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湖北省应城一中学年高二下学期英语期中考试英语试题
湖北省应城一中2019-2020学年高二下学期
英语期中考试试卷
一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)(共4题;共30分)
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HernameisReeseWitherspoon.SinceReeseWitherspoonwassixyearsold,shehadadmiredandrespectedDollyPatton,whowasafamouscountrysinger.Forthreeyearsshehadgoneallouttoact,danceandsing,fancyingthatshecouldbeanotherdollyPatton.
However,attheendofthecamphercoachestoldhertoforgetaboutsinging.Theysuggestedshethinkaboutanothercareer.Shetooktheirwordstoheart.Afterall.whyshouldn’tshebelievetheprofessionals?
ButbackathomeinNashville,hermother-afunny,happy,optimisticwoman-wouldn’tletherfeeldepressed.Herfather,aphysician,encouragedhertoachieveinschool.SosheworkedhardateverythingandwasacceptedatStanfordUniversity.
Andat19,shegotapartinalow-budgetmoviecalledFreeway,whichpreparedforherroleinthemoviePleasantville.ButherbigbreakcamewithLegallyBlonde.
“Ifyoucan’tsingandyouaren’tcharming,playtoyourstrengths.Ifyou’regoingtomakeitinthisbusiness,betterfocusonwhatyou’regoodat,”shetoldtheinterviewerlater.
AndthencametheofferthattookherbacktoherNashville-playingthewifeofacountrystarJohnnyCash,asingingrole.Allofasuddentheoldfearslearnedonthatsummerstagewereback.Shewassonervousonthestage.Butshedidn’tgiveuponthemovieorherself.Shespent6monthstakingsinginglessonsagain.ShelearnedtoplaytheAutoharp.Andthehardworkbuiltupherconfidence.
LastMarch,ReeseWitherspoonwalkeduponanotherstage,theKodakTheatreinHollywood,andacceptedtheOscarasBestActressforherheartbreaking,heartwarmingsingingroleasJuneCarterCashinWalktheLine.
4.WhywasReeseWitherspoonsadattheendofthecamp?
A
Shewasdescribedfoolish
B.Shewastoldtogiveupsinging
C.Shefailedtobefamous
D.Shehadtogobackhome
5.WhatwasReese’sparents’responseafterhercoachessuggestedhergivingupsinging?
A.Theyagreedwithhercoaches
B.Theyonlyfocusedonherstudy
C
Theyignoredherfrustration
D.Theyencouragedher
6.HowdidReesesucceedinplayingthesingingrole?
A.Byregainingherconfidencethroughhardwork
B.Bypracticingautoharpforover6months
C.Bymakingherselfleggyandattractive
D.Byforgettingthatsummerstage
7.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AsuccessfulactressB.ReeseWitherspoon
C.NevergiveupD.Fortuneisimportant
Foodexpertssaywashingcouldspreadthegermsonyourturkeyinthekitchensinkornearbyfood.Butit'sbeenachallengetryingtoconvincecookstostoprinsing(冲洗)offrawpoultry.Germsthatcanmakepeoplesickarecommoninthegutsofhealthypoultryandarelegallyallowedtobeonrawturkeyandchicken.Theassumptionisthatnobodyeatstheirpoultryraw,andthatthoroughcookingwillkillthebacteria.
Thedo-not-washrawpoultryadvicefromtheUSDAisrelativelynewandperhapshasn'tcaughtonbecauseitgoesagainstthecommonbeliefthatwashingmakesthingsclean,saidChapman.BenjaminChapman,astudyauthorandfoodsafetyexpertatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,saidtheinstincttowashrawpoultrygoesbackatleastdecadeswhenpeoplereliedmoreonvisualcluestospotproblemswithpoultry.Meanwhile,washinghandsandsurfacesarealsoimportant.
Butfoodpreparationisacomplicatedact,andgermsfrompoultrycanbespreadevenifit'snotwashed,especiallywhenbirdsareremovedfrompackaging.
TheUSDA-fundedstudystressesthatpoint.ResearcherssprayedrawchickenwithaharmlessstrainofE.coli(大肠杆菌)andwatchedvolunteercooksattestkitchens.Amongthosewhowashedtheirrawchicken,aboutaquarterendedupspreadingthebacteriatotheirlettuce.Butevensomeofthosewhodidnotrinsethechickengotgermsonthelettuce.Andthereareotheropportunitiesforgermstosurviveonturkeys:
meltingandcooking.
Toensureabirdisthoroughlycooked,theysaytouseathermometertocheckthatthedeepestandthickestpartsofithavereached165degrees.Evenafterthemealiscooked,youaren'toutofthedangerzone.Tokeepturkeysandotherleftoverssafe,expertssaytheyshouldberefrigeratedaftertwohours.
8.Peopledon'tacceptUSDA'sadvicebecause_______.
A.theadviceisrelativelynew.
B.cookscleantheturkeybeforecookingit.
C.cleaningseemsmoretrustworthy.
D.heatcankillmostgermsandnooneeatsrawfood.
9.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?
A.Foodpackagescarrygerms.
B.Germsfromaturkeycanbespreadwhetheritiswashedornot.
C.HandsandsurfacesareeasytogetEcoli.
D.Multiplemethodsshouldbeappliedtofoodtogetridofgerms.
10.Whichwaymayhelptocookaturkeysafely?
A.Rinseofftheturkeybeforeitisheated.
B.Keeptheturkeyawayfromthelettuceandrefrigerator.
C.Washhandsandpackagesbeforetakingouttheturkey.
D.Useathermometertocheckthetemperatureoftheturkey.
11.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthetextprobablytaken?
A.Cooking.
B.Technology.
C.Science.
D.Medicine.
Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetalkingaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods(GMfoods).GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(有机体),whichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.Thesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanonspecificbutstablechange.Formanypeople,thehightechproductionraisesallkindsofenvironmental,ethical,healthandsafetyproblems.Particularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditions,theideaseemsagainstnature.
Infact,GMfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.Theywerefirstputonthemarketin1996.AthirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthecottongrownintheU.S.lastyearwastheproductofbiotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.
However,likeanynewproductenteringthefoodchain,GMfoodsmustbesubjectedtocarefultesting.Inwealthycountries,thedebateaboutbiotechisnotsofiercebythefactthattheyhavealargenumberoffoodstochoosefrom,andasupplythatgoesbeyondtheneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfastgrowingandunderfedpopulations,thematterissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:
dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?
Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld'spopulationreached6billion.TheUNstatesthatnearly800millionpeoplearoundtheworldareunhealthy.About400millionwomenofchildbearingagedon'thaveenoughiron,whichmeanstheirbabiesareexposedtovariousbirthdefeats.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminAdeficiency,aleadingcauseofblindness.
Howcanbiotechhelp?
Geneticengineeringiswidelyusedtoproduceplantsandanimalswithbetternutritionalvalues.Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedriceandtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagesarecausedbycropdamageattributabletodrought,poorsoilandcropviruses.
12.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.
A.theworld'sfoodproblem
B.thedevelopmentinbiotech
C.thegeneticallymodifiedfoods
D.thewaytosolvefoodshortages
13.Accordingtot
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