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安徽省黄山市2019-2022学年高二下学期英语期末试卷汇编 阅读理解专题安徽省黄山市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末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、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ASpring is just around the corner, but if you are tired of sunflowers, tulips (郁金香) and other standard gardens, why not head to one of these mysterious and wonderful botanical gardens？Butchart Gardens, British Columbia, CanadaOne of the rarest flowers youll find at Butchart Gardens is the Meconopsis, otherwise known as the Tibetan blue poppy. The most impressive flowers can be found in the borders, where youll find over one million bedding plants. And although the gardens are famous for their perennials (多年生植物), 300,000 spring-flowering plants are grown every year, and over 900 varieties of plants are grown for the summer gardens alone.Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South AfricaKirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is one of a handful of botanic gardens to grow only native plants. Some of the most popular varieties include the king protea, which produces enormous flowers between autumn and summer, and the rare silver tree, a silky-leaved plant, which experts believe could become extinct in the next 50 years.Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado, USOnce native to South Africa, these oddly-named flowers are famously drought-hardy, making them perfect for this part of North America. This garden is one of the few to focus on draught-tolerant plants from Colorado and the grasslands of Africa, Mongolia and Argentina. In fact, Colorado is home to nine species of endangered plant, and several can be found here.Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden, Tromso, NorwayVisit the worlds northernmost botanical garden and youll find a breathtaking collection of plants from the worlds polar and mountainous regions including, in the Himalaya section, the rare giant Tibetan blue poppy, with its huge flowers and metre-high stem. Youll also see the Wilander buttercup, which can only be found in the quite terrible areas of Svalbards unforgiving icy islands.21. Which botanical garden only plants local species?A. Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden. B. Denver Botanic Gardens.C. Butchart Gardens. D. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.22. Which is typical of the Tibetan blue poppy ?A. Rare and hot-tolerant. B. Smelly and ill-looking. C. Large and tall. D. Endangered and colorful.23. What is the purpose of the text?A. To analyze the features of plants. B. To make an advertisement. C. To protect the endangered plants. D. To introduce some fantastic gardens.BDr. Eugenia South, director of the Urban Health Lab and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, is a black doctor who hesitated to get the vaccine (疫苗), though faced with different kinds of vaccine from many places. But she researched vaccine safety and received her vaccine. Afterward she talked to other black doctors and friends, “ I realized a lot of people had the same concerns as I had, but they did not have the opportunity to talk to anyone about their concerns.” According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 5% of doctors are black. This means many black people do not have black doctors to talk to.Many black people are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “ They may not be able to trust the information that they are getting from their doctors or nurses or even public institutions,” says Dr. Shreya Kangovi, founding executive director (执行董事) of the Penn Center for Community Health Workers.In January, Dr. South wrote an article for NBC News about her hesitation with the vaccine. She says her favourite part of writing the article was “ having the opportunity to share my story and to share it on such a platform. Ive heard from a lot of people across the country that my words had an influence on them and they made a decision to get the vaccine because of what I wrote”.Dr. South helped start a clinic in West Philadelphia, a part of the city where three quarters of people are black. More than 500 black people were vaccinated at the clinic in one day. She also did a call with 21 pastors (牧师) of black churches, telling them about her experience with the vaccine. Pastor W. Lonnie Herndon says, “ Her care and concern helped thousands get on board with getting the vaccine.”24. What was Dr. Souths concern about the COVID-19 vaccine?A. Effects.B. Security. C. Costs.D. Production.25. Why are so many black people unwilling to get vaccinated?A. They disbelieve the report from the authority.B. They cant afford to get the new medicine.C. Theyre not used to getting vaccinated so far.D. They have the chance to escape from the disease.26. Which of the following best describes Dr. Souths article for NBC News?A. Demanding. B. Theoretical. C. Controversial. D. Convincing. 27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Most black people still hesitate to get vaccinated.B. Dr. South got much support from the local government.C. Dr. South has done a lot in preventing the spread of COVID-19.D. Black people are still short of knowledge about COVID-19.CA group that represents 5,500 independent filling stations around the UK says that two-thirds or more of its stations are out of fuel. Drivers have to visit many petrol stations in the hope of finding fuel, often waiting in line for hours to buy gas at the few stations that do have fuel.Some people are calling for emergency workers to get special attention at filling stations. There are serious concerns about workers like doctors, nurses, and ambulance drivers being unable to work because of the shortage. Already the countrys National Health Service has had to cancel some visits by cancer patients because of the shortage.The government says the problem is being caused by people buying more fuel than they need because they are scared. Some people are calling this petrol panic. Normally, gas and oil companies like BP, Shell and Esso are limited in how they work together. Thats meant to keep them from planning together to raise prices. Now, the government has given these companies temporary permission to work together to make sure that gas stations get supplies as quickly as possible.But surveys have shown that the current gas problem isnt caused by an actual lack of fuel. Its that there arent enough truck drivers to deliver fuel to petrol stations. Experts believe that the UK is short of as many as 100,000 more drivers. The UK has had a shortage of truck drivers for years, but the problem has gotten far worse in the last 18 months. Thats because around 25,000 truck drivers from Europe have left the UK because of Brexitthe UK chose to leave the European Union.In a short term effort to help solve the problem, the government has offered temporary permission for as many as 5,000 truck drivers from Europe to come over and drive trucks in the UK. But the UK truck drivers dont believe many European drivers will be interested. They say truck drivers in the UK earn little and the working conditions arent good.28. What do the first two paragraphs focus on concerning the gas shortage?A. The UKs responses. B. Its processes.C. Peoples worries. D. Its consequences. 29. Whats the experts view on the cause of petrol panic?A. Gas prices have risen sharply. B. Gas transportation has gone wrong.C. There are few petrol stations. D. Gas companies are to blame.30. What can be learnt about the UK truck drivers?A. They are for Brexit.B. They get well paid.C. They are urgently needed.D. They work long hours.31. Where is the text most probably taken from?A. A newspaper report. B. An official document.C. An environment paper. D. A drivers brochure.DFonts (字体) are used to make letters look a certain way on computers or in books and magazines. If youre writing a report, you can give a different look to the words in your report by choosing a different font. For example, you can make them look like handwriting or the lettering in a comic (漫画) book. Some fonts even make the letters look like funny shapes or drawings.Scientists have discovered that people often remember things better if it is a little bit harder for them to read. The scientists have learned that if you are reading words that are difficult to recognize, your brain has to work a little bit harder to make sense of the words that your eyes are seeing. This extra work helps your brain remember what you are reading better.Now professors at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have taken this idea and created a font just for remembering things. The font, called Sans Forgetica, is a little bit hard to read on purpose.There are two main things that make it hard to read. Probably the most obvious one is that all of the letters have gaps or holes in them. When the letters have these gaps, the brain has to fill in the gaps to recognize them. This makes readers slow down and contemplate as they read.The other surprising thing about Sans Forgetica is that it slants (倾斜) backwards. You may be used to seeing words that slant toward the right. But Sans Forgetica slants the other way, which looks very unusual.When someone creates a new font, they often sell it. But RMIT is giving away their font for free, hoping that it will quickly help students and other people who need to remember things while theyre reading. Sans Forgetica, which RMIT is calling “the font to remember”, can be downloaded at the university website.32. What does paragraph 2 mainly discuss?A. How students read fonts clearly.B. The types of designing new fonts.C. The theory of making new fonts. D. Why students stop to see the fonts.33. What does the underlined word “ contemplate” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Hesitate. B. Reflect. C. Relax. D. Explain.34. What does RMIT expect of Sans Forgetica?A. Itll help speed up reading. B. Itll earn profits for them. C. Itll be widely applied soon. D. Itll make fonts look better.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A New Font Helps Readers RememberB. A New Font Has Been RecognizedC. Scientists Change the Existing Fonts D. Learning Tools Depend on New Fonts安徽省黄山市2020-2021学年高二下学期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、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWhether youre travelling to the islands or the mountains of Thailand, youre likely to spend at least one night in its capital city on the way. Bangkok might be noisy and polluted but its also an exciting city with plenty of things to see and do. Why not make it a longer stay?Where to stayThe Khao San Road was a famous traveller spot even before Leonardo di Caprios character in the film The Beach stayed there. But its noisy, not very pretty and not very Thai. For something more authentic, Phra Kanong offers an alternative place to stay, with its fantastic street markets where everyday Bangkok people eat, work and live. Its not as convenient for the main tourist sites, but it has a Skytrain station so you can be at the Grand Palace in 20 minutes.How to get aroundBangkoks traffic can be a nightmare. Sure, you can easily take a taxi if you want to spend hours stuck in traffic jams but there are two much better ways to get around the city. To explore the temples and historical sites, catch an express boat river taxi or a longtail boat along the Chao Phraya river and the canals. For the modern part of the city, the Skytrain is a fast, cheap way to travel from the river to the shopping malls and nightlife of Sukhumvit, and the famous Chatuchak street market.Where to eatThe simple answer is: everywhere! Thai street food is among the best in the world, and for around $5 you can eat a filling and delicious meal. Some food stands have little plastic seats where you can sit and eat and they cook the same dish over and over, like fried chicken on rice or Pad Thai noodles. Head for Chinatown Yaowarat Street and choose whatever looks most interesting from the many excellent Chinese and Thai restaurants and food stands. 21. Where can you experience local peoples life ?A. Khao San Road. B. Phra Kanong. C. Sukhumvit.D. Yaowarat Street.22. What can we learn from the passage?A. One night is enough time to see Bangkok.B. The river boat taxis often get stuck in traffic too.C. Taking the Skytrain is a faster way to see the city than going by taxi.D. You need to choose where to eat carefully, as not everywhere is good.23. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A text book.B. A science report. C. A guidebook.D. A book review.BWithin 30 minutes of finding out a little boy named Bodie needed a kidney transplant (肾移植），Taylor Pikkarainen signed up to try and be his donor(捐献者).Bodie Hall, from St. Michael, Minnesota, was born with a rare kidney disorder. Neither of his parents could donate their kidney to him and he needed a kidney transplant badly. “Its like, how do you ask somebody to donate a kidney?” Bodies mom Gloria Hall said.Dad, Brandon Hall, wasnt a match, and Gloria had already donated a kidney to Bodie s older sister who had the same condition. “This was outside of our control,” Brandon said. He was placed on a kidney transplant list, but doctors advised them to go on social media to spread the word to find a donor.Nurse Taylor Pikkarainen, is a friend of a friend. She said, “Its definitely part of my calling, helping people. Even just reading his story and seeing his picture on the Facebook page made me think he was the cutest thing ever.” Pikkarainen, a traveling nurse from Minnesota, was working with COVID-19 patients in New Jersey when she heard about Bodie. She filled out the paperwork right then.Doctors say it is hard to find a well-matched donor, but physicians at M Health Fairview concluded that Pikkarainen was the best match for Bodie out of several possible kidney donors.The transplant happened on July 9,which was Pikkarainens birthday as well. “Theres no way to express how grateful we are, really,” Bodies mom said.“We just told her Thank you,” his dad said. “We just couldnt believe that she was willing to do something like that for us.”Bodie is taking anti-rejection (抗排异药）medication, which will last for the rest of his life. Fortunately, the two of them have recovered and are doing well. In fact, Bodies mom said he looks healthier than ever - and even took his first steps not long after the operation!24. What happened to Bodie?A. He injured his body seriously.B. He was too poor to get treatment.C. He suffered from a deadly disease.D. He didnt accept his sisters kidney.25. What did Pikkarainen do to help Bodie?A. She helped him find a donor.B. She donated her kidney to him.C. She spread his story on social media.D. She raised money for h