福建省莆田市届高中毕业班下学期第二次教学质量检测英语试.docx

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福建省莆田市届高中毕业班下学期第二次教学质量检测英语试

福建省莆田市2021届高中毕业班下学期（3月）第二次教学质量检测英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Doyoueverhaveproblemsdescribingpeople?

Noworries!

We’llgiveyoupracticalwaystodefinesomeone’spersonalityusingpopularfilmcharacterstohelpyouremember!

So,joinusatthecinemaandlearntheusefulcharacteradjectives!

1.Narcissistic

Meaning:

Ifsomeoneisnarcissistic,theythink—they’reveryspecialandmoreimportantthanothers.

Example:

InthemovieBeautyandtheBeastdirectedby,BillCondon,thevillainGastonisnarcissistic.Headmireshimselfandhisappearancetoomuch（he’salwayslookinginthemirror）,andhehasalackofsympathyforothers.

2.Culculating

Meaning:

Ifsomeoneiscalculating,theymakecarefulplanssotheycangetwhattheywantinlife.

Example:

InthemovieTheLionKingdirectedbyRobMinkoffandRogerAllers,thebaddieScarisextremelycalculating.Heplotsaplantokillhisbrother,KingMufasa.Afterdoingthat,heblamesthisonhisnephew,Simba.

3.Demanding

Meaning:

Ifsomeoneisdemanding,theyhaveveryhighstandardsandwanteveryoneelsetohavethesestandardstoo.

Example:

InthemovieTheDevilWearsPradadirectedbyDavidFrankel,thebossMirandaPresleyisverydemanding.Shehasalwaysworkedveryhard,andsheexpectseveryoneelsetodothesame.

4.Naive

Meaning:

Ifsomeoneisnaive,they'reveryinnocentandhaveaJackofexperienceinlife.

Example:

InthemovieElfdirectedbyDavidBerenbaum,Buddyisanaivecharacter.He’sahumanwhogrewupintheNorthPolewithelves（小精灵）.Oneday,hegoestoNewYorkCityforthefirsttimeandsoonrealisesthatthingsareverydifferentthere.

1．Whichcharactermayhelpyouremembertheadjective“narcissistic”?

A．Buddy.B．Gaston.C．Miranda.D．Scar.

2．Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribesomeonewhoisnoteasilysatisfied?

A．Narcissistic.B．Calculating.C．Demanding.D．Naive.

3．Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A．Teachers.B．Moviegoers.C．Filmdirectors.D．Languagelearners.

HayleyArceneaux,29willbetheyoungestpersontogotospacewhenshejoinsInspiralion4,aprivatemissionledandfundedbyJaredIsaacman,a-billionairebusinessmanandpilot.ThemissionwhichisscheduledtolaunchinOctoberfromCapeCanaveral,Florida,willbethefirstmissiontoincludenon-professionalastronauts.Forthat,thecrewarereceivingtraininginareassuchastheoperationsofthespacecraftandtherocketthatwilllaunchit,workinginmicrogravity,emergencypreparednessandmissionsimulations（模拟）.

ArceneauxunderwenttreatmentforbonecancerfromtheageofteninStJudeChildren'sHospitalinTennessee.Sheenduredadozenroundsofchemotherapy（化疗）andsurgerytoreplaceherleftkneeandthighbonewithtitanium（钛）implantsafterherdiagnosisnearly20yearsago.Shenowworksatthehospitalasaphysician'sassistant.

“Honestly,I'mnotnervousatall—Iamjustsoexcited,"saidArcencaux,"Ithinkhavingcancermademetough."Dr.MichaelNeel,whooperatedonArceneaux,said,“Hayley'sstorywillshowpeoplethatnoteventheskyisthelimitforwhatyoucando,whetherit'sinmedicine,commerceorlifeingeneral."

"Rightnowweareatstepzero.Thedoorisclosedtopersonswithdisabilities.Withthispilotproject,wehavetheambitiontoopenthisdoorandmakealeap,togofromzerotoone,"theEuropeanSpaceAgencysaid.

4．WhatcanwelearnaboutInspiralion4?

A．Arcencauxwillcommandthemission.

B．Themissionwillbelaunchedprivately.

C．Thecrewpreparethemselvesinmanyareas.

D．Themissionincludesnoprofessionalastronauts.

5．WhatcanpeoplegetfromHayley'sstoryaccordingtoDr.MichaelNeel?

A．Confidence.B．Honesty.C．Ambition.D．Toughness.

6．Whatdoes“thedoor”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Aleap.B．Astep.C．Asolution.D．Achance.

7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Inspiration4istobelaunchedinOctoberfromCapeCanaveral,Florida：

B．Acancersurvivorischosenastheyoungestpersontotraveltospace.

C．TheESApromisestoemployprofessionalastronautswithdisabilities.

D．JaredIsaaemanfundsaprivatespacecrafttotravelinspace.

MyneighborMrs.Garganfirsttoldmeaboutit;"Haveyouseenthetree?

sheaskedaswassittinginthebackyardenjoyingtheOctobertwilight.

"Theonedownatthecorner,"sheexplained."It'sabeautiful-allkindsofcolors.Yououghttoseeit."

ItoldherIwould.ButIsoonforgotaboutthetree.Threedayslater,Iwasjoggingdownthestreet,mymindswimmingwithworries,whenasplashofbrightorangecaughtmyeye.Foraninstant,Ithoughtsomeone’shousehadcaughtfire.ThenIrememberedthetree.

AsIapproachedit,Isloweddown.Therewasnothingremarkableabouttheshapeofthetree,amedium-sizedmaple.ButMrs.Garganhadbeenrightaboutitscolors.Withitsvariednationofcolor,thistreeseemedtobecomeaglobe,embracing（拥抱）initsbroadbranchesallseasonsandcontinents:

thespringandsummeroftheSouthernhemisphereinthelight-anddarkgreens,theautumnandwinteroftheNortherninthebuntingyellowsandbarebranches.

AsIwonderedatthisbeauty,IthoughtofRalphWaldoEmerson'swordsaboutthestars.Ifthestarsappearedonlyonceinathousandyears,heobservedinNature,imaginewhatanexcitingeventitwouldbe.Butbecausethey'reupthereeverynight,webarelygivethemalook.

Ifeltthesamewayaboutthetree.AndIhadalmostmissedit.

OncewhenEmilyDickenson'sfathernoticedabrilliantdisplayofnorthernlightsintheskyoverMassachusetls,helolled（鸣钟）achurchbelltoalerttown'speople.That’swhatIfeltlikedoingaboutthetree.Iwantedtobecomeamessengerofautumn,awakeningthecountrysidetoitswonder.Ididn’thaveachurchbell,butasIwalkedhome,IdidaskeachneighborIpassedthesamesimplequestion"Haveyouseenthetree?

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8．Whydidtheauthorforgetaboutthetree?

A．Hehadalotofworries.B．Hewasengagedinwork.

C．Hedidn'ttakeitseriously.D．Heneverpassedbythecorner.

9．What'sspecialaboutthetree?

A．Itssinkingsize.B．Itsrichcolours.

C．Itsamazingshape.D．Itsbroadbranches.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"observed"inparagraph5mean?

A．Commented.B．Obeyed.C．Noticed.D．Celebrated.

11．Whatdidtheauthorfinallydecidetodo?

A．Ringthechurchbell.B．Awakenthetown'speople.

C．Deliverthemessageofwonder.D．Checktheanswertothequestion.

Byfourmonthsofage,thecognitiveperformanceofravensinexperimentaltaskstestingtheirsocialintelligenceandunderstandingofthephysicalworldparallelsthatofadultgreatapesaccordingtoanewstudy.

Previousstudieshavedemonstratedimpressivecognitiveabilitiesinravens.Thesebirdsarecapableofconsideringthevisualperspectiveofothers,planningforthefuture,andinsightfulproblem-solving.Ravenshaveevenbeencalled“featheredapes”.Butcantheyreallycomparewith,primateswhenitcomestohighercognition?

Toputthisquestiontotheteal,Pikaandcolleaguesadaptedabatteryofexperimentaltestsdesignedforprimatestomeettheneedsorravens.Theyincludebothphysicalandsocialcognitiveskills.Physicalcognitiveskillsincludespecialmemory,understandingrelativenumbersandaddition,andcausalreasoning,whilesocialcognitiveskillsincludesociallearning,communication,andtheoryofmind.

Pikaandcolleaguesconductedtheirtestswitheighthand-raisedravens.Theresearchersfoundthat,atfourmonthsold,ravensalreadypossessedafull-blownsetofcognitiveskillsanddidnotsignificantlychangeoverthetimeperiodinvestigated.

Comparingtheperformanceoftheravenswithchimpanzees,Pikaandcolleaguesfoundthat,withtheexceptionofspecialmemory,theravens'performanceequalledthatofthegreatapes.Thefindingsstrengthentheideathatravens,likegreatapes,haveevolvedgeneral,flexiblecognitiveskills,ratherthanbeinghighlyspecializedinafewonesonly.

However,theresearcherscautionthattheperformanceoftheseeightravensmaynotberepresentativeofthespeciesasawhole.Thebirdsinthisstudyweretestedbytwohighlyfamiliarpeoplewhohadhand-raisedthem.Suchsocializationfactorscouldaffecthowthebirdsperformincognitivetestsdesignedandadministeredbyhumans.

12．Ravenshavebeencalled“featheredapes”fortheir________.

A．visionB．speedC．strengthD．intelligence

13．Whatdoweknowaboutthetests?

A．Ravens'developmentlopsoutatfourmonths.B．Primatescouldn'tperformaswellinthetests.

C．Pikalaidemphasisonphysicalcognitiveskills.D．Ravensdevelopcomprehensivecognitiveskills.

14．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Limitationsofthestudy.B．Conclusionofthestudy.

C．Significanceofthestudy.D．Expectationofthestudy.

15．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheRaven:

ABirdbrainNevermoreB．TheRaven:

AMysterytoBeSolved

C．TheRaven:

ASuperstarinExperimentD．TheRaven:

ARepresentativeoftheSpecies

二、七选五

“Don’tjudgeahookbyitscover.”thepopularsayinggoes.“Allthatglittersisnotgold."isanother.Theyremindusthatsomething'sappearanceshouldnotbethemostimportantthingwhenwedetermineitsvalue.16．Manypeoplestillfeelinsecureaboutthemselvesandtheirappearance.Sowhatcanapersondotoimprovetheirownbodypositivity?

Notcomparingyourbodytoothers’,particularlycelebrities’,isagoodfirststep.17．Comparingonlycreatesastandardwethinkweneedtomeetandleadstofeelingsofdisappointmentifwecan't.

18．Whensomeonesayssomethingnice,embraceit—don’tpushitawayorplayitdown.Andcomplimentotherstoo.Ifyouthinksomeonelooksnice,orsomeonehasagoodidea,tellthem,Itcanliftthemup.

Andfinal