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山东省潍坊市第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
山东省潍坊市第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
It’sschoolholidaytimewhichmeansgreatmoviesonthebigscreen.Notsurewhichmovietosee?
Don’tbeworried.Ourguidewillhelpyousortoutthebestfilmsforyouragegroup.
Abominable(88min)
Whenteenager(Yi)findsaYeti(野人)ontheroofofherbuildinginShanghai,sheandherfriendssetofftoreunitetheYetiwithhisfamilyatthehighestpointonEarth.PreschoolersandprimaryschoolerswillfallfortheloveableleadcharacteroftheYeti.Thepicturesarebeautiful,andthefilmisunrushed.
Bestsuits:
Kidsagedupto12.
ToyStory4(97min)
WhenanewtoycalledPorkyjoinsWoodyandthegang,aroadtripalongsideoldandnewfriendsshowshowbigtheworldcanbeforatoy.Thebigscreenistherightwaytoseeit,andthestorylinemakesthisfilmstanduptoasecondandthirdlook.AnothermodernclassicfromPixarStudios.
Bestsuits:
Allages.
RideLikeaGirl(98min)
ThetruestoryofhowAustralianjockeyMichellePayneovercameinjuryanddifficultytobecomethefirstwomantobecomethewinneroftheMelbourneCup.Youngerpeoplewillenjoythefirsthalfofthemovie,whichfocusesonMichellePayne’searlydaysgrowingupinracing-madhousewithlargefamily.However,thesecondhalfisjustso-so.Stillworthalook.
Bestsuits:
Kidsaged9throughtoteenageyears.
UglyDolls(86min)
Thefilmisaboutwhatitmeanstobedifferent,trytobeloved,andendupdiscoveringwhoyoutrulyareiswhatmattersmost.Disappointingfilmcomparedtosomeoftheothergreatcartoonmoviesgoingaround,butyoungerkidswillstillenjoyit.
Bestsuits:
Childrenaged8andunder.
1.WhomdoesthefilmAbominablesuitbest?
A.A4-year-oldkid.B.A10-year-oldpupil.
C.A14-year-oldteenager.D.An18-year-oldadult.
2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofToyStory4?
A.Ithasnothingnew.B.Itaimsatyoungkids.
C.Itdeservesseeingmorethanonce.D.Itisthebestofitsseries.
3.WhatisUglyDollsabout?
A.Howtolovepeople.B.Howtomakefriends.
C.Howtobecomedifferent.D.Howtoacceptoneself.
ThousandsofbravesoulshaveadventuredintotheRockyMountainsforthepastdecade,searchingforatreasureboxfilledwithgold,diamondsandothervaluables.Butthatadventurehasfinallycometoanend.Thetreasurehasbeenfound.ForrestFenn,the89-year-oldartandantiquecollectorwhocreatedthetreasurehunt,madetheannouncementSundayonhiswebsite.
“ItwasinthethickforestoftheRockyMountainsandhadnotmovedfromthespotwhereIhiditmorethan10yearsago,”Fennwroteinhisannouncement.“Idonotknowthepersonwhofoundit,butthepoeminmybookledhimtotheexactspot.”Thetreasurewasfoundafewdaysagobyamanwhodidnotwanttobenamed.Themanwasfrom“backEast”.HeacknowledgedhisdiscoverybysendingFennaphotographofhisnewfoundriches.
Thetreasure,worthovermillion,wasawayforFenntoencouragepeopletoexplorenatureandgivehopetopeopleaffectedbytheGreatRecession.Cluesleadingtothetreasure’slocationwereincludedina24-linepoempublishedinFenn’s2010autobiography“TheThrilloftheChase.”Itisestimatedthatasmanyas350,000peoplefromallovertheworldwenthuntingforthetreasure.Somequittheirjobstofullydevotetheirlivestothehuntandsomeevendied.
“Icongratulatethethousandsofpeoplewhoparticipatedinthesearchandhopetheywillcontinuetobedrawnbythepromiseofotherdiscoveries,”Fennsaidonhiswebsite.
4.WhatdidthemanwanttodobysendingaphotographtoFenn?
A.Claimthereward.B.Confirmthediscovery.
C.Conveygreatthanks.D.Makenameforhimself.
5.Wherewerethecluestothehiddentreasure?
A.Intheforest.B.IntheRockyMountains.
C.Inaliterarywork.D.Inanannouncement.
6.Whywasthetreasurehuntcreated?
A.Toinspireexplorationandhope.B.Toofferjobopportunities.
C.Tomakedonations.D.Tomakeabet.
7.What’sFenn’sadvicetothetreasurehunters?
A.Returningtotheirwork.B.Abandoningtheirsearch.
C.Keepingtheirpromise.D.Stickingtotheirdreams.
Onthetopofmillionsofhomesandoffices,affordableandefficientsolarpanelsprovidefurthersmaller-scale-electricityduringdaylighthours.Peopledrivezero-emission(排放)carsthatweredevelopedlikeAudiandBMWwhichrunonhydrogenfuel—createdusingsolarenergywhichturnswastewaterintohydrogenandoxygen.Solarenergyispotentialpowerinthecontinuoussunlightofspace.
TheideaofsolarpoweranditspotentialtobeEarth’sgiantpowersourcehasrootswaybackbeforethethreatofclimatechangeandusinguppetrol.Thefirstideaofsolarenergywasdevelopedbackin1883,whenwriterIsaacAsimovpublisheda1941story,describingaspacestationbeamingdownvastamountsofsolarenergyusingmicrowavebeams.USscientistPeterGlaserdrewupplansin1968tomakeAsimov’sdreamsareality,onlytobestoppedbythetechnologicallimitationsofthetime.
Buttechnologiesforasolar-poweredworldareheretoday,quietingcriticswhoclaimglobalsolarpowerwillneverovercomeissuesoverlong-distancetransmissionfromsunnytolesssunnyareas,orfindstoragesolutionstoallowittocarryonmakingpowerwhenitgetsdark.
China,forinstance,isalreadybuildinghigh-voltagepowerlinestospreadoutputacrossthecountryfromquicklydevelopingsolarpowerfacilities.Thefirstthreemonthsof2015,alone,sawtheAsiangiantadd5gigawatts(千兆瓦)ofsolarcapacitytotheentiresolarsupplyofmajorEuropeannationlikeFrance.
Storagesolutionsalreadybeingusedworldwidehavesuccessfullyprovedtheworkingoftwomethods.Oneusessolarenergytocreatemeltsalts,whoseheat-keepingqualitiesallowthemtoprovidethepowertodriveelectricityturbines(涡轮机)throughthenight.Othersolarplants,meanwhile,areusingthesun’sraystocompressgasthatisthenreleasedafterdarktodrivethoseturbines.
8.WhyaredevelopedAudiandBMWcalledzero-emissioncars?
A.Theyrunontheenergymadefromelectricity.
B.Theycanbepoweredbyusinggasesandwinds.
C.Theycanbedrivenbytheenergyfromsolarpanels.
D.Theyusehydrogenfuelmadefromwastewaterbysolarenergy.
9.WhatpreventedPeterGlaserfromrealizingAsimov’sdreams?
A.Solarenergy’shighcost.B.Technologicallimitations.
C.Lackofexperienceonsolarpower.D.Otherscientists’disagreement.
10.Whatcanweknowaboutsolarpower?
A.Itisonlyusedinsunnyareas.B.Itishardlyusedinlesssunnyareas.
C.Itcanbetransmittedlongdistance.D.Itcanneverbemadeindarkconditions.
11.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?
A.SolarEnergyIsWidelyUsedB.HowToStoreSolarEnergy
C.SolarEnergy—aPotentialPowerD.TechnologiesLimitSolarEnergy
Technically,manyofthehealthyfoodsweeatareprocessed,butnotinthewayyoumightthink.Forexample,ifyouhaveaMasonjarfulloforganicdriedbeans,youhaveprocessedfoodinyourfridge.Frozenvegetablesareprocessed,evenifyoupickedthevegetablesfromyourgarden,blanched(焯水)themandputthemthefridge.Themomentyoublanchedthem,youprocessedthem.Whenwesayweshouldn’teatprocessedfoods,whatwereallymeanisultra-processedfoods.
Whatareultra-processedfoods?
IfImadeflatbreadathome,Iwouldmakeitwithmaterialslikeflour,yeast,milk,butterandsalt.Ikeepwhole-grainflatbreadinmyfreezerbecauseitdeterioratesquickly.Healthymealsforsure.ButInormallybuythemfromthegrocerystore,andwhilethebrandIbuycontainsalmostthesamematerialsasahomemadeversion,italsoincludesthedextrose,typeofsugar,andsomeotheradditives(添加剂).Thenitcanbecalledanultra-processedone.
Ifweateultra-processedfoodsonlyoccasionally,itwouldn’tbeasbigofaproblem.However,researchersindicatedthatalmost58%ofthecaloriesAmericansconsumearefromultra-processedfoods.Astudyfoundpeoplewhoincreasedtheirdailyintakeofultra-processedfoodby10%increasedtheirriskofdevelopingoverallcancerby12%andbreastcancerby11%.
Whilethestudydidn’tidentifytheexactreasonwhyultra-processedfoodscauseahigherriskofcancer,researchersdidhaveseveraltheories.Onetheoryisthatthefoodscontainhighlevelsofsalt,sugarandfat.Thosematerialshavebeenlinkedtooverweight,whichcanalsoleadtoagreaterriskofcancer.Asecondtheoryisthatsomeultra-processedfoodscontaincertainadditivesthatleadtocancers.Alsoanothertheoryishightemperaturesusedtoprocessthefoodcancreatenewlyformedpollutant.Finally,bpa(BisphenolA)iscommonlyusedinfoodpackagingandcanleakintothefood.
Whilefurtherstudiesareneededtoknowtheexactreasonswhyultra-processedfoodscanhavesuchanimpactonhealth,it’ssafetosaythattheconsequencesofeatingthemoutweighthebenefits.
12.Whichofthefollowingisanultra-processedfood?
A.Flatbreadfromstores.B.Frozenvegetables.
C.OrganicdriedbeansD.Homemadeflatbread.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deteriorates”inparagraph2mean?
A.Runsout.B.Breaksout.C.Goesbad.D.Getsround.
14.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph4?
A.Alltheadditivesinthefoodcancausedeadlydiseases.
B.Foodpackagewillnotbeaconstantmatterofconcernforus.
C.Reasonsforcancerscausedbyultra-processedfoodsaredefinite.
D.Toomuchsugar,saltandfatcontributetooverweight,andevencancers.
15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheultra-processedfood?
A.Supportive.B.Cautious.C.Disapproving.D.Unconcerned.
二、七选五
ThinkDrink
DrinkingenoughfluidsisvitalforgoodhealthButhowmuchdoyouknowabouthydration(补充水分)?
16.Waterhelpsregulate(调节)bodytemperature,lu