新疆库尔勒市高二英语上学期期中试题.docx
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新疆库尔勒市高二英语上学期期中试题
新疆库尔勒市第四中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
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FutureLifePets
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Description
DISCOVERFUTURELIFETIMESWITHYOURPETS
Youcanbetransportedintothefuturetobereunitedwithyourpetinanotherplaceandtime.
Asaninternationallyrecognizedpsychic(灵媒)andbest-sellingauthor,AnneJirschwillbeyourguideinthisfascinatingmeditation(冥想)game.
FutureLifePetswilltakeyouintoastateofdeeprelaxationtohelpyouunderstandthisspecialcondition.Withexperthypnosis(催眠)youcandiscoverhowyourpathswillcrossinyourfuturelifetime.
WHATPEOPLEARESAYING
“IimmediatelysawIwasridingatallblackandwhitehorseandyou’veguessedit—itwasmydogandthistimehewasbiggerthanever.”—MikefromKansasCity.
“Seeingbothmycatsinthefuturelifetimehasgivenmesomuchjoy.Theyarebothcatsagainnexttimearound,onlyalotbiggerandsmoother.Iclearlysawthembothliebymyfeetjustastheydorightnow.”—FelicityfromManchester,UK.
TheregularbuyersofAnne’sproductsincludeheadsofindustry,politicians,andcelebritiesofallkinds.SheisaworldfamouspsychicandauthorofthreebooksInstantIntuition,TheFutureisYours,andCosmicEnergy.
Morethanabillionpeopleintheworldbelieveinthetruthofmeditation,throughwhichwe’llgainagreaterunderstandingofourpetsandourselves.
Preparefortheexperienceastheresultsareastonishing.
1.IfwewanttousetheappofFutureLifePets,whatkindoflanguageshouldweknow?
A.EnglishB.ChineseC.FrenchD.Japanese
2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheFutureLifePetsapp______.
A.helpsustogetalongbetterwithourpets
B.helpsusdiscoverourfuturelifetimewithourpets
C.ishelpfulforustorelaxandfallasleepeasily
D.givesusachancetotravelwithAnneJirsch
3.ThetallhorsethatMikesawinhismeditationis______.
A.adeaddogB.hispethorseC.hispetdogD.atruehorse
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.onlyschoolstudentsshowinterestintheapp
B.theapphasacloserelationwithAnne’sthreebooks
C.theappaimstohelpsellAnne’sbooks
D.Anne’sfamewillhelptoselltheapp
B
TuYouyou,the85-year-oldChinesepharmacologist(药理学家),receivedtheNobelPrizeformedicineinStockholmonDecember10,2015.TuisthefirstChineseNobelwinnerinphysiology(生理学)ormedicine.Also,in2011,shebecamethefirstChinesepersontoreceivetheUS-basedLaskerAwardforclinicalmedicine.
Basedonafourth-centuryTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)text,togetherwithherteam,shemanagedtogetartemisinin(青嵩素)fromsweetwormwoodthroughtrialanderroranddevelopedanimportantdrugthathassignificantlyreduceddeathratesamongpatientssufferingfrommalaria.TudeliveredaspeechtidedArtemisininisaGiftfromTCMtotheWorld.ShehasurgedmoreresearchintothebenefitsoftraditionalChinesemedicineandcalledforjointeffortsworldwidetofightagainstmalariaanddevelopmorepotentialusesforTCM,whichshecalleda“greattreasure”withthousandsofyears’historyandempiricalknowledge.ShesaidthatbycombiningTCMwithmodemscientifictechnologies,“morepotentialcanbediscoveredinsearchingfornewdrugs”.
AccordingtotheWHO,morethan240millionpeopleinsub-SaharanAfricahavebenefitedfromartemisinin,andmorethan1.5millionlivesareestimatedtohavebeensavedsince2000thankstothedrug.Apartfromitscontributiontotheglobalfightagainstmalaria,TCMplayedavitalroleinthedeadlyoutbreakofSARSacrossChinain2003.
Besidestreatingviruses,TCMhasbeenmosteffectiveindiagnosingdiseases,cultivatingfitness,treatingdifficultmultisourceillnesses,andusingnonmedicinalmethodssuchasacupuncture(针剌疗法)a
ndbreathingexercises.
However,TCM,whichisbasedonasetofbeliefs abouthumanbiology,isseldomunderstoodoracceptedbytheWest.Tu’ssuccesswillbringmorerecognitionandrespectforTCM,expertssay.TheWesternworldshouldlearntoappreciatethevalueofthetreasuresofTCM,whichwillleadtomorebasicscientificresearchintoancientTCMtextsandwaystoexploreresearchfindingsworldwide.
5.Inthispassagetheauthormentions prize(s)thatTuYouyoureceived.
A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
6.Theunderlinedword“malaria”inParagraph2refersto“akindof”
A.medicineB.animalC.plantD.disease
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Tu,ssuccessmayencourageEasternerstolearnmoreaboutChinesemedicine.
B.NothingremainstobedoneinresearchingintoTCMtheoriesandtexts.
C.MoreresearchintothevalueofTCMshouldbecarriedoutworldwide.
D.TCMonlycontributestothefightagainstmalariaandSARSinChina.
8.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.TCMisbasedonthousandsofyearsofpracticeinChina.
B.Nobelwinner,TuYouyou,stronglysupportsTCMresearch.
C.ArtemisininisnowwidelyusedtofightagainstMalaria.
D.WesternerswillappreciatethevalueofthetreasuresofTCM.
C
TheUKhasvotedby52%to48%tobreakawayfromtheEuropeanUnionafter43yearsinanhistoricreferendum(公投),aBBCforecastsuggests.ThecurrencyofUKfelltoitslowestl
evelagainstthedollarsince1985asthemarketsreactedtotheresults.Thepopulationofreferendumwas71.8%-withmorethan30millionpeoplevoting-thehighestpercentsince1992.BritainwouldbethefirstcountrytoleavetheEUsinceitssetup-butaleavevotewillnotimmediatelymeanBritainstopstobeamemberofthe28-nationgroup. Thatprocesscouldtaketwoyearsatleast,withLeavecampaignerssuggestingduringthereferendumcampaignthatitshouldnotbecompleteduntil2020–thedateofthenextscheduledgeneralelection.
TheLeavecampaignarguedduringabitterfour-monthreferendumcampaignthattheonlywayBritaincould"takebackcontrol"ofitsownaffairswouldbetoleavetheEU.
OnFridaymorning,themayorofthesouthernFrenchtownofBéziers,RobertMénard—amanwithclosetiestotheNationalFront—claimedthatEnglishnolongerhad“anylegitimacy(合法性)”inBrussels.Left-wingpresidentialcandidateJean-LucMélenchon,whosupportsmovingEnglishawayfromEuropeanagreements.Forhispart,saidthatEnglishcannolongerbe“thethirdworkinglanguage”oftheEuropeanUnion.
Invariousways,they’rebothwrong.TheverycomplexoperationofmultilingualisminEuropeaninstitutionsdoesn’trelyonthesinglestandardofamemberstate’smembershipin—orbreakawayfrom—theEU.
SoalthoughtheU.K.doesn’tusetheeuro(欧元)andhaspreserveditsmonetarysovereignty(货币主权),theEuropeanCentralBankhas,sinceitscreation,alwaysandonlyu
sedtheEnglishlanguage.Andthisisnotcaterto(迎合)London,butformakesitsextremelysensitivecommunicationmorecomplicatedbyaddingthechannelsoftranslation.
9.ThePara1informusof.
A.MostofpeopleinUKsupportthereferendum.
B.UKwillbreakawayfromEUatonce.
C.BritainwouldbethesecondcountrytoleavetheEU
D.ThecurrencyofUKfelltoitslowestlevela
gainstanyothercurrencies.
10.IntheeyesofRobertMénardandJean-LucMélenchon,English?
A.WillnotworkasanofficiallanguageinUK.
B.Willnothaveanglegitimacy.
C.WillstillexistintheEuropeanUnion.
D.WllnotserveasaworkinglanguageinEuropeanUnion.
11.WhydidtheEuropeanCentralBankonlyusetheEnglishlanguage?
A.Itistoolazytoaddotherlanguages.
B.Itiseasytocommunicate.
C.ItwantstocatertoLondon.
D.BecauseU.K.haspreserveditsmonetarysovereignty.
D
TaylorSwifthasbeennamedBillboard’sWomanoftheYear2014,makinghe
rthefirstartisttoreceivetheawardtwice.
Theawardgoestothefemaleartistwho“hasshapedandinspiredthemusicindustrywithhersuccess,leadershipandinnovation”overthelastyear.PreviouswinnersincludePink,BeyonceandKatyPerry.
SwiftwillreceivetheprizeattheBillboardWomeninMusicAwardCeremonyon12DecemberinNewYork.
“Asoneofthemostinfluentialartistsofhergeneration,TaylorSwifthasseenincrediblesuccessontheBillboardcharts,”sa
idJaniceMin,co-presidentandchiefcreativeofficerofGuggenheimMedia’sEntertainmentGroup,whichincludesBillboard.
“Overthecourseofhercareer,she’scharted60entriesontheBillboardHot100-themostofanyfemaleartistsinceherdebutin2006.Wearetremendouslyexci
tedtobehonouringherasthe2014BillboardWomanoftheYearforthesecondtime.”
TaylorSwiftisaseven-timeGrammywinnerandthebest-sellingdigitalmusicartistofalltime.EarlierthisweekitwasannouncedshewouldbeperformingonTheXFactorresultsshowthisweekend.
OnThursdaysheappearedintheperformedintheRadio1LiveLounge,whereshesanghercurrenthitShakeItOffandcoveredVanceJoy’sRiptide.
SwifthasjustfeaturedonthecoverofBritishVogueandexplainedwhatitwasliketodohighpro.
“Idon’treallyhaveanythingtohideatthispoint,”shetoldFearneCotton.“It’ssortofunderstoodthatanythingIdoisgoingtobediscussedanddissectedanddebatedandI’musedtothatdynamicnow.”Sheadded:
“I’mveryproudofthewaymylifeis.I’m24,I’msingle,feelingveryindependent.Alotoffunthingshavehappenedinmylife.”
12.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
_____.
A.TaylorSwiftisthefirstartisttoreceivetheawardtwice.
B.TaylorSwiftisoneofthefourwinners.
C.TaylorSwifthasshap
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