安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

都哦哦哦来了看看定远民族中学2019-2020学年度上学期期末考试卷

高二英语

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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Sometimes sources of comfort can come from the most unexpected places. At least that’s been the case for a grieving(悲痛的) mom and a dad in Tennessee whose 12-year-old daughter died on January 5. Just days after Taylor Smith’s death, her parents found a sealed envelope containing a letter Taylor had written to her 22-year-old self---and its sunny, wise-beyond-her years tone appears to be a comfort to her parents.

“To be opened by Taylor Smith on April 13, 2023 only unless said otherwise.” Taylor had printed on the envelope of the letter. “Sorry, baby, we opened it,” her father, Tim, said before reading it aloud with a quavering voice. “Dear Taylor, how’s life? Life might be pretty simple in the past 10 years. I know I’m late for you, but as I’m writing this early, so: congratulations on graduating from high school! If you didn’t, go back and keep trying. Get that degree! Do you have your own place yet? If we are in college, what are we majoring(主修) in? Right now I wanna be a lawyer.” The last heartbreaking line reads, “Well, I think that’s all, but remember it’s been 10 years since I wrote this. Things have happened, good and bad. That’s just how life works, and you have to go with it.”

Her father talks about his feelings of grief. “At the beginning I felt shocked and depressed, hoping that it’s not real, and hoping that every time I take a nap or go to sleep, I find out it wasn’t real,” he says. “She liked doing quirky things and she liked doing meaningful things. She always created stuff. The fact that she

都哦哦哦来了看看wrote this letter wasn’t surprise, but what she wrote was.”

Tim Smith posted a message on his daughter’s Facebook page: “I just wanted to write this so that all of her friends would know that Taylor loved you all! Thanks for loving our daughter.”

21.Taylor Smith’s parents got great comfort when they . A. learned about their daughter’s college life from the letter B. knew that their daughter could live to 22 years old C. found that their daughter wanted to be a lawyer D. found a letter that Taylor Smith had written to herself 22.In which year did Taylor Smith write this letter to herself? A. In 2013 B. In 2023 C. In 2011 D. In 2001

23.The word “quavering” in the second paragraph can be replaced by . A. confusing B. amusing C. trembling D. moving

24.Why did Taylor’s father say that what Taylor wrote was a surprise? A. Because the letter itself surprised him

B. Because Taylor said what would happen to her future life in advance C. Because Taylor imagined her future life

D. Because what Taylor wrote in the letter was beyond her age

B

Mini Book Excerpts (节选) Biography

When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it.... The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their famous neighbor.

J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）

Mystery

“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was

都哦哦哦来了看看starting stubbornly at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika ,“Did you …You recognized the man in the car , didn’t you?”

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers ,“Maybe ,”he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99） Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned , none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t. You Are Free by Danzy Senna （Riverhead Books,$15） Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times! ’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive lf most cities?

Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99） 25.What did Salinger do for his town?

A. He built a car park. B. He tried to protect its land. C. He wrote some good novels. D. He rescued many townspeople. 26.The book You Are Free is mainly about . A. smart children B. happy daughters C. different women D. suffering mothers

27.Which book should readers choose, if they want to know something about Fun Times? A. Red Wolf. B. You Are Free.

C. J. D. Salinger: A Life. D. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts.

都哦哦哦来了看看C

Robots come in many shapes and sizes, but scientists in Zurich, Switzerland, have developed one new robot called Pleurobot, which looks and acts just like a salamander (火蜥蜴).

To create the robot, scientists took hundreds of X-rays of real salamanders. They studied the images of these animals to see which joints (关节) and muscles the animals use as they move. Then the scientists built the Pleurobot’s skeleton to move just like the real thing. This makes the robot’s movements incredibly lifelike. According to experts, salamanders were among the first animals to develop a skeleton and nervous system that allowed them to travel on land. “By studying the modern salamander, we have a time window to the ancestors of all vertebrates(脊椎动物), including humans,” Auke Ijspeert, the designer of the robot, told scholastic News Online.

Both people and salamanders have a spinal cord (脊髓). An injury to the spinal cord can result in the inability to move. Now, there is no cure for paralysis (瘫痪). Ijspeert hopes that the Pleurobot can help change that. Because these studies could help researchers develop new ways to help people who have been paralyzed by spinal cord injuries.

Scientists think that the Pleurobot could also be used for search-and-rescue tasks too dangerous for humans. Because the robot is low to the ground and has a wide range of motion, it could be used to get into dangerous places, like fallen buildings, to look for survivors. Thanks to its waterproof suit, the robotic salamander could even participate in underwater missions.

Experts are now working on a smaller, sturdier (harder to break) model of the Pleurobot. They expect this one to be even better suited for getting into small spaces to do dangerous work.

28.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. How real salamanders move. B. What the Pleurobot looks like.