2020—2021学年度高二英语阶段性检测(含答案)
山东省六校2020-2021学年高二阶段性联合考试英语试题及答案
⼭东省六校2020-2021学年⾼⼆阶段性联合考试英语试题及答案⼭东省六校2020-2021学年⾼⼆阶段性联合考试英语（A卷）（时间：120分钟总分：150分）注意事项：1.答卷前，考⽣务必将⾃⼰的姓名、考⽣号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
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第I卷（共95分）第⼀部分听⼒（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。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关⼩题和阅读下⼀⼩题。
每段对话仅读⼀遍。
1.When is Grandpa's birthday?A.On May 6th.B.On May 7th.C.On May 8th.2.What does the girl advise the man to do?A.Look for a job.B.Take classes.C.Stay at home.3.Where will the man go for the holiday probably?A.To London.B.To Toronto.C.To his hometown.4.Where are the speakers?A.In an airplane.B.In a boat.C.On the ground.5.What happened to Peter's bike?A.A tree fell on it.B. Someone stole it.C.It got broken.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。
每段对话或独⽩后有⼏个⼩题，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。
江苏省西亭高级中学2020-2021学年高二上学期第一次阶段检测英语试题 含答案
江苏省西亭高级中学2020至2021学年度（上）高二第一次阶段检测高二英语第一部分：听力（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）1.Why does the man need a map?A.To tour Manchester.B.To find a restaurant.C.To learn about China.2.What does the woman want to do for vacation?A.Go to the beach.B.Travel to Colorado.C.Learn to snowboard.3.What will the man probably do?A.Take the job.B.Refuse the offer.C.Change the working hours.4.What does the woman say about John?A.He won't wait for her.B.He won't come home today.C.He won't be on time for dinner.5.What will the speakers probably do next?A.Order some boxes.B.Go home and rest.C.Continue working.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.How does the woman usually go to work?A.By car.B.By bus.C.By train.7.What do the speakers agree about taking the train?A.It is safer.B.It is faster.C.It is cheaper听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
四川省成都市树德中学2020-2021学年高二下学期5月阶段性测试英语试题+PDF版含答案
高2019级高二下期5月阶段性测试英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分命题人：黄杏审题人：石海、肖洪林第一部分听力测试（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。
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。
1.When will the man’s mother probably arrive?A.At3:30pm.B.At4:30pm.C.At7:00pm.2.What does the man mean?A.He is waiting for someone else.B.He doesn’t want to talk with Mr Miller.C.He doesn’t have time now.3.What does the woman want to be after graduation?A.A lawyer.B.A teacher.C.A doctor.4.Where is Mr Davis now?A.At home.B.In his office.C.On his way to office.5.What is the man doing?A.Making a phone call.B.Making a visit.C.Making an appointment.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。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7题。
6.What is probably related to the man’s parking number“A1214”?A.The man’s birthday.B.The birthday of the man’s son.C.The birthday of the man’s wife.7.What is probably the woman?A.A security guard.B.A police officer.C.A resident.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。
2021-2022年高二上学期第一学段段考(期中)英语试题 含答案
2021年高二上学期第一学段段考（期中）英语试题含答案一．听力：（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有一道小题，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，你将有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。
1. What’s the woman?A. A doctor.B. A teacherC. A patient.2. When will the man deliver the goods?A. In NovemberB. In OctoberC. In September3. What are the two speakers talking about?A. An examination.B. A sports club.C. A football game.4. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a classroom.B. In a library.C. In a restaurant.5. What does the man advice the woman to do？A. To buy a dictionaryB. To borrow one dictionary from the libraryC. To ask her teacher for help.第二节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)听下面2段对话。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料.回答第6到7题。
6. Where are the two speakers now?A. In the man’s homeB. In the woman’s home.C. In their new home.7. What do we know about Rose?A. Her children live in the U.S.B. She doesn’t like her room.C. She likes the weather here.听第7段材料.回答第8到10题。
四川省广元市昭化中学2020-2021学年高二英语测试题含解析
四川省广元市昭化中学2020-2021学年高二英语测试题含解析一、选择题1. These volunteers are raising________money for the AIDS patients.A．a great many B．a great deal of C．a lots of D．amount of 参考答案：B2. As was recorded in history , Diaoyu Island has been _________ part of China.A. regarded to beB. seen asC. thought asD. thought of to be参考答案：B3. -----They are quiet, aren’ t they?-----No. They are accustomed_____at meals.A. to talkB. to not talkC. to talkingD. to not talking参考答案：C4. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing rate.A. bring upB. build upC. spring upD. strike up参考答案：C5. Although cats can not see in complete darkness, their eyes are much more _______to light than human eyes.A. brilliantB. attractiveC. availableD. sensitive参考答案：D略6. The city dedicated a monument ________ those killed in battle.A. with respect toB. in line withC. in answer toD. in honour of参考答案：D7. --- I can’t find Mr. White. Where on earth did you meet him yesterday?--- It was in the cinema _____we saw the movie Ender’s Game.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. there参考答案：B8. They applied first aid to the seriously wounded driver, or he __________.A. would dieB. had diedC. would have been diedD. would have died.参考答案：D9. --- Will someone go and get Dr. White?--- He’s already been ____.A. sent forB. asked forC. sent upD. looked for参考答案：A10. Prices of daily goods ____________ through a computer can be lower than store prices.A. are boughtB. boughtC. been boughtD. buying参考答案：B略11. They have been married for nearly two years and they are ________ to have a baby.However, their wish hasn’t come true.A. cautiousB. desperateC. contradictoryD. unwilling参考答案：B考查形容词。
黑龙江省哈尔滨市第九中学2020-2021学年高二下学期四月学业阶段性评价考试英语试题 含答案
哈九中2020-2021学年度下学期4月考高—英语试卷2021. 4.第I卷（选择题，共80分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AThe best drones （无人机）you can buy right nowDJI Mavic Air 2 （$800）DJI Mavic Air 2 offers clear improvements over previous products. It can shoot 4K videos at 60 fps, along with still photos of up to 48 megapicels （白万像素），while the drone's flight time has been increased to 34 minutes （up from 21）. The drone itself starts at $800, but adding the Fly More Combo pack on to your shopping list gives you three batteries and some additional items for another $200.Mavic Mini （$400）Mavic Mini's advantages are its size and weight, the latter of which comes in at just under the 250-gram mark. The biggest drawback is that it doesn't shoot 4K like DJI's higher-end drones, but you'11 still get some impressive 2.7K videos and 12-megapixel still images.Ryze Tello （$110）There may be a handful of clear favorites when it comes to higher-end drones, but things get quite a bit more confusing if you' re just looking for a cheap flyer to try your hand with. While there's no mistaking this for a pro-level piece of equipment, Ryze Tello benefits from a partnership with DJI that gives it some reliable capabilities for the price. DJI Inspire 2 （$3,300）What can professional movie makers get in DJI Inspire 2? A lightweight body, a flight time of 27 minutes, and an amazing 5.2K video quality. Besides, it has retractable （可收回的）landing equipment, and you can turn the camera 360 degrees without anything blocking the view. To fully use DJI Inspire 2, one pilot is needed to pilot the drone and the other to control its camera.1. What has DJI Mavic Air 2 been improved?A. Its weight and flying range.B. Its camera and flying time.C. Its battery and top speed.D. Its size and flight ability.2. Which of the following drones is the best choice for a beginner?A. DJI Mavic Air2.B. DJI Inspire 2.C. Mavic Mini.D. Ryze Tello.3. What is one typical feature of DJI Inspire 2?A. Its camera is able to shoot 4K videos at 60 fps.B. It can fly for an hour on a single battery charge.C. It can be operated by two people at the same time.D. Its landing equipment is made of special materials.4. In which section of a newspaper would the text most likely appear?A. Entertainment.B. Health.C. Culture.D. Technology.BWe took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August, and it was as refreshing and exhausting as family vacations tend to be. Toward the end of our long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot on. At that point in a road trip, even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from home, I hit the brakes, and we began to roll, slowly, behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes again. We saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed again. Just-cut hay and a ba rn full of dairy cattle.At five miles per hour, you remember what you forget at sixty-five. You are thinking about a place, even when you are moving from place to place.I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home, and also a writer and a gardener. But, for me, those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life: I want to cultivate a place and share it with others.The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in 1880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land, and we love nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables and flowers, keep a baker's dozen of egg-laying chickens, and, since we moved in three years ago, we have planted many, many trees.Living with my life's purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here, feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the budget, and we spend it on trees.But I learned something at the end of our family road trip. Travel can help me in the task of caring for my own place. When 1 slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there, travel tells me the connections between my place and all the other places.5. What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?A .The tiredness of her past family life.B. Her disappointment at the family road trip.C. The family's eagerness to return home.D. Kids' excitement at driving fast on the road.6. Why did the author slow her car some miles from her home?A. Because she made way for a horse-drawn carriage.B. Because she enjoyed the scenery along the road.C. Because she needed a break after the long drive.D. Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life.7. The underlined word “placemaker'' in the 4th paragraph refers to someone who.A. devotes most of his energy and time to building his houseB. is ready to help anyone in need in the communityC. makes a creative design for others' housesD. is good at cultivating a place and sharing it with others8. What can be the best title of the passage?A. On the Way HomeB. Never Travel againC. Escape from a Family LifeD. Life on the FarmCUnder the bright white lights of a central exhibition space in London, a few people are sorting themselves into groups. An instructor tells those who feel extremely worried about climate change to go to the far end of the room. Those that areless worried should stay closer to her. Moments later, she is almost alone. Thirty feet away, strangers awkwardly crowd together, signaling that they suffer eco-anxiety.This workshop, organized by Kings College London, is one of several events organized in London to help people work through the feelings of anxiety, depression and grief that arise from confronting （面对）the fact. According to the UN, we now have less than eleven years to prevent catastrophic climate change.The American Psychological Association first defined the eco-anxiety as “a chronic（长期的）fear of environmental doom （厄运）As climate protests and a series of natural disasters put climate on the news agenda, eco-anxiety has exploded across the world. Mental health studies reveal a surge in people reporting stress or depression about the climate.Eco-anxiety is not the same as the clinical disorder, though physicians say fears about the climate can worsen or trigger （激发）pre-existing mental health problems. "In fact, in most cases, eco-anxiety is no more than a healthy response to climate crisis, says psychotherapist Caroline Hickman, a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance.When it comes to treatment, experts say taking action — either by changing your lifestyle to reduce emissions or taking part in activities —can reduce the level of anxiety. But before getting started, you need to talk about your feelings ,“Hickman says, stressing that we need to accept our vulnerability （脆弱）.9. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A. Most people have no idea of what eco-anxiety is.B. Many people suffer from the feeling of eco-anxiety.C. People have many reasons to worry about climate change.D. Many people want to hide their worries about climate change.10. What does the word “surge" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. steady decreaseB. slow growthC. rapid declineD. dramatic increase11. What does Caroline Hickman think of eco-anxiety?A. It can give rise to new mental problems.B. It can hardly be cured in a short time.C. It can be regarded as a normal feeling.D. It can solve climate crisis faster.12. What does Caroline Hickman advise people to do to deal with eco-anxiety?A. To discuss it with experts.B. To turn to doctors for help.C. To admit we have such feelings.D. To share our feelings with friends.DThe gender gap in maths-related subjects is obvious. In almost all countries, far fewer women than men choose STEM （理工科）careers.It's not that girls and women arc bad at maths. In the UK in 2020, for example, 39% of 18-year-old girls who studied maths at A-level achieved an A or A+, compared to 42% of boys. For A-level physics, 29% of girls achieved the top two grades, compared to 28% of boys. But in both subjects, boys heavily outnumbered girls by more than 3:1 in the case of physics. So why are so many girls turning their backs on these subjects?A study published recently in the journal PNAS suggests that the answer may in fact lie in male-female differences in academic ability, but the ability in question is reading, not maths. Thomas Breda, at Paris School of Economics, and Clotilde Napp, at Paris Dauphine University, wondered whether this male-female difference in reading could help explain the gender gap in STEM careers. Every three years, hundreds of thousands of 15-year-olds in more than 60 countries takepart in the PISA study （国际学生评估测试）.Students complete tests in maths, reading and science, and answer questions about their future career intentions. When Breda and Napp looked at the data from PISA 2012, they realized they were onto something.“There were small gender gaps in maths performa nce at 15 years old, but these gaps were too small to explain the huge gender segregation in STEM," says Breda. But for reading, the tables were turned; the girls were much better than the boys. As a result, when a boy and a girl had similar scores in maths, the girl usually had an even better score in reading.When Breda and Napp compared each student's scores in reading and maths, they found the greater a student's advantage in reading, the less likely they were to plan a career in maths, even when their maths score was also high. Notably, this was true for both boys and girls.“It makes a lot of sense,“ says Sarah Cattan, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. "It shows that what matters most when boys and girls choose their field of study is not how good they are in maths or in reading, but how good they are in maths relative to reading.”13.What do the data in Paragraph 2 show?A. The average gender difference in maths performance is small.B. Those who are good at maths are also good at physics.C. Physics tends to be easier for girls than maths.D. Girls are not better than boys at maths.14.According to Breda and Napp, who is most likely to plan a career in maths?A. Tom whose maths is worse than reading.B. Lisa whose maths is better than reading.C. Lily whose reading is better than maths.D. Jack whose reading is as good as maths.15. According to Sarah Cattan, what do students value much when making further study choices?A. Their comparative strength instead of absolute ability.B. Their gender advantages in a specific academic field.C. Their future job landing possibility in an industry.D. Their particular interest in a certain subject.16. What is the best title for the text?A. Why are we drawn to STEM careers?B. Are boys worse at reading and writing?C. Why are girls bad at maths-related subjects?D. Are good readers more likely to give up maths?EPm a professor of rhetoric and literature. Whether it is global literature or historic literature, or pictographs （象形文字），I teach all of them. Literature is the chronicle （编年史）of the human condition over time. It shows exactly how people advance with technology and awareness of social issues. It can cultivate people with the good character and affect their lives.Why do we find pictograms or cave paintings filled with animals that lived in the area? They are the communication of location information during the nomadic eras. That is fairly nice of one group of people to tell the next tribe what to cat. Why do we have cave paintings of Nessie or other horrible monsters? Pick any piece of the cave paintings from across the globe and ask whether it is designed to share with others and warn others, and you'll know it shows the prowess of thehunters or their honor to others. All of these appear in different ways during different times; they are all the foundational elements, including some big events.And humans naturally move toward discovery. We look to space or observe animals and plants to better understand ourselves and the world we are living in. We write down what we have discovered, which becomes part of literature. On the Origin of Species is foundational, biological literature but it's also literature. We find ourselves by reading classic literary works and literature can offer heartbreak or hope or both or give us a window into all of life.Functionally, think of those famous and able generals, who were written into the global history because they had not only read but also understood The Art of War to the point of being able to apply it with ease. Anyhow, literature benefits us. If you are able to read it and understand it, it becomes a part of you. And you are likely to apply those emotions and intelligence in daily life without realizing it.17. Which is excluded from the category of literature according to the author?A. Music records.B. Cave paintings.C. The Historical Records.D. On the Origin of Species.18. What is one of the purposes of ancient people using these pictograms?A. To show what food they had eaten.B. To point out what nomadic eras are.C. To indicate where the animals were.D. To tell hunters how to hunt animals.19. What does the underlined word "prowess" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Tool or weapon.B. Harvest or capture.C. Skill or technology.D. Bravery or fearlessness.20. What does the author try to show through the example of those generals?A. Literature affects our emotions.B. Generals like reading literature.C. Literature helps people become successful.D. Literature has something to do with wars.第二节（共5小题：每题2分，满分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。
甘肃省天水市一中2020-2021学年高二下学期第一阶段考试英语试题
天水一中高二级2020-2021学年度第二学期第一学段考试英语试题（满分：100分时间：90分钟）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ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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第Ⅰ卷（选择题）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.First impression are the most lasting,you never get________second chance to make ________ first impression.A．a; the B．the; the C．a; a D．the;a2. What is known to all is that up to now China has made a great_______to preserving the peace.A．conclusion B．comment C．campaign D．contribution3. To their great fear, they found ______ in the heaviest snowfall they had ever had.A．they were catching B．themselves caughtC．they had caught D．themselves catching4. If I had a chance _______one thing to healthy children,it would be like this: _______a disability does not mean your life is not _______.A．saying; having;satisfied B．to say; having;satisfyingC．to say; having;satisfied D．saying; have;satisfied5._______my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more independent.A．In many ways B．In the way C．In no way D．On the way6. We are happy that our predictions_______be so accurate, which is far from our expectation.A．may B．would C．should D．will7. A few minutes later,there was no Tom,so George started_______the water with his oar and there was Tom,_______ back to the boat, _______ us to the hunt again.A．beating;circling;leading B．beating;circled;leadingC．beating;circled;led D．beating;to circle;leading8. I was about to go back to sleep I heard a strange noise.A．while B．as C．when D．then9. The number of college graduated ______ surprisingly large and a large number of them ______unable to find a proper job.A．is; is B．are; are C．are; is D．is; are10. On the second morning Tony,_____an apron,brought her breakfast and then asked her_____ sheneeded help dressing.A．wearing;whether B．wore;whether C．wore;if D．wearing:how11. Many senior students have just reached a point _____ they can control their moods and actions. A．where B．that C．when D．which12. Just accept the disabled for______they are,and give them encouragement to live as rich and full alife______ you do.A．whom; so B．which; like C．who; as D．that; as13.— Does your sister work as a teacher in Canada?— No, but she once _______ there for 5 years.A．taught B．had taught C．has taught D．would teach14. By next year, dry waste burning and wet waste treatment rates in Shanghai ______ to reach27,800 tons a day, around 80% of the city’s total garbage.A．are expected B．will have been expectedC．have expected D．are expecting15. —_______?—Yes. Two sandwiches and a cup of coffee, please.A．What do you want B．Are you ready to orderC．Wh at’s the specialty here D．What would you like to drink二、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【英语】四川省成都七中2020—2021学年高二上学期10月阶段性测试试题(解析版)
四川省成都七中2020—2021学年高二上学期10月阶段性测试英语试题第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AIf you’re a design enthusiast, you’re sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.Sky Park Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeLocated on the Sky Park above Singapore’s most famous hotel, Marina Bay Sands, this is the world’s largest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the city’s skyline, the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge, they face an illusion that they’ll float into the sky-line. It’s quite a heart-beaten rush!The Red Pool, The Library Koh Samui, ThailandThis blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samui’s Chaweng Beach, the fascinating color isn’t the result of using artificial dye. Rather, the mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) of orange, yellow and red make the brilliant sight that is set among trees and an open-air library.San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool, Region de valparaiso, ChileThe world’s largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computer-controlled pump and filtration system. Located at Chile’s San Alfonso del Mar Resort, this huge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 million liters of water. It is also one of the deepest pools in the world.Y-40 Deep Joy, Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme, ItalyThe deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you feel like you’re jumping into the sea! The Y-40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool, which has special caves, ledges (壁架) and underwater viewing glass, was designed by well-known architect Emanuele Boaretto. It’s meant for leisure dives, dive training and photo shoots.1. What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?。
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2020—2021学年度高二英语阶段性检测第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ANow it is time to go out to explore foreign lands and experience the different beaches that the world has to offer.Anse Sourced’ Argent, Seychelles--With beautiful pale pink sand, clear blue waters, and rock formations that have been shaped by waves and time, this beach’s beauty is enough to land itself on the cover of a travel magazine. And it is one of the most photographed baeches in the world. And don’t worry about any waves as the shores and shallow waters are protected by a nearby reef(礁).Maldives--Maldives is an island nation off the coast of Sri Lanka and one of the lowest nations of the world, Enjoy the soft sandy beaches, coconut-bearing palm trees, and a diverse sea life that surrounds you. But due to coral dying and rising sea levels, Maldives is expected to sink within the next 10 years.Freedom Beach, Thailand--Privacy(隐私) isn’t always so easy to find at a beach, but Freedom Beach in Thailand provides a much less crowded, more relaxing location to spend your time. With swimming, snorkeling(浮潜), and beach-side refreshments(点心,茶点), you are able to have the vacation that you deserve! Its neighboring beach, Patong, can get a little crowded and a bit crazy with the large number of tourists present, so escape via water taxi to enjoy yourself and a much cleaner shore.Matira Beach, Bara Bora--The island's economy is driven by tourism, so you know that all of the locals want you to have a great time and come back soon with all of your friends. With a beach like Matira, that sounds like a great idea! You may recognize the island from Couples Retreat. Remember all of the over-the-water bungalows(平房) that were in the movie? Those were actually first produced at the beach and are standard features for resorts(度假胜地).1.What is Anse Sourced’ Argent famous for?A. Its travel magazinesB. Its beautiful coral reefC. Its picture-like sceneryD. Its dangerous waves2.What can we know about Maldives?A. It is an island nation under the sea surfaceB. It may disappear in 100 yearsC. It shares the same coast with Sri LankaD. It lies at the lowest altitude of the world3.What is Freedom Beach described as according to the text?A. One where privacy is hard to findB. One whose shore is bigger than Patong’sC. One where visitors can enjoy private spaceD. One where visitors can land on the coral reefs4.What can we learn about Matira Beach from the text?A. Many films were set in the beachB. Too many tourists disturb the localsC. The over-the -water bungalows first appeared thereD. It is a place that you don’t want to share with othersBTen-year-old Lena Draper decided to reach out to the Marion Police Department on Facebook after getting stuck on the maths questions. Instead of ignoring her request, Ohio officer Lieutenant B. J. Gruber did his best to lend a hand.Lena informed the policeman that she was stuck on the problem(8+29)×15. He quickly responded: ”Do the numbers in the parentheses(括号) first so in fact it would be 37×15.”After settling the first question, Lieutenant Gruber was given a more difficult task. Lena asked him for the answer to (90+27)+(29+15)×2. The confident officer responded with what he believed to be the correct answer, advising: ”Take the answer from the first parentheses plus the answer from the second parentheses and multiply that answer by two. Work left to right doing the work in parentheses first.”But embarrassingly, Facebook users were quick to notice that his maths solving didn’t quite add up. To solve the problem, you must actually add the numbers in the second parentheses and multiply the answer by two, before adding the numbers in the first set of brackets.Lena’s mum Molly said, ”I didn’t believe her at first. I thought it was pretty funny. I was happy, but not surprised that they responded so quickly. They are wonderful with their communication with the community.”After Lieutenant Gruber was told about the mistake, he joked: “Hoping it is truly the thought that counts since obviously I can’t! Especially since the answer was wrong, it was very nice for Molly to recognize our attempt to help her daughter with some maths homework.”It’s not the first time that adults have been left feeling trapped by a maths assignment aimed at kids.5.What is the text mainly about?A. A new job is added to the policeB. A new approach to maths problem-solvingC. The Marion Police Department’s Facebook pageD. A policeman helps a girl with her maths problems6.According to the policeman, the result of the second problem is .A. 205B. 322C. 456D. 5557.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Some adults are too stupid to help kids with their homeworkB. Some homework for children is not as easy as it appearsC. It is stupid for Lieutenant Gruber to make the mistakeD. Kids often ask the police to help them with their homeworkCWhen I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the from of a job in Boston. I made it.Soon, reality set in. I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts, waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy(悲剧). My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories. My career was ebbing, and at the same time my personal life was too--I divorced.My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.”So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives: a young girl who was paralyzed(瘫痪的) by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit, a blind and autistic(自闭的) musician who learned to play 27 instruments, a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio. I started to tell and promote stories like them.Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift: my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world. In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder. I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.8.What changed the author’s working direction in his job in Boston?A. The tragedy in the societyB. The low payment of the jobC. The hurt from his divorceD. The fear of cruel criminals9.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ebbing” in Paragraph 2?A. Taking offB. Getting into troubleC. Unchangeable at allD. Dull but important10.What the author’s mother said means .A. helping others is a way to escape from realityB. helping others can comfort your soulC. the best way of helping others is telling storiesD. it is difficult to make contributions to helping others11.According to the last paragraph, what does the author advise us to do?A. To tell inspiring storiesB. To fight against criminalsC. To ignore our own hurtD. To do as much kindness as possibleDIf you’re wondering when you might get the flu, a new study indicates you should keep an eye on your local weather report.According to a research published in the Journal of Clinical Virology, if you keep your eye on the weather and watch for the first major dip in the temperature, you can essentially mark your calendar in prediction for an outbreak the flu.To figure out how the weather and flu outbreak may be connected, researchers analyzed statistics of 20,000 people in an area over three seasons. The number of people who caught the flu was then compared with local weather data.After each season, the team noticed one consistent finding: The first really cold period with low outdoortemperatures and low humidity(湿度) was always followed by a week of a mass influenza outbreak.The researchers say that aerosol particles(气溶胶粒子) containing virus and liquid are more able to spread in cold and dry weather. So, in theory, if you sneeze or cough and the surrounding air is very dry, the air will absorb the moisture and the particles containing the virus keep spreading through the air for a longer period of time.Luckily, there are ways to keep off the illness regardless of the weather. Washing your hands, coughing into the crook(弯曲) of your arm and getting the vaccine(疫苗) are the best ways to prevent the flu from spreading. People over the age of 65, pregnant women and young children are at the highest risk of developing complications(并发症) related to the virus, according to the CDC.12.From the first paragraph we can infer that .A. people may easily fall sickB. nobody can predict when one gets fluC. flu is often related to weather changesD. weather report plays an important part in life13.How did the researchers draw the conclusion of the study?A. By analyzing the dataB. By doing questionnairesC. By carrying out experimentsD. By making observation14.Why do people catch the flu easily in cold and dry weather?A. Cold and dry weather helps the spread of virusB. The colder it is, the more kinds of flu there areC. Cold and dry weather can prevent people from doing exerciseD. Low temperature can increase the number of aerosol particles15.What can we learn about from the last paragraph?A. The vaccines for fluB. The main ways to cure fluC. The most common kind of flu virusD. The people who are easy to get flu第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。