2021年4月非凡教育月考试卷

1、2021学年杭州非凡教育第二次教学质量检测英语试题考生注意：全卷总分值120分，考试时间120分钟。请考生将第I卷1-60题答案填涂在机读答题卡上；将 61-65题及第II卷答案写在答题卷上。第I卷第一局部：英语知识运用共两节，总分值30分第一节：单项填空共 20小题；每题0. 5分，总分值10分从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. I ' ve got someth ing weighi ng on my mi nd at the moment. Could you give me some advice?. Tell me

2、all about it and I' II do what I can.A. N ever mi ndB. No wayC. No problemD. Forget it2. The compa ny n eeds to improve its com muni catio n system to show that itall its staff.A. con sultsB.valuesC. educatesD.attaches3. We ' ve got a general idea of what we want, but nothingat the moment.A.

3、 abstractB.ordinaryC. sta ndardD.con crete4. Linda acts as if she werethe boss,people around.A. orderi ngB.orderedC. to orderD.hav ing ordered5. We have our bad times but on the whole we' rehappy.A. rarelyB. merely C. fairlyD. chiefly6. Two of my friends are having their weddings on the same day

4、, and I' m in a real o go toabout which one tA. dilemmaB. choiceC. trickD. situati on7. Cyn thia is not ashamed of what she does,she ends up doing someth ing wrong.A. as thoughB. in case C. for fearD. even if8. When you reach the other end of the bridge, Iright there to show you the way.A. waitB

5、. will be waiti ng C. was wait ing D. have waited9. Hello, I ' m calling to complain about one of your sales staff.Oh dear,A. you must be kiddi ng!B. what a shock!C. what happe ned?D. why not?10. Most compa nies' marketi ng effort is focused on getti ng customers, with little atte nti onto k

6、eep ing them.A. paidB. to payC. pay ingD. hav ing paid11. is surpris ing is that there are so many Chin ese restaura nts in Toron to.A. ItB. ThatC. SuchD. What12. Human history is richexamples of our ability to overcome and rise above difficulties.A. byB. ofC. onD. with13. She would always be an out

7、sider here, no matter how much shetry.A. couldB. mightC. mustD. n eed14. I ' ve had eno ugh of my n eighbor. I' m going totheir no isy parties right now.A. put an end to B. give way to C. look up toD. come up to15. We shouldfor possible delays on the motorway and leave an hour earlier.A. apo

8、logizeB. acco untC. allowD. ask16. how mirrors produce image, we n eed to know what light does.A. Un dersta ndingB. To un dersta nd C. Un derstoodD. Having un derstood17. The rise in consumer spending is an encouragingthat the economy may be recovering.A. sig nB. soluti onC. subjectD. symptom18. Hav

9、e you read the n ewly-published novel by J. K. Rowli ng?Yes. Irecomme nd this book to anyone who is sick of the same old stories.A. brieflyB. i nsta ntlyC. fullyD. awfully19. Notwith the quality of your goods, I will certa inly not advise others to buy them.A. to impressB. impress ingC. havi ng impr

10、essedD. impressed20. There are a couple of matters which I want totoday for discussi on.A. set upB. bring upC. make upD. pick up第二节：完形填空共 20小题，每题1分，总分值20分阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting

11、outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasa na 21 aimlessly at the pouri ng rain. Then his 22 fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.He no ticed huge amounts of rain water 23 dow n the hill, and water was also bubbli ng at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a f

12、ew 24, Wasa na looked at the water, won deri ng 25 it looked so familiar.Then it 26 him the scene was surprisingly 27 to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. 28 a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved 29at students, shouting “ Run,run, don ' t stay here! The rocks o

13、n the hill are going to 30 on us! All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been 31 as an emergency gathering point. 32, they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was 33 theycould do as they watched the earth bury an en tire school

14、 block.Thanks to Wasana ' s quick anctiod sharp 34 , no one was hurt in the incident. The Iandslide 35 two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six 36. “ The financial damage is nothing compared to 37 wouldhave happe ned had there bee n childre n in the classrooms,oolmi'asteays the schWasa

15、na later received a Gold Star from the Foun dati on for Civilia n Bravery, Sri Lan ka.38at the in cide nt,he says, "I feel disaster man ageme n39 are importa nt for every one. We' ll n ever know whe40he willcome in han dy.21. A. noddedB. staredC. shoutedD. poin ted22. A. thoughtsB. wordsC.

16、eyesD. voices23. A. pulli ngB. jumpi ngC. slidi ngD. flowi ng24. A. timesB. mi nu tesC. hoursD. periods25. A. whyB. whereC. howD. whe n26. A. droveB. hitC. pushedD. stopped27. A. similarB. rareC. terribleD. stra nge28. A. Rejecti ngB. Scari ngC. Feari ngD. Avoidi ng29. A. an grilyB. sadlyC. wildlyD.

17、 excitedly30. A. beatB. moveC. diveD. fall31. A. set asideB. put awayC. brought forthD. take n apart32. A. As a resultB. In shortC. In good timeD. Just then33. A. somethi ngB. muchC. anythingD. little34. A. observati onB. moveme ntC. discoveryD. idea35. A. injuredB. toreC. destroyedD. overcame36. A.

18、 an otherB. otherC. onesD. others37. A. thoseB. whatC. thatD. which38. A. Looking throughB. Look ing aroundC. Look ing backD. Look ing forward39. A. exhibiti onsB. lessonsC. unitsD. exam in atio ns40. A. kno wledgeB. imageC. con ceptD. situati on第二局部：阅读理解第节20小题，第1节5小题；每题2分，总分值50分选项。Below is a page f

19、rom The World Almanac (年鉴)and Book of Facts 2021.Americ ans have always bee n firm believers of what William James called“ the bitch goddhepsuccessguida nee books have topped the bestseller lists since Benjam in Fran kli n published his autobiography( 自传).America nsNational Parks, Other Areas Admini

20、stered by National Park Service.of Aph! 36 2007, the 詁 Park Service admirisiered S4,337,46 acres of federal land across 391 sites. Daie sitesare much more likely tha n Europea ns to believe that people can get ahead in life so long as they are willi ng to work hard. And they are much more likely to

21、choose a high-paying job that carries a risk of redundancy(裁员)than alower-paid job that guara ntees security.But you can ' t have winnewithout losers (or how would you know how well you are doing?). And you can broade n opport unity without also broade ning the opport un ity to fail. For example

22、, blacks could not blame themselves for their failure in the“ race of life , in AbpahaseLbecoltise at th'atstime they were prevented from somany parts of it. But now although the barriers are lifted, the picture of the blacks' life is more compAll of which creates a huge problem: how exactly

23、 should a highly-competitive society deal with its losers? It' s allvery well to note that drunkards and lazybones get what they deserve. But what about the honest toilers ? One way to deal with the problem is to offer people as many sec ond cha nces as possible. In his new book Born Losers: A H

24、istory“of Failure in America Scott Sandage argues that in the mid-nineteenth century people held a different view of failure from someth ing that had described a bad bus in ess to someth ing that defi ned a whole life.Yet one of the outstanding things about America is how strongly it has refused to

25、hold the idea that there is anysuch thing as a born loser. America n schools don' t divide their pupils into groups accord ing to their ability much Ion gerthan the European schools: the whole point is to fit in rather than stand out. American higher education has many points of entry and reentr

26、y. And the American legal system has some of the most generous bankruptcy(破产)rules in the world. In Europe, a bankrupt is often still a ruined man; in America, he is a risk-taking one.American history not to mention American folk tales is filled with examples of people who tried and triedwere author

27、ized for initial protection by Congress or by presjdentiaJ piwlamaiion are given in parentheses. If different,快曲(e the area got il$ current designation, or was tnnsfWred to the Natkmal Park Service, follows. Gross area in ace岳 as nf Sept. 30, 3006, fbDows datefs). Not are 28 NPS-afQliated areas, 37

28、Natl. Heritage Areas. K Nail. Hist Trails, and some units admiiiistercd by (he National Capital Region.NATIONAL PARKSagain until they made a success of their lives. Lincoln was a bankrupt storekeeper. Henry Ford was a continuous failure.At 40, Thomas Wats on, the architect of IBM, faced pris on. Ame

29、rica' s past is also full of people who came back fromdisaster. A sec ond way to deal with losers is to celebrate them. Perhaps in react ion to the non stop developme nt of bus in ess life, America n popular culture ofte n sympathizes with losers. But eve n in the loser-lovi ng bits of popular c

30、ulture, the American success is always achieved in spite of difficulties. More often than not, born losers turn out to be winners at last.41. Why do America ns prefer a high-pay ing job accord ing to the passage?A. Because they are eager to achieve success.B. Because they are devoted to work ing har

31、d.C. Because they are afraid of tak ing risks.D. Because they are in terested in readi ng bestsellers.42. The underlined words“ honest toilers (Paragraph 3) can best be described as people who are.A. reliableB. determ inedC. wealthyD. hard-work ing43. The fourth paragraph is writte n to.A. compare A

32、merica n educati on system with that of EuropeB. show that America is ready to give people ano ther cha neeC. explain the reas on why America ns refuse to be born losersD. i ntroduce some gen erous rules of America n legal system44. The writer may most probably agree with the idea that.A. America n

33、society has cha nged the attitude towards failure over the cen turyB. born losers have already disappeared in moder n America n societyC. America is a country not fit for black peopleD. there is always a dislike of people who are crazy about promot ing bus in ess45. Which of the following is mainly

34、conveyed in the passage?A. Success comes first and winners take all.B. History is full of cha nges and developme nt.C. Failure can be the opport unity to beg in with.D. More winn ers, more losers.t Acadia, ME (1916/1929: 47,388. eludes Mouit Desen IsL, batf of Isle au Haul. Schoodic Peninsula on mai

35、nland. Highest d- evaiion on Eastern seaboard.American Samoa, AS (198S); 9,000. Features a paleotropkl ex. rain forest and a coral neetArches, UT (TS29/1971): 76,679. Contains giant red sandstone arches and other products ol eiro&ionrBadlands, SD (1929/1978)： 242,756. Reforniiations and native p

36、rairie. Animaljossils 23-37 mil years old.Gig Bend,Biscay wr FL (1968/1 站0): 1721. Aquatic park encompassing chain of islands south of Miami.Slack Canyon of Ihe Gunnison, CO (1933/1999)： 30750. Has a canyon 2 .SO0 ft deep and 40 ft wide at its narrowest part.Bryce Canyon, UT (1923/1928)： 35,835 Spec

37、tacularty cdorftjl and unusual display of erosion effects.CanyonlandsT UT (1S64): 337,598. Al junction of Colorado nd Green rivefB； extensive evKience of prshistonc Indians.Capitol ReefUT (1907/1971): 241,904, A 70-mi 叩lift of sar油 stone diffc dissected by high'WaJIed gorges.Carlsbad Caverns, NM

38、 (19231930): 4fi,766r Largest known caverns; netyet fulty explored.Channel Island CA (19G&/19B0: 249P561. Sea Ikm breeds 阻E neslhg sea birds, unique plants.Congaree, SC (1S76/19B8): 26h546. Last significant tract of southem bottomland hardwood forest In the U.S.Crater UKe, OR 1902; 183,224. Extr

39、aordtna blue lake m the crater of Mt Mazma. a votcano that erupted about 7h700 years ago; deepest U.S. lake.Cuyahoga Valley, OH (1&74Z2000): 32,854. Rural landscape along Ohio and Erie CanaJ system betweec Akron and Cleveland.Death Valley, CA-WV (1931 W ; 3.372,402, Large d»ert area, Incbde

40、s tiie lowest pont in the Western Hemisphere; also includes Scott/s CastFe.Denali, AK0917/1%O): 4r740P912 Name dianged from Mt. McKmley Nalional Park: Contains 网 hesl mcxMitain inll,S: wlFdlUe.Dry Tortugas, FL 1931992); U701. Ft Jetterscn and 昭 en coral reef arxd sand islands r)ear Key West.Everglad

41、es, FL 0934):九508,540一 Largest remaining subtrop- tcal wilderness in continental U.S.Gatee of ttie Arctic AK (197&'1984): 7.523.B98. Vast wilder ness in rwrth central regioo. Limited federal faciiitie$hGlacier, MT (1910); 1,013,322. Superb Ftocky 忸 scenery, numerous glaciers and glacial lkes

42、. Part of Watertor-Glacier Inti. Peace Park eslabfished by US amt Canada in 1932.I, TX (1935): 801J63. Rko Grande, Chisos Mts. r FL(19B8/rIsle Royate, Ml 1931): 571,790. Largest island in Lake Superior, noted for its wrkterness aiea and wfldlrte.Joshua Tree. CA (1936/1994); 709,866 Deserl region rn*

43、 eludes Joshua trees, otiier pM and animal liie.Katmal, AK (1918/1960): 3,674,540. "Valley 出 Ten Ttiousand Snrwkfls/1 scene ot 1912 volcanic eruption.血fl出 F|Ofdsf AK (1970/1900)： 669,953. Abundant marine mammalsh birdlife; the Haring teefieJd, one cf the 4 major icecaps in U.S.Kings Canyon. CA

44、(1890/1940): 461.901 Mountair wilder- nes$r dominated ty Kings River Canyons and High Sierra; contain giant sequoias.Kobuk Wltey, AK (1978/1980): L750r717. Contains geology cal and recreationaE sites. Limited federal facilities.Lake Clark, AK (1&7Sf1980): 2,619,733. Across Cook Inldt from Anchor

45、age A scenic wilderness rich in fish and wildlrfe. Lim bed federal facilities,Lassen VolcaniCj CA 1907/1916): 106072 Contains Lassen Peak recently active volcanc and other vcricanic phenomena.Mammoth Cm, KY (1926/W1): 52.B30.365 mid explored underground passages, beautiful natural formation駢 river 3

46、00 ft below surface.Mesa Verte, CO (1906): 52J2Z Most nolabh and 輛亂 pre* served prehistoric cliff dwelling in the U.S.Mount Rainier, WA (1099): 236,381. Greatest sing咯peM glacialsystem In ttifl U.S.North Caecede$, WA(1968): 504781, Spectacular mountainous region with many glaciers, lakes.Olympe WA (

47、901 S38): 922,651. Mountabn wildecne$coi> taining finest remnant of Pacific Noilhest rairiforesl, active gla- deiB, Pacific shOFe<iner rate eiKPetrified Forest, AZ (1&06/1962); 221,621. Extensive 麗trifjed wood and Indian Brtlfads. Contains pad oJ Pakiled DesertRedwood, CA (1968)： 112,512.

48、40 mt of Pacific coastline, groves of andent redwoods and worfdps tatlesl Irees.Rocky Mountain, CO (1915); 265rS28. On the CcntinenUJ Divide; includes peaks over 14,000 fl.Saguaro, AZ (19331994): 91.40, Part of the Sonoran Desert includes (tie giant saguaro cadi, unique to the region.Sequoia. CA (1S

49、9Q； 404,051. G 旳阳& of giam sequoias, highest mountain in conterminous b.S.i ML Whitney (14d494 ft). Worlcf s lagssl trsoShenandoah, VA (1926) 199,073. Portion of the Blue Ridge Mis*； overlooks Shenandoah Valley; Skyline Drive.46. Which park has 365 miles of explored un dergro und passages?A. Arc

50、hes, UT .B. Cuyahoga Valley, OH.C. Mammoth Cave, KY .D. Acadia, ME.47. In which year was Channel Isla nds first authorized as a protect ion site for sea lions, sea birds and unique pla nts?A. 1929.B. 1938.C. 1978.D. 1980.48. The world ' s tallest trees are found in.A. Kings Canyon, CAB. Gates of

51、 the Arctic, AKC. Ca nyo nlan ds, UTD. Redwood, CA49. In 1917, the n ati onal park Den ali was n amed as.A. Mt. McKi nley Natio nal ParkB. Mou nt Desert Isl.C. Black Ca nyon of the Gu nni so nD. Rocky Moun ta insays Professor Edward Dexond that morning: One of the swans 天鹅was dead. Grandpa had given

52、 the pair of swans to Grandma on their 50th anniversary. “ Whydon' we see about buying another one, "I suggested, hoping the situation could somehow be righted. Gran dpa thought for a few mome nts before an sweri ng.He fin ally said, . . . "itio' not that easy, Bruce. You see, swa

53、ns mate for life. He raised hisfi nger to point, holding the fishing pole in his other hand. " There ' s nothing we can do for the otteat ' seflte has to work it out for himself. A few days later, we drove by the pond while doing our morning check on the cows. We found the other swa n l

54、ying n ear the same spot we had found the first on e. It, too, was dead.The month of July started with me and Gran dpa putti ng up a new stretch of fen ce. Then July 12 came. That was the day Gran dma passed away. Gran dma had died sudde nly that morning of a stroke. By the after noon, my pare nts w

55、ere there. The old house was soon crowded with relatives and Grandpa ' s friends"It ' s not just that these two are different, it' s often that the more you reward people for doing something, the more thdihe funeral was held the next day. Grandpa had insisted on having it as soon as

56、 possible. On the second day afterinner drive tends to decli ne.A “ do this and get that approaehpmigfet performa nee in the short term, but over Ion ger periods it willalways fail, Kohn says. People who receive bonus will naturally play safe , become less creative, cooperate less and feel less valu

57、ed, he adds. What' smore, the studies also suggest that offering rewards can also stop people taking resp on sibility.50. The effect of performa nee-related bonu ses has not bee n well studied because people.A. see that bonus offeri ng is done everywhereB. take the function of bonu ses for gran

58、tedC. think financial encouragement is disgustingD. are shocked by the practice of rewardi ng for failures51. Accord ing to Malcolm Higgs, desig ns thatare the good on es.A. conn ect i ndividual in terests with Ion g-term bus in ess goalsB. help to attract and keep good employeesC. li nk finan cial rewards with the quality of the outcomesD. drive people to finish sho