云南师大附中高二期中考试附答案.docx

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云南师大附中高二期中考试附答案

师大附中2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试

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）

A

Ifyoufrequentlytravelforbusiness,StaybridgeSuitesofferyouarangeofhomecomforts.FourrecentvisitorstoStrybridgeSuitesexplainwhytheybooked,whattheyenjoyedandwhatmadethemwanttoreturn.

ClairMetcalf

“Theconceptisgreat,butthestaffaretheoneswhoreallymakeit.”shesays.“Ittakesalotofdisciplinetoalwaysbefriendly,butthestaffheredothat.Theygenuinelycareaboutyou.”

AndrewRoberts

“Oneofthebestthingsishavingmyownkitchen.IoftenendupworkinglateandIdon’tfancyeatinginarestaurantonmyown,socookingformyselfisabigdrawcard.”

“Themainthingformeisbeingabletocookandhavemyownflat.Thestaffareamazing.Itisgreattoberecognizedbythem.”hesays.

PaulineRobinson

“WhatIloveaboutitisthewaythatyouaretreatedbythestaffs,”shesays.“Someofthestaffhavebeenthereallthattimeandtheydolookafteryouwell.Asawomanstayingonmyown,itisreassuringthattheylookoutforyou,andrecentlywhenIwaspoorlytheyevenbroughtthingsIneededtomyroom.”

RyanRuckledge

“Thefully-equippedkitchenisgreat.Ialwayshaveaone-bedapartmentsoIhaveaseparatekitchenanddiningroomandIamabletorelaxandcooksomemeals.Eatingoutcanfeelabitmuchwhenyoudoitdayinanddayout---itmakesyouhatewhatyoudo---andIdon’twantthat.”

21.WhatattractsvisitorstoStaybridgeSuites?

A.aseparatediningroom

B.Aone-bedapartment

C.Ahomefromhome

D.Alotofdiscipline

22.Whothinkhighlyofthekitchen?

A.PaulineRobinsonandRyanRuckledge

B.ClairMetcalfandRyanRuckledge

C.AndrewRobertsandRyanRuckledge

D.PaulineRobinsonandClairMetcalf

23.Whydoestheauthorwritethearticle?

A.Toadvertisethehotel

B.Tointroducefourrecentvisitors

C.Toinformusofanewservice

D.Tosinghighpraiseforthestaff

B

WorldWarIisrememberedasoneoftheworstwarsfought.Someunitsinthewarringparties—thearmiesofBritainandFranceontheoneside,andGermanontheother,putdowntheirweaponsforthebriefestmomenttocelebrateaholidaythatbroughtopposingsidestogether.

GatheringintheirtrenchesonChristmasEve,soldiersonbothsidesacrosstheentireWesternfrontlinecelebratedtheholidayasbestastheycould.Soon,allalongthefrontlinesoldiersbegantoleavetheirtrencheswithouttheirweapon,andmeetenemysoldiersinnoman’sland.

Whatfollowedwasanamazingtimeforhumanity;enemieswhowerejusthoursagokillingeachotheratalevelunseeninhumanhistory,weretalking,singing,dancing,andeatingtogetherasiftheywerefriends.

PerhapsthebestwaytosumupwassaidbyaBritishsoldier:

“Allthistalkofhate,allthisfiringateachotherthathasragedsincethebeginningofthewarwasoutdowngraduallyandstayedbythemagicofChristmas,”hewrote.

“Itspeakstothecommonhumanityinthemidstofwar,andtotheverybestofwhoweare---whichisoneofthosethingsthatwerecognizeduringtheholidayseason,”LoraVogt,theCuratorifEducation,toldBusinessInsider.

Sadly,thehighcommandsofbothsidesdidnotapproveoftheactionsoftheirsoldiers.Someunitswerepunishedortransferredtootherpartsofthefrontline.

Acenturyafterthewarbegan,GermanandBritishsoldiersstillgettogethertoplaysoccerandcelebrateChristmas.Nowtheydosoascompanions;partofthehopefulpeacethatthesoldiersof1914nodoubtprayedforinthetrenchesontheWesternFront.

24.Whatmadethetwosidesputdowntheweaponsforawhile?

A.afestivalairB.acallforfriendship

C.amilitaryorderD.ashortfallinsupplies

25.Whatdoweknowaboutsomesoldierstakingpartinthecelebration?

A.Theynolongerbattledagainsttheenemies

B.Theybothsharedacommondesireforpeace

C.Theyhadadeepunderstandingofeachother

D.Theywereheavilyawardedbytheircommands

26.Whatwasthemainreasonforthesoldiers’celebration?

A.Theypretendedtobefamilymembers

B.Theywantedtobecomegoodfriends

C.Theywokeuptotheirinnergoodness

D.Theywereinwantofsomerelaxation

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theinnerhumanityduringthewar

B.Thedamageofthecelebration

C.Fun-lovingsoldiersatwar

D.AmagicalChristmasparty

C

Regardlessofhowfarwe’dliketobelievegender（性别）equalityintheworkplacehascome,there’sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.

Whileit’snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.

Intheirresearch,ProfessorOyvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed（调查）2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:

Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.

Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmen inherently makebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.

Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.

Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual（个人的）differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimeyou’rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes（简历）fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.

28.Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?

A．Womenareworsethanmen.

B．Mentakealmostallhighpositions.

C．Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.

D．Womenmightbehavebetterinnearlyeveryfield.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“inherently”inParagraph4?

A．properlyB．potentiallyC．naturallyD．normally

30.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?

A．HowWeCanFigureOutTheBoss

B．WhyWomenAreBetterThanMen

C．WhyWomenMakeTheBestBosses

D．HowWeCanTellGenderDifference

31.Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?

A．Jobhunters.B．EmployersC．Employees.D．Malebosses.

D

Hackingisn'tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant'sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasetheamountoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.

Photosynthesis（光合作用）isthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,water,andcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Thisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergyavailabletothem.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbybetween14and20percent.

Specially,scientistshackedplantsprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemisactivatedwhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisintheshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.

StephenLongistheleadauthorofthestudy.Hecomparedaplantsprotectivelight—adjustingglasses.Whenapersonwearstheglassesoutsideduringtheday,thedarkenandlightendependingonhowsunnyitis.Plantsdothesamething.Butinplantstheadjustmentcantakeanywherefrom10minutestoanhour.Thismakesithardforplantstogettherightamountofsunlightneededtocreatefood.

Thenewstudyspeduptheprocess.Bychangingtheplantsgenes,theprotectiveturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.

Itwillbeatleast15yearsbeforescientistscanadjustallcropsaroundtheworld,Longsays.Buthebelievesthestudyisthefirststepinthatdirection.

Theworld’spopulationisabout7.3billionnow.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,thatnumberidexpectedtoreach8.5billionby2030,increasingthedemandforfoodaroundtheworld.

32.Ifaleafis5cmlong,thescientistcanmakeitinto_______byhackingitgenes.

A.5.5cmB.5.8cmC.8.1cmD.10cm

33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Hackingisuniqueinthecomputerfield

B.Photosynthesisisaslowbutefficientprocess.

C.Plants’protectivesystemrelatedcloselywiththesunlight

D.StephenLongcanquicklyadjustallthecropsworldwide

34.Thefinalpurposeforscientiststohacktheplantmaybe______.

A.Toachievetheiracademicdreams

B.Tofeedmorepeoplearoundtheworld

C.Tochangetheplants’genes

D.Tousemoresunlight

35.Wherewillyoupossiblyreadthispassage?

A.anewspaperB.abookreview

C.astorybookD.aguidebrochure

第2节（共5小题，每小题2分，共20分）

36._________Itisanewtermintoday'stourismindustry.Butinanageofgrowingenvironmentalawareness,itisnottoodifficultforustoimagineandunderstandthisnewformofholiday．

　　Ecotourism,whichisconsideredasakindofresponsibletourism,istypicallydefined（定义）astraveltoplaceswherespecialandunusualplants,animalsandculturalheritages（遗产）arethemainattractions.37.________Therefore,programsconcerningtheprotectionofsomenaturalandculturalspotsalsoform'apartofec