广东省仲元中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、广东省仲元中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题广东省仲元中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALost cities that have been foundThe White CityIn 2020, a team of explorers to Honduras in search ofthe Lost City of the Monke Godled to the discovery of the White City. They found t

2、he ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes, vicious jaguars and deadly insects. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors(征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.Canopus and HeracleionModern researchers wer

3、e teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion- where Queen Cleopatra often visited. But the cities werent found until 1992, when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries. Artifacts(史前器物) showed that the cities once hig

4、hly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt.Machu PicchuA Yale professor discovered the Lost City in the Cloudsin 1911. A combination of palaces, plazas, temples and homes, Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rul

5、e. The city, which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons,was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.TroyThe ancient city of Troy in homers The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 18

6、71, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about 5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, no

7、t a wooden horse.1. Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?A. To survive the warB. To search for a lost city.C. To protect their country.D. To avoid dangerous animals2. Which of the following was related to a royal family member?A. The White CityB. Canopus and HeracleionC. Machu P

8、icchuD. Troy3. What can we learn about Troy?A. It was built by Homer.B. It consisted of nine citiesC. It had a history of 5,000 yearsD. It was ruined by a natural disaster.BMy motivation for starting our family tradition of reading in the car was purely selfish: I could not bear listening to A Sesam

9、e Street Christmas for another 10 hours. My three children had been addicted to this cassette on our previous summers road tripAs I began to prepare for our next 500-mile car trip,I came across a book-Jim Treleases The Read Aloud Handbook. This could be the answer to my problem. I thought. So I put

10、Roald dahls James and the Giant Peach into my bag. When I began to read aloud the tale of the boy who escapes the bad guys by hiding inside a giant peach, my three kids argued and wrestled in their seats. But after several lines, they were attracted into the rhythm of the words and began to listenWe

11、 soon learned that the simple pleasure of listening to a well-written book makes the long miles pass more quickly. Sometimes the books we read became highlights of the trip. I read Wilson Rawlss Summer of the Monkeys as we spent two days driving to the beach. We arrived just behind the power crews r

12、estoring(恢复) electricity after a tropical storm. The rain continued most of the week, and the beach was covered with oil washed up by the storm. When we returned home, I asked my son what he liked about the trip. He answered without hesitation, The book you read in the car.Road trips still offer cha

13、llenges, even though my children now are teenagers. But we continue to read as we roll across the country. And Im beginning to see that reading aloud has done more than help pass the time. For at least a little while, we are not shut in our own electronic worlds. And maybe weve started something tha

14、t will pass on to the next generation.4. Why did the author start reading in the car?A. She wanted to have a better journey.B. She wanted to keep a family traditionC. Her children were addicted to reading.D. Her children were tired of the cassette5. How did the children react after the author read a

15、 few lines?A. They kept fightingB. They hid themselvesC. They soon settled downD. They read together aloud6. What can we learn about the author and her familys trip to the beach?A. They were caught in a stormB. They enjoyed reading on the roadC. They had a good time on the beachD. They thought it ha

16、d passed too quickly.7. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Better Traveling than ReadingB. Books that Changed My ChildrenC. Road Trips Full of ChallengesD. Reading Makes Great Road TripsCWhat would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Pauls Cathedral to widen the road? Or pulling

17、 down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It would be ridiculous, right? But when it comes to destruction of the natural world, we arent so easily shocked. But we should beor well be in a lot of trouble.Nature is shrinking by the day. Ancient forests are destroyed. Wetlands are becoming dry. Woodlan

18、d is disappearing, and all in the name of progress. This is bad in itself, but its destructing for biodiversity.Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals and other living things that are all interconnected. The ecological services provided by biodiversity are vital to everyday life. The

19、air we breathe is a product of photosynthesis(光合作用) by green plants. Insects, worms and bacteria break down waste and make soils rich. And tiny organisms clean the water in rivers and sea. In fact, all life on the earth exists thanks to the benefits of biodiversity. More than 90 percent of the calor

20、ies consumed by people worldwide are produced from 80 plant species. And 30 percent of medicines are developed from plants and animals. Maintaining a wide diversity of species in each ecosystem is necessary to preserve all living things.The loss of biodiversity could be devastating. “It is wrong to

21、think that biodiversity can be reduced indefinitely without threatening humans,” said Harvard University biologist Edward O. Wilson, known as the “father of biodiversity”. He warned, “We are about to reach a critical point beyond which biodiversity loss will become irreversible (不可挽回的).”But what can

22、 we do? The present problem is that the concept of biodiversity is not so clear. People might care about giant pandas, but it is much harder to excite them about the fate of tiny sea creatures which are being boiled to death in the cooling systems of power stations along coastlines. The Guardian new

23、spaper is trying to help. It has launched the Biodiversity 100 campaign to try to convince governments around the world to take action to deal with the widespread concerns about biodiversity. This includes persuading the UK government to create a series of marine reserves to reserve the decrease in

24、the sea-life caused by industrial fishing, stopping fishing sharks by the Japanese fishermen and banning the killing of dingoes (澳洲野犬) in Australia, among many other things.There is a lot to do. And wed better act quickly if we dont want to end up with a planet that cant sustain (维持) life!8. The wri

25、ter thinks it _ to pull down Big Ben to make way for a car park.A. unreasonable B. necessary C. difficult D. risky9. The underlined sentence “Nature is shrinking by the day.” Tells us that _.A. nature is being polluted by human beingsB. the number of species are reducing day by dayC. rainforests are

26、 being cut down every dayD. nature will be totally destroyed in a few days10. When it comes to biodiversity, the present problem is that _.A. people might not know exactly what to do for biodiversityB. people are not aware that giant pandas are endangeredC. people dont realize that biodiversity is v

27、ital to everyday lifeD. people hunt and boil sea creatures for food11. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 5 refer to?A. The UK government. B. The concept of biodiversity.C. The action to deal with the problem. D. The Guardian newspaper.DPicky eaters may have good reasons for their behav

28、ior. No matter why your child has become picky, how you handle the situation can affect his or her future. Therefore, you should know the following reasons for picky children first of all.Neophobia is common in children; it often happens at the dinner table. Some children just refuse to try new food

29、 because they dont know what it will taste like, while others dislike new food before even smelling it. Some children take it to the extreme (极端) and will only eat a few foods that they like. Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi says that, by the time children reach the age of two, they have formed th

30、eir own eating habits that they dont want to be disturbed by new offerings at the table.A newly published study led by Dr. Lucy Cooke of University College London showed that picky eating in children results from genetic (遗传的) and environmental causes. The research, which followed the eating habits

31、of 5,390 pairs of twins between the ages of 8 and 11, found that about 75% of the neophobia in the children was from their parents, while 25% was due to the influence of environment.Children grow at a high speed during their first year, but that fast-paced growth tends to slow down by their second y

32、ear. When children are not experiencing one of those fast growth periods, their body needs less energy; and that results in (导致) a smaller appetite (胃口). When children are not hungry, they tend to enjoy only food they like. They refuse new food and food that is not their favorite. Some children will limit the amount of food to only one kind, like hamburgers or pancakes, leaving all the other foods untouched.In some cases, many real reasons why a child behaves as a picky eat