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1、1 河北省张家口市宣化区宣化第一中学2019-2020 学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15 小题，共 37.5 分）A The Summer Holiday Activities for Families in the UK While the Astronaut spacewalk，Manchester last year remains in the memory of some families，our week-by-week guide to the school summer break this year features a host of special

2、 events and outdoor fun for kids，from open-air cinema and live music to coming face to face with dinosaursPolar fun，Edinburgh Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh is keeping cool this summer with lots of polar-themed activities，including family science shows on the Arctic and Antarctic，icy experiments，and cra

3、ft designs where kids can make their own penguin，walrus or polar bearUntil 28 August，15 adults，9.50 children，dynamicearth Co ukDinosaur events，various locations Dinosaurs in the Wild is a vivid，walk-through experience taking visitors back 67 million years to the late Cretaceous period Dinosaur Babie

4、s is an exhibition of dinosaur embryos and eggs，plus a model nest Dinosaurs of China displays fossils and skeletons never before seen in Europe Until 23 August，NEC in Birmingham，then 7 October to 7 January，Event City Manchester，29.50 adults，26 children，dinosaursinthewild ComProud Country House kids

5、fest，Brighton Just 15 minutes from the centre of Brighton，this 18th century Georgian manor house in Stammer Park has a packed program of events and activities on throughout the summer，including storytelling in the forest，guided bike rides，tree climbing and family yoga 1 July10 September，prices vary，

6、usually from 5 10，booking for events required but house and gardens can be visited without booking，stammer house co UK/kids fest 1.Which activity is not included this year？_ A.Astronaut spacewalk B.Open-air cinemaC.Live music D.Face to face with dinosaurs2.If you want to take the activity in Decembe

7、r，where should you go？_ A.Edinburgh B.Birmingham C.ManchesterD.Brighton 3.Which activity should be booked？_ A.Polar funB.Dinosaur eventsC.Family yoga D.Visiting gardens B Would you eat a six-month-old yogurt？This is a question you may have asked if you read the recent story about a US grocer and his

8、 year-long experiment eating expired food It started in October 2016，when Scott Nash，founder of the Moms Organic Market chain of grocery stores，wanted to make a smoothie（果昔）He likes his smoothie with yogurt As he was at his holiday cabin in Virginia，though，the only pot he had to hand was one he had

9、left 2 behind on his last trip there by accident，six months earlier He opened it No bad smell He decided to take the risk and dumped the yogurt in the smoothie I drank and waited，he wrote on his blog And nothing happenedThe first thing to point out is that Nash is based in the US，where regulations o

10、n food dating differ significantly from those in the UK While British foods carry just one date-either use by or best before-Nash was faced with quality guarantee period，use by，best by，sell by，best if used by He sells food for a living，and even he doesnt understand the system Clearly，this lack of cl

11、arity has influence on both the health of the environment and the health of the nation What you dont eat，youll end up throwing it away，even if you could have safely eaten it；and what you dont know not to eat could make you sick A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law Scho

12、ol in 2013 said that 40%of American food goes uneaten each year，and the confusing effect of the US date labeling system is in large part to blame4.The underlined phrase expired food probably means the food _ A.which is fresh B.which is sour C.which is not within the quality guarantee period D.which

13、is not cooked 5.What can we learn from para.2？_ A.Nash hadnt eaten expired food before October 2016 B.Nash left the yogurt in the cabin for his experiment C.Nash was sure the yogurt would do no harm to him D.Nash liked drinking six-month-old yogurt6.What does Nash think of the USs date labels on foo

14、d？_ A.They are clearer than the UKs B.They are more advanced than the UKsC.They are confusing to people D.They are concrete and helpful to the Americans 7.What can we learn from the last paragraph？_ A.The date labeled on the bag of food plays an important role in peoples health B.The food you throw

15、away can do harm to your health if eaten C.People often get sick for eating the expired food D.The lack of clarity of date labeling system leads to a large amount of waste of foodC It cant be done Boyan Slat heard this over and over when he first proposed a way to clean up millions of tons of plasti

16、c polluting our oceansSlat，who grew up in the city of Delft in the Netherlands，was on a diving trip in Greece three years ago when he was deeply impressed by plastic There were more plastic bags than fish，he says That moment I realized it was a huge issue and that environmental issues are really the

17、 biggest problems my generation will face That fall，Slat，then 17，decided to study plastic pollution as part of a high school projectSoon，Slat learned that no one had yet come up with practical way to clean up this massive garbage patches Most proposed solutions involved fishing up the plastic using

18、ships equipped with nets-which，as Slat discovered，would likely take more than 1，000 years，cost too much，let 3 off too much sea life along with the trash Slat proposed an alternative that mostly avoided these problems：a solar-powered system using a floating plastic tube which will go around the garba

19、ge and trap it is 600 meters long Wind，waves and ocean currents will push the trash toward the tube A ship will pick up the trash and take it back to the shore Best of all，Slat predicted his system could clean up the North Pacific Garbage Patch within five to 10 years The following，Slat entered the

20、aerospace engineering program at the Delft University of Technology and officially announced his ocean cleanup concept at TEDxDelft But nothing much moved forward Slat organized a team of volunteers and employees for The Ocean Cleanup，which now numbers about 100 In answer to opposition，Slat and his

21、team raised$100，000 from a crowd funding campaign and began testing a 40-meter collecting barrier near the Azores Islands last March Over the next three to four years，Slat will push toward a fully operational large-scale project by testing a series of longer and longer barriers 8.What inspired the b

22、oy to study plastic pollution？_ A.One of his high school projects B.Others opposition to his proposal C.Humans failure in cleaning up the ocean D.The shockingly heavy plastic pollution in ocean9.What can we say about Slats design？_ A.It is powerful but only used in California and HawaiiB.It is huge

23、but causes great damage to sea livesC.It makes full use of natural forces and is friendly to natureD.It was welcomed by all the public and worked very well10.What hasnt Slat done to make his idea into reality？_ A.Presenting his idea at TEDxDelft B.Raising funds with his team C.Doing testD.Stopping p

24、lastic from washing into the ocean 11.What does the author mainly do in this article？_ A.Explain a strange ideaB.Introduce a fascinating person C.Describe a social phenomenonD.Praise a point of view D Our most beautiful part is our bridge because we can make wind energy by this bridge and our main t

25、ransportation is used by this bridge The future city competition puts young teens in charge of building a city that can respond to a challenge This years challenge is resilience（重建能力）after a natural disaster like an earthquakeThe models must be built with recycled materials for less than 100 dollars

26、But behind this is some serious engineering Each group has to present its citys resilience features to the audience and judges The sea walls are made with concrete and steel to reduce the tidal waves impact on the shoreline And its about more than just infrastructure（基础设施）Judges 4 want to know that

27、youve thought about your citizens，tooIf someone wants to design a building thats 50 floors，we make an agreement like maybe 20 of them have to be low-income housing Engineering Outreach Group Discover（EOGD）has run the competition for nearly three decades Director of programs Thea Sahr says it is an e

28、ffective teaching tool She tells of one boy who asked his teacher when they would get back to the real learning You know the kind we were just sitting there reading the books and telling you the answers，and she said well what do you know about storm water that you didnt know last week What do you kn

29、ow about scale？And youre having a really good time while youre doing it He says this is learning I want to do more of this The winners take home 7，500 dollars for their schools science program，and get a trip to a science focused summer campThis years winners from Warwick Middle School in Pennsylvani

30、a say they also learned real-world skills like dealing with failure The hardest part was trying not to get frustrated when something didnt work And I think our team members really contributed to that Communication is key Listen，when youre building a city，engineering is just part of it12.What does we

31、 refer to in the first paragraph？_ A.Teen competitorsB.School boysC.College studentsD.Engineers 13.Whats the purpose of the competition according to Thea Sahr？_ A.To increase students communication skills B.To allow students to experience the work of engineers C.To strength the friendship between st

32、udents D.To offer students a different way of learning14.What can we learn from the last paragraph？_ A.The winners can share the 7，500B.The winners can take part in all kinds of summer camps C.The biggest challenge for the team is using the knowledge of engineering D.The participants can learn a lot

33、 besides engineering 15.What is the best title for the text？_ A.Building City of the Future：A Way of Out School Learning B.Nature：An Outdoor Classroom C.EOGD：A Middle School Reform D.The City of Future：the Place Full of Imagination 二、阅读七选五（本大题共5 小题，共12.5 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项When

34、 you are sitting in class，have you ever drawn pictures in the margins（页边的空白处）of your notebooks？If so，you are doodling Many people think of doodling as a distraction（分心）from more important things (1)(2)In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message One group was encourage

35、d to doodle，but the other was not Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message But the group that doodled remembered 29%more Other people have suggested other uses for doodling Jesse Prinz，a professor who studies doodling，says it can help you think creatively (3

36、)When you come back，youll have a fresh perspective（观点）and figure out an answer more quickly 5 An author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think(4)In fact，she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning throug

37、h doodling Brown believes doodling is helpful because it includes many ways of learning You learn in four ways：seeing，hearing，reading or writing，and through movement The more ways you use，the better you learn And when you doodle while listening to a lecture，you use all four You might think that bein

38、g good at drawing is important for doodling But if the point of doodling is to help you think，then it doesnt matter what the picture looks like (5)So next time you need help focusing，pick up a pen and doodle away!AAnd many experts agree with this BEven if youre not an artist，doodling can help you CW

39、alking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve itDBut it might be just the opposite EOne study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear FShe admits that people see doodling as doing nothing，but she wants to change thatGDoodling can help you achieve more than you im

40、agine 16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G 17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G 18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G 19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G 20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G 三、完形填空（本大题共15 小题，共 15.0 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项At my daughters recent graduation，a speaker kept repeating，You can

41、do anything with a degree in philosophy To that，I thought you can do anything with the right(21)I didnt have a(22)job until I was 27 When I was hired，I was basically(23)My car had broken down I was living with two other people and sleeping on a couch My family and friends thought I was going(24)I di

42、dnt feel that way though I wasnt doing well(25)Sure，friends of mine got married and bought houses But neither of those choices(26)me Taking the road(27)traveled is part of being an entrepreneur（创业者）I wanted to(28)my dream，which was to work with my hands and be creative I wanted to be my own boss At

43、the time，I was(29)toy animals and selling them at street fairs It wasnt easy，but I stayed true to myselfI was(30)and hardworking I know those were the qualities that led me to get(31)at my first job So dont give up hopeOne Sunday，I read an article about a toy company called Worlds of Wonder I knew I

44、 could make a better teddy bear than the one they were(32)，although I had designed just a few cuddly toys for another company The next day，I visited the companys offices in person and told them they needed me To my surprise，they(33)to interview me Because they could tell I was enthusiasticMany of us

45、 dont(34)new things because were sure we dont have the skills But from my 6 experience，its far more(35)to have the right attitude Almost everything can be taught Are you a ready and willing student？21.A.direction B.attitude C.way D.knowledge 22.A.full-time B.special C.creative D.surprising 23.A.bles

46、sing B.annoying C.starving D.satisfying 24.A.forward B.nowhere C.anywhere D.somewhere 25.A.physically B.spiritually C.mentally D.financially 26.A.upset B.disappointed C.envied D.excited 27.A.often B.nearly C.less D.easily 28.A.follow B.change C.get D.earn 29.A.copying B.making C.buying D.learning 30

47、.A.enthusiastic B.healthy C.friendly D.intelligent 31.A.hired B.lost C.warned D.supported 32.A.improving B.researching C.designing D.marketing 33.A.denied B.agreed C.refused D.invited 34.A.give away B.take on C.put up D.let down 35.A.funny B.ready C.important D.successful 四、选词填空-句子（本大题共1 小题，共15.0 分）

48、36.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The 19th-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau knew the(1)（important）of nature Thoreau filled his books with observations about human life and(2)（it）basic need for natureOn average，Americans spend about 10 hours a day in front of a computer or

49、other electronic device(3)less than 30 minutes a day outdoors That is a claim(4)（make）by David Strayer，a professor of psychology at the University of Utah In his 2017 TEDTalk，Strayer(5)（explain）that all this time spent with technology is making our brains tiredUsing an electronic device-answering em

50、ails，listening to the news，looking at Facebook-(6)（put）a lot of pressure on the prefrontal cortex，the front of the brain This area，Strayer explains，is important for critical(7)（think），problem-solving and decision-making So，it is important to give the brain(8)rest And being in nature，Strayer claims，h