四川省棠湖中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题.docx
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四川省棠湖中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题
四川省棠湖中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题
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一、阅读选择
ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!
TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.
TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:
IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:
IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.
TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:
includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!
TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.
1.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?
A.TourAB.TourB
C.TourCD.TourD
2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?
A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&Stratford
C.Bath&StonehengeD.Cambridge
3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?
A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze
C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.Itisaworld-famouscastle
Doyoueverfeellikeyouandyourchildarespeakingtwodifferentlanguages?
Ifso,youaren’talone.Manyparentsfindithardtocommunicatewiththeirchild.Evenadultswhoworkwithchildreneveryday—teachersorcoaches—sometimesneedsomecommunicationtips.Manytimesadultsconfusecommunicationwithtellingachildwhattodo.Tellingachildtodohishomeworkorgetmoresleepisn’trealcommunication.It’simportantinformationthatyourchildneeds,butitlacksanimportantpartofcommunication.It’slackingthetwo-wayexchangeoffeelingsandideas,whichisthepointoftruecommunication.Healthycommunicationisthekeytohelpingyourchilddevelopahealthypersonalityandgoodrelationshipswithyou.Itgivesyourchildachancetobecomeahappy,safe,healthyperson,nomatterwhathappens.Soyouknowit’simportant,buthowshouldyoudoit?
Effectivecommunicationbetweenparentsandchildrenisnotalwayseasy.Childrenandadultshavedifferentcommunicationstylesanddifferentwaysofrespondinginaconversation.Inaddition,timeandplacecandeterminehowsuccessfulcommunicationwillbe.Parentsshouldmaketimetotalkwiththeirchildreninaquiet,unhurriedway.It’salsoimportantthatparentsshouldbereadytolistenwhenevertheirchildwantstotalk,evenifit’saninconvenienttime.Theparentsshouldbeawareoftheirchild’sfacialexpressionandbodylanguage.Isyourchildnervousoruncomfortable—frowning(皱眉),drummingfingers,tappingafootorlookingattheclock?
Ordoesyourchildseemrelaxed?
Isheorshesmilingorlookingatyouintheeyes?
Readingthesesignswillhelpyouknowhowyourchildisfeeling.
4.Whichofthefollowingbelongstorealcommunication?
A.Tellingchildrentoreturnhomeearlyafterschool.
B.Reportingschoolresultstoparents.
C.Listeningtowhatchildrensayandgivingareply.
D.Answeringtheteacher’squestionsinclass.
5.Thekeytorealcommunicationis_______.
A.apropertimeB.variousstyles
C.atwo-wayexchangeD.goodattitudes
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefactoraffectingthecommunicationbetweenadultsandchildren?
A.Communicationstyles.B.Differentlanguages.
C.Differentrespondingways.D.Wrongtimeandplace.
7.Howcanparentsknowtheirchild’sfeelingswhencommunicatingwiththeirchild?
A.Byreadingtheirchild’sbodylanguageandfacialexpressions.
B.Bymakingtheirchildtellthetruth.
C.Bygivingtheinformationthattheirchildneeds.
D.Bydevelopinggoodrelationshipswiththeirchild
Bothhumansandanimalshaveenemies.Itiseasyforustoknowthedifferencebetweenourfriendsandourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?
Elephantscan!
Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhomeanathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenya,researchersfindthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenhuntanimalsandthusmeanathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.
Inanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientists,elephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsnoticedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaiman,theymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheynoticedthesmellsofeithercleanclothingorclothingwornbyaKambaman.
Clothingcoloralsoplaysarole.Inthesamestudy,whentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbefore,theyreactedangrily,asredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmell,theelephantsactedangrilytowardtheredclothing.
Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants’emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentsensesofsmellandsight.Smellingapossibledangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhide.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.Therefore,insteadofshowingfearandrunningaway,theelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressive.
8.Theauthorwrotethetextinordertotellusthatelephantsare_____.
A.dangerousB.friendlyC.cleverD.naughty
9.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellsinthestudy?
A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.
B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.
C.TheybecameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.
D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.
10.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheelephants’behaviorfromthistext?
A.Elephantscantellenemiesfromfriends.
B.Elephantshaveasharpersenseofsmellthansight.
C.Elephantsaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.
D.Elephantstendtoattackratherthanescapewhenindanger.
11.Inwhichsectionofamagazinewillthetextbemostprobablyfound?
A.Business.B.Fashion.C.Nature.D.News.
Morethanfourdecadesago,BritishscientistRobertEdwardsfirstwitnessedthemiracleofhumanlifegrowinginsideatesttubeathisCambridgelab.Sincethatground-breakingmoment,morethanfourmillionbabieshavebeenbornthroughIVF(体外受精)andin2010hisgreatcontributiontosciencewasfinallyrecognizedashewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicine.
TheprizeforDr.Edwards,whowasgivenaDailyMirrorPrideofBritainAwardin2008,includesa£900,000cheque.TheNobelAssemblydescribedIVFas“amilestoneinmodernmedicine”.
WiththehelpoffellowscientistPatrickSteptoe,theManchester-bornphysiologistdevelopedIVF—leadingtothebirthoftheworld'sfirsttesttubebaby.Dr.Steptoedied10yearslaterbuttheirworkhastransformedfertility(生育)treatmentandgivenhopetomillionsofcouples.
Itwasascientificbreakthroughthatchangedthelivesofmillionsofcouples.Theysaid,“Hisachievementshavemadeitpossibletotreatinfertility,adiseasewhichmakeshumansunabletohaveababy.Thisconditionhasbeenafflictingalargepercentageofmankind,includingmorethan10%ofallcouplesworldwide.”
ProfessorEdwards,whohas5daughtersand11grandchildren,beganhisresearchatCambridgeUniversityin1963,afterreceivinghisPhDin1955.Heoncesaid,“Themostimportantthinginlifeishavingachild.Nothingismorespecialthanachild.”WiththehelpoffellowscientistPatrickSteptoe,Prof.EdwardsfoundedtheBournHallclinicinCambridgeshire,whichnowtreatsmorethan900womenayear.Eachyear,morethan30,000womeninBritainnowundergoIVFand11,000babiesarebornasaresultofthetreatment.
ButhisworkattractedwidespreadcriticismfromsomescientistsandtheCatholicChurchwhosaiditwas“unethicalandimmoral”.
MartinJohnson,professorofreproductive(生殖的)sciencesattheUniversityofCambridge,saidtheawardwas“longoverdue”.Hesaid,“Wecouldn'tunderstandwhytheNobelhascomesolatebutheisdelighted—thisisthecherryonthecakeforhim.”
ProfessorEdwardswastooilltogiveinterviewsbutastatementreleasedbyhisfamilysaidhewas“thrilledanddelighted”.
12.WhatisRobertEdwards'contributiontoscience?
A.Challengingadiseasewhichstopscoupleshavingababy.
B.Seeingthewonderofthefirsttubebabygrowing.
C.Enablingmillionsofcouplestoliveabetterlife.
D.Helpingcoupleswithinfertilitytohavetesttubebabies.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“afflicting”inParagraph4mostprobablyreferto?
A.Troubling.B.Developing.
C.Improving.D.Frightening.
14.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph6andParagraph7that________.
A.somepeopleenviedProfessorEdwardsforhisbeingawarded
B.differentopinionswerevoicedonProfessorEdwards'work
C.ProfessorE
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