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第1页,总9页合肥一六八中学高二年级限时练英语试题(2020.4.5)时间:100分钟满分:150分第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的4个选项中选出最佳选项。(共15小题,每小题两分,满分30分)ABestWesternIlfordHotelBestWesternIlford
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hestawayfromthehotel?A.ArgyleRoad.B.EppingForest.C.GantsHill.D.ValentinesPark.第2页,总9页3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A.Tointroducet
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Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutside.Shewasworkingwithanotherstudent,andIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell
.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.Ihadbeentutoredenoughtoread,understand,andevenwritesome
musicalcompositions,butIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.Windsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfree,soIfeltmydutytotr
y.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.Iwalkedin,satdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusic.TodayMrs.Windsorintroduced
herniecePashatoteachme.Withasmile,Pashasatbesidemeonthepianobench,openedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageanda
skedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned(皱眉)andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematch
thefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical(呆板的)pianist.Afteraboutapageortwo,Pashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmy
fingers.Therewasalongpause.“Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?”IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’t
knowwhatshemeant.“Likeastory.Here,letmetryandyoulisten,”Pashaadvised.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbre
ath,lettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Then,shebegantoplay.“See,itbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesi
deyou?”Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.“Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedge.”Ahappypieceofm
usicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.“Oh,butsheslips!”Themusicchanged.“Andourprincessisbeingca
rriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quickly,theprincess’horseseesherplight(困境)andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Lucki
ly,theymakeittothebank.”Pashasaid.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoon,findingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopul
lyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.4.Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianist,theauthormeant________.A.shec
ouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB.shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC.herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD.ithadbeenalongtimesince
sheplayedlasttime5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A.Creative.B.Honest.C.Humorous.D.Brave.6.Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe_
_______.A.imaginedherselfasaprincessB.knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC.hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD.combinedthemusicwithastory7.Whi
chofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AFriendForever第3页,总9页B.NeverGiveupC.APianoLessonD.MyFavoritePieceofMusicCOwnershipusedtobeabo
utasstraightforwardaswritingacheque.Ifyouboughtsomething,youownedit.Ifitbroke,youfixedit.Ifyounolongerwantedit,yousolditor
threwitaway.Inthedigitalage,however,ownershiphasbecomemoreslippery.Sincethecomingofsmartphones,consumershavebeenforcedtoacce
ptthattheydonotcontrolthesoftwareintheirdevices;theyareonlylicensedtouseit.Asadigitalchainiswrappedevermoretightlyaroundmor
edevices,suchascarsandthermostats,whoownsandwhocontrolswhichobjectsisbecomingaproblem.Buyersshouldbeaware
thatsomeoftheirmostbasicpropertyrightsareunderthreat.Thetrendisnotalwaysharmful.Manufacturersseekingtorestrictwhatownersdowithincreasinglycomple
xtechnologyhavegoodreasonstoprotecttheircopyright,ensurethattheirmachinesdonotbreakdown,supportenvironmentalstan
dardsandpreventhacking.Sometimescompaniesusetheircontroloveraproduct’ssoftwarefortheowners’benefit.WhenHurricaneIrmahitFlor
idathismonth,Teslaremotelyupdatedthesoftwarecontrollingthebatteriesofsomemodelstogiveownersmorerangetoescapethestorm.Butthemoredigitalstringsar
eattachedtogoods,themorethebalanceofcontrolleanstowardsproducersandawayfromowners.Thatcanbeinconvenient.Pickingacarishardenough,but
harderstillifyouhavetodiguptheinstructionsthattellyouhowuseislimitedandwhatdatayoumustgive.Iftheproductsareintentionallydesignednottolastlong,itcana
lsobeexpensive.Already,itemsfromsmartphonestowashingmachineshavebecomeextremelyhardtofix,meaningthattheyarethrownawayins
teadofbeingrepaired.Privacyisalsoatrisk.UsersbecometerrifiedwheniRobot,aroboticvacuumcleaner,notonlycleansthefloorb
utalsocreatesadigitalmapoftheinsideofahomethatcanthenbesoldtoadvertisers(thoughthemanufacturersaysithasnointentionofdoingso)
.Caseslikethisshouldremindpeoplehowjealouslytheyoughttoprotecttheirpropertyrightsandcontrolwhousesthedatathatiscollected.Ownershipisnotabouttogoawa
y,butitsmeaningischanging.Thisrequirescarefulinspection.Devices,byandlarge,aresoldonthebasisthattheyenablepeopletodowhattheywant.Tot
heextenttheyarecontrolledbysomebodyelse,thatfreedomiscompromised.8.Whatbenefitdoesitbringtocustomersifcompaniesco
ntroltheownershipofproducts?A.Itprovidesthemwithknowledgetopreventhacking.B.Itgivesthemthechancetobeprotectedfromdanger.C.Itena
blesthemtoownthecopyrightoftheproducts.D.Ithelpsthemknowmoreaboutcomplextechnology.9.Theunderlinedwords“thatfreedom”inthelastpar
agraphrefertothefreedomto________.A.controlotherpeopleB.sharetheownershipC.inspectdevicesatanytimeD.usedevicesasonewishes10.Theauthormayagree_____
___.A.customersshouldbuyfewerdigitaldevicesB.producersshouldcontrolpropertyrightsC.propertyrightsneedto
beprotectedD.betteraftersalesserviceisrequired第4页,总9页11.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I
:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA.B.C.D.DBeesareunimaginablyterritorial(有地盘意识的),fightingtodeathtodefendtheirhomewithpainful
stings(螫刺).Butkillerbeesareparticularlyfierce.TheyappearedafterAfricanbeeswereimportedtoBrazilinthe1950s.Bythe19
80s,theyhadspreadnorthtotheUnitedStates,outgunningnativebeesalongtheway.Theirmassiveattackshavekilledmorethan1,000people.MarioPalma,ab
iochemistatSaoPauloStateUniversityinRioClaro,Brazil,whostudiessocialbehaviorinbees,wantedtounderstandth
ebasisofthisaggression.Soheandhiscolleaguesswungablackleatherballinfrontofsomekillerbeesandcollectedthebeeswhosestingersgotstuckintheballduringth
eattack.Theyalsocollectedkillerbeesthatremainedinthecell.Theanalysissuggestedthatkillerbeebrainshavetwoprot
einsthat—intheaggressivebees—quicklybreakintopiecestoformaso-called“neuropeptide(神经肽)”,theyreportedthisweekintheJournalofProteomeResearch.Palma
andhiscolleaguesalreadyknewthatbeebrainshavethesetwoproteins.“Wewereastonishedwhenweidentifiedsomeverysimpleneuropepti
des,whichwereproducedinafewseconds,”Palmasaid.Killerbeesthatremainedinthecelldidnotmaketheseneuropeptides,hereported.Andwhenhisteamputtheseneuropep
tidesintoyoung,lessaggressivebees,they“becameaggressivelikeolderindividuals”.Palmaaddedthattheseneuropeptidesalsoincreasetheproductionofen
ergyandalarmchemicals.Theycouldalsoencouragethenervecellsinkillerbeesneededtomakethestingingattack.“Thereisafinebiochemic
alregulationinthekillerbeebrain,”hesaid.Researchershavefoundtheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects,butfewhadassociatedthemwith“f
ight”behavior.12.Whatisspecialaboutbees?A.Theyareparticularlyfierce.B.Theyshowterritorialbehavior.C.TheywereimportedtoBrazil.D.Theyliveinharmonywith
otherinsects.13.WhydidPalmaandhiscolleaguesperformtheexperiment?A.Tounderstandbees’socialbehavior.B.Tostudy
whykillerbeesareaggressive.C.Toprovebeesloveflyingaround.D.Tolearnhowbeescommunicatewitheachother.第5页,总9页14.What
findingsurprisedtheresearchersduringtheexperiment?A.Therearetwoproteinsinkillerbeebrains.B.Youngkillerbeesarefiercerthanolderone
s.C.Thekillerbeesmakeanattackimmediately.D.Killerbeebrainsproduceneuropeptidequickly.15.Whatwilltheautho
rprobablytalkaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Theformoftheseneuropeptidesinkillerbees.B.Thefunctionoftheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects.C.Theapplicati
onofthesescientificmethodsinotherinsects.D.Theproductionofenergyandalarmchemicalsinkillerbees.第二节七选五(共三篇15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)AHowtoRe
tainMoreofEveryBookYouReadInrecentyears,Ihavefocusedonbuildinggoodreadinghabitsandlearnedhowtoreadmore.Formostpeople,thefinalgoalof
readinganonfictionbookistoactuallyimprovetheirlifebylearninganewskill,understandinganimportantproblem,orlooking
attheworldinanewway.16.Withthatinmind,I’dliketosharethreereadingcomprehensionskillsthatIusetomakemyre
adingmoreproductive.Makeallofyournotessearchable.Havingsearchablebooknotesisimportantforreturningtoideaseasily.17.Anideai
sonlyusefulifyoucanfinditwhenyouneedit.Thereisnoneedtoleavethetaskofreadingcomprehensionmerelyuptoyourmemory.18.Whenyougotothel
ibrary,allofthebookswillbedividedintodifferentcategories.Intherealworld,ofcourse,knowledgeisnotseparatedi
ntoneatlydefinedboxes.19.Forthatreason,ItrytoconsiderhowthebookI’mreadingisconnectedwithalloftheideasthatarealreadyinsidemyhead
.Wheneverpossible,ItrytocombinethelessonsI’mlearningwithpreviousideas.Summarizethebookinoneparagraph.20.Itforcesmetoreview
mynotesandconsiderwhatisreallyimportantaboutthebook.Inmanycases,IfindthatIcanusuallygetjustasmuchusefulin
formationfromreadingmyone-paragraphsummaryandreviewingmynotesasIwouldifIreadtheentirebookagain.A.Combinetho
ughtsasyouread.B.Allknowledgeisinterconnected.C.Describethebooktoyourfriends.D.Readwidelyifyouwanttopracticetheskills.E.Itincreas
esthechancesthatyouwillapplywhatyoureadinreallife.F.OnceIfinishabook,Ichallengemyselftoconcludethetextinju
stthreesentences.G.It’simportanttoreadbooks,butitisjustasimportanttorememberwhatyoureadanduseit.BManystudents,ofallagesfeelnervous,scar
ed,orevenpanickyonexamday.Thisisawell-knownphenomenoncalledtestanxiety.21.Whileitisnormaltofeelsometensionbeforey
ourtest,feelingtoonervouscaninterferewithyourthinkingprocessesandhaveanegativeeffectonyourexamperformance.Toturn
thesituationaroundandperformatyourbest,itisnecessarytolearnhowtomanageyourstresssuccessfully.Paceyourself.Ifyoufindyour
selfstrugglingfortoolongoverasinglequestion,moveontothenextone.22.Ifyoufeelyouranxietylevelrising,stopandtakeafewde
epbreaths.Ifpossible,第6页,总9页getadrinkofwater.Thinkpositively.Testanxietyoftenleadstoanervousness,fear,andworrying
thatcanaffectyourperformance.23.Suchthinkingincludesthebeliefthatyouwilldotheverybestyoucan,thatyouhavestudieddiligently,andt
hatyouknowthematerial.24.Thosearoundyoumightbehavingdifficultywiththetestor,alternately,bebreezingthroughit.Nomatterhowyourfellowtest-takersared
oing,theirperformancehasnothingtodowithyou,sodonotrisktestanxietybymeasuringyourprogressagainstthatofyourclassmates.Stayfocused.25.Ifyoustayfo
cusedonwhatyouaredoingyouwillbemorelikelytorecallanswersandlesslikelytobeaffectedbytestanxiety.A.Pauseforbreath.B.Ignoreotherstakingthetest
.C.Isitpossibletoovercometestanxiety?D.Atatimewhichmattersthemost,youmayfeelyourworst.E.Ifyoufeelnegativethinking
comingon,focusonthepositive.F.Severalstrategiescanreducetestanxietyandincreaseyourperformanceontestday.G.Testanxietytendscan
leadtoalackoffocus,allowingyourattentiontodriftfromthetesttoothersubjects.CIfyouarealreadymakingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodind
eed!Withsuchbusylives,itcanbehardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.26.Workingoutinthemorningprovidesadditionalbenefitsbeyondbeingphysically
fit.Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadytohandlewhateverisaheadofyoufortheday.27.Yourmetabolism(新陈代谢)getsahea
dstart.28.Ifyouworkoutinthemornings,thenyouwillbegettingthecalorie(卡路里)burningbenefitsforthewholeday,no
tinyoursleep.29.Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetterthanthosewhoexercisedinthee
vening.Exerciseenergizesyou,soitismoredifficulttorelaxandhaveapeacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.30.Ifyouworko
utbrightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikelytosticktohealthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.Whowouldwanttoruintheirgoodworkoutbyea
tingjunkfood?Youwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositivechoices.Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Setyouralar
mclockanhourearlyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedalldaylong.A.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.B.Yourqualityofsleepimproves.C.Youpreferhealthyfood
tofastfood.D.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.E.Youcankeepyourheadclearfor4-10hoursafterexercise.
F.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburncaloriesthroughouttheday.G.Ifyouareplanningtodoexerciseregularly,oryo
u’redoingitnow,thenlistenup!第二部分完形填空(共三篇60小题,每小题1.5分,满分90分)AIusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepa
sttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople31Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga32perso
n:Ithinkmy33startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtoget第7页,总9页my34andbeleftalone.Ithoug
htIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever35toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally36.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefrien
dsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n)37.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI38tohelp.That
wasreallyabig39forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof40arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew41,however,camewhenItookapart-
timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy42.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso43becauseshethoughtIwas
herdaughter.Herrealdaughternever44her,soItookherplace.Sheletme45thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas46,bu
tIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuch47persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot48theseexperiences.Theyhave49metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanab
outmyself.I50whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.31.A.sinceB.beforeC.orD.unless32.A.famousB.simpleC
.differentD.skilled33.A.educationB.careerC.tourD.change34.A.balanceB.homeworkC.degreeD.interest35.A.talkedB.wroteC.liedD.re
ported36.A.carefulB.lonelyC.curiousD.guilty37.A.argumentB.gameC.experimentD.defence38.A.daredB.offeredC.hesit
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clareD.see46.A.homelessB.heartbrokenC.bad-temperedD.hopeless47.A.quieterB.busierC.betterD.richer48.A.f
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yclimbuptoanunbearablepoint.Butthatdoesn’t52hikersfromattemptingthe1.3-milehardwalktothetopofthecity’sfamousCamelbackMountain.Signs53tha
tthetrailisextremelydifficult.Ifyoucontinue,apostedchecklistsuggestsatleastaliterofwaterperperson.And54you’restillnotstopped,another55fartherup
declares:“Ifyou’rehalfwaythroughyourwater,turnaround!”56,manypeoplehardlypayanyattentiontothewarnings.Fortunately,ScottCullymoredoe
s.Whenhe’snot57hiscarpet-cleaningcompanynearby,the53-year-oldCullymorecanbefoundhikingupanddownCamelbackacoupleoftimesaday,58coldbottlesofwaterto
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t,youknow,”第8页,总9页hejoked.CullymorewasonCamelbackMountainonedayin201561aBritishtouristdiedafterbeinglostforne
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ountain,andtheyfeeltoo64ofwhattheycando,andsotheygetthemselvesintrouble,”hetoldtheArizonaRepublic.Ifahikerhasaflushedfaceandisnotsweatinganymore,Cul
lymoresaysthathe65hisbackpack,pullsoutafrostybottle,andhandsittotheperson.“It’s66thatwe’resafeinthemiddleofthecity.Youcandieuphere,andnoonewouldknow
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keablanket.Youhavenowaytogetout,”saidAustinHill,whowashikingwithahighschoolfriend.Theywere69,hesaidpointingtoCullymore.“Weranintoth
isGoodSamaritan(乐善好施者)here.”Andwiththat,theWaterAngelgoes70anotherhikerintrouble.51.A.altitudeB.heatC.droughtD.surroundings52.A.refuseB.s
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