学年辽宁省六校协作体高二上学期期初考试英语试题Word版.docx

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学年辽宁省六校协作体高二上学期期初考试英语试题Word版

2018-2019学年辽宁省六校协作体高二上学期期初考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whatmakesabuildingugly?

Everyone'sgottheirownopinion,soit’shardtosay.Now,let’stakealookatsomeoftheworld’sworstbuildings.

TheTorreVelasca

TheToneVelascainMilanisinthecentreofMilan（Italy）.Thetower,whichwentupinthe1950s,isabout100metrestall.ItsdesignisactuallyamodernrepresentationofatraditionalLombardcastle,wherethelowerpartswerenarrower （狭窄的）thantheupperparts.

TheMiradorBuilding

TheMiradorBuildinginMadrid（Spain）wascreatedbyDutchstudioMVRDVandtheSpanisharchitect BlancaLleo.Thebuilding,whichisablockofflats,openedin2005.Thereisalargerectangular （矩形的）holeintheupperpartofit,whichisusedbytheneighbourhoodasameetingareaandplayground.

ThePragueTVTower

ThePragueTVTowerisinPrague（thecapitaloftheCzechRepublic）.Itstands216metreshighandlooksabitlikeatall,thinspaceship.Pragueisfamousforitsarchitecturalbeauty,sowhenthetowerwasputupin1985byarchitectVaclavAulickyandengineerJiriKozak,manyfeltitdidn’tfitin.

TheLongabergerBasketCompany

TheLongabergerBasketCompanybuildingisinNewark,Ohio（USA）.Theofficeblockwasopenedin1997andlookslikeaverylargebasket.It，sgotsevenfloorsandtwohandles atthetop.Thehandlesweighabout150tons.Itmaynotbetheugliestbuildingintheworldbutit’scertainlyoneofthemostunusual.

21.Accordingtothetext,theTorreVelasca _________.

A.   issimilartoaLombardcastle

B.   wascreatedbyBlancaLleo

C.   hasahistoryofover100years

D.   istallerthanthePragueTVTower

22.WhichofthefollowingbuildingsmightbetheMiradorBuilding?

A.

B.

C

D

23.WhenthePragueTVtowerwasputup,manypeople___.

A. likeditverymuch  

B.   thoughtlittleofit

C.   feltthatitmightfalldowneasily

D.   thoughtthatitwastotallyuseless

B

EmmaandRyan,amarriedcouple,weredrivingtoafriend’shousewhenEmmaturnedtoRyanandasked,“Wouldyouliketostopforlunch?

”

Ryanreplied.“No,I’mnothungryyet,”andcontinueddriving.Meanwhile,Emmasatquietlyfuming（十分恼火）inthepassengerseat.RyancouldnotunderstandwhyEmmawasunhappy.Hehadthoughtshewasaskingifhewashungry,butinreality,Emmawastellinghimthatshewashungryandwantedtostopforlunch.

Misunderstandingslikethisoftenoccurbetweenmenandwomen,evenamongpeoplefromthesameculture.DeborahTannen,professoroflinguisticsatGeorgetownUniversityintheUnitedStates,hasstudiedconversationalrules.

InEmmaandRyan’ssituation,Emmawasmakingarequestintheformofaquestion.Herstyleoftalkingiscommonforwomen.SheneededRyantoagreetheywerebothhungry.So,EmmaaskedRyanwhathewanted.ShewasreallytellingRyanwhatshewanted;however,Ryandidnotunderstandthis.Ifhehadbeenhungry,hewouldhavesaidsomethingmoredirect,suchas,“I’mhungry.Let’shavelunch.”

Tannenbelievesthatmostwomengrowupinaworldwheretalkisusedtoexpressfeelings.However,mostmenareraiseddifferentlyandtheytendtokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.

Tannensays,formen,talkisoftenusedasasituationusedoutsidethehometogainrespect,toentertainandgetattention,ortoexchangeinformation.Thisiswhymencommunicatebymakingeachotherlaugh,ortalkingaboutsportandwork.Thesemendonotalwaysfeelitisnecessarytotalktofeelcloseortoexpresstheirfeelings.Women,ontheotherhand,areencouragedtospeakabouttheirfeelingssincethisisawaytobuildrelationships.

24.WhatcanbeinferredfromEmmaandRyan’sstory?

A.Emmadidn’tlikeRyan.

B.Ryandidn’twanttotalktoEmma.

C.Ryandidn’twanttoeatwithEmma.

D.Emmawasn’tpleasedwithRyan’sanswer.

25.AccordingtoDeborahTannen,whatcausesthemisunderstanding?

A.Differentcultures

B.Differentcharacteristics

C.Differentwaysofcommunicating

D.Differenteducationalbackground

26.Comparedwithwomen,men_______.

A.talklessaboutfeelings

B.communicatemorewithothers

C.aremorelikelytobecomeangry

D.arebetteratbuildingrelationships

27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whywomenliketoexpressfeelings

B.Howmenandwomencommunicate

C.Differentwaysofsupportingachild

D.Misunderstandingsinsocialcommunication

C

Redmeat,usuallyconsideredtobebeef,pork,muttonandlambproducts,havenutritionalvalue,buteatingredmeatalsoraisessomehealthconcerns.

Redmeatisanexcellentsourceofprotein（蛋白质）.ItisalsoakeysourceofvitaminB12,whichisonlyavailableinanimalproductsandiskeyforbothredbloodcellandnervehealth.Redmeatisalsoarichsourceofzine,selenium（硒）andiron.Zincandseleniumaregoodforourimmunesystem（免疫系统）.Ironhelpstransportoxygenintheblood,andlowlevelsofironcanleadtofeelingtired.Eatingredmeat,especiallyleancuts（廋肉）,withmealsandsnacks,mayhelppeoplecurbhungerbetweenmealsandhelppeoplewithweightmanagement.

Healthrisksofredmeatmayincludetheriskofheartdiseaseandcancer.Itisusuallybesttoavoidprocessedmeats.Thesetendtocontainlotsofsaltandnitrites（亚硝酸盐）,whichmaydamageourhealth.Choosingleancutsandcookingmeatcorrectlymayreducehealthrisks.Itisgenerallyadvisednottoundercookorovercookredmeatandtoavoidgrilling（烧烤）.

Whenitcomestoredmeatandhealth,anotherthingiswhethertheanimalsaregrainorgrass-fed.Grass-fedanimalsfrequentlyhaveabetterqualityoflife.Grassfeedingcanbemoreenvironmentallyfriendlyaswell.

Manygovernmentssuggesttheamountofredmeatshouldbesafelyincludedinahealthydiet.Theamountvariesbetweennations,butseveralportionsaweekareusuallyacceptable.Thosewhochoosetoincludeeatingredmeatmaywishtochoosegrass-fedanimalsandtocutoffanyfatbeforeeating.

28.AccordingtoParagraph2,redmeat_____.

A.isquiteexpensive

B.amajorsourceofvariousvitamins

C.canprovideimportantnutritionforus

D.containsproteinthatcan’tbefoundinplants

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curb”inparagraph2probablymean?

A.experienceB.developC.controlD.realize

30.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgiveusoneatingredmeat?

A.Weshouldeatitanywaywelike.

B.Weshouldcutitoutfromourdiet.

C.Weshouldcookitaslongaspossible.

D.Weshouldpayattentiontoitsqualityandamount.

31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Redmeatandhealth

B.Diseasesrelatedtoredmeat

C.Unhealthydietofmeatlovers

D.Methodsofcookingredmeat

D

ScientistsinArgentinahavecreatedtheworld’sfirstcowwithtwohumangenesthatwillenableittoproducehuman-likemilk. 

Geneticengineeringwasusedtointroducethe"mothers’milk"genesintotheanimalbeforebirth,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofAgribusinessTechnologyinBuenosAires.

  Asanadult,theclonedcow"willproducemilkthatissimilartothatofhumans",whichwillprove"adevelopmentofgreatimportanceforthenutritionofinfants（婴儿）",saidtheinstitute."Theclonedcow,namedRositaISA,isthefirstintheworldwithtwohumangenesthatcontaintheproteinspresentinhumanmilk,"saidthestatement.

  InApril,scientistsinChinapublisheddetailsofresearchshowingthattheyhadcreateddairycowswhichproducedmilkcontainingproteinsfoundinhumanbreastmilk.ButtheArgentineteamsaidtheChineseonlyintroducedonehumangene,whiletheirresearchinvolvedtwo, meaningthemilkwillmorecloselyresemblethatofhumans.

  “Ourgoalwastoraisethenutritionvalueofcows’milkbyaddingtwohumangenes,whichdogoodtotheimmunesystemofinfants,”saidAdrianMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinwhichworkedwiththeinstitute.

 CristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentina,saidthatthescientificinstitutemadeallArgentinesproud.Shealsosaidthatshehadrefusedthe"honor"ofhavingthecownamedafterher."TheycametotellmethatthenameisCristina,butwhatwomanwouldliketohaveacownamedafterher?

ItappearedtometobemorepropertocallitRosita.”

32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A. Theimportanceofgeneticengineering.

B. Waystoimprovemothers’milk.

C. AdvancedagriculturaltechnologyinArgentina.

D. Aclonedcowtoproducehuman-likemilk.

33.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“morecloselyresemble”inPara4?

A. havemorevarietiesthan

B. havemorenutritionthan

C. bemoresimilarto

D. bemoredifferentfrom

34.WhatcanbeinferredfromCristinaKirchner’sstatements?

A. Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththeresearchdonebytheinstitute.

B. Sheconsidereditanhonortonamethespecialcow.

C. Shefeltitimpropertobenamedafterthecow.

D. Sherefusedtogiveanametothecowoutofself-respect. 

35.What’sAdrianMutto’sattitudetothegeneticengineering?

A.negativeB.supportiveC.indifferentD.mixed

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。

NewReasonstoExercise

It’sacruelrealitythatexercisingisnotareliablewaytoloseweightandkeepitoff.__36__Herearethebenefitsofregularexercise.

__37__

Anewstudyhadfoundthatjustashortperiodofexercisecanhelpimprovetheabilitytorememberthingsinthehoursthatfollow.Thereportsays,“Exercisingfourhoursafterlearningataskcanhelppeoplerememberthattaskinthelongterm”

Itmaykeepoffdepression.

__38__Researchersfoundthatwomenwhoexercisedregularlyreportedabout50%fewerde