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辽宁省丹东市学年高二上学期期末英语试题
辽宁省丹东市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Igrewupinahomewithamotherwhobelievesthatvaccines(疫苗)causebraindamage,anddonotcontributetothehealthandsafetyofasociety.TheonlyshotIreceivedwasfortetanus(破伤风)whenIwastwomonthsold.Afterthat,nothing.
Atthebeginningofeachschoolyear,Iwasverynervous.Delayedtermpaper?
Mischievous(捣蛋的)behavior?
Lateforschool?
Noneofthem.I’dbepulledoutofclassandbroughttotheheadmaster’soffice.TheschooldoctorwouldtellmeIhadn’treceivedanyofthenecessaryshotstoattendschool.Butthesamethingoccurredeachtime:
mymomwouldfreemefromtheshotsandnothingwouldhappen.
Afterdoingalotofresearch,Ifoundalthoughpeoplewhodon’tvaccinatetheirchildrenmakeuponlyarelativelysmallgroup,theycancausemajorconsequences.Peoplewho,forhealthoragereasons,cannotreceivevaccinesareatahigherriskofcatchingapreventabledisease.
Eventually,Iturned18.InOhio,whereIlive,IhadtowaituntilIbecamealegaladulttomakethedecisiontoreceivevaccineshots.AhugefactorintakingthesteptoensuremyhealthwasthemessageboardwebsiteReddit.LastNovember,IaskedRedditusersforadviceaboutwhatvaccinestoaskforandhowtogoaboutgettingthemfromadoctor.Aftermypostreceivedmorethan1,000comments,Imadeanappointmentwithmyfamilyphysician.Despitehowstronglymymotherfelt,Iwentthroughwithitanyway.
Ididsomethingeverypersonshoulddo.Itwasn’tspecialinanyway.Vaccinesprotectthehealthandsafetyofnotonlyyourselfbutalsootherpeople.Vaccinationisimportantbecausesomeonecoulddieifyoudon’tgetvaccinated.ThiswasthebiggestreasonIgotvaccinesdespitetheopposition.
1.Whywastheauthorcalledtotheheadmaster’sofficeatthebeginningofeachschoolyear?
A.Hewaslateforschool.
B.Hedidn’tbehavehimselfatschool.
C.Hecouldn’thandinhistermpaperontime.
D.Hewashardlyevervaccinated.
2.Howmighttheauthor’smotherhavefeltabouthisappointmentwiththefamilyphysician?
A.Annoyed.B.Grateful.
C.Thrilled.D.Guilty.
3.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusthroughhisstory?
A.Listeningtoyourmotherpaysoff.
B.Doingtherightthingmatters.
C.Keepingfitisthebestpolicy.
D.Askingforadvicehelps.
Whendidyoulastbuysomething?
Maybeyouarelookingforwardtoashoppingtripattheweekend,butwillitmakeyouhappy?
Intheshortterm,theanswermightbeyes.However,somepeoplethinkitmightnotbegoodforourhealthandhappinessinthelongterm.
OneofthebusiestshoppingdaysoftheyearintheUSAisBlackFriday(thefourthFridayofNovember),whichhasspreadaroundtheworld.However,noteveryonewillbequeuingforabargain.In1992,BuyNothingDaystartedinCanadaandnowmorethansixtycountriestakepart.Theirmessageissimple:
“Participatebynotparticipating.”Fortwenty-fourhoursonthefourthFridayofNovember,peopledonotbuyanythingatall.Somepeoplechoosetospendtimewithfriendsandfamilyinstead.Othersjoinprotests.Butwhat’sthepoint?
Everysinglepurchasethatyoumakehassomekindofaneffectontheplanet.Makingtheproductsandtransportingthemtotheshopsusealotofnaturalresources.Whentheyarenolongerinfashion,theproductswillendupinthedustbin.Allthiscontributestoairandwaterpollution,thedestructionofourenvironmentandsocialinequality.
Thesocialinfluenceofourspendinghabitsisalsoserious.Peopleinconsumeristculturearemorelikelytosufferfromfinancialproblemsandstress.Inordertobuyexpensiveproducts,peopleworklonghoursandthereforespendlesstimewithfamilyandfriends.
CriticsofBuyNothingDaysayit’smeaninglessbecausepeoplewilljustbuymorethefollowingday.ButtheorganizersarguethatBuyNothingDaymakespeoplethinkabouttheconsequencesofconsumptionandmaybemakesomechangestotheirlifestyle.
4.Whyisthequestion“Whendidyoulastbuysomething?
”asked?
A.ToremindusoftheapproachingofBlackFriday.
B.Toattachimportancetoourhealthandhappiness.
C.Tointroducethetopicofshoppingtoomuch.
D.ToencourageustoparticipateinBuyNothingDay.
5.HowcanpeopleparticipateinBuyNothingDay?
A.BynotparticipatinginanyadvertisementforBlackFriday.
B.BynotbuyinganythingonfourFridaysofNovember.
C.Byspendingtimeshoppingwithfriendsandfamily.
D.BynotgoingshoppingonBlackFriday.
6.What’sNOTthepointofBuyNothingDay?
A.Savingtimespentonworking.
B.Savingtheenvironmentandourearth.
C.Savingmoneyforcharity.
D.Savingourrelationshipwithfriendsandfamily.
7.What’stheorganizers’opiniononBuyNothingDay?
A.Itcanmakeadifferenceinsomeway.
B.Itwon’thavealastingeffect.
C.Itcanhelppeoplechoosegoodsmorereasonably.
D.Itcancurepeople’sshoppingaddiction.
Ofalltheplacesstray(流浪的)catscanliveinBeijing,perhapsnoneprovidesgreatercompanionshipthananundergroundfacilityknownasthe“CatShed”.Avarietyofcatsarespreadacrosstheshed’s100squaremeters.Theyjumpandplayontoytowersorrestoncottonblanketsoniron-framedbeds.
Sincethefacilitywasestablishedin2012,some150catshavelivedthere.Morethan100volunteersattendtothestrays.Manyclaimthattheygaingreaterbenefitfromtheinteractionthanthecats,becausetheanimalsoffernotjustcompanionship,butalsoakindofhealing.
The“housekeeper”isYinYi,adoctoralcandidateattheCentralIronandSteelResearchInstituteinBeijing.Whenthe29-year-oldarrivedinthecapitalinlate2015,hefacedhugepressurefromhisstudiesandpersonalrelationships,whilethealienenvironmentexacerbatedhisfeelingofloneliness.
Aftergainingamaster’sfromauniversityinInnerMongolia,Yinrelocatedtogoforadoctorateinmaterialsciences.Accustomedtohavingfriendsaround,hewasnotusedtoalonelylife,especiallyworkingbyhimselfandspendingupto10hoursinalabmostdays.Toimprovehismood,hedecidedtocontactanimalbases,lookingforopportunitiestocareforstraycats.Whenheheardthatastraycatbasementnearhiscampuswaslookingforvolunteers,hecontactedWuXinhua,whoorganizesactivitiesattheCatShed,andwassoonsurroundedbyfurryfriends.Hisfavoritemomentiswhenhedishesoutfoodandadozenstraysgatherround,withseveralrubbingagainsthisfeet.Whenhegraduates,Yinplanstohousethreestraysinhisapartment.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exacerbated”inParagraph3mean?
A.WorsenedB.Improved
C.ReplacedD.Touched
9.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCatShed?
A.YinYihasrentedthebasementandprovidedfacilitiesfortheCatShed.
B.TheCatShedisarelaxingandwarmplaceforvolunteers.
C.WuXinhuaraisesmoneytoruntheCatShed.
D.TheCatShedonlyallowsvolunteerstoadoptcatsthere.
10.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.StraycatsenjoythemselvesattheCatShed
B.Volunteersmakestraycatsliveabetterlife
C.“Stray”youngstersinBeijingneedhealing
D.Furryfriendspromotestress-freelives
二、七选五
Eyesightisthesensethatyourelyuponthemost.Sinceweliveinaworldthatrequiresyoureyestoroutinelystareatthesmalltypeandimagesoncellphones,computerscreens,andtelevisions,itisimportantforyoutoimproveandprotectyoureyesight.11.
Eyesarejustlikeanyotherpartofthebody.12.Similartootherorgans,adiethighinfruitsandvegetablesandlowinsugarandfattyfoodswillgoalongwayinmaintaininghealthyeyes.
13.Plantoexerciseyoureyeswhenyouwakeup,beforegoingtobed,orwhenyoureyesaretired.Makesureyourhandsarecleansothatyoudonothurtyoureyesandyourmindisrelaxedbeforestarting.
Sinceyouuseyoureyeseverywakingmoment,givethemlotsofrestandrelaxationbytakingbreaksthroughoutthedayandgettingenoughsleepeverynighttofullyrest,repair,andrecoveryourvision.14.Intheshortterm,itcancauseeyestrain(疲劳)ordryeyes.Inthelongterm,itcanleadtodamagetotheopticnerve(视觉神经),whichcancausepainanddamageyourvision.
Besides,mostjobsnowadaysinvolvesomedegreeofcomputerusage,meaningalmosteveryonewillbespendingtimeinfrontofacomputer.15.Toavoidthis,you’llhavetoproperlytrytolimityourscreentimebyroutinelytakingbreaksandexercisingyoureyes.
A.Theyneednutritiontofunctionwell.
B.Closeyoureyeswhenexercisingyoureyes.
C.Alackofsleepwillweakenyourvisionhealth.
D.Youcanenjoyyourvisionfortherestofyourlife.
E.Unfortunately,thiscanresultineyestrainorinjury.
F.Therearemanywaystokeepyoureyesighthealthyandsharp.
G.Exercisingyoureyesdailywillhelpyoumaintainhealthyeyes.
三、完形填空
Earlierthismonth,MnkenzeeMeauxandherhusband-to-be,BryanBallard,bookedaphotoshoottocelebratetheirrecentengagement.Andtheydecidedtoholda16ceremonynextmonth.
Thebeautifulpicturesthey17ontheInternetlookedjustasonewould18:
agood-lookingyoungcouplehuggingintheforest.19,halfwaythroughthephotoshoot,theyoungbride-to-besurprisingly20thewig(假发)shewaswearingandshowedher21beauty—baldheadandall.
Like6.8millionotherpeopleintheUS,Meauxhasalopecia,aconditionthatcausespartialor22hairloss.Shespentmostofherlife23herconditionbywearingwigs,24thistimeshedecidedtotakethiscourageousstepto25millionsofotherstoaccepttheirown—littlehairornohair.
Meauxwasn’talwaysthat26.Aftershewasdiagnosedwithalopeciaattheageofeight,she27yearsofbullying(霸凌).Shewassopainfulthatshe28al