河南省周口市学年高二英语上学期全能竞赛试题.docx

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河南省周口市学年高二英语上学期全能竞赛试题

2020学年度高二上期全能竞赛考试

英语试题

第二部分

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Planningtogetaway?

Thinkpassportfirst

Ifyou’replanningtogetawayfromitallthisyear,youshouldthinkpassportfirst.Checkingyouhaveavalidpassportbeforeyoubookyourtriptakesminutesbutcouldsaveyouthetroubleandcostofnotbeingabletogo.

Renewing（更新）yourpassportbeforeitrunsout

Youcanrenewyourpassportupto9monthsbeforeitcannolongerbelegallyused.Sotakethetimenowandsavethetearslater.

Applyingforapassportforthefirsttime

Oureligibility（资格）checksmeanthatittakesaminimumofoneweektoissue（颁发）apassport.Somakesureyoudon’tleaveittothelastminute,andapplyinplentyoftime.

Helpwithyourapplicationisjustaroundthecorner

SelectedPostOfficebranchesandWorldchoicetravelagentsofferaCheckandSendservicethathelpsyouwithyourapplication.It’sconvenientandyoushouldreceiveyourpassportwithin2weeks.

Ifyouneedtoapplyfororrenewapassport,youcaneither:

PickupaPassportApplicationFormatSelectedPostOfficebranchesandWorldchoicetravelagents.

OrcalltheApplicationFormRequestlineon09014700100orvisitwww.passport.gov.uk

Ifyourneedisurgent,call08705210410foranappointmentatoneofouroffices.Wecan’tguaranteetoseecustomerswithoutanappointment.

From14thJanuaryaguaranteedsameday（passportrenewalsonly）oroneweekservicewillbeavailablefrompassportpubliccounters.

*Callswillbecharged60pperminuteandthecostpercallshouldnotnormallybemorethan90p.

*Callsarechargedatnationalrates.

21.Whenapplyingforapassportforthefirsttime,youneedtoknowthat______.

A.passportscanbelegallyusedforever

B.applicationcheckstakeatleastoneweek

C.passportsareissuedatthelastminute

D.applicationsareselectedbypostofficebranches

22.Accordingtothepassage,youcanmeetyoururgentneedby______.

A.goingtotheofficesdirectly

B.visitingwww.passport.gov.ukforaguarantee

C.makingacallforanappointment

D.gettingintouchwithWorldchoicetravelagents

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Instructionsonapplyingforpassports.

B.Differentfunctionsofpassports.

C.Advantagesofholdingpassports.

D.Certaintypesofpassports.

B

ASwissairplanepoweredonlybyenergyfromthesunleftfromAbuDhabi（阿布达比酋长国）earlyonMarch9.Itscreatorshopetheplanewillmakethefirstaround-the-worldjourneywithoutanyfuel.Theplaneiscalled SolarImpulse 2.Ithasoneseatandismadefromcarbonfiber.TheplaneweighsonlyasmuchasacarbutitswingsarewiderthanaBoeing747.Theplane’swingsstretch72metersacross.Thosewingsinclude17,000solarunits,orcells,whichcapturethesun’senergy.Theenergyallowstheplanetoflydayandnight.

TwoSwissscientistsbuilttheplane.BertrandPiccardisalsoanexplorerwhomadethefirstnon-stopflightaroundtheworldinaballoon.AndreBorschbergisanengineerandtrainedfighterpilot.Thescientistssaytheyarenottryingtoaltertheairplaneindustry.Instead,theywanttoshowthatnewenergysourcesandtechnologiescanachievewhatsomesayisimpossible.“Wewanttoshowwecanflydayandnightinanaircraftwithoutadropoffuel.”Mr.Piccardsaid.

Somepartsofthetripwillrequirethepilotstobeinthetinyplaneforfivetosixdaysandnightsinarow.Soitisgoodthatthepilot’sseatisalsoatoilet.

Theplane’sroutebeginsintheUnitedArabEmirates.ThepilotsalsoplanstopsinOman,India,andChina.TheywillcrossthePacificOcean,stopintheUnitedStates,andcontinueoversouthernEuropeorNorthAfrica.TheyplantoarrivebackintheUnitedArabEmiratesinlateJulyorearlyAugust.

InternetviewerscangototheSolarImpulse website toseetheplane’slocationandlistentobroadcastsfromthepilots.

24.Whydoestheplanehavewiderwings?

A.Itcanflyfasterandlandsafely.

B.Itcangetthesun’senergyeasily.

C.ItmaylooklikeaBoeing747.

D.Itwillmaketheplaneappearlarger.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“alter”inPara2probablymean?

A.Improve.B.Change.C.Rebuild.D.Destroy.

26.Whatdoweknowaboutthetripmadeintheplane?

A.Itwilltakefivetosixdaysandnights.

B.Itisanon-stopflightaroundtheworld.

C.Itdoesn’tincludeNorthAmerica.

D.ItisbroadcastliveontheInternet.

27.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Asolar-poweredplanewilltraveltheglobe.

B.Agoodwaytosaveenergyhasbeenfound.

C.Anewly-builtplaneconsumesnoenergy.

D.Solarenergywaitstobefullyexplored.

C

Palacesareknownfortheirbeautyandsplendor,buttheyofferlittleprotectionagainstattacks.Itiseasytodefendalargebuilding,butusuallythesebuildingsarenotdesignedwiththecomfortofakinginmind.Whenitcomestostructuresthatarebothbeautifulanddefensive,theEuropeancastleisabigsuccess.

CastleswereoriginallybuiltinEnglandbytheNormansin1066.Theybuilttowersandwallstosecurethelandtheyhadtaken.ThesecastlesprovidedtheNormanswithaquietandsafeplace.Theyalsoservedasbasesofoperationforattacks.Inthiswaycastlesservedbothdefensiveandoffensiveroles.Besides,castlesservedasofficesforgovernors.Thosethatweresociallybeneaththegovernorwouldcometoreportaffairsandexpresstheirrespect.Theywouldaddressproblems,handlebusiness,feast,andenjoyfestivitiesincastles.Socastlesservedassocialcentersaswell.

Thefirstcastlesweremadefromearthandwood,andtheywerelikelytosufferfromattacksbyfire.Thenwoodencastlesweregraduallyreplacedbystone,whichgreatlyincreasedthestrengthofthesetowersandwalls.However,attackerscouldthrowflamingobjectsintocastlesthroughthewindowsorburnthewoodendoors.Thisledtomovingthewindowsandentrancesoffofthegroundflooranduptothefirstfloortomakethemmoredifficulttoaccess.

DuringtheMiddleAges,attacksincreasedinregularity,socastledefenseswereupdated.Arrow-slitswereadded.Theyweresmallholesinthecastle,whichalloweddefenderstofirewithoutbeinghurt.Towerswerebuiltfromwhichdefenderscouldprovidefireonbothsides.Thetowerswereconnectedtothecastlebywoodenbridges,sothatifonetowerfell,therestofthecastlewasstilleasytodefend.Alotofringsofcastlewallswereconstructed,sothatevenifattackerswentpastonewall,theywouldbecaughtonakillinggroundbetweeninnerandouterwalls.Alloftheseincreasedthedefenseofcastles.

Theendofcastlescanbeattributedtogunpowder.Duringthe15thcentury,artillery,akindoflargeguns,becamepowerfulenoughtobreakthroughstonewalls.Thisgreatlymadetheroleofcastleslesseffective.Thoughcastlesnolongerservetheiroriginalpurposes,remainingcastlesreceivemillionsofvisitorseachyearwhowishtoexperiencethesituationsofancienttimes.

28.Whatwastheoriginalfunctionofcastlesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyservedastouristattractions.

B.Theywereimportantsocialcenters.

C.Theymarkedreligiousceremonies.

D.Theywerebuiltforuseinemergencies.

29.Thereasonwhywoodencastleswerereplacedbystonecastleswasthat______.

A.stonecastlescostlessmoney

B.stonecastlesofferedbetterdefense

C.woodencastleswereuncomfortable

D.woodencastlestookalongtimetobuild

30.Whichofthefollowingshowedanimprovementincastledefenses?

A.Castlesweretotallyseparatedbystones.

B.Arrow-slitsweremadeinlargequantities.

C.Ringsofwallswerebuilttodefendthetowers.

D.Windowsandentrancesweremovedtothehigherfloor.

31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.FancyLiving:

LearningaboutCastles

B.Normans:

BringingCastlestoEngland

C.AHistoryofCastles:

TheRiseandFallofCastles

D.DefendingCastles:

TechnologiesUsedtoDefendCastles

D

Ithasbeenaroundforcenturies,butupuntilveryrecently,traditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）wasn’tfullyacceptedabroad.ProofofthiscanbefoundinTheTreatment（《刮痧》）,a2001filmthattellsthestoryofaChinesemanintheUSwho’saccusedofabuseafterheusesguasha,aformofTCMtreatment,tocurehisgrandson’sdisease.

Duringthelast10yearsorso,however,TCMhasbeengettingincreasinglypopularallovertheworld.AreportreleasedbytheStateCouncilInformationOfficeonDec.6saysthisstyleofhealthcare,whichincludesdifferentformslikeherbalmedicineandexercise,hasspreadto183countriesandregions.

“Wehavesetup10TCMcentersoutsideChina,andallofthemarepopularamonglocals,”WangGuoqiang,headoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine,saidatanewsconferenceonDec6.“Governmentsof86countriesandregionshavesignedagreementswiththeChinesegovernmentonTCMcorporation.”

OneofthereasonsbehindthegrowingpopularityofTCMistheincreaseofscientificresearchintoit.AndafterTuYouyou,theChinesescientistwhodiscoveredtheanti-malaria（抗疟疾）drugqinghaosu（青蒿素）,wontheNobelPrizein2020,TCMbecameevenmorefamousinternationally.

However,alltheseachievementsinTCMdon’tmeanthatit’sproblem-free.Overtheyears,TCMhasfacedchallengesinbeingabletoprovethatithascertaineffects.

SomeresearchershavesuggestedTCMshouldbemoreexactandworktogetherwithWesternmedicine.

“BringingtogetherwithWesternmedicineandTCM,ratherthanbeingincompetition,iswherethepotentialforgreateffectsis,”saidBernhardSchwartlander,theChinarepresentativeoftheWorldHealthOrganization.

32.ThefilmTheTreatmentismentionedinthefirstparagraphto.

A.introducethe