2020-2021學年江蘇省常州市武進區(qū)高二（下）期中英語試卷
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一、閱讀理解（共4小題，滿分37.5分）
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（1）Who is the text intended for？Rediscover A Way Of Life That The
Rest Of The World Has Left BehindHere at Amish Acres，time itself has stopped aside to make room for a way of life that the rest of us have left behind.Escape to our peaceful world.Join us in a quiet celebration as we share the heritage of these interesting people with you. 
Take a buggy ride down the lane.
Spend an afternoon or two with us in the heart of Indiana Amish country and you can take a horse drawn buggy ride along rail fencerows into nearby woods of sycamores（無花果樹）and maples.jye.ai'll pass strong men and horses farming on the fields of corn and sorghum.The stress of today's world will disappear as the buggy's wheels turn gently down the lane.
See the neighbors on our Countryside Tour.
Surrounding Amish Acres is some of the most productive and picturesque farmland in the Midwest.Our tour will take you on the back roads through this farmland，so that you can see he homes，farms，schools and churches of present-day Amish families and their neighbors.
Watch skilful hands do the work of the seasons.
On the farm，crafts and chores still follow the flow of the seasons.Maple syrup，apple butter and dried foods are still produced here just as they were a hundred years ago.
You'll see handmade Amish quilts created before your eyes and watch demonstrations（演示）of other traditional crafts，like soap making，rug weaving，broom making and candle dipping.
Explore the tools and trappings of yesterday.
You will learn how the simple，modest society has managed to live and thrive in the complicated world.You will walk the hardwood floorboards of a hundred-year-old Amish homestead.You'll learn the whys and ways of the Amish as your guide winds you through the Amish Acres.
Your visit to Amish Acres is almost sure to inspire new respect for the hard work and simple lifestyle of today's Amish families，as well as pioneer families of America's past.
A．High-tech enthusiasts.
B．Party animals.
C．Internet addicts.
D．Nature lovers.
（2）Which should you choose if you are interested in hand-made Amish quilts and blankets？
A．Take a buggy ride down the lane.
B．See the neighbors on our Countryside Tour.
C．Watch skillful hands do the work of the seasons.
D．Explore the tools and trappings of yesterday.
（3）What is today's Amish life like？
A．Advanced and quiet.
B．Outdated and peaceful.
C．Lazy and simple.
D．Rich and aggressive.組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5 -
2．Ottens was busy with a reel-to-reel tape recorder（盤式磁帶錄音機） one night in the early 1960s，trying to listen to a work of classical music.He still remembered the hours he eventually spent on the machine because the loose tape would endlessly unravel（散開）from its reel.At the time，Ottens was head of product development at Philips's electronics factory in Belgium.The next morning，he gathered his team and insisted that they create something ：The tape had to be enclosed，and the player had to fit in his jacket pocket.
Trying to imagine something that did not yet exist，Ottens used a small wooden block as the target for what the future of tape recording and playback should be.The "compact cassette" was made public to the world in 1963，and he advocated for Philips to license（批準）this new design to other producers for free，paving the way for cassettes to become a worldwide standard.Billions of cassettes were sold before his team jointly introduced the compact disc （CD） with Sony in 1982.
Ottens was an extraordinary man.As a child，he managed to build a radio that enabled his family to tune in to a London broadcaster that delivered speeches from exiled（流亡的））political leaders during the German occupation of the Netherlands in the 1940s.
Despite the remaking of the music industry in the digital and streaming age，the public's interest in cassettes has quickly grown in recent years.The return and growth of its popularity is believed to be driven by a mix of nostalgia（懷舊）and an appreciation for tapes' unique status as a format，which is flexible yet is also easily seen and touched.
In the 2017 film Cassette：a Documentary Mixtape，Ottens still seems surprised by the impact of the little device. "We knew it would be a success， "he says， "but not a revolution. "
（1）What does the word "foolproof" in paragraph 1 refer to？
（2）Why did Philips agree to license cassette to other producers for free？A．User-friendly. B．Foolish. C．Typical. D．All-round.
A．They were warm-hearted to help others.
B．They could sell more cassettes worldwide.
C．They could get international help for CDs.
D．They would spare time for other advances.
（3）What can we infer from the last 2 paragraphs？
A．The digital music players have completely taken the place of cassettes.
B．The invention of cassette once had great effects on the music industry.
C．People now enjoy mixing digital music with nostalgic music.
D．Ottens knew the 2017 film about cassette would be successful.
（4）What can we know about Ottens from the text？
A．He is extraordinary and sceptical.
B．He is self-confident and withdrawn.
C．He is proud and has a strong hands-on ability.
D．He is creative and gifted for electronics.組卷：1引用：1難度：0.7 -
3．During the COVD-19，some city buses and trains have run empty，while others have been crowded I Los Angeles，ridership on the LA Metro has dropped from about 12 million to around 4000 a weekday.Meanwhile，various lines in New York City have run at a dangerous capacity（容量）
To address this and other problems during COVID-19，some cities are tuning to programs called microtransit（微交通）.They oprate like Uber，but the technology companies create he digital routing the and ride-hailing（叫車）platforms for transport agencies.According to Jerome Mavaud，lead data was scientist with microtransit company Spare Labs，cities can use the platforms with public transport to he meet individual needs and to offer rides that can be more affordable than merely private operations. "Imagine Uber and a city bus had a baby， "Mayaud says.
Si nce the start of the COVD-19，cities have turned to microtransit to offer vital rides，like moving seniors or nurses to hospitals.Supporters of microtransit say the technology behind these apps could be used to combat COVD-19 in other ways.For instance，the apps could help track the spread of the disease and warm rider if they shared a ride with someone who later tested positive a tool called sold contact tracing（跟蹤）.Another tool to reduce the spread of the disease is developed within the platforms themselves.Cities can set a rider maximum per trip- informing drivers not to pick up any more than that set umber-functionally enforcing social distance on the rides.
Experts are mixed on the proposals.Some say contact tracing disturbs privacy（隱私）.Others say microtransit could play a useful role as city streets begin t return to normal.It could replace some fixed-route transport route in the future.Further，one of microtransit's biggest strengths，normally，is getting people to and from bus and train stations，making it easier for people to use traditional public transport.I could also be used in rural areas with infrequent public transport service and large distances between stops.
（1）Why is the programs of microtransit launched？
A．To improve traffic efficiency.
B．To remove COVID-19
C．To reduce traffic jams.
D．To ensure road safety.
（2）What's feature of microtransit？
A．It is much cheaper than public transport.
B．It is mainly used to move people to hospitals
C．It is a service under the authority of Uber
D．It is public transport for private use
（3）What's the main idea of Paragraph 3？
A．What technology is behind microtransit.
B．How microtransit could help fight COVID-19.
C．Contact tracing helps reduce the spread of COVID-19.
D．Microtransit has become the main means of transport.
（4）What can be inferred from the last paragraph？
A．Microtransit has a promising future.
B．Microtransit will go out of use after COVID-19.
C．Microtransit will replace traditional public transport.
D．Microtransit has met with experts' general approval.組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5
第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)， 滿分40分）第一節(jié) （滿分40分）
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8．假如你是李華，由于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)已成為大家獲取信息，互動交流的重要平臺，為抵制不文明網(wǎng)絡行為，創(chuàng)造良好的網(wǎng)絡環(huán)境，請你圍繞"文明上網(wǎng)，做有責任感的網(wǎng)民"向全校學生寫一封英語倡議書，內容包括：
1.倡議的原因；2.如何文明上網(wǎng)。
注意：
（1）寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；
（2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Dear fellow students，
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9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。
It's just a small，white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree.No name，no identification，just a short note inside which says what we have done to celebrate Christmas.It has stuck through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas—oh，not the true meaning of Christmas，but the commercial aspects of it—the overspending，the anxious running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma—the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else.
Knowing he felt this way，I decided one year to avoid the usual shirts，sweaters，ties，and so on.I reached for something special just for Mike.The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin，who was 12 that year，was wrestling（摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended.Shortly before Christmas，there was a non-league match against a team supported by an inner-city church.These teenagers，dressed in sport shoes so ragged（破爛的）that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together，presented a sharp contrast（對 比） to our boys in their stylish blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.As the match began，I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear，a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears.Obviously，the poor team could not afford.
Well，we ended up defeating them.We took every weight class.And as each of their boys got up from the mat，he walked around in his rags with a kind of steet pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat.
Mike，seated beside me，shook his head sadly， "I wish just one of them could have won， "he said "They have a lot of potential，but losing like this could take the heart right out of them. "
注意：
1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；
2.請按如下格式在答題卡相應位置作答，
Paragraph 1：That's when the idea for his present came._____
Paragraph 2：For each Christmas，the envelope has become the tradition of our family.______組卷：1引用：2難度：0.6