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人教版英语高二上学期综合检测卷四
2019年人教版英语高二上学期综合检测卷四
一、阅读理解(30分)
1.(6分) ItwarmedmyhearttodaytowalkintotheThirstyCameldowntownintheThanksgivingDay,foraquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytrip.Ilan,afoodshopowner,saidthathewasrefusingtotakemoneytodaybecauseitwasBuyNothingDay.Toincreaseawareness(意识)ofthestrangeover-spendingnatureofoursociety,Ilansuggestedatradeforfoodtoday.Hesimplyaskedthatyouoffersomethingofequalpersonalvalueforthemealyoureceived.
AtfirstIwasreallyuncomfortable,wonderingifitwouldbefairtoexchangeayettobedetermined"IOweYou"(IOU)forfood?
WhatcouldIgivehimofequalvalue?
Afterall,hisfoodisthebestinthetown!
WeendedupwritingourIOU'swithpromisesofabook,somepaintingsandtheofferofworkinavarietyofwaysifheneedsit.
Ithinktheideaisn'tthatthetradeis"equal"somuchastheimportanceofthekindoftransaction.Weputthoughtintoourofferandwehadanevengreaterunderstandingforthemealsweate.
Wedon'tbuyalot,especiallyatthisupcomingtimeofyear.Wedon'tgivegiftsatallinfact.Theholidaytimeisspentenjoyingeachother'scompanyanddoingthingstogetherwithfamilyandfriends.Thisiswhatseemsmostsensible.
Ilanisagoodperson.Weareallluckytohavesomeonelikethisinourcommunity.
(1)Ilandidnottakeanymoneythatdayinorderto____.
A.haveaquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytrip
B.tradeforsomethingofequalvalueinreturn
C.makepeopleawareoftheiroverspending
D.buynothingthatdaytosavesomemoney
(2)Forthemeal,theauthorfinallyofferedIlan____.
A.somepromises B.abook
C.somepaintings D.workindifferentways
(3)Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"transaction"?
A.transport B.trade C.meal D.giving
(4)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoBuyNothingDay?
A.Disagreeable. B.Meaningless. C.Doubtful. D.Supportive.
2.(8分) Weekendgymratsmightbeontosomething.Weekendwarriors,whoputrecommendedamountsofexerciseintooneortwogymsessions(时段),experiencesimilarhealthbenefitstothosewhoworkoutseveraltimesaweek,accordingtoanewstudy.Andthosebenefitsincludealongerlife."Itisencouragingnewsthatworkingoutinjustoneortwodaysperweekisconnectedtoalowerriskofdemise,evenamongpeoplewhodosomeactivitiesbutdon'tquitemeetrecommendedexerciselevels,"theleadresearcherEmmanuelStamatakissaysinastatement.
TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsthatadultsperformtwoandahalfhoursofmoderate-intensity(中等强度的)physicalexercise,oranhourand25minutesofmoreenergeticexerciseperweek.Usuallythisisdonewithinseveraldays,withexpertssuggestingthatadultsgetupto30minutesofregularexerciseeachday.However,thenewstudysuggeststhatbusypeoplemaybeabletomeetthestandardswhentheyhavemorefreetime,suchasatweekends,andstayhealthyallthesame.
Researchersstudieddatafrommorethan63,000menandwomeninEnglandandScotland,includingdataabouttheiractivityhabitsandrisksfordeath.Theresearchersputeachindividualinoneoffourgroups:
thosewhodescribedthemselvesasinactive,thosewhoexercisedbutlessthanwhatwasrecommended,thosewhoexercisedinthe"weekendwarrior"style,andthosewhoworkedoutregularlymorethanthreedaysaweek.
Adultswhoexercisedinthe"weekendwarrior"stylehada40percentlowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseaseanda30percentlowerriskofdeathbyanycausethanthosewhodidnotexerciseatall.Thelowerrisksofcardiovasculardiseaseandoveralldeathweresimilartotherisksofpeoplewhoworkedoutregularlyovertheweek.
Buttakeapausebeforeyougiveupyourweekdaygymhabit.Justacoupleoflightsessionswon'tbeenoughtogetbenefits:
"Weekendwarrior"exercisesessionsareusually75-minuteenergeticworkouts,accordingtothestudy.
Theresultsarepromisingoverall,ifyoujustsimplycan'tfitphysicalactivitiesintomostdays.Thekeyhereisthatexerciseistrulyalifeline(救生索):
Itreducesyourriskofillnesseslikeheartdisease,diabetes,canceranddepression,accordingtotheWHO.So,ifyouarejusttoobusyonweekdays,letgooftheguilt(内疚).Justmakesuretohitthegymhardatweekends.
(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"demise"inParagraph1mean?
A.Loss. B.Death. C.Sadness. D.Failure.
(2)Whatshould"weekendwarriors"dotogetbenefits?
A.Focusonmoderate-intensityphysicalexercise.
B.Exercisetomeetdifferentphysicalactivitystandards.
C.Exerciseforatleast75minuteseitheronSaturdayorSunday.
D.Performmoreenergeticallythanthosewhoworkoutregularly.
(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?
A.Weshouldletgoofourguilt.
B.Shortbuthardworkoutshelpaswell.
C.It'sharmfultoliveatoobusylife.
D.We'dbetterdoourbesttostayhealthy.
(4)Afterreadingthepassage,wecansaythatpeopleshould____.
A.stopfeelingbadaboutonlyexercisingatweekends
B.takepartinmoreenergeticworkoutsthanbefore
C.workoutonbothweekdaysandweekends
D.giveuptheirhabitofexerciseonweekdays
3.(8分) Bertieknewtherewassomethinginthewind.Hismotherhadbeensadinrecentdays,notsick,juststrangelysad.Thelionhadjustlaindownbesidehim,hisheadwarmonBertie'sfeet,whenFatherclearedhisthroatandbegan,"You'llsoonbeeight,Bertie.Aboyneedsapropereducation.We'vefoundtherightplaceforyou,aschoolnearSalisburyinEngland."
Hisheartfilledwithaterriblefear,allBertiecouldthinkofwashiswhitelion."Butthelion,"hecried,"Whataboutthelion?
"
"I'mafraidthere'ssomethingelseIhavetotellyou,"hisfathersaid.LookingacrossatBertie'smother,hetookadeepbreath.ThenhetoldBertiehehadmetacircusownerfromFrance,whowasoverinAfricalookingforlionstobuy.Hewouldcometotheirfarminafewdays.
"No!
Youcan'tsendhimtoacircus!
"saidBertie."Peoplewillcometoseehim.He'llbeshutupbehindbars.Ipromisedhimheneverwouldbe.Andtheywilllaughathim.He'dratherdie.Anyanimalwould!
"Butashelookedacrossthetableatthem,heknewtheirmindswerequitemadeup.
Bertiefeltcompletelybetrayed.Hewaiteduntilheheardhisfather'sdeepbreathingnextdoor.Withhiswhitelionathisheels,hecreptdownstairsinhispyjamas,tookdownhisfather'sriflefromtherackandsteppedoutintothenight.Heranandrantillhislegscouldrunnomore.Asthesuncameupoverthegrassland,heclimbedtothetopofahillandsatdown,hisarmsroundthelion'sneck.Thetimehadcome.
"Bewildnow,"hewhispered."You'vegottobewild.Don'tevercomehome.AllmylifeI'llthinkofyou,IpromiseIwill."Heburiedhisheadinthelion'sneck.Then,Bertieclambereddownoffthehillandwalkedaway.
Whenhelookedback,thelionwasstillsittingtherewatchinghim;butthenhestoodup,yawned,stretched,andsprangdownafterhim.Bertieshoutedathim,buthekeptcoming.Hethrewsticks.Hethrewstones.Nothingworked.
Therewasonlyonethinglefttodo.Withtearsfillinghiseyesandhismouth,heliftedtherifletohisshoulderandfiredoverthelion'shead.
(1)Bertie'smotherwassadprobablybecauseshe____.
A.hadbeenseriouslyillrecently
B.haddecidedtosendBertietoschool
C.knewsellingthelionwouldupsetBertie
D.knewBertiewouldhatetogotoEngland
(2)Theunderlinedword"they"inPara.4probablyrefersto____.
A.someaudience B.otheranimals
C.Bertie'sparents D.circus'sowners
(3)Inthelastparagraph,theboyliftedtherifleatthelionto____.
A.killthelionoutoffear
B.threatenthelionbacktothewild
C.protecthimselffromthelion
D.showhisangertowardshisfather
(4)Thepassageintendstoshowthat____.
A.animal-huntingispopularinAfrica
B.parentsaresometimescrueltotheirchildren
C.animalsusuallyleadamiserablelifeincircuses
D.peopleandanimalscanbefaithfultoeachother
4.(8分) Mountainregionsarenotjustplaygroundsfortherichercitizensontheplanet,however.ThedisappearingsnowsofMountKilimanjaroareaworryingsignthatnowhereissafefromtheadverseeffectsofhumanactions.TheUnitedNationshasidentifiedthreemainareasthatneedtobeaddressedtoensurethefuturesafetyoftheworld'smountains.Theseare:
theprotectionofmountainecosystems,theencouragementofpeaceandstabilityinmountainregions,andassistanceformountainpeopletomaintaintheirwaysoflife.
FromthebusycitiesofIndiatothefarmlandsofCalifornia,morethanhalftheworld'spopulationisdependentonmountainsfortheirfreshwatersupply.Globalwarming,deforestation,miningandheavyfarmingseriouslydamagebreakablemountainecosystemsandputvitalfreshwatersourcesatrisk.
Mountainregionshostalargeproportionoftheworld'swars.FromAfghanistantotheBalkansandtheAndestomanypartsofAfrica,territorial(领土的)anddrugrelatedconflictshavedamagingeffectsonthelocalenvironmentandthelivesofthelocalpeople.Fightingmakesessentialtaskssuchasfarmingimpossible.Landminesmakelargeareasofpotentialfarminggroundun