内蒙古赤峰市学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题.docx

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内蒙古赤峰市学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题

内蒙古赤峰市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

NationalZooinAustralia

OPENTIME

9:

30am-5:

00pmeverydayoftheyear,exceptChristmasDay.

TICKETPRICES

Children:

3-15years$26

Students:

16yearsorabovewithstudentcard$40

SeniorsCard/AgedPension（退休金）CardHolders:

$40

Adults:

$47

Family:

2adultsandupto3children:

$130

CARERSFORSPECIALVISITORS

Carersforvisitorswithdisabilitiesareadmittedfreeofcharge.CarersIDisrequireduponentry.

COMPANIONCARDholdersreceivefreeentry,aswellastheircarers.

Pleasenote,wearen’tagovernmentfundedzooanddon’treceiveasubsidy（补贴）toacceptmanyofthegovernmentconcession（减价票）.

GROUPRATES

Ifyouarevisitingthezooinagroupof10ormore,youmayqualifyforourSpecialGroupratesonGeneralEntryprices.

DAILYACTIVITIES&KEEPERTALKS

Makethemostofyourzoovisitandcheckoutourdailykeeperactivities.Therearegreatopportunitiestoseeanimalsinaction.Watchthemenjoyatreatandinteractwiththeirkeepersastheyreceiveafeed.

Onweekendsandduringschoolholidays,additionalKeeperTalksareaddedtothescheduleandvisitorshavethechancetomeetorevenfeedsomeofourwonderfulanimals!

WALKONTHEWILDSIDE

Becomeazookeeperforadaywiththeultimatealldaywildlifeexperience.

ZOOVENTURETOUR

Handfeedatiger,andpatarhino,whichmaybeyourmostunforgettableexperience.

GETTINGHERE

BYCAR

WearelocatedonLadyDenmanDrive,nexttoScrivenerDam.FindusonGoogleMaps.

BYPUBLICTRANSPORT

Unfortunately,therearenobusservicesrunningtothezooatpresent.

1．Howmuchwilla17-year-oldstudentpaywithastudentcard?

A．$40.B．$47.

C．$26.D．$130.

2．Whichofthefollowingmaybethemostunforgettableexperience?

A．Beingazookeeper.B．Feedingthetiger.

C．Talkingwiththekeepers.D．Watchinganimalsinaction.

3．Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

A．Peoplecantakeafreebustothezoo.

B．KeeperTalksareavailableeveryday.

C．Peoplecaringfordisabledpeoplecanvisitforfree.

D．Seniorpeoplehaveafreevisit.

WhenFaithWanjikugraduatedfromtheTechnicalUniversityofKenyalastyear,sheimmediatelyenrolled（注册）attheConfuciusInstituteinKenyattaUniversity.ShewantedtolearnChinese,asshebelievedthatitwouldhelpherlandagoodjob.

ShehasjustcompletedthehanyuShuipingKaoshi（HSK）3exam.HSKisatestofChineselanguagelevelfornon-nativespeakers,organizedbytheConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters.

However,thislevelisn’tenoughforWanjiku,whoplanstopassHSK6.ShewantedtoincreaseherlevelofChineseandimproveherspokenChinese.AndWanjikuisn’talone.ThenumberofpeopletakingtheHSKreached6.8millionin2018andwentup4.6percentfromayearearlier,theMinistryofEducationsaidonMay31.

Chineseisbecominganincreasinglypopularchoiceoflanguagetostudyaroundtheworld.Currently,middleschoolstudentsinRussiacantakeChineseasanelectivelanguagetestinthecountry’snationalcollegeentranceexam,SputnikNewsreported.

InMay,ZambiabecamethefourthcountryinAfrica-afterKenya,UgandaandSouthAfrica—tointroduceChineselanguagetoitsschools.

AndmanyEnglish-speakingcountrieshaveshownaninterestinallowingtheirstudentstolearnChinese.TheUSgovernmentannouncedthelaunchof“1MillionStrong”in2015,aplanthataimstobringthetotalnumberoflearnersofChinesetolmillionby2020.

BehindthegrowingpopularityofChineselanguagelearningistheinternationalcommunity’spositiveattitudetowardChinasfuturedevelopment,aswellasthepeople’slongingtolearnaboutChinesecivilizationandculture.

Indeed,it’sastheformerpresidentofSouthAfricaNelsonMandelaputit,“ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstands,thatgoestohishead.Ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguage,thatgoestohisheart.”

4．WhatdidWanjikudoaftergraduatingfromuniversity?

A．Shewentabroad.B．ShelearnedChinese.

C．Shefoundajob.D．ShetravelledtoChina.

5．HSKisatestfor______.

A．non-nativespeakersB．nativespeakers

C．middleschoolstudentsD．collegestudents

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A．Wangjikuhaslotsoffriends.

B．LotsofpeoplewanttopassHSK6exam.

C．WangjikuhaspassedHSK3exam.

D．ManypeoplewanttoliveinChina.

7．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ChineseLanguageStudyTakesOff

B．ChinesePlayanImportantRoleinEconomy

C．PeopleSharetheExperienceofLearningChinese

D．DifferentOpinionsabouttheFunctionofChinese

AustraliaandNewZealand’shealthorganizationshavegiventheiradviceonwhentousesunscreen（防晒霜）,suggestingAustraliansapplyiteverydaytoavoidbadhealtheffects.

ASunscreenSummittookplaceintheAustralianStateofQueensland.Duringthesummit,representativesfromsomeofAustralia’sleadingresearch,medicalandpublichealthorganizationsexaminedtheevidenceonsunscreenusethedeterminedthatinmostpartsofthecountryitisbeneficialtoapplysunscreeneveryday.

“Upuntilnow,publichealthorganizationshaverecommendedapplyingsunscreenaheadofplannedoutdooractivitiesbuthaven’trecommendedapplyingiteverydayaspartofamorningroutine（惯例）,”professorRachelNealefromQIMRBerghoferMedicalResearchInstitutesaid.“Inrecentyears,ithasbecomeclearthattheDNAdamagecausesskincancerandmelanoma（黑色素瘤）,whichiscausedbyrepeatedsmallexposuretosunlightoveraperiodoftime,”Nealesaid.“InAustralia,wegetalotofsunexposurefromeverydayactivitiessuchaswalkingtothebusstoportrainstation,”Nealesaid.

AstudyshowedthatoneintwoAustraliansbelieveditwasunhealthyandpotentiallydangeroustousesunscreeneveryday.However,TerrySlevinfromthePublicHealthAssociationofAustraliasaysitiswrong.“Thereisconsistentandcompellingevidencethatsunscreensaresafe,”Slevinsaid.“Importantly,medicaltrialshavefoundthatpeoplewhousesunscreendailyhavethesamelevelsofvitaminDasthosewhodon’t,”Slevinadded.

Australiahasoneofthehighestratesofskincancerintheworld,whichismadeworsebythecountry’sclosetoAntarcticawherethereisaholeintheozonelayer（臭氧层）,lettinginhighernumbersofUVrays.

8．WhatmadeAustralianhealthorganizationsadviseAustralianstousesunscreen?

A．Themakersofsunscreen.

B．Australiangovernment.

C．TheSunscreenSummit.

D．NewZealand’sresearchers.

9．WhatisnotrecommendedbeforetheSunscreenSummit?

A．Usingsunscreenasamorningroutine.

B．Usingsunscreenbeforeoutdooractivities.

C．Reducingtheuseofsunscreen.

D．Reducingoutdooractivities.

10．WhatisthemisunderstandingofmanyAustralians?

A．Sunscreenwillnevertakeeffect.

B．Sunscreenisbadforpeople’shealth.

C．Peopleusingsunscreenhavethesamelevelsofvitamin.

D．D．Peopleusingsunscreenwon’thaveskincancer.

11．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“compelling”underlinedinparagraph4?

A．Interesting.B．Disappointing.

C．Boring.D．Convincing.

Scientistsblamegreenhousegasesforbeingamajorcauseofclimatechangearoundtheworld.Thisisbecausegreenhousegasestrapheatintheatmosphereandmaketheplanetwarmer.

Now,ateamofresearchershasannouncedasuccessfulexperimentthatturnedcarbondioxideintousefulliquidfuel.Theresearcherscreatedadevice,calledareactor,whichchangesbondioxideintoapureformofformicacid（甲酸）.Formicacidisasubstance（物质）foundinantsandsomeotherinsects,aswellasinmanyplants.Itisusedasanantibacterialmaterialandintheprocessingofsomekindsofclothing.

HaotianWangledtheresearchteam.Hesaidinastatementthattheresultsoftheexperimentwereimportantbecauseformicacidisamajorcarrierofenergy.So,thesubstancecanprovideawaytoreusecarbondioxideandpreventitfrombeingreleasedintotheatmosphere.“It’safuel-cellfuelthatcangenerateelectricityandsendoutcarbondioxidewhichyoucangrabandrecycleagain,”Wangsaid.

“Othermethodsforturningcarbondioxideintoformicacidrequireintensepurificationprocesses,”Wangsaid.Suchmethodsareverycostlyandrequirealotofenergy.TheRiceUniversityteamsaiditwasabletoreducethenumberofstepsinthetraditionalprocesstocreatealow-cost,energy-savingmethod.

Theresearchersreportedthereactordeviceperformedwithaconversionrate（转化率）of42percent.Thismeansthatnearlyhalfoftheelectricalenergycanbestoredinformicacidasliquidfuel.Theteamsaidthereactorwasabletocreateformicacidcontinuouslyfor100hourswithlittledegradation（退化）ofthedevice’sparts.

Wangsaidthereactorcouldeasilybeusedtoproduceotherhigh-valueproducts,includingalcohol-basedfuels.Theresearchersnotedthatthetechnologycouldalsobeabighelpinsolvinganothermajorenergyproblem—howtostorelargeamountsofpowerinsmallplaces.

12．Whatfactoristhemaincauseofclimatechange?

A．Greenhousegases.B．Chemistrywaste.

C．Formicacid.D．Liquidfuel.

13．Whatdoweknowaboutformicacid?

A．Itisalargeamountofpower.B．Itcanbefoundinants.

C．Itishigh-valueequipment.D．Itisasubstanceinclothing.

14．WhatisWang’sattitudetowardshisownresearch?

A．Doubtful.B．Aggressive.

C．Optimistic.D．Uncaring.

15．Inwhatmagazinecanyoureadthistext?

A．Atravelmagazine.B．Asportsmagazine.

C．Amusicmagazine.D．Asciencemagazine.

二、七选五

Withthefastpaceofmodernsociety,moreandmorepeoplechoosetoeatprocessedfoodswithoutexactlyknowingtheharm.Accordingtothefollowinginformation,let’sknowmoreabouttheprocessedfoods.

What’ssobadaboutprocessedfoods?

Processedfoodslikechips,sodaand