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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.Itisoftenthecase__

_____anythingispossibleforthosewhohangontohope.A.whyB.whatC.thatD.as2.Notuntilrecently_______thedevelopmentoftourist-relatedactivit

iesintheruralareas.A.theyhadencouragedB.hadtheyencouragedC.theyencouragedD.didtheyencourage3.Manybus

inessesstartedupbycollegestudentshave_______thankstothecomfortableclimateforbusinesscreation.A.fallenoffB.turnedoffC.takenoffD.leftoff4.Parentss

houldactivelyurgetheirchildrento_______theopportunitytojoinsportsteams.A.gainadmissiontoB.keeptrackofC.giverisetoD

.takeadvantageof5.---Haveyoufoundthebuildingwherethelecturewilltakeplace?---Yes.Butthecampus_______largeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A.wasB.hadbeenC.

isD.willbe6.Dressedinstrangeclothes,heimmediatelybecamethe_______ofattentionassoonasheenteredthehall.A.purposeB.focusC.pointD.aim7.Amed

icalrescueplaneforJapanfromthePhilippinescrashedwhiletakingoff,_______eightpeople,includingthecaptain.A.havingkilledB.killingC.kil

ledD.beingkilled8.Manyyoungpeople,most_______werewell-educated,headedforremoteregionstochasetheirdreams.A.ofwhichB.ofwhomC

.ofthemD.ofthose9._______somepeoplearemotivatedbyaneedforsuccess,othersaremotivatedbyafearoffailure.A

.WhileB.IfC.UnlessD.Because10.Isawthemgatheringatthefuneral,butIdidn’tthinkitisasuitable_______forthemtod

iscussholidayplans.A.outlineB.occupationC.outcomeD.occasion11.______isoftenthecase,whoeverhangsoninanyadversitywillsucceedsomeday.A

.WhyB.WhatC.ThatD.As12.Inartcriticism,youmustassumetheartisthasasecretmessage_______withinthework.A.hidden

B.tohideC.hidingD.beinghidden13.Schoolsshouldbelivelyplaceswhereindividualsareencouragedto_______totheirgreatestpotenti

al.A.accelerateB.improveC.developD.perform14.—GoandsaysorrytoyourMom,Dave.—I’dliketo,butI’mafraidshewon’tbehappywithmy_______.A.apologiesB.ex

cusesC.requestsD.regrets15.COVID-19hasdiscouragedpeoplefromhangingout,whichmay_______thedeclineinconsumerflowsatthesupermarket.A.applyforB.takeupC

.accountforD.makeup二．阅读理解。（共30分，每小题2分）ACyclingtheBalkansDuration:15daysTheBalkansoffersamixofbeautifulcountry

side,fast-developingcitiesandhistorictowns.OurfirstrideendsattheUNESCOtownofOhridonthevastlakeofthesa

mename.There'reafewstopsalongthewaytovisitorseeplacesofinterest.CyclingtheItalianandSwissLakesDuratio

n:8daysTheItalianlakesofComoandMaggiorearefamedforboththeirwonderfulsceneryandtheirwealthyresidents(居民).Thisisafascinatingareatodiscoverontwowheel

swithexcellentroadsthatcloselyfollowthewindingshores.TheVilladelBalbianellowithitsbeautifulItaliangardensmaylook

familiar,havingbeenseenininternationalmoviessuchasBond'sCasinoRoyale.Self-GuidedCyclingintheDouroValleyDuration:7daysThiscyclingholidayintheDou

roValleywillmakeyoufamiliarwithmagicalsurroundings,deliciouscuisineandsomeoftheworld'sfinestwines.TheridebeginsinCasteloRodrigo,avillageclose

towherePortugalbordersSpain,andhometoanancientcastle.You'IIcyclethroughvineyards(葡萄园)andvisitthefamo

usPortwineestates(庄园).ExploringSriLankabyBikeDuration:8daysBeinganisland,SriLankaisincrediblydiverse.Exploringontw

owheelsisthebestwaytoseethisruralcountryandtoexperiencethewayoflifeofitsfriendlypeople.Wetravelfromancientcitiestotheh

illcountrytownsofKandyandNuwaraEliyabeforeendingthetriponthebeachesofthebeautifulsouthcoast.16.What'sspecialabouttheBalk

anstour?A.ItishostedbytheOhridgoverment.B.It'sacontinuousridewithnostops.C.Ithasfantasticislandscenery.D.Itcombineshistoryandthepresent.17.Which

routewouldappealtoamoviefan?A.CyclingtheBalkans.B.CyclingtheItalianandSwissLakes.C.SelfGuidedCyclingintheDouroValley.D.ExploringSriLankabyBike.18.Wha

tcanyoudoontheDouroValleytour?A.VisitSpanishgardens.B.Visitanationalpark.C.Acquireknowledgeofwines.D.Pickgrapesinthevineyard

s.BHaveyoueverwonderedhowtheBlackBerrysmartphonegotitsname?OrhowabouttheSwiffermop,ortheImpossibleburger?Just

askDavidPlacek.Forthreedecades,hiscompany,LexiconBranding,hasbeenhiredbymanyoftheworld'sleadingcompaniessuchasIntel,

AppleandCoca-Cola,tohelpnamehundredsoftheirnewproducts.ThestorybehindBlackBerry'snameisoneofPlacek'sfavorites

.In1998,Canada-basedResearchinMotion(RIM)reachedouttoPlacekfornamingtheirnewsmartphone.ThenPlacekhadhisteamdosomefieldresearch.“Therewasacoff

eehousearoundthecornerfromus.Weheldupasignnearitthatsaidwewantedtospeaktopeoplewhousedemailregularly

.Wewouldpaythemwitha$10coupon(优惠券)forfiveminutes,”hesaid.Aftertheteamspokewithnearlytwodozenpeople,PlacekwasabletoofferRIM'sofficialsakeyins

ight.“Wetoldthemtheproductnameshouldn'tstressorraisetheirbloodpressure,butdotheexactopposite,"hesaid.

"Likeasummervacationoralongwalk,orfreshfruit"Placekandhisteamwroteavarietyofwordsonabigsheetofpaper.Someonewrote“strawberry."Anotherwrote"blackber

ry"Itcaughthisattention.Therestishistory.RIMofficiallychangedthecompanynametoBlackBerryin2013.WhilePlacekhimselfdidn'tspecializeinlinguist

ics(语言学)一hemajoredinpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofCalifornia-hemadesuretohirepeoplewhowere.Amonghisfi

rstemployeeswasWillLeben,alinguisticsprofessorwho'snowinchargeofthecompany'slinguisticsteam.Thenamingprocessty

picallytakesaroundeightweeksandcaninvolveasmanyas10to12people.PlacekcreatedLexiconBrandingin1982,self-fundingitwithS45,000fromhis

savingsandcreditcards.Today,hiscompanyisprofitableandgeneratesaboutS8millioninannualearnings.19.WhatcanbeIearneda

boutPlacek'scompany?.A.ItgotitsnamefromBlackBerry.B.Ithasahistoryofabout20years.C.ItisaleadingITcompany.D.Ithelpscreatebrandnames.20.How

didPlacek'steamconducttheresearchforRIM?A.Byinterviewingemailusers.B.Byanalyzingpreviousstudies.C.Byexaminingsmartphonemarkets.D.Byvisitingwell-

knowncoffeehouses.21.WhatinformationdidPlacek'steamprovideforRIM?A.Eco-friendlysmartphonesarepopular.B.Peoplepreferstrawberriestoblack

berries.C.Complexwordscouldeasilycatchusers'attention.D.Userslovetheproductnamesthatpromoterelaxation.22.Whati

sspecialaboutPlacek’sresearchteam?A.Itisayouthfulteam.B.Itincludesexpertsinlinguistics.C.Itcanfinishataskwithinamonth.D.Ito

ftenworkstogetherwithuniversities.CUpto1billionbirdsdiefrombuildingcollisions(碰撞)eachyearintheUnitedStates,andaccordingtoanewstudy,

brightlightsinbigcitiesaremakingtheproblemworse.Theresearch,publishedin2019inthejournalFrontiersinEcologyandtheEnvironment,examinedtwodecadesofsate

llitedataandweatherradar(雷达)technologytodeterminewhichcitieshavethemostbuildingcollisions.Thestudyfocusedonlightpollutionlevels,bec

ausebirdscanbecomeattractedtoanddisoriented(迷失方向的)bylights,andthentheyaremorelikelytocrashintobuildings.Thestudyfoundthatthemostdeadlybird-skyscrape

rcollisionsarehappeninginChicago.HoustonandDallasarethenextcitiestotopthelistasthemostdangerous.Oneofthestudy'sauthors,KyleHorton,apostdoctoral

fellowatCornellUniversity,calledthecitiesa“hotspotofmigratory(迁徙的)action,”adding,“theyaresittinginthisprimarycentralpassagethatmostbirdsaremovi

ngthroughspringandfall.”Collisionsaremostcommonduringthetwomigrationperiodseveryyear.Morethan4billionbirdsmigrateacrosstheUnitedSta

tespermigrationperiod,accordingtoHorton.ForChicago,morethan250differentbirdspeciesmigratethroughthecity,ad

dingupto5millionoverallforeachmigrationperiod.“Manyofthesebirdsarealreadyinseriousdeclineforotherreasons,"saidAnnettePrinc

e,directoroftheChicagoBirdCollisionMonitors,alocalconservationgroup.“Sowhenthey'rehittingbuildings,thisisaddingtothelossofthehealthymembersoftheirspe

ciesbyneedlesscollision."Inrecentyears,therehavebeeneffortstocutdownondeadlycollisionsofbirdsintoskyscrapers.TheNationalAudubonSoc

iety(Audubon)runsa“LightsOut"campaigntoencouragepeopletoturnofftheirlightsfrom11pmtodawnduringmigrationperiods.Princestressedthatreduci

ngurbanlightisextremelyimportantintheefforttocutdownonbuildingcollisions.“It'swithinourpowertomakesurethatwegivethesebirdsabetterchance,"shes

aid.“Theyreallydodeserveabetterenvironment."23.Whydidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A.Tocollectsatelliteandwea

therradardata.B.Toexplainthecausesofbuildingcollisions.C.Toidentifythemostdangerouscitiesforbirds.D.Tostudythedestructiveeffect

oflightpollution.24.WhatdoChicago,HoustonandDallashaveincommon?A.Theytrytominimizelightpollution.B.Theyareloc

atedonthebirdmigratoryroutes.C.Theyhavealargenumberofgreenskyscrapers.D.Theyaremakingeffortstoreducebuildingcollisions.25.Howmanybi

rdsmigratethroughtheUSeachyear?A.250birdspecies.B.Around5million.C.About4billion.D.Over8billion.26.WhatwasPrince'sattitudetoAudubon'scampaign?A.

Doubtful.B.Cautious.C.Uncaring.D.Supportive.DLikelytosufferfromlossofmemoryfromtimetotime?Smartcamerascannowremindyou.Kh

aiTruongattheUniversityofTorontoinCanadaandhiscolleagueshavecreatedasmartphoneappthatrecordsinteractionswithhouseholdobjects.Thesysteminvolve

sbarcode-like(像条形码的)markersthattheuserstickstoobjectswhoseusetheywouldliketotrack.Withthesmartphonewornaroundyourneck,theappautomat

icallyrecordsashortvideoclip(片段)whenamarkedobjectcomesintoview.“Theuserisabletolookthroughtheapplicati

onandseethelasttimetheyinteractedwithit,”saysTruong.Theappcanhelppeopletrackthestateofobjects一suchaswhethertheylockeda

doororswitchedalightoff一aswellasroutineactions.Atpresent,itsuccessfullyrecordsabout75percentofinteractions,butonlyworksforfixedobjects.Asimilarbu

tseparatesystemcansolvetheproblem.E.AkinSisbotandJonathanConnellatIBMResearchinNewYorkhaveinventedaceiling-mounted(安装在天花板.上的

)camerathatmonitorsobjectsandpeople.Itcontinuouslywatchesanarea,suchasatabletopinyourhome,trackingtheplacementofobje

ctsinrelationtooneanother.Italsorememberswhofirstbroughtanobjectintothefieldofviewaswellasifanyonemoveditafterwards.Whenasked,“Whereismywalle

t?”thesystemmightrespond,“Itisnexttothevase,underthemagazines."Thecameracouldalsobeusedinfactoriesoroperatingtheaterstotrackvitaltools,sa

ysSisbot.Fornow,thecamerausesadepthsensortospotthings.Itislimitedtodetectingobjectsthickerthan3centimeters,meaningthat

ithastroublewiththinobjectssuchasaclosedlaptopplacedflatonatable.,Theaccuracyofsuchsmartcamerasystemsmayneedtoimprovebeforethey

arewidelyadopted.“You’vegottotrustthetechnologyforittobeofanycomfortorreassurance,”saysGeoffreyWardattheUniversityof

EssexintheUK.27.HowdoesthesmartphoneappmentionedinParagraph2work?A.Byswitchingoffelectricityautomatically.B.Byscanningbarcodesofhou

seholdobjects.C.Byrecordingthemovementofmarkedobjects.D.Byinformingownersofpotentialdangers.28.Whatisthelimitationoftheceilingmountedcamera?A.It

isunlikelytomakeasound.B.Itisunabletorecognizemovableobjects.C.Itfailstofindobjectsthinnerthan3centimeters.D.I

thardlysensesobjectswithoutbarcode-likemarkers.29.What'sGeoffreyWard'sattitudetowardsthesmartcamerasystems?A.Concerned.B.Supp

ortive.C.Sceptical.D.Ambiguous.30.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.NewsmartphonesmakelifeeasierB.Cameradesignersfacenewc

hallengesC.SmartcamerashelpincreasehomesecurityD.Newsystemshelppeoplewithmemoryproblems三．七选五。（共10分，每小题2分）Theaveragep

erson’sbraincontains86billionneurons(神经元),whichmeansyourmindcandosomuchmorethanyouthink一likethisseeminglyimpossibletask.SayIas

kedyoutomemorizethislistoftenwords:ladybug,comb,oatmeal,lawyer,coal,stamp,knife,worm,bell,lettuce.31However,af

ewhourslater,you'dprobablyrememberonlytwotothreewordsfromthebeginningandendofthelist.Thatsbecauseofwhatpsyc

hologistscalltheprimacyandrecencyeffects:Informationatthebeginningandendofaseriespreventsmemoryofinformationinthemiddlefrombeingstored.Th

isdifficultycomesfromthelimitationsofourverbal(言语的)memory.Thelinguistic(语言的)partofourbrainshaslimiteds

torage.32Thus,whenyoustoreinformationvisually,asopposedtolinguistically,youcanrememberitmuchbetter.Andth

at’sthesecrettorememberingthetenwordsabove.33Thenvisualizeyourhouseandmentallyplacetheimageofeachobjectonthelistinadi

fferentroom.Forexample,placealadybugwherethewelcomematwouldliebythefrontdoor.34Continuetoplaceeachobjectthroughout

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

jectsyou'veleftindifferentplaces.Youshouldhavenotroublevisualizingeachandeveryobject,andthus,eachandeveryword.35Justturnwhatyou'remem

orizingintosomethingmeaningful;forexample,thenumber2mightberepresentedbyyouandyourfriend.A.Ourbrainscansolvememoryp

roblemsefficiently.B.Youcanusethissametricktomemorizeotherthings.C.Youcanoffermeaningstothingsyoutrytoremember.D.Insteadofrep

eatingthewordsinyourhead,turnthemtoimages.E.Thendepositalargeorangecombonthefloorjustinsidethefrontdoor.F.However,ourv

isualbrainshavemorestoragethanourlinguisticbrains.G.Youhavetorepeatthemmanytimesbeforeachieving100percentre

call.四．完型填空。（共30分，每小题1.5分）Itookahardfallonmyrightwristandhandinthemiddleofourthirdgameofthehighschoolbasketballseason.36,

thatjusthappenedtobemyshootinghand.Accordingtoaspecialist,Ihadamajorbreakinmyradius(桡骨).Althoughbadnews,Iwassomewhat37tolearnthatI

wouldn'tneedanoperation.Onlytimewould38thiswound.Iwas39towearacast(石膏)onmyrightwristforeightweeks.Almostimmediately,duetothe40ofmys

hootinghand,Idevotedmyselftolearningto41left-handed.Itwasadaily42,butIwascommittedtousingthistimeto43andcomebackevenstronge

rthanbefore.Eightweekslater,mycastwasfinally44.However,myrighthandandwristhadbecomevery45duetotheeightweeksofinactivity

.Mypreviousshootingaccuracy46.IhadtodecidewhetherIshouldquitordevotemyselftobeingthebestIcouldbe?Fin

ally,I47thelatter.Icommittedmyselftoasimple48:tomake1,000shotsaday.Iwantedtoreturntomypre-injury49.Athousa

ndshotsadayisamajorcommitment,butI'm50tosayIkeptthatcommitmentuntilmyfreshmanyearincollege.Ifinally51somemajorgoalsinbasketball.Bein

g52earlyinmycareerplayedahugeroleinmydevelopmentasasuccessfulplayer.Adversity(逆境)presents53.Nevereverstop54yo

urselfandgoafteryourgoals.Mydreamcametrueandit551,000shotsaday.36.A.UndoubtedlyB.HopefullyC.UnfortunatelyD.Surprisingl

y37.A.impatientB.relaxedC.unconsciousD.puzzled38.A.proveB.discoverC.hideD.cure39.A.requiredB.wishedC.taughtD.permitted40.A.ges

turesB.movementsC.possibilitiesD.limitations41.A.shakeB.driveC.shootD.write42.A.recordB.struggleC.entertainmentD.assessment43.A.pauseB.a

ppreciateC.improveD.compromise44.A.replacedB.adoptedC.fixedD.removed45.A.dirtyB.weakC.impressiveD.painful46.A.sufferedB.survivedC.deser

vedD.confirmed47.A.rememberedB.obtainedC.choseD.changed48.A.lifeB.goalC.designD.reason49.A.abilityB.lookC.comfortD.wisdom50.A.hes

itantB.tiredC.proudD.worried51.A.setB.achievedC.identifiedD.missed52.A.injuredB.honestC.cautiousD.gi

fted53.A.competitionsB.imaginationsC.accidentsD.opportunities54.A.believinginB.showingoffC.thinkingofD.calmingdown55.A.stoodfo

rB.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.Hefacedato

talofsevencharges，all______(accuse)himoflyinginhistestimony(证词).57.HavingfailedmyFrenchexam，Idecidedtoc_______(集中注意力)onsciencesubjects.58

.Withthe_____(assist)ofmycousinwepaddledacrosstheriverinthedarktoparticipateinaprivatemeeting.59.Iwouldappreciateitifmyap

plicationcouldgetyoura____（批准)60.Heshowedgreat_____(brave)infaceofdanger.61.Afteryearsofregular______(treat)，shefinallybecamehealt

hy.62.Shewastakentohospitalwithseriousheadi_____(受伤).63.Weare_____(firm)opposedtothepracticeofpowerpoliticsbetweennations.64.Hetriedtostopthe_____

_(bleed)bypressingaclothagainstthewound.65.Shehasbeenchargedwiththe_______(attempt)murderofherhusband.66.Iwrotemys______(签名)atthebottomofthepa

ge.67.Hehadnooffspringthroughouthislife，butfortunately，hehadan______(adopt)son.68.Thereisalotof______(

evident)thatstressispartlyresponsiblefordisease.69.Theideaofnothavingtogetupearlyeverymorningisrather______(appeal)tome.70.Ihavetriedtok

eepmytranslationas_____(faith)aspossibletotheoriginalbook.六．语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）Inrecentyears,Internetvotinghasbecome71.(increa

sing)popularinChina.Peoplenotonlycastonlinevotesthemselves，butalsourgeothers72.(vote)forcompetitionslikethe“MostBeautifulTeac

her”andthe“CutestBaby”．XiaDong，ahighschoolstudent，isinvitedtovoteinthe“BestPoliceOfficer”competition,73.(organize

)bythelocalgovernmenttoletthepublichaveabetterunderstandingofpoliceofficers’dailywork.XiaDong74._______

thewebsiteandreadsallthestories.Heisdeeplymovedbytheirgloriousdeeds.Heisalreadythinkingof75.(become)apolicemanhimselfinthefuture.SunKa

iisinvitedbyhisuncletovote76.hiscousininthe“FutureSinger”competition.Hehasalreadyreceivedthreesimilar77.(invite)

thisweek.Hisuncletellshimthat78.hiscousinwinsthecompetition，thefamilywillwinanoverseastourforfree.SunKailikeshi

scousinverymuch,buthefindsothersingersperformeven79.(good)．Tovote，ornottovote？Thisisaquestion80.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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearSir/Madam,IhavereceivedthesneakersthatIbuyfro

myouronlineshop.Withtheexcitement,Iunwrappedthepackagebutfoundsomethingwrongwiththem.SoI’mwritingtoinfo

rmyoutheproblems.First,thecolorofthesneakersthatIwantareredinsteadofblack.Second,size41istoolargeforthem.Thatannoysmemos

tisthatthereareseverallittlestainononeofthesneakers.Theyreallylookawfully.Ifputtinginmysituation,howwouldyouf

eel?I’dliketochangethispairforanewoneandgivemethemoneyback.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Sincerelyyours,LinMing第二节：书面表达。假如你是国际捐赠中心（Inte

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