福建省莆田市一中学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

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福建省莆田市一中学年高二上学期期末英语试题

福建省莆田市一中2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

4All-AmericanFamilyVacationIdeas

GoDogsledding

Bondwithman’sbestfriendinJefferson,NewHampshire,attheMuddyPawSledDogKennelfromDecemberthroughJanuary.Guidesencouragefamilieswithkidsto“meetthedogs,andevenhelpdrivethesled,”says.Choosefromtripsandtoursthatlastforseveralhours,afullday,orovernight.Ridesstartat$300persled;callforrolling-sledprices;dogslednh.com.

TaketheRide（s）OfYourLife

VisitCedarPointinSandusky,Ohio,foranunderappreciatedplacetoseekthrills.ExpertsregularlypraiseCedarPointasthebestoverallthemeparkinthecountry.Theparkcallsitselftherollercoastercapitaloftheworld.Plus,there’sawaterparkandcountlessotherattractionstokeepeveryfamilymemberentertained.It’sopendailyfromMay10throughLaborDay（thefirstMondayinSeptember）;weekendsonlyfromLaborDaythroughNovember2.Ticketsstartat$48.99perpersonifpurchasedonline;cedarpoint.com.

WanderaroundonaDudeRanch

LocatedinAugusta,Montana,“TripleJhaseverythinganambitiouscowboycouldlongfor,saysSunsetmagazine,includinghikingtrails,fishingtrips,campfireswithsing-alongs,andhorsebackrides.TheranchoperatesfromJunethroughSeptember;kids-andadults-onlyprogramsareavailable.All-inclusivestaysstartat$1,360peradult,$1,276perteen,and$1,168perchild;triplejranch.com.

DigforDinosaurs

Mostkids（andadults）lovedinosaurs,andtomaketheirwildestdreamscometrue,headtoFruits,Colorado.TheMuseumofWesternColoradooffersDinoDigsforchildren.Youcanchoosefromone-,three-,andfive-dayexpeditionsthroughouttheyear.Kidsworkalongsideprofessionalpaleontologists（古生物学家）astheysearchfornewbonesandtracksatthe150-million-year-olddigsite.Digsstartat$125perperson;/dino-digs.

1．Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitforinformationaboutrollercoasters?

A．dogslednh.com.B．cedarpoint.com.

C．triplejranch.com.D．museumofwesternco.com/dino-digs.

2．Wheredohikersandfishingloversprefertogo?

A．Jefferson,NewHampshire.B．Sandusky,Ohio.

C．Augusta,Montana.D．Fruita,Colorado.

3．WhichisavailableifyouwanttotravelinFebruary?

A．GoDogsledding.B．TaketheRide（s）OfYourLife.

C．WanderaroundonaDudeRanch.D．DigforDinosaurs.

In2009,DanBlackwashitbyacarinhishometownofChepstow,Wales,ashewasbikingtohisjobatagrocerystore.Theaccidentlefthimunabletomovefromthechestdown.Duringhisrecovery,hesufferedastrokethatmadehisrightarmuseless.Onceapromisingguitarist,Dan,now25,liveswithhisparentsandrequiresaround-the-clockcarethatcostsnearly$300,000ayear.Aftertheaccident,afriendofhisstartedtheHelpDanBlackFundtocoversomeofDan’smedicalexpenses.Danlearnedaboutanexperimentalstemcell（干细胞）treatmentinChinathatcouldenablehimtowalkagain.Afterfouryears,donationstohelpDanBlacktotalednearly$30,000.

Oneday,in2013,anewsstorycaughttheeyeofDan’smother,Michacla,whothensharedthestorywithherson.Thestoryfeaturedafive-year-oldboynamedBreconVaughan.Hehadarareformofdiseaseandneverwalkedbyhimself.Theboy’sfamilyhadcreatedawebsitewithwhichtoraisenearly$100,000neededforatriptotheSt.LouisChildren’sHospital,wheretreatmentwasofferedthatcouldhelpBreconwalk.Onlyhalftheamounthadbeenraised,saidthereport.

Dandeliberated.Then,afterconsideringthathisowndreamofwalkingcouldbeyearsaway,hedonatedhis$30,000toBrecon’scause.“Iknowhowitfeelstowalk.Brecondoesn’t.HeneedsitmuchmorethanIdo.”Dantoldanewspaper.

Dan’sgenerosityreceivedagreatdealofattention,andcontributionsstartedpouringintotheVaughanwebsite.Thefamilysoonexceededtheirfund-raisinggoal.They’vepromisedtogivetheextrafunds,about$17,000,totheTreeofHopecharity,whichhelpssickchildrenintheUnitedKingdomfindspecializedmedicalhelp.InOctober,BreconandhisfamilytravelledtoSt.Louistobegintreatment.“WhatDandidisgreat.”Brecon’smothersaid,“Itisanextraordinarygift.”

4．WhatdoweknowaboutDanBlack?

A．Hepromisedtobeaguitarist.

B．Hedonatedhismoneyfromhisneed.

C．Hecreatedawebsitetocollectmoney.

D．Helosthisrightarminanaccident.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exceeded”mean?

A．Achieved.B．Broughtup.

C．Wentbeyond.D．Set.

6．WhathelpedthedonationfloodintotheVaughanwebsite?

A．DanBlack’sexample.B．Brecon’sstory

C．Michaela’ssuggestion.D．TheVaughans’promisc.

7．HowwillVaughan’sfamilydealwiththeextrafunds?

A．SupportDanBlack’streatment.B．FundBrecon’striptoSt.Louis.

C．HelpsickchildrenintheUK.D．GiveawaytotheTreeofHopecharity.

Hawaiicouldbecomethefirststatetobansunscreenswithchemicalsthatmayharmtheenvironment.SomaybeyoushouldpackasunhatandlongsleevesforthetriptoWaikiki.

Statelawmakerspassedabillbanningsunscreenscontainingoxybenzoneandoctinoxatechemicalsbelievedtocauseharmtomarinelifeandcoralreefs（珊瑚礁）.Thebillwillprohibitthesaleanddistributionofsunscreenswiththosechemicalsontheisland“withoutprescriptionfromalicensedhealthcareprovider.”

“Amazingly,thisisafirst-in-the-worldlaw,”Gabbard,whointroducedthebill,toldtheHonoluluStar-advertiser.“whenyouthinkaboutit,ourislandheaven,surroundedbycoralreefs,istheperfectplacetosetthegoldenstandardfortheworldtofollow.Thiswillmakeahugedifferenceinprotectingourcoralreefs,marinelifeandhumanhealth.”

ThebillwillcomeintoeffectonJanuary1,2021ifsignedbyHawaii’sgovernor.

Criticsofthebillquestionstudieslinkingthechemicalstocoralreefdecay（腐烂）andsaybanningsunscreensshoulddiscouragepeoplefromwearingskinprotectionaltogether,increasingskincancercases.AlexandraKowcz,chiefscientistofaresearchproject,saidthebillrestsona“limitedbodyofscientificresearch.”HenryLim,presidentoftheAmericanAcademyofDermatologyAssociation,toldUSTODAY“asunscreenbancouldcreatesignificantconfusion”aboutwhywearingsunscreenisimportant.Plus,therearen’tmanysunscreenoptionsonthemarketwithoutthesechemicals.

“ItisquitedifficulttomakegoodsunscreensthatdonotcontainthesechemicalsbasedonthecurrentlyapprovedsunscreenactiveingredientslistintheU.S.”saidLim.

AtleastoneinfiveAmericanswilldevelopskincancerintheirlife,accordingtotheAmericanAcademyofDermatologyAssociation.

Theonlywaytoknowifasunscreendoesn’tcontainoxybenzoneandoctinoxateistocheckthelabel.Anon-profitorganization,whichrankssunscreenbrandsbasedoneffectivenessandchemicalcomposition,reportssomesunscreensareenvironmentallyfriendly.

8．Whatdoweknowaboutthebill?

A．Ithasbeensupportedbyhealthcareproviders.

B．ItisaimedatpromotingtourisminHawaii.

C．Itwillprohibitsunscreensofallkinds.

D．Itmayhelptoprotectmarinelifeandcoralreefs.

9．Whatmaythecriticsprobablyagreewith?

A．Thebillbasedonlimitedstudiesismisleading.

B．Thebanwillbenefitpeoplewithskincancer.

C．Thechemicalsaretoblameforcoralreefdecay.

D．Sunscreensonthemarketshouldallbebanned.

10．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastthreeparagraphs?

A．20%ofpeoplemaysufferskincancerintheirlife.

B．Checkingthelabelhelpstodistinguishsunscreens.

C．Sunscreensarecommonlyrankedbymarketsales.

D．Makingeco-friendlysunscreensisjustimpossible.

11．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebill?

A．Positive.B．Negative.

C．Objective.D．Skeptical.

TheunusualwhistlelanguageusedasameansofcommunicationbyvillagersintheremoteandmountainousnorthernTurkeyhasbeenaddedtotheUNESCOlistofIntangibleCulturalHeritage.

Thelanguageisahighlydevelopedhigh-pitchsystemofwhistlingtocommunicateinrugged（崎岖的）areaswherepeoplemostlycannotseeeachother.Itcanallowpeopletocommunicateacrossgreatdistances,upto5kilometers.ComparedwithothersimilarwhistlelanguagesinSpain’sCanaryIslands,inMexico,orinGreekvillages,ithasahighertoneandlargervocabulary.

Thisunusualformofcommunication,whichdatessome500yearsago,totheOttomanEmpire,wasbornfromsheer（纯粹的）necessityandwidespreadacrosstheBlackSearegions.

But50yearsago,itsufferedtheimpactoftheprogressionoftechnologyandnowadaystherapidgrowthofcellular（蜂窝式）mobilesystemshasputthisculturalheritageunderseriousthreat.

Forcenturies,thelanguagehasbeenpassedonfromgrandparenttoparent,fromparenttochild.Now,though,manyofitsmostproficient（精通的）speakerswhousetheirtongue,teethandfingersareagingandbecomingphysicallyweak.Youngpeoplearenolongerinterestedinlearningthelanguageorinfindingwaystoupdateitsvocabularywithnewwords,andinafewgenerationsitmaybegoneforgood.

“Ourbirdlanguageisveryconvenientandefficienttocommunicateacrossthevalleys.Ithasmanybenefitsoveryelling,whichisbadforourthroats.”saidAvniKocek,headofthebirdvillage,addingthatdespitesetbacksbecauseoftechnology,“birdlanguageisstillusedbymanyofus.Whistlelanguageistransmittedfromourelderstousandwehavethedutytotransmitittoourchildren.WearemakingeffortstokeepourculturealivethroughtheannualBirdLanguageFestival.”

Besides,thebirdlanguagehasbeenrequiredtobetaughtatprimaryschoolssince2014bydistrictauthoritiesinordertoinstill（灌输）thepracticeinyoungergenerations.

12．Whatisthebirdl