江苏省部分地区学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题精选汇编阅读理解专题.docx

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江苏省部分地区学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题精选汇编阅读理解专题

江苏省部分地区

2020-2021年高二下学期期末联考英语试题精选汇编

阅读理解专题

江苏省连云港市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题

第二部分阅读（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

YouthTravelAmbassadors（YTA）

YTAprovidesyoungpeoplewiththeskillsandconfidencetoaddresstransportissuesaffectingtheirschoolcommunity.

YTAteamsresearchanddevelopcampaignstochangepeople'sbehaviour.Theyfocusonwalkingandcycling,roadsafetyandimprovingpassengers'experiences.TheyaresupportedbyTfL（TransportforLondon）,thelocalgovernmentandschoolstaff.

Howitworks

Schoolsusuallyselectbetween6and12YTAstudentswhodeliverbehaviourchangecampaignstotheirschoolmatesoverthecourseoftheacademicyear.Campaignscanincludethemedassemblies,walkingandCampaignscanincludethemedassemblies,walkingandcyclingcompetitions,creativeworkshops,filmsandcommunityevents.

Wehaveprogrammeoptions（选项）tosuitallschoolsandstudentswhichinclude:

●speechesdeliveredbyspecialistTfLstaff

●£250fundingtodeliveraYTAcampaign

●optionstoattendCampaignJunctionandendofyearExpoevents

●trainingforstudentstobecomeYTAStudentLeaderstotraintheirschoolmates

Ourprogramme

TheYTAprogrammefor2020islinkedtocurriculumsubjects.Itincludes2majoreventswhenstudentscanmeeteachother,shareideasandgetprofessionalfeedback.

ClickheretocheckoutaYTAtastersession.

Getyourschoolinvolved

Todiscussaprogrammethatsuitsyourschoolortoexploredeliveringtheprogrammeindependently,pleaseemailus.

21.WhatcanYTAstudentsbenefitfromtheprogramme?

A.Theycangetskillstosolvetransportproblems.

B.Theycanimprovetheiracademicperformances.

C.Theycangetscholarshipsfromthelocalgovernment.

D.Theycanwininthewalkingandcyclingcompetitions.

22.WhichoptiondoestheYTAprogrammeoffer?

A.Formaltalksontransport.B.Agrandprizeincash.

C.Trainingcoursesindriving.D.AmonthlyentryintoExpo.

23.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Awebsite.C.Anewspaper.D.Abrochure.

B

Noonewasbigger.

TheStoneswerebolder.TheWhowaslouder.ButtheBeatlessimplyruledthemusicindustry,fromtheirfirstsingleuntiltheirbreakup.Everyoneknewthem,orthoughttheydid.However,tounderstandthem,youmustpushpastthenews,themythsandtheliestodigdeep.

ItwasJuly6,1957,whentheBeatlesbegan.JohnLennon,nearly17,wasperformingataschoolevent.PaulMcCartney,just15,watchednervously.Afterward,McCartneyworkedupthenervetointroducehimself!

Heplayedafewsongs."Hewasasgoodasme,"Lennonwasimpressed."I'dhavetokeephiminline.HealsolookedlikeElvis."

Justlikethat,McCartneywasintheband.Soon,hebroughtalongafriend,GeorgeHarrison,14.By1960,theyhadaddedadrummer,PeteBest.CallingthemselvestheBeatles,theyturnedprofessional.

Bythespringof1963,theBeatles'firstalbumhadgonetoNo.1inBritain,withseveralsingleshittingtheTopTen.Bythenextyear,whentheyreachedAmerica,theywerealreadylegends（传奇）.TheBeatleswerehere,andsowasBeatlemania.Theirsuccessopenedthecharts,andtheworld,forotherBritishbands;

Astheyearswenton,theBeatles'popularityheldfirm.Buttheychangedand,aftertheyquittouringin1966,begangoingafterseparateinterests.

Afteronemorealbum“AbbeyRoad"wasrecordedwhilethetapesfor“LetItBe"satonadustyshelf,thebandsplitin1969.Lennonwantedtoleaveearlier,privatelytellingMcCartney.ButitwasMcCartneywhowentpublicsixmonthslater.Healsodiditviaapressrelease,usingittopromotehisnewsoloalbum.Bothcharacterswerethenfirmlyondifferentpaths,andthelegendaryLennonandMcCartneypartnershipwasdone.

Buttheirsongswouldoutlasteverything.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ruled"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Tookcontrolof.B.Tooktheleadin.

C.Setrestrictionson.D.Setstandardsfor.

25.WhydidLennonincludePaulMcCartneyintheband?

A.Becausehewasagooddrummer.

B.Becausehecouldbringalongfriends.

C.Becausehewastalentedandhandsome.

D.Becausehewasbravetointroducehimself.

26.WhatcanwelearnabouttheBeatlesfromthepassage?

A.Alltheiralbumsandsinglesarebighits.

B.TheyhelpedotherBritishbandsdevelop.

C.Lennonannouncedtheirseparationpublicly.

D.Thebandsplitassoonastheyquittouring.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleofthetext?

A.JohnLennon:

alegendarymusician.B.PaulMcCartney:

theperfectpartner.

C.Beatlemania:

auniquephenomenon.D.TheBeatles:

themostpopularband.

C

SuperEarthsaresupercool,andyoushouldreallyknowaboutthem.Inshort,theyareplanetsslightlybiggerthantheEarth.Andthecoolpart?

Theymightbeahomeforlife,andthey'remucheasiertostudythanregularEarths.

It'skindofamazingtorealizethatinthepastcoupledecadeswehaveconfirmeddetectionsofover4,000exoplanets（系外行星），orplanetsorbitingotherstars.Assoonasastronomersstartedfindingexoplanets,theyrealizedwhatawonderfulzoowelivein.Planetsorbitingdeadremainsofstars.PlanetsbiggerthanJupiter.Purpleplanets.SuperEarthsorbitingwithintheHabitableZonesoftheirparentstars-theplacewhereliquidwatercanpotentiallyexistandwherelifelikeourownhasthebestshotofsurviving.

Here'sthething.AstronomersaresearchingforEarth2.0,acopyofourownsystemsomewhereoutthereintheuniverse.Wehaven'tfoundoneyet,butwehavefoundabunchofSuperEarths.So,ifwewanttoplaythe“lookforlife”game,we'vegottoplaywiththehandthatwe'vebeendealt.

Here'showweplaythatgame.Astronomersdetectdistantexoplanetsthroughsomethingcalledthetransitmethod.Whenaplanet'sorbitjustsohappenstolineupjustright,itwillperiodicallycrossthefaceofitsparentstarfromourpointofview.

Whentheexoplanetcrossesinfrontofthestar,thelightfromthatstardims（变暗淡）justalittlebit.Bystaringatlotsandlotsofstars,wecanlookforthistelltaledimmingandspotanexoplanet.Thismethodismuchbetteratfindingbiggerplanetsthansmallerones,becausethebiggerplanetsmakemoredimming.So,wetendtofindmoreSuperEarthsthannormalEarths.

28.WhymightSuperEarthsbeahomeforlife?

.

A.Becausetheyaremucheasiertostudy.

B.Becausetheyliveinthewonderfulzoo.

C.BecausetheyorbitwithintheHabitableZones.

D.BecausetheyareslightlybiggerthantheEarth.

29.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymeaninParagraph3?

A.WehavealreadyfoundanEarth2.0.

B.Weshouldmakefulluseofwhatwehave.

C.WehavediscoveredlifesignsonSuperEarths.

D.Weshouldplaythegamewithourownhands.

30.Whatcanweexpectofthe“transitmethod"inthefuture?

A.Itwillhelpaplanetlineupwithitsparentstar.

B.Itwillhelpexoplanetscrossinfrontofthestarts.

C.Itwillhelptheparentstarbecomemuchdimmer.

D.ItwillhelpastronomersfindmoreSuperEarths.

31.Whafsthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tointroduceaninterestinggame.B.Torecommendadetectingmethod.

C.ToreportthefindingofEarth2.0.D.Tosharetheknowledgeofastronomy.

D

Thehumanbodycan'thandleoverheating.Theprocessesthatkeepusaliveworkbestwithinacertaintemperaturebetweenabout36°Cand37°C,dependingontheperson.

Ifsomeone'sbodytemperaturegoeshigher,thebody'sprimaryresponsetoheatistotryandgetridofit.Togetridoftheoverheat,bloodvessels（血管）expand.Atthesametime,theheartbeginsbeatingfaster.Thatpushesbloodflowtotheskin.There,thebloodcanreleaseheattocooldown.Meanwhile,sweatingkicksintocoolthe;skin.

Butthereisalimittohowmuchthebodycanadjust.Thatlimitdependsonanindividual'shealth,aswellasthetemperatureandhumidity（湿度）outside.Iftheoutsidetempsarehotterthanthebody,bloodattheskinwon'treleaseheat.Andwherehumidityishigh,sweatingwon'tcooltheskin.That'sbecausethesweatcan'tevaporate（蒸发）.In2008,twoscientistssuggestedthathumanscan'tcooloffiftheyspendextendedtimeatatemperatureover35°C.

Nooneisresistanttoheat.Butithitssomegroupsharderthanothers.Theelderlyareconsideredtheweakest.Onereason:

Theyhave:

fewerSweatglands（汗腺）.Buttheirbodiesalsorespondmoreslowlytorisingtemperatures.Children,too,areatriskbecausetheyhaven'tfullydevelopedtheabilitytoregulateheat.Peoplewithcertaindiseasessuchasdiabetesandheartdiseasealsocanhavetroublecoolingtheirbodies.Andpeoplelivinginpovertyoftenlackairconditioningandotherresourcestohelpthembeattheheat.

Manypeopleseeheatasmoreofanannoyancethanathreat.Butclimatechange,extremeheatandhumanhealthareallconnected.AsEarth'stemperaturesclimb,extremeheatwaveswillprobablybecomemorecommon,endangeringmorepeople.

32.WhatpushesbloodflowtotheskinaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Bloodvesselsexpand.B.Bloodreleasestheheat.

C.Theheartbeatsfaster.D.Sweatingcoolstheskin.

33.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thehiddendangersofextremeheat.B.Thefindingsofastudyin2008.

C.Theinfluencesofheatonthebody.D.Thelimitsofthebody'sadjustments.

34.Whoismostlikelytobethevictimofoverheating?

A.Theold.B.Theyoung.C.Thesick.D.Thepoor.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peoplehaven'trealizedthedangerofoverheat.

B.Therisingtemperatureshaveclaimedmanylives.

C.Improperhumanactivitiescauseclimatechange.

D.TheEarthisunsuitabletoliveoninthefuture.

【答案】21-25AABBC26-30BDCBD31-35DCDAA

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