安徽省合肥市六校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题.docx
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安徽省合肥市六校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题
安徽省合肥市六校2020-2021学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题
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TouristGuidetotheNationalGallery
Openinghours:
Daily10:
00am--6:
00pm;Friday10:
00am-9:
00pm
Closed:
2426December
Reasonstovisit:
Withover2,300paintingsinthecollection,therearehundredsofreasonstovisittheGallery.Herearesometogetyoustarted...
Getintogreatart.FromLeonardodaVincitoVincentvanGogh:
Seepricelessworksofartforfree.
Getcreative.Brushupyourskills,andcreateyourowngreatworksofart...
Learnaboutart.Discovermoreaboutpaintings...
Regulations:
Talkinalowvoicewhenyouuseyourcellphoneinthegallery
Pleasedonottouchthepaintingsorotherexhibits.Donottakepetsinorcrossthebarriers.
Consumefoodanddrinkindesignatedareasonlyi.e.notinroomsthatcontainpaintings.
Followournosmokingpolicyinanypartofthebuilding.
Followournophotographpolicyinexhibitionswhereasignisdisplayed.
Access:
TheNationalGalleryaimstomakeaccesstothepaintingsenjoyableandwelcomingtothewidestpossiblepublic.Therearearangeoffacilitiestohelpyouseethecollection,visitexhibitionsandcometoevents.
TheGalleryoffersBritishSignLanguage-interpretedtalksonpaintingsforvisitorswhoaredeaf,andspecialartsessions(展期)forvisitorswhocan'tsee.
Address:
TheNationalGallery,TrafalgarSquareLondonWC2N5DN
Clickheretofindmoreinformation.
1.WhatarevisitorsallowedtodointheNationalGallery?
A.Makeaphonecall.B.Takeadogin.
C.Smokeacigarette.D.Takephotos.
2.Whoarethespecialartsessionsintendedfor?
A.Youngvisitors.B.Deafvisitors.
C.Blindvisitors.D.Oldvisitors.
3.Wherecanwereadthetouristguide?
A.Inanewspaper.B.Onaposter.
C.Inamagazine.D.OntheInternet.
Theeraofintelligenthomeisontheway...Asmartpet-flapbasedonliftdoortechnologythatletspetsin—butkeepsfoxesout—hasbeenmadepublicattheworld’slargesttechconference.TheMyQPetPortalisthelatesttooltopromisetorevolutionisepetkeeping.
For$2,999ownersgetanewdoorfeaturingslidingdoorsthatareunnoticeablewhenclosed.ThefamilypetisequippedwithaBluetoothcollarthatsendsasignaltothesensorhiddeninthedoorwhichtheninformstheowner.
Asmartphoneappallowstheownertochoosewhethertoopenthedoor,withavideoandaudiostream(音频流)enablingtheownertoseeandtalktotheirpet.“Itisasolutionforhomeownerswhowanttokeepthesecurityandtheappearanceoftheirhomeingoodconditionwhileprovidingtheirpetswiththefreedomtoplayondemand,”thecompanyclaims.MyQisownedbyChamberlainGroup,aUScompanyspecialisingingaragedoors.
Thedoorcomeswithan“auto-closeandlocksystem”thattriggersafterthedoggoesthroughtoensurethatnootherpetsorfoxescanuseit.Thereisalsotheoptiontoletadogopenthedoorautomaticallywhenitapproaches,withouttheneedfortheowners’approval.
SamsungrevealedarobotcalledBotHandythatcan,itisclaimed,pickuplaundry,loadthedishwasher,setthetable,pourwine,andfetchdrinks.Therewasalsoanapporvoice-controlledbathtubfromKohler,aUSmakerofbathroomproducts,whichattemptstomakethespaexperienceathomepossible.Thetub,costingupto$8,700,canconnecttovoiceassistantssuchasAlexathatwilltellittorunthewater,adjustthetemperatureorreleasescents.
4.WhatistheMyQPetPortalbasedon?
A.Thebluetoothtechnology.
B.Theliftdoortechnology.
C.Thelatestrobottechnology.
D.Thevoice-controlledtechnology.
5.Howdoesthepetdoggothroughthedoor?
A.Bypushingthedooritself.
B.Withasensorinthecollar.
C.Bysendingasignaltoitsowner.
D.Withtheauto-closeandlocksystem.
6.Howisthepassagedeveloped?
A.Bycomparingdata.
B.Byanalyzingthereasons.
C.Bygivingtypicalexamples.
D.Bypresentingvariousideas.
7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Therevolutionofkeepingpets.
B.Theadvertisementforslidingdoors.
C.Theapplicationandpromotionofasmartapp.
D.Theintroductiontohomeintelligentproducts.
TheChinesebrakefern(蜈蚣草)—whichisnativetoAsia,southernEurope,AfricaandAustralia—hasauniqueability:
Itcantakeinhighquantitiesofarsenic(砷),aharmfulheavymetal,fromthesoilandstoreitwithoutdying.
Now,ateamofscientistsfromPurdueUniversityhasfinallyunlockedthesecretsofhowtheplantisabletodothis.Thefindingscouldhaveimportantsignificancebecausesoilandgroundwaterpollutedwitharsenicareapotentialrisktohundredsofmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.
Currently,cleaningupthetoxic(有毒的)metalisalaboriousandveryexpensiveprocess.However,thescientistshopethattheChinesebrakeferncouldholdthekeytoamoreeffectivesolution.
“Otherresearchershaveshownthatthisfern,whengrownonarsenic-pollutedsoil,canremovealmost50percentofthearsenicinfiveyears,”saidleadresearcherJodyBanksinastatement.“Ittakestime,butit'scheap.”
Furthermore,theteamsaidthatthenewfindingscouldonedaybeusedtogenetically(从基因方面)engineerotherplantstosuckupthetoxicmetalfromthesoil,andtheyshouldworkmorequicklyandeffectivelythantheChinesebrakefern,thusprovidingasolutionthatcouldpotentiallyreducethecostandtimeofarseniccleanup.
Ingeneral,arsenicistoxictoplantsandanimalsduetothefactthatitcancausecelldeathbydisturbingacell'sabilitytoproduceATP,whichactsasanenergysource.TheChinesebrakefern,however,isquiteabletopreventtheprocessfromoccurring,researcherssaid.
Theteamidentifiedthreegenesthatexhibitsignificantactivitywhentheplantcomesintocontact(接触)witharsenic.Whenthescientists“turnedoff”thesegenesinexperiments,theyfoundthattheplantdied,stressingtheirimportanceinprotectingagainstarsenic'stoxiceffects.
8.WhatisspecialabouttheChinesebrakefern?
A.ItcanpreventtheproductionofATP.
B.Itcanbeanewsourceofmetal.
C.ItcanonlybefoundinChina.
D.Itcanabsorbarsenicfromthesoil.
9.WhydidBanksmentionthefindingsbyotherresearchers?
A.Toprovetheacutepoisonousnessofarsenic.
B.Tostressthesignificanceoftheirnewstudy.
C.Toshowacheapmethodofremovingarsenic.
D.Toexplaintheneedtocleanuparsenic-pollutedwater.
10.Howmightgenetictechnologyhelpsolvetheproblemofarsenicpollution?
A.Bycreatingarsenic-resistantsoil.
B.ByimprovingtheChinesebrakefern.
C.Bychangingthecharacteristicsofarsenic.
D.Bymakingotherplantscleanuparsenic.
11.Whatdidtheresearchersdotofindthekeyroleofthethreegenes?
A.Theygotthemtostopworking.
B.Theyseparatedthemfromtheplant.
C.Theycomparedthemwithothergenes.
D.Theyobservedtheirfunctionsseparately.
Here’sanideawhosetimehascome:
Aflushotthatdoesn’trequireanactualshot.
Forthefirsttime,researchershavetestedafluvaccinepatch(疫苗贴)inahumanclinical(临床的)andfoundthatitdeliveredasmuchprotectionasatraditionalinjection(注射).Doctorsandpublichealthexpertshavehighhopesthatitwillincreasethenumberofpeoplewhogetimmunized(免疫的)againsttheflu.
SeasonalfluisresponsibleforuptohalfamilliondeathsaroundtheworldeachyearaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.AteamledbyGeorgiaTechengineerMarkPrausnitzhascomeupwithanalternativemethodthatuses“microneedles”.Thesetinyneddlesonapatchareverysmall.Yetthey’rebigenoughtoholdvaccineforthreetypesofflu.
Noneofthestudyvolunteershadserioussideeffects.Thegroupthatgotpatcheshadmildskinreactionsthatwerenotseenintheregularneedlegroup,whilethevolunteersintheregularneedlegroupweremorelikelytoexperiencepain.Overall,70percentofthevolunteerswhogotvaccinepatchessaidthey’dratherusethemagainthangetatraditionalflushot.Thestudyauthorsdeclareditasuccessonallfronts.
Thebiggestbeneficiaries(受益人)couldbepeopleinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,wherefluvaccinesarehardtocomeby.Reducingpainisnice,butotherbenefits—thepatchcostsless,iseasiertotransport,doesn’treqirerefrigeration,canbeself-administeredanddoesn’tcausewasteofneedles-areevenbetter.
“Microneedlepatcheshavethepotentialtobecomeidealcandidatesforvaccinationprograms,”wroteKatjaHoschlerandMariaZambonofPublicHealthEngland.
12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Avaccinepatchthatcurespeopleoftheirflu.
B.Aclinicalstudythatprotectspeoplefromdisease.
C.Apatchthatmakesflushotsathingofthepast.
D.Amethodthatmakestraditionalflushotspainless.
13.Whatdoweknowaboutthevaccinepatch?
A.ItisprouducedbytheWHO.B.Itcausesslightsideeffect.
C.Itdeliversvaccinetothelittlefinger.D.Itworksbadlyonpeople.
14.Thenewpatchhasallthefollowingbenefitsexceptthat________.
A.itisprovidedfreeofchargeB.itcanbeusedwithoutadoctor
C.itcanbekeptatroomtemperatureD.itneedslesscareintransportation
15.WhatisKatjaandMaria’sattitudetowardsmicroneedlepatches?
A.Disappointed.B.Favorable.
C.Concerned.D.Unacceptable.
二、七选五
Imagineachildstandingonadivingboardfourfeethighandaskinghimselfthequestion:
“ShouldIjump?
”Thisiswhatmotivationorthelackofitcando.Motivationandgoalsettingarethetwosidesofsamecoin.16.Likethechildonthedivingboard,youwillstayundecided.
17.Morethanthat,howshouldyoustaymotivatedtoachievethegoal?
First,youneedtoevaluateyourself,yourvalues,yourstrengths,yourweaknesses,yourachievements,yourdesires,etc.Onlythenshould
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