学年高二英语联考试题1354.docx

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学年高二英语联考试题1354

2019-2020学年高二英语9月联考试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheNationalBeekeepingCentreWalesisafreeattractioninthecountrysidethatteacheschildrenabouttheimportanceofhoneybees–withthechancetotrylotsoflocalhoneys.

ThisfriendlyvisitorcentreisasupporterofWelshhoneybees,whichareincreasinglyunderthreatfromclimatechangeandlossofwildflowermeadows.Itraisesvisitors’awarenessofenvironmentalissuesandshowsthe4,000-yearhistoryofbeekeepingandhoney-making,fromtheancientEgyptianstotheRomans.AHive（蜂巢）Aidschemeletsyouadoptabeehive,andregularcourses（from£60perperson）trainnewgenerationsofbeekeepers.

Funfact

Beespollinate（授粉）aboutathirdofeverythingweeatandplayanimportantroleinsustainingourecosystems.Ineconomicterms,honeybeepollinationcouldbeworthupto£200mtotheUKalone.

Whataboutlunch?

NextdooristheFurnaceTearoom,partoftheBodnantWelshFoodCentre,whichserveslightbites–wraps（卷饼）,fruitsalads（£7）andcoffee.AndthenearbyPavilionRestaurantattheNationalTrust’sBodnantGardenhascookedfood,includingbakedpotatoes（£5）anddailyspecialssuchaslocalcasseroles（焙盘）withbreadrolls（£6）,pluscoffeeandcakes.

Exitthroughthegiftshop

Thereisarangeofbee-themedgiftsinourgiftshop,includingbeetoys（£2）,woodenhoneycandy（£2）andaselectionofhoneysallmadebyWelshproducers（£5）.ThebestsellingBodnanthoney（£8）goesfast.

Gettinghere

WearelocatedjustofftheA470ontheBodnantEstateintheConwyValley,and10minutesfromtheA55northWalescoastroad.FollowthebrownsignsjustafterBodnantGardens.

Valueformoney

Visitsandactivitiesforkidsarefree,thoughdonationsarewelcome.Tasterdays（from£60）andtheweekendbeekeepingcourse（£80perperson）areheldatAbergwyngregynvillage,10mileswestdowntheA55.

Openinghours

TheVisitorCentreopensdailyfrom10am-4pmbutitisvolunteer-run,sophoneaheadtocheck.ExpectlotsoffunactivitiesaroundtheannualConwyHoneyFair.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheNationalBeekeepingCentreWales?

A.Itmakesmoneymainlybysellinglocalhoneys.

B.Itinvitesvisitorstoadoptabeehiveforfree.

C.It’saneducationalcenteraboutbeekeeping.

D.ItshowsvisitorsWales’longbeekeepinghistory.

2.Youcanbuy_______attheFurnaceTearoom.

A.breadrollsB.fruitsaladsC.bakedpotatoesD.localcasseroles

3.WhereistheNationalBeekeepingCentreWales?

A.InthevillageofAbergwyngregyn.

B.OppositeBodnantGardens.

C.OfftheA55Walescoastroad.

D.NexttotheA470ontheBodnantEstate.

4.Howmuchwouldyouhavetopayfortheweekendcourseandtwobeetoys?

A.£64B.£76C.£84D.£96

B

Recently,Iwasinterviewedbyaparentingmagazineforastoryitwasrunningoneco-parenting.

Thereporterexplainedthatitwasexpensivetobeaneco-parent,withorganicbabyfoodsandclothingtobuy.

ButItoldher.“I’msorry,buteco-parentingisn’taboutbuyingecologically-producedversionsofproductswethinkwemayneed.It’saboutdiscoveringwhatwedon’tneed.”

ItoldthereporteraboutmydaughterSarah’ssimplewishforapinkballoononherbirthday,butshefeltthatthingswouldinevitablychangeasSarahgrewupandadoptedmorematerialisticdesires.

IagreedthatSarahmaynotalwaysbeinterestedinsuchsimplegiftsasballoons,butIcouldn’tagreethatabirthdayneedstobeaboutmaterialisticdesires.

Tome,abirthdayisanopportunitytocelebratethelifeandthedevelopmentofaperson.

Doweneedtoseeatablecoveredwithgiftstoknowthatourfamilyandfriendsloveus?

Somewhereinourconsumerculture,we’veconfusedmaterialitemswithexpressionsofloveandgratitude.

Myownbirthdaywasjustafewdaysago.Itcameandwentinthemiddleofasnowstorm,andmybirthdaypartywascanceled.WhilemyhusbandandIspentmuchofthedayclearingthesnow,Sarahmadesomelittledollsforme.

Andwhenwecameintorest,UlaclimbedontomylapandsingHappyBirthday.

Throughouttheday,myfriendscalledtowishmeahappyday,andmymothercalled,upsetthatshecouldn’tvisit.

Later,myhusbandapologizedthathewasunabletodoanythingspecialformethatday.

“Ihadafantasticbirthday,”Ireplied,asIthoughtofalltheloveI’dfelt.

5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkeco-parentsshoulddoaccordingtothearticle?

A.Buyorganicfoodsandclothingfortheirkids.

B.Teachtheirkidstoprotecttheenvironment.

C.Trytoavoidbuyinguselessthingsfortheirkids.

D.Allowtheirkidstomaketheirownchoicesinlife.

6.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoexpresswithSarah’sstory?

A.Apinkballoonisthebestbirthdaygiftforgirls.

B.Kids’materialdesirewillchangeastheygrowup.

C.Wedon’thavetoexpressourlovewithexpensivegifts.

D.Abirthdayisagoodoccasionforustoexpressourlove.

7.Whydidtheauthorthinkthatherbirthdaywasfantastic?

A.Herhusbanddidsomethingspecialforher.

B.Manyfriendscameandcelebrateditwithher.

C.Shereceivedmeaningfulgiftsfromherchildren.

D.Shefeltalotoflovefromherfamilyandfriends.

C

TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecentlysaidthatitplannedtoaddgamingdisordertoitsnewlistofdiseaseclassifications,angeringthegamingindustrybutpleasingdoctorswhohopeitmaymaketreatmentmoreeasilyavailable.

SomeUSexpertssaiditwouldmakelittledifferencewhenitcomestohelpingpeoplewiththedisorder,althoughotherssaiditwouldbringattentiontoadisorderthatpeoplesometimesdon’trecognize.

Manyofusenjoyvideogames,butdoesplayingourfavoritegameforacoupleofhourseverynightmeanwe’resufferingfromgamingdisorder?

NotaccordingtotheWHO.

ThesymptomslistedbytheWHOincludealackofcontrolovergaming,treatinggamingmoreseriouslythanotherlifeinterestsanddailyactivities,andcontinuingtoplaygamesdespitethenegativeconsequencesthatplayingthemmighthave.

“Thebehaviorpatternisenoughtoresultinsignificantdamagetoone’spersonal,family,orsociallife,theWHOsaid.

Meanwhile,DouglasGentileofIowaStateUniversityhascarriedoutinfluentialresearchintothecauseofgamingaddictioninyoungpeople.

“Iandmanyothershadassumedthatgamingisnotreallyaproblembutisasymptomofotherproblems,”hetoldNBCNews.Manyhadthoughtitwassimplyafailureofself-control.

Toseeifitwas,Gentile’steamstudiedagroupofchildrenwhohadbeengamingforseveralyears.

“Wefoundthatwhenkidsbecameaddicted,theiranxietyincreased…andtheirgradesdecreased,”Gentilesaid.

Whenkidswereabletobackofffromgaming,theirsymptomsdisappeared,headded.

GentilethinksmedicalorganizationsshouldpayattentiontotheWHO’sproposal.

“Thisisn’tanissueofopinion;it’sanissueofscience,”hesaid.

“Thisisamajorscientificandmedicalorganization.Theydon’tdothingslightlyandwithoutreason.”

DrPetrosLevounis,chairofpsychiatry（精神病学）attheNewJerseyMedicalSchoolatRutgersUniversity,saidthathehopedtheWHO’sproposalwouldleadtomoreresearchintoobsessivebehavioramongalltypesofpeople.

“Now,thereisrenewedinterestandexcitement,”hesaid.

8.WhichofthefollowingisasignofgamingdisorderaccordingtotheWHO?

A.Puttinggamesbeforeeverythingelse.

B.Playinggamesforseveralhourseverynight.

C.Havingnohobbiesbutplayinggames.

D.Keepingplayinguntilwinningthegames.

9.WhyisGentile’sresearchmentioned?

A.Toexplainthecauseofgamingaddiction.

B.Toshowtheimpactofgamingdisorder.

C.ToshowthereasonsbehindtheWHO’sdecision.

D.TointroducethestudythatinfluencedtheWHO’sproposal.

10.WhatdidLevounisthinkoftheWHO’sdecision?

A.Itneededfurtherresearchtomakeitmoreconvincing.

B.Itwoulddolittletohelppeoplewithgamingaddiction.

C.Itwouldencouragenewcuresforgamingdisorder.

D.Itwouldencouragestudiesaboutdiseasessimilartogamingdisorder.

11.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?

A.TheWHOdefininggamingdisorder.

B.Newresearchfindingsaboutgamingdisorder.

C.Thebenefitsofdefininggamingasadisease.

D.Thediscussionsaboutdefininggamingdisorderasadisease.

D

“Althoughweliveinanerawhereeverythingseemstobeavailableimmediately,ourstudysuggeststhattoday’skidscandelaygratificationlongerthanchildreninthe1960sand1980s,”saidUniversityofMinnesotapsychologistStephanieM.Carlson.“Thisfindingstandsingreatcontrastwiththeassumptionbyadultsthattoday’schildrenhavelessself-controlthanpreviousgenerations.”

Theoriginalmarshmallow（棉花糖）testconductedbyresearchersatStanfordUniversityinvolvedaseriesofexperimentsinwhichchildrenagedbetween3and5yearswereofferedonetreatthattheycouldeatimmediatelyoralargertreatiftheywaited.Researchersthenlefttheroomtoseehowlongthechildrenwouldwaitandwatchedfrombehindaone-waymirror.

Interestingly,today’sadultsthoughtthatchildrennowadayswouldbemoreimpulsiveandlessabletowait,Carlsonfound.“Ourfindingsserveasanexampleofhowourbeliefscanbewrongandhowit’simportanttodoresearch,”saidco-authorYuichiShoda,PhDattheUniversityofWashington.

Theresearchersofferedseveralpossibleexplanationsforwhychildreninthe2000swaitedlongerthanthoseinpriordecades.TheynotedastatisticallysignificantincreaseinIQscoresinthelastseveraldecades.Anotherexplanationmaybesociety’sincreasedfocusontheimportanceofearlyeducation,accordingtoCarlson.Theprimaryobjectiveofpreschoolchangedfromlargelycustodialcare（监护）tosc