百强校学年广东肇庆高二上期末考试英语卷带解析.docx

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百强校学年广东肇庆高二上期末考试英语卷带解析

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【百强校】2016-2017学年广东肇庆高二上期末考试英语卷（带解析）

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

TheArcticwillsoonbefreefromice,expertssay.Thechangeisboundtotakeplace,buttheglobalwarmingandclimatechangearechangingtheearth’slandscape（地形）rapidly，causingpanicworldwide.

ExpertssaythattheArcticseaiceismelting（融化）quitefasterthanexpectedanditcanaffectnotjusttheregion,butEarthingeneral.Ascientistevensaysthatnextyear,ormaybetheyearafterthat,theArcticwillbefreeofice.

PeterWadhams,ascientist,saidthatthemeltingtrendledtohisstatement.“MostpeopleexpectthisyearwillseearecordlowintheArctic’ssummersea-icecover.Nextyearortheyearafterthat,IthinkitwillbefreeoficeinsummerandbythatImeanthecentralArcticwillbeice-free,”PeterWadhams,directoroftheScottPolarInstituteinCambridge,saidinaninterviewwiththeGuardian.“YouwillbeabletocrossovertheNorthPolebyship,”PeterWadhamsadded.Hestronglybelievesthatalthoughsomepiecesoficewillremain,theArcticbasinmaybefreeofseaiceinthenexttwoyearsstartinginthesummerof2017.

Wadhams’studysaysthatmeltingseaicewillhaveagreatinfluenceontheplanetsincetheseaiceismorecapableofreflecting（反射）sunlightcomparedtowaterthatcanonlyreflect10%ofthesunlight.Oncetheseaicemelts,thewatercanonlyreflectasmallamountofsunlight.ThismeansthattheEarthwillreceiveandabsorbmoresunlight,makingtheplanetevenhotter.

Theyear2016hasalreadybrokenrecordsofthehottesttemperatureeverrecordedandthetrenddoesn’tseemtoshowanydecreaseinglobalwarming.“Itdoesn’tlookliketheiceishealingandgrowingback,”TomWagner,NASA’smanagerforcryosphere（冰冻圈）researchsaidinastatement.

LikeWadhams,scientistsandresearchersallovertheworldarelecturingaroundtoeducatepeopletohelplightenglobalwarmingthathasalreadychangedtheplanet’slandscape.

1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofglobalwarmingandclimatechange?

A．Indifferent.          B．Anxious.          C．Unbelievable.          D．Misunderstood.          

2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A．Whatexpertssayhascausedworldwidefearandgreatanxiety.

B．ThespeedoftheArcticseaicebeingmeltedisbeyondexpectation.

C．ThemeltingoftheArcticseaiceonlyhasagreateffectonthisregion.

D．It’simpossiblethattheArcticwillbefreefromiceinoneortwoyears.

3、WhywouldtheEarthbecomeevenhotteriftheseaicemelted?

Because________.

A．morewaterwillcovertheearth

B．therearemorehoursofdaylight

C．thewaterwillreflectmoresunlight

D．moreheatwouldbetakeninbytheearth

4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Accordingtosomeexperts,theArcticmaybefreefromicesoonbecauseofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.

B．TheArcticmeltingseaicewillaffecttheplanetgreatly.

C．TheArcticwillbefreefromiceintwoyears.

D．Globalwarmingarechangingtheearth’slandscapequickly.

AlexandervonHumboldtwasbornin1769inBerlin,Germany.Asayoungboy,hewantedtolearnabouttheworld.Humboldtfollowedhisdream.In1799,hetraveledwithafriendtoCentralandSouthAmerica.

Ontheirtrip,Humboldtandhisfriendsawanddidmanythings.TheysaileddowntheAmazonRiver.Theywatcheddolphinsplayintheocean.Theyexploredtherainforestandclimbedmountainsandvolcanoes.TheywereabletomakethefirstmapsofthenorthernpartofSouthAmerica.

Humboldtsetaworldrecordformountainclimbing.Healsomadeadiscovery.Duringhisclimb,Humboldtbecameverysick.Hefoundoutthatthehigherheclimbed,thelessoxygentherewasintheair.Thismadeitmoredifficulttobreathe.Later,thisbecameknownasmountainsickness.

SciencewasanotherpartofHumboldt’sinterests.Hewantedtowriteaboutallofthenewthingshesaw.Hedescribedthenewplants,animals,androckswhichhadneverbeenseenbyscientistsbefore.

Humboldtalsostudiedthewayoflifeofthelocalpeople.HelearnedhowthenativepeoplealongtheAmazonRiverusedplantsintheirdailylives.Forexample,theyusedastrongpoisonfromavine（蔓生植物）tomakepoisonedarrows.Thenativesusedthesearrowsforhuntingtheirfood.

TheAmazonIndiansalsousedanativeplanttotreatmalaria（疟疾）,aseriousillness.Theplantgrewwild,butafteritwasdugup,itwasneverreplanted.Humboldtwarnedthenativesthattheplantwasindangerofdyingout.Helookedforwaystopreservetheplantandtomakeitgrowstrong.

AlthoughHumboldttookmanyrisksduringhistrip,helivedtobe90yearsold.Inhislifetime,hemademanydiscoveriesandsharedthemwiththeworld.Asatribute（颂扬）toHumboldt,thereareriversandmountainsnamedafterhim.

5、WecaninferthatHumboldtwasprobablya（n）________.

A．explorer          B．inventor          C．doctor          D．writer          

6、Humboldtandhisfriendmademapsof________.

A．thecentralpartofSouthAmerica

B．thenorthernpartofSouthAmerica

C．thenorthpartofCentralAmerica

D．thesouthernpartofCentralAmerica

7、Whatdoweknowaboutmountainsickness?

A．Itcanbetreatedwithaplant.

B．Itisaseriousillnesslikemalaria.

C．Itmainlyinfluencesone’sbreathing.

D．ItwasdiscoveredbyHumboldt’sfriend.

8、WecantellfromthetextthatHumboldtwas________.

A．easy-going          B．imaginative          C．optimistic          D．ambitious          

ItwasalongweekforAmandaatschool.Shestayedafterschooltoworkonaspecialproject（课题）threedaysinarow.WhenshegothomeonFriday,shedroppedintothechairwithasigh.

“What’sgoingon,Amanda?

”herdadaskedashewasreadingthenewspaper.

“Ihavetocreateawebpageformytechnologyclass,anditistakingalotmoretimethanIthoughtitwould,”Amandaanswered.

HerdadlookedoverhisnewspaperandaskedAmandawhatthewebpagewasabout.

“It’saboutthedifferencebetweennewspapernewsandInternetnews,”Amandasaidandadded,“Ihavetoprovideinformation,examplesandillustrations（插图）.”

“Soundstough;doyouhavesomeonetohelpyou?

”herdadasked.

“IhaveapartnernamedZach,”Amandareplied.“WedidresearchontheInternettodayandfoundsomepicturestouse.”

ThenAmandaexplainedtoherfatherthemaindifferences:

newspapernewsisprintedonpaper,andInternetnewsispublishedonline;newspapernewsisonlyavailableonceaday,andInternetnewsispublishedalmostassoonasthenewshappens;manynewspapersdon’tevenprintadailypaper,andInternetnewsispublishedaroundtheclock.

Amanda’sdadasked,“Whichtypeofnewsdoyoulikebetter?

”

“IlikeInternetnewsbetterbecauseIliketolearnaboutthenewswhenithappens,”sheanswered.

Herdadsaid,“IstilllikenewspapernewsbetterbecauseIliketoholdthepaperinmyhandsandturnthepages.”

Amandadroppedintoherchairagainandsaid,“Youaresooldschool,Dad.”

9、WhydidAmandasighwhenshecamehome?

A．Shefailedtopasstheexam.

B．Shewastiredofschoollife.

C．Shewasworriedaboutherschoolproject.

D．Shemadeamistakeinhertechnologyclass.

10、WhatdidAmanda’sfatherthinkofherworkoncreatingawebpageforhertechnologyclass?

A．Exciting.          B．Boring.          C．Interesting.          D．Difficult.          

11、WhichofthefollowingmayAmandaagreewith?

A．PeopleshouldpayforInternetnews.

B．Newspapernewswillsoondisappear.

C．Internetnewsisgiventoreadersingoodtime.

D．Itiswrongtosaynotonewspapernews.

12、WhatkindofpersonisAmanda’sfather?

A．Heisamanwhomissesthepast.

B．Heisamanwhocareslittleaboutnews.

C．Heisamanwhoknowsthecomputerwell.

D．HeisamanwhocannotlivewithouttheInternet.

ADAYOUTINBRITAIN

AreyouplanningtovisitBritain?

Hereareafewsuggestionsforabeautifulweekendaway.

Bournemouth

Thisfamoustouristtownhas11kmofbeautifulbeaches.Lastyear,10,000touristsvisitedthisbeautifultown.It’stheperfectplacetogoswimmingorsailing.Therearelotsoflovelyparksandgardenstovisitandit’sagreatplacetoeatout.Youcanalsogotoaclassicalconcertorgodancinginoneofthenightclubs.

Stratford-upon-Avon

ThiswasWilliamShakespeare’shometown.Hespentmostofhislifeinthistownandwrotehisplayshere.YoucanvisithishouseorseehisplaysatoneoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany’stheatres.Therearesomeinterestingmuseumsandlotsofbeautiful500-year-oldhouse.YoucanalsogoonboattripsandvisittraditionalEnglishvillages.

Alford

DeepintheLincolnshirecountrysideisthepleasantmarkettownofAlford.Itisknownforitsfive-sailedwindmill（风车）.Haveawalkroundthislovelyoldplaceandyou’llseemanypleasanthousesfromasfarbackasthe17thcentury.CaptainJamesSmith,whowasoneofthefoundersofJamestowninVirginia,USA,waseducatedinAlford.

Bath

Mostpeoplecomeheretoseethe2,000-year-oldRomanBaths.Butthiscityisalsofamousforitsbeautiful18thcenturybuildingsandwasthehomeofthewriterJaneAusten.YoucanlearnaboutherlifeattheJaneAustenCentrenearQueen’sSquare.Inthepast,BathwasalsopopularwiththeroyalfamilyandQueenElizabethIspentoneortwoweekseveryyearhere.

13、WhatcanvisitorsdoinBournemouth?

A．Enjoyplays.                              B．Gotomuseums.                              

C．Doseasports.                              D．Visitfishingvillages.                              

14、WhatisAlfordfamousfor?

A．Itssta