四川省棠湖中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题.docx

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四川省棠湖中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题

四川省棠湖中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题

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一、阅读选择

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:

includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

1．WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A．TourAB．TourB

C．TourCD．TourD

2．Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB．Oxford&Stratford

C．Bath&StonehengeD．Cambridge

3．WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A．ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB．Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD．Itisaworld-famouscastle

Doyoueverfeellikeyouandyourchildarespeakingtwodifferentlanguages?

Ifso,youaren’talone.Manyparentsfindithardtocommunicatewiththeirchild.Evenadultswhoworkwithchildreneveryday—teachersorcoaches—sometimesneedsomecommunicationtips.Manytimesadultsconfusecommunicationwithtellingachildwhattodo.Tellingachildtodohishomeworkorgetmoresleepisn’trealcommunication.It’simportantinformationthatyourchildneeds,butitlacksanimportantpartofcommunication.It’slackingthetwo-wayexchangeoffeelingsandideas,whichisthepointoftruecommunication.Healthycommunicationisthekeytohelpingyourchilddevelopahealthypersonalityandgoodrelationshipswithyou.Itgivesyourchildachancetobecomeahappy,safe,healthyperson,nomatterwhathappens.Soyouknowit’simportant,buthowshouldyoudoit?

Effectivecommunicationbetweenparentsandchildrenisnotalwayseasy.Childrenandadultshavedifferentcommunicationstylesanddifferentwaysofrespondinginaconversation.Inaddition,timeandplacecandeterminehowsuccessfulcommunicationwillbe.Parentsshouldmaketimetotalkwiththeirchildreninaquiet,unhurriedway.It’salsoimportantthatparentsshouldbereadytolistenwhenevertheirchildwantstotalk,evenifit’saninconvenienttime.Theparentsshouldbeawareoftheirchild’sfacialexpressionandbodylanguage.Isyourchildnervousoruncomfortable—frowning（皱眉）,drummingfingers,tappingafootorlookingattheclock?

Ordoesyourchildseemrelaxed?

Isheorshesmilingorlookingatyouintheeyes?

Readingthesesignswillhelpyouknowhowyourchildisfeeling.

4．Whichofthefollowingbelongstorealcommunication?

A．Tellingchildrentoreturnhomeearlyafterschool.

B．Reportingschoolresultstoparents.

C．Listeningtowhatchildrensayandgivingareply.

D．Answeringtheteacher’squestionsinclass.

5．Thekeytorealcommunicationis_______.

A．apropertimeB．variousstyles

C．atwo-wayexchangeD．goodattitudes

6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefactoraffectingthecommunicationbetweenadultsandchildren?

A．Communicationstyles.B．Differentlanguages.

C．Differentrespondingways.D．Wrongtimeandplace.

7．Howcanparentsknowtheirchild’sfeelingswhencommunicatingwiththeirchild?

A．Byreadingtheirchild’sbodylanguageandfacialexpressions.

B．Bymakingtheirchildtellthetruth.

C．Bygivingtheinformationthattheirchildneeds.

D．Bydevelopinggoodrelationshipswiththeirchild

Bothhumansandanimalshaveenemies.Itiseasyforustoknowthedifferencebetweenourfriendsandourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?

Elephantscan!

Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhomeanathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenya,researchersfindthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenhuntanimalsandthusmeanathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.

Inanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientists,elephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsnoticedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaiman,theymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheynoticedthesmellsofeithercleanclothingorclothingwornbyaKambaman.

Clothingcoloralsoplaysarole.Inthesamestudy,whentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbefore,theyreactedangrily,asredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmell,theelephantsactedangrilytowardtheredclothing.

Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants’emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentsensesofsmellandsight.Smellingapossibledangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhide.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.Therefore,insteadofshowingfearandrunningaway,theelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressive.

8．Theauthorwrotethetextinordertotellusthatelephantsare_____.

A．dangerousB．friendlyC．cleverD．naughty

9．Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellsinthestudy?

A．Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.

B．Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.

C．TheybecameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.

D．Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.

10．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheelephants’behaviorfromthistext?

A．Elephantscantellenemiesfromfriends.

B．Elephantshaveasharpersenseofsmellthansight.

C．Elephantsaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.

D．Elephantstendtoattackratherthanescapewhenindanger.

11．Inwhichsectionofamagazinewillthetextbemostprobablyfound?

A．Business.B．Fashion.C．Nature.D．News.

Morethanfourdecadesago,BritishscientistRobertEdwardsfirstwitnessedthemiracleofhumanlifegrowinginsideatesttubeathisCambridgelab.Sincethatground－breakingmoment,morethanfourmillionbabieshavebeenbornthroughIVF（体外受精）andin2010hisgreatcontributiontosciencewasfinallyrecognizedashewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicine.

TheprizeforDr.Edwards,whowasgivenaDailyMirrorPrideofBritainAwardin2008,includesa￡900，000cheque.TheNobelAssemblydescribedIVFas“amilestoneinmodernmedicine”.

WiththehelpoffellowscientistPatrickSteptoe,theManchester－bornphysiologistdevelopedIVF—leadingtothebirthoftheworld'sfirsttesttubebaby.Dr.Steptoedied10yearslaterbuttheirworkhastransformedfertility（生育）treatmentandgivenhopetomillionsofcouples.

Itwasascientificbreakthroughthatchangedthelivesofmillionsofcouples.Theysaid,“Hisachievementshavemadeitpossibletotreatinfertility,adiseasewhichmakeshumansunabletohaveababy.Thisconditionhasbeenafflictingalargepercentageofmankind,includingmorethan10%ofallcouplesworldwide.”

ProfessorEdwards,whohas5daughtersand11grandchildren,beganhisresearchatCambridgeUniversityin1963,afterreceivinghisPhDin1955.Heoncesaid,“Themostimportantthinginlifeishavingachild.Nothingismorespecialthanachild.”WiththehelpoffellowscientistPatrickSteptoe,Prof.EdwardsfoundedtheBournHallclinicinCambridgeshire,whichnowtreatsmorethan900womenayear.Eachyear,morethan30,000womeninBritainnowundergoIVFand11，000babiesarebornasaresultofthetreatment.

ButhisworkattractedwidespreadcriticismfromsomescientistsandtheCatholicChurchwhosaiditwas“unethicalandimmoral”.

MartinJohnson,professorofreproductive（生殖的）sciencesattheUniversityofCambridge,saidtheawardwas“longoverdue”.Hesaid,“Wecouldn'tunderstandwhytheNobelhascomesolatebutheisdelighted—thisisthecherryonthecakeforhim.”

ProfessorEdwardswastooilltogiveinterviewsbutastatementreleasedbyhisfamilysaidhewas“thrilledanddelighted”.

12．WhatisRobertEdwards'contributiontoscience?

A．Challengingadiseasewhichstopscoupleshavingababy.

B．Seeingthewonderofthefirsttubebabygrowing.

C．Enablingmillionsofcouplestoliveabetterlife.

D．Helpingcoupleswithinfertilitytohavetesttubebabies.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“afflicting”inParagraph4mostprobablyreferto?

A．Troubling.B．Developing.

C．Improving.D．Frightening.

14．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph6andParagraph7that________.

A．somepeopleenviedProfessorEdwardsforhisbeingawarded

B．differentopinionswerevoicedonProfessorEdwards'work

C．ProfessorE