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广东省揭阳市汕尾普宁华美实验学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题
广东省揭阳市汕尾普宁华美实验学校2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Oneworld,manyideas
OneWorld,OneDream,isthetitle ofWangQingsong’scurrentsoloshowandalsothenameofasculpturehejustfinishedbeforetheopening.HedrewlogosoftheFortune500companiesandwrotedownnamesoftheworld’sleadinguniversitiesonanextremelybigblackboardincolor1fulchalk.
10am-6pm,dailyexceptforMondays,untilAug3.WhiteBoxArtCenter,B07,2JiuxianqiaoLu(Road),798,Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-5978-4800.
Indonesia’sinfluence
Thefourthmostpopulouscountryintheworld,Indonesia,isfarmorethanjustBali,theholidaydestination.Itishometoabout300ethnicgroups,eachwithacultureinfluencedbyIndia,theMiddleEast,ChinaandEurope.LWHGalleryplanstoshowcase(展示)aseriesofIndonesianartists.TheartworksfocusontheissuessurroundingthestateofIndonesianchildren-theireducationandtheirfuture.
10am-6pm,July1-30.LWHGallery,Room102,Building14,50MoganshanLu(Road),Putuodistrict,Shanghai.0187-0171-7975.
Abstractexploration
SusanYeung’sabstractpaintingsfeatureasmanyelementsasherbirthplaceHongKong.Shecontinuestoexperimentwithvarioussubjectstopresenthersoul-searchingjourney.ShehasbuiltanartvocabularybyincludingEasternphilosophiesintoheroilpaintingsoncanvas.HermajorsoloexhibitionisonnowattheParkviewGreenArtgallery.
10am-10pm,untilJuly7.ParkviewGreenArt,L2-27,TowerA,9DongdaqiaoLu(Road),Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-5662-8888.
Theagingoflove
AndreandDorineisasilenttheatershowbyKulunkaTeatro,agroupfromSpain.Actorswearmaskstotellthestoryofanoldcouple,wholikemanyothers,gentlydecay(衰落)fromroutineandneglect,withpassionforeachotheroncesohugenowfadingintoindifference.
7:
30pm,July10-12;2pm,July12.ShanghaiGrandTheater-DramaTheater,300RenminDadao(Avenue),Huangpudistrict,Shanghai.400-1068-686.
1.Ifyou areonholidayinShanghaionJuly12,wherecanyougotoappreciateanartwork?
A.WhiteBoxArtCenter B.ShanghaiGrandTheater-DramaTheater
C.ParkviewGreenArtgallery. D.LWHGallery,Room102,Building14
2.Thefollowingareallartworksexcept_______.
A. Theagingoflove B. Abstractexploration
C. Indonesia’sinfluence D. Oneworld,manyideas
3.SupposingyouwanttovisitanartshowonJuly14(Monday),youcandialthenumber_____.
A.010-5662-8888 B.0187-0171-7975 C.400-1068-686. D.010-5978-4800
B
EmmaMorano,theoldestlivingpersoncelebratedher117thbirthdayonNovember29,2020.Friends,neighborsandherdoctorjoinedMoranoinhersmallapartmenthomeinthenorthernItalianmountain townofVerbania.Sheblewoutthreecandlesonherbirthdaycake.Eachcandlerepresentedanumberinherage.“IhopeIdon’thavetocutit,”Moranojoked.
“Shedressedupandshewasveryproud,”saidherlong-timedoctor,CarloBava.“Sheposedforaphotographer,andevenaskedifherhairlookedgood.”“Iamhappytoturn117,”Moranotoldthoseattendingherparty.ShereceivedagreetingfromItaly’spresident,SergioMattarella.Hewishedherpeaceandcontinuedgoodhealth.Sheisthoughttobethelastlivingpersonborninthe1800s.She outlived allherbrothersandsisters,includingonewhodiedatage102.
HerdoctornotedthatwhenMoranowasyoung,peopleusedtosayshewasweakandoftensick.“Yes,yes,”shesaid.Theworld’soldestpersontoldtheReuters(路透社)newsagencythatwhilesheisluckytohavelivedsolong,partsofherlifewere“notsonice.”Sheworkedinafactoryuntilsheretiredatage65.MoranooncetoldareporterthatthefirstmansheplannedtomarrywaskilledinWorldWarOne.Then,atage26,shewasforcedtomarryamanshedidnotlove.Shesaidthemanthreatenedtokillherifhedidnotmarryher.Shehadason,butthebabydiedafterjustsixmonths.Shesaidthemarriagewasnothappyandherhusbandwasabusive.She kickedhimoutin1938andhaslivedalonesincethen.
EmmaMoranosaysoneofhersecretstolivinglongiseatingatleasttwouncookedeggseveryday.HerdoctorowesMorano’slonglifetoherunusualdiet,hergenes(基因)andpositiveoutlookonlife.
4.Accordingtothetext,whendidEmmaMoranoretiredfromafactory?
A.In1964 B.In1925 C. In2020 D.In1994
5.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_______.
A.EmmaMorano’sbabydiedofherhusband’sabuse.
B.EmmaMoranolivedabitterlifeinheryouth.
C.AlthoughEmmaMoranooftenfallssick,shelivesthelongestlifesofar.
D.Otherpeople’scaringaboutEmmaMoranocontributesgreatlytoherlonglife.
6.Theunderlinedword“outlived”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.deserted B.survived C.disliked D.respected
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SecretstotheLongestLifeB.CelebrationoftheOldestLivingPerson
C.World’sOldestPersonTurns117D.BackgroundsoftheOldestLivingPerson
C
DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-oldtwinsons:
acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodest amountofborrowing.Thenher husbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.
“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome,’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJacobs.
TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:
Theyaskedandreceived moreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan(贷款)program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.
Withunemploymentrising,financial aidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.
Atthesametime,tuition(学费)continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2020,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade,
“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon’thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation,”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”
Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.
8.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?
A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.
B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.
C.Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.
D.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart-timejobs.
9.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat_______.
A.America’sunemploymentwillfall
B.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon
C.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint
D.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobsfamily
10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?
A.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.
B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.
C.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.
D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.
11.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill__________.
A.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents
B.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans
C.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators
D.providemoststudentswithscholarships
D
Whenwesayolderpeopleshrink,wedon'tmean theybecometinyenoughtofitinyourpocket!
Wejustmeanthatit'scommonforolderpeopletobecomealittleshorterovertime.Thiskindofshrinkingcan'tbereversed,althoughpeoplecansloworstopthisprocess.Butwhydoesshrinkinghappenatall?
Becauseofgravity(theforcethatkeepsyourfeetontheground),cushionsbetweenthebonesinthespine(脊骨),getcompressed(压缩),whichmakesapersonlosealittleheightandbecomeshorter.
Anotherreasonwhysomeolderpeopleshrinkisbecauseofosteoporosis(骨质疏松).Osteoporosisoccurswhenboneisbrokendownandnotenough newbonematerialismade.Overtime,boneissaidtobelostbecauseit'snotbeingreplaced.Bonesbecomesmallerandweakerandcaneasilybreakifsomeonewithosteoporosisisinjured.
Olderpeople—especiallywomen,whogenerallyhavesmallerand lighterbonestobeginwith—aremorelikelytodeveloposteoporosis.Asyearsgoby,apersonwithosteoporosiscangetsmallbreaksinbonesthatarecalledcompressionfractures(受压骨折).Thesebreakscausecollapseofthespineandovertimethepersonwithosteoporosiscanbecomehunchedover(驼背).
Didyouknowthateverydayyoushrinkalittle,too?
Youaren'tastallattheendofthedayasyouareatthebeginning.That'sbecauseasthedaygoeson,waterinthedisksofthespinegetscompressed duetogravity,makingyoujustatinybitshorter.Don'tworry,though.Onceyougetagoodnight'srest,yourbodyrecovers,andthenextmorning,you'restandingtallagain!
Smokinganddrinkingalcoholcanmakethisproblemworse.Wanttodosomethingrightnowtobuildstrongbones?
IbelievewhatIwillsaywillhelpyou.
12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Fors
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