河南省2019-2020学年高二上学期期末英语试卷精选汇编：阅读理解专题

阅读理解专题
河南省郑州市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Four Family-friendly Autumn Walks in the UK
With the coming of autumn, we have decided to make a list of autumn walk for you and the whole family. These places will include historic buildings, wonderful scenery and wildlife for all to enjoy.
Formby Nature Reserve, Liverpool
Formby is a coastal town just north of Liverpool and is luckily one of the few places in Britain where there are a large number of red squirrels. Children will love the excitement of getting to see these cute animals. The paths are well protected, meaning they are fit for pushchairs. And dogs are allowed, too.
Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle
The 73-mile-long Hadrian's Wall was completed by the Romans in 128 AD after 6 years' building. Autumn walks along Hadrian's Wall are an excellent way to educate children on the history of the British Isles and really get up close to the styles of Roman buildings rather than just see it in a textbook!
Lyme Park, Peak District
Not only is Lyme Park home to many trees, it is also home to a group of medieval(中世纪的)red deer and a huge Edwardian country manor(庄园). This Peak District walk is quite fit for families, and along the way are playgrounds and tree houses, making sure that the little ones that you are with will never feel bored.
Lakeside Walk at Stowe, Buckinghamshire
This place is on the outskirts of London and provides people with perfect chances to escape from the busy city lifestyle. The flat and wide path around the river makes it more than fit for pushchairs or wheelchairs. This walk is short in length, meaning it is a great way to introduce any young one to walking as a hobby. The walk is great all year round.
21. Where can kids learn about the buildings of ancient Rome?
A. Lyme Park. B. Hadrian's Wall.
C. Lakeside Walk at Stowe. D. Formby Nature Reserve.
22. What do Formby Nature Reserve and Lyme Park have in common?
A. They have old manors. B. They allow pet dogs in.
C. They have cute animals. D. They provide play areas for kids.
23. What is special about the Lakeside Walk at Stowe?
A. It is a bit difficult for wheelchairs. B. It is quite fit for long-walk lovers.
C. It is especially pleasant in autumn. D. It is good for a quiet and relaxed stay
B
My son Leon's passion(热爱)for surfing began at the age of 13. Before and after school each day, lie put on his wet suit, picked up his equipment, swam out beyond the surf line and waited to be challenged by his friends.
One afternoon, the lifeguard reported over the phone to my husband Wilson that Leon's eye was badly injured by his board. Wilson rushed him to the emergency room, where he received 26 stitches(缝线)from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose. I was on an airplane flying home from a meeting while Leon's eye was being stitched. Wilson drove directly to the airport after they left the doctor's office. He greeted me at the gate and told me Leon was waiting in the car.
"Leon?" I questioned. I remember thinking the waves must have been bad that day. "He's been in an accident, but he's going to be fine," said my husband.
A traveling working mother's worst nightmare(噩梦)had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe broke off. I swung open the door, to see that my youngest son had a patch(眼罩)over his eye and was leaning toward me crying, "Oh, Ma, Pm so glad you're home." I cried in his arms, telling him how awful I felt about not being there when the lifeguard called. "It's OK, Mom," he comforted me. "You don't know how to surf anyway."
"What?" I asked, confused by his logic. "I'll be fine. The doctor says I can go back in the water in 8 days," said my son.
I wanted to tell him he wasn't allowed to go near water again until he was 35, but instead I bit my tongue and hoped he would forget about surfing. For the next 7 days he kept pressing me to let him surf again. One day after I had repeated "No" to him for the 100th time, he beat me at my own game. "Mom, you taught us never to give up what we love," he said. And I gave in.
Back then Leon was just a boy with a passion for surfing. Now he is a man with a responsibility. He ranks among the top 25 professional surfers in the world. Passionate people stick to what they love and never give up.
24. How did the author feel when she knew Leon was at the airport?
A. Delighted. B. Angry. C. Excited. D. Surprised.
23. What did Leon do after being injured?
A. He still held onto his dream firmly.
B. He decided to follow his mom's advice.
C. He felt like the accident was a nightmare.
D. He felt disappointed for being unable to surf for long.
26. Which of the following words can best describe Leon?
A. Brave and creative. B. Optimistic and reliable.
C. Responsible and humorous. D. Enthusiastic and determined.
27. What does the author mainly want to tell us through the passage?
A. Hard work will always pay off.
B. It's dangerous for beginners to surf.
C. We should stick to our passions whatever happens.
D. Parents can't care about children's safety too much.
C
Last summer, over 12,000 fans packed London's Wembley Arena. Thousands more watched online, shouting and cheering. Were they watching soccer? No, they were watching a-sports or competitive PC gaming.
Millions of people in the UK play PC games for fun. Some of them have become professionals, playing games as their full-time job. The prize at the Wembley event totaled 3 million pounds. It's not easy being a professional garner, though. They practice for 10 or more hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week. They do exercises like typing something and then trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.
Many people who play games also enjoy watching them. They often watch games on video sites like Twitch and YouTube, and in the UK there's even a TV channel showing e-sports 24 hours a day. Matches can be exciting to watch. Just like in other sports, there are close games, last-minute victories and creative strategies(策略). Sometimes online viewers can interact with the players through instant messaging. For example, some supporters rename characters in the game with the names of their biggest supporters.
But are e-sports really sports? Are the players athletes? It's easy to say, "No way!" After all, professional garners don't need to run, jump or throw a ball. At the moment, the UK government classifies e-sports as a kind of game, not as a sport. But many people think that e-sports are sports. They say that players do need physical skills, especially hand-eye coordination(协调), quick action, accuracy and timing. In fact, the governments of China and South Korea do classify a-sports as sports, and professional garners will soon be able to compete for medals at the 2022 Asian Games.
For many e-sports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that e-sports are growing in popularity and reputation. If e-sports are not important at the moment, they will probably be soon.
28. What do the British people think of e-sports?
A. They have a great passion for e-sports.
B. They are not willing to be professionals.
C. They prefer watching e-sports online to live.
D. They take e-sports just as a way of entertainment. :
29. What are the first three paragraphs mainly about?
A. The fun of playing e-sports.
B. The popularity of e-sports in the UK.
C. How e-sports are different from traditional sports.
D. How to start a career as a professional a-sports gamer.
30. Why do many people believe e-sports are sports?
A. They inspire people as much as other sports.
B. They share rules and strategies with other sports.
C. It takes players time and money to learn and practice.
D. Players need to develop physical skills to perform well.
31. What is the author's attitude toward the future of e-sports?
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Optimistic. D. Indifferent.
D
Tobacco has long been recognized as a huge health threat. It is known to cause lung and heart problems to many long-term users. According to the World Health Organization, 3,000,000 people die early each year because of tobacco use, including 890, 000 deaths from second-hand smoke exposure.
E-cigarettes, an alternative(替代品)to smoking, have become popular. Also known as vaporizers(汽化器), they are electric devices that heat liquid nicotine into a vapor that can be taken in. This vapor is less harmful to inhale than smoke. For example, it does not produce tar(焦油), which can build up in a smoker's lungs. Inhaling vapor-called vaping-is not without its own risks, however. Exposure to nicotine during youth can lead to addiction and cause long-term harm to brain development. The vapor may also contain harmful things. The Center for Disease Control has linked vaping to more than 805 cases of lung disease and 12 deaths so far in the US.
Vaping has greatly increased in popularity in the US, especially among teenagers. About 37% of US high school seniors were reported vaping in 2018, up from 28% the year before, Harvard Health Publishing reported. Michael Blaha, a researcher the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, listed 3 reasons that contributed to vaping's popularity among young people. First, many teens believe that vaping is less harmful than smoking. Second, e-cigarettes have a lower per-use cost than traditional cigarettes. Finally, e-cigarettes come in a wide range of sweet flavors, like apple pie and watermelon.
Blaha is most concerned that more teenagers are taking up vaping as a habit. "It's one thing if you change from cigarette smoking to vaping. It's quite another thing to start up nicotine use with vaping. And, it often leads to using traditional tobacco products down the road," he said.
Governments around the world are divided about vaping. 39 countries and regions have banned the sale of e-cigarettes, according to the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2018. Last September, US President Donald Trump said the use of e-cigarettes might be negatively affecting young people and that it should be kept off the market until proved harmless.
32. The underlined word "inhale" in Paragraph 2 probably means " ".
A. blow away B. spread out C. give off D. breathe in
33. In what way are e-cigarettes different from traditional tobacco products?
A. E-cigarettes do not produce tar.
B. E-cigarettes are not bad to smokers' health.
C. E-cigarettes are less likely to cause nicotine addiction.
D. E-cigarettes do more harm to smokers' brains than their lungs.
34. Why is vaping popular with young people according to Blaha?
A. Vaping is allowed at school. B. Vaping makes them look cool.
C. They like the liquid taken from fruits. D. They think it's safer and cheaper than smoking.
35. What can we learn from Blaha's words in Paragraph 4?
A. Those who smoke e-cigarettes tend to smoke tobacco later.
B. Vaping is more likely to attract teenagers than older people.
C. It usually takes a long time for smokers to enjoy e-cigarettes.
D. E-cigarettes should be encouraged to replace traditional tobacco products.
21.B 22.C 23.D 24.D 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.A 29.B 30.D 31.C 32.D 33.A 34.D 35.A
河南省南阳市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
第一节（共15小題；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从毎題所给的四个选项（A. B. C和D）中，选岀最佳选项，并在答题卷 上将该项涂黑
A
Guide to what's worth watching
I Feel Bad
Don't let the depressing name of the show mislead you. Based on the novel I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything, this new half-hour situation comedy finds humor in the endless small failings of its heroine—a working mom in her 40s who depends on her parents for child-care help when she escapes her chaotic family life to manage an all-male team of much younger video-game developers. Sarayu Blue stars. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 10 pm., NBC.
Dead Lucky
Among plenty of imported police crime dramas, Dead Lucky has one major edge: It has Rachel Griffiths as its lead. The Golden Globe-winning Australian actress plays a moody but gifted detective whose pursuit追捕）of a killer leads into comers of Sydney new to most American viewers. That, and co-star Brooke Satchwell, might be enough. Thursday, Sept 20, Sundance Now.
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Do you suffer from dandruff-like（如同有头屑一样的）symptoms when faced with contemporary art? The series that's long been a cure for such head-scratching returns with new episodes that will focus on innovative创新的）artists in Johannesburg, Berlin, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and on how place shapes the artists* work Friday, Sept 21, at 9 pm., PBS.
Maniac
Psychological dark comedies seem to be trending this fail. In this 10-part series, Emma Stoneand Jonah Hill co-star as unhappy strangers who develop a deep connection when they both volunteer for a drug trial. Saturday, Sept. 22, Netflix.
1. What can be learned about the program that is aired on NBC?
A. It is an amusing B. It is based on a true story
C. It is popular among children. D. It is a Golden Globe-winning series.
2. Which Program would you recommend to someone interested in detective stories?
A. Maniac. B. I Feel Bad.
C. Dead Lucky. D. Art in the Twenty-First Century.
3. On which day can you see a series about artists?
A. Saturday, Sept. 22. B. Friday, Sept. 21.
C. Thursday, Sept. 20. D. Wednesday, Sept. 19.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
本文是应用文。文章介绍了四个值得看的电视节目。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由 I Feel Bad部分中的Don t let the depressing name of the show mislead you和this new half-hour situation comedy以及Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 10 pm., NBC.可以推知，该剧是情景喜剧，应该会很有趣。故选A。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。由 Dead Lucky部分中的police crime dramas 和 The Golden Globe-winning Australian actress plays a moody but gifted detective可知，对侦探类故事感兴趣的人会喜欢该剧。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由 art in the Twenty- First Century部分中的 The series returns with new episodes that will focus on innovative artists 和 Friday, Sept. 21, at 9 p.m. 可知，9月21日星期五可以观看。故选B。
B
A small supermarket is decorated with a lot of red lanterns. There are piles of red envelopes on sale, for filling with cash and handing out as gifts. Such festive trappings can be seen everywhere in China in the build-up to the Lunar New Year. But this is Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, where Han Chinese are a mere 2.5% of the country's population. They are a sign that Chinese New Year is becoming a global holiday.
Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way. But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns over the world have helped make China's the most famous. In Tokyo, window cleaners dress up as the animals of the Chinese zodiac （生肖）.America, Canada and New Zealand have issued commemorative stamps for the Year of the Rooster. Last year New York City made the Lunar New Year a school holiday for the first time.
The spread of the Spring Festival, as China calls it, is partly due to recent emigration（移民）from China: 9.5 million Chinese people have moved abroad since 1978, many of whom are far richer than earlier waves of migrants. It also reflects the wealth and ambitions of China's new middle class: festivities in other countries are partly aimed at the 6 million Chinese who are expected to spend their week long holiday abroad this year.
It's hoped that the festival will promote Chin's cultural "soft power" abroad. So related events are welcomed, such as a display this year of martial arts in Cyprus and a traditional Chinese temple-fair in Harare, Zimbabwe. More and more Chinese are glad to see foreigners enjoy such festivities. Though there is a growing enthusiasm among Chinese for Western celebrations such as Christmas, Chinese New Year is a welcome chance to reverse（逆转）the cultural flow.
4. The scene in a supermarket shown in the first paragraph is to________ .
A. stress the importance of the Spring Festival
B. explain why the Lunar New Year is popular
C. present the popularity of Chinese New Year
D. show how other countries celebrate the Spring Festival
5. What are the best-known celebration activities for the Lunar New Year in Chinatowns?
A. Dragon and lion dances.
B. Eating dumplings and singing and dancing.
C. Dressing up as animals and dancing.
D. playing cards and letting off fireworks.
6. Some countries celebrate the Spring Festival in order to .
A. reflect on their own cultures
B. show respect to the Chinese traditions
C. promote the values of Chinese customs
D. attract Chinese to spend the holiday there
7. What's the best title for the text?
A. Celebrating Chinese Festivals Becomes a Trend.
B. Welcoming China's Cultural "Soft Power*',
C. China's Biggest Festival Is Going Global.
D. Foreigners' Love of China's Festivals.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. C
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国春节如何日益成为一个全球性节日。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。首段介绍了春节到来之际,缅甸一家小超市里的场景,第一段最后一句点出本段主题,即春节逐渐成为一个全球性的节日。所以用超市里热闹的场景与稀少的汉族人口相对比,就是为了突出中国新年被庆祝的广泛程度,C项解释最得当。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段第二句“But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns over the world have helped make China's the most famous.”可知,广为人知庆祝方式是舞龙和舞狮。故选A项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段“It also reflects the wealth and ambitions of China's new middle class: festivities in other countries are partly aimed at the 6 million Chinese who are expected to spend their week long holiday abroad this year.”可知， 这也反映了中国新中产阶级的财富和雄心：其他国家的节日活动部分是针对预计今年将在海外度过一周长假的600万中国人。因此一些国家庆祝中国春节是针对那些打算去国外度假的中国新中产阶级。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了中国春节日益成为一个全球性的节日， C项最能概括文意。故选C项。
C
Valerie Stull begins her mornings with a breakfast shake, into which she puts peanut butter, cocoa powder, banana, and milk. The last thing to go in is a powder made from insects.
Stull works at the Global Health Institute. She's in a group of researchers who study the impacts of eating insects. There's a name for dining on insects: entomophagy.
About two billion people regularly eat insects. That's almost one in every four. Most North Americans and Europeans tend to find the idea of entomophagy disgusting. Yet even in their parts of the world, insect eating is starting to catch on. That's especially true when the insects are eaten, as Stull's are, in a form that doesn't show their eyes, wings and feet.
"Some scientists view eatable insects as mini-livestock（小型牲畜）.” Compared to raising cattle and more traditional livestock, insects need far less natural resources such as land and water. Insects also are nutritious. They're packed with protein, vitamins and minerals. Plus, their outer shells contain chitin—a source of fiber.
Stull wondered if chitin and other fibers in insects might offer health benefits similar to other fibers found in a typical American diet. To find out, she teamed up with Tiffany Weir, who's a scientist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Breakfasts enriched with insects changed the amount of different bacteria in the gut（肠道），the two now report. And those changes were in a direction that should improve a diner's health.
These findings suggest that insects work as prebiotics（益生元）.Scientists think probiotics, which fuel the growth of helpful gut bacteria （肠道细菌），have longer and larger benefits than probiotics（益生菌）do. Probiotics exist in your gut, and you can also add them to your diet. But, Stull explains, “When you have probiotics, you're taking in a whole bunch of beneficial bacteria. But if you don't feed those beneficial bacteria, they're not going to stick around very long."
It's possible that insects offer larger benefits to people who eat them regularly. In a future study, Stull's team would like to test that idea.
8. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?
A. Insect eating is one of Stull's favorite lifestyles.
B. Insect eating is quite different from entomophagy.
C. Insect eating is becoming more and more acceptable.
D. Insect eating is the most scientific way of getting nutrition.
9. what's the advantage of insect farming compared with traditional livestock farming?
A. It's face-saving. B. It's time-saving.
C. It's labor-saving. D. It's resource-saving.
10. What has Stull and Weir's study found out?
A. Insects are rich in fiber. B. Chitin is similar to other fibers.
C. Eating insects is good for health. D. Insects can keep gut bacteria in balance.
11. How do prebiotics prebioties differ from probiotics?
A. Prebiotics are good bacteria. B. Prebiotics can be added to the diet.
C Prebiotics need to be fed regularly. D. Prebiotics can inspire good gut bacteria.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. C 11. D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。科学家发现吃昆虫可能有益于身体健康。
【8题详解】
推理理解题。根据第三段中的“About two billion people regularly eat insects .”和“Yet even in their parts of the world”可知，大约20亿人经常吃昆虫，然而即使在他们的世界里……可推知，此句应是对吃昆虫的肯定。故划线句句意与C项“人们越来越接受吃昆虫”。故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的 “Compared to raising cattle and more traditional livestock, insects need far less natural resources such as land and and water.”可知，与饲养牛和更传统的牲畜相比，昆虫所需的土地和水等自然资源要少得多。因此推断相对而言，养昆虫使用的水和地比较少，可以节约资源。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Breakfasts enriched with insects changed the amount of different bacteria in the gut（肠道），the two now report. And those changes were in a direction that should improve a diner's health.”可知，富含昆虫的早餐改变了肠道中不同细菌的数量，两人现在报告说。而这些变化正是为了改善食客的健康状况的。因此可知两位科学家Stull和Weir发现，吃昆虫应该有益于健康。故选C。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Scientists think probiotics, which fuel the growth of helpful gut bacteria （肠道细菌），have longer and larger benefits than probiotics（益生菌）do. ”可知，科学家们认为益生元促进有益肠道细菌的生长，比益生菌有更长久的更大的益处。因此可知益生元可以激发良好的肠道细菌。故选D。
D
A baby seal robot from Japan has came to the U.S. It's been sold in Japan for several years, but now the company has created a Florida-based unit, Paro Robots U.S. Inc., to sell the creature to places like nursing homes and hospitals. The robot, named Paro, is marketed as a therapeutic（治疗的）device that can help comfort people who have problems that can lead to social isolation（隔离）.
Takanori Shibata, a Japanese engineer, invented Paro. He says the robot, which weighs about 6 pounds, is able to respond to touch, light, and sound.
Shibata says he tried making robotic cats and dogs, but that people didn't find those convincing. "They expected too much,"' he says, and would compare the robot to real animals they had known. Few people have ever seen a live baby seal, so they aren't likely to draw comparisons between the robot and the real thing. So they accept Paro as a cute little companion.
The Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean held a recent event to showcase the robot and Virginia Long slowly came into the activity room. When a nurse put the robot on her lap, it began to shake slightly, and Long talked to it gently. “Why are you shaking? Are you cold?" she asked. The robot made a high sound, and Long laughed. She said she used to have a cat, “but somebody stole him." "Petting a seal is unusual," she said, "but a lot of people have strange animals.
But some experts say a robot is no replacement for a real animal. "One of the things that we've learned is that it is the unexpected and natural behavior of the living creature that adds so much value to people's experience. Any kind of newness can get the attention of people who are lonely and bored, but that doesn't necessarily help them live a meaningful life. It doesn't solve the problem that is really causing their lack of enjoyment of life," says Bill Thomas, a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
12. What is the role of Paro?
A. To look after baby seals. B. To give relief to Patients.
C. To replace home-raised pets. D. To Provide medical examinations.
13. How did people feel about robotic cats?
A. Disappointed. B. Astonished.
C. Concerned. D. Amused.
14. What was Long's reaction to Paro?
A. She refused to get close to it. B. She showed it much affection.
C. She regarded it as her new cat. D. She was frightened to talk to it.
15. What do Bill Thomas's words suggest about Paro?
A. It is of great value to people.
B. It is not of great use in solving real problems.
C. It fails to catch older people's interest.
D. It can take the place of a living creature.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. B 15. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了由日本科学家研发的海豹型机器人
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “The robot, named Paro, is marketed as a therapeutic（治疗的）device that can help comfort people who have problems that can lead to social isolation（隔离）.”可知，这款名为paro的机器人被作为治疗性设备进行市场推广，它可以帮助安慰那些可能导致社会隔离的问题的人，因此可知Paro主要是为患者带来一丝慰藉。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的 Shibata says he tried making robotic cats and dogs would compare the robot to real animals they had known.可知，Shibata说，他试图制造机器人猫和狗，但人们没有发现这些令人信服的。“他们期望太高了，”他说，将机器人与他们所认识的真实动物进行比较。因此推断人们对机器猫比较失望，因为他们总会将其与真猫咪作对比。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“When a nurse put the robot on her lap, it began to shake slightly, and Long talked to it gently. “Why are you shaking? Are you cold?" she asked. The robot made a high sound, and Long laughed. ”可知，当一位护士把机器人放在她的膝盖上时，机器人开始微微颤抖，Long与它轻轻交谈了很久。“你为什么发抖？你冷吗？”她问。机器人发出很高的声音，Long长时间地笑了起来。因此推断Long很关心Paro并被它的声音逗乐，说明Long很喜欢Paro。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ It doesn’t solve the problem that is really causing their lack of enjoyment of life.”可知，它并没有真正解决导致他们缺乏生活乐趣的问题。因此推断Bill Thomas认为Paro虽然可以为孤独，无聊的人带来快乐，但是并不能真正解决他们生活中的问题。故选B。
【点睛】做推理判断题时，要求考生在阅读时，要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义。在进行推理时，考生一定要仔细阅读短文，千万不可脱离原文而仅凭个人的看法，主观臆断。本题第2小题，根据第三段中的 Shibata says he tried making robotic cats and dogs would compare the robot to real animals they had known.可知，Shibata说，他试图制造机器人猫和狗，但人们没有发现这些令人信服的。“他们期望太高了，”他说，将机器人与他们所认识的真实动物进行比较。因此推断人们对机器猫比较失望，因为他们总会将其与真猫咪作对比。故选A。
河南省商丘市回民中学2019-2020学年高二英语期末考试试题
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。
A
Support Worker
Do you have the ability to care for others? Can you understand how older people feel? Are you a good communicator? Do you have good listening skills? Can you work on weekends?
If you have answered YES to the above, we would like to hear from you:
Contact us at careers@golden-care.com
Trainee Hairdresser
Full time--- 40 hours per week; permanent.
You will work 40 hours a week Monday to Saturday. Your responsibilities will include: welcoming clients, washing hair, bringing coffee and tea to customers, and keeping the salon clean and tidy at all times.
No previous experience is necessary.
Contact us at cathv@cut-above.brighton.com
Writers wanted
Wowee Magazine is looking for writers working 5 days a week for its website. Pay is based on the number of people who read your articles. You may also receive free tickets to events and free products to test. This is a great opportunity to get valuable work experience.
We want people who are: interesting, passionate, skilled.
Contact us at info@wowee.com
Model
Think you could be a model? If so, we’d like to meet you! Working as a successful fashion model isn’t easy but it is very exciting and could be a great opportunity.
Girls should be over 16 with a minimum height of 172cm and boys should have a minimum height of 182cm. If you are under 16 and do not yet have the required height, we would still be interested in meeting you, but you must bring a parent.
Contact us at info@top-model-agency.uk
Work for Coffee Beans
Join Britain’s number one cafe at Coffee Beans, where every cafe has the same aims: to create family-like teams and to give excellent customer service.
Many different kinds of people come and work with us, so start your career at Coffee Beans:
--choose the hours you work
-- get management experience
--share your love of coffee
Contact us at jobs@coffeebeans.co.uk
21. If you are good at communicating, you can apply to be a__________.
A. model B. support worker C. trainee hairdresser D. writer
22. If you want to be able to decide your working hours, you should contact_____________.
A. careers@golden-care.com B. cathv@cut-above.brighton.com
C. jobs@coffeebeans.co.uk D. info@wowee.com
23. In which section of a newspaper can you find this article?
A. Advertisement. B. Society. C. Campus. D. Travel.
B
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:
1. Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic（算术）problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, and letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
24. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ________.
A. whether the reading material is easy or difficult B. what you are reading
C. what your purpose in reading something is D. both B and C　
25. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________.
A. a book on science and technology B. a story book
C. news, letters from friends D. some material full of information　
26. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?
A. Fairy tales. B. Aesop’s Fables.(寓言)
C. Directions for use of a machine D. An evening paper.　
27. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?
A. How to raise your reading speed. B. How to decide your reading speed.
C. How to improve your reading skills. D. How to choose your reading materials.
C
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors , cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back “hitting the books” as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card（成绩单）. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
28. What does the meaning of “Hitting the books” means “_______”.
A. work hard B. cheer up C.beat the books D. throw them
29.Why did Tommy's parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
C. Because he could learn more about nuns.
D. Because his parents didn't want him to learn math any more.
30.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little
31.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the man B. Tommy didn't like the plus sign
C. Tommy was afraid of being nailed D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
D
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place.
But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
32．_______, our world is becoming much smaller.
A. Thanks to science development B. Because of the rise in pollution
C. Because the earth is being polluted day and night
D. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
33．Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today.
A. much easier than B. as easy as C. much harder than D. as hard as
34．Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _______.
A. rubbish(垃圾) B. noise pollution C. air pollution D. water pollution
35．Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______.
A. it makes much noise B. it makes us angry more easily
C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D. it’s bad for all living things in the world
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节；满分40分）
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河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
28. （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。（从21开始涂卡）。
A
Ewan McGregor:
The Leading Role in the film Big Fish
Childhood
Ewan McGregor was born on March 31, 1971, in Crieff, Scotland. Despite being born into a family of teachers, McGregor was not a very smart student and showed an interest in acting at an early age. He caught the acting interest from his uncle, Denis Lawson, an actor who was in the first three Star Wars films.
Starting off
McGregor left school at 16. Later he was then accepted to London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His film debut(首次演出) was an only one-line role in Bill Forsyth’s Being Human.
Breakthrough
In 1994 McGregor got his big break, appearing as Alex Law in the cult-hit Shallow Grave. Director Danny Boyle’s next project, Trainspotting (1996), brought McGregor major popular and critical attention. He acted Mark Renton, which earned him the London Film Critics Circle Award nomination(提名) for Best Breakthrough Performance.
Star on the rise
The success of Trainspotting allowed McGregor more opportunities. His starring role in the tragic-comic-operatic-musical(悲喜剧、歌剧兼音乐剧) Moulin Rouge(《红磨坊》) as Christian showed the ability McGregor has in taking on any type of role and making the character come alive in a way few actors can. McGregor’s performance gained many fans and attention from the film world, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor.
21. The first paragraph mainly tells us that Ewan McGregor ______.
A.became interested in acting at an early age
B. was not a good student at school
C. was proud of his uncle
D. liked Star Wars every much
22. In which film did McGregor fully show his great skill in acting?
A. Being Human B. Shallow Grave
C. Trainspotting D. Moulin Rouge
23. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. McGregor caught the acting interest from his uncle.
B. McGregor acted in many films.
C. McGregor’s first role in the film was not important.
D. McGregor’s career began to take off in 1987.
B
Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.
That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?
We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.
A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made banana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.
The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.
24. Now in an American family, people can find that___________.
A. children never live with their parents
B. not all working people live with their parents
C. old people are supported by their grandchildren
D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
25. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.
A. they had never seen a baby before
B. the baby was clever and beautiful
C. the baby brought them the image of life
D. the baby's mother would take care of them
26. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?
A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.
B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.
C . Because they have nothing to worry about.
D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.
27. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?
A. The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.
B. The old get excited when they see a baby.
C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.
D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
C
Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to (沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
28. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
29. Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a
30. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald __________.
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
31. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about __________.
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
D
You can’t always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That’s why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.
The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞蓬) built into a street lamp,” he said.
The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors (传感器) ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians (行人) shelter whenever it starts raining.
In addition to the rain sensor, there’s also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.
According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.
While there are no plans to take Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.
32. For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?
A. To predict a heavy rain. B. To check the weather forecast.
C. To protect people from the rain. D. To remind people to take an umbrella.
33. What do we know from Belyaev’s words in Paragraph 2?
A. His creation was inspired by an experience.
B. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.
C. Street lamps are protected by canopies.
D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.
34. Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?
A. motor→canopy→sensors B. sensors→motor→canopy
C. motor→sensors→canopy D. canopy→motor→sensors
35. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The designer will open a company to promote his product.
B. The Lampbrella could be put into immediate production.
C. The designer is confident that his creation is practical.
D. The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.
21---23 ADD 24---27 BCAA 28---31 ADCD 32---35 CABC
河南省淮阳县陈州高级中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A
Bark
Cover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00($2.50 / issue (期) )
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Dog World
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Dog World has many very interesting and thought-provoking (令人思考的) articles for people involved in dog showing, breeding(饲养), performance events, etc. However，over half of the magazine is devoted to breeder ads, which is boring. Still, as a whole, I recommend(推荐) it for the articles. Good articles, but tons of ads.
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21．Which of the following magazines saves the most money？
A．Bark B．Dog Fancy C．Dog World D．Modern Dog
22．According to the text, Modern Dog ________.
A．has lovely dog pictures on the cover
B．is interesting but not helpful
C．has some photos but no articles
D．has interviews with famous people
23．The purpose of the text is to introduce _________.
A．some cheap magazines
B．different magazines for different readers
C．some magazines about dogs
D．information on raising dogs

B
The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson．Both of them had very bad memories．For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them．David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday．One winter they were to take a long plane trip．When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left．In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away．But David and Rosy didn’t do so．They went to buy some flight insurance instead．Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy （保险单） came out．
    “Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy．“My mother, of course,” her husband replied．“We should post the policy to her．Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy．“The plane is going to take off in another minute．” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry．
    What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother．
24．Rosy is David’s ______．
   A．friend        B．mother    C．sister      D．wife
25．This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______．
   A．were always short of time               B．always did everything in a great hurry
   C．were very forgetful    D．usually worked on Sundays
26．David meant to post his mother _____．
   A．two plane tickets     B．a two-pound note
C．the flight insurance  D．an empty envelope
27．Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______．
A. he was worried about his mother      
B．he had forgotten to buy a stamp 
C．he was worried about this flight 
D．his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry
C
When they look at the sky, people usually find the sky looks blue—not orange, red, green or yellow. Do you know why?
Unlike the moon, the earth is surrounded by an atmosphere. That atmosphere is a mixture of gases, mostly nitrogen and oxygen. The way the sunlight travels through the atmosphere makes the sky colored.
Why blue? It doesn’t look like it, but light is made up of several different colors, like you see in the rainbow. Each of these colors travels in a wave, but the wavelength(distance between the tops of each wave) varies. Red light has a long wavelength, while blue light has a much shorter wavelength. When light from the sun enters our atmosphere, the wave collide(碰撞) with gas molecules(分子)。 The longer wavelengths, like red and yellow, pass straight through and appear to us as “regular” sunlight. Shorter wavelengths, like blue, bump into the gas molecules and scatter(分散) in different directions. Some of it still makes it through directly, but the rest is reflected back to our eyes from all directions, so the whole sky looks blue.
The sky usually looks light blue. But it would be dark blue if you stood on top of the highest mountain, where there is less air to scatter the sunlight.
Sometimes the sky doesn’t look blue. At sunrise and sunset, the light from the sun sometimes scattered in some way that you see red, orange, and other colors in the sky.
28Why does the sky look blue?
A. the blue light is scattered most among all the lights
B. the sunlight is made up of all the colors the same as a rainbow
C. the sunlight is blue itself
D. the sunlight contains only blue light
29. According to the passage the sky astronaut(宇航员)sees would be ______.
A. dark blue B. deep green C. light blue D. red or orange
30 When can you see the sky become red or orange?
A. when you stand on the top of the mountain B. in the sunshine
C. in the morning D. when you are in space
A. Which of the following is NOT true?
B. The sky looks orange at dusk.
C. We usually just see the blue light when the sunlight passes through the air.
D. When you stand on the peak of the highest mountain the sky looks light blue
E. The red light is scattered less than the blue light.

D
Doctor and Robber
One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon(外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls.
Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“MR. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
32. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because________.
A. the boy wounded by a shot was Dr. Eyck’ patient B. the boy needed his help
C. Dr. Haydon was not a surgeon D. Dr. Eyck was his assistant
33 The surgeon was late because________.
A. he was stopped by a beggar B. the weather was rather terrible
C. Clens Falls was far away from Albany D. His car was taken away
34. Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed (抢劫) of his car.
A. c, e, f, a, b, d B. a, c, f, d, b, e
C. c, a, f, e, d, b D. a, c, f, e, d, b
35. Who should be responsible for (对……负责) the boy’s death?
A. The boy’s father. B. The hospital. C. Dr. Eyck. D. Dr. Haydon.
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