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河南省南阳市A类学校2020-2021学年高二下学期第一次阶段检测联合考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

FourBestNationalParksforKids

YellowstoneNationalPark

Here,thebearsmaywalkinfrontofyourcar,andtheherdofdeerissoclosetoyouthatyoucanrolldownthewindowandtouchthem.TheHaydenValley,inthecenterofthepark,andtheLamarValley,inthenortheastcorner,areamongthebestplacestospotofsomeofthepark'smorethan400animalspecies.Visitinghereisagreatchancetoseewildlife.

GlacierNationalPark

EvennaughtykidswillbeattractedasyoudriveontheGoing-to-the-SunRoad,a52-milehighwaythatpassesbywaterfalls,andtheJacksonGlacier,wheretheycangetagoodviewoftheseventh-largestglacierinthepark.Theglaciersaredisappearingfast,sosharewiththekidswhileyoustillcan.

AcadiaNationalPark

Atmorethan1,500feet,CadillacMountainisthehighestpointalongtheNorthAtlanticseaboard.However,itiseasytogettobyear.Standingontopofthemountainisalwaysanextrememomentforthekids.Onthewaydown,youmayalsokeepyoureyesopenforthewildblueberrybush,whichisreallyadifferentworld,comparedwiththecities.

BadlandsNationalPark

Ifyouwouldprefertotakekidsonafossilhunt,thisparkisperfectforyou,whichishometooneoftheworld'srichestsavingsoffossils.StartingoffontheFossilExhibitTrail,alongboardwalkwithcopiesoffossilsfoundintheparkandgoodsigns,youcantellthekidswhatthey'relookingat.Fromthere,takeascenicdrivethroughtheBadlands.

1．Whichparkisthebestchoiceforparentsiftheirkidslikewildlife?

A．AcadiaNationalPark.B．YellowstoneNationalPark.

C．GlacierNationalPark.D．BadlandsNationalPark.

2．WhatdoGlacierNationalParkandAcadiaNationalParkhaveincommon?

A．Bothhavefascinatingviews.B．Bothhavealonghistory.

C．Bothhavetraditionalculture.D．Bothhavebeautifulwaterfalls.

3．WhatcankidslearninBadlandsNationalPark?

A．Theprotectionaboutwildlife.B．Theinfluenceofnatureonhumans.

C．Theknowledgeaboutfossils.D．Thereasonsfortheglacier'sdisappearing.

Atriptoabank'sATMmachineisusuallyacommonaffair,butforJoseNunezRomaniz,hisvisitonaSundayisonethathewillrememberfortherestofhislife.The19-year-oldwashelpinghisgrandfatherbuyapairofsocksonlinewhenhenoticedhisaccountbalancewaslow.SohedrovetothenearestWellsFargotoputmoneyintohisbankaccount.Littledidheknow,hewasabouttomakeanincrediblediscovery.

WhenhearrivedattheATMmachine,Josenoticedaclearplasticbagonthegroundfilledwithcash.Itturnedouttobe$135,000worthof$50and$20bills.Whenhefirstsawit,hestaredatitforafewseconds,notknowingwhattodo.Hewasveryshocked.Hehadneverseensomuchmoney.Aftertakingamomenttocollecthimself,Josedidwhatheknewwastherightthing:

hecalledthepolice.TheysoondiscoveredthatthemoneyhadaccidentallybeenleftbehindbyaworkertaskedwithrefillingtheATM.

Jose'schildhooddreamhasbeentoworkinlawenforcement（执法机关）himselfandcurrentlystudiescriminaljusticeatCentralNewMexicoCommunityCollege.LocalbusinesseshaveshoweredJosewithrewards.Hehasreceivedgiftcardsfromlocalrestaurants,sportsgear，andseasonticketsforUniversityofNewMexicofootballofferedbyESPNradio.Hewasalsogivena$500scholarshipfromanelectriccompany.And,perhapsbestofall,thepolicechiefinvitedJosetoapplyforajobasapublicserviceassistantforthedepartment.“ItwasalsothebestgiftforMother’sDay.Shecalledmeandalmoststartedcrying…Shetoldmeshewasproudofme,”JoseNunezRomanizsaid.

4．WhydidJosegototheWellsFargo?

A．Hisgrandfatherwaswaitingthere.

B．Hisbankbalancewasnotenoughtobuyonline.

C．Hewantedtogetextracashforemergencies.

D．Hisgrandfatheraskedhimtowithdrawmoney.

5．HowdidJosefeelwhenhefoundthecash?

A．Delighted.B．Worried.

C．Astonished.D．Embarrassed.

6．WhywasJose'smotherproudofhim?

A．Hehadfoundlotsofmoney.

B．Hehadbeenadmittedtocollege.

C．Hereceivedalargequantityofgiftsandbecamefamous.

D．Hedidtherightthingandgotclosertohisdream.

7．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AdiscoveryhelpingamanfamousB．Amanmakingchangetoothers

C．AmotherfeelingproudofhersonD．Akindnessmakingdreamcometrue

AtinyvillageinAlaskahasexperiencedanincreaseintourisminrecentyearsaspolarbearsspendmoretimeonlandthanonArcticseaice.

Morethan2,000peoplevisitedthevillageofKaktoviklastyeartoseepolarbearsinthewild.Thefarnorthcommunityislocatedinanareawhererapidglobalwarminghasspedupthemovementofseaice,theprimaryhabitatofpolarbears.Asicehasgraduallymovedtodeepwaterbeyondcontinentalshelf,morebearsareforcedtoremainonlandtolookforfood.

Thevillagehadfewerthan50visitorsannuallybefore2011,saidJenniferReed,aworkeroftheArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge.“Todaywe'retalkingaboutthousandsofvisitors,manyfromaroundtheworldeachyear,”Reedsaid.

PolarbearshavealwaysbeenacommonsightonseaicenearKaktovik,butresidentsstartednoticingachangeinthemid-1990s.Becauseofthedifficultsituation,morebearsstartedtostayonland,andresearchersbegantakingnoteofmorefemalebearsmakingdens（兽穴）inthesnowonlandinsteadofontheicetoraisetheirbabies.

“U.S.FishandWildlifeServicebiologistsbeganhearingreportsoftheincreasingnumbersofpolarbearsintheareaintheearly2000s,”Reedsaid.Asmoreattentionwasgiventotheplightofpolarbears,moretouristsstatedheadingtoKaktovik.

Mosttouristsvisitinthefall,whenbearsareforcedtowardlandbecauseseaiceisthefarthestawayfromtheshore.BruceInglangasak,alocalhunterwhoofferswildlife-viewingtours,saidhehasbeenofferingpolarbeartourssince2003or2004.MostofhisclientsarefromEuropeandtheUSA．“Manytouristsstayseveraldaysinthevillage,whichhastwosmallhotels,”Brucesaid.

8．Whydomorepolarbearsstayonland?

A．Tosearchforfood.B．Tokeepawayfrompollution.

C．Toobserveclimatechange.D．Toprotectcontinentalshelf.

9．Wheredopolarbearsprefertolive?

A．Onland.B．Insnow.C．Onseaice.D．Underwater.

10．Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“plight”inparagraph5?

A．differenceB．difficultyC．extinctionD．experiment

11．Whatcanweknowaboutpolarbearsfromthetext?

A．Theylikestayingwithpeople.B．Theylackpeople'sattention.

C．Theirhabitatisdecreasing.D．Theirchoiceoffoodischanging.

AnewstudyconductedinChina,andpublishedbythemedicaljournalNeurology,indicatespeoplewhosleepforalargeamountoftimeuptheirstroke（中风）risksby85percent.Inaddition,thosewhotakeregular90-minutenaps（小睡）increasetheirrisksofstrokeby25percent,comparedwithbrief-30minutenapsoravoidingnapsentirely.Disturbedsleepalsoraisedstrokeriskby29percent,accordingtothestudy.

ResearcherDr.XiaominZhang,headoftheteam,toldtheAssociatedPress,“People,especiallymiddle-agedandolderadults,shouldpaymoreattentiontotheirtimespentinbedattemptingtosleepandmiddaynapping,andsleepquality,becauseappropriatedurationofsleepandnapandmaintaininggoodsleepqualitymaycomplementotherbehavioralinterventionsforpreventingstroke.”Dr.Zhangcautionsthatthestudyonlyshowsanassociationbetweenlongperiodsofsleepandastroke,butdoesnotprovethatnapsandlongperiodsofsleepcausestrokes.

Otherstudieshavepointedoutalinkbetweenexcessive（过度的）orpoorsleepandobesity（肥胖）,whichleadstoincreasedstrokerisk.Thoserisks,includinghighbloodpressure,werefactoredintoDr.Zhang'steam'sdata.

Dr.Zhang'sstudycollecteddatafrom31,750peoplelivinginChinawithamedianageof62.Aftersixyearsofself-reportedfollow-upsandphysicalexaminations,1,500oftheparticipantswerefoundtohavesufferedstrokesduringthatensuingperiodoftime.

Dr.Zhangnotedthatthestudyislimited,sinceitwasconductedmainlyonelderlypatients.Theadvicewithinitmayapplyonlytotheelderly.

Dr.SalmanAzhar,directorofstrokeatLenoxHillHospitalinNewYorkCitysaid,“Ifyousleepsomuch,you'reactuallydecreasingyouractivityandareductioninactivityleadstoanumberofthingsthatincreaseyourriskofobesity.”Activityseemstobethekey,accordingtoAzhar.Ifactivityislimitedandtheamountofsleepincreases,thestrokeriskwillincrease.

12．Whichisassociatedwitharelativelylowerriskofstrokeaccordingtothestudy?

A．Nonaps.B．Disturbedsleep.

C．Obesity.D．90-minutenaps.

13．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A．Longperiodsofsleepcausestrokes.B．Muchsleeplowersbloodpressure.

C．Shortsleepingtimepreventsstrokes.D．Theelderlyshouldavoidlongnaps.

14．What'sDr.SalmanAzhar'sattitudetowardsmuchsleep?

A．SupportiveB．Negative.C．Uncertain.D．Pleasant.

15．Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?

A．Bylistingexamples.B．Byansweringquestions.

C．Byexplainingfactors.D．Byanalyzingstudies.

二、七选五

Doyouwanttobecomeafamoussinger?

Singingisagreatcareerchoiceforthosewhoarepassionate（热诚的）aboutit.However,onlybeingpassionateisn'tquiteenough.16．Herearesomeusefultipsthatcanhelpyou.

Bepatient.17．Thisisnotonlybecauseyoumayhavetopracticethesamethingagainandagain,butalsobecauseintheinitialstagesofyourcareer,youmighthavetofacerejectionseveraltimes.Sometimes,evenifyougetachancetoshowyourtalent,everythingmightjustnotgoyourway.

18．Beconfidenta