甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题
甘肃省兰州市第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题
说明:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分阅读理解(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
WelookaheadtoLondon’sartandexhibitionopeningsandselectthemust-seeshows.
Doublescience
It'sabigmonthfortheScienceMuseum,withanewgalleryandanexhibitionopening.TheScienceCitygallerytellsthestoryofLondonbetween1550and1800whenmajorscientificbreakthroughswerehappeningacrossthecity—fromNewton’slawsofphysicstothebirthofmicroscopesallowingustoseethetinycreaturesthatliveamongus.Ifthatisn’tenoughthere’salsoanexhibitiononhowartandsciencehaveworkedcloselytogetheroverthecenturiesandcontinuetodosotoday.
ScienceCity1550—1800:
TheLinburyGalleryattheScienceMuseum.Opens12September—13October,free.
TheArtofInnovation:
FromEnlightenmenttoDarkMatterattheScienceMuseum.25September—26January,freebutticketed.
Areyouworriedyet?
Weallsufferfromanxiety.Artistslookintothisthroughartworksthatbringtolighttheirownanxietiesorhowpeoplelivingwithanxietymanage.Theexhibitionalsocoverswhatanxietywouldlooklikeifitcouldbevisualisedinlightorsound—somethingweimaginetobeimpossible.
OnEdge:
LivinginanAgeofAnxietyatScienceGallery.19September—19January,free.
Climbingthewalls
Noartisthasmadeabiggercareeroutofplacingsculpturesofhumanfiguresallovertheplace.AntonyGormley,theartistbehindtheAngeloftheNorthandsculpturesstandingalloverLondon,takesovertheRoyalAcademyofArtswithablockbusting(轰动一时的)exhibition.Thisisthehotartticketintown.
AntonyGormleyatRoyalAcademyofArts.21October—3December,£18—22.
21.WhatisonshowintheScienceCitygallery?
A.Someofthegreatestphysicists.B.ThestoriesoftheLondondevelopment.
C.Thepredictionofthefuturescience.D.Someofthegreatachievementsinhistory.
22.Whichexhibitionallowsvisitorstogetafeelinginanewway?
A.TheArtofInnovation.B.OnEdge.
C.RoyalAcademyofArts.D.ScienceCity1550—1800.
23.Whencanvisitorsseethesefourexhibitionsaltogether?
A.InJanuary.B.InSeptember.C.InOctober.D.InDecember.
B
ChandlerSmithgrewupbeingtoldthathewouldneveraccomplishhisdreamofbeingaDivision1athlete.At5'8"talland195pounds,Chandlerwasonthesmallsidetobeoneofthe“greats”.Yetevenasahighschoolathletehedecidedtoworknonstoptoachievehisgoals.AfterbeingacceptedontotheUniversityofHoustonfootballteam,Chandlercontinuedtotrytomakeanameforhimselfonthefield.
Chandlersatonthebenchforhisentirefreshmanyearincollege.Sophomoreyearhesawmoreaction.“Ididn’tthinkIwasgoingtoplaylastyear,butIhadtoalwaysbeready,”hesaid.AtthestartofChandler’sjunioryeartheteam’smanagementpulledhimasideanddroppedalife-changing,andcareer-confirmingofferinhislap:
Afterthreeyearsontheteamasawalk-onrunningback,Smithwasbeinggivenafullscholarship!
“Myheartdropped,”Smithsaid.“Ididn'tevenknowwhattofeelorwhattothink.Itwasafeelingof‘wow’.Thisisreallyhappening.Allmyhardworkhaspaidoff.”
ChandlercalledhismotherShawntotellherthenews,butwhenhisfatherRichardwasn'tavailable,hetoldhernottospillthebeans.Laterhewenthome,andchattedaboutthefootballseasonwithhisfather.“Icouldbegettingthefirstkickoff,”hetoldhisdad.Withoutmissingabeat,Chandlerthenslippedintherealnews:
“Somethingelsedad,theytoldmetheyputmeonafullscholarship.”
“What?
”Richardyelled,jumpingfromthesofaandwrappinghissoninatightembrace.“Congratulations!
Hardwork.”Thenhewalkedaroundthelivingroom,clearlytooexcitedtositstill.“Seeinghisreaction,IjustbrokedownintearsbecauseIknowthisissomethingwehavebeentalkingaboutandexpectingforalongtime,”Chandlersaid.“Tofinallygetitandseethebenefitsofyourhardworkfeltreallygood.”
24.HowdidChandlermakeittotheUniversityofHoustonfootballteam?
A.Heshowedhistalent.B.Hehadstrongdetermination.
C.Heearnedhisname.D.Heusedphysicalstrengths.
25.WhatwasChandler'sfeelingonreceivingthegoodnews?
A.Hewasthrilled.B.Hewascontrolled.
C.Hewasconfused.D.Hewassatisfied.
26.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“spillthebeans”inparagraph3mean?
A.Giveawaythesecret.B.Throwoffthebeans..
C.Prepareforthecelebration.D.Holdbackthefeelings.
27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRichardasafather?
A.Humorous.B.Ambitious.C.Supportive.D.Demanding.
C
It’scommonknowledgethatsomecountrieshavehigherlifeexpectancies(预期寿命)thanothers,butthecityyouliveincanalsoaffectyourhealth
Somecitiesarehardontheircitizens.Inplaceswithpoorcityplanning—LagoswascalledoutrecentlybytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit—publicspacesarefewandfarbetween,makingoutdooractivitieshard.Lackofinfrastructure(基础设施)jamsthestreetswithcarsandtheairwithpollutants,andpeopleworklonghoursforlittlemoney
ThesearejustsomeofthefactorsconcludedbySpotahome,arentalagency.They’veanalyzeddatafromarangeofsources,includingtheWorldHealthOrganization,TripadvisorandtheCIAWorldFactbooktoscoreeachcityonhealth,gymavailabilityandquality,lifeexpectancy,obesity(肥胖),greenspaceandotherelementstoworkoutalistoftheworld'shealthiestcities
ThelistiscertainlyEuro-centricbutcontinuoussunshineisseenasapositivething,evenifitmaybemoreofadisadvantageinotherregions.Butitdoesgosomewaytowardssuggestingwhichcitiesaregettingitrightinprovidingagoodlifefortheirinhabitants
ItmaynotbesurprisingtolearnthatmostofthehealthiestcitiesareinnorthernEurope,knownforitspeople-firstapproachtocityplanning.AustraliaandCanadaalsodowell—butAlaska,thefirstU.S.cityisonlyin34thplace.TheU.K.doesn’tfaretoowelleither—itsonlycityinthetop50listisLondon,in40th.
Whetheryou’replanningawholesomeholiday,orsimplywonderingwhatyourcitycandobetter,thislistofthe50healthiestcitieswillgiveyoupauseforthought.Herearetheattractive,healthy-eating,clean-airedcitiesthataregettingitright.
28.Whyaresomecitiesdifficulttoliveinaccordingtothetext?
A.Theairisheavilypolluted.B.Thereisnocityplanning.
C.Outdooractivitiesaren’tavailable.D.Publicplacesarelimited.
29.HowdidSpotahomelisttheworld’shealthiestcities?
A.Byfiguringoutthecity'sgreenarea.
B.Bygaininginformationviavariouspeople.
C.Byanalyzingdifferentaspectsofthecities.
DByselectingthosewiththehighestlifeexpectancy.
30.Whatdoesthelistaimtohelppeopledo?
A.Formhealthyeatinghabits.
B.Choosearightplaceforaholiday.
C.Becomeawareofattractivenessofcities
D.Reflectthefutureofthecityplanning
31.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.Aguidebook.C.AnovelD.Amagazine
D
Thoughplasticshoppingbagsarecheapanduseful,theycausewidespreadpollution.Now,wemayhaveanunlikelyhelpertohelpcleanupourgarbage—asmallwaxworm.
Theworm’shiddenskillswerediscoveredbyaccident.Abouttwoyearsago,FedericaBertocchini,adevelopmentalbiologistattheSpanishNationalResearchCouncilandanamateurbeekeeper,wascleaningoutbees’nestthathadbeenfilledwithworms.Sheremovedthewormsandputtheminaplasticbagwhiledoingthecleaning.Afterfinishing,shewentbacktotheroomwhereshehadlefttheworms,andfoundtheyhadescapedfromthebag.Whenshechecked,shesawthatthebagwasfullofholes.
Realizingshemayhavemadeanimportantdiscovery,Bertocchiniteamedupwithotherresearcherstoconductfurtherresearch.Theybeganbyplacing100wormsonsomeplasticbagsanddiscoveredthatovera24-hourperiod,thewormsmanagedtochewthrough92milligramsofplastic.Theresearchersmakeanappropriatejudgmentthatatthisrate,thegroupofwormscoulddegrade(降解)anaverage-sized5.5-gramplasticbagwithinamonth.Toruleoutthepossibilitythatchewingwascausingthedegradation,theresearchersspreadthesoftwetsubstanceinsidethebodyofsomerecentlydeadwormsonasheetofplastic.Sureenough,eventheliquidwasabletoeatthroughthematerial,confirmingthatthewormshaveplastic-digestingenzymes(酶).
Whilethenewsiscertainlyencouraging,noteveryoneisconvinced.TheMichiganStateUniversity’sRamaniNarayanbelievesthetinypiecesofmicroplasticsreleasedbytheplastic-eatingwormswouldpickupharmfulsubstancesandtransportthemupthefoodchain,causing,evenmore,harmtotheenvironmentandhumanhealth.SusanSelke,directorofMichiganStateUniversitySchoolofPackaging,isconcernedthatthewormswillnotbeabletosurviveinanoxygen-freelandfillswherelargeamountsofwastematerialareburiedundertheearth.
However,Bertocchiniisnotplanningtotransportwormarmiestolandfills.Instead,theresearcherwantstoidentifytheenzymethathelpsdegradetheplastic.Theresearchersays,maybewecanfindthemolecule(分子)andproduceitonanindustriallevel,ratherthanusingamillionwormsinaplasticbag.
32.Whatdidtheexperimentofusingdeadwormsfindout?
A.Worms’chewingmaycausethedegradation.
B.Aplastic-eatingchemicalexistsinwaxworms.
C.Deadwormsareeffectiveindealingwithplastic.
D.Ittakesalongtimeforwormstodegradeplastic.
33.WhatisRamaniNaravan'sattitudetoBertoc
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