浙江省绍兴市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx
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浙江省绍兴市学年高二上学期期末英语试题
浙江省绍兴市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
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Thediseasemalaria(疟疾)hascausedtroubletomankindthroughouthistory.Inthe1860sasthedrugcalledchloroquinebegantoloseitseffectiveness,malariabegantoappearagaininSoutheastAsia.Everycountryintheworldthenpouredhugeamountsofhumanresourcesintodiscoveringanotheranti-malariadrugIn1964,ChinaputforwardtheplantoseekabreakthroughfromamongtraditionalChinesemedicinaldrugs.Therewasnogreatdiscoveryuntil1981.WhenChinesescientistTuYouyougaveaspeechtitled"ChemicalResearchintoArtemisinin(青蒿素)”.ataninternationalconferenceoftheWHO.Thespeechwasregardedasalifelineformalariasufferers.
TuYouyougraduatedfromtheMedicalCollegeofPekingUniversity.In1969,justastheresearchintotreatingmalariahadreacheddeadend,the39year-oldTu,inordertoovercomethisterribleproblem,tookonthejobasheadofaresearchteamintothisproblem.ThefirstthingTudidwasinterviewexperienceddoctorsofChinesemedicine.ThensheandhercolleaguesconductedvariouskindsofexperimentsonhundredsofkindsofChinesemedicinalherbs,includingartemisinin.However,theresultsweredisappointing:
eventhoseinvolvingartemisinin,whichhadbeenuniversallywellregarded,werelessthansatisfactory.
Butlater,whenTufoundarelevantpassagewrittenbyGeHongoftheEasternJinDynasty(317-420),itoccurredtoherthathightemperaturesdestroyartemisinin'seffectiveness:
itneedsalowtemperaturetoworkproperly.Thediscoverypointedtoabrand-newdirectionforTuandherresearchteam.Finally,in1972,anextract(#R40)ofitwasfoundtobeonehundredpercenteffectiveagainstthedisease!
In2000theWHOannouncedartemisininwasaleadinganti-malarialdrug,andpromoteditworldwide.Sofar,ithasbeenplayingagreatroleinthebattleagainstmalaria.Beginningattheageof39,Tudevotedherfife-te-herreseach.In2015,attheageof85andasthefirstChinesescientist,shereceivedaNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine.HowdidTumanagetoaccomplishsuchagreatachievement?
Youprobablyhavetheanswertothatalready.
1.Whatcanbelearntabout“chloroquine”fromparagraph1?
A.ItcontributedtoTu’sgreatdiscovery.
B.ItwasdiscoveredbyexpertsinSoutheastAsia.
C.ItwasabreakthroughoutofChinesemedicine.
D.Itusedtobeeffectiveagainstthediseaseofmalaria.
2.WhatdidTuYouyoudoafterreadingapassagebyGeHong?
A.Sheintervieweddoctorstocollecttheirexperience.
B.Sheattemptedtoheattheextractatalowtemperature.
C.Shemadenecessaryadjustmentsineachstageofherresearch.
D.Sheexpandedaccesstotheanti-malarialdrugaroundtheworld.
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainreasonforTu'ssuccess?
A.Youreapwhatyousow.
B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
C.Don'tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon’tknow.
D.Liveandlearnthroughyourmistakesorexperience.
WiththeaveragenumberofchildreninaBritishfamilyfallingbeneathanaverageof2.0,thepopulationoftheUKhasbeendecliningforquiteafewyears.ThesizeoftheBritishworkforceisdeclining.Thistrend(趋势)isquiteworryingfortheBritisheconomy.
Thereisawholerangeofreasonsaccountingfortheworryingtrend.OneofthemisthatBritishpeoplearenewhavingtheirchildrenatamucholderagethanpreviously,meaningtheyhavefeweryearsinwhichtheycanhavechildren.MostyoungPeopletodaytendtochoosetogouniversityfirstandbuildupworkexperiencebeforegettingdesiredjobs.
Expensivehousesalsoplayapart.Manyyoungpeopleareforcedtostaywiththeirparentsearlyintheircareers.Soit'snotuntilpeopleareabout30yearsoldthattheycanaffordtobuytheirownhome,andthentheycanstarttothinkaboutsettlingdownandhavingchildren.
SoaBritishpersonmanagestogetajob,getahomeandgetmarried.Whyisn’theorshethenhavingatleasttwochildrenonaverage?
ThemajorreasonisthatitisrelativelyexpensivetobringupachildintheUK.Usuallybothparentsneedtoworktocovertheirlivingexpenses,whichmeanstheythenneedtopaysomeonetolookaftertheirchildduringtheday,suchasnanny(保姆)ornurseryschool.
Inaddition,uncertaintyintheglobaleconomyoftenaffectsBritishfamilysize.Infaceofaneconomicdownturn,youngBritishfinditmoredifficulttofindjobsorkeeptheirexistingonesThisdiscouragesthemfromhavinglargerfamilies.Andwiththismuchpressureonfamilies,it’snowonderthatthedivorcerateremainssohigh
TosavetheBritishfamily,thegovernmentistakingactivemeasures,forexample,byincreasingmonthlyChildBenefitmoneyandofferingincreasingamountofgovernmentsubsidy(津贴)forparentstoclaim.Therearealsolawsallowingparentstotakemoretimeoffworksothattheycanlookaftertheirchildrenthemselvesratherthanhavingtopayotherstodoit.
Let'shopeit'snottoolatetosavetheBritishfamily.Otherwise,theBritishwon'thaveenoughtime,energyormoneytohavechildren.Andwhere'sthefuninthat?
4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmayaccountforthedecreaseofUK'spopulation?
A.People'schoiceofbeingsingletoacquirefurthereducation.
B.Thetrendforpeopletohavechildrenatayoungerage.
C.Largerfamilysizebroughtbyweakglobaleconomy.
D.Therelativelyhighexpensesinraisingchildren.
5.Whatdoestheauthormainlyimplyinthelastparagraph?
A.Itisimportanttoraisepeople'sawarenessofsavingtheBritishfamily.
B.Itisnecessarytoreducesubsidiesforfamiliesandnurseryschools.
C.Itisurgenttohandlethepresentserioussituation.
D.Itisdifficultforparentstobalancelifeandwork.
6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.DisappearingFamilies.B.DecliningEconomy
C.IncreasingDivorceD.WorryingWorkforce
Japansbiggestairlineisbettingthatthefutureoftravelisn'ttravelingatall.Forthelastmonth,amarriedcouplehasbeeninteractingwitharobot-calledanAvatar-that'scontrolledbytheirdaughterhundredsofmilesaway.MadebyANAHoldingsInc.itlookslikeacleanerwithaniPadattachedButthescreendisplaysthedaughter'sfaceastheychat,anditswheelslethermoveslowlyaboutthehouseasthoughshe'sreallythere.
"Virtualtravel"isnothingnew,ofcourse.Storytellers,travelwritersandartistshavestimulating(刺激)thesenseofarmchairtouristsforcenturies.It'sonlyinrecentdecadesthatfrequent,safetravelhasbecomeavailabletothenon-wealthy.
Yetevenastheworld'smiddleclassesclimboutofthearmchairandintoeconomy-classseats,therearesignsofapost-travelsocietycomingintobeing.Concernsaboutsustainability(可持续发展)arehavingannegativeinfluenceoncarbon-intensiveairlines.Andtheagingofwealthysocietiesisbothslowingdownphysicaltravelandcreatingdemandforvariouswaystoexperiencetheworld.Forthetravelindustry,virtual(虚拟的)realityoffersanattractiveresponsetothesetrend.
Ofcourse,far-outtechnologiesencouragefar-outclaims.ANAdoesn'tplantostartsellingAvatarsuntilnextyear.Profits,too,willprobablybedifficulttoachieve:
accordingtooneinvestigation,theglobalmarketforthiskindoftechnologywillbeworthonlyabout$300millionby2023.Bycontrast,ANA'straditionaltravelbusinessbroughtinmorethan$19billionlastyear.
Butifthebusinesscaseforvirtualvacationsisstillweak,themarketfortechnologiesthatbridgephysicaldistancesbetweenfamiliesandcoworkersseemslikelytosoyexpand.ANA'srobotsmaynotreplaceitsairplanesanytimesoon,butthey'llalmostcertainlybeapartoftravel’shigh-techfuture.
7.“Avatar”ismentionedinparagraph1to_________.
A.displayhowpeopletravelwiththerobot“Avatar”.
B.introduceanewserviceofferedbyJapan'sbiggestairline.
C.leadinthetopicofvirtualtravelbyprovidingavividscene.
D.describewhattherobot"Avatar"lookslikeandhowitworks.
8.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph3thatpeople'schoiceofvirtualtravelmaybetheresultof________.
A.thedemandforsafetravel
B.wealthypeople'sgrowingold
C.worriesaboutlow-carbonairlines
D.thesupportofadvancedtechnologies
9.Bysaying“far-outtechnologiesencouragefar-outclaims”,thewritermeans_______.
A.traditionaltravelbusinessisnotprofitable
B.globalmarketforvirtualtravelsishardtopredict
C.thetimeisripeforsellingAvatarsintermoftechnology
D.virtualtravelswilltaketheplaceoftraditionalonesverysoon
10.What'sthewriter'sattitudetovirtualtechnology?
A.Uncertain.B.Cautious.
C.Enthusiastic.D.Optimistic.
二、七选五
ThankstoTVshowslikeLietoMeandso-calledbodylanguageexpertscommentingonthecandidatesduringtheAmericanelectionseason,anumberofmisunderstandingsaboutbodylanguagehavebecomepartofmodemculture.It'stimetoclearthedecks.Soheregoes.Somesurprisingtruthsaboutbodylanguage.
Muchofwhattheexpertstellyouaboutbodylanguageiswrong.11.Actually,gesturesanmeanmanythings.IfIcrossmyarms,Imaybesignalingmydefensiveness,butImayalsofeelcold,tiredorjustgettingcomfortable,What'smore.Icouldbesignalingallthosethingsatonce.12..First,thepressureonexperts.TheyhavetosounddefinitiveandgiveinstantanalysesforTVinanimpatientworldmoreinterestedinsoundbitesthantruth.Second,thehistoryofthestudyofbodylanguage,Soit'snaturalforsomeoneinthisfieldtolookatalltherestofgesturingwithabias(偏见)towardspecificmeanings.
13.Bythetimemostofusareadults,we'velearnedtomaskourtruefeelingsbecausewehavetogetalongatwork,athome,andinsocialsettings.Sowepre
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