西藏自治区拉萨中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

This is probably the most famous war movie ever made about navy. It's based on the battle between Japanese and American aircraft carrier groups near Hawaii in World War II that resulted in a decisive American victory. 21. What are the most important themes of the movies mentioned above? A. World War II and the Vietnam War. B. Competitions in the Vietnam War.

C. Fights between Nazi generals and soldiers. D. D-Day landing and the Normandy attack. 22. The text is meant to . A. describe five most famous movie posters B. choose the best war movie among the five C. introduce five masterpieces of American films D. celebrate the success of the five American films 23. What can we infer from the underlined sentence? A. The prisoners will be punished if they fail. B. The prisoners might be willing to have a try. C. The prisoners might be scared and run away. D. The prisoners have to take Nazi generals back. B

Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.

And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin’s chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料).The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was

even sweeter.

As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve（阀门） sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad’s pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.

Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn’t look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn’t offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It would never win a prize in a cooking competition, but it was surprisingly edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup!

24．Why did Dad clean Old Man McColgin’s chicken house regularly? A. To set a good example to us. B. To collect manure for his crops.

C. To get rid of the terrible smell. D. To earn some money for the family.

25．What can we infer about Dad’s stew? A. It tastes quite good.

B. It looks very wonderful.

C. It is popular among the neighbors. D. It contains honey and vegetables

26．What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean? A. To attract. B. To upset. C. To air. D. To shut. 27．What can we learn about Dad from the text?

A. He has a positive attitude to life. B. He is an experienced cook.

C. He is a troublesome father. disability C

AIDS-related illnesses have killed more than 30 million people since 1981. That's half as many deaths as in World War II. And it's not over. An estimated 1.1 million Americans are among the 33 million people worldwide who are now living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Between 1884 and 1924, somewhere near modern-day Kinshasa in West Central Africa, a hunter kills a chimpanzee. Some of the animal's blood enters the hunter's body, possibly through an open wound. The blood carries a virus harmless to the chimp but deadly to humans: HIV.

In June, 1981, the CDC publishes a report from Los Angeles of five young homosexual men with fatal or life-threatening PCP pneumonia. First cases recognized. In 1985, Rock Hudson dies of AIDS. Larry Kramer's AIDS play, \Normal Heart.\

In 1986, for the first time, President Reagan publicly utters the word \In 1987, Princess Diana is photographed hugging people with AIDS. Reagan makes his first speech on AIDS. Liberace dies of AIDS. Three years later, Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe dies of AIDS.

In 1988, the first World AIDS DAY is held on Dec. 1. During 1991-1992, the red ribbon is introduced as a symbol of AIDS solidarity(团结一致). But AIDS

D. He suffers a lot from his

becomes the leading cause of death in U.S. men aged 25-44 and ten years later, AIDS becomes the leading cause of death worldwide for people aged 15 to 59. In 2020, for the first time, global AIDS deaths decline. UNAIDS calculates that the global spread of AIDS peaked in 1996 at 3.5 million new infections. Deaths peaked in 2020, at 2.2 million. Yet AIDS Day 2020 brings surprising figures: 2.7 million new HIV infections and 2 million AIDS deaths in the previous year.

Researchers have discovered more than a dozen antibodies that target the HIV virus. They hope that these discoveries will lead to a vaccine that offers long-term protection against AIDS. One antibody in particular, PGT 128, is considered among the most potent and promising—preventing about 70% of viruses from infecting cells in laboratory tests. 28. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. HIV: from monkeys to humans. B. A hunter's killing caused HIV. C. HIV is harmless to the chimpanzee. D. HIV is deadly to humans. 29. How many famous people died of AIDS mentioned in the passage between 1985 and 1991? A. 2.

B. 3.

C. 4.

D. 5.

30. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. The red ribbon and the World AIDS Day are both the symbols of AIDS solidarity.

B. In 2020, AIDS caused most deaths since 1981 and the death began to go down.

C. In 1986, President Reagan used the word \and made a speech on it. D. During 2001-2002, AIDS is the leading cause of death in the world aged 15 to59.