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学年下学期江苏南师附中高二英语期中复习卷无答案

2020-2021学年第二学期南师附中期中复习卷

高二英语

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，共37.5分）

A

I’vebeenreading100booksperyearonaverageduringthepastdecade.SoobviouslyIgettheusualquestionofwhatbooksIrecommend.Well,here’remytop4favoritebooksofalltimes,whichinfluencedmeintowholamtoday.

1.Think&GrowRichbyNapoleonHill.

Oneofthebiggestbestsellersofalltimes.NapoleonHillspenttwodecadesanalyzingover500successfulmenlikeHenryFord,ThomasEdisonandJohnD．Rockefellertodiscoverhowtheydidit.TheresultofHill’sresearchisinThink&GrowRich—13stepstoachieveyourgoal,whateveritis.Allotherself-helpbooksarejustcopiesofHill’sbookfirstpublishedin1937.

2.PsychocyberneticsbyMaxwellMaltz.

Anotherbestsellerandtheonlyself-helpbookyou’llneednexttoThinkGrowRich.MaxwellMaltzwasaplasticsurgeonwhowasamazedthatsomepatientsstillfeltuglyaftersurgery（外科手术）.That’swhenhediscoveredtheyalsoneededreconstructionworkinside—their“self-image”.Everythingabouthowtousethe“mind-body”connectiontoachieveyourgoals,andhowtofeelconfidentaboutyourbodyisinsidethisbook.

3.TalentisOverratedbyGeoffColvin.

Thisbookdrivesthepointhomethatsuccessinanyfieldisnotdeterminedbygeneticsortalentbutdeliberatepractice.ColvinusesexamplesfromworldclassachieverslikeTigerWoods,JackWelch,WarrenBuffet,Mozarttoprovethattheyallgottheirsthroughyearsofpractice—the10,000hoursrule.You’llreexamineyourbeliefsaboutwhatittakestosucceedandsuperchargeyourmotivationafterreadingColvin’sbook.

4.MasterybyGeorgeLeonard.

Thisbookalsostressesthatpracticeisthesecretofsuccessinanything.Leonardexplainsthatmastershipneverends—youwillneverhaveperfecttechniqueandbeabletostop.Insteadyou’llkeeplearning,improving,andhittingplateaus（瓶颈期）.ThebigpointinMasteryisthatplateausarevitalforimprovingyourskillsandthatyouthereforemuststartenjoyingtheminsteadofgettingimpatientorquittinglikemostguysdo.

1．WhatisthebookThink&GrowRichmainlyabout?

A．Successfulmen’sstories.B．Aresearchonbeingrich.

C．Ananalysisoffamouspeople.D．Instructionsonhowtosucceed.

2．ThebookPsychocyberneticsissuitableforpeoplewho________.

A．preparetogetsurgeryB．areunconfidentoftheirappearance

C．wanttobuildtheirbodyD．needadviceofplasticsurgeons

3．WhatdoTalentisOverratedandMasterybothmention?

A．Thestepstoachievingthegoal.

B．Worldclassachievers’achievement.

C．Practice’skeyroleinachievingsuccess.

D．Geneticsandtalent’sinfluenceonbeingsuccessful.

B

AroadsidesystemthatdetectsifamobilephoneisinuseinapassingvehicleisbeingtestedintheUKfirst.Despitebeingunabletotellwhetherthedriverisusingthephone,itishopedthatitwillactasawarningtopeoplewhomakecallsbehindthewheel.Thetechnologypicksupthephonesignalinthevehicleandactivatesaroadsidewarningsignofamobilephonewitharedlinethroughit.

Thesystemcannottellthedifferencebetweenadriverandapassengeronabus,buttosomedegreeitcanwarndriversthattheycanbedetectedusingtheirphones.Usingadirectionalantenna（天线），thedetectorpicksupradiowavesproducedbyaphonehandset,andmeasuresthesignalstrengthandlengthofthem.Whenasignalisdetectedofduration（持续时间）longenoughandsignalstrengthstrongenoughtosetoffthesystem,thedetectoractivatesthewarningsign.ThedetectorisabletodistinguishBluetoothconnectionsorhands-freedeviceswhich,whenpickedup,willpreventtheactivation.

Whilethisnewsystemisnoreplacementforapoliceofficercatchingsomeoneintheact,itcouldbeenoughtomakesomedriversthinktwice-andthathastobeapositivestepforward.However,justastechnologyhasenabledtheproblemofdriversusingmobilephonesillegally,itcanalsobeabigpartofthesolutioningettingpeopletostop.StatisticsfromthedeviceswillbesharedwithNorfolkPolice,thecountycouncilsaid.Thecouncilsaidthatenablingthesystemtorecordspecificnumberplatescouldbea"futuredevelopment".

Usingamobilephoneatthewheelisoneofthefourroadcrimeswhichcanhavehorribleconsequencesifitcausesadeadlyorseriouscarcrash.Lawenforcement（执行）technologyhasbeenfallingbehindforadecadeandnotmadeanyeasierbymotorproducersthatencourageuserstoplugintheirphonesevenbeforedriving.

4．WhyistheroadsidesystemusedaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．Tosendoutcellphonesignalstodrivers.

B．Todetectdrivers'illegaluseofcellphone.

C．Tomonitorpeople'suseofphoneswhiledriving.

D．Towarmpeopleagainstusingponeswhiledriving.

5．Howdoesthedetectoroftheroadsidesystemwork?

A．Itmeasuresthelengthofthephone.B．Itwarnsdriverswithaphoneinhand.

C．Itpicksupradiowavesfromhandsets.D．Itactivatesthevehicle'sBluetoothsystem.

6．Whatdoesthetextsuggestdriversdowiththeroadwarningsign?

A．SwifttoBluetoothwhiledriving.B．Haveaclosewatchofroadsigns.

C．Avoidbeingpickedupbydetectors.D．Stopusingahands-freemobilephone.

7．Whatwillthecountycouncilprobablydointhefuture?

A．Sharethedeviceswiththepolice.B．Makethesystemmoreadvanced.

C．Replacethepolicewiththenewsystem.D．Takestepstosettleroadsafetyproblems.

C

Ifyourin-boxiscurrentlyreportingunreadmessagesinthehundredsorthousands,youmighthaveahardtimebelievingthenews:

e-mailisonthedecline.

Atfirstthought,thatmightseemtobethecase.Theincominggeneration,afterall,doesn’tdoe-mail.Oh,theymighthaveanaccount.Theyuseitonlyaswewoulduseafaxmachine:

asameanstocommunicatewithold-schoolfolksliketheirparentsortofulfillthesign-uprequirementsofWebsites.Theyrarelycheckit,though.

Today’sinstantelectronicmemos—suchastextingandFacebookandTwittermessages—aremoredirect,moreconcentrated,moreefficient.Theygowithoutthesalutation（称呼语）andthesignoff（签收）;wealreadyknowthe“to”and“from.”Manycorporationsaremovingtomessagingnetworksforexactlythatreason:

moresignal,lessnoiseandlesstime.Thistrendisfurtherevidencethatstore-and-forwardsystemssuchase-mailandvoicemailareoutdated.Insteadofmyleavingyoualengthymessagethatyoupickuplater,Icannowsendyouaneasily-readmessagethatyoucanread—andrespondto—onthego.

Thecomingofthemobileeraisresponsibleforthedeclineofe-mail.Instantwrittenmessagesbringgreatconvincetopeople.Theycandealwiththemataboutanytime:

beforeamovie,inataxi,waitingforlunch.Andbecausethesemessagesareverybrief,they’resuitableforsmartphonetyping.

Doesthismeane-mailisonitswaytothedustbinofdigitalhistory?

Notnecessarily.E-mailstillhascertainadvantages.Ontheotherhand,tweetsandtextsfeelephemeral—youreadthem,thenthey’regone,intoanendlessstring,e-mailstillfeelslikesomethingyouhaveandthatyoucanfile,searchandreturntolater.It’seasytoimaginethatitwillcontinuetofeelmoreappropriateforformalcommunications:

agreements,importantnews,longerexplanations.

So,e-mailwon’tgoawaycompletely.Remember,we’vebeenthroughatransition（过度）likethisnotsolongago:

whene-mailwasontherise,peoplesaidthatpostalmailwasdead.That’snothowitworks.Postalmailfounditssmallermarket,andsowille-mail.Newtechnologyrarelyreplacesoldonecompletely;itjustaddsnewalternatives.

8．Whatwouldtheincominggenerationliketodowiththeire-mailaccounts?

A．Checkbankaccounts.B．Sendlongmessages.

C．Fillinsomeforms.D．Communicatewiththeircolleagues.

9．Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinparagraphs3and4?

A．Thepossiblereasonsbehindthedeclineofe-mail

B．Thelikesanddislikesoftheyounggeneration

C．Therapiddevelopmentofe-communicationchannels

D．Evidenceabouttheuncertainfutureofeasily-consumedmessages

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ephemeral”inparagraph5mean?

A．Automatically-sending.B．Randomly-written.

C．Hardly-recognized.D．Shortly-appearing.

11．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．It’stooearlytodeterminethedeclineofe-mail.

B．E-mailhasreasonstoexistwithitsownadvantages.

C．E-mail,justlikepostalmailhascometoitsend.

D．Weshouldfeelsorryforthedeclineofe-mail.

D

Blooddoping（违规输血）toimproveperformanceisforbiddeninprofessionalsports.Athletescanusethistechniquetofueltheirmuscleswithmoreoxygen-carryingredbloodcells—forexample,byreceivingatransfusion.Butmanyanimalsdopenaturally:

sheep,fishesandhorsescanboosttheirblood’scapacitytocarryoxygenby16to74percentinphysicallydemandingsituations.NowastudyshowsthatanAntarcticfishcalledthebaldnotothencanincreaseitscarryingcapacitybymorethan200percenttopursueanactivelifeincoldwaters.

LikemostfishesnativetoAntarctica,thebaldnotothen’sbloodcontainsanti-freezeproteinsthathelpitwithstandextremecold.Buttheseproteins,alongwithredbloodcells（RBCs）,canmakebloodstickyandhardtocirculate.SomeAntarcticfishesadaptbyremovingRBCsaltogether,absorbingoxygendirectlyfromthewaterviaskinastheypassivelyawaitprey（猎物）.Baldnotothens,however,activelyswimbelowsurfaceicetochaseotheractivelifewhenavoidingsealsandpenguins.Forthisbehavior,“youneedtosupplymoreoxygentothemuscles,”saysMichaelAxelsson,aphysiologistattheUniversityofGothenburginSwedenandco-authorofthenewstudy.

ThescientistscomparedRBClevelsinsamplescollected