河南林州高二下学期期中英语 1.docx

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河南林州高二下学期期中英语1

林州市实验中学高二期中考试英语试题

命题人：

牛俊杰

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卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Inspiteofmillionsofdollarsspenton“educationalresearch”，childrenarenottaughtthemostbasicskillsoflearningeventhemostbasicofthese:

howtouseadictionary.Infact,asearchofeducationalbooksforchildrenfoundnobookthattoldthemhowtouseadictionaryorthatoneshould.Writtenforchildrenfrom8to12yearsold,thisfullypicturedbookwillteachyourchildren：

·Howtofindwordsinadictionary

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Itincludesasectionforparentsandteachersshowingyouhowtousethisbookwithchildren.Buythisbookandgiveittoyourchildrentounlocktheireducation.What'smore,you'lljustpay50%foritbeforeJune1,2016.

1．Someinformationofthefourbookswaspicturedinorderto________.

A．reducethecostofthem

B．appealtoreadersofallages

C．helpreadersunderstandthem

D．makethemsuitablefordifferentreaders

2．Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A．Theyareallfor8to12yearolds.

B．TheyareallwrittenbyL.RonHubbard.

C．Theyareallstudybooks.

D．Theyareallbasedoneducationalresearch.　

3．IfyoubuythefourbooksonMay1,2016,youwillhavetopay________forthem.

A．$129.38B．$64.69

C．$34.90D．$111.93

4．Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A．introducethefourbookstoreaders

B．helpchildrentolearnEnglish

C．sellthefourbookstoadults

D．enrichstudents'knowledgeaboutnature

B

Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife，newresearchmaycomeasashock.Accordingtoarecentscientificstudy,peoplewhodoaverystrenuousworkoutareaslikelytodieaspeoplewhodonoexerciseatall.

ScientistsinDenmarkhavebeenstudyingover1,000joggersandnonjoggersfor12years.Thedeathratesfromthesamplegroupindicatethatpeoplewhojogatamoderatepacetwoorthreetimesaweekforlessthantwoandahalfhoursintotalareleastlikelytodie.Thebestspeedtojogatwasfoundtobeabout5milesperhour.Theresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhojogmorethanthreetimesaweekorathigherspeedsofover7mphdieatthesamerateasnonjoggers.

Thescientiststhinkthatthisisbecausestrenuousexercisecausesstructuralchangestotheheartandarteries（动脉）.Overtime,thiscancauseseriousinjuries.

PeterSchnohr,aresearcherinCopenhagen,said,“Ifyourgoalistodecreaseriskofdeathandimprovelifeexpectancy,joggingafewtimesaweekatamoderatepaceisagoodstrategy.Anythingmoreisnotjustunnecessary,anditmaybeharmful.”

Theimplicationsofthisarethatmoderateformsofexercisesuchast'aichi,yogaandbriskwalkingmaybebetterforusthan“ironman”events,triathlonsandlongdistancerunningandcycling.AccordingtoJacobLouisMarott,anotherresearcherinvolvedinthestudy,“Youdon'tactuallyhavetodothatmuchtohaveagoodimpactonyourhealth.Andperhapsyoushouldn'tactuallydotoomuch”．

5．Theunderlinedword“strenuous”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“________”．

A．hardB．regularC．practicalD．flexible

6．TheauthorpresentssomefiguresinParagraph2to________.

A．suggestgivingupjogging

B．showrisksofdoingsports

C．providesupportiveevidence

D．introducetheresearchprocess

7．Accordingtothescientists,whyistoomuchexerciseharmful?

A．Itmayinjuretheheartandarteries.

B．Itcanmakethebodytiredout.

C．Itwillbringmuchpressure.

D．Itconsumestoomuchenergy.

8．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Noexerciseatallisthebestchoice.

B．Moreexercisemeansahealthierlife.

C．Marathonsrunnersareleastlikelytodie.

D．Properexercisecontributestogoodhealth.

C

WilliamPooley,thefirstBritishpersontocatchtheEbola（埃博拉）virus,hasmadeafullrecovery.Mr.PooleycaughttheviruswhilehewasworkingasavolunteernurseinSierraLeone.HewaslookedafterattheRoyalFreeHospitalinLondon,wherehewasgiventheexperimentaldrugZMapp.Luckily,hemadeaspeedyrecoveryandwasallowedtoheadhometoSuffolk.

Ebolaisaveryrare,butdeadlydisease.Itisoneofthemostinfectiousdiseasesknowntoman.Itwasfirstdiscoveredin1976byProfessorPeterPiot,followingoutbreaksinSudaninNorthAfricaandtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,acountrylocatedinthecentreofAfrica.Thediseasecaninfecthumansbycontactwithotherinfectedhumansoranimals.

ThelargesteveroutbreakofthisrarediseasehasstruckGuinea,LiberiaandSierraLeone,whichareallcountriesinWestAfrica.It'simportanttobeawareofthefactthattheoutbreakofEbolainAfricaisinthenewsbecausesuchoutbreaksareextremelyrare.Atpresent,doctorsareworkinghardacrossWesternAfricatoeducatepeoplethere,teachingthemaboutthediseaseanddoingeverythingtheycantostopitfromspreadinganyfurther.

Thereisn'tcleartreatmentavailableforEbola.However,thereareseveralexperimentalmedicinesbeingdeveloped.OnethathasbeenmakingheadlinesiscalledZMapp.TheuseofanexperimentaldrugtotreatEbolahascausedsomedisagreementsamongscientists,asthedrugisstillinthetestingstages.However,thosegivenZMapphaveshownsignsofimprovement.

9．What'sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A．WilliamPooleywasthefirstpersontocatchtheEbolavirusintheUKandhasrecovered.

B．WilliamPooleywasinfectedwiththeEbolaviruswhenworkinginLondon.

C．WilliamPooleywastreatedintheUSAafterhisinfection.

D．WilliamPooleywasforbiddentogohomeafterhisrecovery.

10．WhichofthefollowingaboutEbolaisTRUE?

A．Itisveryunusual,butcanbecuredeasily.

B．PeoplecannotbeinfectedwithEbolabycontactwithinfectedanimals.

C．ProfessorPeterPiotdiscoveredEbolaafteroutbreaksinAfrica.

D．Itisthemostdeadlydiseasethathumanshaveeverknown.

11．What'sthepurposeofdoctors'workinghardinWesternAfrica?

A．TocuremorepatientsinfectedwiththeEbolavirus.

B．Toarousetheawarenessofthepeoplethere.

C．Tosetagoodexampletootherdoctors.

D．TopreventmorepeoplebeinginfectedwiththeEbolavirus.

12．WhyistheuseofZMappcontroversialamongscientists?

A．Becauseitissoexpensivethatfewcanaffordit.

B．Becauseithasn'thadanyeffectonthepeoplegivenZMappsofar.

C．Becauseitisstillintheperiodoftesting.

D．Becausemanydoctorsuseditwithoutapproval.

D

Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinterribleanger:

itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.

Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.

ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantroundup－howtocatchwildelephants.

Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoaboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldlife.“Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase，”shesays.

ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun.“Mywork，”shesays,“istorescuemenfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefrommen.”AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.Increasingly，theIndianelephantisangry:

formanyyears,illegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.

Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.“Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans，”shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant，happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!

13．ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto________.

A．getlonglastingexcitement

B．keepbothmenandelephantssafe

C．sendthembacktothejungle

D．maketheangryelephantstame

14．B