吉林省汪清第四高中2020-2021年高二下学期6月第二阶段考试英语试卷

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Whether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry, proofreading and problem solving. An office based experiment, 88 percent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.

The study also found that 81 percent completed their work fastest when music was played. And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance, if you're doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.

Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 percent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs. During proofreading, dance music, such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 percent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spellchecking with a 75 percent pass rate compared to 68 percent when no music was played at all.

The research, undertaken by Brighton­based Mindlab International, suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity. Overall, it showed that when listening to music, nine out of ten people performed better, said Dr David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International.

July 27th, 2010 was a typical English summer's day—it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren't with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs.

At first we tried to push on through. We didn't want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I'd never thought how much I'd miss that.

Although our situation was very hard, it's difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what's happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought, "We didn't have a straw hut  that was swept away, and our house is still standing. We're lucky."

We moved back home in August. With December coming, there's still reconstruction work to be done, so it's difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can't wait—I'm going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won't need any gifts—living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there's really no rush—we have our home back, and that's the main thing.

"You can use me as a last resort(选择), and if nobody else volunteers, then I will do it." This was an actual reply from a parent after I put out a request for volunteers for my kids' lacrosse(长曲棍球) club.

I guess that there's probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an unknown sport. She may just need a little persuading. So I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mention the single parent with four kids running the show and I talk about the dad coaching a team that his kids aren't even on … At this point the unwilling parent speaks up, "Alright. Yes, I'll do it."

I'm secretly relieved because I know there's real power in sharing volunteer responsibilities among many. The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts. Somewhere along the way, the same parent ends up becoming an invaluable member of the team. The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relieved to be off the hook for another season. Handing out sliced oranges to bloodthirsty kids can be as exciting as watching your own kid score a goal.

Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of relief when the season comes to a close. That relief is coupled with a deep understanding of why the same people keep coming back for more: Connecting to the community(社区) as you freely give your time, money, skills, or services provides a real joy. Volunteering just feels so good.

In that sense, I'm pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I'd freely like to admit. However, if others benefit in the process, and I get some reward too, does it really matter where my motivation lies?

No matter how much experience you have, it's always a good idea for everyone to review boating safety rules before departures. Below are basic boating safety tips for you to stay safe.

Be weather-wise.

Always check local weather conditions before departure. If you notice darkening clouds and rough changing winds or sudden drops in temperature, play it safe by getting off the water.

Follow a pre-departure checklist.

Following a pre-departure checklist is the best way to make sure no boating safety rules or precautions have been overlooked or forgotten.

Use common sense.

One of the most important parts of boating safety is to use your common sense. You should operate at a safe speed at all times(especially in crowded areas), stay cautious at all times and steer clear of large vessels and watercraft that can be restricted in their ability to stop or turn. Also, be respectful of buoys and other navigational aids, all of which have been placed there to ensure your own safety.

Make sure more than one person on board is familiar with all aspects of your boat's handling, operations, and general boating safety. If the primary navigator is injured in any way, it's important to make sure someone else can follow the proper boating safety rules to get everyone else back to shore.

Develop a float plan.

Whether you choose to inform a family member or staff at your local marina, always be sure to let someone else know your float plan.

A. This means a lot.

B. Choose an assistant captain.

C. Make some boating safety rules.

D. Weather broadcast can be unreliable.

E. TV and radio forecasts can be a good source of information.

F. Proper boating safety includes being prepared for any possibility on the water.

G. This should include where you're going and how long you're going to be gone.

At around 6：30pm local time on April 15^th in France, Notre Dame in Paris was getting angry. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the fire started in the attic(阁楼) of the monument and then1to the roof. In the screams of people, the Gothic tower2collapsed(倒塌) ."Paris was beheaded!"3the fall of the tower, the 32-year-old Frenchman，Pierre，sent such a4to the New York Times.

Notre Dame de Paris, which5on the bank of the Seine, has been there for 769 years. Not only does Notre Dame have a large collection of wonderful works, but the building itself is6. As one of the most famous tourist 7in the world, this church has 13 million visitors a year. When the fire was still burning, the spokesperson of Notre Dame de Paris pessimistically told the media that the8building of France 9"great destruction" because the inside part of the church belonged to medieval wood structure, so this fire was almost a10. At 9:30 that evening, the priceless colored glass"Rose"window in the cathedral was too hot and then broken. As the fire continued, a large number of people from Paris 11  around Notre Dame. Watching the fire destroy the monument, some people couldn't help12cry, and some sang prayer songs for Notre Dame."At this moment I feel very13, and a small part of each of us has been burned by the fire."After the fire， French President Mark Long14 canceled a speech on the "Yellow Vest Movement", and started the disaster report.

After the French firefighters15for five hours, the fire was16. The main structure of the church was 17, but the inside decoration was completely destroyed.18 the broken Notre Dame de Paris the French made a(n)19to rebuild. President Mark Long later said that they would recruit(组建) the best talents from around the world to repair the art treasures，because this is what the French expect and is what history20.

In the letter to Rosemary, Jo(main) told of her experiences as a voluntary teacher in a high school in PNG. It is fairly easy to imagine what (difficulty) she met with while working there because there was no electricity, no water, or even no (equip) for science subjects. In addition, students had to walk a long way to get to school.

 was quite difficult for Jo to get to know the local people because she didn't speak much of the local English dialect. However, there was one chance  she managed to visit the home of one of her students. After up to two and a half hours' hard journey, she and another teacher arrived at the student's house, a low bamboo hut with grass(stick) out of the roof. They entered the room  the narrow doorway and the hut was dark inside so it took time for their eyes to adjust. At dinner, Jo and her workmate learned a lot about local (tradition) customs.

Although Jo's muscles (ache) and her knees shaking as they climbed down the mountain towards home, she really felt very glad (spend) a day with the student's family.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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，并在该词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；

②只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Recently, the increasing of shared bikes have made our lives more convenient. However, my classmates and I often noticed some shared bikes place messily everywhere. We felt upset but decided to make a change to the uncivilized behavior. On Saturday morning, we gather outside the subway station. First, we began with those messy shared bikes and tried to put them in to order. People passing by appreciated that we did. Seen the bikes in rows on the pavement, we felt excited. Then, in order to encourage people's civilized behavior, we put up a largely poster saying "Please Be Civilized While Using A Shared Bike". Of course, we drew much attention from the passer-by. Hopefully our actions will make difference.

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Maria 对中国的传统节日端午节很感兴趣，希望你给她写信介绍端午节。请写一封100词左右的信件，信中应该包括以下几点：

①每年农历五月初五的端午节是中国重要的传统节日之一；

②人们庆祝端午节是为了纪念中国伟大的诗人屈原；

③人们在端午节吃粽子，赛龙舟；

④你自己对中华民族传统节日的认识。

注意: 中国阴历(the Chinese lunar calendar); 糯米(sticky rice); 粽子(rice dumpling )