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江西省新余市某校学年高二下学期第一次段考英语试题有答案
江西省新余市某校2019-2020学年高二下学期第一次段考英语试题
一、阅读选择
1.A
TheprotectedlandsoftheNationalParksaresomeofthemostamazingdestinationswithintheUnitedStatestoviewsomespectacularpiecesofnature.Manyoftheseparkshavefunfamily-friendlyactivities,makingthemgreatdestinationsforholidaysandsummerbreak.OlympicNationalPark,WA
OlympicNationalParkisagreatdestinationforfamiliestoexplorethewildbeauty.Atthispark,visitorswillfindbeautifulbeaches,arainforest,mountainsandmore.Childrenwilllovethewildcoastline,withamazingbeaches,andalotoffascinatingsealife.Thewholefamilywilllovethemanyhikingtrails,thewildbeautyofthebeachesthroughoutthepark,andthewildlifewithintheforestandmountains.
YellowstoneNationalPark,WY
YellowstoneNationalParkisthenation'sfirstnationalpark.VisitorscanstartatoneoftheVisitorCenterstolearnabouttheabundantwildlifeofYellowstone.Childrenwilllovekeepinganeyeoutforelkandbisonwhiledrivingandhikingthroughthepark.
CapeHatterasNationalSeashore,NC
LocatedonNorthCarolina'sOuterBanks,theCapeHatterasNationalSeashoreisananazingdestinationforrecreating,relaxingandmuchmore.Theseashorehasmanybeautifulbeachesforthewholefamilytoexploreandenjoy.Visitorscanspendvacationtimesearchingforshells,birding,kayaking,hikingandmore.TheOuterBanksarealsoanexcellentspottogowindsurfing,especiallyonHatterasIsland.
GlacierNationalPark,MT
GlacierNationalParkwasthetenthnationalparkcreatedinthenation.TheparkoffersvisitorstheopportunitytoexploretheamazingwildernessofMontana,throughbiking,hiking,camping,backpacking,boatingandmore.Thebesttimeofyeartovisitistheearlysummer,theregionissnowyinthewinterandhotinthesummer.
(1)WhatcanyoudoinOlympicNationalPark?
A.Visittheparkbycar.B.Goboatinginthepark.
C.Takeacamptripthere.D.Enjoyattractivesealife.
(2)WhichnationalparkhasthelongesthistoryinAmerica?
A.OlympicNationalPark.B.YellowstoneNationalPark.
C.CapeHatterasNationalSeashore.D.GlacierNationalPark.
(3)WhatdoOlympicNationalParkandCapeHatterasNationalSeashorehaveincommon?
A.Bothhavebeautifulbeaches.B.Bothofferbird-watching.
C.Bothareinthesameisland.D.Bothprovidewindsurfing.
2.B
ItisadangeroustimetobeachildinYemen.Besidesfacingwar,hungerandpoverty,morethan25percentofchildrenarenotinschool.Buteight-year-oldsingerAmrMuqbel,knownas"TheWaterSeller,"isdifferent.Heattendsschoolinthemoming.Intheaftemoons,heusedtosellwatertohelpsupporthisfamily.Now,hemakesextramoneysingingforweddings,fansandseveralmajorArabicnewschannels.
"I'mproudhehasbecomeasinger,"saidAhmedMuqbel,Amr's70-year-oldfather,withtearsinhiseyes.Oneoftheirrelativesisasoldier,headded,andAmrusedtosingwarsongs.Now,hesingsaboutloveandpeaceinacountrywhereotherchildrencanbeforcedtojoinmilitarygroups.
Amrfirstbecamewell-knownthisyearwhenalocalhikerrecordedhimsingingtoagroupofpeople.ThehikerpostedtherecordingonFacebook,whereitreceived20,000likes,lovesandsadfaces.Sincethen,theboyappearsonArabmediaregularly.
Amr'sfamilyremainspoor,however.He,hismotherandhisfoursiblings(兄弟姐妹)stillstruggletosurviveinasmallhouse.ButasAmrgainstheattentionofmusicprofessionals,thefamilyhopeshisvoicewillhelpliftthemfurtheroutofpoverty.
HisfatherwantstogotoLebanonsoAmrcantrytogetintotheprofessionalmusicbusiness.HismotherwantsAmrtocontinuetobementored(指导)locally,sohecansingmoreoftenatweddingstoincreasethefamily'sincome."Hissongscomeoutfromhisheart,"saidMohammedal-Adaimi,a23-year-oldwholistenstoAmr'ssongsonYouTube."Heshouldstayandsingforusandwewillsupporthim."OtherlocalpeoplesaidtheyareproudthatayoungYemeniisgettingintemationalattention."Heisatalentedboy,"saidMabroukal-Baqash,whohasbeenlisteningtoAmrsingforeightmonths."It'sfinetotraveltoLebanon."
(1)WhyisAmrdifferentfrommanyotherchildren?
A.Hehasbeensellingwaterlocally.
B.Hecangotoschoolallthetime.
C.Hecansingtosupporthisfamily.
D.Hedoesn'tsufferfrompoverty.
(2)WhatcanweknowaboutAmr?
A.Hecan'tgotoschoolandisindangerinYemen.
B.Hecan'thelphisfamilyoutofpovertyatpresent.
C.Hemakeshisfatherdisappointedasalocalsinger.
D.Hehastoserveinarmybecauseofsingingwarsongs.
(3)WhosupportedAmrtogotoLebanon?
A.Hisparents.B.AhmedandMohammed.
C.AhmedandMabrouk.D.HismotherandMabrouk.
(4)WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAmr?
A.Gifted.B.Proud.C.Far-sighted.D.Well-educated.
3.U
ZhongLinWangstartedplayingtabletennisonlyfouryearsago.Butlastyear,heandotherresearcherscameupwithacleverwaytouptheirgame:
Buildasmarttable.
Nowthey'vejustintroducedanewsampletabletothepublic.Itcanmeasurewhereaballlands,howfasttheball'sgoingandwhereit'sheaded.Thetablecandothatbecauseitsinnovativewoodsurfaceformsthetoplayerofanovelself-poweredsensor.Thedataitacquirescouldguideplayerstoperformbetter,saysWang.
WangisamaterialsscientistattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,inAtlanta.Hedescribestheinventionasamachinethatcanlearnto"analyzethebehavior"ofhowsomeoneplays.Importantly,thenewsmarttablewon'tneedabatterytodetecttheball.Whenaballhitsthewood,itsetsoffachainofeventsthatcanbothgenerateasmallelectriccurrentandrecordmeasurementsoftheball'sbehavior.
Wangisanexpertatinventingdevicesthatprovidetheirownpower.In2012,heinventedatriboelectric(摩擦生电的)nanogenerator.HecallsitTENGforshort.Evenifyou'veneverheardof"triboelectricity,"youknowthephenomenon.Mostofuscallitstaticelectricity(静电).ThefirstTENGthatWangputtogetherin2012lookedlikeasandwich.Ithadlayersofchargedmaterialsseparatedbyasmallgap.Whenthesandwichbentorchangedshape,itslayeredmaterialsrubbedagainsteachother.Thiscausedelectronstostartbuildingupononeside.
WhatmakesthenewgametabletrulyuniqueisitsuseofwoodasoneoftheTENG'slayers.Asittunsout,Wangexplains,"woodisanexcellenttriboelectricmaterial."Buildingafull-sizegametablewouldrequirealargegrid(网格)ofwoodTENGs.Wangsaysthat'sonhisdrawingboardasaprojectforthefuture.
(1)Whyisthenewgametablereallyunusual?
A.Itcanmeasurethesizeoftheball.
B.ItuseswoodasaTENG'slayer.
C.Ithasatablesurfacemadeofsteel.
D.Itneedsachargedbatterytofunction.
(2)Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlined"detect"inParagraph3?
A.Stop.B.Start.C.Observe.D.Release.
(3)WhatcanweleamaboutTENG?
A.ATENGhadseveralchargedmaterialsconnectedtightly.
B.ATENGwascontrolledbyrubbingitslayeredmaterials.
C.AlargegridofTENGcanbuildafull-sizegametable.
D.ATENGwasananogeneratormakingstaticelectricity.
(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AUniqueSmartGameTableB.AWiseTableTennisLover
C.WaystoWininTableTennisD.NewRulesforTableTennis
4.D
Inrecentyears,veganism(素食主义)hasbecomeoneofthefastest-growinglifestyletrendsintheworld.AccordingtoHuffPost,morethan3millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesarevegans.IntheUK,about542,000peoplehavechosenveganismoverthepastdecade.
Whatisdrivingthisgrowthinveganism?
Onereasonmaybethatpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment.Producingmeatanddairyproductsisknowntobestressfulfortheenvironment.Accordingtoa2013studybytheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization,globalmeatmanufacturingcausesabout18percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissions.Thisfigureishigherthanalltheworld'scars,trainsandplanescombined.AccordingtoBBCNews,anotherreasonisthatmanyoftoday'syoungpeoplebelieveit'swrongtokillanimalsforfood.JessMurray,22,astudentatUniversityCollegeLondon,saidshechosetobecomeveganwhensherealizedthateatinganimalsisachoicepeoplemake,ratherthansomethingwemustdotosurvive."Becomingveganwasanethical(伦理的)decision,"shetoldtheGuardian.
Formanypeople,veganismsimplymeanseatingnomeat,cheeseoreggs,butgoinganimal-freealsoappliestofashionandmanufacturing.Forexample,leatherisusedtomakeshoesandclothing.Everyyearmorethanabillionanimals,fromcowstohorsestosnakes,arekilledtomakeleatherproductsfromtheirskins.Now,manybrandsarelookingforothermaterials.ThesportsbrandPuma,forexample,hasmadeshoesoutofpineappleleaves.Tesla,theUScarmaker,issaidtoberemovinganimal-basedleatherfromitsseats.Earlierthisyear,USsingerLadyGagacreatedtheveganmakeupbrandHausLaboratories.Onthebrand'sInstagramaccount,itsays:
“Cruelty-freeandvegan,becauseweloveanimalsandyou."So,ifyou'reinterestedinprotectinganimalsandsavingtheenvironment,youmightwanttogiveveganismatry.
(1)Whichcanbethereasonforpeoplebeingvegetariansaccordingtothetext?
A.Theywanttosurviveonearth.
B.Theypursuefashionintheworld.
C.Theytrytoadoptagreenlifestyle.
D.Theyworryabouttheirownhealth.
(2)Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Goinganimal-freemeanslettinggooftheanimals.
B.Veganismsimplymeansboycottinggoodsfromanimalskins.
C.LadyGagacreatedhermakeupbrandoutofpineappleleaves.
D.Manybrandsareseekingsubstitutesforanimal-basedleather.
(3)What's