高二英语上学期期中试题128.docx
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高二英语上学期期中试题128
肇东一中高二英语期中试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
考试用时100分钟,满分150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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish.”Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,“I’mnotafish!
”Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?
AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold一bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon'thaveanyeyelids(眼皮)andthesunhurtstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.
WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,"Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn'tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,"Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothinklikeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemuch
olderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwil
lshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.
1.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?
A.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.B.Hecouldnotcatchafish.
C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound.
A.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetreesB.indeepwateroncloudydays
C.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.indeepwateronsunnydays
3.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound.
A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonable
C.hisfather'sfishingadviceinspiringD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople
4.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom.
A.afishingguideB.amillionaire’sbiographyC.anovelonchildhoodD.apopularsalesbook
B
Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:
AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I’vegotagoodhorseunderme.”
Thecityplannersdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainagesystem,buttheresimplywasn’tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.
AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity’sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.
Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:
dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:
eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructuresliketheTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?
That’swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrewsbeneaththebuildings’foundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman’ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayedopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn’tevennoticeanythingwashappening.
Somepeopleliketos
aythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago’searlyhistory,e
veryeng
ineer
ingsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago’swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity’snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.
5.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow_______.
A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB.theChicagopeoplewereveryhumorous
C.ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD.Chicago’sstreetswereextremelymuddy
6.Theunderlinedword“hoist”inParagraph4means“_______”.
A.liftB.changeC.repairD.decorate
7.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?
A.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.B.Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.
C.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.D.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.
8.ThepassageismainlyaboutearlyChicago’s_______.
A.successfulengineersandtheirachievementsB.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions
C.environmentaldisastersandtheircausesD.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences
C
Researchersareplacingroboticdogsinthehomesoflonelyoldpeopletodeterminewhethertheycanimprovethequalityoflifeforhumans.AlanBeck,anexpertinhuman-animalrelationship,andNancyEdwards,aprofessorofnursing,areleadingtheanimal-assistedstudyconcerningtheinfluenceofroboticdogsonoldpeople’s(expression,physicalactivity,andlifesatisfaction.“Noonewillarguethatanolderpersonisbetteroffbeingmoreactive,challenged,orstimulated(刺激),Edwardspointsout.“Theproblemishowwepromotethat,especiallyforthosewithoutfriendsorhelp.Aroboticdogcouldbeasolution.
Inthestudy,therobot,calledAIBO,isplacedforsixweeksinthehousesofsomeoldpeoplewholivealone.BeforeplacingAIBOinthehome,researcherswillcollectbaselinedataforsixweeks.TheseoldpeoplewillkeepadiarytonotetheirfeelingsandactivitybeforeandafterAIBO.Then,theresearcherswillreviewthedatatodetermineifithasinspiredanychangesinthelifeofitsowner.
“Italktohimallthetime,andherespondstomyvoice,”saysaseventy-year-oldlady,“WhenI’mwatchingTV,he’11stayinmyarmsuntilhewantsclown.Hehasamindofhisown.
TheAIBOsrespondtocertainorders.Theresearcherssaytheyhavesomeadvantagesoverlivedogs,especiallyforoldpeople.Oftentheelderlyaredisabledandcannotcareforananimalbywalkingitorplayingwithit.Aroboticclogremoves
exerciseandfeedingconcerns.
“Atthebeginning,itwasbelievedthatnoonewouldrelatetotheroboticdog,becauseItWasmetalandnotfurry,”BeckSays.“Butit’samazinghowquicklywehavegivenupthatbelief.
“Hopefully,clowntheroad,theseroboticpetscouldbecomeamore一valuablehealthhelper.Theywillrecordtheirmasters’bloodpressure,oxygenlevels,orheartrhythms.AIBOsmayevenonedayhavegamesthatcanhelpstimulateolderpeople’sminds.
9.ThepurposeofBeckandEdwards’studyisto.
A.understandhuman-animalrelationshipB.promotetheanimal-assistedresearch
C.findthecausesofoldpeople’slonelinessD.makelonelyoldpeople’slifebetter
10.Intheresearch,theoldpeopleareaskedto.
A.notetheactivitiesofAIBOsB.keepAIBOsathomefor12weeks
C.recordtheirfeelingsandactivitiesD.analyzethecollectedinformation
11.WhatistheadvantageofAIBOoverlivedogs?
A.Itiseasiertokeepathome.B.Itcanhelpthedisabledpeople.
C.Itrespondstoallthehumanorders.D.ItcanwatchTVwithitsowner.
12.Theauthorseemstosuggestthatthefutureroboticdogsmay.
A.curecertaindiseasesB.keepoldpeopleactiveC.changepeople’sbeliefsD.lookmorelikerealdogs
D
Expensiveperfumescomeintinybottles,butmanyhideawhale一sizedsecret.
Toperfectaparticularsmell,perfume(香水)一makersoftenuseaningredientthatcomesfromspermwhales,calledambergris.Butusingambergris,whichhelpsaperfumelastlonger,isstronglyopposedbymanypeoplewh
othinkitiswrongtokillWhalesjustsowecansmellsweet.JoergBohlmannisneitheraperfumernorawhaleexpert.He’saplantbiologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada.Buthisdiscoveryofanewplantgenemightpushwhalesoutoftheperfumebusiness.
Thegenecomesfromfirtrees,foundthroughoutNorthAmericaandcommonlyusedasChristmastrees.Thetreesproduceachemicalthatcanbeusedinperfumeinplaceofambergris-butwithacatch.
“There’saproblemthatmanypeoplewouldn’tconsider.Inthetree,thechemicalismixedwithmanyothers.Thatmakesseparationachallenge,”Bohlmannsays.“It’sliketryingtoisolatesugarfromabiscuit.”
Thisiswheresciencebecomesuseful.WhenBohlmannlearnedthatfirtreesproducetheambergris-likechemical,hedecidedtousehisgeneknow-howtofindtheinstructionsforhowtomaketheambergris-substitute.
Bohlmannfoundthatgeneandtookitoutofthetreecells.Thenhedidsomethingthatmightsoundstrangetosomeonewhodon’tworkingenetics:
Bohlmannputthegenefromthetreeintoyeast(酵母)cells.
Yeastmaysoundfamiliarbecauseit’susedtomakethingslikebread,wineandbeer.Biologistsliketoworkwithyeastbecauseiteasilyadoptsnewgenesandchangesitsfeaturesandbehaviour.WhenBohlmannputthefirtree
geneintotheyeast,theyeaststartedmakingthesamechemicalthathadbeenproducedby
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