名校试题福建省福州八中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx
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名校试题福建省福州八中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案
2018-2019高二(下)福州第八中学期中考试
高二英语选修7
第二部分阅读理解第一节
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Ihaveaneighborwhoisacapable,fashionable,seventy-year-old,singlewoman.HernameisGrace.Gracewaslaidofffromherjobalittleovertwoyearsagoandhasbeenlivingoffhersavingseversincebutnotofficially"retired".GracecalledmeuponedayaboutthistimelastyearandaskedifIhadaladder.Sheneededtocleanouthergutters(水槽)ontheroofandwantedmetoholdtheladder.
Shedidn'twantmetoclimbupandcleanthegutters.Shejustwantedmetoholdtheladder.AsithappenedIdidhavealadder.Isaid:
“Theleavesaregoingtofalloffthetreesinamonth,whydon'twewaittilltheyfinishanddoitthen?
”Sheagreedandnaturallywedidn'ttalkaboutitagainuntilspring.SpringinTennesseeiswildandwetalkedaboutitoverthecourseofthreeweeksinwhichitrainednearlyeveryday,thenIgotbusyandGracewentintoseclusion(隐居).
Acoupleofweeksago,shetoldmeshe'dbeenspendingtoomuchmoneyanddecidedtoapply
forabartendingjobatalocalhotel."NowIdon'tknowaboutyouallbutI'dneverconsideredwhatitwouldbeliketoapplyforandbeginanewjobattheageofseventy.I'mfifty-threeandtheolderIget,themoreIthinkabouthowgreatit'llbeifIcanjustgetoutofbedwhenI'mseventy."Anyway,shegotthejob,servingthebarandtendingbanquetsatthehotel.
Thedaywhensheleftforhertrainingat6am,Iwalkedacrossthestreetwithmyladderandcleanedouthergutters.
21.WhendidtheauthoradviseGracetocleanhergutters?
A.Inearlyspring.B.Inrainyseason.
C.Intimeofleavesfalling.D.Intimeoffewleavesontrees.
22.Whatwastheauthor'sneighbordoingwhentheauthorwrotethetext?
A.Workingatahotel.B.Trainingforherjob.
C.Cleaningoutherhouse.D.Walkingwiththeauthor.
23.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofherneighbor'sre-employment?
A.Valuable.B.Impossible.C.Reasonable.D.Unbelievable.
B
HumansshareEarthwithmanydifferentkindsofwildlife.However,manyofouranimalfriendsmaynotbearoundformuchlonger.
AccordingtotheLivingPlanetReportreleasedbytheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)inOctober,thepopulationsofanimalsincludingmammals,birdsandfishhavefallenbyanaverageof60percentsince1970.
“Wearesleepwalkingtowardstheedgeofacliff(悬崖),MikeBarrett,executivedirectorofscienceandconservationatWWF,toldtheGuardian.“Iftherewasa60percentdecline(下降)inthehumanpopulation,thatwouldbeequivalent(等于)toemptyingNorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,Africa,Europe,ChinaandOceania."
Accordingtothereport,oneofthebiggestcausesofwildlifelossesishumanactivity.Three-quartersoftheworld'slandislargelyaffectedbyhumanactivity.Manynaturalhabitats(栖息地)havebeendestroyedtocreatefarmland.
About300mammalspeciesaredyingoutbecauseweeatthem.Anotherexampleistheindustrialoverfishingoftheoceans,theGuardiannoted.
Theastonishingdeclineinwildlifepopulation…isareminderandperhapstheultimate(最终的)signofthepressureweexert(施加)ontheplane,"MarcoLambertini,thedirectorgeneraloftheWWF,wroteinthereport.
Thesedevelopmentsleadscientiststobelievethattherecouldbeasixthmassextinction,thefirsttobecausedbyhumansaccordingtotheGuardian.Therehavebeenfivemassextinctionbefore,thelastbeing655millionyearsago.Thattimeitwasthedinosaursthatdiedout.
WWFhascalledonworldgovernmentsandbusinessestostrikeadealtoprotectpeopleandnature.
NeitheristhesituationinChinapromising.AccordingtoareportbyChinaDailyinNovember,Chinesepaddlefish(白解)intheYangtzeRiver,mayhavebecomeextinct.Andtherearenowlessthan500greenpeafowl(孔雀)inthewild,reportedCCTVinJune.
Toprotectendangeredanimals,measureshavebeentakeninChinaandprogresshasbeenmade.Forexample,Chinahasbannedtheuseofrhinohornandtigerbones;andivory(象牙)trade,reportedChinaDaily.Italsoemphasizesincreasingpublic,awarenessbyholdingactivitieswhencelebratingtheWorldWildlifeDay.
ButmoreeffortsarestillneededtoprotectwildlifeinChinaandaroundtheworld.“Wearethefirstgenerationtoknowwearedestroyingourplanetandthelastonethatcandoanythingaboutit,"WWFUKChiefExecutiveTanyaSteeletoldCNN.
24.WhatdidtheLivingPlanetReportpointout?
A.Thelossofanimalpopulationshasspedupoverthepastdecade.
B.Chinaislosingmoreanimalsthananyothercountry.
CTheanimalpopulationwilldecreaseby60percentinthenextdecade.
D.Theanimalpopulationhasdroppedsharplyinpastdecades.
25.Whatisamaincauseofthelossofthefishpopulation,accordingtotheGuardian?
A.Over-hunting.B.Foodshortage.C.Climatechange.D.Environmentalpollution.
26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Chinaprovidesamodelofanimalprotectionforothercountries.
B.Chinahasmadesomeprogressinprotectingendangeredanimals.
C.Expertsarenotoptimisticaboutthefutureofwildlife.
D.Governmentsshouldtaketheresponsibilitytoprotectwildlife.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?
A.thelastgenerationtodomorethingstosaveourplanet
B.thelastgenerationthatcandoanythingtheywanttosavetheplanet
C.weshouldnotdoanythingmoretodestroyourplanet
D.wecouldnotcarelessabouttheplanet
C
Bliss(幸福)isboring!
That'sacautionary(告诫的)lineI'veheardalotabouttheCommonApplicationwritingprompt(提示):
"Describeaplacewhereyouareperfectlycontent.Whatdoyoudoorexperiencethere,andwhyisitmeaningfultoyou?
"
It'strue.Justhowmuchcanyousayaboutbigmountainsorpeacefuloceanwaves?
Thisisatougherpromptthanyoumightthink.
Partofthechallengeassociatedwiththispromptisthatitis-sobroad.Theplaceislimitlessanditcouldevenbeaplaceinastudent'sfavoritebook.
Howshouldyouapproachthisprompt?
-Figureoutwhereyou’rehappiest.Whereareyouwhenyou’refeelingthatway?
Whendoyoutrulyfeelcomfortableinyourownskin?
-Determinewhyyouaresohappythere.Trytothinkofananecdotethathappenedatthatplace.Whowereyouwith?
Whatwasgoingon?
-Useyoursensorydetails.Thefirstpartofthepromptasksyoutodescribeyourplace.Thisisnotwhereyoushouldprovideanalysisbutratherastraightforwarddescriptionwithsignificantdetails.
-Bereflective.Thesecondandthirdpartsofthepromptareinvitingyoutobeanalytical.Thisisthepartoftheessaythatcollegeadmissionsprofessionalsaremostinterestedinreading.Thisiswhereyouwillneedtotalkabouthowyourplacehasinfluencedyou.
-Here'sanotherwaytoapproachtheprompt.Thinkaboutatimewhenyouwereunhappy.Wheredidyougoto“gethappy"?
Whydoyougothere?
What'sspecialaboutthatplace?
Ifyoucan'tdiscusswhythisplaceismeaningfultoyouwithmaturity(成熟)andperfection,youareprobably
betteroffrespondingtoadifferentwritingprompt.
28.Theauthorwrote“Blissisboring!
"atthebeginningtosuggestthat.
A.nooneintheworldcouldhaveatallyperfectlife
B.manystudentshavenoideaofwhattruehappinessis
C.studentsshouldavoidtalkingabouthappinessintheiressays
D.itishardforstudentstoproduceasatisfactoryessayonthistopic
29.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?
A.Toremindstudentstokeepaneyeonthedetailsintheirlife.
B.Togivetipsonrespondingtoawritingpromptonthetopicofhappiness
C.Todisplaybasicskillsforessayorganization.
D.Toteachstudentstobalancefactsandanalysisintheiressays.
30.Whichpartoftheessaywillinterestadmissionsofficersthemost?
A.Descriptionofwhere,whenandhowmuchtheexperiencewasenjoyed.
B.Funanecdotesabouttimeswhenpeoplefeltthehappiest.
C.Analysesofthesourcesofhappinessandtheirinfluence.
D.Adviceonhow10getovernegativefeelingsindailylife.
31.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“youareprobablybetteroffrespondingtoadifferentwritingprompt.”inthelastparagraph?
A.youhadbetterliveawealthylife
B.youhadbettergiveupthiswritingprompt
C.youhadbetterleaveforanewplace
D.youhadbetterunderstandthisplaceinanewway
D
Insummertheextremeheatoftenmakespeoplesweatyandrestless.Whilepeopleareannoyedbyit,expertssuggestsummeristhebestseasontodischarge(排放)yourbody'stoxins(毒素)andrecoveryourenergy.
Onepopularoptionishot-stonemassage(按摩).Therapistsusesmoothandheatedstones,usuallyriverrocks,tomassagecertainpartsofthebody,orplacethemonkeypointsofthebody.Thewarmthofthehotstoneswillimprovebloodcirculationandalsohelprelaxmuscles,whilesweatingisalsobelievedtobegoodfordischargingthebody'stoxins.
Anotherpopularoptionishot-stonebaths.Thehot-stonebathwillhelpthebodydischargetoxinsandhumidity
(湿气)thataccumulatedduringthelastwinter.Summeristhebestseasontobuildagoodbody.Ratherthanusewaterorsteamtoheatandwashthebody,peoplesimplywearacoatorsomethingcomfortable,andthenlieonheatedstonetabletsmadeofhotstones,whicharewarmedtoaround45℃.Thebodywillgraduallywarmupandbloodcirculationwillalsobeimproved.Moresweatwillcomeoutquickly.Thesweatissmoothandfresh,notsmellylikethatreleasedaftersportsactivities.Suchbathsbringanumberofhealthbenefits,suchasanti-aging,
improvedbloodcirculationandstressrelief.Theslimmingeffectofdietingcanevenbepromoted.
Usinghotstonesforhealingdatesbacktoancienttimes,butthemodernrenewalofhot-stonemassageisgenerallycreditedtoMaryNelson,an
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