肇东一中高二期中考试英语试题 精简版
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A
World’s top hotels for observing stars 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat, Switzerland
Sitting 3,100 meters above sea level, 3,100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat overlooks the snow-dusted, rocky peaks of the Swiss Alps. Although skiing is the most popular activity there, the Kulmhotel is a favorite with astronomers. At the top of the two stone towers, observatories are equipped with everything an astronomer might need.
Rates: Rooms start at CHF 140(US $ 150) per person a day.
Stargazing packages: Starlight dinner, CHF 90(US $ 96) per person. Sanctuary Baines’ Camp, Botswana
This camp has some quiet suites overlooking the Boro River on the edge of the Moremi Game Reserve. A day of walking with elephants and watching lions on a game(与狩猎有关的)drive can be followed by an open-air bath.
Rates: Start at US $ 675 person a day (includes meals, drinks and safaris(游猎) Ayers Rock Resort—Sails in the Desert Hotel, Australia
Located in the heart of the Australian Outback ，this hotel provides a stark(鲜明的)contrast to the copper-red earth surroundings. The resort’s Astro Tour uses iPads, telescopes and binoculars to let guests wonder at the Southern Cross and re-learn the basics of the universe, such as how a star is born. Rates: Rooms start at US $400.
Stargazing packages: Voyages Out back Sky Journeys, US $ 38 per person a day; Sounds of Silence dinner, US $ 169 per person. Kasbah Hotel, Morocco
At the edge of Draa valley, the Kasbah has two round observatory domes and several telescopes peak out from the fortress walls. Far from city lights, with the world-famous desert-the Sahara on the horizon, the stage is set for a black, glittering sky. Each night after dinner, an expert helps guests find their way around the viewing equipment.
Rates: MAD 540 (US $ 63) per person a day including breakfast and dinner.
Stargazing packages: Guided visit to the SaharaSky observatory, MAD 2 00( US $ 23)
B
My love for libraries blossomed when I joined the public library. From the age of 8 I was allowed to walk from my home to the downtown library, housed above the police station. Once the librarian gave me my first membership card, I could enjoy a range of books, which started with Little House in the Big Woods. I was addicted instantly, and this love of libraries and reading would change my life, allowing me to one day create a safe space for high-school kids, too.
By the time I was in high school, I could read the authors that we were studying in class, including Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Emily Bronte. During the summer months, I got caught up in Gone with the Wind.
When I studied English literature at university, I thought it was time to build my own library. For the next 40 years, I continued to collect books. Until one day, I realized that all my books had become a part of the house, like wallpaper.
Toward the end of my teaching career, I became a teacher-librarian at my old high school, where I had first learned English literature. This position enabled me to regain my love and appreciation for libraries. I had a generous budget for my classes, so I searched for novels that would interest my teenage audience and hopefully spark a love of books. Fantasy, science-fiction, graphic novels -I bought almost any type of books that my students wanted to read. I bought sofas and comfortable chairs, turning the library into a safe public space, for everyone.
In doing so, I realized that the library isn’t just a place to do research. They are, in fact, places that offer an opportunity to connect with the past, present and future. All that is required is a tiny bit of curiosity. Libraries are places that should be full of life. They help us adjust to the world, and their doors must be kept open to everyone for free!
C
Most of the new diseases we humans have faced in the past several decades have come from animals. The more we come into contact with wild animals, the more we risk a so-called disease “spillover” from animals to humans.
“As people move and wildlife move in response to a changing environment, humans and wildlife and animals will come in contact more regularly,” said Jeanne Fair from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Fair argues that by shifting animal habitats, climate change will also make the opportunities for disease spillover more frequent. “Everything is sort of shifting and will shift into the future as the environment changes through climate change,” Fair said.
Scientists, including climatologists and epidemiologists on Fair’s team at Los Alamos, are beginning to model how changes to the climate will impact the spread of infectious diseases. It’s early days for this kind of research, but previous studies suggest that extreme weather has already played a role in at least one outbreak. Scientists say drought and deforestation have combined to force bats out of rainforests and into orchards（果园）in Malaysia to find food. Those bats, a common disease reservoir, then passed the Nipah virus through pigs to humans for the first time in the late 1990s.
“We’re going by the past data to really predict what’s going to happen in the future,” Fair said, “And so,
anytime you increase that wildlife-human interface, that’s sort of an emerging disease hot spot. And so, that’s just increasing as we go forward.”
Jeffrey Shaman, head of the climate and health program at Columbia University’s public health school, argues we don’t yet know whether climate change will cause a net increase in infectious disease rates globally. For example, mosquitoes carry disease that affects millions of people across the world every year. As their habitats expand in some parts of the world, they might contract diseases elsewhere. Shaman says what we know for certain about climate change is that it will make it harder to predict where disease outbreaks will pop up.
D
Research indicates that some orchestral(管弦乐的) instruments are in danger of dying out. YouGov research, asked by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) to find the most popular instruments among schoolchildren, has revealed the increasing popularity of the ukulele (尤克里里琴), with one in eight expressing a desire to learn, making it the highest ranked instrument behind the typical rock-band grouping of the guitar, piano, keyboards, drums and bass guitar.
But younger generations’ interest in “more complex instruments” is decreasing, with the three least popular being the French horn, the double bass and the trombone.
James Williams, managing director of the RPO, believed the changes reflect the increasing pressure schools are under to provide music education, and went on to say that more needs to be done to interest secondary school students in the wider range of instruments. His concern was for the composition of future orchestras , should the trend towards instruments like rock-band grouping be allowed to continue. But there may be yet another death, one that few would be quick to sorrow over: the recorder (竖笛).
Cheap, convenient, easy to learn, and suitable for individual and group performances, the recorder was once the go-to instrument for children’ s early musical education. But in many schools it has been replaced by the ukulele, which, for teachers, offers many of the same benefits with none of the lasting damage to hearing. Plus, from a student’s viewpoint: you can play Metallica on one.
Not all hope is lost for the cream-colored, 10-pound Yamaha recorder with a long history, however. About 13% of girls and 4% boys surveyed by YouGov said they wanted to learn the recorder. Surprisingly high! Unlikely as it may be, these children’s interest in the recorder must be inspired.
三． 七选五 ( 5小题 每题2分 计10分)
How to keep yourself safe from new virus?
After a new-type coronavirus was detected in viral pneumonia cases in Central China's Wuhan city a month ago, more cases have been reported in recent days. _____46_____: 1.Wear masks outdoors
●Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to protect you from getting infected.
●Make sure to wear it properly by tightening up the nose clip and pulling the bottom of it over your chin. ●_____47_____, a mask is also needed to prevent you from spreading germs to others. 2.Cover your coughs and sneeze with tissue（纸巾）
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or you can cough or sneeze into your
sleeve, but avoid covering with your hands directly. 3. _____48_____
Wash your hands with soap and running water thoroughly for at least 15 seconds. ●Before eating and after using the toilet ●After returning home
●After touching trash or garbage
●After contacting with animals or handling animal wastes 4.Strengthen your immune system and exercise regularly
●Exercise regularly is one of the most important ways to help you stay away from catching any infections. ●Make sure that shared spaces have good air flow and avoid going to crowded places such as
railway stations and airports. _____49_____.
●Seek prompt(及时的medical attention if you have symptoms of fever and respiratory infection. ●Avoid close contact with people who have flu or cold-like symptoms.
●_____50_____. Avoid contact with wild animals or farmed livestock without any protection. A. To prevent catching the infection, here’s what you can do B. Protect yourself and others from getting sick C. Wash your hands frequently and properly D. Eat thoroughly cooked meat and eggs
E. If you’re not feeling well or have symptoms of fever F. Wear a mask if transport or movement is necessary G. If your hands are not visibly dirty
四. 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
When I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery(射箭), but for me, the most memorable 51 was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ve ever 52 a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, 53 when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got 54 ， they certainly started complaining. “How much farther is it？” “I can’t go any further.” “My 55 is too heavy. Can you carry it for me？”The reply of the 56 was，“Suck it up(不要再抱怨了)．” The truth is that the complaining campers were 57 near the point of 58 . If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the 59 and given them care. The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy they 60 the discomfort, and in most cases 61 having a great time. In my camp days, I don’t 62 a single camper complaining at the 63 of the mountain. There are two ways to deal with an 64 situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting that 65 energy out, but you are probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the 66 of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They’re 67 and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life 68
hospitals,
for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own 69 ， to move past it and focus on a 70 ， it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn’t bad in the first place. 51． occasion 52． seen 54．shocked 55． shelter
53． normally
behaviour described especially puzzled
experience
obviously
situation
climbed tired food guides
reached naturally
ashamed backpack
teachers everywhere activities understood
water
56．partners parents 58．exhaustion camp 59．scenes 60．shared 61．ended up 62．forget 63．foot 65．spare 67．shocking 69． mistake 70． plan
五．语法填空（15分）
57．somewhere anywhere nowhere
destination mountain
overcame
gave up
signs gestures suffered
recall
top great
couldn’t help
insisted on disturb
base unusual enthusiasm
forgive back
64．unexpected unbelievable unpleasant 66．dislike sympathy
amazing
68．harder poorer
mind trip
respect better dream
negative potential
annoying worrying
easier solution
suffering life
The novel coronavirus(冠状病毒), which 71 (originate)in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread to 12countries, has much in common 72 seasonal flu. They are both viral infections, share similar symptoms and crucially(关键地）can spread from human to human. In the midst of flu season in much of the northern hemisphere, 73 (tell) the difference between the two will be vital in stopping its spread.
Human coronaviruses, of which there are four, can cause respiratory (呼吸道)infections similar to flu: while many symptoms are mild, both can lead to pneumonia（肺炎） and become lethal（致命的）. 74 , the novel coronavirus is more serious than 75 \流感)\Jones, a professor of virology at the University of Reading. \ 76 (far) down into the lungs than would generally be the case. Therefore, it will give you 77 (symptom) of pneumonia(肺炎): the lungs becoming flooded, they don't function very well and the patient gets into breathing difficulty.\
While the mortality rates and symptoms of flu and novel coronavirus may end up being similar, humans'
2019-2020学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试题及答案
