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河南省开封市五县联考学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

河南省开封市五县联考2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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ClaireKingsaysshewouldneverhavestartedgoingtotheGlastonburyFestivalifherfriendwhorunsafoodstandhadn'tneededahandafewyearsago.“Ithoughtitwouldjustbeallnoise,andIneverlikedrockmusic.”Nowshesaysshewouldpayherfriendtoallowhertoworkatherstand!

“Theticketsselllikehotcakes,soit'sthebestwayofmakingsureIcangettothefive-dayfestivalinJune,”shepointsout.

NickHendonlikesgoingtotheCambridgeFolkFestival,whichtakesplaceoveralongweekendinsummeratCherryHintonHall.HisfavouritefestivalareaistheClubTentwheremembersoftheaudience,aswellastheinvitedartists,cangetupandperform.“Mywifeusuallytakespart.Shehasabeautifulvoice,”hesaysproudly.

JoanMitchelldoesherbesttogettotheInternationalEisteddfod,adanceandmusicfestivalwhichtakesplaceeveryyearduringthesecondweekofJulyinWales.ThefestivalisalsofamousforthefinalSundayEveningGalaConcertwhichusuallyhassomeofthebiggestnamesinoperaasguestperformers.“I'veseenDameKiriTeKanawa9JamesGalwayandMontserratCaballe,butnoonecouldevermatchLucianoPavarotti.Hewastrulybreathtaking!

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GrahamCrosbytriestogettoasmanyconcertsaspossibleduringtheeight-weeksummerseasonofthePromsfestivaleveryyear.ThePromsisthelargestclassicalmusicfestivalintheworld.“Theatmosphereismuchmorerelaxingthanthatatotherclassicalconcerts.Infact,theaudiencesometimesbehavemorelikerockfans,jumpingupanddowntothemusic,whichisreallyexciting.”

1．WhatcanweknowaboutClaireKingfromthetext?

A．Shedoesn'tlikeworkingforherfriend.

B．Sherunsafoodstandduringthefestival.

C．Shegetstheticketforthefestivalfromherfriend.

D．Shedoesn'tneedtobuyatickettogettothefestival.

2．Whoenjoystheeventinwhichfestival-goerscantakepart?

A．GrahamCrosby.B．ClaireKing.

C．NickHendon.D．JoanMitchell.

3．Whichfestivallaststhelongesttime?

A．TheProms.

B．TheGlastonburyFestival.

C．TheInternationalEisteddfod.

D．TheCambridgeFolkFestival.

Our“MommyandMe”timebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmother,Christie,andIwereoutinourfrontyards,watchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridethebikesupanddown.“IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalone,”saidChristie.

Thenweworkedoutaplan:

WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenout,I’llwatchherotherthree.Andwhenshewatchestwoofmine.I’lltakesomeoneout.

Thechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaof“MommyandMe”time.Christie’sdaughter,McKenzie,wentfirst.Whenshereturned,theotherchildrenshoweredherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.“She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearound,”Christiesharedwithmequickly.Withhermotheralltoherself,McKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.

JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzie,Ialsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildren.Forexample,Iamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughter,whoisseldomclosetome,holdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering（口吃的）son,Tom,doesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.Andanotherson,Sam,who’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.

The“MommyandMe”timeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild-talking,sharing,andlaughing,whichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeservestobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhile.

4．Whatwastheauthorandherneighbor’splan?

A．Toteachtheirchildrenhowtostayalone.

B．Tochangetheirownchildren’sbadhabits.

C．Tomakeachildliveintheotherhomeforalongtime.

D．Tohelpeachotherspendsometimewithonechildatatime.

5．Howmanychildrendidtheauthorhave?

A．Five.B．Four.

C．Three.D．Two.

6．Aftergoingthroughtheplanttheauthor’ssonsbecame.

A．braverB．cleverer

C．moreactiveD．moreselfless

7．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．Everychildneedsparents’fullattention.

B．Havingbrothersandsistersisfun.

C．It’stiringtotakecareofothers’children.

D．Parentsshouldlookafterothers’children.

Whenitcomestoglobalwarming,weknowthattherealproblemisnotjustfossilfuels—itisthelogicofendlessgrowththatisbuiltintooureconomicsystem.Ifwedon'tkeeptheglobaleconomygrowingbyatleast3%peryear,itwillgetintocrisis.Thatmeanswehavetodoublethesizeoftheeconomyevery20years,justtostayafloat.Itdoesn'ttakemuchtorealisethatthisneedforfastgrowthmakeslittlesensegiventhelimitsofourplanet.

Rapidclimatechangeisthemostobvioussymptomofthiscontradiction,butwe'realsoseeingitintheformofdeforestation（滥伐森林）andmassextinction,withspeciesdyingasaresultofthelossoftheirhabitats.Itwasunthinkabletosaythiseven10yearsago.

Thequestioniswhattodoaboutit.Howcanweredesigntheglobaleconomytobringitinlinewiththeprinciplesofecology?

ThemostobviousansweristostopusingGDPtomeasureeconomicprogressandreplaceitwithamorethoughtfulmeasure-onethataccountsfortheecologicalandsocialimpactofeconomicactivity.OutstandingeconomistslikeNobelPrizewinnerJosephStiglitzhavebeencallingforsuchchangesforyearsandit'stimewelistened.

ButreplacingGDPisonlythefirststep.Whileitmighthelprefocuseconomicpoliciesonwhatreallymatters,itdoesn'taddressthemaindriverofgrowth:

debt.Debtisthereasonthattheeconomyhastogrowinthefirstplace.Becausedebtalwayscomeswithinterest,itgrowsfast—soifaperson,abusiness,oracountrywantstopaydowndebtoverthelongterm,theyhavetogrowenoughtoatleastmatchthegrowthoftheirdebt.Withoutgrowth,debtpilesupandeventuallyleadtoaneconomiccrisis.

8．Whatdoesrapidclimatechangemainlyresultfrom?

A．Thelimitsofourplanet.

B．Massextinctionofspecies.

C．Logicofgrowthineconomy.

D．Thelossofsomespecies'habitats.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph1referto?

A．Endlessgrowth.B．Therealproblem.

C．Globalwarming.D．Theglobaleconomy.

10．WhatdoesJosephStiglitzsuggesttomaketheglobaleconomyfriendlytoecology?

A．Redesigningtheprinciplesofecology.

B．Concentratingmoreonsavingnaturalresources.

C．StoppingusingGDPtomeasureeconomyprogress.

D．Usinganewmeasurefocusingoneconomicactivity.

11．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdebt?

A．Itdriveseconomytogrow.

B．Ithelpsavoideconomiccrisis.

C．Itgrowsfasterthantheinterestdoes.

D．Itpilesupwhengoodgrowthofeconomyhappens.

Companiesemployingworkersallhopetokeeptheworkplacesafe.Job-relatedinjuriesaresomethingthatresponsibleemployersavoid.Theytakethetimeandusecompanyresourcestomakesurethatthepeoplewhocometoworkeachdayaresafe.

Notonlydoesthismakegoodsensefromamoralstandpoint,butitalsomakesgoodfinancialsense.Ifaworkerisinjuredonthejob,itcoststhecompanyintermsoflostmanhours,increasedinsurancecosts,workers'compensationpremiums（赔偿金）,andlegalcosts.

Productivityislostwhenotherworkershavetostopdoingtheirjobstodealwiththesituation.Evenaftertheinjuredworkerhasbeensenthomeortakentohospital,otheremployeesmaybeunfocusedorneedtotaketimeofffromworkintheresultoftheincident.

Whenaworkplaceissafe,workersfeelmorecomfortableandconfidentwhentheyareinthatenvironment.Productivitygetsapromotion,andprofitsfollowsuit.Absencealsodropswhenemployerstakestepstocarryoutaneffectivesafetyprogram.

Investinginagoodsafetyprogrambringswithitotherbenefitstoo.Whenemployeesfeelsafeintheworkplaceandabsenceratesarekeptdown,theycanfocusonservingthecompany'scustomersproperly.Manycompaniesofferproductsorservicesthataresimilartothosethatothercompaniescarryorprovide.Customerswilldecidewhichcompaniestheywanttodealwithbasedonwhichonetheyfeelprovidesthebestcustomerservice.Increasedabsencemeanslongerwaittimesandcustomersarequitepreparedtomoveontoanothercompanytheyfeelwillbeabletohelptheminamoretimelymanneriftheyarenotgettingthelevelofattentionthattheydeserve.

Everyoneintheworkplacehasadutyandaresponsibilitytodowhatevertheycantokeeptheworkingenvironmentsafe.Managersshoulddealwithemployeeconcernsaboutsafetyissuesinanappropriatemanner.

12．Whatbadeffectdoesanincidenthaveaccordingtothetext?

A．Thecompanymayclosedown.

B．Workersmaybehardtoconcentrate.

C．Thequalityofproductsmaydecline.

D．Workersmayrefusetoworkagain.

13．Whatdoweknowaboutthesafeworkplacefromparagraph4?

A．Itcaninspireworkers'creativity.

B．Itcanbringworkersahigherpay.

C．Itcanputanendtoworkers,absence.

D．Itcanbringtheemployermoremoney.

14．Onwhatconditionwillthecustomersmoveontoanothercompanyaccordingtothetext?

A．Iftheycan'tgetasaferproduct.

B．Iftheyhavetowaitforalongtimetogetdeservedattention.

C．Iftheyfeelthecompanycan'tprovideasaferworkplaceforthem.

D．Iftheyfindthecompanyprovidesthesameproductsasothersoffer.

15．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．HowtoCreateaSaferWorkplace

B．HowEmployeesCanProtectThemselve

C．WhySafetyIsImportantintheWorkplace

D．CompaniesAreEnsuringEmployees'Safety

二、七选五

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