江西省赣州市信丰县高二英语下学期周练试题7无答案文档格式.docx

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A

Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallyrule.

SleepPhones

It’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.

OnionGoggles

Ifcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent（通风孔）,orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.

LockLaces

There’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic（有弹性的）lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.

2D-Glasses

Hate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?

Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses.Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D.Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?

A.Therearetwoversions.B.They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.

C.Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D.They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.

22.Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.

A.makesyoureyeswaterB.makesyourfingershurt

C.destroysyourwaterpipesD.addstoyourwashingwork

23.WhatistheadvantageofLockLaces?

A.Theyarestrongandlasting.B.Theyhelpyouwalkcomfortably.

C.Theyarestylishandeco-friendly.D.Theysaveyoufromtyingyourshoes.

24.Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.

A.arecheaperandthinnerB.won’tgiveyouaheadache

C.letyouseeadifferentpictureD.aremorepopularinmovietheaters

B

Attheageof16,JuliaButterflyHillquitschoolandworkedatarestaurant.Formanyyears,shewasonlyinterestedinmakingmoneyandmaterialthings.Thenonedayshehadaseriouscaraccident,whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid:

“IrealizedIwantedtofindamorepowerfulpurposeforbeinghereonthisplanet.”

Assoonassherecovered,HilltraveledtoCalifornia.Thereshesawancientredwoodtrees,whicharethelargesttreesinthewholeworld.Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisveryhard.SothePacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstouseforconstruction.Therearenotmanyforestsofthesetreesleft.Manyenvironmentalactivistswanttoprotecttheremainingtrees.Theredwoodsareveryimportanttotheenvironment.

In1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroupoftrees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthecompanyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.

Hilllivedinthetreeforovertwoyearswithoutevercomingdown.Herhomewasa6-by-8-foottreehouse,180feetup.Itisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.TherewereevenveryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.ThewindandcoldalmostknockedHilloutofthetree.Butshedidnotfall—shesurvived.

Finally,afteryearsofarguing,thecompanydecidedtoprotectLuna,thetreeHilllivedin.Theysignedanagreementtonevercutdownthishugeredwoodtreeorthetreesaroundit.WhenHillputherfeetontheearthagain,shebegantocry.ButfromthatmomentonHillhasn’tstoppedworkingtoprotecttheenvironment.

25.JuliaButterflyHilltraveledtoCalifornia_____.

A.tofindanewjob 

B.tobuildatreehouse

C.withthehopeofjoiningEarthFirstD.inexpectationofdoingsomethingmeaningful

26.Theredwoodtreeswerecutdownmainly_____.

A.becausetheymightfalloveratanytimeB.becausetheyhadgreateconomicvalue

C.toprotectothertreesintheforestD.tomakespaceforconstructions

27.JuliaButterflyHill’slivingconditionsinthetreewere_____.

A.comfortable 

B.coolC.tough 

D.satisfying

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutJuliaButterflyHillfromthetext?

A.Shehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.B.Shefailedtoprotecttheredwoodtree.

C.Shebuiltanewhouseintheforest.D.Sheisaself-centeredwoman.

C

ModernEuropeanscamefromthreemajorgroupsofancienthumans,nottwoaswasthoughtbefore,accordingtoastudypublishedonWednesday.

Untilnow,itwaswidelybelievedthatEuropeansevolvedfromtwoprehistoricgroups.OnewasearlyfarmerswhomovedintoEuropefromtheMiddleEastabout7,500yearsago.Theotherwaslocalhunter-gathererswhohadlivedinEuropeformorethan40,000years.

ButanewstudyinthejournalNaturesaystherewasathirdgroupinthemix:

peoplefromnorthernEurasia.Theylivedintoday’sRussiaandnorthernAsia.ThefindingmeansthatnorthernEurasianscontributedtothehumangenesbothinEuropeandNorthAmerica.

TheirinfluenceontheAmericashasbeenprovedbypreviousstudieswhichshowedthattheyreachedmodern-dayAlaskaintheUSmorethan15,000yearsago.Theycrossedan“icebridge”thatconnectedislandsintheBeringStrait,anarrowpassageofwaterbetweenAsiaandNorthAmerica,atthetime.

Researcherscollectedgeneticinformationinnineancienthumans’bones.TheremainswerefoundinSweden,LuxembourgandGermany.Theywereonefarmerfromabout7,000yearsagoandeighthunter-gathererswholivedabout8,000yearsago,beforethecomingofagriculture.

Theresearcherscomparedtheinformationwiththegenepoolof2,345present-daypeoplelivingallovertheworld.TheyfoundalmostallEuropeanshaveancestryfromallthreeofthoseancientgroups.

TheancientnorthernEurasianscontributedupto20%ofthegeneticsofEuropeans,althoughthiswasthesmallestpercentageamongthethreeancestralgroups.

PeopleinnorthernEurope,especiallytheBalticstates,havethehighestpercentageofwesternEuropeanhunter-gathererancestry.Upto50%oftheDNAofLithuaniansofnortheastEuropecomesfromthisgroup.

SouthernEuropeanshadmoreoftheirgeneticancestryfromtheancientfarmers.Upto90%oftheDNAofSardiniansofItalycanbetracedbacktotheseearlyEuropeanimmigrants.

Lookingahead,theresearchersplantofindoutwhentheancientnorthernEurasiansarrivedinEurope.

29.AncientpeoplefromnorthernEurasia_____.

A.broughtagricultureintoEuropeB.reachedEuropeabout7,000yearsago

C.werehunter-gatherersinnorthernAsiaD.werealsoancestorsofmodernEuropeans

30.WhendidnorthernEurasiansarriveinAmerica?

A.About7,500yearsago.B.About8,000yearsago.

C.Morethan15,000yearsago.D.Morethan40,000yearsago.

31.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?

A.Byanalysinggenes.B.Byvisitingancientsites.

C.Bydoingmedicalexperiments.D.Bycomparingstudiesindifferentperiods.

D

Inanewmove,doctorsareusingfeaturefilmsinordertoencouragetheirpatientstotalkmorefreelyabouttheirproblems.Supportersof“filmtherapy（疗法）”saythatdiscussingcharactersandplotlinesfromaproperfilmcanhelppeopletounderstandtheirfeelingsbetter.

OneofthoseusingthemethodisBernieWooder,adoctorfromElstree,whocharges£

45foraone-hour“filmtherapy”session.Hesaid,“Iwastreatingawomanwhohadbeenbadlyletdowninarelationship,andwhowasexperiencingsuchstrongfeelingsthatitwasdifficultforhertospeakaboutthem.Itoldherthathersituationremindedmeof 

OntheWaterfront,whenMarlonBrando'

scharacterrealizeshisbrotherisdishonestandhefeelsagreatsenseofbetrayal.Mypatientidentifiedsoeasilywithhimthatshestartedtocry.Watchinganddiscussingthefilmunlockedallthefeelingsshehadburied.Eachtimeshewatchedandcried,shefeltbetter.”

MrWooderadmitsthatfilmtherapydoesnotworkforeveryone,butsayshehasuseditsuccessfullywithaboutathirdofhisclients.“Throughthefilms'

characters,plotsandevenmusic,itallowspeopletofacetheirproblems.”Hesaidthat 

FallingDown,inwhichMichaelDouglasplaysthepartofanunemployedmanwhoissofrustratedthatheusesviolence,wasanexampleofthedangerousimplications（后果）ofnotlettingangergo.“Iusedthisfilmwithapatientwhowasveryupsetbecausehewasholdingontoalotoftheangerhefelttowardspeoplewhohadfrustratedhim,”saidMrWooder.“WetalkedaboutMichaelDouglas'

scharacterandthedisastrouspathhetakes,andmypatientthenrealizedthatheneededtoletgoofhisfeelingsmoreregularlysoasnottoeruptlikeatimebomb.”

32.WhatcanwelearnaboutBernieWooder?

A.Heusedtobeanactor.B.Helikestoreviewdifferentfilms.

C.Heisgoodatshari