四川省宜宾四中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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四川省宜宾四中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
2019年四川省宜宾市四中高二期中考试
英语试题
第I卷选择题(100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)
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
ChanukahFestival
Activitiesforkidsofallages
Sunday,December179:
00am—4:
00pm
JoinusonDecember17th,2017(2nddayofHanukkah)forourannualHanukkahFamilyFunFestforanexcitingdayoffunactivitiesforthewholefamily.TheHazimirChoirwillprovideholidaymusicalentertainment.DrumTaleswillpresent“TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah”show.Therewillbeceramic(陶瓷)paintingofdreidels,menorahs(烛台),andotherHanukkahitemsforthekids.Andfunfoods,craftsandactivitieswillbehappeningthroughouttheday.Bringthewholefamilyandenjoyafun—filledday!
11:
30—JollyFolliespuppetshow Ages2-12
AfunMuppet(提线木偶)stylemusicalholidaystoryfollowedbyaHanukkahsingasongfeaturingthe“Chipmunks”andotherfavoritecharacters.Adult:
$7Child$5
1:
30—HazamirTeenChoir
SponsoredbytheBermanandLernerfamiliesinmemoryofCantorMosesL.Snyder
3:
15—DrumTalespresents TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah
DrumTalesisfun,interactivepercussive(打击乐)andmusical.Itismuchlikethetraditionaldrumcircleconcept.Itcombinesstorytelling,musicalinstrumentationandsong.Eachparticipantisgivenapercussiveinstrumentwhichbecomestheirmediaoftransportationtofarawaylandsandexotic(异国情调的)places,toridethewavesofmysteryofanunfoldingplot,andintothedeeprealmofimaginationandthecolorfulbeyond.Drumming,rhyming,rapping,clinking,shakingandclapping,thisperformancewillleaveyoufeelingrefreshedafterhavingreturnedfromajourneythroughthesestories!
Adults$7Child$5
Plusfoodandfunfortheentirefamily
CraftswithBBYOandYoungJudea
CeramicpaintingwithJackandJill
T-ShirtfunwithComputerAdventures
FunwithCyber-Connection
Vendors
Specialvisitby“ChanukahBubby”(Words:
328)
21.Howmuchdoesafamilyofthree(akidandparents)havetopayiftheyattendJollyFolliespuppetshow?
A.$21.B.$19.C.$17D.$15.
22.WhatfeelingwillyounotexperienceifyouattendtheDrumTales?
A.Mystery.B.Imagination.C.HorrorD.Exoticism.
23.WhatisNOTincludedintheChanukahFestival?
A.Fashionshow.B.Funfoods.C.Computeradventures.D.Ceramicpainting.
B
Zero.That’sthenumberofpointsIscoredtheentiresummerwhileplayinginPhiladelphia’s SonnyHillFutureLeaguewhenIwas12yearsold.Ididn’tscore.Notafreethrow,notanaccidentallayup,notevenaluckythrow-the-ball-up-oops-it-went-in-basket.
MyfatherJoe“Jellybean”BryantandmyuncleJohn“Chubby”CoxwereFutureLeaguelegendsintheirday.Myfatherasa6’10”pointforwardandmyuncleasa6’4”pointguard.
Iwasputtingmyfamilytoshame!
Iconsideredmaybejustgivingupbasketballandjustfocusingonsoccer.Here’swheremyrespectandadmirationforMJwasforged(形成).Ilearnedthathehadbeencutfromhishighschoolteamasafreshman;Ilearnedheknewwhatitfeltliketobeembarrassed,tofeellikeafailure.Butheusedthoseemotionstofuelhim,makehimstronger,hedidn’tquit.SoIdecidedtotakeonmychallengethesamewayhedid.Iwouldchannelmyfailureasfueltokeepmycompetitivefireburning.Ibecameobsessedwithprovingtomyfamily—andmoreimportantlytomyself—thatICANDOTHIS.
Itbecameanobsession.Ilearnedeverythingaboutthegame,thehistory,theplayers,thefundamentals.Iwasn’tjustdeterminedtoneverhaveasummerofzeroagain,Iwasdriventoinflict(使遭受)thesamesenseoffailureonmycompetitionastheyunknowinglyinflictedonme.Mykillerinstincttoscorewasborn.
Twenty-fouryearslater,Ipassmymuse.Whatajourneythishasbeen.Settingthismarkisahugehonor.Thankyouallforyourloveandsupport,itismuchappreciated,evenifthevillain(恶棍)inmerefusestoacknowledgeitallthetime.
24.Whydidtheauthorfeellikegivingupbasketballwhenhewasakid?
A.Helostinterestinbasketball.
B.Heshowedagreatertalentforfootball.
C.Hefeltthathedidn’tdeservehisfamilyname.
D.Hisfamilywasdisappointedathisperformance.
25.WhatdidtheauthorthinkoffailureafterknowingaboutMJ’sstory?
A.Motivator.B.Nightmare.C.Embarrassment.D.Shame.
26.WhathastheauthorachievedTwenty-fouryearslater?
A.HehasbeatenMJinhisachievement.
B.Hehasknowneverythingaboutbasketball.
C.HehasbecomeanotherFutureLeaguelegend.
D.HehasdefeatedhisnightmareoftheZero-scoredsummer.
27.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’scharacter?
A.FragileB.AggressiveC.OptimisticD.Proud
C
Wealreadyknowthatplantsarecapableoflearningandadaptingtotheirenvironment,justlikeanyorganism.Butanewstudyseemstosuggestthatplantscandomorethanjustadapt.Theycanactuallymakedecisionsatthat.
Perhapsweshouldn’tbesurprised.Plantsmightberooted,buttheirenvironmentscanbecomplex.Infact,researchersdiscoveredthatcompetitionandadynamicenvironmentarewhatreallypushesplantsdecision-makingtoitslimits.
Forinstance,whencompetingwithcompetitorsforlimitedsunlight,aplantisfacedwithhavingtochooseamonganumberofoptions.Itcanattempttooutgrowitsneighbors,thusgainingmoreaccesstolight.Itcanalsoattempttogointoalow-lightsurvivalmode,ifitdoesn’tconsideranarmsracetobeworthwhile.Theplantmightalsoneedtodeterminewhichwayitshouldgrowtobestmaximizeitsresources.
“Inourstudywewantedtolearnifplantscanchoosebetweentheseresponsesandmatchthemtotherelativesizeanddensity(密度)oftheiropponents,”saidMichalGruntman.
Intheexperiment,wheneverplantswerepresentedwithtallcompetitors,theywouldgointoshade-tolerancemode.Onthecontrary,whenplantsweresurroundedbysmall,densevegetation,theywouldattempttogrowupright.Buttherewerealsowisedecisionsbuiltintoeachofthesesituations,too.Forinstance,plantsinshade-tolerancemodewouldmaketheirleavesthinnerandwidertocaptureasmuchlightaspossiblerelativetotheleveloftheircompetition.
“Suchanabilitytochoosebetweendifferentresponsesaccordingtotheiroutcomecouldbeparticularlyimportantindiverseenvironments,whereplantscangrowbychanceunderneighborswithdifferentsize,ageordensity,andshouldthereforebeabletochoosetheirappropriatestrategy,”saidGruntman.
Allofthisbasicallymeansthatscientistsarebeginningtolookmorecloselyathowplantsworkthroughtheirdecisions.Obviouslyplantsdon’thavenervoussystems,somoreresearchwillbeneededtoseeexactlyhowthesedecision-makingmechanisms(机能)operatewithinourplantfriends.
28.Whydoplantsneedtomakedecisions?
A.Theyarefardifferentfromotherorganisms.
B.Theyknowhowtoadapttotheirenvironment.
C.Theenvironmentwheretheyaresuitedcanchange.
D.Theyhavetheabilityoflearningaboutenvironment.
29.Theunderlinedphrase“anarmsrace”inParagraph3means.
A.theattempttogrowB.thechoicetosurvive
C.thewaytomaximizetheresourcesD.thecompetitionformoresunlight
30.Whatinfluencesthesizeandshapeofplantleaves?
A.Howfiercetheircompetitionsare.
B.Wheretheplantsgrowactually.
C.Whethervegetationisdenseornot.
D.Whatsmallplantstheyaresurroundedwith.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Plantscaneasilyadapttotheenvironment.
B.Plantsarecapableofdecision-making.
C.Plantscanworklikeotherorganismsactually.
D.Plantscompeteforsunlightwitheachother.
D
Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:
Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.
Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,thetoothlessbaleenwhale(须鲸类)becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,“Whyisthat?
””Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,”saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:
Iceagesinthelast3to5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.
Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations(模拟)andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcludedthatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwindsshifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator(赤道)andtheneventuallymovedbackupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.
Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales(抹香鲸),huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn’taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleenwhaleshuntschoolsoffish.
OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit“areallyconvincingsituation”.Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeitwaswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.
32.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye”inthesecondparagraph?
A.Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.
B.Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.
C.Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.
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