学年黑龙江省哈尔滨六中高二上学期期末考试英语试题 解析版.docx
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学年黑龙江省哈尔滨六中高二上学期期末考试英语试题解析版
2019-2020学年黑龙江省哈尔滨六中高二(上)期末英语试卷
阅读理解(共两节,每题2分,满分30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)
1.(6分)
TwoEuropeanSummerMust'Seas'
Whenyouthinkofsummer,thebeach,clearwater,sunnyskies,andrelaxingdaysareafewthingsthatcometomind,andtwoofthebestplacestoexperiencethesesummerfeelsaretwogorgeousEuropeanbodiesofwater:
theMediterraneanSeaandtheAdriaticSea!
ThesetwoincredibleSeasholdsomeofmyfavoritetravelmemories.andIwouldrevisiteachoneinaheartbeat!
TheMediterraneanSea
TheMediterraneanSeacanbeaccessedfromvariousEuropeancountriesaswellasafewNorthAfricancountries.AndwhilemanythinkofvisitingIbiza,Malta,ortheGreekislandstoexperiencetheMediterranean,myMediterraneanbeachdayscamewhilevisitingtheseasidecityofMarseilleintheSouthofFrance!
MarseillewasalovelycitywitheasyaccesstotheSea,alsowithprettysandybeaches.ThegorgeouscrystalclearbluewatermadeitunlikeanybeachdayinAmerica!
Notonlywerethebeachesamazing,butthecityofMarseillewasadorableandfilledwithnumerouscuteshopsandseasiderestaurants.AndtheMediterranean﹣stylefoodwasdelicious!
TheAdriaticSea
TheAdriaticSeaisequallyasstunningandsurelyworthavisit!
TheCroatiancoasthasnumerousbeachclubs,someprivateandsomepublic,thattouristsareabletovisitandyoucanexperiencethebeautyoftheAdriaticSeathere!
ZrceNovalja,aCroatianseasidetownIvisited,wasimpressivelyfeaturedbytheratherrockybeachinplaceofsand.Therocksweresmallandsmooth,makingswimmingintheseaandwadinginthewaterjustaseasyassandybeaches!
PlusthelocalsinCroatiaarealsoextremelyfriendly,makingtheexperienceevenmorememorable.
(1)Thewriter'striptothetwoseaswasfullof .
A.unbearablehardships
B.variousadventures
C.wonderfulexperiences
D.funnyevents
(2)FromwhichplacedidthewritergettotheMediterraneanSea?
A.Ibiza.
B.Malta.
C.TheGreekislands.
D.Marseille.
(3)WhatmakesZrceNovaljasospecial?
A.Itsbeachclubs.
B.Itsbeautifulsea.
C.Itsrockybeach.
D.Itsfriendlylocals.
2.(8分)Bringblindistoughinanycase.ButthingswereevenharderforSrikanthBollawhowasborninasmallvillageinIndia,wherethecommonbeliefwasthatkidswithdisabilitieswere"ofnouse"andtherefore,betteroffdead.Fortunately,Srikanth'sparentslovedtheirsonandrefusedtogivehimup.Instead,theyencouragedtheblindboytodreambigandreachforthestar.
Srikanthdidnotdisappointhisparents.Thenowtwenty﹣four﹣year﹣oldisthefounderCEOofBollantIndustries.
Ofcourse,gellingherewasnoteasy.BeingbothblindandpoormeantthatSrikanthhadtofacehardchallenges.Asayoungboy,Srikanthattendedaregularschoolnearhishome.Unfortunately,thestudentsandteachendidn'tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.
ConcernedthiswouldholdbackSrikanth'sdevelopment,hisfamilydecidedtosendhimtoaspecialneeds,schoolinHyderabad.Sureenough,theyoungboysoonrosetothetopofhisclass,earningawardsinspeechanddebatecompetitions.ButSiikanthwaspreventedfromstudyingscienceswhenhereached10thgrade,becauseitwasthoughttoo"dangerous"forablindstudent.Notonetogiveup,Srikanthtooklegalactionandbecausethefirstblindstudentinthecountryallowedtostudysciences.
Late,aftergraduatingfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,SnkanthsetupBollantIndustriesin2012.Forjustfouryears,ithasbecomeapowerhousewithover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.
Beingdisableddoesn'tmeanbeingunable."Iftheworldlooksatmeandsays,'Srikanth,youcandonothing,'IwilllookbackattheworldandsayIcandoanyhing."theyoungmansays.
(1)WhyHasStikanthsenttoaspecialschool?
A.Hisparentsbecamericherthanbefore.
B.Hecouldbetreatedequallythere.
C.Thisschoolwasfreefordisabledstudents.
D.Hewassentawaybytheregularschool.
(2)WhatcanknowaboutSrikanthfromthetext?
A.Hewasborn'sinapoorvillage.
B.Hecaredaboutdisabledpeople.
C.Hisparentswerestrictwithhiminhisstudy.
D.Hewaslovedbythevillagerswhenhewasyoung.
(3)WhatwordscanbestdescribeSrikanth?
A.Intelligentanddetermined,
B.Activeandhonest.
C.Patientandcareful.
D.Kindbutstubborn.
(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ChancesAreEverywhere
B.NoChallenges,NoSuccess
C.BigDreamMakesaDifference
D.DisabilityDonesn'tMeanBeingUnable
3.(8分)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."
(1)Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?
A.Thekeyfactortoolderadults'happiness
B.Thereisaconflictbetweenagingandhappiness
C.Noonecandefinethelimittohappiness.
D.Therelationshipbetweenhealthandhappiness.
(2)Whyaresomeseniorshappieraccordingtosomeexperts?
A.Theyfocusonwhatmakesthemfeelgood.
B.Theyhavetheirowncircleoffriends.
C.Theyhavebetterincomeafterretirement.
D.Theycangooutingfrequently.
(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Peopleofthesameagehavethesamesenseofhappiness.
B.Attitudemayplayaveryimportantroleinhappiness.
C.Peoplewhoadaptthebesttochangesaremorelikelytobeunhappy.
D.Olderadultswhohavemorevaluablelifeexperiencearemoreoptimistic.
(4)What'sthetopicdiscussedinthepassage?
A.Whetheragingorattitudebringshappiness.
B.Whyseniorsadaptthebesttochangesinsociety.
C.Whatthelimittoanelderperson'shappinessis.
D.Howolderpeoplefeelcomparedwithyoungerpeople.
4.(8分)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'suptoustolearnhowdifferentanimalsdealwiththeproblem
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