高二英语春季学期期末模拟测试卷2
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测试用时：100分钟满分：130
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
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There's good news and bad news for flower fans this spring in Washington state.
Good news-The Tulip(郁金香)Festival in Skagit County plans to return for2021with new rules,and with rerved tickets available for Tulip Town.
Attendance will be limited at Tulip Town this year,but it is planning to open earlier and stay open later.As in any public place statewide,face coverings are required.As of March7,the tulips were not yet
blossoming in Skagit County. When they start to blossom each year depends on the weather in March,but mid-April is historically the peak for tulip blossom in the gardens and fields.
Bad news:The University of Washington in Seattle is asking people to view the cherry blossoms from home again this year in order to reduce crowding and limit the spread of COVID-19,UW Video has a live webcam overlooking the campus, and there's a virtual tour with photos from campus that will be updated throughout the blossom ason.
There are dozens of different varieties of blossoming cherry and plum trees in the Seattle area,with blossoms visible from early February until May for some.
1.What is the best time to enjoy Tulip?
A.March.
B.February.
C.April.
D.May.
2.Which place is recommended to admire cherry blossoms?
A.Skagit County.
B.Tulip Town.
C.The web.
风铃儿D.UW campus.
3.What is the purpo of this text?
A.To inform.
B.To explain.
C.To persuade.
D.To educate.
B
Appalachian Mountains have one of the richest and most diver asonal forests on earth.However,it also has a darker,decades-long history of coal-mining that had done almost great damage to local ecosystems,leaving hundreds of barren and bald hills.
In2002,after years of telling coal companies to pack rubble(碎石)and plant grass on the remains of mountaintop explosion and opencast mining sites,Angel,an officer of Surface Mining Enforcement,noticed that the big trees—the
life-giving forces of Appalachia—were not returning to the area.
When Angel went to the University of Kentucky to pursue a Ph.D.,there he met Chris Barton,a young forestry professor who was studying how regrowing forests could solve frequent flooding problems.In2004,Angel,Barton,and others created the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative-trees should be planted on mines.Regulators from all levels of government,scientists,environmentalists,and even coal miners agreed.The native had the power of spirit to turn over a new leaf and begin working to remove years of environmental degradation.
Within just a few years,almost all new mines in the Mountain were reforested upon completion t rather than eded with grass.
Now70years old,Angel has been the driving force behind a re-greening of coal country.With joint efforts,187million trees have been planted over275,000acres of former mines.
Angel and Barton,s journey hasn't been easy,as tree planting is much-less profitable than mining.The slow work of reforesting the area continues by the sweat of people from the mountains who understand the beauty and importance of their forested homes.
4.What caud damage to the forests in Appalachian Mountains?
A.Lack of water.
B.Frequent flood.
C.Government policy.
D.Years of coal-mining.
5.What does the underlined word in paragraph3mean?
A.Worning.
B.Conrvation.
C.Restoration.
D.Pollution.
6.Why is Angel and Barton's journey more challenging?中国特色美食
A.Mining requires less sweat.
B.The initiative receives less support.
C.It is easier to pack rubble and plant grass.
D.Tree-planting is less financially rewarding.
7.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Promi little,but do much.
B.Many hands make light work.
C.The tree is the guardian of water.
D.Green the land to make people rich.
C
At9am on a Wednesday,Gaby Rountree waves goodbye to Mila as she is picked up to go to day care in Mexico City. "It has made her so independent,so friendly and so lovely with others,"Ms Rountree says joyfully.She shuts the front door and turns to homeschooling her two children.For Mila is not a child,but the family dog.
Schools and nurries have been shut in Mexico for a year owing to the pandemic.But doggy day care is booming. Doggy carers offer claw-trims and let beloved pets play outdoors."Many clients now have a home office or are worried about their dogs becoming too attached to them,"explains Montrrat,an owner of a dog day-care centre,as she strokes a tiny dog on her lap.The facility,in the rich neighbourhood,also has a camp where dogs can spend a relaxing weekend in the countryside.
Mexico's rising passion for dogs has coincided(同时发生)with falling human fertility.In the mid-1980s,a Mexican woman could expect to have four children;now,only two.In the long run,as people h
ave grown richer and the returns to education have rin,families have shrunk.For some,a dog is a lovable substitute.The most devoted owners buy clothes and throw birthday parties for their dogs.Many restaurants welcome dogs and provide drinking water.Some restaurants even offer a full doggy menu.Parks have“doggy areas”.Pet beauty salons provide not only baths and trims but massages and acupuncture,too.
Mexico's spoilt pets are probably enjoying the pandemic more than its locked—down kids.By one estimate,nearly two-thirds of the children have misd a year of school becau of coronavirus.For mothers such as Ms Rountree doggy day care offers some relief from covid-induced hard boring work.But she will not stop worrying until her children,too,are let off the chain and back into the classroom.
8.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A.Mila is highly thought of by Ms Rountree.
B.Ms Rountree is a well-received online teacher.
C.Mila enjoys her day with other children at care center.
D.Ms Rountree's children are well taken care of at care center.
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9.What may be the reason for the doggy day care’s popularity in Mexico?
A.Dogs like to play in the center.
B.Dogs are infected with pandemic.
C.School and nurries are clod down.
D.Many citizens have to work at home.
10.What is the main idea of paragraph3?
A.How Mexico becomes richer.
B.Why Mexicans love to rai dogs.
C.How Mexicans care for their dogs.
D.Why Mexico has a declining population.
11.What's the prent situation of the kids in Mexico?
A.They are about to return to school.
B.They are cond to the dogs at home.
礼貌待人C.They have to attend their dogs at home.
D.Most of them are abnt from school for a year.
D
If all goes well,a balloon will soon ri from Space Center in Sweden.It will float high into the upper atmosphere, where nothing will happen,and then return to Earth.Nevertheless,a collection of environmental groups is trying to stop it.
The campaigners are against the flight becau of what comes next.The balloon is a test flight for a rearch being run by the University of Harvard.The rearch aims to test an idea called SAI,in which fine dust is added into the upper atmosphere to boost the amount of sunlight reflected back into space.A future flight will relea a small amount of calcium carbonate dust into the upper atmos
phere,in order to help rearchers learn more about solar geoengineering—an excellent but theoretical idea of deliberately adjusting the Earth's systems to prevent the bad effects of climate change.
Opponents worry about two things.The first is the moral issue.If solar geoengineering works,it could reduce pressure to deal with climate change at its source by cutting greenhou-gas emissions.Furthermore,in order to keep temperatures low,the reflective particles(颗粒)would have to be topped up continuously.A sudden stop could result in very rapid wanning.Raymond Pierrehumbert,a physicist at the University of Oxford,says solar geoengineering is too risky even to rearch outside of computer simulations(模拟).
Not all environmentalists are oppod.The world is likely to miss the target,t in the Paris agreement,of keeping warming to1.5℃."We're not well-rved by not understanding what the technologies reprent,"says Steven Hamburg. Mr Hamburg favours small-scale geoengineering rearch.Other green organisations have also hesitantly approved of exploring the idea.
Exploration is likely to carry on in any ca.Once a taboo,geoengineering is being taken increasingly riously.A recent report on climate change suggested that SAI could help keep warming below1.5℃
America has developed a rearch plan for solar geoengineering.Both China and India have launched rearch programmes of their own.Activists will continue to oppo experiments.But balloons will likely fly anyway.
12.How does solar geoengineering work?
A.Dust is put into the upper atmosphere to trap more heat.
B.Measures are taken intentionally to tackle the climate change.
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C.Steps are taken deliberately to reduce greenhou-gas emissions.
D.Dust is emptied into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight into Earth.
13.Why do environmentalists argue against SAI?
A.It is to be implemented on a large scale.
B.It has led to global warming against the original intention.
C.It is probably to miss the target of keeping warming to1.5℃.
D.It may cau people to care little about greenhou-gas emissions.
14.What is the best title of the text?
A.Should balloons,flight be banned?
B.Should solar geoengineering exploration go ahead?
C.How do balloons threaten the earth's climate?
D.How has solar geoengineering changed Earth?
15.What is the author's attitude to solar geoengineering?
A.Critical.
B.Positive.
C.Doubtful.
D.Frightened.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Some people are blesd with a emingly unshakable positivity,but most of us need to learn how to pull ourlves up through our own efforts.___16___Thankfully,here are veral science-backed strategies to improve your relationship with the person in the mirror.
___17___
Realize that negative emotions aren't inherently(天性地)bad-they can be uful.The inner call of anxiety reminds you to focus on it.If you need to deal with an immediate problem-say,strictly control overspending-that call to focus is helpful.
Believe that you matter
___18___Spend time with loved ones,and remind them you offer a shoulder to cry on.It's nice to know that someone cares,and they in turn can count on you when they need help.
Get moving
There's no silver bullet(高招)for overcoming negativity.___19___Not only is it good for stress management and general mental health but it also provides a n of competence and accomplishment.Over the years,dozens of studies have indicated that exerci has a significant impact on lf-perceptions.___20___If going to the gym is not an option or very enjoyable to you,then head outdoors for a run or a nice walk.
A.Engage in less negative lf-talk.
B.Embrace the upside of feeling down.
C.But exerci is the clost thing we have.
议论文700字D.Staying positive has been tough in pandemic.
E.Such interactions can lead to negative emotions.
F.The activity you choo matters less than enjoying it and sticking to it.
G.Strong personal relationships are the best aids to believing you matter.
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