河南省商丘市学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题.docx
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河南省商丘市学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题
河南省商丘市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题
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一、阅读选择
OnlineEvent:
WhatHappenedattheBigBang(爆炸)?
Overthepastfewdecades,we'vemadeunbelievablediscoveriesabouthowouruniversedevelopedoverthepast13.8billionyears.Butwestillknowverylittleaboutwhathappenedinthefirstsecondsafterthebigbang.
InthelatestNewScientistonlineevent,thespeakerDanHooperwillexaminehowphysicistsareusingexperimentstore-createtheconditionsofthebigbang,andtodealwithmysterieslikehowouruniversecametocontainsomuchmatterandsolittleantimatter.
•Earlybirdticketoffer£12,andyourticketincludes:
—Livelecturelasting40minutes
—Question&AnswerwithDanHooper
—On-demandaccesstoarecordingofthelectureandQ&A,available(可得到的)towatchfor12months—Anadditional40-minutephysicslecture
●Aboutthespeaker:
DanHooperisaseniorscientistandtheheadofthetheoreticalastrophysicsgroupattheFermiNationalAcceleratorLab,aswellasaprofessoroftheUniversityofChicago.Heisespeciallyinterestedinquestionsaboutdarkmatterandtheearlyuniverse.
●Eventinformation:
Thisonlineeventwillstartat6pmonThursday,July9andwilllastforaboutonehour.AccesstoarecordingoftheeventwillbeavailablefromJuly10toticketbuyersforthe12monthsfollowingtheliveevent.
●Bookinginformation:
Ticketsareonlyrefundable(可退还的)ifNewScientiststopsthisevent.NewScientistLtdhastherighttochangetheeventanditsarrangement,orstoptheevent.TicketsareonlyavailableinadvancethroughNewScientistwebsite.
1.Whatbenefitcantheticketbuyersenjoy?
A.Interviewingthespeakerfacetoface.
B.Takingsomeoneelsetoattendthelecture.
C.Gettingavideotapeofa40-minutephysicslecture.
D.Watchingarecordingoftheeventwithinoneyear.
2.WhatcanweknowaboutDanHooper?
A.Heworksatauniversity.
B.Heisaworld-famouswriter.
C.HeistheheadofNewScientistLtd.
D.Hisstudyfocusesonquestionsaboutonlineevents.
3.Whatdoyouhavetodoifyouwanttoattendtheevent?
A.GetintouchwithHooper.B.Buyaticketaheadoftime.
C.Arrivebefore6pmontheday.D.Getpermissionfromtheorganizer.
Mymomwasabeautywhoseldomspenttimeandmoneyonherphysicalappearance—especiallyintermsoffancyclothesorhairstyles.Shejustkeptbeautifulinherway:
rest,water,exercise,vegetablesandlaughter.
Mymomwouldtellmeherfatherhadherrunhislittlecornerstorefromtheageoften.Shesawpoorpeoplecomein,lookingforfoodandmakinghardchoices,likemeatorcheese.Shetooktheircoinswithaneyeonthebottomline.Itwasuptohertoensuretheregisterbalancedattheendoftheday.Sofromayoungage,mymomhadhermindconditionedaboutmoney.
However,mymomhadoneweakness:
diamonds.In1958,myteenagedadgaveheradiamondchipasanengagement(订婚)ring,whichsheproudlyworeuntilshesavedenoughforan“upgrade".Bythen,shewasinherthirties.Overtheyears,mymomalsoacquiredotherdiamondpieceslikeearrings.Momworethemproudlyandshesimplylovedthewayherdiamondssparkled(闪耀).
Onmyparents'50thweddinganniversary,Itreatedthemtodinneratarestaurant.Itmadeherhappy,butMomhadhereyeonabigdiamondtomarktheoccasion.Mydadfoundherasix-carat(克拉)one.Momsaideachcaratrepresentedadecadethatshelovedmydad,plusonetogrowon.Forthenextsixyears,shenevertookitoffherfinger.
Knowinghowmymomlovedthatdiamondmadeitmorespecialwhensheleftittome.Afterwearingitonmyhandforayear,Idecidedtosetitintoanecklacewhereit'dbeclosertomyheart.Itremindsmeofmymomeveryday,nomatterwhatI'mdoing,anditspeakstomeinuniqueways.
4.WhatcanweknowaboutMom?
A.Shespentmuchonhermakeup.B.Shewasavainbeautifulwoman.
C.Shekeptbeautifulinanaturalway.D.Shewasproudofherappearance.
5.WhatmadeMomcarefulaboutspendingmoney?
A.Thewordsofneighbors.
B.Herlifeinapoorfamily.
C.Thechoiceofthepoorpeople.
D.Herexperienceinherfather'sstore.
6.Mommostprobablythinksofthediamondsasasignof_____.
A.luckB.loveC.statusD.wealth
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Mother'sLoveforDiamondsB.LoveBetweenMotherandDaughter
C.MemoriesofBeautifulDiamondsD.StrongLoveforaDeterminedMother
Whenthere’saheatwave,oceantemperaturesrise.Thatheatcausescoralreefs(珊瑚礁)tolosetheircolor,whichshowsthecoralsaredying.Fishthenleave,andwithoutthefishactivity,reefsfallsilent.Anewstudyfindsplayingthesoundsofahealthyreefcanattractfishbacktodeadordyingareas.Indeed,thosesoundscouldhelpbringareefbacktolife.
TimGordon,abiologistattheUniversityofExeterinEngland,studiestheeffectofsoundonseaanimals.Heandhisresearchgroup“feltsurprisedatsomanydifferentsoundsyoucanhearonahealthyreef”.Theywereshockedbyhowquietthereefsbecameastheydied.Thatgotthemwondering:
Couldsoundhelprenewdyingreefsbyattractingfish?
SoGordonusedpiecesofdeadcoraltocreatesmallpatches(小块)ofreefsalongtheGreatBarrierReef.Heplacedthematleast25metersfromeachotherandfromotherreefs.Gordonleftelevenpatchesalone.Theseservedashiscontrols.Hesetupaloudspeakeraroundanotherelevenpatches.Thespeakersplayedhealthyreefsounds.Thelastelevenpatchesservedasadifferenttypeofcontrol.Theygotaset-upthatlookedliketheloudspeakerbutplayednosound.
Fisharrivedatallthreetypesofpatches.Buttheyshowedupmorequicklyattheonesthathadsound.Besides,thosesmallreefsendedupwithtwiceasmanyfishbytheendoftheexperiment.Reefswithsoundalsohadmorespeciesoverall.Gordonfoundnodifferencebetweenthetwotypesofcontrols.Itwassound,notthespeakerset-up,thathadattractedtheextrafish.Playinghealthyreefsoundsaddsanotherpowerfultooltorestoreourreefs,Gordonsays.
8.Whathasledtothedeathofcoralreefs?
A.Toomanyfish.B.Noisepollution.
C.Lossoftheircolor.D.Highoceantemperatures.
9.Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?
A.Tointroducesoundsofahealthyreef.B.Toraisedoubtsaboutdyingcoralreefs.
C.Toexplainthereasonforthenewstudy.D.Toshowthepositiveeffectoffishoncorals.
10.WhatdidGordonandhisteamdointheirstudy?
A.Theyplayedhealthyreefsoundsfortwogroupsofpatches.
B.Theycreated33patcheswiththecollectedpiecesofdeadcoral.
C.Theysetupaloudspeakeraroundallthepatchesofdeadcoral.
D.Theyplayedsoundstoattractfishtoapproachallthepatches.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Healthycoralreefsoundsattractfishbacktodeadreefs.
B.Deadcoralreefsareespeciallydependentonhealthysounds.
C.Thespeakerset-upsofcoralreefsareattractivetomostfish.
D.Underwaterspeakersmayremindcoralreefsofpossiblethreats.
Isthereanybodyoutthere?
Forcenturieshumanbeingshavebeenwondering.Aswe'vegainedgreaterunderstandingoftheuniverse,however,oursearcheshavetakenonamoreconcreteform.Questionsaboutalienshavebecomeasubjectforscienceratherthansciencefictionandphilosophy.
Nowanewcooperation(合作)betweentheVeryLargeArrayobservatoryinNewMexicoandtheprivatelyfundedSetiInstituteinCaliforniacouldmeanthatourcuriosityaboutaliensiscloserthaneverbeforetobeingsatisfied.DatafromtheVLA's28giantradiotelescopeswillbefedthroughaspecialsupercomputerthatwillsearchfordistantsignals.ScientistswhoworkattheSetiInstitutesaidtheannouncementmeanstheirresearchisnow“almostmainstream".
Howlikelyitisthatasignalwillbefound,andwhatthismightmean,arehardquestionstoanswer.Seti'sexistingprojectshaven'tdetectedanylifesignalsfromotherplanetssofar.ButrecentdiscoveriesinspaceandEarthscienceshaveprovidedsomeencouragementtothosewhoareenthusiasticaboutthelikelihood,howeverremote,ofdetectingothercivilizations.
Whileonceitwasthoughtthatoursolarsystemcouldbeunique,sincethediscoveryofthefirstexoplanet(aplanetinanothersolarsystem)inthe1990s,thousandsmorehavebeenlocated(确定位置).Aroundoneinfivestarsarenowthoughttohaveaplanetintheirorbitinaso-called“habitablezone"—thatisatadistancefromthestarwherethetemperature(neithertoohotnortoocold)meansthatlifeistheoreticallyfeasible.
Ifthereisanotherlifeformsomewhere,coulditbeasintelligentasus?
Orcausearisktous,asthephysicistStephenHawkingoncewarned?
AsinvestigationsofMarscontinue,ourinterestinthepossibilityofalienlifeappearsclear—especiallywhenconditionsinourownearthappearevenmoreunstable.
12.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Globalcooperationhelpstostudyaliens.
B.Searchingforaliensisbecomingatrend.
C.Alienshavecaughtwideattentionglobally.
D.Therearemanyuncertaintiesaboutaliensstudy.
13.Whatistheencouragingnewstosearchersfordistantcivilizations?
A.VLAhasdevelopednewradiotelescopes.
B.Setihasdetectedsignalsfromotherplanets.
C.Moreandmoreexoplanetshavebeenfound.
D.Othercivilizationshavebeenlocatedinahabitablezone.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feasible"inparagraph4mostprobablymean?
A.Possible.B.Tough.
C.Easy.D.Certain.
15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Literature.B.Health.
C.Education.D.Science.
二、七选五
Ittrulydoesn'ttakemuchtoencourageothersand,bestofall,itisveryaffordableandrequiresnospecialequipment.Herearesomesimplewaystoencourageothers.
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