河南省名校联盟2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题

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A

Pale Horse, Pale Rider

Katherine Anne Porter was a celebrated American journalist, essayist, short

story writer and novelist. Her works deal with dark themes including justice and

the unforgiving nature of the human race.

Pale Horse, Pale Rider

（

1939

）

is her

short novel set during the influenza pandemic

（流感大流行）

of 1918, which killed

five times as many Americans as did World War I. Its main character, Miranda, is

a young reporter who falls in love with a soldier

；

the book's fever-dream style

captures the experience of the disease.

The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton was one of the most successful novelists of his generation.

The

Andromeda

Strain

（

1969

）

is

his

best-selling

techno-thriller

that

begins

when

a

military

satellite

crashes

to

the

earth

and

releases

an

organism

that

kills

almost

everyone in a nearby small town. Then things get bad.

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a major Latin-American author of novels and short

stories,

a

central

figure

in

the

so-called

magical

realism

movement

in

Latin

American

literature. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1982.

Love in the Time

of Cholera

( 1985 ) is his great Colombian authors attractive tale of a 50-year

courtship, in which lovesickness is as stubborn as disease.

My best,

u

of it.

The Road

Cormac

McCarthy

is

an

American

novelist

and

playwright.

The Road

(2006)

is

his

beautifully

written,

Pulitzer

Prize-winning

novel

set

after

an

unspecified

extinction event has wiped out most of humanity. An unnamed man and a boy travel

on foot toward a southern sea, having to avoid cannibals(

食人者

)and despair.

The

Road

is a specially moving story

1

of a journey.

1.

What can be inferred from the first two books mentioned in the text?

A.

They're the bestsellers.

B. They're fairly tales.

C. They're non- fiction.

B.

The Andromeda Strain

1).

The Road

B. Michael Crichto.

1). Cormac McCarthy.

B

C. They're about disasters.

2.

A.

Which book is written by the author who couldn't think highly of it too much?

Pale Horse, Pale Rider

C.

Love in the Time of Cholera

3.

A.

Who wrote the book that described an adventurous journey?

Katherine Anne Porter.

C. Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

I'm Alice. When 1 was young, my mother made the same dish five nights a week

because we were low on cash. She boiled potatoes, carrots, and sometimes, other

vegetables

on

the

kitchen

stove.

Only

small

amounts

of

the

roast

beef

that

she

cooked

once a week were added to the bowls. She called it stew(

炖菜

).

I would hear other children talk about hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes from

fast

food

restaurants,

which

were

expensive

at

the

time.

I

wished

we

could

eat

like

that once in a while, but my parents couldn't afford it.

But I look back and I think how blessed I was. My mom took the time to prepare

the

stew

nearly

every

night.

Her

portions

were

right

——

focusing

on

the

vegetables

and not on the meat

——

and we weren't eating the fat and salt we would have had in

take-out food.

I

had a lot fewer head colds and flus than my classmates then. If 1 did get

sick, I'd be home for a day or two, not a whole week like many of them. Though I

became ill more often in my thirties, I have to admit I'd been eating lots of fast

food,

making

up

for

not

getting

it

as

a

child.

But

when

I

went

back

to

prepare

homemade

meals without those extra fat and salt, I started to feel healthier.

Today I often find myself enjoying a bowl of my mother's stew. I realize how

lucky I was to have a mother who would like to take the time to prepare the slew

for her family five evenings a week. That stew was made with love and it has left

me with a memory that will warm me forever.

4.

Why did Alice's mother cook the stew nearly every night when she was young?

A.

B.

Because it was a balanced meal.

Because it was easily cooked.

B. Because

it was their favorite.

D. Because

it might cost less.

B. To explain the effects the stewhas

on her.

5.

What is the author's purpose of writing paragraph 4?

A. To show us how to cook the stew.

C.

To tell us how great her mother is.

D. To warnus

of

the

danger

of

fast

food.

D. Cautious.

6. Which of the following can best describe Alice's mother?

A. Caring B. Strict.

C. Humorous.

us

7. What is the best title for the text?

A. My Mothers Daughter

B. My Unforgettable

Childhood

C. Grateful for the Stew D. Serving Food and Kindness

C

Have

you

ever

wondered

what

it

would

be

like

to

work

with

zoo

or

aquarium

animals?

Kylene,

an

animal

care

specialist

from

Sea

World

San

Diego,

who

cared

for

the

African

penguins at SeaWorld for many years.

Over

the

past

several

years,

the

South

African

penguins

have

been

on

the

decrease

in numbers. A hundred years ago, there were about 1 million African penguins, but

since

then

their

population

has

decreased

to

under

100

,000.

Scientists

predict

the

population

could

fall

as

low

as

50

,000

over

the

next

20

years

if

we

don't

do

anything.

Some

scientists

think

the

changing

ocean

temperatures

have

caused

the

penguins

food

supply

to

disappear.

Humans

have

also

disturbed

the

penguins

wild

habitat

and

collected

their

eggs.

And

humans

have

also

been

collecting

guano

(the

waste

passed

from the sea birds' bodies) , which can be added to the soil to make plants grow

more successfully. As a result, humans damage their natural nest-digging sites.

Without

the

piles

of

guano

the

penguins

used

to

build

their

nests,

they've

been

forced

to nest on open ground.

Some other scientists think the slight increase in air temperature on the

islands has had an impact on the penguins' success rate of hatching their eggs. No

matter

what

the

reason

is,

South

African

penguin

population

is

falling,

and

scientists need to find a way to stop the decline.

Working

with

other

zoos

in

the

country,

Kylene

did

what

she

could

to

help

protect

the

South

African

penguins.

Through

Kylene's

efforts

and

the

efforts

of

the

people

5

1

like her at many penguin conservation organizations in South Africa, these little

penguins have a chance for a better tomorrow.

8.

What has happened to the South African penguins over the past years?

A. The penguin population has greatly declined.

B.

C.

D.

They've begun to lose the habitat completely.

They have done great harm to the natural environment.

They have been hunted by humans for money-making.

9.

What does the third paragraph mainly about?

A. The importance of penguins' return.

B. The causes of penguins' decrease.

C. The efforts of some scientists.

D.

the

necessity

of

penguins'

existence.

10. What is guano used for by humans?

A. The food supply.

C. The good shelter.

A. Worried.

B. The building materials.

D. The farming fertilizer.

C. Hopeful.

D

The way of greeting someone comes in different forms. Kissing and hugging are

normal in

some European

and Arab countries. Maoris in

New

Zealand greet

each other

by rubbing against their noses. However, the most common physical way of greeting

people nowadays is handshake. It has become so ubiquitous that you may never have

thought about its origins. It's like a part of human nature.

The modern handshake as a form of greeting is hard to trace. The Quakers are

traditionally

seen

as

originators.

But

as

Dutch

sociologist

Herman

Roodenburg

——

the chief authority for the history of handshaking

一

wrote in his

publication

A

Cultural

History

of

Gesture

,

than

in

any

other

field,

the

study

of gesture is one in which the historian has to make the most of only a few clues.

in the early 17th century. A Scotsman living in England, named James Cleland,

suggested

that

the

practice

of

the

good

old

Scottish

shaking

of

the

two

right

hands”

should be observed, instead of things like bowing down to everyone's shoes and

kissing hands.

If you ask why shaking hands is the most preferred way of greeting over other

gestures, the most well-known explanation is that handshaking prevents the right

hand from holding a weapon. In the 19th century it was argued that shaking hands

without removing gloves was quite rude and required an immediate apology.

u

11.

What

is

the

author's

attitude

towards

the

future

of

the

South

African

penguins?

B. Doubtful.

D. Uncertain.

Shaking hands seems like a gesture that has been around forever. However, in

1880's France, a society had been formed to abolish the handshake as a ''vulgar

English novelty. And now in the US that gesture may fall away in favor of the fist

hump. While* the fist bump is a cooler way to greet someone, the reason may have

been more practical. According to survey participants, they did not want to shake

hands because they were afraid of catching and spreading germs

（细菌）

.

12.

Which of the following can best explain

A. Curious.

B. Obvious.

C. Common.

D. Shallow.

1 ?

13.

What does paragraph 2 mainly discuss about the modern handshake?

A. The importance.

C. The feature.

history.

classification.

14.

Why did people shake hands using right hands according to the most famous

A. For convenience.

C. For enjoyment.

politeness.

safety.

explanation?

15.

What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Everyone doesn't fall in love with the handshake.

The root of handshake is lost in the sands of time.

It might seem like shaking hands is an ancient custom.

A handshake is among the most common ways to greet others.

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When it comes to health, everyone wants the best for themselves and their

families.

You

can

help

prevent

the

spread

of

COVID-19

by

seeing

the

latest

information from the WHO. What is COVID-19? 16 Many countries have seen cases

of

COVID-19

and

several

have

seen

outbreaks.

Experts

in

China

and some

other

countries have succeeded in slowing or stopping their outbreaks. 17 You can

reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple

measures:

18

Why? When

someone coughs or sneezes they spray small

liquid droplets

（飞沫）

from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too

（

dose,

you

can

breathe

in

the

droplets,

including

the

COVID-19

virus

if

the

person

has

the

disease.

Make sure you and people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene

（呼吸

卫生）

.This means covering your mouth and nose with your tissue when you cough or

sneeze.

Then

handle

the

used

tissue

immediately

and

wash

your

hands.

Why?

19

By

following good respiratory hygiene,you protect the people around you from viruses

such as cold , flu and COVID-19.

Stay

home

if

you

feel

unwell.

If

you

have

a

fever,

cough

and

difficulty

breathing,

seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local

health

authority.

Why?

National

and

local

authorities

will

have

the

most

up

to

date

information

on

the

situation

in

your

area.

Calling

in

advance

will

allow

your

health

care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. 20_______

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

Droplets spread virus.

People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus.

What can I do to protect myself and prevent the spread of disease?

However,

the

situation

is

unpredictable

so

check

regularly

for

the

latest

news.

Maintain

at

least

1

metre

distance

between

yourself

and

anyone

who

is

coughing.

It is a infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.

This will also protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other

infections.

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