内蒙古通辽市科左后旗甘旗卡第二高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题docWord文档下载推荐.docx

1、2答案必须写在答题卡上，在试题卷上答题无效。第一卷 第1部分 听力（略）30分第2部分 阅读40分，每小题2分第一节：（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AThe act of social distancing（社交距离）has become an effective protective measure against the novel coronavirus（冠状病毒）and a part of everyday life across the world. Many countries have launched different social distancing

2、measures. Some are strict while others are creative. Lets take a look at three special quarantine（隔离）measures around the world. PanamaWith more than 3, 000 confirmed cases by April 12, the Central American country Panama has announced strict quarantine measures. One of them is to separate people by

3、gender（性别）to go out. Starting in April, males in the country are required to leave home on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while females can go out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week. No one is allowed to go out on Sundays. To further prevent the spread of COVID-19, citizens are able to leave

4、 their homes for only two hours at a time. “This absolute quarantine is for nothing more than to save your life, ” the countrys security minister Juan Pino said at a news conference. But according to the Guardian, the quarantine measures do not apply to civil servants or other essential staff who ar

5、e battling against the novel coronavirus on the frontline. ColombiaID numbers are unique identification tools for individuals, but they may also be used to decide when people can go out in Colombia during the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the BBC, people in some Colombian towns are allowe

6、d to be outside based on the last digit of their national ID number. For example, in northwest-central Colombia, people with an ID number ending in zero, four or seven are allowed to leave the house on Monday, while those with an ID number ending in one, five or eight can go outside on Tuesday. Simi

7、lar quarantine measures have been proposed in the nearby country of Bolivia. FranceThough outdoor exercise is a good way to keep healthy, it can sometimes cause too many people to gather in one place. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Paris has banned all outdoor exercise between 10 am and

8、 7 pm. Outside of this time span, people are allowed to exercise individually as long as its for less than an hour and within one kilometer of their home. If people break the rule, they will face fines of between 135（about 1, 040 yuan）and 375. 21. What can we learn about Panamas social distancing me

9、asures? A. No one can go out for dinner, starting in April. B. All citizens should follow the rules of going out by gender. C. Ordinary citizens can stay outside for at most two hours at a time. D. Civil servants are allowed to go out every day except on Sundays. 22. Which group is allowed to go out

10、 on Mondays in northwest-central Colombia, during the novel coronavirus pandemic?A. Females. B. Males. C. Those with an ID number ending in one, five or eight. D. Those with an ID number ending in zero, four or seven. 23. Which of the following follows the rules in France?A. Cycling around ones home

11、 at 5 pm. B. Playing basketball with friends at 8 pm. C. Playing badminton in front of ones house at noon. D. Jogging alone near ones home from 8 am to 8: 30 am. BWhen you say the word donkey, what things come to your mind? A few people might say theyre cute, but the majority think theyre stubborn,

12、dumb and all-round less capable than their horse relatives. However, this wasnt the case for a recently unearthed ancient Chinese noblewoman who was unexpectedly found buried with her donkeys. Published in the journal Antiquity in March, Chinese archaeologists（考古学家）first discovered the tomb in Xian,

13、 Shaanxi, in 2012. The team examined the remains and identified the body as Cui Shi, a Tang Dynasty high-born lady who died in 878 AD. Speaking to Science Magazine in 2012, the studys co-author, Fiona Marshall, said the finding caused confusion as “donkeys.are not associated with high-status people”

14、. However, following years of further research, the team discovered artworks and artifacts that showed a sport known as “Lvju”. This was similar to modern-day polo（马球）and was popular among noble（高贵的）women at the time. They preferred to use donkeys instead of full-sized horses for safety reasons, due

15、 to their smaller size and slower speed. Speaking to CNN, Marshall later said, “Historical documents also showed that ladies of the late Tang court loved to play donkey polo. ”At that time in Chinese history, animals were often placed in tombs so that they could be used for a specific purpose in the afterlife. The study determined that Cui Shi likely requested that her beloved donkeys be buried with her, so that she could continue her favorite sport after death. In total, three donkeys were found inside her tomb with riding gear（装备）, includ