黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题附答案.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题附答案

哈尔滨市第六中学2019-2020学年度上学期期末考试

高二英语试题

（满分150分，时间120分钟）

阅读理解（共两节，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节（每小题2分，满分30分）

A

TwoEuropeanSummerMust“Seas”

Whenyouthinkofsummer,thebeach,clearwater,sunnyskies,andrelaxingdaysareafewthingsthatcometomind,andtwoofthebestplacestoexperiencethesesummerfeelsaretwogorgeousEuropeanbodiesofwater:

theMediterraneanSeaandtheAdriaticSea!

ThesetwoincredibleSeasholdsomeofmyfavoritetravelmemories,andIwouldrevisiteachoneinaheartbeat!

TheMediterraneanSea

TheMediterraneanSeacanbeaccessedfromvariousEuropeancountriesaswellasafewNorthAfricancountries.AndwhilemanythinkofvisitingIbiza,Malta,ortheGreekislandstoexperiencetheMediterranean,myMediterraneanbeachdayscamewhilevisitingtheseasidecityofMarseilleintheSouthofFrance!

MarseillewasalovelycitywitheasyaccesstotheSea,alsowithprettysandybeaches.ThegorgeouscrystalclearbluewatermadeitunlikeanybeachdayinAmerica!

Notonlywerethebeachesamazing,butthecityofMarseillewasadorableandfilledwithnumerouscuteshopsandseasiderestaurants.AndtheMediterraneanstylefoodwasdelicious!

TheAdriaticSea

TheAdriaticSeaisequallyasstunningandsurelyworthavisit!

TheCroatiancoasthasnumerousbeachclubs,someprivateandsomepublic,thattouristsareabletovisitandyoucanexperiencethebeautyoftheAdriaticSeathere!

ZrceNovalja,aCroatianseasidetownIvisited,wasimpressivelyfeaturedbytheratherrockybeachinplaceofsand.Therocksweresmallandsmooth,makingswimmingintheseaandwadinginthewaterjustaseasyassandybeaches!

Plus,thelocalsinCroatiaarealsoextremelyfriendly,makingtheexperienceevenmorememorable.

1．Thewriter'striptothetwoseaswasfullof________.

A．unbearablehardships　　　　　B．variousadventures

C．wonderfulexperiencesD．funnyevents

2．FromwhichplacedidthewritergettotheMediterraneanSea?

A．Ibiza.B．Malta.C．TheGreekislands.D．Marseille.

3．WhatmakesZrceNovaljasospecial?

A．Itsbeachclubs.B．Itsbeautifulsea.C．Itsrockybeach.D．Itsfriendlylocals.

B

Bornblindistoughinanycase.ButthingswereevenharderforSrikanthBollawhowasborninasmallvillageinIndia,wherethecommonbeliefwasthatkidswithdisabilitieswere“ofnouse”andtherefore,betteroffdead.Fortunately,Srikanth’sparentslovedtheirsonandrefusedtogivehimup.Instead,theyencouragedtheblindboytodreambigandreachforthestar.

   Srikanthdidnotdisappointhisparents.Thenowtwenty-four-year-oldisthefounderCEOofBollantIndustries.

Ofcourse,gettingherewasnoteasy.BeingbothblindandpoormeantthatSrikanthhadtofacehardchallenges.Asayoungboy,Srikanthattendedaregularschoolnearhishome.Unfortunately,thestudentsandteachersdidn’tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.

   ConcernedthiswouldholdbackSrikanth’sdevelopment,hisfamilydecidedtosendhimtoaspecialschoolinHyderabad.Sureenough,theyoungboysoonrosetothetopofhisclass,earningawardsinspeechanddebatecompetitions.ButSrikanthwaspreventedfromstudyingscienceswhenhereached10thgrade,becauseitwasthoughttoo“dangerous”forablindstudent.Notwantingtogiveup,Srikanthtooklegalactionandbecamethefirstblindstudentinthecountryallowedtostudysciences.

   Late,aftergraduatingfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,SrikanthsetupBollantIndustriesin2012.Forjustfouryears,ithasbecomeapowerhousewithover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.

   Beingdisableddoesn’tmeanbeingunable.“Iftheworldlooksatmeandsays,‘Srikanth,youcandonothing,’IwilllookbackattheworldandsayIcandoanything.”theyoungmansays.

4.WhywasSrikanthsenttoaspecialschool?

A.Hisparentsbecamericherthanbefore.B.Hecouldbetreatedequallythere.

C.Thisschoolwasfreefordisabledstudents.D.Hewassentawaybytheregularschool.

5.WhatcanweknowaboutSrikanthfromthetext?

A.Hewasborninapoorvillage.B.Hecaredaboutdisabledpeople.

C.Hisparentswerestrictwithhiminhisstudy.D.Hewaslovedbythevillagerswhenhewasyoung.

6.WhatwordscanbestdescribeSrikanth?

A.Intelligentanddetermined.B.Activeandhonest.

C.Patientandcareful.D.Kindbutstubborn.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ChancesAreEverywhereB.NoChallenges,NoSuccess

C.BigDreamMakesaDifferenceD.DisabilityDoesn’tMeanBeingUnable

C

Agingbringswrinkles,saggingbodiesandfrustratingforgetfulness.Butgettingolderisnotallbadformanypeople.Mountingevidencesuggestsagingmaybeakeytohappiness.Thereisconflictingresearchonthesubject,however,andexpertssayitmayallboildowntothis:

Attitudeiseverything.

Olderadultstendtobemoreoptimisticandhaveamorepositiveoutlookonlifethantheiryoungerandstressedopposites.Thebigquestioniswhyseniorsarehappier.Arecentstudysuggestsonereason:

Olderadultsrememberthepastthroughhappymemories.Agingcanbringmorecheeraspeoplebecomemorecomfortablewiththemselvesandtheirrolesinsociety.Theolderadultssaidtheywereenjoyingmoretimewiththeirfamily,spendingmoretimeonhobbiesandhavinggreaterfinancialsecurityanddidnothavetowork.

Butothersaredoubtfulaboutthelinkbetweenhappinessandgrowingolder.

"Thenotionthatthoseinoldagearehappiestismisleading,"saidRichardEasterlin,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia."Itisbasedoncomparingpeopleofdifferentageswhoarethesameintermsofincome,health,familylife."Easterlinadded,"Whenyoutakeaccountofthefactthatolderpeoplehavelowerincomethanyounger,arelesshealthy,andmorelikelytobelivingalone,thenyouwillfindithardtoacceptthattheyarehappier.

Infact,scientistshavefoundthataspeopleage,theirhealthdeclinesandsocialnetworksdisappearastheirfriendsdie,whichcanmaketheelderlylesshappy.

Evenifonedoesgiveintoage'sdarkside,healthandhappinessdon'talwaysgohand-in-hand.It'sallaboutattitude.ResearchbytheUniversityofChicago’sYangsuggeststhatattitudeaboutlifeandhappiness,ispartlyshapedbytheerainwhichapersonwasborn.Itturnsoutthatindividualswhoadaptthebesttochangesalsohavethehighestexpectedlevelsofhappiness.

Despitetheconflictingfindingsaboutagingandhappiness,thegoodnewsisthattheredoesn’tappeartobealimittohowmuchhappinessonecanachieveinone’slife.“Mostpeopledesirehappiness,”Easterlinsaid.“Tomyknowledge,noonehasidentifiedalimittoattainablehappiness.”

8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Thekeyfactortoolderadults’happinessB.Thereisaconflictbetweenagingandhappiness

C.Noonecandefinethelimittohappiness.D.Therelationshipbetweenhealthandhappiness.

9.Whyaresomeseniorshappieraccordingtosomeexperts?

A.Theyfocusonwhatmakesthemfeelgood.B.Theyhavetheirowncircleoffriends.

C.Theyhavebetterincomeafterretirement.D.Theycangooutingfrequently.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Peopleofthesameagehavethesamesenseofhappiness.

B.Attitudemayplayaveryimportantroleinhappiness.

C.Peoplewhoadaptthebesttochangesaremorelikelytobeunhappy.

D.Olderadultswhohavemorevaluablelifeexperiencearemoreoptimistic.

11.What’sthetopicdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Whetheragingorattitudebringshappiness.

B.Whyseniorsadaptthebesttochangesinsociety.

C.Whatthelimittoanelderperson’shappinessis.

D.Howolderpeoplefeelcomparedwithyoungerpeople.

D

Peoplehavebeenwonderingwhyelephantsdonotdevelopcancereventhoughtheyhavelifespans（寿命）thataresimilartohumans,livingforaround50to70years.

Nowscientistsbelievetheyknowwhy.AteamattheUniversityofChicago,UShasfoundthatelephantscarryalargenumberofgenesthatstoptumors（肿瘤）developing.Tobeprecise,theyfound20copiesofanantitumorgenecalledTP53inelephants.Mostotherspecies,includinghumans,onlycarryonecopy.

Accordingtotheresearch,theextracopiesofthegeneimprovedtheanimal'ssensitivitytoDNAdamage,whichletsthecellsquicklykillthemselveswhendamagedbeforetheycangoontoformdeadlytumors.

“Anincreasedriskofdevelopingcancerhasstoodinthewayoftheevolutionoflargebodysizesinmanyanimals，”thestudyauthorDr.VincentLynchtoldTheGuardian.Ifeverylivingcellhasthesamechanceofbecomingcancerous（癌变的）,largecreatureswithalonglifespanlikewhalesandelephantsshouldhaveagreaterriskofdevelopingcancerthanhumansandmice.Butacrossspecies,theriskofcancerdoesnotshowaconnectionwithbodymass.

ThisphenomenonwasfoundbyOxfordUniversityscientistRichardPetointhe1970sandlaternamed“Peto'sparadox（悖论）”.Biologistsbelieveitresultsfromlargeranimalsusingprotectionthatmanysmalleranimalsdonot.Intheelephant'scase,themakingofTP53isnature'swayofkeepingthisspeciesalive.

Thestudyalsofoundthatwhenthesamegeneswerebroughttolifeinmice,theyhadthesamecancerresistanceaselephants.Thismeansresearcherscouldusethediscoverytodevelopnewtreatmentsthatcanhelpstopcancerspreadingorevendevelopinginthefirstplace.

“Naturehasalreadyfiguredouthowtopreventcancer，”saidJoshuaSchiffman,abiologistattheSchoolofMedicine,UniversityofUtah,US.“It'suptous