四川省成都、宜宾部分学校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题汇编：阅读理解.docx

四川省成都、宜宾部分学校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解四川省成都市第七中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷第一节（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。ARock climbing, one of the fastest growing sports, not only builds physical strength and mental focus, but also leads you to some beautiful places. Here arc some climbing spots for climbers.Acadia National Park, MaineTliis popular New England park is one of the few places where you can climb seaside rocks. The granite （花岗岩）is good for climbing. In some areas, you need to start when the sea is at its lowest level. The area has guides, instructors and climbing schools, making it particularly welcoming for beginners.More information: nps.gov/acadCity of Rocks, IdahoThis national reserve near the Utah border is worth a trip for the scenery alone. Named by gold miners heading to California in 1849, its granite looks like skyscrapers, towering 600 feet above the ground. Il's a fascinating area from a geologic and geographic angle. Many visitors come for August's Idaho Mountain Festival, a celebration of climbing with top athletes in attendance.More information: nps.gov/ciroRed River Gorge, KentuckyTliis geological area in Daniel Boone National Forest is prized for its climbing routes and rock scenery. The park, located an hour's drive southeast of Lexington, is well known in the climbing world for both beginner-friendly terrain（地形）and more challenging sections. It's a place where you can find a lot of fellow climbers.More information: Earth Treks Englewood, ColoradoWhile you can find climbing gyms across （he country, this one just south of Denver is worth a special trip. With 53,0（X） causing profound changes to trees around the world.In a new study, scientists reviewed global research on trends in tree seedlings growth and death. They combined those data with an analysis of deforestation. And they found that worldwide, older trees are dying at a higher rate than in the past due to factors like rising air temperature, wildfires, drought and pathogens（病原菌）.“And most of the drivers of that decrease in large, old trees arc increasingthemselves, such as temperature is going up, droughts arc more severe, wildfires, windstorms and deforestation are all on the increase-although variable across the globe-they,re generally increasing. And so fbr both （he loss has already occurred, but we expect more continued loss of big, old trees. " said Naie McDowell, an earth scientist at Pacific Northwest National Lab, who was one of the study's authors.“So if we have an increasing rate of death, particularly of the larger, older trees, what's left are the younger trees. So that's why, on average, through the loss of bigger, older trees, our forests arc becoming inherently（天生地） younger and shorter. MThis trend is a problem, because old trees are vitally important.“For sure, the increase in death does limit the carbon storage of an ecosystem and can force the system become a carbon source to the atmosphere. The second reason we care is from a biodiversity perspective: old trees tend to house a higher biodiversity than young forests do. And the third reason is aesthetic: as a society, we care about these trees. We have national parks named after these big trees. So there's a personal reason fbr people to care about this as well.''What has the new study found about the forests?A. Forests are getting younger and shorter.B. Many factors cause the death of big old trees.C. Old trees are beneficial to humans in many ways.D. The death of big old trees influences biodiversity.32. What do the underlined words “the drivers'' in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The death rates of big old treesThe trends in the death of big old treesB. The human changes to the environmentThe factors causing high death rate of old trees33. How is the significance of big old trees illustrated?A. By giving examplesB. By analyzing reasonsC. By listing factsD. By providing figures34. What's the purpose of the text?A. To call on people to protect old treesTo illustrate a phenomenon about old treesB. To share the findings of a new study about treesTo analyze the reasons why sonic trees arc dying faster四川省宜宾市叙州区第一中学校2021-2022学年高二下期中考试英语试题第一节（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.上将该选项涂 里 瑞OADance ClassesBalletBallet teaches grace,posture （姿势）and flexibility.Students focus on the use of proper ballet items （物品）, expanding their knowledge of classical ballet techniques and improving motor skills for classical ballet practice.The class is a formal ballet class.Age : 8-10Date : September 7, 2019-May 16, 2020Time : 10 : 30 am-12 : 00 am on SaturdaysCreative MoversStudents can explore creative movement.balance,fbcus.the development of skills,motor planning and balance.The class helps build strength,flexibility and self-confidence,and allows children to realize expression in a positive and encouraging environment.Children use their imagination to celebrate movement and have lots of fun.Age : 3-5Date : September 7, 2019-January 18, 2020Time : 9 : 00 am-9 : 45 am on SaturdaysJazzJazz includes movements from both classical ballet and dance techniques.This class will focus on traditional Jazz dance.Students will be introduced to jazz-style rhythms and movements.In order to ensure proper placement for yoiir child,wc invite all students to participate in a sample （示缶U） class.Students and parents work with program staff to meet students' personal dance goals.Age : 5-6Date : September 7, 2019-May 16, 2020Time : 2 : 00 pm-3 : 00 pm on SaturdaysHip HopStudents will be introduced to several different aspects of hip hop dance including Popping,Locking,Brcaking and Tutting in a high-energy environment.Our hip hop instructors are highly knowledgeable and will provide students with a wonderful view of hip hop dance.Age : 7-10Date : September 7, 2019-May 16, 2020Time : 1 : 00 pm-2 : 00 pm on Sundays21 .Which class is suitable for 4-year-old children ?A. Ballet.B. Creative Movers. C. Hip Hop.D. Jazz.22 .What can students do in the jazz class ? A. Make use of all the ballet items.B. Leam the long history of jazz.C. Dance with famous modern jazz dancers.D. Get to know jazz-style movements.23 .What is special about the hip hop class ? A. It is open in the afternoon.B. It is available on Sunday.C. 1（ teaches traditional dances.D. It has the most skilled teachers.BA man is lucky to be alive after a horrible meet with a bear in Alaska.The unidentified man,who is said to be in his 50s,spent several days fighting for survival in the wilderness as a bear followed him-but then a Coast Guard helicopter team came to his rescue on Friday July 16.Commander Carbajal told the newspaper that their Coast Guard helicopter had changed course to avoid cloud cover on their way to a task when the shocking discovery was made.Though it was uncommon for the Coast Guard to come across people in need in the middle of nowhere,they noticed a shack （棚屋）with "SOS" and "help me" written on the roof.The man later told his rescuers he had been staying at the shack since July 12,In those five days,he suffered non-life-threatening injuries,including damage to his leg."He was kind of struggling. When we came around,he was on his hands and knees waving a white flag," Commander Carbajal said. "He definitely looked like he had been out there for a while," he added."At some pointa bear had dragged him down to the river," Commander Carbajal said. "He had a gun but the bullets were not enough.He said that the bear kept coming back every night and he hadn't slept for a few days."It is reported that 68 people in the state were sent to hospitals in 66 bear attacks from 2(X)0 to 2O17.Tcn people died from bear attacks during that period.USA Today noted that all three species of North American bears-including black,brown and polar bears-live in Alaska.24 .When did the man begin to stay at the shack ? A. On Friday. B. On Monday. C. On Tuesday. D. On Saturday.25 .What was the first job of the helicopter? A. Rescuing the man.B. Checking the SOS signal.C. Carrying out their own task.D. Collecting information of the cloud.26 .How did the man feel when rescued ? A. Worried.B. Frightened. C. Bored.D. Relaxed.27 .What can be inferred from the last paragraph ? A. It is dangerous to travel in the wild of Alaska.B. There is a high chance to live after meeting bears.C. It is unrealistic to travel in the wild in Alaska.D. Sixty eight people lost their lives because of bears.CAn Italian company has told staff to stop sending any internal (内部)emails for a week in an effort to reduce stress levels.Home textiles company Gabel,based in the northern Como region,appointed an expert to interview its employees about what their main concerns were at work,the local La Provincia di Como website reports.Many said that managing (he huge volume of internal emails was a burden during (he working day.Thal pushed (he company's management to propose a solution.which - somewhat ironically - was sent to all staff in an email."Together we will begin the following experiment,which will take us back in time to when people talked more," managing director Emilio Colombo wrote,declaring an "email - free" week until 13 November. "We invite you not (o use email for internal communications (between colleagues at the same location) , in favor of a more direct and immediate contact."The company's president,Michele Moltrasio,tells the BBC it hasn't been easy to stop such an " ingrained" practicc,tcmporarily,but that employees have welcomed the challenge. "They arc rediscovering the pleasure of meeting and talking rather than writing/' he says.And that includes Mr.Moltrasio,who is avoiding emails along with everyone else. "Even if from next week we all go back to using email,these days of experimentation are very worthwhile,to understand and rethink the methods and pace of working," he says.Several recent studies have found that a high volume of emails raises stress levels at work.In 2013, researchers said that a full inbox led to peaks in people's blood pressure and heart rate. A nd last year.a study at the University of British Columbia found that limiting email use during the day lowered people's stress levels "significantly.".What did an Italian company do to reduce its employees' pressure at work ? A. Ask its employees not to send emails anymore.B. Launch a campaign to stop using emails temporarily.C. Ask experts to design a new way of communication.D. Inten iew employees about their concerns at work.28 .According to the passagc,what docs the underlined word mean in paragraph 4 ? A. Deep - rooted.B. Highly - praised.C. Newly - released.D. Commonly - seen.29 .What can be inferred from the passage ? A. Emails have been an outdated means of communication in (he company.B. Employees don't communicate with each other so directly as they did in the past.C. It is quite easy for employees to stop using emails.D. Employees' working stress is due to the large number of emails they deal with every day.30 .What is the employees* attitude towards this solution ? A. Negative.B. Supportive.C. Doubtful.D. Reserved.DMajlis Jonsson is a 73-year-old living in (he centre of Sweden's capital Stockholm.She leads an active life with her friends,travelling around the city and meeting in coffee shops.However,one issue causes her stress.Sweden has been steadily moving towards a completely cashless society fbr a number of years.Cash is now used in less than one in five of all cash transactions (交易)in storeshalf the number as five years ago.The law says shops can refuse to accept cash.Life can be hard for those unwilling or unable to adapt to the changes.Not everyone hates cash.Majlis Jonsson is one such person.She must go to a bank in order to pay her friend back for a train ticket bought digitally. "I just don't know how to do it."Niklas Arvidsson,Swcdcn's leading expert on the payment systcm.acknowlcdgcs that some people arc in danger of being left behind,like the elderly. "Wc'vc also got a problem with smaller businessmen in rural areas where perhaps the telecommunication systems are not working, "he Says.Is Sweden benefiting from all this ? According to Arvidssonjt is. "Electronic transactions are quicker and cost less in general and make the payment system more efficient. "He also points out that "it is a little bit more difficult in general for the people to get away with not paying taxes or making small thefts without cash."Of course,with an increase in digital transactions,the question of data security comes into play.As we freefall through an increasingly virtual worldand payments over the cloud instead of payments with paperwho has access to our information ? It is a global problem with no easy solution.But Arvidsson remains largely positive about cashless transactions. "It's like a virtual infrastructure is being builtif a highway or a railroad has (he capacity to bring people in business closer and increase ou(put,(he samething will happen with technology.! really do believe that once the technology genie is out of the bottle,how do you put it back ?"31 .What upsets Majlis Josson ? A. She owes her friend some money.B. She has to pay without cash.C. She has to draw money from the bank.D. She knows little about the phone.32 .What's mentioned by Arvidsson as an advantage of digital transactions ? A. They help reduce some illegal acts.B. They make paying taxes convenient.C. They improve telecommunication systems.D. They save the cost of printing paper money.33 .According to the text,what problem will digital transactions bring about ? A. They will charge extra fees.B. They will stimulate overspend.C. They will destroy the computer system.D. They will pose a threat to data security.34 .How does Arvidsson show the importance of technology ? 1. By using study results.B. By making a comparison.2. By providing examples.D. By quoting a famous saying.四川省宜宾市第四中学校2021-2022学年高二下期中考试英语试题 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。ACrafternoonTime: Sunday, January 17, 2021. 1:00PMLocation: Emma Clark Library. 120 Main Street Setauket, NY 11733Warm up at the library! This event at Emma Clark Library would be an forgettable experience for you. Stop by Sunday, January 17 anytime between 1pm and 3 pm for this free craft （手工艺）aclivity! All kids are welcome. If you have any questions, please email us at kidse mmaclark.org.Rolling River Day Camp Family DayTime: Sunday, January 24,2021, 1:00AMLocation: 477 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518It is time for you to learn more about Summer Camp 2021. Bring your family to Rolling River's Family Day! It is a special opportunity for children to get a taste of camp while parents can enjoy a wonderful weekend, too. You must pre-register（预注册）to attend. All fam