学年安徽省舒城一中学年高二上学期第七次研究性学习材料英语试题.docx

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学年安徽省舒城一中学年高二上学期第七次研究性学习材料英语试题

舒城一中高二研究性学习材料（七）

英语

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

JohnandMaryhadanicehomeandtwolovelychildren.JohnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstriptoanothercityforseveraldaysandMarywouldgowithhimtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocarefortheirchildrenandreturnedhomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.

Astheydroveintotheirhometown,theyfoundahomeonfire.Afterhavingalook,Marysaid,“Ohwell,itisn’tourfire.Let’sgohome.”ButJohndrovecloserandsaid,“ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhowouldn’tbeoffworkyet.Maybethereissomethingwecoulddo.”

Johnnoticedanoldladyscreamedtohim,“Thechildren!

Getthechildren!

”Johngrabbed（抓住）herbytheshouldersaying,“Getaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!

”“Inthebasement,”criedthelady.

InspiteofMary’sdisagreement,Johnsoaked（浸湿）hisclothesandrantothebasementwhichwasfullofsmoke.Hefoundthedoorandgrabbedtwochildren.Ashelefthecouldhearsomemorecry.Hesentthetwobadlyfrightenedchildrenintothewaitingroomandaskedhowmanymorechildrenweredownthere.ThetoldhimtwomoreandMarygrabbedhisarmandscreamed,“John!

Don’tgoback!

It’sdangerous!

Thathousewillfalldowninanysecond!

”

Butheshookheroffandwentback.Itseemedaverylongtimebeforehefoundbothchildrenandstartedback.Asheclimbeduptheendlessstepsthethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliaraboutthelittlebodiesnexttohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.Thebaby-sitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping.

1.TheoldladyscreamedtoJohnto.

A.askhimtogetawayfromthefire

B.askforhishelptosavethechildren

Caskhimtorescueherfromthefire

D.askhimtotakeoutvaluablethingsfromthefire

2.WhatwasMary’sresponsetoJohn’saction?

A.Shedisagreedwithit.B.Shesupportedit

C.Shewasunconcernedaboutit.D.Shemisunderstoodit.

舒中高二英语第2页（共8页）

3.WhatwasthehouselikebeforeJohnwentbackonceagain?

A.Itwasclean.B.Itwasburneddown.

C.Itwasdangerous.D.Itwasunderrepair.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthestory?

A.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.Helpingothersmeanshelpingourselves.

D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

B

Beforebirth,babiescantellthedifferencebetweenloudsoundsandvoices.Theycanevendistinguishtheirmother’svoicefromthatofafemalestranger.Butwhenitcomestoembryoniclearning（胎教）,birdscouldruletheroost.AsrecentlyreportedinTheAuk:

OrnithologicalAdvances,somemotherbirdsmayteachtheiryoungtosingevenbeforetheyhatch（孵化）.New-bornchickscanthenimitatetheirmom’scallwithinafewdaysofenteringtheworld.

Thiseducationalmethodwasfirstobservedin2012bySoniaKleindorfer,abiologistatFlindersUniversityinSouthAustralia,andhercolleagues.FemaleAustraliansuperbfairywrenswerefoundtorepeatonesoundoverandoveragainwhilehatchingtheireggs.Whentheeggswerehatched,thebabybirdsmadethesimilarchirptotheirmothers—asoundthatservedastheirregular“feedme!

”call.

Tofindoutifthespecialqualitywasmorewidespreadinbirds,theresearcherssoughtthered-backedfairywren,anotherspeciesofAustraliansongbird.Firsttheycollectedsounddatafrom67nestsinfoursitesinQueenslandbeforeandafterhatching.Thentheyidentifiedbeggingcallsbyanalyzingtheorderandnumberofnotes.Acomputeranalysisblindlycomparedcallsproducedbymothersandchicks,rankingthembysimilarity.

Itturnsoutthatbabyred-backedfairywrensalsoemergechirpingliketheirmoms.Andthemorefrequentlymothershadcalledtotheireggs,themoresimilarwerethebabies’beggingcalls.Inaddition,theteamsetupaseparateexperimentthatsuggestedthatthebabybirdsthatmostcloselyimitatedtheirmom’svoicewererewardedwiththemostfood.

Thisobservationhintsthateffectiveembryoniclearningcouldsignalneurological（神经系统的）strengthsofchildrentoparents.Anevolutionaryinferencecanthenbedrawn.“Asaparent,doyouinvestinqualitychildren,ordoyouinvestinchildrenthatareinneed?

”Kleindorferasks.“Ourresultssuggestthattheymightbegoingforquality.”

5.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1means“”.

A.betheworstB.bethebest

C.betheasbadD.bejustasgood

6.WhatareKleindorfer’sfindingsbasedon?

A.Similaritiesbetweenthecallsofmomsandchicks.

B.TheobservationoffairywrensacrossAustralia.

C.ThedatacollectedfromQueensland’slocals.

D.Controlledexperimentsonwrensandotherbirds.

7.Embryoniclearningh