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学年黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版

哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年度下学期期末考试

高二英语试题

第一卷

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）

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Ifyoufrequentlytravelforbusiness，StaybridgeSuitesofferyouarangeofhomecomforts．FourrecentvisitorstoStaybridgeSuitesexplainwhytheybooked，whattheyenjoyedandwhatmadethemwanttoreturn．

ClaireMetcalf

“Theconceptisgreat，butthestaffaretheoneswhoreallymakeit．”shesays．“Ittakesalotofdisciplinetoalwaysbefriendly，butthestaffatStaybridgeSuitesdothat.Theygenuinelycareaboutyou．”

AndrewRoberts

“Oneofthebestthingsishavingmyownkitchen．IoftenendupworkinglateandIdon’tfancyeatinginarestaurantonmyown，socookingformyselfisabigdrawcard．”

“Themainthingformeisbeingabletocookandhavemyownlittleflat．Thestaffareamazing．Itisgreattoberecognizedbythem，”hesays．

PaulineRobinson

“WhatIloveaboutitisthewaythatyouaretreatedbythestaff,”shesays．“Someofthestaffhavebeenthereallthattimeandtheydolookafteryouwell．Asawomanstayingonmyown，itisreassuringthattheylookoutforyou，andrecentlywhenIwaspoorlydepressedtheyevenbroughtthingsIneededtomyroom．”

RyanRuckledge

“Thefully-equippedkitchenisgreat．Ialwayshaveaone-bedapartmentsoIhaveaseparatekitchenanddiningroomandI’mabletorelaxandcooksomemeals．Eatingoutcanfeelabitmuchwhenyoudoitdayinanddayout—itmakesyouhatewhatyoudo—andIdon’twantthat．”

1.WhatattractsvisitorstoStaybridgeSuites?

A.Aseparatediningroom.B.Aone-bedapartment.

C.Ahomeawayfromhome.   D.Alotofdiscipline.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drawcard”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Barrier. B.attraction.C.Honour.   D.difficulty.

3.Whydoestheauthorwritethearticle?

A.ToadvertiseStaybridgeSuites.B.Tointroducefourrecentvisitors.

C.Toinformusofanewservice.D.Tosinghighpraiseforthestaff.

B

DavidReesrunsatrulydistinctivebusiness.Hechargescustomers$15tosharpentheirpencilstoperfections,usingavarietyoftools.

Iknowwhatyou'rethinking—isthisajoke?

The39-year-oldgetsaskedthatquestionalot.Toclarifyeverything,heevencreatedaspecialsectiononhiswebsitetellingeveryonehe'sactuallyprovidingarealservice.

YoucansupplyyourownpenciloryoucanhaveReessharpenoneofhisownfavorite2Bpencils.Afterthat,hemailsittoyouinadisplaytubewiththeshavingsinaseparatebag,andanauthenticcertificatewhichjusthappenstomentionthepencilissosharpastobeadangerousobject.

Toachievethedesiredresult,themastersharpenerusesallkindsoftools,includinggeneralsandpapers,pocketknivesandevenaspecial$450sharpeningmachine."Itdependsonwhatthecustomerwantstousehis/herpencilfor,"hesays."Thatdeterminesthemostappropriatepencil-sharpeningtechnique.

Somecustomersbuypencilsasinspirationalsymbolswhileothersbuythembecauseoftheirspecialmemoriesofclassic2Bpencils.

$15tohaveapencilsharpenedisabitexpensivethough,right?

You'renottheonlyonewhofeelsthatway,andDavid'suniquebusinesshasreallyangeredlotsofpeople,whotalkofinequalityinAmerica,sayingitissoinsaneforthewealthytopay$15tosharpenapencil.Butotherswillsay,"Thisisjustoururgetoputanendtothewelfarestatebecausenewideasarisealongwiththebusiness."

Davidadmitshistradeissortofunusual.Buttherearethosewhoactuallyvaluehisservice,asprovenbytheover500ordershehasgotten.

4.HowcouldDavidmakemoneybysharpeningpencils?

A.Heinventednewtoolsforthejob.     B.Hepromotedhisskillonhiswebsite.

C.Hesavedlotsoftimeforotherpeople.   D.Heprovidedqualityservicetohiscustomers.

5.Fromhiswords,wecaninferthatDavidBees         .

A.knowsallkindsofpencilusers     B.providespersonalizedservices

C.valuesideasbehindthepencils      D.alwayswritewithpencils

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"insane"（inParagraph5）mean?

A.Deliberate.  B.Rewarding.  C.Unreasonable.  D.Irresponsible.

7.Whatseemstobetheauthor'sattitudetoDavidBees'trade?

A.It'safancyservice.        B.Ithasagoodreputation.

C.It'sawfullyexpensive.       D.Itwastestimeandmoney.

C

Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingforages—isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess?

Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountain ofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotbecomeold.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeónsearchedforwaterswithmagicalpowersintheearly1500s.ButwhathefoundinsteadistheAmericanStateofFlorida.

ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindafountainofyouthinfact,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,inanareacalledthehypothalamus（丘脑下部）.Thehypothalamusispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantactivitieswithinthebody,includinggrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocessfood.

ResearchersatNewYork’sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamus stemcellsalsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplaceinthebody.Whatarestemcells?

Theyaresimplecellsthatcandevelopintospecializedcells,likebloodorskincells.Stemcellscanalsorepairdamagedpartsinthebody.

ProfessorDongshengCaiwastheleadresearcherinastudyonaginginmice.CaiexplainsintheJournalNaturewhattheyfound.“Agingspeedcanbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthehypothalamus.Anditcanbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstemcells.Ithinkthesefindingsarequiteinteresting.”

Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.“Sowhenhypothalamus function isdecreasing,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,thisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost.Itfinallyleadstoaging.”

Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivate（激活）thehypothalamusinmice.Theydidthisbyputtingstemcellsfromyoungermiceintomiddle-agedanimals.Later,theresearchersexaminedmiceandtestedforchangesinbehavior.Theyalsolookedforchangesinthestrengthoftheanimals’musclesand thewaytheyworked.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.

Caisayswhenhypothalamusstemcells,whichwerederivedfromyoungmicewasputintomiddle-agedmice,themiceagedslowlyandtheyalsohaveincreasedthelengthoftheirlives.

Buttheseresultswerejustfromstudyingmiceinalab.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?

Thenextstepistoseeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.

8.JuanPoncedeLeón’sstorywasmentionedinordertoshow________.

A.theeffortshemadetodiscoverFlorida

B.thefruitlessworktofindthemagicalfountain

C.thenon-stopsearchforthewaytostayyoung

D.theimpossibleexistenceof“fountainofyouth”

9.ThehypothalamushascontroloveractivitiesEXCEPT________.

A.growth              B.reproduction                  C.agingprocess                   D.foodproduction

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Stemcellsarespecializedcellswhichcanrepairdamagedparts.

B.Agingistheresultoffunctionlossofhypothalamusstemcells.

C.Thestrengthoftheanimals’musclesslowstheprocessofaging.

D.Agingspeediscontrolledbystemcellsinsteadofhypothalamus.

11.Theunderlinedwords“werederivedfrom”probablymeans“________”.

A.camefrom               B.changedfrom                  C.resultedfrom              D.developedfrom

D

China’ForbiddenCity----traditionallyoff-limitatnightforanyoneexceptemperorsandvisitingdignitaries（显要人物）----wasdecoratedwithlanternsasChinacelebratedtheendoftheChineseNewYearholiday.Thecomplex,hometoChineseemperorsforfivecenturies,wasopenedatnightforthefirsttimesinceitwasreopenedasthePalaceMuseum94yearsago.

Thecomplexandpalacewallswereilluminatedwithredlanternsandalightshow,designedtorecreatethefeelingsoftheroyalcourt,whiletheChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestraandthePekingOperaperformed.AnimageofatreasuredscrollcalledAThousandLiofRiversandMountainswascastontothepalaceroof.

MostofChina’s1.3billionpeople,however,hadtowatchtheshowontelevision.Only3,000peoplewereallowedin:

2,500invitedguestsand500peoplewhobookedtheirticketsonline.“The3,000visitorscanshowoffforthewholeyear,”onepersonsaidonWeibo.Whenbookingfortheseconddayopenedatmidnight,thebookingsystemcrashedformorethananhourduetogreatdemand.Thefreeticketswerequicklytakenwhenitreopened.Alivelysecondarymarketsoonappeared.Scalpersweresellingticketsforasmuchas9,999yuanononlinetradingsites.

ThePalaceMuseumisnowonacampaigntoattractmorevisitors,withitsformercuratorShanJixiangsayinghewantstomaketraditionalChineseculturemoreaccessibletothegeneralpublic.Morethan80percentofthepalaceisnowaccessibletovisitors,upfrom30percentin2012.Shanhassetatargetof85percentby2020tomarkthepalace’s600thanniversary.CreativitytodayhasmadethePalaceMuseumyoungeranddrawntraditionalcultureclosertothepublic.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illuminate”probablymeaninParagraph2?

A.Caredfor.B.Litup.C.Pickedout.D.Keptsafe.

13.HowdomostChineseadmirethenightviewoftheForbiddenCity?

A.BywatchingTVathome.

B.Bygrabbingfreeticketsonline