福建省南平市学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题.docx

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福建省南平市学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题

福建省南平市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题

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JoshBangertwasplayingbasketballthissummerwhenhenoticedthevisioninhislefteyewasblurry（模糊）.The15-years-oldignoredit,believinghejustneededglasses.Butwhenhewenttothedoctorafewweekslater,hewastoldhehadadiseasethatnosurgery（手术）couldtreat.Hewouldlikelylosehissightbytheendoftheyear.Joshwasfrustrated.

Thenextmorning,Joshbegantoaccepthisfate.Whatcamenextwasanincredibleshowofsupportforthestudent.Oneofhismother'sfriendssuggestedJoshmakeabucketlistofthingshewantedtoseeandturntoaGoFundMefortheexpensesofthetrips.Within24hours,hisfathergotamessageonhisphone:

Theyhadhittheir$20,000（139,000yuan）goal.Morethan450peoplehavegivenalmost36,000.Thecommunityresponseisjustamazing.Withhelpfromthedonations,theBangertfamilytookJoshtotheBulls'firstpreseasongame.AhighlightofthenightwaswhenBullscookie（新手）ChandlerHutchisonshota3-pointer.Otherthingsonhislist:

mountains,theocean,thedesert,NiagaraFalls,snorkeling,white-waterrafting.

Thediseaseisknowntoprogressfairlyrapidly,oftenstartinginoneeyeandmovingtotheother,accordingtoDr.TimothyJ.Inspiteofit,thefamilyisflyingtoSanFranciscosoJoshcancrossthemountainsandseetheocean."WhatevermoneyisleftafterJoshgoesthroughhislistwillbespentonmedicalresearch,"hismothersaid,"andthisisbiggerthanjustoursonJosh,biggerthanhisbucketlist.Idon'tknowwhatit'sgoingtoleadto,butJoshsaidfromthestartthatifheloseshissight,it'sforagoodreason.We'reseeingthat.We'reconfirmingthat."

4．WhywasJosh'slefteyeblurry?

A．Healwaysignoredtheeyeprotection.

B．Hedevelopedanincurablediseaseintheeye.

C．Anaccidentinasurgeryaccountedforit.

D．Hehadtheeyeinjuredwhenplayingbasketball.

5．Whatis"GoFundMe"inparagraph2?

A．Adonationplatform.B．Ahealthcarecenter.

C．Anursinghome.D．Avolunteerorganization.

6．Infaceoftheeyedisease,JoshdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．makealistofthingthathewantedtosee

B．trytogethelpfortheexpensesofhistrips

C．gotowatchBulls'firstpreseasongamewithhisfamily

D．borrowmoneyfromhisneighborstotreatthedisease

7．WhatcanwelearnfromwhatJosh'mothersaid?

A．Joshcan'taccepthisdiseaseafterall.

B．ThefamilywillgiveupthetreatmentonJosh.

C．Theywillgivetheremainingmoneytomedicalresearch.

D．Theyplantogoonanothertripafterfinishingthebucketlist.

Sunbearsusuallylivealoneandarehappytospendmostoftheirtimebythemselveswhennotlookingforamate.Theyspendtheirdaysinscarceoffruit,nuts,birdsandinsectsinSoutheastAsia'stropicalforests.

Althoughsunbearsmostlylivealone,scientistsrecentlydiscovertheyhavedevelopedasurprisingsocialskill.Theycanmakesomefacialexpressionsbymimickingotherbearsasaformofcommunication.Researchersstudied22sunbearsduringnaturalsocialplayattheBorneanSunBearConservationCenterinMalaysia.Usually,thiskindofskillisfoundinhumans,gorillas（大猩猩）,somemonkeysandevenpetdogs.Butuntilnow,onlyhumansandgorillasshowtheabilitytoexactlycopycomplexfaces.Thestudyfoundthatsunbears,however,arejustasgoodatitashumansandgorillas.Thissurprisedresearchers;notonlydosunbearsusuallylivealone,theyalsoarenotcloselyrelatedtohumans.

Sunbearshaveablackcoatandawhiteorgoldencolorontheirmid-section.Theyliveintreesandeatbothplantsandanimals.Sunbearsarethesmallestoftheworld'seightbearspecies,andcangrowtobeupto1.4metersinheightand65kilogramsinweight.Althoughtheylivealoneinthewild,thebearsinthestudyoftenplayedgentlywitheachother.Sometimestheyplayedwithfasteractionsandbehaviorssuchashittingandhitting.

DecryTaylorisadoctoralstudentinpsychologyattheUniversityofPortsmouthinEngland.Heisoneofthewritersofthestudy,whichwaspublishedinScientificReports.Taylorsaid,"Itseemsthatsomeformsofcommunicationaremuchmorewidelysharedamongmammalsthanwepreviouslythought.Letremainsuncertainwhatmessagesthebearsweresendingtooneanother."Butthefacialcopyingmightbeasignalthattheyarereadytomovefromgentletorougherplay,Taylorsuggested.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mimicking"inparagraph2mean?

A．Attacking.B．Copying.

C．Teaching.D．Escaping.

9．Whatmaderesearchessurprisedaftertheyconductedthestudy?

A．Sunbearsarecloselyrelatedtohumans.

B．Gorillaslivealoneinthewildjustlikesunbears.

C．Gorillashavetheabilitytocopycomplexfaces.

D．Sunbearsareabletocopyfacialexpressions.

10．Whatcanweknowaboutsunbearsfromthepassage?

A．Theyarethesmallestmammalsintheworld.

B．Theynevercommunicatewitheachother.

C．Theyliveintreesandfeedonplantsandanimals.

D．Theyoftenhitandbiteeachotherfiercely.

11．WhichofthefollowingmayDecryTayloragreewith?

A．Mammals'communicationformsneedtobefurtherexplored.

B．Whatmessagessunbearssendtoeachotheriscertain.

C．Sunbearssendmessagesmainlybycopyingotherbears.

D．Sunbearsprefertoplayroughlywitheachother.

Thebrain,likeanyotherbodypart,getsold.However,notallbrainsagethesameway.Forexample,women'sbrainsmayagemoreslowlythanmen's.ThatisthefindingofaU.S.studyfromWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinSt.Louis,Missouri.

Researcherstherewantedtofindouthowthebrainusessugar.Todothat,theystudiedjustover200brainsofmenandwomenaged20to80.TheyusedPETscanstolookattheflowofoxygenandsugarinthebrains.Theresearchersfoundthatthebrainsofwomenlookednearlyfouryearsyoungerthanthebrainsofmenwhowerebombinthesameyear.Theirfindingssuggestthatthebrainsofmenandwomenmayusesugardifferentlyastheyage.Buttheresearchersdonotknowwhy.Somescientistssuggestthathormones（荷尔蒙）couldplayapart.Andhowthebrainusesfuel,mighthelpusunderstandsomeofthedifferencesweseebetweenmenandwomenastheyage.

Onitswebsite,theNationalInstituteonAgingdescribesanagingbrain.Partsofthebraingetsmaller,"especiallythoseimportanttolearningandothercomplexmentalactivities."Communicationbetweenneutrons（神经元）maydecrease.Bloodflowmaylessenandinflammation（炎症）mayincrease.Allthesechangesslowourrecognitiveabilities.Wehavetroublerememberingthings,finishingcomplextasksorpayingattention,justasAlzheimer'spatients.Itslowlydestroysmemory,thinkingskillsand,eventually,theabilitytocarryoutthesimplesttasks.

Consideringwhatscientistsalreadyknowaboutaging,therecentstudyaboutsexdifferencesinthebrainhasraisedsomequestions.Forone,ifwomen'sbrainsagemoreslowlythanmen's,whydomorewomengetAlzheimer'sdisease?

Alzheimer'sdoesnothaveacure.However,doctorssaythatbetween50to60percentofAlzheimer'scasescanbepreventedbysimplelifestylechanges.Whetheryouareamanorawoman,therearealwayssomethingsyoucandotokeepyourbrainyoungandhealthy.

12．What'sthepurposeoftheresearchperformedbytheU.S.scientists?

A．Toknowwhywomenlivelonger.

B．Tofigureouthowthebrainusessugar.

C．Tostudythestructureofthebrain.

D．TofindoutthecauseofAlzheimer'sdisease.

13．Whydowomen'sbrainsagemoreslowlythanmen'saccordingtothestudy?

A．Womencatmoresugarthanmen.

B．Theflowofoxygenintheirbrainsdiffers.

C．Women'sbrainsusesugardifferently.

D．Theamountofsugarinwomen's