1516学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案14.docx
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1516学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案14
2015-2016第一学期高二质检
英语试卷
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡
上该项涂黑。
(A)
Eatingtoomuchfattyfood,exercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheartdisease.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:
theairyoubreathe.
Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure(暴露)toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreasedriskofheartproblem,buttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackorstroke(中风)withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposure.Inonereviewoftheresearch,scientistsfoundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants(污染物)wereupto5%morelikelytosufferaheartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposure.AseparatestudyofstrokepatientsshowedthatevenairthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)considerstobeof“moderate”(良好)qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas34%within12to14hoursofexposure.
Theauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleandcertainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressure.However,itisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollutionregardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimproveenvironmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.
21.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween______.
A.heartproblemsandairqualityB.heartproblemsandexercising
C.heartproblemsandsmokingD.heartproblemsandfattyfood
22.Theunderlinedword“modest”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.
A.relativelyhighB.extremelylow
C.relativelylowD.extremelyhigh
23.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto_______.
A.describeB.persuadeC.informD.entertain
(B)
Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'time.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive(存活)iftherainisspreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,thoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.
Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes(沙丘)areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,thedunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.
Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStates,cliffs(悬崖)anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–-very,veryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.
Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthathaveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthings,butastheairbeginstocoolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesunbeginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.
24.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.
A.itisdryalltheyearroundB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks
C.thereislittleraininayearD.therainisspreadoutinayear
25.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.
A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayear
C.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller
26.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.
A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbefore
C.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand
27Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.
A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditions
C.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat
(C)
InternationalStudies(BA)
Keyfeatures
Recognizesthe“globalcommunity”(国际社会)
Hascloseconnectionswithpracticalresearch
Muchoftheteachingisdoneinsmalldiscussiongroups
Aboutthecourse
Thecoursegivesyouchancestoknowgreatpowerpoliticsbetweennationstates.ItwillprovidemorespacetostudyparticularissuessuchasrelationshipamongcountriesintheEuropeanUnion,thirdworlddebt,localandinternationaldisagreement,andtheworkofsuchinternationalbodiesastheUnitedNations,theEuropeanUnion,NATO,andtheWorldBank.
Thecourseputstheoriesintotheworkingoftheinternationalsystemwithcloseattentiontoparticularcountries.Youwillalsohaveabetterknowledgeofmethodsofsolvingtheinternationalproblems.
Related(相关的)courses
●BA(Hons)CommunityManagement●BA(Hons)PublicPolicyandManagement
Employmentpossibilities
●Internationalorganizations●Internationalbusiness
EarthScience(BSc)
Keyfeatures
Basedonkeycoursesandthelatestresearchfindings
Paysmuchattentiontopracticalskills
Offerschancesforfieldwork(实地考察)
Aboutthecourse
Thedemandfornaturalresourcesisbecominganincreasinglyseriousproblemforthefutureofmankind.GraduatesinEarthSciencewillplayanimportantroleinmeetingthisdemand,andinknowingthemeaningofusingthenaturalresources.
Thecoursecoversgeographyandgeology.YouwillcarryoutfieldworkintheUKandpossiblyoverseas,andaresearchinanareaofinteresttoyouinthefinalyear.
Relatedcourses
BSc(Hons)Geography;BSc(Hons)Geology
Employmentpossibilities
Mineral,oil,waterorotherrelatedengineeringindustries.
28.InternationalStudiesisacoursein_______
A.internationalpoliticsB.internationalbusiness
C.internationalsystemsD.internationalbodies
29.AftertakingthecourseofInternationalStudies,thestudentswill_______.
A.becomepracticalandopen-mindedB.haveagreaterabilitytodiscusstheories
C.knowhowtosettleinternationalproblemsD.havegoodjobsinanyinternationalorganizations
30.EarthScience,asdescribedinthesecondtext,______.
A.isattractivebecauseofthechancesforfieldwork
B.paysmoreattentiontopracticalskillsthantheories
C.isbuiltonimportantcoursesandtheresultsofrecentstudies
D.encouragesstudentstoplayaroleinusingnaturalresources
31.Itcanbeinferredthattheabovetwotextsarewrittenforthestudentswho_______.
A.enjoyresearchworkB.plantochoosecourses
C.studyintheUKD.areinterestedinoverseasfieldwork
(D)
Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosetoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocritical(判断性的)thinking.Whenyouthinkcritically,youtakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses(过程).Otherwise,youmightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeed,criticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.
Theword“critical”herehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherview,aswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen—beyondthepicturesonTV,theuntruereportsinthenewspapers,andthefaultyreasoning.
Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoit,youareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideas,characters,andfacts,youareacriticalthinker.
Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketime,anddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:
fastfoods,instantcoffee,andself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence(智力),youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffman,ascientist,wastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinstein,Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysaying,“Pleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.”
32.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically,______.
A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfast
B.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideas
C.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturally
D.wemightbefooledbyotherpeople’sideas
33.Ifyouareacriticalthinker,youwill______.
A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapers
C.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes
34.Inthelastparagraph,“somethingnew”suggeststhat______
A.thesmarteryouare,thefasteryoudothings
B.thefasteryoudothings,thesmarteryoubecome
C.speedcanimproveintelligence
D.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed
35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ThinkingandCriticalThinkingB.UnderstandingCriticalThinking
C.ThinkingisNaturalandHumanD.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligence
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多选
(36)____Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:
Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthis
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