2020高二英语上学期期末考试试题

(A)

Scrambled Eggs

Utensils

Ingredients

a

frying

pan

?

eggs

a

spatula

(

刮

2

tablespoons

of

勺

)

?

milk or butter

1 tea spoon

salt

?

a

fork

or

pepper

(

胡

spoon

椒

)

?

a small bowl

Steps:

1) Melt

the

butter in

a frying

pan

over

medium(

适中的

)heat.

2) In a small bowl, mix the eggs and the milk. Use the

fork(or the spoon)to mix these well.

3) Pour this mixture into the pan.

4)

Stir

the

eggs

from

time

to

time

with

the

spatula.

Continue until the eggs are no longer liquid.

5) Add

salt and pepper,

Add a little or a lot, as you

like.

21. For this recipe, you do not need_______.

A. a knife

B. a spatula

C. a bowl

D. a fork

A. Stir the eggs with the spatula.

B.

Eat

the

eggs for breakfast.

C. Add salt and pepper.

D.

Mix

the

eggs

and the milk.

23.

Which

of

these

words

means

change

from

solid

to

liquid

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A. pour

B. stir

C. melt

D. scramble

24. Read the recipe again, in which of the five steps do

you

scramble

the

eggs?

A.

Step

2

B.

Step

3

C.

Step

4

D.

Step

5

B

More American people take their troubles with them on

holiday,

according

to

a

new

survey.

Although

40

percent

said

that

the

main

reason

for

going

away

is

to

escape

pressure (

压力

) from work, almost all said they worry more

than they do at home. Only four in every 100 said that they

are happy and free of care.

The survey also showed that the stay- at-home Americans

are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday

abroad, a great increase from the figures only three years

ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one

third of all Americans preferring to go on a self-catering

(

自助

) holiday.

25.

According

to

the

text,

about

______

of

people

worry

more on holiday than when they are at home.

A. 25% B. 40%

C.

80%

D. 95%

A. be attacked or lose their possessions

B. have problems with their cars on the road

C. have bad weather on holiday

D. get mixed with some rough fellow holiday-makers

27. Where do American holiday-makers like to stay most?

A. At a hotel.

B.

In

a

quiet

place.

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C. At a friend's house.

D.

Where

they can cook for themselves.

C

Vegetable may aid the brain

A

study

suggests

certain

vegetables

such

as

broccoli

(

花椰菜

)

and

spinach

（菠菜）

might

help

older

women

keep

their minds sharp.

Researchers have discovered that women in their 60s who

eat more green leafy vegetables show less signs of mental

decline over time, reported Wednesday’s CRI online.

They

gave

participants

a

bundle

of

tests

measuring

memory,

oral

ability

and

attention.

The

study

didn’t

include

men,

but researchers

say a similar

diet would

likely

have the same results.

Eating fish can cut risk of heart rhythm disorder(

心律不

齐

< br>)

US scientists have

found that

eating fish

can

reduce

the risk of deadly heartbeat disorders. They say baked fish

can effectively reduce the risk of atria fibrillation (

心

房

纤

维

性

颤

< br>抖

)

among

older

men

and

women,

reported

Tuesday’s CRI online.

More

than

2

million

Americans

are

affected

by

atria

fibrillation,

a

chronic

(

慢性的

)

condition

that

causes

shortness of breath and an inability to exercise.

Red wine may extend life

Limiting calories has been shown to make animals such

as dogs and monkeys live longer, but they are often tired

and lose productivity.

The researchers will begin testing the mixture in mice,

which are considerably closer to humans biologically.

text is most likely to be published in_______.

A. a story book B. an advertisement

C. a textbook D. a scientific journal

does the underlined

word

“

vital

”

in the

second

part probably mean ?

A. lively B. crucial C. alive D. unnecessary

fibrillation can cause________.

A. mental problems B. shortness of breath

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C. fatness D. poor memories

of the following statements is not true ?

A. Researchers don’t suppose

that

certain vegetables

can keep men’s minds sharp

B.

Those

who

eat

more

fish

per

week

may

have

lower

risks of heart disorders

C. A mixture in red wine holds the secret to a longer

life.

D.

There’re

both

advantages

and

disadvantages

in

limiting calories in animals

D

Astronauts

Fei Junlong

and Nie

Haisheng

were given

a clean

bill of health after the re-entry capsule

（返回舱）

of their

Shenzhou

VI

spacecraft

glided

to

Earth

on

a

parachute,

ending up in Inner Mongolia, Xinhua news agency said.

“

Our journey in space was very smooth, the living and

working

conditions

inside

the

cabin

were

very

good,

our

health

is

okay,

thanks,”

Fei

said

on

state

television,

with a radiant smile.

Appearing

from

the

module,

television

pictures

showed

the two took a few seconds to adjust to the Earth

’

s gravity,

before being presented with bouquets of flowers and waving

to assembled recovery teams and ground control staff.

Mission

control

declared

the

115-hour

space

flight

a

success, Xinhua reported.

A member of one of the recovery teams reported that the

capsule landed upright after touching down at 4:32 am (2032

GMT

Sunday),

just

one

kilometer

(1,100

yards)

from

the

intended landing site, it added.

The flight was China’s second

-ever manned space mission

following the historic Shenzhou

V, which in

October

20xx

made China the third nation after the former Soviet Union

and the United States to put a man into space.

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