浙江省慈溪市2019-2020学年高二上学期英语期末试题

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For a herder (放牧人) in Africa, the hardest part of the job is searching for cattle lost in the bush. But for Andrew, a herder at a farm in Zimbabwe, it's not a problem. Once he spots Toro, he knows the rest of the herd is nearby. That's because Toro isn't an ordinary member of the herd. He's a giraffe. In hot weather, cattle rest in the shade under his belly. And because of his height, Toro can spot lions long before they come close to the herd.

Toro's unusual situation came about after his mother was killed by lions. Toro survived the attack, but he was left with no one to protect him or give him milk. About two days later, some herders spotted and rescued him. With the permission of the Department of Wildlife, the herders moved Toro to Andrew's farm. Since giraffes and cattle are both plant-eating animals that live in groups, their behaviors are much the same. Toro was accepted into the herd and wandered among the cattle as they ate grass.

Toro doesn't always behave like the other members of his new herd. Like many kinds of animals, cattle compete for dominance (支配). Standing more than 13 feet tall, Toro is more than three times taller than the biggest bull, But Toro never tries to be "the boss. "He is very used to their company, " Andrew said. When the herd enters the kraal (家畜栏), the cows and bulls push each other. "But thanks to his height, Toro does not need to join the mess, " said Andrew.

When asked if Toro would ever be returned to the wild, Munetsi, an officer of the Department of Wildlife said no. "In the wild, he would find it difficult to be accepted into another herd or defend himself from predators (猎食者)," he added. "He seems very much at home and is respected by the cattle."

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A group of university professors recently created a scanner they believe can predict the perfect job for anyone — simply by looking at their fingerprints. The group says that in the future, fingerprints could help tell a person's key personalities.

To use the scanner, people place their fingers upon the fingerprint reader and computer technology connected to sensors reads back what sort of work would suit the individual (个人).

The machine bases its results on a collection of a large amount of information in the computer about how fingerprint shapes connect to job selection.

Local companies help researchers from the city's Kuban University of Physical Education and Sport to test the technology.

Twenty-one-year-old Oscar Galkin, a mathematics graduate, said, "I got the result from the scanner that I would be suited to a job in IT, which is exactly what I want to do. I don't know if it is luck or if it can really read a person's talents, but it worked for me. "

And Zara Tokareva, aged 20, who feels uncomfortable at the sight of blood, said, "I want to be a house designer but the machine said. I should be a nurse. So, no, I don't think it is as clever as is being made out. "

Though fingerprint identification has been widely used in crime discovering, it is still a science that has a lot of possibility of being used, say experts, from discovering drug misuse to personality analysis — exactly as hand readers have been saying to do for centuries.

"The basic idea is that although everybody's fingerprints are completely different, there are obvious features that are common on the fingers of certain professionals working in certain jobs." Said researcher Ravil Yudin.

"It's not really a new idea because hand readers have been saying for hundreds of years that you can tell a person's future by reading their hands. We want to match that by looking at fingerprints and trying to tell what career path people would choose."

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Recent findings have shown that our appetite and food intake are influenced by a large number of factors besides our biological need for energy, including our eating environment and our perception (感知) of the food in front of us. A new study suggested that our short-term memory may also play a role in appetite. Several hours after a meal, people's hunger levels were predicted not by how much they'd eaten but rather by how much food they'd seen in front of them — in other words, how much they remembered eating.

This difference suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal, says Jeffrey M. Brunstrom, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Bristol.

"Hunger isn't controlled merely by the physical characteristics of a recent meal. We have identified an independent role for memory for that meal, " Brunstrom says. "This shows that the relationship between hunger and food intake is more complex than we thought. "

These findingsechoearlier research that suggests our perceptions of food can sometimes trick our body's response to the food itself. In a 2016 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380-calorie milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones (荷尔蒙), depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories. Moreover, the participants reported feeling more full when they thought they'd consumed a higher-calorie shake.

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。

After a long day at work, coming home is a breath of fresh air.  However, is it as healthy as it can be? Below are a number of things we can do to create a healthy home environment that will help to case the workday stress and promote our physical and mental health.

Cleaning the house regularly is the first thing we should do. It may seem like a tiring thing to clean but there is a reason for doing so. We can remove dust by cleaning the house. Leaving layers of dust everywhere means that there is a build-up of dust.  Into our lungs.

Making sure the rooms are full of sunlight is also important. We may not realize it but sunlight is an important part of our growth. We all know that sunlight promotes better working conditions.  Think about using a Parans system where sunlight does not reach. This technology gathers the sunlight by using solar panels (板). It can send out sunlight wherever we are.

 Going green will help to remove toxins (毒素) in the air. They also give off oxygen, which can lower stress and improve our moods.

Along the lines of being green, it can also be vital to think about what things we are bringing into the house. Try to avoid specific plastics that are harmful to health.  They may contain poisonous chemicals that can be breathed in, or simply absorbed through the skin.

A. And where do these layers of dust go?

B. Home is a comfortable place to sit back and relax.

C. Is our home as safe as it used to be?

D. The same thing applies to certain carpets and paint.

E. It is also a good idea to add more plants in our house.

F. Besides, it can reduce both stress and high blood pressure.

G. It is acknowledged that a greener lifestyle is linked to better health.

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A friend of mine is a musician. He 1 seems to be learning new tunes, new 2, and new ways of making music in cool ways. At the weekends, he 3 to go into Central Park in the center of Nagoya during the daytime where lots of bands 4. Some of these bands are really good, but some of them are quite 5. One of the reasons why my friend likes 6 all the bands is that they are 7! And as he says to me, "8 expensive things don't necessarily mean that they're good, free things don't necessarily mean they have no 9. You have to listen and look yourself and 10 what is valuable for you. And 11, as you listen and look, you may learn different things."

So my friend goes to the 12 every week when the weather is fine, and he says he learns 13 from every single band! When he watches and listens to the really good bands, he learns new concertos (协奏曲) from the 14 and cool rhythms from the drummers. I guess that it's not 15 that you can learn a lot by watching 16 performers. But what really 17 me are my friend's words — "You can learn by watching and listening to the bad performers, too. When I watch a bad performer, I think to myself-wow, that's another thing that I'm going to 18."

So my friend makes 19 by learning from both good and bad performers. And he says he also finds 20 and pleasure in learning and improving in ways that he never even imagined!

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Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a  (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term "third-culture kid"  (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while  (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from  (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many  (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely  their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard  (develop) new friendships. Additionally, for third-culture kids, it is often  (easy) to move to a new country than to return to their homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country  she was born. She didn't know anything about current TV shows  fashion trends. And she didn't share the same values as other teens of her age.

假定你是中国高中生李华，今年暑假将去澳大利亚悉尼南部的Kogarah High School学习一个月，并寄宿在 Silvia家中。请给Silvia写一封电子邮件，询问一下那里的生活情况。具体内容如下：

1）住宿是否有单间；

2）房间里是否有网络；

3）是否可以自己煮饭；

4）是否有便利的交通。

注意：1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）开头语和结束语已写好，不计入词数。

Dear Silvia,

Greetings from China! I am Li Hua, a high school student in China.

……

I'd appreciate it very much if you could give me a reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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Everyone likes the beautifulCinderella, but I like theugly stepsister.The sidewalk was filled with shoppers as my mother and I hurried to the department store, I raised my neck for a look at the holiday window display, but at the age of six I was too small to see around the grown-ups with their winter coats and packages. When at last we reached the store, I stood with my eyes widened. "Look,Mother," I shouted, pressing my hands against the glass, "Cinderella." Before my eyes was the most beautifuldollI had ever seen! She wore a fairy princess suit made of shining red silk. I knew if I lifted her skirt I would find her crystal(水晶)shoes. The tiny tiara(冠状头饰) fastened to her silky golden hair shone.

"If only she were mine," I dreamed. "We'd have tea parties, share secrets and dance with a handsome prince." But to mydisappointment, my mother guided me away from the window, explaining that she and my father could not afford such an expensive doll. "But there will be a very special gift under the tree for you onChristmasmorning, Madge," she said. "I promise." Later that week I leaned against Mother's sewing machine, watching the needle flash up and down. "Bet you don't know what this is!" she joked, holding up the cloth for me to see.

"My Christmas doll!" Iyelled. It was still in the early stages but I could make out the head, neck and body. "So much to my surprise!" Mother laughed as I danced around the room, already pretending Cinderella and I were at theball. It wouldn't be long now.

My excitement grew with each passing day. Mother continued to work on the doll, and whenever I walked into the room she would hide it under a pillow. I could tell by her smile she was pleased with her progress. On Christmas morning I jumped out of bed, ran down the hall and quickly arrived at the living room where the Christmas tree was placed.

注意：1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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There, underneath the tree, was a beautifully packed gift box.

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But I could see Mother watching me, with an eager look on her face.