学年辽宁省六校协作体高二上学期期初考试英语试题Word版Word下载.docx

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sgottheirownopinion,soit’shardtosay.Now,let’stakealookatsomeoftheworld’sworstbuildings.

TheTorreVelasca

TheToneVelascainMilanisinthecentreofMilan（Italy）.Thetower,whichwentupinthe1950s,isabout100metrestall.ItsdesignisactuallyamodernrepresentationofatraditionalLombardcastle,wherethelowerpartswerenarrower 

（狭窄的）thantheupperparts.

TheMiradorBuilding

TheMiradorBuildinginMadrid（Spain）wascreatedbyDutchstudioMVRDVandtheSpanisharchitect 

BlancaLleo.Thebuilding,whichisablockofflats,openedin2005.Thereisalargerectangular 

（矩形的）holeintheupperpartofit,whichisusedbytheneighbourhoodasameetingareaandplayground.

ThePragueTVTower

ThePragueTVTowerisinPrague（thecapitaloftheCzechRepublic）.Itstands216metreshighandlooksabitlikeatall,thinspaceship.Pragueisfamousforitsarchitecturalbeauty,sowhenthetowerwasputupin1985byarchitectVaclavAulickyandengineerJiriKozak,manyfeltitdidn’tfitin.

TheLongabergerBasketCompany

TheLongabergerBasketCompanybuildingisinNewark,Ohio（USA）.Theofficeblockwasopenedin1997andlookslikeaverylargebasket.It，sgotsevenfloorsandtwohandles 

atthetop.Thehandlesweighabout150tons.Itmaynotbetheugliestbuildingintheworldbutit’scertainlyoneofthemostunusual.

21.Accordingtothetext,theTorreVelasca 

_________.

A. 

issimilartoaLombardcastle

B. 

wascreatedbyBlancaLleo

C. 

hasahistoryofover100years

D. 

istallerthanthePragueTVTower

22.WhichofthefollowingbuildingsmightbetheMiradorBuilding?

A.

B.

C

D

23.WhenthePragueTVtowerwasputup,manypeople___.

A. 

likeditverymuch 

thoughtlittleofit

feltthatitmightfalldowneasily

thoughtthatitwastotallyuseless

B

EmmaandRyan,amarriedcouple,weredrivingtoafriend’shousewhenEmmaturnedtoRyanandasked,“Wouldyouliketostopforlunch?

”

Ryanreplied.“No,I’mnothungryyet,”andcontinueddriving.Meanwhile,Emmasatquietlyfuming（十分恼火）inthepassengerseat.RyancouldnotunderstandwhyEmmawasunhappy.Hehadthoughtshewasaskingifhewashungry,butinreality,Emmawastellinghimthatshewashungryandwantedtostopforlunch.

Misunderstandingslikethisoftenoccurbetweenmenandwomen,evenamongpeoplefromthesameculture.DeborahTannen,professoroflinguisticsatGeorgetownUniversityintheUnitedStates,hasstudiedconversationalrules.

InEmmaandRyan’ssituation,Emmawasmakingarequestintheformofaquestion.Herstyleoftalkingiscommonforwomen.SheneededRyantoagreetheywerebothhungry.So,EmmaaskedRyanwhathewanted.ShewasreallytellingRyanwhatshewanted;

however,Ryandidnotunderstandthis.Ifhehadbeenhungry,hewouldhavesaidsomethingmoredirect,suchas,“I’mhungry.Let’shavelunch.”

Tannenbelievesthatmostwomengrowupinaworldwheretalkisusedtoexpressfeelings.However,mostmenareraiseddifferentlyandtheytendtokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.

Tannensays,formen,talkisoftenusedasasituationusedoutsidethehometogainrespect,toentertainandgetattention,ortoexchangeinformation.Thisiswhymencommunicatebymakingeachotherlaugh,ortalkingaboutsportandwork.Thesemendonotalwaysfeelitisnecessarytotalktofeelcloseortoexpresstheirfeelings.Women,ontheotherhand,areencouragedtospeakabouttheirfeelingssincethisisawaytobuildrelationships.

24.WhatcanbeinferredfromEmmaandRyan’sstory?

A.Emmadidn’tlikeRyan.

B.Ryandidn’twanttotalktoEmma.

C.Ryandidn’twanttoeatwithEmma.

D.Emmawasn’tpleasedwithRyan’sanswer.

25.AccordingtoDeborahTannen,whatcausesthemisunderstanding?

A.Differentcultures

B.Differentcharacteristics

C.Differentwaysofcommunicating

D.Differenteducationalbackground

26.Comparedwithwomen,men_______.

A.talklessaboutfeelings

B.communicatemorewithothers

C.aremorelikelytobecomeangry

D.arebetteratbuildingrelationships

27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whywomenliketoexpressfeelings

B.Howmenandwomencommunicate

C.Differentwaysofsupportingachild

D.Misunderstandingsinsocialcommunication

C

Redmeat,usuallyconsideredtobebeef,pork,muttonandlambproducts,havenutritionalvalue,buteatingredmeatalsoraisessomehealthconcerns.

Redmeatisanexcellentsourceofprotein（蛋白质）.ItisalsoakeysourceofvitaminB12,whichisonlyavailableinanimalproductsandiskeyforbothredbloodcellandnervehealth.Redmeatisalsoarichsourceofzine,selenium（硒）andiron.Zincandseleniumaregoodforourimmunesystem（免疫系统）.Ironhelpstransportoxygenintheblood,andlowlevelsofironcanleadtofeelingtired.Eatingredmeat,especiallyleancuts（廋肉）,withmealsandsnacks,mayhelppeoplecurbhungerbetweenmealsandhelppeoplewithweightmanagement.

Healthrisksofredmeatmayincludetheriskofheartdiseaseandcancer.Itisusuallybesttoavoidprocessedmeats.Thesetendtocontainlotsofsaltandnitrites（亚硝酸盐）,whichmaydamageourhealth.Choosingleancutsandcookingmeatcorrectlymayreducehealthrisks.Itisgenerallyadvisednottoundercookorovercookredmeatandtoavoidgrilling（烧烤）.

Whenitcomestoredmeatandhealth,anotherthingiswhethertheanimalsaregrainorgrass-fed.Grass-fedanimalsfrequentlyhaveabetterqualityoflife.Grassfeedingcanbemoreenvironmentallyfriendlyaswell.

Manygovernmentssuggesttheamountofredmeatshouldbesafelyincludedinahealthydiet.Theamountvariesbetweennations,butseveralportionsaweekareusuallyacceptable.Thosewhochoosetoincludeeatingredmeatmaywishtochoosegrass-fedanimalsandtocutoffanyfatbeforeeating.

28.AccordingtoParagraph2,redmeat_____.

A.isquiteexpensive

B.amajorsourceofvariousvitamins

C.canprovideimportantnutritionforus

D.containsproteinthatcan’tbefoundinplants

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curb”inparagraph2probablymean?

A.experienceB.developC.controlD.realize

30.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgiveusoneatingredmeat?

A.Weshouldeatitanywaywelike.

B.Weshouldcutitoutfromourdiet.

C.Weshouldcookitaslongaspossible.

D.Weshouldpayattentiontoitsqualityandamount.

31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Redmeatandhealth

B.Diseasesrelatedtoredmeat

C.Unhealthydietofmeatlovers

D.Methodsofcookingredmeat

D

ScientistsinArgentinahavecreatedtheworld’sfirstcowwithtwohumangenesthatwillenableittoproducehuman-likemilk. 

Geneticengineeringwasusedtointroducethe"

mothers’milk"

genesintotheanimalbeforebirth,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofAgribusinessTechnologyinBuenosAires.

Asanadult,theclonedcow"

willproducemilkthatissimilartothatofhumans"

whichwillprove"

adevelopmentofgreatimportanceforthenutritionofinfants（婴儿）"

saidtheinstitute."

Theclonedcow,namedRositaISA,isthefirstintheworldwithtwohumangenesthatcontaintheproteinspresentinhumanmilk,"

saidthestatement.

InApril,scientistsinChinapublisheddetailsofresearchshowingthattheyhadcreateddairycowswhichproducedmilkcontainingproteinsfoundinhumanbreastmilk.ButtheArgentineteamsaidtheChineseonlyintroducedonehumangene,whiletheirresearchinvolvedtwo, 

meaningthemilkwillmorecloselyresemblethatofhumans.

“Ourgoalwastoraisethenutritionvalueofcows’milkbyaddingtwohumangenes,whichdogoodtotheimmunesystemofinfants,”saidAdrianMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinwhichworkedwiththeinstitute.

CristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentina,saidthatthescientificinstitutemadeallArgentinesproud.Shealsosaidthatshehadrefusedthe"

honor"

ofhavingthecownamedafterher."

TheycametotellmethatthenameisCristina,butwhatwomanwouldliketohaveacownamedafterher?

ItappearedtometobemorepropertocallitRosita.”

32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A. 

Theimportanceofgeneticengineering.

B. 

Waystoimprovemothers’milk.

C. 

AdvancedagriculturaltechnologyinArgentina.

D. 

Aclonedcowtoproducehuman-likemilk.

33.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“morecloselyresemble”inPara4?

havemorevarietiesthan

havemorenutritionthan

bemoresimilarto

bemoredifferentfrom

34.WhatcanbeinferredfromCristinaKirchner’sstatements?

Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththeresearchdonebytheinstitute.

Sheconsidereditanhonortonamethespecialcow.

Shefeltitimpropertobenamedafterthecow.

Sherefusedtogiveanametothecowoutofself-respect. 

35.What’sAdrianMutto’sattitudetothegeneticengineering?

A.negativeB.supportiveC.indifferentD.mixed

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NewReasonstoExercise

It’sacruelrealitythatexercisingisnotareliablewaytoloseweightandkeepitoff.__36__Herearethebenefitsofregularexercise.

__37__

Anewstudyhadfoundthatjustashortperiodofexercisecanhelpimprovetheabilitytorememberthingsinthehoursthatfollow.Thereportsays,“Exercisingfourhoursafterlearningataskcanhelppeoplerememberthattaskinthelongterm”

Itmaykeepoffdepression.

__38__Researchersfoundthatwomenwhoexercisedregularlyreporte