辽宁省沈阳市学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx
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辽宁省沈阳市学年高二英语上学期期中试题
辽宁省沈阳市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题
第Ⅰ卷
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和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Venice,oneofthecitiesinItaly,wasfoundedinA.D.811bythepeopleofMalamocco.Itwassaidthattheywereguidedbypigeonscarryinglittlecrosses,andsettledwherenowVenicelies.
Veniceisbuilton117islands.Ithas150canalsand400bridges.Thenarrowstreets,withtheirhistoricnames,arecoveredwithstones,buthavenofootpaths.Theyaredottedwithflowershopsignsandlanterns.Shopsandpalacesstandbyside.Thebrickbridgesarehighenoughtoallowboatstopassfreelyunderthem.
ThecenterofpubliclifeisSt.Mark’sSquarewheretouristsandcitizenssitinthefamousFlorianandQuadricafestolistentomusic,enjoyingthemselves.TheQuadriismorepopularbuttheFlorian,foundedin1720,isthebest-knowncafebecauseithasreceivedsuchgreatpersonsasByron(anEnglishpoet)andGoethe(aGermanpoet).
Unfortunately,thespecialpositionofVeniceisthreateningitsownexistence.Theterrain(地势)onwhichitisbuiltbegantosinkwhilethelevelofthesurroundingwatersisconstantlyrising.However,manymeasureshavealreadybeentakentopreventthecityfromsinking.
21.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthor______.
A.tolduswhobuiltthecityofVenice
B.describedwhatVeniceislike
C.showedupwhereVeniceis
D.talkedaboutwhyVeniceissurroundedbywaters
22.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?
(○=Italy;△=Venice;□=St.MarksSquare)
23.WhyistheFlorianthefamouscafe?
Because______.
A.itappearedinByronandGoethe’spoems
B.ByronandGoethewereonceitscustomers
C.itwasfoundedin1720,mucholderthantheQuadri
D.itismoreclosetoSt.Mark’sSquarethantheQuadri
24.Fromthearticlewecanseethat______.
A.manypeoplehavefledbecauseVenice’sexistenceisbeingthreatened
B.thelevelofthesurroundingwaterisconstantlyrisingbecausethecityofVenicebegantosink
C.manystepshavealreadybeentakentopreventtheterrainfromrising
D.thegovernmenthasalreadytakenmanymeasurestosavethecityfromgoingdown
B
Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?
Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevity(长寿)maybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.
“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.
“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.
“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.
Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.
Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.
Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.
25.Thetextmainlytalksabout______.
A.heartsandlonglifeB.women’sageingprocess
C.thegenderdifferenceD.men’sheartcells
26.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat______.
A.womenhavemorecellsthanmanwhentheyareborn
B.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeat
C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage
D.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage
27.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould______.
A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster
B.findoutthereasonforageing
C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealth
D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost
C
Everyoneneedsfriends.Weallliketofeelclosetosomeone.Itisnicetohaveafriendtotalk,laugh,anddothingswith.Surely,therearetimeswhenweneedtobealone.Wedon’talwayswantpeoplearound.Butwewouldfeellonelyifweneverhadafriend.
Notwopeoplearethesame.Sometimesfriendsdon’tgetalongwell.Thatdoesn’tmeanthattheynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthetimetheywillmakeupandgoonbeingfriends.
Sometimesfriendsmoveaway.Thenwefeelverysad.Wemissthemverymuch.Butwecancallthemandwritetothem.Itcouldbethatwewillevenseet
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