陕西省商洛市2019~2020学年高二下学期英语期末考试试题

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    The Shanghai Disneyland theme park officially reopens to the public on May 11, 2020. During the initial reopening period, the majority of Shanghai Disneyland's attractions, rides, shows and shopping, accommodation and dining locations will resume operations, with controlled attendance. Some interactive attractions and experiences, such as children play areas, and theater shows will remain closed.

    Guests shall obey the following requirements when Shanghai Disneyland reopens:

    1 Purchase dated admission tickets for Shanghai Disneyland online, as on-site sales will not be available. Annual Pass holders must make a reservation for their visit date and time on-line before their visit to the park.

    2 Provide basic personal information for each guest visiting the park, including name, phone number and ID number via Shanghai Disney's official website after purchasing a ticket and before arriving at the park. A Shanghai Disneyland Reservation QR Code will be provided after the success submission of the required identification information, and guests will be required to present the code before entering the theme park.

    3 Undergo temperature screening procedures upon arrival.

    4 Wear a mask during the entire visit to the park except when dining.

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    Richard Dermer is a pizza shop owner. But he is better known for his hobby. As a extraordinary kite collector, people are impressed by kites covering the walls from all over the world when they walk into his pizza shop.

    Dermer worked at Hideaway. He bought the pizza shop in 1960. Then, in 1970, his game-partner and manager at Hideaway was the first to market the Japanese version of the game Go in the United States. It was this game that led Dermer to kites, and from there he took off—eventually becoming president of the American Kiefliers Association.

    Dermer now has a huge kite collection. He toldCollectors Weekly, “Initially, I was anovice, but I enjoyed learning, trying to acquire more about kites. And the more I got into kite festivals and collecting kites, the more I discovered and the deeper the subject became.”

    What Dermer's collection and hobby brings to the United States is an international perspective and history on kite flying. In India, for example, kite flying is a fierce, sometimes violent sport, while in Thailand, kite battles reflect the war of the sexes between men and women. Kites were used in World War II, to distract German planes and for target practice.

    When Dermer started stunt kite (特技风筝), it was pretty new. All the kites were triangular, and they all looked the same. But soon with his efforts, that changed. People could see kites of all shapes, sizes and colors flying in the sky. During the 1980s and 1990s kites went through quite a developmental stage where they were getting better and better as new lighter, stronger materials were being developed. Dermer even set up the new rules for judging these stunt kite competitions, which take into account how much control the flier has, and the difficulty of the moves.

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    To me, Shakespeare is a bit of a touchy subject in the theatre industry. I believe Shakespeare's plays to be the most challenging in terms of language. When you have challenging language, then understanding the plot and topics will become a challenge as well. It's like a chain. If you don't understand it from the start, it makes things hard later on and people tend to give up on it. Regardless of all of this, I believe Shakespeare is important in the sense that it's where true theatre started. William Shakespeare is a name everyone knows regardless of whether you enjoy his works or not.

    Many high schools or colleges put on at least one Shakespeare play every few years and I like that. I think it's important to expose students to plays that are a bit more challenging than they used to be. Of course. it's not easy to understand these plays but then think about the people who act in those plays. When acting, you have to understand your character and not only that, you need to completely know everything going on around you as well. So to understand the script (剧本) is one thing. but to act in a Shakespeare play is a whole another thing. How about memorizing the lines? That's one of the hardest things actors have to get through. It is such heightened language that it's almost like learning a foreign language. Shakespeare is tough and that's what I think I love it the most. The challenge is understanding. Once you have that then you have room to play with it.

    Therefore, if people walked into a Shakespeare play with more of an open mind, their experience would be so much better. There is a large amount of exploration and discovery in his plays and the experience can be really satisfying. It's hard stuff, but it's fascinating and we should be embracing it.

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    Although air travel comes with jet lag, delays and awful food, it offers a brief digital detox—a precious few hours away from the wave of emails, messages and app announcements. But not anymore, In flight Wi-Fi is getting faster and cheaper, and is an increasingly common offering on budget and flagship airlines.

    But how does in-flight Wi-Fi actually work? To simplify, there are two ways for an internet signal to reach your device when you're up in the clouds. The first is via ground based mobile broadband towers, which send signals up to the aircraft's antennas (天线). As you travel into different sections of airspace, the plane automatically connects to signals from the nearest tower, so there is (in theory at least) no interruption to your Internet. But if you're passing over large areas of water or particularly remote zones, connectivity can be an issue.

    The second method uses satellite technology. Planes connect to satellites in space (35,000 km above the planet), which send and receive signals via receivers and transmitters. Information is transmitted to and from your smart phone via an antenna on the top of the aircraft. These are the same satellites that are used in television signals and weather forecasting. Information is passed between the ground and the plane via the satellite.

    All of that technology is expensive. The costs are usually passed on to customers. Over half of the world's aircraft will be equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi within the next few years. It is set to become a billion-dollar industry by 2020. In the near future you'll need to find a better excuse than “Sorry I missed your message—I was on a plane”.

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。

    Trees are commonly cut down for wood and paper. . The unique chemical process that trees and plants use to turn light energy from the sun into oxygen is known as photosynthesis (光合作用).

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    The production of oxygen is a result of photosynthesis, but it is not the main purpose of this process. . Plants create their own food through photosynthesis. During this process, a plant's roots absorb water from the ground, and its leaves take in light energy and carbon dioxide. The plant uses these elements to make fats and proteins that are then used to maintain the plant's life.

The process of photosynthesis

    The first step in photosynthesis is using the sun's energy. During this process, chlorophyll (叶绿素) absorbs the light energy of the sun. The energy from the sun then acts upon the water absorbed by the roots of the plant. Carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere by animals and humans is then absorbed by the plant's leaves and paired with the hydrogen to produce sugar. The sugar is turned into plant food. .

Threats to tree photosynthesis

    . Today, only about 30 percent of Earth's land is covered in trees. This is contributing to global warming since trees are necessary to consume the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Experts believe planting trees is vital in order to ensure the preservation of the delicate balance that enables photosynthesis.

A. The purposes of photosynthesis

B. The advantages of photosynthesis

C. In fact, oxygen is simply a by product

D. It is also responsible for giving plants their green color

E. During this process  extra oxygen is produced and released

F. The trees that change carbon dioxide into oxygen are disappearing rapidly

G. But the greatest value of trees comes from their ability to turn the sun's energy into chemical energy

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    A mail carrier nicknamed (绰号)“Mailman kyle” is delivering supplies for the elderly along his route. Kyle West, also known as “Mailman Kyle”, has been 1 essential items like milk and toilet paper to 2 people on his mail route.

    West said a lot of people along his route are elderly and are 3 to go out in public. “One of my customers came out and 4 me to get him toilet paper. From then, I 5 that some people just can't do it themselves 6,” he said. 7 started sending the people on his route a different kind of 8. It says, “If you are at risk and need help getting 9 items, let me know. I will do 10 I can to help you,” He 11 the letter “Mailman Kyle” and wrote his phone number.

    “The results has been a lot more than I 12,” West said. “I delivered nearly 400 of those letters and I've 13something from almost every person.” As a mail carrier in Ohio, West is delivering more than 14 these days.

    But West says he doesn't want anything in return for his 15 effort. “Seeing a lot of my 16 putting on suits to just get essential items. I figured if I'm already there, it won't hurt me to 17 what they need,” he said happily.

    We should try our best to help others just like Kyle West. As the saying 18, those who help others would get 19 from others in return. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 20 it.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

    World First Aid Day, which started in 2000, occurs on the second Saturday of September every year. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies introduced it to raise global  (aware) of how first aid can save people's lives in everyday situations. So it is recommended  first aid education become a part of taking a driving test.

    First aid is the provision of initial care when someone is sick or  (injure). It  (carry) out usually by a normal person until medical experts or an ambulance arrives. Sometimes first aid itself can be  (effect) enough. Most first aid procedures are simple techniques. They require very little or no equipment but they (save) millions of lives since it was set up. There are key  (aim) of first aid. The first is to preserve life. The first-aider does everything that he or she can  (stop) someone dying. The second aim is to prevent further harm. This could be to try and slow down bleeding or to keep a broken bone  being moved.  final aim is to promote recovery. This might include encouraging someone to breathe.

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。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

    I am glad that I have become one of the volunteer of the Animal Protection Association.

    Our missions is mainly consist of two parts. One is to advocate our work in communities, aroused the residents' interest in protecting animals so that we can appeal them to support us. The other part was to take care of stray (流浪的) animals, including feeding it and finding homes for them. Our missions need many time. So we need to have flexible time, when guarantees our devotion to the work. We are also supposed to have rich experiences in taking care of animals.

    We are like a big family filling with love.

假定你是李华，你市新建成图书馆将于下周开放,请你写封信告诉爱读书的交换生朋友Jack办理借书证相关手续。内容包括：

1）填写申请表；

2）提交一寸个人照；

3）预付押金。

参考词汇：押金deposit

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。