湖南省名校联盟学年高二月考英语试题及答案解析.docx

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湖南省名校联盟学年高二月考英语试题及答案解析

湖南省名校联盟2019-2020学年高二12月月考

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一、阅读理解

Backin2012,DylanMayerwas19yearsold.Hewasafewyearsintoanewpassion:

scuba（水肺）diving.Hesaysspendingtimeunderwaterislikevisitinganalienplanetfullofstrangecreatures.

DylangrewupinMapleValleyWashington,justoutsideoftheliberalbluebubbleofSeattle.Dylanlearnedyounghowtohuntanddofarmwork.OnOctober31,2012,hedecidedtomarryhisloveofscubadivingwithhisdesiretobeself-sufficientandharvesthisownfood.Thatgraymorning,thegoalwastopullagiantpacificoctopusfromitsden,wrestleittothesurfaceandtakeithomefordinner.

HeandafriendheadedtothepopulardivesiteatCove2inWestSeattle.Withhisbarehands,Dylancaughtan80-poundcephalopod（头足类动物）.“Thekeyistostaycalm.Onceyoustarttopanic,you’lldrown,”saidDylan,recallinghis45-minutehand-to-tentacle（触须）battlewiththeoctopus.

Butwhenhehauleditoutofthewater,peoplenearbydidn’tlookveryhappy.Dylanandhisdivepartnerthrewtheoctopusinthebackoftheirtruckandquicklyleftthescene.

EventhoughwhatDylandidwasperfectlylegalandeventhoughoctopusisonrestaurantmenusallovertheNorthwest,thetakingofthisparticularoctopustouchedanerve.AdultmembersofthedivingcommunitythatDylanwassoexcitedtobeapartofnotonlyroundlyrejectedhim,butalsothreatenedtokillhimandhisfamily.However,onediverfromtheCove2communityroseabovethecriticismtoguidethisyoungdiver.

1．WhatdidDylanMayerdecidetodoonOctober31,2012?

A．Togetmarried.B．Togrowhisownfood.

C．Tosupporthimselfbydiving.D．Topullagiantpacificoctopus.

2．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．DylanwenttoCove2alone.

B．Dylanspent54minutescatchingtheoctopus.

C．Dylanattachedgreatimportancetokeepingcalm.

D．Dylancaughtacephalopodwithsomeequipment.

3．Whatwerepeople’sreactionstoDylan’stakingoftheoctopus?

A．Notallpeoplelikedit.

B．Peoplenearbywereverysatisfied.

C．Adultmembersofthedivingcommunitywereveryexcited.

D．Nobodylikeditbecausetheythoughtitwasagainstthelaw.

FromMozarttoMetallica,tonsofpeopleenjoylisteningtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Manybelievethatmusichelpsboostcreativity,butaninternationalstudyconductedbyEnglishandSwedishresearchersischallengingthatbelief.Theirfindingsindicatemusicactuallystymiescreativity.

Tocometotheirconclusions,researchershadparticipantscompleteverbalinsightproblemsdesignedtoinspirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom,andthenagainwhilemusicplayedinthebackground.Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusic“significantlydamaged”theparticipants’abilitytocompletetasksassociatedwithverbalcreativity.Theresearchteamalsotestedbackgroundnoisessuchasthosecommonlyheardinalibrary,butfoundthatsuchnoiseshadnoimpactonsubjects’creativity.Thetasksweresimplewordgames.Forexample,participantsweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,dial,andflower.Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordassociatedwithallthreethatcouldbecombinedtoformacommonphraseorword.Thesingleword,inthiscase,wouldbe“sun”（sundress,sunflower,etc）.Participantscompletedthetasksineitheraquietroom,orwhileexposedtothreedifferenttypesofmusic;musicwithunfamiliarlyrics,instrumentalmusic,ormusicwithfamiliarlyrics.

“Wefoundstrongevidenceofdamagedperformancewhenplayingbackgroundmusicincomparisontoquietbackgroundconditions,”saysco-authorDr.NeilMcLatchieofLancasterUniversity.

Dr.McLatchieandhiscolleaguestheorizethatmusicinterfereswiththeverbalworkingmemoryprocessesofthebrain,blockingcreativity.Also,asfarasthelibrarybackgroundnoiseshavingseeminglynoeffect,thestudy’sauthorsbelievethatwasthecasebecauselibrarynoisescreatea“steadystate”environmentthatdoesn’tdisruptconcentration.It’sworthmentioningthatevenfamiliarmusicwithwellknownlyricsdamagedparticipants’creativity,regardlessofwhetherornotitcausedapositivereaction,orwhetherparticipantstypicallystudiedorcreatedwhilelisteningtomusic.

“Toconclude,thefindingsherechallengethepopularviewthatmusicstrengthenscreativity,andinsteaddemonstratethatmusic,regardlessofthepresenceofsemantic（语义的）content（nolyrics,familiarlyricsorunfamiliarlyrics）,consistentlydisruptscreativeperformanceininsightproblemsolving,”thestudyreads.

4．WhyareMozartandMetallicamentionedatthebeginning?

A．Toprovetheyareverycreative.B．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

C．Toshowtheimportanceofmusic.D．Tooffersomebackgroundinformation.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stymies”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A．Blocks.B．Boosts.

C．Inspires.D．Strengthens.

6．Iftheparticipantsweregiventhewordsfire,placeandbookduringthegame,aproperanswercouldbe.

A．manB．store

C．workD．birth

7．Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?

A．Thetaskswereverydifficultforparticipantstofinish.

B．Allparticipantswereexposedtotwodifferenttypesofmusic.

C．Musicwithfamouslyricsdidn’tharmparticipants’creativity.

D．Librarybackgroundnoiseshardlyaffectedparticipants’creativity.

Heartdiseaseisoneofthemajorkillersintheworldtoday.Manywhosufferfromitmusthavehearttransplants.However,it’sdifficulttogetasuitableheartdonation,andevenifapatientsurvivesthewait,hisorherbodyoftenrejectstheheart.

Butthereisnownewhopeforsufferersofheartdisease.AccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalAdvancedScience,researchersfromIsrael’sTelAvivUniversityprinteda3DhumanheartonApril15.

“Thisisthefirsttimeanyoneanywherehassuccessfullyengineeredandprintedanentireheart,”professorTalDvirtoldCNN.Unliketheprevious3D-printedheartstructure,thenewheartiscompletewithcells,bloodvessels,chambersandotherstructuresaheartneedstofunctionnormally.Butscientistsstillhavemoretofigureoutbeforethe3D-printedheartcanbefittedintothebody.Foronething,theexperimentalheartisonlythesizeofathumb.And,althoughitcancontractlikeamuscle,itcannotpumpoutbloodlikearealone.Atpresent,theheartprototypeislikeatinyairplanethathasalloftherightparts,butcan’tfly.

However,thedevelopmentisstillregardedasamajorbreakthroughinmedicine.

Intheexperiment,theresearchersturnedhumanfattissueintohumanhearttissuewithstemcelltechnology.Thetissuewasthenturnedinto“bio-ink”fora3Dprintertoensurethattissueintheheartcamefromthepatientsthemselves.Soideally,ifitweretobeplacedinthebodyofsomeoneinneedofatransplant,therewouldbelessriskoforganrejection.“Patientswillnolongerhavetowaitfortransplantsortakemedicationstopreventtheirrejection,”researcherstoldUSAToday.“Instead,theneededheartwillbeprinted,fullypersonalizedforeverypatient.”

Butthescientiststhinkthat3Dprintingcanbeusedtocreateotherhumanorgans.Theyforeseeatimewhenthe3Dprintingoforganswillbeaneverydaymedicalpractice.“Maybe,in10years,therewillbeorganprintersinthefinesthospitalsaroundtheworldandtheseprocedureswillbeconductedroutinely,”Dvirsaid.

8．Whydoscientistshavetodofurtherresearchbeforefittingthe3D-printedheartintothebody?

A．Becausetheheartisincomplete.

B．Becausetheheartcan’tpumpoutblood.

C．Becausetheheartisanairplanethatcan’tfly.

D．Becausetheheartcan’tcontractlikeamuscle.

9．Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Theneededheartwillbeprintedtomeeteverypatient’sneed.

B．The3Dprintingoforganswillbeanunusualmedicalpractice.

C．Dvirhasanegativeattitudetowardsthefutureoforganprinters.

D．Patientswillneedmedicinestostoptheirrejectionfortheirhearttransplant.

10．Whatcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Organprintersinthehospitals.

B．Howtogetasuitableheartdonation.

C．Heartdisease:

oneofthemajorkillers.

D．A3D-printedheart:

newhopeforheartdiseasesufferers.

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二、完形填空

Canyouimaginebeingabletoremembereverysingleexperienceofyourlifeandeverywordinyourfavoritebook?

That’s11Becky’slifeislike.

Threeyearsago,Beckywasreadinganewspaperarticlewhichmentionedthatitwas12forpeopleto13thedetailsoftheirlifeinthefirstthreeyears.“What14!

”shethought,becauseshecould15rememberherlifeallthewaybacktowhenshewasjust12daysold.Herparentshadcarriedhertothedriver’sseatoftheircarand16herdownforaphoto.

Butitwasn’tnonsense.Shewasjustoneofonly80knownpeople17amysteriousconditioncalledHSAM.Becky’sunusual18wasshownonaprogramcalled60Minutes,wherereporterAllison19herabilitybyaskingheraboutherfavoritebookseries,HarryPotter.Allisonwouldpickupa20andopenapageandreadheraline.21Beckywouldnamethebook,chapternumber,chapternameandcouldreciteeveryword22Allisontoldhertostop.

Beingabletoremembereverylittle23isgreat,butaseveryHSAMsuffererwilltellyou,it’salso24todealwithit.Wealways25thingstogetoversadexperiencesinourlives,butit’ssomethingthatpeoplelikeBeckycan’tdo.Evenwalkingonthestreetandlightly26somebodycanbringback27memoriesfromBecky’schildhood.Also,likeBecky,peoplewithHSAM28dowellinschool,becausetheyhavepr