嗜怎么读山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试(7月)英语试题含答案

2021年1月14日发(作者：毛焕)
景胜中学2019--2020学年度第二学期模考（7月）
高二英语试题
第一部分阅 读理解（共两节，满分100分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）
阅读下列短 文，从每题所给的四个选项
(A
、
B
、
C
和
D)< br>中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
时间120分钟满分150分
A
WheninParis
，
nevermisstheEiffelTower!In1887whentheconstructionoftheEiffelTowerstarted
，
morethan300celebrities
includingfamous writerMaupassantwereagainstthebuildingofthisuglyto wer
．
Buttwoyears
later
，
theEiffel Towerbecamethemostclassicarchitectureintheexhibiti onthatyear
．
Andnow
afterover100yearssinc eitsbuilding
，
thetowercanbringmorethan1.5bi llionEurostoParis
annually
．
Almosteveryv isitortoPariswillcometoEiffeltohaveabird’seyeviewf orthe
city
．
Maybe
，
suchanastonish ingchangeisalsobeyondtheexpectationofitsdesigner，
Gustave
Eiffel
．
Belowissomeinform ationaboutvisitingtheTower.
Address
：
Cha mpdeMars
，
5avAnatoleFrance
，
7e
Te l
：

Tickets
：
Totakethelifttotheto p
，
thepriceforadultsandchildrenare15and10.5 0euros
each
；
totakethelifttothe2ndfloor< br>，
thepriceforadultsandchildrenare9and4.50eur oseach
；
totakethestairstothe2ndfloor
，thepriceforadultsandchildrenare5and3euroseach
；
andto
takethelifttothetopfromthe2ndfloorc osts6euros
．
OpeningHours
：
TheEiffelT owerisopeneverysingledayoftheyear
．
From17Ju neto28
August
，
theliftsandstairsopenfrom 9
：
00tomidnight
．
Duringtherestofthey ear
，
theliftsopen
from9
：
30-23
：
00andthestairsopenfrom9
：
30-18
：30
．
Website
：
www
．
tour-eiff el
．
fr
21
．
WhatdoweknowabouttheEi ffelTower?
A
．
Thetowerwascompletedin1887
．
B
．
Thedesignerwasquitesureofitssuc cess
．
1
C
．
Thetowerbringsgreatpro fitstoParis
．
D
．
Itsdesignwaspopularf romthebeginning
．
22
．
Togettothetopof theEiffelTower
，
howmuchdoesanadultpayATLEAS T?
A
．
6euros
．
B
．
9euros
．
C
．
11euros
．
D
．
15euros< br>．
23
．
IfyouwanttooverlookParisatnight onOctoberl
st
，
youcan______
．
A
．
takeliftstothetop
C
．
takestairstot hetop
B
．
takestairsfirstandthenlifts
D
．
takeliftsfirstandthenstairs
B
Alth oughmosthitchhikers(
搭便车的人
)arepeople
，passers-bytendtoignorethem
becausetheyarecaut iousaboutgivingridestostrangers
．
Butwhatwil ltheydoiftheycome
acrossahitchhikingrobot?Willt heytakeittoitsdestinationorwilltheyjustleavethehel pless
machinebythewayside?
ThatistheanswerCa nadianprofessors,DavidHarrisSmithandFraukeZeller,w hostudythe
relationshipbetweenhumansandtechnolo gy
，
areseekingforaftertheycameupwiththeidea
ofbuildingahitchhikingrobot
．
HitchBOTis builtwithcheaphouseholditems
．
ThankstoaPCta blet
，
GPStrackerand
camera
，
hitch BOTnotonlycansenditsthoughtsandpicturestothegenera lpublic
，
butalsocan
answergeneralquestio nsandkeepdriversentertainedwithsmalltalks
．
Thesmartrobotiseven
abletoquoteinterestingfacts abouttheareasithaspassedthrough
．
Notsurpris ingly
，
manypeoplearedoubtfulabouthitchBOT’s ability
．
Mostpeoplethinkthe
cuterobotwil lbedamagedbysomeone
．
Actually
，
theya reallwrong
．
Therobothitchhikedall
theway fromHalifax
，
NovaScotia
，
toVictoria< br>，
BritishColumbia
，
adistanceof3,700mi les
．
It
wasfirstpickeduponJuly27thbyanel derlycouple
．
Itnotonlyreacheditsdestination onAugust
21st
，
butalsohadsomeamazingadve nturesalongtheway
．
Itvisitednationalparks，
went
fishing
，
wentcamping
，
andevenattendedaweddingwhereitexperienceditsfirst danceand
interruptedthebride’sspeech
．
In additiontohelpingitgettoitsdestination
，
its Canadianfanshavegoneouttoensureits
safetyfromco veringtherobotwithaplasticcape(
披肩
)tohelpke epitdrytoensuringthatit
stayshealthywithmotoroi l
．
24
．
Whyisthehitchhikingrobotbuilt ?
2
A
．
Tohelppassers-byreachtheirdest inations
．
B
．
Tofindouthowpeoplemight reacttoit
．
C
．
Toseeifitwillgiverides tostrangers
．
D
．
Toentertaindriverson theirway
．
25
．
ThehitchBOTcandoalloft hefollowingexcept_________
．
A
．
talki ngwiththedriver
C
．
sendingitsthoughtsand pictures
B
．
dancingwithpeople
D
．< br>answeringanyquestionraised
26
．
Howlon gdidittakethehitchBOTtoreachitsdestination?
A．
Nearlyamonth
．
B
．
Overonemonth
．
C
．
Twomonths
．
D
．
One week
．
27
．
Whatcanwelearnaboutthehitc hBOT?
A
．
Itwasignoredbyanelderlycouple．
B
．
Itdidn’tmeetwithanydangeralongthe way
．
C
．
Itexperiencedalongandamazing journey
．
D
．
Itwillbeputintothemarket quickly
．
C
Intoday’sfiercelycompetitiveb usinessenvironment
，
companiesneedtocommunic ate
informationconcerningawholerangeofissuesina clearandprecisemannertotheircustomers.
Thisispa rticularlysointhecaseofcompanieswhichdobusinessina reassuchasmanufacturing,
informationtechnology( IT)
，
engineeringproductsandservices—compani eswhoseproductsand
servicesmaynotbeunderstoodby acustomernotfamiliarwithitstechnicalaspects
．Thesecommunicationmaterialsarepreparedinacompany thesedaysby“technical
writers”—peoplewhocaneffe ctivelycommunicatetoanintendedaudience.
Technic alwritingandwritingtext-booksarepolesapart
．
Theformerisaimedatthosewho
donothaveanin-depth knowledgeaboutaproductandthereforeshouldbedirectan deasyto
understand
．
Toomanytechnicalterm swouldonlyaddtotheconfusionofthe
customer
．< br>Technicalwritersfirstneedtounderstandthetechnic alinformationthemselves
，
beforetryingtocomm unicateitineasierlanguagetothecustomers
．
Ev engraduatesofEnglish
literatureareoftenfoundwan tingwhenitcomestocreativeandeffectivewriting.
T hissimplymeansthatthosewithaBachelor’sdegreeinEngl ishLiteraturealongwitha
diploma/degreeinJournal ismandhavingaPostGraduateDiplomainComputerApplicat ions
3
(PGDCA)areideal(
理想的
)candidate sforbeingemployedastechnicalwriters.
Acareerint echnicalwritingisseenasagoodchoiceforwomenmainlybe causeitiswidely
heldthatwomenaremoregiftedincre ativewritingthanmenandthejobdoesnotinvolvetoo
m uchtravellingorworkingatnight
．
28
．
W hatare“technicalwriters”supposedtodo?
A
．
Towriteaboutthecompany’sproductsorservicesinclear
，
easylanguage
．
B
．
Towriteabo utthecompany’sproductsusingcorrecttechnicalterms．
C
．
Toeffectivelycommunicatetoaninten dedaudiencebywritingletters
．
D
．
Totr avelaroundtopersuadepeopletobuythecompany’sproduct sorservices
．
29
．
Whichofthefollowing bestexplainstheunderlinedword“wanting”inParagraph3 ?
A
．
beingneeded
．
C
．
hopin gtobeemployed
．
B
．
wantingtowrite
．
D
．
lackinginability
．
30
．
Whatwouldhappenifmanytechnicaltermsareusedintechn icalwriting?
A
．
Itwouldsoundtooformal
．
C
．
Itwouldconfusethecustomer
．
B
．
Itwouldhelpengineersalot
．
D
．< br>Itwouldproduceabettereffect
．
31
．
Whowouldbethebestcandidateforatechnicalwriter?
A
．
AmanwithdegreesinEnglishliteratureandJou rnalismandaPGDCA
．
B
．
Afemalewithdegr eesinEnglishliteratureandJournalismandaPGDCA
．< br>C
．
AmalegraduateofEnglishliteraturewitha diplomainJournalism
．
D
．
Awomanwithad egreeinEnglishliteraturealongwithadiplomainJournal ism
．
D
TheIsraelifarmerswhopioneeredther evolutionarytechnologyknownasdripirrigation
wer en’ttryingtosolveoneoftheworld’smosturgentproblems
．
Theywerejusttryingto
survive
．
T heylivedinthedesert
，
andtheydidn’thaveenoug hwatertogrowtheircrops
．
Initssimplestform，
itwaslittlemorethanapipewithholesinit
．< br>Butbehindeachholewas
ahi-techdripperthatleto utjusttherightamountofwater
．
Snakedalongaro wofcropssothat
theholeswerepositioneddirectlyab ovetheroots
，
thepipecoulddirecteachprecious dropof
waterdirectlytotheplants
，
getting abiggerharvestwhileusingaverysmallamountofthe
w ater
．
Overtime
，
thefarmersimprovedup onthetechnology
，
perfectingthedrippersthat< br>4
regulatedtheflowofwater
，
andconnect ingthepipelinestocomputersthatcoulddetermine
ex actlyhowmuchwatereachplantneededandwhen
．
If theglobalpopulationkeptgrowing
，
therestofth eworldwouldincreasinglyresemble
theirlittlecomm unityinthedesert
．
Sotheybegansellingtheirir rigationsystemsinotherparts
oftheworld
，
eventuallyexpandingtomorethan110countries
．
Netafirm
，
thecompanysaysit’s
liftingpeop leoutofpovertyandconservingwateratatimewhentheimpo rtanceofdoingsohas
neverbeenclearer
．
The massadoptionofdripirrigationwon’tsavetheworldbyits elf
．
Toavoidthecoming
catastrophe
，nearlyeverybodywill
，
insomeway
，
ha vetodomorewithless
，
perhapsthrough
accep tingandusingothernewtechnologies
．
Otherwise
，
it’sgoingtogetugly
．
32
．
Why isdripirrigationcalled“therevolutionarytechnology” ?
A
．
Itsavestheworldallbyitself
．
C
．
Itmakesirrigationmoreeffective
．
B
．
Itiscontrolledbycomputers
．
D
．< br>Itprovidesdesertswithwater
．
33
．
W hatdoes“oneoftheworld’smosturgentproblems”inParagr aphlreferto?
A
．
lackingwater
．
B．
lackinglabor
．
C
．
lackingfood< br>．
D
．
lackingenergy
．
34
．
Howdoesthedripirrigationhelpfarmerswithcrops?
A
．
Bydrillingholesonthepipes
．
C
．
Bysnakingpipesalongthecrops
．
B
．
Byregulatingwaterviadrippers.
D
．
Byplaci ngpipesjustaboveroots.
35
．
Whichofthefol lowingwillbethebestsloganforNetafirmtoselltheirrig ationsystems?
A
．
Lesswater
；
Moreh arvest
．
C
．
Moregrain
；
Lesssta rvation
．
B
．
Newtechnology
；
Ne wworld
．
D
．
Watersaving
；
World surviving
．
第二节（共
5
小题；每小题
3
分，满 分
15
分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项
涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Handwrit
strangetha tsofewpeoplewritethemanymore
．
Atwork
，athank-youlettertoemployeesis
unbelievablyeff ective
．
Itcostslittleandhasnosideeffects
．
Theeffortinvolvedinwritingletters
isveryl ow
．
Thepleasureonreceivingthemisveryhigh
．
36
DougConant
，
managerofCampbell’s SoupCompanysince2001
，
knowsthepowerof
th ank-youletters
．
Hesaidthateverydayheworkswi thanassistant
，
combingthecompanyfor
5
peopledeservingthanks
．
37Overthepast10year s,hehassent30
，
000thank-youlettersto
his employees—morethan10eachday
．
Therewardishug e
：
hiscompanyhasremainedoneof
themostsuc cessfulinitsfieldforyears
．
38Thereseemtobet hreereasons
．
Firstly
，
chiefexecutive s(
主管
)runningcompanies
Secondly
，
theyaren’tclosethinktheirownworkismorevaluablethan thatofothers
．
39
enoughtothebusinesstokn owwhodeservesthanks
．
Thirdly
，
theyha veforgottenthestrange
humantruththatalmostevery onewoulddoalmostanythinginreturnforafewwordsof
appreciation
．
Inthesedaysofsuchbusyschedule sandpeoplerunningallovertheplaceandtryingtoget
ahead
，
sometimesweforgetthesimplestthingsin lifearethemostpowerfulandrewarding
．
You
needtothinktoyourselfaboutatimesomeonesentyouathan k-youletterandhowmuchit
meanttoyou
．
40A
．
Youmayaskwhatsideeffectsexactlymean
．
B
．
Hethenwritesthemathank-youletter．
C
．
Thismakesthemanexcellentwaytorewa rdandmotivatestaff
．
D
．
Whyarethank-y ouletterssoimportant?
E
．
Alwaysremembert o“Dotootherswhateveryouwouldlikethemtodotoyou!”
F
．
Butiftheselettersaresouplifting
，
whydon’tmoremanagerswritethem?
G
．
Since nooneeverwritesthemthank-youletterstheydon’twritea nythemselves
．
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分
55
分）
第一节完形填空（共
20
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（
A
、
B
、< br>C
和
D
）中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂 黑。
My12-year-olddaughter
，
Lauren
，
camehomefromschoolyesterday
．
She
gradeb ooktome
．
Shehadbeen
andscience—agreat
B-1in44
42
41wavedher
A-1inmostsubjectss uchasmathematics
，
languagearts
43!Thensh esadlypointedoutthatherperfectscorewasdamagedbyaandaC-1inPhysicalEducation
．
45
．
Sh esaidthatthe
47
46showedtheachievementandthe Iaskedherwhatthescores
numbershowedtheeffort
．
ThatmomentI
myhandsandgaveherabig48
th atthegradesweremisleading
．
Ireachedout
a ndtoldherinmymindshehadaperfectscore
．
Itdid n’t
6
49thathergradeinFrenchwasa“B”—“l”50tha tshehadtriedherbest
．
Thatissomething
tom akeanyparentproud
．
Everybodyis
sports
51
．
Everybodyhasdifferentpotential
．
Notallofuswillbecomescientistsor
53canbeachiev ed
．
IfIseeasalespersonfailat52
．
Butw ithout100
％
effortno
54sales
，
thet hingIwanttoexamineistheeffortbeingputin
．
If thereisaproblemwith
withl00
％
effort
，
heor
57fromamoresuccessful
55
，
th esalespersonhasnofuture
．
ButifIseeasalesper sonisn’t56
sheisworthmyeffortinhelping
．
Maybeabitoftrainingorsome
personwill58
．
Iknowthat100
％
effort
，
focusedintheri ghtdirection
，
willalwaysbringa
thatisan“ A”ora“C”
．
Aslongasyoumake100
％
effort
，
youare
41
．
A
．
seriously< br>42
．
A
．
handed
43
．
A
．
favor
44
．
A
．
Politics
45< br>．
A
．
needed
46
．
A
．
s core
47
．
A
．
realized
48
．A
．
hug
49
．
A
．
bother
50
．
A
．
said
51
．
A
．
energetic
52
．
A
．
trainers
53．
A
．
safety
54
．
A
．
1a st
55
．
A
．
ambition
56
．
A
．
cheerful
57
．
A
．
advice< br>58
．
A
．
help
59
．
A
．< br>competition
60
．
A
．
great
B< br>．
patiently
B
．
awarded
B
．relief
B
．
English
B
．
attract ed
B
．
1etter
B
．
checked
B．
shake
B
．
work
B
．
showed
B
．
independent
B
．
salesmen
B
．
principle
B
．
first
B
．< br>confidence
B
．
careful
B
．
mo ney
B
．
decide
B
．
result
B．
diligent
C
．
cautiously
C
．< br>sent
C
．
lesson
C
．
French
C
．
affected
C
．
figure
C
．< br>recognized
C
．
kiss
C
．
matte r
C
．
warned
C
．
different
C< br>．
fans
C
．
experience
C
．
best
C
．
effort
C
．
successfulC
．
expectation
C
．
appear
C．
task
C
．
famous
60
．
59wh ether
D
．
proudly
D
．
promisedD
．
achievement
D
．
Science
D< br>．
meant
D
．
word
D
．
remem bered
D
．
smile
D
．
suffer
D< br>．
included
D
．
curious
D
．
stars
D
．
potential
D
．
1atest< br>D
．
attitude
D
．
hopeful
D
．
protection
D
．
match
D
．
c hoice
D
．
reliable
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