湖北省学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题分类汇编阅读理解.docx

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湖北省学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题分类汇编阅读理解

湖北省2020-2021学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题分类汇编

-阅读理解

湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

Aquarteroftheworld'shumansareathomerightnow.Ifyou'rereadingthis,chancesarethatyou'reoneofthem.Yes,it'simportanttostaysafeindoorstoprotectourselvesandothers,butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'thaveagoodtime.Wewillcreateanendlesslistofthingstodoindoors.Stickwithusandwepromiseyouwon'tbeboredforasecond.

Catchuponliteraryclassics

Youknowthatpileofbooksthatyouhaven'teverquitemanagedtogetinto?

There'llneverbeabettertimetoconquerit.Andifyou'vealreadyexhaustedyourlibrary,youcannowaccessmorethanamillionbooksforfreeonlineaspartofthe'NationalEmergencyLibrary'.Usually,you'dhavetojoinaqueuebeforebeingabletoborrowanything.Butnowyoucanjustdipintowhateveryouwant,whenever.

Joinavirtualchoir

Ifthevideosofcitiesinlockdowncomingtogethertosingontheirbalconiesleftyouwithalumpinyourthroat,here'syourchancetoaddyoursoundtooneofseveralonlinechoirspoppinguparoundtheworld.TheSofaSingersisafreeonlinesingingeventthataimsto'bringpeopletogetherfromaroundtheworldtopromotejoyandhumanconnection'.ItinvolveshundredsofsingersjoiningaZoomcallandlearninganewsongtogether.

Formnewbondswithyourneighbours

Innormaltimes,youmightnotbethetypetoactuallytalktoyourneighbours.Butlet'sbehonest:

yoursociallife'sawreckrightnow,andyou'regoingtomakefriendswiththepeoplenextdoor,nomatterwhat.SowhynottakeinspirationfromBalconyPartiesInMiami,ortheLondonerHostingAthleticClassesOnHisDoorstep?

Goon,getsocial-inadistantkindofway,ofcourse.

21.What'sthepurposeofthewriter?

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A.Toenrichpeople'slife.B.Toeducatetheuncivilized.

C.Totrainprofessionalsingers.D.Tobuildaharmonioussociety.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"withalumpinyourthroat"mean?

A.thestateofbeingchoked.B.thestateofsingingaloud.

C.thestateofwantingtosing.D.thestateofhavingabadvoice.

23.Theauthorimpliesthatneighbours.

A.seldomcommunicatewithoneanother.

B.usuallyformacommunitysinginggroup.

C.oftenshareliterarybookswitheachother.

D.holdpartiesonthebalconyeveryweekend.

B

Afewyearsago,myfatherarrangedtosendmeamail-orderfruitcakeatChristmastime.AlthoughIhadagoodjobandownedanapartmentinManhattan,hefearedmycupboardsandrefrigeratormightbebare.IhadrecentlymovedfromCalifornia,wheremyparentsstilllivedintheirsuburbanbungalowof50years,thehouseIgrewupin.

Hewantedmetohaveaparticularbrandoffruitcake."Itremindsmeofmymother's,"hetoldmeinaphonecall.Orderingthefruitcakewashiswayoftryingtotakecareofmefromafar."ItshouldarrivethefirstweekofDecember,"hesaid."Assoonasyougetit,letmeknowwhatyouthink."ThefirstweekofDecemberpassedwithnosignofhisfruitcake.Delayedbyholidaymail,Iassumed,orabacklogoforders.

ThedaybeforemyflighttoCalifornia,thefruitcakestillhadnotarrived.WhenIarrivedatmyparents'house,hesaid,"Didyougetthefruitcake?

""No,butI'msureit'llbetherewhenIgohome."

Assoonasthewordleftmylips,Irealizedthathome,forthem,wasakindoftriggering（触发）word.Becausewasn'tthishome?

Wasn'tIhomenow,withmyparentsgreetingme,askingwhetherIwashungryafterthelongflight?

January,February,andMarchcameandwentwithnofruitcake.Thoughmyfathercontinuedtoaskaboutit,Ineveronceconsideredlyingandtellinghimyes,thefruitcakehadfinallyarrivedandwasdelicious.InsteadIsaid,"Thatcakeistravelingearth,andsoonerorlateritwillland."

"That'sagoodone!

"hesaid,

Hissenseofhumorneverwavered,andastimewentonhewouldbringupthejourneyofhisfruitcakenowandthen.

"Iwonderwhereitisnow,"he'dsay.

"It'stakenadetour（绕道）toPluto（冥王星）."

Helikedthatonetoo.

"Doyouwantmetoorderanother,incaseitnevercomes?

"

"That'sOK.Dad.Isaid."I'llwaitforthisone.It'lltasteevenbetteraftertouringtheuniverse."

EarlylastDecember,nearlyayearaftermyfatherdiedfromafailingheart,Igotacallfromastafferatthefrontdeskofmyapartmentbuilding.

"Youhaveapackage,"hesaid.

24.Whydidtheauthor'sfatherpurchaseafruitcakeforherafewyearsago?

A.Becauseherfathermissedhisownmothersomuch.

B.Becauseherfatherwasconcernedaboutherverymuch.

C.Becauseherfatherknewshewastoobusytobuyoneherself.

D.Becauseherfatherwantedtoshareaparticularbrandoffruitcakewithher.

25.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor'sfeelinginparagraph4?

A.Regretful.B.Shocked.C.Unbelievable.D.Heartbroken.

26.Whatcanweknowaboutthefruitcakeaccordingtothetext?

A.Itwastouringtheuniverse.

B.Itfailedtoreachtheauthor.

C.Itarrivedaftertheauthor'sfatherdied.

D.ItwassenttoherbeforesheleftforCalifornia.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ALateCall.B.Dad'sPackage.

C.AdventureofaGift.D.Grandma'sFruitcake.

C

Listeningtonewmusicishard.Nothardcomparedtogoingtospaceorwar,buthardcomparedtolisteningtomusicwealreadyknow.

Thereisaphysiologicalexplanationinourdesiretoseekcomfortinthefamiliar.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhylisteningtonewmusicissohard,andwhyitcanmakeusfeeluneasy,angry,orevenriotous（暴乱的）.Ithastodowiththeplasticityofourbrains.

Whenitcomestohearingmusic,anetworkofnervesintheauditorycortexcalledthecorticofugal（离皮质的）networkhelpsclassifythedifferentpatternsofmusic.Whenaspecificsoundmapsontoapattern,ourbrainsreleaseanamountofdopamine（多巴胺）,themainchemicalsourceofsomeofourmostintenseemotions.Thisistheessentialreasonwhymusictriggerssuchpowerfulemotionalreactions.

TakethechorusofasongbyAdeleorBruceSpringsteen,manyofwhichhaveveryrecognizablemelody.Themajorityofourbrainshavememorizedthesemelodiesandknowexactlywhattoexpectwheneachcomesaround.WhenthecorticofugalnetworkregistersthatSpringsteenchorus,ourbrainsreleasejusttherightamountofdopamine.

Butwhenwehearsomethingthathasn'talreadybeenmappedontothebrain,thecorticofugalnetworkgoesabitoutofcontrol,andourbrainsreleasetoomuchdopamineasaresponse.Whenthereisnomaporpatterntoattachto,musiccanregisterasunpleasantorbad.

That'swhathappenedonenightinParisin1913.ThepiecethatwasshownattheThéatredesChamps-élyséesforthefirsttimethatnightwasIgorStravinsky'sTheRiteofSpring.AsdescribedinthedailynewspaperLeFigaro,manymembersoftheaudiencecouldnotunderstandthisnewmusic.Afterthefailureofthatevening,however,theballetcontinuedrunningatthetheaterformanymonths.Atthesecond,therewasnoiseonlyduringthelatterpartoftheballet;atthethird,'thunderousapplause'andlittleprotest.AtaconcertperformanceofRiteoneyearlater,'excitementandadoration'sweptoverthecrowd,andadmirerssurroundedStravinskyinthestreetafterward,inariotofdelight."

Wearebuilttoavoidtheuncertaintyofnewnessandourbrainsactuallyfightagainsttheunfamiliarityoflife.Theactoflisteningtonewmusicishard,butit'snecessary.Ourbrainschangeastheyrecognizenewpatternsintheworld,whichiswhatmakesbrainsuseful.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whyisithardtolistentonewmusic?

A.Becauseourbrainstellusit'sunpleasant.

B.Becausenewmusictendtobeunappealing.

C.Becausenewmusiccantriggeremotionalreactions.

D.Becauseourbrainsreleasedopaminewhenlisteningtonewmusic.

29.WhydopeoplelikethechorusofAdele'ssong?

A.Becauseitisfamiliartous.

B.Becauseitiseasytomemorize.

C.Becauseithasaspecificsoundmap.

D.Becauseitaffectsthenetworkofnerves.

30.What'sthepurposeofparagraph6?

A.Toshowthatpeoplearechangeable.

B.Tointroduceaneventhappeningin1913.

C.Toappealtopeopletolistentonewmusic.

D.Toprovethatpeopletendtodislikenewmusic.

31.Whatmaybetalkedaboutnext?

A.Waysoflisteningtonewmusic.

B.Otheractivitiesthatbenefitourbrains.

с.Benefitswecangetfromlisteningtonewmusic.

D.Reasonswhywearebuilttoavoidtheuncertainty.

D

Intheoceans,concrete（混凝土）isthemainconstructionmaterial,accountingformorethan70%ofcoastalandmarineconstructionsuchasports,coastaldefencestructuresandwaterfronts."Concreteisdamagingintheoceanbecause,toputitinplace,naturalecosystemsaredestroyed,"saysAlexRogers,directorofscienceatREVOcean,anot-for-profitcompanystudyingoceanhealthandraisingawarenessofglobalimpactsonthemarineenvironment."Concreteisaconventionalmaterial,anditislowcost.Butreally,inthisdayandage,weshouldbelookingatalternativematerialsthathavealowerimpactontheenvironment."

Thosealternativesmightalreadybehere.AmongthemisasubstancecalledECOncrete,developedasaneco-friendlyconcrete.ECOncreteproducesbioenhancingconcreteproductsintendedtoprotectcoastlinesandmarineresources.Thisisachievedbyusingamixturemadealmostentirelyofby-productsandrecycledmaterials,andisthusnearlycarbonneutral.Thismixtureiscombinedwithupto70%slagcement（abyproductofthesteelindustrywhichhasalowcarbonfootprint）andisbeneficialformarineconcretethankstoitshighchloride（氯化物）resistance.Theoverallresultisalow-carbonconcrete.

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