江西省九江市柴桑区第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期五月月考英语试题含答案

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第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 11 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 27.5 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
Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center
Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center is a shelter for endangered and illegally-traded foreign animals
confiscated ( 没 收 ) by the U.S. Wildlife Service. It carries out the motto "Preservation through
Education" by educating visitors about the preservation of the environment and the inter-dependence
of all living things.
Field trips
The Center hosts field trips for schools and camps throughout Southern California. Each field
trip lasts two hours, consisting of a one-hour gathering and a one-hour tour of the facility with
lessons associated with California State Science Standards.
Throughout the field trip, students learn about the latest developments in environmental
protection and the ways in which wildlife interacts with various ecosystems. The students also
receive an up-close and hands-on experience with our rescued foreign wildlife. The tour includes
different environmental exhibits that show the ways students can help protect animals in the wild.
Public tours
Guided tours of the Center introduce visitors to over two hundred rescued foreign wildlife.
Each tour is led by a staff member, and features fun animal facts, hands-on animal encounters.
surprising rescue stories, environmental exhibits, and original approaches to going green. Visitors
may only see the animals on a guided tour, for both your safety and the safety of our animals.
The guided tour lasts approximately 45-60 minutes. Visitors are served on a first-come, first-
served basis. No reservations are required. However, tours may sell out. We suggest larger groups
schedule a private tour.
Our regular public tour’s times are subject to change without notice. Please call in advance for
the most up-to-date information
21．What is Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center intended for?
A．Helping study wildlife abroad. B．Collecting money for animal shelters.
C．Raising awareness of wildlife protection. D．Deepening our understanding of rare animals.
22．What can students do on a field trip?
A．Share stories of rescuing animals. B．Take part in foreign wildlife rescue.
C．Explore why species get endangered. D．Learn how wildlife affects ecosystems.
23．What can we learn about a guided tour?
A．Large groups are served first. B．Animals are not available.
C．Booking ahead is needed. D．Tour’s times are flexible.
B
On Christmas Day, 2003, a woman named Nancy Sue Brown took her daughter and
grandchildren to see a movie at an AMC theater. When the movie was over, the crowd made for the
exits. A theater employee had just finished mopping the hallway and dutifully placed the “wet floor”
sign in the slippery area. No one slipped due to the wet conditions, but someone did manage to
knock over the sign. And by the time Ms. Brown got to the area, the sign was lying on the floor. And
shortly thereafter, so was she. Her foot got caught in the sign, in a bad way, and she fell.
Unfortunately, Ms. Brown had undergone a back operation, and the fall caused more damage than it
otherwise would have. So she and her husband accused AMC．
AMC argued that the entire point of the “wet floor” sign above was to warn of danger, and
therefore, courts should encourage the use by not allowing Brown’s case to proceed( 继续进行).
AMC referred to a case about a December,1998 incident where a “wet floor” sign, not in use, fell to
the floor causing another trip-and-fall. In that case, Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the
store, but didn’t go so far as to say that “wet floor” signs couldn’t give rise to legal responsibility in
trip-and-fall accidents. In the Brown case, the Supreme Court therefore rejected AMC’s argument
that the former case applied.
But the Browns argued something surprising that the “wet floor” sign was, itself. dangerous,
because “using this type of sign in areas passed by lots of customers creates an unreasonable risk of
foreseeable harm to the public in the form of tripping risks.” That’s right- the safety sign, used in the
way it was designed, was itself dangerous. The court thankfully didn’t accept that argument, at least
not entirely. But it did conclude that Browns case could continue to a jury( 陪审团)-“a merchant’s
selection and use of equipment designed to warn customers of one danger that has the potential to
expose them to a different one”.
24．According to the text, Ms. Brown___________.
A．slipped on the wet floor B．tripped over a warning sign
C．knocked over warning sign D．was knocked down by the crowd
25．AMC mentioned the 1998 case in order to__________.
A．accept its legal responsibility for Ms. Brown’s loss
B．prove Ms. Brown had some physical problems
C．stress that it had no legal responsibility for the accident
D．prove other customers were responsible for the accident
26．What can we learn about the Brown’s case from the last paragraph?
A．It would be judged by jury. B．It would not be allowed to proceed.
C．The court would rule in favor of AMC． D．The court accepted all the arguments of
the Browns.
27．The underlined word “one” in the last paragraph refers to “_______”.
A．danger B．customer C．business owner D．equipment in public places
C
Many of us know what it feels like to be an outsider (被排挤的人) high school. Some give in to
the pressure to fit in; others remain “on the bottom of the social food chain”. However, Alexandra
Robbins, the author of the book The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth believes what makes people
unpopular in high school, mainly an unwillingness to obey, tends to translate into success as an
adult.
Robbins has spent the past decade analyzing the behavior of high school students. She found
the things that make a student different make them a target. But in adulthood and outside of the
school setting, the things “that make you different make you interesting, fun, and often successful,”
she told the UK’s Daily Mail.
She researched the qualities that people found most valuable in adults. The top qualities are:
creativity, free-thinking, vision, authenticity, self-awareness, honesty, curiosity, love of learning, and
courage. “Those are qualities that are far more likely to be found in school outsiders than in the
popular kids,” she said.
According to Robbins, when people are in with a popular crowd, they are more likely to hide
aspects of their identity in order to fit into the group. As she put it to Yahoo.com, “You are more
likely to have goals of social dominance(强势)rather than forming actual true friendships. You are
more likely to let other people pressure you into doing things. None of those things is admirable or
useful as adults.”
Meanwhile, in the eyes of Robbins, the outsiders are much more self-aware and much braver
than the popular students. They are brave because they are sticking to being themselves in a
challenging environment.
There are many celebrity examples of progress from unpopularity to later fame. Hollywood
director Steven Spielberg was laughed at for being Jewish in high school. JK Rowling, author of
hugely popular Harry Potter, was teased in school as a glasses-wearing child who lived mostly in
books and daydreams.
Robbins encourages students to participate in out-of-class activities. “They will automatically
meet people with similar tastes,” she told Daily Mail.
28．According to Robbins, what can make a student a target in high school?
A．Difference to others B．Pressure to fit in
C．Unwillingness to obey D．Behavior of high school students
29．Why do popular kids tend to be not as successful as outsiders?
A．They may have goals of forming actual true friendships
B．They may hide aspects of their identity to fit in
C．They may force others into doing things
D．They may stick to being themselves in the society
30．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Young people who are outside are successful as adults
B．JK Rowling is one of celebrities of unpopularity
C．Unpopular students develop skills while the popular don’t
D．Robbins encourages young people to be themselves
31. If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?
A．Literature B．Food C. People D. Finance
第二节（共 5小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选
项。
Real-life Room Escape Games
Real-life room escape games are a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked
in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles,
find clues, and escape the room within a set time limit.
The game is based on Escape the Room video games, such as Crimson Room and QP-Shot,
created by TAKAGISM Ine. by Toshimitsu Takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a
room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape. 32
． Other inspirations
include adventure board games and movies. Real-life room escape games are becoming popular in
the United States, Japan, and China. 33
． For example, some games require you escape prison
cells while others require you escape space stations.
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