四川省双流县棠湖中学学年高二下学期期中考试 英语 Word版含答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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A

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,andthefirstpersontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.

BorninSeptember,1897,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.Alongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSé

vigné

inParis.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusingX-rayfacilities（设备）tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitary’sMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.In1918,Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924,FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenwasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.

Likehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,IrenewasawardedaNobelPrize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother,shedevelopedleukemia（白血病）becauseofherworkwithradioactivity（辐射能）.IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch17,1956.

21．WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?

A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded.C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic.D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.

22．WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFrederiojoliot?

A.AttheCurieInstitute.B.AttheUniversityofParis.C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSevigne.

23．WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?

A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.

B

Asweallknow，theDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry'

straditionalfestival，butdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKorea，whichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar（阴历）？

IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducational，ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO联合国教科文组织）tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage（非物质的文化遗产）.Ifsuccessful，peoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.

Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2,000yearsago，Chinaisnothappywiththesituation.“ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChina，”saidZhouHeping，deputy（副）cultureminister.TheChineseMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplication（申请）toUNESCO，coveringalltraditionalChinesefestivals，includingtheDragonBoatevent.ItisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan（340－278BC），wholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Quwasknowntobeapatriot（爱国者）andadmiredbyordinarypeople.

HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiver，becausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry’sfuture.WhenpeopleheardaboutQu’sdeath，theysailedupanddowntheriversearchingforhisbody.TheyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenawaythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissaidtocomefromthissearchforthepoet’sbody.

Overtheyears，theDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.InJapanandVietnam，aswellasSouthKorea，thefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculture.

24.TheDragonBoatFestival　　　　.

A.isalsokeptbySouthKoreaB.comesfromSouthKorea

C.wascreatedbySouthKoreaD.isSouthKorea’sculturalheritage

25.Whatisthereaction（反应）oftheChineseMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea’splanningtomaketheDragonBoatFestivalitsownculturalheritage？

A.FightingagainstSouthKorea.B.TellingSouthKoreait’snotrighttodoso.

C.Consideringdoingthesimilarthing.D.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.

26.WhatisthepurposeofholdingtheDragonBoatFestival？

A.InmemoryofQuYuan.B.InmemoryofallthepatriotsofChina.

C.Tofrightenawaythefish.D.InhonorofQuYuan’sbirthday.

27.AfterQuYuan’sdeath，Zongziwasthrownintothewaterto　　　　.

A.feedhimB.protecthisbodyfromgoingbad

C.preventthefishbitinghisbodyD.attracthissoul

C

TimBerners-LeeisthemanwhowrotethesoftwareprogramthatledtothefoundationoftheWorldWideWeb.Britainplayedanimportantpartindevelopingthefirstgenerationofcomputers.TheparentsofTimBerners-Leebothworkedononeoftheearliestcommercial（商业的）computersandtalkedabouttheirworkathome.Asachildhewouldbuildmodelsofcomputersfrompackingmaterial.AftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversityhewentontotherealthing.Inthe1980s，scientistswerealreadycommunicatingusingaprimitiveversionofe-mail.WhileworkingatalaboratoryinSwitzerland，TimBerners-Leewroteaprogram，whichlethimstorethesemessages.Thisgavehimanotheridea：

writeaprogramthatwillletacademics（学术界人士）fromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplace.In1990hewrotetheHTTPandHTMLprogramswhichformthebasisoftheWorldWideWeb.

ThenextyearhisprogramswereplacedontotheInternet.Everyonewaswelcometousethemandimprovethemiftheycould.Programmersusedthiscodes（密码）toworkwithdifferentoperatingsystems.Newthingslikewebbrowsers（浏览器）andsearchenginesweredeveloped.Between1991and1994thenumberofwebpagesrosefrom10to100,000.

In1994TimBerners-LeeformedthenewlyformedWorldWideWebconsortium（协会），orW3C.Morethan200leadingcompaniesandlaboratoriesarerepresentedbyW3C.Togethertheymakesurethateveryonecanshareequallyontheweb.“TheWebcanhelppeopletounderstandthewaythatothersliveandlove.Ithelpsusunderstandthehumanityofpeople.”hesays.

28.Fromthepassage，wecaninferthatTimBerners-Leeis　　　　.

A.BritishB.AmericanC.SwissD.French

29.Scientistsbegantocommunicateusinge-mail　　　　.

A.in1980B.afterthe1980s

C.before1990D.inthe1960s

30.TimBerners-Leedecidedtowriteaprogramthatwouldletacademicsfromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplacewhen　　　　.

A.hewasachildB.hestudiedinOxfordUniversity

C.heformedW3CD.heworkedatalabinSwitzerland

31.Thepassageismainlyabout　　　　.

A.whentheInternetcameintobeingB.whoTimBerners-Leeis

C.whycomputersdevelopsorapidlyD.howtheWorldWideWebstarted

D

Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds，thenit’slikelyyouwillburnout，orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback，youneverfeelasenseofachievement，soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.

Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingsoastoachieverealhappinessistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcall“being”and“having”values.Your“being”valuesarethecharactertraits（特征）oftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Anexampleofsome“being”valuesare：

kind，loving，generous，inspirational，peaceful，wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevalues，yougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersby“being”apositiverolemodel.Mastering“being”thesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose.

Your“having”valuesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship，achievement，support，“being”valuedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.

Whenyoumakeacommitment（承诺）tolivebyyour“being”values，itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionary（保守的）ones.Ifyourusualhabitistocomplainaboutyourproblems，youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk，meditate（沉思），orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry，youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords，youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe—thisisthekeytopersonalpower.

Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues，younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself，butyoureinforce（增强）yourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld，andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.

32.Theunderlinedword“void”inParagraph1probablymeans　　　　.

A.afeelingofemptinessB.alossofpower

C.alackofenergyD.astateofbeingconfused

33.Accordingtothetext，byactingonyourown“being”values，youwill　　　　.

A.gainalotofpowerB.fillyourownneeds

C.seekallhumanvirtuesD.formpositivepersonality

34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext？

A.“Having”valuesarebetterthan“being”values.

B.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.

C.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplaineasily.

D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.

35.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto　　　　.

A.persuadethereaderstomakeacommitment

B.informthereadershowtobetrulyhappy

C.explaintothereaderswhatperso