江苏省江安高级中学2016-2017学年高二下学期英语综合测试 Word版含答案

 England is a multicultural society and welcomes a variety of cultures which add a ________ to their daily lives.

A. collision  B. dimension  C. dilemma  D. privilege

— How could she have let something so important ________ her mind?

— She's fully applied to work recently and gets burnt out.

A. occupy  B. cross  C. slide  D. slip

Despite the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________ untroubled by his problems.

A. hopefully  B. approximately  C. seemingly  D. frequently

We believe that this is only an inevitable trend, but ________ will prove beneficial.

A. one  B. ones  C. the one  D. one that

If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're ________ to make the same one again.

A. bound  B. content  C. due  D. keen

Confidence helps you to take a leap of faith when it comes to going after ________ it is that you truly desire.

A. why  B. what  C. where  D. how

Hangzhou, ________ the dreamy West Lake and the green hills can easily capture the hearts of visitors, hosted the  G20 summit.

A. whose  B. which  C. of which  D. of whom

The Chinese women's volleyball team won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics, which is the third time the team ________ Olympic gold.

A. claimed  B. has claimed  C. has been claiming  D. had claimed

________ he has been living on a different planet, he probably knows that there's a new version of Windows—it's called Vista.

A. Once  B. Unless  C. Though  D. If

 Part of the highway would still be temporarily closed ________ the heavy fog continue.

A. might  B. could  C. would  D. should

In January 2016, Sam Bloom was on a family holiday with husband, Cameron and their three young boys. After a morning __11__ in the sea they discovered the hotel had a rooftop platform and all went up the __12__ to enjoy their surroundings. Suddenly Cameron heard a tremendous crash. He __13__ around and Sam was gone—as was the safety rail(栏杆) she had been __14__ against. Sam fell into a deep depression after the fall from the roof left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) from the chest down. Doctors said she could never walk again.

Three months later, as they were heading home from Sam's parents, Noah, her middle son, __15__ a baby bird that had fallen to the ground. So they __16__ it up and took it home. They called her Penguin because she looked like a penguin. She was just very __17__ at two or three weeks old. She would have to be fed every two hours, but they decided rescuing this little bird would be a __18__ thing to do together.

Penguin brought joy back to the family. Sam loved having Penguin around because she was like __19__. Penguin would rest on Sam's lap or on her shoulder, Sam could finally __20__ herself without feeling guilty—she would talk to Penguin; she would __21__ to her behind Cameron and tell her how she was feeling. Some morning Penguin would just run down the hall and jump up into bed, __22__ her way into the quilt and then roll over and sleep. Penguin had some __23__—she was not toilet­trained, and the house got quite messy. As she grew older, Penguin did sleep outside, but at six o'clock in the morning she'd be at the door, with a special __24__ that meant, “Let me in”！

As her __25__ grew, Penguin stayed away for longer periods. When she was a year old, she disappeared for six weeks. But on the little son's 13th birthday, Penguin made a __26__ visit. A year ago, she left again and hasn't been seen __27__. The bird has found her freedom and Sam has a freedom of her own. Sam made a new __28__—she took up boating and even made the Australia Para­boating Team. She was out of the __29__ and in the water and back in nature.

Over the two years, Cameron took about 14，000 pictures of Penguin, which have been collected in a book called Penguin Bloom, Penguin rescued the family as much as they rescued her. Sam got __30__ it, thanks to her family, exercise and yes, the friendship of a bird. Angels come in all shapes and sizes!

11．A. run  B. swim  C. walk  D. thrill

12．A.stairs  B. ceiling  C. sidewalk  D. edge

13．A. got  B. gathered  C. traveled  D. turned

14．A. sitting  B. playing  C. leaning  D. warning

15．A. spotted  B. rescued  C. shot  D. caught

16．A. lifted  B. cleaning  C. picked  D. woke

17．A. unfit  B. fragile  C. stout  D. flexible

18．A. disappointing  B. compulsory  C. tiring  D. great

19．A. company  B. assistance  C. friendship  D. romance

20．A. underline  B. unburden  C. unlock  D. undo

21．A. subscribe  B. respond  C. complain  D. submit

22．A. wind  B. follow  C. fight  D. push

23．A. drawbacks  B. strengths  C. compromises  D. virtues

24．A. sign  B. word  C. smile  D. call

25．A. independence  B. perseverance  C. tolerance  D. performance

26．A. casual  B. happy  C. surprise  D. cautious

27．A. before  B. later  C. lately  D. since

28．A. dream  B. start  C. liberation  D. success

29．A. prison  B. way  C. border  D. wheelchair

30．A. at  B. across  C. through  D. into

In 1880, the traveller and journalist Lafcadio Hearn was living in New Orleans and writing for a couple of local papers, Daily City Item and Times­Democrat. Hearn sensed that New Orleans exists in a state of insidious disintegration(蜕变)—“crumbling into ashes”—thanks to its dangerous geography and its “frauds and maladministrations.” And yet, Hearn wrote to a friend, “It is better to live here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the whole state of Ohio.” New Orleanians have always resembled New Yorkers; they tend to share the sense that to live anywhere else would lead inevitably to a stupid and pitiable existence beyond the bounds of understanding.

In part, the spirit of New Orleans is rooted in the city's below­sea­level unsteadiness, the condition of looking out—and even up—at the water all around you, the knowledge that water saturates(浸透) the ground you stand on. Katrina, the fierce hurricane that destroyed the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, tested the self­possession of every citizen who survived it. More than eighteen hundred people did not survive it, and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. The storm and the terrible flooding that followed—a natural disaster worsened by a range of man­made disasters—revealed much that had been fragile, or rotten, in Hearn's time and grew worse with every decade: shabby civil engineering; corrupt and inefficient government institutions; and it turned out that an Administration in Washington witnessed for days a city drowning—a largely black city drowning—and reacted with annoying indifference. And yet, in the face of abandonment—in hospitals, on rooftops, on highway overpasses—the residents of New Orleans behaved with resilience(不折不挠). Rebecca Solnit, an acute observer of Katrina and its aftermath, has written, “The belief that a Hobbesian war of all­against­all had broken loose justified treating the place as a crime zone or even an unfriendly country rather than a place in which grandmothers and children were trapped in frightful conditions, desperately in need of food, water, shelter and medical attention.”

Alec Soth, a photographer who lives in Minneapolis and travels the Midwest and the South with the energy of a latter­day Walker Evans, did not join the artists who came to New Orleans a decade ago to capture what he calls the “eye candy of rot and ruin.” Instead, he waited, preferring to capture the city of water ten years later, a city in a state of both persistent suffering and persistent renewal. Soth shows us the upsetting image of a freestanding column—all that is left of a house in the hard­hit Lower Ninth Ward—but he moves toward a vision of promise, a lonely figure at his leisure, staring into the waters of today's New Orleans.

31. New Orleanians are similar to New Yorkers in that________.

A. they refuse to leave their homeland  B. they exist in insidious disintegration

C. they possess dangerous geography  D. they have a sense of boring existence

32. What can we know from the hurricane Katrina and its damaging consequences?

A. A range of man­made disasters led to the fierce hurricane.

B. The hurricane happened following a terrible flooding.

C. The American government failed to provide help and support.

D. The residents of New Orleans have a deep hatred for governors.

33. Why did Alec Soth refuse to join other artists to take photos of New Orleans a decade ago?

A. He also treated New Orleans as a crime zone.

B. He had high expectations of the future of New Orleans.

C. He couldn't put up with the suffering the hurricane caused.

D. He was traveling the Midwest and the South with Walker Evans.

Scientists are debating how to limit their newly­discovered power to change genetic structure(结构). Scientists already modify the genes(基因) of farm animals and agricultural plants to make them more productive or stronger. But now they can also change genes in wild animals and plants. These genes would continue into later generations. For example, it may be possible for scientists to remove from existence the kind of mosquitoes, small flying insects, that carry the Zika virus. They might also be able to permanently remove species(物种) of plants and animals that are damaging to other species.

In a report published last week, the U．S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) said it supports continued research on this kind of gene control. But it warned that it is not possible to know what will happen when these changed plants and animals are released(释放) into the wild.

Sixteen biologists, ethicists(伦理学家) and policymakers are on an NAS committee that is examining the issue. They say that there is value to the new technology. But, they say, there is not enough evidence to support the release of modified organisms(生物体) from the laboratory into nature.

Many people would support stopping mosquitoes and rats from carrying diseases. But scientists say we must understand the possible scientific, ethical, legal and social results of such action before we decide whether to take it. Gene modification is spread through reproduction(繁殖)．

Changed genes will continue to spread as long as an animal or plant continues to reproduce. They cannot be limited to a farm or kept within a country's borders. Scientists are wondering what may happen if a modified organism mates with another species. They are not yet sure how the modified genes would affect the other species. It is possible that those genes could harm those creatures or even lead to their disappearance from our planet.

34. What possible advantage does gene control in wild animals and plants have?

A. Changing the Zika virus permanently.

B. Getting rid of damaging species forever.

C. Having the changed genes in their next generations.

D. Making all the species more productive and stronger.

35. As for genetically changed wild animals and plants, what are scientists worried about?

A. They may become weaker or die out.

B. They may be more productive than before.

C. They may cause damage to their living habitat.

D. Their genes may spread to later generations.

36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Scientists are certain what exact results gene modification leads to.

B. Gene modification can benefit some farm animals and agricultural plants.

C. Scientists won't modify any genes before they make the final decision.

D. Gene modification will be encouraged in more creatures in the near future.

37. The article is mainly intended to ________．

A. appeal against research on gene control  B. show how to change genetic structure

C. inform us of power and danger of gene control  D. give the reason why gene modification is necessary

A new study revealed that the formation of the Earth, Sun and Moon that cause changes in Earth's tides can also trigger a special kind of Earthquake along the California's San Andreas Fault(断层)．

The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science，is based on previous researcher suggesting that the gravitational tug of sun and moon is not only affecting the sea levels of Earth, but can also stretch and compress that Earth's crust, producing tremors and quakes. Furthermore, the new study showed that small tremors deep underground were more likely to occur during certain periods of the tidal cycle.

For the study, the researchers looked at about 81，000 low­frequency earthquakes from 2008 to 2015 along the Parkfield section of the San Andreas Fault and compared it to the two­week tidal cycle known as the “fortnightly tide”. Low­frequency earthquakes are named due to the rumbling sound they make and not by the rate of its occurrence. These kinds of earthquake only occur about 15 to 30 kilometers below ground and are no larger than magnitude 1 in the Richter scale.

The researchers discovered that low­frequency earthquakes tend to occur during the waxing period of the tidal cycle, when the tides are getting little by little. It is already known that the strongest Earth tides occur when the sun and moon are in a straight line, while the tide is at its weakest state when the sun and moon are 90 degrees apart.

According to the researchers, low­frequency earthquakes show that some part of the San Andreas Fault is creeping, or slowly moving, almost all the time. With the help of the tidal forces, low­frequency earthquakes could provide more information about the deeper part of the fault.

“They tell us that the fault continues down below where the regular or typical earthquakes stop on the San Andreas, about 10 or 12 km (about 6 to 7 miles)，” said David Shelly, a seismologist at USGS and helped write the study, in a statement. “And they tell us a lot of things about that deep part of the fault that we had no idea existed at all before.”

“It's almost like having a lot of little creep meters embedded in the fault，” Shelly said. “We can use these low­frequency earthquakes as measurements of, at least in a relative sense, how much slip is happening at each little spot on the deep part of the fault where we see these events. When we don't see them, we don't know what's happening; we don't know whether it is slipping silently or not slipping at all.”

The information is incredibly useful, he added. Whenever the deep part of the fault slips, the stress gets transferred to the shallow part of the fault.

“So if all of a sudden, we saw that the deep part of the fault was slipping a huge amount, it might be an indication that there was an increased chance of having an earthquake come at the shallower part of the fault”， he said.

38. What causes tremors and quakes according to the passage?

A. The formation of the Earth, Sun and Moon.

B. The change of the sea levels of Earth.

C. The effect of the gravitational tug of sun and moon on Earth's crust.

D. The movement of creeping in the deep part of the San Andres Fault.

39. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refers to ________．

A. the researchers  B. the tidal forces

C. the low­frequency earthquakes  D. the typical earthquakes

40. Low­frequency earthquakes occur when ________．

A. the tides are getting bigger gradually  B. the sun and moon are in a straight line

C. the sun and moon are 90 degrees apart  D. the San Andreas Fault moves slowly

41. According to Shelly, the most important function of the study is to ________．

A. find out where the typical earthquakes occur

B. indicate when the regular earthquakes occur

C. uncover how low­frequency earthquakes occur

D. offer more information about the deeper part of the fault

Robotic surgery is one thing, but sending a robot inside the body to carry out an operation quite another, which has long been a goal of some researchers to produce tiny robotic devices being capable of travelling through the body to deliver drugs or to make repairs without the need for a single cut, the possibility of which has just got a bit closer.

However, unlike the plot of one film—which featured a microscopic crew and submarine traveling through a scientist's bloodstream—this device could not be inserted into blood vessels(管) because it is too big. While other types of miniature swallowable robots have been developed in the past, their role has mostly been limited to capturing images inside the body. In a presentation this week to the International Conference, Daniela Rus and Shuhei Miyashita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described a robot they have developed that can be swallowed and used to collect dangerous objects accidentally taken in.

To test their latest version, Dr Rus and Dr Miyashita designed a robot as a battery hunter, which might seem to be an odd task, but more than 3，500 people in America alone, most of them children, swallow the tiny button cells used in small electronic devices by accident every year. To start with, the researchers created an artificial esophagus(食道) and stomach made out of silicone(硅胶). It was closely modeled on that found in a pig and filled with medical liquid; the robot itself is made from several layers of different materials, including pig intestine(肠), and contains a little magnet. This is folded up and encased in a 10mm×27mm capsule of ice. Once this reaches the stomach the ice melts and the robot unfolds which is moved and guided with the use of a magnetic field outside the body. In their tests, the robot was able to touch a button battery and draw it with its own magnet, and during dragging it along, the robot could then be directed towards the intestines where it would eventually be gotten rid of through the anus(肛门). After it, the researchers sent in another robot loaded with medication to deliver it to the site of the battery burn to speed up healing.

The artificial stomach being transparent on one side, the researchers were able to see the batteries and visually control the robots. If not, that will require help with the help from imaging system, which will be a bit more of a challenge, but Dr Rus and Dr Miyashita are determined to succeed.

42. According to the passage, the robot operation will probably be able to ________．

A. travel through a scientist's bloodstream  　B. photograph the body to convey to the doctor

C. enter the body to deliver drugs or make repairs  　D. operate on a person outside the body completely

43. We learn from Paragraph 3 that ________．

A. the researchers did the experiment on a chosen animal

B. the robot took necessary drugs besides a little magnet

C. digesting the swallowed batteries is difficult for children

D. the actual size of the robot may be larger than the capsule of ice

44. What may the experiment mean to the medical world?

A. The surgeries will cost patients much money.   B. Patients will suffer less for some surgeries.

C. Fewer children will swallow the button cells.   　D. A robot will be invented travelling blood vessels.

45. Which can be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. An Experiment on Robot  B. Tiny Robot, Significant Role

C. The Fantastic Robotic Voyage  D. The Exploration of Robot Technology

Feet of Clay

In 604 BC, the second year of his reign, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream which left his spirit no rest and robbed him of his sleep. So he ordered that wise men of Babylon be called to interpret the dream for him.

They answered the king, “O king, live forever, tell to your servants your dream, and we will declare the interpretation.” The king said, “The thing is gone out of my mind. Unless you tell me the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall be put to death. But if you tell the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall receive of me rewards, and gifts, and great honour.”

Unluckily no one could fulfill the task. Hearing this, the king was in great anger, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon be put to death.

When Arioch, to whom the king had given orders to destroy the wise men of Babylon, told the matter to the Prophet(先知) Daniel, he immediately went in to the king and begged for the time to resolve the question.

After some mysterious praying, Daniel went to Arioch and said, “Destroy not the wise men of Babylon, bring me in before the king, and I will tell the solution to the king.”

The king said to Daniel, “Can you really tell me the dream that I saw, and the interpretation of it？” Daniel replied, “The secret that the king desires to know, none of the wise men, or the philosophers, can declare to the king. But there is a God in heaven that reveals mysteries, and he wants you to know what is going to happen.” “To me also，” Daniel added, “this secret is revealed, so I can reveal your dream.”

Then Daniel began, “You, O king, saw a great statue: this statue, which was great and high, stood before you, and the look was terrible. The head of this statue was of fine gold, but the breast and the arms of silver, and the belly and the thighs of brass(黄铜): And the legs of iron, the feet part of iron and part of clay. Then suddenly you saw a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it struck the statue upon the feet that were of iron and of clay, and broke them in pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and they were carried away by the wind. There was no place found for them, but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.”

 “This is the dream. We will also tell the interpretation to you.” He continued, “You are a king of kings, and the God of heaven has given you a kingdom. But as you dreamt, the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. That means you will not rule forever. The other parts of the statue represent other kings that will come after you. The big rock stands for the kingdom God will set up. It will destroy all other kingdoms and it will last forever！”

Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that wise men of Babylon be pardoned from death. And the king made Daniel governor over all the provinces of Babylon, a much higher position than his former one.

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One day, a mother horse told her son, “My child, will you happily go and carry this bag of wheat to the mill (磨坊) to grind it into flour？” The little horse happily agreed without hesitation, and ran out of the house with a bag of wheat on his back.

After quite a long journey, the little horse came to a river, which blocked his path to the mill. He suddenly got confused. Looking around, he saw a cow. So he asked the cow, “Auntie Cow, can you tell me whether I can cross the river？” The cow answered, “Definitely you can. The water is very shallow.” When the little horse was about to cross the river, a squirrel shouted to him, “Little horse, don't cross the river. You will drown.” The little horse didn't know what to do, so he decided to go back to ask his mother.

After he told his mother everything that happened on his way, his mother said, “My child, it's not enough to only listen to others; you have to give it a try by yourself, and then you'll know the answer.”

With those words, he walked carefully across the river. The water was neither shallow nor deep. It was just fine for him. Finally the little horse crossed the river and completed his task.

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