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河南省名校联盟联考学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

河南省名校联盟联考2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

PaleHorse,PaleRider

KatherineAnnePorterwasacelebratedAmericanjournalist,essayist,shortstorywriterandnovelist.Herworksdealwithdarkthemesincludingjusticeandtheunforgivingnatureofthehumanrace.PaleHorse,PaleRider（1939）ishershortnovelsetduringtheinfluenzapandemic（流感大流行）of1918,whichkilledfivetimesasmanyAmericansasdidWorldWarI.Itsmaincharacter,Miranda,isayoungreporterwhofallsinlovewithasoldier；thebook'sfever-dreamstylecapturestheexperienceofthedisease.

TheAndromedaStrain

MichaelCrichtonwasoneofthemostsuccessfulnovelistsofhisgeneration.TheAndromedaStrain（1969）ishisbest-sellingtechno-thrillerthatbeginswhenamilitarysatellitecrashestotheearthandreleasesanorganismthatkillsalmosteveryoneinanearbysmalltown.Thenthingsgetbad.

LoveintheTimeofCholera

GabrielGarciaMarquezwasamajorLatin-Americanauthorofnovelsandshortstories,acentralfigureintheso-calledmagicalrealismmovementinLatinAmericanliterature.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinliteraturein1982.LoveintheTimeofCholera（1985）ishisgreatColombianauthorsattractivetaleofa50-yearcourtship,inwhichlovesicknessisasstubbornasdisease.uMybest,"hesaidofit."Thenovelwaswrittenfrommysoul."

TheRoad

CormacMcCarthyisanAmericannovelistandplaywright.TheRoad（2006）ishisbeautifullywritten,PulitzerPrize-winningnovelsetafteranunspecifiedextinctioneventhaswipedoutmostofhumanity.Anunnamedmanandaboytravelonfoottowardasouthernsea,havingtoavoidcannibals（食人者）anddespair.TheRoadisaspeciallymovingstory1ofajourney.

1．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwobooksmentionedinthetext?

A．They'rethebestsellers.B．They'refairlytales.

C．They'reaboutdisasters.D．They'renon-fiction.

2．Whichbookiswrittenbytheauthorwhocouldn'tthinkhighlyofittoomuch?

A．PaleHorse,PaleRiderB．TheAndromedaStrain

C．LoveintheTimeofCholeraD．TheRoad

3．Whowrotethebookthatdescribedanadventurousjourney?

A．KatherineAnnePorter.B．MichaelCrichto.

C．GabrielGarciaMarquez.D．CormacMcCarthy.

I'mAlice.When1wasyoung,mymothermadethesamedishfivenightsaweekbecausewewerelowoncash.Sheboiledpotatoes,carrots,andsometimes,othervegetablesonthekitchenstove.Onlysmallamountsoftheroastbeefthatshecookedonceaweekwereaddedtothebowls.Shecalleditstew（炖菜）.

Iwouldhearotherchildrentalkabouthamburgers,fries,andmilkshakesfromfastfoodrestaurants,whichwereexpensiveatthetime.Iwishedwecouldeatlikethatonceinawhile,butmyparentscouldn'taffordit.

ButIlookbackandIthinkhowblessedIwas.Mymomtookthetimetopreparethestewnearlyeverynight.Herportionswereright——focusingonthevegetablesandnotonthemeat——andweweren'teatingthefatandsaltwewouldhavehadintake-outfood.

Ihadalotfewerheadcoldsandflusthanmyclassmatesthen.If1didgetsick,I'dbehomeforadayortwo,notawholeweeklikemanyofthem.ThoughIbecameillmoreofteninmythirties,IhavetoadmitI'dbeeneatinglotsoffastfood,makingupfornotgettingitasachild.ButwhenIwentbacktopreparehomemademealswithoutthoseextrafatandsalt,Istartedtofeelhealthier.

TodayIoftenfindmyselfenjoyingabowlofmymother'sstew.IrealizehowluckyIwastohaveamotherwhowouldliketotakethetimetopreparetheslewforherfamilyfiveeveningsaweek.Thatstewwasmadewithloveandithasleftmewithamemorythatwillwarmmeforever.

4．WhydidAlice'smothercookthestewnearlyeverynightwhenshewasyoung?

A．Becauseitwasabalancedmeal.B．Becauseitwastheirfavorite.

C．Becauseitwaseasilycooked.D．Becauseitmightcostless.

5．Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingparagraph4?

A．Toshowushowtocookthestew.B．Toexplaintheeffectsthestewhasonher.

C．Totellushowgreathermotheris.D．Towarnusofthedangeroffastfood.

6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlice'smother?

A．CaringB．Strict.C．Humorous.D．Cautious

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MyMothersDaughterB．MyUnforgettableChildhood

C．GratefulfortheStewD．ServingFoodandKindness

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoworkwithzoooraquariumanimals?

Kylene,ananimalcarespecialistfromSeaWorldSanDiego,whocaredfortheAfricanpenguinsatSeaWorldformanyyears.

Overthepastseveralyears,theSouthAfricanpenguinshavebeenonthedecreaseinnumbers.Ahundredyearsago,therewereabout1millionAfricanpenguins,butsincethentheirpopulationhasdecreasedtounder100,000.Scientistspredictthepopulationcouldfallaslowas50,000overthenext20yearsifwedon'tdoanything.

Somescientiststhinkthechangingoceantemperatureshavecausedthepenguins1foodsupplytodisappear.Humanshavealsodisturbedthepenguins'wildhabitatandcollectedtheireggs.Andhumanshavealsobeencollectingguano（thewastepassedfromtheseabirds'bodies）,whichcanbeaddedtothesoiltomakeplantsgrowmoresuccessfully.Asaresult,humansdamagetheirnaturalnest-diggingsites.Withoutthepilesofguanothepenguinsusedtobuildtheirnests,they'vebeenforcedtonestonopenground.

Someotherscientiststhinktheslightincreaseinairtemperatureontheislandshashadanimpactonthepenguins'successrateofhatchingtheireggs.Nomatterwhatthereasonis,SouthAfricanpenguinpopulationisfalling,andscientistsneedtofindawaytostopthedecline.

Workingwithotherzoosinthecountry,KylenedidwhatshecouldtohelpprotecttheSouthAfricanpenguins.ThroughKylene'seffortsandtheeffortsofthepeoplelikeheratmanypenguinconservationorganizationsinSouthAfrica,theselittlepenguinshaveachanceforabettertomorrow.

8．WhathashappenedtotheSouthAfricanpenguinsoverthepastyears?

A．Thepenguinpopulationhasgreatlydeclined.

B．They'vebeguntolosethehabitatcompletely.

C．Theyhavedonegreatharmtothenaturalenvironment.

D．Theyhavebeenhuntedbyhumansformoney-making.

9．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofpenguins'return.B．Thecausesofpenguins'decrease.

C．Theeffortsofsomescientists.D．thenecessityofpenguins'existence.

10．Whatisguanousedforbyhumans?

A．Thefoodsupply.B．Thebuildingmaterials.

C．Thegoodshelter.D．Thefarmingfertilizer.

11．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheSouthAfricanpenguins?

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

Thewayofgreetingsomeonecomesindifferentforms.KissingandhuggingarenormalinsomeEuropeanandArabcountries.MaorisinNewZealandgreeteachotherbyrubbingagainsttheirnoses.However,themostcommonphysicalwayofgreetingpeoplenowadaysishandshake.Ithasbecomesoubiquitousthatyoumayneverhavethoughtaboutitsorigins.It'slikeapartofhumannature.

Themodernhandshakeasaformofgreetingishardtotrace.TheQuakersaretraditionallyseenasoriginators.ButasDutchsociologistHermanRoodenburg——thechiefauthorityforthehistoryofhandshaking一wroteinhispublicationACulturalHistoryofGesture,"Morethaninanyotherfield,thestudyofgestureisoneinwhichthehistorianhastomakethemostofonlyafewclues."Anotherwell-knownevidenceoftheearlytraditionofshakinghandstookplaceintheearly17thcentury.AScotsmanlivinginEngland,namedJamesCleland,suggestedthatthepracticeoftheugoodoldScottishshakingofthetworighthands”shouldbeobserved,insteadofthingslikebowingdowntoeveryone'sshoesandkissinghands.

Ifyouaskwhyshakinghandsisthemostpreferredwayofgreetingoverothergestures,themostwell-knownexplanationisthathandshakingpreventstherighthandfromholdingaweapon.Inthe19thcenturyitwasarguedthatshakinghandswithoutremovinggloveswasquiterudeandrequiredanimmediateapology.

Shakinghandsseemslikeagesturethathasbeenaroundforever.However,in1880'sFrance,asocietyhadbeenformedtoabolishthehandshakeasa''vulgar"Englishnovelty.AndnowintheUSthatgesturemayfallawayinfavorofthefisthump.Whilethefistbumpisacoolerwaytogreetsomeone,thereasonmayhavebeenmorepractical.Accordingtosurveyparticipants,theydidnotwanttoshakehandsbecausetheywereafraidofcatchingandspreadinggerms（细菌）.

12．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplain"ubiquitous”underlinedinparagraph1?

A．Curious.B．Obvious.C．Common.D．Shallow.

13．Whatdoesparagraph2mainlydiscussaboutthemodernhandshake?

A．Theimportance.B．Thehistory.

C．Thefeature.D．Theclassification.

14．Whydidpeopleshakehandsusingrighthandsaccordingtothemostfamousexplanation?

A．Forconvenience.B．Forpoliteness.

C．Forenjoyment.D．Forsafety.

15．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Everyonedoesn'tfallinlovewiththehandshake.

B．Therootofhandshakeislostinthesandsoftime.

C．Itmightseemlikeshakinghandsisanancientcustom.

D．Ahandshakeisamongthemostcommonwaystogreetothers.

二、七选五

Whenitcomestohealth,everyonewantsthebestforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.YoucanhelppreventthespreadofCOVID-19byseeingthelatestinformationfromtheWHO.WhatisCOVID-19?

16．ManycountrieshaveseencasesofCOVID-19andseveralhaveseenoutbreaks.ExpertsinChinaandsomeothercountrieshavesucceededinslowingorstoppingtheiroutbreaks.17．YoucanreduceyourchancesofbeinginfectedorspreadingCOVID-19bytakingsomesimplemeasures:

18．Why?

Whensomeonecoughsorsneezesthey