山东省枣庄市薛城区学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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山东省枣庄市薛城区学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

山东省枣庄市薛城区2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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Visitingmuseumsisanimportantmeansofknowingacountry'sdevelopmentandculture.Herearesomegreatestmuseumsintheworldwhichareworthavisit.

TateModern,London,TheUK

TogetherwiththreeotherTatemuseums,TateModernisnationalmuseumofinternationalmodernart.Itisoneofthelargestmuseumsofmodernartintheworld.Mostoftheexhibitareasareopentothepublicforfree,onlychargingformajortemporaryexhibitions.

MuseeduLouvre,Paris,France

Itistheworld'slargestandmostvisitedartmuseum.It'sahistoricallandmarkofParis.HousedintheLouvrePalace,themuseumhasbeenaddedtomanytimessinceitsopeningin1793.ItsglasspyramidinthemaincourtyardwasdesignedbyChinese-AmericanarchitectleohMingPei,whichlaterbecamealandmarkofParis.

NationalMuseumofChina,Beijing,China

ItisnearTiananmenSquareinBeijing.It'soneofthelargestmuseumsandthesecond-mostvisitedartmuseumintheworld.Coveringtimespan（范围）fromtheYuanmouManof1.7millionyearsagototheQingDynasty,themuseumhousesaround1.05millionitems,manyofwhichcannotbefoundinmuseumselsewhere.

StateHermitageMuseum,StPetersburg,Russia

TheStateHermitageMuseumisthesecond-largestartmuseumintheworld.Thepubliccanvisitfiveofthemainbuilding:

theWinterPalace,SmallHermitage,OldHermitage,NewHermitageandHermitageTheatre.Itoftenappearsassettingforfilms,TVseries,novelsandevenvideogames.

1．Inwhichmuseumcanvisitorsfindtheglasspyramid?

A．TateModern.B．MuseeduLouvre.

C．NationalMuseumofChina.D．StateHermitageMuseum.

2．WhereistheWinterPalace?

A．IntheUK.B．InFrance.C．InChina.D．InRussia.

3．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Tointroducesomelargestmuseumsintheworld.

B．Totellpeopletheycanvisitmuseumsforfree.

C．Toaskpeopletoprotectculturalheritage.

D．Toshowthedevelopmentofart.

Ateleven,Idecidedtolearntoswim.TherewasapoolattheY.M.C．A．offeringexactlytheopportunity.Mothercontinuallywarnedagainstit,andkeptfreshinmymindthedetailsofeachdrowningintheriver.ButtheY.M.C．A．poolwassafe.

Ihadachildhoodfearofwater.ThisstartedwhenIwasthreeyearsoldandfathertookmetothebeach.Thehugewavesknockedmedownandsweptoverme.

Thepoolwasquiet.Iwasafraidofgoinginallalone,soIsatonthesideofthepooltowaitforothers.Thencameabigboy.Heyelled,"Hi,Skinny!

How'dyouliketobeducked?

"Withthathepickedmeupandthrewmeintothedeepend.Ilandedinasittingposition,andswallowedwater.ButIwasnotfrightenedoutofmywits-whenmyfeethitthebottom,Iwouldmakeabigjump,comeoutofthesurface.Itseemedalongwaydown.IgatheredallmystrengthwhenIlandedandmadewhatIthoughtwasagreatspringupwards.ThenIopenedmyeyesandsawnothingbutwater.Itriedtoyellbutnosoundcameout.Iwentdown,down,endlessly.

WhenIcametoconsciousness,Ifoundmyselflyingonthebedinthehospital.

Ineverwentbacktothepool.IavoidedwaterwheneverIcould.Thismisadventurestayedwithmeastheyearsrolledby.Itdeprivedmeofthejoyofboatingandswimming.Finally,Idecidedtogetaninstructor.Piecebypiece,hebuiltaswimmer.Severalmonthslater,theinstructorwasfinished,butIwasnot.Sometimestheterrorwouldreturn.

ThiswentonuntilJuly.IswamacrosstheLakeWentworth.Onlyoncedidtheterrorreturn.WhenIwasinthemiddleofthelake,Iputmyfaceunderandsawnothingbutbottomlesswater.Ilaughedandsaid,"Well,Mr.Terror,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotome?

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Ihadconqueredmyfearofwater.

4．Theauthor'soriginalfearofwaterwascausedby__________.

A．hispoorskillinswimming

B．hismother'swarningofdrowning

C．anoutingtothebeachwithhisfather

D．anunpleasantmemoryofthepool

5．Whywastheauthornotscaredtodeathwhenhewasthrownintothewater?

A．Heknewhowtoswiminthepool.

B．HefeltthattheY.M.C．A．poolwassafe.

C．Hewaswaitingforotherstosavehim.

D．Hecameupwithanideatogoupwards.

6．By"butIwasnot"inparagraph5,theauthorprobablymeans"

A．hewasstillapoorswimmer

B．hehadnotovercomethefearyet

C．hewasnotafraidofdrowninganymore

D．hewasnotsatisfiedwiththeswimmingtraining

7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Goodbye,Mr.Terror

B．Hello,ChildhoodFear

C．ASwimmingAdventure

D．MyPassionforSwimming

Theplantingorwoodlandsinuplandareascouldplayakeyroleinpreventingthefloodingwhichhasincreasinglyaffectedcommunitiesacrosstheworldinrecentyears.

AnewstudybytheUniversityofPlymouthhasshownthatwithinjust15yearsofbeingplanted,nativebroadleaftreescanhaveagreateffectonsoil'sresponseduringextremeweatherevents.Itmeansthatthehugeamountofrainwatercanbemorereadilyabsorbed,ratherthansimplyrunningoverthesurfaceandintoriverswhereitprobablycausessevereflooding.

Scientistssaytheirfindingsshowplantingmorenativewoodlandsinuplandareascouldbeaneffectiveandnaturalfloodmanagementtool.Therehavebeenanumberofextremerainfallandfloodingeventsinrecentyears,andtheyarepredictedtoincreaseinbothfrequencyandseriousnessinthefutureasaresultofhuman-causedclimatechange.

Theyshowthatinareaswherenewwoodlandshavebeenplanted,theabilityofsoiltoabsorbwaterisalmostdoublethatofareaswithnotrees,associatedwithincreasesinsoilmacro-pores-（大孔隙）andreductionsinsoilcompaction（压实）.Thismeansthespeedatwhichrainwaterentersriversduringrainfalleventsisobviouslyreduced,whichhelpslowerpeakflow.

However,thenatureofthesoilandlocationofthewoodlandsarealsocriticaltotheirsuccess,withsteephillsideontheedgeofuplandareasprovidingthemosteffectivelocationfortreeplantationstoserveasaneffectivefloodpreventiontool.

DrPaulLunt,AssociateProfessorinEnvironmentalScienceadded,"Therearealotofweakuplandcatchment（集水）areasacrosstheUK.However,byworkingwithfarmersandthegovernment'sfarmwoodlandmeasures,thisstudyhasshownthatdamagedsoilcanrecoverrapidly.Thisisparticularlyobviousonhillsideswhicharetraditionallynotsogoodforfarming.Sothereisanopportunityforajoined-upapproachwhichcouldbenefittheuplandsthemselves,butalsothosepeoplelivingonandaroundthem."

8．Whatadvantagedoesplantingnativewoodlandsinuplandareashave?

A．Preventingrainwaterintothesky.B．Takinginplentyofrainwater.

C．Stoppingtheextremeweather.D．Helpingrainwaterrunoverthesurface.

9．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A．Treescanhelpreducesoilmacro-pores.

B．Newwoodlandsarerelatedtoextremeweather.

C．Plantingnewwoodlandsmaypreventseriousflooding.

D．Scientistsaffecttheabilityofsoiltoabsorbwater.

10．WhatdoesDrPaulLuntmainlytalkabout?

A．Thewayofreducingfloodingrisks.

B．Themeasuresofhelpingnativefarmers.

C．Thecooperationbetweenfarmersandthegovernment.

D．Thebenefitsofplantingnativewoodlands.

11．Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．NewWoodlandsCanHelpReduceFloodingRisks

B．RainwaterWillRuinMountainousAreas

C．ScientistsHasFoundWaystoControlExtremeWeather

D．FarmersHavePlantedManyTreestoCollectRainwater

MarcusEriksenwasstudyingPlasticpollutionwhenhemetcamelexpertUlrichWernery.Theywentdeepintothedesertandspottedacamelskeleton（骨架）.Eriksenwasnotpreparedforwhathesawinthedesert."Iwasjustappalled,"hesaid,"becauseinsidethedeadbodyofacamelwasamassofplasticbags,whichwasasbigasamedium-sizedsuitcase."

WerneryisascientistworkinginaresearchlabinDubai.Since2008Wernery'steamhasexamined30,000deadcamels.Theyfound300ofthosedeadcamelshadamassofplasticbagsintheirbodies.Ascamelswanderinthedesert,theyeatplasticbagsandotherrubbishthatmoveintotreesandpileupalongroadsides."Toacamel,ifit'snotsand,it'sfood,"explainsEriksen.

Tightlypackedmassesofindigestible（难消化的）thingscanbebuiltupinthedigestivesystemofpeopleoranimals.Scientistscallthembezoars（胃石）.Normally,thesearemadeofvegetablefibersorhair.WernerandEriksencallthosefoundinthecamels"polybezoars".Itpointstotheirorigin:

plasticpolymers.

Inanewstudy,EriksenandWerneryreportdatasuggestingthateachyearthesepolybezoarsarekillingoffaround1inevery100camels.Offivecamelbezoarsanalyzedforthisstudy,theplasticcontentrangedfrom3to64kilograms."Ifitisconfirmedthat1percentofcamelsdiedduetoplasticbyfutureandmoredetailedstudies,thenplasticpollutionwillcertainlybeimportantconcernforcamels,"saysLucaNizzetto,anenvironmentalscientist."Suchstudiesareimportant,becausetheyraisesocialawarenessaboutthispollution."

Banningplasticbagsandsingle-useplasticsiscrucialforprotectingcamelsandotherwildlife,Eriksensays."Plasticbagsblowoutofgarbagecans,outoflandfills,outoftrucksandoutofpeople'shands."What'smore,headds,"Theytravelforhundredsofmiles."

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"appalled"inparagraphImean?

A．Addicted.B．Delighted.C．Satisfied.D．Shocked.

13．WhatdoEriksen'swordsinparagraph2suggest?

A．Peoplehavecleanedrubbishinthedesert.

B．Camelsoftenmistakeplasticsasfood.

C．Camelsarealwayswalkingalongtheroad.

D．Thereare30,000camelslivingintheworld.

14．Whatcanwelearnaboutthepolybezoarfromparagraph3?

A．Itisrelatedwithplastic.B．Ithel