2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试卷.pdf
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1、2020-2021 学年高二下学期期末英语试卷 第卷第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分 30 分)第一节(共 4 小题;每小题 6 分,共30 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 1(6 分)Pet Therapy Program Our program involves trained volunteers and their dogs who visit the children at CHOP This program gives the children the opportunity to interact safely
2、 with the dogs and receive their unconditional love and acceptance in the hope of making the hospital environment more comfortable and less stressful and helping them recover For the safety of our patients and their families,we ask all possible volunteers to meet the following requirements:Age You m
3、ust be 188 years or older,and your dog must be at least one year old Certification We require all therapy dogs and handlers have a current therapy certification through Delta Society or Therapy Dogs International Time commitment We ask pet therapy volunteers to commit to a minimum of one twohour shi
4、ft(轮班)per month Health All volunteers and their dogs are required to be healthy Volunteers have to receive the seasonal flu vaccine(疫苗),which is provided free of charge at CHOP Dogs cannot be on a raw food diet at any time during their participation in the program Dogs must be washed within 24 hours
5、 of the visit and dry upon entering the hospital Restrictions Volunteers must obey all patient confidentiality(隐私)guidelines and hospital policies Dogs must be on leash(皮带)For identification purposes,your dog must wear a piece of colored cloth at all times while in the hospital If youre interested i
6、n our program,please call 2155902001 or email PPPTPemail chop edu(1)What is CHOP?A A pet hospital B A medical school C A childrens hospital D A volunteer organization(2)What is the main purpose of the program?A To reduce patients pain caused by their diseases B To train therapy dogs well enough to s
7、erve the patients C To make child patients feel comfortable and recover soon D To do some research on dogs contribution to medical science(3)What can we learn about the dogs that work for the program?A They must be on a diet B They must be kept clean and dry C They are allowed to walk around freely
8、in the hospital D They must wear colored clothes to attract peoples attention 2(8 分)Many healthy women in their late 70s tie up their walking shoelaces(鞋带)or hiking boots to stay activeBut not Suzelle Poole Six days week,the willowy(苗条的)78yearold Dallas ballet instructor laces up her dance shoes and
9、 teaches classical ballet,as shes done for decades Madame Poole,as her students call her,also regularly performs ballet throughout the Dallas area as a guest artist with local dance companies And she dances at the assistedliving centers along with her students People in care centers can relate to me
10、 because Im about the same age Poole said,I hope to get them interested in exercise Plus,I enjoy showing them that it is never too late to do something you love Ballet has always seemed as natural to her as breathing,she said,beginning with the first day when she took lessons at age 7 in London,wher
11、e she was born I loved it from the start,she said and when my parents took me to watch the wellknown Margot Fonteyn in a ballet,I just knew it was something wanted to be a part of forever Because 30 is the average age for most dancers to retire,Poole said,she thought she would be lucky to continue p
12、erforming into her late 20s Nobody was more surprised than she was when she continued to dance into her 40s,50s and beyond I didnt set out to be dancing ballet in my 70s,she said,but Im certainly happy that it turned out that way I have strong feet,strong knees and very strong back she added(1)How i
13、s Suzelle Poole different from those of her age?A She often goes for walk B She starts learning ballet late C She keeps fit through dancing D She loves collecting hiking boots(2)Why does Suzelle Poole dance in care centers?A To meet dance companies requirement B To motivate people there to stay acti
14、ve C To support her students volunteer work D To make friends with some people there(3)According to the text,we know that Margot Fonteyn A informed Suzelle Pooles parents about her talent B continued dancing ballet with Suzelle Poole on stage C taught Suzelle Poole to dance ballet for several years
15、D inspired Suzelle Poole to devote her whole life to ballet(4)What can we say about Suzelle Pooles dancing ballet in her 70s?A It is out of her expectation B It is her original dream C It earns her nothing but reputation D It has little to do with her health 3(8 分)From Mozart to Metallica,tons of pe
16、ople enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint,write,or draw Many believe that music helps improve creativity,but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers and published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology is challenging that notion Psychologists fr
17、om Lancaster University,the University of Gavle,and the University of Central Lancashire say that their findings indicate music actually prevents creativity To come to their conclusions,researchers had participants complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room
18、,and then again while music played in the background They found that background music obviously weakened the participants ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity The research team also tested background music such as those commonly heard in a library,but found that such music had
19、 no impact on participants creativity The tasks were simple word game For example,participants were given three words,such as dress,dial,and flower Then,they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word The single word in this case
20、,would be sun(sundress,sunflower,etc)Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room,or while exposed to three different types of music:music with unfamiliar lyrics(歌词),instrumental music,or music with familiar lyrics We found strong evidence of imperfect performance when playing background
21、music in comparison to quiet background conditions,said co author Dr Neil McLatchie Dr McLatchie and his colleagues conclude that music even familiar music with wellknown lyrics disturbs the participants focus,preventing creativity Also,as for the library background music having seemingly no effect,
22、the studys authors believe that was the case because library music creates a steady state environment that doesnt affect concentration(1)What does the underlines word notion in Paragraph mean?A suggestion B opinion C principle D theory(2)Except the library background music how many background condit
23、ions were created for the participants?A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6(3)Whats the purpose of the study about music?A To prove that music is beneficial to peoples health B To make it known that music can improve peoples memory C To test whether music is beneficial for creativity or not D To indicate why background
24、music in library is popular(4)Which of the following is actually disturbed by background music?A Patience B Hearing ability C Environment D Concentration 4(8 分)Juili Kale was looking forward to receiving her masters degree at Arizona State University She planned to invite her family living in India
25、to the United States for her graduation ceremony But then,in March,the coronavirus pandemic ended those plans as schools nationwide closed to stop the spread Kales dream came crashing down Yet the graduation ceremony is taking placejust not as she expected University officials have turned to robots
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