福建省南平市学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题.docx
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福建省南平市学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题
福建省南平市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题
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JoshBangertwasplayingbasketballthissummerwhenhenoticedthevisioninhislefteyewasblurry(模糊).The15-years-oldignoredit,believinghejustneededglasses.Butwhenhewenttothedoctorafewweekslater,hewastoldhehadadiseasethatnosurgery(手术)couldtreat.Hewouldlikelylosehissightbytheendoftheyear.Joshwasfrustrated.
Thenextmorning,Joshbegantoaccepthisfate.Whatcamenextwasanincredibleshowofsupportforthestudent.Oneofhismother'sfriendssuggestedJoshmakeabucketlistofthingshewantedtoseeandturntoaGoFundMefortheexpensesofthetrips.Within24hours,hisfathergotamessageonhisphone:
Theyhadhittheir$20,000(139,000yuan)goal.Morethan450peoplehavegivenalmost36,000.Thecommunityresponseisjustamazing.Withhelpfromthedonations,theBangertfamilytookJoshtotheBulls'firstpreseasongame.AhighlightofthenightwaswhenBullscookie(新手)ChandlerHutchisonshota3-pointer.Otherthingsonhislist:
mountains,theocean,thedesert,NiagaraFalls,snorkeling,white-waterrafting.
Thediseaseisknowntoprogressfairlyrapidly,oftenstartinginoneeyeandmovingtotheother,accordingtoDr.TimothyJ.Inspiteofit,thefamilyisflyingtoSanFranciscosoJoshcancrossthemountainsandseetheocean."WhatevermoneyisleftafterJoshgoesthroughhislistwillbespentonmedicalresearch,"hismothersaid,"andthisisbiggerthanjustoursonJosh,biggerthanhisbucketlist.Idon'tknowwhatit'sgoingtoleadto,butJoshsaidfromthestartthatifheloseshissight,it'sforagoodreason.We'reseeingthat.We'reconfirmingthat."
4.WhywasJosh'slefteyeblurry?
A.Healwaysignoredtheeyeprotection.
B.Hedevelopedanincurablediseaseintheeye.
C.Anaccidentinasurgeryaccountedforit.
D.Hehadtheeyeinjuredwhenplayingbasketball.
5.Whatis"GoFundMe"inparagraph2?
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C.Anursinghome.D.Avolunteerorganization.
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C.gotowatchBulls'firstpreseasongamewithhisfamily
D.borrowmoneyfromhisneighborstotreatthedisease
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A.Joshcan'taccepthisdiseaseafterall.
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C.Theywillgivetheremainingmoneytomedicalresearch.
D.Theyplantogoonanothertripafterfinishingthebucketlist.
Sunbearsusuallylivealoneandarehappytospendmostoftheirtimebythemselveswhennotlookingforamate.Theyspendtheirdaysinscarceoffruit,nuts,birdsandinsectsinSoutheastAsia'stropicalforests.
Althoughsunbearsmostlylivealone,scientistsrecentlydiscovertheyhavedevelopedasurprisingsocialskill.Theycanmakesomefacialexpressionsbymimickingotherbearsasaformofcommunication.Researchersstudied22sunbearsduringnaturalsocialplayattheBorneanSunBearConservationCenterinMalaysia.Usually,thiskindofskillisfoundinhumans,gorillas(大猩猩),somemonkeysandevenpetdogs.Butuntilnow,onlyhumansandgorillasshowtheabilitytoexactlycopycomplexfaces.Thestudyfoundthatsunbears,however,arejustasgoodatitashumansandgorillas.Thissurprisedresearchers;notonlydosunbearsusuallylivealone,theyalsoarenotcloselyrelatedtohumans.
Sunbearshaveablackcoatandawhiteorgoldencolorontheirmid-section.Theyliveintreesandeatbothplantsandanimals.Sunbearsarethesmallestoftheworld'seightbearspecies,andcangrowtobeupto1.4metersinheightand65kilogramsinweight.Althoughtheylivealoneinthewild,thebearsinthestudyoftenplayedgentlywitheachother.Sometimestheyplayedwithfasteractionsandbehaviorssuchashittingandhitting.
DecryTaylorisadoctoralstudentinpsychologyattheUniversityofPortsmouthinEngland.Heisoneofthewritersofthestudy,whichwaspublishedinScientificReports.Taylorsaid,"Itseemsthatsomeformsofcommunicationaremuchmorewidelysharedamongmammalsthanwepreviouslythought.Letremainsuncertainwhatmessagesthebearsweresendingtooneanother."Butthefacialcopyingmightbeasignalthattheyarereadytomovefromgentletorougherplay,Taylorsuggested.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mimicking"inparagraph2mean?
A.Attacking.B.Copying.
C.Teaching.D.Escaping.
9.Whatmaderesearchessurprisedaftertheyconductedthestudy?
A.Sunbearsarecloselyrelatedtohumans.
B.Gorillaslivealoneinthewildjustlikesunbears.
C.Gorillashavetheabilitytocopycomplexfaces.
D.Sunbearsareabletocopyfacialexpressions.
10.Whatcanweknowaboutsunbearsfromthepassage?
A.Theyarethesmallestmammalsintheworld.
B.Theynevercommunicatewitheachother.
C.Theyliveintreesandfeedonplantsandanimals.
D.Theyoftenhitandbiteeachotherfiercely.
11.WhichofthefollowingmayDecryTayloragreewith?
A.Mammals'communicationformsneedtobefurtherexplored.
B.Whatmessagessunbearssendtoeachotheriscertain.
C.Sunbearssendmessagesmainlybycopyingotherbears.
D.Sunbearsprefertoplayroughlywitheachother.
Thebrain,likeanyotherbodypart,getsold.However,notallbrainsagethesameway.Forexample,women'sbrainsmayagemoreslowlythanmen's.ThatisthefindingofaU.S.studyfromWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinSt.Louis,Missouri.
Researcherstherewantedtofindouthowthebrainusessugar.Todothat,theystudiedjustover200brainsofmenandwomenaged20to80.TheyusedPETscanstolookattheflowofoxygenandsugarinthebrains.Theresearchersfoundthatthebrainsofwomenlookednearlyfouryearsyoungerthanthebrainsofmenwhowerebombinthesameyear.Theirfindingssuggestthatthebrainsofmenandwomenmayusesugardifferentlyastheyage.Buttheresearchersdonotknowwhy.Somescientistssuggestthathormones(荷尔蒙)couldplayapart.Andhowthebrainusesfuel,mighthelpusunderstandsomeofthedifferencesweseebetweenmenandwomenastheyage.
Onitswebsite,theNationalInstituteonAgingdescribesanagingbrain.Partsofthebraingetsmaller,"especiallythoseimportanttolearningandothercomplexmentalactivities."Communicationbetweenneutrons(神经元)maydecrease.Bloodflowmaylessenandinflammation(炎症)mayincrease.Allthesechangesslowourrecognitiveabilities.Wehavetroublerememberingthings,finishingcomplextasksorpayingattention,justasAlzheimer'spatients.Itslowlydestroysmemory,thinkingskillsand,eventually,theabilitytocarryoutthesimplesttasks.
Consideringwhatscientistsalreadyknowaboutaging,therecentstudyaboutsexdifferencesinthebrainhasraisedsomequestions.Forone,ifwomen'sbrainsagemoreslowlythanmen's,whydomorewomengetAlzheimer'sdisease?
Alzheimer'sdoesnothaveacure.However,doctorssaythatbetween50to60percentofAlzheimer'scasescanbepreventedbysimplelifestylechanges.Whetheryouareamanorawoman,therearealwayssomethingsyoucandotokeepyourbrainyoungandhealthy.
12.What'sthepurposeoftheresearchperformedbytheU.S.scientists?
A.Toknowwhywomenlivelonger.
B.Tofigureouthowthebrainusessugar.
C.Tostudythestructureofthebrain.
D.TofindoutthecauseofAlzheimer'sdisease.
13.Whydowomen'sbrainsagemoreslowlythanmen'saccordingtothestudy?
A.Womencatmoresugarthanmen.
B.Theflowofoxygenintheirbrainsdiffers.
C.Women'sbrainsusesugardifferently.
D.Theamountofsugarinwomen's
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