河南省豫南九校2020-2021學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期第四次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題

豫南九校20202021學(xué)年上期第四次聯(lián)考高二英語(yǔ)試題（考試時(shí)間：100分鐘試卷滿分：120分）第一部分聽力（略）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)．AEdinburghistheworld'sfestivalcity．Thereare12festivalsthroughouttheyear,halfofwhicharecelebratedduringthemonthsofJulyandAugust．ThousandsofpeoplevisittheScottishcapitalduringthesummer．Herearesomeoftheeventstheycanenjoy:TheEdinburghInternationalFestivalThisistheoriginalEdinburghfestivalwhichbeganin1947．Actors,musicians,dancersandoperasingersfromallovertheworldperformtohugeaudiences．Youneedticketsformosteventswhichtakeplaceintheatresaroundthecity．TheEdinburghFestivalFringe（藝穗芳）Thisisthelargestartsfestivalintheworldwiththousandsofshowstakingplaceacrossthecity．Morethan20,000artiststakepart,asthefestivalisopentoanyone．Visitorscanchoosefromahugevarietyofacts．JointhousandsofvisitorsandlocalsattheRoyalMileEdinburgh'smainstreet,towatchallkindsofperformersandshows．TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestivalThelargestbookfestivalintheworldbeganin1983andtakesplaceeveryyearinCharlotteSquareGardens,inthecentreofEdinburgh．Therearemorethan700eventsforchildrenandadultswholovebooks．Youcanmeetmanyauthors,talktothem,askthemtosignabookorlistentothemtalkabouttheirstories．Childrencanlistentostoriesandwatchillustrators（插畫家）drawpictures．TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestivalMusicloversetothisfestivaltoenjoymusicshowsaroundthecity．Oneofthehighlights（精彩部分）ofthismusicaleventisthestreetcarnivalwhichisfreetoall．Artistsperformstreettheatre,danceandcircusshowsinamazingcostumes,andeveryonecanjoininthedancing．1.WhatcanpeopledoattheEdinburghInternationalFestival?A.Meetmanyauthorsandtalktothem． B.Experiencethestreetcarnival．C.Buyticketstowatchperformances． D.Getactorsandmusicians'signatures．2.Whichoneisthelargestartsfestivalintheworld?A.TheEdinburghInternationalFestival． B.TheEdinburghFestivalFringe．C.TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival． D.TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival．3.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceafewEdinburgh'sevents． B.TotellreadersaboutEdinburgh．C.Tosharegoodfeelingswithreaders． D.Toshowushowtocelebrateimportantfestivals．BJosephBankswasbornon13February1743inLondon．Hispassionforbotanybeganatschool．From1760to1763hestudiedatOxfordUniversity,duringwhichtimehereceivedagreatdealoffortune．In1766BankstraveledtoNewfoundlandandLabrador,collectingplantandotherspecimens（標(biāo)本）．ThesameyearhewaselectedafellowoftheRoyalSociety．In1768hejoinedtheSociety'sexpedition,ledbyCaptainJamesCook,toexploretheunchartedlandsoftheSouthPacific．Theexpeditioncircumnavigated（環(huán)航）theglobeandvisitedSouthAmerica,Tahiti,NewZealand,AustraliaandJava．Bankscollectedagreatnumberofspecimensonthewayand,onhisreturn,hisscientificaccountofthevoyageanditsdiscoveriessparkedconsiderableinterestacrossEurope．Bankswasinterestedinplantsthatcouldbeusedforpracticalpurposesandbeintroducedintoothercountriesforpossiblemercialuse．AfterhebecamepresidentoftheRoyalSocietyin1778hepromotedthecareerofmanyscientistsandinhiscapacityasdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKew,sentmanybotanistsabroadtofindnewplantsandextendtheGardens'collection．In1781Bankswasmadeabaronet（準(zhǔn)男爵）,andin1795receivedtheorderofKnightmanderoftheBath;twoyearslaterhewasadmittedtothePrivyCouncil（樞密院）．In1793hisnamewasgiventotheBanksIslands,avolcanicgroupofislandsnearVanuatuinthePacific．ThesewereexploredandnamedbyCaptainBlighBankshadhelpedarrangeapreviousexpeditionofBligh's．Banksdiedon19June1820．4.PleasechoosethecorrectorderaboutwhathappenedtoJoseBanks．a(chǎn)．HereceivedtheorderofKnightmanderoftheBath．b．Hesentmanybotanistsabroadtofindnewplants．c．HejoinedtheSociety'sexpedition．d．HeelectedafellowoftheRoyalSociety．A.c,d,a,b B.d,c,b,a C.d,b,c,a D.c,d,b,a5.Theunderlinedword"sparked"inParagraph2probablymeans_______________．A.showed B.amused C.caused D.declared6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJosephBanks?A.Adventurous． B.Humorous． C.Demanding． D.Skeptical．7.WhywashisnamegiventotheBanksIslandsin1793?A.Becausehevisitedtheislands．B.BecausehewasadmittedtothePrivyCouncil．C.BecausehehadcloserelationshipwithCaptainBligh．D.BecausehehadhelpedarrangeapreviousexpeditionofBligh's．CArchitecturalhistorycantakeyouthroughtheevolutionofthosestructuresthatservedasamarktoremotecivilizations,liketheEgyptiansandtheirarchitecture,reflectedinpyramids,tombs,andmanyotherancientbuildingsalongtheNileRiver．Infact,thefirstbigarchitecturaldesignrecordedinhistorywastheworkofImhotep,Egyptianhighpriest（主教）,whodesignedandbuilttheplex（綜合建筑群）thattookthenameofhisking,betweentheyears2630to2611BC．Ruinsofthemostvariedarchitecturespeakforthemselvesaboutthemostvariedcivilizations,traditions,andbeliefsaroundtheworld．Withoutarchitecture,thehistoryofmankindwouldbeinplete．Manysurvivingbuildingsoftheancientworldareexamplesofthegreatthingsthatarchitecturecandofortheworld．Amongthem,wecannametheGreatPyramid,listedasoneofthesevenwondersoftheancientworld,andthegreatWallofChina,builtbetweentheyears221to206BC．Astimepassed,allbuildingsanddesignsbegantotakespecialcharacteristics,beingsymbolsofdifferenterasidentifiedasarchitecturalstyles．InancientGreece,wherebuildingsseemedtoalwaysbethesame,therewerethreetypesofcolumnstoidentifyeachperiodoftime．TheRomansinheritedfromtheGreeksmostoftheirtraditions,beliefs,andcustoms,includingarchitecture,buttheyalsodevelopedtheirown．Architecturalhistorywasinfluencedbyartistic,economic,politic,andsocioculturaleventsthroughoutthecenturies,andEuropebecamethecradle（搖籃）ofmanywellknownarchitectsintheyearsfollowingthefalloftheRomanEmpire．Astimepasses,theactualarchitecturediffersinshape,materials,constructionmethods,anddesigninggoals,buttheworkofthearchitectswillcontinueforgenerationstoe．8.Whomadethefirstbigarchitecturaldesignrecordedinhistory?A.Chinese B.Indians C.Egyptians D.British9.What'sthefunctionofruinsofthearchitectureaccordingtothepassage?A.Theygivetouristschancestovisitthem．B.Theyhelptosatisfytheneedsofhouses．C.Theycanbringinagreatdealofmoneyforthelocalpeople．D.Theyrepresentdifferentcultivations,traditions,andbeliefsthereandthen．10.WhydoesthewritermentiontheGreatPyramid?A.Toshowitsstrength B.TotellusitsimportanceC.Toshowitsspecialstyle D.Toprovethefunctionofarchitecture11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Architecturalhistorywasonlyinfluencedbyeconomicandpoliticevents．B.TheRomanEmpirewasthecradleoffamousarchitectsearlierthanEurope．C.Theactualarchitectureremainsthesameinshape,materialanddesigninggoals．D.EuropewasthecradleoffamousarchitectsearlierthantheRomanEmpire．DAmericanresearcherssaytheyhavefoundthestrongestlinkyetbetweenozonepollutionanddamagetohealth.Theirfindingsshowthatshorttermincreasesinozoneleadtohigherdeathratesincities.Ozoneisaformofoxygen.ThegasisproducednaturallyintheupperatmospheretoprotecttheEarthagainstradiationfromthesun.Buthumanactivitycanalsocreateozoneintheloweratmosphere.Gassesfromvehiclesandindustryreactwithsunlighttoformthisozone.Levelsusuallyincreaseinthewarmermonths.Ozoneisthemainchemicalinsmog,theairpollutionthatisabinationoffogandsmoke.Ozonehasbeenlinkedtoheartandlungproblemsespecially,andtohigherratesofhospitalcases.ResearchersfromYaleUniversityandJohnsHopkinsUniversitydidthestudy.MichelleBellofYalewastheleadresearcher.TheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationpublishedtheresults.Theresearcherscollectedinformationon95Americancities.Thesecontainabout40%ofthenationalpopulation.Thestudypareddeathsratestoozonelevelsbetween1987and2000.Theresearchsuggeststhatevenasmallincreaseinozone,tenpartsperthousandmillion,canleadtohigherdeathratesthefollowingweek.Thestudyfoundthattheaveragedailynumberofdeathsrosepointfivepercent.Heartandlungrelateddeathsrosepointsixpercent.Anddeathsamongolderpeoplerosepointsevenpercent.Thestudyisoneofthelargesteverdoneofozoneanddeathrates.TheresearchersnotethatozoneiswidespreadintheUnitedStatesandmanyothercountries.TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyisreexaminingitsairpollutionrules.Thecurrentlimitforozoneiseightypartsperthousandmillionforaneighthourperiod.Limitswerehigherinthepast.Buttheresearcherssaytheyfoundanincreaseindeathsevenbelowthecurrentlevels.12.WhatcanweknowaboutthesmogfromParagraph2?A.Itismadeupofwater. B.Itcanmaketheairclean.C.Ozoneisonlyasmallpartinit. D.Itispollutedairincludingfogandsmoke.13.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A.Thestudyplacedthetimebetween1987and2000.B.Theoldareeasiertosufferfromanincreaseinozone.C.Thecollectedinformationisfrom40%ofAmericancities.D.Asmallincreaseinozonecan'tcausehigherdeathrates.14.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThepresentozonelevelinAmericaissafetopeople.B.Thereisnodirectconnectionbetweenozoneanddeathrates.C.Thestudyofozoneanddeathrateshasbeendoneseveraltimes.D.Americahasaworseproblemwithozonethanothercountries.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Isozonelinkedtoheartandlungproblems?B.Canozonelevelscauseenvironmenttogoworseandworse?C.Howcandeathratebereducedbyprotectingenvironment?D.Whatistheconnectionbetweendeathratesandozonelevels?第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)．WaystoBeMoreAwareofYourEmotionsAswegrowup,wegetbetteratknowingwhatwearefeelingandwhy.Knowingourfeelingshelpsusknowwhatwewantandmakechoices.Payingattentiontofeelingsisaskillthatanyonecanpractice.Herearesomethingstotry:Noticeandnameyouremotions.______16______Namethemtoyourself.Forexample,youmightsay,“Ifeelproud”whenaclasspresentationgoeswell,“Ifeeldisappointed”atnotdoingwellonatest,or“Ifeelfriendly”whensittingwithagroupatlunch.Trackoneemotion.Pickoneemotion—likejoy.Trackitallday.Noticehowoftenyoufeelit.Everytime,makeamentalnotetoyourselforwriteitdown.______17______Keepafeelingjournal.______18______Writingaboutyourfeelingsisawaytoexpressthem.Youcanalsomakeart,writepoetry,orposemusicthatcapturesanemotionyoufeel.___19___Payattentiontowhattheartistdidtoshowthosefeelings.Howdoyoufeelinresponse?Themoreyouareawareofyouremotions,themoretheyhelpyouknowyourselfandunderstandthepeoplearoundyou.Noticingandtalkingaboutfeelingsisahealthywaytoexpressthem.______20______A.Buildyouremotionalvocabulary.B.Isthefeelingmild,medium,orstrong?C.Itkeepsdifficultfeelingsfrombuildingup.D.Noticefeelingsinart,songs,andmovies.E.StartbyjustnoticingdifferentemotionsasyoufeelthemF.Takeafewminuteseachdaytowriteabouthowyoufeelandwhy.G.Evenemotionsweconsider“negative”cangiveusinsightintoourselvesandothers.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．Iwokeuptorainloudlyhittingmywindow．Itwasthemost______21______alarmI'vehadthisschoolyear．Weekendsaremyonlychancetosleepin,butIcouldn't．Mybrainwas______22______andfullofideas,soIfinallydecidedtogetupandfinishmyEnglish______23______homework．Idrovetoanearbycoffeeshopandbeganmyobservationprocess,______24______notesonwhatwashappening．WhenI______25______overattheparkinglot,anelderlycoupleinacarcaughtmy____26____．Afterparkinginthehandicappedspace,anoldwoman______27______onthepassengersideandslowlywalkedovertohelpher______28______husbandoutofthecar．Theyenteredtheshopholdinghandstogether．Immediatelytheysatdownatthetablebyme,anothercar______29______intheparkinglot,withallfourwindowsrolleddown．The_______30_______drivingithadturnedtheirspeakersupsohighthatIcould________31________theirmusicinsidethecoffeeshop．Buttheywerenotbadkids．Allofthemwere________32________movingtheirhandsandbodiestothe________33________．Theyweresoyoungand________34________,witheasilyspreadsmiles．Aseriesof________35________fliedfrommymind,rangingfromphotoswithmyfamilytothemostrecentdinnerwithmyhostdad．Icouldnotstop________36________peoplewhohavebeenbymysidefrommyearliestmemories．Iwatchedraindropsslidedownthewindowand________37________witheachothertoformbiggerdropsofwater．_____38_____tolifeintherealworld,everyoneisdifferent,butwhetherfriendsor________39________,weareallstillpartofthesamegroupmankind．Whenhavingaconflict（沖突）orholdastereotype（刻板印象）againstapersonoragroupofpeople,weshouldtakeastepback,look________40________andtrytounderstandothersbeforemakingajudgment．21.A.regular B.natural C.physical D.mental22.A.alert B.awake C.aware D.unique23.A.performance B.standard C.consideration D.observation24.A.settingaside B.settingdown C.settingout D.settingup25.A.glanced B.stared C.called D.glared26.A.attention B.support C.respect D.attraction27.A.lookedout B.gotout C.ranout D.foundout28.A.deaf B.blind C.disabled D.dumb29.A.appeared B.crashed C.returned D.faded30.A.pupils B.teenagers C.passengers D.speakers31.A.hear B.feel C.sense D.realize32.A.even B.still C.just D.ever33.A.guitar B.piano C.band D.music34.A.considerate B.happy C.upset D.down35.A.memories B.fames C.scenes D.beauties36.A.fancying B.remembering C.impressing D.educating37.A.bine B.deal C.pare D.pete38.A.Contrary B.Similar C.Devoted D.Close39.A.volunteers B.petitors C.partners D.enemies40.A.quickly B.passively C.carefully D.permanently第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ItcanbeeasytomissthewonderfulperformancesofKlayThompsonifyouwatchattheGoldenStateWarriors(金州勇士)teamintheNBA.NBAMostValuablePlayersStephenCurryandKevinDuranttend______41______(get)mostoftheattention,whileAndreIguadola______42______(watch)closelyaswell.ButthenThompson,26,doessomethingtomakeyousuddenlyrememberhowspecialheis,too.His60pointgameagainstIndianaonDec.5wasanexcellentgamein______43______hasalreadybeenanamazingseason.Scoring60______44______(point)inagameisonething,andithasonlyhappened66timesinthehistoryoftheNBA.Buttodoitinlessthanthreequartersofplay—29minutes—______45______(be)somethingveryspecialindeed.Even______46______(hard)tobelievewasthefactthatThompsononlydribbled(運(yùn)球)theball11timesandhelditinhishandforjust88secondsduring______47______wholegame."IamgoingtowatchthetapeofthisgameandseewhatIdidwelland______48______(obvious)celebratethistonight,becauseit'ssomethingIneverthoughtIcoulddowhile______49______(grow)up,"Thompsontoldreportersafterthegame.KlayThompsonalreadyknewalotaboutbasketballearlyinhislife.HisfatherMychalThompson,the1978No1overallpick(選秀狀元)inNBA,hadalotofinfluence_______50_______himwhilehewasgrowingup.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）51.假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文．文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改．增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞．刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞；2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分．DearEric,IamLiHua.Iamwrittentoinviteyoutojointhetabletennisteaminourschool.Asisknownthatwecanbenefitalotofplayingtabletennis.Itcanpreventourselvesfromgettingshortsightedbutitcankeepusphysicallyhealthy.Astotheactivities,weplannedtoinviteexperiencedplayerstogivetrainingtousoneveryFridayafternoon.Atthesametime,wewilldividethememberintoseveralgroupstopracticeat5:00pmafterschool.Ifyouareinteresting,signuponourschoolwebsitebeforeAugust10th.I'mlookingforwardtoreceiveyourreply.YoursLiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）52.假定你是李華，你的加拿大朋友John要來上海學(xué)習(xí)，正在準(zhǔn)備漢語(yǔ)水平考試（HSK）。他來信向你咨詢學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)的建議，請(qǐng)給他回信，內(nèi)容包括：1．表示歡迎；2．提出建議；3．表達(dá)祝愿。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua豫南九校20202021學(xué)年上期第四次聯(lián)考高二英語(yǔ)試題（答案）（考試時(shí)間：100分鐘試卷滿分：120分）第一部分聽力（略）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)．AEdinburghistheworld'sfestivalcity．Thereare12festivalsthroughouttheyear,halfofwhicharecelebratedduringthemonthsofJulyandAugust．ThousandsofpeoplevisittheScottishcapitalduringthesummer．Herearesomeoftheeventstheycanenjoy:TheEdinburghInternationalFestivalThisistheoriginalEdinburghfestivalwhichbeganin1947．Actors,musicians,dancersandoperasingersfromallovertheworldperformtohugeaudiences．Youneedticketsformosteventswhichtakeplaceintheatresaroundthecity．TheEdinburghFestivalFringe（藝穗芳）Thisisthelargestartsfestivalintheworldwiththousandsofshowstakingplaceacrossthecity．Morethan20,000artiststakepart,asthefestivalisopentoanyone．Visitorscanchoosefromahugevarietyofacts．JointhousandsofvisitorsandlocalsattheRoyalMileEdinburgh'smainstreet,towatchallkindsofperformersandshows．TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestivalThelargestbookfestivalintheworldbeganin1983andtakesplaceeveryyearinCharlotteSquareGardens,inthecentreofEdinburgh．Therearemorethan700eventsforchildrenandadultswholovebooks．Youcanmeetmanyauthors,talktothem,askthemtosignabookorlistentothemtalkabouttheirstories．Childrencanlistentostoriesandwatchillustrators（插畫家）drawpictures．TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestivalMusicloversetothisfestivaltoenjoymusicshowsaroundthecity．Oneofthehighlights（精彩部分）ofthismusicaleventisthestreetcarnivalwhichisfreetoall．Artistsperformstreettheatre,danceandcircusshowsinamazingcostumes,andeveryonecanjoininthedancing．1.WhatcanpeopledoattheEdinburghInternationalFestival?A.Meetmanyauthorsandtalktothem． B.Experiencethestreetcarnival．C.Buyticketstowatchperformances． D.Getactorsandmusicians'signatures．2.Whichoneisthelargestartsfestivalintheworld?A.TheEdinburghInternationalFestival． B.TheEdinburghFestivalFringe．C.TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival． D.TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival．3.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceafewEdinburgh'sevents． B.TotellreadersaboutEdinburgh．C.Tosharegoodfeelingswithreaders． D.Toshowushowtocelebrateimportantfestivals．【答案】1.C2.B3.ABJosephBankswasbornon13February1743inLondon．Hispassionforbotanybeganatschool．From1760to1763hestudiedatOxfordUniversity,duringwhichtimehereceivedagreatdealoffortune．In1766BankstraveledtoNewfoundlandandLabrador,collectingplantandotherspecimens（標(biāo)本）．ThesameyearhewaselectedafellowoftheRoyalSociety．In1768hejoinedtheSociety'sexpedition,ledbyCaptainJamesCook,toexploretheunchartedlandsoftheSouthPacific．Theexpeditioncircumnavigated（環(huán)航）theglobeandvisitedSouthAmerica,Tahiti,NewZealand,AustraliaandJava．Bankscollectedagreatnumberofspecimensonthewayand,onhisreturn,hisscientificaccountofthevoyageanditsdiscoveriessparkedconsiderableinterestacrossEurope．Bankswasinterestedinplantsthatcouldbeusedforpracticalpurposesandbeintroducedintoothercountriesforpossiblemercialuse．AfterhebecamepresidentoftheRoyalSocietyin1778hepromotedthecareerofmanyscientistsandinhiscapacityasdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKew,sentmanybotanistsabroadtofindnewplantsandextendtheGardens'collection．In1781Bankswasmadeabaronet（準(zhǔn)男爵）,andin1795receivedtheorderofKnightmanderoftheBath;twoyearslaterhewasadmittedtothePrivyCouncil（樞密院）．In1793hisnamewasgiventotheBanksIslands,avolcanicgroupofislandsnearVanuatuinthePacific．ThesewereexploredandnamedbyCaptainBlighBankshadhelpedarrangeapreviousexpeditionofBligh's．Banksdiedon19June1820．4.PleasechoosethecorrectorderaboutwhathappenedtoJoseBanks．a(chǎn)．HereceivedtheorderofKnightmanderoftheBath．b．Hesentmanybotanistsabroadtofindnewplants．c．HejoinedtheSociety'sexpedition．d．HeelectedafellowoftheRoyalSociety．A.c,d,a,b B.d,c,b,a C.d,b,c,a D.c,d,b,a5.Theunderlinedword"sparked"inParagraph2probablymeans_______________．A.showed B.amused C.caused D.declared6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJosephBanks?A.Adventurous． B.Humorous． C.Demanding． D.Skeptical．7.WhywashisnamegiventotheBanksIslandsin1793?A.Becausehevisitedtheislands．B.BecausehewasadmittedtothePrivyCouncil．C.BecausehehadcloserelationshipwithCaptainBligh．D.BecausehehadhelpedarrangeapreviousexpeditionofBligh's．【答案】4.B5.C6.A7.DCArchitecturalhistorycantakeyouthroughtheevolutionofthosestructuresthatservedasamarktoremotecivilizations,liketheEgyptiansandtheirarchitecture,reflectedinpyramids,tombs,andmanyotherancientbuildingsalongtheNileRiver．Infact,thefirstbigarchitecturaldesignrecordedinhistorywastheworkofImhotep,Egyptianhighpriest（主教）,whodesignedandbuilttheplex（綜合建筑群）thattookthenameofhisking,betweentheyears2630to2611BC．Ruinsofthemostvariedarchitecturespeakforthemselvesaboutthemostvariedcivilizations,traditions,andbeliefsaroundtheworld．Withoutarchitecture,thehistoryofmankindwouldbeinplete．Manysurvivingbuildingsoftheancientworldareexamplesofthegreatthingsthatarchitecturecandofortheworld．Amongthem,wecannametheGreatPyramid,listedasoneofthesevenwondersoftheancientworld,andthegreatWallofChina,builtbetweentheyears221to206BC．Astimepassed,allbuildingsanddesignsbegantotakespecialcharacteristics,beingsymbolsofdifferenterasidentifiedasarchitecturalstyles．InancientGreece,wherebuildingsseemedtoalwaysbethesame,therewerethreetypesofcolumnstoidentifyeachperiodoftime．TheRomansinheritedfromtheGreeksmostoftheirtraditions,beliefs,andcustoms,includingarchitecture,buttheyalsodevelopedtheirown．Architecturalhistorywasinfluencedbyartistic,economic,politic,andsocioculturaleventsthroughoutthecenturies,andEuropebecamethecradle（搖籃）ofmanywellknownarchitectsintheyearsfollowingthefalloftheRomanEmpire．Astimepasses,theactualarchitecturediffersinshape,materials,constructionmethods,anddesigninggoals,buttheworkofthearchitectswillcontinueforgenerationstoe．8.Whomadethefirstbigarchitecturaldesignrecordedinhistory?A.Chinese B.Indians C.Egyptians D.British9.What'sthefunctionofruinsofthearchitectureaccordingtothepassage?A.Theygivetouristschancestovisitthem．B.Theyhelptosatisfytheneedsofhouses．C.Theycanbringinagreatdealofmoneyforthelocalpeople．D.Theyrepresentdifferentcultivations,traditions,andbeliefsthereandthen．10.WhydoesthewritermentiontheGreatPyramid?A.Toshowitsstrength B.TotellusitsimportanceC.Toshowitsspecialstyle D.Toprovethefunctionofarchitecture11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Architecturalhistorywasonlyinfluencedbyeconomicandpoliticevents．B.TheRomanEmpirewasthecradleoffamousarchitectsearlierthanEurope．C.Theactualarchitectureremainsthesameinshape,materialanddesigninggoals．D.EuropewasthecradleoffamousarchitectsearlierthantheRomanEmpire．【答案】8.C9.D10.D11.BDAmericanresearcherssaytheyhavefoundthestrongestlinkyetbetweenozonepollutionanddamagetohealth.Theirfindingsshowthatshorttermincreasesinozoneleadtohigherdeathratesincities.Ozoneisaformofoxygen.ThegasisproducednaturallyintheupperatmospheretoprotecttheEarthagainstradiationfromthesun.Buthumanactivitycanalsocreateozoneintheloweratmosphere.Gassesfromvehiclesandindustryreactwithsunlighttoformthisozone.Levelsusuallyincreaseinthewarmermonths.Ozoneisthemainchemicalinsmog,theairpollutionthatisabinationoffogandsmoke.Ozonehasbeenlinkedtoheartandlungproblemsespecially,andtohigherratesofhospitalcases.ResearchersfromYaleUniversityandJohnsHopkinsUniversitydidthestudy.MichelleBellofYalewastheleadresearcher.TheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationpublishedtheresults.Theresearcherscollectedinformationon95Americancities.Thesecontainabout40%ofthenationalpopulation.Thestudypareddeathsratestoozonelevelsbetween1987and2000.Theresearchsuggeststhatevenasmallincreaseinozone,tenpartsperthousandmillion,canleadtohigherdeathratesthefollowingweek.Thestudyfoundthattheaveragedailynumberofdeathsrosepointfivepercent.Heartandlungrelateddeathsrosepointsixpercent.Anddeathsamongolderpeoplerosepointsevenpercent.Thestudyisoneofthelargesteverdoneofozoneanddeathrates.Theresearchersnotethatozoneiswidespreadinth