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湖南省长郡中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

湖南省长郡中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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AtriptoParisisnotcompletewithoutavisittotheEiffelTower.Togetthemostoutofyourvisit,readourtipsbelow:

VisitatNight

RidinguptheEiffelToweratnightandlookingoutoverthestreetsofParis,you’llseewhyParisisknownasthe“CityofLight”.Atstreetlevel,thespotlightsonthetopoftheTowerzoomacrosstheParisskyline,andthereflectionsoftheTowerintheSeinearesightsnottobemissed.

PurchaseYourTicketinAdvanceOnline

BypassthelongticketlinesattheEiffelTowerbypurchasingyourticketonlinefromtheEiffelTowerwebsite.You’llpickatimetovisit,andthenselectwhethertoprintouttheticketordisplayitonyourphoneoriPad,whichisaconvenientoptionifyoubuyyourticketinPariswithouteasyaccesstoaprinter.

Don’tBringValuableObjectswithYou

BeforeenteringtheEiffelTower,yourbagswillbeexaminedbyasecurityofficer.Ifanitemyouarecarryingsetsoffthemetaldetector,theofficerwilltakeyouawayfromthelineforfurtherinspection.We’vestoodinlineforhourswitnessingpeoplewhomissedtheirchancetogouptheEiffelTower.

HaveDrinksandSnacksattheEiffelTower

Ifyou’relikeus,afteranexcitingtriptotheEiffelTower,you’llbereadytorestyourlegsandhavearelaxingsnackandadrinkinaParisiancafe.AcrosstheSeineintheTrocaderoarea,therearemanyelegantcafes.Theatmosphereisgreat,butthepricesareinthestratosphere（最高水平）.Actually,theperfectplaceforcommonvisitorstoeatanddrinkisontheEiffelToweritself.

1．WhydoestheauthorsuggestvisitingtheToweratnight?

A．BecauseyoucanstandonthetopoftheTower.

B．Becauseyoucanavoidthecrowdsandenjoyitpeacefully.

C．BecauseyoucanhaveaspecialsightofthecityofParis.

D．BecauseyoucanseetheSeineasclearlyaspossible.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Bypass”inParagraph3mean?

A．Standin.B．Avoid.

C．Control.D．Remember.

3．WhydidsomepeoplefailtogouptheEiffelTower?

A．Becausetheydidn’tseizethechance.

B．Becausetheylostvaluableobjects.

C．Becausetheysetoffthemetaldetector.

D．Becausetheyhadaquarrelwiththeofficer.

WhenIwasinmiddleschool,apoisonousspiderbitmyrighthand.Irantomymomforhelp—butinsteadoftakingmetoadoctor,mymomsetmyhandonfire.Afterwrappingmyhandwithseverallayersofcotton,thensoakingitinwine,sheputachopstickintomymouth,andignitedthecotton.Heatquicklypenetratedthecottonandbegantoroastmyhand.Thepainmademewanttoscream,butthechopstickpreventedit.AllIcoulddowaswatchmyhandburn—oneminute,thentwominutes—untilmomputoutthefire.

Yousee,thepartofChinaIgrewupinwasaruralvillage,andatthattimepreindustrial.WhenIwasborn,myvillagehadnocars,notelephones,noelectricity,andevennorunningwater.Andwecertainlydidn’thaveaccesstomodernmedicalresources.Therewasnodoctormymothercouldbringmetoseeaboutmyspiderbite.

Forthosewhostudybiology,youmayhavegraspedthesciencebehindmymom’scure:

heatdeactivates（使失去活性）proteins,andaspider’svenom（毒液）issimplyaformofprotein.It’scoolhowthatfolkremedyactuallyincorporatesbasicbiochemistry,isn’tit?

ButIamaPhDstudentinbiochemistryatHarvard,Inowknowthatbetter,lesspainfulandlessriskytreatmentsexisted.SoIcan’thelpbutaskmyselfwhyIdidn’treceiveoneatthetime.

FifteenyearshavepassedsincethatincidentIamhappytoreportthatmyhandisfine.Butthisquestionlingers,andIcontinuetobetroubledbyit.Wehavelearnedtoeditthehumangenome（基因组）andunlockmanysecretsofhowcancerprogresses.Wecancontrolneuronalactivityliterallywiththeswitchofalight.Eachyearbringsmoreadvancesinbiomedicalresearch—exciting,transformativeaccomplishments.Yet,despitetheknowledgewehaveaccumulated,wehaven’tbeensosuccessfulindistributingittowhereit’sneededmost.AccordingtotheWorldBank,twelvepercentoftheworld’spopulationlivesonlessthan$2aday.Malnutritionkillsmorethan3millionchildrenannually.Threehundredmillionpeoplearesufferingmalariaglobally.Allovertheworld,weconstantlyseetheseproblemsofpoverty,illness,andlackofresourcespreventingtheflowofscientificinformation.Life-savingknowledgewetakeforgrantedinthemodernworldisoftenunavailableintheseunderdevelopedregions.Andinfartoomanyplaces,peoplearestillessentiallytryingtocureaspiderbitewithfire.

4．Howdidtheauthor’smomcurehimofthespider’sbite?

A．Shesenthimtothenearbyhospitalimmediately.

B．Sheaskedtheneighborsforhelp.

C．Shewrappedthewoundwithcottonandburntit.

D．Shelethimdrinksomewine.

5．WhatwasNOTtheauthor’shometownlike?

A．ItwasabackwardvillageinChina.

B．Itwasanindustrialruralvillage.

C．Ithadnorunningwater,telephonesorcars.

D．Peopletherehadnoaccesstomodernmedicalcare.

6．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“incorporates”inParagraph3?

A．includesB．resists

C．inspiresD．invents

7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodomost?

A．Changetheunequaldistributionofscientificknowledge.

B．Discovermoresecretstocancer.

C．Bringmoreadvancesinbiochemistry.

D．Inventbetterandlesspainfultreatments.

GrowingupinPuertoRico,ourfamilywasnodifferentfromsomanyothers.Myparentsgotmarriedaftermyfathercamebackwhenthewarended.Bothofmyparentswerestrugglingwiththehardeconomicrealitiesofthetime.Butsomehow,theyfoundtimetocherishthoseculturalvaluesthatshapedoureverydaylife.

Inourdailylife,wecelebratedtogetherwithourfriendsorfamilymemberseverybirthday,everygraduation,andallholidayswithmusicanddancing,andtypicalfoods.Whenwevisitedourfamilyinthecountryside—atripthattookabouttwohoursinacar,withfivechildrenfightingastowhowouldgetawindoworthefrontseat—wewouldbreakintosong,andsomehowthetripwouldturnintoonefullofhappinessandfun.Wewouldsingnotonlyinterestingchildren’ssongsbutalsobeautifullovesongs—songsabouttheloveofourcountrythoughwedidn’tunderstandthemeaningofthewordsmanytimes.

IcametoPhiladelphiaforthefirsttimein1973todoaresidency（实习）infamilymedicine.Irememberthemanyhoursofwork.Iwasfacingissuesoflifeanddeathandsufferingtheclearlysocialunfairnessandissuesofpovertyandrace.Thesewereallworsenedbymyfeelingofculturaldifferences.

AnimportantturningpointinmylifehappenedoneSaturdaynightwhenIattendedaconcertofPuertoRicosingerandcomposerAntonioCabanVale.Themusicshowedmyfamiliarrhythms,andthewordsspoketomyheart.Ihadfoundaspacetoexpress,celebrate,andsharemycultureinPhiladelphia.Therefore,Ibelievediversityisseenasanadvantageandnotasadisadvantage.AsaPuertoRican,IamamixtureofracesandIbelieveinmystrengthbecauseofthis.

8．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sfamily?

A．Theylivedawell-offlife.

B．Theysufferedalotfromwar.

C．Theyweretiredoffamilyactivities.

D．Theytookculturalvaluesseriously.

9．WhydoestheauthormentionthetripinParagraph2?

A．Toproveherprideinherculture.

B．Toshowfunbroughtbyherculture.

C．Toexpressherloveforthecountry.

D．Toshowthefightbetweenhersiblings.

10．Whataddedtotheauthor’sdepressinglifeinPhiladelphia?

A．Dangersasadoctor.B．Prejudicefromtherich.

C．Culturalshock.D．Lowpayment.

11．Whatdidtheconcertmaketheauthorawareof?

A．Theexcitementoftherhythms.

B．Thevalueofthelyrics.

C．Theadvantageofculturaldiversity.

D．Thestrengthofbelievinginoneself.

Areyoupreparingforabigtest?

Ifso,youmaywanttogotoplaysomebasketballinbetweenhittingthebooks.Doctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment.JudyCameron,ascientistatOregonHealthandScienceUniversity,studiesbraindevelopment.Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels（血管）,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.Dr.Cameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.Asshesays,“Whilewealreadyknowthatexerciseisgoodfortheheart,exercisecanactuallycausephysicalchangesinthebrain.”

Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequirealotofmovementshowgreaterbraindevelopmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.Evenalittlemovementcanshowbigresults.MargaretBarnes,ascientist,alsobelievesintheimportanceofexercise.Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinprimaryschoolorhighschoolcanresultfromalackofmovementasbabies.Babiesneedmovementthatencouragesandexcitestheirfivesenses.Theyneedtosetupaconnectionbetweenmotionandmemory.Inthisway,astheygetolder,childrenwillbegintoconnectphysicalactivitywithhigherlearning,”saysMargaret.

Olderpeoplecandeveloptheirbrainsaswell.CornellUniversitystudiedagroupofseniorswhohaveashort-termmemoryincreaseofupto40percentafterexercisingjustthreehoursaweek.Theexercisedoesnothavetobeverydifficult,butitdoeshavetoincreasetheheartrate.Also,justlikethemotionforbabies,exerciseforolderpeopleshouldnotbetoosimple.Learningsomenewskillsoractions,suchaswithyogaortat-chihelpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.Formostpeople,anytypeofphysica