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学年内蒙古高二下期末英语卷含答案及解析
2019学年内蒙古高二下期末英语卷【含答案及解析】
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1.CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
Werunalivelyprogrammeoffamilyevents,life-longlearningcoursesandmuchmorethroughouttheyear.
ImproveyourDigitalPhotography
Thiscourseledbyaward-winningphotographer,PeteMurray,willshowyouhowtotakecontrolofyourcamera.Usingaproven“stepbystepapproach”youwillgainconfidenceinusingyourcamera.
Date:
29/09
Time:
10am—4pm
Price:
£60
EventCategory:
GardenPhotography
‘Handbag’Baskets
NewtotheBotanicGarden,thiscoursewillgiveyoutheopportunitytomakeyourveryownbeautiful‘handbagbasket’fromadesignthatlocalbasketrymaker,DebbieHall,developedherself.Theyhaveprovedverypopularsinceshestartedteachingthetechnique.
Date:
07/10
Time:
10am—4:
30pm
Price:
£120
EventCategory:
Weaving&Basketry
TreesandShrubs(灌木)forAutumnColor
JoinMarkCrouch,aspecialistinthecareoftrees,forthiscourseonchoosingtreesandshrubstocreatebeautifulautumndisplaysforyourgarden.ThedaywillincludeatalkinourclassroomandatouroftheBotanicGardentolookatautumncolorandinterestacrossourtreeandshrubcollection.
Date:
17/10
Time:
10am—4pm
Price:
£50
EventCategory:
GardensandPlants
IntroductiontoBotanicalSubjectsinColoredPencil
Ifyouareinterestedinbeginningtousecoloredpencilstodrawbotanicalsubjects,thenthisisthecourseforyou.JaniePirieisoneofthecountry’sleadingpencilartistsandonthisone-daycourseshewillshowyouthebasictechniquesusedwhenworkingwithcoloredpencils.
Date:
16/10
Time:
10am—4pm
Price:
£40
EventCategory:
BotanicalArt
1.Howmuchwouldyoupayifyouwantedtolearntotakebetterpictures?
A.£40.B.£50.C.£60.D.£120.
2.Whoisgoodatmakingbaskets?
A.JaniePirie.B.DebbieHall.
C.PeteMurray.D.MarkCrouch.
3.Thecoursethatprovidesanopportunitytotourthegardenisheldon__________.
A.September29thB.October7th
C.October16thD.October17th
2.TheUSA
Well,imaginehowmysisterfeltwhenshewentoffforthefirsttimetoNewYorkforabusinesstrip.Afterafewdaysshewasstillamazedathowfriendlyeveryonewastoheruntilshetookataxibacktoherhotelonenight.Firstshegavejustthenameofthehotel,butwhenaskedshesaidtheaddresstoo.Thenshewasaskedhowtogetthere,butofcourseshedidn’tknow.Imaginehowfrightenedshewaswhenthedriverstartedshoutingatherfornotknowingtheway.
TheUK
AfriendwasinLondonforaconference.Hetookataxiandtherewerenoproblems:
thedriverknewthewayandwasverycheerful.Theproblemstartedwhenherealizedhehadstupidlylefthislaptoponthebackseat!
Hecalledthecompanyupand,inapanic,wentstraightawaytotheirLostandFoundoffice.Hewasoverthemoontofindthelaptopwaitingforhim,andthenverysurprisedthatitwasoneof2,900leftintaxisoverthepastsixmonths!
Tunisia
Well,mybrothertookaMediterraneancruise(巡游)onesummerandhadadayinTunis.HespentmostoftheafternoonintheMedinabuyingpresentswhenhesuddenlyrealizedhe’dcompletelylosttrackoftimeandtherewasonlyhalfanhourbeforetheshiplefttheport.Therehadbeenloadsofyellowtaxisinthecentresohewasn’ttoobothereduntilhestoodonthepavementandwaitedforonetoappear——andofcoursetherewasn’tasingleoneinsight!
Nothing!
Hequestionedapasser-bywhoexplainedthatthecostforthetaxiridegoesupintheeveningsothetaxidriversdisappearuntiltheycanchargehigherprices!
Luckilyformybrotherthemanthenofferedtogivehimaliftandhecaughttheboatontime!
1.Whatwastheauthor’ssister’stripbytaxiintheUSlike?
A.Unpleasingandscary.B.Tiringbutimpressive.
C.Relaxingandexciting.D.Interestingbutstrange
2.Theunderlinedpart“overthemoon”inParagraph2canbestbereplacedby“________”.
A.veryhappyB.extremelysad
C.quitesurprisedD.prettyannoyed
3.Whycouldn’ttheauthor’sbrotherfindataxiinTunis?
A.Becauseitwastoolate.
B.Becausetheweatherwasbad.
C.Becausehedidn’tknowhowtocallataxi.
D.Becausethetaxidriversdisappearedonpurpose.
4.Whatdothethreestorieshaveincommon?
A.Theyareallabouttakingataxi.
B.Theyareallaboutbusinesstrips.
C.Theyareallaboutgreatservices.
D.Theyareallabouttheauthor’sfamily.
3.Humanshavelongbeeninterestedgreatlyintheideaofbeingabletowalkonwater.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseverrealizingthisdreamwithoutartificialaid—wesimplyweightoomuch,andallourweightpushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalotofpressurethatmakesussink.
However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard(蜥蜴)nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater'ssurfacewithitsfeet.Thelizardwillreachaspeedof20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhumans,wewouldneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreateenough“hitting”.
Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:
cornflour(玉米淀粉).Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowater(anditdoestakealot),youcancreateaspecialmixturethatdoesn'tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles(微粒)inthewatergettogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofthisadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.
Funthoughallthismaysound,it'sstillrathermessyandbetterreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwings(救生圈)readyincaseyoustarttosink—andtakeabathafterward!
1.Walkingonwaterhasn'tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans_________.
A.arenotinterestedinit
B.areafraidtomakeanattempt
C.havenotinventedpropertools
D.havebiologicallimitations
2.WhatdoweknowaboutBasilicusbasilicusfromthepassage?
A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.
B.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.
C.Itshugefeetmakeitabletostayabovewater.
D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater.
3.Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?
A.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.
B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.
C.Tocreateathickliquid.
D.Tomakethewatermoverapidly.
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheideaofhumans’walkingonwater?
A.Itisriskybutbeneficial.
B.Itisimpracticalthoughpossibleinthoery.
C.Itiscrazyandcannotbecomeareality.
D.Itisinterestingandworthtrying.
4.Expertsrecentlysuggestedthatteensshouldstartadoptingearlybedtimes.Beforeyoudismissitasahabitsuitedonlyforyoungkids,considerthatthereareseriousadvantagesinbeingwell-rested.Andnow,evenmoreresearchsuggeststhatputtingphonesawaybeforegoingtosleepisimportanttoteens’well-being.
AnewstudyfromSetonHallUniversitySchoolofHealthandMedicineSciencefoundthat62percentofkidsusedtheirsmartphonesbeforebed,andit’scausinglesssleepandpoorperformanceinschool.
Thoseteenswhotext(发短信)beforebedtimetendtogotosleeplater,andgetuplaterinthemorning.Suchbehaviorcanbeassociatedwithmentalhealthissueslikedepressionoranxiety.Besides,onceteensdoreceiveatext,expertsfound,theytendtorespondrightaway.Thenthetextconversationcontinues—resultinginanevenlaterbedtime.
Thestudy’sco-authorDr.PeterPolossaysthisleadstoexcessivestimulation(过度刺激)atnight.Lightfromelectronicdevicescanblockthesecretion(分泌)ofmelatonin—ahormone(荷尔蒙)thatpromotessleep,whichmakessleepdifficultinthefaceofoveruseofsmartphonesatnight.It’strue!
Morescreentimemeanslesssleeptime;otherstudieshavesuggestedthesameidea.
Asforafinalpieceofadvice,Dr.SushanthBhatsays,sincegettingtheproperamountofsleepisveryimportantforbraindevelopmentandlearningintheteenageyears,ourstudyshouldencourageparentsandguardians(监护人)tolimitadolescentsmartphoneusageatnight.Keepinmindthatteensaren’ttheonlyonesaddictedtotheirphones!
Adultscanalsobenefitfromsettingatechcurfew(宵禁)forthemselves.Afterall,kidslearnbyexample!
1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Howtopromotesleep.
B.Howkidslearnfromtheirparents.
C.Theadvantagesofgoingtobedearly.
D.Thedisadvantagesofphoneusagebeforebed.
2.Whoarelikelytogotosleeplateraccordingtothetext?
A.Kidshavingtextconversationsbeforebed.
B.Kidsputtingtheirphonesawayatnight.
C.Kidsstudyingtheirlessonshardatschool.
D.Kidsexercisingwithfriendsafterschool.
3.Melatonincan________.
A.makesleepdifficultB.leadtolaterbedtimes
C.helppeoplefallasleepD.wakepeoplefromasleep
4.Theauthoradvisesparentsto________.
A.learnfromtheirkids
B.getridofsmartphones
C.setagoodexampletotheirkids
D.trytobenefitfromhi-techdevelopment
二、七选五
5.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Onamid-Septemberday,BritishclimbersRachelKelseyandJeremyColensowereclimbingintheSwissAlps.
Whentheylefttheirbase,theweatherwasgood,andtheyreachedthetopofthemountain.________________Snowbegantofall,makingitdifficulttoseewheretheycould