河南省南阳市六校高二英语下学期第二次联考试题.docx

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河南省南阳市六校高二英语下学期第二次联考试题

河南省南阳市六校2021-2022高二英语下学期第二次联考试题

考生注意:

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

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4.本卷命题范围：

高考范围

第一部分阅读理解（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

WhenitcomestotravellingaroundEurope,it'simportanttohaveabudgetinmind.HerearesometipsforgettingthemostoutofGermanywhilesavingyourmoney.

Transport

Transportis"thebigone”andcyclingmaybethecheapestalternativeamongallthemodes（方式）oftransport.

TomBourlet,aBrighton-basedtravelbloggeratSpaghettiTraveller,talkedtousabouttransportinGermanyandadvisedthatslower,regional（区域的）trainswillbemoreaffordableincomparisontothosethatarehigh-speed.

Hecontinued,"Ifchoosingatrainjourney,buytheticketseveralmonthsinadvancetogetagreatoffer."

IfyouintendtousetheEurostartrain,keepinmindthatyoucansavemoneybybuyingticketsatleastaweekinadvance.Shoppingaroundcanalsoofferreducedprices.Adailyorweeklycardforatrainorabusmayalsobeworthinvestingin.Bourletcontinues,"Whilethetrainsrunlikeclock-workwithhighefficiency,thebusesrunrelativelyslowly,oftenarrivinglatetotheirdestination."

Askatravelagent

Inanageoftechnology,wedon'talwaysconsidergoingtoatravelagentwhenbookingonholiday.Ifyoudo,askthemforrecommendations,theycangiveyouinsidertips.Makesurethattheyareawareofyoursetbudgetbeforesigninguptoanything.

Food

Regiontoregion,Germany'scuisinewilldifferslightly.Asageneralrule,outsidethecitycentrewillbecheaper—thefurtheryougo,thelessexpensiveitis.Bearthisinmindwhensettingadailybudgetforyourmeals.

Landmarks

Makesureyoubookyourticketsforthelandmarksbeforeyourtripasthere'slikelytobeadiscountwhenyoudothis.Youmayalsowanttoconsideraguidedtourwhichisoftenfree.

Beforeyougo

Makesureyoubuycurrencybeforeyouleave.Thiscouldpreventyoubeingchargedextraforwithdrawingmoneyandyou'remorelikelytogetagoodexchangerate.

1.WhichtransportisprobablythecheapesttotravelinGermany?

A.Regionaltrains.B.High-speedtrains.

C.Citybuses.D.Bicycles.

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheEurostartrain?

A.Itrunsrelativelyslowly.

B.Themealsonitmustbeexpensive.

C.Travelerscanenjoyadiscountwhenshoppingaround.

D.Bookingticketsthreedaysinadvancemaysaveyourmoney.

3.Inwhichsectionofawebsitemaythetextappear?

A.Travel.B.Lifestyle.C.Science.D.Entertainment.

B

Theotherdayonacoldnight,IleftmywifeanddrovefromHarrisburgtoLewisburg,adistanceofabout100miles.Itwasratherlate.SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslow-movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft,andIbecameincreasinglyimpatient.

Atonepointalonganopenroad,Icametoacrossingwithatrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroadbynow,butasIdrovenearthelight,itturnedredandImadeastop.Ilookedleft,rightandbehindme.Nothing.Notacar,nosuggestionofcarlamps,butthereIsat,waitingforthelighttochange,theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection.

IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeingcaught,becausetherewasclearlynopolicemanaround,andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.

Muchlaterthatnight,thequestionofwhyI'dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit'spartofacontract（契约）weallhavewitheachother.It'snotonlythelaw,butit'sanagreementwehave,andwetrusteachothertohonorit：

wedon'tgothroughredlights.

Trustisourfirstinclination.Doubtingothersdoesnotseemtobenaturaltous.Thewholeconstructionofoursocietydependsonmutual（相互的）trust,notdistrust.Wedowhatwesaywe'lldo；weshowupwhenwesaywe'llshowup；andwepaywhenwesaywe'llpay.Wetrusteachotherinthesematters,andwe'reangryordisappointedwiththepersonororganizationthatbreaksthetrustwehaveinthem.

Iamsoproudofmyselfforstoppingfortheredlightthatnight.

4.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthetruckdriver?

A.Pleased.B.Satisfied.C.Sorry.D.Annoyed.

5.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Hehatesdrivingatnight.

B.Hedesiredtocrosstheredlightthatnight.

C.Heapprovesofobeyingtrafficrulesbyhimself.

D.Heiseasywhensufferingthetrafficjam.

6.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"inclination"inparagraph5?

A.Tendency.B.Faith.C.Adjustment.D.Guidance.

7.Whatshouldwedotocreateabettersocietyaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Bepolitetoothers.B.Improvetrafficrules.

C.Bepatientandhelpful.D.Trusteachother.

C

Scientistsareworkingtostopadeadlyvirusthatinfects（感染）pigs.ThevirusiscausinghugelossesforfarmersinChinaandotherAsiancountries.ManyfarmershavetriedtocontainAfricanswineflubyquarantining（隔离）pigsanddestroyinginfectedanimals.ButthespreadofthediseaseintoEastAsiahassteppedupthesearchforotherwaystodealwiththeproblem.

ThevirushadnotbeenconsideredamajorconcernforresearchersuntilitappearedinChinalastyear.Chinesefarmersraiseabouthalfoftheworld'spigs.SomeresearchersthinkthevirusmighthavecomefrominfectedanimalsinEasternEuropeorRussia.Sincethen,ithasspreadtoChina,VietnamandotherAsiancountries.Millionsofpigshavebeendestroyed.

Althoughswinefludoesnotsickenpeople,itisveryinfectiousanddeadlytopigs."Today'ssituation,whereyouhavethisglobaldanger,putsalotmoreemphasisonthisresearch,”saidDoctorLuisRodriguez.HespoketoTheAssociatedPress.RodriguezleadstheUnitedStatesgovernmentlaboratoryforforeignanimaldiseasesatPlumIsland,NewYork.AsadeadlyviruskillspigsacrossAsia,scientistsareacceleratingeffortstodevelopavaccine（疫苗）.

Vaccinesoftenaredevelopedbykillingavirusbeforeitisputintoananimal.Thedisabledvirusdoesnotmaketheanimalsick,butitactivatesthebody'snaturaldefensesagainstdisease.Theimmune（免疫的）systemisthenabletoidentifythevirusandproduceantibodiesagainstit.

However,thismethodisnoteffectivewithallvirusesincludingtheonethatcausesAfricanswineflu.Forswineflu,scientistshavebeenworkingonadifferentkindofvaccine.Itismadefromaweakenedvirus,notadeadone.Theproblemforresearchershasbeenhowtochangethevirussoitcanbesafelyused.

Vietnam'sgovernmentreportedafewweeksagothatitwastestingvaccines,butprovidedfewdetailsofitsprograms.InChina,thegovernmentsaidscientistsareworkingonavaccinethatgeneticallychangesthevirus.ThatissimilartoamethodbeingusedbyscientistsintheUnitedStates.

8.Whydidtheviruscausetheresearchers'concernwhenappearinginChina?

A.Thevirusmayinfectpeople.

B.ThenumberofpigsraisedinChinaishuge.

C.Thevirusmaybecompletelyoutofcontrol.

D.Chinesescienceandtechnologyisnotadvanced.

9.Wheremighttheviruscomefrom?

A.EasternEuropeorRussia.B.Vietnam.

C.Africancountries.D.America.

10.WhatisthefunctionofthedisabledvirusaccordingtoRodriguez?

A.Itmakespeoplefallill.

B.Itdestroystheimmunesystemofanimals.

C.Ithelpsthebodyproduceantibodiesagainstdisease.

D.Itmakesthebody'snaturaldefenseagainstdiseasework.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheEmphasisoftheVirusResearch

B.SwineFluLeadstotheDeathsofLotsofPigs

C.ScientistsHurrytoDevelopVaccineforSwineFlu

D.NewResultsAboutGovernmentLaboratoryforAnimalDiseases

D

Arepeoplehappierinnaturewithblueskiesoverheadandfreshgreengrassunderfoot?

Couldnoisystreets,crowdedwithcarsandpeople,makeusunhappy?

Thepossiblementalhealthproblemsofcitylivingaffectalotofpeople.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimates（估计）that56percentoftheworld'spopulationlivedinurbanareasin2021.TheWHOaddsthatthatamountwillincreaseto66percentby2050.Peopleoftenmovetocitiesforbetterjobsandmoreculturalactivities.Butaretheyputtingthemselvesatrisk?

Maybe.ExpertsattheAmericanPsychiatryAssociationsaythat"naturalenvironmentsorgreenspaces”domuchgoodtoourmentalhealth.

Manystudieshaveshownthatnaturecancalmusandmakeusfeelhappy.Nature,expertssay,canalsohelpuslearnbetter.Andexperiencingnaturehelpspeoplerecoverfromthementaltirednessthatcomesfromday-to-daywork.Ontheotherhand,mentalhealthexpertssaysomeresearchsuggeststhatcitylivingmighthurtourmentalhealth.Buttheycannotsayexactlywhy.

Whatarethespecificaspectsoftheurbanenvironmentwhichcausessomepeopletodevelopmentalillness?

AndreaMechelli,adoctoratKingsCollege,London,states,"Therehavebeenstudieswherepeoplewereliterallytakenoutofanurbanenvironmentintoarural（乡村的）environment.andtheirsymptomswouldimprove.Andwealsoseethatthegreaterthecityis,thegreatertheriskis."Mechellisaythatsomeonewholivesinacityisthreetimesmorelikelytodeveloppsychologicalproblemthansomeonelivinginthecountry.

KingsCollegeresearchers,alongwithcityplanners,landandbuildingdesignersandotherswantedtolearnmoreaboutcitylivingandmentalillness.So,theycreatedasmartphoneappcalledUrbanMind.Theysaytheywantedtounderstandhowdifferentpartsoftheurbanenvironmentaffectmentalwellbeing（健康）.

Theresearchersfoundthatbeingoutdoors,seeingtrees,hearingbirdsong,seeingthesky,andfeelinginco