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山东省枣庄市薛城区学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
山东省枣庄市薛城区2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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Visitingmuseumsisanimportantmeansofknowingacountry'sdevelopmentandculture.Herearesomegreatestmuseumsintheworldwhichareworthavisit.
TateModern,London,TheUK
TogetherwiththreeotherTatemuseums,TateModernisnationalmuseumofinternationalmodernart.Itisoneofthelargestmuseumsofmodernartintheworld.Mostoftheexhibitareasareopentothepublicforfree,onlychargingformajortemporaryexhibitions.
MuseeduLouvre,Paris,France
Itistheworld'slargestandmostvisitedartmuseum.It'sahistoricallandmarkofParis.HousedintheLouvrePalace,themuseumhasbeenaddedtomanytimessinceitsopeningin1793.ItsglasspyramidinthemaincourtyardwasdesignedbyChinese-AmericanarchitectleohMingPei,whichlaterbecamealandmarkofParis.
NationalMuseumofChina,Beijing,China
ItisnearTiananmenSquareinBeijing.It'soneofthelargestmuseumsandthesecond-mostvisitedartmuseumintheworld.Coveringtimespan(范围)fromtheYuanmouManof1.7millionyearsagototheQingDynasty,themuseumhousesaround1.05millionitems,manyofwhichcannotbefoundinmuseumselsewhere.
StateHermitageMuseum,StPetersburg,Russia
TheStateHermitageMuseumisthesecond-largestartmuseumintheworld.Thepubliccanvisitfiveofthemainbuilding:
theWinterPalace,SmallHermitage,OldHermitage,NewHermitageandHermitageTheatre.Itoftenappearsassettingforfilms,TVseries,novelsandevenvideogames.
1.Inwhichmuseumcanvisitorsfindtheglasspyramid?
A.TateModern.B.MuseeduLouvre.
C.NationalMuseumofChina.D.StateHermitageMuseum.
2.WhereistheWinterPalace?
A.IntheUK.B.InFrance.C.InChina.D.InRussia.
3.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tointroducesomelargestmuseumsintheworld.
B.Totellpeopletheycanvisitmuseumsforfree.
C.Toaskpeopletoprotectculturalheritage.
D.Toshowthedevelopmentofart.
Ateleven,Idecidedtolearntoswim.TherewasapoolattheY.M.C.A.offeringexactlytheopportunity.Mothercontinuallywarnedagainstit,andkeptfreshinmymindthedetailsofeachdrowningintheriver.ButtheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.
Ihadachildhoodfearofwater.ThisstartedwhenIwasthreeyearsoldandfathertookmetothebeach.Thehugewavesknockedmedownandsweptoverme.
Thepoolwasquiet.Iwasafraidofgoinginallalone,soIsatonthesideofthepooltowaitforothers.Thencameabigboy.Heyelled,"Hi,Skinny!
How'dyouliketobeducked?
"Withthathepickedmeupandthrewmeintothedeepend.Ilandedinasittingposition,andswallowedwater.ButIwasnotfrightenedoutofmywits-whenmyfeethitthebottom,Iwouldmakeabigjump,comeoutofthesurface.Itseemedalongwaydown.IgatheredallmystrengthwhenIlandedandmadewhatIthoughtwasagreatspringupwards.ThenIopenedmyeyesandsawnothingbutwater.Itriedtoyellbutnosoundcameout.Iwentdown,down,endlessly.
WhenIcametoconsciousness,Ifoundmyselflyingonthebedinthehospital.
Ineverwentbacktothepool.IavoidedwaterwheneverIcould.Thismisadventurestayedwithmeastheyearsrolledby.Itdeprivedmeofthejoyofboatingandswimming.Finally,Idecidedtogetaninstructor.Piecebypiece,hebuiltaswimmer.Severalmonthslater,theinstructorwasfinished,butIwasnot.Sometimestheterrorwouldreturn.
ThiswentonuntilJuly.IswamacrosstheLakeWentworth.Onlyoncedidtheterrorreturn.WhenIwasinthemiddleofthelake,Iputmyfaceunderandsawnothingbutbottomlesswater.Ilaughedandsaid,"Well,Mr.Terror,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotome?
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Ihadconqueredmyfearofwater.
4.Theauthor'soriginalfearofwaterwascausedby__________.
A.hispoorskillinswimming
B.hismother'swarningofdrowning
C.anoutingtothebeachwithhisfather
D.anunpleasantmemoryofthepool
5.Whywastheauthornotscaredtodeathwhenhewasthrownintothewater?
A.Heknewhowtoswiminthepool.
B.HefeltthattheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.
C.Hewaswaitingforotherstosavehim.
D.Hecameupwithanideatogoupwards.
6.By"butIwasnot"inparagraph5,theauthorprobablymeans"
A.hewasstillapoorswimmer
B.hehadnotovercomethefearyet
C.hewasnotafraidofdrowninganymore
D.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththeswimmingtraining
7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Goodbye,Mr.Terror
B.Hello,ChildhoodFear
C.ASwimmingAdventure
D.MyPassionforSwimming
Theplantingorwoodlandsinuplandareascouldplayakeyroleinpreventingthefloodingwhichhasincreasinglyaffectedcommunitiesacrosstheworldinrecentyears.
AnewstudybytheUniversityofPlymouthhasshownthatwithinjust15yearsofbeingplanted,nativebroadleaftreescanhaveagreateffectonsoil'sresponseduringextremeweatherevents.Itmeansthatthehugeamountofrainwatercanbemorereadilyabsorbed,ratherthansimplyrunningoverthesurfaceandintoriverswhereitprobablycausessevereflooding.
Scientistssaytheirfindingsshowplantingmorenativewoodlandsinuplandareascouldbeaneffectiveandnaturalfloodmanagementtool.Therehavebeenanumberofextremerainfallandfloodingeventsinrecentyears,andtheyarepredictedtoincreaseinbothfrequencyandseriousnessinthefutureasaresultofhuman-causedclimatechange.
Theyshowthatinareaswherenewwoodlandshavebeenplanted,theabilityofsoiltoabsorbwaterisalmostdoublethatofareaswithnotrees,associatedwithincreasesinsoilmacro-pores-(大孔隙)andreductionsinsoilcompaction(压实).Thismeansthespeedatwhichrainwaterentersriversduringrainfalleventsisobviouslyreduced,whichhelpslowerpeakflow.
However,thenatureofthesoilandlocationofthewoodlandsarealsocriticaltotheirsuccess,withsteephillsideontheedgeofuplandareasprovidingthemosteffectivelocationfortreeplantationstoserveasaneffectivefloodpreventiontool.
DrPaulLunt,AssociateProfessorinEnvironmentalScienceadded,"Therearealotofweakuplandcatchment(集水)areasacrosstheUK.However,byworkingwithfarmersandthegovernment'sfarmwoodlandmeasures,thisstudyhasshownthatdamagedsoilcanrecoverrapidly.Thisisparticularlyobviousonhillsideswhicharetraditionallynotsogoodforfarming.Sothereisanopportunityforajoined-upapproachwhichcouldbenefittheuplandsthemselves,butalsothosepeoplelivingonandaroundthem."
8.Whatadvantagedoesplantingnativewoodlandsinuplandareashave?
A.Preventingrainwaterintothesky.B.Takinginplentyofrainwater.
C.Stoppingtheextremeweather.D.Helpingrainwaterrunoverthesurface.
9.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?
A.Treescanhelpreducesoilmacro-pores.
B.Newwoodlandsarerelatedtoextremeweather.
C.Plantingnewwoodlandsmaypreventseriousflooding.
D.Scientistsaffecttheabilityofsoiltoabsorbwater.
10.WhatdoesDrPaulLuntmainlytalkabout?
A.Thewayofreducingfloodingrisks.
B.Themeasuresofhelpingnativefarmers.
C.Thecooperationbetweenfarmersandthegovernment.
D.Thebenefitsofplantingnativewoodlands.
11.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.NewWoodlandsCanHelpReduceFloodingRisks
B.RainwaterWillRuinMountainousAreas
C.ScientistsHasFoundWaystoControlExtremeWeather
D.FarmersHavePlantedManyTreestoCollectRainwater
MarcusEriksenwasstudyingPlasticpollutionwhenhemetcamelexpertUlrichWernery.Theywentdeepintothedesertandspottedacamelskeleton(骨架).Eriksenwasnotpreparedforwhathesawinthedesert."Iwasjustappalled,"hesaid,"becauseinsidethedeadbodyofacamelwasamassofplasticbags,whichwasasbigasamedium-sizedsuitcase."
WerneryisascientistworkinginaresearchlabinDubai.Since2008Wernery'steamhasexamined30,000deadcamels.Theyfound300ofthosedeadcamelshadamassofplasticbagsintheirbodies.Ascamelswanderinthedesert,theyeatplasticbagsandotherrubbishthatmoveintotreesandpileupalongroadsides."Toacamel,ifit'snotsand,it'sfood,"explainsEriksen.
Tightlypackedmassesofindigestible(难消化的)thingscanbebuiltupinthedigestivesystemofpeopleoranimals.Scientistscallthembezoars(胃石).Normally,thesearemadeofvegetablefibersorhair.WernerandEriksencallthosefoundinthecamels"polybezoars".Itpointstotheirorigin:
plasticpolymers.
Inanewstudy,EriksenandWerneryreportdatasuggestingthateachyearthesepolybezoarsarekillingoffaround1inevery100camels.Offivecamelbezoarsanalyzedforthisstudy,theplasticcontentrangedfrom3to64kilograms."Ifitisconfirmedthat1percentofcamelsdiedduetoplasticbyfutureandmoredetailedstudies,thenplasticpollutionwillcertainlybeimportantconcernforcamels,"saysLucaNizzetto,anenvironmentalscientist."Suchstudiesareimportant,becausetheyraisesocialawarenessaboutthispollution."
Banningplasticbagsandsingle-useplasticsiscrucialforprotectingcamelsandotherwildlife,Eriksensays."Plasticbagsblowoutofgarbagecans,outoflandfills,outoftrucksandoutofpeople'shands."What'smore,headds,"Theytravelforhundredsofmiles."
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"appalled"inparagraphImean?
A.Addicted.B.Delighted.C.Satisfied.D.Shocked.
13.WhatdoEriksen'swordsinparagraph2suggest?
A.Peoplehavecleanedrubbishinthedesert.
B.Camelsoftenmistakeplasticsasfood.
C.Camelsarealwayswalkingalongtheroad.
D.Thereare30,000camelslivingintheworld.
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepolybezoarfromparagraph3?
A.Itisrelatedwithplastic.B.Ithel