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湖南省湖南师大附中学年高二上学期期中英语试题
湖南省湖南师大附中2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题
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一、阅读选择
BlackPanther
Type:
Adventure
RunningTime:
134min.
Director:
RyanCoogler
Actors:
ChadwickBoseman,MichaelB.Jordan
WithhisfatherhavingdiedintheCivilWar,ChallaisthenewruleroftheadvancedkingdomofWakanda.Astheking,wheneverachallengerforthecrownannounceshisintentions,hemustgiveuphispowersandtakethemoninaphysicalchallenge.
TheFavourite
Type:
Drama
RunningTime:
120min.
Director:
YorgosLanthimos
Actors:
EmmaStone,RachelWeisz
Intheearly18thcentury,withBritainandFranceatwar,afragileQueenAnneoccupiesthethroneasherclosefriendLadySarahChurchillgovernsthecountryinherstead,whiletendingtoAnne'sillhealthandchangeabletemper.
GreenBook
Type:
Drama
RunningTime:
130min.
Director:
PeterFarrelly
Actors:
ViggoMortensen,MahershalaAli
TonyLip,anuneducatedItalianAmericanwho'sknownforusinghisfiststogethisway,ishiredtodriveworld-class,famouspianistDonShirleyonaconcerttourfromMidwesttotheDeepSouth.Theymustrelyon"TheNegroMotoristGreenBook"toguidethemtothefewsettlementsthatwerethensafeforblacks.
AStarIsBorn
Type:
Musical
RunningTime:
135min.
Director:
BradleyCooper
Actors:
BradleyCooper,LadyGaga
WhencountrymusicstarJacksonMainestopsatabarforadrinkafteraconcert,he'sbothentertainedandattractedbyyoungnightclubsingerAlly.Hediscoversthatshewritessongsaswellassheisatalentedsinger,buthasn'thadachancetoperformbecauseofherlook.
1.Whichtwofilmsbothlookedintolifeofartists?
A.BlackPantherandTheFavourite.
B.AStarIsBornandGreenBook.
C.TheFavouriteandGreenBook.
D.AStarIsBornandTheFavourite.
2.Thefilmabouttherightsofblackpeoplebelongsto______.
A.adventure
B.musical
C.drama
D.comedy
3.Whoworksasadirectorandactor?
A.RyanCoogler.
B.YorgosLanthimos.
C.PeterFarrelly.
D.BradleyCooper.
Morethan£5,500hasbeenraisedafteraplealastMondaybyavetDr.ScottMiller.Scottsaid,“Iwouldliketosayamassivethank-youtoexpressreadersfrommyself,fromAustraliaandfromthekoalas.It'samazingthatpeoplefromacrosstheworldcanseehowsignificantthecatastrophehasbeen.Idoappreciatethatpeoplearebeingverysupportiveandreachingintotheirpockets.”Anarea,athirdofthesizeofBritainisestimatedtohavebeendestroyedsincethefirebeganinSeptember.
OnFridayastateofemergencywasdeclaredinthecapitalCanberra,withresidentstoldtopreparetoleavetheareaasfiresonthesuburbthreatenedtospread.Andsofar,abillionanimalsarefearedtohavedied,including25,000koalas.
LastweekScotttoldhowhehadvisitedhishomeland,helpingtosavewildlifeonKangarooIslandoffthecoastofAdelaide.Whilethereherescuedamotherandababykoalawhowerestuckinatree.Thepairwererushedtoafieldhospitalontheislandtobetreated.Themumhadsevereburnstoherpawsandwasbadlydehydrated,whileherbabysonhadaneyeinjuryandwasunderweight.
AccordingtoScott,whohasappearedonITV'sThisMorningandBBC'sBluePeter,themotherisshowing"greatsignsofimprovement"andherwoundsarestartingtoheal.Thebabyhasundergonesurgeryonhiseyeandis"recoveringfromtheanestheticanddoingwell".Butthemotherremainsdehydratedsoisn'tproducingenoughmilktofeedthebaby.Atthemomentthey'rebeinghousedseverallybutthereisthehopethatwhenthebabyisalittlestrongerhewillbeabletobereturnedtohismother.
Evenaftertheyrecover,thepairwillprobablyspendtheirlivesinanenclosurewhilethebushtakesyearstorecover.Evenmoresadly,patientsarestillcominginthickandfast.Eachoftheseanimalsisrequiringtobehousedandfed,andregularmedicaltreatmenttotheirinjuries.
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Dr.Scottdonatedmorethan£5,500.B.ResidentswereaskedtoreturntoCanberra.
C.AlargeareaofBritainhasbeendestroyed.D.Numerousanimalsmayhavelosttheirlives.
5.WhatdidDr.Scottdoinhishomeland?
A.Heworkedhardinafieldhospitalontheisland.
B.HetriedtorescuethewildlifeonKangarooIsland.
C.HehostedtheITV'sThisMorningandBBC'sBluePeter.
D.Hecarefullylookedafterthemotherandthebabykoalas.
6.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph4mean?
A.Separately.B.Seriously.C.Successfully.D.Sympathetically.
7.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AnunexpectedfireB.GenerousdonationC.Koalas'recoveryD.Koalarescue
Everytimewegetonaplane,we’reaskedtoeitherturnoffourphonesorchangethemtoflightmode—it’sfor“securityreasons”.ButaccordingtoTheConversationwebsite,havingtoturnourphonesoffonaplaneis“aserviceissue,notasafetyone”.
Whenwespeakonourphonesintheair,theycancauseinterferencetotheaircraft’sradiosandpilotscanhearthisinterferenceintheirheadphones.“It’sthesamenoiseyou’llbefamiliarwith,ifyouputyourmobiletooclosetoaspeaker,”theMirrornoted.“Itisnotsafety-critical,butisannoyingforsure.”Thoughspeakingonaphoneduringaflightisn’tdangerous,fromtheviewpointofservice,itisn’tstillagoodidea.Whenwemakeorreceiveacallontheground,weconnecttoacelltowerthatdealswithallcallswithinan80-kilometerradius(半径).Aswemovefromplacetoplaceweare“handedon”todifferentcelltowers.AsUSscientistSvenBilenexplains,forthissystemtowork,thereare“built-in”expectations:
Thereshouldn’tbetoomany“handoffs”andpeopleshouldn’tbetravelingfasterthancarspeeds.“Ofcourse,phoneusersshouldbeclosetotheground.”headded.Ifweweretomakephonecallswhileweflew,however,noneoftheseexpectationswouldbemet.Andevenworse,ourcellphoneswouldstopworking.
Butnowthingsarebeginningtochange.Ifwestillcan’tspeakduringaflight,wecanuseotherphonefunctions.Forexample,AirbusA330ofEmiratesAirlineshasinflightWiFitomakepassengerssendandreceiveshortmessagesintheair.Inthefuture,asBilenpointsout,itmaybepossibleforairtravelerstomakeandreceivecallsfreely.Thebreakthroughcouldbe“picocells”,whicharesmallcelltowersontheplaneitself.Therewouldnolongerbeconnectionsmadebetweenphonesandthegroundandthereforetherewouldbenodangerofdisturbanceofphoneservice.
Oneday,perhaps,wewillbechattingintheairasmuchaswechatontheground.
8.WhyismakingaphonecallNOTallowedonaplane?
A.Becauseitwillposeathreattotheirsafety.
B.Becauseitcanguaranteeabetterservice.
C.Becauseitfailstobeconnectedtothecelltower.
D.Becauseitmaycauseannoyingnoisetopilots.
9.Howmany“built-in”expectationsarementionedtohelpmakeacall?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Peopleneedtotravelslowerthanairplanespeedswhilephoning.
B.Picocellsmaycontributetofreephonecallsonaplane.
C.Undisturbedphoneservicehasbeenprovidedbyairlines.
D.PassengerscanreceivecallsonAirbusA330throughinflightWiFi.
11.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Anewspaper.
B.Anofficialdocument.
C.Aguidebook.
D.Asciencefictionstory.
Plantbreedingisthescienceofchangingthecharacteristicsofplantsinordertoproducedesiredones.Genesinaplantarewhatdeterminewhattypeofcharacteristicsitwillhave.Plantbreederstrytocreateaspecificoutcomeofplantsandpotentiallynewplantvarietiesbychangingthegenesoftheplantsthroughbreeding,whichismakingnewplantsfromparentsofdifferentvarietiesorspecies.
Peopleallovertheworldarearguingaboutitsbenefitsanddisadvantages.Somepeopleusethetechnologytoproducedesiredcharacteristicsofplantsandanimals.Otherpeopleareconcernedthatthegeneticallyengineeredplantsmayharmtheenvironmentandworriedthattheymaybedangerousforpeopletoeat.
Therearemanyreasonsforchangingplantsinthisway.Internationaldevelopmentagenciesbelievethatbreedingnewcropsisimportantforensuringfoodsecuritybydevelopingnewvarietiesthatarehigheryielding,disease-resistant,drought-tolerantorregionallyadaptedtodifferentenvironmentsandgrowingconditions.Forexample,somegeneticallyengineeredplantscanlivethroughfrostordraught.Asaresult,farmerscanmakemoreprofitbecausefewerplantswilldie.
Somegeneticallyengineeredplantsaremorenutritious.Theyhavelessfat,tastebetterorstayfresherthannon-geneticallyengineeredplants.Thiswillallowpeopletobuybetter-qualityfruitandvegetables.Somecanresistnaturalpestsandvirusesspreadbyinsects.Thisreducestheamountofchemicalneededtokillpests,whichishelpfultotheenvironment.
However,geneticallyengineeredplantscancauseunexpectedproblems.Geneticallyengineeredplantsthatresistpestsmaypassonthatcharacteristictoawildrelative.Thismaycausethewildplanttospreadfast,becausepestsarenotnaturallykillingit.Theycanalsoharmanimals.Atypeofcornhasbeendevelopedwhichkillsaspeciesofinsectthatdestroysit.Thepollenfromthiscorn,however,canalsokillmonarchbutterflies-themostbeautifulofallbutterflies,whichdonotharmthecorn.
Geneticengineeringisaverynewscienceandwehavealottolearnaboutthegooditcandoandthedamageitcancause.Themainconcernisthatnotenoughtestsarebeingdonetoensureitissafe.
12.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthepurposeofplantbreeding?
A.Tobeautifytheenvironment.B.Tochangethegenesofplants.
C.Toproducepreferableplantvarieties.D.Toassessthevalueofthepr