黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题附答案Word格式.docx
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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题附答案Word格式.docx
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Whenyouthinkofsummer,thebeach,clearwater,sunnyskies,andrelaxingdaysareafewthingsthatcometomind,andtwoofthebestplacestoexperiencethesesummerfeelsaretwogorgeousEuropeanbodiesofwater:
theMediterraneanSeaandtheAdriaticSea!
ThesetwoincredibleSeasholdsomeofmyfavoritetravelmemories,andIwouldrevisiteachoneinaheartbeat!
TheMediterraneanSea
TheMediterraneanSeacanbeaccessedfromvariousEuropeancountriesaswellasafewNorthAfricancountries.AndwhilemanythinkofvisitingIbiza,Malta,ortheGreekislandstoexperiencetheMediterranean,myMediterraneanbeachdayscamewhilevisitingtheseasidecityofMarseilleintheSouthofFrance!
MarseillewasalovelycitywitheasyaccesstotheSea,alsowithprettysandybeaches.ThegorgeouscrystalclearbluewatermadeitunlikeanybeachdayinAmerica!
Notonlywerethebeachesamazing,butthecityofMarseillewasadorableandfilledwithnumerouscuteshopsandseasiderestaurants.AndtheMediterraneanstylefoodwasdelicious!
TheAdriaticSea
TheAdriaticSeaisequallyasstunningandsurelyworthavisit!
TheCroatiancoasthasnumerousbeachclubs,someprivateandsomepublic,thattouristsareabletovisitandyoucanexperiencethebeautyoftheAdriaticSeathere!
ZrceNovalja,aCroatianseasidetownIvisited,wasimpressivelyfeaturedbytheratherrockybeachinplaceofsand.Therocksweresmallandsmooth,makingswimmingintheseaandwadinginthewaterjustaseasyassandybeaches!
Plus,thelocalsinCroatiaarealsoextremelyfriendly,makingtheexperienceevenmorememorable.
1.Thewriter'
striptothetwoseaswasfullof________.
A.unbearablehardships B.variousadventures
C.wonderfulexperiencesD.funnyevents
2.FromwhichplacedidthewritergettotheMediterraneanSea?
A.Ibiza.B.Malta.C.TheGreekislands.D.Marseille.
3.WhatmakesZrceNovaljasospecial?
A.Itsbeachclubs.B.Itsbeautifulsea.C.Itsrockybeach.D.Itsfriendlylocals.
B
Bornblindistoughinanycase.ButthingswereevenharderforSrikanthBollawhowasborninasmallvillageinIndia,wherethecommonbeliefwasthatkidswithdisabilitieswere“ofnouse”andtherefore,betteroffdead.Fortunately,Srikanth’sparentslovedtheirsonandrefusedtogivehimup.Instead,theyencouragedtheblindboytodreambigandreachforthestar.
Srikanthdidnotdisappointhisparents.Thenowtwenty-four-year-oldisthefounderCEOofBollantIndustries.
Ofcourse,gettingherewasnoteasy.BeingbothblindandpoormeantthatSrikanthhadtofacehardchallenges.Asayoungboy,Srikanthattendedaregularschoolnearhishome.Unfortunately,thestudentsandteachersdidn’tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.
ConcernedthiswouldholdbackSrikanth’sdevelopment,hisfamilydecidedtosendhimtoaspecialschoolinHyderabad.Sureenough,theyoungboysoonrosetothetopofhisclass,earningawardsinspeechanddebatecompetitions.ButSrikanthwaspreventedfromstudyingscienceswhenhereached10thgrade,becauseitwasthoughttoo“dangerous”forablindstudent.Notwantingtogiveup,Srikanthtooklegalactionandbecamethefirstblindstudentinthecountryallowedtostudysciences.
Late,aftergraduatingfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,SrikanthsetupBollantIndustriesin2012.Forjustfouryears,ithasbecomeapowerhousewithover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.
Beingdisableddoesn’tmeanbeingunable.“Iftheworldlooksatmeandsays,‘Srikanth,youcandonothing,’IwilllookbackattheworldandsayIcandoanything.”theyoungmansays.
4.WhywasSrikanthsenttoaspecialschool?
A.Hisparentsbecamericherthanbefore.B.Hecouldbetreatedequallythere.
C.Thisschoolwasfreefordisabledstudents.D.Hewassentawaybytheregularschool.
5.WhatcanweknowaboutSrikanthfromthetext?
A.Hewasborninapoorvillage.B.Hecaredaboutdisabledpeople.
C.Hisparentswerestrictwithhiminhisstudy.D.Hewaslovedbythevillagerswhenhewasyoung.
6.WhatwordscanbestdescribeSrikanth?
A.Intelligentanddetermined.B.Activeandhonest.
C.Patientandcareful.D.Kindbutstubborn.
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ChancesAreEverywhereB.NoChallenges,NoSuccess
C.BigDreamMakesaDifferenceD.DisabilityDoesn’tMeanBeingUnable
C
Agingbringswrinkles,saggingbodiesandfrustratingforgetfulness.Butgettingolderisnotallbadformanypeople.Mountingevidencesuggestsagingmaybeakeytohappiness.Thereisconflictingresearchonthesubject,however,andexpertssayitmayallboildowntothis:
Attitudeiseverything.
Olderadultstendtobemoreoptimisticandhaveamorepositiveoutlookonlifethantheiryoungerandstressedopposites.Thebigquestioniswhyseniorsarehappier.Arecentstudysuggestsonereason:
Olderadultsrememberthepastthroughhappymemories.Agingcanbringmorecheeraspeoplebecomemorecomfortablewiththemselvesandtheirrolesinsociety.Theolderadultssaidtheywereenjoyingmoretimewiththeirfamily,spendingmoretimeonhobbiesandhavinggreaterfinancialsecurityanddidnothavetowork.
Butothersaredoubtfulaboutthelinkbetweenhappinessandgrowingolder.
"
Thenotionthatthoseinoldagearehappiestismisleading,"
saidRichardEasterlin,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia."
Itisbasedoncomparingpeopleofdifferentageswhoarethesameintermsofincome,health,familylife."
Easterlinadded,"
Whenyoutakeaccountofthefactthatolderpeoplehavelowerincomethanyounger,arelesshealthy,andmorelikelytobelivingalone,thenyouwillfindithardtoacceptthattheyarehappier.
Infact,scientistshavefoundthataspeopleage,theirhealthdeclinesandsocialnetworksdisappearastheirfriendsdie,whichcanmaketheelderlylesshappy.
Evenifonedoesgiveintoage'
sdarkside,healthandhappinessdon'
talwaysgohand-in-hand.It'
sallaboutattitude.ResearchbytheUniversityofChicago’sYangsuggeststhatattitudeaboutlifeandhappiness,ispartlyshapedbytheerainwhichapersonwasborn.Itturnsoutthatindividualswhoadaptthebesttochangesalsohavethehighestexpectedlevelsofhappiness.
Despitetheconflictingfindingsaboutagingandhappiness,thegoodnewsisthattheredoesn’tappeartobealimittohowmuchhappinessonecanachieveinone’slife.“Mostpeopledesirehappiness,”Easterlinsaid.“Tomyknowledge,noonehasidentifiedalimittoattainablehappiness.”
8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?
A.Thekeyfactortoolderadults’happinessB.Thereisaconflictbetweenagingandhappiness
C.Noonecandefinethelimittohappiness.D.Therelationshipbetweenhealthandhappiness.
9.Whyaresomeseniorshappieraccordingtosomeexperts?
A.Theyfocusonwhatmakesthemfeelgood.B.Theyhavetheirowncircleoffriends.
C.Theyhavebetterincomeafterretirement.D.Theycangooutingfrequently.
10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Peopleofthesameagehavethesamesenseofhappiness.
B.Attitudemayplayaveryimportantroleinhappiness.
C.Peoplewhoadaptthebesttochangesaremorelikelytobeunhappy.
D.Olderadultswhohavemorevaluablelifeexperiencearemoreoptimistic.
11.What’sthetopicdiscussedinthepassage?
A.Whetheragingorattitudebringshappiness.
B.Whyseniorsadaptthebesttochangesinsociety.
C.Whatthelimittoanelderperson’shappinessis.
D.Howolderpeoplefeelcomparedwithyoungerpeople.
D
Peoplehavebeenwonderingwhyelephantsdonotdevelopcancereventhoughtheyhavelifespans(寿命)thataresimilartohumans,livingforaround50to70years.
Nowscientistsbelievetheyknowwhy.AteamattheUniversityofChicago,UShasfoundthatelephantscarryalargenumberofgenesthatstoptumors(肿瘤)developing.Tobeprecise,theyfound20copiesofanantitumorgenecalledTP53inelephants.Mostotherspecies,includinghumans,onlycarryonecopy.
Accordingtotheresearch,theextracopiesofthegeneimprovedtheanimal'
ssensitivitytoDNAdamage,whichletsthecellsquicklykillthemselveswhendamagedbeforetheycangoontoformdeadlytumors.
“Anincreasedriskofdevelopingcancerhasstoodinthewayoftheevolutionoflargebodysizesinmanyanimals,”thestudyauthorDr.VincentLynchtoldTheGuardian.Ifeverylivingcellhasthesamechanceofbecomingcancerous(癌变的),largecreatureswithalonglifespanlikewhalesandelephantsshouldhaveagreaterriskofdevelopingcancerthanhumansandmice.Butacrossspecies,theriskofcancerdoesnotshowaconnectionwithbodymass.
ThisphenomenonwasfoundbyOxfordUniversityscientistRichardPetointhe1970sandlaternamed“Peto'
sparadox(悖论)”.Biologistsbelieveitresultsfromlargeranimalsusingprotectionthatmanysmalleranimalsdonot.Intheelephant'
scase,themakingofTP53isnature'
swayofkeepingthisspeciesalive.
Thestudyalsofoundthatwhenthesamegeneswerebroughttolifeinmice,theyhadthesamecancerresistanceaselephants.Thismeansresearcherscouldusethediscoverytodevelopnewtreatmentsthatcanhelpstopcancerspreadingorevendevelopinginthefirstplace.
“Naturehasalreadyfiguredouthowtopreventcancer,”saidJoshuaSchiffman,abiologistattheSchoolofMedicine,UniversityofUtah,US.“It'
suptous
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