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河北省唐山遵化市学年高二下学期期末英语试题

河北省唐山遵化市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Fourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld

There'strulynothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspectivesandexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpyoucomeupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld.

ITALY:

BeautifulRuinsbyJessWalter

ThisbookbythepopularauthorJessWalterisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyconcludesincontemporaryHollywood'sscreen.AsthesettingsshiftfromItalytoEdinburghandLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$28.90

SEATTLE:

Where'dYouGo,BernadettebyMariaSemple

MariaSemple'sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestoryinSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasselfinvolvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaughs.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$26.60

ENGLAND:

WolfHallbyHilaryMantel

Youcan'ttraveltoThomasCromwell'sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingMantel'sprizewinningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,mostofwhicharestillthere.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$25.10

NANTUCKET:

Here'stoUsbyElinHilderbrand

ElinHilderbrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometownislandofNantucket.HerlatestbookisHere'stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachbook.BuyitonAmazon.Price:

$30.80

1．Whichbookhasbeenproducedintoafilmaccordingtothetext?

A．Here'stoUs.B．WolfHall.

C．BeautifulRuins.D．Where'dYouGo,Bernadette.

2．WhatisthefeatureoftheWhere'dYouGo,Bernadette?

A．Itslowprice.B．Itscharacters.

C．Itscontentaboutlove.D．Itsstorytellingandlaughs.

3．WhyisHere'stoUssuitableforreadingonthebeach?

A．Becauseit'sabouttheauthor’shometownisland.

B．Becauseitneedsatimemachine.

C．Becauseit'saboutancientbuildings.

D．Becauseitexposesyourselftoothercultures.

D

Thereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwide.Eachindividual（个体的）anthardlyweighanything,butputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallofmankind.Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhere,exceptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles.Foranimalstheirsize,antshavebeenastonishinglysuccessful,largelyduetotheirwonderfulsocialbehavior.

Incolonies（群体）thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillions,theyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor.Evenmoreamazingishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicate,antsdependprimarilyonpheromone（外激素）,chemicalssentoutbyindividualsandsmelledortastedbyfellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfood,itproducesapheromonethatwillleadothersstraighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantcomesunderattackorisdying,itsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.

Infact,whenitcomestotheartofwar,antshavenoequal.Theyarecompletelyfearlessandwillreadilytakeonacreaturemuchlargerthanthemselves,attackinginlargegroupsandovercomingtheirtarget.Suchistheirdevotiontothecommongoodofthecolonythatnotonlysoldierantsbutalsoworkerantswillsacrificetheirlivestohelpdefeatanenemy.

Behavinginthisselflessanddevotedmanner,theselittlecreatureshavesurvivedonEarth,formorethan140millionyears,farlongerthandinosaurs.Becausetheythinkasone,theyhaveacollective（集体的）intelligencegreaterthanyouwouldexpectfromitsindividualparts.

4．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatantsare____________.

A．notwillingtosharefood

B．notfoundaroundthepoles

C．moresuccessfulthanallotheranimals

D．toomanytoachieveanyleveloforganization

5．Antscanusepheromonesfor______.

A．escapeB．communication

C．warningenemiesD．arranginglabor

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression"takeon"inParagraph3mean?

A．Accept.B．Employ.

C．Playwith.D．Fightagainst.

7．Whichofthefollowingcontributesmosttothesurvivalofants?

A．Theirbehavior.B．Theirsize.

C．Theirnumber.D．Theirweight

Skateboardinghasbecomeoneofseveralnon-traditionalactivitiesthatPEteachersaroundAmericaareintroducingtoinspirekidstoexerciseregularly.SomePEclassesfeaturein-line（滚轮）skating,yoga,andevenrockclimbing.Expertshavecalledthosetypesofactivities“thenewPE”.

Suchactivitiesarepartofalargerefforttohelpkidsdeveloplifelongfitnesshabitsandtokeepthemfrombecomingoverweight.Now,9millionU.S.childrenandteensareoverweight.Obesity（肥胖）canleadtohealthproblemssuchasdiabetesandheartdiseaselaterinlife.

“Ourchildrenandyoutharebecomingunhealthyandobese,”saysLindseyJohnson.“Skateboardingisagreatactivitythatkeepskidsdoingphysicalmovementandgivesthemnewskillsandinterest.”

Someschoolsdon’tallowskateboardingbecausetheysayitisdangerous.Cendali,however,arguesthatregularpracticeeliminatesagreatdealofthedanger.“Weteachstudentshowtodoitandhowtodoitsafely,”hesays.

Somepeoplesayskateboardingteacheslifelessons.“Skateboardingteacheskidstobelievethatiftheystickwithsomethingtheywillfinallysucceed,”sayseducationexpertRichardSagorofLewis&ClarkCollegeinPortland,Oregon.

Skateboardinginspireskidsnottogiveupinlearningdifficultskills.“It’snaturalforkidstowanttolearnandgetbetteratthings,”addsSagor.“Whenitcomestoskateboarding,they’lltryatrickhundredsoftimesbeforetheysucceed.”Thatsameeffortcouldbemadeinschoolwork.

EricKlassenagreesthatskateboardingrequireskidstostopsayingataskistoohardforthem.“Ababywillattempttowalk600to900timesbeforeheorsheissuccessful,”saysKlassen.“Wetellstudentsthattheyshouldn’tsay‘Ican’tdoit’unlessthey’vetried600to900times.”

8．SkateboardingisintroducedintoAmericanschoolsto______.

A．encouragestudentstocompetebravelyincompetition

B．teachstudentshowtodealwithrisks

C．preventstudentssufferingfromheartdiseaselaterinlife

D．helpstudentsformthehabitofdoingsports

9．Theunderlinedword“eliminates”inParagraph4probablymeans“______”.

A．reducesB．increasesC．addsD．brings

10．Whatlifelessondokidslearnfromskateboarding?

A．Tosucceedinlifeyouhavetolearnskateboarding.

B．Youwillsucceedinlifeifyoudon’tgiveup.

C．Onlyafterfailing600to900timescanyousucceed.

D．Thereisnohardworkafterlearningskate-boardingwell.

11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ThedangerousPEB．Skillsofskateboarding

C．ThenewPED．ThechangeofPE

AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.

Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.

ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole（鞋底）.Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:

responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.

Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.

Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.

12．Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?

A．Theyareburiedorburned.

B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.

C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.

D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?

A．Attached.B．Fixed.

C．Combined.D．Repaired.

14．WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?

A．Thedesignandcolor.B．Thereasonableprice.

C．Thecompany’sadvertisement.D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.

15．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.

B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.

C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.

D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.

二、七选五

The“ChongYangFestival”iscelebratedontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,whichisalsoknownastheDoubleNinthFestival.16．

ClimbingMountains

Peopl