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广西钦州市高新区学年度上学期高二英语期末考试试题
广西钦州市高新区2016—2017学年度上学期高二英语期末考试试题
第一卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第二部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
WelcometoMarksdaleStatePark
Wherefun,fitness,andeducationcometogether
Don’tmissournewsummerclassesavailableduringMay23-Aug5!
Swimminglessons:
Ages4—adult.Cost:
$5perclassor$15foronemonth.
Hiking:
Haveastateparkkeeperhikethroughourpathswithyouandteachyouaboutthepark’swildlifeandplants.
Soccer:
Ouryouthsoccerprogramisunusualinthatitisnon-competitive.Differentteamsareformedeveryday.Thefocusisoneachplayerlearningtoworkasateam,notononeteamwinningitall.
Boating:
Theseclassesareonlyfor20-year-oldsandabove.Fishingisonlyallowedwithapermit.
Bicycling:
Wehavespecialpathsbuiltforbicyclists.Signsarepostedforself-guidedtoursofourpark.Groupcyclingisalsoavailablewithaparkguide.Pathsrangefromeasytochallenging.
Amessagefromthedirector:
Hikingpaths!
Sportfields!
Playgrounds!
Campgrounds!
Funactivities!
LocatedonMcQueeney,MarksdaleStateParkofferssomethingforeveryone.Wehaveanumberofplantsandanimals,whichareindangerofdyingout,beingprotectedinourpark.Signupforoneofournewsummercommunityclasses,ortakeacampingtripwithyourfriendsorfamily!
GlenHarwood,ParkDirector
21.IfyouplantolearntoswimfromJune1sttoJuly31st,youshouldpay______.
A.$5B.$15C.$25D.$30
22.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesisonlyintendedforadults?
A.swimmingB.boatingC.hikingD.bicycling
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarksdaleStatePark?
A.Manyendangeredplantscanbefoundthere.
B.Specialpathswillsoonbebuiltforbicyclists.
C.Itisaparkfulloffunactivitiesandseaanimals.
D.Theyouthsoccerprogramfocusesonhowtowin.
B
DearJohn,
MynameisAmberandIwanttosharemystorywithyoubecausewhatyou'vesharedaboutlifeandpositiveenergyhaschangedmylife.Thispastyearhasbeenoneofthehardestforme.IfeltIwasstuckinapositionthathadnothingtodowithwhatIwantedtodowithmylife.InJanuary,aftertwoyearsofbeingtogether,myboyfriendleftme.
IreadyourblogeverymorningasIdrinkmycoffeeatwork,butitwasn'tuntilthisMarchthatItoldmyself"nomorenegativity
"asyoutaughtreadersinyourblog.
SincethenI'vegotintonewhabitsatworktokeepmyenergypositive.Whenpeoplewalkinthefrontdoor,I'mthefirstfacetheysee,soIsmilebigwhenIsay"goodmorning"tothem,especiallyonMondays.Insteadofwaitingforsomeonetoaskmeforhelp,Iofferitwithanopenmind.TheCEOnoticedmychangeandofferedmetheexecutiveassistantpositionthatIwanted.
Oneofthebiggest
thingsI'vetakentoheartfromyourblogischangingmyopinionsonmyjob.Yes,itwasnotanimportantposition,butwhenIwaspassionate(热情的)aboutit,Icouldmakemylifefulfilling.
Allinall,Ihavetothankyousomehowforhavingthepassiontohelpothersbecauseittrulyisinspiringtome.Sothankyousomuch,John.Mylifehaschangedbecauseyourwordspointedmeintherightdirection,Takecare!
Sincerely,
Amber
24.Amberwrotethelettermainlyto______
A.introduce
herselftoJohnB.talkaboutherbadyear
C.askforsomeadvice
D.expressherthanks
25.WecaninferfromthepassagethatAmber______
A.didn'tlikeherboyfriendB.spentalotoftimeonline
C.wasn'tsatisfiedwithherjobD.receivedverygoodeducation
26.WhatisimpliedaboutJohnintheletter?
A.Heisaveryfamouswriter.
B.Heusedtoliveaverynegativelife.
C.Hedoesn'tlikesharinghislifestories.
D.Helikeshelpingothersthroughwritingpositiveblogs.
27.WhatdoesAmber'schangetellus?
A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Badluckdoesn'texistlong.
C.Apositiveattitudeisrewarding.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
C
TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem(生态系统).Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat(栖息地).
Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.Thisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartof
theAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.
Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantsmakeopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.
WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.
28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.
B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.
C.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfood.
D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settingtheterms”mostprobablymean?
A.Fixingthetime.B.Worseningthestate.
C.Improvingthequality.D.Decidingtheconditions.
30.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?
A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.
B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.
C.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.
D.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.
31.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.
A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecauses
B.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences
C.describingthechangesinspaceorder
D.givingexamples
D
Experimentsunderwayinseverallabsaimtocreatebeneficialtypesofgeneticallymodifiedfoods,includingstarchierpotatoesandcaffeine-freecoffeebeans.Geneticengineersareeventryingtotransfergenesfromacold-winterfishtomakeafrost-resistanttomato.
Alow-sugarGMstrawberrynowintheworksmightonedayallowpeoplewithhealthproblemssuchasdiabetes(糖尿病)toenjoythelittledeliciousredfruitsagain.GMbeansandgrainsrichinprotein(蛋白质)mighthelppeopleatriskofdevelopingkwashiorkor.Kwashiorkor,adiseasecausedbyseverelackofprotein,iscommoninpartsoftheworldwherethereareseverefoodshortages.
CommentingonGMfoods,JonathonJones,aBritishresearcher,said:
"Thefuturebenefitswillbeenormous(巨大的),andthebestisyettocome".Tosomepeople,GMfoodsarenodifferentfromunmodifiedfoods."Atomatoisatomato,"saidBrianSansoni,anAmericanfoodmanufacturer.
CriticsofGMfoodschallengeSansoni'sopinion.TheyworryabouttheharmthatGMcropsmightdotopeople,otheranimals,andplants.
InarecentlabstudyconductedatCornellUniversity,scientiststestedpollen(花粉)madebyBTcorn,whichmakesupone-fourthoftheU.S.corncrop.Thescientistdroppedthepollenontomilkweed,aplantthatistheonlyknownfoodsourceofabutterflycaterpillar(毛虫).Withinfourdaysoffeedingontheleaves,almosthalfofatestgroupofcaterpillarsdied."Thisisawarningbell."saidCornellresearcherLindaRaynor.
SomeinsectsthatarenotkilledbyGMfoodsmightfindthemselvesmadestronger.Howso?
Theinsecticidesareusedonthecropstokillthepests.ButGMplantsproduceacontinuouslevelofinsecticide.Insectsrelyingonthosecropsmaydevelopresistancetotheplantsandtheymayalsodeveloparesistancetotheinsecticide.
AttheforumonGMfoodheldlastyearinCanada.GMcropsthathavebeenmaderesistanttotheherbicidemightcrossbreedwithwildplants,creating"superweeds"thatcouldtakeoverwholefields.
Sowheredoyoustand?
ShouldGMfoodbebannedintheUnitedStates,astheyareinpartsofEurope?
Ordotheirbenefitsoutweigh(胜过)anyoftheriskstheymightcarry?
32.Thefirstthreeparagraphstrytogivetheideathat__________
A.GMfoodsmaybringaboutgreatbenefitstohumans.
B.GMfoodsarenodifferentfromordinaryones.
C.GMfoodsmayhavebothbenefitsandharm.
D.GMfoodsareparticularlygoodtothekwashiorkorpatients.
33.Whyisthepollen-sprayedmilkweedmentionedinParagraph5?
A.ToshowGMfoodscankillinsectseffectively.
B.ToshowGMfoodscontainmoreprotein.
C.ToshowGMfoodsalsohaveadarkside.
D.ToshowGMfoodsmayharmcrops.
34.Whathappenstothoseinsectswhennotkilledbythesprayofinsecticide?
A.Theymaylosetheirabilitytoproducelayeggs.
B.Theymayhaveahigherabilitytoadapttotheenvironment.
C.Theymovetootherfieldsfreefrominsecticide.
D.Theynevereatagainthoseplantscontaininginsecticide.
35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningbanningGMfoodsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.UnderdevelopedcountrieshavebannedGMfoods.
B.BothEuropeandtheU.S.havebannedGMfoods.
C.MostEuropeancountrieshavenotbannedGMfoods.
D.TheUnitedStateshasnotbannedGM