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辽宁师大附中学年高二下学期期末考试英语Word版含答案
辽宁师大附中2019----2020学年度下学期期末考试
高二英语试题
考试时间:
100分钟满分:
150分
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡相应的题号上将该项涂黑。
A
Uggs(雪地靴)arecertainlyugly,oratleastinelegant.Theshapelessboots,pulledoninahurry,canmakeanyonelooklikeaslob(懒惰的人),whichhasmadethemthetargetofdisrespect.Ithasn’tbeenhardtofindsomeonestronglycondemningthem.“Uggbootsarenosexy,”TheIndependentdeclaredin2003,“unlessyou’reMrs.BigfootonalonemissionacrossAntarctictofindMr.Bigfoot.Whenwearingtheboots,awriterofTheGlosscomplained,“There’snothingtoindicatethatyoudon’thavesquare,horribleshoeboxesinplaceofhumanfeet.”In2015,onecoffeeshoponBrickLaneineastLondoneverbannedugg-wearers.
Andyet,overtheyears,plentyofstrangeandunattractiveshoeshavemetwiththeapprovalofthefashionestablishment.Theproblemwithuggswasn’tthattheywereugly;it’sthattheywerecommon.
Butafunnythinghappenedonthewaytofashion’stomb:
theuniversalugghasnotgoneanywhere.Uggshavequietlystayedheresincetheirbesttime.Onceyoustartpayingattention,you’llbeshockedtodiscoverhowmanypeoplearestillwearingthem.Theyarewornbymothersintownandinthecountry,byteenagersonSaturdayshoppingtripandbypeopleinfashion.
Perhapsthesecretofuggs’sunstoppablesuccessisthat,ifthereisadividinglinebetweenpublicappealandprivatestyle,itmightbeapairofcozyboots.Theyarecertainlycomfortable,softandwarm,asifyourfeetwereinthehuggingofsomeonewhoreallylovesyou.At$150apair,theyareneithercheapnorentirelyoutofrange.Theyarecasualandindulgent(纵容的).
Somehowuggs,thebootsthatsomanypeoplehate,havemanagedtochallengethecruellogicofthefashioncycleandcarryonwhetheryouapproveofthemornot.
1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.UggsRefusetoDie
B.UggsHaveExistedSoLong
C.UggsEntertheFashionCircle
D.UggsHaveGoneSomewhere
2.Whydoestheauthorquotemanymedia’swordsinthefirstparagraph?
A.Toproveuggs’toughness
B.Toproveuggs’spopularity
C.Toprovepeople’sapproval
D.Toprovepeople’scondemning.
3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkverystrange?
A.Uggsareverycommon
B.Uggsareinelegantandugly
C.Uggsarewornbyteenagers
D.Uggsstaythereregardless
4.Whatisthesecrettothesuccessofuggsaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyareverycomfortable
B.Theyownprivatestyle
C.Theyhavepublicappeal
D.Theyareverycheap
B
Doyouhaveayoungerbrother?
Doeshealwaysgetintrouble?
Well,theremightbesomesciencebehindthat.
AccordingtoareportfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,second-bornsaremorelikelythanfirst-bornstobehavebadly,whichcouldbewhyyoufromtimetotimeconsideryouryoungerbrotherorsistersprites.
Researchers,whoexploreddatafromtensofthousandsofsibling(兄弟姐妹)pairsfromDenmarkandFlorida,foundsecond-bornsare20%to40%morelikelytohavebehavioralproblems.Ifyou’rethesecond-bornchildyoumaywanttohavealittlechatwithyourparents.Thereasonwhysecond-bornsiblingsmaybeworsebehavedthanfirst-bornisthatparentstendtopaylessattentiontothem.
“Second-bornchildrentendtohavelessattentionfromthemotherthantheiroldersiblingsbecausefirst-bornchildrenexperiencetheirmother’smaternityleave(产假).First-bornsenjoytherewardsofnotonlytheirowntimewithMumfollowingtheirbirth,butthetimeMumtakesoffwithyoungersiblings,too.”theauthorsexplain.
It’snotjustabouttheparents,however.SpeakingtoNRP,co-authorJosephDoylesaid,“Thefirst-bornhasrolemodels,whoareadults.Andthesecond,later-bornchildrenhaverolemodelswhoareslightlyunreasonable2-year-olds,youknow,theiroldersiblings.Thedifferenceofparentalinvestmentsandthesiblinginfluencesprobablycontributetothesedifferencesweseeinthelabormarketandwhatwefindinbehaviorsagainstregulations,evenagainstlaws.It’sjustverydifficulttoseparatethosetwothingsbecausetheyhappenatthesametime”
Theresults,theauthorsargue,haveanimportanteffectonsocialpolicy.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sprites”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Losers
B.Troublemakers
C.Closecompanions
D.Parents’pets
6.Accordingtothereport,whatinfluencesthesecond-bornchildren’sbehavior?
A.Challengesoftheireldersiblings
B.Theamountofattentiontheyreceivefromparents
C.Morefamilyproblemstheyarefacedwith
D.Fewerchancesoftalkingwithothers
7.JosephDoyleholdstheopinionthattheoldersiblings______.
A.havethesamerolemodelsastheiryoungerones
B.arenottoblamefortheiryoungersiblings’failure
C.arepartlyresponsiblefortheiryoungersiblings’problems
D.affecttheparentalinvestmentandthelabormarketparticipation
8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ParentsPreferFirst-BornKids
B.HowParentsImproveFamilyRelationships
C.SocialPolicyGuidesFamilyEducation
D.WhytheSecond-BornTendtobeMisbehaved
C
Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughblood,thebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan’tfixthedamage.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.
Dr.RobertWhite,afamousprofessoranddoctor,thinksheknowsawaytohelp.Hethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycold.Ifitisverycold,thebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.
Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobs,thenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodbacktothemonkeys’brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10℃,Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswereliketheyhadbeenbefore.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.
9.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby____.
A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirst
C.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain’stemperature
10.WithDr.White’snewidea,theoperationonthedamagedbrain____.
A.canlastaslongas30minutesB.cankeepthebrain’sbloodwarm
C.cankeepthepatient’sbrainhealthyD.canhelpmonkeysdodifferentjobs
11.Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperations?
a.sendthecooledbacktothebrainb.stopthebloodtothebrain
c.havethebloodcooleddownd.operateonthebrain
A.a,b,c,dB.c,a,b,dC.c,b,d,aD.b,c,d,a
D
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments-mostlyforentertainmentpurposes-isfairandrespectful?
Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.
Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange(分布区).Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.
Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusuallyself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.
Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?
Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.
12.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.
A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely
C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround
13.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?
A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.
B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.
C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.
D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.
14.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_________.
A.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdo
B.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos
C.questioningthewayanimalsareprotected
D.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats
15.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat__________.
A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages
B.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies
C.someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoos
D.it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)