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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