2019-2020学年四川省泸县第二中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析
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2019-2020学年四川省泸县第二中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析
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It looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year in movie History. Here is a list of some of the
year’s biggest blockbusters so far.
Kong: Skull Island
A reboot (重启) of King Kong would normally get laughed at in this day and age, but it looks like this modem
version of the story will be worth watching. With US actress Brie Larson and UK actor Tom Hiddleston in the mix,
this film is set to be this year’s biggest monster tale.
Release Date:3/10/17
Beauty and the Beast
Director Bill Condon is bringing back a part of our childhood in live action, complete with the songs we all
remember and love. With British stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens leading thecast, the classic Walt Disney
story already sounds like it’ll be a delight for both children and adults.
Release Date:3/17/17
The Fate of the Furious
There was doubt that we’d even get a Fast 8, especially after the fitting ending US actor Paul Walker’s
character was given at the end of Furious 7. Fans thought they’d never see Dom and the rest of the crew back in
action, but thankfully, US star Vin Diesel himself confirmed that The Fate of the Furious is fueling up for another
go.
Release Date:4/14/17
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider Man is heading home to Marvel Studios for the first time. The movie will show us Peter Parker’s high
school days, and will continue the threads we saw formed during his initial appearance in Captain America: Civil
War. We know that Michael Keaton is playing The Vulture in this story, and that both Happy Hogan and Tony Stark,
played by US actors Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr., are along for the ride.
Release Date:7/7/17 1.Which of the following movies can’t you see on May Day?
A.Kong: Skull Island. B.Beauty and the Beast.
C.The Fate of the Furious. D.Spider-Man: Homecoming.
2.What can we know about Beauty and the Beast?
A.It is fueling up for another go.
B.It is produced by Marvel Studios
C.It’ll show us Peter Parker’s school days.
D.It’ll be enjoyable for both children and adults.
3.What does the underlined word “cast” probably mean?
A.Characters. B.Actors.
C.Directors. D.Teachers.
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On September 7, 1930, Yuan Longping was born inBeijing. Fluent in English, his mother often read Friedrich
Nietzsche's works to him. Influenced by his mother, Yuan Longping liked English,geography and chemistry at
school. After graduating from university, he became a teacher in the countryside ofHunanin 1953.
With lots of crop failures, nationwide hunger hitChinain the 1960s, making many people live a bad life. Yuan
was sad and felt he must do something. Since the climate inHunanwas not friendly to growing wheat. He decided
to devote himself to studying how to increase the production of rice, a basic food for over 60 percent of Chinese
people. From then on, he began a lifelong connection with rice.
Yuan Longping succeeded in growing the world's first high production hybrid rice (杂交水稻) variety in 1973,
which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per more than 200 kg than before. For the next four decades, he
continued to work on the research of hybrid rice. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by his team achieved 1,500 kg
permuin two growing seasons, a new world record.
Nowadays, the hybrid rice is grown in almost half ofChina's rice fields and its production accounts for 60
percent of the total rice production inChina. The hybrid rice production is 20 percent more than the common
kinds , the yearly increase of which feeds up to 100 million people.
In 2019, Yuan Longping, known as the “Father of hybrid rice”, was awarded with Medal of the
Republic,China's highest honor.
Yuan Longping's biggest dream in life was to develop more hybrid rice varieties, which could be grown all
over the world to help solve the global food problem. So far, the hybrid varieties he developed have been grown in over 40 countries, including theUSA,BrazilandIndia.
4. What do we know about Yuan Longping according to the text?
A. He began to study hybrid rice in 1973.
B. He received the highest honor inChinaat 90.
C. He ever taught math in the city after graduation.
D. He ever hoped Chinese would be free from hunger.
5. How does the author mainly show the achievements of Yuan Longping in hybrid rice?
A. By listing figures. B. By quoting reports.
C. By imagining results. D. By explaining reasons.
6. Which of the following best describes Yuan Longping according to the text?
A. Patient and honest. B. Energetic and athletic.
