学年广州市越秀区高二下学期期末统考英语.docx

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学年广州市越秀区高二下学期期末统考英语

2020学年第二学期学业水平调研测试

高二年级英语试卷

本试卷共11页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从1-15每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

China’sfirstpanda-themedtouristtrain,knownasthe“Pandatrain”leftChengduRailwayStationinSichuan’sprovincialcapitalforZunyiinneighboringCuizhouprovinceonSundaynight.Thetrainisdecoratedwithgiantpandaimages,andattendantscarrypandatoysandpassengerscaneventrypanda-shapedfood.The“pandatrain”willstartoperationonMarch28.ItwillserveonfixedlinesandcustomizedlinestoconnecttouristattractionsinSichuanandneighboringprovinces.

Inthefuture,thetrainwilloperateonanumberofraillineslinkingChengduandChongqing,ChongqingandGuiyang,ShanghaiandKunminginSichuan,GuzhouprovincesandChongqingmunicipality（自治区）.

Ticketoffer:

Thethree-daytripcosts1,280yuan,includingfood,accommodationandentranceticketstoscenicspotsinGuizhou.

Facilities:

Thetrain,whichdoublesasamobilestar-ratedhotel,canaccommodate252passengers.Ithasadiningroom,bar,karaokeroom,dancehallandmahjongroom.The12carshaveindividualroomsfortwoorfourpassengers,andeachroomhasawashroomwithatoiletandshowerfacilities.

ThemahjongroommightbethebiggestattractionforpassengersfromSichuan,whosepeopleareknownfortheirfondnessofthegame.There’sanoldjokethatanairplanepassengerboundforChengducansleepsoundly,onlytobewokenbytheclickingofmahjongtilesinthecitybeforelanding.Infact,Chengduisbetterknownforitsloveofmahjongthanitsotherattractions,suchasthegiantpanda,SichuanOperaandSichuancuisine,accordingtoanonlinesurveyconductedbytwodecadesago.

Bookinginformation:

TicketsareonlyavailableinadvancethroughChengduRailwayInternationalBusinessTravelGroupwebsiteduringthetrialruns.

1.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?

A.Peoplewholikepandas.

B.Peoplewhoenjoytravelling.

C.Peopleinterestedindecoration.

D.Peoplefondofplayingmahjong.

2WhatmakesthetrainattractiveforpassengersfromSichuan?

A.Thedancehallfortravelers.

B.Themahjongroomonthetrain.

C.Thebeautifulgiantpandaimages.

D.ThediningroomservingSichuancuisine.

3.Howcanpeoplebuyticketsduringthetrialruns?

A.Theycanbuyticketsinadvanceonline.

B.Theycanbuyticketsattherailwaystation.

C.Theycanbuyticketsinthestar-ratedhotel.

D.TheycanbuyticketsfromBusinessTravelGroup.

B

Ihadonlyreallyknownthelittlegirlforafewweeks,butIcarriedherwithmeeveryday.WemetintheChildren’sHospitalofColumbus.Iwas11,Iwasbornwithaholeinmyheart.Sowasthefive-year-oldgirlinthebedbesideme.

Wewerebothrecoveringfromthesamesurgery.Beingolderandwiser,Ithoughtitwas-myjobtolookoutforher.“Doyouwanttohearastory?

”Irecalledaskingheroneafternoon.“Great!

”shesaid.

Itwassoeasytomakeherhappy.Sheseemedalwaystobesmilingorlaughingorsingingsongs.Lifewasn’tfair.Shepassedaway.Myownrecoverywentwell.“You’rereallylucky,”anursetoldme.“Buthowcomemyoperationwassoeasyandherswasn’t?

”Iasked.“Easy?

”mydadsaid.“Mary,yoursurgerywasn’teasyatall.Wethoughtweweregoingtoloseyoubecauseoftheamountofinternalbleeding（内出血）.Youcan’trememberitbecauseyouwereinacoma（昏迷）.”Dadsaid.“Fortwoweeksafteryouroperationmanythingscouldgowrong.”“I’mreallylucky.Iwasn’ttoooldtoneedsomeonetolookoutforme.”“Youwouldn’trememberthiseither.Whenyouwereinthecoma,sheusedtocomeovertoyourbedandsingtoyou.Shewaswatchingoveryou.”

Mysurgeryscarswerehiddenundermyshirt.ButIknewtheywerethere,alongwiththememoryofthatlittlegirl,theonewho’dbeenatmysidelikeatinyangelwhenIdidn’tevenknowshewasthere.Iwasoldernowandhopefullysomewhatwiser.WiseenoughtoknowthatIhaveangelswatchingoverme,whenlifeisfairandwhenit’snot.

4.Theauthorlookedafterthelittlegirlbecause___________.

A.thegirlwasseriouslyill

B.shethoughtitwasherduty

C.thegirlwantedtohearstories

D.theywereinthesamehospital

5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthegirl?

A.Confident.B.Optimistic.C.Wise.D.Independent.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?

A.Thegirlcametotheauthor’sbedandwatchedoverher.

B.Thegirddiedbecauseoftheamountofinternalbleeding.

C.Theauthorhadapoormemoryandcouldn’trememberwhathappened.

D.Theauthorthoughtheroperationwaseasybecauseshewasunconscious.

7.Whatmostprobablymadethegirlintotheauthor’smemory?

A.Thehelp-fromthegirl.B.Theunfairlifeofthegirl.

C.Theconversationwithherdad.D.Theexperienceoftheoperation.

C

Aspeoplearebecomingmoresociallyconsciousaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfromandhowitimpactstheplanet,theyarechoosinganimal-freeplant-basedoptions.Cow-freemeathasbeenaroundforquitesometimeandthepopularityofbrandsofthecultivatedmeatisrising.Whiletherearealargenumberofplant-basedmilksubstitutes,noneofthemhavethesametasteofcow’smilk.Now,afood-techcompanycreatedrealdairyproductswithoutharmingasinglecowortheplanet.

Thecompanystressesthattheirproductproducedinthelabisnotamilksubstitutebutratheristherealdeal.Anditisveryhealthy.Thecompanyalsosaysthatthelab-producedmilktastesidenticaltotherealthingandtheyhopetoeventuallyreplacecowsbycreatingeverydairyproductsold.Theyexpecttorolloutplant-basedcheeseandyogurtinadditiontomilk.“Ourcompanywasfoundedwiththemissiontostopusinganimalstoproduce-ourfoodbecause,asdairylovers,werealizethatgivinguponmilkisnotanoption,”Johnsaid.“Buttoday’smilkcomeswithanunreasonablepricetag.Thedairyindustryisdestructivetoourplanet,ourhealth,andouranimals,andissimplynotsustainable（可持续的）anymore.”

Theenvironmentalpricetagofdairyfarmingiswaytoohigh.AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,dairycowsaddahugeamountofgreenhousegasestotheatmosphereand-contributetoglobalwarmingandclimatechangeaswellaspollutetheairaroundthem.Dairyoperationsconsumelarge

amountsofwaterandrun-offofmanure（粪肥）andfertilizersfromthesefarmsgetintolocalwaterways.Theproductionusesonly5percentoftheresourcesandproducesonly1percentofthewasteofproducingcow’smilkaccordingtothecompany.Andtheyaccomplishthisbybeing100percentcruelty-freeunlikedairyfarms.

8.Thefood-techcompany’smilkmentionedinthetextdiffersfromothermilksubstitutesin_______.

A.itsvariousplant-basedflavour

Bistastesthesameascow’smilk

C.itshighestoutputfromthefarms

D.itsbroadpopularityhomeandabroad

9.WhatcanweknowfromJohn’swordsinparagraph2?

A.Pricesofcow’smilkarerisingthesedays.

B.Thedestructivedairyindustriesshouldbeshutdown.

C.Thefood-techcompanywassetupforanimalprotection.

D.Thefood-techcompanyaimstoproduceanimal-freefood.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”probablyrefertointhelastparagraph?

A.Dairycows.B.Dairyoperations.

C.Climatechanges.DGreenhousegases.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HealthierMilk.

B.NewMilkSavesPlanet.

C.FresherMilk,BetterFuture.

D.MakingMilkwithoutCows.

D

Haveyoueverhadthefeelingthatyoucan’tthinkwhenthereistoomuchnoisearoundDidyoueverthinkafishcouldexperiencethatfeelingtoo?

Arecentpublishedpaper,combinedover10,000scientificpapers,confirmsthatundersealifeknowsthatexactsamefeeling,moreoftenthannot.Anthropogenticoceannoise,alsoknownasunderwaternoisepollution,hascreatedahugeimpactonsealifedueto“human-caused”activitywithinandneighboringouroceans.

ThefilmFindingNemoeducatedusabouttheocean,andspecificallywithintheordinaryworldofaclownfish.Afactmanymaynotknowisthatclownfishspendthefirstpartoftheirlivesaslarvae（幼虫）,movingslowlywiththecurrentoftheoceanuntiltheybecomestrongenoughtoswimagainstit.Oncetheyarepowerfulandstrong,theyheadhomeinshelteredcoralreefs.Thereisonlyonedrawback—thefishcan’tphysicallyseethereef,buttheycanhearit.Theonlyproblemis,iftheycan’thearit,willtheyevermakeithome?

Ouroceannoise,suchascargoships,shipandboatpropellers（螺旋桨）,surfing,deepseamining,etc.arecausingdestructionofsealife.Someresearchesfoundthatsoundisthesensory

signalthattravelsthefarthestthroughtheocean.Theoceannoisedrownsoutthenaturalsoundscapes,puttingsealifeundergreatstress.Altogether,thisstressthenaffectstheirgeneralhealth,disturbtheirbehavior,reproductionand,inextremecasescausesdeath.Marinelifecanadapttonoisepollution,however,onlyiftheycanescapeitThisonlycausesfurthercomplicationsofstraying（使偏离）speciesfromtheirtraditionalbreedingregionsorseparatingthemfromtheirfamilies.

Now,whatifwetoldyouthereisalreadyasolution?

Multipleways,ideasanddesignsarecurrentlyintheworksoralreadyexisttoremovethedamageoftheoceannoise.Asthepreviousresearchexplains,fromwind-poweredshipstonoise-reducingpropellers,agreatmanysolutionsarealre