辽宁师大附中学年高二下学期期末考试 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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辽宁师大附中学年高二下学期期末考试英语Word版含答案

辽宁师大附中2019----2020学年度下学期期末考试

高二英语试题

考试时间：

100分钟满分：

150分

第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡相应的题号上将该项涂黑。

A

Uggs（雪地靴）arecertainlyugly,oratleastinelegant.Theshapelessboots,pulledoninahurry,canmakeanyonelooklikeaslob（懒惰的人）,whichhasmadethemthetargetofdisrespect.Ithasn’tbeenhardtofindsomeonestronglycondemningthem.“Uggbootsarenosexy,”TheIndependentdeclaredin2003,“unlessyou’reMrs.BigfootonalonemissionacrossAntarctictofindMr.Bigfoot.Whenwearingtheboots,awriterofTheGlosscomplained,“There’snothingtoindicatethatyoudon’thavesquare,horribleshoeboxesinplaceofhumanfeet.”In2015,onecoffeeshoponBrickLaneineastLondoneverbannedugg-wearers.

Andyet,overtheyears,plentyofstrangeandunattractiveshoeshavemetwiththeapprovalofthefashionestablishment.Theproblemwithuggswasn’tthattheywereugly;it’sthattheywerecommon.

Butafunnythinghappenedonthewaytofashion’stomb:

theuniversalugghasnotgoneanywhere.Uggshavequietlystayedheresincetheirbesttime.Onceyoustartpayingattention,you’llbeshockedtodiscoverhowmanypeoplearestillwearingthem.Theyarewornbymothersintownandinthecountry,byteenagersonSaturdayshoppingtripandbypeopleinfashion.

Perhapsthesecretofuggs’sunstoppablesuccessisthat,ifthereisadividinglinebetweenpublicappealandprivatestyle，itmightbeapairofcozyboots.Theyarecertainlycomfortable,softandwarm,asifyourfeetwereinthehuggingofsomeonewhoreallylovesyou.At$150apair,theyareneithercheapnorentirelyoutofrange.Theyarecasualandindulgent（纵容的）.

Somehowuggs,thebootsthatsomanypeoplehate,havemanagedtochallengethecruellogicofthefashioncycleandcarryonwhetheryouapproveofthemornot.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.UggsRefusetoDie

B.UggsHaveExistedSoLong

C.UggsEntertheFashionCircle

D.UggsHaveGoneSomewhere

2.Whydoestheauthorquotemanymedia’swordsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toproveuggs’toughness

B.Toproveuggs’spopularity

C.Toprovepeople’sapproval

D.Toprovepeople’scondemning.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkverystrange?

A.Uggsareverycommon

B.Uggsareinelegantandugly

C.Uggsarewornbyteenagers

D.Uggsstaythereregardless

4.Whatisthesecrettothesuccessofuggsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyareverycomfortable

B.Theyownprivatestyle

C.Theyhavepublicappeal

D.Theyareverycheap

B

Doyouhaveayoungerbrother?

Doeshealwaysgetintrouble?

Well,theremightbesomesciencebehindthat.

AccordingtoareportfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,second-bornsaremorelikelythanfirst-bornstobehavebadly,whichcouldbewhyyoufromtimetotimeconsideryouryoungerbrotherorsistersprites.

Researchers,whoexploreddatafromtensofthousandsofsibling（兄弟姐妹）pairsfromDenmarkandFlorida,foundsecond-bornsare20%to40%morelikelytohavebehavioralproblems.Ifyou’rethesecond-bornchildyoumaywanttohavealittlechatwithyourparents.Thereasonwhysecond-bornsiblingsmaybeworsebehavedthanfirst-bornisthatparentstendtopaylessattentiontothem.

“Second-bornchildrentendtohavelessattentionfromthemotherthantheiroldersiblingsbecausefirst-bornchildrenexperiencetheirmother’smaternityleave（产假）.First-bornsenjoytherewardsofnotonlytheirowntimewithMumfollowingtheirbirth,butthetimeMumtakesoffwithyoungersiblings,too.”theauthorsexplain.

It’snotjustabouttheparents,however.SpeakingtoNRP,co-authorJosephDoylesaid,“Thefirst-bornhasrolemodels,whoareadults.Andthesecond,later-bornchildrenhaverolemodelswhoareslightlyunreasonable2-year-olds,youknow,theiroldersiblings.Thedifferenceofparentalinvestmentsandthesiblinginfluencesprobablycontributetothesedifferencesweseeinthelabormarketandwhatwefindinbehaviorsagainstregulations,evenagainstlaws.It’sjustverydifficulttoseparatethosetwothingsbecausetheyhappenatthesametime”

Theresults,theauthorsargue,haveanimportanteffectonsocialpolicy.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sprites”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Losers

B.Troublemakers

C.Closecompanions

D.Parents’pets

6.Accordingtothereport,whatinfluencesthesecond-bornchildren’sbehavior?

A.Challengesoftheireldersiblings

B.Theamountofattentiontheyreceivefromparents

C.Morefamilyproblemstheyarefacedwith

D.Fewerchancesoftalkingwithothers

7.JosephDoyleholdstheopinionthattheoldersiblings______.

A.havethesamerolemodelsastheiryoungerones

B.arenottoblamefortheiryoungersiblings’failure

C.arepartlyresponsiblefortheiryoungersiblings’problems

D.affecttheparentalinvestmentandthelabormarketparticipation

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ParentsPreferFirst-BornKids

B.HowParentsImproveFamilyRelationships

C.SocialPolicyGuidesFamilyEducation

D.WhytheSecond-BornTendtobeMisbehaved

C

Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughblood,thebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan’tfixthedamage.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.

Dr.RobertWhite,afamousprofessoranddoctor,thinksheknowsawaytohelp.Hethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycold.Ifitisverycold,thebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.

Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobs,thenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodbacktothemonkeys’brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10℃,Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswereliketheyhadbeenbefore.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.

9.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby____.

A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirst

C.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain’stemperature

10.WithDr.White’snewidea,theoperationonthedamagedbrain____.

A.canlastaslongas30minutesB.cankeepthebrain’sbloodwarm

C.cankeepthepatient’sbrainhealthyD.canhelpmonkeysdodifferentjobs

11.Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperations?

a.sendthecooledbacktothebrainb.stopthebloodtothebrain

c.havethebloodcooleddownd.operateonthebrain

A.a,b,c,dB.c,a,b,dC.c,b,d,aD.b,c,d,a

D

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments－mostlyforentertainmentpurposes－isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.

Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange（分布区）.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusuallyself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.

12．Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.

A．remainincagesB．behavestrangely

C．attackotheranimalsD．enjoymovingaround

13．Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?

A．Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.

B．Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.

C．Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.

D．Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

14．Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_________.

A．pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdo

B．usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos

C．questioningthewayanimalsareprotected

D．discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats

15．Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat__________.

A．zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages

B．mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies

C．someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoos

D．it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）