河南省商丘市九校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题含答案.docx
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河南省商丘市九校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题含答案
2017——2018学年下期期末联考
高二英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题;共70分)
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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WhatissospecialaboutTONOWmagaine?
Well,ithasnoadsorpromotionsinside—insteaditisjam-pacedwithseriousideas.TONOWmaescompleideasattractiveandaccessibletochildren,whocanbecomeinvolvedinadvancedconceptsandevenphilosophy(哲学)—andtheywillsoondiscoverthatTONOWfeelsmorelieaclubthanjustamagaine.
What’sinside?
Everymonththemagaineintroducesafreshnewtopicwitharticles,eperimentsandcreativethingstomae—themagainealsoeploresphilosophyandwellbeingtomaesureyoungreadershaveabalancedtaeonlife.
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Taealooonline—evidenceshowsthatthousandsofteachersandparentsnowagoodthingwhentheyseeitandrecommendTONOWtotheirfriends.
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Whatcouldbemorefunthanagiftthateepscomingthroughtheletterboeverymonth?
Thefirstmagainewithyourgiftmessagewillarriveintimeforthespecialday.
SUBSCRIBENOW
□AnnualSubscription
Europe£55RestofWorld£65
□AnnualSubscriptionwithGiftPac
IncludesaMammothMap,apassportPuleBoolet,andSubscription
Europe£60RestofWorld£70
RefundPolicy—thesubscriptioncanbecancelledwithin28daysandyoucangetyourmoneybac.
21.WhyisTONOWaspecialmagaine?
A.Itentertainsyoungparents.B.Itprovidesseriousadvertisements.
C.Itpublishespopularsciencefictions.D.Itcombinesfunwithcompleconcepts.
22.WhatdoesTONOWofferitsreaders?
A.Onlinecourses.B.Articlesonnewtopics.
C.Lecturesonabalancedlife.D.Reportsonscientificdiscoveries.
23.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyoumaea12-monthsubscriptiontoTONOWwithgiftpacfromChina?
A.£55.B.£60.C.£65.D.£70.
24.SubscribersofTONOWwouldget.
A.freebirthdaypresentsB.fullrefundwithin28days
C.membershipoftheTONOWclubD.chancestomeettheepertsinperson
B
Disease,poverty,hate,love—CharlesDicens’storiesopenedhisreaders’eyestothemostimportantthemesofhisage.Twohundredyearslater,hisstoriesstillspeavolumesacrosstheworld,provingthatDicens’legacy(遗产)wasfargreaterthanjust“greatliterature”.
February7marsthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.Tomarthisdate,BBCwriterAleHudsonlistedsithingsDicensgavethemodernworld.Let’staealooattwoofthem.
AwhiteChristmas
Dicensisdescribedas“themanwhoinventedChristmas”—notthereligiousfestival,buttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestive(喜庆的)seasontoday.
Intheearly19thcentury,Christmaswasbarelyworthmentioning,accordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinableintheWestnowadays,wheneveryone,butthemostnecessaryworerstaesatleastthreedaysoff.
ManypeoplebelievethatDicens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocome.Inhisclassicnovel,AChristmasCarol,henotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmas,butalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth—“homeenjoyments,affectionsandhopes”.
InhisbiographyofDicens,PeterAcroydwrote,“Dicenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.”
“Dicensian”poverty
DicenswasoneofthefirsttotaeanhonestlooattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorian(theperiodduringBritishQueenVictoria’sreignfrom1837to1901)London.
Hehelpedpopularietheterm“redtape”todescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy(官僚作风)inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweaerandpoorermembersofsociety.
“Dicensian”hasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009,whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUwantedtotalaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritain,shedidnotusewordslie“terrible”or“horrific”,butratherdescribeditas“lifemirroringthetimesofDicens”.
25.Thearticleismainlyabout__________.
A.CharlesDicens’impactontheworld.
B.AnintroductiontoCharlesDicens’classicnovels
C.CharlesDicens’amaingcharacters
D.WhyCharlesDicensispopularacrosstheworld
26.WhyisDicenscalled“themanwhoinventedChristmas”?
A.Becausehecreatedthereligiousfestival.
B.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.
C.BecausemanyofhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.
D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.
27.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedphrase“redtape”refersto__________.
A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishatas
B.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt
C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweaerpeople
D.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures
28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.
A.CharlesDicens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisage
B.everyonecantaethreedaysoffforChristmas
C.DicensinventedChristmas
D.Dicensgavethemodernworldsithings
C
Weliveinasweetworld.TheaverageAmericanidseatmorethan20teaspoonsofsugarperday,andadultseat50%moresugartodaythantheydidinthe1970s.Weallnowthattoomuchsugarisn’tgoodforus.ResearchersattheUniversityofUtahusedmicetodoastudyonthebadeffectsofsugar.Theyfounditcouldhaveseriouseffectsonpeople’shealthseriously.
Duringthe58-wee-longstudy,micewerefedadietcontaining25%moresugar.Thispercentageequalsahealthyhumandietalongwiththreecansofsodadaily.Theteamfoundthatthesemiceweretwiceaslielytodieasmicefedasimilardietwithoutthesugar.Thoughthemicedidnot showsignsofobesityorhighbloodpressure,malemiceproduced25%feweroffspring(后代)thantheothermice.
Scientistsoftenusemiceforresearchbecausetheyhaveasimilargenetic(基因的)structuretohumans.“Sincemostsubstances(物质)thataredangerousinmicearealsodangerousinpeople;it’slielythatthosephysicalproblemsthatcausethosemicetohaveincreaseddeathsalsoworinpeople,”saysthestudyauthorJamesRuffoftheUniversityofUtah.Findingsfromthisstudyshowbadeffectsthatarenotasnoticeableasweightgainorheartproblems.Sugarcancontributetolong-termchangesinthebodythatcanchangedevelopmentandevenshortenlives.
Differenttypesofsugarhavedifferenteffectsonthehumanbody.Someofthesugarweconsumecomesfromfoodswemightepect—candy,sodaandcooies.Butmuchofthesugarthatweeatishidden.Foodcompaniesaddlargeamountsofsugartoitemswemaynotclassifyassweets.Tohelpcutdownetrasugarconsumption,nutritionepertssuggestlooingattheingredientsonfoodpacages.CuttingsugaroutoftheAmericandietaltogethermaybedifficult.Butmaingtheefforttocontrolournation’sdesireforsugarwillavoidasweeterfuture.
29. AccordingtoParagragh2,wecannow________.
A. miceeatingmoresugarwilllivelonger
B. thestudyonmicelastedlessthanayear
C. thestudyshowedthebadeffectsofmoresugaronmice
D. miceeatingmoresugarwillbecomefatterandfatter
30. Whydidthescientistschoosemicetodothestudy?
A. Becauseasubstancemayhavethesameeffectsonmiceandhumans.
B. Becausemicehavealongerlifespan(寿命)thanotheranimals.
C. Becausemicetaeintheharmfulsubstanceseasilyandquicly.
D. Becausemicearesensitivetothesweettaste.
31. Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Livingasweetlife B.idseatmuchmoresugar
C.Geneticstructureofhumans D.Dangeroftoomuchsugar
D
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart.Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillnow—oreventhintoas—whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermaretbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasetstheyhadtocarry.
OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasetsonwheels.Thewheeledbasetswouldmaeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.
OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismaret.Hewasterriblyecitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.
ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalongloo,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.
Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoascustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbaset?
”oneshopperreplied.
ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Henewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismaretandpretendtheywereshopping!
Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony(假冒的)customers.
AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismaret.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebasets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.
Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmod
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