学年福建省莆田市高二上学期期末考试英语试题 解析版Word下载.docx
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每小题2.5分,满分37.5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
1.MacaoTowerAJHackettBungeeJump
TheMacaoTower,338meterstall,istheworld'
s10thhighesttower,withavarietyofactivities,suchasgambling,eatingandentertainment.Oneofthefamousactivitiesisthebungeejump.TheAJHackettMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Raiseyourarmsandoffyougo!
Ifyouarenotdaringenoughtojumpthatheight,youcantrytheskywalkonthe57thfloor-it'
sstillremarkable.Grabthischanceandtickoffthisitemonyourbucketlist.
2.GrabatraditionalPortuguesedinner
MacaowascolonizedbyPortugalbefore1999.Asaresult,PortuguesecultureisdeeplyintomanycornersofMacao.ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantsinthespecialadministrativeregion,buttheflavorismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople.
3.Visitamuseum
Macao,asatinylittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoitsuniquehistory,bothEasternandWesternhistoricalsitescanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforculturalheritage,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuseumandWineMuseum.
4.Selfie(自拍)attheRuinsofSt.Paul
TheRuinsofSt.PaulisthesignaturelandmarkofMacao.TheruinsconsistoftheSt.Paul'
sCollegeandtheChurchofSt.Paul,builtin1583.However,afterthreefiresin1595,1601and1835,thechurchwasseriouslydamaged.Surprisingly,aftertherebuildingandfires,thehugefrontpartandthefrontstairwayremainunburned.
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMacaoToweraccordingtothepassage?
A.TherearemanyactivitiesinMacaoTower.
B.Thebungeejumpthereholdsarecordintheworld.
C.Itisathrillingplacetogo.
D.Theskywalkis233metershigh.
2.WhathappenedtotheRuinsofSt.Paul?
A.Culturalheritageispreservedhere.
B.Ithasexperiencedseveralfires.
C.Itistotallyruinedbythefires.
D.Itisstillwellreserved.
3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ThehistoricalsitesinMacao.
B.HowtomakeatourinMacao.
C.Thingsthatyoucan’tmissinMacao.
D.Seeingisbelieving.
B
OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:
Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.
Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom”.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmy“secretsharer”,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.
Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical(相同的)tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos:
theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.
Undertheshadeofabrush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether
Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:
Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.
Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous(奇迹)”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.
4.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.
A.encouragehimtodomorewalking
B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer
C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem
D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons
5.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause________.
A.itremindedhimofhisowndog
B.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand
C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals
D.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch
6.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?
A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.
B.Heidentifiedwith(对某事有同感)thestoryinthebook.
C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.
D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.
7.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.MyPassionforReading
B.Mum’sStrictOrder
C.ReunionwithMyBeagle.
D.TheCharmofaBook.
C
Whenyouthinkofamap,isnorthonthetoporthebottom?
Usually,mapsaredesignedwithnorthontop,thoughwhenwethinkaboutit,thereisnologicalreasonforthisbias.Afterall,thereisnoupordowninspace.Sowhatiswrongwithsouth,eastorwestbeingonthetopofthemap?
Theansweris:
nothingatall.Infact,north-upmapsonlybecamethenorminthelastfewhundredyears.
AncientEgyptianmapshadsouthatthetopbecausetheNileRiverflowsdownhillfrommountainsinthesouthtotheMediterraneanSeainthenorth.MeccawastothesouthofmostearlyMuslimcivilizations,andsouth-upmapsweredesignedsothatviewerswouldlookuptoseeMecca.MedievalChristianmapshadeastatthetop,astheybelievedtheGardenofEdenwasintheeast.TheonlyearlymapsthathadnorthatthetopwerethoseofearlyChinabecausetheemperorlivedinthenorth.
Northseemstohavesettledatthetopofmapsduringthe16thcentury,largelythankstoaFlemishmapmaker,Mercator.MercatorwasagreatadmirerofanearlyGreekmapmaker,who,forreasonsnowunknown,putnorthatthetopofmaps,soMercatordid,too.WhenMercatorsworldmapbecamethestandardmaptonavigatetheoceans,northupbecamestandardaswell.
Whatistheimplicationofthisnorth-viewoftheworld?
Psychologically,peopletendtothinkofupasgoodanddownasbad.Justthinkofwordsandphraseslike“upmarket”,“upbeat”and“movingupintheworld"
andhowtheycontrastwiththeiropposites.Becausenorthissoconsistentlyputatthetopofmaps,peoplenowthinkofnorthasgood,too.
Severalattemptshavebeenmadeinrecentyearsbyintroducingsouth-upmapstothemarket.Thesemapsnotonlygiveusachancetoseetheworlddifferently,butalsogiveeveryonethechancetoseethemselvesontop.
8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.North-upmapswererareinancienttimes.
B.Decidingupordowninspaceisridiculous.
C.Meccamapswerebasedonalegend.
D.Thesouth-upmapfirstappearedinancientEgypt.
9.Whyisnorthassociatedwithgood?
A.Anillogicalreason.
B.ThespreadofMercator'
smaps.
C.People'
spreferenceforup.
D.Anage-oldtraditioninGreece.
10.Whatistheauthorsattitudetosouth-upmaps?
A.Cautious.B.Supportive.C.Uncaring.D.Disapproving.
11.What'
sthemainpurposeofthetext?
A.Toexplainaphenomenon.
B.Tocomparevariousfacts.
C.Tocorrectaculturalbias.
D.Toargueforaviewpoint.
D
Hardwareingeneral,andsmartphonesinparticular,havebecomeahugeenvironmentalandhealthproblemintheGlobalSouth'
slandfillsites(垃圾填埋场).
Electronicwaste(e-waste)currentlytakesup5percentofallglobalwaste,anditissettoincreaserapidlyasmoreofusownmorethanonesmartphone,laptopandpowerbank.TheyendupinplaceslikeAgbogbloshieontheoutskirtsofGhana'
scapital,Accra.Itisthebiggeste-wastedumpintheworld,where10,000informalworkerswalkthroughtonsofabandonedgoodsaspartofaninformalrecyclingprocess.Theyrisktheirhealthsearchingforthepreciousmetalsthatarefoundinabandonedsmartphones.
ButAgbogbloshieshouldnotexist.TheBaselConvention,a1989treatyaimstopreventdevelopednationsfromunauthorizeddumpingofe-wasteinlessdevelopedcountries.TheE-wasteindustry,however,circumventstheregulationsbyexportinge-wastelabelledas“secondhandgoods”topoorcountrieslikeGhana,knowingfullwellthatitisheadingforalandfillsite.
ArecentreportfoundAgbogbloshiecontainedsomeofthemostdangerouschemicals.Thisisnotsurprising:
smartphonescontainchemicalslikemercury(水银),leadandevenarsenic(砷)Reportedly,oneeggfromafree-rangechickeninAgbogbloshiecontainedacertainchemicalwhichcancausecanceranddamagetheimmunesystematalevelthat'
sabout220timesgreaterthanalimitsetbytheEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority(EFSA),Mostworryingly,thesepoisonouschemicalsarefreetopollutethebroadersoilandwatersystem.Thisshouldconcernusall,sincesomeofGhana'
stopexportsarecocoaandnuts.
Somegovernmentshavestartedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirconsumers'
waste.Forexample,GermanyhasstartedaprojectthatincludesasustainablerecyclingsystematAgbogbloshie,alongwithahealthclinicforworkers.However,governmentscannotsolvetheproblemalone,asthereisamalmostlimitle
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