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西北师范大学附属中学2022~2023学年度第一学期期末模拟测试

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

It’s currently December and Christmas is almost here. And what better way to spend time with your loved ones than

sitting down to watch some classic Christmas movies? Listed below are four films that will make you laugh, cry or both this

festive season.

The Grinch（2000）

This is a Christmas must-watch and one of Jim Carrey’s best performances. It was also originally a children’s book

written by Dr Seuss, which I would recommend reading! It’s the story of a green monster who wants to ruin Christmas, but

who in the end discovers the power of love and generosity. I promise it’s a great film with plenty of laughs along the way.

Love Actually（2003）

While this is not a personal favourite of mine, people in the UK absolutely love this film. It has a number of stars,

featuring actors and actresses such as Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman. It might be a little difficult to

follow as there are lots of different sub-plots, so I recommend watching a dubbed version（配音版）in your native language.

Home Alone（1990）

This film is one of my favourite films of all time and I would watch it all year round if I could. It tells the story of a boy,

Kevin, who is left alone in his house when his large family forget to take him on vacation with them. While the family are

away, burglars（小偷）try to rob the house and Kevin must protect his home by setting traps. The trips, falls and traps will

have you laughing out loud as you watch a 10-year old boy outsmart two grown men.

Miracle on 34th Street（1994）

You can’t have Christmas in an English-speaking country without watching this film. It’s not funny like Home Alone or

The Grinch, but it is incredibly touching. It’s about a man who claims to be Santa, but nobody believes him except a lawyer

and a little girl.

高 一 英 语

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1．In which film can you see Jim Carrey’s wonderful performance?

A．The Grinch. B．Love Actually. C．Home Alone. D．Miracle on 34th Street.

2．What can we know about Love Actually?

A．It’s one of the author’s favorite films.

B．We’d better watch a dubbed version.

C．It’s a film about the power of love and generosity.

D．Some handkerchief papers are necessary when we watch it.

3．What do the film The Grinch and Home Alone have in common?

A．They are very touching.

B．They are only fit for children.

C．They are funny and make people laugh a lot.

D．They are popular and tell a story about kids.

B

We’ve all been told that different types of fruits and vegetables have different benefits that help us maintain our health.

A new international study has found that eating one fruit regularly can help reduce the risk of cancer, among those people

who have a high risk of developing certain cancers.

The research which followed almost 1000 patients with Lynch syndrome-a genetic condition that makes people

predisposed to orange of cancers found that a regular intake of resistant starch(抗酶解淀粉)could have a major preventative

effect on the risk of cancer. Here’s what you need to know about how eating bananas can help reduce risk of cancer.

Resistant starch is a type of carbohydrate(碳水化合物)which feeds beneficial gut bacteria. It is found in green bananas.

By eating green bananas your body gets a regular dose of resistant starch, which has been found to reduce risk of cancers in

some parts of the body by more than half, according to the new research. The study, which was published in Cancer

Prevention Research, was led by experts at the Universities of Newcastle and Leeds. It found that resistant starch, if taken

regularly for an average of two years, had a positive effect on some cancers, which can be difficult to detect.

John Mather, a professor at Newcastle University explained:“Resistant starch acts in effect, like dietary fibre in your

digestive system. This type of starch has several health benefits and fewer calories than regular starch.”

Besides green bananas, resistant starch is also found in foods such as peas, oats, cereal, beans and other starchy foods.

You can also take resistant starch as a powder supplement.

In terms of bananas, experts recommend that eating one banana daily is the equivalent of one dose of resistant starch.

The trick is to eat the bananas before they become too ripe or soft.

4．Which of the following can prevent the risk of cancer?

A．Carbohydrate.

C．dietary fibre.

B．resistant starch.

D．gut bacteria.

5．What did the new research find?

A．Eating green bananas regularly could serve as a power supplement.

B．Eating green bananas regularly could reduce risk of cancers.

C．Eating bananas regularly could improve life expectancy.

D．Green bananas would have fewer calories.

6．What aspect does John Mather’ s research probably focus on?

A．human nutrition.

C．herbal medicine.

B．plants formation.

D．weight control.

7．According to the text what would the experts suggest people do?

A．Take more green bananas.

B．Reduce calories and dietary fibre.

C．Keep regular intake of resistant starch.

D．Detect hidden cancers earlier.

C

Seth Magle is an urban ecologist in Chicago. In 2021, he started building a network of fellow urban animal lovers from

around the world. They’re working to collect information so that it can be compared in different cities.

With the goal of trying to create more wildlife inclusive cities, the network helps reduce human wildlife conflict and

increase human wildlife coexistence in the massively urbanizing areas.

In Chicago, Magle and his team have been watching their city’s wildlife for about 10 years. All together, they have

over 100 camera traps set up across different types of urban environments from the downtown Loop and city parks to nature

preserves and suburb golf courses.

During times of recent extreme heat, we do definitely see animals reduce movement and just stay where they are. It’s

probably energetically difficult to move around when it’s so hot. Although this works for a short term in high temperature,

it’s not ideal over a longer period because it means less time to search for food or a new mate.

As Magle and his network of urban researchers look toward the future and climate change, they predict bigger shifts.

Temperatures everywhere are projected to warm, so wildlife in urban settings and beyond will likely have to shift their

normal regions a bit further north to where it feels more comfortable and to what they’re already used to. We don’t have

armadillos in Chicago, but we have them in the southern part of the state. And they seem to be migrating north.

Only time will tell how our urban wildlife reacts to these longer-term shifts in temperature.

For now, it sounds like urban animals — so long as they’re healthy — are totally capable of handling a few days of

extreme heat here and there.

8．What is the aim of the network?

A．To observe wildlife in different cities. B．To compare animals’ living conditions.

C．To collect information of urban animals.

9．What’s the main idea of paragraph 3?

A．The tracks of wildlife activities.

C．The way of watching city animals.

D．To help human and wildlife coexist.

B．The movement of urban animals.

D．The different types of urbanization.

10．In what way do animals escape extreme heat?

A．Keeping still.

C．Shifting to the north.

11．What is the text probably taken from?

A．A market report.

C．A biological textbook.

B．A science magazine.

D．A social research report.

D

Gravy started working as a comfort dog at Grand Ledge High School in Michigan in September. She showed off tricks

in the hallways with her handler (驯兽员), Capra, and made students laugh aloud. When students learned that Gravy’s first

birthday fell just before Thanksgiving break, they asked Capra if they could throw a party. Capra said sure, thinking there

wouldn’t be many people interested. However, on the big day, there were several hundred students in this gym.

The pandemic (大流行病) has been hard on students across the United States. Many young people experienced

loneliness and the loss of loved ones. To solve the problem, schools have hired social workers and increased the number of

their social-emotional learning some cases, they bought dogs.

Undoubtedly, the dogs make kids happy.“He’s kind of like a rock star; when the kids see him coming, they smile,“ said

Traci Souva, an art teacher at North Huron Schools who trains Chipper, another comfort dog. “A lot of times the kids will

tell Chipper what’s wrong rather than adults, and that’s pretty amazing.”

There are possible blemishes of having dogs in school. These include cleanliness, and student fears. But school

officials say these are all manageable. The dogs are highly trained and always with a handler, so no student is forced to

communicate with the dogs if they don’t want to.

Since the pandemic, demand for trained dogs in schools“has just increased,“ said Nikki Brown, a dog trainer and the

director of Canines for Change, a nonprofit that trains dogs for work in schools. Over the last year, her organization has

provided dogs to at least seven areas in Michigan, including Grand Ledge. “The dogs are highly trained to be in a school

environment,” she added.“They are trained to work with kids with emotional problems. They sense stress. By the dogs’

behaviour they might warn a teacher of a kid who is struggling emotionally.“

12．Which of the following best describes Gravy as a comfort dog?

A．Tricky. B．Popular. C．Humorous. D．Caring.

B．Moving constantly.

D．Looking for food everywhere.

13．What does the underlined word“blemishes” mean in paragraph 4?

A．Requirements. B．Disadvantages. C．Influences. D．Suggestions.

14．What can we infer from Nikki Brown’s words?

A．Working on campus brings a lot of pressure to dogs.

B．There is a high global market demand for trained dogs.

C．School environment can affect dogs’ behaviour greatly.

D．The dogs have the ability to notice students’ mental illness.

15．What is the best title for the text?

A．How dogs relieve students’ mental problems

B．How dogs ensure students’ safety on campus

C．How dogs enrich students’ after-school activities

D．How dogs develop students’ sense of responsibility

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Livestock(牲畜)cloning is the practice of cloning sheep, cattle and other livestock species as a way to improve

efficiency. The basic idea behind livestock cloning is to clone animals that have certain qualities, such as cows that produce

more milk or meat. ___16___

However, this practice is very controversial, and livestock farmers have been hesitant to adopt it fully because of public

opposition and certain inefficiencies.

In technical terms, livestock are cloned by taking cells from one animal and using them to fertilize(使受精)eggs.

Scientists take the fertilized eggs and put them in female animals. ___17___

Many animals are born with abnormal shapes.

Scientists are looking for ways to improve the process and make it less expensive to adopt on a wider scale.

___18___ For example, if farmers were able to take only their very best animals and recreate them many times, they

could potentially be more productive.

There are also some potential problems with cloned livestock. ___19___ For example, when a disease hits, there are

usually individuals that cannot be harmed by the disease or are more resistant, and they will generally survive. If all the

animals were genetically(在基因方面)similar, this sort of disease could totally destroy an entire generation of livestock.

In addition to concerns about genetic diversity, there are other concerns about cloning. ___20___ There are also some

people who worry that livestock cloning research may be a gateway to introducing human cloning, which is widely

disapproved of.

A．Are the surviving clones really clones?

B．Therefore, the new species are expected to be better.

C．The biggest one arises from a reduction in genetic diversity.

D．Cloned livestock have the potential to provide some major benefits.

E．Cloning animals shows us what might happen if we try to clone humans.

F．These concerns sometimes come from worries over unforeseen consequences.