甘肃张掖临泽一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx
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甘肃张掖临泽一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案
临泽一中2019-2020学年下学期期中模拟试卷
高二英语
(考试时间:
90分钟试卷满分:
120分)
第一部分阅读理解(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,从每題所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheIsleofWight,offthesouthcoastofEngland,isthebestplaceinEuropefordiscoveringdinosaurbones.DinosaurFarmMuseumwasestablishedin1993.Sincethen,themuseumhasintroducedthestudyofoldbonestomanymorepeople.
Whatweoffer
Visitorscanenjoyourdisplays,orwatchuscleaningdinosaurbonesandotherfossilsfoundontheisland'sbeaches.Themuseumhasavarietyofdifferentfossils,manyofthemneverdisplayedtothepublicbefore.Asmorearediscoveredallthetime,youcanbesureofseeingsomethingneweachtimeyouvisit.
WehaveafreeFossilIdentificationService,soyoucanbringinanyfossilsyouhaveandfindoutwhattheyare.Inaddition,wehaveareasonably-pricedMuseumShop,whereyoucanbuyasouvenirofyourvisit.Youcouldalsobringapicnicandrelaxinourspecialpicnicarea.
Activities
Fossilhuntsareorganizedfromthemuseumandrunallyearround.Groupsofupto25areguidedonalocalbeachwheretheycansearchforfossils.Allthesehuntsarefullylicensedandinsured,andguidescanhelptoidentifyanyfossilsfoundandpointoutthingsofinterest.
Duetothepopularityofthesehunts,alltripsmustbebookedbyapersonalvisittoDinosaurFarmMuseum.
Didyouknow…?
TheBBCprogramme"LivefromDinosaurIsland"wasfilmedalongthecoasthere,andDinosaurFarmMuseumwasthebaseforthetelevisioncrew.
Findoutmore
Checkoutourwebsiteatwww.isleofwight/dinosaurfarmtolearnindetailhowwedigfordinosaurs.Youcanalsoreadaboutthemanydifferentkindsofdinosaurswhichlivedinthisarea,whichwasconnectedtoEurope120millionyearsago.
1.Onecanbookafossilhunt.
A.throughaBBCprogram
B.throughthemuseum'swebsite
C.bymakingacalltothemuseum
D.byvisitingthemuseumpersonally
2.Whichofthefollowingisfreeofchargeatthemuseum?
A.Foodforapicnic.
B.Attendingfossilhunts.
C.Asouvenirofthemuseum.
D.Havingfossilsidentified.
3.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.
A.aconferenceinterview
B.atravelmagazine
C.ahistorybook
D.asciencefiction.
B
LeBronJamesiswidelyregardedasoneofthebestbasketballplayerstoday.Hehasanincrediblecombinationofskills,strength,leapingabilityandheightthatmakehimoneofthebestathletesintheworld.
LeBronJameswasborninAkron,OhioonDecember30th,1984.HegrewupinAkronwherehehadadifficultchildhood.Hisfatherwasanex-con(出狱的囚犯)whowasn'ttherewhenhegrewup.Hisfamilywaspoorandhadahardtime.Fortunatelyhisbasketballcoach,FrankieWalker,receivedhimandlethimstaywithhisfamilywherehecouldfocusonschoolandbasketball.LeBronJameswenttohighschoolatSt.Vincent-StMaryHighSchoolinAkron.Heledhisbasketballteamtothreestatetitlesandwasnamed“Mr.Basketball”intoOhioforthreeyears.HedecidednottogotocollegeandwentstraighttotheNBAwherehewasthenumber1pickinthedraft(选秀).
LeBronJameswasdraftedbytheClevelandCavalierswhereheplayedhisfirstsevenseasons.
In2010,LeBronJamesbecameafreeagent.Thismeanthecouldplayforanyteamhewanted.Whichteamhewouldchoosewasbignews.ESPNevenhadawholeshowcalledTheDecisionwhereJamestoldtheworldthathewasgoingtoplayfortheMiamiHeatnextseason.HehadplayedfortheHeatuntil2014.
LeBronJamesholdsanumberofNBArecordsandhasreceivedanumberofawards.Herearejustafewofthem.HewastheNBAFinalsMVPandChampionin2012.HewontwoOlympicgoldmedalsin2008and2012.
4.LeBronJamesisconsideredasoneofthebestathletesintheworldbecauseof__________.
A.hisbasketballcoach
B.hisfather
C.hiscombinationofskills,strength,leapingabilityandheight
D.hishometown
5.WhatwasLeBronJames'childhoodlike?
A.Difficult.B.Naughty.C.Rich.D.Weak.
6.WhatdidLeBronJamesdoafterhedecidednottogotocollege?
A.HewentstraighttotheNBA.
B.Hewentstraighttoworkwithhiscoach.
C.HewenttoplayforMiamiHeat.
D.Hewenthome.
7.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat_________.
A.LeBronJamesisnotabornbasketballplayer.
B.LeBronJameswasnotfitforthesportwhenhewasyoung.
C.LeBronJamesisgiftedinbasketball.
D.LeBronJamesleftsportin2010.
C
ArecordwarmDecemberraisedaveragetemperaturesenoughtomake2015 thesecondhottestyearonrecordinthecontiguousUnitedStates,accordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration’sNationalClimateMonitoringAnnualReport,which was releasedThursday.
TheUnitedNationshadpreviouslyreportedthat2015wasshapinguptobethewarmestyearonrecordforthewholeplanet.
LastyearwasalsothethirdwettestonrecordintheU.S.andsawtenweather-orclimate-relateddisastersthateachcausedatleast$1billionindamageintheU.S.andkilledatotalof155people.Theseinclude adrought,twofloods,fiveseverestorms,awildfire,andawinterstorm.
The averageU.S.temperaturewas54.4°F,2.4°Fabovethe20th centuryaverage,andsecondonlyto2012’srecordwarmth.Thiswasalsothe19thconsecutiveyearwithaveragetemperaturesabovetheaverageforthecentury. Everystatereported above-averageannualtemperatures.ThewarmingwasparticularlypronouncedacrossmostoftheeasternhalfofthecountryinDecember,whenmanyplacessawtemperatures30degreesabovenormalandmanyrecordswereset.
ThismirroredchangesseenintheArcticthatmonth,whentemperaturesspikedto50degreesabovenormal.PartofthiswarmingwasdrivenbyastrongElNiño,orperiodicwarminginthePacificOcean,butsomeofitcanalsobeattributedtoglobalwarming,saysmeteorologistEricHolthaus,whowasnotinvolvedwiththefederalreport.
Theanalysis comeslessthanamonthaftertheU.S.and194othercountriessignedanagreementinParistomoreaggressivelycountertheeffects ofclimatechange.
“EvenifalltheinitialtargetsinParisaremet,we’llonlybepartofthewaytherewhenitcomestoreducingcarbonfromtheatmosphere,” saidPresidentBarackObama atthetime.Still,theagreementrepresented “aturningpoint” bysettingup “thearchitecture"fordoingso,hesaid.
NOAA’sclimatemonitoringcenterdoesn’tissuepredictionsforfutureweather,buttheagency’sClimatePredictionCenterdoes.Thatteam’sforecastforthenextthreemonthscallsforwarmer-than-averagetemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,althoughpartsofTexasandtheSoutheastmaybealittlecoolerthanusual.
AsLancasterUniversityProfessorGailWhitemantoldtheWeatherChannel,"climatechangemeansextremeweatheristhenewnormal."
8.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence"climatechangemeansextremeweatheristhenewnormal"?
A.Extremeweatherwillnotnormalduetotheclimatechange.
B.Climatechangewillresultintheunpredictableweather.
C.Climatechangewillbemoreandmorecommonexceptfortheextremeweather.
D.Extremeweatherwillbekindoftendencyinthefuture.
9.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?
A.Thetargetofreducingcarbonisaccomplished.
B.$1billionlosswascausedbytheextremeweather.
C.InmostareasofUS,thetemperatureswillbewarmerthanaverage.
D.2015wasthefirstwarmestandthethirdwettestonrecordinthecountry.
10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Thereducingofcarbonstillneedsgreateffortsworldwide.
B.NOAAhasnothingtodowiththepredictionsforclimatechange.
C.ThewholeUSwillbewarmerinthefutureduetotheglobalwarming.
D.Theweatherchangeinthewesternareasismoreobviousthanthatintheeast.
11.Wecanprobablyfindthetextin?
A.agovernmentreport
B.asciencemagazine
C.anadvertisement
D.anewspaper.
D
Adrugusedtotreatseverebleedingcouldsavethousandsoflivesformothersgivingbirth.Aglobaltrialofthedrugfounditreducedtheriskofbleedingdeathsduringchildbirthbynearlyone-third.Thestudyinvolved20,000womenin21countries,mainlyinAfricaandAsia.ThetrialwascarriedoutbyLondon'sSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Thedrugiscalleddtranexamicacid(氨甲环酸).Itislow-costandresearcherssaiditdoesnotcauseserioussideeffectsformothersorbabies.
Thedrugisusedtotreatmothersforseverebleedingduringchildbirth,alsoknownaspostpartumhemorrhage(产后出血).Itistheleadingcauseofmother'sdeathworldwide,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.
HaleemaShakuristheprojectdirectorofthetrial.Shesaysdespitemedicaladvancesinmanycountries,severebleedingafterchildbirthremainsabigprobleminsomepartsoftheworld.“It'soneofthebiggestkillersofmothers.InAfricaandAsia.about10percentofwomenwillendupwithseverebleeding."Thedrugworksbystoppingbloodclots(血凝块)frombreakingdownafteramothergivesbirth.Thetreatmentcanpreventtheneedfordoctorstoperformsurgerytofindthesourceofbleeding.
Shakursaidthebestresultswerereportedwhenthedrugwasgiventowomenassoonaspossibleafterchildbirth,“Theearlieryougiveit-sowithinthefirstthreehoursofgivingbirth—thebettertheeffectis.”
Thenextstepwillbetogetthedrugwhereitisneededprovidetrainingfordoctorsandnursesonhowtouseit.Duringthetrial,womenweregiventhedruginahospital.Butresearchersarelookingforeasierwaystoadministerthedrugsoitcanbemorewidelyusedinsmallclinicsandruralareas.
12.Tranexamicacidisadrugthat.
A.shouldbeusedforeverymother
B.helpsmothersbeforegivingbirth
C.ensuresmostnew-bornbabies'health
D.canhelpmothersgivi
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