河南省洛阳市豫西名校学年高二上学期第一次联考英语试题.docx

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河南省洛阳市豫西名校学年高二上学期第一次联考英语试题

河南省洛阳市豫西名校2020-2021学年高二上学期第一次联考英语试题

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LakeTekapoliesinthecenteroftheSouthIslandinanareaknownastheMackenzieBasininNewZealand.TekapoTourismprovidesoneofthemostcomprehensiveaccommodation（住宿）listingsintheregion.AllaccommodationprovidersinTekapoarelistedasfollows.

•TheChaletBoutiqueMotel

It’sonlyashortdistancefromtheChurchoftheGoodShepherd.You’llfindtheChaletBoutiqueMotelveryclosetotheshoresofLakeTekapo.

AttheChaletBoutiqueMotelyouhavethechoiceofsixself-contained（独立的）apartmentsvaryinginsizefrom2-bedroomapartmentstostudioapartments（单间公寓）.Someofferexcellentviewsofthelakeandmountains.

Address:

PioneerDrive,POBox2,LakeTekapo

•TekapoB2Apartment

TekapoB2apartmentisaself-contained,one-bedroom,upstairsapartmentwithviewsoverlookingLakeTekapo.It’sonlyashortwalkfromthetowncenter.Thebedroomissuitablefortwopeople.Adoublesofabedisavailableforathirdpersonorchild.

Address:

2MurrayPlace,LakeTekapo

•MtJohnHistoricHomestead

Builtin1911，theMountJohnHomesteadhasrecentlybeenrenovated（整修）.Anoriginalcollectionofartbyalocalartistandthousandsoflocalphotosaredisplayedthroughouttherooms.

Theyardisalsoavailableforspecialoccasionssuchasweddings,familyreunionsorsmallparties.Aminimum（最少的）bookingof2nightsisrequired.

Address:

StateHighway8，POBox91，LakeTekapo

1．IfLilywantstotakeawalkalongtheshoresofLakeTekapo,she’dbetterstayin.

A．theChurchoftheGoodShepherdB．theChaletBoutiqueMotel

C．TekapoB2ApartmentD．MtJohnHistoricHomestead

2．WhatdotheChaletBoutiqueMotelandTekapoB2Apartmenthaveincommon?

A．Bothhavealonghistory.B．Bothhaverecentlybeenrenovated.

C．Bothhavelocalphotosintherooms.D．Bothhaveroomswithalakeview.

3．WhatisspecialaboutMtJohnHistoricHomestead?

A．Ithasstudioapartments.B．Itisnearthetowncenter.

C．Itcanholdawedding.D．Itisthecheapestofthethree.

JayeGardinerlovescomicbooksandshealsolovesscience.Sensinganopportunity,shedecidedtocombinethetwo.

In2015,sheandhertwofriends,KhoaTranandKellyMontgomery,foundedanonlinepublishingcompanycalledJKXComics.Theydecidedtouseacartoonformatandlighthumortoexplainsciencetostudents.Theirfirstcomicbookcameoutin2016.

Inthebook,avirusgoesoutwithfriendstoahumancell.Thecolorfulvisualshelpillustratethescience,explainsTran.Throughcomics,hisJKXcoworkershopetoinspirethenextgenerationtopursueSTEM.STEMisshortforscience,technology,engineeringandmath.

Alotofresearchhassuggestedthatcomicbookscanintroduceavarietyofpeopletosciencesubjects.Comicscanalsomakeinformationmoreaccessible.Text,picturesandstoriescanhelppeopleunderstandscientificideasmoreeasily.

Theirlatestcomiciscalled“Gilbert’sGlitchSwitch.“ItisaboutabiochemistnamedGilbertwhogetssuckedintoavideogame.Gilbertusesaminoacidstogetproteinstocommunicatewitheachother.Proteinsareanessentialpartofalllivingorganisms.Theyformthebasisoflivingcells,muscleandtissues；theyalsodotheworkinsideofcells.

Byunderstandinghowproteinscommunicate,scientistscanlearnhowtomodifythemtointeractbetter.Certaindiseasesdevelopwhenproteinscommunicateincorrectly.Alzheimer’s,adisorderthatcausesbraincellstodie，isoneexample-

Translatingacomplexsciencetopicintoacomiccanbechallenging.Thecreatorshavetonotonlybeaccuratebutalsotellastorythatinterestsreaders.Theauthorshopetosparkreaders’curiosity.

There’salotofmisinformationcirculatingaroundtheinternet.Someofit“scarespeopleawayfromscience,Montgomerysays.Thegoalofthenewcomicsistolimitsomeofthosemisunderstandings”.headds.

4．WhatcausedJayeGardinerandherfriendstocreateJKXComics?

A．Theirloveofcomicsandthedifficultyofexplainingsciencetostudents.

B．Theopportunitytoearnagreatdealofmoneywhilebeingcreating.

C．Theirloveofcomicsandthelackofgoodvisualscienceresources.

D．Theopportunitytoobtainbetterjobsaftergraduatingfromcollege.

5．Whatistheparagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Whyscienceishard.B．Theadvantagesofcomics.

C．ThepurposeofJKXComics.D．ThepeoplewhobeganJKXComics.

6．Whydidtheauthorincludetheinformationabout“Gilbert’sGlitchSwitch”？

A．TodescribeJKXComic’smostpopularcomictodate.

B．Toillustratethatsciencecanhelpstopillnessanddiseases.

C．Toshowhowimportantaminoacidsandproteinsareinbiochemistry.

D．Toprovideanexampleofhowcomicscanconveyscientificinformation.

7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．ComicsareDesignedtoTeachChildrenaboutScience

B．ErrorsinProteinCommunicationCauseCertainDiseases

C．TheScienceTopicsarebeingExploredbyJKXComics

D．JayeGardinerandHerFriendswhoBeganJKXComics

ManypeoplewholiveonNorway’sfar-northernislandofSommaroeyarecampaigningtogo“time-free”.TheynotethatbetweenMayandJuly,thesundoesnotsettherefor69days.

Toenjoythebrightsummermonths,theywouldliketoignoretraditionalbusinesshours.Forexample,storeswouldbeopenwhenpeoplearetheretoworkatthem.Schoolswouldoperatewhenteachersandstudentsareready.KjellOveHvedingisoneofthelocalleadersofthecampaign.Hesaidthe350peoplewholiveontheislandalreadygomostlytime-free.Hesaidthatinthesummerat2inthemorning,youmightseechildrenplayingsoccer,peoplepaintingtheirhousesormowingtheirlawns,andteensgoingforaswim.

Toshowtheirfeelingsabouttime,manyislanderstakeofftheirwatches.Theyleavethemonabridgethatconnectstheislandtothemainland.

Earlierthismonth,HvedingmetwithaNorwegianlawmaker.Hvedingpresentedaformalrequestsignedbypeoplewholiveontheisland.Therequestaskedthegovernmenttodeclaretheareaa“time-freezone”.

Hvedingnotedthatheunderstandsgoingcompletelytime-freewouldbetoocomplexinaworldthatoperatesonschedules.And，asanarticleintheSmithsonianmagazinesays，people’shealthdependsonkeepingausualrhythmofbeingasleepandbeingawake.

ButHvedingarguesthatlettinggooftimelimitscanalsobegoodforpeople.Hesaidthetime-freeproposalwouldpermittheislanderstogetusedtothedaylightandfeelcalmer.Theideaisalsotochillout”hesaid，”Ihaveseenpeoplesufferingfromstressbecausetheywerepressedbytime.“

8．Paragraph2ismainlyaboutpeople’swaysto.

A．workduringsummer.B．spendbusinesshours.

C．enjoytime-freemonths.D．entertainduringsummer.

9．WhatdoweknowabouttheformalrequestpresentedbyHveding?

A．Itwasputforwardbyalawmaker.B．Itwasapprovedbytheislanders.

C．Itwasrejectedbythegovernment.D．Itwasabouta“trade-freezone”.

10．WhydoestheauthormentionHveding’sopinioninthelastparagraph?

A．Toprovegoingtime-freewouldbebeneficialtotheislanders.

B．Toshowthearticle’sviewinthemagazineiswrong.

C．Tointroducethelifestyleoftheislanders.

D．Topresentpeopledsufferingfromtimepressure.

11．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Anewsreport.B．Ageographybook.

C．Ahealthmagazine.D．Atravelbrochure.

Tosomeonestuckinatrafficjam,theabilitytosoar（高飞）rightoverothercarsseemslikeadream.Inventorsandbusinessmentriedtomakeflyingcars,buthaveneverbeenableto.Thatmaybechanging.Manycompaniesarecompetingtobethefirsttodevelopaflyingcar.

Oneoftheideasbeingdevelopedisacarwithwingsthatunfoldforflight.Butmostaremorelikehelicoptersinsteadofcarsandtheyareoperatedbyabattery-poweredmotor.Still,somecompaniesaremovingforward.Theyseeaneedfor“airtaxis”especiallyascitiesgrowmorecongested.Thesetaxiswouldsendpassengerstotherooftopsofofficebuildingsduringrushhours.

CharlesEastlakeisaprofessoratEmbry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversity.Hesaysadvancesintechnologyhaveopenedthedoortoawholenewworldofflyingmachines.Buthealsoexpressessomehesitancy,“It’spossiblethatpeopleactuallyuseself-flyingairtaxisinthenext10or15years.Butthechallengesarebig.”

Thekeywillbemakinglonger-lastingbatteries.Batteriesnowcouldkeepanairtaxiintheskyforabout15to30minutes.Dependingonhowfastitflies,thatprobablyisn’tenoughtimetotransportpassengers.Companieswillalsohavetogetpermissionfromthegovernment.Thegovernmentofficeinchargeofflyingsaysfurtherstudyisneededonflyingcars.Itthinkstheideasbeingworkedonaregoodones,buttheymustbesafe.Reducingnoiseisanotherchallengebecauseairtaxiswillbetakingoffandlandinginareaswithalotofpeople.Creatingenoughlandingpadstodealwithmanyflyingcarsatthesametimeisalsoachallenge.

Thoughtherearesomanychallengesforhumanstodealwith,inventorsandbusinessmenthinktheirdreamofmakingflyingcarswillcometruesoon.

12．Whatdoweknowaboutflyingcarsnow?

A．Theycanflyasfastashelicopters.

B．Theymainlydependonthesunlight.

C．Theyresemblehelicoptersverymuch.

D．Theycanfoldtheirwingseasily.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“congested”inparagraph2probablymean?

A．Crowded.B．Developed.C．Modem.D．Convenient.

14．WhatcanweinferfromCharlesEastlake’swords?

A．Hewilldevotehimselftodesigningflyingmachines.

B．Hesupposesthatmakingflyingcarsisbeyondhispower.

C．Hestillhasconfidenceinmakingflyingcarsintoreality.

D．Headvisestoapplytheadvancedtechnologytoflyingcars.

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