山西省长治市第二中学校2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试
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【本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟】
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where did the man put his wallet?
A. At home. B. In his back pocket. C. In his breast pocket. 2. Why does the man look happy? A. He has bought a new book. B. He has finished his new book. C. His poem is being published. 3. Where are the speakers?
A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a book shop. 4. How did the woman know her husband?
A. On the Internet. B. By newspaper. C. By a friend. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Rainforests. B. Animals. C. Weather. 第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the man think of the lecture?
A. Easy. B. Boring. C. Difficult. 7. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Lend him her notes. B. Look over his notes. C. Prepare for the discussion.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What are the speakers doing?
A. Writing the invitations. B. Planning the menu. C. Making the salad.
9. What did the woman forget to do?
A. Invite Linda. B. Call the chef. C. Buy chicken. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where did the woman go last night before getting home?
A. To a cinema. B. To a friend’s. C. To a store. 11. What happened when the woman came at the door?
A. The door opened. B. She heard a noise. C. Her key was missing. 12. Who was Karl?
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A. The gatekeeper. B. The woman’s colleague. C. The woman’s neighbour.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Workmates. B. Neighbours. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 14. How many hours a week does the man work?
A. About 30. B. About 40. C. About 50. 15. How many hours a day does the man spend watching TV?
A. About 1 hours. B. About 2 hours. C. About 3 hours. 16. What does the man spend three hours doing a week?
A. Reading. B. Talking to family. C. Talking to friends. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What does the speaker say about the dolphin? A. It is man’s most intelligent friend. B. It is man’s favourite animal. C. It is man’s largest friend.
18. What were those dolphin paintings mainly made of? A. Glass. B. Stone. C. Wood.
19. How many dolphin themes were there in the exhibition? A. About 100. B. About 150. C. About 750. 20. Who is Pandora?
A. An organizer. B. A dolphin. C. A reporter. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 (共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
San Antonio Aquarium
As home to a variety of underwater creatures, the San Antonio Aquarium is a favorite attraction for visitors and locals alike. No matter which of the water creatures are your favorite, all ages will find excitement at all the interactive(互动的) displays, exhibits, and daily shows. Stingray Touch Tank
Dip your hands into the cool water and watch in amazement as stingrays(黄貂鱼) brush up against your fingers and even let you touch them. The touch tank is perfect for the young who have an appreciation for the stingrays. Rainforest and Desert Experiences
This wonderful habitat is bursting with a variety of reptiles and amphibians(两栖动物), including lizards and frogs. The wet rainforest and extremely dry desert experiences provide chances to see the home lives of these amazing creatures from different areas of the globe. Giant Pacific Octopus
The aquarium is home to the Giant Pacific Octopus, the largest species of octopus(章鱼) in the world! Watch this gentle giant float around with elegance in
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different colors. It’s a one-of-a-kind highlight of the aquarium visit you won’t want to miss. Daily Shows
Throughout the day, various wonderful shows run within the aquarium park for free. These shows highlight the habits and behavior of the reptiles, amphibians and even the Giant Pacific Octopus.
Pony Rides, Roller Coasters & Merry-Go-Round
After visiting the aquatic wonders of the world, on the aquarium ground, you will find that for an extra cost, you can treat the kids to pony rides, roller-coaster rides and merry-go-round rides.
21. Which of the following creatures in San Antonio Aquarium can be touched by hands? A. Frogs B. Lizards C. Stingrays. D. Octopuses. 22. What are the attractions of the Giant Pacific Octopus? A. Its fast floating and feeding. B. Its huge size and changing colors.
C. Its cute look and wonderful performances.
D. Its elegant swimming postures and interaction with visitors. 23. What activity is additionally charged in San Antonio Aquarium? A. Watching daily shows.
B. Going for a roller-coaster ride. C. Seeing the home lives of lizards.
D. Appreciating the largest species of octopus.
B
The other day, my wife and I were in Kent County when we saw smoke on the horizon. We went about our business for a little while, and then curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to go over and check out the fire. It turned out there was a brush fire that got out of control and grew from 25 acres to 100 acres.
What struck me most about that day was the word “volunteer” written on almost every piece of emergency equipment that I could see. No one was getting paid to fight the fire that day. They were there because they chose to be, not because they had to be.
How many of us would wake up early one fine Sunday morning, get dressed in hot, bulky(笨重的) clothing and risk our lives for no money and little reward? These folks do that all the time. I live in a densely populated(人口稠密的) area, and our local fire department is volunteer. Most of the time when we see these individuals, they are either on the way to or back from an emergency. We also occasionally see them collecting money on the side of the road. With either boots or helmets in hand, they ask for donations to keep them in the latest life-saving equipment. I think very few people give them the amount that’s equal to, say, a basic cable(缆绳) bill.
As a small business owner, I really can’t give these people enough money. And I don’t think our communities do enough to honor these people who risk their lives and volunteer. If you ever lose your faith in people, follow one of these trucks to a disaster and watch who jumps off and what they do. I believe you’ll be amazed by what total strangers are willing to do to protect you.
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24. When the author was in Kent County the other day, he __________. A. lost his business
B. had a quarrel with his wife C. witnessed a big fire
D. acted as a volunteer firefighter
25. What does the question in Paragraph 3 mainly show? A. Volunteer firefighters are really selfless. B. Most of brush fires break out on Sundays.
C. Volunteers firefighters often get up earlier than others. D. More and more people are ready to be volunteer firefighters.
26. How does the author feel about people’s donations to volunteer firefighters? A. Disappointed. B. Confident. C. Curious. D. Excited. 27. What can be the best title for the text? A. Do what we can to prevent fires
B. Don’t put yourself at risk of a fire C. Keep a warm heart in volunteer work
D. Don’t take volunteer firefighters for granted
C
A new kind of rice, golden rice, may soon make its way into the world’s food supply by the year 2021, reports Science magazine.
Golden rice was actually first developed back in the 1990s by German scientists who were looking for creative ways to reduce rates of Vitamin A deficiency(维生素A缺乏症) in human body, which continues to be a major concern throughout the developing world. Beta-carotene(胡萝卜素), which exists in some plants, can change into vitamin A in our body.
In view of beta-carotene’s characteristics, German scientists tried and managed to make rice filled with additional beta-carotene, which has a strong red orange color. The beta-carotene that is added to this rice is actually what conduces to its special golden color.
To German scientists, developing this rice was meaningful. But as with all GM(转基因的) crops, some people warn that the golden rice may be unnecessary and even harmful, possibly having some environment consequences. Until now, those voices have prevented golden rice from being planted anywhere.
However, that’s about to change. Bangladesh now plans to become the first country to approve golden rice for planting. Recently, golden rice is receiving a series of tests before the final approval of Bangladesh. Tests conducted by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) found no new farming challenges with golden rice and no big differences in quality between the crop and the traditional varieties, with the exception that golden rice is more nutritious. Some other organizations are still doing tests about the environmental influences of the crop. If those results are also good, then golden rice will have received all the approval it needs to move forward with planting.
As for the future market for the golden rice, the crop will need to gain the public’s trust. And it remains to be seen whether golden rice will offer a better
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nutritional and economical choice compared to other sources of vitamin A, such as other vegetables where it occurs naturally.
28. What was German scientists’ main purpose of working on rice? A. To raise its output.
B. To make it look prettier. C. To collect its beta-carotene.
D. To improve its vitamin A content in our body.
29. What does the underlined part “conduces to” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Causes. B. Changes. C. Removes. D. Lightens. 30. What do BRRI’s tests show about golden rice?
A. It can hardly grow on the farmland of Bangladesh. B. It is nutritionally better than traditional rice. C. It may do serious harm to the environment. D. It is no different from other rice in taste.
31. How is golden rice’s future market in the author’s opinion? A. Promising. B. Worrying. C. Uncertain. D. Hopeless.
D
Before war and time destroy more of our important cultural sites, we need to save them in 3-D digital libraries. Across 163 different countries, 1,000 natural and cultural historic places make up our most precious human heritage, which UNESCO calls World Heritage Sites.
We lose a little of that heritage every day. War, climate change and pollution have a bad effect, as do wind and rain. The $4 million a year that UNESCO spends on preservation is not nearly enough to take care of even the four dozen sites considered at approaching risk of being lost forever. Now there’s a better choice. New digital-conservation technologies let us hold on to them, at least virtually(虚拟的), through 3-D scanning, modeling and digital storage. Such projects can be accomplished through cooperation between governments, universities, industry and non-profit organizations.
To make a 3-D model, a laser(激光) scanner bounces light off an object and records the results. To reproduce every corner and opening, the scanner collects overlapping(重叠的) images from all possible angles. A computer then sews them together into one large surface image and draws lines from one point to another to create a wire-frame model. High-resolution digital cameras add color and texture. When fully put together, the models can be viewed, printed or operated.
These scans do more than preserve a memory in a database. With highly accurate measurements, archaeologists(考古学家) can find hidden passages or reveal ancient engineering tricks. School kids can explore places they might otherwise never see. And when a site is destroyed, the scans can even be used to reconstruct what was there. That has already happened for one World Heritage Site, the Kasubi Tombs in Uganda. Built of wood in 1882, they were destroyed by fire in 2010 and rebuilt in 2014, based in large part on 3-D models made in 2009. More than 100 World Heritage Sites have been already preserved as 3-D models, and conservationists are racing to record as many more as possible.
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山西省长治市第二中学校2019_2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题
