辽宁省沈阳市学年高二英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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第一节（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Venice,oneofthecitiesinItaly,wasfoundedinA.D.811bythepeopleofMalamocco.Itwassaidthattheywereguidedbypigeonscarryinglittlecrosses,andsettledwherenowVenicelies.

Veniceisbuilton117islands.Ithas150canalsand400bridges.Thenarrowstreets,withtheirhistoricnames,arecoveredwithstones,buthavenofootpaths.Theyaredottedwithflowershopsignsandlanterns.Shopsandpalacesstandbyside.Thebrickbridgesarehighenoughtoallowboatstopassfreelyunderthem.

ThecenterofpubliclifeisSt.Mark’sSquarewheretouristsandcitizenssitinthefamousFlorianandQuadricafestolistentomusic,enjoyingthemselves.TheQuadriismorepopularbuttheFlorian,foundedin1720,isthebest-knowncafebecauseithasreceivedsuchgreatpersonsasByron（anEnglishpoet）andGoethe（aGermanpoet）.

Unfortunately,thespecialpositionofVeniceisthreateningitsownexistence.Theterrain（地势）onwhichitisbuiltbegantosinkwhilethelevelofthesurroundingwatersisconstantlyrising.However,manymeasureshavealreadybeentakentopreventthecityfromsinking.

21.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthor______.

A.tolduswhobuiltthecityofVenice

B.describedwhatVeniceislike

C.showedupwhereVeniceis

D.talkedaboutwhyVeniceissurroundedbywaters

22.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?

（○=Italy;

△=Venice;

□=St.MarksSquare）

23.WhyistheFlorianthefamouscafe?

Because______.

A.itappearedinByronandGoethe’spoems

B.ByronandGoethewereonceitscustomers

C.itwasfoundedin1720,mucholderthantheQuadri

D.itismoreclosetoSt.Mark’sSquarethantheQuadri

24.Fromthearticlewecanseethat______.

A.manypeoplehavefledbecauseVenice’sexistenceisbeingthreatened

B.thelevelofthesurroundingwaterisconstantlyrisingbecausethecityofVenicebegantosink

C.manystepshavealreadybeentakentopreventtheterrainfromrising

D.thegovernmenthasalreadytakenmanymeasurestosavethecityfromgoingdown

B

Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?

Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevity（长寿）maybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.

“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.

“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.

“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.

Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.

Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.

Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.

25.Thetextmainlytalksabout______.

A.heartsandlonglifeB.women’sageingprocess

C.thegenderdifferenceD.men’sheartcells

26.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat______.

A.womenhavemorecellsthanmanwhentheyareborn

B.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeat

C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage

D.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage

27.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould______.

A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster

B.findoutthereasonforageing

C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealth

D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost

C

Everyoneneedsfriends.Weallliketofeelclosetosomeone.Itisnicetohaveafriendtotalk,laugh,anddothingswith.Surely,therearetimeswhenweneedtobealone.Wedon’talwayswantpeoplearound.Butwewouldfeellonelyifweneverhadafriend.

Notwopeoplearethesame.Sometimesfriendsdon’tgetalongwell.Thatdoesn’tmeanthattheynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthetimetheywillmakeupandgoonbeingfriends.

Sometimesfriendsmoveaway.Thenwefeelverysad.Wemissthemverymuch.Butwecancallthemandwritetothem.Itcouldbethatwewillevenseet