湖北省部分地区高二下学期期末考试英语汇编阅读理解.docx

湖北省部分地区2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题解析版汇编阅读理解湖北省鄂州市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末质量监测英语试题第一节（共15小题：每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。What to WatchMy Brilliant FriendThe film, taken from the brilliant fiction of Elena Ferrante, is mainly about two women's friendship. In the 1970s, Elena marries a professor and publishes a famous novel. Lila is smarter but is forced to skip college and marries a local man. Later, she becomes a single mom working in a terrible factory. Will they ever get along as well as before? It's complicated.Watch it: on HBO and HBO MaxThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 4The film is about how a housewife became a Greenwich Village stand-up comic (喜剧演员). Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) is divorced and trying to find herself in 1960, and her dad (Tony Shalhoub) has become a Village Voice drama critic. We also can't wait fbr the upcoming guest stars: Jason Alexander, Kelly Bishop, John Waters, Milo Ventimiglia and Lenny Bruce.Watch it: on Amazon PrimeSuccession9 Season 3In the superb show about power struggles in a super-rich family, son Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) has the upper hand over his domineering (专横的)dad, Logan (Brian Cox, 75), who promises to “go full beast“ on his child. New cast members Alexander Skarsgard and Adrien Brody also appeared in the film.Watch it: on NetflixTed Lasso, Season 2If you watch only one show this summer, make it this one, a heartwarming hit comedy. JasonSudeikis plays a positive American football coach who knows little about soccer but gets hired toAmericans spend a lot of time and money on health care. Many believe health care is a right for all people. The big debate is over “ will the care be private or public ”. The difference will be in who pays for it. Will it come from the pockets of those needing care, or will it come from the pockets of all taxpayers? The honest answer is that payments will come out of the pockets of both.You only need health care when you are ill. So, the next question is, what can we do about sickness? If there is less illness, the cost of health care will go down. The answer to that question is simple. We need to take better care of ourselves.Many experts say the fault lies in what we eat. Obesity, diabetes, and heart health are the biggest causes of illness. The biggest factor in those illnesses is the food we eat.“ Food Is Medicine “is a new program. Health providers can include nutrition in the patienfs health records. Educators and trainers can talk about nutrition. Patients may be able to get prescriptions fbr healthy foods and produce.Governments are starting to tax sugary drinks. They can sponsor markets that sell pro-tective foods. These are foods such as fruits, nuts, vegetables, beans, plant oils, whole grains, yogurt, and fish. Government programs can lower levels of sodium, added sugar, and trans-fats.Schools are improving and expanding the quality of school meals. The National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program should get bigger. School garden programs are another way fbr-ward. The Food Stamp program offers a great chance to improve diet quality and health.It all adds up to making food health a national goal. In an ideal world, the public and private sectors would start to do this together. It is an area where science and business have to be partners. The subject of health should be at the front of health care.32. What is Americans, major concern over health care?A. When they should take it out.B. Whether it is personal or public.C. When they should pay fbr it.D. Whether it is different from familycare.33. According to the text, what can we do about sickness?A. Care fbr ourselves better.B. Save more money to cure it.C. Pay attention to what others say.D. Depend on the public to cure it.34. What does the author advise governments to do?A. Invest more in medical care.B. Expand the quantity of meals.C. Lower levels of tax on sugary drinks.35. What can be the best title for the text?D. Fund markets to sell protective foods.B. People Are Taking Action On HealthD. Educators Stress The Importance OfA. The Food We Eat Results In IllnessCareC. The Best Health Insurance Is Health ItselfNutrition湖北省襄阳市普通高中2021-2022学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测统一英语测试第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。SUMMER 2021 JOURNALISM WORKSHOPABOUT THE WORKSHOP:In this workshop, teens learn radio journalism, storytelling skills and how to write, listen, and talk to people, build confidence, and work with others while creating a true radio story about one person. The 2021 workshop will run from Monday, July 12 through Friday, August 6, 2021.This is an opportunity open to teens aged 15-18 in the Greater Seattle area, with a small entry fee charged. By finishing this workshop, you earn the opportunity to keep making radio on our website as an advanced producer. For successfully completing the workshop, youll earn $ 600. No previous journalism experience is necessary.APPLICATION TIPS:Participants are selected based on the strength of their applications. We receive many more applications than we can accept, so show us your best self! The most important part of the application is the Story Idea. Don't worry about grammar or spelling in your application. You don*t have to write formally. We just want to get to know the real you, and what you care about.YOU SHOULD APPLY IF:You are 15-18 years old (you must be 15 by July 12, 2021).You're excited to use media to tell true stories.You want to share all sides of the story as a journalist.In this workshop, you will work with a professional guide to produce a true radio story about one person in your home or community. The story you produce will be posted on our website.APPLICATION DEADLINE:The early application deadline is 11: 59 PM on Tuesday, March 9. The final application deadline is 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 4. The application process will become more competitive after the first deadline passes, so seize the day!21. What does the workshop provide?A. A sponsorship of 600 dollars.B. Training in being a radio host.C. Free guidance from a professional teacher.D. A chance to improve communication skills.22. What is necessary for an applicant to stand out?A. Experience as a journalist.B. A unique idea fbr a story.C. Correct spelling of the application.D. A good command of media.23. What is suggested in the last paragraph?A. Applicants had better apply early.B. The application process is complex.C. Applicants should apply on March 9.D. The application should be handed in twice.BGood morning,I want to send you all a quick email and express my feelings about Goshen Post Elementary School this rainy Monday morning. I cannot say enough about the experiences that my kids are having at Goshen Post! It has been such an amazing start to the school year. They all come home filled with enthusiasm and excitement about what they have been doing at school and PBL that involves them.rd like to share with you a story of my two daughters using PBL this weekend-how my girls are applying what they are learning at school through a project while at home. With the very rainy Sunday they were looking for things to do. Anderson wanted to go outside and jump in the muddy puddles （小水坑）！ This idea stirred Wesley, so they headed outside to play. When they came back, Wesley explained to me that they noticed the rain was flowing and filling all of the storm drains （排水管）in the street. This is where PBL comes in!They turned this little observation into a project. The girls came up with a plan to figure out where the water was coming from, why it was flowing the way that it was, where it ended. They asked my husband and I to drive them down the street to see where it started and where it ended so that they could record this information. They then came up with their own theory, headed home and wrote about it on Wesley's new notebook. All of this took hours, filled their afternoon, and created huge smiles on their faces and laughter between two sisters!They have always been creative, but I can tell what you are doing at school is not only motivating them to be more creative, but giving them a framework of how to do it!Yours,Kacy Femstrom 24. What is "PBL”?A. A plan to learn at homeB. A way of learning based on projects.C. A practice organized by schools.D. A program requiring parents5 involvement.25. What does paragraph 3 focus on?A. Why the kids did their observation.B How the kids carried out their project. C. What the kids gained from their project.D. How the author helped with her kids' plan.26. What is the author's attitude towards “PBL”?A. Skeptical.B. Objective.C. Approving.D.Conservative.27. Why does the author write the email?A. To show respect for the school.B. To show her kids' creative activity.C. To introduce a new learning method.D. To give credit for the school's teaching.CEveryone has a phone in their pocket nowadays, but how often do we really use them for their original purposeto make a call? Telephone culture is disappearing. What brought us to this moment, and what are its effects?“No one picks up the phone anymore “ wrote Alex C. Madrigal on The Atlantic. "The reflex（习惯性动作）of answering-built so deeply into people who grew up in 20th-centurytelephonic culture-is gone.The shift is of course due in large part to more communication options: Texting with photos, videos, emojis, reaction gifs, links and even voice messages can be a more attractive option.Texting is light and fun, not nearly as demanding of your attention as a phone call. It can also be done with multiple people at the same time. Social media, email and video calls have also eaten away at traditional phone calls.In recent years, another reason has caused people to ignore phone calls completely: robocalls. Robocalls are automated messages from organizations verifying （核实）your phone number or telemarketers trying to sell something. Americans received 22.8 billion robocalls halfway through 2020, equaling an annual rate of 45.6 billion, slightly below 2018 numbers, according to You-Mail, a robocall protection service and blocking app.As telephone culture disappears, what is the loss of a singular family phone doing to the family unit? Early landline phones unified family members, whereas mobile phones isolate （使Bi% 绝）them.“The shared family phone served as an anchor （给以安全感的物品）for home," said Luke Fernandez, a Weber State University computer-science professor and co-author of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Feelings About Technology, From the Telegraph to Iwitter. "With smartphones, we have gained mobility and privacy. But the value of the home has been diminished, as has its capacity to guide and monitor family behavior and perhaps bind families more closely together/9Fernandez said.Of course, as technology progresses, lives always change for better or for worse. With theloss of telephone culture, families will need to find other ways to unite.28. What has caused the traditional telephone to lose its appeal according to the text?A. People's addiction to social media.B. People's preference fbr robocalls.C. People's growing need for privacy.D. People's wide range of communication choices.29. What does the underlined word “diminished“ in the second-to-last paragraph probably mean?A. Reduced.B. Strengthened.C. Instructed.D. Inherited.30. Whafs the advantage of a family phone?A. Gain mobility.B. Receive robocalls.C. Send messages.D. Tie family members.31. What does the article mainly talk about?A. The past and future of telephones.B. The development of communication tools.C. The downfall of traditional telephone culture.D. The relation between phone use and family bonds.Scientists at University College London have discovered sets of regulatory genes, which are responsible fbr maintaining healthy hearing. The finding, made in fruit flies, could lead to treatments fbr age-related hearing loss (ARHL) in humans.Globally, one-third of people aged over 65 experience hearing loss, and while there are thought to be more than 150 genes that may affect hearing loss, there is no unified (统的)view on how to use these to develop hearing loss treatments.In the study, published in Scientific Reports, researchers at the UCL Ear Institute assessed the hearing ability of the common fruit fly across its life span (around 70 days) to see if their hearing declines with age.A fruit fly's ears share many molecular (分子的)similarities with the ears of humans, makingit an ideal tool for the study of human hearing loss.Researchers found that the antennal ears of fruit flies also display ARHL with nearly all sensitive hearing measures starting to decline after 50 days of age. This made the researchers want to know if there were any "age-variable“ genes in the flies, inner ears which have kept the ears healthy fbr 50 days of their lives.After closer examination, researchers identified a new set of regulatory genes-homeostasis genes. These genes are often responsible for picking up sound and the overall sensitivity of the ear. Using this information, scientists were then able to genetically modify （修改）the genes and prevent the flies from getting ARHL.Professor Joerg Albert, lead author of the study, said: "While many studies have been conducted into the hearing function of fruit flies, ours is the first to look at the mechanistic and molecular detail of their auditory。听觉的）life course. The fact that these genes are conserved in humans will also help to fbcus future clinical research in humans and thereby accelerate the discovery of new gene-therapeutic strategies.32. What did scientists at UCL discover?A. Homeostasis genes maintain one's ability to hear.B. There are regulatory genes that are related to aging.C. Humans have over 150 genes that can affect hearing loss.D. One-third of people aged over 65 have hearing problems.33. Why were fruit flies used in the research?A. They share many genes with humans.B. They display ARHL during their lifespan.C. Their hearing ability also declines with age.D. Their hearing system is similar to that of humans34. What can we learn from Joerg Alberfs words?A. The reason of the study.B. The significance of the study.C. The discovery of new treatments.D. The future commercial prospects.35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Fruit fly: the cause of hearing lossB. Hearing loss: a common problem for older adultsC. Gene discovery could lead to hearing loss treatmentsD. The body's ability can be unlocked to treat lost hearing湖北省武汉市武昌区2021-2022学年高二下学期期末英语试题第一节（共15小题;每小题分，满分分）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Spectacular Waterfalls in the WorldVictoria Falls, Zambia and ZimbabweThey are accessible via the Western Zimbabwe town