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内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校学年高二英语下学期教学质量调研试题三
内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020学年高二英语下学期教学质量调研试题三
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第I卷(选择题,共70分)
第一部分 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,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Tomostofus,medicinecomesfromadrugstore.Butoriginally,muchofthemedicinedevelopedinthelastcenturycamefromnaturalsources:
plantsorbacteria.Now,agroupofscientistsinGreatBritainarehopingtodevelopamedicinefrompoisonousinsects.Theyareresearchingwhetherthedeadlyvenom(毒液)ofsomeinsectscanworkagainstbacteria.
Venomtechlaboratory
About400insectsliveinplasticcontainersintheVenomtechlaboratory.Eachcontainerhasanimageofaskullandcrossbones.Theimageswarnthatabitefromtheinsectsinsidecanbeanythingfrompainfultodeadly.
Thevenomfromtheseinsectscontainshundredsofchemicalcomponents.Eachcomponenthasadifferenttargetandeffect.Medicalresearchersseparatethevenomintoitscomponentparts.Thentheycreatealibraryofthosecomponents,lookingfortheonesthatcouldbeturnedintonewdrugs.
“Someofthemwefoundcankillbacteria,likeEColi,sothey’reveryrelevantatthemomentwheremodernmedicinesarefailing.Andwe’realsofindingvenomthatischangingandkillingcancercells.”
Findingnewwaystokillbacteriaisimportanttoresearchers.Onereasonisthatpeoplehaveusedantibiotics(抗生素)somuchthatsomebacteriacannowresistit.Forexample,tuberculosisusedtobecurablewithantibiotics.Nowitisnot.
Howdotheygetthevenomout?
Togetasmuchvenomaspossible,researchersfeedtheinsectswellandthenputthemtosleeptemporarily.StevenTrimofVenomtechsaysresearchersanaesthetizetheinsectstomakeremovingthevenomsafer.Afterall,animmobileinsectcannotbite.Researchersthenelectricallystimulatetheinsecttocontract(收缩)themuscleandsqueezethegland(腺).Thepressureproducesasmallamountofvenom.
Researchersseparatethevenomintohundredsofproteins.Eachproteincontainsbetweenoneandfivedifferentmolecules(分子).Someday,thosetinymoleculesmightbeturnedintopowerfulnewdrugs.
1.Theskullandcrossbonesimagesinplasticcontainersareusedto____________.
A.warnpeopleB.comfortpeople
C.frightenpeopleD.encouragepeople
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anaesthetize”probablymean?
A.Tokillsomethingdangerous.B.Toremovesomethingharmful.
C.Toprotectsomethingbeneficial.D.Tomakesomethingunconscious.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?
A.Tuberculosisiscurablewithantibiotics.
B.Thevenomfromtheinsectscancurecancerdiseases.
C.Someofthecomponentsfromvenomcankillbacteria.
D.Thechemicalcomponentsfromvenomcanbeturnedintonewdrugs.
4.Theresearchersgetvenomfrompoisonousinsectsby____________.
A.makingthemsleepforsometimeB.squeezingtheglandcontainingantibiotics
C.separatingthevenomintoproteinsD.stimulatingtheinsectstorelaxthemuscle
B
AwomanwaswalkingherdogalongabeachinNewZealandinlateJunewhenshesawsomethingthatlookedlikeawhiteballinthesand.ItturnedouttobeayoungEmperorPenguinthatwaslost.Athisage,heshouldhavebeenclosetotheAntarctic,swimmingforfishandplayingontheicefloes(冰川).Butthispenguinstartedswimmingnorthandjustkeptgoing.
ThepenguinattractedalotofattentioninNewZealand.Ithasbeen40yearssinceanEmperorPenguinwaslastseenthere.ResearchersattheDepartmentofConservationwerecalledin.Theydecidedtowatchthepenguinclosely,butnottodisturbitinanyway.ManyNewZealanderscametoPekaPekaBeachtolookattheelegantpenguin.Theywerecarefultokeeptheirdogsawayfromhimsohewouldn’tbefrightened.
ThepublicnicknamedtheanimalHappyFeet.ResearchersstartedtonoticethatHappyFeetdidn’tseemwell.Itturnedoutthathehadbeeneatingthesandfromthebeach,likelythinkingitwassnow.
Thepublicraisedmorethan11,000poundsforanoperationtogetthesandoutofhisstomach.Theoperationwasasuccess,andHappyFeetwastakentoazooinWellington,NZ.AgroupofexpertsmettodecidehowtohelpHappyFeetreturntothewild.
LastSunday,theyputhimonaboatcalledtheTangaroa,inaspeciallybuilticefilledboxandtookhimoutintotheSouthernOcean,southeastofNewZealand.There,theyreleasedhimintotheocean,whichishisnaturalhabitat.Hetookonelastlookathishumanhelpersandthendivedintotheocean.
“EmperorPenguinsspendtheirfirstfiveyearsatsea,”saidPeterSimpsonofNewZealand’sDepartmentofConservation.“Whathappensnowisuptothepenguin.”
HappyFeetwasfittedwithasatellitetransmitter(发射机)sotheycanmonitorhisprogressusingtheInternet.Sofar,thetrackersshowthatheswamnortheastforalittlewhilebeforegettinghisbearingsandheadingsouth.
5.Whereistheyoungpenguinsupposedtoappear?
A.Onthesunnybeach.B.Insidetheholeintheice.
C.NeartheAntarctic.D.Inthedepthsoftheocean.
6.HowwasthepenguintreatedafterhewasfoundinNewZealand?
A.Hewasprotectedwellandtakengoodcareof.
B.Hewassenttothelocalzooandattractedmuchattention.
C.Hewastakentothelabbyresearchersforstudy.
D.HewasdisturbedbymanycuriousNewZealanders.
7.Thepubliccollectedsomemoneyto.
A.dosomeresearchonthepenguinB.buildahomeforthepenguin
C.getthesandoutofthepenguin’sbellyD.returnthepenguintohishabitat
8.Whathappenedtothepenguinintheendaccordingtothepassage?
A.Hewasputinaspeciallybuilticefilledboxonaboat.
B.HewasbroughttotheSouthernOceanandreleased.
C.Hereachedhishome—TheAntarctic.
D.HeswamnortheastfromtheSouthernOcean.
C
TheTVsciencefictionseriesStarTreknolongerlookedfarfetched(牵强的)asfourmenandfourwomeninblackspacesuitslockedthemselvesintoagianthitechgreenhouse,knownasa“biosphere”,intheArizonadesertyesterdayforatwoyearstudyoftheenvironment.
AsdawnbrokeovertheSantaCatalinamountains,theeightwavedgoodbyetotelevisioncameras.EdwardRoss,theirmultibillionairesponsorfromaTexasoilfamily,closedthedoorofthe$150millionstructure,withitsminiocean,marsh,desert,savanna,rainforestand3,800plantandanimalspeciesdesignedtoallowtheteamtorecreatetheEarthanditsecosystems.
ThesocalledBiosphere2isthelatestoneofadozenenvironmentalprojectsstartedbytheselftitled“ecopreneur”.Theproject’smainaimistosetupaselfsustainingcommunityforpossibleuseinaspaceshiporonanotherplanet.Thecrewmembersmustplant,harvestandprocesstheirfoodonahalfacrefarminthesevenstoreyglassandmetalstructure,whileconductingaseriesofexperiments.
“Wewillbecustodians(监护人)ofournewlittleworld,”saidAbigailMayer,aged31,aUSmarinebiologistontheteam,hervoicechokingwithemotion.“Itisabravenewstep.”Manyscientists,however,aremorethanskeptical.Theypointoutthatthelargestclosedecosystemwhichsurvivedmorethanafewdayswassmallerthanafootball.ItwasdevelopedattheUniversityofMiamiandcontainedonlyshrimp,algaeandothermicroorganisms.
CriticshavealsoaccusedMrRossofbeingmoreinterestedinproducingaprofitablethemeparkthanincarryingoutseriousscientificresearch.Hundredsoftouristsvisitedthesitedailyinsummerbeforeitwasoccupiedbytheteam.Theypaid$9.95toenterandallstoppedatthesouvenirshop.
9.What’sthelocationoftheproject?
A.Texas.B.UniversityofMiami.C.Arizonadesert.D.Thespace.
10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.ThereisasceneinStarTrekwherefourmenandfourwomenlockedthemselvesintoagiantgreenhouse.
B.AllthespeciesofplantsandanimalsontheEarthwerebroughtintothegreenhouse.
C.Mr.Rossmadetouristsstopatthesouvenirshoptogainprofits.
D.Manyscientistsaredoubtfulwhetherthissystemcanlastlongenough.
11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheproject?
A.Critical.B.Neutral.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.
D
AnIsraelilawbanningtooskinnymodelswentintoeffectwiththestartof2020.Thelaw,approvedlastMarchinIsrael,requiresmodelstoprovetheyhavemaintainedaBodyMassIndex(BMI)ofatleast18.5forthreemonthsbeforeafashionshow.Thatmeansawomanwhois68inchestallcanweighnolessthan119pounds.
“Thislawisanotherstepinthewaragainsteatingdisorders,”saidphysicianAdatto.“Underweightmodels,”heexplained,“cannolongerserveasrolemodelsforinnocentyoungpeoplewhocopytheirfalseimageofbeingskinny.”
Butsomecriticsinthiscountrysayitismisguided,focusingonweightinsteadofhealth.TheyalsosaytheIsraelibanisboundtofailbecauseofthestrongpowerofthefashionindustry.“Ithinkit’sanapproachthatisn’tgoingtowork.”saideatingdisorderexpertSusanIce,whoworkedwithanorganizationwhichcreatesahealthyworkingenvironmentformodels.
ButAdattotoldthereporterthathebegantoconcerntheissueaftermeetinganambitiousmodelwholookedlikesheneededtobehospitalized.Hesaid.“Irealizedthatonlylegislation(立法)canchangethesituation.Therewasnotimetowaste;somanygirlsweredietingtodeath.”
However,theeffortstoregulatemodels’weightinSpainandItalyhavenotresultedinsignificantchangesinpartbecauseofdifficultiesindeterminingreliablemethodsofmeasuringweightandhealth.
Still,folksincludingIcesaythere’snodenyingthatimagesfromHollywoodandthefashionindustrycanbedifficultforyoungwomentodealwith.“CertainlyIdon'tbelievethemodelingindustryhascausedtheriseineatingdisorders,butitmakesithar
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