广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word文件下载.docx

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C﹑D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

SriLankaisknownasthe“PearloftheIndianOcean”,anditiseasytoseewhy.Thislittlecountryneverfailstopleasevisitors.

Arrive

ThenationalairlineisSriLankanAirlines,whichfliesfromColombotoLondonandacoupleofotherEuropeancities.Thecountry’smainairportisColomboBandaranaike,located29kmnorthofthecapitalcity.

Whynow?

ThebesttimetovisitSriLanka’ssouthernbeachesisfromNovembertoApril.Sobygoingearlyintheseason,you’llgetthebestweather.AlsoinNovember,Deepavali,knownas“Diwali”orthe“FestivalofLights”,isSriLanka’smainreligiousfestival,celebratedthroughoutthecountry.

See

ThereisplentytoseeinSriLanka.TheancientcapitalcitiesofPolonnaruwaandAnuradhapuraareworthseeing,andsoaremanyoutstandingruins.Othermust-seesaretherockfortress（要塞）ofSigiriya,toweringoverthejungleasfarastheeyecansee,andDambulla’scavetemple,thecountry’slargestandbestpreserved.BothareUNESCOWorldHeritage（遗产）Sites.Kandyisapicture-liketown,whichwasthelaststrongholdoftheKandyanKings.Todayitisaculturalreliccentrewhereage-oldcustoms,arts,andcraftsremain.

Do

SriLankaownsabout1,600kmofbeautifulpalm-shadedbeachesaswellaswarm,pureseasandcolourfulcoralreefs.Youcanexploretheunderwaterworld,andsurfinganddivingareavailabletoo.Awayfromtheshore,wildlifeisabigdrawforSriLanka,andYalaNationalParkisoneofthebestplacesinthewordtoseewildanimalsincludingleopards（豹）andelephants.

Taste

SriLankaiscelebratedforitsexcellentfood,withaparticularemphasisonfreshfruitandvegetablesonmenuseverywhere.Fishandseafoodareabigpartofthelocaldiet.

Didyouknow?

SriLankaisknownforitstea,butitisalsotheworld’slargestproducerandexporterofcinnamon（肉桂）.

1.WhichofthefollowingisaculturalreliccentreofSriLanka?

A.Kandy.B.Anuradhapura.C.Polonnaruwa.D.Colombo.

2.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabout“Diwali”,you’dbettergotherein.

A.September.B.October.C.November.D.May.

3.WelearnfromthepassagethatSriLanka.

A.isinthePacificOceanB.isfamousforitsexcellentfood

C.istheworld’slargestproducerofteaD.hasonlyflightstoLondon

B

Nextautumnwhenyouseewildgeese（大雁）headingsouthforthewinterflyinginaVformationyoumightthinkaboutwhatscientistshavediscoveredastowhytheyflythatway.

Aseachbirdflaps（拍打）itswings,itcreatesanuplift（上升力）forthebirdimmediatelyfollowing.ByflyinginaVformationthewholegroupaddsatleast71%greaterflyingrange（航程）thanifeachbirdfliesonitsown.

Peoplewhoshareacommondirectionandsenseofcommunitycangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasilybecausetheyaretravelingonthepushofoneanother.Whenawildgoosefallsoutoftheformation,itsuddenlyfeelsthedragandresistance（阻力）oftryingtogoaloneandquicklytriestogetbackintotheformationtotakeadvantageoftheliftingpowerofthebirdinfront.Whentheheadgoosegetstired,itfliesbackintotheformationandanothergoosefliestothefront.Itiswisetotaketurnsdoingdifficultjobswhetheritbepeopleorwildgeeseflyingsouth.

Wildgeesehonk（发出雁叫声）frombehindtoinspirethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeed.Whatcanwelearnfromthis?

Whenawildgoosegetssickorwoundedbygunshots,andfallsoutoftheformation,twoothergeesewillfalloutwiththatgooseandfollowitdowntolendhelpandprotection.Theywillstaywiththefallengooseuntilitisabletoflyoruntilitdies,andonlythenwilltheygoonwiththeirownorwithanotherformationtocatchupwiththeirgroup.

4.WildgeeseflyinaVformationinorderto________.

A.protectthemselvesfromdangerB.flymorequicklyandeasily

C.helpthesickandwoundedD.flymuchhigherinthesky

5.IfawildgoosefallsoutoftheVformation,_______.

A.theothergeesewillcallitbackB.theothergeesewillflywithit

C.itwilltrytogetbackintothegroupD.itwillfallbehindthewholegroup

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?

A.Weshouldtrytoleadotherstomoveforward.

B.Weshouldgivepeoplefacingdifficultiesencouragement.

C.Weshouldbelieveinthosewhoofferushelp.

D.Weshouldcaremoreabouttheold.

7.Whenawildgoosebecomessickoriswounded,____.

A.itwillbeleftaloneandwillfallonthegroundB.thewholegroupwillstopflying

C.twoothergeesewillstaywithittoofferhelpD.othergeesewillhonktogiveitencouragement

C

Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeenshownthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitamins（维生素）towaterwithoutvitamins,eventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenasweetsmellwasaddedtothevitamins-enrichedwater,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswerechangedtotheclearwater.Intime（最后）,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.

Inexperiments,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinaroomwithawidechoiceofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatinghabits,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtochooseawell-balanceddiet.

Soinchoosingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'

sbestforthem.Clearly,thereisakindof“bodywisdom”,whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbyoldhabits.Somepeopleeatfoxes,dogsandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmanytheyeatseemtobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingaroundthem.

8.Intheexperimentonrats,asweetsmellwasaddedtotherats’drinkingwaterto.

A.encourageratstodrinkvitamins-enrichedwater

B.findoutrats’preferenceinflavor（口味）

C.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthem

D.showthevitaminsaretasteless

9.Talkingabouteatinghabits,babiesandratsarejustlikeeachotherbecause________.

A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddiet

B.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrink

C.bothhavethesameeatinghabits

D.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors

10.Intheexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraph,babieswere_________.

A.givenmanychoicesofdrinksB.givenallkindsofbabyfood

C.placedandfedinahospitalD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet

11.Accordingtothepassage,grown-uppeople’seatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesinthat_______.

A.theyknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealth

B.theyusuallycannotsaynotoallkindsofdeliciousfoods

C.theireatinghabitshavemuchtodowiththesocialandculturalcustoms（文化习俗）

D.theyhavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns

D

Manyparentswatchthenewsorothershowsaschildrenplaynearby.Butnewresearchshowsthatevenwhenthetelevisionisjustbackgroundnoise，itmaybedisruptivetoachild’snormaldevelopment.

It’sestimatedthat75percentofveryyoungchildrenintheUnitedStatesliveinhomeswherethetelevisionisonmostofthetime，eventhoughthekidsoftenaren’twatchingit.TheUniversityofMassachusettsresearchersrecentlystudiedhowTVbackgroundnoisemightaffectyoungchildren.Thestudylookedat501，2and3yearolds.Eachchildcametoalabwithaparentandwasallowedtoplayforanhourwithvarioustoys.Forhalfthetime，atelevisionwasonintheroom，showingtheadultgameshowaswellasadvertisements.Duringtheotherhalfhour，theTVwasturnedoff.

Asexpected，thechildrenpaidlittleattentiontotheadulttelevisionshow，glancingatitforlessthanafewsecondsatatime，andlessthanonceaminute.Evenso，thedistraction（分心）ofthebackgroundnoisehadasignificanteffectonhowchildrenateveryageplayed.Whenthetelevisionwason，thechildrenplayedwitheachtoyforfarshorterperiodsoftime，andfocusedattentionduringplaywasalsoshortercomparedtohowtheyplayedwhentheTVwasoff.

Researcherssaidthateventhoughthechildrenaren’tinterestedintheshow，backgroundTVaffectstheirabilitytodovarioustypesofplay.Thefindingisimportantbecausemanywellmeaningparentswhowouldn’tlettheiryoungchildrenwatchtelevisionmaynotrealizethatevenadultprogramsthatdon’tinterestchildrenstillcanhaveaneffect.

“BackgroundTVispotentiallyachronic（长期的）environmentalriskfactoraffectingmostAmericanchildren，”saidtheleadauthorofthestudy.“Parentsshouldlimittheiryoungchildren’sexposure（接触）．”

12．Weknowfromthepassagethat________.

A．backgroundTVnoisehaslittleeffectonadults

B．theeffectofbackgroundTVnoiseonchildrenisimmediate

C．mostyoungchildreninAmericaliveinhomesexposedtoTVnoise

D．mostparentsinAmericawouldn’tlettheirchildrenwatchTV

13．Theunderlinedword“disruptive”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．harmfulB．importantC．similarD．related

14.Inthestudy，thechildren________.

A．wereall3yearoldsB．wereaskedtowatchadultTVshows

C．playedwithmorethanonetoyD．playedforanhourwhiletheTVwason

15．Whatdoesthestudyshow?

A．ChildrenpaymuchattentiontoadultTVshows.

B．ChildrenshouldbeallowedtowatchTVfor