甘肃省靖远县学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题docx.docx

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甘肃省靖远县学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题docx

高二英语试卷

考生注意：

1.本试卷共120分。

考试时间100分钟。

2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TopFourPlacestoVisitinandaroundBali

Ubud

Ubudisprettyawayfromthebeaches.ItisconsideredtheculturalcenterofBali,whereyouwilldiscovertheartandspiritofBaliandlearnaboutBalinesereligionthroughpaintings,dance,andotherartforms.Youcoulddrinkabeerwhilewatchingalocalbandperform,butmostpeoplecomeherefortheculturalappreciation.

NusaLembongan

ThistinyislandoffthecoastofBaliiswheremanypeoplemisstheirjourneyplans,butitisamust-see,Itistheperfectplacetostayforacoupleofnights,Theroadsarenotgood,buttheislanditselfissobeautifulandquiet.

Sanur

Sanurisanespeciallyrelaxingbeachtown.It'sclosetotheairportandKuta.It*salsothestartingplacetoexploreNusaLembongan.

Kuta

ThebeachofKutaisgreatforsurfing.Itiscrowdedandyouwon'tgetfarwithoutsomeonetryingtogetyoutorentasurfboardorbuysomething.Themaintownisamixtureofmarketstandsandshoppingmallscontainingthebiggestbrands,fromZaratoRalphLauren.Thefamiliarityofthewesternstyleshopsandrestaurantswon'tgiveanyonetoomuchofacultureshock.

1.WhichplaceareyouprobablyadvisedtoexperienceBalineseculture?

A.NusaLembongan.B.Sanur.

C.Ubud.D.Kuta.

2.WhatisspecialaboutKuta?

A.Itisabeachtownneartheairport.

B.Ithasaconvenienttransportationmeansonit.

C.Itisashoppingcenterandfamousforsurfing.

D.ItisaplacewhereyoucanlearnBalinesehistory.

3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anofficialdocument.B.Atravelmagazine.

C.Asciencereport.D.Ahistorybook.

【答案】1.C2.C3.B

B

IopenedthebigsteeldoortotheschooFsfrontoffice.Myhandswereabitsweaty,myheartwaspoundinginmychest,andmythroatandtonguefelttenseanddry.Itwasthefirstdayofschool.No,notformeasastudent,butrather,formeasafirsttimereadingtutor（助教）volunteeringwiththeExperienceCorpsprogram.

I'msoproudtobepartofsuchaworthwhileeducationalorganization.TheExperienceCorpsdevelopedaresearch-based,statisticallyprovenreadingimprovementprogramwhichconsistsoffunreadinggames.Inthegames,Pdplaywitheachchildandtheydidn'tevenrealizethattheywereactuallylearningandimprovingtheirreading一wewerehavingtoomuchfun!

"Ms.R,"（astheycalledme）,"Ireadmybooktomydog,Sunny,andshereallylikedit,too."Great!

That*stheidea—keeponreadingtoothersathometoincreaseaccuracyandfluency."Ms.R,mymomhasababyinherbelly.I'mgoingtobeabigsisterandwillreadtohimwhenhecomesout."Thatonemademefeelallwarmandsweet,andItoldthestudentthatshewouldbethebestbigsisterever."Ms.R,whydoyouhavegrayhair?

1'Ilovethefranknessofkids.Ijustlaughedandtoldthemitwasbettertohavegrayhairthannohair!

Weallgiggled（傻笑）atthat.

Thestudentsweretestedthroughouttheyear,andresultsshowedthattheyweremakingprogressintheirreading.IhopeIplayedatleastasmallpartintheiracademicsuccess.WhenIfirstvolunteeredtotutor,Iwasabitanxious.Ihadnoteachingexperience,butIfoundoutthatyoudon'tneedany.Allyouneedisthewillingnesstogiveofyourselfandadesiretoworkone-on-onewiththesechildrenwhosodesperatelywanttopleaseyou.

4.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenfirstworkingasareadingtutor?

A.Curious.B.Nervous.

D.Pleased.

C.Satisfied.

5.What'sthemaintaskoftheauthorintheschool?

A.Helpingimprovethereadingprogram.

B.Teachingstudentsknowledgeofallthesubjects

C.Playingvariousoutdoorgameswiththestudents.

D.Offeringreadingguidanceundertheprogram.

6.What*sthepurposeofparagraph3?

A.Todescribethepleasureofbeingareadingtutor.

B.TostatehowtheExperienceCorpsprogramworks.

C.Toshowhowclosethestudentsaretothevolunteertutor.

D.Toexplainthedifficultiesandhardshipofteaching.

7.Intheauthor'sview,whatisthekeytobeingagoodreadingtutor?

A.Experience.B.Devotion.

C.KnowledgeD.Diligence.

【答案】4.B5.D6.A7.B

C

Despitethesuccessfulcreationofyoungbycloningvariousspecies,researchersstillhavelimitedunderstandingofthetechnique.Althoughtheoverallefficiencyandsafetyofcloninginanimalshassignificantlyincreasedoverthepastfifteenyears,itisnotyetasafeprocess.Forexample,therateofdeadbirthsanddevelopmentalabnormalitiesremainshigh.Anothersourceofconcernistheriskofprematureageingbecauseofshortenedtelomeres（端粒酶）.Telomeresgetshorterasananimalgetsolder.Whenthetelomeresofacellgetsoshortthattheydisappear,thecelldies.Theconcernisthatclonedanimalsmaygettheshortenedtelomeres,withpossiblyprematureagingandashortenedlifespanasaresult.

Formany,thefactthatcloningisunsafeprovidesagoodreasonnottopursueit.Ithasbeenarguedthatitwouldsimplybewrongtoputsuchsignificanthealthrisksonhumans.Thestrongestversionofthisargumentstatesthatitwouldbewrongnowtoproduceachildbycloningbecauseitwouldbeacaseofillegalbirth.Againstthis,ithasbeenarguedthatevenifcloningisunsafe,itmaystillbepermissibleiftherearenosafermeanstobringthatverysamechildintoexistence.

Withtheactualrateofadvancementincloning,onecannotdenyafutureinwhichthesafetyandefficiencyofcloningwillbeequalorsuperiortothatoftest-tubebaby.Aremainingquestionis,then,whetherthosewhocondemn（谴责）cloningbecauseofitsexperimentalnatureshouldcontinuetocondemnitmorallyandlegally.Someauthorshavereasonedthatif,inthefuture,cloningbecomessaferthansexualreproduction,weshouldevenmakeitourreproductivemethodofchoice.

8.What'sthemainideaofparagraph1?

A.Allspeciesareabletobeclonedtechnically.

B.Theefficiencyandsafetyofcloningisincreasing.

C.Variousrisksstillexistintheprocessofcloning.

D.There'sstillalottolearnaboutcloningtechnology.

9.Whatcanweknowabouttelomeres?

A.Theydifferfromspeciestospecies.

B.Thelongertheyare,theolderthecell.

C.Theytendtogetthinnerwhenaging.

D.Theydon'texistinadeadcell.

10.Whydidtheopponentscondemnhumancloning?

A.Itwouldbreaktheexistinglawsinnature.

B.Itwouldbringgreathealthrisksonhumans

C.Ithasalargegaptobefilleduptechnically.

D.Itisagainstthewillofthemajorityofpeople.

11.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetohumancloning?

A.Positive.B.Skeptical.

D.Worried.

C.Ambiguous.

【答案】8.C9.D10.B11.A

D

TheremainsofagoldmaskwerefoundatanarchaeologicalsiteinChina'sSichuanprovinceinMarch2021.Weighingabout280gramsandestimatedtobemadefrom84%gold,themaskwasoneofover500itemsunearthedfromsixnewlydiscoveredsacrificialpits（坑），accordingtothecountry'sNationalCulturalHeritageAdministration.

ThefindsweremadeatSanxingdui,a4.6-square-mileareaoutsidetheprovincialcapitalofChengdu.SomeexpertssaytheitemsmayshinefurtherlightontheancientShustate,akingdomthatruledinthewesternSichuanbasinuntilitwasconqueredin316BC.

Inadditiontothegoldmask,archaeologistsuncoveredgoldsandartifacts（手工艺品）madefromivoryandbone.Thesixpits,ofwhichthelargesthasafootprintof19squaremeters,alsoyieldedanas-yet-unopenedwoodenbox.

Morethan50,000ancientartifactshavebeenfoundatSanxingduisincethe1920s,whenalocalfarmeraccidentallycameuponanumberofrelicsatthesite.Amajorbreakthroughoccurredin1986,withthediscoveryoftwopitscontainingover1,000items.

Athirdpitwasthenfoundinlate2019,whichledtothediscoveryofafurtherfivelastyear.Expertsbelievethepitswereusedforsacrificialpurposes,explainingwhymanyoftheitemscontainedwereburnedastheyweredroppedinandburied.

SanxingduiisbelievedtohavesatattheheartoftheShustate,whichhistoriansknowrelativelylittleaboutduetoashortageofwrittenrecords.Thesitehasrevolutionizedexperts'understandingofhowcivilizationdevelopedinancientChina.Inparticular,evidenceofauniqueShuculturesuggeststhatthekingdomdevelopedindependentlyofneighboringsocietiesintheYellowRiverValley,whichwastraditionallyconsideredtobethecradle（摇篮）ofChinesecivilization.

12.Whyaretheremainsofagoldmaskmentionedinparagraph1?

A.Toleadinthetopicofthetext.

B.Tostresstheimportanceofgold.

C.Toshowthesymbolicmeaningofgold.

D.TopraisetheskillsofancientShustate

13.Howmanypitshavebeenunearthedsince1986?

B.8.

A.3.

14.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword"revolutionized"inparagraph6?

A.promotedB.strengthened

C.weakenedD.updated

15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ACompleteGoldMaskUnearthedinSichuan

B.TheHistoryofChina'sAncientShuState

C.AnotherGreatDiscoveryinSanxingdui

D.MysteryofSanxingduiSolvedin2021

【答案】12.A13.D14.D15.C

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

SixSolarTermsinSummer

Lixia

Lixiaisthefirstsolarterminsummer,signifyingthebeginningofthehotsummer.16Peopleusually

considerLixiaasanimportantsolarterm.Whenitcomes,thetemperaturerisesobviously,andsummerheatarrives,thereisaremarkableincreaseinthunderstorms,andcropsentertheirpeakseasonforgrowth.

XiaomanandMangzhong

DuringXiaoman,summerharvestcropssuchaswheatalreadybearfruits,andtheirseedsarefullthoughtheyarenotripeyet.Thus,thesola