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

1、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。AA quarter of the worlds humans are at home right now. If youre reading this, chances are that youre one of them. Yes, its

2、important to stay safe indoors to protect ourselves and others, but that doesnt mean you cant have a good time. We will create an endless list of things to do indoors. Stick with us and we promise you wont be bored for a second.Catch up on literary classicsYou know that pile of books that you havent

3、 ever quite managed to get into? Therell never be a better time to conquer it. And if youve already exhausted your library, you can now access more than a million books for free online as part of the National Emergency Library. Usually, youd have to join a queue before being able to borrow anything.

4、 But now you can just dip into whatever you want, whenever.Join a virtual choirIf the videos of cities in lockdown coming together to sing on their balconies left you with a lump in your throat, heres your chance to add your sound to one of several online choirs popping up around the world. The Sofa

5、 Singers is a free online singing event that aims to bring people together from around the world to promote joy and human connection. It involves hundreds of singers joining a Zoom call and learning a new song together.Form new bonds with your neighboursIn normal times, you might not be the type to

6、actually talk to your neighbours. But lets be honest: your social lifes a wreck right now, and youre going to make friends with the people next door, no matter what. So why not take inspiration from Balcony Parties In Miami, or the Londoner Hosting Athletic Classes On His Doorstep? Go on, get social

7、 - in a distant kind of way, of course.21. Whats the purpose of the writer? A. To enrich peoples life. B. To educate the uncivilized.C. To train professional singers. D. To build a harmonious society.22. What does the underlined phrase with a lump in your throat mean?A. the state of being choked. B.

8、 the state of singing aloud.C. the state of wanting to sing. D. the state of having a bad voice.23. The author implies that neighbours .A. seldom communicate with one another.B. usually form a community singing group.C. often share literary books with each other.D. hold parties on the balcony every

9、weekend.BA few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail- order fruitcake at Christmastime. Although I had a good job and owned an apartment in Manhattan, he feared my cupboards and refrigerator might be bare. I had recently moved from California, where my parents still lived in their suburban

10、 bungalow of 50 years, the house I grew up in.He wanted me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. It reminds me of my mothers, he told me in a phone call. Ordering the fruitcake was his way of trying to take care of me from afar. It should arrive the first week of December, he said. As soon as you

11、 get it, let me know what you think. The first week of December passed with no sign of his fruitcake. Delayed by holiday mail, I assumed, or a backlog of orders.The day before my flight to California, the fruitcake still had not arrived. When I arrived at my parents house, he said, Did you get the f

12、ruitcake? No, but Im sure itll be there when I go home.As soon as the word left my lips, I realized that home, for them, was a kind of triggering（触发）word. Because wasnt this home? Wasnt I home now, with my parents greeting me, asking whether I was hungry after the long flight?January, February, and

13、March came and went with no fruitcake. Though my father continued to ask about it, I never once considered lying and telling him yes, the fruitcake had finally arrived and was delicious. Instead I said, That cake is traveling earth, and sooner or later it will land.Thats a good one! he said,His sens

14、e of humor never wavered, and as time went on he would bring up the journey of his fruitcake now and then.I wonder where it is now, hed say.Its taken a detour（绕道）to Pluto（冥王星）.He liked that one too.Do you want me to order another, in case it never comes?Thats OK. Dad. I said. Ill wait for this one.

15、Itll taste even better after touring the universe.Early last December, nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart, I got a call from a staffer at the front desk of my apartment building.You have a package, he said.24. Why did the authors father purchase a fruitcake for her a few years a

16、go?A. Because her father missed his own mother so much.B. Because her father was concerned about her very much.C. Because her father knew she was too busy to buy one herself.D. Because her father wanted to share a particular brand of fruitcake with her.25. Which word can be used to describe the auth

17、ors feeling in paragraph 4?A. Regretful. B. Shocked. C. Unbelievable. D. Heartbroken.26. What can we know about the fruitcake according to the text?A. It was touring the universe.B. It failed to reach the author.C. It arrived after the authors father died.D. It was sent to her before she left for Ca

18、lifornia.27. What is the best title for the text?A. A Late Call. B. Dads Package.C. Adventure of a Gift. D. Grandmas Fruitcake.CListening to new music is hard. Not hard compared to going to space or war, but hard compared to listening to music we already know.There is a physiological explanation in

19、our desire to seek comfort in the familiar. It can help us understand why listening to new music is so hard, and why it can make us feel uneasy, angry, or even riotous（暴乱的）. It has to do with the plasticity of our brains.When it comes to hearing music, a network of nerves in the auditory cortex call

20、ed the corticofugal（离皮质的） network helps classify the different patterns of music. When a specific sound maps onto a pattern, our brains release an amount of dopamine（多巴胺）, the main chemical source of some of our most intense emotions. This is the essential reason why music triggers such powerful emo

21、tional reactions.Take the chorus of a song by Adele or Bruce Springsteen, many of which have very recognizable melody. The majority of our brains have memorized these melodies and know exactly what to expect when each comes around. When the corticofugal network registers that Springsteen chorus, our

22、 brains release just the right amount of dopamine.But when we hear something that hasnt already been mapped onto the brain, the corticofugal network goes a bit out of control, and our brains release too much dopamine as a response. When there is no map or pattern to attach to, music can register as

23、unpleasant or bad.Thats what happened one night in Paris in 1913. The piece that was shown at the Thatre des Champs- lyses for the first time that night was Igor Stravinskys The Rite of Spring. As described in the daily newspaper Le Figaro, many members of the audience could not understand this new

24、music. After the failure of that evening, however, the ballet continued running at the theater for many months. At the second, there was noise only during the latter part of the ballet; at the third, thunderous applause and little protest. At a concert performance of Rite one year later, excitement

25、and adoration swept over the crowd, and admirers surrounded Stravinsky in the street afterward, in a riot of delight.We are built to avoid the uncertainty of newness and our brains actually fight against the unfamiliarity of life. The act of listening to new music is hard, but its necessary. Our bra

26、ins change as they recognize new patterns in the world, which is what makes brains useful.28. According to the passage, why is it hard to listen to new music?A. Because our brains tell us its unpleasant.B. Because new music tend to be unappealing.C. Because new music can trigger emotional reactions.

27、D. Because our brains release dopamine when listening to new music.29. Why do people like the chorus of Adeles song?A. Because it is familiar to us.B. Because it is easy to memorize.C. Because it has a specific sound map.D. Because it affects the network of nerves.30. Whats the purpose of paragraph

28、6?A. To show that people are changeable.B. To introduce an event happening in 1913.C. To appeal to people to listen to new music.D. To prove that people tend to dislike new music.31. What may be talked about next?A. Ways of listening to new music.B. Other activities that benefit our brains. Benefits

29、 we can get from listening to new music.D. Reasons why we are built to avoid the uncertainty.DIn the oceans, concrete（混凝土）is the main construction material, accounting for more than 70% of coastal and marine construction such as ports, coastal defence structures and waterfronts. Concrete is damaging

30、 in the ocean because, to put it in place, natural ecosystems are destroyed, says Alex Rogers, director of science at REV Ocean, a not-for-profit company studying ocean health and raising awareness of global impacts on the marine environment. Concrete is a conventional material, and it is low cost.

31、But really, in this day and age, we should be looking at alternative materials that have a lower impact on the environment.Those alternatives might already be here. Among them is a substance called ECOncrete, developed as an eco-friendly concrete. ECOncrete produces bio enhancing concrete products i

32、ntended to protect coastlines and marine resources. This is achieved by using a mixture made almost entirely of by-products and recycled materials, and is thus nearly carbon neutral. This mixture is combined with up to 70% slag cement（a by product of the steel industry which has a low carbon footprint）and is beneficial for marine concrete thanks to its high chloride（氯化物）resistance. The overall result is a low-carbon concrete.Furthermor