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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二上学期第二次周考英语试题含答案
淇滨高中2020-2021学年上学期第二次周考
高二英语试卷
考试时间:
100分钟分值:
120分
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
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Wag
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Hardcover$24.96
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NoOrdinaryDog
NoOrdinaryDogisaboutapowerfultruestoryofaSEALTeamOperatorandmilitarydoghandler,andthedogthatsavedhislife.TwodozenNavySEALsattackedOsamabinLadeninMay2011.Afterthemission(使命),onlyonenamewasmadepublic:
Cairo,aBelgianMalinoisandmilitaryworkingdog.ThisisCairo’sstory,andthatofhishandler,WillChesney.
ByWillChesney
Hardcover$17.99
Paperback$14.72
GoodBoy
GoodBoyisauniversalaccountofaremarkablestory:
showinghowayoung“boy”becameamiddle-agedwoman—accompaniedatsevenkeymomentsofgrowthandtransformationbysevenmemorabledogs.“EverythingIknowaboutlove,”shewrites,“Ilearnedfromdogs.”Theirloveenablesustoachievewhatseemlikeimpossiblethings.
ByJenniferFinneyBoylan
Hardcover$25.89
Paperback$17.77
OurDogs,Ourselves
Wekeepdogsandarekeptbythem.Welovedogsandwearelovedbythem.Webuythemsweaters,toys,shoes;weareconcernedwiththeirsociallives,theirfood,andtheirhealth.Thestoryofhumansanddogsisthousandsofyearsoldbutisfarfromunderstood.InOurDogs,Ourselves,AlexandraHorowitzexploresallaspectsofthisuniqueandcomplexrelationship.
ByAlexandraHorowitz
Hardcover$28
Paperback$14.99
21.Whowasrescuedbyadog?
A.Cairo.B.WillChesney.
C.ZazieTodd.D.AlexandraHorowitz.
22.HowmuchdotwoJenniferFinneyBoylan’shardcover-versionbookscost?
A.$25.89.B.$35.54.C.$43.66.D.$51.78.
23.WhatdoesthebookOurDogs,Ourselvesfocuson?
A.Thehuman-dogrelationship.B.Howtoadoptandtrainaseal.
C.Truestoriesofsevenpetdogs.D.Theexplorationofdogs’clothes.
B
IhavewelltravelledinSpainandvisitedagoodnumberofSpanishcities.However,nocitywilleverquitematchCádiz,whereIspentsixmonthsstudyingasastudent.
Beforethat,IknewverylittleaboutCádizbutIdecidedtotakeariskandexploreit.Well,theriskcertainlypaidoff.
Cádiz,Europe’soldestcity,hangsoffSpain’ssoutherncoastonapeninsula(半岛),surroundedalmostentirelybywater.Asyouleavetheshadystreetsofthehistoricaloldcityandexploremoreofit,youaremetwithvastareasoftheblueAtlanticOceanandwhitesandybeaches,whichinmyopinionaresomeofthebestinSpain!
OneofthegreatthingsaboutCádizisthewonderful,richcultureoffoodanddrink.Therearelittletapas(小吃)barsliningeverystreetandmostwillservetapasforaround1.50~2euros,meaningyoucantryawholevarietyofAndalusiandishes.
Cádizhasalsocometobeknownas“TheSingingCity”.Itcomesfromtheannualcarnival(狂欢节),oneofthebiggestinEurope.AverylargenumberofpeoplegotoCádiztoseeit.Duringthosetendays,Cádiz’snarrowstreetsarefilledwiththesoundofsingingasmusicalgroupsfightforaplaceinthecontest,whichtakesplaceonthelastSaturdayofcarnival.ThesongsperfectlyshowthesenseofhumoroftheGaditanos,who,besidesbeingsowarmandwelcoming,aresaidtohavethebestsenseofhumorinSpain!
ThatismyexperienceofCádiz.awonderful,typicallyAndalusiancitywhichisoftenoverlookedbutwellworthavisit.IamcurrentlylivinginHuelva,justashortdrivefromCádiz,sopleasepayattentiontomynextsharing!
24.Whatdoestheword“that”underlinedinparagraph2referto?
A.StudyinginCádiz.B.Competinginamatch.
C.Teachingastudent.D.Becominganexplorer.
25.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.TheunknownoriginandlonghistoryofCádiz.
B.ThebeautifullifeofpeoplelivinginCádiz.
C.ThegeographicpositionandsceneryofCádiz.
D.Theauthor’scomplexattitudetowardsCádiz.
26.WhyisCádizcalled“TheSingingCity”?
A.Anumberoflocalpeopleenjoyhumoroussongs.
B.Singingiseverywhereduringabigannualcarnival.
C.Manygrandcarnivalsattractwell-knownsingers.
D.Alotofsingingcompetitionstakeplaceeachyear.
27.Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?
A.ApostontheInternet.B.Ageographytextbook.
C.Atravelbrochure.D.Abiography.
C
Areyouatalkativeperson?
Doyoulikechattingwithyourcolleagues?
Everydayaroundtheworld,mostpeoplewhogotoworkavoidmakingsmalltalkwiththeircolleaguesoncetheygetthere.
Someputontheirheadphonesandkeeptheireyeslow.Otherswillpretendtoreceiveanurgentmessagethatrequiresanimmediate,life-or-deathrapidresponse,whichpreventsthemfromdoingprettymuchanythingelse,includingtheconversationmadewhilepeopleareheatinguplunchintheofficemicrowaveorwhilewalkingfromtheentranceoftheirofficebuildingtothenearestbusstop.
Ifthosesoundfamiliarorifyou’veconvincedyourselfthatavoidingsmalltalkwithcolleaguesissmartself-preservationandthattheriskofsayingsomethingoffensiveorcomingacrossassociallyunskillfulisnotworththerewardofconnectingwithsomebody,thenthereisabadpieceofnews—yourfalselogiccouldbecostingyouahigherpositionatwork.
JamieTerran,alicensedcareercoachinNewYorkCity,saidthatsmalltalkbetweencolleaguesbuildsrapport,whichbuildstrust.“Rapportisthefeelingthatallowsyoutoextendthedeadline,oroverlooksmallermistakesbecauseitmakesyourcolleaguestorememberthatwe’reonlyhuman,”sheadded.
However,manypeopleunderestimatehowmuchtheirconversationpartnerslikethem.Butit’snotnecessary.Imaginethatafteryouhaveanawkwardsmalltalkwithyourcolleague,doyouthinkthatthecolleagueyoujusttalkedwithisaterribleconversationalist?
No.Youjustfeelbadaboutyourself.Andyourcolleaguefeelsthesameabouthimselforherself.
Ifyou’regenerallyanxiousinsocialsituations,Terransuggestedcomingupwithquestionsorstoriesfromwhichyoucanpull.“Whetherornotyousharepersonalinformationaboutyourselfisuptoyou,butdiscussingthingsyoutrulycareaboutalwaysworks,”shesaid.“Topicsrelatedtoyourprofessionalfield,forexample,thesportsyoudowell,isagreatplacetostart.”
28.Howdomostpeopleavoidchattingwiththeircolleagues?
A.Byaskingtheircolleaguestostayfaraway.
B.Bygettingthemselvesoccupiedonpurpose.
C.Byreadingsomethingunrelatedtotheirwork.
D.Bydevotingthemselvesfullytothedeadlines.
29.Whatmaypeopleloseiftheyavoidsmalltalkwithcolleagues?
A.Smartself-preservation.B.Trustintheircolleagues.
C.Professionalandsocialskills.D.Achanceforjobpromotion.
30.Whatdopeopleworryaboutafteranawkwardchatwiththeircolleagues?
A.Theircolleagueswilloverlooktheirefforts.
B.Theyarelikelytomakemorebigmistakes.
C.Theircolleaguesmaythinkpoorlyofthem.
D.Theywillloseheartduringthecomingdays.
31.WhatdoesJamieTerranstronglysuggestaboutmakingsmalltalk?
A.Makingupfunnystoriesaboutothers.B.Talkingaboutsomethingyouaregoodat.
C.Choosingserioustopicsfordiscussion.D.Sharingprivateinformationaboutyourself.
D
Cornisamongthemostcommonlyconsumedgrainsontheplanet.Globally,theaveragehumanwillconsume70poundsofcorneachyear!
That’sawholelotofcornthatneedstobegrowneachyear,andthat’snotevenaccountingforcornbeinggrownforanimalconsumptionandbiofuel.Justlikemanyotherpopularfoods,farmersarefindingitdifficulttogetenoughcornproduced.
Ofcourse,complicatingmattersisthefactthatcornisatropical(热带的)plant,meaningfarmerscan’tproduceitduringthecoldermonthsoftheyear.Now,researchersfromCornellUniversity’sBoyceThompsonInstitutehavedevelopedtheirownsolution:
anewvariationofcornthatrecoversmuchmorequicklyafterbeingexposedtocoldtemperatures.
LeadresearcherDavidStern,presidentoftheBoyceThompsonInstitute,andhisteammadethisincrediblebreakthroughbybuildingonresearchoriginallypublishedtwoyearsago.Thatstudyhaddiscoveredthatincreasingthelevelsofanenzyme(酶)calledRubiscoinplantscausedthemtogrowmorerapidlyandreachlargersizes.Rubiscohelpsplantsturnatmosphericcarbondioxide(CO2)intosugar.Regardingcornspecifically,Rubiscolevelsincorndropconsiderablyincoldweather.
Thistime,theresearchteamplantedalargegroupofcornplants,andprovidedaportionofthegroupwithmoreRubisco.Then,theyallowedalltheplantstogrowforthreeweeksat77degreesFahrenheit(normalgrowingtemperatureforcorn)beforedroppingthetemperatureto57degreesFahrenheitfortwomoreweeks.Finally,theyheatedthingsupbackagainto77degrees.
“ThecornwithmoreRubiscoperformedbetterthanregularcornbefore,duringandafterchilling(冷却),”explainsfirstauthorCoralieSalesse-Smith.“Infact,wewereabletoreducetheseverityofchillingstressandallowforamorerapidrecovery.”
Allinall,thecornwithmoreRubiscowasabletorecoverfromthecoldertemperaturesmorequicklyandwithlessdamagedone.TheRubiscocornplantsgrewtobetaller.Th
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