广东省仲元中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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广东省仲元中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

广东省仲元中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound

TheWhiteCity

In2020,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征服者）occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

CanopusandHeracleion

ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.

MachuPicchu

AYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.

Troy

TheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered（层叠）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.

1.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?

A.Tosurvivethewar

B.Tosearchforalostcity.

C.Toprotecttheircountry.

D.Toavoiddangerousanimals

2.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?

A.TheWhiteCity

B.CanopusandHeracleion

C.MachuPicchu

D.Troy

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?

A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.

B.Itconsistedofninecities

C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years

D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.

B

Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:

IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummersroadtrip

AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook-JimTrelease'sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl'sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten

Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls'sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢复）electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,"Thebookyoureadinthecar.

Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.

4.Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?

A.Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.

B.Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition

C.Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.

D.Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette

5.Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?

A.Theykeptfighting

B.Theyhidthemselves

C.Theysoonsettleddown

D.Theyreadtogetheraloud

6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily'striptothebeach?

A.Theywerecaughtinastorm

B.Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad

C.Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach

D.Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.

7.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BetterTravelingthanReading

B.BooksthatChangedMyChildren

C.RoadTripsFullofChallenges

D.ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips

C

WhatwouldyouthinkifsomeonesuggestedknockingdownStPaul’sCathedraltowidentheroad?

OrpullingdownBigBentomakewayforacarpark?

Itwouldberidiculous,right?

Butwhenitcomestodestructionofthenaturalworld,wearen’tsoeasilyshocked.Butweshouldbe…orwe’llbeinalotoftrouble.

Natureisshrinkingbytheday.Ancientforestsaredestroyed.Wetlandsarebecomingdry.Woodlandisdisappearing,andallinthenameofprogress.Thisisbadinitself,butit’sdestructingforbiodiversity.

Biodiversityreferstothevarietyofplants,animalsandotherlivingthingsthatareallinterconnected.Theecologicalservicesprovidedbybiodiversityarevitaltoeverydaylife.Theairwebreatheisaproductofphotosynthesis（光合作用）bygreenplants.Insects,wormsandbacteriabreakdownwasteandmakesoilsrich.Andtinyorganismscleanthewaterinriversandsea.Infact,alllifeontheearthexiststhankstothebenefitsofbiodiversity.Morethan90percentofthecaloriesconsumedbypeopleworldwideareproducedfrom80plantspecies.And30percentofmedicinesaredevelopedfromplantsandanimals.Maintainingawidediversityofspeciesineachecosystemisnecessarytopreservealllivingthings.

Thelossofbiodiversitycouldbedevastating.“Itiswrongtothinkthatbiodiversitycanbereducedindefinitelywithoutthreateninghumans,”saidHarvardUniversitybiologistEdwardO.Wilson,knownasthe“fatherofbiodiversity”.Hewarned,“Weareabouttoreachacriticalpointbeyondwhichbiodiversitylosswillbecomeirreversible（不可挽回的）.”

Butwhatcanwedo?

Thepresentproblemisthattheconceptofbiodiversityisnotsoclear.Peoplemightcareaboutgiantpandas,butitismuchhardertoexcitethemaboutthefateoftinyseacreatureswhicharebeingboiledtodeathinthecoolingsystemsofpowerstationsalongcoastlines.TheGuardiannewspaperistryingtohelp.IthaslaunchedtheBiodiversity100campaigntotrytoconvincegovernmentsaroundtheworldtotakeactiontodealwiththewidespreadconcernsaboutbiodiversity.ThisincludespersuadingtheUKgovernmenttocreateaseriesofmarinereservestoreservethedecreaseinthesea-lifecausedbyindustrialfishing,stoppingfishingsharksbytheJapanesefishermenandbanningthekillingofdingoes（澳洲野犬）inAustralia,amongmanyotherthings.

Thereisalottodo.Andwe’dbetteractquicklyifwedon’twanttoendupwithaplanetthatcan’tsustain（维持）life!

8.Thewriterthinksit________topulldownBigBentomakewayforacarpark.

A.unreasonableB.necessaryC.difficultD.risky

9.Theunderlinedsentence“Natureisshrinkingbytheday.”Tellsusthat________.

A.natureisbeingpollutedbyhumanbeings

B.thenumberofspeciesarereducingdaybyday

C.rainforestsarebeingcutdowneveryday

D.naturewillbetotallydestroyedinafewdays

10.Whenitcomestobiodiversity,thepresentproblemisthat________.

A.peoplemightnotknowexactlywhattodoforbiodiversity

B.peoplearenotawarethatgiantpandasareendangered

C.peopledon’trealizethatbiodiversityisvitaltoeverydaylife

D.peoplehuntandboilseacreaturesforfood

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inparagraph5referto?

A.TheUKgovernment.B.Theconceptofbiodiversity.

C.Theactiontodealwiththeproblem.D.TheGuardiannewspaper.

D

Pickyeatersmayhavegoodreasonsfortheirbehavior.Nomatterwhyyourchildhasbecomepicky,howyouhandlethesituationcanaffecthisorherfuture.Therefore,youshouldknowthefollowingreasonsforpickychildrenfirstofall.

Neophobiaiscommoninchildren;itoftenhappensatthedinnertable.Somechildrenjustrefusetotrynewfoodbecausetheydon’tknowwhatitwilltastelike,whileothersdislikenewfoodbeforeevensmellingit.Somechildrentakeittotheextreme（极端）andwillonlyeatafewfoodsthattheylike.PsychologistDr.ElizabethCapaldisaysthat,bythetimechildrenreachtheageoftwo,theyhaveformedtheirowneatinghabitsthattheydon’twanttobedisturbedbynewofferingsatthetable.

AnewlypublishedstudyledbyDr.LucyCookeofUniversityCollegeLondonshowedthatpickyeatinginchildrenresultsfromgenetic（遗传的）andenvironmentalcauses.Theresearch,whichfollowedtheeatinghabitsof5,390pairsoftwinsbetweentheagesof8and11,foundthatabout75%oftheneophobiainthechildrenwasfromtheirparents,while25%wasduetotheinfluenceofenvironment.

Childrengrowatahighspeedduringtheirfirstyear,butthatfast-pacedgrowthtendstoslowdownbytheirsecondyear.Whenchildrenarenotexperiencingoneofthosefastgrowthperiods,theirbodyneedslessenergy;andthatresultsin（导致）asmallerappetite（胃口）.Whenchildrenarenothungry,theytendtoenjoyonlyfoodtheylike.Theyrefusenewfoodandfoodthatisnottheirfavorite.Somechildrenwilllimittheamountoffoodtoonlyonekind,likehamburgersorpancakes,leavingalltheotherfoodsuntouched.

Insomecases,manyrealreasonswhyachildbehavesasapickyeat