浙江省2019学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】.pdf
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1、浙江省 2019 学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷【含答 案及解析】 姓名_ 班级_ 分数_ 题号一二三四五总分 得分 一、阅读理解 1. It used to be a matter of fact when Peter Pan a character from James Matthew Barrie s 1911 book said: “All children, except one, grow up.” But this “fact ” doesnt seem to apply to todays world anymore. According to the NPD Group, a
2、 US market research company, sales of toys to adults in the UK increased by more than 20 percent in 2016, three times the pace of the childrens toy market itself. These toys ranged from puzzles and Lego building sets to vehicle models and action figures. And more than half of the sales came from mil
3、lennials people born between the 1980s and 2000s. “Adults of the 21st century are channeling (疏导) their inner child, one toy at a time,” commented website Koreaboo. This is also why these adults are sometimes referred to as “kidults”. According to Frederique Tutt, an analyst at NPD, the motivation o
4、f these grown- ups is to escape the stress of todays fast-paced world. They are driven toward the more immediate pleasures brought by toys than those brought by, say, getting a promotion, which is far less easy to achieve. “It reminds me of the playful side of life,” Rob Willner, a 25-year-old PhD s
5、tudent in the UK, told The Telegraph when talking about his love for Lego, which he said brings him both comfort and entertainment. Despite this, some social scientists see the trend as disturbing. To Frank Furendi, a professor at the University of Kent in the UK, the fact that so many adults are pu
6、rsuing “the thrills (刺激) of youth” is the evidence that “adulthood has got nothing attractive about it anymore”, he told The New York Times.u “Thats actually quite sad.” But scientists are probably just worrying too much. According to Canadian comic book artist Todd McFarlane, collecting toys could
7、simply be a way for people to express their individuality (个性). “It s just pop culture stuff. Its stuff that says, I like a little of this and I like a little of that, ” he told ABC News. “It s no big deal.” So now that over 100 years have passed since Peter Pan, perhaps its time to introduce a new
8、“fact ”, as stated in the tagline (品牌宣传词) of the UK fashion brand KIDULT: “Growing old is mandatory (强制性的), but growing up is optional.” 1. The author mentions Peter Pan in the text mainly to _. A. show the influence of the character on millennials B. explore the similarities Peter Pan and millennia
9、ls share C. lead up to the trend of millennials love for toys D. analyze what has made many millennials refuse to grow up 2. Why do many adults feel like collecting toys, according to Frederique Tutt? A. They find it brings them both comfort and inspiration. B. They consider it a way to relieve stre
10、ss. C. They want to make up for the pleasures they missed during childhood. D. They usually dont get along well in their lives and need an emotional outlet. 3. What can we conclude from the article about kidults? A. They are well-known for their pursuit of independence and freedom. B. Social scienti
11、sts feel worried about them because they take nothing seriously. C. In Todd McFarlanes eyes, their interest in toys is a way to express their identity. D. They refuse to make efforts to become promoted at work as they dont want to grow up. 2. Following news of the potential for life on the recently-
12、discovered TRAPPIST-1 system, there may be another competitor ready to take its place. With the help of the Cassini spacecraft, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) scientists have picked up the first evidence that chemical reactions are taking place deep below the surface of Encelad
13、us, Saturns ( 土 星的 ) sixth-largest moon. This means that there could be life in Enceladus warm underground seas. An early study found that liquid oceans exist miles below Enceladus surface. But to reveal what is happening down there, scientists must rely on the plumes ( 股) of water that spray (喷射) t
14、hrough cracks in Enceladus icy surface. In October 2015, NASA sent Cassini into a deep dive into one of the plumes. Cassini s findings, published on April 13 in the journal Science, showed that hydrogen (氢) not only exists on Enceladus, but is also responsible for a chemical reaction between hot roc
15、ks and water in the ocean beneath its surface. This same process on Earth provides energy for entire ecosystems around volcanic vents (火山口 ). There, tiny creatures are able to survive without sunlight, using hydrogen and carbon dioxide as fuel in a process known as “methanogenesis ( 甲烷生成 )”. The dis
16、covery of this chemical energy source on Enceladus means it could be a very good candidate to host life. “Confirmation (确认 ) that the chemical energy for life exists within the ocean of a small moon of Saturn is an important milestone (里程碑 ) in our search for habitable (可居住的 ) worlds beyond Earth,”
17、Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist at NASA, told the Daily Mail. Alien life was once only thought possible on habitable planets within the “Goldilocks zone” far enough from our sun not to be a fireball, but not so far as to be freezing. Research on Enceladus is still in its early stages, but t
18、he recent findings have important meanings for future exploration. “At present, we know of only one genesis (诞生) of life, the one that led to us, ” David Rothery, professor of planetary geosciences (行星与地球科学 ) from the Open University in the UK, told The Telegraph. “If we knew that life had started i
19、ndependently in two places in our solar system, then we could be pretty confident that life also got started on some of the tens of billions of planets and moons around other stars in our galaxy,” he said. 1. What is the article mainly about? A. The connection between the TRAPPIST-1 system and Encel
20、adus. B. The potential for life on Saturns moon, Enceladus. C. The chemical energy source on Enceladus. D. Scientists constant search for life in the solar system. 2. Scientists assume that there could be life on Enceladus because _. A. there is evidence of a warm ocean under Enceladus surface B. ho
21、t rocks and water have been discovered on Enceladus C. hydrogen discovered on Enceladus could be a chemical energy source D. the entire ecosystems of Enceladus are somewhat similar to those of Earth 3. According to David Rothery, the recent findings on Enceladus could mean that _. A. there is only o
22、ne genesis of life in our galaxy B. there could be many habitable planets, but all in the “Goldilocks zone” C. it wont be long before scientists find a habitable planet beyond Earth D. alien life could exist on some other planets if it existed on Enceladus 3. In life, we will succeed and fail often
23、for reasons that are entirely out of our control. For instance, we can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us back. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be promoted to management. We can eat healthy food, exercise and stay away from alcohol an
24、d cigarettes, and still get sick. The bottom line is that life is not fair. That is a tough pill to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people shut down after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. They cant handle the fact that our efforts dont always get the results that we expect. But
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