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1、2021-2022学年安徽省滁州市定远县炉桥中学高二（下）期末英语试卷AExperience College at HarvardChallenge yourself in college-level courses.Meet new friends from around theworld.Strengthen your college application.And,build important life skills that can make yourfuture college experience a success.Pre-College ProgramAn intense a

2、nd exciting glimpse into the college experience.During this intensive two-weekprogram,you will take the first steps toward your college journey alongside a diverse group ofexceptional high school students.Challenge yourself in a college course taught by Harvard teachers,without the pressure ofgrades

3、.Engage with your peers in structured co-cun-icular activities,college readinessworkshops,and social events.Two weeks,non-creditSecondary School ProgramImmerse yourself in college life for seven weeks!In this dynamic seven-week program,you canearn college credit while experiencing first-hand what it

4、*s really like to be a college student.Choose one or two college-level classes that explore deeply into subjects that really exciteyou and may not be offered in high school.Prepare for the ftiture as you experience what it*s really like to balance responsibility withindependence in one of three prog

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6、1.What do the two programs have in common?A.All the learning activities take place online.B.They are required procedures for college application.C.They provide the students with college-level courses.D.Students can earn college credits after learning the two programs.2.According to this passage,appl

7、icants can.A.start to apply for both programs nowB.pay for the program calendars from todayC.apply for the programs throughout the yearD.download a mailing list to get helpful updates3.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To raise money for Harvard Summer Programs.B.To share the college learning ex

8、perience with readers.C.To introduce the diverse courses in Harvard University.D.To advertise Harvard Summer Programs for high school students.BAs 17-year-old Norwood drove through St.Petersburg,Florida,last February,the laughter andchatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way

9、 to sharp cries.A car behindheavily hit them,sending their black car into a tree five meters away.As smoke rose from theother car,a bystander（旁观者）shouted,Its about to blow up!Get out!Temfied but not hurt,she got out through the window.Along with two of her friends,whod alsomanaged to free themselves

10、,she ran fbr her life.But halfway down the street,she realized thather best friend,Simmons,wasnt with them.Norwood ran back and found Simmons stuck in theback seat.She wasnt moving,Norwood told Inside Edition.She threw open the back doorand pulled her friend outcrying to avoid the broken glass.She d

11、ragged Simmons to safety and placed her on the ground.nI put my head against herchest.No sign of life.Thats when I started CPR（心肺复苏术）Norwood,who longed to havea career in medicine,had passed the national CPR test just the day before.Looking down at her dying friend,Norwood knew she had only a little

12、 time to practice whatshed learned.She started pumping Simmonss chest and breathing into her friends mouth.Noresponse.She tried again and again.Slowly,Simmons began coughing and opening her mouthfor air.The CPR worked!Soon,doctors arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital.And thenshe heard how her

13、best friend had saved her life.UI wasnt shocked,Simmons told CNN.Shewill always help any way she can.”4.What is the best title for the text?A.Breath of Life B.A career in medicineC.A Car Accident D.Practice what one learns5.Why did a bystander shout to the teenagers?A.Their car broke down.B.They sat

14、 by a smoking flat.C.Their lives were in danger.D.They blocked the traffic.6.What happened to Simmons in the accident?A.She fell out of the car and struck her head.B.She became unaware of the surroundings.C.She was unable to move in the front seat.D.She got seriously hurt but wide awake.7.How can we

15、 describe Norwoods CPR practice?第2 页，共 18页A.Unskilled but practical.C.Strange but successful.B.Typical but useless.D.Repeated but effective.cResearchers have found that most shy children,even the most painfully shy of them,are notshy adults.The process from shy to outgoing does not require treatment

16、,behavior modification(矫正)or any extraordinary measures.It just happens.Most shy kids grow out of their shyness by their young adult years,and even those who donot get rid of it manage to cope with it reasonably well.They learn how to hide it,mostlybecause they realize that shyness puts them at a di

17、sadvantage in certain situations.I myself am a living example to the transformation.I was socially awkward until I went tocollege where I tried out for the role of a lead singer in a rock band and suddenly found myselfon stage with four musicians behind me and hundreds of people in front of me.My so

18、cialawkwardness didn*t go away until I was forced to make a choice between shyness or being acampus rock star.Thats a no-brainer for an 18-year-old.I had to cure myself of my lifelongshyness,and I did.But this article is not really about childhood shyness.Ifs about the distinction between achilds pe

19、rsonality and behavior.Personality is just like a surface upon which an artist begins apainting.If the artist doesnt like the way his painting is progressing,he can paint over what hesdone,but the surface remains as it was at the beginning-a constant(恒量).Though personality(the surface)doesnt change,

20、behavior(what one puts on top of thesurface)can be changed.So,returning to my personal example,I forced myself to overcomeshyness,but my closest friends dont even know that Fm still the same shy person.My behaviorhas changed,however.Who changed it?Me!Likewise,as research has found,a child comes into

21、 the world with a fairly set personality.Heis born more or less to be shy or outgoing.His behavior,however,can change.8.Why can most shy kids grow out of shyness?A.They get medical treatment.B.They are taught how to hide it.C.They consider shyness to be awkward.D.They are aware of its unfavorable ef

22、fects.9.What does the underlined phrase a no-brainer in Paragraph 3 mean?A.A careless choice.B.An easy decision.C.A stupid person.D.A shy teenager.10.In Paragraph 4,the author presents his viewpoint by.A.describing a mathematical constantB.sharing his own personal experienceC.comparing the transform

23、ation to paintingD.giving the definitions of personality and behavior11.What does the author mainly want to tell us in this article?A.A child is bom with a fairly set personality.B.Friends play a key role in overcoming shyness.C.A childs personality and behavior are different.D.Kids can overcome shy

24、ness by changing behavior.DDolphins are universally regarded as some of the cleverest creatures in the world.In captivity（圈养），they can be trained to complete complex tasks such as jumping through hoops andsomersaulting through the air.But their intelligence doesnt stop there.In a recent study of cet

25、aceans（鲸目 动物）-a group ofanimals that includes dolphins and whales researchers created a list of intelligent behaviorsobserved in 90 different cetacean species,reported the Guardian.For example,the smartestcetaceans hunt in groups,share knowledge through mimicry（模仿）and even care for eachothers childr

26、en.Some even consider their behavior to be human-like.There is the saying that it takes a village to raise a child seems to be true for both whales andhumans,n Michael Muthukrishna of the London School of Economics,co-author of the study,told the Guardian.However,cetaceans dont just use their brain

27、power for survival.The study suggests thatdolphins might even gossip.Thats because some species greet each other with specificwhistles,just as humans greet each other by name,the Guardian reported.Sometimes,a groupof dolphins whistles the name of a dolphin that isnt there.Could they be speaking abou

28、t theirfriend behind its back?For the researchers,dolphins*small talk is a big deal.As they found that the most socialcetaceans also have the largest brains,they argue that cetacean intelligence developed to meetthe demands of complex social groups.Known as the cultural brain hypothesis（假设），n it had

29、 only been used to explain theintelligence of humans and other primates（灵长目动物）.The new study aimed to find acommon pathway for the evolution of intelligence among biologically different species.It is interesting to think that whale and human brains are different in their structure but havebrought us

30、 to the same patterns in behavior,Luke Rendell,a biologist at the University of StAndrews,told the Guardian.Indeed,we still have a lot to learn about our intelligent ocean-dwelling neighbors.We donthave to look at other planets to look for aliens,Muthukrishna told the Guardian,because weknow that un

31、derwater there are these amazing species with so many parallels to us in theircomplex behaviors.M12.The recent study was intended to.A.learn more about intelligent creatures of the seaB.explain the intelligence of humans and cetaceansC.create a list of intelligent behaviors of different cetacean spe

32、ciesD.see whether the intelligence of different species evolved in the same way第4页，共18页13.The implied meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 3 is t hat.A.villagers have the responsibility to raise any child in the villageB.like human beings,whales even help raise each others babiesC.cetaceans h

33、ave social behaviors very similar to human beingsD.it is not easy for one villager to take care of his or her own child14.It can be inferred from the passage t hat.A.it is unnecessary to look for aliens and do research into themB.some cetaceans have the same intelligence as human beingsC.both dolphi

34、ns and whales greet each other with specific whistlesD.both dolphins and whales have a lot in common with humans in behaviors15.What is the best title fbr this passage?A.Aliens living underwaterB.A study of intelligent dolphinsC.Intelligent creatures of the seaD.Reasons for the intelligence of sea c

35、reaturesHow You Open Your Car Door Matters to Cyclists The Dutch reach isnt a new dance moveor a random YouTube challenge.lts a simple move that can help prevent harm to cyclists.Andyou might keep your car door safe in the process,too._CLLTypically,a person sitting in the drivers seat of a car opens

36、 the door with the hand closest to it.ltmakes sense since doors are designed to be opened that way.(2)But if you happen to do that atthe wrong time,you may unknowingly create an obstacle fbr a passing cyclist.The cyclist mightbe knocked down off the bike.The car door is likely to be damaged by the f

37、ast-moving bicycle.(3)However,the car door design and long-time habits have made the processautomatically.Luckily,there s a simple way to solve the problem.Open your car door withyour other hand,using the Dutch reach.So instead of using your left hand,reach for the doorhandle with your right hand.(4

38、)At the very least,you*1 1 look into your side view mirror tocheck for any traffic.The Dutch are used to opening their car doors this way.All Dutch are taught it.lts part ofregular driver education.The technique dates back about 50 or 60 years in the Netherlands.In2016 an American named Michael Char

39、ney started the Dutch Reach Project.He wanted topopularize the practice in the United States.Charney*s efforts may be paying off.A.This will force you to turn your body.B.Pull the handle and the door is open.C.It is easy to do once you are used to it.D.All you have to do is change how you open your

40、door.E.People are trying to change the way to open the car.F.Clearly,the solution is for the person exiting the vehicle to check for traffic.G.Several states now include the Dutch reach in their drivers*handbooks.16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.H17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.H18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.H19.A.A

41、B.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.H20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.H21.More than 500 pieces of relics.(1)(discover)at the Sanxingdui Ruins sitelast year.The relics include golden masks,jade and ivory artifacts and bronze wares,saidthe Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration on Sep 9,2021.The new discoveries

42、 bring the total number of items unearthed at Sanxingdui(2)nearly 2,000 after the digging of No.3 to No.8 sacrificial pits began in October of 2020.Tang Fei,chief of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology ResearchInstitute,said,The new discoveries demonstrate once again that the imag

43、ination and(3)(create)of the ancient Chinese went far beyond(4)people today hadexpected.nTang added that the digging of the new pits has entered a(5)(significance)stage,with more items yet to be unearthed.He also predicted that the items(6)(find)there will challenge the conventional wisdom of archae

44、ologists.(7)(original)discovered in the late 1920s,the Sanxingdui Ruins have beenconsidered(8)(be)one of the worlds greatest archaeological finds of the 20thcentury.It is believed that the ruins covering(9)area of 12 km2 are the relics of the ShuKingdom,(10)(date)back some 4,500 to 3,000 years.A you

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46、e such a fine son.He handed his son a beautiful gift box.(26)but slightlydisappointed,the young man(27)the box and fond a lovely book,28),he raised his voice at hisfather and said.(29)all your money you give me a book?And rushed out of the hose(30)thebook in the study.He did not contactC 联系)his fath

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