广东省揭阳市学年度高二下学期期末教学质量测试英语含答案.docx
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广东省揭阳市学年度高二下学期期末教学质量测试英语含答案
广东省揭阳市2020-2021学年度高二下学期期末教学质量测试英语
本试卷共10页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Non-CreditCourses
ThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback（反馈）ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.
Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9:
00a.m-11:
30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.
COURSE:
CaseStudiesinNeuroscience
●June11-July2
●LeahRoesch
Usingstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.
COURSE:
PsychologyofCreativity
●June15-June28
●MarshallDuke
Whyarecertainpeoplesocreative?
Isitgenetic（遗传的）,oraresultofchildhoodexperience?
Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?
Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferent
theoriesofcreativity.COURSE:
CreativeStorytelling
●June21-July3
●EdithFreni
Thiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.
COURSE:
SportsEconomics
●July19-August1
●ChristinaDePasquale
Inthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:
sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.
21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?
A.Collegefreshmen.B.Highschoolstudents.
C.Educationalexperts.D.Thegeneralpublic.
22.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?
A.SportsEconomics.B.CreativeStorytelling.
C.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.D.PsychologyofCreativity.
23.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?
A.EdithFreni's.B.LeahRoesch's.
C.MarshallDuke's.D.ChristinaDePasquale's.
B
FriendsalwaysaskwhyI,amiddle-agedwomanwithnoathletictalent,traveltoperilousplaces-thejunglesofThailandorBorneo,forexample,wherethewaterisoftenunsafeandthefoodrisky;placeswithinfectiousdiseases,poisonoussnakesandthewildestanimals;someplaceswherethelocalsarejustafewgenerationspastheadhunting.
Ineverknowhowtoanswer.MytraveldecisionsassumedanewgravitynineyearsagoafterIsufferedastroke（中风）.Topreventanotherstroke,mydoctorstoldme,I'dhavetotakedangerouslyhighlevelsofbloodthinnerfortherestofmylifeandanytravelwouldberisky.
Ihadtothinkaboutwhatwasimportanttome:
family,ofcourse,andfriends.Butthenwhat?
NomatterhowmanytimesIthoughtaboutit,nobucketlistwascompletewithouttravel.ThenIhadtodecidehowImightmanagetherisk.IhadtodecidehowluckyIfelt.
Myreturntotravelaftermystrokecameinbabysteps.ThefirstrealtestofmytravelcouragecameninemonthsaftermystrokewhenIjoinedmyhusband,Jack,onabusinesstriptoChina.Afterwe'dtouredtheremainsofaTangdynastytempleonahighmountain,Jackwantedtoridedownonatoboggan（长雪橇）.
Beforethestrokeitwouldhaveseemedlikefun.Butnow?
Ihesitated.Mymentalklaxon（高音喇叭）screamedwarningsabouttheconsequencesofacut,afall,andacrash.Then,gainingconfidencefromwhoknowswhere,Iloweredmyselfcarefullyintothetoboggan,whichmarkedmyadventuretravelcomeback.
Intheyearssincethen,I'vetraveledabouttwenty-fivepercentofthetime.Throughitall,mylucksheldout-nodeadlyfalls,nocaraccidentsorseriousinfections.Forme,adventuretravelisariskworthtaking.Travelbroadensmyworldandkeepsmeconnectedtonature.What'smore,saying"yes"totravelkeepsmeconnectedtomyself.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perilous"inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Unique.B.Dangerous.C.Historical.D.Famous.
25.Whatdidthedoctorsadvisetheauthortodo?
A.Doproperexercise.B.Enjoytherestofherlife.
C.Keepawayfromtraveling.D.Spendmoretimewithherfamily.
26.WhydidtheauthormentionhertraveltoChina?
A.Itwasherlastadventure.B.Sherecoveredhercouragethroughit.
C.ShelikedthebeautifulsceneryinChina.D.Itwasthemostdangerousexperienceinherlife.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ABusinessTriptoChinaB.UniqueTravelExperiences
C.WhydoIStillTraveltotheWildD.HowdidIOvercometheFearofDisease
C
Manyofusthink,wrongly,thatthemoondoesn'tchange.Forexample,theTangDynastypoetZhangRuoxuoncewrotethat"Generationshavecomeandpassedaway;fromyeartoyearthemoonslookalike,oldandnew."
However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceshowsthatthemoonisinfactslowlyshrinkingovertime.Forthestudy,agroupofUSscientistsexaminedandanalyzedthousandsofphotographstakenbytheNASAorbiterLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera（月球勘测轨道飞行器照相机）.Theyfoundthattherewerelotsoffaults（断层）onthesurfaceofthemoon.Thesefaultswereformedbyrecentmovementonthemoon.
AccordingtoNASA,themoonismadeupofpiecesofrockswithahotcore.Themooncontinuedtoexpandasitwasborn.Butinthisprocess,itreleasedenergyandcooleddown.Thenitbegantoshrink,likeagrapeshrinkingintoaraisin（葡萄干）.Overthepastseveralhundredmillionyears,ithasbecome46meters"skinnier".Butduetoitshardandrockycrust（外壳）,themoon'ssurfacecontinuestopushup."SomeofthesequakescanbefairlystrongaroundfiveontheRichterscale（里氏震级）,"saidThomasWatters,aseniorscientistattheSmithsonianInstitutionsNationalAirandSpaceMuseumintheUS.
Butdoesthatmeanthemoonisadangerousplacethathumanshouldn'ttrytoexploreandliveoninthefuture?
"Maybenot,"reportedTheTelegraph."Thisisn'tanythingtoworryabout.Themoonmaybeshrinking,butnotbymuch.It'snotgoinganywhere,"Watterscomfortedus.
Thenewdiscoveryprovesthattheideathatthemoonisadead,boringplaceiswrong."Wehavebeentothemoonandwe'vedonesomegreatscience,butthereisstillalotwedon'tknow.Themoonisshrinking-wedidn'treallyrealizethatuntilrecently.It'samuchmoreactiveandinterestingplacethanwethoughtandweshouldexplorethat,"NASAscientistNathanWilliamssaid.
28.WhydoesthewriterquoteZhangRuoxu'spoem?
A.Topraisethebeautyofthemoon.
B.Toshowpeople'slong-standingideaofthemoonsize.
C.Toarousepeople'sinterestinthetopic.
D.Togetreadersfamiliarwiththepoem.
29.Whichpointofviewaboutthemoonmaythewriteragreewith?
A.Itisbecomingslightlysmaller.B.Itstaysthesameasbefore.
C.Itisgettingsaferandsafer.D.Itmaydisappearoneday.
30.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemoonfromParagraph3?
A.Ithasbecome46metersfatterduetoexpanding.
B.Ithaschangedfromagrapeintoaraisininrecentyears.
C.ItquakesevenatsevenontheRichterscale.
D.Ithasahotcoreandreleasesenergywhenexpanding.
31.WhatdoesNathanWilliamsthinkofthemoon?
A.Itisadeadandboringplace.B.Ithaslotsoffaultsonthesurface.
C.Itisworthexploringmore.D.Itisn'taplacewherewecanlive.
D
Ifyouhavesomefreetimetosocialize,doyouprefertospenditwithyourbestfriendorpartner,orwithalargergroupofpeople?
Anewstudyinvestigatedwhatgroupsizepeopleactuallylookforandencounterineverydaylife.Thescientistsaskedmorethan4,000peoplefromtheUSandtheNetherlandstoreportthesizeoftheirsocialgroupsforawidevarietyofactivities.Foreightdifferentactivities（goingtoabar,chattingatwork,chattingoffwork,havingdinner,goingonaholiday,goingtoamovietheatre,workingonaproject,playingsports）,peoplereportedagroupsizeoftwomoreoftenthantheyreportedlargergroupsizes.Interestingly,forabouthalfoftheseactivities,womenreportedagroupsizeoftwosignificantlymoreoftenthanmendid,suggestingthatwomenpreferasocialgroupsizeoftwoevenmorethanmendo.
Theresearchersalsousedaresearchtechniquecalledreal-timeexperience-sampling（经验取样）inthesecondpartofthestudy.274volunteerswereaskedseventimesadaytoreportthelastsocialsituationtheyhadexperienced.Theresultswereclear.Twowasthemostcommongroupsizewith52.6percent.Thus,thispartofthestudyalsosuggestedthattwoisthemostcommongroupsizeinsocialinteractions.
Sowhydopeoplepreferspendingtheirtimewithoneotherpersoncomparedtospendingtheirtimewithlargergroups?
Researchersexplainedthatingeneral,socialinteractionswithjustoneotherpersonallowformorecontrolofthesituation,especiallywhenitcomestoreciprocity（互助）.Whenweinteractwithjustoneotherperson,one'schoicesdirectlyaffecttheotherpersonandonlythatperson.Thus,itiseasytodistinguishwhetherthereismutual（双向的）cooperation（forexample,bothpeopletaketurnspayingfordinner）orwhethersomeoneactsselfishly（forexample,onepersonneverpaysthebill）.Inlargergroups,thesituationgetsmuchmorecomplicated.
32.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?
A.Whatsocialgroupsizepeopleprefer.B.Whompeopleliketospendtimewith.
C.Whichactivitiespeoplechoosetokilltime.D.How
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