学年辽宁省大连渤海高级中学高二假期作业二英语试题.docx

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学年辽宁省大连渤海高级中学高二假期作业二英语试题

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  Trans-BridgeToursislookingforwardtoprovidingyouwithanotheryearofexcitingOne-Daytraveldestinationsin2016.

  StatueofLiberty&EllisIsland

  August15（Sat）

  $78Adult;$66Child（4-12）;$75Senior（62+）

  NovisittotheNewYorkCityareaiscompletewithoutatriptotheworld’smostfamouslandmarks---theStatueofLibertyandEllisIsland.

  PriceincludestransportationtoLibertyStateParkandtimedferrytickets.

  9/11Museum&Memorial

  September29（Tue）

  $87Adult;$78Youth（7-17）;Senior$80（65+）

  TheMuseumdisplaysartifactsassociatedwiththeeventsof9/11,whilepresentingstoriesoflossandrecovery.TheMemorialbetweenthetwinreflectingpools,isatributeofremembranceandhonortothenearly3,000peoplekilledintheterrorattacks.

TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden

October14（Wed）

$126Adult

ThisNationalHistoricLandmarkoffersvisitors250acres（英亩）ofthemostuniquelandformofanybotanicalgardenintheworld,withhugerockoutcroppings,beautifulflowercollections,ariver,cascadingwaterfalls,and40acres（英亩） ofold-growthforestdatingfrompre-Revolutionarytimesplusaworld-classConservatory.

HagleyMuseum&Winterthur

November21（Sat）

$113Adult

Locatedon235acresalongthebanksoftheBrandywine,HagleyisthesiteofthegunpowderworksfoundedbyE.I.duPontin1802.WinterthurwastheformerhomeofHenryFrancisduPont,afamousantiquescollectorandgardener.

Includes:

BrandywinetouratHagley;LunchatHagleyMuseum;GuidedtouratWinterthurGarden

21.Whichofthefollowingchargesanadultthelowestfee?

 A.StatueofLiberty&EllisIsland          B.9/11Museum&Memorial

 C.TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden         D.HagleyMuseum&Winterthur

22.Whichwassetupinmemoryofthevictimsoftheterroristattacks?

 A.TheStatueofLiberty. B.The9/11Memorial. C.HagleyMuseum. D.WinterthurGarden.When23.Whencanyoudosomegeological（地质的）researchwhiletravelling?

 A.August15.  B.September29. C.October14. D.November21.

B

Verymobileearshelpmanyanimalsdirecttheirattentiontotherustleofapossibleattacker.Researcherssaythesemobileearshavebecomeausefulcommunicationtool.Theirstudiesofanimalbehaviourbuildupapictureofhowcommunicationandsocialskillsdeveloped.

  “We'reinterestedinhowtheycommunicate,”saidleadresearcherJenniferWathan.“Andbeingsensitivetowhatanotherindividualisthinkingisafundamentalskillfromwhichothermorecomplexskillsdevelop.”

MsWathanandhercolleagueProfKarenMcCombsetupabehaviouralexperimentwhere72individualhorseshadtousevisualcuesfromanotherhorseinordertochoosewheretofeed.Theyledeachhorsetoapointwhereithadtoselectoneoftwobuckets.Onawallbehindthisdecision-makingspotwasalife-sizedphotographofahorse'sheadfacingeithertoleftorright.Insomeofthetrials,thehorses’earsoreyeswerecovered. 

Iftheearsandeyesofthehorseinthepicturewerevisible,thehorsesbeingtestedwouldchoosethebuckettowardswhichitsgaze-anditsears-weredirected.Ifthehorseinthepicturehadeitheritseyesoritsearscovered,thehorsebeingtestedwouldjustchooseafeedbucketatrandom.

Likemanymammalsthatarehuntedbypredators（捕食者）,horsescanrotate（旋转）theirearsthroughalmost180degrees-butMsWathansaidthatinour"human-centric"viewoftheworld,wehadoverlookedtheimportanceoftheseverymobileearsinanimalcommunication.

"Itseemsthere'ssomethinginthevisualcues-fromboththeeyesandtheears-thatarereallyimportant,"shetoldBBCNews."Horseshavequiterichsociallivesandrelationshipswithotherhorses,sothey'reagoodspeciestolookatthisin."Andthemorewelookatcommunicationacrossdifferentspecies,themorewecanconsiderwhatmighthavepromotedtheevolutionofsophisticatedcommunicationandsocialskills."

24.Whydoesahorserotateitsears?

A.Totelleachotherwheretheycangoforthebuckets.

B.Tobecuriousaboutwhattheotherhorseisthinking.

C.Towarntheotherhorsewhenanattackeriscomingcloser.

D.Toexpressitshopetobuildupsocialrelationswithothers.

25.Whydidtheresearchersusethelife-sizedphotographofahorseintheexperiment?

A.Tohelpdevelophorses’complexskills.

B.Toleadotherhorsestofeedthemselves.

C.Tomakethehorsesintheexperimentexcited.

D.Toprovidecluesforthehorsesintheexperiment.

26.Whyareearsandeyesimportanttohorses?

A.Theycanfindthefeedingbucketsmoreeasilywithearsandeyes.

B.Withearsandeyestheycanescapefromdangersmoreeasily.

C.Withearsandeyestheycancommunicatewithotherhorses.

D.Horseshavequiterichsocialliveswithearsandeyes.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RotaryEarsServeasCommunicationTools.

B.HorsesHaveMoreSocialSkillsthanOtherSpecies.

C.ExperimentswithHorses’Ears.

D.FundamentalSkillsofHorses.

C

IhadagreattimethispastsummervisitingStoneMountainParkwithmytwingrandsons.Ihadtheopportunitytospendthedaywiththemseeingthevarioussightsandattractions.Onethingthatmygrandsonshadreallywantedtodothatparticulardaywastoclimbtothetopofthemountain.StoneMountainisn’taparticularlytallmountainandfortunatelyhaswalkingtrailstothetop,butfortwo5-year–olds,alongwithgrandpa,it’saformidabletask.

Sincemygrandson’senthusiasmwasmuchgreaterthanmine,Idecidedtostarttheslowwalkupthemountain.Thebeginningpartofthetrailwasslowandgradual.Itseemedlikeweweretakingforevertoclimbjustashortdistance,butIhadtoremindmyselfthatittook3oftheirstepstoequal1ofmine,soIfoundmyselfwalkingaheadofthem,thenhavingtostopandletthemcatchup,overandoveragain.

Iwastiredandsweaty,justwantingtogettothetopofthemountainsoIcouldrestwellbeforestartingmywayback.Ilearnedearlyonduringourwalkthatthiswasn’tgoingtobethecase.Wehadtostopandlookateverylargerockwithsomeone’snamecarvedinit.Welookedatunususalplantformations.Weexaminedlargetreesandweexploredsmallrockoverhangsthatremindedthekidsofcaves.Mygrandsonsviewedthewalkasanexcitingadventure.Climbingthemountainwasatrialtomebutmygrandsonswerenotfocusedatallonthetrialofclimbingthemountain;theyweresimplyenjoyingthejourneyofthewalk.

IknowwhenIfaceatrialinlife,Itendtoalwaysthinkoftheproblem.Iwantthetrialtobeoverquicklyandletlifegetbacktonormal.WhatcanIlearnduringthecourseofthetrial?

Atsomepoint,thetrialwillbeoverandwe’llbejoyousforsure.

However,therealjoyshouldnotbethatthetrial’sover,butIamcelebratingwhatIlearnedduringthejourney.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“formidable”inParagraph1mean?

A.Relaxing  B.Meaningful.  C.Strange   D.Difficult.

29.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Thewriterkeptchallenginghisgrandsonstocatchupwithhim.

B.Oldasthewriterwas,hewalkedmuchfasterthanhisgrandsons.

C.Thewriterandhisgrandsonswalkedupthemountainveryfastatthebeginning.

D.Thewriterwasmoreeagertoclimbtothetopofthemountainthanhisgrandsons.

30.Whydidthewriteronlywanttoreachthemountaintop?

 A.Tohaveagoodrest       B.Togetabetterview   

C.Toenjoyunusualplants.   D.Toseelargerockscarvedwithnames.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

 A.Atiringdayspentwithgrandsons.  B.Joycomingfrommountain-climbing.

 C.Alifelessonlearntformgrandsons. D.Learningtoenjoythejourney.

D

Weallhaveanideaaboutthecommontypesofenvironmentalproblems.However,lightpollutionmaybeanewtermtomanyofus.But,thefactis,itdoesaffectmankind,otherlivingformsandtheenvironmentasawhole. 

Whatislightpollution?

Itpresentsallformsofmisusedman-madelight.Theobviouscauseoflightpollutionistheuseofoutdoorlightingproductsimproperly.Itcanbeofficelighting,carheadlights,stationlights,streetlightsandmanymore.

Lightpollutionisharmfultobothanimalsandplants.Uponstudies,itisfoundthatobviouseffects areobservedinthebehaviourofnocturnalanimals.Needlesstomention,brightlightatnightmakesitdifficultfortheseanimalstohunt,wanderandperformtheirregularactivities.Lightpollutionisdirectlyorindirectlyresponsibleforcausingseveraldiseases.Itseffectsarerelatedtodisturbanceinthephysicalrhythm.Itcontributestorisksofdevelopingcancerouscells.So,it’snothinglessthanathreattohumanhealth.

Youhavealreadyseenthenegativeeffectsoflightpollutiononanimalsandhumanhealth.Apartfromthis,theactualcostofmisusedlightisaboutmillionsofdollarseveryyear.Italsoleadstothereleaseofgreenhousegasesandglobalwarming.Afterall，fuelsareusedforproducingelectricity.

Whileoutdoorlightingandusingman-madelightingproductsarepartofourmodernlifestyle,somesimplewayswillsurelyhelpinreducinglightpollution.Forexample，whileinstallingoutdoorlighting,makesurethattheyarepointeddownwards.Also，useonlytherequiredlightingequipmentforbothhomeandoffices.Believeitornot,manypeoplelivingintheurbanareascannotviewclearskyandstarsatnight.Let’scontributeourpartinreducingthepollution.

32.Whatcanwelearnaboutlightpollution?

 A.Itisanegativefruitoflighttechnology.   B.Ithasnoeffectonplants

 C.Itcontributestomostcancers.           D.Itaffectsanimals’normalactivitiesinthedaytime.

33.Howdoeslightpollutiona