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718学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案2
兰州一中2017-2018-2学期
高二年级期末英语试卷
说明:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
We’reanation—aglobe,infact—obsessedwithourhair.Analystsestimatetheglobalhairproductindustrytobeworth€22.6billion,growingatarateofuptosevenpercentayear.
Thereseemstobenolimitonwhatwe’llspendtoavoidabadhairday.Butfordevoteesofanundergroundbeautymovement,thesecretliesinthrowingawaytheshampoo,infactallthehairproducts,forgood.
The“no—poo”method,whichinvolvesusingnaturalsubstitutesorjustwaterinplaceofshampooandconditioner,issupportedbyseveralcircles.
Beautyinsiders,includingwritersforwomen’smagazinesandprofessionalhairdressers,speakhighlyofhowhairbecomesthicker,fuller,softerandbrighter.
Andenvironmentalistswhoaremindfulofmoneyfeelgreatjoyatthelackofchemicalsinandontheirbodies—nottomentiontheimpactontheirbudgets.
Nowonedevoteeishopingtotakeitmainstream.LucyAitkenRead,whosebookHappyHair:
Thedefinitiveguidetogivingupshampoowasreleasedlastweek,hasn’tusedshampoofortwoyearsandherglowingbrownhairisvisiblyinperfectcondition.
Forher,themotivationcameafterreadingastudythatclaimedwomenput515chemicalsontheirbodiesdaily.“Iinitiallythought‘Ha!
Theydidn’tresearchme!
’,”AitkenReadsays.“ThenIlookedatthebackofmyshampoobottleandrealizedtherewereloadsofchemicalcomponentsIdidn’trecognizeintheslightest.”
Strangelyit’soilyhairthatcouldbenefitthemostfromgivingupshampoo.Thetheorybehindthe“no—poo”methodisthatshampooremovesthehairfromitsnaturaloils,whichcausesthescalp(头皮)togeneratemoreoilstoreplacethem.Thisresultsinoiloverload—oilyhair—whichwethenattemptto“fix”withmoreshampoo.It’savicious(恶性的)circleandquiteabrilliantsuccessfortheshampooindustry,becausethemoreshampooyouuse,themoreyouneedtouseandthemorefrequentlyyouneedtouseit.
Lefttoitsowndevicesorwashedwithnaturalsubstitutes,thescalpeventuallytheoreticallyreturnstoitsnaturalbalance.Theresultshouldbehealthierhairthatisstronger,thickerandfullerasitislessdamagedthanshampooedhair.
1.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Moreandmorepeopleproducehairproducts.
B.Moreandmorepeoplewastemoneyontheirhair.
C.Moreandmorehairproductsarewastedeveryyear.
D.Moreandmorehairproductsareproducedeveryyear.
2.AccordingtoPara5,environmentalistsareinfavorof“no—poo”methodbecause_______.
A.ithasthesamechemicalsasshampoodoes
B.ithelpsreducetheirbudgetsondailyexpensesinaway
C.naturalsubstitutesarefriendlytotheenvironment
D.theyknowshampoohasanimpactontheirhealth
3.WhatcanwelearnfromLucy’swords?
A.Shedidn’trealizeshampoocontainssomanyharmfulchemicals.
B.Shedidn’trealizeshampoocontainsallthenecessarychemicals.
C.Shecouldn’trecognizethedescriptionontheshampoobottle.
D.Shedidn’trecognizeshewasquitedifferentfromotherwomen.
4.Whatisthemaintroublewithshampoo?
A.Itaddsmoreoilstothehair.
B.Itpreventsthescalpproducingoils.
C.Itbadlyimpactstheshampooindustry.
D.Itmakespeopleaddictedtousingitmoreoften.
B
Alongwithitsneighbors,Swedenfeaturesnearthetopofmostsex-equalityrankings.TheWorldEconomicForumratesitashavingoneofthenarrowestsexgapsintheworld.Swedenisnotonlyagoodplaceforawoman,butitappearstobeonefornewdads.ClosetoninetypercentofSwedishfatherstakepaternityleave(陪产假).Lastyearsome340,000dadstookatotalof12milliondays’leave,thatis,approximatelysevenweekseach.Womentakeevenmoreleavedaystospendtimewiththeirchildren,butthegapisshrinking.WhydoSwedishdadstakesomuchtimeoffworktoraisetheirchildren?
FortyyearsagoSwedenbecamethefirstcountryintheworldtointroduceapaidparental-leaveallowance.Benefitsconsistedofninetypercentofwagesfor180daysperchild,andparentswerefreetosharethedaysbetweentheminwhateverwaytheypleased.Butthepolicywashardlyahitwithdads:
inthepolicy’sfirstyearmentookonly0.5%ofallpaidparentalleave.
Todaytheytakeaquarterofit.Onereasonisthatthepolicyhasbecomemoregenerous,withthenumberofpaidleavedaysforthefirstchildincreasingfrom180to480.In1995thefirstso-called“daddymonth”wasintroduced.Underthisreform,familiesinwhicheachparenttookatleastonemonthofleavereceivedanadditionalmonthtoaddtotheirtotalallowance.Thepolicywasexpandedin2002sothatifthemotherandfathereachtookatleasttwomonths’leave,thefamilywouldgettwoextramonths.Somepoliticiansnowwanttogofurther,advocatingthatthepresentsystemofsharedleavebeturnedintooneofpersonalrights,underwhichmothersshouldbeallowedtotakeonlyhalfofthefamily’sallowance,withtherestreservedforfathers.
SinceSwedishmenstartedtotakemoreresponsibilityforchildupbringing,womenhaveseenboththeirincomesandlevelsofself-reportedhappinessincrease.Payingdadstochangenappies(尿布)andhangoutatplaygroundsseemstobenefitthewholefamily.
5.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.SwedishSexEqualityB.SwedishFathers’PaternityLeave
C.SwedishNewDadPolicyD.SwedishNewFathers’FamilyRole
6.WhydoesSwedenappearagoodplacefornewdads?
A.Swedenhasthesmallestglobalsexgap.
B.Theyfeedtheirchildreninsteadofmothers.
C.Mostofthemareprovidedwithpaternityleave.
D.Swedishfatherstakemoreleavedaysthanmothers.
7.Howhasthepolicychangedovertime?
A.Fatherscanhavelongerpaternityleave.
B.Paternityleavedecreasesfathers’incomes.
C.Fatherstakemoreresponsibilitythanmothers.
D.Leavedaysaredividedequallybetweenparents.
C
Thefollowingsimpleexerciseroutineworksaswellasprescriptionmedication(处方药)withoutsideeffects.
Ajogadaycouldkeepyourheadachesatbay;regularcardioworkouts(有氧锻炼)maypreventmigraines(偏头痛),agrowingbodyofresearchsuggests.
Migrainepatientshadfewerheadachesafterdoing40-minutecyclingworkoutsthreetimesaweekforthreemonths,accordingtoaSwedishstudy.
Theexerciseroutineworkedjustaswellasoneofthetopmigraine-preventingdrugs—topamirate,butwithoutsideeffectsofdepressionandtremors(颤抖).
“Cardioworkoutscanhelpwithregularheadaches,too,”saysAlexanderMauskop,M.D.,directoroftheNewYorkHeadacheCenterinManhattan.
Thereareacoupleoftheoriesonhowitworks.
“Breakingasweatmayrelievestress,”saysDr.Mauskop.Headachesareoftentriggeredbystress,andifyouremovethetrigger,youreleasethepain.
Thefeel-goodchemicalsproducedwhenyouexerciseactuallyblockyourpainsensors,actingasanaturalpainkiller.
Sinceheadachescanbecausedbymanydifferentfactorslikegenetics,lackofsleep,orcertainfoods,thecardioworkoutwon’tbethesolutionforeveryone,Dr.Mauskopsays.ButoneGermanstudyfoundthatithelped65percentofpatients,whichmakesitaseffectiveasthebestmedicinesonthemarket.
Dr.Mauskoprecommendshispatientsdoahalf-hourreasonableintensity(强度)cardioworkout,likejogging,biking,orswimmingthreetimesaweek.Theseworkoutsaremeanttobeslowandsteady,asopposedtohigh-intensityintervalsthatalternatebetweenall-outrunsandrest.
Pushingyourselftoomuchorincreasingtheintensitytooquicklycantriggerheadachesinsomepeople,somakesureyourheartratedoesn’tjumpabove150BPM.Ifyoudon’thaveaheartratemonitor,thenbreatheonlythroughyournose.You’llknowyou’regoingtoohardifyoucan’tkeepupthatbreathingpattern.
Yourmigrainescouldstartdisappearinginacoupleofweeks,Dr.Mauskopsays.
8.Accordingtothepassage,theauthormayagreethat_______.
A.jogging,swimmingandfishingarecardioworkouts.
B.neithercardioworkoutsnortopamiratehassideeffects
C.migrainepatientsmaybecuredbyregularcardioworkouts
D.cardioworkoutswillbethesolutionforeveryonewithmigraines
9.Theunderlinedword“triggered”inParagraph7canbereplacedby_______.
A.curedB.releasedC.causedD.monitored
10.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?
A.AcureforheadachesB.Sideeffectsofmigraines
C.ThecausesofheadachesD.Advantagesofcardioworkouts.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Moststudentshaveexperiencedorsufferedfromprocrastination(拖延症).Herearesometipstohelpyoureduceprocrastination.
Setgoals
Studentsoftenprocrastinatebecausetheythinkthattheycanputofftheworkforawhileandenjoytheirtimeatthemoment.11,whenthedeadlinebecomesonedayawayandtheessayhasyettobestarted.Inordertostayontrack,youshouldconstantlysetandupdategoals.Itcanbebeneficialtomarkalldeadlinesinaplannerandthinkabouthowmuchtimeyouneedtomeetthemall.Updateyourplanfortheupcomingtwoweekssothatyoudonotgetoverwhelmed,andcontinuetoupdateasotherassignmentsandeventsarise.Additionally,makeadailyscheduleinordertoreachnecessarygoalsbeforegoingtobed.
Rewardyourself
Itcanbecomeextremelydifficulttoworkforhoursstraightinordertofinishschoolwork.Inordertokeepproductivity,setbreaksattheendofaperiodoftimeoronceyoufinishasectionofyourworksothatyoucanrewardyourselfwithsomedeserved,scheduled,andcontrolledprocrastination-likeactivities.12.Breakslike