高二期中考试
英语
阅读理解（15*2分）
A
Duolingo Cost: Free
This language learning app offers courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. And it’s not all about reading and writing—it uses the phone’s microphone to test users' pronunciation skills as well. Lumosity
Cost: Free trial; $14 per month.
Lumosity aims to improve users' thinking abilities by using simple games and tests that adapt to users' cognitive. (认知的) levels to improve their memory and attention. The company says no two users will have the same experience. More than 18 million people have downloaded it. Daily art
Cost: Free.
Each day the app presents a different -classic painting from storied artists such as Vincent Van Gogh and Monet. Even if you have known the work, you may not know all the fascinating details the app serves up on the back story of the art. Vocabulary. com
Cost: $ 2.99 per month.
Never again get embarrassed using the wrong word at a dinner party with this app. It has more than 120,000 questions that can help you learn over 12, 000 words. Users can even battle their friends to see who the biggest word master is. Today's documents Cost : Free.
The U. S. National, Archives manages this educational app, which serves up a historical document or photo each day of the year. Past documents include everything from a letter by Woodrow Wilson creating Mother's Day to a photo of Gerald Ford as
a baby.
1. What can we know about the app Lumosity?
A. It provides the same text. B. It is very popular. C. It's totally free. D. It can solve mental problems.
2. How much should you pay per year for using the app to learn words?
A. $ 2.99. B. $14. C. $ 35. 88. D. $168.
3. Which would you download if you'd like to know more about the past? A.Today's
documents
B.
Vocabulary.com.
C.
Duolingo. D. Daily art.
B
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.
Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer. While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more
fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night. 4. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.
A. were less active B. started sleep more easily C. woke up later D. were more anxious
5. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?
A. It’s used in sleeping drugs. B. It’s been tested on mice for ten times. C. It exists in milk in great amount. D. It can make people more energetic.
6.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. An Experiment on Mice B. Fat, Sugar and Health
C. Milk Drinking and Health D. Night Milk and Sleep
7. How does the author support the theme of the text?
A. By explaining statistical data B. By giving examples
C. By providing research results D. By stating arguments
C
A Japanese company has ordered all of its 2,700 employees to get the same hairstyles. For men, the preferred cut is short on the sides and back but longer on top. For women, the company prefers a bob with a longer fringe (刘海) that can be swept to one side. This unusual request is its effort to help the country save energy.
The spokeswoman for the Tokyo-based construction firm Maeda Corporation Chizuru Inoue explained, “Our company is eager to protect the environment and we encourage our staff to carry out many environment-friendly actions.”
She added, “We are not sure of the data yet, but we believe if people have short hair, they do not need to use their hairdryers for so long and they will use less water. If all our employees do this, then we may save a lot of power.” Some staff are confused about which style they must have and have been asking which salons give the best cut.
The energy-saving move is part of a national campaign to reduce energy consumption following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Japan has been struggling to produce enough electricity since the tsunami ended production at the Fukushima plants. The disaster resulted in a review of the country’s energy policy that now means less than a quarter of its remaining nuclear plants are in use. The government has talked about a move away from nuclear energy towards more sustainable technologies. Many government departments have taken measures to save power, including a reduced use of air conditioning in offices and schools. Many employees cannot turn down the air conditioner below 27 degrees in the hottest summer months. 8. The company gave the order of hairstyles to_________.
A. keep the company offices clean B. help reduce energy consumption.
C. make the staff look tidy and pretty D. show a good image of the business
9. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan_________.
A. has to rethink its energy policy B. limits people’s daily energy use
C. is building more nuclear plants D. decides to close old nuclear plants
10. It can be inferred from the text that___________. A. the company is not alone in saving energy B. nuclear power forms 1/4 of Japan’s energy C. nuclear plants will soon disappear in Japan D. other companies have copied the “hairstyle order” 11. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Sustainable Power is Welcome in Japan B. Nuclear Disaster Brings bad Results C. Japan is Lacking in Energy D. Short Hairstyles May Help Save Energy
D
From Madrid to Buenos Aires to Panama City to Lisbon, President Xi Jinping has tirelessly promoted the building of a community of shared future for mankind, and
the Belt and Road Initiative (倡议) as a means to achieve that.
But all don’t see it that way. While some are quick to see its positive potentials, other countries insist on viewing it skeptically. There have been the usual doubts about the intention behind, although the mysterious threat they speak of is one they seem unable to explain clearly.
To some of them, it is a vague assumption that investments from China are potential “debt traps”that call for extreme caution or “threats to national security”. That is why the business combinations involving Chinese companies which would be mutually (相互地) beneficial have
hit the rocks. The Chinese telecommunications technology giant Huawei, for instance, has found the doors to the 5G telecommunications markets of advanced countries closed to it on “national security” grounds. Likewise, the European Union has agreed on a framework regulating foreign investment (投资), particularly those from China. on the same account.
Even as Chinese and Portuguese leaders discuss bilateral (双边的) cooperation under the Belt and Road, there is no lack of concern about “China’s influence”, But existing EU rules do not forbid Lisbon from seeking such a partnership. If Lisbon sees no harm from foreign investment, no outsider is in a position to prevent it from making a choice in its own best interests.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has reminded EU decision-makers of his country’s desire for foreign investment, and advised the latter to avoid taking “the path of protectionism”. It was a timely reminder.
Faring the challenges in today’s world, China and the countries that have embraced the Belt and Road are convinced it is the way to common development and the world’s lasting peace and stability.
12. Some countries that hold a negative attitude towards the Initiative mainly doubt its___________. .
A. power B. intention C. mystery D. potential 13. What does the underlined part “hit the rocks” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. made a difference B. become a hit C. failed to work out D. fallen
辽宁省辽河油田第二高级中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
