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学年广东省深圳市龙岗区高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

2021-2022学年广东省深圳市龙岗区高二上学期期中考试英语试题

试卷说明：

满分150分，考试时间：

120分钟

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）。

A

CROSSITOFFYOURBUCKETLIST!

AnytimeistherighttimetovisitGrandCentralTerminal!

LocatedattheintersectionofParkAvenueand42ndStreet,theterminaliseasilyaccessibleonfoot,bysubway,bybusandbyMetro-Northtrain.

Pleasenotethattheterminaldoesnotofferluggagestorage.Pleaseplanahead.

Planyourvisit&thingstodo

·Takeatour!

Youcanseethemostfamousterminal.

·Headupstairsifyou'relookingfordinnerunderthestarsatCiprianiDolciorMichaelJordan'sTheSteakHouseN.Y.C．oracocktailatTheCampbell.

·Headdownstairsifyou'relookingforaquickbiteintheDiningConcourse.ShakeShackburgeroramemorablemealatthehistoricOysterBar&Restaurant,anyone?

·HeadtoGrandCentralMarketifyou'relookingforauniqueshoppingexperience.Enjoyagreatmealatlocalvendors（摊贩）likeMurray'sCheese,EliZabar'sFarmtoTableandPescatoreSeafoodCompany.

Accessibility:

Theterminalisaccessibletovisitorswithdisabilities,butdoesnotprovidewheelchairrentals.

Audio（声音的）tours

Orpheo'sstate-of-the-artaudiodevice（设备）andheadsetcomeswithamapoftheterminalforjust$9peradultand$7discounted（seniors,military,students,kids）.

Theaudiotourisalsoavailablesevendaysaweek（closedonlyonThanksgivingDayandChristmasDay）atthetoursofficeintheGraybarPassage.Hoursare9amto6pm,butmaybeextendedduringtheholidays.Theself-guidedtourcanlastasshortas30minutestojustoveranhour.

Docent-led（有讲解员带领的）tours

Thetourlasts75minutes.Thecostis$30foradultsor$20forseniors（65+）,studentsandkids.Hoursare9amto6pm,butmaybeextendedduringtheholidays.Spaceislimited.

1．WherecantouristsgowhenvisitingGrandCentralMarket?

A．TheCampbellB．CiprianiDolci

C．EliZabar'sFarmtoTableD．ThehistoricOysterBar&Restaurant

2．Whatcanbeofferedbytheterminal?

A．LuggagestorageB．Freeaudiodevices

C．TraveldiscountforstudentsD．Wheelchairrentals

3．Whatdoaudiotoursanddocent-ledtourshaveincommon?

A．Eachoftheirtoursisself-guided.

B．Theyarenormallyavailablefor9hourseachday.

C．Eachoftheirtourslastslessthananhour.

D．Theycanbebookedinadvanceduringtheholidays.

B

I’dbeenthinkingoftakingacourseonscuba-diving（水肺潜水）formonths,butwasn’tsurebecauseIwasafraidofsnakes!

Seasnakes.Justthinkingaboutitmademesick.

Butthen,Iwantedtoknowwhypeopleloveditsomuch.Theyallsaidthatundertheseawaslikeatotallydifferentworld,yetabeautifulone.Andbecauseofthat,Idecidedtotaketheriskandtrytofacemyfear.

So,aftertakingaprivatecoursefrommydivinginstructor,MbakVita，IwenttoSepaIslandwithher,totakethefinalexam.

Firstdive,12metersindepth.“WhatamIdoing?

”Iaskedmyself.“Whatifsomethingbadhappened?

”Itriedhardnottopanicandtoldmyselftokeepagoodthought,“It’sgonnabeawonderfulexperience.Justdoit!

”ThenIwentdown.MyheartbeatfastandmyearshurtasIwentdeeper.IfollowedVita’sinstructionscloselyuntilIfeltcomfortabletoexplorethesea.

Suddenlyallaroundmewasgreen.ItfeltlikeIwaslivinginagreenworld!

Isawsomecorals（珊瑚）,bigones,andlotsofbeautifulfishhidinginthesand.

Iwasenjoyingthebeautyallaroundmewhenmyinstructorwavedatmewithherhandholdingapinkflipper（橡胶蹼）.“Thatflipperlooksfamiliar,”Ithought.Yes!

Thatwasmyflipper!

Ididn’trealizethatmyrightflipperhadmanagedtogetawayfrommyrightfoot!

So,thatwasthefirstdive.Intotal，wedove5timesin2days.Wemanagedtodiveupto18metersindepth.ThenextdivesweresmoothandforsureIdidn’tlosemyflipper!

IwassohappytoseedifferenttypesoffishswimminginfrontofmeasifIwasinvisible（不可见的）.Itwasindeedsobeautifulandpeacefuldownthere.NowIcanseewhypeoplelovedivingunderthesea.

4．Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutlearningscuba-divingatfirst?

A．UncertainB．ExcitedC．ComfortableD．Disappointed

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“panic”inParagraph4mean?

A．Keepcoolandrelaxed.B．Feeltiredandsleepy.

C．Feelnervousandworried.D．Keepquietandpatient.

6．Whathappenedduringtheauthor’sfirstdive?

A．Shesawaseasnake.

B．Theseawaterturnedgreen.

C．Aflipperfelloffherfoot.

D．Shelostherinstructorinthesea.

7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Apleasanttriptothebeach

B．Myfirstexperiencewithscuba-diving

C．Whyapersonstartsscuba-diving

D．Howscuba-divingaffectsmylife

C

Eatingoutissuchapleasure―thefood,thewine,thejoyofhavingitallbroughttoyoubysomeoneelse―thatit’sapitytoruintheexperiencebysharingitwithotherpeople.

Well,Idolikevisitingrestaurantswithfriends.Butdiningoutalonehasitsownveryspecialattractions.Forastartyoucangiveallyourattentiontothefood.There’snothingworsethanhavingtoinventanddeliveranopiniononschoolleaguetablesorSanchez’smovetoManchesterUnited,pluslistentoeveryoneelse’sopinions,whenallyoureallywanttodoisenjoyeachmouthfulalongtheway.

Asecondgreatthingabouteatingoutaloneisthechancetocombinefoodwithoneoflife’sothertruepleasures:

reading.Youhavetoplanthiscarefully:

IndianorChineserestaurantsarebest―youneedfoodyoucaneatwithjustonehand,leavingtheotherfreetoholdyourreadingmaterial.

Butperhapsthebiggestattractionofatableforoneisthechanceitgivestopeople-watching.Restaurantsandthedifferentreasonsforvisitingthem―firstdate,businessmeeting,nightoutwithfriends―producehumanbehaviourofsurprisingrichnessandvariety.Willthemansellinghisbusinessideagetanyjoyoutofhispossibleinvestor（投资者）?

Willthemarriedcouplethinkofanythingtosaytoeachotherbeforetheirmaincoursesarrive?

This“humanzoo”partofeatingoutaloneisoneofthereasonsI’dhatetobefamous:

everyonewouldbewatchingyou,soyouwouldn’tbeabletowatchthem.ThesnookerplayerSteveDavissaysthiswasoneofthestrangestconsequences（后果）ofbecomingwell-known:

hegotveryworriedabouthiseatinginpublic,almosttothelevelofdoubtingwhetherhewas“doingitright.”

Sonexttimeyou’reconsideringyoureatingoutchoices,remembertheadviceofthebusinessmanNubarGulbenkian:

“Thebestnumberforadinnerpartyistwo―myselfandasuperheadwaiter.”

8．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Thereasonsforeatingoutalone.

B．Thetroublewitheatinginpublic.

C．Thesuggestionsaboutdiningout.

D．Thefearofmakingdiningchoices.

9．Whatisthebestpartofdiningoutalone?

A．Onecanfixone’seyesonthefood.

B．Oneisgiventhechancetowatchotherdiners.

C．Oneislikelytocomeacrossfamouspeople.

D．Onecanenjoyreadingwhileeating.

10．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph5?

A．Beingfamousmayruinthejoyofeatingoutalone.

B．Famouspeoplearealwaysthecenterofattention.

C．SteveDaviscaredtoomuchabouttablemanners.

D．Beingwatchedseemsfarbetterthanwatchingothers.

11．Whatissuggestedattheendofthetext?

A．Diningwithfriends.B．Chattingoverdinner.

C．Sharingatablewithawaiter.D．Havingatableforone.

D

Howdoesanecosystem（生态系统）work?

Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?

Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?

Tofindananswer,scientistshavebuiltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.

Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator（掠食动物）alwayseatshugenumbersofasingleprey（猎物）,thetwospeciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinction（灭绝）ofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.

Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies—includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.

Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileonland,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.

Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint（临界点）,itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.

12．Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator______.

A．hasawidefoodchoiceB．stickstoonepreyspecies

C．caneasilyfindnewpreyD．canquicklymovetoanotherplace

13．Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?

A．Thepopulations