高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案.docx

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高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

高二上学期期末考试（英语）

（考试总分：

120分）

一、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分37.5分）

1.（7.5分）BeijingImperialCourtFood（宫廷菜）

ImperialCourtFoodisastyleoffoodwithoriginsintheImperialPalaceanditiswell-knownfortheoriginalfeaturesoftherawmaterialsandcarefullyselectedingredients.Inaddition,thedishesaredecoratedwithdifferentcoloredvegetablesandfruitsinvariousshapes.Eachdishhasaspecialname,suchasYuFengHuanChao.Today,ImperialCourtFoodhasbecomeanimportantschoolofChinesecookingwithseveralplacesofferingthisspecialtaste.Whileexpensive,itisworthtrying.

FangshanRestaurantisthemostfamousoneofferingthefirst-classImperialCourtFood.Therestaurantismadeupofthreepartsanditcanhold500peopleeatingatthetime.Itisdecoratedinimperialstylewiththedesignofdragonandphoenix.HereisthebestplacetoexperiencethelifeoftheChineseemperorsinformerdays.Now,itservesnearly800kindsofImperialCourtDishes.Amongthem,Man-HanBanquetisthemostfamous.

Thelayout（布局）oftherestaurantfollowstheimperialpalace.Wheneatingintherestaurant,dinersareservedbywaitressesintraditionalimperialclothes.

Thedishesandsnackscookedinthisrestaurantareworthytobetried.And,thetraditionalperformancesatnightisoneoftherestaurant'sattractions.

Bothofthefoodandservicesofthisrestaurantaresogood.Youcanalsoenjoysomewonderfulperformancesinthislargecourtyard.

（1）.ImperialCourtFoodstandsoutbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.pleasantnamesB.reasonablepricesC.selectivematerials

D.prettydecorations

（2）.Ifyou'dliketotryMan-HanBanquet,whichrestaurantshouldyougoto?

A.DaZhaiMen.B.RoyalPalace.C.YushanRestaurant.

D.FangshanRestaurant.

（3）.InwhichrestaurantcanyouenjoyChinesetraditionalperformances?

A.DaZhaiMen.B.YushanRestaurant.C.FangshanRestaurant.

D.RoyalPalace.

2.（10分）ThecapitalofFrance―Paris,alsohasatrafficproblemlikeallbigcities:

lotsofcars,lotsoftrafficjamsandlotsofpollutionfromexhaustfumes（废气）.Sothecitybeganascheme（计划）toimprovethesituation.

UndertheVelibscheme（“Velib”comesfromvéloliberté,or“bicyclefreedom”）peoplecantakeabicycle,useitforaslongastheywant,andthenleaveitatthesameoranotherbicyclestation.Thefirsthalf-houronthebikeisfree,butifyoudon'treturnitafter30minutes,youhavetopay.Butit'sonly€1adayor€29ayear!

Thebicyclesareheavy（25kg）,andtheyareallgreyandhavebaskets.Thereareabout20,000oftheminthecity,andaround1,450bicyclestations.SotherearealotmoreVelibstationsthanthe298subwaystations!

Parisisnotthefirstcitytohaveaschemelikethis.Butnoteverybodythinksit'sagreatidea.OneParisiansaid,“Thesebicyclesareonlyforshortjourneys.Ifpeoplewanttotravelacrossthecity,theywon'tuseabicycle―they'llstillusetheircars.”

Acityspokesmansaid,“Thebicycleschemewon'tsolveallourtrafficproblems,ofcourse.Butitmighthelpreduceairpollution.Traffic,togetherwithfactoryfumes,isabigproblem.Therearen'tanysimpleanswerstotrafficproblemsandpollutionincities.Butunlesswedosomethingnow,therewillbemoretrafficjamsandtemperatureswillcontinuetorise,sotheproblemsinourenvironmentwillgetworse.Thebikesmighthelppeopletoleadahealthierlife,too.”

（1）.WhatcanweknowabouttheVelibscheme?

A.Itsbikeshavenobaskets.B.Itsbikesarelightandcolorful.

C.Itaimstomaketravelingeasier.

D.Itownsmorestationsthanthesubway.

（2）.HowmuchshouldyoupayforusingaVelibfor40minutes?

A.€1B.€29.C.€30.D.Nomoney.

（3）.WhydosomepeopledisagreewiththeVelibscheme?

A.Thecostisratherhigh.B.It`shardtofindaVelibstation.

C.It'snotsuitableforalongjourney.

D.ThedistancebetweentwoVelibstationsislong.

（4）.Whatsthecityspokesman'sattitudetowardsthebicyclescheme?

A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Uncaring.D.Worried.

3.（10分）ResearchersatHarvardMedicalSchoolhaveconfirmedthatpeoplewhosufferaheartattackwhenthereisamarathontakingplacenearbyhavea15percenthigherchanceofdyingwithinthenextmonththaniftheeventstrikesonanon-raceday.

Theyfoundthat,despitethegroupofemergencyservicespersonnelusuallypresentalongthe26.2-mileroute,thetrafficisoftensoblockedupbyroadclosuresthatkeyminutesarelostgettingpatientstohospital.

“Whenitcomestotreatingpeopleinthepainofaheartattack,minutesdomatter―heartmusclediesquicklyduringaheartattack,”saidDrAnupamJena,wholedtheresearch.

Previousstudieshaveexamineddeathratesamongmarathonrunnerstoassessthecardiac（心脏的）risksofendurancetraining.Thisisbelievedtobethefirstresearchanalyzingimpactofsuchracesonthoselivingnearby.

Theinvestigatorsexamined10years'worthofpatientrecordsanalyzingdeathratesamongolderAmericans,65yearsofageandover,within30daysofhavingaheartattackoracardiacarrest（心脏停搏）nearamajormarathon.

Deathratesamongpatientshospitalisedonthedayoftheracewerecomparedwiththosehospitalisedfiveweekspriororfiveweeksaftertherace,andresearchersalsocompareddeathratesamongpeoplelivingclosetotheeventandthoselivinginareasunaffectedbystreetclosures.

“Whencitieshostbigmarathons,orwhenpeopleparticipateinraces,theydon'tthinkthattheremightbeachancethatapersonnottakingpartintheracecoulddiebecauseoftheevent,”saidJena.

（1）.Whatdidthescientistsfindfromtheresearch?

A.Marathonracesdoharmtotheplayers.

B.Majormarathonsseemanyathletesdie.

C.Mostpeoplesufferaheartattackduringraces.

D.Marathonincreasesthechancesofheartattackdeath.

（2）.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearchtromparagraph4?

A.Itishardtoavoiddyingduringmarathonraces.

B.Treatmentisusuallyabsentduringaheartattack.

C.Itisaresearchoneffectofmarathonsonnearbypeople.

D.Itissuggestedthatpeopleshouldgiveupmarathons.

（3）.Whatmaypeoplethinkoftheresultoftheresearchfromthetext?

A.Astonishing.B.Regretful.C.Common.D.Coincidental.

（4）.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Localsportsgames.B.Scienceandtechnology.

C.Healthandmedicine.D.Environmentandenergy.

4.（10分）ArecentstudysuggeststhatvitaminDpillscanhelpspeedupthetimetakenforburnstoheal,andpreventscarring（结疤）.Thevitamin,whichisproducednaturallyinthebodywhentheskinisexposedtosunshine,isbelievedtohelpprotectagainstburning.

PreviousstudieshaveshownthatvitaminDpillshelpdecreaserednessandswellingaftersunburn,andmaybeoneofthereasonswhythebodyproducesthechemical.

TheresearchfromBirminghamUniversity,hasfoundtheymayalsohelprelieveothertypesofburn.Researchersmonitored38patientswhohadsufferedseriousburnsforayearandrecordedtheirlevelsofvitaminD.TheyfoundthatthosewiththehighestlevelsofvitaminDhadbetterwoundhealingandfewerscars.

ProfessorJanetLordsaid:

“LowvitaminDlevelswereassociatedwithworseresultsinburnpatientsincludinglife-threateninginfections（感染）,deathanddelayedwoundhealing.MajorburninjuryseverelyreducesvitaminDlevelsandaddingthisvitaminbackmaybeasimple,safeandcost-effectivewaytoimprovetheconditionforburnpatients.”ProfessorLordandherteamarenowfocusingonfindingoutwhythereisarapidlossofvitaminDinpatientsimmediatelyfollowingburninjuryandhopethattheymaybeabletopreventthisinfuture.

Theamountofreductioninpatients'vitaminDlevelswasnotrelatedtotheseverity（严重程度）oftheburn,solevelsmayalsobedecreasedinminorburninjury,suggestingtakingvitaminDpillscouldalsohelppeoplewitheverydayburns.PublicHealthEnglandnowrecommendsthatallBritonstakevitaminDpillsinthewinterbecauseitisimpossibletomakesufficientquantitiesinthedarkermonths.

（1）.Whatdoesthenewstudyfind?

A.PeoplewithlowvitaminDlevelsgetburnedeasily.

B.VitaminDhelpswiththerecoveryfromburninjury.

C.VitaminDpillsaidinreducingtheswellingfromburns.

D.VitaminDismorebeneficialtoseriousburnsthanminorburns.

（2）.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Theseverityofone'sburnreflectshisvitaminDlevels.

B.VitaminDpillsaremoreneededintheautumnmonths.

C.BurnpatientslackingvitaminDareathighriskofinfection.

D.Minorburnshavenoeffectonpatients'vitaminDlevels.

（3）.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inparagraph3referto?

A.Theresearchers.B.VitaminDpills.C.Previousstudies.

D.Somekindsofvitamins.

（4）.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.VitaminD:

ANecessityforOurHealth

B.VitaminDPills:

WhenAreTheyNeeded?

C.VitaminD:

HowMuchDoestheBodyNeed?

D.VitaminDPills:

HealBurns&.PreventScarring

二、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分12.5分）

5.（12.5分）Chinahasmadegreatimprovementsinenvironmentalprotectionduringthepast70years.__1___EachspeciesonEarthhasaroletoplayintheecosystem.

Inrecentdecades,aseriesofwildlifeprotectionmovementshavebeencarriedoutbythecentralgovernment.__2___Thegiantpandaandthecrestedibis（朱鹮）areamongthesesuccessstortes.

Thegiantpandausedtohaveapopulationof1,114inthe1970s.Itnowtotals1,864thanksto52protectionareas.__3___Bytheendof2018,sevenoftheninepandasreleasedhadsurvivedinthewild.__4___In1981,sevencrestedibiseswerefoundinYangxiancounty,Shaanxiprovince.Sincethen,breedingprogramshavehelpedthepopulationreach2,000.ChinahasevensentcrestedibisestoJapanand