高二英语期末试卷

　　Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

　　However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

　　In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.

　　During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

　　Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

　　60. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

　　A. is losing its valueB. is being damaged after so many years

　　C. is getting more valuable with years passingD. will rot away

　　61. Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.

　　A.it is now in a poor chemical state

　　B. they don’t know how to replace the wooden panel

　　C .they don’t have the materials Da Vinci used

　　D. they are afraid it will be done further damage.

　　62. The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.

　　A. by indirect visionB. at a distance

　　C. by direct visionD. in shadows

　　63. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

　　A. many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

　　B. people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.

　　C. some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.

　　D. Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.

　　C

　　A sunflower is a sunflower . A mobile phone is a mobile phone . But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment?

　　As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower. A biodegradable (能进行生物递降分解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists.

　　Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. Overtime it can also break down into the soil without giving out any toxic chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸钾). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. "We've only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time," said one scientist.

　　As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly  throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. "The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don't have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it," said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.

　　64. The main idea of the passage is ________ .

　　A. the relationship between high tech and environment

　　B. the phone technology is developing

　　C. phone can be turned into flowers

　　D. mobile phone and environment

　　65. The purpose of introducing a biodegradable mobile phone is ______ .

　　A. to encourage consumers to recycle

　　B. to prevent consumers from throwing their phones away

　　C. to meet consumers’ need

　　D. to help consumers know which flower can best perform

　　66. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word ?

　　A. pleasant    B. poisonous    C. useful    D. new

　　67. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

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