全国市级联考广东省汕头市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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全国市级联考广东省汕头市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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【全国市级联考】广东省汕头市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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Believeitnornot,ancientChinesepeoplehadtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationinwinter.
•“WenDing”,ancientricecooker
The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,preservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.TheoneunearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.
•“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpot
The“RanLu”isasmall-sizedcookingvessel(器皿)madeofbronze.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggeststhatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221BC).
•BronzeYou,ancientkettle
TheBronzeYou,oneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhou,dynasties,couldalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiprovince,hadanopeningwherecharcoalscouldbeplaced,allowingpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.
•BronzeYan,ancientsteamer
Althoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,ancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeVanwasmadewithatwo-tier(双层的)structureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty(AD25-AD220),furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemoderndaysteamer.
1、Whendidthe“RanLu”begintogainpopularity?
A.IntheZhouDynasty B.IntheWarringStatesPeriod.
C.IntheEasternHanDynasty. D.IntheStoneAge.
2、OneofthemainfunctionsoftheBronzeYouwasto .
A.placehotcharcoals B.pourhotwater
C.keepwinewarm D.holdcharcoalashes
3、OneadvantagetheBronzeYanhadoverthe“WenDing”wasthat .
A.itwasuseful B.itwasconvenient
C.itwasenvironment-friendly D.itwaswarm
4、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayhavethelongesthistory?
A.The"WenDing”. B.The“RanLu”.
C.TheBronzeYou. D.TheBronzeYan.
HelenMonsonhasalwaysbeeninterestedinhelpinghercommunity.HerfirstvolunteerexperiencewasfortheAmericanRedCrosswhenshewasinhighschool.Whenshewasaschoolteacher,shealsofoundtimetovolunteer.
Aftersheretired,shestartedvolunteeringtohelptheold.Whenherfatherwasolder,hewasnotabletoseeaswellasheusedto,whichmadehersadbecausehehadalwaysenjoyedreading.
Shedecideditwouldbefuntoreadtoelderlypeopleinhercommunity.Shealsohelpedonewomanwriteherstories.Annwasalmost100yearsold,andHelenwrotedowninformationaboutherlifewhenshevisitedAnn.Sheputtheinformationinabookandgotitpublished.Annwasveryexcitedtoshareherlifestorywithherchildrenandgrandchildren.
OnedayHelenreadanarticleinthenewspaperaboutrefugees(难民)whoneededtolearnEnglish.Now,shemeetsonceaweekwithSahra,a38-year-oldwomanfromSomalia.Sahraislearningreadingandwritingskills.HelengaveSahraacameraandaskedhertotakepicturesofherdailylife.Shedevelopedthepictures,andthenaskedSahraquestionsaboutthem.Intheendtheywroteabooktogetherandusedthephotosinthebook.ThishelpedSahralearnmanynewwordsabouthereverydaylife.
Helensays,“ThemostrewardingpartofvolunteerworkisbecomingfriendswiththepeopleIhelp.TheyenrichmylifeaswellasIenrichtheirs.”
5、WhendidHelenfirsttakeupvolunteering?
A.Afterretirement. B.Inhighschool.
C.Afterwork. D.Inchildhood.
6、InwhatwaydidHelenhelpSahra?
A.Bybuildingherself-confidence. B.Byexpandinghervocabulary.
C.Bygivingherfinancialsupport. D.Byfindingheranewhome.
7、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHelenaccordingtothepassage?
A.Brilliant. B.Optimistic.
C.Thankful. D.Devoted.
8、Theunderlinedword“rewarding”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans .
A.worthwhile B.convenient
C.extraordinary D.practical
HaveyoueverheardoftheCoralSea?
Itishometoanamazingvarietyofturtles,sharks,whales,dolphins,largefish,birds,corals,plants,andmanyotherspecies.Manyofthesespeciesareendangeredelsewhereintheworld,butstillsurviveinthehealthyenvironmentoftheCoralSea.
TheCoralSeaisalargeseriesofcoralreefslocatedoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia.ThisareaisthreetimeslargerthanAustralia’sfamousGreatBarrierReef,whichtheCoralSeaborders.
TheCoralSeaisoneofthefewcoralreefenvironmentsthathaveremainedlargelyundamagedbyover-fishing,oilandgasexplorationandpollution.However,statisticsshowthatcoralreefsaroundtheworldaredisappearingfivetimesfasterthanrainforests.ItisverylikelythatinthenearfuturetheCoralSeawillfacethesamethreatstoitsexistence.
TheAustraliangovernmentiscurrentlylookingatoptionsforprotectingtheCoralSeabuthasmadenodecisions.EnvironmentalistsarepushingforlawstodeclaretheCoralSeaareaamarineprotectedarea,whichwillmeanalarge“no-takezone”forfishermen,ano-explorationzoneforgasandoilcompaniesandano-dumpzoneforpollution,possiblymakingtheCoralSeaamarineparklargerthananyotherintheworld.
WecanwriteletterstoAustralianleaders,Australianenvironmentalprotectionagencies,andAustralianfriends,toletthemknowthatpeopleworldwidesupportthisprotectionoftheCoralSea.Tolosethislastgreatmarinewildernessworldwouldbealossforthewholeworld.
9、Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldweprotecttheCoralSeawithoutanydelay?
A.BecausetheCoralSea,hometomanyspecies,willdisappearsoon.
B.BecausetheCoralSeaisrichinnaturalresourceslikeoilandgas.
C.BecausetheCoralSeaisthreetimeslargerthanGreatBarrierReef.
D.BecausetheCoralSeawillbeamarineparklargerthananyotherintheworld.
10、OncetheCoralSeaareaisdeclarednmarineprotectedareabylaw, .
A.itwillsurelybecomethelargestmarineparkallovertheworld
B.noonewillbeallowedtotheretohaveadoselookanymore
C.fromtimetotimepeoplecanstilldumptheirrubbisharoundthere
D.over-fishing,oilandgasexplorationwillbebannedaltogetherthere
11、WhatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheprotectionoftheCoralSea?
A.Objective. B.Favorable.
C.Doubtful. D.Negative.
TIANJIN,Nov.23(Xinhua)-ChinesescientistshavesignedadealtoestablishacommercialanimalcloningcenterinthenorthernportcityofTianjin,makingthecontroversialscienceclosertomainstreamacceptance.
TheplantintheTianjinEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentArea(TEDA),agovernment-sponsoredbusinessdevelopmentpark,willcloneanimalsincludingsnifferandpetdogs,beefcattleandracehorses.Itsmainbuildingisalreadyunderconstructionandduetobeputtouseinthenearfuture,saidaspokesmanonMonday.
Withaninvestmentof200millionyuan,thecenterwillbejointlybuiltbySinica,PekingUniversity’sInstituteofMolecularMedicine,theTianjinInternationalJointAcademyofBiomedicine,andtheRepublicofKorea’sSooamBiotechResearchFoundation.
Itwillproduce100,000cattleembryosayearinitially,eventuallyincreasingto1million,saidXuXiaochun,boardchairmanofBoyalifeGroup,basedinWuxi.Chinesefarmersarestrugglingtoproduceenoughbeefcattletomeetmarketdemand,Xusaid.Thecenter,thelargesteverworldwide,willalsoincludeagenestorageareaandamuseum,headded.
Scientistshaveclonedmice,cattleandotheranimalssincetheworld’sfirstclonedsheep,Dolly,wasbornonJuly5,1996iiiBritain.Since2000,Chinesescientistshaveclonedsheep,cattleandpigs.China’sfirstcommercialcloningcompanywasestablishedinSeptember2014inShandongwiththebirthofthreepure-bloodedTibetanmastiffpuppies.
Beforethis,cloninginChinawaslimitedtoscientificresearch.Moreandmorecompanieshaveshowninterestininvestinginthetechnologyforcommercialuse,especiallyanimalhusbandry(饲养).
12、Whatismainpurposeofthenewanimalcloningcentermentionedinthepassage?
A.Artisticcreation. B.Moneymaking.
C.Scientificresearch. D.Publicwelfare.
13、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .
A.theestablishmentoftheanimalcloningcenterwillbeacombinedeffort
B.themainbuildingoftheanimalcloningcenterhasalre
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