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学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试题及答案docx

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World’stophotelsforobservingstars

3100KulmhotelGornergrat,Switzerland

Sitting3,100metersabovesealevel,3,100KulmhotelGornergratoverlooksthesnow-dusted,rockypeaksoftheSwissAlps.Althoughskiingisthemostpopularactivitythere,theKulmhotelisafavoritewithastronomers.Atthetopofthetwostonetowers,observatoriesareequippedwitheverythinganastronomermightneed.

Rates:

RoomsstartatCHF140（US$150）perpersonaday.

Stargazingpackages:

Starlightdinner,CHF90（US$96）perperson.

SanctuaryBaines’Camp,Botswana

ThiscamphassomequietsuitesoverlookingtheBoroRiverontheedgeoftheMoremiGameReserve.A

dayofwalkingwithelephantsandwatchinglionsonagame（与狩猎有关的）drivecanbefollowedbyan

open-airbath.

Rates:

StartatUS$675personaday（includesmeals,drinksandsafaris（游猎）

AyersRockResort—SailsintheDesertHotel,Australia

LocatedintheheartoftheAustralianOutback，thishotelprovidesastark（鲜明的）contrasttothe

copper-redearthsurroundings.Theresort’sAstroTourusesiPads,telescopesandbinocularstoletgu

wonderattheSouthernCrossandre-learnthebasicsoftheuniverse,suchashowastarisborn.

Rates:

RoomsstartatUS$400.

Stargazingpackages:

VoyagesOutbackSkyJourneys,US$38perpersonaday;SoundsofSilencedinner,

US$169perperson.

KasbahHotel,Morocco

AttheedgeofDraavalley,theKasbahhastworoundobservatorydomesandseveraltelescopespeakoutfromthefortresswalls.Farfromcitylights,withtheworld-famousdesert-theSaharaonthehorizon,thestageissetforablack,glitteringsky.Eachnightafterdinner,anexperthelpsguestsfindtheirwayaroundtheviewingequipment.

Rates:

MAD540（US$63）perpersonadayincludingbreakfastanddinner.

Stargazingpackages:

GuidedvisittotheSaharaSkyobservatory,MAD200（US$23）

B

MyloveforlibrariesblossomedwhenIjoinedthepubliclibrary.Fromtheageof8Iwasallowedtowalkfrommyhometothedowntownlibrary,housedabovethepolicestation.Oncethelibrariangavememyfirstmembershipcard,Icouldenjoyarangeofbooks,whichstartedwithLittleHouseintheBigWoods.Iwasaddictedinstantly,andthisloveoflibrariesandreadingwouldchangemylife,allowingmetoonedaycreateasafespaceforhigh-schoolkids,too.

BythetimeIwasinhighschool,Icouldreadtheauthorsthatwewerestudyinginclass,includingCharlesDickens,MarkTwainandEmilyBronte.Duringthesummermonths,IgotcaughtupinGonewiththeWind.

WhenIstudiedEnglishliteratureatuniversity,Ithoughtitwastimetobuildmyownlibrary.Forthe

next40years,Icontinuedtocollectbooks.Untiloneday,Irealizedthatallmybookshadbecomeapartofthehouse,likewallpaper.

Towardtheendofmyteachingcareer,Ibecameateacher-librarianatmyoldhighschool,whereIhadfirstlearnedEnglishliterature.Thispositionenabledmetoregainmyloveandappreciationforlibraries.Ihadagenerousbudgetformyclasses,soIsearchedfornovelsthatwouldinterestmyteenageaudienceandhopefullysparkaloveofbooks.Fantasy,science-fiction,graphicnovels-Iboughtalmostanytypeofbooksthatmystudentswantedtoread.Iboughtsofasandcomfortablechairs,turningthelibraryintoasafepublicspace,foreveryone.

Indoingso,Irealizedthatthelibraryisn’tjustaplacetodoresearch.Theyare,infact,pla

anopportunitytoconnectwiththepast,presentandfuture.Allthatisrequiredisatinybitofcuriosity.Librariesareplacesthatshouldbefulloflife.Theyhelpusadjusttotheworld,andtheirdoorsmustbekeptopentoeveryoneforfree!

C

Mostofthenewdiseaseswehumanshavefacedinthepastseveraldecadeshavecomefromanimals.

Themorewecomeintocontactwithwildanimals,themoreweriskaso-calleddisease“spillover”froanimalstohumans.

“Aspeoplemoveandwildlifemoveinresponsetoachangingenvironment,humansandwildlifeand

animalswillcomeincontactmoreregularly,”saidJeanneFairfromtheLosAlamosNationalLabor

NewMexico.Fairarguesthatbyshiftinganimalhabitats,climatechangewillalsomaketheopportunities

fordiseasespillovermorefrequent.“Everythingissortofshifting

andwillshift

intothefutureasthe

environmentchangesthroughclimatechange,

”Fairsaid.

Scientists,includingclimatologistsandepidemiologistsonFair

’steamatLosAlamos,a

modelhowchangestotheclimatewillimpactthespreadofinfectiousdiseases.It

’searl

ofresearch,butpreviousstudiessuggestthatextremeweatherhasalreadyplayedaroleinatleastone

outbreak.Scientistssaydroughtanddeforestationhavecombinedtoforcebatsoutofrainforestsandinto

orchards（果园）inMalaysiatofindfood.Thosebats,acommondiseasereservoir,thenpassedtheNipah

virusthroughpigstohumansforthefirsttimeinthelate1990s.

“We’regoingbythepastdatatoreallypredictwhat

’sgoingtohappeninthefuture,

”

anytimeyouincreasethatwildlife-humaninterface,that’sortofanemergingdiseasehotspot.Andso,

that

’sjustincreasingaswegoforward.”

JeffreyShaman,headoftheclimateandhealthprogramatColumbiaUniversity’spublic

argueswedon’yetknowwhetherclimatechangewillcauseanetincreaseininfectiousdiseaseratesglobally.Forexample,mosquitoescarrydiseasethataffectsmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldeveryyear.Astheirhabitatsexpandinsomepartsoftheworld,theymightcontractdiseaseselsewhere.Shamansayswhatweknowforcertainaboutclimatechangeisthatitwillmakeithardertopredictwherediseaseoutbreakswillpopup.

D

Researchindicatesthatsomeorchestral（管弦乐的）instrumentsareindangerofdyingout.YouGov

research,askedbytheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra（RPO）tofindthemostpopularinstrumentsamong

schoolchildren,hasrevealedtheincreasingpopularity

oftheukulele（尤克里里琴）,

withoneineight

expressingadesiretolearn,makingitthehighestrankedinstrumentbehindthetypicalrock-bandgrouping

oftheguitar,piano,keyboards,drumsandbassguitar.

Butyoungergenerations’interestin

“morecomplexinstruments

”isdecreasing,withthe

popularbeingtheFrenchhorn,thedoublebassandthetrombone.

JamesWilliams,managingdirectoroftheRPO,believedthechangesreflecttheincreasingpressure

schoolsareundertoprovidemusiceducation,andwentontosaythatmoreneedstobedonetointerest

secondaryschoolstudentsinthewiderrangeofinstruments.Hisconcernwasforthecompositionoffuture

orchestras,shouldthetrendtowardsinstrumentslikerock-bandgroupingbeallowedtocontinue.Butthere

maybeyetanotherdeath,onethatfewwouldbequicktosorrowover:

therecorder竖（笛）.

Cheap,convenient,easytolearn,andsuitableforindividualandgroupperformances,therecorderwas

oncethego-toinstrumentforchildren

’searlymusicaleducation.Butinmanyschoolsithasbeenrepla

bytheukulele,which,forteachers,offersmanyofthesamebenefitswithnoneofthelastingdamageto

hearing.Plus,fromastudent

’sviewpoint:

youcanplayMetallicaonone.

Notallhopeislostforthecream-colored,10-poundYamaharecorderwithalonghistory,however.

About13%ofgirlsand4%boyssurveyedbyYouGovsaidtheywantedtolearntherecorder.Surprisingly

high!

Unlikelyasitmaybe,thesechildren

’sinterestintherecordermustbeinspired.

三．七选五（5小题每题2分计10分）

Howtokeepyourselfsafefromnewvirus?

Afteranew-typecoronaviruswasdetectedinviralpneumoniacasesinCentralChina'sWuhancityamonthago,morecaseshavebeenreportedinrecentdays._____46_____:

1.Wearmasksoutdoors

●Wearingamaskisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoprotectyoufromgettinginfected.

●Makesuretowearitproperlybytighteningupthenoseclipandpullingthebottomofitoveryourchin.

●_____47_____,amaskisalsoneededtopreventyoufromspreadingermstoothers.

2.Coveryourcoughsandsneezewithtissue（纸巾）

Coveryourmouthandnosewithatissuewhenyoucoughorsneeze,oryoucancoughorsneezeintoyour

sleeve,butavoidcoveringwithyourhandsdirectly.

3._____48_____

Washyourhandswithsoapandrunningwaterthoroughlyforatleast15seconds.

●Beforeeatingandafterusingthetoilet

●Afterreturninghome

●Aftertouchingtrashorgarbage

●Aftercontactingwithanimalsorhandlinganimalwastes4.Strengthenyourimmunesystemandexerciseregularly

●Exerciseregularlyisoneofthemostimportantwaystohelpyoustayawayfromcatchinganyinfections.

●Makesurethatsharedspaceshavegoodairflowandavoidgoingtocrowdedplacessuchashospitals,railwaystationsandairports.

_____49_____.

●Seekprompt（及时的medicalattentionifyouhavesymptomsoffeverandrespiratoryinfection.

●Avoidclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavefluorcold-likesymptoms.

●_____50_____.Avoidcontactwithwildanimalsorfarmedlivestockwithoutanyprotection.

A.Topreventcatchingtheinfection,here

’swhatyoucando

B.Protectyourselfandothersfromgettingsick

C.Washyourhandsfrequentlyandproperly

D.Eatthoroughlycookedmeatandeggs

E.Ifyou’renotfeelingwellorhavesymptomsoffever

F.Wearamaskiftransportormovementisnecessary