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黑龙江省绥化市安达市第七中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题含答案
黑龙江省绥化市安达市第七中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
一、阅读理解
A.MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）
Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.
Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".
TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!
Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.
Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!
Atmile3,Ipassedasign:
"GOFORIT,RUNNERS!
"
Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.
Bymile21,Iwasstarving!
AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.
Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!
AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.
Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签）,Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".
1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor____________.
A.waswelltrainedB.feltscaredC.madeuphismindtorunD.losthope
2.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?
A.Toacknowledgethesupportofhisteacher.B.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.
C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.D.Toshareapreciousmemory.
3.Howwastheauthor’sfirstmarathon?
A.Hemadeit.B.Hequithalfway.C.Hegotthefirstprize.D.Hewalkedtotheend.
4.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.
B.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.
B.FindYourAdventureattheSpaceandAviation（航空）Center
Ifyou’relookingforauniqueadventure,theSpaceandAviationCenter（SAC）istheplacetobe.TheCenteroffersprogramsdesignedtochallengeandinspirewithhands-ontasksandlotsoffun.
Morethan750,000havegraduatedfromSAC,withmanyseekingemploymentinengineering,aviation,education,medicineandawidevarietyofotherprofessions.Theycometocamp,wantingtoknowwhatitisliketobeanastronautorapilot,andtheyleavewithreal-worldapplicationsforwhatthey’restudyingintheclassroom.
Forthetrainees,theprogramsalsoofferagreatwaytoearnmeritbadges（荣誉徽章）.AtSpaceCamp,traineescanearntheirSpaceExplorationbadgeastheybuildandfiremodelrockets,learnaboutspacetasksandtrysimulated（模拟）flyingtospacewiththecrewfromallovertheworld.TheAviationChallengeprogramgivestraineesthechancetoearntheirAviationbadge.Theylearntheprinciplesofflightandtesttheiroperatingskillsinthecockpit（驾驶舱）ofavarietyofflightsimulators.TraineesalsogetagoodstartontheirWildernessSurvivalbadgeastheylearnaboutwater-andland-survivalthroughdesignedtasksandtheirsearchandrescueof"downed"pilot.
Withalltheprograms,teamworkiskeyastraineeslearntheimportanceofleadershipandbeingpartofabiggertask.
Allthisfunisavailableforages9to18.Familiescanenjoytheexperiencetogether,too,withFamilyCampprogramsforfamilieswithchildrenasyoungas7.
Stayanhourorstayaweek—thereissomethinghereforeveryone!
Formoredetails,pleasevisitusonlineat.
5.WhydopeoplecometoSAC?
A.Toexperienceadventures.
B.Tolookforjobsinaviation.
C.Togetadegreeinengineering.
D.Tolearnmoreaboutmedicine.
6.ToearnaSpaceExplorationbadge,atraineeneedsto_____________.
A.flytospace
B.getanAviationbadgefirst
C.studytheprinciplesofflight
D.buildandfiremodelrockets
7.Whatisthemostimportantfortrainees?
A.Leadership.B.Teamspirit.C.Taskplanning.D.Survivalskills.
C.Plastic-EatingWorms
Humansproducemorethan300milliontonsofplasticeveryyear.Almosthalfofthatwindsupinlandfills（垃圾填埋场）,andupto12milliontonspollutetheoceans.Sofarthereisnoeffectivewaytogetridofit,butanewstudysuggestsananswermaylieinthestomachsofsomehungryworms.
ResearchersinSpainandEnglandrecentlyfoundthatthewormsofthegreaterwaxmothcanbreakdownpolyethylene,whichaccountsfor40%ofplastics.Theteamleft100waxwormsonacommercialpolyethyleneshoppingbagfor12hours,andthewormsconsumedandbrokedownabout92milligrams,oralmost3%ofit.Toconfirmthattheworms’chewingalonewasnotresponsibleforthepolyethylenebreakdown,theresearchersmadesomewormsintopaste（糊状物）andappliedittoplasticfilms.14hourslaterthefilmshadlost13%oftheirmass—apparentlybrokendownbyenzymes（酶）fromtheworms’stomachs.TheirfindingswerepublishedinCurrentBiologyin2017.
FedericaBertocchini,co-authorofthestudy,saystheworms’abilitytobreakdowntheireverydayfood—beeswax—alsoallowsthemtobreakdownplastic."Waxisacomplexmixture,butthebasicbondinpolyethylene,thecarbon-carbonbond,isthereaswell,"sheexplains,"Thewaxwormevolvedamethodorsystemtobreakthisbond."
JenniferDeBruyn,amicrobiologistattheUniversityofTennessee,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy,saysitisnotsurprisingthatsuchwormscanbreakdownpolyethylene.Butcomparedwithpreviousstudies,shefindsthespeedofbreakingdowninthisoneexciting.Thenextstep,DeBruynsays,willbetoidentifythecauseofthebreakdown.Isitanenzymeproducedbythewormitselforbyitsgutmicrobes（肠道微生物）?
Bertocchiniagreesandhopesherteam’sfindingsmightonedayhelpemploytheenzymetobreakdownplasticsinlandfills.Butsheexpectsusingthechemicalinsomekindofindustrialprocess—notsimply"millionsofwormsthrownontopoftheplastic."
8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewormsinthestudy?
A.Theytakeplasticsastheireverydayfood.
B.Theyarenewlyevolvedcreatures.
C.Theycanconsumeplastics.
D.Theywindupinlandfills.
9.AccordingtoJenniferDeBruyn,thenextstepofthestudyisto________.
A.identifyothermeansofthebreakdown
B.findoutthesourceoftheenzyme
C.confirmtheresearchfindings
D.increasethebreakdownspeed
10Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthechemicalmight_______.
A.helptoraiseworms
B.helpmakeplasticbags
C.beusedtocleantheoceans
D.beproducedinfactoriesinfuture
11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toexplainastudymethodonworms.
B.Tointroducethedietofaspecialworm.
C.Topresentawaytobreakdownplastics.
D.Toproposenewmeanstokeepeco-balance.
D Taktaktabulaba?
Youprobablydon’tknowhowtoanswerthatquestion---unlessyouhappentobeoneoftheabout430peopleintheworldwhospeakalanguagecalledMatukarPanau.Thenyouwouldknowitmeans“Whatarewedoing?
”MatukarPanauisoneoftheworld’srarestlanguages.ItisspokeninjusttwosmallcoastalvillagesinPapuaNewGuinea.
Severalyearsago,DavidHarrison,alanguageexpertdidn’tknowmuchaboutMatukarPanaueither.Noonehadeverrecordedorevenstudieditswordsandrules.Withsofewspeakers,thelanguageriskeddisappearingsoon.Itwasendangered.
Harrisondidn’twantthattohappentoMatukarPanau.Soin2009,hesetoutforPapuaNewGuinea.Hisgoal:
usemoderntechnologytohelptheremainingspeakerspreservetheirnativetongue.
ButMatukarPanauisfarfromtheonlylanguagefacingloss.Studiessuggestthatbytheendofthiscentury,nearlyhalfofthe7,000languagesnowspokenworldwidecoulddisappear.They’reindangerpartlybecausetheonlypeopleleftspeakingthemareelderlyadults,Harrisonsays.Whenthoseindividualsdie,theirlanguagewilldiewiththem.Inaddition,childrenmaydiscardanativelanguageandinsteadusemorecommongloballanguages,suchasChinese,EnglishorSpanish.
IntheUnitedStatesalone,134nativeAmericanlanguagesareendangered.Harrisonsays,“languagehotspots”existallovertheworld.Theseareplaceswithendangeredlanguagesthathaven’tbeenrecorded.TheyincludethestateofOklahoma,pocketsofcentralandeasternSiberia,partsofnorthernAustraliaandcommunitiesinSouthAmerica.
12.Thepurposeofusingthequestion“Taktaktabulaba?
”isto________.
A.introduceanewforeignlanguage
B.introducethetopicofthetext
C.showthedifficultyunderstandingMatukarPanau
D.stresstheimportanceofMatukarPanau
13.WhatdidHarrisongotoPaPuaNewGuineafor?
A.Learningtheirnativelanguage
B.Learningtheirmoderntechnology
C.Helpingpreservetheirendangeredtongue
D.Teachingthenativesanewlanguage
14.Theunderlineword“discard”inParagraph5means_______.
A.getridof
B.pickup
C.hearof
D.learnabout
15Thelasttwoparagraphsimplythatendangeredlanguagesare_________.
A.dyingquicklyinSiberia
B.popularinsomespecialplaces
C.becomingaworldwideproblem
D.somenativetongues
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