重庆市万州二中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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重庆市万州二中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
万州二中高2022级高二下四月月考英语试卷
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Newstreamingmoviesarecomingtoentertainyouandyourfamilyduringsociallydistancedtimes.
Ifyou'dratherstickclosertohome,here'sarundownofnewmovieshittingstreamingandon-demandplatforms,foreverycinematictaste:
Mulan
It'sprettyeasytoyell"Cashgrab!
"everytimetheMouseHouseremakesoneofitsbelovedanimatedfilms(动画片).Butthisversionof“Mulan"actuallyimprovesagreatdealonthefantasyfableofayoungChinesewoman(YifeiLiu)whotakestheplaceofhersickfather(TziMa)intheImperialArmy.Mulanisawarriorextraordinaireworththeemotionalinvestment.
Wheretowatch:
Disney(asa$30premiumadd-on)
Love,Guaranteed
ThefilmstarsRachaelLeighCookasSusan,aglamorouslawyer.She'shiredbyacharmingbachelor(DamonWayansJr.)whowantstosue(起诉)adatingappforits“guarantee“ofloveafter1,000dates.Butasthecaseheatsup,sodoSusanandNick'sfeelingsforeachother.
Wheretowatch:
Netflix,Vudu
The2nd
ThethrillercastsPhillippeasaSecretServiceagentpickinguphisson(JackGriffo)fromcollegeforholidaybreakwhenahostage(人质)situationbreaksoutandamysteriousopponent(CasperVanDien)aimstocatchthedaughter(LexiSimonsen)ofaSupremeCourtJusticeabouttoweighinonanimportantgun-rightscase.
Wheretowatch:
FandangoNOW,GooglePlay
TheMoleAgent
Whileofficiallyadocumentary,themovieisultimatelyafeel-gooddetectivestory.An83-year-oldnamedSergioishiredtogoundercoverataChileannursinghomeandlookintoclaimsofelderabuse.Instead,hebecomesthelifeofthepartyashebefriendsfellowoldstersandbecomesanessentialpartoftheircommunity.
Wheretowatch:
AppleTV,Vudu,FandangoNOW
21.Whichfilmwillyougotoifyouareinterestedinaromanticstory?
A.Mulan.B.TheMoleAgent.
C.Love,Guaranteed.D.The2nd.
22.WhatcanweknowaboutTheMoleAgents?
A.It'sabelovedanimatedfilm.B.It'saboutsuingadatingapp.
C.It'saheartbreakingspystory.D.It'ssetinanursinghome.
23.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Culture.B.Entertainment.
C.Sports.D.Science.
B
Somewhereinthewarm,clearwatersoffthecoastofAustralia,amaturebottlenosedolphinisswimmingwithherdaughter.It'sdinnertime.But,insteadofchasingdownafishinopenwaterslikesheusuallydoes,momswimsovertoabasketsponge(海绵)growingontheoceanfloor.Inaquickmove,shebreaksoffapieceofthesponge,thenfitsitcloselyoverhermouth.It'shardnottowonderwhatthatwatchfulyoungstermightbethinkingaboutallthis.Areyougoingtoeatthatsponge?
Areweplaying?
Withthespongesecuredonherbeak,theolderdolphinstartssweepingherheadbackandforthacrosstheoceanfloor.She'slookingforfishlikethesandperch(沙鲈),whichhidethemselvesontheflooroftheseaunderthesand.Asforthespongestuckontohermouth,itallowshertoclearawaythesandwithoutinjuringherselfonbrokenpiecesofcoral,ormaybeevensufferingthesting(刺痛)ofthescorpionfish.Theextraworkittakestocatchafishlikethesandperchisworthitbecausetheytendtobefattier.Andforadolphin,fattiermeansmorenutritious.
Sureenough,afterafewminutes,asandperchcomesout.Thefishdashesoffforafewyardsandthenhesitates,waitingforamomentbeforeburyingitselfinthesandagain.Inthatbriefpause,theelderdolphinshakesoffthesponge,surfacesforabreath,andthencomesdownandcatchesthesandperchbeforeitcanreburyitself.Shethenpassesittoherdaughter.Andwiththat,theyoungerdolphinhasn'tjustgottenagoodmeal;moreimportantly,she'slearnedapowerfulhuntingtechnique-onethatyearsfromnow,she'llpassalongtoherownchildren.
24.Whichwordbestdescribestheyoungdolphin'sfeelinginthefirstparagraph?
A.Anxious.B.Curious.C.Scared.D.Relaxed.
25.Whydoesthemotherdolphinneedapieceofsponge?
A.Tochasedownfattierfish.B.Toplaywithherchildren.
C.Toprotectherselffrombeinghurt.D.Tohideherselfunderthesand.
26.Howdoestheolderdolphincatchthesandperch?
A.Shewaitsfortherighttime.B.Shehidesunderthesand.
C.Shesetsatrapforit.D.Shemakesuseofspace.
27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Guidanceofanexperiencedelder.B.Relianceofayoungdolphinonhermom.
C.Theprocessofcatchingfatfish.D.Thepowerfulhuntingtechnique.
C
NASAscientistsusingvirtualrealitytechnologyareredefiningourunderstandingabouthowourgalaxy(银河系)works.
Usingcustomized,3Dvirtualreality(VR)simulation(模拟)thatanimatedthespeedanddirectionof4millionstarsinthelocalMilkyWayneighborhood,astronomerMarcKuchnerandresearcherSusanHigashioobtainedanewperspectiveonthestars’motions,improvingourunderstandingofstargroupings.
Astronomershavecometodifferentconclusionsaboutthesamegroupsoftarsfromstudyingtheminsixdimensionsusingpapergraphs,Higashiosaid.Groupsofstarsmovingtogetherindicatetoastronomersthattheyoriginatedatthesametimeandplace,whichcanhelpusunderstandhowourgalaxyevolved.
Goddard’svirtualrealityteam,managedbyThomasGrubb,animatedthosesamestars,revolutionizingtheclassificationprocessandmakingthegroupingseasiertosee,Higashiosaid.Theyfoundstarsthatmayhavebeenclassifiedintothewronggroupsaswellasstargroupsthatcouldbelongtolargergroupings.
“Ratherthanlookuponedatabaseandthenanotherdatabase,whynotflythereandlookatthemalltogether,”Higashiosaid.Shewatchedthesesimulationshundreds,maybethousandsoftimes,andsaidtheassociationsbetweenthegroupsofstarsbecamemoreintuitiveinsidetheartificialcosmos(宇宙)foundwithintheVRheadset.ObservingstarsinVRwillredefineastronomer’sunderstandingofsomeindividualstarsaswellasstargroupings.
The3DvisualizationhelpedherandKuchneropenawindowintothepast.“Weoftenfindgroupsofyoungstarsmovingtogether,suggestingthattheyallformedatthesametime,”Kuchnersaid.“Thethinkingistheyrepresentastar-formationevent.Theywereallformedinthesameplaceatthesametimeandsotheymovetogether.”
28.Inwhichaspectcana3DVRsimulationhelpresearchers?
A.Gettinganewideaofhowstarsareformed.
B.Makingamoreaccurateclassificationofstars.
C.Drawingaclearerpictureofastar’sinnerstructure.
D.Havingabetterunderstandingofmoderntechnology.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intuitive”inParagraph5probablymean?
A.Abstract.B.Complex.C.Vivid.D.Close.
30.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?
A.Ourfuturereliesheavilyonthe3Dtechnology.
B.The3Dtechnologyisappliedtomanyindustries.
C.NASAscientistsuseVRforscientificdiscoveries.
D.ResearchershavediscoverednewstarsbyusingVR.
31.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Asci-fistory.B.Atravelguidebook.
C.Aresearchpaper.D.Asciencemagazine.
D
Ifyoucan'timaginelifewithoutchocolate,you'reluckyyouweren'tbornbeforethe16thcentury.Untilthen,chocolateonlyexistedinCentralAmerica,inaformquitedifferentfromwhatweknow.
Asfarbackas1900BCE,thepeopleinCentralAmericahadlearnedtomixthebeansofthenativecacaotreeswithcornpowder(粉)andchilipepperstocreateadrink-notarelaxingcupofhotcocoa,butabittermixture.Theybelievedthatthecacaowasaheavenlyfood.Theyusedcacaobeansasmoney,drankchocolateatroyalfeasts,gaveittosoldiersasarewardforsuccessinbattles,anduseditinreligiousceremonies.
Afterthecolonists(移民)visitedCentralAmericain1519,theyreturnedwithshipmentsofthestrangenewbeans.Atfirst,itsbittertastemadeitsuitableasamedicineforillnesses,butsweeteningitwithhoneyorsugarquicklymadechocolatepopularfoodintheSpanishcourt.
Nevertheless,thefashionabledrinkwasdifficultandtimeconsumingtoproduceonalargescale(大规模地).Theworldofchocolatewouldchangeforeverin1828withtheinventionofthecocoapress,whichcouldseparatethenaturalfatorcocoabutter.Thisleftapowderthatcouldbemixedintoadrinkablesolutionorrecombinedwiththecocoabuttertocreatethesolidchocolateweknowtoday.Bythe20thcentury,chocolatewasnolongeraluxury,buthadbecomeatreatforthepublic.
Yetalongwiththegrowthoftheindustry,therehavebeenhorrificabusesofhumanrights.ManyoftheplantationsthroughoutWestAfricauseslaveandchildlabor.ThisisacomplexproblemthatremainsdespiteeffortsfrommajorchocolatecompaniestopartnerwithAfricannationstoreducechildlaborpractices.
Todaychocolatehasestablisheditselfinourmodernculture.Yetknowingmoreaboutitsfascinatingandoftencruelhistory,aswellasitsproductiontoday,cantelluswhereitscolonialassociationswithnativeculturesoriginateandwhattheyhide.Soasyouunwrapyournextbarofchocolate,takeamomenttoconsiderthatnoteverythingaboutchocolateissweet.
32.Whatcanwelearnaboutchocolatein1900BCE?
A.Itwasusedongrandoccasions.B.Itwasacomforttoretiredsoldiers.
C.Itwaspurelymadeofcocoabeans.D.Itwasarelaxingbutbittermixture.
33.WhatledtothepopularityofchocolateintheSpanishcourt?
A.Itsimprovedflavor.B.Itsmedicaluse.
C.Itsreligiousstatus.D.Itswideavailability.
34.Whatmadechocolateatreatforthepublic?
A.Theefficienttransport.B.Thepopularfashion.
C.Thehealthyrecipe.D.Thenewtechnology.
35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofchocolate?
A.Itbringsl
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