高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题.docx

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高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

2021-2022年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

Doyouwantapleasantholiday?

Thesummerholidaysareuponusagain.HereisourguidetosummerholidayfuninPeterborough!

PeterboroughMuseum

TheAgeoftheDinosaursisthemuseum’smainattractionthissummer.Getupclosetoprehistoriccreaturesviasomegreathands-onexhibits!

Themuseumisopenfrom10:

00amto5:

00pmMondaytoSaturday,andfrom12:

00pmto4:

00pmonSundaysinAugust.

Call01733864663fordetails.

SaxonYouthClub

Schoolholidayfun:

Youngpeopleaged13-19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic,peteinsportsactivities,ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub,SaxonmunityCenter,NormanRoad,PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:

00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:

30pmand6:

30pm.

HoughtonMill

AlicethroughtheLookingClass－anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday,30thAugust.Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopenfrom6:

30pm-8:

30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntilendoftheinterval.Adult£10.Child£7.Family£20.

FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbey

FarmlandGames:

FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches,eandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosette（玫瑰形饰物）thatisfitforawinner!

Noneedtobook,justturnupbetween12:

00pmand4:

00pmonThursday,19thAugust.Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove,eachchildshouldbeacpaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost£7perchild.

Forfurtherinformation,call01223810080.

21.Ifyouareinterestedincooking,youcangoto_________.

A.PeterboroughMuseumB.HoughtonMill

C.SaxonYouthClubD.FarmlandMuseum

22.Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents,soitwillcostyou________A.￡20B.￡27C.￡17D.￡21

23.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents’pany?

A.WatchinganewplayB.petinginsportsactivities

C.VisitingthedinosaurexhibitionD.Playingfarmlandgames

B

WhenIfirststarteduniversity,Irememberedhearingaboutbonemarrow（骨髓）donationduringFreshman’sWeek.SomestudentsvolunteersfromagroupcalledMarrowtriedtoconvincemetoattendaneventsoIcouldlearnmoreaboutit.Theword“bone”immediatelymademethinkthatdonatingwouldbeapainfulprocedure,soIrefused.Backthen,therewasnowayIcouldhaveknownthreeyearslater,Iwouldbeoneofthemanypeoplethatdesperatelyneedsabonemarrowdonortosavetheirlives.

IamcurrentlywaitingtobematchedwithadonorandifIamluckyenoughtofindagoodmatch,itwillbethislovelystrangerthatsavesmylife.IreceivedmycancerdiagnosisinJune.ItisonlyatthattimethatIrealizedhowignorantIhadbeenaboutthebonemarrowdonationprocess.

Theprocessofdonatingstemcellsisactuallyverysimple.In90%ofcases,donorsareaskedtodonatetheirbloodstemcells,theother10%willgivetheirbonemarrow.Lotsofdonorssaythatboththesethingsarevirtuallypainfree,andnothingtobescaredabout.Beingabonemarrowdonorshouldbesomethingtobeproudof,aseverydonorhasanopportunitytosavesomeone’slife!

AtthemomentIknowthatthedoctorsarebusysearchingforamatch,Isimplyliveeverydayinthehopethattherewillbeadonorrightforme.IfIhaveanopportunityforlife,Iwon’twasteit.

WhenIwasafirstyearatuniversity,Imadethemistakeofwalkingawayfrombeingastemcelldonor.Pleasedon’tmakethesamemistakethatIdid.Therearesomanypeopleoutthere,includingmyself,thatneedyourhelp;andbyundergoingasimple,pain-freeprocedure,youcouldhavethechancetoproudlysaythatyousavedsomeone’slife.

24.Whydidtheauthorrefusetolearnmoreaboutbonemarrowdonationbefore?

A.Becauseshehadknownnothingabout

BBecauseshewasinpoorhealth

CBecauseshecouldgetnothingfromit.

D.Becauseshethoughtthatdonatingwouldbepainful

25.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?

A.Theauthorwasconcernedaboutothers.

B.Theauthorwasconfidentaboutthebonemarrowdonation.

C.Theauthorneedsthebonemarrowdonationnow.

D.Theauthordonatesherbonemarrowtosaveothers.

26.Theauthorneedsthebonemarrowbecauseshegot_________.

A.headacheB.fluC.highbloodpressureD.cancer

27.Theauthortoldusherstoryto_________.

A.encouragepeopletobeabonemarrowdonorB.recallherpainfulpast

C.explainthecauseofhercancer.D.showustheexperienceofhercollegelife

C

Thetroubleofhavingtocharge（充电）yoursmartphoneforhoursadaycouldbeeathingofthepast.

Britishscientistshavecreatedamaterialthatreplacesthescreenglassforphones,i-padandsmartwatches,butusesnopower----meaningtheycouldbechargedweekly.Thediscoveryisimportantbecausemorethan90percentofadevice’sbatterypowerilluminates（照明）thescreen.

Technologyfirmshavefocusedonimprovingbatterylife.ButtheBritishexpertssaydealingwiththemainpower-usingmaygivebetterresults.OxfordUniversityengineerDrPeimanHosseini,whoinventedthematerial,toldtheSundayTelegraph:

“Youhavetochargesmartwatcheseverynight.Butifyouhadsmartglass,youcouldrechargeitjustonceaweek.”

Theinventionuseselectricalpulsestocreatedisplaysthatrequirenopowerandcanbeviewedevenindirectsunlight.DrHosseini’spany,BodleTechnologies,hopestohaveaprototype（样机）inayear.

Batterylifeisseenasamajorobstructionformodernputingandtechnology.Whilethepoweroftechnologyandlifestylegadgets（小器件）hasimprovedrapidlyinrecentyears,batterieshavenotkeptpace.Thesuccessofsmartwatches,includingApple’sversion,isthoughttodependonsolvingthisproblembecausefewusersarewillingtochargeawatcheveryday.

Gadgetfirmsarealsodesperatetosolvetheproblem.

Apple,forexample,isinvestigatingusingfuelcellstopoweritsphonesandlaptops,andthisyearhadgainedapatentforasystemthatitclaimedcouldpoweritsgadgetforweeks.

InxxUSenergysecretaryStevenChucalledforabigpushtoimprovebatteries,challengingscientiststoproduceabatterywithfivetimesthecapacitywithinfiveyears.

Asidefrommobilegadgets,improvingbatterytechnologyisseenasbeingkeytothesuccessofelectriccars,whichcurrentlyhavealimitedjourneybeforetheymuststoptoberecharged.

28.Whoinventedthenewmaterial?

A.OxfordUniversityengineerB.AppleCorps

C.Energysecretary.D.Technologyfirms

29.Whatcanweknowabouttheinvention?

A.IthasgainedapatentB.Itusespowertochargethephones

C.Itisapopularwithcustomers.D.Itisakindofglass.

30.TheauthorusestheexampleofAppleinpara7toshow________________.

A.whatthekeytosuccessisB.whyAppleproductsarepopular

C.howoftenbatteriesmustberecharged

D.howgadgetfirmsaremakingeffortstoimprovebatteries

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.90%ofbatterieswillbereplacedwithsmartglass.

B.Itislikelythatmobilephoneswillberechargedonceaweek.

C.Scientistsarefocusingonincreasingthenumberofbatteries.

D.ManyusersarewillingtopaymoreforwatchesofAppleversion.

D

Instagramisafast,beautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriendsandfamily.Takeapictureorvideo,chooseafilter（修图）totransformitslookandfeel,andthenposttoInstagram—it’sthateasy.YoucanevensharetoFacebook,Twitterandmore．It’sanewwaytoseetheworld.SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks．

Ialwaysthoughtpeople’stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUK,I’dprobablydoittoo.“ThePictureHouse”istheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant.Youorder,clickaphotoofthefood,shareonInstagramandeatforfree!

Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant（巨人）BirdsEye,whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals．Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange．

Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho，LondonforthreedaysinMay,andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities．Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon’thavetopayfor,iftheyphotoandInstagramit.

TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’s“FoodforLife”campaign,anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.“Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecial,”saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling．

ThereactiontothePictureHousehasbeengreatsofarAndthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere,notbywhattheyeat．

32.Instagramprobablyis________．

A.aprogramusedtosharephotos  B.acampaignof“FoodforLife”

C.arestaurantfreeofcharge   D.anewmarketingproject

33.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThePictureHousewasopenedinScotland

B.LotsofBritishpeopleliketakingphotosoftheirmeals.

C.ThePictureHouseistheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant.  

D.TheBritish