山东师范大学附中届高二下学期阶段性测试英语试题及答案.docx

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山东师范大学附中届高二下学期阶段性测试英语试题及答案

山东师范大学附中2020届高二下学期5月阶段性测试

英语2020.05

时间100分钟满分120分

I.阅读理解（每小题2.5分,共37.5分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B.C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Canadiansareblessedwithanabundanceofnaturalwonderswithenoughlakes,mountainsandriverstoexploreforalifetime.We’vealsogotsomeofthemostshockingwaterfallsonEarth.

PissingMareFalls-GrosMorneNationalPark,NewfoundlandandLabrador

PissingMareFallsmayhaveafunnysoundingnamebutthey'renojoke:

infact,they'reoneofthehighestwaterfallsinCanada.LocatedinthebeautifulGrosMorneNationalPark,thefallsareonlyaccessiblebyboattour.

TakakkawFalls-YohoNationalPark,BritishColumbia

TakakkawtranslatedfromCreelooselymeansthe"magnificent",andit'sasuitablewordforthesecond-highestwaterfallsinCanada.Afterasteepdriveupawindingroad,thesefallsareonlyashorthikefromtheparkinglotalongawheelchairaccessiblepath.

NiagaraFalls-NiagaraFalls,Ontario

NiagaraFallsarethemostfamouswaterfallsinCanada.Actuallytheyaremadeupofthreedifferentfalls—theHorseshoeFalls,themostpowerfulinNorthAmerica,aretheonlyonelocatedontheCanadianside.Meltingglaciers（冰川）formedthefallsthousandsofyearsagoandthebeautifulgreencolorisduetodissolvedsaltandfinelyground（磨）rock.

BridalVeilFalls-BridalVeilFallsProvincialPark,BritishColumbia

Prettyanddelicate,theBridalVeilFallsarelocatedjusteastofChilliwack,BritishColumbia,andreallydolooklikeabridewithabeautifulveil（面纱）,withwatergentlypouringoversmoothrock.Aneasy15-minutewalktothefallstakesyouthroughrichleaves.Picnictablesareavailable,andtherearelotsofopportunitiesforviewingwildlifealongtheway.

1.WherearePissingMareFalls?

A.NearBritishColumbia.

B.Inabeautifulsmallpark.

C.OnthehighestmountaininCanada.

D.BetweenNewfoundlandandLabrador.

2.HowdidNiagaraFallscomeintobeing?

A.Itremainsamystery.

B.Itoriginatedfromseveralrivers.

C.Itwasformedbythemeltingglaciers.

D.Itwasmadebydissolvedsaltandfinelygroundrock.

3.WhatcanyoudoinBridalVeilFalls?

A.Huntingwildlife.B.Havingapicnic.

C.Collectingsalt.D.Buyingveils.

B

It'shardtosaywhichwasinworseshape：

therun-down,century-oldgalleryorthecancer-ridden

（患有癌症的）56-year-oldmansittingonitsoldsteps.Foryears,GregThomaswouldsitonthoseverystepsandthinkofthetimeswhenhewalkedhisdogsalongthecountryroadsinruralMinnesota.ButinMay2009,helearnedthatthesevereheadaches,earaches,andjawachesthathehadsufferedfromforthe

pastyearwereduetoinoperableheadandneckcancer.DoctorstoldGreg'sfamilytobepreparedtoplanhisfuneral.

"Iwassittingatthegalleryandthinkingoneevening,"Gregsaid."Ikeptlookingatthebuildingandtheshapeitwasin.Isaid,'BeforeIleavethisearth,I'dliketodosomethingforyou.”

Gregdecidedtofixthepeelingpaintandtheleaking（渗漏的）roof,andthedamagedstepsandsoon.Heapproachedthegallery'sassociationwithadeal：

Hewouldcompletelyrepairthebuildingononecondition：

"IgetakeytothefrontdoorsoIcangoinanytimeIwanttoappreciatethepaintings."

Themoreheworkedonthegallery,thebetterhefelt.AsGregcontinuedfixingthegallery,medicalscanstoldhimsomestartlingnews：

Histumorswerereducing.Fouryearsand23daysafterGreg'sdiagnosis,hisdoctorswereabletoremovehisfeedingtube.TodayGreg'stumorsaregone.Heisconsideredofficiallyrecoveredandnolongerneedsfollow-uptests.

AfterfiveyearsofGreg'slaborandlove,thegalleryhasbeenrestored（恢复）toitsformerglory.Gregfinishedhismainprojectlastsummer,buthewillprobablyalwaysbeinvolvedinrecoveringitsbeauty（hestillwantstoreplacesomewindows,forexample）.GregheldhisthirdannualopenhousetherenearChristmas,invitingtheentirecommunity."WhileIwasrestoringthegallery,"Gregsays,"somethingwasrestoringme."

4.WhatwasGreg'splanthatevening?

A.Torentthebuilding.

B.Torepairthegallery.

C.Toholdanexhibition.

D.Tostudythepaintings.

5.WhenGregwasdoinghiswork,he

A.stoppedhismedicaltreatment

B.receivedalargedonation

C.gothishealthimproved

D.preparedhisfuneral

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"startling"inthefourthparagraphmean?

A.Misleading.

B.Disappointing.

C.Confusing.

D.Surprising.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Workandlovepay.

B.Seniorsneedmoreattention.

C.Cancerresearchprogressesquickly.

D.Culturalrelicslackproperprotection.

C

Whyisitthatyoucanrememberthenameofyourchildhoodbestfriendthatyouhaven'tseeninyearsyeteasilyforgetthenameofapersonyoujustmetamomentago？

Inotherwords,whyaresomememoriesstableoverdecades,whileothersdisappearwithinminutes？

Caltechresearcherscarriedouttheirworkaboutmemoriesinthelaboratory.Theresearchteamdevelopedatesttoexaminemice'sneural（神经的）activityastheylearnaboutandrememberanewplace.Inthetest,amousewasplacedinastraightenclosure（围场）,about5feetlongwithwhitewalls.Uniquesymbolsmarkeddifferentlocationsalongthewalls.Sugarwate（rthetrack.atreatformice）wasplacedateitherendof。

Whenamousewasplacedinthetrack,itwasunsureofwhattodoatfirstandwanderedleftandrightuntilitcameacrossthesugarwater.Inthesecases,singleneuronswereactivatedwhenthemousetooknoticeofasymbolonthewall.Overnumerousexperienceswiththetrack,themousebecamefamiliarwith

itandrememberedthelocationsofthesugarwater.Asthemousebecamemorefamiliar,moreandmoreneuronswereactivatedwhenseeingeachsymbolonthewall.Essentially,themousewasrecognizingwhereitwaswithrespecttoeachuniquesymbol.

Tostudyhowmemoriesdisappearovertime,theresearchersthenkeptbackthemicefromthetrackforupto20days.Uponreturningtothetrackafterthisbreak,micethathadformedstrongmemoriesencoded

（编码）byhighernumbersofneuronsrememberedthetaskquickly.Eventhoughsomeneuronsshoweddifferentactivity,themouse'smemoryofthetrackwasclearlyidentifiablewhenresearchersanalyzedtheactivityoflargegroupsofneurons.

Thisworkshowsthatmemoriesmightdisappearmorerapidlyasweagebecauseamemoryisencodedbyfewerneurons,andifanyoftheseneuronsfail,thememorywillbelost.Thestudysuggeststhatoneday,designingtreatmentsthatcouldencourageahighernumberofneuronstoencodeamemorycouldhelppreventmemoryloss.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

B.Toshowtheexamplesofbadmemory.

C.Tocomparedifferentpeople'smemories.

D.Toprovetheimportanceofchildhoodmemories.

9.Duringtheresearch,themouse

A.lostinterestinthesymbolssoon

B.hadtoclimboverthelongwhitewall

C.wouldgetsugarwaterastheirrewards

D.wanderedleftandrightnervouslyallthetime

10.Whatisspecialaboutthemicethatrememberedthetaskquicklyafterthebreak?

A.Theyhadtheirneuronsshowdifferentactivity.

B.Theylovesugarwaterbetterthanothermice.

C.Theystayedinthetrackforover20days.

D.Theypossessedmoreactivatedneurons.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Mice'smemoryseemsbetterthanhumans

B.Theagingprocessofhumansisunavoidable.

C.Memorylossisexpectedtobecuredinthefuture.

D.Thestudyhasfoundthewaytopreventneuronsfromfailing.

D

Storiesplayavitalroleinthegrowthanddevelopmentofchildren.Thebookstheyreadandthecharacterstheygettoknowcanbecomelikefriends.It'salsogoodforchildrentounderstandthatbooksareausefulsourceofinformationandthatgoodreadingskillsareimportantforsuccessintheirfuturelives.

Childrenwhocanreadwellaremorelikelytohavehigherconfidencelevels.Thiswillbenefittheminschoolasthey’llfeelabletoparticipatefullyinactivities.Anotherpartofbuildingconfidenceistoknowwhereyoufitintotheworld.Storiescanhelpwiththisprocessbyshowingchildrenwhatpeople'slivesarelikewheretheyliveandinotherpartsoftheworld.

Storiesareagreatwaytointroducenewwordsandideasintoachild'slanguage--startingwithpicturebooksfortheveryyoung,workinguptomorecomplexnovelsforteenagers.Fictionbasedonreallifecanalsohelpchildrenwiththeirownlifeexperience--itshowsthemhowdiversetheworldisandthatsome

people'slivesarevastlydifferentfromtheirs.Andtheprocessisdoneinanaturalway.There'snoactualteachinginvolvedatall,buttheylearnfromsimplyreadingthestory.

Readinghelpschildrenunderstandthatthereareotherchildrenwhofeelthesamewayandtheyarenotalone.Thishelpschildrenunderstandthatfeelingsarenormalandshouldbeexpressed.Watchingtheirresponsestothefeelingsofthecharactersinthestorieswillgiveyousomeideaofhowachildfeelsaboutcertainsituationsandemotions.Forexample,howthechildrespondstothecharacterinthestoryfeelingsadorscaredwillgiveyousomeideaofhowthechildthinks.

Asyoucansee,children'sstoriesareimportantforanumberofreasonsandformavitalpartofthegrowingprocess.Beingpartofthatprocesscanbringchildrenasenseofsatisfactionaswellasbeinggreatfun.So,goandgetyourchildrensomewonderfulbookstoallowthemtoenjoyarelaxingbedtimestory.

12.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?

A.Readingstoriesbenefitschildrenalot.

B.Readingisthebestwaytogaininformation.

C.Readingstorieshelpschildrenmakemorefriends.

D.Readingskillsshouldbedevelopedatayoungage.

13.Howc