2018-2019学年福建省宁德市高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题(Word版)

四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该 项涂黑。

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In a hot summer, there’s no better place than a UK beach—

these shores offer walks and wildlife,

picnics and rockpools.

Runswick Bay, North Yorkshir

It is a popular destination for rock poolers, walkers and hunters. Many of

the

homes

are

now

holiday

accommodations,

linked

by

paths

and

walkways

rather

than

streets.

The

Royal

Hotel,

at

the

heart

of

the

village,

offers

homemade

cakes

and

coffee

alongside

a

simple

but

tasty

bar

menu

and

local

Black Sheep bitter on draft.

Stay in Castle House (sleeps six, three nights from ?

500) at the top of the village; has sweeping views

of the bay from a comfortable window seat.

South Shore, Brownsea Island, Dorset

Reached

by

ferry

from

the

moneyed

shores

of

Sandbanks,

Brownsea

Island

is

a

pocket

of

safe

wilderness

in

Poole

harbour.

Famous

for

its

red

squirrel

population

and

as

the

site

of

Baden-

Powell’s

first

Scout

camp,

its

mixture of woodland, wildland, and ponds suits a day of exploration and adventure. Push yourself into the

sandy banks and enjoy views across the harbour in the company of various sea birds.

Stay in

National

Trust-owned Custom

House on

the

seaport

(sleeps

four,

three

nights

from

?

622);

offers a real Brownsea experience.

Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs, Kent

The lack of a convenient car park means that Kingsgate Bay, between

Margate and Broadstairs, is quieter than other beaches on the Thanet coast.

A short walk from the car park at neighboring Joss Bay (popular with surfers), however, will take you to

this sheltered sandy bay with its sea caves. It is also a safe place to swim and canoe.

Stay in the Botany Bay Hotel (family rooms from ?

80 B&B); has some dog- friendly rooms.

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21. Which of the following suits you most if you are an animal lover?

A

. Joss Bay.

B. Kingsgate Bay.

C. South Shore.

D. Runswick Bay.

22. What can we learn from the passage?

A

. Runswick Bay can be accessible by ferry.

B. Your pet dogs are admitted into the Botany Bay Hotel.

C. There are lots of convenient car parks for visitors at Kingsgate Bay.

D. You can enjoy homemade cakes during your stay in the Botany Bay Hotel.

23. What kind of people is the text mainly written for?

A. Scientists.

B. Students.

C

. Tourists.

B

The ability

to predict the future is a rare talent. American author Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest

science-fiction writers of his age, had such a talent. Back in 1983, he was asked to predict how the world

would look like in 2019. Now that we’re here, let’s see what he got right

.

On

the

role

that

computing

would

play

in

the

future,

he

was

amazingly

accurate.

Asimov

thought

computers

would

cause

a

revolution

comparable

to

the

industrial

revolution

of

the

19th

century.

Specifically, he said that “mobile computerized objects” would be an important part of everyday life. Here,

he

clearly

foresaw

our

world

of

smartphones,

tablets

and

other

devices.

He

also

had

a

great

deal

to

say

about space exploration. The International Space Station proves his prediction that we would not simply

visit space but seek to stay there.

How

did

Asimov

develop

his

special

sense

of

future

developments?

As

a

precocious

boy,

Asimov

taught himself to read at the age of five. He read the newspapers and magazines sold in his parents’ can

dy

store. His scientific interests gained sharper focus at Columbia University in New York. Asimov went to

study chemistry, but became bored with pure laboratory science. Instead, he thought hard about the social

significance of science. He wanted to communicate his ideas to the public. As an author, his books would

feature the theme of social change caused by technology.

Asimov had his finger on the pulse of both scientific and social change. He had a clear sight of what

was coming around the corner for humanity in his works like

the Galactic Empire

series.

“His

predictions

are

absolutely

fascinating,”

Calum

Chase,

an English

writer,

told

BBC News.

“He

was a genius.”

D. Artists.

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24. Which of the following has Asimov made a prediction about?

①

computers

⑤

pollution

A.

②⑤⑥

②

environment

⑥

smartphones

B

.

①③④

C.

②③④

D.

①⑤⑥

③

tablets

④

space

25. What do we know about Asimov?

A. Asimov had great interest in pure lab science.

B. Asimov kept pace with scientific and social change.

C

. Asimov cared less about the social significance of science.

D. Asimov would read in his

neighbor’s

candy store in his childhood.

26. What does the underlined word

“precocious”

in the third paragraph probably mean?

A

. Talented.

B. Naughty.

C. Considerate.

D. Optimistic.

27. What will be the best title of the passage?

A. The Focus on Social Change

B. A Great Science-fiction Writer

C. The Ability to Predict the Future

D

. The Man Who Could See the Future

C

We tend to believe that older people are more positive and younger people are more sensitive to social

cues

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.

Recently scientists investigated this idea by testing 10,000 men and women. They wanted to see if age

affected a person’s ability to identify subtle facial emotions, such as fear and anger.

The researchers used a Web-based platform to collect data. It showed the participants two headshots of

random people. They were then asked to identify which subject was angrier, happier, or more fearful. The

research

found

that

younger

people

were

able

to

better

identify

angry

and

fearful

facial

cues

than

older

people.

“

We

know

from

studies

that

the

everyday

experiences

of

an

adolescent

are

different

from

an

older

person,

but

we

wanted

to

understand

how

these

experiences

might

be

linked

with

differences

in

basic

emotion understandin

g,” wrote Laura Germine, the study’s senior author.

But what is it that makes young people more sensitive?

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“This is the exact age when young people are most sensitive to forms of negative social cues, such as

bullying

（欺凌）

,” Lauren Rutter, the study’s lead author, told Science Daily. “The normal development of

anger sensitivity can contribute to some of the challenges that arise during this stage

of development.”

On the contrary, across the whole 10,000-person survey, researchers found no decrease in the sense of

happiness

among

older

participants

and

these

findings

fit

well

with

other

researches,

showing

that

older

adults tend to have more positive emotions.

Now, the team is working toward a new study that examines how emotional sensitivity is related to

different aspects of mental health, such as anxiety and depression.

28. What can we know from the passage?

A. Older people are more allergic to social cues.

B. The researchers gained data from the Internet.

C. Older people are less likely to identify happiness in the research.

D. Adolescents

’

sensitivity to negative social cues does harm to their development.

29. How was the research carried out?

A. By assuming and analyzing.

B. By questioning and tracing.

C. By reasoning and concluding.

D. By surveying and collecting statistics.

30. What section of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from?

A. Technology.

B. Investigations.

C. Education.

D. Lifestyle.

31. What is the team planning to find out next?

A. The relationship between emotions and experiences.

B. The emotional differences between the young and the old.

C. The connection between sensitivity of emotions and mental health.

D. The different responses to social cues between the young and the old.

D

This may sound li

ke a joke about a lazy person’s dream job: Earn big money by staying in bed and

watching TV.

But this is really happening, and it’s a project of NASA

, which is called Artificial Gravity

Bed Rest Study.

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