北京市西城区2019-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷分类汇编-阅读表达专题.docx

《北京市西城区2019-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷分类汇编-阅读表达专题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《北京市西城区2019-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷分类汇编-阅读表达专题.docx（4页珍藏版）》请在淘文阁 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。

1、北京市西城区2019-2022三年高二英语下学期期末试卷分类汇编 阅读表达专题北京市西城区2021-2022学年高二下学期英语期末试题IV. 阅读表达（共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。While most spiders hunt alone, there are a few hundred species of social spiders that live in colonies. A.studiosus is one of them. Up to 50 individuals gather together to sp

2、in large collective webs, which catch larger prey than each spider could trap on its own.All the colony members look the same, but they dont all behave in the same way. The females can be aggressive or docile (温驯的). Its surprisingly easy to realize their personalitiesjust put two of them in a small

3、box overnight and check on them the next morning. If theyre both docile, they will have built a joint web in one corner of the box. If one of them is aggressive, the pair will be at opposite corners.Colin Wright from the University of Pittsburgh has now found that these personality types do differen

4、t jobs within the web, creating a natural division of labor. Theyre a little like ants, where small workers clean and look for food, and big soldiers guard and defend. But unlike these insects, the social spiders dont have castes (社会阶层) with different builds. Instead, their roles are definedby their

5、personalities. When Wrights team first started studying A.studiosus, they couldnt work out what the docile spiders did. They didnt seem to repair webs, keep enemies away, or catch prey. But when the researchers checked the fates of colonies in the wild, they found that those with a mix of docile and

6、 aggressive members were more likely to survive than those with just a single type. The docile members were clearly doing something important.It turns out that they act as the colonys babysitters. They spend most of their time standing watching over the eggs, or directly feeding the youngsters by re

7、gurgitating (反刍) foodjust like a mother bird might. Meanwhile, the aggressive spiders generally avoid these tasks; instead,they spend most of their time building the web, catching prey, and defending their colonies. Compared to the docile spiders, the aggressive ones are better at those tasks, becau

8、se the docile females rarely respond to enemiesand when they do respond, they do so slowly.For now, its not clear why the spiders naturally fall into their respective careers, or even what drives their different personalities in the first place. The team are now trying to answer these questions. In

9、the meantime, Wright suggests that biologists should pay more attention to personality types, when trying to understand how animal societies work. 68. According to the passage, what are the two personality types of female A.studiosus?69. What are the aggressive female spiders mainly responsible for?

10、 70. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. In an A.studiosus colony, the division of labor is based on the different builds of the spiders.71. Do you think personality traits influence human career choices? Why or why not? (In about 40 words

11、) 北京市西城区2020-2021学年高二下学期英语期末试题IV. 阅读表达（共4小题；每小题2分，共8分）阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。When It Rains in Boston, the Sidewalks Reveal Poetry If youre walking through Boston during a downpour, make sure to keep your eyes on the sidewalk. You might just see a poem appear b

12、efore your eyes. For nearly a year, Bostonians wandering the city streets in the rain may have come across poems written on the sidewalk. Titled “Raining Poetry”, this art program was a partnership between the nonprofit Mass Poetry and the city of Boston. The first poems were written to celebrate th

13、e start of National Poetry Month. Several more were added to the citys streets. Created using patterns and a water-proof spray (喷剂), the poems are invisible during dry, sunny weather, but appear like magic once raindrops start falling from the sky. “We want to bring poetry to the people,” Sara Siege

14、l, program director for the nonprofit Mass Poetry said. The poems were selected by Danielle Legros Georges, Bostons poet laureate. Georges selected the poems, which were distributed throughout the city, based on their relationship to Boston, as well as the general themes of water and rain. “I wanted

15、 to draw work from poets influential in Bostons literary, educational, or cultural areas,” Georges said in a statement. The poems were put on the streets by members of the Mayors Mural Crew. The Mural Crew uses a biodegradable spray and simple cardboard patterns. The poems can be put on the sidewalk

16、 in minutes, and wear away in six to eight weeks. However, the city of Boston and Mass Poetry plan on carpeting city sidewalks with more poems. “Its a public art projectas the poems are and will be put at public sites in Boston, and meant for everyone,” Georges said. “I think this is a wonderful way

17、 to bring poetry to the people.” The poems appear throughout the city. They are in neighborhoods from Hyde Park to Roslindale. While all of the poems are presently written in English, Siegel hopes to add new ones in the languages that are spoken throughout Boston, like Portuguese, Haitian Creole and

18、 Spanish. “Our hope is that in the next two years, everyone in the city will come across a poem in their daily lives at least once or twice a month,” Siegel said. “This is a fun and unusual way to do that.” So, if youre out and about in Boston the next time it rains, keep an eye on the ground: You m

19、ight just spot a poem shining under the raindrops.68. When can people see poems on the sidewalks in Boston?（不多于3个单词） _69. Whats the purpose of the “Raining Poetry” program?（不多于8个单词） _70. Besides English, what other languages will probably be used in the program? （不多于5个单词） _71. Do you like the “Raini

20、ng Poetry” program? Why or why not?（单词数不限） _北京市西城区2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末试题IV. 阅读表达（共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。At the start of nearly every doctors visit, chances are that you will be asked to get your weight measured for that days exam record and yo

21、u would be hard-pressed to find a person whose physician has not brought up his or her weight at some point, and doctors recommendations to drop pounds are still extremely common. But many conversations around weight have become a barrier, not a help, in the campaign to make people healthier. Higher

22、 body masses are associated with increased risk for hypertension, diabetes and coronary disease. Many studies have shown that heavier people are at higher risk for these illnesses. But the big picture is not the whole picture. Researchers have identified a smaller group of overweight people consider

23、ed to be “metabolically (新陈代谢地) healthy” meaning they do not exhibit high blood pressure or other diseases. Research over the past two decades has shown that health professionals have negative attitudes toward fat people. Some refuse to see these patients at all, as the South Florida Sun Sentinel re

24、ported in 2011. Such practices keep people from regular annual exams and prevent the finding of serious underlying conditions. Not only that but doctors appointments with fat patients are shorter on average, and they routinely use negative words in their medical histories of such people. And researc

25、h suggests that the stress of being a heavy person may cause metabolic changes that may lead to more poor health outcomes. To achieve better health outcomes, doctors should focus on behaviors that have proven positive outcomes for health instead of the weight-centric health care practice. And people

26、 of all sizes are entitled to evidence-based factors that empower them and keep them healthy. Lifestyle changes, such as eating fruits, vegetables and whole grains, along with increased physical activity, can improve blood pressure, levels and sensitivity often independently of changes in body weigh

27、t. 68What will you be asked to do when visiting a doctor for the first time? (不多于4个单词)69Why does the stress of being a heavy person may lead to more poor health outcomes? (不多于6个单词)70What are doctors expected to do to achieve better health outcomes? (不多于10个单词)71What is the passage mainly about? (不多于4

28、个单词) 参考答案北京市西城区2021-2022学年高二下学期英语期末试题IV. 阅读表达（共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）68. Aggressive and docile.69. Building the web, catching prey, and defending their colonies.70. In an A.studiosus colony, the division of labor is based on the different builds of the spiders.(According to the passage,) in an A.studiosus

29、 colony, the division of labor is based onthe personalities of spiders.71. 略。北京市西城区2020-2021学年高二下学期英语期末试题IV. 阅读表达（共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）68. When it rains./On rainy days.69. To bring poetry to the people in Boston.70. Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Spanish.71. Yes，I am in favor of this program. Magically

30、presented poems on rainy days are more accessible and more artistic, allowing people a beautiful and restful moment in their fast-paced lives to appreciate the beauty of nature, literature and art. The poems are sure to awaken wonder and creative thoughts in those who travel Bostons sidewalks.北京市西城区2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末试题IV. 阅读表达 （共4小题; 每小题2分, 共8分）68. Get the weight measured. 69. Because it may cause metabolic changes. 70. Focus on behaviors that have proven positive outcomes for health. 71. Weight is not enough. / Weight doesnt count only.