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2020-2021年度义县高级中学高二12月份考试
英语试卷
考试时间：120分钟 试题分数：120分
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
''Do not tell anyone''. We often hear these words when someone tells us a secret. But keeping a secret is hard. We're often tempted(引诱) to ''spill the beans'', even if we regret it later.
According to the professor, Asim Shah, keeping a secret may well ''become a burden''. This is because people often have an ''eager and anxious urge(冲动) to share it with someone''. An earlier study, led by Anita, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted(托付) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.
Secrets are so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. ''Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone. '' according to Shah.
He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn't mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.
Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you'd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn't give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone's secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn't so secret anymore.
21.What does the underlined phrase ''spill the bean'' in Para 1 mean? ________.
A. tell the truth B. talk nothing
C. eat our words D. let out a secret
22．What can we learn from the passage?
A. Putting yourself in others' shoes helps realize the difficulty of keeping secrets.
B. Sharing secrets helps establish friendship or get over the sense of guilt.
C. Quiet people are more likely to keep the secrets to themselves.
D. A person entrusted with a secret will suffer from psychological problems only.
23．What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Walls have ears. B. Every wall has a crack.
C. Still tongues make wise heads. D. A word spoken is past recalling.
B
While we may think it feels good to complain, complaining has some bad effects associated with it.
Why isn't complaining beneficial? Research shows that it connects our brain with negativity.The brain is designed to work efficiently.This means that when we repeat a thought, negative or positive, the nerve cells form a bridge between each other to pass information in a higher speed.Therefore, the next time we have a similar type of thought, it is more easily passed.This explains why certain thought patterns become habits.
Yet the harmful effects don't stop there.A study shows that complaining causes the hippocampus(海马区), which plays a vital role in problem-solving, to become smaller.
In addition to causing brain damage, complaining also releases a stress hormone: cortisol, a kind of chemical the body produces when we meet with some danger.Constantly having a high level of cortisol results in high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and lower immunity(免疫力).
The ill effects of our complaining aren't just limited to ourselves: they also involve those around us.We tend to mirror the moods of our friends.For this reason, we should be cautious about having stubborn complainers in our circle of companions.
The best way to deal with constant negativity is to develop a sense of gratitude(感恩).Just like complaining acts as a poison, gratitude acts as a medicine.Research shows it lowers cortisol levels by 23 percent, as well as reduces blood pressure and blood sugar.It also decreases tiredness and depression.Gratitude is the perfect cure for complaining, a behavior that steals our brain power, happiness and physical well-being.
What have you observed about the effects of complaining in your own life or in the lives of others? Have you noticed that when you are grateful, you feel better all over? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
24. What do Para 2-3 mainly talk about?
A. The bad effects of complaining on brain power.
B. The diseases caused by complaining.
C. The decrease of a vital part of our brain.
D. The reason why certain thought patterns become habits.
25. What can we know about cortisol from the passage?
A. Gratitude is an effective cure for Cortisol.
B. Our body produce cortisol when we feel exited.
C. Cortisol is a chemical that can cause brain damage.
D. Having a high level of cortisol can lead to many health problems.
26. What attitude does the writer take to stubborn complainers?
A. Grateful. B. Disapproving. C. Tolerant. D. Skeptical.
27. Where can the passage most probably appear?
A. On a website. B. In a medical report.
C. In a newspaper. D. In a radio program.
C
Protected areas around the world are protected from invasive species（入侵物种）. However，most of them are still vulnerable（易受伤害的）to invasion，according to a research conducted by scientists from China and the UK.
The study, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was published in the journal Nature Communications. It showed how the majority of protected areas are no more than 10 kilometers away from an area with the presence of invasive species. Tim Blackburn, a co-author of the study and a professor from University College London, said that introducing invasive species is among the worst damage that humans can inflict to the natural environment.
Invasive alien species or IAS can harm an ecosystem by competing with or killing native species and destroying habitats, among many impacts. Aliens are species that are not naturally occurring in a particular area and are introduced through humans. Invasion by such species is considered as among the five worst direct drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide. Aliens establish populations at more new areas at an ever-increasing pace.
The researchers discovered that lower than ten percent of protected areas have the 894 surveyed invasive species within them, which suggests that, in general, protected areas are effectively shielded against invasion. However, all of them are still at risk from IAS, because at least one alien species was found within 100 kilometers of 99% of the surveyed protected areas boundaries.
The research team also discovered that protected regions that contain more invasive animal species experience a more significant influence or presence of humans, otherwise known as the human footprint index. This is caused by factors like large human populations and transport links.
In addition, protected areas that have been established more recently and are more extensive（广泛的）have a more significant number of IAS. The older protected areas are usually in more remote locations, which provide them with better protection from human impacts.
Dr. Li who is a famous biologist said that for now, the majority of protected areas are free from IAS. Still, it may not be true for long. He adds that those areas which are easily accessible to many people count as the most highly vulnerable.
28．Which word is closest to the underlined word "inflict" in meaning in paragraph 2?
A．Imagine. B．Practise. C．Cause D．Challenge.
29．What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A．Native species are not strong enough to compete with aliens.
B．Alien species are dangerous to native species and their habitats.
C．Alien species have a much stronger appetite than native species.
D．The number of native species increases more slowly than that of alien species.
30．What is also closely related to the alien invasion according to the study?
A．The local weather. B．Practical measures
C．Regional locations. D．Human activity.
31．What's Dr. Li's attitude towards the future of protected areas?
A．Worried. B．Subjective. C．Uncaring. D．Positive.
D
You never see them, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand (抵挡) almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.
When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India Ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine detected the device's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early model, often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane the area least subject to impact from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to be visible.
Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments. Placed in an insulated（隔绝的）case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged (潜入水中), they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft.
Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1, 2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered.
32．What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner?
A．The total number of passengers on board.
B．Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.
C．The scene of the crash and level of the damage.
D．Homing signals sent by the pilot before the crash.
33．Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?
A．The early models often got damaged in the crash.
B．Too much space was needed for its installation.
C．New materials became available by that time.
D．The early models didn't provide the needed data.
34．Why did the Federal Aviation Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow?
A．To distinguish them from the colour of the plane.
B．To caution people to handle them with care.
C．To obey international standards
D．To make them easily seen.
35．What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?
A．There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.
B．There is still a good chance of their being recovered.
C．They have stopped sending homing signals.
D．They were destroyed somewhere near France.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分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。
Stay on the brighter side of life
One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you’re grateful for. 36．
Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like you’re happy—even if you aren’t. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 37． Reassure yourself that everything is good—even if you don’t feel it.
“38． If you’re stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too,” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you’re setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that you抮e stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, you抣l get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.
Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. 39．You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going.
Try making someone else’s day better. A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.
A. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.
B. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.
C. You’ll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.
D. Act in an optimistic way—smile, laugh, tell a joke.
E. People tend to think in an either-or way.
F. Want to give your attitude a lift?
G.Try to help someone in need.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
During my first seven semesters as a medical student, I ___41___ myself to studying and_____42_____spoke with real patients in a hospital. Then I started visiting local hospitals to gather data for my essay. One cold evening, I was “hunting" for the final three patients I needed to complete my study. The records showed a 43-year-old patient, Ms. A, was in the ward still__43___ from her recent stroke(中风). No relatives or friends with her. When I sat down on a chair next to her bed and told her my ___44___ , she agreed. The questionnaire ___45___ of three simple questions. Before I could ____46____ after finishing it, Ms. A spoke up in her weak voice. 揇oc, do you think I can get back my normal life? Deep in my heart, I thought, God, I wish I was your doctor so I could answer you properly. I replied that ___47___ I didn't know much about her case, I could tell her what I had learned about the recovery of stroke patients. Ms. A then talked about herself. She told me that her husband died and her pay as a cleaner was __48___enough for her kids. I didn't know what to say. Looking into her eyes, I tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class a few years earlier, but my mind was___49___. Without realizing it, I had begun holding Ms. A's hand. Since I didn't have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That's when it ___50___ to me that she was not expecting any ___51___ from me. She just wanted me to listen. All I did was nodding my head as a way of showing my ____52____. Finally, Ms. A stopped talking. 揑'm very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel ___53___now. A single tear fell from the corner of her eye. Finally, I knew what to say. 揑t's OK, Ma'am. It's part of my ____54____.
Ms. A taught me one of the most important lessons a doctor can learn. Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or technology. They just need someone with the ____55____and willingness to lend an ear and spare a little of their time.
41. A. exposed B. evaluate C. committed D. submitted
42. A. lonely B. rarely C. exactly D. slightly
43. A. differing B. resulting C. recovering D. hearing
44. A. intention B. protection C. instruction D. function
45. A. spoke B. consisted C. approved D. complained
46. A. bow B. rise C. flee D. pass
47. A. while B. when C. until D. after
48. A. awfully B. merely C. properly D. purely
49. A. narrow B. dull C. innocent D. blank
50. A. stuck B. referred C. occurred D. came
51. A. reply B. value C. skill D. point
52. A. permission B. admiration C. Enthusiasm D. sympathy
53. A. thrilled B. relieved C. excited D. pleased
54. A. belief B. luck C. promise D. duty
55. A. determination B. caution C. Patience D. convenience
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Most of us are familiar with the “Silk Road”, a network of land trading routes which connected northwestern China to Europe since the Han dynasty. With its recent 56． (popular), you may have heard of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” as well, another network of land trading routes that connected China to various 57． (part) of Asia and Europe before sailing became common. Historically, the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” is no less
58. (value) than the “Silk Road”. And because of their respective locations, sometimes the “Ancient Tea Horse Road”59． (refer) to as the “Southern Silk Road”.
The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” got its name as Chinese tea and horses were the main products 60． (buy) and sold along the route. Historians have traced the origins of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” back to the Tang dynasty, 61． tea was being transported out of Yunnan to Beijing, Tibet, and other places. The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” was 62． (far) developed during the Song and Ming dynasties, and remained 63． busy trading route all year round until the Qing dynasty.
The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” serves 64． not only a trading route, but also a bridge connecting different races -- such as Han and the Tibetan people. It is located near the “Roof of the World”, and is where many minority groups are located, 65． (make) it a spot of many attractions.
写作（共两节，满分40分）
假定你是李华，你的朋友David近来沉迷于游戏《王者荣耀》（King of Glory）不能自拔，你在得知此事后非常担忧。请你给他写一封信予以劝说，内容包括：
1.你对他的担心；
2.游戏的危害；
3.摆脱游戏的办法。
注意：1、词数100词左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear David，
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150 左右。
Fifteen years ago, I was born in a big family. I had been taught that money couldn’t buy everything ever since I was a little kid. My parents are the most hard-working people I have ever seen. As much as my parents tried to teach me these values, some could only be learned through personal experiences.
As a child, I would sit in the church trying to concentrate on the words of the priest (牧师), but my attention was soon attracted by the shining gold and the diamonds worn by the Saturday churchgoers. As my eyes began to wander, I noticed men dressed in their tailored suits and shirts accompanied by women in their designer dresses with matching handbags and shoes.
My family, on the other hand, was the opposite of rich. Our hand-me-down clothes had been washed so many times that the colors had become dull and lifeless. Although this revealed the money struggles of our large family, our faces were always washed and hair neatly combed. When sitting on the old big red and white truck after the service, I pictured the lives led by those driving their brand-new cars, wishing I would be one of them.
I never stopped those fantasies, even when I was in middle school. Since it was a private school, most of the children came from wealthy families. As a result, I constantly felt ashamed. Although I could hide my lack of wealth at school by wearing our school uniforms, my poverty was embarrassingly apparent on weekends with my classmates wearing designer jeans and I had no choice but to wear my sister’s old jeans. I never fitted in with my classmates. To my relief, there was only one girl named Julie who opened her heart to me. I was attached to her like a shadow. Soon, her birthday was approaching. Julie invited me to attend her birthday party.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1:
However,I grew upset as I couldn’t afford a gift. __________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
When she opened the gift box, my heart missed a beat. _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
义县高级中学高二12月份考试英语答案：
阅读理解：21~23 DAB 24~27 ADBA 28~31 CBDA 32~35 BADB
七选五： 36~40 ADEBF
完形填空：
41~45 CBCAB 46~50 BABDC 51~55 ADBDC
语法填空：
56．popularity 57．parts 58．valuable 59．is referred 60．bought
61．when 62．further 63．a 64．as 65．making
应用文写作
Dear David,
I'm sorry to hear that you are addicted to King of Glory. Spending too much time and energy on games is harmful to our health and they are not real. If you lose yourself in the games, you may become isolated from the real world and ignore the beauty and love in life.
In my opinion, you can try other things to distract your attention. For example, you can play basketball or take part in other sports with your friends, which can not only help you keep healthy, but strengthen your friendship. Besides, you can also communicate with your parents and friends, sharing your happiness and sorrow with them. Last but not least, you can read some interesting books to expand your knowledge in your spare time.
I will be happy if you could get rid of the game, looking forward to your good news.
Yours,
Li Hua.
续写【精彩范文】
However, I grew upset as I couldn’t afford a gift. It would be embarrassing to be present without gift, but her insistence put me in dilemma. Ultimately, I accepted her invitation against my will. I was wondering what to do when the values my parents taught me flashed across my mind. “Why not make gift by myself?” I made a toy with materials on hand and put it into box. Finally, the big day came.
When she opened the gift box, my heart missed a beat. On seeing the toy, the boys and girls froze with surprise and then burst into laughter. I lowered my head in shame, tears streaming down my cheeks. At this moment, Julie came over and hugged me tightly, saying it was the best gift that she had ever received. I brightened up at her words and was fully aware that money couldn’t buy every thing. It was our friendship that really mattered. I would cherish this moment forever.
2020-2021年度义县高级中学高二12月份考试
英语试卷
考试时间：120分钟 试题分数：120分
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
''Do not tell anyone''. We often hear these words when someone tells us a secret. But keeping a secret is hard. We're often tempted(引诱) to ''spill the beans'', even if we regret it later.
According to the professor, Asim Shah, keeping a secret may well ''become a burden''. This is because people often have an ''eager and anxious urge(冲动) to share it with someone''. An earlier study, led by Anita, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted(托付) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.
Secrets are so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. ''Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone. '' according to Shah.
He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn't mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.
Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you'd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn't give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone's secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn't so secret anymore.
21.What does the underlined phrase ''spill the bean'' in Para 1 mean? ________.
A. tell the truth B. talk nothing
C. eat our words D. let out a secret
22．What can we learn from the passage?
A. Putting yourself in others' shoes helps realize the difficulty of keeping secrets.
B. Sharing secrets helps establish friendship or get over the sense of guilt.
C. Quiet people are more likely to keep the secrets to themselves.
D. A person entrusted with a secret will suffer from psychological problems only.
23．What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Walls have ears. B. Every wall has a crack.
C. Still tongues make wise heads. D. A word spoken is past recalling.
B
While we may think it feels good to complain, complaining has some bad effects associated with it.
Why isn't complaining beneficial? Research shows that it connects our brain with negativity.The brain is designed to work efficiently.This means that when we repeat a thought, negative or positive, the nerve cells form a bridge between each other to pass information in a higher speed.Therefore, the next time we have a similar type of thought, it is more easily passed.This explains why certain thought patterns become habits.
Yet the harmful effects don't stop there.A study shows that complaining causes the hippocampus(海马区), which plays a vital role in problem-solving, to become smaller.
In addition to causing brain damage, complaining also releases a stress hormone: cortisol, a kind of chemical the body produces when we meet with some danger.Constantly having a high level of cortisol results in high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and lower immunity(免疫力).
The ill effects of our complaining aren't just limited to ourselves: they also involve those around us.We tend to mirror the moods of our friends.For this reason, we should be cautious about having stubborn complainers in our circle of companions.
The best way to deal with constant negativity is to develop a sense of gratitude(感恩).Just like complaining acts as a poison, gratitude acts as a medicine.Research shows it lowers cortisol levels by 23 percent, as well as reduces blood pressure and blood sugar.It also decreases tiredness and depression.Gratitude is the perfect cure for complaining, a behavior that steals our brain power, happiness and physical well-being.
What have you observed about the effects of complaining in your own life or in the lives of others? Have you noticed that when you are grateful, you feel better all over? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
24. What do Para 2-3 mainly talk about?
A. The bad effects of complaining on brain power.
B. The diseases caused by complaining.
C. The decrease of a vital part of our brain.
D. The reason why certain thought patterns become habits.
25. What can we know about cortisol from the passage?
A. Gratitude is an effective cure for Cortisol.
B. Our body produce cortisol when we feel exited.
C. Cortisol is a chemical that can cause brain damage.
D. Having a high level of cortisol can lead to many health problems.
26. What attitude does the writer take to stubborn complainers?
A. Grateful. B. Disapproving. C. Tolerant. D. Skeptical.
27. Where can the passage most probably appear?
A. On a website. B. In a medical report.
C. In a newspaper. D. In a radio program.
C
Protected areas around the world are protected from invasive species（入侵物种）. However，most of them are still vulnerable（易受伤害的）to invasion，according to a research conducted by scientists from China and the UK.
The study, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was published in the journal Nature Communications. It showed how the majority of protected areas are no more than 10 kilometers away from an area with the presence of invasive species. Tim Blackburn, a co-author of the study and a professor from University College London, said that introducing invasive species is among the worst damage that humans can inflict to the natural environment.
Invasive alien species or IAS can harm an ecosystem by competing with or killing native species and destroying habitats, among many impacts. Aliens are species that are not naturally occurring in a particular area and are introduced through humans. Invasion by such species is considered as among the five worst direct drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide. Aliens establish populations at more new areas at an ever-increasing pace.
The researchers discovered that lower than ten percent of protected areas have the 894 surveyed invasive species within them, which suggests that, in general, protected areas are effectively shielded against invasion. However, all of them are still at risk from IAS, because at least one alien species was found within 100 kilometers of 99% of the surveyed protected areas boundaries.
The research team also discovered that protected regions that contain more invasive animal species experience a more significant influence or presence of humans, otherwise known as the human footprint index. This is caused by factors like large human populations and transport links.
In addition, protected areas that have been established more recently and are more extensive（广泛的）have a more significant number of IAS. The older protected areas are usually in more remote locations, which provide them with better protection from human impacts.
Dr. Li who is a famous biologist said that for now, the majority of protected areas are free from IAS. Still, it may not be true for long. He adds that those areas which are easily accessible to many people count as the most highly vulnerable.
28．Which word is closest to the underlined word "inflict" in meaning in paragraph 2?
A．Imagine. B．Practise. C．Cause D．Challenge.
29．What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A．Native species are not strong enough to compete with aliens.
B．Alien species are dangerous to native species and their habitats.
C．Alien species have a much stronger appetite than native species.
D．The number of native species increases more slowly than that of alien species.
30．What is also closely related to the alien invasion according to the study?
A．The local weather. B．Practical measures
C．Regional locations. D．Human activity.
31．What's Dr. Li's attitude towards the future of protected areas?
A．Worried. B．Subjective. C．Uncaring. D．Positive.
D
You never see them, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand (抵挡) almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.
When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India Ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine detected the device's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early model, often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane the area least subject to impact from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to be visible.
Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments. Placed in an insulated（隔绝的）case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged (潜入水中), they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft.
Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1, 2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered.
32．What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner?
A．The total number of passengers on board.
B．Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.
C．The scene of the crash and level of the damage.
D．Homing signals sent by the pilot before the crash.
33．Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?
A．The early models often got damaged in the crash.
B．Too much space was needed for its installation.
C．New materials became available by that time.
D．The early models didn't provide the needed data.
34．Why did the Federal Aviation Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow?
A．To distinguish them from the colour of the plane.
B．To caution people to handle them with care.
C．To obey international standards
D．To make them easily seen.
35．What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?
A．There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.
B．There is still a good chance of their being recovered.
C．They have stopped sending homing signals.
D．They were destroyed somewhere near France.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分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。
Stay on the brighter side of life
One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you’re grateful for. 36．
Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like you’re happy—even if you aren’t. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 37． Reassure yourself that everything is good—even if you don’t feel it.
“38． If you’re stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too,” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you’re setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that you抮e stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, you抣l get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.
Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. 39．You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going.
Try making someone else’s day better. A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.
A. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.
B. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.
C. You’ll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.
D. Act in an optimistic way—smile, laugh, tell a joke.
E. People tend to think in an either-or way.
F. Want to give your attitude a lift?
G.Try to help someone in need.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
During my first seven semesters as a medical student, I ___41___ myself to studying and_____42_____spoke with real patients in a hospital. Then I started visiting local hospitals to gather data for my essay. One cold evening, I was “hunting" for the final three patients I needed to complete my study. The records showed a 43-year-old patient, Ms. A, was in the ward still__43___ from her recent stroke(中风). No relatives or friends with her. When I sat down on a chair next to her bed and told her my ___44___ , she agreed. The questionnaire ___45___ of three simple questions. Before I could ____46____ after finishing it, Ms. A spoke up in her weak voice. 揇oc, do you think I can get back my normal life? Deep in my heart, I thought, God, I wish I was your doctor so I could answer you properly. I replied that ___47___ I didn't know much about her case, I could tell her what I had learned about the recovery of stroke patients. Ms. A then talked about herself. She told me that her husband died and her pay as a cleaner was __48___enough for her kids. I didn't know what to say. Looking into her eyes, I tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class a few years earlier, but my mind was___49___. Without realizing it, I had begun holding Ms. A's hand. Since I didn't have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That's when it ___50___ to me that she was not expecting any ___51___ from me. She just wanted me to listen. All I did was nodding my head as a way of showing my ____52____. Finally, Ms. A stopped talking. 揑'm very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel ___53___now. A single tear fell from the corner of her eye. Finally, I knew what to say. 揑t's OK, Ma'am. It's part of my ____54____.
Ms. A taught me one of the most important lessons a doctor can learn. Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or technology. They just need someone with the ____55____and willingness to lend an ear and spare a little of their time.
41. A. exposed B. evaluate C. committed D. submitted
42. A. lonely B. rarely C. exactly D. slightly
43. A. differing B. resulting C. recovering D. hearing
44. A. intention B. protection C. instruction D. function
45. A. spoke B. consisted C. approved D. complained
46. A. bow B. rise C. flee D. pass
47. A. while B. when C. until D. after
48. A. awfully B. merely C. properly D. purely
49. A. narrow B. dull C. innocent D. blank
50. A. stuck B. referred C. occurred D. came
51. A. reply B. value C. skill D. point
52. A. permission B. admiration C. Enthusiasm D. sympathy
53. A. thrilled B. relieved C. excited D. pleased
54. A. belief B. luck C. promise D. duty
55. A. determination B. caution C. Patience D. convenience
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Most of us are familiar with the “Silk Road”, a network of land trading routes which connected northwestern China to Europe since the Han dynasty. With its recent 56． (popular), you may have heard of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” as well, another network of land trading routes that connected China to various 57． (part) of Asia and Europe before sailing became common. Historically, the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” is no less
58. (value) than the “Silk Road”. And because of their respective locations, sometimes the “Ancient Tea Horse Road”59． (refer) to as the “Southern Silk Road”.
The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” got its name as Chinese tea and horses were the main products 60． (buy) and sold along the route. Historians have traced the origins of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” back to the Tang dynasty, 61． tea was being transported out of Yunnan to Beijing, Tibet, and other places. The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” was 62． (far) developed during the Song and Ming dynasties, and remained 63． busy trading route all year round until the Qing dynasty.
The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” serves 64． not only a trading route, but also a bridge connecting different races -- such as Han and the Tibetan people. It is located near the “Roof of the World”, and is where many minority groups are located, 65． (make) it a spot of many attractions.
写作（共两节，满分40分）
假定你是李华，你的朋友David近来沉迷于游戏《王者荣耀》（King of Glory）不能自拔，你在得知此事后非常担忧。请你给他写一封信予以劝说，内容包括：
1.你对他的担心；
2.游戏的危害；
3.摆脱游戏的办法。
注意：1、词数100词左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear David，
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150 左右。
Fifteen years ago, I was born in a big family. I had been taught that money couldn’t buy everything ever since I was a little kid. My parents are the most hard-working people I have ever seen. As much as my parents tried to teach me these values, some could only be learned through personal experiences.
As a child, I would sit in the church trying to concentrate on the words of the priest (牧师), but my attention was soon attracted by the shining gold and the diamonds worn by the Saturday churchgoers. As my eyes began to wander, I noticed men dressed in their tailored suits and shirts accompanied by women in their designer dresses with matching handbags and shoes.
My family, on the other hand, was the opposite of rich. Our hand-me-down clothes had been washed so many times that the colors had become dull and lifeless. Although this revealed the money struggles of our large family, our faces were always washed and hair neatly combed. When sitting on the old big red and white truck after the service, I pictured the lives led by those driving their brand-new cars, wishing I would be one of them.
I never stopped those fantasies, even when I was in middle school. Since it was a private school, most of the children came from wealthy families. As a result, I constantly felt ashamed. Although I could hide my lack of wealth at school by wearing our school uniforms, my poverty was embarrassingly apparent on weekends with my classmates wearing designer jeans and I had no choice but to wear my sister’s old jeans. I never fitted in with my classmates. To my relief, there was only one girl named Julie who opened her heart to me. I was attached to her like a shadow. Soon, her birthday was approaching. Julie invited me to attend her birthday party.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1:
However,I grew upset as I couldn’t afford a gift. __________________________
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Paragraph 2:
When she opened the gift box, my heart missed a beat. _______________________________
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义县高级中学高二12月份考试英语答案：
阅读理解：21~23 DAB 24~27 ADBA 28~31 CBDA 32~35 BADB
七选五： 36~40 ADEBF
完形填空：
41~45 CBCAB 46~50 BABDC 51~55 ADBDC
语法填空：
56．popularity 57．parts 58．valuable 59．is referred 60．bought
61．when 62．further 63．a 64．as 65．making
应用文写作
Dear David,
I'm sorry to hear that you are addicted to King of Glory. Spending too much time and energy on games is harmful to our health and they are not real. If you lose yourself in the games, you may become isolated from the real world and ignore the beauty and love in life.
In my opinion, you can try other things to distract your attention. For example, you can play basketball or take part in other sports with your friends, which can not only help you keep healthy, but strengthen your friendship. Besides, you can also communicate with your parents and friends, sharing your happiness and sorrow with them. Last but not least, you can read some interesting books to expand your knowledge in your spare time.
I will be happy if you could get rid of the game, looking forward to your good news.
Yours,
Li Hua.
续写【精彩范文】
However, I grew upset as I couldn’t afford a gift. It would be embarrassing to be present without gift, but her insistence put me in dilemma. Ultimately, I accepted her invitation against my will. I was wondering what to do when the values my parents taught me flashed across my mind. “Why not make gift by myself?” I made a toy with materials on hand and put it into box. Finally, the big day came.
When she opened the gift box, my heart missed a beat. On seeing the toy, the boys and girls froze with surprise and then burst into laughter. I lowered my head in shame, tears streaming down my cheeks. At this moment, Julie came over and hugged me tightly, saying it was the best gift that she had ever received. I brightened up at her words and was fully aware that money couldn’t buy every thing. It was our friendship that really mattered. I would cherish this moment forever.
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