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四川省遂宁市学年高一下学期期末英语试题

四川省遂宁市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末英语试题

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FamilyActivitiesinHawaii

Kidsgetboredeasily,buttheywon'tbeinHawaii.TohelpyouandyourkidsplanforthatperfectHawaiianvacation,herearesomeofactivitiesyoucanenjoyatHawaii'smainislands:

Kauai

Tostartoff,keepyourkidsbusybylettingthemexploreHawaii'sart,culture,history,anduniquegeographyhands-onattheKauaiChildren'sDiscoverymuseum.Excitingactivitiesyourkidswillenjoyatthismuseumincludestarobserving,creatingartworksandrockclimbing.

Oahu

Oahuisanotherislandthatoffersplentyofactivitiesthewholefamilywillenjoy.Ifyouwanttopetadolphinorsealion,youcangototheSeaLifePark.AlsogetasightoflifeunderwaterthroughtheirSeaTrekAdventureactivitywhereyougo18ft.underwaterforahuman-and-fishmeetandgreet.

Molokai

EnjoyMolokai'slaid-backatmospherebyvisitingtheMolokaiHorse&WagonRide.Thehorseandwagonrideusuallystartsatthemangogrove.AnothergoodideaistovisittheBigWindKiteFactorytoseehowkitesaremadeandflyoneofyourown.Learnkite-flyingandkite-makingtechniquesandletkidspilottheirownkites.

BigIsland

Asidefromthebeaches,Hawaiiisespeciallyknownforitsvolcanoes.AndifyougototheBigIsland,youcanletyourfamilyexperienceseveralofthesevolcanoesbyvisitingtheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark.WatchupclosealivevolcanogentlyspewinglavaattheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalParkforanunforgettableyeteducationalexperience.

1．Whichislandwillyouvisitifyourchildrenareinterestedinseaanimals?

A．Kauai.B．Oahu.

C．Molokai.D．BigIsland.

2．WhatskillswillchildrenlearnonMolokai?

A．Ridingahorse.B．Creatingartworks.

C．Makingkites.D．Runningafactory.

3．WhatwillmakethevisittoBigIslandmemorable?

A．Thelivevolcanoes.B．Thedeadvolcanoes.

C．Thebeaches.D．Theeducationprogram.

EmmyCombs,17,lostherhairasayounggirlduetotheautoimmunedisorder,adiseasewhichcausedcompletelossofhairalloverherbody.Fromtheageoffiveuntilshewas16,Emmyworebandanas（花绸巾）tocoverherhead.

ButinMaylastyear,shemadethedecisiontostopwearingthem.Emmyadmittedthattakingherbandanaoffforthefirsttimewasafearfulexperience,butherclosefriendsandfamilystuckbyher."ItwastimetotrynewthingsandIhavealwayswantedtogrowoutofwearingbandanas,"Emmysaid."MyfriendsandfamilypushedmetogothroughwithitandI'mgladthattheydid.Eventhoughitdoesnotseemthathardtodo,itwasoneofthehardestthingsthatIhaveeverdone.Itwasstressful,butIhadmyfriendsandfamilybymysidetheentiretime."

"Ihavealwaysbeenaconfidentpersontoothersandmyself.Iwasataveryyoungagewhenithappened,howeveroverthemanyyearsofgrowingupwithitthereactionIusuallygetfrompeoplerangesfromjustcuriosityandkind,generouscomments.SometimesIwillgetanoccasionalrude-soundingcomment,howeverIhaveneverletitgettome."

Emmytaughtherselfhowtousemake-uptoimprovehernaturalfeaturesandreplacetheonesshe'smissing,suchaseyebrowsandlashes.Sheshareshermake-uplooksonherblogandiscommittedtohelpingothersbeconfidentwiththeirappearance.

"Ihavelearnedoverthepast17yearsofmylifethatyoucontrolhowyouwanttoliveyourlife.Youchoosethelifestylethatmakesyouhappy,"shesaid.

4．HowdidEmmyfeelwhenshedecidedtoshowherhairlesshead?

A．Confident.B．Nervous.

C．Light-hearted.D．Ashamed

5．WhatdidEmmydotowardsunkindcommentsonherhairlesshead?

A．Shewasangry.B．Shefeltdeeplyhurt.

C．Shejustignoredthem.D．Shetalkedback.

6．WhydidEmmyshowhermake-uplooksonherblog?

A．Showherbeauty.B．Showhercourage.

C．Showhermake-upskills.D．Inspireothers.

7．Whatlifelessonhasshelearnt?

A．Justfollowherheart.B．Facechallengesbravely.

C．Developherselftothefullest.D．Justacceptwhatitis.

Thenationalmovementtogetridofplasticbagsisgainingsteam—withmorethan240citiesandcountiespassinglawsthatbanortaxthemsince2007intheUS.Butthesebansmaybehurtingtheenvironmentmorethanhelpingit.

UniversityofSydneyeconomistRebeccaTaylorandcolleaguescomparedbaguseincitieswithbanswiththosewithoutthem.Forsixmonths,theyspentweekendsingrocerystoresrecordingthetypesofbagspeoplecarriedout.

Taylorfoundthesebagbansdidwhattheyweresupposedto:

Peopleinthecitieswiththebansusedfewerplasticbags,whichledtoabout40millionfewerpoundsofplasticgarbageperyear.Butpeoplewhousedtoreusetheirshoppingbagsforotherpurposes,likepickingupdogwaste,stillneededbags."WhatIfoundwasthatsalesofgarbagebagsactuallygrewsharplyafterplasticgrocerybagswerebanned,"shesays.

Garbagebagsarethickandusemoreplasticthantypicalshoppingbags."Soabout30percentoftheplasticthatwasreducedbythebancomesbackintheformofthickergarbagebags,"Taylorsays.Ontopofthat,citiesthatbannedplasticbagssawasurgeintheuseofpaperbags,whichsheestimates（估计）resultedinabout80millionpoundsofextrapapergarbageperyear.

Abunchofstudiesfindthatpaperbagsareactuallyworsefortheenvironment.Theyrequirecuttingdownandprocessingtrees,whichinvolveslotsofwater,toxicchemicalsandfuel.Whilepaperisbiodegradable（可生物降解的）andavoidssomeoftheproblemsofplastic,Taylorsays,thehugeincreaseofpapermeansbanningplasticshoppingbagsincreasesgreenhousegasemissions（排放）.

TheDanishgovernmentrecentlydidastudythattookintoaccountenvironmentalimpacts（影响）beyondsimplygreenhousegasemissions,includingwateruse,damagetoecosystemsandairpollution.Thesefactorsmakeclothbagsevenworse.Theyestimateyouwouldhavetouseanorganiccottonbag20,000timesmorethanaplasticgrocerybagtomakeusingitbetterfortheenvironment.

8．Whatismainideaofthepassage?

A．Banningplasticbagsisgainingpopularityworldwide.

B．Banningplastichasgreatinfluenceonpeople’slife.

C．Banningplasticincreasestheuseofpagerandclothbags.

D．Banningplasticmayharmratherthanhelptheenvironment.

9．Whatistheresultofbanninggroceryplasticbags?

A．Plasticbagsarenolongerneeded.

B．Peoplebegantoreusetheirplasticbags.

C．Theamountofgarbageisevengreater.

D．Mostofthereducedplasticreturnsingarbagebags.

10．Whyarepaperandclothbagsworsefortheenvironment?

A．Theyarenotasbiodegradableasplasticbags.

B．Ithurtstheenvironmentmoretomakethem.

C．Theycan’tbereusedasmanytimesasplasticbags.

D．Theyaremuchthickerthanplasticbags.

11．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphmean?

A．Sharpincrease.B．Fastdevelopment.

C．Tightcontrol.D．Sharpdecrease.

Ayearago,JiaoWenchao,31andacollegeteachersuddenlyrealizedthathewashavinghearingproblems.Ahospitalexaminationsuggestedthatbothhisearswerelosingtheabilitytohearhighfrequencysounds.Thedoctortoldhimthattheproblemwascausedbyoverexposure（暴露）tohighfrequencyandloudnoise,includingfromhisearphones.

ArecentreportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationhaswarnedthatsome1.1billionteenagersandyoungadultsareatriskofhearinglossduetotheunsafeuseofpersonalaudiodevices,includingsmartphones.

Datafromstudiesinmiddle-andhigh-incomecountriesanalyzedbyWHOindicatethatamongteenagersandyoungadultsagedbetween12and35,nearly50percentwereexposedtounsafelevelsofsoundfrompersonalaudiodevicesandaround40percentwereexposedtopotentially（潜在地）damaginglevelsofsoundatentertainmentsites.

Accordingtothestudy,safelisteningdependsontheintensity（密度）orloudnessofsound,aswellastheduration（持续）andfrequencyoflistening.Whentheexposureisparticularlyloud,regularorprolonged,itcouldleadtopermanentdamageoftheear'ssensorycells,itsays.

ThestudyresultshavecaughtwideattentionontheInternetinChina.Manyinternetusersadmitthatcomparedwithmorenoticeablehealthproblemslikeeyesightloss,hearinglosshasbeenlargelyneglected（忽略）asitisusuallyinthehighfrequencysection,whichmeansthatthosewhosufferitcanstillcarryoutdailycommunicationunaffected.

PanTao,anotologistfromPekingUniversityThirdHospitalinBeijingsaysthattimelytreatmentiscritical."Thisisbecausesometimesthehearinglossistemporaryandcanbecuredwiththerapy,includingmedicine.However,itcanbecomeirreversible（不可逆转的）iftheproblemisnotproperlytreatedwithinthefirsttwoorthreemonths.

"Butmanypeoplemissthebesttimetogettreatedbecausetheydonotevenrealizetheexistenceoftheproblem."

Itsaysteenagersandyoungpeoplecanbetterprotecttheirhearingbykeepingthevolumedownonpersonalaudiodevices,wearingearplugswhenvisitingnoisysites,andusingcarefullyfitted,and,ifpossible,noise-cancelingearphonesorheadphones.

12．Whatcauseshearingloss?

A．Freguentexposuretoloudnoise.

B．Listeningtomusiconthephones.

C．Goingtonoisyplacesonceinawhile.

D．Nothavingyourhearingexaminedregularly.

13．WhatcanweconcludefromthestudiesbyWHO?

A．Halfofthepopulationinrichcountrieswillgodeaf.

B．Peopleshouldnotusepersonalaudiodevices.

C．Loudnoisewillcausephysicaldamagetoears.

D．Hearinglossisapotentiallyseriousproblem.

14．Whydon’tpeoplepayattentiontohearingloss?

A．Itwon’taffectcommunication.B．Itcanbecuredeasily.

C．Itoftenescapesnotice.D．Itisonlytemporary.

15．Whatissuggestedtoavoidhearingloss?

A．Haveyourhearingexaminedregularly.

B．Keep