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2021-2022

学年山东省聊城市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

1. There’s no other time of year quite like fall. Cool mornings give way to afternoons warmed by the

sun and the changes in temperature create beautiful colors before winter sets in. So, grab your

camera for one of nature’s most impressive spectacles—the changing colors of the leaves during fall.

Acadia National Park, Maine

Peak leaf season in Acadia traditionally falls within the first two weeks of October. This is when you

will see the bright displays of oranges, reds and yellows. While visiting Acadia, plan to stay at the

nearby coastal town of Bar Harbor, which is considered to be the gateway to the park. While in town,

treat yourself to a traditional lobster dinner at Beal’s Lobster Pier.

The Berkshires, Massachusetts

Peak season starts around Columbus Day weekend in mid-October, and you can expect to see colors

ranging from golden yellows to vivid oranges and deep reds. The Berkshires features world class

entertainment, cultural offerings and a deep-rooted food culture with many locally focused dining

options.

Mckenzie River Scenic Byway, Oregon

Plan your visit for peak season when the golds and reds are most bright, usually in mid-October. The

Mckenzie River has some of the best fly-fishing sports in Oregon. For a great getaway that includes

days spent on fly-fishing, whitewater rafting and hiking to waterfalls, make reservations at Eagle

Rock Lodge for a romantic bed and breakfast.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Mid to late October is when you’ll usually see the most dazzling red, orange and yellow leaves, but

the colors can linger into early November. When you’re not watching leaves, plan to visit Thomas

Jefferson’s Monticello, the former home, gardens and grounds of the third president of the United

States. In the evenings, enjoy live music at the Mill room.

1. What can tourists appreciate in both Acadia and the Berkshires?

A

．

Coastal scenery.

C

．

Excellent art exhibitions.

B

．

Historical buildings.

D

．

Special local food.

2. Mckenzie River Scenic Byway offers a good chance to .

A

．

plant some fruit trees

C

．

enjoy night live performances

B

．

do water-related activities

D

．

take adventures into the wilderness

3. Which place best suits tourists wanting to see the fall colors at the end of October?

A

．

Charlottesville, Virginia.

C

．

The Berkshires, Massachusetts.

B

．

Acadia National Park, Maine.

D

．

Mckenzie River Scenic Byway, Oregon.

2. Youth Art For Healing is a non-profit organization founded by Jan Papirmeister in 2012. As the

Executive Director, she makes great efforts to work with schools, hospitals and other healthcare

organizations to bring works of art created by the youth into healthcare environments. She wants to

provide a sense of comfort, inspiration and healing for patients, their loved ones and healthcare

professionals during very challenging times.

As a child, Papirmeister donated her artworks to a volunteer group caring for dying people and a

camp for children with cancer. She felt pity for them so she hoped her works could bring a little help.

When she grew up, she became a school nurse and showed students how to create drawings to

decorate the walls of the health office. Then, as a hospital nurse, she made the time to sit with

patients and create art with them. In her job as a nurse, she realized works of art could really help

patients feel better.

Her organization Youth Art For Healing is based in Bethesda, MD. It provides opportunities for

students to learn about the nature of healing art, the power of art to heal, how to follow guidelines

for healing art, and the value of building and strengthening community connections and spirit. As

students share their talent with those in need, they come to the realization that they can make a

difference.

Papirmeister was awarded a Society for the Arts in Healthcare grant to bring artworks to patients,

their families and hospital staff. She also received two SCORE Awards for her efforts to comfort

patients and their families. This woman is a shining example of an artist and healer who uses the

healing power of art to bring huge benefits to children, patients, their loved ones, healthcare

providers, and the community at large.

1. Why did Jan Papirmeister most probably start the organization?

A

．

To offer people mental support through

art.

C

．

To make a fortune out of it.

B

．

To encourage kids to develop artistic taste.

D

．

To help improve doctors’ medical skills.

2. What can we learn about Jan Papirmeister when she was little?

A

．

She often changed her dreams.

C

．

Her artworks were highly appreciated.

B

．

She was generous and cared about others.

D

．

The suffering of patients inspired her.

3. What are students aware of through working with the organization?

A

．

Free healthcare is important.

C

．

Art works are easily accessible.

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A

．

Papirmeister’s effort has been well recognized.

B

．

Papirmeister praises students for their progress.

C

．

Papirmeister asks people from all walks of life to support her.

B

．

They can become successful artists.

D

．

They can be helpful in improving others’

life.

D

．

Papirmeister makes a breakthrough in the medical community.

3. The fossil (

化石

)discovery in Victoria now shows that monk seals were widespread in Australasia

in the past.

“Monk seals are one of the rarest and most endangered marine mammals (

海洋哺乳动物

)alive

today, but this wasn’t always the case,” according to lead study author Dr. James Rule from Monash

University. “Our paper shows that the very endangered monk seals once called Australia home about

five million years ago(specifically in Victoria),” he said.

The discovery was made by studying two fossils again from Melbourne Museum’s collections, the

identity of which had been a mystery for 40 years. “When we studied them, they turned out to be the

oldest evidence of monk seals,” Dr. Rule said. “These fossils, along with the extinct New Zealand

species that was discovered last year, double the known diversity of the monk seals,” he said.

According to Dr. Rule, monk seals disappeared in Australasia three million years ago, and they only

lived in the tropics (

热带地区

)and the Mediterranean after temperatures fell during the Ice Ages.

This left monk seals on the edge of disappearance after being overhunted by humans, with about

2,000 members left.

The discovery of New Zealand species and Australian monk seals led the researchers to restudy the

origin of the group. “Our research shows that monk seals began in Australia,” Dr. Rule said. “This is

different from every theory previously put forward by scientists.”

Previous research has theorized climate change led to the disappearance of many ancient seals in the

Southern Hemisphere. This would have included New Zealand’s and Australian monk seals. “This

suggests the world’s last two species of monk seal are also at risk from climate change,” Dr. Rule

said. If sea level continues to rise, the beaches monk seals rely on for resting and raising young ones

may disappear.

1. What does the new discovery show about monk seals?

A

．

Their living habits.

C

．

Their early appearance.

B

．

Their growth process.

D

．

Their ways of getting food.

2. What do we know about the two fossils from Melbourne Museum?

A

．

Researcher found it hard to keep them in good condition.

B

．

Researchers manged to identify them after many years.

C

．

They were once thought to be fossils of birds.

D

．

They were first discovered last year.

3. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 probably refer to?

A

．

Fighting water pollution.

C

．

Having limited living places.

B

．

Suffering from a lack of food.

D

．

Facing increasing natural enemies.

4. What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A

．

Climate change always threatens monk seals’ survival.

B

．

Scientists can now measure the rate of global warming.

C

．

Human activity in Australia should be strictly limited.

D

．

People need to help raise young monk seals.

4. Black taxis have been a common sight in London for decades. Now these taxis and their drivers

have become the focus of a new exploration into Alzheimer’s (

阿兹海默症

). For those on the

outside, it may seem that behind the wheel of these black taxis are just regular people who help

move us to our destinations. But within their brains is a map of London’s streets that has put GPS

technology to shame for decades.

“The Knowledge”, the test for London’s taxi drivers, stands among the hardest mental examinations

one could ever undergo. It involves recalling information repeatedly from the memory of minute

details about 56,0000 streets in London, from Trafalgar Square to the tiniest residential lanes.

Normally, the hippocampus (

海马体

) feels the effects of Alzheimer’s most. University College

London and Alzheimer’s Research UK are studying these taxi drivers’ brains, as it has been found

that the hippocampus controlling the brain’s short-term memory and spatial (

空间的

) memory

systems is enlarged in their brains. Moreover, the taxi drivers’ hippocampi continue to enlarge as

they go on doing the job for more years, suggesting that perhaps there’s something we can do to

reproduce the effect in the general population.

Lead researcher Hugo Spiers was part of the team which 20 years ago found that, like birds and

squirrels, the taxi drivers’ hippocampi gradually got bigger. Indeed, research has found for years that

any animal that requires a detailed spatial knowledge of their territory experiences growth in the

hippocampus.

Spiers’ team hopes to deal with Alzheimer’s by studying the taxi drivers’ brains. To collect more

information on the mechanisms (

机制

) that cause the “brain gain”, Spiers has asked thirty of

London’s taxi drivers connected to an MRI machine to drive around on their routes. The machine

will allow the researchers to gather real time observations of the workings of the hippocampus. “It’s

been a joy to help scientists fight with the disease,” said taxi driver Robert Lordan.

1. What can we say about “The Knowledge”?

A

．

It lasts for a few minutes only. B

．

It is usually held in London’s busy streets.

C

．

It is a great challenge to people’s memory. D

．

It invites some residents in London to be

judges.

2. What has been found about the taxi drivers’ hippocampi?

A

．

They are more likely to be harmed.

C

．

They benefit from daily communication

most.

B

．

They grow in the taxi drivers’ careers.

D

．

They are poor at controlling short-term

memory.

3. Why does the author mention the research on animals?

A

．

To imply the new study benefits the animal kingdom as well.

B

．

To point out that more studies on animals’ brains are needed.

C

．

To show animals’ hippocampi are very different from humans’.

D

．

To prove the use of certain knowledge influences brain development.

4. Why do the researchers observe the taxi drivers with an MRI machine?

A

．

To figure out who has the largest hippocampus.

B

．

To know how Alzheimer’s develops in their brains.

C

．

To find out how their hippocampi perform at work.

D

．

To test whether the special machine is effective.

5. The most relaxing colors are generally believed to be cool shades such as green and blue. 1 So

we can often see these colors in hospitals, test centers, and television stations, where people may

want some help to ease their nerves and bad emotions.

Home designers note that people often describe rooms painted blue and green as relaxing and

comfortable. As a result, architects often use colors from the cool part of the color circle in

bedrooms and bathrooms. 2

Driving down a highway. you’ll notice that some signs consist of white letters on a dark green

background. 3 Another place where we see green used is in the “green room” of theaters or

television studios because nervous performers are quieted by the color. This is also the reason why

doctors wear green clothes in the operating room. And prison cells often paint their walls green for

the same effect.

4 Our eyes sense color using tiny sensors sensitive to the red light, the green light or the blue light.

However, generally they are the most sensitive to the green light. Researchers think that this

sensitivity to green objects might affect hormonal production that in turn influences the mood.

What’s more, recent studies have shown that when a person looks at the green colored paper or is

placed in a green room, their heart rate drops, blood pressure lowers, and muscles relax. 5 So next

time you’re feeling nervous or upset, please try to focus your eyes on something green instead of red.

A

．

There was research into colors in ancient times.

B

．

In contrast, hot colors cause these to rise.

C

．

Different colors can cause different psychological reactions.

D

．

Engineers determine such signs won’t get people’s eyes tired.

E

．

And painters often use blues and greens on walls and ceilings.

F

．

Scientists have found some evidence for the magic power of green.

G

．

It is agreed that the two can make us feel calm, balanced and less emotional.