河南省淮阳县陈州高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题含参考答案.docx

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河南省淮阳县陈州高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题含参考答案

河南省2018-2019学年高二上学期期中统一考试

英语试题

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

ScienceonSundays

ScienceonSundaysisanewseriesofinformal,drop-inplantsciencetalksatthe Cambridge University BotanicGarden suitablefor12+.

27Mar.   Atrick（花招）ofthelight?

Howflowersurfacesattractpollinators（授粉昆虫）

ProfessorBeverleyGlover,DirectoroftheCUBG（Cambridge University 

BotanicGarden）andHeadofGroup,PlantEvolutionandDevelopmentResearch,DepartmentofPlantSciences

24Apr.   Theshapesthatfeedus:

apleasingjourneyintograssleafshape

DrDevinO’Connor,theLeyserGroup, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge 

University

29May  Nature’sgeometry（几何学）:

theinterestingworldofplantpatterns（图案）

DrSiobhanBraybrook,PlantGrowthMechanicsGroup, Sainsbury Labor-atoryCambridge University

26Jun.    Abird’s-eyeviewofthenaturalworld:

learningaboutforestsfromaircraft

DrDavidCoomes,HeadofGroup, Forest EcologyandConservation,DepartmentofPlantSciences

24Jul.   Extremegreen:

plantadaptations（适应）totheworld’smostdifficultenvironments

DrSamBrockington,HeadofGroup,MolecularSystematics&Evolution,DepartmentofPlantSciences

ScienceonSundaytalkslast30minutesandarefree（aslongasyouhavepaidtogetintotheGarden）;thereisnoneedtobook;justdropintotheClassroomattheBrooksideGateat11am（eachtalkrepeatedat2pm）.

www.botanicxam.ac.uk @CUBotanicGarden

21.Whoisthedirectorofthe Cambridge University BotanicGarden?

A.DevinO’Connor.  B.BeverleyGlover.

C. DavidCoomes.D.SiobhanBraybrook.

22.WhatisthetalkaboutinApril?

A.Trickylight.               B.Leafshape. 

C.Plantpatterns.             D.Plantadaptations.

23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A. Amonthlyreview.           B.Asciencereport.

C.Agardeningguide. D.Alocalnotice.

B

CaliforniahasbecomethefirstU.S.statetoapproveplanstorequirenewly-builthomestoincludesolarequipment.

Thestate’sEnergyCommissionvoted5-0toapprovethenewrules,whicharetotakeeffectin2020.Theruleswilldealwithmostnewly-builtresidential（住宅的）buildingsuptothreestorieshigh.

ThemoveisCalifornia’slateststepaimedatreachingrenewableenergytargetsandreducinggreenhousegasemissions.

Californiahassetagoaloffillinghalfofitselectricityneedswithrenewableenergyby2030.Officialssaidtheyhadreached30percentbytheendof2017.Thestate’sGovernor,JerryBrown,planstoholdaninternationalclimatemeetinginSeptember.

①TheEnergyCommissionsaidthecostofaddingsolarequipmenttoasingle-familyhomewouldbeabout$9,500.But,thegroupaddedthathomeownerswouldsaveatleast$19,000inenergycostsover30years.

RobertRaymeristhetechnicaldirectorfortheCaliforniaBuildingIndustryAssociation.HesaystheactionisastepforwardforthewideruseofsolarpowerintheU.S.“Youcanbeteveryotherofthe49stateswillbewatchingcloselytoseewhathappens,”hetoldtheAssociatedPress.

②Solarcompaniespraisedthenewrequirements,whichofficialshavesaidwilllikelyraisedemandforsolarequipmentinCaliforniaby10-15percent.

TheSolarEnergyIndustriesAssociationcalledita“historicdecisionforthestateandtheU.S.”Itestimatedtheactionwouldproduce“hugeeconomicandenvironmentalbenefits,”includingbringingtensofbillionsofdollarsintoCalifornia.

③SomelegislativeandcommunityleadersarguedthatCalifornianscannotaffordtopayanymoreforhousinginwhatisalreadyanextremelyhigh-pricedmarket.

“That’sjustgoingtodrivethecostupandmakeCalifornia,onceagain,notaffordabletolivein,”saidCaliforniaAssemblymanBrianDahle.

④SeverinBorensteinisanenergyeconomistattheUniversityofCalifornia,inBerkeley.HesentanemailtotheheadofCalifornia’sEnergyCommissiontourgethestatetoreconsideritsdecision.

HeexpressedhisbeliefthatitisamistakeforCaliforniatoapprovesuchapolicyinsteadofcenteringoneffortstodeveloplargesolarfarmstoproducerenewableenergy.Hesaidthesefarmswouldcostmuchlesstooperate.

“EveryenergyeconomistIknowisshakingtheirheadatthis,”hetoldtheWallStreetJournal.“Inmanyways,thisissettingthewrongexample,”headded.

24.Accordingtotherulestotakeeffectin2020,newly-builthomesareexpectedto________.

A.replacelargesolarfarmsB.beequippedwithsolarequipment

C.havetheheightofthreestoriesD.stopgreenhousegasemissions

25.FromwhatRobertRaymersays,wecanknowthat_______.

A.other49stateswon’tfollowinthefootstepsofCalifornia

B.Californiacanachieveitsgoalofrenewableenergyby2030

C.theactionwillhelphomeownerssavemoneyinthelongterm

D.thenewruleswillprobablyenjoyagreatpopularityintheUS

26.Thesentence“Butsomeindividualsandgroupswereagainstthenewrules.”shouldbeplacedin_______.

A.①B.②C.③D.④

27.Thepurposeofthepassageis_______.

A.toshowdifferentattitudestowardsanapproval

B.toexpressthesignificanceofrenewableenergy

C.toinformanewwayofdealingwithclimatechange

D.toproveanewplanofsolarequipmentunreasonable

C

Maruisapopularinternationalstar.Everyday,millionsofpeoplewatchhisvideosontheInternet.ButthereissomethingaboutMaruthatmaysurpriseyou.Heisacat.

TherearemanyfamousInternetcats.SomecatsarefamousfortheirvideoslikeMaru.ThewomanwhoownsMaruputsnewvideosonYoutubeoften.PeoplelovetoseewhatMaruisdoing.Anotherfamouscatiscalled“GrumpyCat”.GrumpyCatlooksasifsheisangryallthetimeandsheusuallyappearsinpictures.

Picturesareapopularwaycatsexist（存在）ontheInternet.Somearememes（anidea,behavior,orstylethatspreadsfrompersontopersonwithinaculture）,likeGrumpyCat.Thesecatpicturememesoftenincludefunnywords.TheyusewrongwordsasifthecatisspeakinginastrangeformofEnglish.

Oneofthemostfamouscatmemesiscalled“Icanhascheezburger”.Thepicturewasthefirstonawebsiteaboutcatmemes.Thiswebsiteisevencalled“Icanhascheezburger”.BenHuhboughtthesmallwebsitein2007.Andtoday,itispartofagroupofsites.Heearnsmillionsofdollarseveryyearmanagingthem.

ButwhydopeopleontheInternetlikecatssomuch?

Howcanwebsiteslikethesebesuccessful?

Someexpertsbelievethatcatsamazeus.Often,itisverydifficulttotrainacat.So,whenpeopleseeacatdosomethingamazing,theyknowitdidthetrickwithouttraining.

OrmaybepeoplejustloveseeingcatsontheInternetbecausecatsarecute.Wemayneverknowtheanswer.Butwedoknowonething.CatswillbeontheInternetforalongtime.MattSmith,whoproducesvideosandpicturesfortheInternet,explains,“TherewillalwaysbemorecatsontheInternetbecausesomanypeoplehavecats.Thatmeansthereisalotofbasicmaterialformemecreation.”

28.WhatdoMaruandGrumpyCathaveincommon?

A.TheyareInternetstars.

B.Theyseemtobealwaysangry.

C.Theybelongtothesameowner.

D.Theyusuallyappearinpictures.

29.Thewebsite“Icanhascheezburger”_____.

A.wasagreatsuccess

B.wassetupbyBenHuh

C.beganasaplacetosharecatvideos

D.wasthefirstwebsitedesignedforcats

30.Accordingtosomeexperts,peopleontheInternetlikecatsbecause_____.

A.they’recuteandfunny

B.they’refriendsofhumans

C.theytrainhardtopleasepeople

D.theyalwayssurprisepeopleinanaturalway

31.WhatisMattSmith’sattitudetowardsthefutureofcatmemes?

A.Doubtful.                 B.Worried. C.Hopeful.            D.Unclear.

D

Fromselfdrivingcarstocarebotsforelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.

“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces，”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.

Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.

Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.

Butthereportstates:

“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo.”Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch.

“Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologicalknowhowwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies，”itstates.

A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswereoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears.Theoptimistspictured“afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate，”accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport’scoauthor.

“Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughtherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwereachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwillnotchange，”Microsoft’sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.

32．Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthefuture________.

A．peoplewillfacemanydifficulties

B．mostjobswillbedonein