全国市级联考广东省汕头市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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全国市级联考广东省汕头市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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【全国市级联考】广东省汕头市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

Believeitnornot,ancientChinesepeoplehadtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationinwinter.

•“WenDing”,ancientricecooker

The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,preservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.TheoneunearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.

•“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpot

The“RanLu”isasmall-sizedcookingvessel（器皿）madeofbronze.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggeststhatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod（475—221BC）.

•BronzeYou,ancientkettle

TheBronzeYou,oneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhou,dynasties,couldalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiprovince,hadanopeningwherecharcoalscouldbeplaced,allowingpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.

•BronzeYan,ancientsteamer

Althoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,ancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeVanwasmadewithatwo-tier（双层的）structureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty（AD25-AD220）,furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemoderndaysteamer.

1、Whendidthe“RanLu”begintogainpopularity?

A．IntheZhouDynasty                              B．IntheWarringStatesPeriod.                              

C．IntheEasternHanDynasty.                              D．IntheStoneAge.                              

2、OneofthemainfunctionsoftheBronzeYouwasto      .

A．placehotcharcoals                              B．pourhotwater                              

C．keepwinewarm                              D．holdcharcoalashes                              

3、OneadvantagetheBronzeYanhadoverthe“WenDing”wasthat      .

A．itwasuseful                              B．itwasconvenient                              

C．itwasenvironment-friendly                              D．itwaswarm                              

4、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayhavethelongesthistory?

A．The"WenDing”.                              B．The“RanLu”.                              

C．TheBronzeYou.                              D．TheBronzeYan.                              

HelenMonsonhasalwaysbeeninterestedinhelpinghercommunity.HerfirstvolunteerexperiencewasfortheAmericanRedCrosswhenshewasinhighschool.Whenshewasaschoolteacher,shealsofoundtimetovolunteer.

Aftersheretired,shestartedvolunteeringtohelptheold.Whenherfatherwasolder,hewasnotabletoseeaswellasheusedto,whichmadehersadbecausehehadalwaysenjoyedreading.

Shedecideditwouldbefuntoreadtoelderlypeopleinhercommunity.Shealsohelpedonewomanwriteherstories.Annwasalmost100yearsold,andHelenwrotedowninformationaboutherlifewhenshevisitedAnn.Sheputtheinformationinabookandgotitpublished.Annwasveryexcitedtoshareherlifestorywithherchildrenandgrandchildren.

OnedayHelenreadanarticleinthenewspaperaboutrefugees（难民）whoneededtolearnEnglish.Now,shemeetsonceaweekwithSahra,a38-year-oldwomanfromSomalia.Sahraislearningreadingandwritingskills.HelengaveSahraacameraandaskedhertotakepicturesofherdailylife.Shedevelopedthepictures,andthenaskedSahraquestionsaboutthem.Intheendtheywroteabooktogetherandusedthephotosinthebook.ThishelpedSahralearnmanynewwordsabouthereverydaylife.

Helensays,“ThemostrewardingpartofvolunteerworkisbecomingfriendswiththepeopleIhelp.TheyenrichmylifeaswellasIenrichtheirs.”

5、WhendidHelenfirsttakeupvolunteering?

A．Afterretirement.                              B．Inhighschool.                              

C．Afterwork.                              D．Inchildhood.                              

6、InwhatwaydidHelenhelpSahra?

A．Bybuildingherself-confidence.                              B．Byexpandinghervocabulary.                              

C．Bygivingherfinancialsupport.                              D．Byfindingheranewhome.                              

7、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHelenaccordingtothepassage?

A．Brilliant.                              B．Optimistic.                              

C．Thankful.                              D．Devoted.                              

8、Theunderlinedword“rewarding”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans      .

A．worthwhile                              B．convenient                              

C．extraordinary                              D．practical                              

HaveyoueverheardoftheCoralSea?

Itishometoanamazingvarietyofturtles,sharks,whales,dolphins,largefish,birds,corals,plants,andmanyotherspecies.Manyofthesespeciesareendangeredelsewhereintheworld,butstillsurviveinthehealthyenvironmentoftheCoralSea.

TheCoralSeaisalargeseriesofcoralreefslocatedoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia.ThisareaisthreetimeslargerthanAustralia’sfamousGreatBarrierReef,whichtheCoralSeaborders.

TheCoralSeaisoneofthefewcoralreefenvironmentsthathaveremainedlargelyundamagedbyover-fishing,oilandgasexplorationandpollution.However,statisticsshowthatcoralreefsaroundtheworldaredisappearingfivetimesfasterthanrainforests.ItisverylikelythatinthenearfuturetheCoralSeawillfacethesamethreatstoitsexistence.

TheAustraliangovernmentiscurrentlylookingatoptionsforprotectingtheCoralSeabuthasmadenodecisions.EnvironmentalistsarepushingforlawstodeclaretheCoralSeaareaamarineprotectedarea,whichwillmeanalarge“no-takezone”forfishermen,ano-explorationzoneforgasandoilcompaniesandano-dumpzoneforpollution,possiblymakingtheCoralSeaamarineparklargerthananyotherintheworld.

WecanwriteletterstoAustralianleaders,Australianenvironmentalprotectionagencies,andAustralianfriends,toletthemknowthatpeopleworldwidesupportthisprotectionoftheCoralSea.Tolosethislastgreatmarinewildernessworldwouldbealossforthewholeworld.

9、Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldweprotecttheCoralSeawithoutanydelay?

A．BecausetheCoralSea,hometomanyspecies,willdisappearsoon.

B．BecausetheCoralSeaisrichinnaturalresourceslikeoilandgas.

C．BecausetheCoralSeaisthreetimeslargerthanGreatBarrierReef.

D．BecausetheCoralSeawillbeamarineparklargerthananyotherintheworld.

10、OncetheCoralSeaareaisdeclarednmarineprotectedareabylaw,      .

A．itwillsurelybecomethelargestmarineparkallovertheworld

B．noonewillbeallowedtotheretohaveadoselookanymore

C．fromtimetotimepeoplecanstilldumptheirrubbisharoundthere

D．over-fishing,oilandgasexplorationwillbebannedaltogetherthere

11、WhatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheprotectionoftheCoralSea?

A．Objective.                              B．Favorable.                              

C．Doubtful.                              D．Negative.                              

TIANJIN,Nov.23（Xinhua）-ChinesescientistshavesignedadealtoestablishacommercialanimalcloningcenterinthenorthernportcityofTianjin,makingthecontroversialscienceclosertomainstreamacceptance.

TheplantintheTianjinEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentArea（TEDA）,agovernment-sponsoredbusinessdevelopmentpark,willcloneanimalsincludingsnifferandpetdogs,beefcattleandracehorses.Itsmainbuildingisalreadyunderconstructionandduetobeputtouseinthenearfuture,saidaspokesmanonMonday.

Withaninvestmentof200millionyuan,thecenterwillbejointlybuiltbySinica,PekingUniversity’sInstituteofMolecularMedicine,theTianjinInternationalJointAcademyofBiomedicine,andtheRepublicofKorea’sSooamBiotechResearchFoundation.

Itwillproduce100,000cattleembryosayearinitially,eventuallyincreasingto1million,saidXuXiaochun,boardchairmanofBoyalifeGroup,basedinWuxi.Chinesefarmersarestrugglingtoproduceenoughbeefcattletomeetmarketdemand,Xusaid.Thecenter,thelargesteverworldwide,willalsoincludeagenestorageareaandamuseum,headded.

Scientistshaveclonedmice,cattleandotheranimalssincetheworld’sfirstclonedsheep,Dolly,wasbornonJuly5,1996iiiBritain.Since2000,Chinesescientistshaveclonedsheep,cattleandpigs.China’sfirstcommercialcloningcompanywasestablishedinSeptember2014inShandongwiththebirthofthreepure-bloodedTibetanmastiffpuppies.

Beforethis,cloninginChinawaslimitedtoscientificresearch.Moreandmorecompanieshaveshowninterestininvestinginthetechnologyforcommercialuse,especiallyanimalhusbandry（饲养）.

12、Whatismainpurposeofthenewanimalcloningcentermentionedinthepassage?

A．Artisticcreation.                              B．Moneymaking.                              

C．Scientificresearch.                              D．Publicwelfare.                              

13、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat      .

A．theestablishmentoftheanimalcloningcenterwillbeacombinedeffort

B．themainbuildingoftheanimalcloningcenterhasalre