甘肃省天水市一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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甘肃省天水市一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案
天水市一中2017级2018-2019学年度第二学期期末考试
英语试题
满分:
120分考试时间:
100分钟
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
WantawonderfultravelinLondon?
Don'tmissthefollowing!
CartoonMuseum
ThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe18thcenturytothepresentday.Youcanfindadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincludingcaricatures(讽刺漫画)andrareexamplesofcartoonart:
it’sawonderfulplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasaseriouscollectionforcartoonsenthusiasts(爱好者).
Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenandadultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondonMuseum.
Telephone:
02075808155
ChislehurstCaves
ChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.AtourofthesecavesisanexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveinfluencedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.
Telephone:
02084673264
TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum
TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedicalprofessionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret(阁楼)isBritain’sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawoodenoperatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.
Telephone:
02071882679
CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum
RecentlyvotedoneofLondon’sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyouwouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:
luxurious(奢华的)andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseandindependentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsforindustryandpress.
Telephone:
03333210104
21.WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?
A.Itisdesignedonlyforkids.
B.ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.
C.Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.
D.Oneneedn’tbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.
22.Whichwillyoucallifyou'dliketoknowmedicineofthepast?
A.02075808155.B.02071882679.
C.03333210104.D.02084673264.
23.Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?
A.ChislehurstCaves.B.CartoonMuseum.
C.CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.D.TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.
B
I’msittinginmykitcheninLondon,tryingtofigureoutatextmessagefrommybrother.HelivesinourhomecountryofGermany.WespeakGermantoeachother,alanguagethat'srichinstrangewords,butI'veneverheardthisonebefore:
fremdschämen.
Theexperiencegetsmetoconsider:
canweloseourmotherlanguage?
Mostimmigrants(移民)knowwhatit’sliketobenotasgoodattheirmotherlanguageasbefore.Theprocessseemsobvious:
thelongeryouareaway,themoreyourlanguagesuffers.Butit’snotquitesostraightforward.Itturnsoutthathowlongyou'vebeenawaydoesn'talwaysmatter.Socializingwithothernativespeakersabroadcanworsenyourownnativeskills.Andemotionalfactorsliketrauma(精神创伤)canbethebiggestfactorofall.
Inchildren,thephenomenonoflanguageattrition(语言磨蚀)issomewhateasiertoexplainsincetheirbrainsaregenerallymoreflexibleandadaptable.Untiltheageofabout12,aperson’slanguageskillsarerelativelyeasytochange.Studiesoninternationaladoptershavefoundthatevennine-year-oldscanalmostcompletelyforgettheirfirstlanguagewhentheyareremovedfromtheircountryofbirth.
Butinadults,thefirstlanguageisunlikelytodisappearentirelyexceptinextremecircumstances.Forexample,MonikaSchmidanalyzedtheGermanofelderlyGerman-Jewishwartimerefugees(难民)intheUKandtheUS.Themainfactorthatinfluencedtheirlanguageskillswasn'thowlongtheyhadbeenabroadorhowoldtheywerewhentheyleft.Itwashowmuchtraumatheyhadexperiencedasvictims.ThosewholeftGermanyintheearlydaysofNazioccupation,beforetheworstviolence,tendedtospeakbetterGerman–despitehavingbeenabroadthelongest.Thosewholeftlater,tendedtospeakGermanwithdifficultyornotatall.
“Itseemedveryclearlyaresultofthistrauma”,saysSchmid.“EventhoughGermanwasthelanguageofchildhood,homeandfamily,itwasalsothelanguageofpainfulmemories”.Themosttraumatizedrefugeeshadheldthemback.Asoneofthemsaid:
“IfeelthatGermanybetrayedme.Americaismycountry,andEnglishismylanguage.”
24.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphserveas?
A.AcommentB.AbackgroundC.AnexplanationD.Anintroduction
25.Whatdoparagraph4and5mainlytalkabout?
A.HowtwolanguagescoexistB.Thewaytodealwithadult’strauma
C.Thereasonsbehindadult’slanguageattrition.
D.Whethertraumaleadstoadult’slanguageattrition.
26.Whydoestraumacauseaperson'smotherlanguagetodisappear?
A.Becausehecan’trememberhismotherlanguage.
B.Becausehisabilitytocommunicateisaffected.
C.Becausehiscountryisfarfromhim.
D.Becausehechoosestoescapefrombadexperiences.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Wheredoesyournativelanguagecomefrom?
B.Willyouloseyournativelanguage?
C.Howdoestraumaaffectyourfirstlanguage?
D.Howfarareyoufromyourmothertongue
C
Homelessnessisabigproblemacrosstheworld.Manypeopleandorganizationsareworkingtosolveit.MelYoungfromScotlandandHaraldSchmiedfromAustriaaretwosuchpeople.In2001,thetwomenattendedaninternationalconferenceabouttheproblemofhomelessness.Later,theybegantowonderiffootballcouldhelpsolvetheproblem.In2003,theydecidedtostarttheHomelessWorldCuporganization.Itchoosesandtrainslocalhomelesspeoplefortheyearlyfootballcompetition.Today,about500peoplefromalmost50countriesplayintheHomelessWorldCup.Andtheprogramischanginglives.
DamienisfromIreland.Formanyyears,hestruggledwithdrug(毒品)addiction.Butin2006,heplayedforIreland'sHomelessWorldCupteam,andsincethen,hehasbeendrugfree!
ManyoftheHomelessWordCupplayers,likeDamien,havestruggledwithdrugaddiction.However,someplayersarehomelessbecauseofpoverty.Alexisoneofthem.Hesays,“IwasborninMathare,thebiggest,worstslum(贫民窟)inKenya.Icouldnotfindanythingtoeat.Alsoschoolingwasaproblem.MylifestartedwhenIstartedplayingfootball.”FootballgaveAlexjoy.Ittaughthimtoworkhardandhelpedhimbelievethathecouldachievesomething.
Footballcanevenhelppeoplewhohaveexperiencedextremetragedy.Najib,ayoungmanfromAfghanistan,haslivedthroughmuchwar.Manyofhisfamilymembershavedied.Butfootballhashelpedhimsurvive.“ItisonlyduringthegamesthatIdonotthinkaboutmysituation.I'mnotinterestedinanythingotherthanfootballandit’stheonlythingIdesire,”Najibexplains.
Drugs,povertyandwararecommoncausesofhomelessness.Playinginafootballcompetitionmaynotdirectlytreatdrugaddiction,solvepovertyorendwar,butitcangivepeopleemotionalstrengthandhelpthemlearnimportantlifeskills.
28.WhatdoweknowabouttheHomelessWorldCup?
A.Itisheldeveryyear.B.Itfirsttookplacein2001.
C.Itistheideaoftwotroubledfootballlovers.
D.Itwasintroducedataninternationalconference.
29.AfterplayingintheHomelessWorldCup,Alex______.
A.gaveuptakingdrugsB.begantolivearichlife
C.gotagoodschooleducationD.becameconfidentaboutthefuture
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“desire”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.RememberB.WatchC.WantD.Create
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?
A.FootballforeveryoneB.Lasthopeforthehomeless
C.EndhomelessnessfromnowonD.Beathomelessnessthroughfootball
D
Residents(居民)inthepoorestareasintheU.S.facealifeexpectancy(平均寿命)uptodecadeshorterthanthoseinthewealthiestareas,accordingtoastudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.
ResearchersfromEastTennesseeStateUniversitywantedtobetterunderstandhowsocioeconomicstatuswasassociatedwithhealthoutcomes.Tofindout,theydividedthecountry’s3,141areasinto50new“states”(with2percentoftheareasineach)basedonhouseholdincomeratherthanongeography.
Theresearchersbrokedownthedatabycounty(郡,县)sincetheyfoundstate-leveldatamayhidesome“effectofsocioeconomicdifferencesonboththebest-offandworst-offcounties.”Theythenexaminedhealthdatafromthewealthiestandpoorest“states”(topandbottom2percent)toseehowresidentsdifferedonfactorslikesmoking,clinicalcareandexcessive(过多的)drinking.Researchersfoundthattherewasnearlya10-yeargapinthelifeexpectancyofmenwithanaverageof79.3yearsinthewealthycountiescomparedto69.8yearsinthepoorest.Forwomen,thedifferencewasslightlyless:
83yearsinthewealthiestcountiesand76yearsinthepoorest.
Thestudyauthorswerecautiousthatwhiletheyfoundaconnectionbetweensocioeconomicstatusandhealthoutcomes,theydidnotanalyzecauseandeffect.Buttheysuggestthatthedatashowshowpolicymakersshouldnotjustfocusonstate-wideinitiatives(主动性)butmoretargetedeffortstohelpthosemostatrisk.“Withlimitedresources,methodsofknowingthepoorestareasexactlycanbequitesignificantintheequaldistribution(分配)ofresourcesandprogramstothosecommunitiesthatareinthegreatestneed,’’thestudyauthorswrote.
32.HowdidResearchersdividetheareas?
A.BysocialstatusB.ByincomeC.ByhealthD.Bylivingplaces
33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingto
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