高二下学期英语阅读理解题训练86(含答案)
重庆市第八中学校2022-2023学年高二下学期入学测试英语试题(含答案)
重庆市第八中学校2022-2023学年高二下学期入学测试英语试题学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest athletes of all time. He had amazing athletic abilities and was well-known during his lifetime, yet that did not make Thorpe a stranger to adversity.Thorpe was an American Indian from Oklahoma who developed his extraordinary athletic skills in his youth through hard labor. It was also in his youth that he learned to endure hardship brought upon by racial prejudice. Many would say his childhood was not easy. He grew up poor and at age 9, his twin brother passed away and a few years later he lost both of his parents.But that did not stop him from doing what he loved and pursuing his dreams. Nothing seemed to stop him, not even stolen shoes. Just hours before Thorpe was going to compete in the 1912 Olympics, somebody stole his shoes. Thorpe improvised by getting shoes out of the garbage. The shoes were two different sizes. He wore an extra pair of socks on one foot to even them out.He still went on to win two gold medals — winning each event he competed in except for one, the javelin (标枪).The javelin was the only event he didn’t win, probably because he had never competed in that event before. It is interesting to note that Thorpe had tried to throw the javelin once before in the Olympic trials. At the time, he didn’t know that he could throw it with a running start He threw it standing still and was placed second.At the Olympics, he also took part in the decathlon (十项全能运动). He finished first in two events, third in four events, and fourth in two more. Thorpe ended up finishing third in the world. He was undoubtedly a dominating force that couldn’t be stopped and just kept on going.I think Paul Dughi said it best, “It’s hard to imagine now that pro athletes get paid millions of dollars just to wear a particular brand of shoes. For Jim Thorpe, it didn’t matter what kind he wore.”1、What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A. The adversity Thorpe met with led to his success.B. Thorpe’s success was no guarantee of a better life.C. Thorpe’s career brought him both gains and losses.D. Thorpe suffered many hardships despite his success.2、Why did Thorpe wear more socks on one foot?A. To prevent the toot from injury.B. To make the shoe fit the foot.C. To stop the shoe from being stolen.D. To show his problem-solving skills.3、Which of the following words can best describe Jim Thorpe?A. Loyal and enthusiastic.B. Genuine and creative.C. Tough and strong-minded.D. Selfless and good-tempered.It isn’t just the beauty of vast natural wonders like the Grand Canyon that can take your breath away. You can find awe in everyday things. A new research, published in the journal Emotion, found that older adults who took “awe walks” felt more positive emotions in their daily lives.In the study, 52 older adults aged 60 to 90 were divided randomly into two groups. They were told to take at least one 15-minute walk each week for eight weeks. V olunteers in the “awe group” were instructed in how to inspire awe as they walked. “We asked them to try to see the world with fresh eyes—to take in new details of a leaf or flower, for example,” Sturm says. For example, one participant from the awe group wrote about “the beautiful fall co lors and how the leaves were no longer crunchy(嘎吱响) underfoot because of the rain”—the wonder that small children feel as they embrace their expanding world. However, people in the other group were less focused on the world around them. One participant wro te, “I thought about our vacation in Hawaii next Thursday.”In addition, participants were asked to take selfies(自拍) in the beginning, middle, and end of each walk. Researchers found that participants who took awe walks showed a “small self”, in that they filled less of their photographs with their own image and more with the background scenery. “When we feel awe, our attention shifts from focusing on ourselves to focusing on the world around us, ” Sturm says. “ Awe affects our social relationships because it helps us to feel more connected with the world, universe, and other people.”Their smiles also grew broader by the end of the study. “We analyzed the intensity of their smiles in the selfies, and participants who took awe walks displayed greater smiles over time than those who took control walks. The former reported greater positive emotions in general, including more joy and gratitude.”Participants in the control group took more frequent walks than those people in the awe group, the researchers discover ed. But walking more didn’t result in positive changes in emotional health or in the way their selfies were taken. This suggests that the results were mainly due to experiencing awe, and not just in spending time exercising.4、What were participants in the “awe group” required to do in Paragraph 2?A. To take a walk each week.B. To focus on their inner world.C. To collect leaves after the rain.D. To explore with childlike curiosity.5、What can we see in the selfies from the awe walks?A. Close-up images with wide smiles.B. More attention on themselves.C. Simply the background scenery.D. Small figures with bigger smiles.6、What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Experiencing awe counts.B. More walks, more joy.C. Exercises can benefit us.D. Awe comes with walking.7、Which of the following can be the best title?A. Awe Walks Promote Your Physical FitnessB. Experiencing Awe Does Wonders for EveryoneC. Awe Walks Improve Your Positive EmotionsD. Frequent Walks Contribute to Emotional HealthCan you imagine someone hunting you down with a gun? Most of us would be terrified. So, it’s no surprise that that’s how animals respond, too.Orcas, a species that have been systematically hunted- even with machine guns-dramatically decreased in number in the twentieth century. These so-called “killer whales” hunted the same fish that fishermen prized and were therefore seen as competition. Consequently, killer whales began avoiding certain locations and routes. But while North America largely banned their killing in the 1970s, they continue to be hunted in Greenland to this day.Elephants also have to deal with human hunters. Ivory poachers(象牙偷猎者)have greatly reduced the African elephant population, which used to cover the entire continent. The ivory trade was banned in 1990, but animal habitats and food supplies have still declined. In Kenya, the human population has increased four times over the last 40 years while the elephant population declined by four-fifths.This has caused the elephants to adopt unique responses to people. For instance, elephants are terrified of the spear-waving Maasai, an ethnic group of Kenya and Tanzania who have often hurt elephants when trying to protect their own cattle.So once in an experiment by a group of zoologists, when elephants living close to the Maasai were presented with three different T-shirts, one belonging to a Maasai, another to a different local and one to a researcher, they only reacted with fear to the Maasai shirt, literally smelling the danger.However, neither elephants nor killer whales commonly show anger and hate for people. In fact, elephants are generally friendly to humans. And the only instances of killer whales harming a person occurred when the whales were kept in a water cage. Orcas have even been reported to aid humans in need, protecting them from other animals.8、Why are killer whales often hunted?A. They are hugely profitable.B. They harm people’s interests.C. They threaten fishermen’s safety.D. They compete with other wildlife for food.9、What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Less illegal ivory trade.B. The decline of food supplies.C. Elephants’ traveling to other continents.D. The population change of humans and elephants.10、Why is the experiment mentioned?A. To prove humans’ influence on animals.B. To show the defensive nature of the Maasai.C. To illustrate the cleverness of the wild animals.D. To highlight the urgency of animal conservation.11、What’s the best titl e of this text?A. Fierce Animals Can Feel Frightened TooB. Animal Kingdoms Are Sounding an AlarmC. Animals Are Trying to Fit in Human WorldD. Human Actions Have Shaped Animal ConsciousnessIt’s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful magazine cover story “I love My Children, I Hate My Life” is arousing much chatter — nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that bringing up a child is not a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience. Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured bymoment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be extremely hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment damage our moods can later be sources of intense content and delight.”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are also stories about newly adoptive — and newly single —mom Sandra Bullock, as well as the usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news. Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom, or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation (繁衍), is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing? It doesn’t seem quite fair, then, to compare the regrets of parents to the regrets of the children. Unhappy parents rarely are encouraged to wonder if they shouldn’t have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the wide-open baby-size holes in their lives.Of course, the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like US Weekly and People present is hugely unrealistic, especially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples, single parents are the least happy of all. No shock there, considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner to lean on; yet to hear celebrities tell it, raising a kid on their “own” (read: with round-the-clock help) is a piece of cake.It is hard to imagine that many people are stupid enough to want children because it looks so fantastic — most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. But it is interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood aren’t in some small, subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting a part of the way celebrities live might make us look just a little bit like them.12、Jennifer Senior suggests in her article that raising a child can bring ________.A. very temporary delightB. great enjoyment in progressC. happiness in one’s memoryD. concern over love and hatred13、Paragraph 2 is intended to show that ________.A. celebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip.B. single mothers with babies deserve greater attention.C. news about pregnant celebrities is entertaining.D. having children is highly valued by the public.14、According to the passage, those childless folks________.A. are less likely to be satisfied with their lifeB. are largely ignored by the media.C. fail to fulfill their social responsibilities.D. are constantly exposed to criticism.15、Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Having children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.B. Celebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child raising.C. Having children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life.D. We sometimes neglect the happiness from child raising.二、七选五16、Want a relaxing but fun challenge at home? ①________ Puzzles have been around for more than 250 years and the challenge of working out where each piece goes and carefully recreating the scene on the box lid can keep you busy for hours, days or even weeks.Puzzles come in a huge range of sizes and difficulty levels. For beginners, a 100-piece puzzle is usually a good starting point. ②________ Try grouping pieces with the same colours or design because they will probably go in the same area once the puzzle takes shape.③________ Those pieces are easier to find because they have a straight side. Stay patient as you search through and try to make it fit together. You may not find any connecting pieces for ages but then several may suddenly appear.For a real test, puzzles that have 1,000 pieces or more are a tough task and it’s best to complete them with friends or family if you can. Choosing a scene that interests you, such as a favourite film, sport or location, can help keep you interested and determined to work to the final piece. You can get fun educational puzzles, too. ④________Some of the best places to pick up puzzles are chari ty shops. They’re often on sale for less than €5. Once you have completed a puzzle it’s nice to exchange it with a friend. ⑤________ You just upload an image, such as a family scene, and they will make a puzzle from it and post it to you. It makes lovely and unusual present.A. So others can have a go.B. You can’t beat a good puzzle.C. Some companies make personalised puzzles.D. However, a good start doesn’t always lead to a good result.E. Most people like to start by getting the four edges of a puzzle laid out.F. It can get you used to sorting out how the shapes, patterns and colours go together.G. For example, you may try a map of the world, historical timelines or the periodic table.三、完形填空（15空）I am a guide at the California Academy of Sciences. Weeks ago, I was 1 with a lovely family at the Academy’s Swamp exhibit. Their young son was 2 by the swallow and asked many questions about it. As the family was leaving, I asked the boy if he would like a sticker to put on his shirt. He 3 chose a swallow sticker. The boy’s younger brother spent time 4 all the sticker choices before choosing a butterfly. The boy who had chosen first said softly to his father, “I didn’t see the frog sticker.” His father immediately 5 the boy to ask me for a second sticker. The boy said, “No, I’m happy with what I have.”I was 6 . Such grace, gratitude and 7 , all from an eight-year-old boy. Too often, we 8 to be happy with what we have and in our forgetfulness, we spread the 9 of discontent.I recently purchased my first laptop computer. In discussions with the 10 , he said, “Within two years, you’ll probably want a new one anyway.” Why would I want a new one, if my 11 one was working? Perhaps, “ 12 ” is the key word. I won’t 13 need a new laptop in two years but I “will probably want one”. I may want 14 things, but I don’t need them. What I do desperately need is the peace of mind. I need to 15 each of my sudden urges to purchase or possess as either “want” or “need”.17、A. seeing B. visiting C. leaving D. staying18、A. trapped B. called C. stuck D. fascinated19、A. quickly B. slowly C. deliberately D. casually20、A. going about B. going by C. going for D. going through21、A. demanded B. forced C. urged D. persuaded22、A. satisfied B. astonished C. pleased D. thrilled23、A. wisdom B. patience C. concentration D. respect24、A. used B. tried C. pretended D. forgot25、A. concept B. assumption C. infection D. benefit26、A. cashierB. hostC. salesmanD. waiter 27、A. brokenB. oldC. favoriteD. fragile 28、A. wantB. needC. hopeD. mind 29、A. obviouslyB. speciallyC. simplyD. necessarily 30、A. spare B. suitable C. shiny D. similar31、A. recognize B. identify C. prove D. access 四、短文填空32、Chen Wei was eating at a restaurant when ①_______(interrupt) by a scream, while Zhang Tao ②_______ (choke) on some ③_______ (stuff). His desperate friends were discussing ④_______ they should send him to the hospital immediately or give him some first aid. Chen ran to him immediately and preformed the Heimlich manoeuvre. With the help of Zhang’s friends, Chen was able to help Zhang ⑤_______ his feet. Then he did the Heimlich manoeuvre, the food was instantly forced out.33、In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one of their highlights was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. They did not anticipate ①_______ (witness) such an opencountry, which was ②_______ they were truly amazed.34、Digital screen time before bed can have a negative impact on the quality of your sleep. A European study found being exposed to blue light ①_______ (substantial) keeps you mentally stimulated, which tends to throw off the body’s biological clock. Much ②_______ (expose) to blue Light weakens the production of melatonin. Melatonin is ③_______ causes sleepiness and helps you relax before bedtime. Suppression of melatonin can cause you to stay up later and sleep less than you normally would.36、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的文章。
河南开封各县市重点高中2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)
2023-2024学年河南开封各县市重点高中高二下学期期末考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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AA Midsummer Night's Dream may be one of Shakespeare's most performed play—but its latest version from the Royal Shakespeare Company will be unlike any seen before.Titled Dream，the 50-minute online production combines live performance with motion-capture （动作捕捉）technology，3 D graphics，and interactive gaming techniques that let audiences remotely guide the leading character Puck through a virtual forest.As live theater put some seriously high-tech fairy （小精灵）factors into practice，Dream promises to bring the rarest version of the play to our screens.In 2016，the theater's production of The Tempest used live motion-capture technology to create a 3 D digital image that was projected above the stage.The difference this time is that everything in the play—the performers and their surroundings—will be shown virtually.Seven actors will perform in a specially-built studio in Portsmouth，southern England，wearing motion-capture suits.They will be surrounded by a 360-degree camera set，made up of 47 cameras with every movement almost immediately presented digitally，which is presented to viewers online.With its much-reduced characters，Dream is not a complete production of A Midsummer Night's Dream；rather，it is a story inspired by it，focusing on Puck and the fairies.Up to 2，000 audience members for each performance can become part of the show and will be invited to guide Puck through the forest.Onscreen，the chosen audience will appear as a cloud of tiny fireflies （萤火虫）.By using their mouse or finger on the screen of a smart device，they will be able to move their firefly across the screen，and Puck will be at their beck and call to go through the virtual space.For viewers watching at home，the virtual fairies moving through adigital forest will look more like a video game than the average Royal Shakespeare Company show.But the performances are delivered live and in real time.Every night's performance will be unique."Without the fireflies—the audiences—Puck wouldn't be going anywhere，" said E.M.Williams who plays the role. "The audiences are very much the fuel and the energy of the show."1.What makes Dream different from The Tempest？______A. The number of actors and actresses.B. The surroundings around the performers.C. The 3 D digital image it chooses to show.D. The way it presents everything in the play.2.Which aspect of the play does Paragraph 3 focus on？______A. Its leading characters.B. The design of its content.C. Its production process.D. The inspiration for the play.3.What does the underlined part "be at their beck and call" in the last but one paragraph mean？______A. Be willing to guide them.B. Be likely to receive a call.C. Be difficult to control.D. Be ready to follow their order.4.What do E.M.Williams' words in the last paragraph show？______A. The cost of the show.B. The pleasure of the audiences.C. The importance of the audiences.D. The task of the leading character.BIt had always been assumed that the rarity of lightning in ocean storms was due to cleaner air over the vast seas，but keen observations have shown that even highly polluted air is associated with reduced lightning at sea when sea spray aerosols（气溶胶）are abundant.In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications，an international team of researchers describes their multi-year study of atmospheric conditions over the oceans bordering Africa and what it showed about salt in sea spray aerosols and its impact on lightning.The researchers obtained atmospheric data on Africa and the oceans around it for the period 2013 to 2017.The data included numbers of lightning flashes，rainfall，temperatures and cloud representations.They looked for differences in atmospheric conditions in storms that occurred over land versus those that occurred over the sea and found one main difference：the amount of salt in the air.Lightning is produced when upwardly moving air in clouds forms ice crystals（冰晶）—aerosol particles then begin to bump into one another，creating an electrical charge.Lightning happens when the electrical field in one part of the cloud becomes positively charged （usually at the top of the cloud）and another negatively charged （usually at the bottom of the cloud）.And clouds form，of course，when vapor evaporates（蒸发）from the surface of the Earth and the water drops bond with aerosols.The researchers found that things are slightly different over the ocean.When water evaporates from the sea，it bears a load of salt.When the salt water bonds with aerosols to form water droplets，they tend to be bigger and heavier than those that form over land due to the salt—and that results in more of the water in the clouds falling as rain before it can rise up and form ice crystals.The result is far fewer lightning discharges.The researchers suggest their findings could be useful in improving the accuracy of both climate models and meteorological reports.It could also possibly lead some to attempt to seed storm clouds with salt to reduce their severity.5.What is the common belief of lightning over oceans？______A. Lightning pollutes the remote sea.B. Polluted air leads to less lightning at sea.C. Cleaner air results in less lightning at sea.D. Cleaner air contributes to more lightning at sea.6.How does the author mainly develop paragraph 3？______A. By presenting facts.B. By listing similarities.C. By giving examples.D. By making comparisons.7.How do water droplets on land differ from those at sea？______A. They drop much faster.B. They contain more water.C. They are bigger and heavier.D. They are smaller and lighter.8.What can be the best title for the text？______A. Salt in Sea Spray Worsens Storms over the Sea.B. Salt in Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away.C. Lightning Strikes Are More Common over Oceans.D. Sea Spray Is Found Evaporating Faster over Oceans.CAround seven out of every ten Americans who work in offices do their work in an open environment，defined as at desks without meaningful partitions （隔板），according to an International Facility Management Association survey.Thatis，if they even have a desk——workers may be assigned only a few feet of a communal（共用的）table.The open-plan office space trend，popularized by creative agencies and technology start-ups，went mainstream because of the belief that open-space environments support innovation.More nearness between employees，the thinking went，would create more interaction and teamwork，promote social interaction and urge productivity.But in fact，purely open-plan offices have been shown to have the opposite effects，creating so much distraction（分心）that employees stayed away from each other.A study funded by Harvard Business Sehaol，the results of which were published last year，tracked what happened when a British company moved its employees from traditional office space，with offices with walls，to an open office.Face-to-face interaction became less——employees spent 72 percent less time interacting with their colleagues.Instead of talking more with each other，the employees put on headphones and began communicating by text and email.As digital communication channels surged，productivity declined. Neuroscience also holds some clues as to why the tight quarters in communal work spaces——where workers are only given about half the space they were given a decade ago——are so hard to work in. "The human voice sets off the most powerful emotional response in our auditory（听觉的）experience.Voice above 55 decibels（分贝）—— roughly the sound of a loud phone call——causes measurable stress，" according to a Wall Street Journal article，"The Neuroscience-Optimized Office"."Even more troublesome are overheard 'halfversations'，in which the listener only knows about one side of a dialogue；our brains automatically imagine the other，" wrote authors John Medina and Ryan Mullenix.But the solution，say experts including Newport，isn't to go back to putting everyone into offices with walls.9.What can we learn about the open office trend according to paragraph 1？______A. It allows 10 people at most to work together.B. It is believed to stimulate workers' creativity.C. It is only popular with new technology companies.D. It is aimed at promoting workers' social interaction.10.What does the underlined word"surged"in paragraph 2 probably mean？______A. Suspended timely.B. Became useless.C. Cost less.D. Increased quickly.11.What makes an open office hard to work in？______A. Hearing endless noisy phone calls.B. Showing real emotions publicly.C. Facing communication barriers at work.D. Hearing part of a dialogue between colleagues.12.What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph？______A. What are benefits of the open offices with walls.B. Why the open office makes workers distracted.C. How to deal with the disadvantages of the open office.D. How to draw workers' attention to their colleagues nearby.DDo you know the websites that let you name a star after your beloved one，your kid or your dog for a small fee？Yeah，those are all fake— you could pay me to "name" a star for ﹩50，and I'll take your money and show the name online.I'll even send you a fancy certificate!It seems that you've named a star，but it just doesn't count.Actually，the only organization that owns official naming rights is the International Astronomical Union，or the IAU.It was founded in 1919 and based in Paris，France.It is where astronomers and other professionals have reached the agreements and is the official record-keeping body for all discoveries in space.Recently they do open up an opportunity for the public to name a dozen of planets outside the solar system.These planets will be among the first to be studied with the James Webb Space Telescope.However，they currently only have boring and complicated documents that were used to find them.That's why the IAU is looking for something more interesting. But before you start naming the planets，you should know the rules.First，nothing is rude or annoying.Second，the name should be less than 16 characters long and pronounceable in at least one language with no commercial or business names and nothing is named after a living individual or a pet.The competition，named "Stars Worlds"，is open next Thursday，January 20th.It's the third such contest the IAU has held，and the purpose is to get the public more interested in science as well as the organization.The competition also helps to break centuries of European dominance when it comes to naming things in the night sky.So people around the world can share the joy of discovery and make their mark in history.13.How does the author introduce the topic of the passage？______A. By listing figures.B. By taking an example.C. By offering a solution.D. By showing differences.14.What can we know about the IAU from the passage？______A. It was founded by France.B. It studies the space telescope.C. It organizes trips to the space.D. It has the right to name the stars.15.What is the last paragraph mainly about？______A. Why the competition is held.B. How the competition develops.C. What to expect in the competition.D. How to take part in the competition.16.Where is this passage most likely taken from？______A. A novel.B. A textbook.C. A diary.D. A magazine.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。
河南省名校2022-2023学年高二下学期5月阶段性测试(四)英语试卷(含答案)
河南省名校2022-2023学年高二下学期5月阶段性测试（四）英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解Reader's Digest is America's fourth largest-circulation magazine bran s standing out more than ever in today's cultural landscape due to its themes of optimism, faith, heroism, trust, humor and wellness.Our HistoryReader's Digest was first published in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Acheson Wallace.A man ahead of his time, DeWitt Wallace recognized that people were hungry for information but overwhelmed(不知所措) by choice, so he began collecting the best stories from a vast array of publications.Reader's Digest WorldwideReader's Digest was the first print magazine to go international, starting with the United Kingdom in 1938, followed by a Spanish language edition in 1940, and eventually published in 17languages in 34 countries. Today Reader's Digest is published in 22 countries.Up-to-Date NewsFrom stress-free, money-saving strategies and quick reports on the latest in healthcare, to inspiring articles on world events, you'll discover hundreds of ideas for living a richer, more satisfying life.True-Life StoriesCheer on America's hometown heroes! You'll be fascinated by these uplifting true tales of everyday people who put their lives in harm's way to help others. Share in their amazing stories as they recall how they overcame all difficulties to accomplish the unexpected...and the extraordinary.BEST DEAL2-year subscription for $15, Save 83%1-year subscription for $10, Save 77%Reader's Digest annual cover price is $44.91 and is currently published 9 times annually. Frequency is subject to change without notice, and special issues may be published occasionally(which count as 2 issues).1、What do we learn about Reader's Digest?A. It was created by three founders.B.It has been published in many languages.C. It is the most influential magazine in America.D. It is the first magazine to enjoy the international popularity.2、What is special about True-Life Stories in Reader's Digest?A. They focus on famous people.B. They happen all over the world.C. They are positive and inspiring.D. They inform readers of amazing inventions.3、How much will you save if you choose a two-year subscription of the magazine?A. About $34.91.B. About $44.91.C. About $69.82.D. About $74.82.Sisters Gipsy and Gelssy Rodriguez of Anaheim, California, are the social media powerhouses behind their parents' popular quincea era dress shop, Moda 2000.The store has more than 3.3 million followers on TikTok, 200,000 followers on Instagram and even has its own YouTube TV show, "Quince Empire".In 2015, social media was gaining popularity and the sisters saw this as an opportunity to help get the word out about Moda2000. Gipsy and Gelssy Rodriguez taught themselves about social media strategy on the fly, and decided to post videos of their clothes first to YouTube and Instagram, and eventually to TikTok."We kind of just posted a video not knowing what was going to happen," Gipsy Rodriguez said. "TikTok was new at the time...and we posted and we went to dinner that night and our phones were just blowing up."Their first TikTok video—which now has 1.4 million likes—drove 10,000 followers to their Newly-created account overnight. Going viral(疯传) changed their business in ways the Rodriguez family could never have imagined. "It's just so crazy," Gipsy Rodriguez said. "Now we're getting those clients that have been following us and watching our videos since they were little girls...I think it's so beautiful that they get to grow up with us."While their parents are still very involved in the store, Gipsy and Gelssy Rodriguez, who now serve as the brand's creative director and store's operations director, respectively, are slowly taking over the reins.For the whole family, Moda2000's growth has felt representative of the "American Dream". "My parents literally started with $0 from anybody else, and to this day, we haven't taken any outside capital or anything like that," Gelssy Rodriguez said. "And not only did they make such a successful business, but they also made an impact within the industry that we are inand we've become industry leaders."4、What did Gipsy and Gelssy Rodriguez do in 2015?A.They met with failure.B. They set up an online shop.C.They seized a chance.D. They started their business.5、What do we know about Gipsy and Gelssy Rodriguez's first TikTok video?A.It was a great success.B. It attracted little attention.C. It disappointed their parents.D. It focused on their personal images.6、What does the underlined part "taking over the reins" in paragraph 6 mean?A.Giving in to others.B. Getting into debt.C.Taking charge of it.D. Taking advantage of others.7、What's Gelssy Rodriguez's attitude to her parents?A. Doubtful.B.Worried.C. Confused.D. Proud.It is universally accepted as one of life's bleak but unavoidable facts: as we get older, our brains get slower. But now a study, based on data from more than 1 million people, suggests that mental processing speed remains almost constant until the age of 60.The analysis puts perceived(感知的) reductions in speed down to people becoming more careful as they get older. This could account for the large body of research that has concluded that mental processing speed peaks at about the age of 20 and undergoes a steady decline from that point onwards."Our finding is encouraging, as our results show that average levels in mental speed in contexts demanding fast and forced decisions do not decline until rather late in the lifespan," said Dr Mischa V on Krause, of Heidelberg University.The study, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, used data from 1,185,882 participants, aged 10 to 80 years, in Harvard's Project Implicit, an online tool that has been used to collect data. Participants are required to answer some questions.The analysis suggested that 20-year-olds were quickest because they were the most willing to trade accuracy for speed. The researchers concluded that the purely mechanical part of the response(how fast a person sees the question and taps the keyboard) was quickest in those aged 14-16.Mental processing state appeared to peak at about age 30, and declined only very slightly between 30and 60. Participants also made fewer mistakes as they became older, at least until the age of about 60.V on Krause said the work raised the suggestion that people may excel(擅长) at different tasks depending on their age. "Obviously, there are real-life tasks where it is crucial to avoidmistakes, such as in a medical diagnosis, while in other tasks, such as avoiding an obstacle on the road, speed is more important," he said. However, he added that, within certain limits, people were likely to be able to adapt their decision-making style to the demands of a situation.8、Which of the following might old people believe?A. Better safe than sorry.B. Well begun is half done.C. All is well that ends well.D. Strike while the iron is hot.9、Why did Dr Mischa V on Krause think the finding encouraging?A. Our brains become slow quite late.B. Our brains develop constantly.C. Our mental power never declines.D. Our mental speed stays fast after 60.10、When do we process mentally best?A. At the age of 14.B. At the age of 20.C. At the age of 30.D. At the age of 60.11、What does V on Krause want to say in the last paragraph?A. We should try to respond quickly in many cases.B. We should make careful decisions whatever we do.C. People have quite different decision-making styles.D. Both the old and the young have their advantages.United Airlines is aiming to have electric aircraft flying regional routes by the end of the decade, part of the company's goal to fully reduce its carbon footprint to net zero by 2050.Those battery-powered aircraft are being developed by Swedish start-up Heart Aerospace, from which United Airlines placed an order for 100 planes in July 2021. United Airlines has pushed heavily into a variety of lower-emission forms of aviation, not only announcing plans to buy electric air taxis and vertical aircraft, as well as hydrogen-electric engines but also investing in the companies behind the advanced technologies."We cannot continue doing and operating our business the way we do; it is important that we change it, and the way we're going to change it is through investing in technology," Mike Leskinen, United Airlines Ventures president, said in an interview as part of CNBC's ESG Impact virtual conference on Thursday. "Existing technology is going to either cause us to fly less, which is an unacceptable alternative, or continue with a carbon footprint, which we believe is equally unacceptable," Leskinen said.Heart Aerospace, which recently redesigned what will be its first electric aircraft which is now called the ES-30, plans to have the planes enter service in 2028, said Anders Forslund,the company's CEO and founder.The 30-passenger planes will be driven by electric motors with battery-derived energy, allowing the planes to have a fully electric range of 200 kilometers. The planes will also include a reserve-hybrid engine powered by sustainable aviation fuel, allowing it to have an extended range of up to400 kilometers with a full flight.United Airlines could potentially offer those shorter routes not only with greater frequency but at a lower cost, Leskinen said. "As we adopt electric aircraft, I think the cost for a 30-seat aircraft or a 50-seat aircraft, as the industry evolves, is going to be lower than a traditional aircraft," he said. For small cities, this means they are "going to get either service that they didn't have before or greater frequency of service," he added.12、What message did Mike Leskinen try to deliver in paragraph 3?A. Economic benefits should come first.B. Environmental protection should come first.C. Economy and environment should be equally valued.D. Economy and environment can't be balanced.13、What do we learn about the electric planes mentioned in the text?A. They will offer short-distance flights.B.They will fly faster than traditional ones.C. They were developed by United Airlines.D. They each can hold 30 passengers at most.14、What did Leskinen try to stress about the electric planes in the last paragraph?A. Their security performance.B. Their potential benefits.C. Their operating modes.D. Their possible problems.15、Which would be the most suitable title for the text?A. ES-30 Will Be Driven by Electric MotorsB. The Airline Industry Faces New OpportunitiesC. Heart Aerospace Plans to Develop Electric PlanesD. United Airlines Aims to Have Electric Planes Flying二、七选五16、 If you're currently studying in senior high school, chances are that you've started thinking about what your career options might be for the future.①_____If you use a step-by-step plan, you can avoid choosing a college major that turns out to be nothing like you expected and head on a career path with more confidence and eventualsuccess.Start With an Aptitude(能力) Test②_____ Other people find reading, writing and learning languages easy. Taking an aptitude test, also known as a career test or career quiz, will help you determine where your study skills will help you best.You shouldn't pigeonhole yourself into a profession just because a career test says it's right for you. ③_____ However, aptitude tests often help you identify professions you might not have considered.Take a Personality TestPersonality tests can help you figure out if you're a natural leader or more of a follower. ④_____ How do you handle conflict? What about dealing with bullies or gossips? A personality test will help you decide if you might be comfortable working for a large corporation in a team environment, or as an entrepreneur(创业者) launching your own business.List Jobs That Interest YouWrite a list of jobs that interest you. ⑤_____ Be realistic, based on where you live and what your finances are. For example, if you want to start a restaurant, you'll need hundreds of thousands of dollars. Working in a restaurant as a prep cook or taking cooking classes will help you see what the restaurant business is like and whether or not it might be right for you.A. It's never too early for you to do so.B. Are you good at singing or drawing?C. Many people end up doing what they don't like.D. For some people, subjects like math and science come easily.E. Do you like to work in groups, or are you better on your own?F. You shouldn't avoid a career because a test says it's not a good fit.G. They can be jobs you know nothing about but are fun or challenging.三、完形填空（15空）Every morning, 21-year-old Jordyn Moore wakes up and goes to work at her T-shirt company—something her mom says is almost 1 .Jordyn Moore was born with autism(自闭症) and did not speak until she was over six. Her mom, Jackie Moore, said that it's been "amazing" to watch her grow.With the doctor's help, Jordyn Moore 2 the skills to form words and sentences, and throughout her childhood, she continued to 3 various challenges. As she approached highschool graduation, her parents met with another 4 .The couple found there was so little 5 for an individual like Jordyn Moore when she got out of school, so they 6 what Jordyn Moore could do in the future. About five years ago, they 7 Jordyn's Summer Shirt project—a way for Jordyn Moore to start 8 during the summer, while also teaching her new skills.That first summer, they set a 9 to sell just 40 shirts. At first, the mother was 10 about it, because she thought the shirts wouldn't sell well, but word spread on social media, and they 11 hundreds of orders. And Jordyn Moore started to work at her family company, rolling up T-shirts, packing them with a note and shipping them out.With 12 , she got better and better at her tasks for the T-shirt company. Jackie Moore said her daughter had begun a new life. Her 13 to other parents of children with autism is to start at home, working with them on small tasks. "What we have to do is get our kids to be able to do things 14 and the more they can do on their own at home, the more 15 they might have outside of the home," she said.17、A. necessary B. impossible C. abnormal D. adventurous18、A. learned B. passed C. recovered D. indicated19、A. escape B. investigate C. estimate D. overcome20、A. problem B. confusion C. course D. solution21、A. information B. friendliness C.opportunity D. patience22、A. predicted B. wondered C. clarified D. shared23、A. studied B. analyzed C. founded D. remembered24、A. working B. playing C. travelling D. talking25、A. goal B. duty C. standard D. deadline26、A. unconcerned B. unconfident C. enthusiastic D. aware27、A. missed B. received C. returned D. compared28、A. curiosity B. wisdom C. responsibility D. practice29、A. belief B. similarity C. advice D. promise30、A. effectively B. carefully C. independently D. safely31、A. requirements B. projects C. hobbies D. choices四、短文填空32、 The launching ceremony of the 3rd "Stories of China Retold in English" took place at Tianjin Normal University last Sunday, ①_____ the aim of strengthening communicationand cultural bonds among global youth.②_____(hold) by China Education Television and the New Channel International Education Group in 2020 for the first time, the event has been attended by over 300,000 youth from across the world so far."Educational communication is one of the best ways ③_____(enhance) understanding and acceptance of different cultures. More Chinese youth have gone beyond borders and are playing an important role in ④_____(boost) people-to-people exchanges, and at the same time, we see ⑤_____ increasing number of overseas learners coming to China, and sharing their Chinese stories with the world," said Zhong Yinghua, president of Tianjin Normal University.Hu Min, ⑥_____ is the CEO of New Channel International Education Group, agreed on Zhong's view ⑦_____ said, "Since many foreigners still have the stereotyped impression of a backward China, there is much necessity for us to tell Chinese stories to help foreign countries to know more about China."Through the "Stories of China Retold in English" activity, more young Chinese will ⑧_____(motivate) to boost their cultural confidence and become storytellers, practitioners and ⑨_____(spokesman) of Chinese stories, so that Chinese stories can be ⑩_____(wide)spread around the world.五、书面表达33、假定你是李华,China Daily正在举办名为“Chinese Bridge—Calligraphy and Painting Challeng e”的书画征集活动。
高二下学期英语期末考试试题(附答案)
高二下学期英语期末考试试题（附答案）一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）（共4题；共30分）1.阅读理解On 29 May last year, I was doing my swim training for a half Ironman race in the bay near my home.I was finishing my first loop (圈) when I felt jaws coming around my body and a sharp pain. The water was dark, so I couldn't see anything. It just came out of nowhere and then it was gone in a flash. I knew it was something really big and assumed it was a shark. I panicked, but knew I needed to get out of the water. I was kicking wildly in case it came back. There was a lifeguard boat close by, so I waved my arms in the air and screamed for help. It got to me within 20 seconds. At that point I didn't feel anything; adrenaline (肾上腺素) had taken over. The lifeguards held me under the arms and pulled me up out of the water. Then the pain kicked in and it was pretty hard to bear. Some muscle had been bitten off my right arm. I felt a lot of warm, gushing blood.My chest felt heavy, as if someone had put their foot on it, and I was having trouble breathing. It was extremely painful. When I got to the hospital, I told the nurses to put me to sleep because of the pain. I just wanted them to fix me.I woke up after surgery four hours later. My doctor was amazed when I managed to move my fingers: the bite just missed a major nerve. My right lung had been damaged; I had several broken bones and a nerve in my leg was cut, so I have reduced feeling at the top of my leg. The shark also bit through my upper back muscle.Local experts determined that the shark was probably 9-10 feet long. It was young, about seven years old. It just attacked me, left and didn't come back because it figured I wasn't food.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
四川省乐山市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末英语试题含解析
乐山市高中2023届教学质量检测英语（答案在最后）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.答案是B。
1.Why is the man’s phone broken?A.The battery died.B.It has water damage.C.He dropped it on the ground.2.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Husband and wife.C.Teacher and student.3.What is the weather like now?A.It’s raining.B.It’s cloudy.C.It’s sunny.4.Who did the car washing?A.The garage.B.Tom and Peter.C.The man.5.How docs the man feel about Mary’s test result?A.Worried.B.Confused.C.Sorry.听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Why does the woman make the phone call?A.To book a table.B.To make an order.C.To apply for a part-time job.7.What will the woman do at2:30in the afternoon?A.Attend a class.B.Meet the manager.C.Work in a restaurant.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
新课标高二下学期第四次月考 英语 含答案
2012-2013学年度下学期第四次月考高二英语试题【新课标】本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。
共150分,考试时间120分钟。
第一卷(三部分,共115分)第一部分:听力理解(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题:每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What time is it now?A. 1:50B. 2:00C. 2:052. What are the two speaker going to do this weekend ?A. Buy some tickets.B. Watch the basket matchC. Sell their tickets3. What does the woman think of the new shopping center?A. Quite commonB. ExcitingC. Wonderful4. What does the man advise the woman to do ?A. Buy a computer herselfB. Use Martha’s computerC. Ask Martha to buy a computer for her5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The father asks his daughter to give up scienceB. The daughter can do what she likes toC. The daughter will not be a successful manager第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
高二下学期英语阅读提升精选热点试题 热点08 争做志愿者,奉献于社会(含答案)
热点八争做志愿者，奉献于社会（原卷版）（2023秋·河南平顶山·高二统考期末）Looking around her childhood neighborhood, Shanta Mack, human resources associate with Entergy couldn’t help but share, “As a teenager, I never saw neighbors or local organizations come to my community to volunteer, but when the request was put out to revitalize (复活) the same streets that I grew up on, I jumped at theopp ortunity.”This year, Entergy employee volunteers celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a series of volunteer events across the New Orleans Metro Area over a three-day weekend. Mack and her sixteen-year-old daughter Aalaina joined the United Way of Southeast Louisiana and other community members to help develop an urban garden and refresh a local playground in the Desire Area.Mack quickly realized that her old neck of the woods, which was once full of life, did not look the same as it did when she rode bikes with her friends to the local candy store. It was important for her to not only show her college-bound daughter where she grew up, but she also wanted her daughter to experience what it felt like to give back, especially to her own community. “Vo lunteering with my daughter allows us to bond (联系), but I also want her to take these opportunities to invest (投资) her time when she can, meet new people, learn new skills and gain volunteer hours for her college applications, ”said Mack.The mother and daughter worked hand-in-hand with other volunteers to build a picnic table for locals to have lunch or rest and a stage for local artists to perform during community festivities.“The weekend was the perfect opportunity to volunteer and follow Dr. King —and others who have made sacrifice s to bring equality and diversity to our communities. I was happy to get out to represent Entergy for MLK Day and will continue to do my part in serving our community, ”said Mack.1．How did Mack respond to the request to revitalize her childhood streets? A．Doubtfully. B．Unwillingly. C．Cautiously. D．Enthusiastically. 2．What does the underlined part “old neck of the woods ” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A．Neighborhood. B．Apartment. C．Company. D．Environment. 3．Why did Mack volunteer together with her daughter?A．To make her daughter better adapt to her college life.B．To remind her daughter of her childhood memory.C．To teach her daughter to give back to community.D．To strengthen her daughter’s understanding of Dr. King.4．Which of the following can best describe Shanta Mack?A．Honest and generous. B．Talented and ambitious.C．Active and courageous. D．Loving and responsible.。
高二第二学期期中考试(英语)试卷含答案
高二第二学期期中考试（英语）（考试总分：120 分）一、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分30分）1.（8分）1 .What does Ms. Hooper do?A. She's an architectB. She's a studentC. She's a teacherD. She's a designer2. What is Ms. Hooper hoping to use as content entry?A Her final assignmentB The sketch she made last yearC A new restoration designD last-minute drawing3. What does Mr. Muri apologize for?A His promptnessB His lack of detailsC His hastily made adD His late reply4. What is Muri's concern for Ms. Hooper?A That she might be too busy to do this wellB That she is too young and inexperiencedC That she is a professional and this is not designed for themD That the requested designs might be different from what she has learned.2.（6分）When I was young, I had an old neighbor nam ed Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest. Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five y ears ago. They’re very strong now.I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.1．What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?A. To study plants.B. To save more lives.C. To make a lot of money.D. To build a forest.2．One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.A. he often talked to the treesB. he never watered the treesC. he kicked the trees heavilyD. he buried the leaves around the roots 3．What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A. Trees are not as weak as we think.B. Difficulty is necessary for growth.C. We should listen to others’ adviceD. Planting trees is good for the environment.3.（8分）New law lets students sleep inWhen your alarm clock rings and you drag yourself out of bed, you probably wonder: Why on earth does school have to start so early?Fortunately, there is a new law to back you up―or better still, science.A law in California, passed on Oct 13, requires that public middle schools begin classes no earlier than 8:00 am and that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 am. The law will go into effect by July 1, 2022.Starting school at 8:00 or 8:30 in the morning may not sound like too big of a change, but it could mean one more hour of sleep for students who used to start school at 7:30 or even earlier.“The e ffect of that one hour is something they will be feeling as 40-year-old adults,” Sumit Bhargava, a sleep expert at Stanford University told The New York Times. He said that not having enough sleep can affect students’ mental health and increase the risk of getting fat and diabetes (糖尿病).In the short run, students’ school performances should improve almost immediately. Kyla Wahlstrom, a researcher at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education, found that students who have enough sleep are more alert (机敏的) in class and get better grades.Some might say that urging students to go to bed earlier could have been a much easier solution than changing the school timetable across an entire state. But according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, teenagers go through biological changes when they enter puberty (青春期), which makes it difficult for them to fall asleep before 11: 00 pm. So when school starts at 8: 00 or earlier, they can hardly get the ideal 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep that experts suggest they need to do their best in the daytime.This is why when the new law came out, its author, Anthony Portantino, said, “Generations of children will come to appreciate ( 感激) this historic day and our governor for taking bold action.1.When should public high schools start classes according to the California’s new law?A.No earlier than 8:30 am..B.No earlier than 8:00 am.C.No earlier than 7:30 am.D.No earlier than 9:00 am.2.What can we learn from Bhargava’s words?A. The amount of sleep people need changes with age.B. Lack of sleep could lead to health problems.C. Lack of sleep affects adults more than children.D. Sleep problems are one of the leading causes of diabetes3.What do we know about teenagers’ sleep patterns?A. Ideally, they need eight hours of sleep a night..B. Less sleep is needed when they enter pubertyC. They often wake up at midnight due to biologicalD. They may have difficulty falling asleep before11.pm4.Where does this passage probably come from?A. A n ewspaperB. A b iographyC. A textbookD. An advertisement4.（8分）Many people have long dreamed of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yet the safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years，development in technology has moved the dream of personal flying vehicles closer to reality. Now，two groups of inventors say such vehicles may be available soon.The British company Malloy Aeronautics has developed a prototype(原型) of its flying bicycle. Grant Stapleton，marketing sales director of Malloy Aeronautics，says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly.“It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed，” he adds.Mr. Stapleton says safety was the company’s main concern. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors(交叠式旋翼) to power the vehicle.The company is testing a fullsize prototype of the Hoverbike，which will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams.In New Zealand，the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a fullsize prototype of its personal flying device，called Jetpack(喷气背包).It can fly for more than 30 minutes，up to 1,000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour.Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said Jetpack “is built around safety from the start”.In his words，“reliability is the most important element of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself，very sim ilar to a Formula One racing car.”Jetpack uses a gasolinepowered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr Coker says it also has a parachute(降落伞) that can be used should there be an emergency. “It starts to work at very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot，” he adds. Mr Coker says Jetpack will be ready for sale soon.1.We can learn from the passage that the Hoverbike __________.A. has been used by the police and emergency rescue teamsB. can be transported quickly after being folded and packedC. can hardly get in and out of small spaces quicklyD. can fly for over 30 minutes，up to 1,000 meters high2.The writer uses the example of Formula One racing car to show that .A.Jetpack’s engine is powerfulB.Jetpack is very safe and reliableC.Jetpack’s actual structure is uniqueD.Jetpack can reach a great speed and height3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “ ”.A.the parachuteB.the engineC.JetpackD.the jet stream4.What is th e author’s main purpose of writing the passage?A.To describe the problems of inventing flying vehicles.B.To show the differences between the two personal flying vehicles..C.To introduce the latest development of flying vehicles.D.To advertise the two personal flying vehicles.二、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）5.（10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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高二下学期英语阅读理解训练86AIt seems as if Christmas and their birthday aren’t enough. Kids have another day which revolves(围绕) around them. There are a lot of funny activities in Shanghai especially for families as Children’s Day falls on 1st June.1. Indoor activities at Big EBig E is a great place for kids. All kinds of ball games can be found here. This Sunday, there are some other interesting activities: free movies and a magic show with three sessions(场) between 9 am and 6 pm.2. The Wizard of Oz at Kerry HotelIf eating and relaxing is what your family are interested in, Kerry Hotel should be your favourite place. The COOK and The MEAT both offer excellent brunch(早午餐) every weekend. Besides, The BREW will organize The Wizard of Oz for children in a repeat of its special Easter performance.3. Brunch at City BistroIf you’re looking for a restaurant with a more relaxing atmosphere and lower price than either The COOK or The MEAT, then go to City Bistro. A special discount on its brunch this Sunday has never happened before. While parents are enjoying the food, their children can play in the kids’ corner and let parents catch their breath.4. Children’s exhibition at Gallery G1If going out for brunch is too regular, families can try something a little more cultural at Gallery G1. There is an exhibition of children’s artwork named My Sky, which will be displayed this weekend. There are also a number of artistic(艺术的) activities for kids to try.5. Get creative at Petit ChameleonPetit Chameleon at the Daycare centre is organizing a new activity named Art from the Start to show kids’ creative ability. The event is about ancient Greece. On Sunday, you will see kids make their own armors(盔甲).1. The COOK and The MEAT are __________.A. funny activitiesB. activity centersC. great performersD. famous restaurants2. How does City Bistro attract people?A. By providing free performance.B. By offering kids many free toys.C. By serving brunch at a lower price.D. By helping take care of kids for people.3. Where should children who love sports go on Children’s Day?A. Big E.B. Kerry Hotel.C. City Bistro.D. Gallery G1.BCold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”. For centuries，the body's blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be coldblooded. Coldblooded people act in merciless ways. They may do brutal things to others，and not by accident. For example，a newspaper says the police are searching for a coldblooded killer. The killer murdered someone，not in selfdefence. He seemed to kill for no reason，and with no emotion，as if taking someone's life meant nothing.Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet，for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet，if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression—to get cold feet—that has nothing to do with cold or your feet.The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example，you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being the president when you understand the situation.Cold can also affect your shoulder. You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You treat them in a distant and cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back towards someone，instead of speaking to him facetoface. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you or to someone who has lied about you to others.A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly，unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody elsegot. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay rise，and that he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.4．The passage is intended to tell us that ________．A．cold weather has a great effect on human bodiesB．many English expressions contain the word “cold”C．cold is a word closely linked with human emotionsD．the word “cold” has many different meanings in English5．Which of the following expressions can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others?A．Coldblooded.B．To get cold feet.C．A cold shoulder. D．A cold fish.6．You can say Tom ________ if the teacher gives all the boys except him a pen as a prize.A．is given the cold shoulder B．is left out in the coldC．has got cold feet D．is murdered by a coldblooded killer7．We can draw a conclusion from the passage that ________.A．all the expressions containing the word “cold” have a negative meaningB．all the expressions containing the word “cold” have something to do with coldC．people who show no human emotions or feelings have cold bloodD．many parts of the human body can be badly affected by coldCI was ever bullied badly when I was in high school. One kid in particular would try to make me feel worse in every way he knew. For example, he would throw stuff at me constantly, hit me on the head, punch(殴打)me, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and, of course tell me he would beat me up if I ever fought back. It was like his daily mission. Andit was my daily mission to just get through the day. What could I say? It made my world very small because that was my main focus—just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny, but it was very lonely Looking back to that time, which was about 11 years ago, my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone into that world of mine. I was too proud (and embarrassed) to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully won. It wouldalso mean that I was weak.Let me just say this: bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason why they come after you is that they think you won't do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? Absolutely not. Be stronger—ask a parent, a teacher or a friend for help. Simply admit that you are struggling and need help.You can put it like this, "Somebody who is weak and trying to build himself or herself up has chosen to do that by putting me down. The only reason why they are doing that is that I am nice and I haven't done anything about it yet. Well I am through putting up with this. I have basic human rights that they are trying to take away to feel better and that is just not OK. How do I handle this? I don't want the pain cycle to continue and I don't want to become someone I don't want to be. 8．The underlined word "It" in the first paragraph refers to___________.A．calling the author's nicknamesB．making friends with fellow studentsC．hurting the author by using force or threatsD．going through a difficult time with schooling9．What did the author do when he was bullied?A．He just hoped that he could survive the day. B．He fell by the waysideC．He called for help immediately D．He fought back bravely.10．The author suggests___________ to fight bullies.A．getting used to the pain as soon as possibleB．keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social lifeC．looking for help from parents, teachers or friendsD．promoting the understanding of basic human rights11．The author probably wrote this article to________________A．admit that he had been treated badly at schoolB．describe how he got rid of his weakC．show how grateful he was to those who helped hitD．share his experience and ideas on dealing with bulliesDEach year, millions of people go abroad to work, study or travel. It's a great way to find outwhat life is like in another part of the world! You're probably hoping to make new friends and learn about the culture in your host country—everything from attitudes and beliefs to social customs and popular foods. But constantly having to deal with new situations can be frustrating, even stressful.Homesickness, stress, fear and confusion are all symptoms of "culture shock". At first, you may feel like getting on the plane and heading home. It's OK to have those feelings, and the following are some tips to help you handle the challenges that you will face.Don't expect to be perfect. You may feel frustrated that you have culture shock, especially since you probably spent so much time preparing for your trip. No matter how much information you read, or how well you speak the host language, it is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. If you give yourself some time, things will gradually get easier.Have an open mind. While it's certainly OK to feel frustration or confusion in your new surroundings, try not to form an opinion about the new culture too soon. Don't think of the host culture as better or worse, just different—you'll be more willing to try new things.Participate. This is obvious, but everybody needs to be reminded. Just watching life go on around you isn't good enough. You really need to try things for yourself. Don't worry about making a mistake; people in your host country will generally be very understanding and willing to help if you have questions.Your study abroad experience is a unique and special time in your life—one that you'll never forget. If you follow our suggestions, you'll be able to handle it well, and have a wonderful time. Good luck!12．What is culture shock according to the passage?A．Something that you feel surprised and shocked at.B．The problems you have when you go to another country.C．The frightening feelings you have.D．Something different from your own culture.13．What should you do when you feel depressed?A．Go back to your own homeland.B．Talk to someone about your problems.C．Give yourself some time to get used to it.D．Stop thinking of it.14．Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．It is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes.B．Not everything is perfect.C．Try to form the opinion about the new culture as soon as possible. D．Tell others about your problems.15．What is the main idea of the passage?A．How to overcome culture shock.B．Why people have culture shock.C．Who might have culture shock.D．When you will have culture shock.高二阅读理解86 1-5 DCABD 6-10 BACAC 11-15DBCCA。