山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期月考英语试题Word版含答案

2020~2021学年度高二下学期4月阶段性测试

英语

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WELCOMETOTHE2021HALLEONARDVOCALCOMPETITION

TheannualHalLeonardVocalCompetitionwasfoundedin2011toencourageyoungsingersfromalloverUnitedStatesandCanada,fromchildrenthroughcollegeundergraduates.Thousandsofsingershaveparticipatedinthecompetition,withtopplacingvideosfrom35statesandprovinces,andover40collegesanduniversities.TheHalLeonardVocalCompetitionwasoneofthefirstmusiccompetitionsheldentirelyonYouTube.

Thisyearwithmanysingersstudyingathomeandunabletomeetinpersonwithteachers,wehopethe2021HalLeonardVocalCompetitioncanbearewardingprojectforallparticipantstoexperiencegrowth,community,andenrichment.Thecompetitionoffersathreadofconnectionbetweenallsingerswhoenter,byseeingandhearingtheirpeers（同龄人）online

TherulesoftheHalLeonardVocalCompetitionhavealwaysrequiredthatarecordedaccompaniment（伴奏）mustbeanofficialHalLeonardrecording.Becauseofthespecialcircumstanceswearein,forthe2021competition,wewillallowasingertouseanaccompanimentrecordingmadethatisnotanofficialHalLeonardrecording,providedthattheaccompanimentrecordedmatchesexactlytheeditionofthesongsfrombookschosenontherequiredrepertoire（全部曲目）list.Theaccompanimentmustbepianoorkeyboardonly.

Unlikealmosteveryothermusiccompetition,thereisnoentryfeeintheHalLeonardVocalCompetition.WedeliberatelywantyoungsingersfromanylocationinNorthAmericatobeabletoenter,withouttheexpenseoftraveltoanaudition（试镜）site.AndsingerscanviewandhearothersonYouTubefromaroundtheUSandCanadawhoareintheirownagegroup.Voiceteachershavetoldusthatitisinstructivetohearhundredsofsingersfromotherstudios.

Itisimportanttoustoencouragethestudyofartsongaswellasmusicaltheatre,withfouragecategoriesforeach:

•Children,12andunder

•EarlyTeens,13~15

•HighSchool,1618

•CollegeUndergraduates/YoungAdults,18~23

21.Whatdoesthecompetitionallowparticipantstodo（）

A.Getsomegiftedbooksonsinging.B.Meettheirteacherspersonally.

C.HearpeopleoftheirageonlineD.Receivevideosoffamoussingers.

22.Whatareparticipantsrequiredtodo?

（）

A.Prepareandrecordsomeoriginalsongs.B.Provideaccompanimenttotheentrysong

C.Traveltoanauditionsiteaheadoftime.D.Usenon-officialHalLeonardrecording

23.Whatisspecialaboutthecompetition?

（）

A.ItcanbewatchedonlineB.Itisattendedbystudents.

C.Itisfreetoparticipate.D.ItisheldonYouTube.

B

CoreyCappelloniisanextremeathletewhohassethimselfimpressivegoalssuchasrunningsixdaysinarowintheSaharadesert,whichisconsideredthemosttiringraceofallultra-marathons.Thesedayshe'sexchangedthedesertfortheroadsfromWashington,D.C.,wherehelives,tohishometownofScranton,Pennsylvania.His98-year-oldgrandmotherRuthlivesthereandwasisolated（隔离）whilerecoveringfromCOVID-19.

Hismotivationwasn'tjusttogivehisgrandmother,whowasinanursinghome,ahugfromafar.Theathleteranforacause:

toraiseawarenessoftheisolationoftheelderlyduringthepandemic（传染病）.

HeleftD.C.sevendaysearlierandhisracehadaspecificgoal:

toraisemoneytobuysmartphonesandtabletsforelderlypeopleisolatedduetoCOVID-19,sothattheycouldcommunicatewiththeirlovedones.

Ruth'sgrandson,whoaffectionatelycallsherNana,wasgreetedwithcheersbythepersonnelatthecenterwherehisgrandmotherisstaying.Fromthefourthfloor,Ruthgreetedhimfromthewindow.DozensofworkersfromtheAlliedServicesSkilledNursingandRehabilitationCenterapplaudedashecrossedthefinishline.Breathlessbutsmiling,hepointedtoNana'sfourth-floorroom,whereshewaswatchinghimthroughthewindow.

Thentheytalkedontheircellphones.Coreyhadamicrophoneinhishandsothosearoundhimcouldheartheconversation,inwhichhethankedtheCenter'sstaff,expressedthelovethatheandsomanyotherpeoplehadforRuth,andassuredherthathehadalwaysbeenconfidentinherstrengthtofightthecoronavirus（新冠病毒）.

Thankstohisrun,Coreyhasbeenabletoraisenearly$25,000todateforthepurchaseofcellphonesandtabletsfortheelderlyandcoronaviruspatientstousetocommunicatewiththeirlovedonesandfeellesslonely.

24.WhatcanbeknownaboutCoreyCappelloni?

（）

A.HelivesintheSaharadesertB.Heisboredwithmarathons.

C.HeisanambitiousathleteD.Hehasmadeachievements.

25.WhydidCoreyCappelloniwanttoraisemoney?

（）

A.TodonatethemoneytofightCOVID-19.B.Topayforhisgrandmother'smedicalcost

C.Topurchasesmartphonesforhospitals.D.Tohelptheelderlyduringthepandemic

26.HowdidpeopleinthenursinghomerespondtoCoreyCappelloni?

（）

A.Theygavehimmuchmoney.B.Theywarmlywelcomedhim.

C.Theygothimisolatedsoon.D.Theyexpressedtheirdislike.

27.WhatdidCoreyCappellonioffertohisgrandmother（）

A.Spiritualcomfort.B.Financialsupport.

C.Dailyrecreations.D.Physicaltraining.

C

Areyouhavingdifficultyfallingasleep?

Trydrinkingaglassofwarmmilk.Ifthatdoesn'twork,listentobeautifulsoftmusic.Stillnoluck?

Trythinkingaboutsheepjumpingoverafence.Ifyouarestillawake,takeasleepingpill.Butpeoplewhotakepillsoftenbecomedependentonthedrugs.Soyoulieawakeknowingthatthenewworkdaywillsoonarrive.Ifyouhavebeeninsuchconditionforatleastonemonth,youmayhaveprimaryinsomnia（失眠症）.

Anewstudyhasfoundthatyoumightfallasleepmorequicklyandstayasleeplongerifyoutry"cerebralhypothermia".Itisnotacomplexmedicalprocess.Itjustmeanscoolingdownyourbrain.EricNofzingerandDanielBuyssefromtheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalSchoolledthestudy.Theyexaminedtwelvepeoplewhohadsleepingproblems.Twelveothershadnosleepingproblems.Eachofthemworeasoftplasticcapontheirheadatbedtime.

Thecapshadtubesinsidefilledwithwater.Theresearchersmovedthewaterthroughthetubesandthenchangedthetemperatureofthewater.Otherstudiesshowedthatpeoplewhohadsleepingproblemsoftenhadmorechemicalreactionsinthefrontoftheirbrains.Theresearchersthoughtcoolingdownthebrainmighthelp.

Onthefirsttwonightsoftesting,thepatientsworecapswithnowater.Onthenexttwonights,thecapswereworn,butthewaterwasnotcooled.Thentheresearcherscooledthewateralittleforanothertwonights.Onthefinaltwonightsofthestudy,thetemperatureofthewaterwasmademuchcooler.

Theresearchersfoundthatthewatercapsdidn'thelpthepatientsuntilthetemperaturewasabout14℃.Mostofthepatientsfellasleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.

Dr.NofzingerandDr.Buyssenotedthatthiswasonlythebeginningofthebraintemperaturestudy.Buttheybelievedtheyhaddiscoveredsomethingimportantthatneededmoreresearch.

28.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

（）

A.Toaskreadersaquestion.B.Totellsleepingproblems.

C.Toputforwardthetopicofthepassage.D.Toofferwaystoinsomnia.

29.Whatcanweknowabouttheparticipantsinthestudy?

（）

A.Theyshowedmorechemicalreactions.

B.Theywererequiredtowearplasticcaps.

C.Theyallsufferedfromsleepingproblems.

D.Theycooledthemselvesbydrinkingwater.

30.WhatdoDr.NofzingerandDr.Buyssethinkoftheirstudy?

（）

A.Itturnsoutdisappointing.B.Itproveswidelypractical.

C.ItstandsoutamongstudiesD.Itstillhasalongwaytogo.

31.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

（）

A.It'stimetocoolyourselfdown.B.Amedicalprocessbenefitssleep

C.Anewwaymighthelpwithsleep.D.Coolingdownyourbrainmatters.

D

Beginning2020,thefifthgenerationofwirelesstechnologyisexpectedtobewidelyusedthroughouttheworld.Thenewnetwork,called5G,promisestogivefasterspeedsandahighercapacityfortheuseofmoredevices.However,whilesomecompaniesarecompetingtobethefirsttodeliver5Gtotheconsumer,theenvironmentalinfluencesofthenewnetworkarebeingoverlooked.

Thereissomeevidencethatthenewdevicesandtechnologiesassociatedwith5Gwillbeharmfultoecosystems.Themaincomponentofthe5Gnetworkthatwillaffecttheearth'secosystemsisthemillimeterwaves.Themillimeterwavesthatarebeingusedindevelopingthe5Gnetworkhaveneverbeenusedatsuchscale（规模）before.Studieshavefoundthattherearesomeharmscausedbythesenewtechnologies.

Themillimeterwaves,specifically,hadadetrimentaleffectonbirds.Inastudyresearchersobservedthatafterexposuretoradiationfromacelltowerforjust5~30minutes,theeggsofsparrowsweredisfigured.Thedisfigurationofbirdsexposedforsuchashortamountoftimetothesefrequencies（频率）issignificantconsideringthatthenew5Gnetworkwillhaveamuchhigherdensity（浓度）ofbasestations（smallcells）throughoutareasneedingconnection.Thepotentialdangersofhavingsomanysmallcellsalloverareaswherebirdslivecouldthreatentheirpopulation'ssurvival.

Additionally,itwasfoundthatcellulardeviceswerelinkedtomanydisturbancesintheecosystemsofbees.Inthisstudy,beehivesexposedforjusttenminutesto900MHzwavesfellvictimtocolonycollapsedisorder（蜂群崩坏症候群）.Beesareanincrediblyimportantpartoftheearth'secosystem.Aroundone-thirdofthefoodproducedtodayisdependentonbeesforpollination（授粉）,makingbeesareavitalpartoftheagriculturalsystem.

Theimpactthat