广东省学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解含答案.docx

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广东省学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解含答案

广东省2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编

-阅读理解

广东省佛山市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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

Wanttolovewhereyouworkandgetfulltrainingtodoit?

Comeandjoinus!

Jacoby&Meyersisthenation'sfamouslawfirmprotectingconsumerssince1972.Wearecurrentlyseekingasmartandcapablelegalreceptionisttojoinourgrowingteam.AtJacoby&Meyers,everysingleemployeehasachancetomakeaninfluence.Ourvaluesguidethewayweworkwitheachother.It'saculturewhereyouhavethefreedomtoexperimentandpushyourtalentsasfarastheycango.

JobTitle:

LegalReceptionist

TypeofPosition:

FULLTIME

Hours:

Monday—Friday

JobDescription:

Receptionistswillprovideapositivefirstimpressionofthecompanyatalltimewhileinchargeofansweringphonesandwelcomingvisitors.Youwillneedexcellentattentiontodetailandperfectcustomerservicedelivery,andwrittenandoralcommunicationskills.

Qualifications:

•Excellenttimemanagementandwrittenandoralcommunicationskills

•Highlyorganizedmultitaskerwhoworkswellinafast-pacedenvironment

•Bachelor'sdegreefromafour-yearuniversity

•Averagecomputerskills

WhatWeOffer:

•Medical,Dental,VisionandPetInsurance

•PaidTimeOff,PaidSickTime

•FlexibleHours

•Training

•Fully-paidparking

11.WhichistrueaboutJacoby&Meyers?

A.Itiswell-knownintheworld.

B.Itaimstotrainoutstandinglawyers.

C.Itsemployeesareofgreatinfluence.

D.Ithasahistoryofnearlyfivedecades.

12.Whichisoneoftherequirementsforbeingareceptionist?

A.ADoctor'sdegree.

B.Relatedworkexperience.

C.Advancedcomputerskills.

D.Goodcommunicationskills.

13.WhatcananemployeeinJacoby&Meyersenjoy?

A.Freeparking.B.Freepets.

C.Shortworkinghours.D.Accidentinsurance.

B

AmanfromtheVillageofGrossePointeShoresinMichiganandhisbrother-in-lawhavesomethingspecialtocelebratethisyear.It'sbeenoneyearsincethebrother-in-lawsavedtheother’slifewithalivertransplant（移植）.

MarkDybiswasdeterminedtohelpDaveGalbenski,whosufferedfromararediseasethatwasattackinghisliver.Withoutatransplant,Davewoulddie."'Threepeopleadaydieonthetransplantlistwaitingforaliver/5Davesaid.AsDavewaitedandworried,Markwasundergoingtesting.Hedidn'ttellhisbrother-in-lawhewastryingtobecomehisdonor（捐赠者）untilheknewforsurehewasamatch.Thenhebrokethenews.

“Marksaidhewasgoingtobemyliverdonor,andyoucanonlyimaginetheemotionsthatIfeltatthatpoint,"Davesaid."Lotsoftears,lotsofjoy,lotsofrelief."ItwasSeptember2019whenDavegotthenewsofhisdiseaseandintheendofNovember,theywentinfortransplantsurgeryatHenryFordHospital.

“Ifwehadeverybodysignupfortheorgan（器官）registry,weprobablywouldn'thavetheorganshortagethatwetalkaboutrightnow,"saidDr.AtsushiYoshidafromthehospital."Manypeopledon'tknowtheycandonatepartoftheirliveranditwillgrowbackquickly.”

AtHenryFordHospitaltheycreatedtheCenterforLivingDonationforkidneysandliversbecausetheotherchoiceiswaitingforanorganfromadeceaseddonor,whichcantakeaverylongtime.

“Thisisahumanlifeontheline.Whateverwe'vegottodotogetthisdone,let'sgetitdone,"Marksaid.AndDaveisbeyondgratefultheydid.He'sgratefulforthisgiftofspecialmomentswithhisfamily.He'sevenbacktorunning.

"HopefullyMark'scourageousactinspiresotherpeopletogivelifebecausewhatMarkdidnotonlysavedmylifebutalsofreedupanorganforanotherindividualtocomeoffthetransplantlist,"Davesaid.

14.WhydidMarkhidehiswillingnessofliverdonation?

A.Hedidn'twantDavetorefusehishelp.

B.Hedidn'twantDavetogetdisappointed.

C.HewantedtomakeitasurpriseforDave.

D.Hewishedtofacethepossibledangeralone.

15.WhatdoDr.Atsushi'swordsinParagraph4suggest?

A.Manypeoplehaveadeepknowledgeofliver.

B.Liverdonationisn'tasdangerousasexpected.

C.Everybodyshouldtakeactionfororganregistry.

D.Organshortageinthefuturewon'tbesoserious.

16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deceased“inParagraph5mean?

A.Old.B.Kind.C.Dead.D.Sick.

17.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.FamilyLoveB.ABraveAct

C.GiftofLifeD.MagicofTransplant

C

Haveyoueverwokenupinanewplaceandrealizedwithdisappointmentthatyouarestilltired?

Iamthinking,forexample,ofthefirstnightinahotelatthestartofyourholidays,anightstayingwithfriends,orthefirstnightofabusinesstrip.

FNE,orfirstnighteffect,hasbeenknownofforalongtime.Sofar,scientistshaven'tbeenabletocomeupwithareasonableexplanationforit,whichhaskeptsleepresearcherMasakoTamakiawakeatnight.So,shebroughttogetherateamofexpertsinhumanbrainprocessesandbegantolookforanswers.Afterexaminingdozensofbrainsofpeoplewhiletheysleptinanewplace,theyfoundthattheactivityofbothhemispheres（半球）ofthebrainwasobviouslydifferentfromnormal.

Inanewplace,wesleepalittlelikesomeanimals.Onehemispherefallsasleepcompletely,buttheotherremainsalert（警惕）.Thisiswhathappenswith,forexample,dolphins.Inhumans,thesecondhemispherealsogoestosleep,butthisisanunusuallyshallowsleep.Thisisinordertoreacttopossiblethreats（威胁）.Ofcourse,inthemajorityofcases,wearenotatriskofbeingtomapartbyatiger,butevolutionary（进化的）changeshavenotkeptpacewithourlifestylechanges.Thisiswhy,duringthefirstnightinanewenvironment,almostanynoisecanwakeusup:

thecreakingofadoor,orthedistantbarkingofapuppy.Inmostcases,thelefthemisphereisonnightwatch.Willwealwaysbelikethis?

Anotherscientist,YukiSasaki,saysthat,becauseoftherelativepeaceandsecurityofourexistence,overtimethisfunctionofthehumanbrainwillbelost.

Meanwhile,whenturningoutthelightinanewplace,it'sbesttogiveuponanyhopeofagoodnight'ssleep.Evolutionworksslowly.

18.WhatdidMasakoTamaki'steamtrytofind?

A.Thereasonforherpoorsleep.

B.Theexplanationforfirstnighteffect.

C.Thesolutiontohersleepingproblem.

D.Thesecretofhumanbrainprocesses.

19.Whathappenswhenhumansareinanewplace?

A.Theychangetheirlifestyle.

B.Theyfunctionlikeanimals.

C.Theyfacepossiblethreatswhenasleep.

D.Theysleepwithpartofthebrainalert.

20.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFNE?

A.Itwillbeharmfultohumanbrain.

B.Itisnecessaryforhumansecurity.

C.Itwillnotdisappearinashorttime.

D.Ithaslittleinfluenceonhumansleep.

21.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Science.B.Travel.C.History.D.Lifestyle.

D

Intheearly1970sAmericanwomengavebirth,onaverage,to2.12childreneach.By2018thatnumberhadfallento1.73.JordanNickersonandDavidSolomon,professorsatMIT,thinktheyhavefoundaninterestingfactorwhichhelpexplainthischange:

America'sincreasinglyprotectivechildcar-seatlaws.

Theirstudyexaminestheeffectthatcar-seatpoliciesmayhavehadonAmericanbirthrates.Duringthe1980s,onlythechildrenagedunderthreehadtobesecuredinchild-safetyseats.Butsincethen,therequirementshavebeenslowlyincreased.Today,mostplacesinAmericamakechildrensitinsafetyseatsuntiltheireighthbirthdays.Thatconcernforyoungsters'safetyhashadtheunexpectedconsequenceoffewerthree-childfamilies.

Indrawingthisconclusiontheyhaveconnectedpopulationdatawithchangesinstatelawsonsafetyseats.Theydiscoveredthatstricterlawshadnonoticeableeffectsontheratesofbirthsoffirstandsecondchildren,butwithadrop,onaverage,of0.73percentagepointsinthenumberofwomengivingbirthtoathirdwhilethefirsttwowereyoungenoughtoneedsafetyseats.

Theprofessorsalsomadetwootherrelatedobservations.Thereductiontheysawwaslimitedtofamiliesthatdidactuallyhaveaccesstoacar.Andspaceinthevehicleistheimportantfactor.Inpre-safety-seatdays,puttingthreeyoungchildrenintothebackofafamilycarwasaperfectlypracticaladvice.Mostsuchcars,though,cancomfortablyaccommodateonlytwosafetyseats,So,asthechildcar-seatlawschange,afamilymustwaitlongertimeforathirdchildtofitinthecar.Sometimes,thatwaitwillmeannothirdchildiseverbom.

Unless,ofcourse,thefamilyconcernedbuysabiggercar.Butaveragefamilieshavetheobviousreasonsnottodoso—bigcarscostmore,andaremorecostlytorun.Interestingly,DrNickersonandDrSolomonfoundthatthethird-childdeterrent（遏制作用）appearsevenstrongeramongwealthierfamilies.Astheyobserve,"largecarsmayreflecttheirrealstatusandtaste,whichmaymakepeopleunwillingtoswitchevenwhentheycanaffordto.”

22.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ChangesinAmericancar-seatlaws.

B.Waystoensurechildren'ssafetyincars.

C.Influenceofcar-seatlawsonAmericanbirthrate.

D.TheconnectionbetweencarsandAmericanbirthrate.

23.Whatcontributestofewerthree-childfamiliesaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Thespaceofthefamilycar.

B.Thefamily'seconomicstatus.

C.Thequalityofchildsafetyseats.

D.Thedesiretohaveathirdchild.

24.Whatcanbeinferredaboutbigcarsfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theyareasymbolofwealth.

B.Theyareaffordabletomostfamilies.

C.Theyaremorepopularamongricherfamilies.

D.Theyareunabletosolvechildbirthratesproblem.

25.Howdidthetwoprofessorsreachtheconclusionoftheirstudy?

A.Bycomparingdata.B.Byma