江苏省靖江高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题
江苏
高二
期中
2024-05-15
57次
整体难度:
容易
考查范围:
主题、语篇范围、单词辨析、语法
一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
American Unique Buildings
The country’s full of awe—inspiring natural wonders, but those made by man (and woman) are equally impressive. The architect behind a design or the creation’s history or purpose are all elements that may prove particularly attractive. These following buildings are all well worth visiting.
Bradbury Building
Los Angeles
Glancing at the Bradbury Building, built in 1893, the oldest commercial building in L.A., you may say: “OK, it’s a 19th-century relic.” Step inside and you will be surprised by the light-filled Victorian court, a wonder of open—cage elevators, marble stairs, and splendid iron barriers. Its architectural history is debatable — Sumner Hunt’s designs seem to have been completed by George H. Wyman, who monitored the construction.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Miami
Built in 1916, the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, formerly Villa Vizcaya, is the one-time winter home of businessman James Deering. On Biscayne Bay in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, the early 20th-century property features Italian Renaissance (文艺复兴) gardens, native woodlands, and a complex of historic outbuildings. The property designed by Paul Chalfin is today operated by Miami-Dade County.
Rogers Building
Orlando
The 132-year-old, Queen Anne-style structure, now housing an art gallery but a one-time home to cocktail-and-gaming clubs, was donated to the City of Orlando in 2018 earlier by Ford Kiene. The restriction that it must remain an arts and culture center for at least 20 years ensures public access for the near future.
Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles
It’s possible to see the stars at this destination that includes sweeping views of the city and the Hollywood sign, and has a planetarium (天文馆) to boot. It’s been a draw for its construction style sign its 1935 opening, with a $93 million expansion completed in 2006.
1. Which of the following places has the shortest history?A.Bradbury Building. | B.Griffith Observatory. |
C.Rogers Building. | D.Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. |
A.It used to be an art gallery. | B.It was expanded in 1892. |
C.It was once privately owned. | D.It has been a culture center for 20 years. |
A.Business. | B.Travel. | C.Science. | D.Education. |
Humans eat an astonishing amount of meat every year-some 800 billion pounds of it, enough flesh to fill roughly 28 million dump trucks. Our desire for meat, particularly in industrialized countries like the United States, is one reason why the planet is warming as fast as it is. Raising animals consumes a lot of land that could otherwise soak up carbon. Cows, sheep, and goats give out heat-trapping methane (甲烷). And to grow the corn, soy, and other plants that those animals eat, farmers spray fertilizer that emits nitrous oxide (一氧化二氮), another planet-warming gas.
Cutting out meat sounds like an effective approach. But what would happen if everyone actually stopped eating meat tomorrow? Such a quick shift probably wouldn’t cause the sort of turmoil that would come if the planet immediately abandoned fossil fuels. But still, the consequence could be quite chaotic, causing different problems.
Researchers say the economic damage caused by the sudden disappearance of meat would fall disproportionately on low-income countries with farming economies, like Niger or Kenya, where farming and raising livestock are critical sources of income. Getting rid of livestock overnight would not only deprive many people of essential nutrients, but also threaten food security, especially in regions like South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Besides, there’s the issue of cultural damage. Taking away meat, according to Wilson Warren, a history professor at Western Michigan University, would do more than just deprive Americans of hot dogs and hamburgers and Italians of salami.
Rejecting meat entirely, let alone immediately, isn’t an ideal solution to the climate crisis. Dutkiewicz, a political economist at the Pratt Institute, suggested using guidelines established by the EAT-Lancet Commission, an international group of scientists who have designed a diet intended to give people the nutrients they need without destroying the planet.
4. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A.Feeding animals costs more than growing plants. |
B.The USA consumes the most meat annually. |
C.Meat consumption may increase global warming. |
D.Fertilizer should be banned around the world. |
A.Prediction. | B.Disorder. | C.Pollution. | D.Shortage. |
A.the global crisis | B.improved well-being |
C.cultural diversity | D.food safety issues |
A.The declining meat industry. | B.Specific diet suggestions. |
C.Global climate crisis. | D.Farmers’ protest. |
Halloween candy could be in for a California big change. State lawmakers last month passed the California Food Safety Act, which bans four materials found in popular snacks and packaged foods - including candy corm and other Halloween treats. Set to take effect in 2027, the ban will lead candy and food producers to change their formulas for products sold both in California and elsewhere around the country.
The law bans the production and sale of some materials, which are used in processed foods including kinds of instant potatoes and sodas, as well as candies. The additives (添加剂) have been linked to increased risks of cancer and nervous system problems, according to the Environmental Working Group, which started the act, and are already banned in many other countries.
Food producers and their lobbyists (说客) opposed the law, arguing the conclusion that the four additives are unhealthy should be made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They thought that evaluating the safety of food materials and additives should rely on the scientific accuracy of the FDA. But food safety advocates say the FDA has moved far too slowly in regulating food chemicals. It’s unacceptable that the U.S. is so far behind the rest of the world when it comes to food safety.
California’s act made headlines this year as a “Skittles (彩虹糖) ban” that would wipe popular candies off California shelves. But supporters of the act said the intention is simply to require changes in the materials, as has already happened in Europe. Perhaps the most standing-out material on California’s banned list is red dye No. 3. It is allowed only in candied and cocktail cherries in the European Union but more than 3,000 products contain the chemical in the U. S. The list includes items like frosted pretzels and scores of brand-name candies such as Peeps and Pez. It also includes items like fruit cocktail cups, protein drinks, and yogurts.
8. How will Halloween candy in California change?A.It will change its recipes. | B.It will transform its shapes. |
C.It will move out of California. | D.It will disappear completely. |
A.FDA’s conclusion on the materials is wrong. |
B.Four materials are allowed all over the world. |
C.The materials’ safety needs to be reassessed. |
D.FDA moves too fast in regulating food chemicals. |
A.They demand a complete ban on Skittles. |
B.They wish the “Skittles ban” to be headlines. |
C.They want to apply European policies to Skittles. |
D.They hope more red dye No. 3 is used in Skittles. |
A.California candy ban. | B.Food safety in California. |
C.The responsibility of FDA. | D.Change of Halloween Candy. |
“Tie an Italian’s hands behind his back,” runs an old joke, “and he’ll be speechless.” This rests on a national stereotype: Italians are talkative and emotional, and all that arm-waggling supposedly goes to prove it.
Susan Goldin-Meadow of the University of Chicago has a rather different view. Emotions come out in lots of ways: facial expressions, posture, tone of voice and so on. But people are doing something different when they use gestures with speech, which she sums up in the title of her new book, “Thinking with Your Hands”. It is a masterly tour through a lifetime’s research.
Virtually everyone gestures, not just Italians. Experimental subjects, told after a research session that they were being watched for gestures, apologize for not having made any — but were doing so the entire time. People born blind gesture when they speak, including to each other. A woman born without arms but with “phantom limb syndrome (幻肢综合征)” describes how she uses her phantom arms when she talks — but not when she walks. All this suggests that cognition is, to some extent, “embodied”; thinking is not all done in your head.
In fact, gestures that accompany speech are a second channel of information. Subjects watch a film in which a cat runs but are told to lie and say it jumped. They do so in words — while their hands make a running motion. People who say they believe in sexual equality but gesture with their hands lower when talking about women are not indicating women’s height; they can be shown to have biases of which they may be unaware.
In “The Crown”, a historical drama series, Lady Diana is warned that her hands may betray her real emotions, which could be dangerous; they are tied together so she can learn to speak without gesticulating. No one who reads Susan’s book could ever again think that gesturing shows only a lack of control. It is about thinking and communication, and is a sophisticated aid to both.
12. Why does the author mention the old joke in Paragraph 1?A.To present an argument. | B.To describe a scene. |
C.To lead in the topic. | D.To clarify a doubt. |
A.The disabled seldom use gestures. | B.Gestures literally embody cognition. |
C.Thinking only occurs inside the brain. | D.Gestures are improper in communication. |
A.Gestures may express what the speaker really thinks. |
B.People are unaware of the meanings of their gestures. |
C.Gesturing during speech shows only a lack of control. |
D.Speakers can lie more easily with the help of gestures. |
A.Speech: A Direct Channel of Information | B.Gestures: A Vital Form of Communication |
C.Italian’s Body Language: A National Stereotype | D.Thinking with Your Hands: A Lifetime’s Research |
If you have ever looked closely at the tires on your car, you have probably seen little hairs sticking out of the black rubber.
Located on the vertical part of the tire, these curious little rubber hairs are known as “vent spews (轮胎毛刺)”. They are crucial in the tire-making process. As the tread pattern mold (胎面花纹模具) is pressed into the tire’s rubber, the extra rubber requires a way to escape the mold.
Curiously, there’s no set number of hairs each tire will have.
Tire hairs are naturally worn away during normal driving, and the presence or absence of these hairs doesn’t determine if a tire is safe. There is one instance, however, where the lack of tire hairs can matter.
A.Why do tires have hairs? |
B.Tire hairs don’t have any effect on safe driving. |
C.Are there any other interesting facts about cars? |
D.They look funny, yet every new car tire has them. |
E.It could be a sign that tires are worn, old and need to be replaced. |
F.The exact number varies based on the design and size of the tires. |
G.Because tiny-size escape vents are created throughout each mold, little tire hairs are born. |
二、完形填空 添加题型下试题
My grandmother suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Seeing her condition worsen over time, and knowing I could do nothing, created a feeling of
As the years passed and my understanding of the disease grew, my frustration turned first to anger, then resignation (顺从), and finally
Gradually her counting became slower, and she would lose track of things more
Seeing my grandmother slip away
Nowadays, my grandmother cannot count beans anymore and doesn’t
A.regret | B.dilemma | C.annoyance | D.hopelessness |
A.pity | B.sympathy | C.tolerance | D.acceptance |
A.stop | B.slow | C.change | D.accelerate |
A.chat | B.sigh | C.think | D.complain |
A.strong | B.sharp. | C.busy | D.fresh |
A.easily | B.naturally | C.slowly | D.painfully |
A.nursing | B.biology | C.companion | D.psychology |
A.anxiety | B.calmness | C.optimism | D.indifference |
A.excused | B.defended | C.prevented | D.separated |
A.urged | B.forced | C.required | D.motivated |
A.concern | B.sympathy | C.knowledge | D.experience |
A.Instantly | B.Gradually | C.Temporarily | D.Accidentally |
A.miss | B.expect | C.notice | D.recognize |
A.listener | B.follower | C.stranger | D.watcher |
A.time | B.beans | C.money | D.stories |
三、语法填空 添加题型下试题
From the adorable pandas in Sichuan to the playful Pallas’s cats in Inner Mongolia, photographer Xie Jianguo has committed himself to documenting China’s rare and endangered animals,
Xie’s passion for
During his shooting process, Xie
With the aim of preserving the natural beauty of China
四、单词拼写 添加题型下试题
【知识点】 可数名词的单复数