2021届江西省新建县第二中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案.pdf
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1、2021 届江西省新建县第二中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案 第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A YOU ARE WANTED Brunetti Caf We re looking for breakfast and lunchtime waiters and waitresses to work in our caf on Sundays.Call Bella on 612398745(8 a.m.4 p.m.)Babysitter needed We need
2、 a babysitter to look after our boys aged 5 and 7 after school from4 p.m.6 p.m.Monday to Friday.40/week Call Mary on 678345211 Holiday job Do you want to earn some extra money this summer?Do you speak another language?We need French,Spanish or German speakers to work for us in the City Museum shop f
3、rom Tuesday to Friday.*Newspaper round We need young people to deliver newspapers on Monday and Friday mornings before school,The paper round takes 30 minutes in the village of Brook.Papers must be delivered before 8 a.m.and you must have your own bike.*1.How much will you be paid every week if you
4、look after Marys children?A.40.B.50.C.60.D.70.2.If you want to work in the City Museum shop,you must _.A.have your own bike B.speak another language C.be interested in museums D.be at work before 8:00 a.m.3.If you want to work before going to school in the morning,you can _.A.call Mary on 678345211
5、B.call Bella on 612398745*B There have been many fine films over the past several years aboutcharacters struggling with Alzheimers disease.But few of them have gone as deeply and frighteningly into the corners of adeterioratingmind as The Father,a powerful new drama built around a spellbinding perfo
6、rmance from Anthony Hopkins.At this point in his long career,Hopkinswould seem to have exhausted his ability to surprise us,but his work here is nothing short of astonishing.His character,also named Anthony,is 80 years old and has dementia.At the beginning of the movie,his daughter,Anne played by Ol
7、ivia Colman stops by hisLondonapartment to check on him.Her fathers condition has taken a turn for the worse,and his temper has become severe enough to send his latest live in nurse packing.Anthony is stubborn and defiant and insists that he can manage on his own.But thats clearly not the case,given
8、 his habit of misplacing his things and his inability to remember names and faces,Annes included.As The Father goes on,the more it becomes clear that its his own mind thats playing tricks on him.What makes the movie so unsettling is the way it wires us directly into his subjective experience,so that
9、 the foundations of the story seem to shift at random from scene to scene.A man suddenly appears in the apartment,claiming to be Annes husband,which is odd,since just a few moments earlier,Anne seemed to be single.Anne goes out shopping for groceries,but when she returns,shes played not by Olivia Co
10、lman but by another actress,Olivia Williams.Even the apartment itself begins to shift.You notice puzzling differences-wasnt there a lamp on that hallway table just a moment ago?The story in The Father may be complicated but its also heartbreakingly simple:man grows old and loses his memory,and his d
11、aughter,after lifetime of love and devotion,must begin the long painful process of saying goodbye.Hopkinsshows us Anthonys struggle to keep his sense about him.Its a striking performance-and an impossible one to forget.4.What does the underlined word“deteriorating”mean in the first paragraph?A.Worse
12、ning.B.Narrowing.C.Recovering.D.Improving.5.What do we learn about the character Anthony in the movie?A.He can take care of himself B.He drives away the nurses.C.He is easy-going and forgetful.D.He lives with his daughter all the time.6.The shift of scenes in the movie is designed to .A.build the dr
13、amatic tension in the family.B.show off the well-designed story line.C.frighten the movie-goers with mysterious plot.D.involve the viewers into thedisordered memories.7.What does the author think ofHopkins?A.He has run out of his talent.B.He is not suitable for the role C.He masterly plays the old m
14、an.D.He presents an odd performance.C Have you ever done something that was really dangerous just because you thought it was safe?Maybe you did a dangerous trick on your bicycle or skateboard because you were wearing a helmet and thought you couldnt get hurt.The psychology(心理)of this sort of behavio
15、r is called the Peltzman Effect,named after Sam Peltzman,professor of economics at the University of Chicago.Peltzman believes that those moments when people think they are the safest are the times when they act most dangerously.Peltzman said that people drove more dangerously when they wore seat be
16、lts(安全带).Driving a large four-wheel drive vehicle has a similar effect on drivers behavior.Because drivers of large vehicles sit up higher and can see better,they feel they can make better judgments when they drive.They are better protected in accidents,so they act more dangerously.This makes drivin
17、g morehazardousto other drivers.The Peltzman Effect isnt just limited to driving.In 1972,the American Food and Drug Administration(FDA)passed a law requiring child safety caps on most medicine bottles.The safety caps were designed to prevent children from accidentally taking the medicine,especially
18、painkillers such as aspirin.Requiring safety caps sounded like a great idea,but there was an unexpected side effect.Because the safety caps are so hardto take off,some people leave them off altogether Worse,some parents leave the bottles where kids can reach them because they feel that it is safe be
19、cause of the cap.A study on the Peltzman Effect showed that more than 3,500 children have been harmedby aspirin because of the safety caps.The Peltzman Effect describes how were likely to take more risks and act more dangerously when we feel safest.Whats more,the effects of these behaviors can be qu
20、ite different from what we expect.8.What is the Peltzman Effect?A.People behave less safely when they feel safe B.People feel safest when they are under protection C.Something that seems dangerous turns out to be safe D.People who act dangerously are likely to be together 9.What does the underlined
21、word“hazardous”in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Interesting B.Expensive C.Dangerous D.Important 10.Medicine bottles with safety caps _ A.are required throughout the world B.meet the demands of the Peltzman Effect C.sell well in the world D.are not completely safe 11.What would be the best title for the text?A.
22、Unsafe Safety Measures B.Types of Decision Making C.Peoples Fear of Taking Risks D.Different Behaviors of People in Danger D Las Vegascity inNevadais built in a desert.The city may be known to the outside world for its partying.But officials have found that there are 21 square kilometers of useless
23、grass.The grass is never laid on,played on or even stepped on.The grass is only there to look nice.Now,the city is asking theNevadastate legislature to ban useless grass.It is trying to become the first place inAmericato ban that kind of grass often seen between streets,in housing developments and i
24、n office parks.It is estimated that useless grass makes up 40%of all the grass inLas Vegasand it needs a lot of water to survive.Grass needs four times more water than dry climate plants like cactus.By tearing out the grass,the city could reduce yearly water usage by 15%.In 2003,the Southern Nevada
25、Water Authority banned developers from planting grass in front of new homes.It also offered homeowners$30 for each square meter of grass they tear out.But fewer people are now using the program.Water usage has increased in southernNevadaby 9%since 2019.And last year,Las Vegaswent a record 240 days w
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