甘肃省民勤县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题.doc

甘肃省民勤县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

甘肃省民勤县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

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甘肃省民勤县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题
第一部分，阅读理解（每题2分，共34分）
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Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition & Theatre Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespear's works, Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the most famous playwright(剧作家) , Shakespeare, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him,
Group Visits to the Exhibition & Theatre Tour
Opening Hours
Exhibition:
Monday Sunday 9,00 a. m,-5,00 p. m.
Theatre Tours:
November February:9,30a.m. 4;30 p. m.
March October:
Monday : 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m
Tuesday Saturday: 9:30 a. m.12:30 p. m.
Sunday: 9:30a.m.11.30a.m.
Groups of 15 people or more are required to prebook their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. To make a reservation.please fill in a group request form and return it to us via email.
Exhibition and Theatre Tour Prices
Adult: $15.00
Senior(60+); $13.50
Student(with valid ID)$ C11.50
Child(5-15):$8.00
Complimentary,Every 16th person is free
Getting here
Shakespeare's Globe. 21 New Globe Walk,London SE 19DT,UK
We have currently improved security., with all bags being checked. Please arrive in god time, and do not bring any large bags and check the calendar before your visitor call [phone] to find out about our latest opening times,Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi.
There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge( open 24hours, seven days a week). Cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge, It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk,
Where to eat
Swan at Shakespeare's Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks, which is a beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors. available for pre- and post- theatredining.
Swan Restaurant
Monday Friday,12 noon -2:30 P.m.&6,00p.m.10.30 p. m
Saturday:
12 noon-3:30p.m.& 6:00 pm
Sunday: 12 noon 9,00 pm.
1. When can you pay a visit to the exhibition?
A. Friday at 2,00 p.m.
B Monday at 8,00 a.m
C, Saturday at 5;30 p.m.
D, Sunday at 7;00 p. m.
2.1f group of 20 children visit the Exhibition &Theatre Tour,what is required for them to do?. A.They need to hire a guide themselves,

B. They must be Accompanied by an adult,
C. They have to pay$160 for tickets in total.
D.  They need to make a reservation in advance.
3.  Which of the following applies 10 visitors?
A. They're able to get a taxi near Southwark Bridge.
B They can park on the south side of Southwark Bridge.
C. They are required to deposit their begs before entering.
D, lt's more convenient to drive there than taking public transport.
4. What can we know about Swan Restaurant?
A. Afternoon tea is not served on Sunday.
B.1t serves traditional seasonal food for dinner.
C. It is closed from 3p. m, 105 p. m. on workdays.
D. 1t serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea.
B
That the success of humans as a species depends to a large extent on our ability to cooperate in groups is widely believed, Much more so than any other animal, people are able to coordinate and join their forces and actions to produce mutual benefits.
New research involving Dr, Molleman, an expert at the University of Nottingham, suggests that successful cooperation in groups depends on how people gather information about their peers ,and how they base their cooperative decisions on it.Biologists wonder how cooperation could have developed by natural selection: It is puzzling how cooperation can be beneficial when it is possible to be have selfishly and take advantage of the cooperative efforts of your group, Psychologists and economists try hard to understand why many people are willing to sacrifice their own welfare to benefit their social environment. They asked questions like"How do people make decisions when their actions can affect the welfare of others?" and" How people determine their behavior when they have to cooperate in groups?".
Dr. Pieter Van Den Berg from the University of Groningen said," From previous research we know that some people are" majority-oriented (以大多数人为中心)' and tend to look at the behavior of the majority in their group, whereas others are' success-oriented' and try to find out what kind of behavior pays off best for themselves。"
Dr. Molleman, from the Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, said, " It turns out that behavior in groups of success oriented people was much more selfish than it in groups of majority-oriented people. As a consequence, the people in the majority oriented groups tended to earn more money in the experiment since they cooperated more。"
5.Compared with other animals, human beings are capable of-----
A. communicating well with others
B. working together with each other
C. surviving some natural disasters
D, getting access to various information
6. What are the psychologists and economists most interested in?
A.  Whether people's personal effort will pay off eventually.
B. How cooperation has developed over a long time naturally.
C. Why people offer to benefit those around them unselfishly.
D, What benefit that good cooperation can bringing immediately.
7. What can we infer about the success-oriented people?
A. They are careful to select a group to join.
B. They are likely to be successful in the future.
C. They pay more attention to the result of their efforts.
D. They have some skills in collecting useful information.
8. What is the new finding of the research?
A. Having good relationship gets us to live fullest life.
B. Focusing on individual success makes people selfish.
C. Being considerate can ensure our long term benefit.
D Mastering social skills helps create a harmonious society.
C
If you've ever had a dog, you know just how deep a connection you can develop with"man's best friend". But a dog's life is much shorter than humans,about 12 to 15 years long, which means every dog owner has to go through the heartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away,
Why not make a clone of that dog then? This is the solution offered by a South Korean company,Sooam Biotech Research Foundation. The company has already successfully cloned at least 400 dogs,mostly for US customers, ever since it pioneered the technique in 2005. Now. Sooam Biotech has introduced its business to UK dog owners as well,offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.
To clone a dog, researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died.Meanwhile, another dog is selected to supply an egg. Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb (子宫) of a female dog. The egg grows into a puppy over the following two months。
The whole process takes less than a day, but it comes at a shockingly high price - around $63 ,0.0.But if you can't afford it now, you can also save the cell in a laboratory and access it at a later date,
However, magical as cloning might sound,here is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect copy of the original one. Just like identical twins of humans, they share the exactly same DNA but there will still be small difference between them. "The spots on a Dalmatian （斑点狗) clone will be different, for example," Insung Hwang, head of Sooam Biotech, told The Guardian.
Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not " cloneable". Apart from genes,personality is also determined by upbringing and environment, which are both random elements that cloning technologies simply cannot overcome,Professor Tom Kirkwood at Newcastle University,UK,told The Telegraph,
Perhaps bringing our dogs back by cloning is not the best way to remember them after all, Kirkwood,a dog owner himself, pointed out, " An important aspect of our relationship with them is coming to terms with the pain of letting go,
9. What service does Sooam Biotech Research Foundation offer?
A. Making copies of pet dogs.
B. Giving pet dogs identical twins,
C. Helping dogs give birth to more puppies. H
D. Helping dog owners love their dogs more.
10. Which order is correct in the dog cloning process?
a. An egg is taken from another dog.
b. A skin cell is taken from the pet dog.
c. The egg grows into a puppy in two months,
d. The egg is placed in the womb of a female dog.
e.The DNA in the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin cell.
A.a--d--b--e--c.
B.a--e--b--d--c.
C.b--a--d--e--c.
D.b--a--e--d--c.
11. What can we learn about dog cloning from the passage?
A. It has a not been put 1 into practice until recently.
B, It is very popular among US and UK pet owners.
C. It might not give the owners an exactly same dog.
D.It is very expensive and usually takes half a year to complete. from the skin cell.
12. What does Kirkwood think of dog cloning?
A.  He disagrees with it.
B. He supports it.
C. He is curious about it.
D. He thinks it unbelievable.
D
七选五（10分）
lt is not as simple as opening the door and hitting the track in winter. There are a few things you can do to ensure you are getting the most out of your run, and, importantly, not doing more harm than good.
Warm up, cool down
(13)___ Your muscles need sometime to warm up when it's cold, so take it easy when you set off and do a few stretches once you're finished.
Drink water
You might not feel hot, but that's because sweat evaporates(蒸发)more quickly into the chilly, dry air.So be sure to drink water before,during and after cold-weather workouts. (14)___ .A belt bottle conveniently attaches to your waist so you don' t have to carry it and can havea drink whenever you feel like it.15___
Running in cotton is a bad idea. Wear thin, breathable layers of synthetic ( 蒸发) clothing that help protect you from the wind and snow, but still let out heat and moisture. Thirty percent of your body heat escapes through your hands and forty percent through your head.Wear a hat,or beanie(无沿便帽) , and gloves so your circulatory system can distribute warm blood to the rest of your body.(16)-----
Run into the wind
(17)___ Obviously, it will be an easier passage home with some extra help from Mother Nature. But,more importantly, you won't have the wind in your face for the second half of your run, when you are more likely to be sweating and catch a chill.
A. Dress right.
В. Keep warm.
C. Don't go too fast, too soon.
D. Start and finish in the same way.E. Don't wait to drink water until you feel thirsty.
F. Head out into the wind and come home with it at your back.
G. On really cold days, wear a mask or scarf over your mouth to protect your face
完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）
William Butler Yeats, a mos famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood 18 the harmony that was 19 ·of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered"little of childhood but its pain. In fact, he 20 excellent taste in art from his family both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally 21 literature, 22 dramaand poetry.
Yeats had strong 23 in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the 24 task in founding an Irish national theater in the late 1890s.His early theatrical experiments, 25 , were not received 26 at the beginning.He didn't lose heart,and finally enjoyed 27 in his poetical drama.
28 with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much 29 notice. The subject matter Includes love, nature, history, time and aging.Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern 30 to them. As his literary life 31 , his poetry grew finer and richer ,which led him to worldwide 32 .
He had not 33 a major public life 34 winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be 35 as a minor poet, for he is a poet who 36 his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75.
After Yeats's death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote,among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an 37 guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel(器皿) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
18. A. held B. lacked C. expected D. enjoyed
19. A. typical B.special C. awkward D. capable
20. A. inherited B. developed C. abandoned D. formed
21. A. carried on B. decided on C. put on D. based on
22. A. regularly B.instantly C. particularly D.finally
23. A. desire B.energy C. access D.faith
24.A.fresh B. stupid C. small D.difficult
25.A.therefore B. however C. besides D.furthermore.
26.A.possibly B. decently C. favorably D.doubtfully
27.A.failure B. fame C. pleasure D.success
28.A.Connected B. Occupied C. Compared D.Tired
29.A.admiring B.amusing C. amazing D.interesting
30.A.potential B.sensibility C. possibility D.benefit
31.A.finished B.simplified C. created D. progressed
32.A. praise B. spread C. recognition D. assessment
33.A. enjoyed B. accepted C. purchased D. taken
34.A. before B. since C. until D. after
35.A. respected B. ignored C. valued D, encouraged
36.A. prohibits B. attempts C. recommends D. produces
37.A,appealed B. advocated C. advanced D, honored
第二部分
语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）
There are many reasons38 college and university students often fail39 (get) full nights of sleep. Many American students are away from their parents for the first time when they attend college. They might not be used to having total40 (free) to plan their days and nights. Parties ,late-night study meetings, or just time spent relaxing with friends these are all things that cut into college students' sleep habits.
A few years ago, Michael Sullin began teaching41 A science of sleep to psychology students at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Seullin is an assistant professor at Baylor and the director of its Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory. He said his students seemed to enjoy the class and were interested in the material he was teaching. The class. 42 (center) around why the body needs to sleep and the physical and mental health problems 43 (cause) by lack of sleep. These include difficulty focusing on studies or 44 ( control), one's emotions, and increased risk of many diseases.
The United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that adults need at least seven hours' sleep a night to sta