上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题含答案
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷-含答案
英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力1. B2. C3. A4. B5. C6. B7. C8. A9. A 10. C11.B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C第二部分阅读21. B 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A31. B 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. G 37. B 38. D 39. E 40. A第三部分语言运用41. A 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. C 49. B 50. D51. A 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D第三部分第二节56. another 57. successful 58. who/that 59. disappointing 60. lower61. changes 62. to keep 63. earns 64. truth 65. soB卷第一部分听力1. B2. C3. B4. A5. C6. B7. C8. C9. A 10. A11. C 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. C第二部分阅读21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. A31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. G 37. B 38. D 39. E 40. A第三部分语言运用41. D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. C 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. D51. A 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. D第三部分第二节56. another 57. successful 58. who/that 59. disappointing 60. lower61. changes 62. to keep 63. earns 64. truth 65. so第四部分：写作第一节应用文写作（满分15分）One possible versionNew Fashion in Our SchoolWith the national call to practice strict economy and combat waste, it has become a fashion to put an end to waste in our school.We were required to start with small actions, such as turning off the tap immediately after using water and writing on both sides of the paper if we could. We also went to public places to promote the idea that saving today is saving the generation tomorrow.From the activity, we have greatly raised our awareness of saving.第二节：读后续写（满分25分）评分原则1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 Word版含答案
2020学年度七宝中学第一学期高二上10月月考I. Listening Comprehension (30’)Section A1. A. Use a ladder to help her reach the cup. B. See a doctor about her shoulder.C. Put the cup on a lower shelf.D. Buy a new cupboard.2. A. He has already called Harry. B. Harry knows most of the facts.C. He needs to talk to Harry soon.D. Harry doesn’t have a telephone.3. A. The new doctor lacks experience.B. She disagrees with what the man said.C. The man had better talk with the patients first.D. Patients usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.4. A. Take the man to the station. B. Look after the man’s things.C. Find out when the next bus leaves.D. Show the man the way to the station.5. A. He was good at fixing up bookshelves. B. He helped James build up the furniture.C. James helped him arrange the furniture.D. James helped him with some of the work.6. A. It’s difficult to take photographs indoors. B. The photo album is in the living room.C. Mary has lost the photo album.D. Mary is a good photographer.7. A. The job’s short hours make it impossible for her to refuse.B. The job is turning into an excellent opportunity for her.C. She’s looking forward to meeting her new colleagues.D. She refused the position because of the low salary.8. A. He had to do what is necessary in order to learn.B. He doesn’t have to memorize all the vocabulary.C. He knows the whole vocabulary list already.D. He cannot learn much by just memorizing.9. A. It’s not the one he likes. B. He needs a smaller shirt.C. It doesn’t fit him very well.D. He hasn’t had time to try it on yet.10. A. The line for concert tickets is too busy. B. He’s too busy to go to the concert.C. Carl knows the concert is at eight.D. He hasn’t been able to reach Carl.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. In the 19th century. B. In about 1800s. C. In the 18th century. D. In about 2400 BC.12. A. The language used. B. The targeted readers.C. The reputation.D. The length.13. A. The evolution of self-study books. B. The importance of self-study books.C. The difference among self-study books.D. The famous writers of self-study books. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The reasons railroad regulations in the U.S.A were changed.B. The safety record of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.C. The financing of railroad construction in the U.S.A.D. The evolution of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.15. A. Safety problems with railroad tracks. B. The growth of the automotive industry.C. The use of oversized freight containers.D. The high cost of meeting various regulations.16. A. It causes less air pollution than other means of transport.B. Its competitors are less considerate of customers.C. It creates great personal fortunes for investors.D. Its business is kept in a traditional way.Section C Longer ConversationsQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. To earn money for her tuition. B. To make her dream come true.C. To make preparations for her future job.D. To ensure that she has time for acting work.18. A. Serious. B. Funny. C. Experienced. D. Demanding.19. A. It involves many theories. B. He must get an advanced camera.C. He hasn’t learned physics before.D. It occupies much of his spare time.20. A. He is more willing to do something. B. He has stopped working late.C. He can go to sleep early.D. He feels more relaxed.II. Grammar (20’)(A) Wasting Food is Still a Big ProblemChina is famous for its delicious food, and there are so many different dishes to try here. But many of us take this granted and throw away the extra food we don’t eat.According to a report released by the United Nations, there were 815 million undernourished people in the world in 2018, more than one in every 10 on Earth. Yet, 1.3 billion tons of food 1) ____________ (waste) annually around the world, which is about one-third of all food produced each year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.To get 2)_____________ better understanding of different countries’ food waste problems, the E conomist intelligence Unit recently surveyed 34 nations according to their food system sustainability.According to the report, 3) ___________ was released this month, France topped the list of food sustainability, followed by Japan and Germany.The performance of these countries is largely related to their policies to deal with food waste. For example, France was the first country 4)____________(pass) laws to ban food waste. In France, it’s illegal for supermarkets to throw away unsold food, and French restaurants 5)_______ provide doggy bags for people’s leftovers.Germany is trying to deal with the problem by reforming expiration dates. “We found in our study that many people believed they should throw away products 6) _______ _______ _______ the “best before’ date has expired,” Martin Kranert, chair of Stuttgart University’s waste management department, told Deutsche Welle. “This is not at all case, and such a persisting lack of knowledge is the first thing 7) __________ has to change.”Some countries are still lagging behind when it comes to 8) ___________ (prevent) food waste, however. For example, the Untied Arab Emirates wastes the most food, with each of its citizens 9) ____________ (throw) away about 1,000 kilograms every year on average.China has been working hard to reduce food waste. In early 2013, the country’s Clean Your Plate Campaign was Launched, urging people not to waste anything on their plate.“10) ____________ consumers are more conscious of the amount of food waste they generate and everyone plays a role in minimizing their personal food waste, then we can do better as a community,” said Joyce Chan from the Foodlink Foundation, a Hong Kong charity dedicated to reducing food waste.(B)The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for a year has raised concerns over a 11)______________(reduce) marketing period for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but analysts believe the impact will be limited.The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 12)__________sponsorship revenue has exceeded $3.1 billion, has been rescheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 13)_____________(shorten) the Olympic marketing period for the Beijing Winter Olympics ---14)_____________(hold) in February 2022 --- by a year.Ren Hai, a professor at the Olympic Research Center of the Beijing Sports University, claimed on Tuesday, "There will of course be an impact, but I think the impact will be limited, as the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics are different in terms of sports and disciplines," Ren said. "Historically, the two different Olympics15)____________(host) very close together." Ren was referring to the period from 1924 to 1992,16)___________ both the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year.He Wenyi, executive director of the China Institute for Sports Value, Peking University, said the reason 17)__________ the limited impact on Winter Olympics marketing is that China has relatively few winter sports stars. China has won 224 gold medals in the Summer Olympics since 1980, compared with only 13 champions in the Winter Games. The last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saw China 18)___________(bag) only one gold medal, in short track speed skating. Summer Olympics sports are widely popular in China while winter sports are yet to enjoy the same kind of popularity, though the country has vowed to get 300 million people to participate in winter sports by the year 2022."But the promotional events of Beijing 2022 are unlikely 19)___________(affect), as the novel coronavirus epidemic is under control in China," He Wenyi said, adding the virus spread might lead to a change in 20)_________ sports sponsorship is done worldwide.III. Vocabulary(A)boost to the country’s economy. However, the influx has proved difficult for some host cities to fully ____22____ visitors.In the city of Samara, where England will play Sweden on Saturday in a quarterfinal match, water pressure is decreasing due to a(n) ____23____ in customers. In response, the city utility company has offered an unusual solution to mitigate(缓解) the low pressure. The proposal by the city’s water system authorities was ____24_____ in a simple statement. “Save water, take showers in pairs,” the company said, accompanying its ______25_____ with a smiley face.The Moscow Times reported the water authorities have increased output in recent days to compensate for the visitors, but the utility company is still trying to ____26_____ residents about the strains placed on the water service. Rather than trying to change the habits of visitors, the water service has asked locals to alter their daily _____27____.“Thousands of the city’s visitors, who also consume water, are ____28_____ to the increase,” the utility company, Samarskiye Kommunalniye Systemy, wrote in a press release on Wednesday.The city has also experienced a heat wave that has increased the _____29_____ for water during the tournament. The Associated Press reported said that medical staff distributed water to fans traveling to last month’s game between Russia and Uruguay via public transit.Utility issues also arose when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The host nation seemed unable to provide the infrastructure needed to host athletes, fans, reporters and others who attended thetournament. Journalists who visited the city to report on the games ____30______ discolored and brown water coming out of faucets.(B)as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to ___31___ an epidemic of crimes. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A significant ___32___ is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.Accountability isn’t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together --- honesty, kindness, and so on --- accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law --- and, ultimately, no society.My job as a police officer is to ___33___ accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to oblige themselves to do so. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people’s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Fortunately there are still communities --- smaller towns, usually --- where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare: “In this family certain things are not ___34___ --- they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are ___35___. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you ___36___ him.The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in ___37___. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with ___38___ guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home.I don’t believe it. Many others in equally ___39___ circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless ___40___ where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it..IV. Cloze test (30’)(A)The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it ___41___ our kids.Al Gore famously ___42___ how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely flood Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, even though the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, ___43___ that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that. When ___44___ with these exaggerations, some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on handling climate change.This ___45___ is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying excessively about global warming means that we worry less about other things, where we could do so much more good. We focus, ___46___, on global warming's impact on malaria (疟疾)----which will put slightly more people at ___47___in 100 years - instead of dealing with the half a billion people ___48___ from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more effective than carbon reduction would be. Exaggeration also wears out the public's ___49___ to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed owing to global warming, people wonder, why do anything? A record 54% of American voters now believe the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. A ___50___ of people now believe – incorrectly – that global warming is not even caused by humans.But the ___51___ cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes – particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post cited nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal ___52___ from global warming.The newspaper also reported that parents are ___53___ effective outlets for their eight-year-olds' concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that, ___54___ to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half- century, to about 22,000. ___55___ the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bears will not become extinct.41. A. exhausts B. depresses C. terrifies D. exploits42. A. dismissed B. demonstrated C. deposited D. described43. A. measuring B. justifying C. estimating D. advocating44. A. faced B. identified C. equipped D. entitled45. A. announcement B. argument C. interaction D. dialogue46. A. for example B. in addition C. by contrast D. in short47. A. peace B. leisure C. ease D. risk48. A. suffering B. evolving C. developing D. prohibiting49. A. ability B. endurance C. willingness D. preference50. A. mixture B. majority C. quantity D. crowd51. A. smallest B. worst C. fewest D. least52. A. separation B. reservation C. isolation D. extinction53. A. turning out B. taking over C. searching for D. pulling through54. A. sensitive B. contrary C. related D. accustomed55. A. Despite B. Besides C. Without D. Except(B)Residents of urban areas often make use of public transportation on their way to school or the office. But when their final ___56___ isn’t near a bus stop or subway station, those folks have a problem. Transportationexperts often ___57___ to this as the “last mile” problem —finding a way to close the gap between public transportation stops and one’s destination.With the last mile problem in mind, the makers of the URB-E ___58___ a compact electric vehicle that weighs around 13 kilograms. Unlike bikes, w hich often don’t fit on crowded buses or trains, the URB-E collapses into a form ___59___ to carry-on luggage. And since the URB-E can be carried ___60___ anywhere, it’s not as vulnerable to thieves as bikes are.Depending on usage, the URB-E can travel for 32 kilometers on a single ___61___, reaching a top speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Although there are other vehicles attempting to ___62___ the last mile issue, the URB-E ___63___ for its ease of use, portability and affordable price. For the price of a nice laptop, you could have an URB-E to drive to the office.The URB-E is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes in two basic models: the URB-E Commuter and the URB-E GP. The main ___64___ between the two is that the Commuter model has two rear wheels while the GP has only one. That means the Commuter offers greater stability, as ___65___ to the GP’s ability to make sharper turns like a bicycle.Both models come with accessories ___66___ LED front and rear lights and a shock-absorbing seat. They also ___67___ a smartphone holder and USB charging port right on the steering column. In fact, smartphones play a big role in the URB-E app to do things like monitor battery charge or control the lights. ___68___ accessories include a cup holder and a folding luggage shelf.At this year’s international Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, tech website The Verge awarded the URB-E with its “Best Personal Transportation” award. Singing the URB-E’s ___69___, Verge editor Ben Popper said, “The URB-E felt like the kind of vehicle an enlightened citizen of 2030 would own.” So why wait that long, when the URB-E is ___70___ for order now?56.A. purpose B. destination C. transportation D. vehicle57.A. refer B. accustom C. attach D. stick58 A.discovered B. introduced C. designed D. manufactured59 A.convenient B. efficient C. objective D. similar60 A.constantly B. eventually C. mainly D. practically61 A.charge B. tourism C. competition D. distance62 A.cover B. develop C. address D. conquer63 A.breaks away B. stands out C. invests in D. perseveres in64 A.difference B. characteristic C. shortcoming D. advantage65 A.familiar B. strange C. important D. opposed66 A.as a result of B. such as C. in all D. in addition to67 A.install B. explore C. feature D. equip68 A.Optional B. Critical C. Essential D. Unique69 A.influences B. contributions C. praises D. achievements70 A.accessible B. flexible C. fascinating D. availableV. Reading Comprehension (30’)(A)After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range.However, even on Kauai, Hawaii’s ‘Garden Island’, complete escape wasn’t all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to complete another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Café signaled with promises of instant email.I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Café. I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and dominated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organiser, no laptop. And definitely, no email.Y es, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, permanently. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like to be without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices.Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metres from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda (阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.71. Why did the writer come to Kauai?A. To get away from the modern technology.B. To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Café.C. To write reports on technological development.D. To find whether there is an alternative to email.72. What can we learn about the writer?A. He wrote articles about resorts around the world.B. He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing.C. He was eager to work in his backyard.D. He spent much time working online.73. The word “outraged” (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to “_____”.A. relievedB. shockedC. amusedD. offended74. The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to ____.A. argue against his friends’ doubt of KauaiB. propose a possible destination of his tripC. highlight the beauty of the beach of KauaiD. show Kauai produced a relaxing atmosphere(B)Villa d’Este, Tivoli (Italy)—Official Site Useful InformationCall Center 199766166Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups, instructional visits.Bookings from abroad:email: villadestetivoli@ fax: 039 0412770747 telephone: 039 0412719036Visiting Hours:Opening 8.30 - closed one hour before sunset.The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument.The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours.The Fontana della Civetta functions daily, from 10.00 am, every two hours.Ticket Prices:(from May 17 to October 20, 2015)Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): € 11.Reduced ticket: € 7.These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20th of October, 2015 (From the 22nd of October, 2015)Full ticket: € 8 Reduced ticket € 4These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa.The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of state schools (upon presentation of identity documents).School Visits:Reservations are required. The management of Villa d’Este, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students, has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour. Should any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of Reservation cost: €1,00.Notices:Certain areas of the villa may be closed for restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office. Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo).75. How can a visiting Chinese professor of architecture in Rome make a booking?A. By dialing 199766166.B. By writing an email to villadestetivoli@.C. By calling 039 0412719036.D. By sending a fax to 039 041277074776. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see _____ first, if you arrive at 10.25 am.A. the exhibition inside the villaB. the Organ FountainC. the gardensD. the Fontana della Civetta77. Why are reservations essential for school visits?A. Reservations are more economical.B. Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument.C. Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one for the Villa.D. Reservation fees can help preserve the site.(C)When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exi t in the usual vague excuse, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kinds of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious ofletting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn Ferry, senior partner Dennis Carey: “I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has no t instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana when the business became part of PepsiCo (PEP) a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willemstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter. “The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”78. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being _______.A. arrogant.B. frank.C. self-centered.D. impulsive.79. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives’ quitting may be encouraged by _______.A. their expectation of better financial statusB. their need to reflect on their private lifeC. their strained relations with the boardsD. their pursuit of new career goals80. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.A. top performers used to cling to their postsB. loyalty of top performers is getting out-datedC. top performers care more about reputationsD. it’s safer to stick to the traditional rules81. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. CEOs; Where to Go?B. CEOs: All the Way Up?C. Top Managers Jump without a NetD. The Only Way Out for Top Performers(D)probably new job titles, but the core job roles have been around for a while. Traditionally, anyone who analyzed data would be called a “data analyst” and anyone who created backend platforms to support data analysis would be a “Business intelligence (BI) Developer”. ______82_______Here’s an overview of the roles of the Data Analyst, BI Developer, Data Scientist and Data Engineer.Data Analysts are experienced data professionals in their organization who can question and process data, provide reports, summarize and visualize data. They have a strong understanding of how to influence existing tools and methods to solve a problem. _____83_____. However, they are not expected to deal with analyzing big data, nor are they typically expected to have the mathematical or research background to develop new algorithms for specific problems.Skills: Data Analysts need to have a baseline understanding of some core skills: statistics, data munging, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, Tools: Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SPSS Modeler, SAS, SAS Miner, SQL, Microsoft Access, Tableau, SSAS.______84_____. And then they collect requirements, design, and build BI and reporting solutions for the company. They have to design, develop and support new and existing data warehouses, ETL packages, dashboards and analytical reports.Additionally, they work with databases, both relational and multidimensional, and should have great SQL development skills to integrate data from different resources. They use all of these skills to meet the enterprise-wide self-service needs. BI Developers are typically not expected to perform data analyses.Data Engineers are the data professionals who prepare the “big data” infrastructure to be analyzed by Data Scientists. _____85______. Then, they write complex queries on that, make sure it is easily accessible, works smoothly, and their goal is optimizing（优化）the performance of their company’s big data ecosystem.They might also run some ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) on top of big datasets and create big data warehouses that can be used for reporting or analysis by data scientists.。
高二第一学期期末英语考试(2020-2021学年度)
高二第一学期期末英语考试（2020-2021学年度）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分为150分，考试用时120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(三部分，共105分)注意事项：1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
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第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the speakers meet?A. Next Monday.B. On Sunday.C. Tomorrow.2. What happened to the woman?A. A thief broke into her garden.B. One of her windows was broken.C. Some of her money was stolen.3. What will the woman most probably buy?A. Pears.B. Bananas.C. Cherries.4. What time will the plane to Milan leave?A. At 7:15B. At 8:15C. At 9:155. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Robert bought a new car.B. The woman was good at driving.C. Robert taught the woman to drive a car.第二节(共15个小题}每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分: 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
1. What does the woman want to know?A. Which items are on sale.B. Where the back of the store is.C. What the sign outside says.2. How much is the painting worth now?A. $xx.B. $2 million.C. $30 million.3. Why is the man lost?A. He took a wrong turn.B. He was told to take this way.C. He missed the freeway signs.4. What does the man imply?A. He is stressed.B. He works too hard.C. He needs some excitement.5. How long will the boy be at summer camp?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What do we know about the man?A. He is good at marathon.B. He just ran a marathon.C. He’s a beginner runner.7. What does the man decide to do in the end?A. Go to the gym.B. Give up his idea.C. Exerciseoutdoors.听第7段材料，回答第8、 9题。
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题-含答案
2020-2021学年度第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语命题人：第I卷第一部分．阅读理解(共两节20小题；每小题2分，共40分)第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AWondering where to watch the fireworks on the fourth Friday of July? Here are some restaurants where you can sit, grab a bite to eat and watch the show.The Roof on Wilshire offers a view of the city, so chances are that you’ll be able to catch a fireworks show while you’re up there. The restaurant will also offer an all-you-can-eat menu for $20 that includes all beef，hot dogs and sweet potato chips. The festivities will take place from 2 to 11 pm. Reservations are recommended. 6317 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 852-6002.Whiskey Red’s is located in Marina Del Rey. Beginning at 5:30 pm, it will include live music from Jack of Hearts. The event is free and open to the public. Guests can make reservations from 5:30 to 10 pm. It costs $59 to reserve a seat on the patio(露台) and $49 for indoor seating. Kids aged 5 to 12 need $25 for a seat outside and $20 for an indoor seat. Kids aged four and below are free. 13813 Fiji Way, Marina Del Rey, (310) 823-4522.High Rooftop lounge(休息室) in Venice at the top of the Hotel Erwin offers views of the Venice coastline. The fireworks show starts at 9 pm. The rooftop lounge offers a full menu of cocktails and a selection of snacks. 1697 Pacific Avenue, Venice Beach, (800) 786-7789.The last one is Carbon Beach Club at the Malibu Inn. Here you can see fireworks from a seat on the restaurant’s oceanfront balcony from 6 to 9:30 pm. Reservations are recommended. 22878Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, (310) 456-6444.1. Which restaurant will provide live music during fireworks?A. Carbon Beach Club.B. Whiskey Red’s.C. Wilshire.D. High Rooftop lounge.2. Where can you get an all-you-can-eat menu with $20?A. Wilshire.B. Whiskey Red’s.C. High Rooftop lounge.D. Carbon Beach Club.3. Which telephone number will you dial if you want to reserve a seat on anoceanfront balcony?A. (323) 852-6002.B. (310) 823-4522.C. (800) 786-7789.D. (310) 456-6444.BI went shopping for a dress to wear to my daughter’s high school graduation half a year ago. To my horror, I could only fit into a size 20.Being overweight most of my adult life, I always had very little self-confidence. Wearing a dress I didn’t like to such an important event was enough to make me look for help. Thankfully, a friend of mine was attending Weight Watchers meetings, and I noticed her great progress. Her success inspired me to give it a try. I joined Weight Watchers, attended their meetings and started following their Weight-Loss System.I focused on the plan with determination and never missed a weekly meeting! I discovered that I enjoyed the benefits of having the help and support of others. I also read the weekly online e-newsletter and was inspired by the stories, recipes and information offered there, I also read magazines produced by Weight Watchers, which have great tips and new ideas in each issue.It’s hard for me to even remember the person I was before my amazing change. I didn’t walk anywhere and couldn’t wash my car or walk my dog. Today I do these simple tasks without even thinking about them. But the change didn’t happen overnight. I had to exercise with patience and perseverance (坚持）. I decided to take it one day at a time and stick with if for good.The “new me” is more self-confident and healthier. I love how I feel now.I have more energy and feel like I’m 25 again. So why not give Weight Watchers a try if you have the same overweight problem?4. The underlined word “inspired” in the second paragraph can be replaced byA. excitedB. movedC. encouragedD. forced5. We can learn from the passage that the writer .A. often went shopping before she lost weightB. was overweight when she was a childC. ever wanted to give up losing weightD. now is more confident than before6. This passage is written to .A. tell us how to gain self-confidenceB. show off the great progress that the author has madeC. give us some tips on how to lose weight quicklyD. advise overweight people to give Weight Watchers a try7. Which of the following word will you use to describe the writer?A. Weak.B. Calm.C. Patient.D. Silent.CPeople who often eat nuts appear to live longer, according to the latest study of its kind. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggested the greatest benefit was in those eating them on their daily diet.Eating nuts was linked to a healthier lifestyle including being less likely to smoke or be overweight and more likely to exercise. The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed to prove the link, “While this is an interesting link, we need further research to make sure if it's the nuts that protect heart health, or other sides of people’s lifestyle .”The study followed nearly 120,000 people for 30 years. The more regularly people ate nuts, the less likely they were to die during the study. People eating nuts once a week were 11% less likely to have died during the study than those who never ate nuts. Lead researcher Dr. Charles Fuchs, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said, “The most obvious benefit was a decrease of 29%in deaths from heart disease, but we also saw a significant reduction-11%-in the danger of dying from cancer.”They suggest nuts are lowering cholesterol(胆固醇). and insulin resistance(胰岛素抗性). Nuts contain unsaturated fat(不饱和脂肪), protein(蛋白质) and several kinds of vitamins and minerals and they can take the place of snacks like chocolate bars, cakes and biscuits.Victoria Taylor, senior expert at the British Heart Foundation, said, “This study shows close connection between regularly eating a small handful of nuts and a lower risk of death from heart disease.” Choosing plain, unsalted foods rather than sweet, salted, or chocolate-covered will keep your salt and sugar intake down.8. According to the passage, what kind of people benefit most form eating nuts?A. Those who eat most nuts at a time.B. Those who eat most nuts.C. Those who eat nuts on their daily diet.D. Those who eat less nuts.9. Which kind of disease had a most decrease for regular nuts eater?A. CancerB. Heart diseaseC. Stomach diseaseD. Unknown10. The writer developed the article mainly by .A. providing factsB. giving exampleC. listing dataD. comparing the difference11. Which section should the passage be taken from the newspaper?A. Science sectionB. Health sectionC. Entertainment sectionD. Tech sectionDOn the third Sunday in June, Americans take time to recognize and thank a special person in the family -fathers! Father’s Day celebrates the importance of fathers, young and old and the men thought of as father figures.The words "the child is father of the man" come from William Wordsworth’s poem My Heart Leaps Up. "It means people’s personalities form when they are children. They will most likely have the same qualities as an adult that they had as a child.Used in everyday speech, one could say, "In his case, the child was father of the man; he loved nature as a child and now works as a botanist(植物学家)".Let’s say you want to tell a child a story about something that happened long before they were born. You could say it happened when they “were just a twinkle in their father's eyes.” This expression has a humorous and dreamy feel. Here, the word “twinkle” suggests the interest your father had in your mother.When a much older man is interested in a much younger woman and supports her with his money, he is called he “sugar daddy.” The money part is very important-that's the sugar.Sometimes fathers are not a good influence or active in the lives of the children. In that case, a person may look for a father figure, a man who is not actually the person's father but who acts like one.The relationship between a man and his son can be complex. But the relationship between a father and daughter is often simpler. The expression “daddy’s little girl” is understood to mean that, in a father’s eyes, his daughter can do no wrong.There is usually not a dry eye at any wedding during the traditional father-and-daughter dance, especially if they are dancing to a song like Michael Buble’s “Daddy's Little Girl.”12. If a boy behaves just like his father, we can say .A. he is just a twinkle in his father’s eyesB. he is his sugar daddyC. like father, like sonD. the child is father of the man13. What do you know about “the child is father of the man”?A. A child is often spoiled by his father.B. People’s characters are formed when young.C. A boy will become a father when growing up.D. A child always shows his true nature.14. According to the passage, the song Daddy’s Little Girl is likely to beA. movingB. SorrowfulC. CrazyD. funny15. The author writes the passage mainly to .A. introduce the origin of Father’s DayB. show a boy should respect his fatherC. explain the importance of fathersD. tell people several expressions about father.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
2020-2021学年上海中学高二(上)期末英语试卷(附答案详解)
2020-2021学年上海中学高二（上）期末英语试卷1.Scientists say it may be five years ______ it is possible to test this mdelcine on humanpatients.（）A. sinceB. untilC. beforeD. when2.There is not the remotest possibility of anyone calling on me, and it is unbelievable that I____________ call on anyone else.（）A. canB. mightC. shouldD. must3.The proposal Father made this morning did sound feasible ______________ everymember of the family ______________ one-third of his or her income in case ofemergency.（）A. which, set asideB. that, set asideC. which, sets asideD. that, sets aside4.He hardly ______________ apologize for any inconvenience caused, since we know it'snot his fault.（）A. don't need toB. needsC. needD. needn't5.In the coming year, we'll see events postponed from 2020，sporting and arts events now_____________ right on top of one another, and new, entirely digital versions ofpreviously face-to-face affairs.（）A. schedulingB. scheduledC. to scheduleD. having been scheduled6.The current population of the plant ______________ fit into the state of Taxes, if Taxeswere settled as thickly as New York City.（）A. couldB. canC. willD. should7.Patients' medical notes went missing two days ago and nobody ______________ themsince.（）A. has seenB. had seenC. sawD. would see8.I'm sure he is keeping something back.I'd rather he ______________ me the truth.（）A. tellsB. toldC. has toldD. had told9. A couple of people voiced objections ______________ the patient, as it might cost morethan expected.（）A. to operate onB. to the doctor's operating onC. for the doctor to operate onD. operating on10.He's such a remarkable tennis player ______________ seems to get the credit he deserves.（）A. thatB. asC. whichD. whom11.Left to itself, the place ______________ into a prosperous civilized community.（）A. was to growB. were to growC. should have grownD. would have grown12.---You ought to have come to the party.We had a wonderful time!---______________，but I had to work overtime, so I guess I left before you got there.（）A. So ought IB. So I oughtC. So I haveD. So I did13.Nowhere else ______________ than in the high-tech industries.（）A. more software is being developedB. is more software being developedC. is being developed more softwareD. being developed more software14. A train ______________ by, shaking the walls of the row houses.（）A. rocketedB. routedC. slippedD. sailed15.Since he became famous, he has been regularly ______________ with demands forsigned photographs from admirers.（）A. identifiedB. puncturedC. bombardedD. spoiled16.Thanks to promising digital connectivity and support for industrial startups,the rise,thefirst in ten months amid the raging pandemic, ______________ the downward slide in the unemployment rate.（）A. revealedB. reflectedC. reversedD. revolutionized17.In the dim light, the candle on the table threw a huge dancing ______________ against thewall.（）A. reflectionB. impressionC. shadeD. shadow18.In some sense, years of economic recession remained an evil that ______________ thewhole national economy.（）A. droveB. touchedC. stressedD. sheltered19.Don't go jumping to conclusions；it would seem ______________ to do more researchbefore we wrap up the project.（）A. conclusiveB. competentC. sensibleD. sensitive20.If a caller claiming to be a colleague asks you for personal data, dial the number on thiscard to ______________ the statements.（）A. check outB. check withC. check inD. check offPhysicians Aren't Immune to Suicide and Depression Medicine is a tough profession. It's both tremendously rewarding and terribly demanding. Physicians are at the front lines of humanity, along with nurses, therapists and more. But being at the front lines can be risky：In a study, nearly 50 percent of doctors reporting that they were burned out.（1）______ physicians, who are on call 24/7，have it the worst, followed closely by physiciansworking in other demanding subspecialties.Studies about physician burnout are important but they typically don't reflect this group's high risk for even more dire mental health outcomes. Past research has also shown that physicians have a higher risk for suicide compared with other professions,（2）______ in the top ten of risky professions. And a recent Lancet study notes that（3）______ ，one physician dies from suicide every day in the U.S.Suicidal tendencies（4）______ the whole community. Health care systems respond with wellness meetings and other interventions but trainees still report feeling uncared for. In fact, several trainees privately tell me that they have to report fewer hours than theyactually work.Research studies（5）______ similar concerns to those I've heard. They report thatworkplace factors contribute to physician suicide "including a large workload,competitiveness of training programs, pressure of patient and service demands and therisk of（6）______ injury if physicians are forced to work in ways that conflict with their ethics and values."This new analysis is a major（7）______ for understanding and appropriately responding to the mental health crisis today. Instead of（8）______ on the past, the alarm has nowbeen sounded：Greater attention must be paid to physician well-being. We wantphysicians to be safe and well, but we also need to help patients by （9）______ good health practices. Fortunately, preventive measures are already underway. Soon, we will hopefully be able to better（10）______ part of what is missing in the current conversation about physician mental health.Trackers on Ice Just because a scientist puts a GPS tracking collar on a wild polar bear does not mean the animal will obligingly keep it on.（1）______ ，these huge collars are purposefully loose.If one becomes annoying,a bear can（2）______ it.But scientists have now found a way to use（3）______ from the discarded（丢弃的）devices."These dropped collars（4）______ would have been considered garbage data," says Natasha Klappstein,a polar bear researcher at the University of Alberta.She and her colleagues instead used（5）______ from such collars, left on sea ice in Canada's Hudson Bay, to track the ice itself.For their study, published in June in The Cryosphere, the researchers identified twenty collars that transmitted movement data in line with ice drift rather than polar bear（6）______ between 2005 and 2015.The resulting records of how melting ice typically drifts in Hudson Bay are unique.There are no easily（7）______ on-the-ground sensors, and satellite observations often cannot accurately capture the motion of small ice sheets.The team（8）______ the discarded collars' movements with widely used ice-drift modeling data from the U.S.National Snow and Ice Data Center（NSIDC）.Collar data indicated that the NSIDC model underestimates the speed at which ice moves around in Hudson Bay-as well as the overall（9）______ of drift.Over the course of several months, the model could drift away from an ice sheet's location by a few hundred kilometers, the researchers say.This means the bears may be working harder,when moving against the direction of the ice, than scientists had（10）______ ："Since we're underestimating the speed of drift, we're likely underestimating the energetic effort of polar bears," says Natasha Klappstein.The research reveals（11）______ insight into how highly mobile ice moves.As melting increases in the coming years, such ice will likely become more（12）______ farther north, in the central Artic.Scientists had known NSIDC data could underestimate drift speeds, but "any time we can find a data（13）______ ，it is a good thing."Plus, such data could improve predictions about how oil spills or other pollutants may（14）______ in seas littered with drifting ice, says Walt Meier, a senior NSIDC research scientist,who was not involved in the study.The findings may even（15）______ future NSIDC models："It's a really nice data set," Meier says."And certainly one we'll take under consideration."21. A. In fact B. In a way C. In addition D. In the end22. A. destroy B. remove C. resist D. reject23. A. scratches B. senses C. samples D. signals24. A. particularly B. relevantly C. intentionally D. potentially25. A. estimates B. subjects C. measurements D. patents26. A. behavior B. habitat C. manner D. motion27. A. flexible B. favorable C. accessible D. changeable28. A. overloaded B. compared C. exchanged D. traced29. A. extent B. damage C. trend D. limit30. A. agreed B. promised C. proved D. assumed31. A. valueless B. superior C. entire D. timely32. A. evident B. unique C. common D. realistic33. A. gap B. scan C. boom D. fit34. A. rise B. spread C. recover D. settle35. A. reverse B. resemble C. influence D. motivateWEach year, backed up by a growing anti-consumerist movement, people are using the holiday season to call on us all to shop less.Driven by concerns about resource exhaustion, over recent years environmentalists have increasingly turned their sights on our "consumer culture". Groups such as The Story of Stuff and Buy Nothing New Day are growing as a movement that increasingly blames all our ills on our desire to shop.We clearly have a growing resource problem. The produces we make, buy, and use are often linked to the destruction of our waterways, biodiversity, climate and the land on which millions of people live. But to blame these issues on Christmas shoppers is misguided, and puts us in the old trap of blaming individuals for what is a systematic problem.While we complain about environmental destruction over Christmas, environmentalists often forget what the holiday season actually means for many people. For most, Christmas isn't an add-on to an already heavy shopping year. In fact, it is likely the only time of year many have the opportunity to spend on friends and family, or even just to buy the necessities needed formodern life.This is particularly, true for Boxing Day, often the target of the strongest derision（嘲弄）by anti-consumerists. While we may laugh at the queues in front of the shops, for many, those sales provide the one chance to buy items they've needed all year. As Leigh Phillips argues, "this is one of the few times of the year that people can even hope to afford such 'luxuries'，the Christmas presents their kids are asking for, or just an appliance that works."Indeed, the richest 7% of people are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly harmful when you take into account that those shopping on Boxing Day are only a small part of our consumption "problem" anyway. Why are environmentalists attacking these individuals, while ignoring such people as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has his own ￡1.5bn yacht with a missile defence system？Anyway, anti-consumerism has become a movement of wealthy people talking down to the working class about their life choices, while ignoring the real cause of our environmental problems. It is no wonder one is changing their behaviours-or that environmental destruction continues without any reduction in intensity.36.It is indicated in the 1st paragraph that during the holiday season, many consumers______ .A. ignore resource problemsB. are fascinated with presentsC. are encouraged to spend lessD. show great interest in the movement.37.It can be inferred from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the environmentalist movement ______ .A. has targeted the wrong personsB. has achieved its intended purposesC. has taken environment-friendly measuresD. has benefited both consumers and producers38.The example of Roman Abramovich is used to show environmentalists' ______ .A. madness about life choicesB. discontent with rich lifestyleC. ignorance about the real causeD. disrespect for holiday shoppers39.It can be concluded from the text that telling people not to shop at Christmas is ______ .A. anything less than a responsibilityB. nothing more than a biasC. indicative of environmental awarenessD. unacceptable to ordinary peopleXThis is What a REAL Silver Dollar Looks Like If you trust in the yen, the euro,and the dollar…stop reading.Because this is a story about the sliver coin EVERYBODY wants.You read the headlines.You know that troubled economic times have put global currency on a rollercoaster（过山车）ride.But millions have found a smarter way to build long-term value with high-grade collectable silver.And right now, those people are lining up to secure some of the last 2012 U.S.Mint Silver Eagles,America's Newest Silver Eagle Dollars. Today, you can graduate to the front of that line.Buy now and you can own these brilliant uncirculated Silver Dollars for only ＄38.95!You Can't Afford to LoseWhy are we releasing（发行）this silver dollar for such a remarkable price？Because we want to introduce you to what hundreds of thousands of smart collectors and satisfied customers have known since 1984-New York Mint is the place to find the world's finest high-grade coins.That's why we're offering you this Brilliant Uncirculated 2012 U.S. Silver Eagle for as little as ＄37.45（plus s/h）.Timing is EverythingOur advice？Keep this to yourself.Because the more people who know about this offer, the worse it is for you.Demand for Silver Eagles in 2011 broke records.Experts predict that 2012 Silver Eagles may break them all over again.Due to rapid changes in the price of silver, prices may be higher or lower and are subject to（受……影响）change without notice.Supplies are limited.Call immediately to add these Silver Eagles to your holdings before it's too late. Offer Limited to 40 per household2012 American Silver Eagle CoinYour cost 1-4 Coins ＄38.95 each+s/h5-9 Coins ＄38.45 each+s/h10-19 Coins ＄37.95 each+s/h20-40 Coins ＄37.45 each+s/hNote：＄10 s/h（shipping and handling）for each purchaseFor fastest service, call toll-free 24 hours a day1-888-201-7143New York Mint14101 Southcross Drive W.，Dept.ASE177-04Burnsville, Minnesota 5533740.What is stressed in the ad？______A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.D. Demand for the coin is bound to break records.41.If you buy six 2012 U.S.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ______ .A. ＄230.7B. ＄233.7C. ＄240.7D. ＄243.742.The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ______ .A. shopping onlineB. making a phone callC. lining up in front of the storesD. writing to the companyYDr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world's energy future.It's a dramatic endorsement（支持）for a technology most people think about only when their smartphone goes dark.But Sadoway isn't alone in boasting about energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future. Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change theworld.Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling a tipping point for forward-looking technologies such as electric cars and rooftop solar propels.The ubiquitous（无所不在的）battery has already come a long way, of course.For better or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first.lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world.Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next.Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also our cars, homes, and even whole communities.In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power.Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first light bulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries. Today, energy storage is a ＄33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100gigawatt-hours of electricity per year.By the end of the decade,it's expected to be worth over 50 billion dollars and generate 160 gigawatt-hours,enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology.Even utility companies, which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting.Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet.Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question：how to make power portable.To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replaces the weekly trip to the gas station.A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too.What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy on site？No one knows which--if any--battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remains clear.The future of energy is in how we store it.43.What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage？______A. It involves the application of sophisticated technology.B. It is the direction energy development should follow.C. It will prove to be a profitable business.D. It is a technology benefiting everyone.44.What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used？______A. Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular.B. The globalization process will speed up.C. Communications will take more diverse forms.D. The world will undergo revolutionary changes.45.In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to ______ .A. find digital devices simply indispensableB. communicate primarily by mobile phoneC. light their homes with stored solar energyD. distribute power with wires and wooden poles46.What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid？______A. It might become a thing of the past.B. It might turn out to be a "prosumer".C. It will be easier to operate and maintain.D. It will have to be completely transformed.Twilight of the Brands It's a truism of business-book thinking that a company's brand is its "most important asset," more valuable than technology or patents or manufacturing prowess.But brands have never been more fragile.The reason is simple：consumers are supremely well informed and far more likely to investigate the real value of products than to rely on logos.Absolute Value, a new book by Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen showsthat,historically,the rise of brands was a response to an information-poor environment.（1）______ If a car was made by G.M，or a ketchup by Heinz, you assumed that it was pretty good.It was hard to figure out if a new product from an unfamiliar company was reliable or not, so brand loyalty was a way of reducing risk.Today, consumers can read much research about whatever they want to buy.This started back with Consumer Reports,which did objective studies of products.（2）______ It has given ordinary consumers easy access to expert reviews, user reviews, and detailed product data, in an array of categories.A recent study found that eighty per cent of consumers look at online reviews before makingmajor purchases, and a host of studies have logged the strong influence those reviews have on the decisions people make.（3）______ An undesirable product can become a laughingstock （笑柄）in a matter of hours.In the old days, you might buy a Sony television set because you'd owned one before,or because you trusted the brand.Today, such considerations matter much less than reviews on Amazon and Engadget and CNET. As Simonson said, "each product how has to prove itself on its own."It's been argued that in a world where consumers are overwhelmed with information,the information will actually make brands more valuable.Indeed,the role a brand plays in people's lives has become all the more important. But information overload is largely a myth.（4）______ And this has made customer loyalty pretty much a thing of the past.Only twenty-five per cent of American respondents in a recent study said that brand loyalty affected how they shopped.A. But what really weakened the power of brands is the Internet.B. For consumers this is ideal：heightened competition has raised quality and held down prices.C. When consumers had to rely on advertisements and their past experience with a company, brands served as a guarantee for quality.D. A large quantity of consumers fail to get a great deal of information efficiently and effectively.E. The rise of social media has sped up the trend to an astonishing degree.F. Most consumers figure out how to find what they're looking for without spending huge amounts of time online.47. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F48. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F49. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F50. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F51.Can advertising support a free Internet？The supporters of an open, democratic Internet,funded mainly by advertising, are facing some big questions about how their vision willunfold.A freely accessible digital world,（1）______ websites and social networks are open to all, is the dream of many.But critics wonder if this is desirable or even possible.Brands（2）______ （shift）a huge proportion of their marketing budgets into online advertising in recent years.But while many campaigns hit the spot, others（3）______ be annoying, intrusive and irrelevant.To discuss the future of online advertising,the Guardian teamed up with advertisingtechnology provider AppNexus to run a roundtable discussion.The discussion wasconducted under the Chatham House Rule,where comments were made on condition that they were not attributed to the speakers,（4）______ （encourage）a free-flowing discussion.A key point of argument in the discussion was（5）______ the Internet should befunded.One participant was passionate about the ad-funded model："It is a wonderful tool for accessing information, for consuming information and for the distribution of brands."But another thought that the quality of content on the Internet inevitably suffers "（6）______ you have other resources to fund it." There are fears that ad revenue is insufficient to pay for all the content that is needed for the web."Generally speaking, the ad-funded model puts a downward pressure on the quality of content."The discussion returned to the question：will advertising continue as the main source of funding for the web,（7）______ （fuel）its growth？Digital advertising faces some serious challenges if it is to keep the web free-one of which is concerns over the ethics of tracking people's online behavior（8）______ their permission.The success of online ad campaigns is determined by the data that brands can access about Internet users.How old are they？What are their interests？Are they male or female, single or with children？Much of this data will be collected from cookies（9）______ （download）on to users' computers.Cookie data allows web publishers to track users' online journeys and observe the actions they take on different websites.They can then sift through（筛选）data to identify（10）______ （appropriate）places to run the ads.52.到底是什么让这位住院医生成为医术精湛的外科医生？（it）（汉译英）______53.这位名人如此注重健康，人们不禁惊叹于他的自律。
【详解】上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
考查定语从句。句意：黑水潜水包括拍摄小的、自由漂浮的海洋生物，它们在天黑后或在任何看起来没有底部的地方移动到海洋表面。此处为定语从句修饰先行词area，先行词在从句中地点状语，应用关系副词where引导该从句。故填where。
【22题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：黑水潜水在中国还是个新鲜事物，它可以追溯到1984年美国夏威夷。句子陈述客观事实用一般现在时，主语为blackwater diving，谓语动词用第三人称单数。故填dates。
【34题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：他们的乐观主义和雄心壮志在很大程度上与马丁·路德·金两年后发表的最著名的梦想演讲如出一辙。结合语境表示“……中最……”短语为“最高级+of all”。故填of all。
【35题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：到本世纪末，这两种愿景都产生了具体成果，改变了美国社会。根据上文“By the end of the decade”可知，到过去某一时间动作已经完成并且产生影响，应用过去完成时。故填had yielded。
【30题详ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้】
考查连词。句意：这种冒险但富有魅力的艺术吸引了大批粉丝。结合前后文语境，可知为转折关系，应用连词but。故填but。
【答案】31.where
32.a33.would send
34.of all35.had yielded
36.at37.that
38.as if/as though
39.whatever
【39题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：他们将扮演现代麦哲伦的角色，为探险者绘制出太阳系的蓝图，无论他们追随的是人还是机器。此处为宾语从句，从句中的follow缺少宾语，表示“无论什么”应用whatever。故填whatever。
七宝中学高二年级第一学期英语期末试卷
七宝中学高二年级第一学期英语期末试卷I. Listening Comprehension （15%）1. A. 15 minutes B. 90 minutes C. 120 minutes D. 105minutes2. A. Doctor and patient B. Shop owner and customerC. Secretary and bossD. Fashion model and designer3. A. A teacher B. An official C. An engineer D. A chef4. A. She doesn’t agree with the man. B. She is good at finding a place to stay.C. She could hardly find the truth.D. She had no travel experience in Britain.5. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 56. A. Few students meet Prof. Johnson’s requirements.B. Few students understand Prof. Johnson’s lectures.C. Many students have dropped Prof. Johnson’s class.D. Many students find Prof. Johnson’s lectures boring.7. A. The Computer Room B. New YorkC. The Business CenterD. The Service Centre8. A. The style is more important than the color.B. The green jacket doesn’t fit as well as the blue one.C. The man should buy a jacket instead of a suit.D. The man looks better in blue.9. A. She has difficulty understanding the book.B. She cannot get access to the designated book.C. She has proved to be a better reader than the man.D. She cannot finish the task before the deadline.10. A. The woman isn’t sure whether she’ll go to the party.B. The woman just returned from a visit to the Andersons.C. The woman may not be able to give the man a ride.D. The woman will get her car back on Friday.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. He learned it in a special school. B. He had a lot of practice in his spare time.C. He got it through constant watching.D. He was once caught by a signalman.12. A. In Kansas City B. At Fillan C. At Omar D. At Missouri13. A. Angry B. Excited C. Frightened D. SurprisedQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. State your problem to the head waiter. B. Demand a discount on the dishes ordered.C. Ask to see the manager politely but firmly.D. Ask the name of the person serving you.15. A. Your problem may not be understood correctly.B. You don’t know if you are complaining at the right time.C. Your complaint may not reach the person in charge.D. You can’t tell how the person on the line is reacting.16. A. Demand an immediate response. B. Provide all the details.C. Fix the problem.D. Stick to the point.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form with ONE WORD only for each blank.(请把本题答案写在主观题答题纸上!!!)II. Grammar (请把本题答案写在主观题答题纸上!!!)Section A 8%Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.AOne of the first questions young children ask is “Why?” It is human nature to want to find out __21__ things are the way they are. You can find out “Why” by turning the question into a hypothesis (假设) for 22 experiment.For example, suppose you have been trying to grow tomato plants, but insects keep destroying them. Someone tells you that 23 (put) large strips of colored cloth around the plants will keep insects away. Your question might be “Do certain colors of cloth kee p insects away?” Then you’d begin your experiment. The 24 step would be to place different-colored strips of cloth around all of the plants except one. Then, at regular intervals, you would observe and record and note 25 the plant had any insect damage or not.This experiment may prove that the answer to your question is “No, it is not different-colored strips of cloth that keep away insects.” Or you 26 find that answer is “Yes, certain insects are kept away by blue cloth, but not yellow clo th.” ...... whatever you have found, you are well on your way to understanding how you can use scientific thinking 27 (solve) a problem in your own life.BA time capsule buried by Apple founder Steve Jobs 20 years ago 28 (discover) recently after it was left buried for an extra ten years because its location was long forgotten.In1983, Steve Jobs, as a young tech innovator, was attending an international design conference in Aspen. During the conference, he and the group 29 (decide) to bury a time capsule as a stunt. The time capsule was filled with a diverse collection of goods, ranging from the new apple mouse at that time to a six-pack of beer for the people 30 discovered it.The time capsule was meant to be dug up 20 years later. however, there was a problem with that plan as everyone __31__ (involve) forgot the place where it was buried.The final discovery happened at the hands of the crew from the National Geographic Channel’s program called Diggers. The discovery was well documented and even the experts had problems __32__ (find) this particular treasure. __33 their preparations and clear idea of where the tube was, it still took them two hours to dig it up by using heavy machinery. To the technology industry, the finding of the time capsule appears to be a big accomplishment.The 34 interesting object in the time capsule would likely be the Lisa Mouse, which was placed in the tube by the hands of 28-year-old Jobs. The Lisa Mouse, which Jobs named after his daughter, was one of the first commercial computer 35 which were sold publicly, making it a rarity at that time. 36__ the shape of mouse has changed over the past three decades, the internal components of mouse have remained largely the same.Section B 9%本大题从41题开始填涂客观答题卡!!!The usage of electronic devices in the classroom has been debated for over a decade. For many, computers and mobile devices are the__41__ of education, for others they are out to __42__ our students’ minds.At Fortune Kindergarten we take a cautious__43__ way. Although we don’t see electronic gadgets as a “cure all,” we believe that they can be highly__44__ tools in certain contexts. Fortune Kindergarten puts great emphasis on communication, not only as a tool to teach both English and Chinese language, but also as a __45__ with which students can __46__ important values, such as empathy (the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems) and cooperation.We make sure our usage of electronic gadgets never takes the center stage. In some classes, teachers will use tablets or smart phones hooked to TV screens to display theme-related visuals. Others play __47__ music, videos or news clippings.These resources are always presented and used as a stimulus rather than the main activity itself.We use a variety of websites and educational games, often at the school library, to__48__ the students’hand eye coordination as well as early math concepts, Mandarin literacy or English reading and phonics. Programs such as Google Earth or Street View have often been used to__49__ themes related to geography or culture.At Fortune Kindergarten we use gadgets to assist with different aspects of learning, but the main gadgets we rely on is the human mind.III. Cloze（15%）The Rapid Advance of Artificial IntelligenceThanks to visionary and hard-working scientists and engineers. We now live in a world where cars drive themselves and machines recognize people and “understand” their emotions. Only a few years ago such technologies might have seemed as magical, __50__ with the rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI), they are turning into __51__.It has been two years since Watson, the AI program created by IBM, beat two of the world’s best Jeopardy (美国老牌智力问答节目《危险边缘》) players. Watson __52__ roughly 200 million pages of information and is able to understand __53__ language queries and answer questions. The computer maker had initially planned to test Watson as an expert adviser to doctors as its encyclopedic knowledge of medical conditions could aid a human expert in diagnosing illnesses.In May, __54__, IBM went a significant step further by announcing a general-purpose version of its software, the “IBM Watson Engagement Advisor.” The idea is to make the company’s question-answering system __55__ in a wide range of call center, technical support and telephone sales applications. The company says that as many as 61 percent of all telephone support calls __56__ fail because human support-center employees are unable to give people correct or complete information. Besides helping human operators, Watson will also be used in a “self-s ervice” mode, in which customers can__57__ directly with the program by typing questions in a Web browser or by speaking to a speech recognition program.Creating cars that drive themselves is another field of interest heavily __58__ artificial intelligence. As automakers General Motors and Nissan have said they will introduce __59__ autonomous cars by the end of the decade, a small Israeli tech company called Mobileye has made considerable __60__. Computer scientist Amnon Shashua, who founded Mobileye, has modified his Audi A7 by adding a video camera and AI software, __61__ the car to drive the 65 kilometers between the Israeli cities of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv without his having to__62__ the steering wheel.__63__computing has also come a long way. Child-sized robot Rubi, __64__, plays with children at a preschool in California. It listens to them, speaks to them and understands their facial expressions. Its creator, Professor Javier Movellan, is now working on computers that can interact with humans, including holding conversations. Computers that understand our deepest emotions hold the promise of a world full of brilliant machines.50. A. but B. and C. so D. therefore51. A. facts B. practice C. realities D. intelligence52. A. takes in B. turns over C. sees to D. has access to53. A. computer B. natural C. artificial D. bilingual54. A. however B. anyhow C. moreover D. somewhat55. A. compatible B. available C. approachable D. affordable56. A. particularly B. scarcely C. currently D. generally57. A. interact B. link C. meet D. associate58. A. appealing for B. dealing with C. relying on D. calling on59. A. confidently B. specially C. sufficiently D. completely60. A. production B. progress C. procedure D. program61. A. enriching B. assisting C. causing D. enabling62. A. touch B. use C. move D. fix63. A. Reasonable B. Smart C. Emotional D. Artificial64. A. in fact B. for example C. in a word D. on the wholeIV. Reading Comprehension （24%）AIt was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything.I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour; walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.65. Why did the author follow her son?A. Because there might be danger.B. Because her son was doing a good deed.C. Because she was curious.D. Because she intended to help.66. What Billy did mainly showed that he was _____.A. caringB. naiveC. imaginativeD. aggressive67. Which is the correct order of the development of the story?①The author was moved to tears.②Billy fed the water to the baby deer.③Billy walked towards the large deer.④It began to rain.⑤The author followed Billy into the woods.A. ③②⑤①④B：④①②③⑤ C. ⑤③②①④ D. ⑤②①③④68. At the end of the story, the author might experience different feelings EXCEPT THAT_____A. Billy was a pride.B. God was touched by Billy's activity.C. it was worthwhile to have given birth to Billy.D. the rain should have dropped earlier.BNext stop: planet MarsFL Y me to the moon? That’s not far enough. On September 14, NASA released designs for asuper rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). This time the final destination will be Mars.The SLS is a huge, liquid-fuelled rocket. If it is fully developed, it will be the most powerful rocket ever built. Its lift capability will be much bigger than that of the space shuttle or Saturn 5, the rocket that sent the Apollo missions to the moon.NASA is planning to launch its first unmanned test flight in 2017. It is hoped that the first crew will fly in 2021 and astronauts will make it to a nearby asteroid in 2025. NASA hopes to send the rocket and astronauts to Mars from the asteroid by the 2030s, according to the Associated Press (AP).NASA used liquid rockets to send Apollo, Gemini and Mercury into space, but later changed to solid rockets boosters because they were cheaper. Tragically, however, a booster flaw caused the space shuttle Challenger to crash in 1986. The new project plans to return to liquid fuel.According to AP, the rockets will at first be able to carry 77 to 110 tons of payload. Eventually they will be able to carry 143 tons into space, maybe even as many as 165 tons, NASA officials said. By comparison, the Saturn 5 booster could lift 130 tons and the space shuttle just 27 tons.However, unlike reusable shuttles, these powerful rockets are mostly one use only. New ones have to be built for every launch. This will be very costly.NASA estimates that it will cost about $3 billion per year, or $18 billion until the first test flight in 2017. NASA hopes to make money by allowing private companies to send astronauts to the International Space Station like giant taxi services, so that the program can be “sustainable”.“This is perhaps the biggest thing for space exploration in decades,” said Senator Bill Nelson, a former astronaut. “The goal is to fly humans s afely beyond low-Earth orbit and deep into outer space where we cannot only survive, but one day also live.”69. What is the outstanding feature of the SLS?A. It’s equipped with an advanced control system.B. It’s the first unmanned space shuttle in the world.C. It’s the only vehicle that can fly astronauts to the moon.D. It can send a lot more goods and passengers into space.A. the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it moveB. a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfectC. computer machinery and equipment, as opposed to the programsD. the sets of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job71. NASA plans to use liquid fuel in the new project because _____ than solid rockets boosters.A. it is much saferB. it is less costlyC. it can last longerD. it is more eco-friendly72. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. the SLS program is planning to make reusable rocketsB. NASA will use SLS as a space taxi between the Earth and MarsC. the goal of the SLS program is to enable humans to live on the moonD. the US government may not have provided enough money for the SLS programCLiving in a world of fast-moving technology, I am used to instant reactions. With the InternetI can receive and send information, communicate with friends and buy various items all instantly by the click of a mouse. This is what technology has done to me. It saves time and is convenient.While this technology does make it more convenient to receive information, sometimes I wonder if all this is too convenient.We take advantage of the speed so much that if the Internet is not working or the fax machine is not sending properly, our world seems to shut down. In fact, technology can often make us lazy.I cannot possibly spend the time mailing a letter in the post office. “Fax it. Email it,” the world cries.This speed of communication has caused us to be so impatient that we have grown apart from each other. Does anyone else think it is scary that a person does not need to even leave his or her bedroom to have full contact with anyone in the world?In that way, I guess technology benefits those who cannot leave their household for one reason or another. However, I think that it decreases our value of face-to- face human contact as a whole.The world has become even more impatient than I have. Sometimes, when I am too busy to check my e-mail or have no access, I miss out important information and events that have already taken place without my knowledge. Sadly, this idea is becoming truth.While technology is an essential part of our society, it should be less emphasized as the only way in which to communicate efficiency. Instead, accuracy should be more important, for although the Internet and fax machine are faster, they do not always promise accurate information in sending, Also, with the Internet, valuable information, such as credit card information, can fall into the wrong hands without being noticed.While completely giving up these communication devices is not feasible, society needs to be more patient with the inefficiencies of human —made inventions and of course with human connections.73. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. High--technology equipment makes communication easier and faster.B. Living in a world of fast — moving technology can make people lazy and impatient.C. The Internet and fax machine have enabled everyone to work indoors.D. Modern communication devices can work efficiently, but not always indoors.74. When the author says “sometimes I wonder if all this is too convenient” in the secondparagraph, he emphasizes the point that _____________.A. he can do everything instantly and he is used to instant reactionB. the speed of communication has caused people to grow apart from each otherC. he sometimes missed out important information when he’s too busy to check his emailD. people should not depend on these technical devices because they are not always reliable75. In writing the passage, the author wants to _______________.A. ask people to give up high-technological facilities altogetherB. encourage people to take an appropriate attitude toward new technologyC. put importance on the value of face-to-face human contact as a wholeD. persuade people to be more patient with human connections76.Which of the following would you choose as the title of this passage?A. Technology, a Two-edged SwordB. Fast-moving Technology and the Impatient WorldC. Advantages of Modern Communication DevicesD. Demons of Modern Communication DevicesDWhen it comes to making a good career in the business world, being honest and getting along well with colleagues gives a person a solid competitive advantage, claims a new research.Dr. Bohlmann has found that project managers can expect better performance by far from the members of their team if treating them with honesty, kindness, and respect. According to another study , the cross-functional product development teams, can achieve a great quality and better cost benefits from socializing and interacting with individuals who work for their suppliers.The first, Dr. Bohlmann’s study analyzed cross-functional product development teams, which combine together engineers, researchers and business personnel. The point to involve people with various backgrounds was to show that there was a focus on finance, marketing, and also on a design and functionality, right from the start of the product-development process. In addition to all this, this diversity also helped to make communication more effective in order to ensure that all members of the team were socializing and cooperating, and not just working at cross-purposes.As a result, it indicated that "interactional fairness awareness" indeed had an effect on ahad been treated well and respected, showed a great increase in their commitment to the success of the project they had been working on in cooperation with other team members, and, in particular, when they realized their project manager or supervisor to be a kind, nice and honest guy.According to Dr. Bohlmann, the increase in such commitment is very essential and important because it could improve performance that would result in the achievement of team goals. And if Bohlmann's study comes to the conclusion that nice and honest guys are the first to finish, the second research by Dr. Rob Handfleld shows us that cooperating and socializing well with others can give a team, and even a company an edge, when it comes to product development.77.According to the passage, being a successful project manager, you should havethe qualities such as _____.79. What effect can the commitment mentioned by Dr. Bohlmann have on our work?80.What will the author most possibly go on talking in paragraph 6?Translation:1.设计逼真的机器人不久就要面市。
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案
I. 听力(共两节，总分值20分)第一节听力理解(5段共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分)每段播放两遍。
各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。
1. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the waiting room.B. At the ticket office.C. At the station entrance.2. When does the bus usually leave?A. At a quarter past two.B. At two o’clock sharp.C. At half past two.3. What does the driver usually do before the bus starts out?A. Check the passengers’ tickets.B. Get the passenger s’ things on the bus.C. Carry the passengers’ suitcases for them.听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。
4.What do we know about the man?A. He has been to New York.B. He has lost his job.C. He’s on business.5. How long haven’t the two speakers seen each other?A. For two days.B. For a week.C. For a month.6. Why was the man eager to see the woman?A. To turn to her.B. To make the suggestion.C. To tellhis story.听第三段对话，回答第7—9题。
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、用单词的适当形式完成短文Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Swimming way to successWhat does it take to graduate from a university? Many 1．say all you have to do is take classes and pass the exams. Well, it requires more than it if you’re a student at Tsinghua University.Starting this September, freshmen at the university will have to take swimming courses. If they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university course, th ey won’t receive their degree 2．they can pass the test successfully, according to an announcement by Tsinghua University president Qiu Yong.Exceptions 3．(allow) for students with certain physical or mental conditions, if proved by medical staff.Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, explained 4．the university is linking swimming ability with degrees.“As a requisite(必要的) survival skill, swimming is beneficial for students in the long run, since swimming is helpful in impr oving students’ endurance and is 5．(harmful) to joints(关节) and muscles as a water sport,” he told China Daily.Viewing the ability 6．(swim) as a must for students is not something new to this university - it was also a requirement in the early 20th century.It was later dropped 7．a rising number of students and a lack of facilities. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students.However, the announcement has caused a heated debate.Some welcomed the new rule, saying it’s a necessary skill that can save lives. “Swimming is a fundamental(基本的) skill. It’s a way to stay healthy and is lifesaving in emergency situations. I believe making 8．mandatory(强制的) is necessary,” Yuan Jiax iang, a junior inTsinghua’s Department of Civil Engineering, told China Daily.However, some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. “It’s not reasonable to require people to be able to swim for them to graduate,” Zheng Xiaoyu, a high school stud ent from the Middle School Affiliated to Northern Jiaotong University, told China Daily. “For a lot of people who grew up in inland cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult.”In fact, Chinese universities are not the only education organizations 9．encourage their students to swim. A few colleges in the United States - including Cornell, Columbia and MIT - offer swim classes to students. “Anything 10．(prevent) people from dying needlessly is a valuable skill,” Fred DeBruyn, director of aqu atics(水上运动) at Cornell, told The New York Times.二、选用适当得单词或短语补全句子Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.If you can’t seem to catch enough Z’s during the week, you’re not alone. But bad things happen to your body when you’re sleep-deprived, not least of which is weight gain. Well, here’s some good news: Sleeping in on the weekend to make up for sleep lost during the week is 11．with lower body mass index (BMI), according to a study published in the Oxford University Press journal Sleep.The researchers, a collaboration of scientists based in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Republic of Korean, sought to determin e if what they refer to as “catch-up sleep”12．body mass index (BMI) in the general population. To do so, they conducted face-to-face interviews of a random sampling of 2,156 adults, comparing their sleep habits with their BMI scores. The 932 participants who slept in –“catch-up sleepers” (people who sleep longer on the weekend than on weekdays by approximately two hours) had a(n)13．lower BMI than the other subjects. What’s more, every additional hour of catch-up sleep was linked with a decrease in BMI.As to why sleeping in on weekends can lead to weight loss, one of the study co-authors, Robert Thomas, MD, MMSc, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston,14．Reader’s Digest of the “substantial(大量的) experimental and epidemiological(流行病学的) data thatshort sleep contributes to weight gain.” He notes, “our best 15．as researchers are that there are balances to be kept, and the body can adjust and 16．within reason. Catch-up sleep allows the basic balance to be maintained.”Although the study showed significant differences in BMI with the 17．of two or more hours of catch-up sleep, Dr. Thomas points out that there are “substantial individual differences,” such that the benefit we get from those extra hours will vary 18．on how much sleep each of us generally needs. “To determine your optional sleep, you can track the time spent sleeping on nights when there is no need to wake up to an alarm,” suggests Liza Baker, a health coach at Simply Health Coaching. That tells you about how many hours of sleep your body likes to get, since it 19．greatly across the population, from just 4 to 5 hours to 9 to 10 hours.So can you actually lost weight by sleeping in on the weekend? Only if you’re paying off a sleep 20．from the week, according to the result of this study. It helps if you’re also eating less, Dr. Thomas adds.Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Go hi-tech this holidayIf you’ve been searching for a reason to pick up that latest gadget, then what better time than Christmas? There’s no shortage of innovative, forward-thinking and futuristic products on the market today, as technology takes center stage on many people’s festive wish lists. Here, we offer a festive gadget(小玩意)21．that will help you take a closer look at three of tech’s hottest categories.Virtual realityVRProbably the most exciting tech development of recent times, virtual reality (VR) has arrived, with enough options 22．to the consumer who’s searching for an extra dose ofhigh-tech fun this Christmas. The cheapest way to get a high-end VR experience comes courtesy of Sony. Its PlaySt ation VR doesn’t require a tricked-out PC or expensive phone - it works with the Playstation 4 console and comes with a few great games in its library. There aresome accessories you can purchase to 23．the experience, but if you’ve already got a PS4 you can enter the world of VR for just $400 (2780 yuan). 2016 has been the year of VR and as such many 24．to Sony’s creation exist. High-end offerings like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, as well as mobile options like Samsung’s Gear VR, will get your head in th e game.Wireless headphones25．ease of use with the ability to move freely around your home, gym or workplace, wireless headphones just make sense. And there are plenty of viable(可行的) options to 26．any budget. The Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones are definitely worth a test drive, though. The full-size, around-ear Bluetooth headphones 27．active noise cancellation and double as a headset for making phone calls. They’ve even earned the Editor’s Choice award at and can be snapped up for less than $400 online. Beats has worked its way firmly into the market and its Studio Wireless headphones are a popular choice, especially as you can now find them much cheaper than their 28．$379 asking price by searching around online.Digital camerasWhile your phone is a worthy sidekick, there’s no 29．for a real camera when it comes to taking the perfect picture. And these days you can get quality specifications in a package that’s almost as small as your smartphone. The sleek design of the Fujifilm X70, $699 (4,850 yuan), makes it the perfect companion, or you could go retro with the Olympus PEN-F ($1,200) that offers old school looks alongside cutting edge technology. Domestically, it’s worth checking out Xiaomi’s mirrorless Yi M1 for a more 30．option. With a high-end 20-megapixel sensor and the ability to host multiple lenses, it’s available from just 2,199 yuan.三、完形填空Truth be told, a life-changing college experience doesn’t begin or end with a high GPA or great university tour. And although parents and teachers alike work diligently to prep their students with the cutting-edge classes and impressive transcripts, they’r e 31 one vital skill: emotional intelligence.A poll of 1,502 first-year college students in the U.S. found that a majority of them wish they had received more 32 preparation for college. Emotional preparedness is 33 “the ability to take care of oneself, adapt to new environments, 34 negative emotions or behavior and build positive relationship,” according to the survey.“Survey data indicate that college readiness requires far more than just a solid academic foundation – a findg that seems 35 conventional higher education preparation, said John MacPhee, Executive Director of the Jed Foundation, which co-sponsored the survey. “It is clear that emotional preparedness should be better 36 the work that high school communities are doing to guide students through the transition into college.”Data show that college students 37 far more than their academics – and their stress can take a serious toll(代价) on their 38 in school. Forty percent of survey participants felt pressure to pay for college expenses, followed by 30 percent who said their biggest 39 was to make new friends. 40 , keeping in touch with family and friends not at their college (28 percent) and being independent (16 percent) also weighed heavily on college studnets’ shoulders.All of these 41 had a negative impact inside and outside of the classroom. Students who felt less emotionally prepared for college were more likely to have a lower grade point average, regularly 42 drugs and/or alcohol, and rate their overall college experience as terrible or poor.“As high school seniors start applying to college around this time of year, parents and people 43 in their lives can play an important role in helping children build confidence and life skills, said Marisa Giarnella-Porco, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jordan Porco Foundation, a survey co-sponsor. “It is important to 44 them to choose a college that best fits their needs first and foremost – not only in a(n) 45 sense, but also relative to emotional needs.”Thankfully, whether your child is packing up for school this fall or still in diapers, it’s never too late (or too early!) to begin prepping them for university life. Here’s wha t parents should do to help their college-bound kid, starting now.31．A．mastering B．employing C．forgetting D．preparing 32．A．emotional B．careful C．comprehensive D．active 33．A．compared with B．applied to C．adjusted to D．defined as 34．A．arouse B．control C．display D．hide 35．A．short of B．strict with C．contrary to D．proud of 36．A．reminded of B．combined with C．focused on D．devoted to 37．A．depend on B．worry about C．refer to D．respond to 38．A．performances B．grades C．subjects D．requirements39．A．mistake B．decision C．event D．challenge 40．A．Otherwise B．Thus C．Besides D．However 41．A．pressures B．benefits C．behaviors D．thoughts 42．A．market B．ban C．consume D．produce 43．A．aggressive B．influential C．mysterious D．modest 44．A．support B．guide C．warn D．command 45．A．good B．keen C．academic D．delicate四、阅读选择El Nifio, a Spanish term for “the Christ child”, was named by South American fisherman who noticed that the global weather pattern, which happens every two to seven years, reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas. El Nifio sees warm water, collected over several years in the western Pacific, flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken, or sometimes the other way round.The weather effects both good and bad, are felt in many places. Rich countries gain more from powerful Nifio, on balance, than they lose. A study found that a strong Nifio in 1997 helped American’s economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvest, farmers in the Midwest gained from extra rain. The total rise in agricultural in rich countries in growth than the fall in poor ones.But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are in flames. A multi-year drought (干旱）in south-east Brazil is becoming worse. Though heavy rains brought about by El Nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.The most recent powerful Nino, in 1997-98, killed around 21,000 people and caused damage worth $36 billion around the globe. But such Ninos come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare. According to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), however, just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance, rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards. This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.Simple improvements to infrastructure (基础设施）can reduce the spread of disease. Better sewers (下水道）make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach. Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food andmedicine after floods. According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and co-authors, civil conflict is related to El N ino’s harmful effects—and the poorer the country, the stronger the link. Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people. Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Nino, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.46．What can we learn about El Nino in Paragraph 1?A．It is named after a South American fisherman.B．It takes place almost every year all over the world.C．It forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.D．It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.47．What may El Ninos bring about to the countries affected?A．Agricultural harvests in rich countries fall.B．Droughts become more harmful than floods.C．Rich countries’ gains are greater than their losses.D．Poor countries suffer less from droughts economically.48．The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4 suggest that_________.A．more investment should go to risk reductionB．governments of poor countries need more aidC．victims of El Nino deserve more compensationD．recovery and reconstruction should come first49．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A．To introduce El Nino and its origin.B．To explain the consequences of El Nino.C．To show ways of fighting against El Nino.D．To urge people to prepare for El Nino.Inspiring young minds!TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of children's publishing，bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month．Sounds too good to be true？Take a look online-evidence shows that thousands of teachers and parents know a good thing when they see it and recommend TOKNOW to their friends．Happy Birthday All Year!What could be more fun than a gift that keeps coming through the letterbox every month？The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day．SUBSCRIBE NOWAnnual SubscriptionEurope £55 Rest of World £65Annual Subscription with Gift PackIncludes a Mammoth Map，a Passport Puzzle Booklet，and SubscriptionEurope £60 Rest of World £70Refund Policy-the subscription can be cancelled within 28days and you can get your money back．50．Why is TOKNOW a special magazine？______A．It entertains young parents．B．It provides serious advertisements．C．It publishes popular science fictions．D．It combines fun with complex concepts．51．What does TOKNOW offer its readers？______A．Online courses．B．Articles on new topics．C．Lectures on a balanced life．D．Reports on scientific discoveries．52．How much should you pay if you make a 12-month subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China？______A．£55．B．£60．C．£65．D．£70．53．Subscribers of TOKNOW would get ______ ．A．free birthday presentsB．full refund within 28 daysC．membership of the TOKNOW clubD．chances to meet the experts in personSuppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g. “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g. “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attentionshou ld be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differe nces in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive correlation(正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity....Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.54．People volunteer mainly out of __________.A．academic requirements B．social expectationsC．financial rewards D．internal needs55．What can we learn from the Florida study?A．Follow-up studies should last for one year.B．Volunteers should get mentally prepared.C．Strategy training is a must in research. D．Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.56．What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work? A．Individual differences in role identity. B．Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.C．Role identity as a volunteer.D．Practical advice from researchers. 57．What is the best title of the passage?A．How to Get People to Volunteer B．How to Study Volunteer Behaviors C．How to Keep Volunteers’ Interest D．How to Organize Volunteer ActivitiesAsk most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they’ll say, “Success.” The dream of individual opportunity has been home in American since Europeans discovered a “new world” in the Western Hemisphere. Early immigrants like Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land. His glowing descriptions of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginations of many European readers: in Letters from an American Farmer (1782) he wrote. “We are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered(无拘无束的) and unrestrained, be cause each person works for himself… We have no princes, for whom we toil(干苦力活), starve, and bleed: we are the most perfect society now existing in the world.” The promise of a land where “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” drew poor immigrants from Europe and fueled national expansion into the western territories.Our national mythology(神化) is full of illustration of the American success story. There’s Benjamin Franklin, the very model of the self-educated, self-made man, who rose from modest origins to become a well-known scientist, philosopher, and statesman. In the nineteenth century, Horatio Alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became American’s best-selling author with rags-to-riches tales. The notion of success haunts us: we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to “make a fortune in real estate with no money down,” and “dressing for success.” The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today i t’s as important to be “successful” in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business.But dreams easily turn into nightmares. Every American who hopes to “make it” also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. Under pressure of the myth, we become indulged in status symbols: we try to live in the “right” neighborhoods, wear the “right” clothes, eat the “right” foods. These sy mbols of distinction assure us and others that we believe strongly in the fundamental equality of all, yet strive as hard as we can to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens.58．By saying “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” (Line 10, Para. 1), the author means .A．the more diligent one is, the bigger his returnsB．laborious work ensures the growth of an industryC．a man’s business should be developed step by stepD．a company’s success depends on its employees’ hard work59．The characters described in Horatio Alger’s novels are people who . A．succeed in real estate investmentB．earned enormous fortunes by chancesC．became wealthy after starting life very poorD．became famous despite their modest origins60．It can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph that . A．business success often contributes to a successful marriageB．Americans wish to succeed in every aspect of lifeC．good personal relationships lead to business successD．successful business people provide good care for their children61．What is the conflict of American culture according to the author?A．The American road to success is full of nightmares.B．Status symbols are not a real indicator of a person’s wealth.C．The American Dream is nothing but an empty dream.D．What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.五、六选四Directions: complete the following passage by using the sentenced given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.It is a common experience for many: You make donations to others, such as unfortunate people in disaster-stricken areas, and you are appreciated. 62．A billionaire couple has recently made one of the biggest charitable donations to a university in China’s history. Chen Tianqiao and Chrissy Luo, co-founders of China’s Shanda Group, donated $115 million (799 million yuan) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to help advanced brain research. The coup le’s donation will be spent building a neuroscience(神经科学) institute, with the aim of deepening the understanding of how the brain works, according to a statement from Caltech. Chen has been interested in brain research for a long time.However, this huge donation has caused heated discussions among Chinese scholars andinternet users alike.Many criticized them for choosing to give money to a foreign university rather than Chinese institutes for brain research, which are developing fast and are on track to catch up with the US in just a few years. 63．Others, however, support the couple’s choice for brain research. They believe Caltech is a more rational choice compared to Chinese research institutions. 64．In addition, the results of the research benefit not only the American people, but also the rest of the world.A similar controversy started two years ago when Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, along with his wife Zhang Xin, donated $15 million to Harvard University to help disadvantaged Chinese students.Many believe that China is still behind in the management and use of donated money, and that as a result, Chinese philanthropists(慈善家) are looking abroad. 65．In comparison, Western countries like the US, which have a long history of donating money, havewell-developed systems that use the donations efficiently.“To get more donations, Chinese universities should be bolder and more honest… they need self-reflection, rather than jealousy,” commented Xinhua.A．Rao Yi, a biologist and professor at Peking University, even said the donation was a “typical mistake”.B．Some previously planned to donate to a Chinese university, but this didn’t happen after the university refused to give them a report on the planned use of the money.C．It can shape the industries of the future such as artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality.D．However, donations can also draw criticism.E.They can also provide full access for donors who want to trace the use of the money.F.It has a long history and has taken a leading position in biology and neuroscience studies, therefore producing more efficient results.六、概要写作66．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.How to Improve Your English PronunciationAccurate pronunciation is an important part of learning English, or any language for thatmatter. The way your speech sounds can have a big impact on whether or not people understand what you are saying and their initial impression of you. There are no shortcuts to perfect pronunciation; there are, however, some ways you can practice more effectively and improve your skills faster.It’s often difficult to hear pronunciation errors in your own speech because you are concentrating on actually communicating rather than the sound you are making. If you can’t hear your pronunciation problems, it’s tough to correct them. Try recording your speech with your smartphone or PC and making a note of specific areas you need to improve on.Moreover, many English learners think that speaking fluently means they need to speak fast. This is wrong. Speaking too fast reinforces bad habits and makes the speaker sound nervous and indecisive. Speaking slowly will give you time to breathe properly and think about what you want to say next.Pronunciation is a physical skill. You’re teaching your mouth a new way to move and using different muscles. Focus on difficult sounds each day. Having trouble with “th”? Put your tongue be tween your teeth (don’t bite down) and blow air out of your mouth. Feel the air move over the top of your tongue. Another method worth a try is learning popular English songs. Singing helps you relax and just get those words out, as well as helping your rhythm and intonation (语调). Because you don’t need to concentrate on constructing sentences for yourself, you can concentrate on making your pronunciation sound great!___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________七、根据所给汉语意思完成句子Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.67．中国是一个历史悠久的大国，很多名胜值得一游。
2020-2021学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二上学期9月摸底考英语试题(解析版)
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期9月摸底考英语试题I.Grammar (25’)Section ASection A (15’)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.___1___ winning multiple awards and being the most searched-for book on Goodreads during its debut year, this young adult novel ___2___ (challenge)and banned in school libraries and curricular___3___ drug use and offensive language.『答案』1. Despite 2. was challenged 3. because of/due to『解析』这是一篇说明文。
本篇小短文讲述了这部年轻的成人小说受到挑战的原因。
『1题详解』考查介词。
句意：尽管在出版的第一年就获得了多个奖项，并成为Goodreads网站上搜索次数最多的书籍，这部年轻的成人小说还是受到了挑战，并因为使用了毒品和攻击性语言而被学校图书馆和课程禁止。
根据空后动名词winning和句子结构可知，空处需用介词，根据空后句意可知，despite尽管，引导让步状语，符合题意，句首单词，首字母需大写。
上海市2022-2021年高二上学期期末联考英语试题
第一学期(xuéqī)期末联考高二英语(yīnɡ yǔ)试卷【完卷时间(shíjiān)：120分钟；满分(mǎn fēn)：150分】第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一(dìyī)部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the weather be like late this afternoon?A. Sunny.B. Rainy.C. Snowy.2. What will the girl probably do tonight?A. Prepare for the exam.B. Watch a movie.C. Play with her friends.3. Why did Henry go to Oxford?A. For travel.B. For study.C. For work.4. What contributes most to the garden according to the man?A. His hard work.B. The good weather.C. The woman’s efforts.5. What did the man order?A. Water.B. Coffee.C. Juice.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题(含答案)
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题(含答案)___ a diverse field。
with something to offer every child。
Every child is unique。
and can find the stories that speak to them。
Here are some ___.One must-read book is The Little Prince。
by Antoine deSaint-Exupery。
It tells the story of a ___。
The Little Prince is a fascinating character。
and the author'___ are beautiful。
There is even an excellent pop-up book n available.Another great book is At the Back of the North Wind。
by e MacDonald。
MacDonald has written several lovely children's books。
including The Princess and the Goblin。
However。
this book may be his sweetest。
It follows the adventures of a little boy named Diamond。
who meets the us lady North Wind on a stormy night and ___ through the night sky.Lastly。
Carry On。
___ by Jean Lee Latham is a must-read。
It tells the story of ___。
2021届上海市高二第一学期英语期末考试试题分类汇编-七选五
2021届上海市高二第一学期英语期末考试试题分类汇编-七选五上海市奉城高级中学2020-2021学年高二第一学期期末调研考试英语试卷Section CDirections: After reading the passage below, choose the best answers from the six statements according to what you have just read.Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Where do you think the world’s happiest people live? Somewhere hot with sandy beaches? A country with a tradition of the fine food and culture? Not according to a recent study by the university of Leicester. Who are the happiest people on Earth? _______47_______ Surprised? Well you’ll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some of the highest taxes in the world. So what is the secret of their success?Let’s start with all that tax they pay. The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world. It spends more on children and elderly people per capital than other country.And there’s another advantage to those high taxes. Because a shop assistant’s final salary is not that much less than someone who works in a bank, for example, Danes don’t choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do. They choose the job they want to do. There’s a philosophy in Denmark known as “Jante-lov”, which translates as “you’re no better than anybody else.” _______48_______ But workers in other countries are not used to looking at life in this way.Money doesn’t seem as important in Denmark. It has been called a “post consumerist” society._______49_______ What is more important is the sense of society and it’s no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing. 92% of Danes belong to some kind of social club and these clubs are even paid for by the government._______50_______ They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government. You can see sighs of this all over the country. You’ll find vegetable stalls with no assistant. You take what you want and leave the money in a basket. perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark. The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes—simple, economical, non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.A. In a list ranking countries by the happiness of their citizens, it pm tropical Fiji 50 places below freezing Iceland.B. The street sweeper can hold his head up high as he proudly does his job.C. Danish people aren’t as suspicious as many other nations.D. Most Danes are used to seeing between 50-70% of their salary going to the government!E. Those 5.5 million people who call Denmark their home.F. People have nice things in their houses, but they’re not mad about shopping and spending.【答案】47. E 48. B 49. F 50. C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，从几个方面介绍了丹麦是世界上最具幸福感的国家。
2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题(含答案)
2020-2021 学年度第一学期高二期末联考英语试题第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分45 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A 篇There are no bad authors for children. Children like and want to read and seek out, because every child is different. They can find the stories they need, and they bring themselves to stories. Here are some books children should read.The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyThis book tells the story of a stranded (陷入困境的)airplane pilot, who meets an otherworldly little prince in the Sahara desert. The Little Prince is a fascinating character and the author’s watercolor illustrations are beautiful. There is an excellent pop-up(立体的)book version.At the Back of the North Wind，by George MacDonaldGeorge MacDonald has written several other lovely children’s books—The Princess and the Goblin is a must-read. But this book is perhaps his sweetest. A little boy named Diamond meets the mysterious lady North Wind one stormy night, and she brings him on many adventures through the night sky.Carry On，Mr. Bowditch, by Jean Lee LathamThis excellent book explores the world of sea travel and colonial England through its main character, Nat Bowditcli. Nat has to give up dreams of Harvard to become an indentured (受契约约束的)servant. Nonetheless, he teaches himself advanced mathematics, and grows up to become captain of his own ship.The Phantom Tollbooth，by Norman JusterIts protagonist(主角），Milo，is a bored little boy who discovers a“p hantom tollbooth”—and with it，an imaginative world in which numbers，words，music，and sounds come to life. He is given the “impossible” mission of returning two princesses to the Kingdom of Wisdom. In the process, he has learned valuable lessons, finding a love of learning. 1.Which of the following books has beautiful pictures in it?A.The Little PrinceB. At the Back of the North WindC. Carry On，Mr. BowditchD. The Phantom Tollbooth2.In Jean Lee Latham’s book, Nat Bowditch _ .A.doesn’t want to go to universityB. gives up his dream of being a captainC. learns advanced mathematics by himselfD. wants to teach mathematics in Harvard3.What does the book The Phantom Tollbooth focus on?A.Adventures through the night sky.B. Learning in a fun way.C. Exploration of the ocean world.D. Romantic stories in the desert.B 篇Recently Stiles aged 17 took her 3-year-old brother, James, to her high school. A family emergency prevented her parents from being able to pick up James. So they asked Stiles to step in.“This was a one-time event; we have never had her get him from school other than this day. But it was an emergency,” her mother said. “I figured she had gone to get him and taken him home. Later that day I saw the picture online and realized that she had taken him back to school.”Little James quickly fell asleep in his big sister’s arms at the high school.She didn’t want to be counted absent or miss any work. Stiles was studying to be a n urse. She was in her class, and the teacher gladly welcomed her little brother in. He was so tired from his school that he slept most of the class. She not only helped her family out but returned to her responsibility at school.Her teacher was very supportive and didn’t mind him being in the class at all. He slept most of the time and if he had become a problem she would have taken him out. She attends an amazing school that clearly sees the value in family and education.Her mom said she can now put to rest any worries she’s had that the 14-year age gap between Stiles and James would keep them from being close. As a mom, she was thankful that they had this kind of relationship, and she prayed it would always stay this way.4.Why did Stiles’ parents as k her for help?A.Her family was in trouble.B. She was close to being an adult.C. Her brother refused to attend school.D. Her parents couldn’t collect James.5.Where did Stiles want to work when she grew up?A.In a hospital.B. In a school.C. In a factory.D. In a shop.6.What was Stiles’ teacher’s attitude to her act?A.Opposed.B. Critical.C. Ambiguous.D. Approving.高二英语试题第1 页（共4 页）7.What once made Stiles’ mother concerned?A.Stiles’ bad performance in the key school.B.Stiles’ identity of being a senior high student.C.Stiles’ terrible relationship with her classmates.D.The age difference between Stiles and her brother.C 篇It has always been thought that alcohol causes people to put on weight because it contains a lot of sugar, but new research suggests a glass a day cold form part of a diet. Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight; those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says, ＂Light to moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain.＂The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.Boston University’s Dr. Harvey Finkel found that the b iologic mechanisms(生物学机制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood. His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病), which relate to increasing obesity. Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods. They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese. What’s more, a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol(白藜芦醇), a compound present in grapes and red wine destroys fat cells.8.The passage is mainly for those _.A.who produce wineB. who have a drinking habitC. who go on a dietD. who are eager to lose weight 9.The underlined phrase＂in moderation＂in the first paragraph means _ .A.ExcitedlyB. carefullyC. frequentlyD. properly10.What can we learn from the passage?A.Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight.B.Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.C.The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.D.The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.11.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A.How to do some easy experiments.B.How to reduce the calories contained in wine.C.How to prove the finding mentioned above.D.How to make wine in a healthy way.D 篇Have you ever thought that your life will be perfect if something in your outside world changes? You may say, “I will live happily if I find my soul mate.” You may say, “If the perfect job comes along, I will get satisfaction. My problem is that my boss is stupid.” Or you may say, “If I have a child, I will know what it is like to be loved.” The problem is that it is not the outside world that prevents you from experiencing peace, love and joy. Instead, it is your own internal (内部的) patterns that get in your way.To prove this point, at my weekend programs, I had my students look at a flower on my table. Then I asked them to share their experiences. Some showed a state of complete joy because staring at the flower reminded them of their wedding or a great trip with their lovers. Others said the flower made them angry because it reminded them of a gift given by a former partner who turned against them. Some students even told me that the flower reminded them of their beloved grandmothers’ gardens with some shedding tears (流泪)of joy and others shedding tears of sadness. However, the flower was still just a flower.Our internal patterns decide whether each moment is filled with peace, anger, joy, love or sadness. When you don’t realize that it is your own internal state that is creating your experience, you are likely to blame (责备)the external situations in your life. Most people aren’t taught that emotion is a choice. And they aren’t taught how to change those lower emotional patterns such as anger, anxiety, sadness and so on. Next time, when you meet something bad, please look at your internal state. When you accept that you are responsible for your own state, and find the courage to turn inward, you can step out of being a slave to what shows up in your external world.高二英语试题第2 页（共4 页）12.Why does the author mention the examples in Paragraph 1 ? smart. 19 When we first got to Finland, we were freezing. But after a couple ofA.To lead to the topic of this passage.B. To complain about imperfect life.C. To show common problems in life.D. To encourage people to change the outside world.13.How does the author prove his opinion?A.By giving examples.B. By doing an experiment.C. By telling a related story.D. By comparing other people’s opinions.14.What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?A.To step out of negative emotions.B.To pay attention to our internal world.C.To share our real emotions with others.D.To use different methods to change bad emotions.15.What does the author want to express through the passage?A.Our external world matters a lot.B.Our emotions can affect our health.C.Our internal patterns truly decide our emotions.D.Our experiences have a great influence on our emotions.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，共15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020-2021学年七宝中学高二上英语期中考试
七宝中学2020-2021学年第一学期高二年级英语期中试卷I.Listening Comprehension (30 points)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In the library. B.In the teaching building.C.Under a big tree.D.Between the teacher’s office.2. A. On Thursday night . B.On Monday afternoon.C.On Friday morning .D.On Wednesday afternoon.3. A. Lost her time. B.Made up a story about time.C.Worked an extra shift.D.Changed her working conditions.4. A. She may fail the exam. B.She shouldn’t have worried.C.She should work harder.D.She needn’t take any more courses.5. A. He has already seen the exhibit. B.He already knew the exhibit was closed.C.He is pleased the exhibit is closed.D.He is disappointed the exhibit is closed.6. A. Stand where he was. B.Stand beside the woman.C.Stand at the end of the queue.D.Stand in front of the woman.7. A. Colleagues. B.Doctor and patient.C.Neighbors.D.Shop assistant and customer.8. A. He enjoyed reading the novel .B.He hasn’t started reading the novel yet.C.He doubts the woman will like the novel.1 / 23D.He’ll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.9. A. Still he doesn’t like living on campus.B.School has changed little since last year.C.He has made many new friends.D.He enjoys campus life all the same.10. A. The man regrets being absent-minded.B.The woman saved the man some trouble.C.The man placed the reading list on a desk.D.The woman emptied the waste paper basket.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To make correction in spelling and grammar.B.To make the main idea clear to the reader.C.To add more specific details and examples.D.To improve its overall effectiveness.12.A. By the end of the term.B.Before the paper becomes clear to the reader.C.Two weeks before the final due date.2 / 23D.After you finish the course.13.A. To review material covered in an earlier lecture.B.To change students’ approach to writing.C.To point out an example of good writing.D.To give an assignment for the next class.Questions 14 through 17 are based on the following passage.14. A. 100 B.200 C.300 D.50015. A. To lengthen the limit of working hours of the pilots.B.To strictly punish the pilots who fall asleep when flying.C.To shorten the pilots’ night flying time.D.To find new ways to fix mechanical problems.16. A. Poor cooperation between the pilot and the co-pilot.B. Automatic flight adopted by most planes.C.Pilot exhaustion during the flight.D.Natural threats including storms and fogs.Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following conversation17. A. Their assignments B.Their academic researchC.Their summer holiday planD.Their final exam18. A. Because it will cost her less moneyB.Because it will be more interesting.C.Because it will provide part-time jobs here.D.Because it is much safer.3 / 2319. A. Because she does not have too much money.B.Because it’s cool during the summer holiday in the U.S.C.Because there are different sceneries and places in the U.S.D.Because she’s been dreaming to go to Disney World.20. A. Ask her parents to pay for the trip.B.Discuss the plan with her parents.C.Do some part-time jobs during the vacation.D.Stay in the university without going anywhere.II.Grammar and Vocabulary (15points + 30points)Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)I t’s far from ideal to travel during a pandemic. Doctors aren’t going to give you the green light to do it, and 21________ is the U.S. State Department or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.B ut if you’ve really got to go somewhere now —— to check in on distant family or to attend an important event, there are ways to decrease your risks 22________ taking a trip. So whether you’re setting off by plane or car, here’s what you should focus on, and a few things you don’t need to worry about as much.I f your trip is essential and if you’re committed to social distancing and mask-wearing, it’s possible to reduce (but not eliminate) COVID-19 risks. One of the easiest ways to keep your distance from fellow, potentially 23________ (infect) humans is to avoid public transportation. 24________ (drive) directly to your destination, with minimal stops.If you must fly, do it safely. Flying, as with any activity that brings you close to other people, does carry more risk than driving in a car. While everyone aboard a plane should wear a mask, your4 / 23energies are better spent 25________ (stay) six feet apart from others when queueing in airport lines than stressing out because you are stuck in the middle seat.“Choose a window seat as far from the restroom as possible,” says Dr. Farley Cleghorn, the global health practice head at Palladium, an international impact consultancy firm. “Keep the overhead vent open and toward your face ——continuous airflow creates a small, invisible ‘wall’ that 26________ block out (at least slightly) the exhaled air from other passengers,” he says. Clean your hands after you’ve settled into your seat, and again before and after you touch your face, such as when you remove your mask to eat.27________ airlines’ promise to enhance c leaning these days, recent investigations suggest that cleaners are still rushed and undersupplied. So you’d better treat every surface you touch 28________ ________ it were radioactive, and wipe it with a disinfecting wipe before plopping down.(B)Bigge r isn’t always better. People who are doubtful about this argument just need to look at smartphones and personal computers, which have served as the technological driving force 29________ the social development of the past century. It is the continual shrinkage of components that have caused the explosion of computing power and enabled these gadgets to be accessible to people across the world.Inspired by this, researchers and scientists have been working on areas 30________ making things small may mean big results. And this year, the Nobel Prize has broken the tradition of celebrating big by presenting the biggest prizes to discoveries on the smallest scales.The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to a cellular-level experiment. The committee gave the award to Yoshinori Ohsumi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his research on “autophagy”, 31________ “self-eating” process seen in cells.What’s more, in recognition of their working on the strange properties of matter in extreme states and 32________ (take) their research all the way down to an atomic scale, the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to three British-born scientists who currently work in the U.S.Another exceptional new field is 33________ of nano-technology. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to a scientist who managed to build the world’s tiniest machines out of molecules. Small 34________ the subjects are, the benefits of the scientists’ research are set to be huge. More importantly, their invention may even eventually be turned into products that benefit mankind.5 / 23The ground-breaking discoveries in physics, “have started a firestorm of research, and it will only be less than a generation 35________ their research leads to advances as unimaginable to us now as lasers an d computer chips were a hundred years ago, ” Laura H. Greene, president-elect of the American Physical Society told The New York Times.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.(A)Putting up her hair in a bun adorned with an elaborate hairpin and wearing a long gown with embroidery and loose sleeves, 19-year-old Chen Xi might be 36________ for a time traveler from centuries ago if not for her face mask and cellphone."I was 37________ by the beauty of hanfu in costume dramas at the very beginning. They looked fairy-like, and I really liked it," she said. "Fascinated by this special garment, many young Chinese like me become more interested in traditional Chinese culture, customs and music."In 2018, the number of hanfu fans reached 2.04 million, up 72.9 percent year on year, according to a report on China's hanfu industry released by iiMedia Research, a Chinese consulting agency. A few years earlier, whenever Chen put on hanfu and walked on the street, passers-by gave her weird looks. Now things are different. Hanfu has seen a growing and more visible 38________ in the daily life of China.If you walk through the streets and parks in cities such as Hangzhou or Kunming, you may 39________ upon an individual dressed in the sweeping ropes, crossed collars and wide sleeves of hanfu. Dressed in this way, they aim to keep the apparel and the rich culture behind it 40________.Liu Dan, 43, put on his first hanfu suit and stepped out onto the street in 2006 when he returned from overseas to Kunming, the capital city of Southwest China's Yunnan province. He said the hanfu 41________ started in the early 2000s on online forums and websites, but now the fashion has jumped out of the screen and onto the streets.In 2007, Liu, with an educational background in software engineering, 42________ the Yunnan Hanfu Association. The number of hanfu 43________ in the association has grown from fewer than6 / 2310 to more than 10,000. Each weekend, they meet up for themed activities. Amid the COVID-19 epidemic, Liu has moved these cultural activities online.Many companies have cashed in on the upsurge in hanfu popularity. E-commerce giant Alibaba and livestreaming platform Huya both have launched apps to 44________ hanfu fans and thereby nurture online shopping sales.Experts believe the resurgence of hanfu, like traditional songs and poems, is part of a larger trend to prize tradition, as the increasingly wealthy and 45________ Chinese society sets off to reconnect with its cultural roots.(B)Management books have a 46________ poor reputation. Too often they are written by people who confuse insight with technical terms, the types who love to call a spade a "manual horticultural utensil". At the other end of the 47________ are thick books containing a wealth of conventional wisdom and clichés(陈词滥调).So it was a joy to read "It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work", by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, who run a software company in Chicago called Basecamp. The authors argue that it is perfectly possible to run a business with consistently growing profits (as they do) without requiring employees to work madly long hours. Sleep-48________managers are likely to be counter-productively impatient.Basecamp employees have a 40-hour week, except in the summer when the company runs a four-day, 32-hour week. They also get three weeks' holiday every year and a monthly massage at a spa.Meetings are avoided, especially those 49________ lots of people. The firm encourages JOMO, the "joy of missing out", so employees can concentrate on their own work projects. Another way to reduce stress is to avoid turning deadlines into "dreadlines"—unrealistic targets for project 50________ accompanied by ever-changing requirements."Goals are 51________," the authors write. In their telling, made-up numbers function as a source of unnecessary stress until they are either achieved or abandoned. Nor should workers 52________ that their colleagues deal with a problem straight away. In almost every situation, the7 / 23expectation of an immediate response is unrealistic. Allowing workers more time means they can come up with a more 53________ and helpful decision.The overall aim of the firm should be stated in 54________ terms. Too many businesses talk about "changing the world" and becoming a "disrupter". Such aims are far too grand and put everyone under too much pressure.A relaxed working philosophy in the office might work better in the long run than the hard-charging 55________ that, at the moment, is all too common.III.Reading Comprehension (15 points+40 points)Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Students in Caldwell, Idaho, can attend class in their pajamas! At Vallivue Virtual Academy, courses are taught online. Students work at home with parents, who serve as learning coaches. A certified teacher 56________the students’ progress.The cyber school was 57________ as a free option for students in kindergarten through grade 8 who have trouble succeeding in the district’s 58________public school. Supporters of the program say that virtual schools help students avoid the social pressures that can 59________ with learning. In addition, supporters argue, online courses provide kids with more focused 60________ and course options than they can get in a typical school.Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade, however. Some educators argue that online learning makes it hard for students to make friends. Many parents also feel that cyber schools put 61________ time demands on the m because they have to oversee their kids’ daily work.Technology can benefit education, but it shouldn’t 62________ education. Students who go to virtual schools will miss many of the benefits of being in a real school.If kids attend school online, they will miss out on important social 63________. Payton Mcdonough, 13, a seventh grader from Glencoe, Ill., agrees. “I don’t know how I could sit at a computer all day without 64________interacting with my peers and teachers,” he says.In addition, virtual schools don’t have enough structure. Students who take online courses can set their own schedules, which will cause problems for students who have trouble staying 65________.8 / 23Furthermore, online schooling puts stress on parents because they have to 66________ what their kids do at home. Many parents have full–time jobs. How are they going to run their children’s education, 67________ in their jobs, and take care of their other responsibilities at home?Virtual schools will make it harder for students to learn and will put too much pressure on parents.Virtual learning does not need to replace classroom learning 68________, but it can help students work at their own pace. If students struggle with subjects, they can take those courses online and spend more time on them. Virtual schools can also offer students much more 69________ schedules. Students often handle extracurricular activities, sports, and schoolwork, and cyber schools could help them manage everything.Finally, attending virtual school can prepare students for college and for work after 70________. “We need to be responsible for working on our own,” says Angela Goscilo, a senior from Pound Ridge, N.Y. “We need to develop technology skills that will help us in whatever we do. Getting an early start is a good idea.”56. A. oversees B.suspected C.admitted D.predicted57. A. tolerated unched C.undergone D.transformed58. A. virtual B.superior C.traditional D.specialized59. A. agree B.put up C.go D.interfere60. A. attention B.definition C.foundation D.instruction61. A. unlimited B.uncivilized C.unrealistic D.unaffected62. A. turn to B.take over C.take in D.make up63. A. interactions cation C.occupation D.identification64. A. actually B.presently C.naturally D.logically65. A. examined B.motivated C.exhausted D.represented66. A. compliment B.award C.supervise D.tempt67. A. negotiate B.innovate C.control D.excel68. A. entirely B.partially C.regularly D.purposely69. A. sustainable B.flexible C.relevant D.optimistic70. A. school B.study C.graduation cation9 / 23Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The January fashion show, called Future Fashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, a cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials c an still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable materials that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key susta inable material. “Main-stream is about to occur,” says Hahn.Some analysts are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that eco-fashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted cons umer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied, “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be.10 / 2371.What is said about Future Fashion?A．It inspired leading designers to start going green.B．It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.C．It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.D．It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.72.According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that ________.A．much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materialsB．they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materialsC．customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materialsD．quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available73.We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion ________.A．can attend various trade shows for freeB．are readily recognized by the fashion worldC．can buy organic cotton at favorable pricesD．are gaining more and more support74.What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward eco-fashion?A．She doesn’t seem to care about it.B．She doesn’t think it is sustainable.C．She is doubtful of its practical value.D．She is opposed to the idea very much.(B)What limits you from hiking more often? Many complain that they don’t have a suitable partner to go with. If not having a suitable hiking partner is keeping you out of the woods, why not take a look at the great hiking clubs across Canada?●Yukon Outdoors Club11 / 23Website: yukonoutdoorsclub.caMembership cost: $10 for a single membership; $25 for a family membership.The club coordinates day hikes, backpacking trips, canoe trips, mountain biking, cross-country skiing trips, snowshoeing trips and various workshops for members to gain new skills and valuable information. The trips are open to everyone and range from easy to moderate to difficult.●UBC Varsity Outdoor ClubWebsite: Membership cost: Students $40; non-UBC students $60Description: The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club is a social group that hikes, mountaineers, kayaks (皮划艇), rock climbs and ice climbs. Travel and outdoor-minded UBC students and non-students are welcome to join. Members lead trips, run skills workshops, host presentations and tune gear. For a refundable deposit, members can borrow equipment from the clubroom’s gear cache (器材存放点). The UBC VOC has also constructed a few backcountry huts in the Coast Mountains.●Pender Harbor Hiking GroupWebsite: Membership cost: Free for students; $60 for non-studentsDescription: Now in its fourth year and boasting about 100 members, the Pender Harbour Hiking Group offers a way for members to meet like-minded individuals and get fit. Hikes are scheduled two months in advance, so get on the mailing list or check the website regularly to find a hike that’s right for you! Show up at the designated meeting point, and get hiking. Hikes are usually one and a half to two hours long every Monday and Wednesday morning, but some full-day hikes are scheduled, depending on member interest.●Vernon Outdoors ClubWebsite: Membership cost: A single membership is $25, and students pay $10. Children are free when they come with a family member.Description: Boasting a membership of close to 200 people, the Vernon Outdoors Club is an active group that enjoys hiking and cycling. Since the membership is comprised of outdoor lovers in general, they are encouraged to plan their own trip according to thier interests. The group12 / 23organizes a Tuesday Rambles event each week and also hosts multi-day trips.75.Which club suits a student on a tight budget most?A.The Yukon Outdoors Club.B.The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club.C.The Pender Harbor Hiking Group.D.The Vernon Outdoors Club.76.What do Yukon Outdoors Club and UBC Varsity Outdoor Club have in common according tothe text?A.Both organize workshops for their members.B.Both lend hiking equipment to their members.C.Both rate their members based on their hiking skills.D.Both have built backcountry huts for their members.77.What do we know about hikes organized by the Pender Harbor Hiking Group?A.They are mostly held on weekends.B.They schedule can be checked in advance.C.Their schedule can only be seen on the club’s website.D.More full-day hikes are offered than half-day hikes.78.Which website will a hiking enthusiast who is looking for a tailored trip with his child mostprobably visit?A.yukonoutdoorsclub.ca(C)13 / 23By now you’ve probably heard about the “you’re not special” speech, when English teacher David McCullough told graduating seniors at Wellesley High School: “Do not get the idea you’re anything special, because you’re not.” Mothers and fathers present at the ceremony — and a whole lot of other parents across the Internet —took issue with McCullough’s ego-puncturing words. But lost in the uproar was something we really should be taking to heart: our young people actually have no idea whether they’re particularly talented or accomplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their self-esteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities, a crucial requirement for getting better at anything from math to music to sports. In fact, it’s not just privileged high-school students: we all tend to view ourselves as above average.Such inflated self-judgments have been found in study after study, and it’s often exactly when we’re least competent at a given task that we rate our performance most generously. In a 2006 study published in the journal Medical Education, for example, medical students who scored the lowest on an essay test were the most charitable in their self-evaluations, while high-scoring students judged themselves much more strictly. Poor students, the authors note, “lack insight” into their own inadequacy. Why should this be? Another study, led by Cornell University psychologist David Dunning, offers an enlightening explanation. People who are incompetent, he writes with coauthor Justin Kruger, suffer from a “dual burden”: they’re not good at what they do, and their very incapability prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.In Dunning and Kruger’s study, subjects scoring at the bottom of the heap on tests of logic, grammar and humor “extremely overestimated” their talents. What these individuals lacked (in addition to clear logic, proper grammar and a sense of humor) was “metacognitive skill”: the capacity to monitor how well they’re performing. In the absence of that capacity, the subjects arrived at an overly hopeful view of their own abilities. There’s a paradox here, the authors note: “The skills that lead to competence in a particular domain are often the very same skills necessary to evaluate competence in that domain.” In other words, to get better at judging how well we’re doing at an activity, we have to get better at the activity itself.There are a couple of ways out of this double bind. First, we can learn to make honest comparisons with others. Train yourself to recognize excellence, even when you yourself don’t possess it, and compare what you can do against what truly excellent individuals are able to accomplish. Second, seek out feedback that is frequent, accurate and specific. Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you’re doing, but just what it is that you’re doing wrong. As Dunning and Kruger note, success indicates to us that everything went right, but failure is more ambiguous: any number of things could have gone wrong. Use this external feedback to figure out exactly where and when you screwed up.If we adopt these strategies —and most importantly, teach them to our children —they won’14 / 23t need parents, or a commencement (毕业典礼) speaker, to tell them that they’re special. They’ll already know that they are, or have a plan to get that way.79.Which can be the best title of this passage?A.Special or Not? Teach Kids To Figure It OutB.Let’s Admit That We Are Not That SpecialC.Tips On Making Ourselves More SpecialD.Tell The Truth: Kids Overestimate their Talents80.The author thinks the real problem is that ______.A.we don't know whether our young people are talented or notB.young people don't know how to assess their abilities realisticallyC.no requirement is set up for young people to get betterD.we always tend to consider ourselves to be privileged81.Which is NOT mentioned about poor students according to the passage?A.They usually give themselves high scores in self-evaluations.B.They tend to be unable to know exactly how bad they are.C.They are intelligently inadequate in tests and exams.D.They lack the capacity to monitor how well they are performing.82.We can infer from the passage that those high-scoring students ______.A.know how to cultivate clear logic and proper grammarB.tend to underestimate their performance because they know their limitsC.tend to regard themselves as competent due to their strict self-judgementD.tend to be very competent in judging their performance in their high-scoring fields.(D)It’s possible to admire Oprah Winfrey and still wish Harvard hadn’t awarded her an honorary15 / 23。
2020-2021学年上海市七宝实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案
2020-2021学年上海市七宝实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ABrooklyn Botanic GardenBrief IntroductionThe Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was acquired by the city of Brooklyn in 1854 along with the land that is Prospect Park.There are so many gardens on display at the BBG that is honestly hard to keep count ofthem. There’s the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden, the Osborne Garden, the Shakespeare Garden... you get the point. Each garden that is displayed will be showing off a different group of amazing plants that come m all sorts of color1 s and sizes. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers something for the entire family. They even have a Children’s Garden for the little ones.AttractionsJapanese Hill and Pond GardenOne of the most frequency visited gardens at BBG, the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is certainly a favorite among visitors. This garden features a variety of styles as well as beautiful scenery with a viewing pavilion (亭子) and a waterfall. The Shogun Lantern featured in the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is over 500 years old. It was given to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a gift from the city of Tokyo.Children’s GardenChildren have been planting plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden since 1914 and continue their efforts today. Currently, there are over a thousand children contributing to the Children’s Garden.Shakespeare GardenFor those who have fallen in love with the works of Shakespeare, this will be a garden that they can truly appreciate. Over 80 plants that have been mentioned in the writing of Shakespeare currently grow in the Shakespeare Garden.Getting to Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn Botanic Garden: 900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225Closest Subway: Prospect Park/ Eastern Parkway/ Franklin AvenueBus Tour Stops: Stop 34 or 35 Brooklyn routeOpening Times15 March— 6 November：Tuesday—Friday: 8:00 am—6:00 pm; Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 am—6:00 pm8 November —11 MarchMonday—Friday: 8:00 am—4:30 pm; Saturday —Sunday: 10:00 am—4:30 pm1.Where can visitors enjoy a waterfall?A.Osborne Garden.B.Shakespeare Garden.C.Children’s Garden.D.Japanese Hill and Pond Garden.2.How can visitors go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?A.By taking a bus to Prospect Park.B.By taking a bus to 34 Washington Avenue.C.By taking the subway to Franklin Avenue.D.By taking the subway to Stop 35 on the Brooklyn route.3.When can Nancy visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in December?A.5:00 pm on Thursday.B.8:30 am on Wednesday.C4:3 0 pm on Friday. D.9:00 am on Saturday.BFor 30 years we have been told how temperatures have been rising rapidly to unheard of levels. This is causing polar ice to melt, sea-levels to rise and has brought about adangerous increase in extreme weather events. These intense climatic changes would likely present challenges to our society and environment.The causes of climate change are mainly anthropogenic (人为的) in nature. Since the industrial revolution, human activities have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The increased amount of gases which absorb heat has led to more heat being kept in the atmosphere, causing global warming.The certainty of global warming can be seen through some of the natural phenomena like the effect on crops and extreme weather conditions around the world. The most recent assessment report says that the earth’s average temperature has risen by 0. 74 degrees in the period from 1906 to 2005, and that the average temperature will continue to rise. There have also been more violent downpours, sea levels have risen and the ice at the world’s poles and on its mountains is melting. The rising sea level is flooding the low-lying countriesinAsiaand small islands in the Pacific. This may lead to the displacement of millions of people, loss of millions of land and consequently billions of dollars.Troubled by the serious situation, world leaders came together for the 2015 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference inParis. The climate talks led to 196 countries reaching a landmark agreement that will, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to address global climate change. That was certainly an encouraging step forward for our earth and mankind!As the world leaders continue to commit themselves to monitor our sick planet, we need to continue to take small steps to heal the world. We are left with not much of a choice. If only we could just pack our bags and migrate to Mars!4. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. The information of industrial revolution.B. The greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.C. The reasons of climate change.D. The result of extreme weather events.5. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. We have made great achievements.B. Some measures are still required to take.C. Mars is suitable for people’s living.D. Some countries will receive urgent aid.6. Which can be a suitable title for the text?A. Long Live Planet Earth!B.Environment Changes Rapidly!C. What Serious Global Warming!D. How Important the UN Agreement Is!7. Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?A. B.C. D.CEven as Google plans to test its fleet (车队) of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains abit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250,000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people,” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters inMountain View,California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator (油门) or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work,” Urmson said. “The vehicles will be very basic — we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible — but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button.” The prototype (雏形) is the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads — the majority of auto accidents are caused by human error — and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, includingDelphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.8. According to Chris Urmson, __________.A. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humansB. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderlyC. software and sensors are vital for self-driving carsD. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars9. Paragraph 4 is meant to tell us that __________.A. many traffic accidents are caused by human errorB. some people can’t drive because of illness or ageC. Urmson has promised to create safer roads in the futureD. self-driving cars will probably help to make safer roads and decrease traffic jams10. The underlined word “issued” in the last paragraph can probably bereplaced by__________.A. givenB. claimedC. awardedD. prohibited11. What’s the author’s attitude towards self-driving cars?A. Objective.B. Indifferent.C. Subjective.D. Favorable.DIn someareas ofCalifornia, it’s so dry that farmers aren’t willing to plant crops this season. Growers, north ofSan Francisco, have begun pulling out of local farmers markets.CountyLineHarvest, which farms more than 30 acres inPetaluma, hasn’t had enough water to grow all the peppers, lettuces and other produce for a long time, according to a video on its Instagram page. Nearby farms arc saying the same, emphasizing (强调) the effect of theextendeddry periods.Californiagrows a third of theUnited States' vegetables and two-thirds of the nation's fruits and nuts. If dry weather prevents farmers from growing plants, that could lead to pushing up the price of food that's already starting to affect theU.S.economy.“Due to severe drought, for the first time in 21 years, we will not be able to grow this summer inPetaluma,"CountyLinesaid in its post.Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. inKansas, saidCalifornia“missed the rainy season" and won't see much moisture (水分) over the next several months.A La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific pushed winter storms north and away from the state, leaving it with less moisture than usual. AsCaliforniagets most of its water from winter storms, little relief is expected before October.That has left growers such as Shao Shan Fann in a bind. The business can’t offer the selection of Asian vegetables and Bay Area staples it usually grows at its Bolinas location, according to its website.Nearby, Green Valley Community Farm has access to only about 5% of the water it usually relies on, owner David Plescia said. He’s looking for new land with enough water to use, and also has a permit in the works to growcannabis to make up for the lost income. If it doesn’t make it, he’ll leave the fields empty.“It’s part of our generation’s cross to bear, figuring out how to run small — or medium-scale farm businesses in this kind of atmosphere of highly variable rainfall,” Andrew said.12. What does the underlined word “extended” in the second paragraph mean?A. Hot.B. Short.C. Long.D. Wonderful.13. Which is the result if the dry weather stops famers from planting crops?A. Theincreaseinthe priceof food.B. The growth of economy inU.S.C.Lessmoisture than usual.D. The low price of Asian vegetables.14. From what Andrew said, we can infer (推断) all of the following statements EXCEPT that________.A. The climate is not very goodB. It is part of the burden for people of his generationC. It is hard for him to run his farm businesses insuch bad climateD. He is sure that the serious drought will come to an end soon15. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How do the famers run businesses inCalifornia.B. How does the owner look for new land with enough waterC. California farmers facing drought choose not to plant crops.D. The farm economy of theUnited Stateshas changed a lot.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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2020年度七宝中学高二第一学期英语期末测试I. Listening Comprehension (25分)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What’s the man’s f eeling ?A. Impatient.B. Confused.C. Sincere.D. Comfortable.【答案】A【原文】M: The train should have been here two hours ago. How much longer are we going to wait ?W: Until it comes, Jimmy. We don’t have much choice .2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel.C. In a café.D. In a snack bar.【答案】B【原文】M: What time do you start serving breakfast, please ?W: At seven in the dining-room. But you can get it earlier in your room if you wish.3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What is the major field of the two speakers?A. American literature.B. Elementary education.C. Children’s literature.D. Art history.【答案】B【原文】M: Hi, Helen, what do you think of this class in children’s literature ?W: It is pret ty good. I didn’t know that you also major in elementary education.4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the woman imply?A. She will continue her work on vacation.B. Papers piled while she was on vacation.C. She has too much work to do.D. She has made her vacation plans. 【答案】C【原文】M: I’m afraid you’ve been working too hard. You should take a vacation.W: Tell that to the pile of papers on my desk!5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the woman mean ?A. The man can only make a local call.B. The man can’t use he r telephone.C. The man can call any person in the world.D. The man can be her guest at any time. 【答案】A【原文】M: Hi, Mag. May I use your telephone?W: Yes. Be my guest as long as it’s a local call.6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Why did Mark refuse to take the job?A. Because the working hours were not suitable.B. Because the job was quite difficult.C. Because he had to do a lot of travelling.D. Because the job was not well paid. 【答案】D【原文】W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency?M: Yeah, the hours were convenient but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the man have to do now?A. Finish checking his reference.B. Complete the research.C. Put the material in order.D. Finish typing the paper.【答案】C【原文】W: How are you getting along with your research paper?M: I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, so I haven’t begun the paper yet.8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the man mean?A. H e’ll ask Steve to go to the beach with them.B. He wants to make sure the weather is clear.C. He doesn’t know if they can have a room.D. He isn’t sure whether there will be space for Steve.【答案】D【原文】W: Steve asked if he could take a ride with us to the beach.M: Well, I will see whether or not we’ll have room. It’s still not clear.9. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What are the speakers’ family probably going to do?A. Go on a trip.B. Take a long sail.C. Run a restaurant.D. Prepare a meal.【答案】A【原文】M: Our children are waiting downstairs. Let’s hurry.W: Wait a minute. We’ll take some food with us. They don’t like the meal served on the train. 10. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】How did the woman read the book?A. She only read the contents of the book.B. She didn’t omit a single detail.C. She scanned the whole book.D. She read only some chapters of the book.【答案】D【原文】M: Have you finished reading the book you borrowed from the library ?W: Oh, I didn’t read exactly the way you did. I just read some chapters w hich interested me most. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the question will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】11. What do we know about the U.S. according to the 2016 survey?A. The U.S. is not one of the happiest countries in the world.B. The U. S experienced a decline in happiness only from 2005 to 2007.C. The U. S. is not included in the top 10 happiest countries.D. The U. S. is among the 47 countries experiencing a decline in happiness.12. Which country has the largest drop in happiness?A. Greece.B. Burundi.C. Denmark.D. Australia.13. Which of the following is the least important factor driving happiness?A. Quality education.B. Safety from crime.C. Good health.D. Wealth. 【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D【原文】The United States has experienced a decline in happiness during the past ten years although it remains among the world’s happiest countries. That finding comes from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network survey on March 26, 2016. The World Happiness Report foundthat Americans showed “significant decreases” in happiness from 2005-2007 and again from 2013-2015. The U.S. ranked as the 13th happiest country in the 2016 survey. The report showed that 45 nations showed a decline in happiness during the past 10 years. Burundi was at the lowest spot in the rankings of more than 150 nations. The happiest country in the world was Denmark, according to the report. The top 10 countries also included Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden. Greece had the largest drop in the survey. Researchers blamed the drop on the debt crisis in the country. In 2014, the Pew Research Center carried out a life satisfaction survey. In that survey, a top conclusion was that richer countries were happier than poor countries. The Pew research said Asians and Africans are the most optimistic people about their futures. Money was a big factordriving happiness, but it was not the most important according to the Pew organization. The majority of those asked thought good health, quality education for their children and safety from crime were more important than wealth.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。