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湖北省黄冈市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

湖北省黄冈市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Ifyou’relookingforjoyful,open-endedexperienceswithmaththatdevelopcuriosityandpattern-findingforyourkids,thefollowingwebsiteactivitiesmaybehelpful.

WhichOneDoesn'tBelongbyMaryBourassaisinspiredbyChristopherDanielson”bookofthesamename.Theconceptissimple：

therearefournumbers,shapes,orgraphs,andyouhavetofindareasoneachoneistheodd（不合规律的）oneout.Ifthenumbersare9,16.25,and43,youcouldsay9istheoddoneoutbecauseithasonlyonedigit«16istheoddoneoutbecauseit’sanevennumber,25istheoddoneoutbecauseitdoesnotendinamultipleofthree,or43istheoddoneoutbecauseitisnotasquare.

●MathArtChallengebyAnniePerkinsisanopen-endedwaytoexploremathbycreatingpatterns.Perkinsissharingdailyprompt（提示词toinspiremathematicalplayeverythingfromgeometryconstructionstotoiletpaperrollpolyhedral（多面体）andotherparticipantsaresharingtheircreationsonsocialmedia.

●BookzoompabyPaulaKrieg,hasawealthofpaper-foldingactivitiesthatengagewithmathematics.Kriegrecentlymailedmeabeautifulexampleofoneofthemorechallengingcraftsshe'swrittenaboutonherblog。

.Youmightwanttotrysomeofhersimplercraftsfirst,likepentagonsandstars.

●BigLock-DownMath-OffbyAperiodicalisaversionofthesummermathcommunicationcompetitiontheyhaverunforthepastcoupleofyears.Participantssubmitwrite-upsoffavoritebitsofmath,andreaderscanvoteontheirfavorites.Ibelievesubmissionsarestillopenifyouwanttotakepartinit.

1．HowdoestheauthorexplainthewayWhichOneDoesn'tBelongworks?

A．Bygivinganexample.B．Byprovidingstatistics.

C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byintroducingresearchfindings.

2．WhatcanonelearnfollowingAnniePerkins?

A．Towritearticles.B．Tocreatepatterns.

C．Todopaperfolding.D．Tofindtheoddoneout.

3．Inwhichactivitycanoneparticipateinacompetition?

A．WhichOneDoesn'tBelong.B．MathArtChallenge,

C．Bookzoompa.D．BigLock-DownMath-Off.

AKidZaniaopenedinFrisco,TexasonNovember23,2019.Theindoorplayareaisuniquebecauseitpromisestoteachchildrenabouttherealworld—whiletheyhaveagreattime!

AKidZaniaisaninteractivemini-citycreatedforchildrenbetween4and14yearsold,wheretheycanwalkfreely,exploringvariousactivities.Thegoalisforthemtolearnabouttheworldthroughrealisticrole-play.That'swhyyou'llfindtheaters,shops,andofficebuildingsinsidethecitywallsalongwithpedestriansandtinyvehicles.

Attheseplaces,kidscanspendabout20minutespersessionbeingfirefighters,mailcarriers,constructionworkers,dentists,nailtechnicians,bankers,orevenbroadcastjournalists.

Ifakidwantstobeadoctororseewhatit'sliketobeaveterinarian（兽医）,theycangetatasteofit,saidMikeLaudizio,KidZania's”mayor（市长）”andgeneralmanager.

Theygettheirhandsinit,anditreallygivesthemthefreedomtoexplorethecity.”

Sincechildrenlearnbestbydoing,theyaremorelikelytoleaveKidZaniawithanewfoundappreciationfordifferentjobsandabettergraspofhowtheworldworks.Bestofall,whilethekidswork,theyearnKidZosbydoingtheirjobswellorbyachievingsmallgoalslikewashingtheirhandsorparticipatinginbrandedactivities.TheyhavethechoiceofcashinginfortoysandcandyatthegiftshoporsavingupintheKidZaniabankforanotherday.

Ouronlyquestioniswhenoneofthesewillopenforadults.Thisplacelooksgreatfun,anditcanteachkidsimportantlessonsabouttheworldwelivein.Let'shopemoreKidZaniasopenintheU.S.

4．WhatisaKidZania?

A．Amini-city.B．Akid-carecenter.

C．Aninterestingplay.D．Acharityproject.

5．WhatcankidsdoinaKidZania?

A．Workasmayorofacity.

B．Learnthroughrealisticrole-play.

C．Shadowpeopleindifferentoccupations.

D．Attendlecturesabouthowtheworldworks.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“KidZos”inParagraph5referto?

A．Abrandname.B．Akindofbusiness.

C．Toyssoldintheshop.D．Moneyinthemini-city.

7．What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardstheKidZania?

A．Skeptical.B．Curious.C．Admiring.D．Worried.

Wesacrificeourpoweroffullpresencewhenwe'remultitasking,andwedosoforabenefitofimprovedproductivitythatsimplydoesn'texist.Multitaskingisamyth（虚构的东西）.

Researchindicatesthatmultitaskersareactuallylesslikelytobeproductive,yettheyfeelmoreemotionallysatisfiedwiththeirwork.We'renotactuallyaccomplishingwhatwethinkweare—we'vebeenfoolingourselves.

Infact,researchalsoshowsthatmultitasking,i.e.tryingtodotwocognitive（认知的）thingsatthesametime,simplycan'tbedone—theminddoesn'tworkthatway.Eventryingtodoacognitiveactivityandamoreautomaticactivityatthesametimedoesn’treallywork.That’swhytheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardreportsthattextingwhiledrivingistheequivalent（等同之物）ofdrivingwithablood-alcohollevelthreetimesthelegallimit.

Webelievewe'reeffectiveatmultitaskingwheninrealitywe’regoodatwhatresearcherscall“task-switching”.EarlMiller,aprofessoratMIT,says,“Switchingfromtasktotask,youthinkyou'reactuallypayingattentiontoeverythingaroundyouatthesametime.Butyou'reactuallynot.”Thebrainisforcedtoswitchamongmultiplecognitivetasksasthesetasksusethesamepartofthebrain.

Infact,researchindicatesupto40percentofproductivitycouldbelostduetotask-switching.Itactuallytakesmoretimetocompletethetasksyoureswitchingbetweenandyoumakemoreerrorsthanwhenyoufocusondoingonetaskatatimeinorder.

AStanfordstudyconfirmedthisbyshowingthatthosewhomultitaskareindeedworseperformers.Studieshaveshownthatittakesfourtimeslongerforthebraintorecognizenewthings,furtherslowingclowntaskcompletionandthatwehaveamuchlowerretention（保留）rateofwhatwelearnwhilewearemultitasking.

8．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Task-switchingmakesbetterperformersatwork.

B．Wetakemultitaskingfortask-switchingbymistake.

C．Wefeelgoodaboutwhatwedowhilemultitasking.

D．Ourbrainfocusesondifferenttaskswhenwemultitask,

9．WhatmightEarlMilleragree?

A．Wecan'tforceourbraintomultitask.

B．Weshouldpayattentiontoeverythingaroundus.

C．Wecanoccupydifferentpartsofthebrainwithdifferenttasks.

D．Weshouldn'ttaketextingwhiledrivingastheequivalentofdrunkdriving.

10．Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?

A．Tointroduceanewapproach.

B．Tocomparedifferentresearchfindings.

C．Tocorrectacommonmisunderstanding.

D．Toanalyzetheconsequenceofasocialphenomenon.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Multitaskingisamyth

B．Fullpresenceisimpossible

C．Cognitivetasksaretime-consuming

D．Task-switchingimprovesproductivity

NASAisstudyingwaystobuildhumanhabitationsontheRedPlanet.In2016,SpaceXpubliclyannouncedaplantobeginbuildingsettlementsMars.Thismission（任务）couldputpeopleonMarsby2026.ThisiswhyastrobiologystudentsatVillanovabegantheirMarsGardensproject,investigatingwhichplantsandvegetablescangrowinironoxide-richMartiansoilsimulant（模拟物）.

Afewbillionyearsago,Marshadabetterenvironment,completewithoceans,amildclimateandquitepossibly—life.Ithassincelostmostofitsatmosphereandwaterandthere'scurrentlynowateronitssurface.Water（orice）ispresentbeneaththesurface,however,aswellasintheplanet'sicypolarareas.ThetoughconditionsonMarsmakeitnecessaryforallplantstobegrowninheated,pressurizedgreenhouseswithsignificantcompensations（补充）madeforatmosphere,wetnessandwater.

Intheirgreenhouseexperiments,theVillanovastudentstookmeasurestocreateanenvironmentthat'sbothplant-friendlyandsimilartowhatwouldbefoundingreenhousesonMars.Theymadesure,forexamplethatplantsreceivedroughlythesameamountofsunlightastheywouldonMars.ThestudentsfoundthattheirsuccessratesimprovebyusingmultiwavelengthLEDsandaddingpottingsoilorearthwormfeces.

Thestudentswereabletogetcertainvegetablesfromconsideration.Forexample,thelowlightonMarsdoesnotlenditselfwelltogrowingplantsthatrequirefullsun,whichincludefavoritesliketomatoes,beans,cornormanyrootplants.Carrotsalsodon'tmakethecut.Potatoeslargelydon'tthriveinthesimulantsoilandlowlightconditions,butsweetpotatoesdoalittlebetter.

Thestudentsfoundthatdandelions（蒲公英）wouldgrowwellonMarsandhavesignificantbenefits:

theygrowquickly,everypartoftheplantiseatable,andtheyhavehighnutritionalvalue.Otherthrivingplantsincludemicrogreens,lettuce,peasandsoon.

12．WhatdothestudentsatVillanovaintendtodowiththeirproject?

A．DesignspacecraftsfortheMarsmission.

B．ChoosepossibleplantstobegrownonMars.

C．StudyreasonsforenvironmentalchangesonMars.

D．TestmodelsofhumansettlementstobesetuponMars.

13．WhatistheenvironmentonMarslike?

A．Theairpressureislow.B．Thetemperatureishigh.

C．Thesoilisplant-friendly,D．Thesunlightisabundant.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrive”inParagraph4mean?

A．Havehighnutrition.B．Requirefullsun.

C．Growwell.D．Adjusttotheconditions.

15．WhichislikelytogrowbestonMars?

A．Tomatoes.B．Carrots.C．Potatoes.D．Dandelions.

二、七选五

MattOwensofNewZealandwasoutmindinghisownbusinessonedaywhenhecameacrossaninjuredmagpieonthesideoftheroad.Thepoorbirdlookedcompletelyalone.16．

Afterspendingplentyoftimecaringforhisnewfriend,whomhen