakFrencheconomyasaresult.

Therewere20,000applicantsthisyeartoenter63.Intheend,just900wereadmittedtothethree-yearprogram.

Theschoolwillteachproblem-solving,itscreatorssay.Someeducatorscallthisunworkable.Toprovidestudentswith“recipes”ishardlyenough,saidPierreBaylet,anadministratorattheInstituteMinesTelecom,atelecommunicationsschool.“Youhavetoteachthemtocook!

”BaylettoldtheeducationmagazineI'Etudiant.

Still,somepublicofficialshavewelcomedit,especiallythosewhoareconcernedwiththestateoftheeconomy.

Similarmethodsareusedbyotherprivateuniversities,includingEpitech,theprogrammingcollegeformerlyledbyNicolasSadirac（63'sdirector）andgenerallyconsideredFrance'sbest.Butannualtuitionthereandatsimilarinstitutionsrunsintoseveralthousandeuros.

CorentinDenos,18,saidhewouldneedtofinda“suitcasefullofmoney”toaffordthat.Hescoredhigh,survivedthemonthlongcampinParisandwasadmittedby63.Theacademymightstrikesomeas“abitstrange”,Denossaid.“Itfitsmeperfectly.”

8．Whatdowelearnaboutthename63?

A．IthonorsadeadFrenchman.B．ItwasgivenbyDouglasAdams.

C．Itisfromatraditionaluniversity.D．Itcomesfromanumberinanovel.

9．Whichofthefollowingisanunusualfeatureof63?

A．Itisrunbypublicofficials.B．Ithasnoteachers.

C．Itgivesstudentsnoassignments.D．Itishugelyexpensive.

10．HowdidPierreBayletseemtolookat63?

A．Itwascreative.B．Itforgottoteachcookingskills.

C．Itwouldn'tsucceed.D．Itshouldn'tofferstudentsrecipes.

11．WhatdidCorentinDenossayaboutcollegeslikeEpitech?

A．Heconsideredtheirtuitionfeestoohigh.B．Hedidn'tliketheirteachingmethods.

C．Hedreamedofgoingtosuchcolleges.D．Hethoughttheywereabitstrange.

Sonyhasanewdeviceforanyonewho'severwishedtheycouldcarrytheirairconditioneronhotsummerdays.

CalledReonPocket,thesmall,lightweightmachineslidesintotheupperbackpocketofaspeciallydesignedT-shirt.Controlledwithasmartphoneapp,it'scapableofheatingorcoolingthewearerviathePeltiereffect,athermodynamic（热力学）principlewidelyusedinrefrigeration.

TheReonPocketcomesoutofSony’sstartupaccelerationprogram,andSonyiscurrentlycrowdfunding（众筹）thedevice.Supporterscanchoosefromafewdifferentpackages,iftheywantmultipleT-shirtsforinstance,butabasiconeincludingthedeviceandoneshirtcosts￥14,080.There'sacatch,though:

SonyonlyhasplanstoreleasetheReonPocketinJapanatpresent.

Thetargetaudienceismostlybusinessmenwhohavetowearasuitinthesummer,thoughthecompanysaysitwilljudgeitswiderrelevancebasedonthecrowdfundingresults.Rightnow,though,theT-shirtsavailablecomeinmen'ssizes,small,medium,orlarge.

Thedeviceisnotreallyforall-dayusesomuchasmovingbetweenair-conditionedorheatedareas,suchastravellingtowork.Thebatterytakesaroundtwohourstochargeandlastsabout90minutes.

InablogpostfromSony'sstartupaccelerator,YoichiIto,aprojectleaderonReonPocket,saidhisteamstartedthinkingofwaystocombinetechnologywithfashion.ReonPocketwastheresult.Japanesebuyerslookingtobattletherecordheatthissummerwillhavetowait,though.Ifthecrowdfundingissuccessful,deliveriesofthedevicearescheduledtobegininJuly2020.

12．Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethenewdevice?

A．Portable.B．Widely-used.C．Plain.D．Energy-saving.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“packages”inParagraph3referto?

A．SetsofT-shirts.B．Setsofprograms.C．Setsofservices.D．Setsofitems.

14．Whatcanweinferaboutthenewdevicefromthepassage?

A．Onlybusinessmencanhavefreeaccesstoit.B．Thefundraisingaffectsitspopularization.

C．Its