新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷

乌鲁木齐市第四中学20202021学年度下学期阶段性诊断测试高二英语试题第I卷（选择题）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ACulturalDiversityWeek2017MiniGrants(拨款)GuidelineTocelebrateCulturalDiversityWeek(CDW)2017inMarch,BanyuleCityCouncil(Australia)isofferingminigrantsofupto$300forpeopletolearnmoreaboutVictoria'sculturalandreligiousdiversity.Whocanapply?Clubs,munitygroupsandschoolsthatarelocatedwithinBanyulecanapplyfortheminigrant.Whatcanthegrantbeusedfor?1)Supportingyourgroup,cluborschooltoattendaculturalmuseum.2)Hostingyourowneventandinvitingaguestspeakerorculturalperformer.MuseumvisitsMelbournehasanumberoffantasticmuseumsthatdisplaydifferentcultures.Alistofsuggestedculturalmuseumsisincludedinthisdocument.Butyoucanalsovisitothermuseums.HostingyourowneventThegrantcanbeusedtoinviteamusician,dancerorguestspeakerfromtheVictorianmulticulturalmunitytoperformatyourevent.Foralistofspeakersandperformers,visit.au.HowtoapplyToapplyforthegrantvisit.Applicationsmustbesentby27January2017.Youwillneedtoprovidethefollowinginformation:1)Tellusin100wordsorlesshowyourgroupwouldbenefitfromtheculturaleducationexperience.2)Tellusthemuseumyouplantoattendorwhichculturalperformerorguestspeakeryouwillinvite.3)Provideabudgetofyouractivityandthenumberofpeoplewhowilltakepart.4)Ifpossible,telluswhentheeventormuseumvisitwillbeheld.WeencourageapplicationsfromgroupsthatintendtoholdtheireventormuseumvisitduringCulturalDiversityWeekMarch2017.Ifthisisnotpossible,atthelatest,theeventormuseumvisitmustoccurbeforetheendofApril2017.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontact(联系)themunityandSocialPlanningteamon94904222.Youwillbeinformedoftheresultofyourapplicationby17February2017.1.Whichofthefollowingcanmakearequestforthegrant?A.Aculturalmuseum.B.Ayoungperformer.C.Alocalschool.D.Acityoffice.2.Whatshouldbeincludedintheapplication?A.Howmoneywillbespentonyourevent.B.Theculturaleventsheldinyourmunity.

C.HowyouunderstandCulturalDiversityWeek.

D.Adescriptionofyoureventinatleast100words.3.Whenwillyouknowwhetheryouhavebeenofferedthegrant?A.By27January2017.B.By17February2017.C.BytheendofApril2017.D.BytheendofMarch2017.

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellthereaders?A.Ideasfororganizingdifferentculturalevents.

B.SuggestionsaboutcelebratingCDW2017.C.Theprocessofgivingagovernmentgrant.D.InformationaboutgettingaCDWgrant.BWithrapidadvancesinmedicalscience,cloningisslowlybutsurelylookinglikeitcouldbeinournearfuture.However,isitreallyanoptionthatshouldbeconsideredasawaytoextendhumanlife?Reproductivecloningmayhelphumanfamiliesgainchildren,butthere'salsoabenefitfortheanimalworld.

Itbringshopetopeopleeagerforchildrenbutunabletohavetheirownoradopt.Itcanalsobringabouttherecreationofspeciesthathavelongsincedied,allowingscientiststofullystudythespeciesasalivingcreatureinsteadofsimplylookingatimagesorbones.Manybelievethatcloningcanbeusedtoreplacefailingorgans.Thiswillreducethewaitinglistfororgandonationsandallowmorepeopletobesaved.Notonlythat,butbecausetheorganis,infact,yourownorgan,therewouldbelesschanceofrejection.

Cloningcouldprovehelpfulingeneticresearch.Usingcloningtechnologies,geneticresearcherswouldhaveabetterunderstandingofthepositionofgenesandtheeffectsofgeneticconstituents(成分)onhumancharacters.There'salsothepossibilityofchanginggeneticconstituentsinclonedhumans,andcloningcouldhelpfightgeneticdiseases.

Whilethecloningofbodyorganscanhelpextendhumanlife,itcouldalsocausealotofmalpractice(玩忽职守).Alongwiththeabilitytoclonedesiredcharacters,therecouldbethepossibilityofpeopledeliberatelyreproducingundesiredcharacters.Thiscouldleadtoariseinmalpracticeswithinsociety.Cloninginvolvesaprocessofcreatingidenticalgenes.Assuch,therewouldbealackofdiversityinhumankind.Scientistsbelievethislackofdiversitywilllowerthehumanrace'sabilitytoadapt.Whateveryourviewoncloningmaybe,studiesshowthattheclonewouldinfactnotbepletelyidenticaltotheoriginaljustastwinsarenotpletelyidentical.Thoughtheymightlookalike,twinshavedifferentpersonalitiesandenjoydifferentthings.Thesamecouldbesaidofclones.Eveniftechnologywerecreatedinwhichyourmemoriesandthoughtscouldbetransmitted(传送)totheclone,yourclonewouldstillbeadifferentperson.5.Whatgoodmightreproductivecloningbring?A.Itmayhelpimprovehumanwellbeing.B.Itcouldcontributetotherisingbirthrate.C.Itcouldhelpanimalssurvivedeadlydiseases.D.Itmayenablescientiststobetterstudyextinctspecies.6.Accordingtothetext,cloningcanalsobeusedfor

.A.organtransplantB.solvingtheagingproblemC.infectiousdiseasetreatmentD.constructingagenedatabase7.What'soneproblemcloningmaycause?A.Greatdiversity.B.Individualsecurityrisk.C.Increasedimproperconduct.D.Seriouspersonalitydisorder.8.Whyaretwinsmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.Tostresstwins'similarities.B.Toshowtwinsarequitemon.C.Tocarryoutdeeperresearchontwins.D.Tobetterillustratewhataclonewillbelike.C

Canmodernlifemakeyousick?Haveyoueverexperiencedthefollowingsurprisingsyndromes?Margaret’sfriendistakinganewjobinafarawaycity.Shewantstoholdafarewelldinnerpartyatherhome.Butshecan’t.MargaretsuffersfromCHAOS(Can’tHaveAnyoneOverSyndrome).Herapartmentisalwaysmessyandshe'sembarrassedbyit.“Mybestfriendgavemesomegoodadvice.Hetoldmetogetamaid,”shesays.Thesedayswegetandreceivesomuchinformationeveryday.Peoplecall,text,andemailusalldaylongandtheyexpectquickresponsesfromus.Itcanbeverydemanding—andit'smakingsomepeoplesick.Theyhaveinformationfatigue(疲劳)syndrome.Thereissomuchinformationthattheybeeparalyzedandcan'tthinkclearly.“Ican'tsleepatnightbecauseIworry,”saysBahman,acollegesenior.“It’sterrible.”Doyousometimesengagein“deskfast”(eatingbreakfastatyourdeskatwork)?Ifyouransweris“yes”,thenyoumaysufferfromhurrysickness.Hurrysicknessisastraightforwardnameforanothersyndromeofmodernlife.“I'malwaysrushing.Igetheadachesalot.Takingaspirinseemstohelp,”saysMari,apanyemployee.We'veallplainedabouthavingtoomuchworktodo.Well,howaboutnothavingenoughwork?Underloadsyndromeiscausedbyhavinglittleornothingtodoattheoffice.Youhavetopretendthatyou'reworking.Stevenworksasaprojectmanager.“Icanfinishmyworkinaboutfourhours,butI'mafraidtosayanythingaboutit.Idon'twanttobeassignedtoomuchwork!”Ifyouwerethesepeople,howwouldyoureduceyoursufferings?9.WhatcanwelearnaboutMargaret?A.Sheisnotatidyperson.B.Sheisgoingtotakeanewjob.C.Sheisgoodatthrowingaparty.D.Sheisunwillingtoacceptothers'advice.10.WhatdoBahmanandMarihaveinmon?A.Botharefullofenergy.B.Bothlikeworkinggreatly.C.Bothareundergreatstress.D.Bothalwaysseemtoberushing.11.What'swrongwithSteven?A.Heisnotwellqualifiedforhisjob.B.Hetriestostayawayfrompressure.C.Heistoobusytohavehisownlife.D.Helacksconfidencewhenworking.DGoingforwalkswithmytwoyearoldson,Imeetmanynicepeoplewhoaskwhatmyjobis.WhenIsaythatIteachatSwarthmoreCollege,theirfaceslightup,andthenextquestionis,“Whatdoyouteach?”Astheyhearmyanswer“linguistics(thescientificstudyoflanguage)”,theylookconfused.Thesmileontheirfacestellsmethattheydon'tknowwhattomakeofmyanswer.Iftheyarebraveenough,theywillask,“So,whatkindsofclassesdoyouteachthen?”Goodquestion.Ihavelongbeenteachingpragmatics(语用学),a

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linguistics.Itisprimarilyconcernedwithhowthecontext(上下文)inwhichasentenceissaidinfluencesitsmeaning.What

“I'dloveaglassofwater”

meanslargelydependsonwhereandwhenitissaid.Inarestaurant,itwillprobablybeunderstoodasarequestdirectedtowardthewaiter.Somewhereoutinadesert,however,thesamesentenceismorelikelytobeinterpretedasanimpossiblewish.Thus,althoughtheliteral(照字面本义的)meaningsoftwosentencescouldbeexactlythesame,theirmunicativemeaningscouldbeverydifferent.Interestingly,inpragmaticsyouwilldiscoveramessagecanbewellmunicatedthoughnotliterallyexpressed.Thistakesplacewhenthespeakerandthelistenersharemonground.Ifyouseeacarstoppedonthesideoftheroad,andyouhavethefollowingexchangewiththedriver,youbothknowyou'vesaidenoughtogetyourpointsacross:Driver:Hi.Iranoutofgas.You:There’saShelljustdowntheroad.Obviously,thedriverisreallyaskingsomethinglike,“Couldyoutellmewhattodo?”Yourreplyimpliesthatthereisaplacenearbywherethedrivercangetgas.NofurtherexplanationisneededbecauseShell,thenameofagasstation,ispartoftheirmonground.12.WhatdoweknowaboutthepeopleinParagraph1?A.Theyarefamiliarwiththeauthor.B.TheyworkatSwarthmoreCollege.

C.Theyknowlittleaboutlinguistics.D.Theyhopetoattendtheauthor'sclass.13.Whydoestheauthorsaytheunderlinedsentencehasdifferentmunicativemeanings?A.Becausetheirspeakersaredifferent.B.Becausetheirliteralmeaningsaredifferent.C.Becausetheirwishesaredifferent.D.Becausetheircontextsaredifferent.14.Whydidthecarmentionedinthetextstop?A.Tobuysomegas.

B.Toaskforhelp.C.Towaitforsomeone.D.Totakeashortrest.15.Howdoestheauthormainlyexplainpragmatics?A.Byanalyzingmajorcauses.B.Bymakingparisons.

C.Byusingexamples.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

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。HowtooverechallengesinyourlifeWeallfacetoughanddifficultchallengesinlife.Tooverechallengesyouneedtohavethat“neverquit”attitudeinlife.Ifyoudevelopit,you’lloverequiteabit.Motivateyourself.Say“YES,ICAN.”Thechallengeshouldbringoutthebestofyouinthissituation.Slowitdown,andthinkthatprocessthrough.

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Remaincalmwhenyou’refacingserioustroublesandproblemsinlife.Youhavetorecollectyourself,andcalmdown.Youcan’tsolveproblemswhenyou’repanicking.Takeadeepbreath,relax,andslowitdown.Thinkthingsthroughcalmly.Letfailureandfearfuelyouinapositiveway.Everyonefailsattimes.Ifyoufailthefirst,second,orthirdtime,don’tgiveup.

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Learnwhatmadeyoufailatoveringthesechallenges.Simplifythechallengeyou’refacing.Makethechallengeeasierthanitis.

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Asyougetthrougheachstep,youdevelopmoreconfidenceandyoubelieveyoucangetitdone,andthenyouwill.Staypositiveandconfident.

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Youhavetofindoutallthewaysyoucanusetoovereit,andputthemtofullusewithallyoureffort.It’sourownmentalstabilitythat’sthedifficultpart.Whenyoudoitmentally,you’llactuallybeabletodoit.A.Staycalmandcoolheaded.B.Thinkthebest,nottheworst.C.Startbybreakingitdownintosteps.D.Toovereachallenge,youhavetobelieveyoucanreallydoit.E.Mostpeoplewillavoidanychallenge,becausethey’rescaredoffailing.F.Developthatconfidenceinsayingthere’snowayyou’regoingtofailatthis.G.Pickyourselfup,andlearnfromwhyyou’vefailed,andmoveoninapositivedirection.第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。EachfallmywifeandIgotovisitourchildren.Itisn'tthattheydon'tlikeus

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B.swimC.travelD.work26.A.fall

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D.reason27.A.left

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B.outC.backD.around第Ⅱ卷

英语知识运用第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。IstartedworkingasavolunteerfortheCityofSurreythissummer.IdidthisbecauseI’vealwaysenjoyed41.________(help)peopleinanywayIcan.IthoughtifIbecameavolunteerfortheCityofSurrey,Iwouldbeabletoachievethatgoal.AndbeingavolunteerfortheCityof

Surrey

42.________(real)helpedmebranchoutinmanydifferentdirections.Ivolunteeredover256hoursof43.________(serve)duringthesummerhelpingwithdaycamps,teendancesandsoon.Iworkedhardanddidmybesttoshoweveryonethatthisis44.________Ilovetodo.Istartedbytakingeverycourse45.________(offer)throughthevolunteerprogramandthenbegantoapplyforpaidpositions.BytheendofthesummerI46.________(hire)asadanceinstructor.WorkingfortheCityofSurreyhasprovidedmewithsomanyopportunities47.________wouldnothavepresentedthemselvesanywhereelse.Igotawellpaidjobmuch48.________(early)thanIhadexpected.Iwas49.________(thank)thatIhadbeengiventhechance50.________(work)forsuchanamazingcityanddomyparttomakeitthebestitcanbe.

第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。IwaslookingthroughsomeoldphotorecentlywhenIcameacrossoneofJack,whowasmymostfavoritecousin.ItremindedmeofthesummerIspendwithhimwhenIwaseight.Helivedonastreetwherehadalotofold,emptyhouses.Atnight,itwasscaredwalkingpastthosehouses.Onenight,IawoketoseeJacksittingbythewindowwithhislegsoutside,talk.Icalledhisname,buthewasasleep.Myauntcameinandtookherbacktobed.Sheseemedunconcernedabouthowclosehersonweretofallingfromthesecondfloor.“Oh,he’salwayssleepwalked.He’llbefine.”ShewassuchcalmthatI