辽宁省凤城市学年高二英语联考试题.docx
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辽宁省凤城市学年高二英语联考试题
2020学年度下高二5月份联考
英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略
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
Ifyou’restillpressingaswitchtoturnyourlightsonandoff,you’reabitbehindthetimes.Astherestofyourhomegetssmarter,whyshouldn’tyourlights?
Thesmartlightswitchcanletyouturnyourlightsonandofffromalmostanywherewithyoursmartphone.
LutronCaseta
TheLutronCasetacomeswithaconvenientremotecontrolandcombinesperfectlywithmostmajorsmarthomeservices.Itisanall-aroundoption.WhetheryourdeviceisAppleHomeKit,AmazonEcho,GoogleHome,Nest,orIFTTT,youcanusetheLutronCasetafluently,whichmakesitstandoutfromitscompetitors.
WeMoSmartSwitch
TheWeMosmartswitchcanbeusedtocontrolthebrightnessinaroomjustbyrunningyourfingerinthecenteroftheswitch.Whatmakesitstandout,though,isitsLongPressfeature,whichallowsyoutostartanothersmartdevicebyholdingtheswitchfortwoseconds.Forexample,youcanlinkittoyourrobotcleaner,whichwillstartcleaningafteryoupressthebutton.
TP—LINKKasa
Likeothersmartmodels,theTP—LinkKasaisequippedwithplentyofpracticalfeatures,includingtimersandvoicecontrolsfromAmazonAlexaorGoogleHome.Ithasan“AwayMode”thatrandomlyturnsthelightsoffandontogivethefalseideathatyouareathomewhenyou’renot,topreventpotentialthieves.Allinall,it’sanaffordableandreliableoptionyou’lllove.
PhilipsHueSmartDinner(调光器)Switch
TheHueallowsyoudimyourbulbs,setschedules,andcontrolthelightswithyourvoice.Bestofall,itoffersincrediblyeasyinstallation—withnowiringnecessary.
21.Comparedwithitscompetitors,theLutronCaseta______________.
A.canapplytomanykindsofdevices
B.canjustbeusedtocontrollights
C.hasapriceadvantage
D.iseasytoinstall
22.The“AwayMode”oftheTP—LINKKasaisintendedto_____________>
A.beequippedwithmorepracticalfeatures
B.guardthehouseagainstpossibleburglar
C.turnthelightsoffandonwhenyouareaway
D.controlanappremotely
23.What’sthewritingpurposeofthetext?
A.Toaskpeopletocatchupwithtimes.
B.Toadvisesomesmartlightswitches.
C.Tointroduceanewlifestyle.
D.Tocomparesomesmartlightswitches.
B
ScientistsinMexicosaytheymayhavefoundawaytocuttheproductionofmethane,agaslinkedtorisingtemperaturesontheEarth’ssurface.Thescientistssaytheirmethodmayhelpreducethemethanereleasedbycows,oneofthemainproducersofthegas.
Whentalkingaboutglobalwarming,manypeoplethinkofcarbondioxide,anotherheat-trappinggas.Methaneisanevenmorepowerfulheat-trappinggas.Cowsareknowntoproducehighlevelsofmethanewhentheyeatandprocessfood.
ResearchersattheAutonomousUniversityoftheStateofMexicoarestudyinghowacow’sdietaffectstheproductionofmethane.Theresearchersareusingaspeciallydesignedmachinetomeasuretheeffect.Thescientistsusethemachinetotrytocapturetheanimal’sbreathingtoexaminethemethanereleased.
Mostofthegasisreleasedwhencowsbelch.Thedigestivebacteriainacow’sstomachcausestheanimaltosendoutthegasthroughitsmouth.Thereareanestimated1.3to1.5billioncowsintheworld.Eachanimalreleasesasmuchas120kilogramsofmethaneperyear.TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyreportsthat,whenevermeasuredinpounds,theeffectofmethaneonclimatechangeismorethan25timesgreaterthancarbondioxideovera100-yearperiod.
Asitisdifficulttocapturethegasreleasedbycowsforuseasenergy,onewaytolessenitsreleaseistochangetheirdiet.Scientistsinsomecountriesarelookingforwaystodecreasecowmethane.Butwhiletheyaretryingdifferentplantsandchemicalcompounds,thoseproductswouldbetoocostlyanddifficulttobringtoMexico.
24.Howharmfulisthegassentoffbycows?
A.Itismoredifficulttocontrolitsamount.
B.Ittakesupmostofhuman-causedmethane.
C.Itisthekeyfactortopreventglobewarming.
D.Itismoreharmfulthancarbondioxide.
25.Howistheharmfulgasproducedbycows?
A.Whentheydigestfoodintheirstomachs.
B.Whentheirgasmeetswithair.
C.Whentheirgasisbeingsentout.
D.Whentheybreatheinairthroughmouths.
26.Whatcanscientistsinsomecountriesdotosettletheproblemcausedbycows?
A.Limitthenumberofcows.
B.Changewhattheyeat.
C.Fixmachinesontheirmouths.
D.Usetheirgasesasenergy.
27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WeHadaBetterMethodofRaisingCows
B.CowsAreMuchMoreHarmfulthanCars
C.ResearchersFoundaWaytoReduceMethanefromcows
D.TwoGasesAreCausingtheWarmingofthePlanet
C
Manypeoplehaveexcusesfornotlearningaforeignlanguage.Oneofthecommononesisthattheydon’thaveagiftforlanguagelearning.Theexcusethatonehasnotalentforlearningacertainskillisatragedyinitself,andthiscommonexcusehaspossiblydiscouragedmillionsofpeoplefromaccomplishinggreatthings.
Manyexpertsandscholars,suchasK.AnderEricsson,oneoftheworld’sleadingtheoretical(理论的)andexperimentalresearchers,haveproposedthetheorythatskillismostlyamatteroflargeamountsofdeliberatepractice.BookssuchasTheTalentCodehavehelpedpopularizeit.WhileIdonotpersonallybelievethatwealllearnatthesamepaceorthatweareallbornthesame,Icertainlybelievethatwecanallachieveamazingresultsbeyondourimagination,simplythroughmotivationandhardwork.Tobespecific,anythingcanbelearned,unlessofcourse,youstartwiththebeliefthatyouarenottalented.
Thetruthisthatifyouthinkyouarenottalentedinlanguages,itprobablyhassomethingtodowithyourtrackrecordinlanguageclassesatschool.Thisisn’tsurprisingbecausethecurriculumoflanguageclassesismadesothatitteacheslanguagesinoneway,whereaswealllearndifferently.Itmightbegoodatthispointtomentionthatdoinginterestingstuffdoessignificantlyhelpwiththeacquisition(获得)ofaforeignlanguage.Formostofus,thisexcludes(排除)grammaranddrillstoalargeextent.
Inmyinterviewwithpolyglot—speakingorusingmanylanguages—andauthorSusannaZaraysky,Susannasaidthatherteacherinhighschooloncetoldherthatsheshouldprobablylookforanothersubjecttofocushereffortsoninsteadoflanguages.Susannanowspeaksninelanguages,haswrittenabookentitledLanguageisMusic,andhastraveledtoexcitingplacesallovertheworld.BennyLewis,probablyoneofthebestknownlanguagelearnersandbloggersontheInternet,hasastrikinglysimilarstory,andhenowspeaksover12languages.Not“talented”,eh?
28.Whatistheexcuseforlanguagelearningmentionedinthetext?
A.Icannotlearnlanguageswell.
B.Ihavenogeniusforlearninglanguage.
C.I’mnotfondoflearninglanguages.
D.Idon’tconsiderforeignlanguagesvital.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto?
A.ThebooknamedTheTalentCode.
B.Agreatdealofpurposefulpractice.
C.Theideathatanewlanguageisanewskill.
D.Thetheorythatpracticehelpsonegainaskill.
30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmighttheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Languageclassesaren’tsuitableforeveryone.
B.Schoolsusuallytrytomakelanguageclassesinteresting.
C.Grammaranddrillsaretheleastimportantinlanguagelearning.
D.Thetalentforlanguagesmakesyouinterestedinlearningthem.
31.Howdoestheauthorexplainhisideainthelastparagraph?
A.Bytellingstories.B.Byexplainingfacts.
C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bymakingcomparison.
D
ItisNationalSleepAwarenessWeekandreflectingontheimportanceofthisbasicactistimely.Asapreventivecardiologist(心脏病医生),Iworkwithpatientswhowanttoimprovetheirhealthandlengthentheirlives.Manyofthemhavemajorriskfactorsforheartdisease;othersalreadyhaveheartdiseaseorhaveexperiencedaheartattack.
Traditionally,patientswhowanttoimprovetheirhearthealthhavereceivedfourmainsuggestionsfromtheirdoctors:
eatahealthydiet,getmoreexercise,quitsmoking,andenjoyproperamountsofalcohol.Plentyofresearchbacksupthesefourpiecesofadvice:
Largestudieshavefoundthatmakingimprovementsinthesefourareaslowersthechanceofdyingofheartdiseaseby67percent.
Butlately,researchersarestartingtorecognizethatthereshouldbefiverecommendationsonthatlist,notjustfour.Theyarediscoveringthatgettingenoughsleepisapowerfulhealthprotectoraswell.Whenresearchersincludeenoughsleepintheirstudiesasafifthcardio-preventivebehaviorchange,theyfindthatitlowersthechanceofdyingofheartdiseaseevenmore:
addingagoodsevenhoursofsleepanightinadditiontomakingpositivechangesindiet,exercise,smoking,andalcoholintakelowersthechanceofdyingofheartdiseaseby83percent.
Whenthatnewsstartedcomingout,doctorsbegantaggingsleepontotheirlistofrecommendedhealthbehaviorchanges.ButIdon’tthinksleepbelongsatthebottomofthelist.Ithinkitshouldbeatthetop!
Ibelievethatgettingenoughsleep---atleastseventoeighthourspernightformostpeople---isthemostimportanthealthbehaviorchangeyoucanmaketoimprovethehealthofyourheartandyouroverallhealth.
Sure,I’dpreferthateveryonemakeallofthebigfivelifestylechanges,butifIcouldonlychooseone,I’dpicksleepbecausewhenyouarewell-rested,youhavemorepowertomaketherightchoicesaboutwhatyoueatanddrink,andyouhavemoreenergytoexerciseandyouhavetheresilienceyouneedtokickbadhabitssuchassmokingandover
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