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高二英语上学期期中试题53

大连市第十一中学2016—2017学年度上学期第一学段考试试卷

高二英语

时间：

100分钟分数：

150分

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurd'Alene,Idaho,toFairbanks,Alaska,whereadventurewasneverfaraway.Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom'svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff,soshedidn'tcaremuchaboutmybedtime.

DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel（桶）ofpaintbutcouldn'treallygetagoodfiregoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,andwhenImademyexit,acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme,andtheydid!

IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.Ihadn'tturned5yet.

AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?

AsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder（驾雪橇者）,IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn'trealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped（包裹）heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.

In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurd'Alene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska.

1．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'sfamily?

A．Hisfatherwasacruelman.B．Hisparentsdidn'tlovehim.

C．Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D．Hismotherdidn'thaveanyjobs.

2．Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?

A．Helearnedtosmoke.B．Hewaslockedinabasement.

C．Hewasarrested（逮捕）bythepolice.D．Henearlycausedafireaccident.

3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.

B．TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska.

C．Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor'sfamilyafter1950.

D．TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.

4．Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A．TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.

B.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.

C．ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonhard.

D．Toshowoffhisprideinmakingtrouble.

B

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SERVICE&FACILITIES

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SERVICE&FACILITIES

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A.freeWi-FiB.freeparking

C.freephysicalexercisingfacilitiesD.freesafedepositbox

6.WhatdoweknowaboutIbisRJSantosDumont?

A.Itistheonlyplaceallowingtakingpetsin.

B.ItistheonlyplaceprovidingtheserviceofBraziliandishes.

C.ItisthenearesttotheGaleãoInternationalAirport.

D.Itistheclosesttothebeach.

7.IfarichfamilywantstoenjoyFrenchdishesandsunbathingonthebeach,theymay

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C.call（+55）21/25251232D.call（+55）21/36872000

8.Whichmightbeyourbestchoiceifyouandyoursevenpoorroommatesareinterestedinsports?

A.SofitelRiodeJaneiroCopacabanaB.GoldenTulipIpanemaPlaza

C.IbisRJSantosDumontD.CasaMamoré93

C

Whyelephantsrarelygetcancerisamysterythathasconfusedscientistsfordecades.AstudywasledbyresearchersatHuntsmanCancerInstitute（HCI）attheUniversityofUtahandArizonaStateUniversity,includingresearchersfromtheRinglingBros.CenterforElephantConservationmayhavefoundtheanswer.Accordingtotheresults,el

ephantshave38additionalmodifiedcopiesofagene（基因）thatencodesp53,awell-definedtumor（肿瘤）suppressor,ascomparedtohumans,whohaveonlytwo.Further,elephantsmayhaveamorepowerfulmechanismforkillingdamagedcellsthatareatriskforbecomingcancerous.Inisolatedelephantcells,thisactivityisdoubledcomparedtohealthyhumancells,andfivetimesthatofcellsfrompatientswithLi-FraumeniSyndrome,whohaveonlyoneworkingcopyofp53andmorethana90percentlifetimecancerriskinchildrenandadults.Theresultssuggestextrap53couldexplainelephants’increasedresistancetocancer.

“Naturehasalreadyfiguredouthowtopreventcancer.It’suptoustolearnhowdifferentanimalsovercometheproblemsowecanadaptthosestrategiestopreventcancerinpeople,”saysco-seniorauthorJoshuaSchiffman,M.D.,pediatriconcologist（肿瘤学家）atHuntsmanCancerInstitute,UniversityofUtahSchoolofMedicine,andPrimaryChildren’sHospital.

AccordingtoSchiffman,elephantshavelongbeenconsideredawalkingproblem.Because

theyhave100timesasmanycellsaspeople,theyshouldbe100timesmorelikelytohaveacellslipintoacancerousstateandcausethediseaseovertheirlonglifespanof50to70years.Andyetit’sbelievedthatelephantsgetcancerlessoften,atheoryconfirmedinthisstudy.Analysisofalargedatabaseofelephantdeathsestimatesacancerdeathrateoflessthan5percentcompared

to11to25percentinpeople.

9.Whydohumansoftengetcancercomparedtoelephantsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Elephantsarebiggerthanhumans.B.Elephantshavemorep53thanhumans.

C.Elephantsarenotascleverashumans.D.Elephantseatmorethanhumans.

10.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Somedamagedcellsmaybedangerous.B.Somedamagedcellsarenotdangerous.

C.Somedamagedcellscan’tbecancerous.

D.Somedamagedcellsinelephants’bodiesaremoredangerousthanthoseinhumans’bodies.

11.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Elephantshavemorecellsthanpeople.B.Elephantscangetcancereasily.

C.Elephantsseldomdiefromcancer.D.Elephantsoftendiefromcancer.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ElephantshelpusB.LearnfromNature

C.HowtodealwithcancerD.Naturehelpsuspreventcancer

D

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Letthesunshinein

Fallingleaves,flowers,andcoldwinds,formanypeoplelateautumncanbeaseasonofdepression.

Thosewhosufferfrom“theautumnblue”areoftenextremelytired,lackenergy,needmoresleep,feelincreasedappetiteandgainweight."Theexactcauseofthiscondition,oftencalledseasonaldepressionorseasonalaffectivedisorder（SAD）,isnotknownyet,"saysChenJue,associateprofessoratShanghaiMentalHealthCenter."Butrecentstu

diesindicatethatweatherchangeisinfluentialandstronglysuggestthatthisconditioniscausedbychangesintheavailability（得到）ofsunlight."

Onetheoryisthatwithdecreasedexposuretosunlight,thebiologicalclockthatregulatesmood,sleep,andhormonesisdelayed,runningmoreslowlyinwinter.Exposuretolightmayresetthebiologicalclock.Anothertheoryisthatbrainchemicalsthattransmitinformationbetweennerves,calledneurotransmitters（forexample,serotonin）,maybechangedinindividualswithSAD.Itisbelievedthatexposuretolightcancorrecttheseimbalances."Itisasadseason,butyoucantrytomakeithappy.Remember,springalwayslivesinyourheart,"Chensays