山东省潍坊市2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(Word版,带答案和听力录音)

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

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B

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C

和

D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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Bonfire night(

篝火之夜

)is fast approaching in London. The following are the best spots to watch fireworks shows.

Saturday Morden Park

This fireworks show is perfect to take the tittle ones along to. The show will include new fire and light acts and will be

set to accompanying music. When all of the magic is over, attendees can enjoy the entertainment or pick up a refreshment at

the on

-

site bar.

Tickets:

￡

9 in advance

￡

10 at the gates.

Tickets can be bought here.

Clissold Park

This 20

-

minute show is more demure(

娴静的

)than other show spots due to the animals which live in the park, however,

still promises a beautiful show. The show will also be accompanied(

伴奏

)by music.

Tickets: Adults $$8.75, children

￡

3.75. Prices reduced by

￡

l for people living in Hackney Borough

Tickets can be bought here.

Croydon Road Recreation Ground

This family

-

focused event has been running since 1946 and offers two chances to catch the excitement of the fireworks.

A smaller show at 6:00pm promises reduced noise, perfect for little children, meanwhile, the main event promises a bang at

7:45pm.

Tickets: Children under 11 free, over 11

￡

5, adults

￡

10

Tickets can be bought on the gate.

Alexandra Palace

The biggest fireworks event in London, having run for 150 years, Alexandra Palace is set to excite audiences again this

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year with a splendid show. The grounds will also include a German

-

Beer festival and delicious food.

Tickets: Adults

￡

12.50, kids 11

-

15

￡

10, and kids under

￡

2.50

Tickets can be bought here.

21. What do Clissold Park and Saturday Morden Park have in common?

A. Neither is open to kids.

C. There are caged animals.

B. One can enjoy coffee in a bar.

D. The background music is provided.

22. What is special about Croydon Road Recreation Ground?

A. It is the biggest firework show.

C. It serves delicious food.

B. It includes two shows.

D. It is family

-

friendly event.

23. How much would a couple with a child of 10 pay least for a show?

A.

￡

15.5.

B.

￡

18.25.

C.

￡

19.25.

D.

￡

20.

24. Where is this text most likely from?

A. A textbook.

B

Finding a suitable name for a baby is a big deal in picking out a Chinese name,parents usually select two

or

three

characters

that

have

a

carefully

thought

out

meaning,

but

when

deciding

on

an

English

name,

many

of

them

's

where

Jessup

and

her

company,

Special

Name,come

in.

In

the

last

few

years,

Jessup

has

helped

name

677,900 Chinese babies, and earned over $$400,000 in the process, more than enough to pay her college fees.

Jessup came up with the idea for Special Name in 2015,after accompanying her father on a business trip to

of her dad's business partners,a , asked her to help choose an English name for her felt honored

and

quickly

realized

the

importance

of

choosing

a

proper

name

in

Chinese

woman

wanted

people

to

be

surprised by the things her daughter could achieve,so Jessup suggested the name

from the play

Pygmalion

. seemed delighted with Jessup's choice.

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B. A magazine.

C. A website.

D. A report.

parents would as well,

After returning to UK,Jessup borrowed

￡

1,500 from her parents and paid a web designer to build a website,She then

spent

her

free

time

filling

up

a

database(

数据库

)with

around

4,000

English

names,associating

them

with

five

major

personality characteristics,like honesty and optimism.

In

the

beginning,

Jessup

offered

the

service

for

free

to

promote

the

website,but

later,she

started

charging

business

is

almost

completely

self

-

sufficient,requiring

only

a

small

team

in

China

that

manages

technical

updates the database each month,allowing her to focus full

-

time on studies.

25. What's the purpose of Special Name?

A. To help Chinese teens go abroad.

B. To strengthen children's personalities.

D. To make a deal with Chinese parents.

C. To pick an English name for a Chinese baby.

26. What inspired Jessup to set up Special Name?

A. A suggestion from a business partner.

C. A Chinese mother's request.

B. Her interest in Chinese culture.

D. A character from a play.

27. What did want her daughter to be in the future?

A. A woman with achievements.

C. A successful businesswoman.

B. A famous actress.

D. A western culture expert.

28. What can we infer from the last paragraph about Special Name?

A. It offers free service.

B. It's updated every day.

D. It is easy to manage.

C. It's operated completely by itself.

C

A new officer with the Huntington Park Police patrols (

巡逻

) local parks 24 hours a day seven days a doesn't

need rest,coffee breaks,a salary or medical insurance,and that is because it is a Robocop.

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The main function of the Robocop is to scan and film the s cameras with night vision that report

360 degrees,it also has a distress button which is located here,so if somebody is to need assistance or they want to contact

the communication center,they can do it by way of that distress are people that are monitoring on the other

end.

This newest police employee is self

-

's easy to program it and make changes to the software if

maintenance (

维护

) costs are roughly 75 thousand dollars a travels the entire is a programmed path,but the

police are able to change the path and adapt it.

The Robocop can record the license plates (

车牌

) of passing cars and check them against an online database of stolen

can also help locate a lost iPhone because it is able to determine a smartphone's MAC police can see

from the robot if something wrong happens and then come and figure it out.

The Robocop can't replace its human whole goal is to give police more time to do things machines can't

police have been having some concerns about safety of the parks and want an extra set of eyes that will help patrol a

24/p's creators believe this model known as K5 is best used for providing security at public places like hospitals,

parking lots,parks and far,it seems to be working out just fine.

29. What is the distress button used to do?

A. Locate the Robocop.

B. Serve as an alarm device.

D. Monitor the neighbourhood.

C. Communicate with visitors.

30. Which of the following can best describe the Robocop?

A. Helpful but dangerous.

B. Intelligent but inexpensive.

D. Fashionable and good

-

looking.

C. Tireless and multifunctional.

31. Why does the Robocop record the license plates of passing cars?

A. To direct traffic.

B. To build a database.

C. To prevent accidents.

D. To find lost cars.

32. What can we infer about the Robocop in the last paragraph?

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A. It has limitation in use.

B. It has been widely used.

D. Its security is still under test.

D

C. Its creators need more support.

With a focus now on the environmental influence over the fashion industry, some bloggers who cut their teeth sharing

details

of

endless

clothes

and

products

are

changing

their

direction

-

enter

the

“no

-

buy”

movement.

The

idea

is

simple:

instead of buying new clothes or beauty products, you make a promise to use the things you already own. Some people sign

up to a “no

-

buy year”. Others decide not to buy for a few weeks or months or choose “low

-

buy” with a strict spending cap.

This

life

style

has

caught

the

attention

of

many

people

who

struggle

to

keep

up

with

the

latest

fashion.

Modern

people’s desire for material things is often not caused by poverty (

贫穷

) , but by anxiety, which is further enlarged by the

rise of social media.

“Social

media

puts

pressure

on

people

to

spend

money,”

says

Katherine

Ormerod,

author

of

Why

Social

Media

is

Ruining Your Life

. Many online influencers are given the items they use and wear for free, but Ormerod is determined not to

wear any new products she is given. “Really I just want to convince people they don’t have to spend a lot of money on

fashion to look stylish and there’s no such thing as ‘last season’ anymore,” she says. “True style has never been about that

anyway.”

However, self

-

satisfied expressions of minimalist (

极简主义的

) living have earned plenty of doubts. “Minimalism is a

good quality only when it’s a choice, and it’s telling that its fan base is from the well

-

off middle class. To people who don’t

have enough in the first place, celebrations of ‘less is more’ can sound more like a luxury (

奢侈

) than a considerable loss.”

Stephanie Land wrote in

The New York Times

.

33. What does the underlined word “cap” mean in paragraph 1?

A. Soft hat.

B. Loose budget.

C. Upper limit.

D. Money box.

34. Which of the following does Katherine Ormerod agree with?

A. Overspending results in anxiety.

B. High price goes with good quality.

D. Social media affects buying decisions.

C. True style is getting the latest product.

35. What does Stephanie Land think of minimalism?

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