发布时间 : 星期六 文章(16份试卷合集)河北省高阳县高中联考2020届英语高二下学期期末模拟试卷更新完毕开始阅读79a6309ce97101f69e3143323968011ca200f72e
2019年高二下学期英语期末模拟试卷（无听力）
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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。
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When Sara and Nathan Jones were training to bee foster parents(养父母), their son, Noah, learned a tough thing or two about foster care. For instance, nearly 600 local foster kids changed families every year, and they carried their belongings from one home to the next in black garbage bags.
Noah, then ten, couldn't imagine squeezing his clothes, favorite toy, and soccer ball into a trash bag and dragging it to a new house in the middle of the night. “Packing kids' belongings into garbage bags is like telling them that their stuff has no more worth than trash” says Noah.
So with help from his parents and younger sisters, Macy, then nine, and Molly, then seven, Noah began to collect suitcases and duffel bags(行李袋) from friends and extended family; he received more than 100 bags in less than two weeks. He then sent letters to churches and put ads in local newspapers and on radio stations asking for donations. Within a few months, the family was collecting about 500 bags a week, which they stored briefly in their spare bathroom and downstairs hallway before giving them to foster care caseworkers.
In addition to suitcases, Noah now provides foster kids with backpacks containing shampoo, soap, a journal, and a toy—all donated.“My hope is that by giving the children things that are just theirs, they will feel a little control in the midst of the chaos” says Noah. Noah's group, A Case for Dignity, collects and distributes hundreds of bags a year. He recently convinced foster care managers from 15 Kentucky counties to use his bags instead of trash bags.“I've been so inspired by him,” says his mom, “If a ten-year-old can see a problem and create a solution, how much more can we do as adults？”
21. What problem did Noah find about the local foster care?
A. It was tough to care for foster kids. B. Foster kids had too much stuff.
C. Foster kids did not get along with their new parents. D. Proper containers were not available to foster kids.
22. How might foster kids feel when packing belongings into garbage bags? A. Angry.
B. Abandoned.
C. Numb. D. Discriminated.
23. Why does Noah provide foster kids with other things besides suitcases? A. To help set up A Case for Dignity. B. To convince foster care managers. C. To prevent foster kids feeling lost. D. To appeal to more people to donate.
24.What can we infer from Sara's words in the last paragraph? A. Young kids are better at finding solutions. B. Adults can collect more suitcases than children. C. Adults should do more to help foster kids. D. Adults should do something to inspire kids.
B
Delicate step gives mosquitoes strength to walk on water.
It's not a magical power. Mosquitoes can walk on water because of the angle at which their legs touch its surface.
A mosquito's leg is strong enough to bear up to 23 times its total body weight, which is one reason why it can walk on water so effortlessly. This is far greater than the leg strength of other water-walking insects like water striders(水黾), whose legs have been more carefully studied.
Jian-Lin Liu of the China University of Petroleum in Qingdao and his colleagues had thought a mosquito's advantage might e from the protective wax and microscopic scales(鳞片) coating its legs. They removed these layers(层) and measured the change in the leg's load-bearing capacity(能力), but found that the layers were responsible for less than 12.5 percent of the overall supporting force.
The main player turned out to be the angle between the leg and the water surface. The supporting force was strongest when the leg was nearly parallel to the surface. Any angle greater than 62 degrees would make the mosquito fall through the surface.
The researchers believe that mosquitoes can adjust this angle during landing and take-off
to ensure they remain on the water's surface. This ability is very important because many species land on fresh or still water to lay their eggs in it.
The work could inspire insect-like robots and waterproof materials, the team says. 25. A mosquito can walk on water easily mainly because of ___________. A. the angle between its legs and water B. its light-weight body
C. the microscopic scales coating its legs D. its strong legs
26. Theoretically, a mosquito gets the strongest supporting force when its legs and the water surface make an angle of _____. A. 62
B. 118
C. 0
D. 90
27. The inspiration from a mosquito's legs can be used to develop ________. A. chemicals to kill mosquitoes B. materials to be used in rains C. instruments to observe insects D. robots to work under the sea
C
Something I enjoy doing most in my leisure time is going to the cinema to watch a great film. It’s two hours of relaxation and escapism from real life. But when I get relaxed in my seat to enjoy the film and popcorn, I’m often irritated by seeing someone next to me texting on their mobile phone or worse still, talking to someone.
It’s no surprise that a proposal by a US cinema chain to let people use their phones during some film screenings was met with such anger, that the pany had to take back the idea. People said it was ‘the worst idea ever’! Surely, going to watch the latest film is just that – watching not multi-screening. I am certainly distracted by the click-click on someone’s mobile keyboard as they text and the light of the bright small phone screen – why aren’t they concentrating on the big screen?!
However, it is convenient to watch streaming films and cheap DVDs at home. Cinemas are struggling to keep their customers. Some places now offer fortable seats with snacks and drinks, so maybe trying to attract a younger audience by allowing the use of mobile phones is the way forward? A survey in 2018 found that a majority of 18-to-34-year-olds believed using social media while watching a movie would add to their experience.
However, not every young person wants to multi-task at the movies. Many of us still get annoyed by the theatre staff who appear not to do anything about it. Of course, we could ask people to turn their phones off. But as Adam Aron, head of AMC Entertainment, said in Variety magazine, “when you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don’t ruin the movie, they hear ‘please cut off your left arm above the elbow’.” Clearly this is not what I would like to see but if you want to use your mobile phone in the cinema that I’m at, please don’t sit next to me! What do you think is the right thing to do?
28. The underline word “irritated” in Paragraph 1 means _________. A. embarrassed
B. terrified
C. depressed
D. annoyed
29. Which of the following is True of the US cinema chain’s original advice? A. The advice was carried out smoothly. B. They permitted people to use the phone. C. They forbade people to use the phone. D. The advice was very popular with people. 30. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. Young people use their social media frequently. B. People prefer to watch films and DVD at home. C. The cinema needn’t worry about their customers.
D. Sending messages is the best experience for young people. 31. What is the author’s attitude towards multi-task at the movies? A. Sympathy.
B. Enthusiasm. D. Encouragement. D
Can you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age.
Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力) of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people. The first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to 25.
The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify the larger one. Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle 95
C. Disapproval.