浙江省杭州市重点中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题卷

Seminole was far too accustomed to the business. Everyone sympathized with him depending an long hours minimum wage, and ill-mannered customers. Although struggling to pay his rent he still went all out to make those lucky enough to sit at his tables laugh. The day was going quick.

He was exhausted when he arrived to work the next day, but he went about his daily duties, putting on a brave face as customers complained about the food or questioned the bill. Usually as he prepared to close for the night, a couple of customers would sit down and order drinks. Most of the crew had left by closing time, but Seminole stayed to serve. Eventually, the last round was ordered and he gave them the bill. The minimum tip was suggested on the receipt. "Tomorrow will be better," murmured he.

But luck wasn't on his side. Evening approaching, a group of teenagers stepped in. Thankfully, they were polite and respectful. Their cheerful behavior began to rub off on him. As always, he did his best to make their dining experience a pleasant one.

Once they finished their dishes, he placed the bill on the table, accompanied with some candies. They placed their notes on the receipt and left smiling. When he returned to clear the table, he was shocked. The teenagers only left a tip of $3, but their total bill was more than $100. He'd gone above and beyond serving the tasty dishes. Ho would they be so rude?

Later that week, he struggled to let go of the awkward memories. He arrived at work and expected it to like any other, but there was something left behind the desk for him--a two-page handwritten letter from the teenagers with $18 attached, in which they explained they were unaware of the tipping practice due to it being their first time out alone. Everything suddenly made sense.

Seminole was so touched by their gesture that he uploaded a picture of the letter sharing their admirable efforts. Web visitors voiced their opinions, and the reaction was more than positive.

The Brazilian scientists were in disbelief after seeing the results. They tested different models to re-check their information. But all returned the same. The country with the most freshwater resources in the world had lost 15 percent of its surface water since 1991.

Evaporation(蒸发)is a part of the natural process that can lessen water resources. This is especially true in areas with low water levels like the Pantanal wetlands. But the scientists believe something else is happening.

Experts have warned human activity is affecting the world's weather patterns. It is causing extreme events to happen more often, such as severe droughts and floods. The cutting and burning of forest and the building of large hydroelectric factories and dams for watering crops all affect natural patterns.

In Brazil's Amazon rainforest, water evaporates then travels on air flows to provide rainfall far away. But some climate experts say if too much forest is destroyed, the Amazon will start an irreparable process of becoming a savannas(大草原).

There are more immediate effects for worry, like possible power shortages this year. Hydroelectric reservoirs have had ten years of lower-than-usual rainfall. Reservoirs in the Parana River area have never before been overused.

The Parana River and its connected water bodies supply fresh water to some 40 million people. That includes the large city of Sao Paolo and several states. Fishing communities and farmers also depend on these water bodies.

Brazil's decreasing water resources may also worsen fires that people set each winter to clear land. The fires then burn out of control. Last year, more than 25 percent of Brazil's Pantanal was on fire. It was the worst yearly damage since officials began keeping records in 2003. In areas without roads, moving on smaller rivers can be a problem because of low water levels, Rabelo said. That means firefighters could soon have trouble reaching some fires. And, even if they can, less water is available to put them out.

Internal communication, also known as IC, refers to a group of processes responsible for effective circulation of message within an organization. These messages are information that is valuable to the organization and are supposed to be kept confidential(机密的). The means of transferring this information is often done through emails, letters, notice boards, and even with the help of social media like Skype, Zoom, and Google Meet, in the current times.

Honest internal communication is the healthiest way to keep your organization growing. With honesty around the workplace, it is a safer environment for the employees to voice their opinions which could help in the modification of a certain operation that might have been outdated. Other than changes, not opening up to your colleagues can result in frustration and give rise to "gossip culture" at the workplace. When information is not passed out with lucidity, not only does the quality of work get affected but it also gives rise to questioning the worth of the time spent in the company.

An atmosphere of honesty also encourages growth in responsibility, leadership, and self-accountability. If the CEO of a company voices the shortcomings of his team in a respectful manner, it would bring room for each and every employee to take it on a positive note and bring around the change for the one common goal of development of the company that they are working for. This brings a lot of change in the attitude of every individual employee since they start seeing the company that they are working for as an asset that they cherish (珍爱)dearly.

In a workplace, things go both wrong and right, so it is important to both appreciate and criticize when such situations occur from the end of both the leadership and the employees. The positives should be celebrated while the negatives should be taken as positive criticisms that could help the company grow into something better. The main goal of unity and development should always be kept in mind.

Litterati is an app that people can use to upload information about litter they collect outside, such as its appearance, material, location, and brand. Shared online, this information contributes to building a global database of "litter maps" , which can influence policy and packaging design.

"Society's failure to solve the litter problem is not from a lack of trying. There have been public service announcements, and coastal cleanups. But I believe two components are missing from the discussion--community and data," said Jeff Kirschner, the developer of Litterati app.

Uploading pictures to an app shows users that they are not the only ones picking up litter from public places and that others are invested in cleaning the planet, too. And the data accumulates rapidly telling a story that helps people understand who picked up what, where, and when. In this way, people are encouraged to do more.

In San Francisco, the Litterati app was able to identify and map more than 5,000 pieces of litter in order to determine how much was caused by cigarettes specifically. Using this information, the city successfully challenged a lawsuit by tobacco companies and doubled an existing cigarette sales tax, bringing in US $4 million annual revenue(税收).

By joining forces with others using the same platform, individuals are able to take their anti-litter activism to another level. The power of combined data leads to more Extended Producer Responsibility, which is precisely what we want and advocate here-producers are forced to be responsible for dealing with their own products once consumers no longer find them useful and are incentivized to create more environmentally friendly packaging or better policies as a result of that new responsibility.

Litterati takes a refreshingly non-judgmental approach. It shows a positive we-can-do-it attitude. Just as Jeff Kirschner said, "Our goal isn't to shame. It's to provide transparency to the problem. We provide access to data and share insights with cities, citizens and businesses, guiding us all to identify the root cause of the problem, and make informed decisions of how to clean the planet. "

Wanted: A Personal assistant

I'm a very busy woman, looking for an assistant to help me with certain important tasks. . What I'm looking for is someone to take care of some of my more personal business so that I may focus on my true passion: grocery shopping. Please apply if and only if you are willing and able to accomplish the following tasks:

·Work

I would love to have a nine-to-five job. . An ideal assistant would secure a high-paying office job and excel in that setting, even going so far as to eagerly accept every invitation to after-work drinks.

·Go on family vacations

I love my family, especially when I don't have to spend time with them. Thus, I will require my employee to attend all family vacations in my place. Since I'll miss out on spending time with my nephews, a good assistant will live-stream them for me the entire time.

·Exercise

I am determined to get in better shape but find exercising exhausting and tiring.

·Eat

Just kidding-I love eating!

·Date

I'm looking for love but find dating intimidating. Ideally, my employee will get a drink with a potential mate so he or she can do the tiresome work of getting to know someone and deciding whether I'll like him. If the romantic candidate advances past a third date, excluding birthdays, holidays, and other high-pressure situations.

·Have a baby

I'm eager to have a child, but being pregnant and giving birth seems hard. . I'd prefer to spend an hour or two with my child each day while someone else tackles the incredible responsibility of child-rearing

·Die

I just don't think it's for me.

A. Children are so innocent and adorable.

B. I'm happy to let go of him and continue with the next one.

C. However, I find sitting in an office all day unbearable.

D. I'd be willing to step in and proceed with the relationship from there.

E. He or she will work out for a minimum of an hour a day and allow me to reap the benefits of his or her vigorous activity.

F. Likewise, bringing up a child seems horrible.

G. This is not your average assistant job.

My twin sister, Dawn, born with cerebral palsy(脑瘫), has to wear braces(背带)on her legs and wall with the help of a stick, often causing people to1and point.

As Dawn was the only "different" child in our neighborhood, we were constantly picked on. We never have any friends because of her condition. I began to2Dawn and was embarrassed to be seen with her. So I did everything to get her into trouble to 3 her being born mentally and physically disabled.

When I turned twelve, my mother was so displeased with my behavior. She figured I was4enough to know better. One day she threw me in my bedroom and gave me a thick yellow book. What I saw in a book 5the way I viewed my disabled sister.

There were many baby 6 of Dawn and me dressed alike, the only 7: I looked small peaceful while Dawn was hooked up to tubes, needles and machines. If you looked closely, you could see8in her eyes though she was always smiling. One picture stood out: we were9each other words below read, "I'm so happy to have a twin sister, Netti. The doctors make me cry. She make me10. Looking back, I realized how11I had been I had never put myself in Dawn's shoes! Feeling 12cried myself to sleep.

Later, Dawn came to wake me up for dinner. I kissed her and hugged her 13like in the picture.

From then on, I was Dawn's14. No one was going to hurt her for any reason. We are 15. I am the other half of her and she is my world.

Beijing Daxing International Airport (BDIA)was (formal)opened on Sept 25, 2019. Located around 46 km south of Tian'an men Square, it was designed by famed architectural firms ADP Ingeierie and Zaha Hadid Architects. BDIA was listed the first of the "seven wonders of the modem world near completion" by The Guardian in 2015.

The new airport complex (consist)of a main terminal, a supporting service building and a parking lot, (cover) area of about 1. 4 million square meters. The starfish design is extremely space with journey of just 600 meters from the security checkpoint to the further gate. could be the most expected innovation at BDIA is its artificial intelligence. The airport (set) up more than 400 self-service check-in machines already, which can shorten passengers' waiting time to about 10 minutes. Travelers can be scanned on cameras (use) facial recognition.

Counters can be fully automated to capture(拍摄)face photos and relay (they)during each part of the journey through the airport, including the security checkpoint and the departure gate:

The Daxing airport--said to be the world's largest terminal in a single building--is expected (receive) a large amount of 170 million passengers by 2025. It will become a new airport hub for the greater Beijing-Tianjin- Hebei region.

It was the night before Christmas and Rob was lying in bed, thinking about the next day. His family was poor, living entirely on the farm they ran, and most of the excitement of Christmas was in the turkey they had raised themselves and pumpkin pies his mother made. He rolled over to look at his old watch-it was two o'clock. Three hours later, his father would call him to get up, even if it was Christmas.

His father never talked about loving him--he had no time for such things. There was always so much to do on the farm. "Or maybe, he just doesn't love me," Rob thought. He had a reason to think so. At 5 o'clock every morning, his father would call him to get up and help with the farm work. He had to go to the barn(棚) to hold the milking pails(挤奶桶)steadily when his father was milking the cow. He had to help put the tools in place and do the cleaning after the milking. He hated it that he had to do all these things at so early time.

He was not the only one awake at this night. He heard his parents whispering in the next room. "Mary, I hate to call Rob in the mornings. He's growing so fast and he needs his sleep. If you could see how he sleeps when I going to wake him up! I wish I could manage alone. "

"Well, you can't, Adam," His mother's voice was gentle. Besides, he isn't a child anymore. It's time he took his turn. "

"Yes," his father said slowly. "But I do hate to wake him."

When he heard these words, something in him spoke: his father loved him! He had never thought of that before, taking for granted the tie of their blood. Now that he knew his father loved him, he had to do something different on this Christmas. He did save and buy them each something every year, but he wished he had a better present for his father instead of the usual tie from the ten-cent store.

注意：

1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右：

2）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

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A good idea suddenly struck him.

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It being almost five, he rushed back to his room and jumped into bed, waiting to be woken up.