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江苏省苏州市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
江苏省苏州市2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Istanbul&Faces
Titled"TimelessCity:
Istanbul&Faces",theTurkeyphotographyexhibitioncelebratesthe30thanniversaryofIstanbulandShanghai'ssistership.The42-year-oldphotographerfocusesonthedistinctive(独特的)historicalquartersandtheatmospherethatspreadsinIstanbul.Hisworkalsopaysrespectstoitspeopleaswell,withwell-definedportraits.
Date:
TillJan.18,10a.m.-4p.m.Venue:
ShanghaiArtCollectionMuseum.
KnittedWorks
Theknitted(编织的)showisaimedatraisingawarenessofpostnataldepression.Theworkswerecreatedbymorethan20mothersfromdifferentcities.Alltheknitteddollsandotherworkswillbesoldwiththeprofits(利益)goingtocharitywhentheexhibitionends.Ifyouareinterestedintheknittedworks,youcanorderaspecialpiece.
Date:
TillJan.1,7a.m.-9p.m.Venue:
BlJinxiuFun.
OldShanghaiTeahouse
Thenewly-openedzoneatShanghaiDungeonfeaturesnostalgicsetsandexperiencesforvisitorstohave"scaryfun".VisitorscanweartraditionalChinesecostumesandtakephotoswiththeperformers.
Date:
Daily,11a.m.-8p.m.Venue:
MosaicShanghaiMail.
MusicalTitanic
TheTonyAwardswinningmusical"Titanic"isinShanghaiwithmorethan100characterscast.Theimpressivestageeffectspromisetotaketheaudiencetothebottomoftheocean.
Date:
TillJan22,2p.m.-7:
30p.m.Venue:
SAICShanghaiCultureSquare.
1.WhereshouldyougoifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutTurkey'shistory?
A.ShanghaiArtCollectionMuseum.
B.MosaicShanghaiMail.
C.B1JinxiuFun.
D.SAICShanghaiCultureSquare.
2.Whatcanweknowaboutknittedworks?
A.Peoplecanhaveatalkwiththecreators.
B.Alltheworkscanbesoldwhentheshowbegins.
C.Theshowofferspeoplechancestolearnhowtomakeone.
D.Theyweremadebypeoplefromdifferentplaces.
3.WhatmakestheMusicalTitanicspecial?
A.Itsopeningtimeisthelongest.
B.Itraisesmoneyforaspecialpurpose.
C.Itoffersalifelikeexperienceunderwater.
D.Itallowsinteractingwithperformers.
Foodexpertssaywashingcouldspreadthegermsonyourturkeyinthekitchensinkornearbyfood.Butit'sbeenachallengetryingtoconvincecookstostoprinsing(冲洗)offrawpoultry.Germsthatcanmakepeoplesickarecommoninthegutsofhealthypoultryandarelegallyallowedtobeonrawturkeyandchicken.Theassumptionisthatnobodyeatstheirpoultryraw,andthatthoroughcookingwillkillthebacteria.
Thedo-not-washrawpoultryadvicefromtheUSDAisrelativelynewandperhapshasn'tcaughtonbecauseitgoesagainstthecommonbeliefthatwashingmakesthingsclean,saidChapman.BenjaminChapman,astudyauthorandfoodsafetyexpertatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,saidtheinstincttowashrawpoultrygoesbackatleastdecadeswhenpeoplereliedmoreonvisualcluestospotproblemswithpoultry.Meanwhile,washinghandsandsurfacesarealsoimportant.
Butfoodpreparationisacomplicatedact,andgermsfrompoultrycanbespreadevenifit'snotwashed,especiallywhenbirdsareremovedfrompackaging.
TheUSDA-fundedstudystressesthatpoint.ResearcherssprayedrawchickenwithaharmlessstrainofE.coli(大肠杆菌)andwatchedvolunteercooksattestkitchens.Amongthosewhowashedtheirrawchicken,aboutaquarterendedupspreadingthebacteriatotheirlettuce.Butevensomeofthosewhodidnotrinsethechickengotgermsonthelettuce.Andthereare_otheropportunitiesforgermstosurviveonturkeys:
meltingandcooking.
Toensureabirdisthoroughlycooked,theysaytouseathermometertocheckthatthedeepestandthickestpartsofithavereached165degrees.Evenafterthemealiscooked,youaren'toutofthedangerzone.Tokeepturkeysandotherleftoverssafe,expertssaytheyshouldberefrigeratedaftertwohours.
4.Peopledon'tacceptUSDA'sadvicebecause__________
A.theadviceisrelativelynew.
B.cookscleantheturkeybeforecookingit.
C.heatcankillmost.germsandnooneeatsrawfood.
D.cleaningseemsmoretrustworthy.
5.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?
A.Germsfromaturkeycanbespreadwhetheritiswashedornot.
B.Foodpackagescarrygerms.
C.HandsandsurfacesareeasytogetE.coli.
D.Multiplemethodsshouldbeappliedtofoodtogetridofgerms.
6.Whichwaymayhelptocookaturkeysafely?
A.Rinseofftheturkeybeforeitisheated.
B.Keeptheturkeyawayfromthelettuceandrefrigerator.
C.Useathermometertocheckthetemperatureoftheturkey.
D.Washhandsandpackagesbeforetakingouttheturkey.
7.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthetextprobablytaken?
A.Cooking.
B.Technology.
C.Medicine
D.Science.
Lightisacomplexphenomenonclassicallyexplainedwithasimplemodelbasedonraysandwavefronts.Manyoftheaspectsoflighthavebeenexplored,butfewpeoplenoticethemhappeningintheirreallives.Forexample,mostofusobservesometypeofopticalinterferencealmostdaily,butusuallydon'trealizetheeventsinplaybehindtheever-changingdisplayofcolorsproducedwhenlightwavesinterferewitheachother.Oneofthebestexamplesofinterferenceisshownbythelightreflectedfromafilmofoilfloatingonwater.Anotherexampleisthethinfilmofasoapbubble,whichreflectsaseriesoflightwithbeautifulcolorswhenshinedbynaturalorman-madelightsources.
Electromagneticradiation(电磁辐射),thelargerfamilyofwave-likephenomenatowhichvisiblelightbelongs,istheprimaryvehicletransportingenergythroughthevastreachesoftheuniverse.Themeansbywhichvisiblelightissentoutorabsorbed,andhowitpredictablyreactsunderdifferentconditionsasittravelsthroughspaceandtheatmosphere,formthebasisoftheexistenceofcolorinouruniverse.Thehumaneyeissensitivetoaformofelectromagneticradiationthatliesinthewavelengthrangebetween400and700nanometers(纳米),commonlyknownasthevisiblelightspectrum,whichistheonlysourceofcolor.Whencombined,allofthewavelengthspresentinvisiblelightformcolorlesswhitelight.Red,green,andbluecolorsareclassicallyconsideredtheprimarycolorsbecausetheyarefundamentaltohumanvision.Lightisobservedaswhitebyhumanswhenoureyesareaffectedbyequalamountsofred,green,andbluelightatthesametime.
Theconceptofcolortemperatureisofgreatimportanceinphotographyanddigitalimaging,regardlessofwhethertheimagecapturedeviceisacameraoramicroscope.Alackofpropercolortemperaturebalancebetweenthemicroscopelightsourceandtheimagesensoristhemostcommonreasonforunexpectedcolorshiftsinphotomicrography(显微照相术)anddigitalimaging.Ifthecolortemperatureofthelightsourceistoolowforthefilm,photomicrographswillhaveanoverallyellowishorreddishcastandwillappearwarm.Ontheotherhand,whenthecolortemperatureofthelightsourceistoohighforthefilm,photomicrographswillhaveabluecastandwillappearcool.Asproblematicasthesecolorshiftsmayseem,they'realwayseasilycorrectedbytheproperuseofconversionandlightbalancingfilters(滤光器)。
8.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothe1stparagraphofthepassage?
A.Mostofusaren'texplicitabouthowcolorsareproduced.
B.Lightisclassicallydefinedintermsofraysandwavefronts.
C.Peoplecanunderstandopticalinterferencebywatchingfilms.
D.Shinedbynaturalorman-madelightsources,filmsreflectaseriesoflight.
9.Whatcanwelearnaboutelectromagneticradiation?
A.Itmovesinastraightline.
B.Colororiginatesfromit.
C.Greenlightsarenotpartofit.
D.Itswavelengthcan'tbe500nanometers.
10.Thecolorshiftsonphotomicrographs__________.
A.aredifficulttogetrightonceformed
B.arecausedbythehighcolorsmoreoften
C.provethathowimportantthecolortemperatureisinimaging
D.arecausedbythehighcolortemperatureofthelightsource
11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Lightandimaging
B.Lightandcolor
C.Lightandtemperature
D.Lightandradiation
Today'sworldisnotaneasyadjustmentforyoungadults.Keyskillsetforsuccessispersistence(毅力),acharacteristicthatresearcherssayisheavilyinfluencedbyfathers.ResearchersfromBrighamYoungUniversitydiscoveredthatfathersareinauniquepositiontohelptheiradolescentchildrenlearnpersistence.
BYUprofessorsLauraPadilla-WalkerandRandalDayarrivedatthesefindingsafterfollowing325Americanfamiliesoverseveralyears.Andovertime,thepersistencegainedthroughfathersledtohigherachievementinschool.
"Therearerelativelyfewstudiesthatstresstheuniqueroleoffathers,"Padilla-Walkersaid."Thisresearchalsohelpstoprovethatcharacteristicssuchaspersistence-whichcanbetaught-arekeytoachild'slifesuccess.”
Researchersdeterminedthatdadsneedtopracticean"authoritative"parentingstyle.Authoritativeparentingisnotauthoritarian:
rigid,demandingorcontrolling.Rather,anauthoritativeparentingstyleincludessomeofthefollowingcharacteristics:
childrenfeelwarmthandlovefromtheirfather;responsibilityandthereasonsbehindrulesarestressedchildrenaregivenanappropriatelevelofautonomy(自主权).
Inthestudy,about52percentofthedadsexhibitedabove-averagelevelsofauthoritativeparenting.Akeyfindingisthatovertime,childrenraisedbyanauthoritativefatherweresignificantlymorelikelytodeveloppersistence,whichleadstobetteroutcomesinschool.
Thisparticularstudyexamined11to14-year-oldslivingintwo-parenthomes.Yettheresearcherssuggestthatsingleparentsstillmayplayaroleinteachingthebenefitsofpersistence,whichisanavenueoffutureresearch.
12.What