云南省昆明市学年高二下学期期末英语试题Word文档格式.docx

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●Directions

Fromtheeast

AccessInterstate-76byexitingPA．TurnpikeatNeshaminy.TakeUSRTI-Sto76E.TakeInterstate-76toexit342GirardAvenue.TurnleftatGirardAvenueforparking.

FromtheWest

AccessInterstate-76byexitingPA．TurnpikeatValleyForge.Follow76toexit342GirardAvenue.FollowdirectionalsignstoturnleftorrightonGirardAvenueforavailableparking.

FromCityCenter

TakeWestRiverRoadtoSweetbriarRoadandturnleft.AtSouthConcourseRoad,turnleftandgooneblocktoGirardAvenue.

●DailySchedule

Getthemostoutofyourvisit!

Checkoutyourfavoriteanimalsandenjoyaspecialkeeperpresentationatthetimeslistedbelow.

LionsatKeyBankBigCatFalls10:

30a.m.

PigeonLoftforaFlightShowinKidZooU11:

00a.m.

GiantTortoiseinReptileandAmphibianHouse11:

15a.m.

VampireBatsinSmallMammalHouse11:

BearsatBearFountainatbearCountry11:

45a.m.

WildlifeWorkshopforanAnimalEncounterinKidZooU12:

30p.m.

Hippo,giraffeorrhinoatAfricanPlains1:

30p.m.

AnimalTrainingShowsinKidZooU2:

00p.m.

GiantriverottersorRedPandasatWaterisLife3:

15p.m.

PenguinsatPenguinPoint3:

45p.m.

1．WhenisPhiladelphiaZooopen?

A．OnHalloween.B．OnThanksgivingDay.

C．OnChristmasEve.D．OnNewYear'

sDay.

2．Whichofthefollowingprobablyliesdowntown?

A．PA．Turnpike.B．GirardAvenue

C．WestRiverroad.D．SouthConcourseRoad.

3．Atwhattimedotheanimaltrainingshowsstart?

A．9:

30a.m.B．11:

C．12:

30p.m.D．2:

Idon'

tknowexactlywhenmyloveforqipaosstarted.IjustknowthatwhenIsawZhaoWeiandhercostarswearingqipaosinRomanceintheRainTVseries,whichwassetinShanghaiinthe1930s.Iwassmitten.

InmynativeUnitedStates,non-Asiansaresometimesblamedonsocialmediaforwearingqipaos,butinChina,peoplehavewhatIconsideramorereasonableandopen-mindedapproach:

Ifforeignerswearqipaos,itisseenasagestureofappreciationforChineseculture.

A．Chinesefriendrecentlygavemeoneofheroldqipaos.Theiceblueclothfeaturescircleswithfourplantsknownas"

meilanzhuju"

inChina.Theqipaofitswellattheshoulders,butnotatthewaist.Theqipaowassimplytootight.Manyofmyfriendsadvisedmetobuyanewone.However,thevalueinitwasthatmydearfriendwhohadbeenanoutstandingChineseactressinthe1980shadgivenittome;

itwasasymbolofourfriendshipIfinallydecidedtohavethewomanintheqipaostorealter（修改）it.Evenbeforethealterations,Ithoughtitsuitedmewellandthebluematchedthecolorofmyeyes,andI'

mfascinatedby“old”things.

Thewomansaidmyqipaowas“Shanghaistyle”andmadeofbrocade（织锦缎）.Ithadheldprettywellthroughouttheyears.The"

qipaodoctor"

saidshecouldaddmaterialtowidenit,soIchosealightpinkclothwitha"

noble"

"

flowereddesign,whichfittedwellwiththeqipaoandhadasimilarstylewiththeoriginalone.Finally,myoldqipaowasalteredtomysatisfactionandgivenasecondlife.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

smitten"

inparagraphImean?

A．Confused.B．Inspired.

C．Attracted.D．Disappointed.

5．Whydidn'

ttheauthorbuyanewqipao?

A．Shevaluedthefriendship.B．Theqipaofittedherwell.

C．Shedislikednewdesigns.D．Theqipaowasa“Shanghaistyle”.

6．Theauthorchosethelightpinkclothbecause.

A．theqipaodoctorpersuadedher.B．itmatchedthecolorofhereyes.

C．ithadasimilarstylewiththeqipao.D．sheappreciatedthetraditionalculture.

7．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．TheIncreasingPopularityofQipaos.B．GivinganOldQipaoaSecondLife.

C．MyEnthusiasmforCollectingOipaos.D．SpreadingChineseCulturetotheUS.

ThePhilippines,atropicalislandnationinthePacific,willnowrequirebylawallgraduatingstudentsfromelementaryschooltocollegeplant10treeseachbeforetheycangraduate.

ThelawwassupportedintheHouseandisnowsenttothePhilippinesSenateforaction,SupportersofthelawseethisasanopportunityfortheFilipinoyouthtohelpdealwithclimatechangeandairpollutionandbuildagreenerenvironmentfortheirgeneration.

“Tothisend,theeducationalsystemshallbeacentreofspreadingcontinuoususeofnaturalresourcesamongtheyoungtomakethemsocially-responsiblecitizens,TheHousebillstated,whichwasauthoredbyrepresentativeGaryAlejano.

Alejanoestimatesthatoverthecourseofonegenerationthebillwillberesponsiblefor525billiontreesplanted.Thiscomesfromover12millionstudentsgraduatingfromelementaryschooleachyear,5millionfromhighschooland500,000fromcollege,equaling175millionnewtreesplantedeachyear.

ThePhilippinesconsistsof7,641islandsinSoutheastAsia.Acrossthoseislands,deforestationhasbeenaprimaryenvironmentalissue.AgriculturehasledtoasignificantdropinforestedareasacrossthePhilippines.Throughthe20thcentury,forestedareainthePhilippinesdecreasedfrom70percentto20percent.Itisestimatedthat24.2millionacresofforestswerecutdownfrom1934to1988,primarilyfromlogging.

Theperformanceofthisnewlawcouldsetoffasituation,bywhichthePhilippinesswitchesfromnetlosstonetgainoftrees,asimpleandpowerfulmessagetotheFilipinoyouthwiththepotentialforlongtermpositiveinfluence.

8．WhydoesthePhilippinesmakethelawtoplanttrees?

A．Tocreateabetterenvironmenttolivein.

B．Toshowthegovernmentistakingaction.

C．Tomakesurestudentscangraduateeasily.

D．Toraisepeople'

sawarenessofeducation.

9．WhatdoesAlejanothinkisimportant?

A．Naturalresources.B．Thefuturegeneration

C．Powerfulmessages.D．Theeducationalsystem.

10．Howmanytreeswillhighschoolgraduatingstudentsplanteachyear?

A．5million.B．50million.

C．120million.D．175million.

11．WhathascausedasharpdropinforestsacrossthePhilippines?

A．A．lossofsoil.B．Agriculture.

C．Climatechange.D．Airpollution.

Scientistssaytheyhavecreatedanewdevicethatcanturnbrainsignalsintoelectronicspeech.Theinventioncouldonedaygivepeoplewhohavelosttheabilitytospeakabetterwayofcommunicatingthancurrentones.

ThedevicewasdevelopedbyresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco.TheirresultswererecentlypublishedinastudyinthejournalNature.Scientistscreateda"

brainmachineconnection"

thatwassetinthebrain.Thedevicewasbuilttoreadandrecordbrainsignalsthathelpedcontrolthemusclestoproducespeech.Theseincludethelips,tongueandjaw.

Thestudyinvolvedfivevolunteerpatientswhowerebeingtreatedforepilepsy（癫痫）.Theindividualshadtheabilitytospeakandalreadyhadelectrodes（电极）setintheirbrains.Thevolunteerswereaskedtoreadseveralhundredsentencesaloudwhiletheresearchersrecordedtheirbrainactivity.

Theresearchersusedaudiorecordingstoreproducethevocal（发声的）musclemovementwhichisthekeytoproducinghumanspeech.Futurestudieswilltestthetechnologyonpeoplewhoareunabletospeak.

Thestudyreportsthereproducedsentenceswereunderstandabletohundredsofhumanlistenersaskedtowriteoutwhattheyheard.Thelistenerswereabletowriteout43percentofsentenceswithperfectaccuracy.

EdwardChangisaprofessoroftheuniversity'

sWeillInstitute.Hewasaleadresearcherontheproject.Changadmittedthatmuchmoreresearchofthesystemwouldbeneededtoreachthegoalofperfectlyreproducingspokenlanguage.

12．Whowillprobablybenefitmostfromthisdevice?

A．Thoseunabletohear.B．Thoseunabletosee.

C．Thoseunabletospeak.D．Thoseunabletowrite.

13．Whatdoweknowaboutthe"

?

A．Itcouldcontrolthemuscles.B．Itcouldproducehumanspeech.

C．Itcouldtransformbrainsignals.D．Itcouldreadandrecordbrainsignals.

14．Whichofthefollowingisimportantforproductionofhumanspeech?

A．Brainactivity.B．Musclecontrol.

C．Audiorecording.D．Vocalmusclemovement.

15．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A．Science.B．Fashion.

C．Education.D．Entertainment.

二、七选五

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Now,wearegoingtosharesomewayswithyoutogetmoreforyourvacationbudget.

•Bookaccommodationswithvaluable“freebies（免费品）.Welovefindingaplacetostaythatoffersfreebreakfast.Notonlydoesitsavesomecash,butitishugelyconvenient!

17．.Pickahotelthatisconvenienttowhereyouwillbespendingthemosttime.Notonlywillitsaveyouhugeamountsoftime,butitwillsaveyoumoneyonlocaltransportation!

•Becreative18．.WhenwewenttotheEiffelTower,thelinesfortheelevatorweresuperlong.Wenoticedadifferentlinethatwasshorteraswestoodwaiting.Welearnedthatwecouldtakethestairswithoutwaitinginhardlyanyline,anditwasmuchcheaperthantakingtheelevator!

•19．.Wearealwayslookingforsomethingfreewhenwebuyticketstovisitmuseumsorbookdaytrips.Wheneveryoucancombinedifferentactivitiesintooneprice,andespeciallyifthereisamealinvolved.itcanbeworthit.

•Consider"

CityPasses"

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Citypasses"

willgetyouallsortsoffreeadmission,transportationanddiscounts.20．

A．Don'

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B．Also,locationisamajorfactor

C．Youareluckytohavefreemeals

D．Combineactivitieswhenpossib