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2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题(23)
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Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenoniscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome”(空巢综合症).
Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheyw
ouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessa
rilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponseintimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.
Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”.21.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby_______.
A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely
B.theunfavorablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries
C.thecommo
nworryabouttheirincome
D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren
22.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,_________.
A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall
B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome
C.theycannotdowhattheyshoul
dfortheirparents
D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright23.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat________.
A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferent
B.“EmptyNestSyndrome”hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursociety
C.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroad
D.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”
B
ItwasreportedlastweekthatdeveloperscouldtakephotosfromApplemobileandGoogleAndroiddeviceswithoutthephoneownersknowingthattheimageswerebeingtaken.InApple’scase,developerscanalsoobtainthelocationinformationforeachphoto.
Senator(参议员)CharlesSchumersaidinatelephoneinterviewthathisofficehadspokenwithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogleonMonday.
“WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinformation,”Mr.Schumersaid.“Theywerefriendlyandopentotheideathatthisoughttobechanged.”
OnSunday,Mr.SchumersaidthatheplannedtosendalettertotheFederalTradeCommissionaskingtheagencytoinvestigateAppleandGoogleaftertheprivacyconcernscametolight.ClaudiaBourneFarrell,anF.T.C.spokeswoman,saidtheagencyhadreceivedtheletterbutshecouldnotcommentfurther.
“Itworriespeopletothinkthatone’spersonalphotos,addressbook,andwhoknowswhatelsecanbeobtainedandevenpostedonlinewithoutpermission,”Mr.SchumerwroteinhislettertotheF.T.C.“Ifthetechnologyexiststoopenthedoortothiskindofprivacyinvasion,thensurelytechnologyexiststocloseit,andthat’sexactlywhatmusthappen.”
Mr.SchumersaidifAppleandGooglecouldnotcometoanagreementtofixtheproblem,thenhewouldbeforcedtotaketheissuefurther.
Hesaidothercompanieshadbeenwillingtoworkwithhisofficetofixissues.“I’moptimisticthatwecangetthischangedwithoutanyregula
tion,”hesaid.“Ifit’snotchanged,thenwe’llturntotheF.T.C.,andifthatdoesn’tworkthenwe’llconsiderlegislativeapproach.”
TheF.T.C.haswarnedcompaniestotrytobemorevigilant(警醒的)intheireffortstoprotectconsumerswhenitcomestoprivacy.
24.ThesenatorsspokewithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogle_______.
A.tourgethemnottoinvadeconsumers’privacy.
B.todiscusswhetheritisillegaltohaveaccesstoprivateinformation.
C.tostopthemfromdevelopingthetechnologyoftakingphotos.
D.tokeepthemfromobtainingthelocationinformationforeachphoto.
25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?
A.PrivacyinvasionfromApplehasexistedforalongtime.
B.Mr.SchumertakestheprivacyconcernscausedbyAppleandGoogleseriously.
C.PrivacyinvasionfromGooglehasexistedforalongtime.
D.AppleandGooglehavedecidedtomakeachange.
26.Mr.Schumer’slettertotheF.T.C.mainlyshowsthatthetechnologytoopenthedoortoprivacyinvasion_______.
A.causesprivacyinvasiontohappenfrequently.
B.canbeusedifpermitted.
C.causespeopletoworryaboutthesafetyoftheirpersonalinformation.
D.causespersonalinformationtobepostedonlinewithoutpermission.
27.Wherecanwereadaboutthepassage?
A.Inanewspaper.B.Inamagazine.
C.Inasciencereport.D.Inatextbook.
C
Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcomestomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea(acountryinWestAfrica),killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstoviralhemorrhagicfever,whichischaracterizedbyhighfeverandinternalbleedingetc.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected,especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.
EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:
Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.
Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats(果蝠),whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingon(吮吸)theirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthave
touchedthebodilyfluidsoftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.
Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theinfluencesofEbolaarehuge:
damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirusisspreadingfastwithaf
ewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.
Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheaffected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.
28.ThenewsofEbolainGuineaismentionedto_____.
A.compareEbolawithcancer
B.showthelateststudyofviruses
C.makeabriefsummary
D.introducethetopicofthetext
29.WhatcanwelearnaboutEbola?
A.Itwasnamedafterwhereitfirsthappened.
B.Itisthemostdangerousvirusintheworld.
C.Itcouldcauseimmediatedeathforanyoneinfected.
D.Itisanewlydiscoveredvirus.
30.WhatismainlydescribedinParagraph3?
A.WhattheEbolavirusis.
B.HowtheEbolavirusspreads.
C.TheinfluencesofEbola.
D.ThetreatmentsforEbola.
31.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.ThosewithafevermustbeinfectedbyEbola.
B.EbolaisnowverycommoninGuinea.
C.FemalesaremoreeasilytobeinfectedbyEbola.
D.Ebolaisahighlyinf
ectiousvirus.
D
Onanelementaryschoolplayground,hundredsofchildrenrunandjump,smilingandlaughingastheyplay.Watchingseaotters(海獭)playingintheirownenviron
mentislikewatchingchildrenatplay.Seaotters,whicharepresentlyontheendangeredspecieslist,areajoytowatchand,fortunately,areexperiencinganincreaseinpopulation.
GroupsofseaottersliveontheshoresoftheNorthPacificOcean.Theyareseldomfoundfarfromlandbutspendalmosttheirentirelivesatsea.Theotterhasbeenknowntodiveasdeepas180feetandstayunderwateraslongasfourminutes.Eachdaytheseaottereatsasmuchasone-fifthofitsbodyweightinfishorshellfish.
Notonlyareseaottersplayful,theyarealsoamazinglyresourceful.Theirfavoritefood,abalone(鲍鱼),isprotectedbyathickshellseaottersareunabletobreakwiththeirteeth.Seaottersusestonesfromtheoceanfloorandbreaktheabaloneopenontheirbellies(肚子)astheymoveslowlyacrossthesurfaceofthewaterontheirbacks,abehaviorthatmakesthemoneofonlyafewanimalsonEarth,includinghumanbeings,tousetools!
Theirintelligenceisalsodisplayedwhilesleeping,inordernottomoveintodangerouswaters,seaottersactuallycoverthemselveswithplantsinthesea,whichkeeptheminplacebeforefallingasleep.
Becauseseaottershaveaspecialmeansofkeepinginsulated(隔热的),theycankeeptheirbodyheatintheircoldenvironment.Theyhaveunbelievablyfinefurthattrapstinyairbubbles,andthatkeepsthemcomfortablewhenwarmedbybodyheat,however,theirfurlosesthisinsulatingqualityifitbecomesdirty.
Seaottershavefaceddangersfromhuntersinthe