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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