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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