河北省唐山市第十一中学2020-2021学年高二上学期第二次英语周测试题含答案

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唐山市第十一中学 2020-2021 学年高二上学期第二次英语周测试题

一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

In Europe, men do not usually wear skirts. But the Scottish national clothing for men is a

kind of skirt. It is called a kilt. The Scottish like to be different. They are also proud of their

country and its history, and they feel that the kilt is part of that history. That’s why the men

still wear kilts at traditional dance and on national holidays. They believe they are wearing the

same clothes that Scottish men always used to wear.

That’s what they believe. However, kilts are not really so old. Before 1703, Scottish men

wore a long shirt and blanket around their shoulders. These clothes got in the way when the

men started to work in factories. So, in 1730 a factory owner changed the blanket into a skirt

— the kilt. That’s how the first kilt was made.

Then, in the late 1700s Scottish soldiers in the British Army began to wear kilts. One

reason for this was national feelings: The Scottish soldiers wanted to be different from the

English soldiers. The British Army probably had a different reason: A Scottish soldier in a kilt

was always easy to find! The Scottish soldiers fought very hard and became famous. The kilt

was part of the fame, and in the early 1800s men around Scotland began to wear kilts.

These kilts had colorful stripes (条纹) going up and down and across. In the 1700s and

early 1800s, the color of the stripes had no special meaning. Men sometimes owned kilts in

several different colors. But later the colors became important to the Scottish families. By

about 1850, most families had special colors for their kilts. For example, men from the

Campbell family had kilts with green, yellow and blue stripes. Scottish people often believe

that the colors of the kilts are part of their family history. In fact, each family just chose the

color they liked best.

This is not the story you will hear today if you are in Scotland. Most Scottish people still

believe that kilts are as old as Scotland and that the colors are as old as the Scottish family.

Sometimes feelings are stronger than facts!

1. This passage is mainly about _________.

A. soldier’s clothes in Britain B. the history of Scotland

C. Scottish kilts D. Scottish families

2. Scottish soldiers were dressed in kilts partly because of _________.

A. the colors B. the weather C. national feelings D. the design

3. The colors of the kilts are _________.

A. not part of the Scottish family history B. older than the Scottish family history

C. for the Campbell family only D. mainly green, yellow and blue

4. From the last paragraph we can infer that _________.

A. the European people are full of strong feelings

B. there are no stories about kilts in Scotland today

C. the British like to do things not on facts

D. the Scottish prefer to keep their tradition rather than believe the fact

Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise

pollution caused by human beings.

The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused

mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are

added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater

earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.

Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of

one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level

of one hundred and ninety-five would have the same effect.

Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in

oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales.

A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously

injure some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were

causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to

exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had

caused their ears to bleed and become infected.

Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of one hundred

and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and

scientific research.

Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals.

However, many scientists suspect that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want

to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.

5. According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea

creatures?

A. The man-made noises. B. The noises made by themselves.

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唐山市第十一中学2020-2021学年高二上学期第二次英语周测试题一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。AInEurope,mendonotusuallywearskirts.ButtheScottishnationalclothingformenisakindofskirt.Itiscalledakilt.TheScottishliketobedifferent.Theyarealsoproudoftheircountryanditshistory,andtheyfeelthatthekiltispartofthathistory.That’swhythem...

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