四川省雅安市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

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四川省雅安市学年高二上学期期末英语试题

四川省雅安市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

WhereIsSpringBreak

WhereisSpringBreakgoingtobe？

Theoptionsareendless.Doyouwanttogetyourbloodpumpingfromthrillingtravels？

Looknofurther！

Thesetoursanddestinationswillkeepyouonyourtoesallweeklong.

Panama：

Thisunderrateddestinationisalittleknownsecretofthemosttravelers!

Throughthistouryou’llgettohike，snorkel（浮潜）andexploreallthebestsightsthisbeautifulcountryhastooffer!

Eightdaystoursfor$250/day.

Canada：

Thisdiversecountryisfullofoptions.ExploretheEastofCanadaandvisitcitiessuchasMontreal，QuebecorToronto.Ifyou’refeelingadventurous，exploretheWesternpartofthecountrywithaCanadianRockiesTour.Duringthistwelvedaystouryouwillhikeaglaciertobeautifulsceneryandwanderthroughpostcardworthyvillages.TourstoCanadafor$200/day.

Iceland：

CheckoffoneofthesevenwondersoftheworldwithatouroftheNorthernLightsandGoldenCircle.Spendsevendaysfullofadventurelikehikingglaciers，snowshoeingthroughThingvellirNationalPark，relaxingintheGeysirHotSpringsandofcourseexperiencingthegloryoftheNorthernLights!

Sevendaystoursfor$300/day.

SouthAfrica：

DiscoverthediversecultureandwildlifethatmakesupSouthAfrica.Yourtourplanincludesajourneyalongthecoastknownas“RainbowNation”.Hereyouwillenjoybeautifulscenery,ahuntingtravelthroughAddoElephantNationalParkandthewildlifeinTsitsikarnmaNationalPark.Ninedaystoursfor$230/day.

1．Whatisthesimilarcharacteristicofthetravelsmentionedinthetext?

A．Exciting.B．Risky.

C．Educational.D．Environmental.

2．Accordingtothetext，Panamaisadestinationwhich.

A．isnotfamoustomosttravelersB．youcangotoforenjoyingsurfing

C．offersanoptiontohuntintheparkD．hasdiversecultureandwildlife

3．Whichdestinationcoststouriststhemostmoney?

A．Panama.B．Canada.

C．Iceland.D．SouthAfrica.

DavidUnaiponwasaninventorandwriter.HewasthefirstAboriginal（土著的）Australiantowritepublishedbooks.HealsoworkedhardtomakelifebetterforAboriginalpeople.

DavidUnaiponwasborninSouthAustralia,in1872.Asayoungman,helovedtoreadandwasinterestedinscienceandmusic.Hethoughtalotaboutnewwaystofixengineeringproblems.Betweentheyears1909and1944,Unaiponmadenineimportantinventions.Healsomadedrawingsforahelicopterdesign.HegottheideafromtheAustralianboomerang（回飞镖）andthewayitmovedthroughtheair.Thishappenedin1914,beforewehadhelicopters.

UnaiponlivedmostofhislifeinAdelaideandworkedfortheAborigines’Friends’Association.HeworkedandtravelledaroundsoutheasternAustraliaforfiftyyears.Sometimes,whiletravellingfromtowntotown,hewastoldhecouldn’tstayinahotelbecausehewasblack,soheunderstoodtheproblemsofracism（种族主义）.

In1925,UnaiponbecamethefirstAboriginalwritertobepublished.HisfirstpublishedwritingwasanarticleinSydney’sDailyTelegraphnewspaper.Thearticlehadthetitle:

“Aboriginals:

TheirTraditionsandCustoms”.Hewrotemanyotherarticlesfornewspapersandmagazines,gettingpublicityabouttherightsofAboriginalpeople.HealsowroteabouttheneedforwhiteandblackpeopletoworktogetherandtheneedforequalrightsforbothblackandwhiteAustralians.Hewaswelleducatedinbothcultures,andin1929hehelpedwithagovernmentsurveyofAboriginalhealthandinterests.

DavidUnaipondiedin1967attheageof95,inthesameyearthatAboriginalpeoplewerefirstcountedaspartofAustralia’spopulation.In1995,DavidUnaipon’spicturewasputontheAustralianfifty-dollarnote,withadrawingofoneofhisinventions.

4．WhichofthefollowingcandescribeDavidUnaiponwhenhewasyoung?

A．Hewascalm.B．Hewasbrave.

C．Hewaspatient.D．Hewascreative.

5．WhatcanwelearnaboutDavidUnaipon’shelicopterdesign?

A．Itwasthemodelformodernhelicopters.

B．Itwasacopyofanotherhelicopter.

C．Itwasbasedonalocaltool.

D．Itwasdoneinhis30s.

6．WhatdoweknowaboutDavidUnaiponasawriter?

A．HewasthefirstAboriginalwriter.

B．Hewasconcernedaboutracialinequality.

C．Hefinishedmostofhiswritingswhiletravelling.

D．Hehadhiswritingspublishedmainlyinnewspapers.

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．DavidUnaipondiedanunexpecteddeath.

B．DavidUnaiponwasproudofhisinventions.

C．DavidUnaipon’scontributionswererecognised.

D．DavidUnaipon’sdrawingabilitieswereappreciated.

Ifyoucoulddesignyourownschoolandstudywhateveryouwanted,whatwouldyouchoosetolearn?

Thisisn’tanunlikelyquestionforstudentsatMonumentMountainRegionalHighSchool,whoaretakingpartinanactivitycalledtheIndependentProject.TheprogramisaspecialschoolwithintheMassachusettspublichighschoolthat’scompletelyrunbystudents-noteachers,parents,oradultsareallowed-andthey’reinchargeofdecidingtheirwholecurriculum（课程）.

Theseteens’homeworkandwhattheystudyintheclassroomarealltotallyuptothem.CharlesTsai,ajournalist,madea15-minutefilmabouttheprojectthatshowsthewidevarietyofactivitiesdifferentstudentsjoin.

Studentsaren’ttakingthislightly-insteadofreactingirresponsibly（不负责任地）tothefreedomtodesigntheirownstudies,they’redealingwiththeirowninterestsbywritingpoetry（诗歌）collections,learninginstrumentsandtakingflightlessons.

Theprogramisthis:

OnMondaysstudentscomeupwithquestionsinrelationtooneoftheirschoolsubjects,thentheyspendtherestoftheweekresearchingandcomingupwithpossibleconclusionstothesequestions.OnFridays,theypresentthisinformationtotheirclassmates.

“Ithinkthemorechoiceswehaveinourschool,themorestudentswewillhelpdevelopintothekindofcitizensthatweneed,”Principal（校长）MarianneYoungexplainsinthefilm.

Inthevideo,teensexpresstheirsatisfactionwiththeprogrambecauseitholdsdifferentkindsoflearners,eventhosewhodon’talwayssucceedinatraditionalstudysituation.

“Ihavedifficultyinreadingandwriting.Schoolhasalwaysbeenabigproblemforme,”onestudentnamedSergioexplainsinthevideo.“Ifitwerenotforthisprogram,Idon’tknowifI’dbegraduating-Idon’tknowwhereI’dberightnow.Ithinkthishasreallybeenmysavior（救星）andgotmethroughthelasttwoyearsofhighschool.”

8．WhatistheIndependentProjectabout?

A．Variousactivitiesforstudents.B．Student-centeredcurricula.

C．Aself-designedschool.D．Teacher-freeclasses.

9．Howdoestheprogramwork?

A．Teachersworkoutacurriculumforstudents.

B．Studentsresearchtopicstheyputforward.

C．Teachersworktogetherwithstudents.

D．Studentsserveasteachersinturn.

10．What’sMarianneYoung’sattitudetowardstheproject?

A．Curious.B．Doubtful.

C．Uncertain.D．Optimistic.

11．WhatdoweknowaboutSergio?

A．Hefindsithardtograduate.

B．Hehasbittermemoriesofhighschool.

C．HefeelsgratefultotheIndependentProject.

D．HeperformsbadlyintheIndependentProject.

Thecoloroffoodmightaffectjusthowmuchyouwanttoeatthem，butwhataboutthebirdsinyourneighborhood？

Wouldtheycarewhatcolortheirfoodis？

Trythisoutforasciencefairproject，orjusttolearnsomethingnewwhilemakingyourlocalbirdshappy.

Beginthisexperimentwiththequestion“Whatcolorofbirdseed（鸟食），ifany，willbirdslikethemost?

”,andthenmakeahypothesis（假设）basedonyourquestion.Anexamplemightbe“Birdswilleatmoregreenbirdseedthanothercolorsofbirdseed.”

Youshouldgetseveralbirdfeeders.Purchasebirdseedthatisverylightincolor.Tocolorthebirdseed,pouritintoabowlandthenaddfoodcoloringthatyoucanpurchasefromthestore.Mixthemupwellwithaspoonandcontinuetoaddcoloringuntilalltheseediscolored.Youshouldsampleatleastafewcolorsandhaveonefeederwithseedthathasnotbeencolored—thisiscalledthecontrolanditwillgiveyousomethingtocompareyourresultsto.Nowjusthangthemupoutsideinthesamelocation，andwaitforyourfeatheredfriendstoshowup.Thisworksbestinanareawherebirdsareusedtofeedingfromafeeder—itcantakebirdsoveraweektofindnewfeeders.

Observeyourbirdfeederswheneverpossible，andkeeptrackofhowmuchseedisineachbirdfeedereachday.Arulerishelpfulforthis.Youmightalsowanttotakepicturesofthefeedersandkeeptrackofwhatkindofbirdsvisiteachfeeder.Overtime，youshouldbeabletoseeifonecolorofseedgetseatenmorethanothers.

Onceyourexperimentisdone，youwillbeabletogobacktoyourhypothesisandseeifitiscorrect.Remember,it’snotbadifyourhypothesiswaswrong.Themainthingisthatyou’velearnedsomethingfromyourexperiment，andhopefullyyouhadsomefundoingit.

12．What’sthepurposeofthisexperiment?

A．Toseewhatcolorbirdslikemost.

B．Tomakelocalbirdshappy.

C．Toseeifthecoloroffoodaffectsbirds.

D．Tofindhowlocalbirdsfeedthemselves.

13．What’sthesecondstepforthisexperiment?

A．Observingbirdfeeders.B．Raisingaquestion.

C．Collectingallthedata.D．Makingahypothesis.

14．Theunderlinedwords“featheredfriends”inParagraph3referto.

A．feedersB．birds

C．neighborsD．locals

15．Whatisthemostimportantaboutthebirdfeeders?

A．Theyarefilledwithsomewater.B．Theyareplacedinsecretplaces.

C．Theyarepaintedindifferentcolors.D．Theyareallthesamesizeandtype.

二、七选五

Weareallfacedwithchallengesconstantlyineveryareaofourlives.16．Thetruthisthatyouwillhavetodealwithdifficultproblemsthroughoutyourlife,whetheritisinyourpersonallifeor