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乌鲁木齐市第八中学2020-2021学年第一学期高二年级期末考试英语问卷（考试时间：120分钟120分）（命题范围：必修五Unit3-5选修六Unit1）一．单项选择，请从所给选项中选择出最佳选项。（共15分，每小题1分）1.Itisoftenthec

ase_______anythingispossibleforthosewhohangontohope.A.whyB.whatC.thatD.as2.Notuntilrecently_______thed

evelopmentoftourist-relatedactivitiesintheruralareas.A.theyhadencouragedB.hadtheyencouragedC.theyencouragedD.didtheyencourage

3.Manybusinessesstartedupbycollegestudentshave_______thankstothecomfortableclimateforbusinesscreation.A.fallenoffB.turnedoffC.ta

kenoffD.leftoff4.Parentsshouldactivelyurgetheirchildrento_______theopportunitytojoinsportsteams.A.gainad

missiontoB.keeptrackofC.giverisetoD.takeadvantageof5.---Haveyoufoundthebuildingwherethelecturewilltakeplace?---Yes.Butthecampus_______largea

ndInearlygotlostjustnow.A.wasB.hadbeenC.isD.willbe6.Dressedinstrangeclothes,heimmediatelybecamethe______

_ofattentionassoonasheenteredthehall.A.purposeB.focusC.pointD.aim7.AmedicalrescueplaneforJapanfromthePhilippinesc

rashedwhiletakingoff,_______eightpeople,includingthecaptain.A.havingkilledB.killingC.killedD.beingkilled8.Manyyoungp

eople,most_______werewell-educated,headedforremoteregionstochasetheirdreams.A.ofwhichB.ofwhomC.ofthemD.ofthose9._______somepeoplea

remotivatedbyaneedforsuccess,othersaremotivatedbyafearoffailure.A.WhileB.IfC.UnlessD.Because10.Isawthemgatheringa

tthefuneral,butIdidn’tthinkitisasuitable_______forthemtodiscussholidayplans.A.outlineB.occupationC.outcomeD.occasion11.____

__isoftenthecase,whoeverhangsoninanyadversitywillsucceedsomeday.A.WhyB.WhatC.ThatD.As12.Inartcriticism,youmustassumetheartisthasasecretmessage_

______withinthework.A.hiddenB.tohideC.hidingD.beinghidden13.Schoolsshouldbelivelyplaceswhereindividualsareenc

ouragedto_______totheirgreatestpotential.A.accelerateB.improveC.developD.perform14.—GoandsaysorrytoyourMom,Dave.—I

’dliketo,butI’mafraidshewon’tbehappywithmy_______.A.apologiesB.excusesC.requestsD.regrets15.COVID-19hasdiscou

ragedpeoplefromhangingout,whichmay_______thedeclineinconsumerflowsatthesupermarket.A.applyforB.takeupC.accountforD.makeup二．阅读理解。（共30分，每小题2分）ACycli

ngtheBalkansDuration:15daysTheBalkansoffersamixofbeautifulcountryside,fast-developingcitiesandhistorictowns.Ourfirstr

ideendsattheUNESCOtownofOhridonthevastlakeofthesamename.There'reafewstopsalongthewaytovisitorseeplacesofinterest.CyclingtheItaliana

ndSwissLakesDuration:8daysTheItalianlakesofComoandMaggiorearefamedforboththeirwonderfulsceneryandtheirwealthyresidents(居民).Thisisaf

ascinatingareatodiscoverontwowheelswithexcellentroadsthatcloselyfollowthewindingshores.TheVilladelBalbianellowithitsbeautifulItaliangardens

maylookfamiliar,havingbeenseenininternationalmoviessuchasBond'sCasinoRoyale.Self-GuidedCyclingintheDouroValleyDuration:7

daysThiscyclingholidayintheDouroValleywillmakeyoufamiliarwithmagicalsurroundings,deliciouscuisineandsomeoftheworld'sfinestwines.Theridebegin

sinCasteloRodrigo,avillageclosetowherePortugalbordersSpain,andhometoanancientcastle.You'IIcyclethroughvineyards(葡萄园)andvisitthefamousPortwin

eestates(庄园).ExploringSriLankabyBikeDuration:8daysBeinganisland,SriLankaisincrediblydiverse.Exploringontwowheelsisthebestwaytoseethisruralcountry

andtoexperiencethewayoflifeofitsfriendlypeople.WetravelfromancientcitiestothehillcountrytownsofKandyandNuwaraEliyabefore

endingthetriponthebeachesofthebeautifulsouthcoast.16.What'sspecialabouttheBalkanstour?A.ItishostedbytheOhri

dgoverment.B.It'sacontinuousridewithnostops.C.Ithasfantasticislandscenery.D.Itcombineshistoryandthepresent.17.Whichr

outewouldappealtoamoviefan?A.CyclingtheBalkans.B.CyclingtheItalianandSwissLakes.C.SelfGuidedCyclingintheDouroValley.D.ExploringSriLankabyBike.18.What

canyoudoontheDouroValleytour?A.VisitSpanishgardens.B.Visitanationalpark.C.Acquireknowledgeofwines.D.Pickgrapesinthevineyards.BHa

veyoueverwonderedhowtheBlackBerrysmartphonegotitsname?OrhowabouttheSwiffermop,ortheImpossibleburger?JustaskDavidPlacek.Fort

hreedecades,hiscompany,LexiconBranding,hasbeenhiredbymanyoftheworld'sleadingcompaniessuchasIntel,Apple

andCoca-Cola,tohelpnamehundredsoftheirnewproducts.ThestorybehindBlackBerry'snameisoneofPlacek'sfavorites.In1998,Canada-basedResearchinMotion(RIM

)reachedouttoPlacekfornamingtheirnewsmartphone.ThenPlacekhadhisteamdosomefieldresearch.“Therewasacoffeehousearoun

dthecornerfromus.Weheldupasignnearitthatsaidwewantedtospeaktopeoplewhousedemailregularly.Wewouldpaythemwitha$10coupon(优惠券)forfiveminutes,”

hesaid.Aftertheteamspokewithnearlytwodozenpeople,PlacekwasabletoofferRIM'sofficialsakeyinsight.“Wetoldthemthep

roductnameshouldn'tstressorraisetheirbloodpressure,butdotheexactopposite,"hesaid."Likeasummervacationoralongwalk,orfreshfruit"Placekandhisteamw

roteavarietyofwordsonabigsheetofpaper.Someonewrote“strawberry."Anotherwrote"blackberry"Itcaughthisattention.Therestishistory.RIMofficiallychangedthe

companynametoBlackBerryin2013.WhilePlacekhimselfdidn'tspecializeinlinguistics(语言学)一hemajoredinpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofCalifornia-hemadesuret

ohirepeoplewhowere.AmonghisfirstemployeeswasWillLeben,alinguisticsprofessorwho'snowinchargeofthecompany'slinguisticsteam.Thenamingprocesstypica

llytakesaroundeightweeksandcaninvolveasmanyas10to12people.PlacekcreatedLexiconBrandingin1982,self-fundingitwithS45,000fr

omhissavingsandcreditcards.Today,hiscompanyisprofitableandgeneratesaboutS8millioninannualearnings.19.

WhatcanbeIearnedaboutPlacek'scompany?.A.ItgotitsnamefromBlackBerry.B.Ithasahistoryofabout20years.C.ItisaleadingITcompany.D.Ithelp

screatebrandnames.20.HowdidPlacek'steamconducttheresearchforRIM?A.Byinterviewingemailusers.B.Byanalyzingpreviousstudies.C.Byexaminingsmartp

honemarkets.D.Byvisitingwell-knowncoffeehouses.21.WhatinformationdidPlacek'steamprovideforRIM?A.Eco-friendlysmartphonesar

epopular.B.Peoplepreferstrawberriestoblackberries.C.Complexwordscouldeasilycatchusers'attention.D.Userslovetheproductnamesthatpromoterelaxation.22.W

hatisspecialaboutPlacek’sresearchteam?A.Itisayouthfulteam.B.Itincludesexpertsinlinguistics.C.Itcanfinishataskwithinamonth.

D.Itoftenworkstogetherwithuniversities.CUpto1billionbirdsdiefrombuildingcollisions(碰撞)eachyearintheUnitedStates,andaccordingtoanewstudy,brightlight

sinbigcitiesaremakingtheproblemworse.Theresearch,publishedin2019inthejournalFrontiersinEcologyandtheEnvironment,examinedtwodecades

ofsatellitedataandweatherradar(雷达)technologytodeterminewhichcitieshavethemostbuildingcollisions.Thestudyfocusedonlightpollutionlevels,becau

sebirdscanbecomeattractedtoanddisoriented(迷失方向的)bylights,andthentheyaremorelikelytocrashintobuildings.Thestudyfoundthatthemos

tdeadlybird-skyscrapercollisionsarehappeninginChicago.HoustonandDallasarethenextcitiestotopthelistasthemostdangerous.One

ofthestudy'sauthors,KyleHorton,apostdoctoralfellowatCornellUniversity,calledthecitiesa“hotspotofmigratory(迁徙的)action,”adding,“th

eyaresittinginthisprimarycentralpassagethatmostbirdsaremovingthroughspringandfall.”Collisionsaremostco

mmonduringthetwomigrationperiodseveryyear.Morethan4billionbirdsmigrateacrosstheUnitedStatespermigrationperiod,accordingtoHorton.For

Chicago,morethan250differentbirdspeciesmigratethroughthecity,addingupto5millionoverallforeachmigrationperi

od.“Manyofthesebirdsarealreadyinseriousdeclineforotherreasons,"saidAnnettePrince,directoroftheChicagoBirdCollisionMo

nitors,alocalconservationgroup.“Sowhenthey'rehittingbuildings,thisisaddingtothelossofthehealthymembersofthe

irspeciesbyneedlesscollision."Inrecentyears,therehavebeeneffortstocutdownondeadlycollisionsofbirdsin

toskyscrapers.TheNationalAudubonSociety(Audubon)runsa“LightsOut"campaigntoencouragepeopletoturnofftheirligh

tsfrom11pmtodawnduringmigrationperiods.Princestressedthatreducingurbanlightisextremelyimportantintheefforttocutdownonbuildin

gcollisions.“It'swithinourpowertomakesurethatwegivethesebirdsabetterchance,"shesaid.“Theyreallydodeserveabetterenv

ironment."23.Whydidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A.Tocollectsatelliteandweatherradardata.B.Toexplainthecausesofbuildingcoll

isions.C.Toidentifythemostdangerouscitiesforbirds.D.Tostudythedestructiveeffectoflightpollution.24.WhatdoChicago,Houstonan

dDallashaveincommon?A.Theytrytominimizelightpollution.B.Theyarelocatedonthebirdmigratoryroutes.C.Theyhavealargenumberofgreenskyscrapers.D.Theyarema

kingeffortstoreducebuildingcollisions.25.HowmanybirdsmigratethroughtheUSeachyear?A.250birdspecies.B.Around5million.C.About4bil

lion.D.Over8billion.26.WhatwasPrince'sattitudetoAudubon'scampaign?A.Doubtful.B.Cautious.C.Uncaring.D.Supportive.DLik

elytosufferfromlossofmemoryfromtimetotime?Smartcamerascannowremindyou.KhaiTruongattheUniversityofToro

ntoinCanadaandhiscolleagueshavecreatedasmartphoneappthatrecordsinteractionswithhouseholdobjects.Thesysteminvolves

barcode-like(像条形码的)markersthattheuserstickstoobjectswhoseusetheywouldliketotrack.Withthesmartphonewornaroundyourneck,theappautomaticallyreco

rdsashortvideoclip(片段)whenamarkedobjectcomesintoview.“Theuserisabletolookthroughtheapplicationandseeth

elasttimetheyinteractedwithit,”saysTruong.Theappcanhelppeopletrackthestateofobjects一suchaswhethertheylockedadoororswitche

dalightoff一aswellasroutineactions.Atpresent,itsuccessfullyrecordsabout75percentofinteractions,butonlyworksforfixedobjects.Asimilarbutseparat

esystemcansolvetheproblem.E.AkinSisbotandJonathanConnellatIBMResearchinNewYorkhaveinventedaceiling-mounted(安装在天花板.上的)cam

erathatmonitorsobjectsandpeople.Itcontinuouslywatchesanarea,suchasatabletopinyourhome,trackingtheplacementofobjectsinrelationtooneanother.Ital

sorememberswhofirstbroughtanobjectintothefieldofviewaswellasifanyonemoveditafterwards.Whenasked,“Whereismywallet?”thesystemmightrespond,“Iti

snexttothevase,underthemagazines."Thecameracouldalsobeusedinfactoriesoroperatingtheaterstotrackvitaltoo

ls,saysSisbot.Fornow,thecamerausesadepthsensortospotthings.Itislimitedtodetectingobjectsthickerthan3centimeters,meaningthatithastroublewiththi

nobjectssuchasaclosedlaptopplacedflatonatable.,Theaccuracyofsuchsmartcamerasystemsmayneedtoimprovebeforetheyarewidelyadopted.“You’vegottotru

stthetechnologyforittobeofanycomfortorreassurance,”saysGeoffreyWardattheUniversityofEssexintheUK.27.Howdoesthesmartphoneapp

mentionedinParagraph2work?A.Byswitchingoffelectricityautomatically.B.Byscanningbarcodesofhouseholdobjects.C.Byrecordingthemovementofmark

edobjects.D.Byinformingownersofpotentialdangers.28.Whatisthelimitationoftheceilingmountedcamera?A.Itisunlikelytomakeasound.B.Itisunablet

orecognizemovableobjects.C.Itfailstofindobjectsthinnerthan3centimeters.D.Ithardlysensesobjectswithoutbarcode-likemarkers.29.What'sGeof

freyWard'sattitudetowardsthesmartcamerasystems?A.Concerned.B.Supportive.C.Sceptical.D.Ambiguous.30.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.New

smartphonesmakelifeeasierB.CameradesignersfacenewchallengesC.SmartcamerashelpincreasehomesecurityD.Newsystemshelppeoplewithmemoryproblems三．七选五。（共1

0分，每小题2分）Theaverageperson’sbraincontains86billionneurons(神经元),whichmeansyourmindcandosomuchmorethanyouthink一likethisseeming

lyimpossibletask.SayIaskedyoutomemorizethislistoftenwords:ladybug,comb,oatmeal,lawyer,coal,stamp,knife,w

orm,bell,lettuce.31However,afewhourslater,you'dprobablyrememberonlytwotothreewordsfromthebeginningandendofthelist.Thatsbecauseofwhatpsychologist

scalltheprimacyandrecencyeffects:Informationatthebeginningandendofaseriespreventsmemoryofinformationinthemiddlefrombeingstored.Thisdifficultyc

omesfromthelimitationsofourverbal(言语的)memory.Thelinguistic(语言的)partofourbrainshaslimitedstorage.32Thus,whenyoustoreinformation

visually,asopposedtolinguistically,youcanrememberitmuchbetter.Andthat’sthesecrettorememberingthetenwordsabove.33Thenvisualizeyourhouseandmental

lyplacetheimageofeachobjectonthelistinadifferentroom.Forexample,placealadybugwherethewelcomematwouldliebythefrontdoor.34Continuetoplaceeachobje

ctthroughoutyourhouse,intheorderyouwouldtakesomeoneonaguidedtour.Whenyou'redone,takeanotherwalkthroughyourhomeand“see”theob

jectsyou'veleftindifferentplaces.Youshouldhavenotroublevisualizingeachandeveryobject,andthus,eachandeve

ryword.35Justturnwhatyou'rememorizingintosomethingmeaningful;forexample,thenumber2mightberepresentedbyyouandyourfriend.A.Ourbrainscans

olvememoryproblemsefficiently.B.Youcanusethissametricktomemorizeotherthings.C.Youcanoffermeaningstothingsyoutrytoremember.D.Insteadofrepeatingthew

ordsinyourhead,turnthemtoimages.E.Thendepositalargeorangecombonthefloorjustinsidethefrontdoor.F.However,ourvisualbrainsh

avemorestoragethanourlinguisticbrains.G.Youhavetorepeatthemmanytimesbeforeachieving100percentrecall.四．完型填空。（共30分，每小

题1.5分）Itookahardfallonmyrightwristandhandinthemiddleofourthirdgameofthehighschoolbasketballseason.36,thatjusthappenedtobe

myshootinghand.Accordingtoaspecialist,Ihadamajorbreakinmyradius(桡骨).Althoughbadnews,Iwassomewhat37tolearnthatIwouldn't

needanoperation.Onlytimewould38thiswound.Iwas39towearacast(石膏)onmyrightwristforeightweeks.Almostimmediate

ly,duetothe40ofmyshootinghand,Idevotedmyselftolearningto41left-handed.Itwasadaily42,butIwascommittedtousingthistimeto43and

comebackevenstrongerthanbefore.Eightweekslater,mycastwasfinally44.However,myrighthandandwristhadbecomevery45duetotheeigh

tweeksofinactivity.Mypreviousshootingaccuracy46.IhadtodecidewhetherIshouldquitordevotemyselftobeingthebestIcouldbe?Finally,I4

7thelatter.Icommittedmyselftoasimple48:tomake1,000shotsaday.Iwantedtoreturntomypre-injury49.Athousandshotsadayisamajorcom

mitment,butI'm50tosayIkeptthatcommitmentuntilmyfreshmanyearincollege.Ifinally51somemajorgoalsinbasketball.Being52earlyinmycareerplaye

dahugeroleinmydevelopmentasasuccessfulplayer.Adversity(逆境)presents53.Nevereverstop54yourselfandgoafteryourgoals

.Mydreamcametrueandit551,000shotsaday.36.A.UndoubtedlyB.HopefullyC.UnfortunatelyD.Surprisingly37.A.impatientB.relaxedC.unconsciousD.puzzled38.

A.proveB.discoverC.hideD.cure39.A.requiredB.wishedC.taughtD.permitted40.A.gesturesB.movementsC.possibilitiesD.limitations41.A.shakeB.driveC.sh

ootD.write42.A.recordB.struggleC.entertainmentD.assessment43.A.pauseB.appreciateC.improveD.compromise44.A.replacedB.adoptedC.fixedD.removed45.

A.dirtyB.weakC.impressiveD.painful46.A.sufferedB.survivedC.deservedD.confirmed47.A.rememberedB.obtainedC.choseD.changed48.A

.lifeB.goalC.designD.reason49.A.abilityB.lookC.comfortD.wisdom50.A.hesitantB.tiredC.proudD.worried51.A.setB.achieve

dC.identifiedD.missed52.A.injuredB.honestC.cautiousD.gifted53.A.competitionsB.imaginationsC.accidentsD.opportunities54.A.believinginB.showingoffC.th

inkingofD.calmingdown55.A.stoodforB.correspondedwithC.developedintoD.startedwith五．单词拼写，请根据上下文以及提示写出所需要的单

词形式。（共15分，每小题1分）56.Hefacedatotalofsevencharges，all______(accuse)himoflyinginhistestimony(证词).57.HavingfailedmyFrenchexam，Idecidedtoc

_______(集中注意力)onsciencesubjects.58.Withthe_____(assist)ofmycousinwepaddledacrosstheriverinthedarktoparticipatein

aprivatemeeting.59.Iwouldappreciateitifmyapplicationcouldgetyoura____（批准)60.Heshowedgreat_____(brave)infaceofdanger.61

.Afteryearsofregular______(treat)，shefinallybecamehealthy.62.Shewastakentohospitalwithseriousheadi_____(受伤).63.Weare_____(firm)opposedtothep

racticeofpowerpoliticsbetweennations.64.Hetriedtostopthe______(bleed)bypressingaclothagainstthewound.65.Shehasbeenchargedwiththe_______(attempt)

murderofherhusband.66.Iwrotemys______(签名)atthebottomofthepage.67.Hehadnooffspringthroughouthislife，b

utfortunately，hehadan______(adopt)son.68.Thereisalotof______(evident)thatstressispartlyresponsiblefordisease.69

.Theideaofnothavingtogetupearlyeverymorningisrather______(appeal)tome.70.Ihavetriedtokeepmytranslationas_____(faith)aspossibletotheorig

inalbook.六．语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）Inrecentyears,Internetvotinghasbecome71.(increasing)popularinChina.Peoplenotonl

ycastonlinevotesthemselves，butalsourgeothers72.(vote)forcompetitionslikethe“MostBeautifulTeacher”andthe“CutestBaby”．

XiaDong，ahighschoolstudent，isinvitedtovoteinthe“BestPoliceOfficer”competition,73.(organize)bythelocalgovernmenttoletthepublicha

veabetterunderstandingofpoliceofficers’dailywork.XiaDong74._______thewebsiteandreadsallthestories.Heisdeeplymovedbytheirglorious

deeds.Heisalreadythinkingof75.(become)apolicemanhimselfinthefuture.SunKaiisinvitedbyhisuncletovote76.hiscousininthe“FutureSinger”competition.Hehasalr

eadyreceivedthreesimilar77.(invite)thisweek.Hisuncletellshimthat78.hiscousinwinsthecompetition，thefamilywillwinanoverseastourfor

free.SunKailikeshiscousinverymuch,buthefindsothersingersperformeven79.(good)．Tovote，ornottovote？Thisisaq

uestion80.troubleshimverymuch.第二部分写作（共两节,满分35分）第一节短文改错（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，请你修改你同桌的以

下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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，并在其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；只允许修改1

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somethingwrongwiththem.SoI’mwritingtoinformyoutheproblems.First,thecolorofthesneakersthatIwantareredinsteadofblack.Second,size41istoolar

geforthem.Thatannoysmemostisthatthereareseverallittlestainononeofthesneakers.Theyreallylookawfully.Ifputting

inmysituation,howwouldyoufeel?I’dliketochangethispairforanewoneandgivemethemoneyback.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Sin

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