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清远市华侨中学学年度第二学期期中考试英语试题无答案

清远市华侨中学2019-2020学年度第二学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

第1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）

A

 ●Health,WellnessandthePoliticsofFood

    9:

00-9:

45a.m.BlueTent

    Panelists（成员）:

JamiBernard,DavidKamp,MarionNestleandPeterSinger.

    HostedbyDeniseGray,sciencewriterforTheNewYorkTimes.

    Howdoeswhatweeatnotonlyaffectourbodies,butalsotheworld?

Thefoodandnutritionexperts

debatetherolethatthedietplaysinbothpersonalandglobalhealth,andpresentalookatfoodpolitics.

    ●Sportswriting:

FortheLoveoftheGame

     9:

50-10:

35a.m.BlueTent

    Panelists:

ChristineBrennan,IraRosen,JoeWallaceandJoeDrape.

    HostedbyWilliamC.Rhoden,sportswriterforTheNewYorkTimes.

    Whethercatchingthatkeymomentofvictoryordefeat,orcoveringbreakingnews,sportswritersare

anythingbutaudience.Listenassomeprofessionalsdiscussthespecialexperienceinreportingofsportsnews.

    ●TheArtoftheReview

    11:

15-12:

00a.m.GreenTent

    Panelists:

JohnFreeman,BarryGewen,DavidOrr,CeliaMcGeeandJenniferSchuessler.

    HostedbySamTanenhaus,editorforTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.

    Howmuchofaneffectdoesthebookreviewhaveonbooksales?

Jointhisgroupofcriticsasthey

discusstherealityofthebookreviewandbestsellerlists,andhowtheychoosebooksforreview.

    ●NewYorkWriters,NewYorkStories

    3:

00-3:

45p.m.GreenTent

    Panelists:

CindyAdams,RichardCohen,RicKlassandLaurenRedniss.

1.Ifyouarefreeintheafternoon,youcanattend_______

A.TheArtoftheReview

B.NewYorkWriters,NewYorkStories

C.Health,WellnessandthePoliticsofFood

D.SportsWriting:

FortheloveoftheGame

2.Ifyoulikesportswriting,youwillmostprobably______.

A.gotoBlueTentat11:

15a.m.

B.enjoyJamiBernard'stalk

C.listentoChristineBrennan

D.attendtheArtoftheReview

3.SamTanenhausisinchargeof_____.

A.TheArtoftheReview

B.Health,WellnessandthePoliticsofFood

C.NewYorkWriters,NewYorkStories

D.SportsWriting:

FortheLoveoftheGame

4.Allthefouractivitiesabove_______

A.areaboutwriting

B.willlast45minuteseach

C.canbeattendedfreely

D.willattractmanyreaders

5.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.

A.sportswritersareatypeofaudience

B.NewYorkTimesisagoldminecompany

C.DeniseGradywilldiscusspoliticalpolicy

D.bookreviewsmayaffectbooksales

B

Plantshavefamilyvalues,too;itseems,withnewresearchsuggestingtheycanrecognizecloserelativesinordertoworktogether.

Anabilitytotellfamilyfromstrangersiswellknowninanimals,allowingthemtocooperateandshareresources,butplantsmaypossesssimilarsocialskills,scientistsbelieve.

SusanDudleyandAmandaFileofMcMasterUniversityinOntario,Canada,reporttheyhavedemonstratedforthefirsttimethatplantscanrecognizetheirkin.

Thissuggeststhatplants,thoughlackingrecognitionandmemory,arecapableofcomplexsocialinteractions.

“Plantshavethiskindofhiddenbutcomplicatedsociallife，”Dudleysaid.

Thestudyfoundplantsfromthesamespeciesofbeach-dwellingwildflowergrewaggressivelyalongsideunrelatedneighborsbutwerelesscompetitivewhentheysharedsoilwiththeirfamilies.

Searocket,aNorthAmericanspecies,showedstrongerandhealthierrootgrowthwhenplantedinpotswithstrangersthanwhenraisedwithrelativesfromthesamematernal（母系的）family,thestudyfound.

Thisisanexampleofkinselection,abehaviorcommoninanimalsinwhichcloselyrelatedindividualstakeagroupapproachtosucceedingintheirenvironment,theresearcherssaid.

Kinselectionalsoappliestocompetition,becauseiffamilymemberscompetelesswitheachother,thegroupwilldobetteroverall.“Everywhereyoulook,plantsaregrowingrightupnexttootherplants，”Dudleysaid，“Usuallyit’sacaseofeachplantforitself.Butsometimesthoseplantsarerelated,andtherearebenefitstonotwastingresourcesonbeingcompetitive,andthereisnotreallyacosttonotbeingcompetitiveaslongasyourneighborisalsonotbeingcompetitive.”

Learningandmemoryappeartobeimportantforkinrecognitioninanimals,butthisisn’tanoptionforplants,shenoted.

Someresearchersspeculate（猜测）thatplantscommunicatethroughtheirroots,identifyingthemselvesusingtinychemicalsignaturesspecifictoeachplant’sfamily

6.What’sthemainideaofthemessage?

A.Studiesfindplantscanrecognize,communicatewithrelatives

B.Kinselectionisimportantforplants

C.Animalscanrecognizeandmemorizetheirrelatives

D.Competitionasksplantstorecognizetheirrelatives

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaboutanimals’socialskill?

A.Animalscanrecognizeandmemorizetheirrelatives

B.Animals’socialskillistocooperateandshareresources

C.Animals’socialskillcanrecognizecloserelativesinordertoworktogether

D.Animals’socialskillisnouseatall

8.Plants’kinselectionisto________

A.growwell

B.competewithotherkindsofplants

C.strengthentherelationshipamongsiblings

D.findwhichoneisthebest

9.Fromthepassage，welearnthat________

A.searocketisaSouthAmericanspecies

B.searocketgrowsaggressivelyalongsideunrelatedneighbors

C.searocketgrowsaggressivelyalongsideitssiblings

D.searocketisakindofbushwithoutflowers

10.Howcantheplantscommunicatewitheachotheraccordingtoexperts’suppose?

A.Plantscommunicatebyusingtinychemicalsignaturesspecifictoeachplant’sfamily

B.Plantscommunicatewitheachotherthroughtheirroots

C.Plantscommunicatewitheachotherbytheirleaves

D.Plantscommunicatewitheachotherwiththeirflowers

C

OurCommunity

OneTuesdayeveninginthebeginningofthefall1996semester（学期）atShippensburgUniversity,sirenssounded.Thesesirenswerenotincelebration;theywereacrytotheuniversitythatsomethingwaswrong.Ahouse,onlyoneblockaway,wasonfire.Nineoftheuniversity’sstudentslivedthere.

Fromtheminutethewordgotoutthathelpwasneeded,itseemedlikeeveryoneshowedup.Thevictims（受灾者）ofthefirewereofferedendlessinvitationsforhousingforthenight.Theverynextday,everyonegotintogeartodotheirpartinhelpingthem.Flyers（传单）werepostedwithitemsthatwereimmediatelyneeded,justtogetthesestudentsthroughthisnextcoupleofdays.Boxesfordonations（捐赠品）andmoneyjarswereplacedineveryresidencehall（学生宿舍）．

Asaresidencedirector,Iwentbeforethestudentsinmyhalltoaskthemtodowhattheycould.Iknewthatcollegestudentsdon’thavemuch,butIaskedthemtodotheirbest:

“Everylittlebitwillhelp.”Ireallydidn’tthinktheycoulddomuch.Iwasprovedwrong.

Atthehallcouncilmeetingthenightafterthefire,myresidentsdecidedtohaveawingcompetition,whereeachwingofthebuildingwouldteamuptoseewhocouldbringinthemostdonations.Iannouncedthatthewingwhowonwouldreceiveafreepizzaparty.

ThursdayeveningweannouncedoverthePAsystemthatwewerebeginningthewingcompetition.Withinminutes,theplaceexploded.ThesinglelargeboxthatIhadplacedinthelobby（大厅）wasoverflowing.Wequicklygrabbedmoreboxes,andwewatched inamazement asthey,too,filledtothebrim（边；沿）.MembersoftheresidentassistantstaffandIbegantocounttheitems.IwasastonishedbywhatIsaw,andIwasinspiredbythesekids.

Whenwecametothefinaltally（得分）,thewinnersturnedtomeandannouncedthattheywouldliketodonatetheirwinningsaswell.Theywantedthevictimsofthefiretohavetheirpizzaparty.

Tearswelledupinmyeyes.Ihadwatchedthesestudentsjumptoaction,worktirelesslyanddonateallthattheycould.Andthen,asifthatwerenotenough,theyhandedovertheirreward.Iwastouchedandsoveryproudofthem.

11.Thewritermainlywantedto________bythestory.

A．tellusnineofthecollegestudentssufferedfromafire

B．singpraiseofthecollegestudentshelpingthevictimsselflessly

C．describehowsuccessfulthewingcompetitionwas

D．expresshewasdeeplymovedbythecollegestudents’action

12.Thephrase“getintogear”inthesecondparagraphmeans_____

A.startworkingB.takemeasuresC.bereadyD.beeager

13.Atfirst,theresidencedirectorthought________.

A．itwasimpossibletoexpectthecollegestudentstodonateanything

B．itwaseasytocollectalotofdonationsfromthecollegestudents

C．thecollegestudentswoulddonatesomething,butnotmuch

D．thecollegestudentswoulddonatealltheycould

14.Thewingcompetitionwasheld________.

A．severaldaysafterthefire  B．thenightafterthefire

C．aweekafterthefire         D．twodaysafterthefire

15.Howdidtheresidencedirectorfeelwhenhesawthebrimfulboses?

A．terrible  B．FunnyC．surprised      D．Serious

 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables．

　　16　　 Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday．Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime．

Allowthemtostudyinblocksoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddle．　　17　 Ideal（理想的）studytimesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner．

Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity．　　18　　

You'llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy．Afteryou'vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuicesflowing．

　　19　 Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair．

　　20　　 Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirho