河南省商丘市九校学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题Word下载.docx

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A

Inspiringyoungminds!

TOKNOWMagazineisabighitintheworldofchildren’spublishing,bringingauniquecombinationofchallengingideasandgoodfuntoyoungfanseverymonth.

WhatissospecialaboutTOKNOWmagazine?

Well,ithasnoadsorpromotionsinside—insteaditisjam-packedwithseriousideas.TOKNOWmakescomplexideasattractiveandaccessibletochildren,whocanbecomeinvolvedinadvancedconceptsandevenphilosophy（哲学）—andtheywillsoondiscoverthatTOKNOWfeelsmorelikeaclubthanjustamagazine.

What’sinside?

Everymonththemagazineintroducesafreshnewtopicwitharticles,experimentsandcreativethingstomake—themagazinealsoexploresphilosophyandwellbeingtomakesureyoungreadershaveabalancedtakeonlife.

Soundstoogoodtobetrue?

Takealookonline—evidenceshowsthatthousandsofteachersandparentsknowagoodthingwhentheyseeitandrecommendTOKNOWtotheirfriends.

HappyBirthdayAllYear!

Whatcouldbemorefunthanagiftthatkeepscomingthroughtheletterboxeverymonth?

Thefirstmagazinewithyourgiftmessagewillarriveintimeforthespecialday.

SUBSCRIBENOW

□AnnualSubscription

Europe£

55RestofWorld£

65

□AnnualSubscriptionwithGiftPack

IncludesaMammothMap,apassportPuzzleBooklet,andSubscription

60RestofWorld£

70

RefundPolicy—thesubscriptioncanbecancelledwithin28daysandyoucangetyourmoneyback.

21.WhyisTOKNOWaspecialmagazine?

A.Itentertainsyoungparents.B.Itprovidesseriousadvertisements.

C.Itpublishespopularsciencefictions.D.Itcombinesfunwithcomplexconcepts.

22.WhatdoesTOKNOWofferitsreaders?

A.Onlinecourses.B.Articlesonnewtopics.

C.Lecturesonabalancedlife.D.Reportsonscientificdiscoveries.

23.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyoumakea12-monthsubscriptiontoTOKNOWwithgiftpackfromChina?

A.£

55.B.£

60.C.£

65.D.£

70.

24.SubscribersofTOKNOWwouldget.

A.freebirthdaypresentsB.fullrefundwithin28days

C.membershipoftheTOKNOWclubD.chancestomeettheexpertsinperson

B

Disease,poverty,hate,love—CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaders’eyestothemostimportantthemesofhisage.Twohundredyearslater,hisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworld,provingthatDickens’legacy（遗产）wasfargreaterthanjust“greatliterature”.

February7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.Tomarkthisdate,BBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworld.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.

AwhiteChristmas

Dickensisdescribedas“themanwhoinventedChristmas”—notthereligiousfestival,buttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestive（喜庆的）seasontoday．

Intheearly19thcentury,Christmaswasbarelyworthmentioning,accordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadays,wheneveryone,butthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.

ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocome.Inhisclassicnovel,AChristmasCarol,henotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmas,butalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth—“homeenjoyments,affectionsandhopes”.

InhisbiographyofDickens,PeterAckroydwrote,“Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.”

“Dickensian”poverty

DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorian（theperiodduringBritishQueenVictoria’sreignfrom1837to1901）London.

Hehelpedpopularizetheterm“redtape”todescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy（官僚作风）inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.

“Dickensian”hasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009,whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritain,shedidnotusewordslike“terrible”or“horrific”,butratherdescribeditas“lifemirroringthetimesofDickens”.

25.Thearticleismainlyabout__________.

A.CharlesDickens’impactontheworld.

B.AnintroductiontoCharlesDickens’classicnovels

C.CharlesDickens’amazingcharacters

D.WhyCharlesDickensispopularacrosstheworld

26.WhyisDickenscalled“themanwhoinventedChristmas”?

A.Becausehecreatedthereligiousfestival.

B.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.

C.BecausemanyofhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.

D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.

27.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedphrase“redtape”refersto__________.

A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishatask

B.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt

C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeople

D.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures

28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.

A.CharlesDickens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisage

B.everyonecantakethreedaysoffforChristmas

C.DickensinventedChristmas

D.Dickensgavethemodernworldsixthings

C

Weliveinasweetworld.TheaverageAmericankidseatmorethan20teaspoonsofsugarperday,andadultseat50%moresugartodaythantheydidinthe1970s.Weallknowthattoomuchsugarisn’tgoodforus.ResearchersattheUniversityofUtahusedmicetodoastudyonthebadeffectsofsugar.Theyfounditcouldhaveseriouseffectsonpeople’shealthseriously.

Duringthe58-week-longstudy,micewerefedadietcontaining25%moresugar.Thispercentageequalsahealthyhumandietalongwiththreecansofsodadaily.Theteamfoundthatthesemiceweretwiceaslikelytodieasmicefedasimilardietwithoutthesugar.Thoughthemicedidnot 

showsignsofobesityorhighbloodpressure,malemiceproduced25%feweroffspring（后代）thantheothermice.

Scientistsoftenusemiceforresearchbecausetheyhaveasimilargenetic（基因的）structuretohumans.“Sincemostsubstances（物质）thataredangerousinmicearealsodangerousinpeople;

it’slikelythatthosephysicalproblemsthatcausethosemicetohaveincreaseddeathsalsoworkinpeople,”saysthestudyauthorJamesRuffoftheUniversityofUtah.Findingsfromthisstudyshowbadeffectsthatarenotasnoticeableasweightgainorheartproblems.Sugarcancontributetolong-termchangesinthebodythatcanchangedevelopmentandevenshortenlives.

Differenttypesofsugarhavedifferenteffectsonthehumanbody.Someofthesugarweconsumecomesfromfoodswemightexpect—candy,sodaandcookies.Butmuchofthesugarthatweeatishidden.Foodcompaniesaddlargeamountsofsugartoitemswemaynotclassifyassweets.Tohelpcutdownextrasugarconsumption,nutritionexpertssuggestlookingattheingredientsonfoodpackages.CuttingsugaroutoftheAmericandietaltogethermaybedifficult.Butmakingtheefforttocontrolournation’sdesireforsugarwillavoidasweeterfuture.

29. 

AccordingtoParagragh2,wecanknow________.

A. 

miceeatingmoresugarwilllivelonger

B. 

thestudyonmicelastedlessthanayear

C. 

thestudyshowedthebadeffectsofmoresugaronmice

D. 

miceeatingmoresugarwillbecomefatterandfatter

30. 

Whydidthescientistschoosemicetodothestudy?

A. 

Becauseasubstancemayhavethesameeffectsonmiceandhumans.

Becausemicehavealongerlifespan（寿命）thanotheranimals.

Becausemicetakeintheharmfulsubstanceseasilyandquickly.

Becausemicearesensitivetothesweettaste.

31. 

Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Livingasweetlife 

B.Kidseatmuchmoresugar

C.Geneticstructureofhumans 

D.Dangeroftoomuchsugar

D

AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart.Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.

OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.

OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.

ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.

Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?

”oneshopperreplied.

ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!

Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony（假冒的）customers.

AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslybough