黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二下学期期末英语试题.docx

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一、阅读理解

Ifyoufrequentlytravelforbusiness，StaybridgeSuitesofferyouarangeofhomecomforts．FourrecentvisitorstoStaybridgeSuitesexplainwhytheybooked，whattheyenjoyedandwhatmadethemwanttoreturn．

ClaireMetcalf

“Theconceptisgreat，butthestaffaretheoneswhoreallymakeit．”shesays．“Ittakesalotofdisciplinetoalwaysbefriendly，butthestaffatStaybridgeSuitesdothat.Theygenuinelycareaboutyou．”

AndrewRoberts

“Oneofthebestthingsishavingmyownkitchen．IoftenendupworkinglateandIdon’tfancyeatinginarestaurantonmyown，socookingformyselfisabigdrawcard．”

“Themainthingformeisbeingabletocookandhavemyownlittleflat．Thestaffareamazing．Itisgreattoberecognizedbythem，”hesays．

PaulineRobinson

“WhatIloveaboutitisthewaythatyouaretreatedbythestaff,”shesays．“Someofthestaffhavebeenthereallthattimeandtheydolookafteryouwell．Asawomanstayingonmyown，itisreassuringthattheylookoutforyou，andrecentlywhenIwaspoorlydepressedtheyevenbroughtthingsIneededtomyroom．”

RyanRuckledge

“Thefully-equippedkitchenisgreat．Ialwayshaveaone-bedapartmentsoIhaveaseparatekitchenanddiningroomandI’mabletorelaxandcooksomemeals．Eatingoutcanfeelabitmuchwhenyoudoitdayinanddayout—itmakesyouhatewhatyoudo—andIdon’twantthat．”

1．WhatattractsvisitorstoStaybridgeSuites?

A．Aseparatediningroom.B．Aone-bedapartment.

C．Ahomeawayfromhome.D．Alotofdiscipline.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drawcard”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Barrier.B．attraction.

C．Honour.D．difficulty.

3．Whydoestheauthorwritethearticle?

A．ToadvertiseStaybridgeSuites.B．Tointroducefourrecentvisitors.

C．Toinformusofanewservice.D．Tosinghighpraiseforthestaff.

DavidReesrunsatrulydistinctivebusiness.Hechargescustomers$15tosharpentheirpencilstoperfections,usingavarietyoftools.

Iknowwhatyou'rethinking—isthisajoke?

The39-year-oldgetsaskedthatquestionalot.Toclarifyeverything,heevencreatedaspecialsectiononhiswebsitetellingeveryonehe'sactuallyprovidingarealservice.

YoucansupplyyourownpenciloryoucanhaveReessharpenoneofhisownfavorite2Bpencils.Afterthat,hemailsittoyouinadisplaytubewiththeshavingsinaseparatebag,andanauthenticcertificatewhichjusthappenstomentionthepencilissosharpastobeadangerousobject.

Toachievethedesiredresult,themastersharpenerusesallkindsoftools,includinggeneralsandpapers,pocketknivesandevenaspecial$450sharpeningmachine."Itdependsonwhatthecustomerwantstousehis/herpencilfor,"hesays."Thatdeterminesthemostappropriatepencil-sharpeningtechnique.

Somecustomersbuypencilsasinspirationalsymbolswhileothersbuythembecauseoftheirspecialmemoriesofclassic2Bpencils.

$15tohaveapencilsharpenedisabitexpensivethough,right?

You'renottheonlyonewhofeelsthatway,andDavid'suniquebusinesshasreallyangeredlotsofpeople,whotalkofinequalityinAmerica,sayingitissoinsaneforthewealthytopay$15tosharpenapencil.Butotherswillsay,"Thisisjustoururgetoputanendtothewelfarestatebecausenewideasarisealongwiththebusiness."

Davidadmitshistradeissortofunusual.Buttherearethosewhoactuallyvaluehisservice,asprovenbytheover500ordershehasgotten.

4．HowcouldDavidmakemoneybysharpeningpencils?

A．Heinventednewtoolsforthejob.

B．Hepromotedhisskillonhiswebsite.

C．Hesavedlotsoftimeforotherpeople.

D．Heprovidedqualityservicetohiscustomers.

5．Fromhiswords,wecaninferthatDavidBees.

A．knowsallkindsofpencilusersB．providespersonalizedservices

C．valuesideasbehindthepencilsD．alwayswritewithpencils

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"insane"（inParagraph5）mean?

A．Deliberate.B．Rewarding.

C．Unreasonable.D．Irresponsible.

7．Whatseemstobetheauthor'sattitudetoDavidBees'trade?

A．It'safancyservice.B．Ithasagoodreputation.

C．It'sawfullyexpensive.D．Itwastestimeandmoney.

Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingforages—isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess?

Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotbecomeold.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeónsearchedforwaterswithmagicalpowersintheearly1500s.ButwhathefoundinsteadistheAmericanStateofFlorida.

ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindafountainofyouthinfact,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,inanareacalledthehypothalamus（丘脑下部）.Thehypothalamusispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantactivitieswithinthebody,includinggrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocessfood.

ResearchersatNewYork’sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamusstemcellsalsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplaceinthebody.Whatarestemcells?

Theyaresimplecellsthatcandevelopintospecializedcells,likebloodorskincells.Stemcellscanalsorepairdamagedpartsinthebody.

ProfessorDongshengCaiwastheleadresearcherinastudyonaginginmice.CaiexplainsintheJournalNaturewhattheyfound.“Agingspeedcanbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthehypothalamus.Anditcanbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstemcells.Ithinkthesefindingsarequiteinteresting.”

Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.“Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisdecreasing,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,thisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost.Itfinallyleadstoaging.”

Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivate（激活）thehypothalamusinmice.Theydidthisbyputtingstemcellsfromyoungermiceintomiddle-agedanimals.Later,theresearchersexaminedmiceandtestedforchangesinbehavior.Theyalsolookedforchangesinthestrengthoftheanimals’musclesandthewaytheyworked.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.

Caisayswhenhypothalamusstemcells,whichwerederivedfromyoungmicewasputintomiddle-agedmice,themiceagedslowlyandtheyalsohaveincreasedthelengthoftheirlives.

Buttheseresultswerejustfromstudyingmiceinalab.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?

Thenextstepistoseeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.

8．JuanPoncedeLeón’sstorywasmentionedinordertoshow________.

A．theeffortshemadetodiscoverFlorida

B．thefruitlessworktofindthemagicalfountain

C．thenon-stopsearchforthewaytostayyoung

D．theimpossibleexistenceof“fountainofyouth”

9．ThehypothalamushascontroloveractivitiesEXCEPT________.

A．growthB．reproduction

C．agingprocessD．foodproduction

10．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Stemcellsarespecializedcellswhichcanrepairdamagedparts.

B．Agingistheresultoffunctionlossofhypothalamusstemcells.

C．Thestrengthoftheanimals’musclesslowstheprocessofaging.

D．Agingspeediscontrolledbystemcellsinsteadofhypothalamus.

11．Theunderlinedwords“werederivedfrom”probablymeans“________”.

A．camefromB．changedfrom

C．resultedfromD．developedfrom

China’ForbiddenCity----traditionallyoff-limitatnightforanyoneexceptemperorsandvisitingdignitaries（显要人物）----wasdecoratedwithlanternsasChinacelebratedtheendoftheChineseNewYearholiday.Thecomplex,hometoChineseemperorsforfivecenturies,wasopenedatnightforthefirsttimesinceitwasreopenedasthePalaceMuseum94yearsago.

Thecomplexandpalacewallswereilluminatedwithredlanternsandalightshow,designedtorecreatethefeelingsoftheroyalcourt,whiletheChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestraandthePekingOperaperformed.AnimageofatreasuredscrollcalledAThousandLiofRiversandMountainswascastontothepalaceroof.

MostofChina’s1.3billionpeople,however,hadtowatchtheshowontelevision.Only3,000peoplewereallowedin:

2,500invitedguestsand500peoplewhobookedtheirticketsonline.“The3,000visitorscanshowoffforthewholeyear,”onepersonsaidonWeibo.Whenbookingfortheseconddayopenedatmidnight,thebookingsystemcrashedformorethananhourduetogreatdemand.Thefreeticketswerequicklytakenwhenitreopened.Alivelysecondarymarketsoonappeared.Scalpersweresellingticketsforasmuchas9,999yuanononlinetradingsites.

ThePalaceMuseumisnowonacampaigntoattractmorevisitors,withitsformercuratorShanJixiangsayinghewantstomaketraditionalChineseculturemoreaccessibletothegeneralpublic.Morethan80percentofthepalaceisnowaccessibletovisitors,upfrom30percentin2012.Shanhassetatargetof85percentby2020tomarkthepalace’s600thanniversary.CreativitytodayhasmadethePalaceMuseumyoungeranddrawntraditionalcultureclosertothepublic.

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illuminate”probablymeaninParagraph2?

A．Caredfor.B．Litup.

C．Pickedout.D．Keptsafe.

13．HowdomostChineseadmirethenightviewoftheForbiddenCity?

A．BywatchingTVathome.

B．Bygrabbingfreeticketsonline

C．Bybuyingticketsfromthesecondarymarket.

D．ByreceivinginvitationfromtheForbiddenCity.

14．Whatwillhappenin202