云南省昆明市学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题.docx

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云南省昆明市学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题

云南省昆明市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题

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Ifyou’retoobusytobuythelatestissuesofyourfavoritemagazines,neverfear----helpisathand.WithdigitalsubscriptionsavailablefromMyFavouriteMagazines,youcangeteveryissuestraighttoyourtabletorcellphone.Belowaresomefantasticmonthlymagazinesyoucanenjoytoday.

HowItWorksisamagazinewithexcitingfactsaboutourworld.Eachissueispackedwithinterestingfactsandstoriesoneverythingfromscience,technologyandtransport,totheenvironmentandhistory.Witheasy-to-followdiagrams,funtrivia（花絮）andallthevitalanswerstoquestionsyoudidn’tevenrealizeyouhad,itcuresboredomandfeedscuriousminds.$2.5perissue（standardprice:

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Haveyoufoundyourselfstaringupatthestarsinawe?

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HistoryofWartakesyouthroughthestories,strategies,heroesandmachinesofarmedconflictthroughtheages.Eachissuecoverssomeofthemostastonishingandinspiringstoriesfrombattlefieldsacrossthecenturies,includingpowerfulinterviewswithsoldiersandexpertanalysesfromleadinghistorians.$2.7perissue（standardprice:

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FromtheplotsofancientRome,tothescandals（丑闻）oftheTudorCourtandheroictalesfromWorldWarII—AllaboutHistorytakesyouonajourneyacrossthecenturies,andleavesinallthedramaandentertainmentourattractivepasthastooffer.Eachissueisfullofvaluablepicturesandinterestingstorieswrittenbyhistorians.$2.8perissue（standardprice:

$4）.

1．Howmuchcanitsaveyoutosubscribethefirstmagazineforayear?

A．2.5dollars.B．3.5dollars.C．6dollars.D．12dollars.

2．Whichofthefollowingcansatisfyastronomylovers?

A．HawItWorks.B．AllaboutSpace.

C．HistoryofWar.D．AllaboutHistory.

3．WhatisspecialaboutAllaboutHistory!

A．ItinterviewssoldiersfromWorldWarII.

B．Itisthecheapestofthefourmagazines.

C．Ittakesyouonajourneyacrossthecenturies.

D．Itsolvesthequestionsyou’repuzzledat.

AgroupofDutchhighschoolstudentswithlittlesailingexperiencecompletedafive-weektripacrosstheAtlanticOceanonSunday.Thestudents,aged14to17,werejoinedby12experiencedcrewmembersandthreeteachers.TheyhadbeentakingpartinaneducationalvoyageoftheCaribbeanwhentheextremeweatherforcedthemtogreatlychangethewaytheyreturnedhome.

InsteadofflyingbackhomefromCubaastheyhadplanned,thecrewmembersandstudentsgatheredsuppliesandwarmclothes.Then,theysetsailfortheDutchportcityofHarlingen,7,000kilometersaway.Theirboat,theWyldeSwan,arrivedatHarlingenlateSundaymorning.Observersgatheredataseawalltowatchthearrival.

Astheyarrived,thestudentshungupaself-madesignontheboatthatread“BucketList”.ItshowedtheyhadcompletedactivitiesthatincludedcrossingtheAtlanticOcean,mid-oceanswimmingandsurvivingtheBermudaTriangle,anareaintheAtlanticwheresomepeopledeclareshipsandplaneshavemysteriouslydisappeared.Thestudents’familymemberswerewaitingforthemattheport.

Masterskip,thecompanythatorganizedtheboattrip,runsfiveeducationalvoyagesforabout150studentseachyear.CrossingtheAtlanticisnothingnewfortheWyldeSwan,whichhasmadethetripabout20times.Thecompany’sdirector,ChristopheMeijer,saidhewaspleasedthestudentshadadaptedtolifeontheboatandhadkeptuptheireducationonthelongtrip.“TheyareactuallyfaraheadnowoftheirDutchschoolstudents,”Meijersaid,“Theyhavemadeusveryproud.”

4．Whydidn’tthegroupreturnhomeasplanned?

A．Theywereinexperiencedtravelers.

B．Theydidnothaveenoughsupplies.

C．Theirflighthomehadbeencancelled.

D．Thebadweatherchangedtheirplan.

5．HowlonghasMasterskipbeenorganizingeducationalvoyages?

A．Forabout4years.B．Forabout5years.

C．Forabout14years.D．Forabout20years.

6．WhatdoesChristopheMeijerthinkofthetrip?

A．Adventurous.B．Tiresome.C．Worthwhile.D．Amusing.

7．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．TeenagerssurvivedmysteriousBermudaTriangle.

B．DutchstudentscompletedatripacrosstheAtlanticOcean.

C．Masterskiporganizededucationalvoyagesforstudents.

D．Dutchstudentsexperiencedanewwayofentertainment.

ResearchershaveusedhightechnologymethodstolearnsecretsaboutafamouspaintingGirlwithPearlEarringbyJohannesVermeer.Vermeerisconsideredoneofthemastersofartinthe1600s.Theresearchers’testshaven’tdiscoveredtheidentityofthemysteriousgirlinthepainting.ButtheyhavefoundoutimportantinformationabouthowVermeerdidthepainting.

Acarefulexaminationofverysmallpiecesofpaintshowedwheresomeofthepainting’spigments（颜料）camefrom.ThewhitethathelpsformtheearringcomesfromleadfromthePeakDistrictinnorthernEngland.TheblueismadefromavaluablestonefoundinAfghanistan.TheredismadefrominsectsthatliveoncactusplantsinMexicoandSouthAmerica.

AbbieVandiverewasleaderoftheresearchproject.SheexpressedsurprisethatVermeerusedsomuchblueinthepainting,noting,“Thisbluepigmentwasmorevaluablethangoldinthe17thcentury.”Vermeer,however,didn’thavetotraveltheworldtogethismaterials.HemostlikelyboughttheminhishometownofDelft.

“Theresearchfindingsdon’tjustshowdetailsaboutVermeer’smaterials,”saidVandivere,“butalsotellusaboutworldtradeinthe17thcentury.”TheresearchalsouncoveredtheorderinwhichVermeerpaintedthegirlonapieceofcloth.Infraredimaging（红外成像）showedthatVermeerbeganmakingtheworkusingbrownandblackpaint.Hethendrewthegirl’soutlineinblacklinesbeforeworkingfromthegreenbackgroundtotheforeground.

Astatementonthemuseum’swebsitedescribesthewomanasimaginary.“Thepaintingisnotaportrait（肖像）,butapaintingofanimaginaryfigure,”thewebsitesays.

8．Whathavetheresearchersfound?

A．Amasterofartofthe17thcentury.

B．ThewayVermeerdrewthepainting.

C．Theidentityofthegirlinthepainting.

D．AfamouspaintingbyJohannesVermeer.

9．Wherewasthewhitepaintproduced?

A．InEngland.B．InAfghanistan.C．InMexico.D．InAmerica.

10．WhywasAbbiesurprised?

A．Thepaintingwasingoodcondition.

B．Vermeerboughtthepaintsabroad.

C．Thebluepigmentwasmorevaluablethangold.

D．Valuablebluepigmentwasusedalotinthepainting.

11．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．HighTechnologyUsedtoTestPaintings

B．StepstoPaintGirlwithaPearlEarring

C．SecretsofaFamousPaintingDiscovered

D．AFamousPainterNamedJohannesVermeer

Peoplewhodrinkalotofsugarydrinkshaveahighriskofdevelopingcancer,researchersannouncedlastweek.However,theevidencecannotyetestablishadirectconnectionbetweenthetwo.Drinkingsugarydrinkshasbecomemorecommonworldwideinthelastseveraldecades.Sugardrinksarelinkedtotheconditionofbeingextremelyoverweight,whichincreasesaperson’scancerrisk.

Thestudylookedatdatafromjustover100,000Frenchadults—21percentofthemmenand79percentwomen.Theresearchersnotedhowmanysugarydrinkseachofthemhad,andfollowedthemforuptonineyears—between2009and2018.Theresearchersmeasuredtheirriskforalltypesofcancer,suchasbreast,colonandprostatecancers.

Theresearchersadjustedforotherpossiblecancerrisksineachindividual,includingage,sex,educationallevel,familyhistory,smokingandphysicalactivitylevels.Theyfoundthata100-milliliterincreaseinsugarydrinkswaslinkedtoan18percentincreasedriskofoverallcanceranda22percentincreasedriskofbreastcancer.

Theresearcherslookedatthosewhodrankfruityjuicesandthosewhodrankothersweetdrinks.Bothgroups,theyfound,showedahigherriskofcanceroverall.Forprostateandcoloncancers,nolinkwasfound.Theresearcherssaidthismighthavebeenbecausetherewereonlyalimitednumberofcasesofthesecancersinthestudygroup.

AmeliaLake,anexpertatBritain’sTeessideUniversity,saidwhilethisstudydoesn’tprovideaclearcauseandeffectbetweensugarandcancer,itdoesaddtotheimportanceofeffortstoreducesugarintake.Manycountries,includingBritain,FranceandMexico,haveintroducedtaxesonsugarwiththeaimofimprovingpeople’shealth.

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“establish”inparagraph1mean?

A．Confirm.B．Deny.C．Spread.D．Affect.

13．Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?

A．Ittookovertenyearstocarryouttheresearch.

B．ThesubjectsofthestudyaremainlyBritish.

C．Moreevidenceisneededtosupporttheresult.

D．Somecountriesaredoubtfulaboutthestudy.

14．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Fruityjuicesarenotrelatedtocancer.

B．AmeliaLakedoesn’tagreewiththestudy.

C．Menaremorelikelytodevelopcancer.

D．Sugarydrinksmayincreasetheriskofcancers.

15．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemightthetextappear?

A．Business.B．Health.C．Environment.D．Culture.

二、七选五

MotivationalTipsforStudents

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Changeyourviews.17．,youmayunderstanditsimportancewhenyourealizethatit’sthefoundationforeconomics,business,science,andmanyotherfieldsofstudy.WhenitcomestoEnglishhomework,youneedtounders