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广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题
潮南实验学校高中部2016—2017学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C﹑D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SriLankaisknownasthe“PearloftheIndianOcean”,anditiseasytoseewhy.Thislittlecountryneverfailstopleasevisitors.
Arrive
ThenationalairlineisSriLankanAirlines,whichfliesfromColombotoLondonandacoupleofotherEuropeancities.Thecountry’smainairportisColomboBandaranaike,located29kmnorthofthecapitalcity.
Whynow?
ThebesttimetovisitSriLanka’ssouthernbeachesisfromNovembertoApril.Sobygoingearlyintheseason,you’llgetthebestweather.AlsoinNovember,Deepavali,knownas“Diwali”orthe“FestivalofLights”,isSriLanka’smainreligiousfestival,celebratedthroughoutthecountry.
See
ThereisplentytoseeinSriLanka.TheancientcapitalcitiesofPolonnaruwaandAnuradhapuraareworthseeing,andsoaremanyoutstandingruins.Othermust-seesaretherockfortress(要塞)of
Sigiriya,toweringoverthejungleasfarasthe
eyecansee,andDambulla’scavetemple,thecountry’slargestandbestpreserved.BothareUNESCOWorldHeritage(遗产)Sites.Kandyisapicture-liketown,whichwasthelaststrongholdoftheKandyanKings.Todayitisaculturalreliccentrewhereage-oldcustoms,arts,andcraftsremain.
Do
SriLankaownsabout1,600kmofbeautifulpalm-shadedbeachesaswellaswarm,pureseasandcolourfulcoralreefs.Youcanexploretheunderwaterworld,andsurfinganddivingareavailabletoo.Awayfromtheshore,wildlifeisabigdrawforSriLanka,andYalaNationalParkisoneofthebestplacesinthewordtoseewildanimalsincludingleopards(豹)andelephants.
Taste
SriLankaiscelebratedforitsexcellentfood,withaparticularemphasisonfreshfruitandvegetablesonmenuseverywhere.Fishandseafoodareabigpartofthelocaldiet.
Didyouknow?
SriLankaisknownforitstea,butitisalsotheworld’slargestproducerandexporterofcinnamon(肉桂).
1.WhichofthefollowingisaculturalreliccentreofSriLanka?
A.Kandy.B.Anuradhapura.C.Polonnaruwa.D.Colombo.
2.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabout“Diwali”,you’dbettergotherein.
A.September.B.October.C.November.D.May.
3.WelearnfromthepassagethatSriLanka.
A.isinthePacificOceanB.isfamousforitsexcellentfood
C.istheworld’slargestproducerofteaD.hasonlyflightstoLondon
B
Nextautumnwhenyouseewildgeese(大雁)headingsouthforthewinterflyinginaVformationyoumightthinkaboutwhatscientistshavediscoveredastowhytheyflythatway.
Aseachbirdflaps(拍打)itswings,itcreatesanuplift(上升力)forthebirdimmediatelyfollowing.ByflyinginaVformationthewholegroupaddsatleast71%greaterflyingrange(航程)thanifeachbirdfliesonitsown.
Peoplewhoshareacommondirectionandsenseofcommunitycangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasilybecausetheyaretravelingonthepushofoneanother.Whenawildgoosefallsoutoftheformation,itsuddenlyfeelsthedragandresistance(阻力)oftryingtogoaloneandquicklytriestogetbackintotheformationtotakeadvantageoftheliftingpowerofthebirdinfront.Whentheheadgoosegetstired,itfliesbackintotheformationandanothergoosefliestothefront.Itis
wisetotaketurnsdoingdifficultjobswhetheritbepeopleorwildgeeseflyingsouth.
Wildgeesehonk(发出雁叫声)frombehindtoinspirethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeed.Whatcanwelearnfromthis?
Whenawildgoosegetssickorwoundedbygunshots,andfallsoutoftheformation,twoothergeesewillfalloutwiththatgooseandfollowitdowntolendhelpandprotection.Theywillstaywiththefallengooseuntilitisabletoflyoruntilitdies,andonlythenwilltheygoonwiththeirownorwithanotherformationtocatchupwiththeirgroup.
4.WildgeeseflyinaVformationinorderto________.
A.protectthemselvesfromdangerB.flymorequicklyandeasily
C.helpthesickandwoundedD.flymuchhigherinthesky
5.IfawildgoosefallsoutoftheVformation,_______.
A.theothergeesewillcallitbackB.theothergeesewillflywithit
C.itwilltrytogetbackintothegroupD.itwillfallbehindthewholegroup
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?
A.Weshouldtrytoleadotherstomoveforward.
B.Weshouldgivepeoplefacingdifficultiesencouragement.
C.Weshouldbelieveinthosewhoofferushelp.
D.Weshouldcaremoreabouttheold.
7.Whenawildgoosebecomessickoriswounded,____.
A.itwillbeleftaloneandwillfallonthegroundB.thewholegroupwillstopflying
C.twoothergeesewillstaywithittoofferhelpD.othergeesewillhonktogiveitencouragement
C
Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeenshownthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitamins(维生素)towaterwithoutvitamins,eventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenasweetsmellwasaddedtothevitamins-enrichedwater,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswerechangedtotheclearwater.Intime(最后),however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.
Inexperiments,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinaroomwithawidechoiceofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatinghabits,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtochooseawell-balanceddiet.
Soinchoosingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'sbestforthem.Clearly
thereisakindof“bodywisdom”,whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbyoldhabits.Somepeopleeatfoxes,dogsandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmanytheyeatseemtobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingaroundthem.
8.Intheexperimentonrats,asweetsmellwasaddedtotherats’drinkingwaterto.
A.encourageratstodrinkvitamins-enrichedwater
B.findoutrats’preferenceinflavor(口味)
C.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthem
D.showthevitaminsaretasteless
9.Talkingabouteatinghabits,babiesandratsarejustlikeeachotherbecause________.
A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddiet
B.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrink
C.bothhavethesameeatinghabits
D.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors
10.Intheexperimentmentionedinthesecondp
aragraph,babieswere_________.
A.givenmanychoicesofdrinksB.givenallkindsofbabyfood
C.placedandfedinahospitalD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet
11.Accordingtothepassage,grown-uppeople’seatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesinthat_______.
A.theyknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealth
B.theyusuallycannotsaynoto
allkindsofdeliciousfoods
C.theireatinghabitshavemuchtodowiththesocialandculturalcustoms(文化习俗)
D.theyhavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns
D
Manyparentswatchthenewsorothershowsaschildrenplaynearby.Butnewresearchshowsthatevenwhenthetelevisionisjustbackgroundnoise,itmaybedisruptivetoachild’snormaldevelopment.
It’sestimatedthat75percentofveryyoungchildrenintheUnitedStatesliveinhomeswherethetelevisionisonmostofthetime,eventhoughthekidsoftenaren’twatchingit.TheUniversityofMassachusettsresearchersrecentlystudiedhowTVbackgroundnoisemightaffectyoungchildren.Thestudylookedat501,2and3yearolds.Eachchildcametoalabwithaparentandwasallowedtoplayforanhourwithvarioustoys.Forhalfthetime,atelevisionwasonintheroom,showingtheadultgameshowaswellasadvertisements.Duringtheotherhalfhour,theTVwasturnedoff.
Asexpected,thechildrenpaidlittleattentiontotheadulttelevisionshow,glancingatitforlessthanafewsecondsatatime,andlessthanonceaminute.Evenso,thedistraction(分心)ofthebackgroundnoisehadasignificanteffectonhowchildrenateveryageplayed.Whenthetelevisionwason,thechildrenplayedwitheachtoyforfarshorterperiodsoftime,andfocusedattentionduringplaywasalsoshortercomparedtohowtheyplayedwhentheTVwasoff.
Researcherssaidthateventhoughthechildrenaren’tinterestedintheshow,backgroundTVaffectstheirabilitytodovarioustypesofplay.Thefindingisimportantbecausemanywellmeaningparentswhowouldn’tlettheiryoungchildrenwatchtelevisionmaynotrealizethatevenadultprogramsthatdon’tinterestchildrenstillcanhaveaneffect.
“BackgroundTVispotentiallyachronic(长期的)environmentalriskfactoraffectingmostAmericanchildren,”saidtheleadauthorofthestudy.“Parentsshouldlimittheiryoungchildren’sexposure(接触).”
12.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.
A.backgroundTVnoisehaslittleeffectonadults
B.theeffectofbackgroundTVnoiseonchildrenisimmediate
C.mostyoungchildreninAmericaliveinhomesexposedtoTVnoise
D.mostparentsinAmericawouldn’tlettheirchildrenwatchTV
13.Theunderlinedword“disruptive”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.harmfulB.importantC.similarD.related
14.Inthestudy,thechildren________.
A.wereall3yearoldsB.wereaskedtowatchadultTVshows
C.playedwithmorethanonetoy