浙江省湖州市2019-2022三年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编：阅读理解.docx

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1、浙江省湖州市2019-2022三年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编阅读理解浙江省湖州市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试题 第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA couple of weeks ago, my husband got a text asking him to help cut down a tree. This is not the time of year to cut down trees/ I said to my husband, “They arc f

2、ull of birds nests. Wait until fall, until the baby birds have flown away.”The tree didnt seem like an urgent issue to me or my husband but it was woiTying ourneighbor and she wanted it gone. So, with some unwillingness and a chainsaw （链锯）,my husband and our sons headed to our neighbors house early

3、Saturday morning. About an hour later, i got a phone call from my 14-year-old son. He spoke in a trembling voice, which made me worried. I grabbed my keys, expecting to be told to meet my husband and sons at the emergency room. But no, everyone was safe. My son said that birds nests had fallen out o

4、f the tree and some baby birds had been hurt. So, I grabbed an old towel and a laundry basket.I put the birds in the basket and headed for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. The people there arc not astounded to see worried people with laundry baskets containing injured animals. They sighed at my s

5、tory they had heard many stories like this. They knew exactly how to help these birds. I was relieved （hat the birds would be fine, but I was still upset they had been needlessly traumatized （使受精神创伤）.A lesson from this experience is that we need to look at the whole picture. We must behave in ways t

6、hat help meet needs without causing harm to others, Our efforts to move through our lives with more gentleness and care may make a big difference fbr someone, whether its a baby bird or a person.1. Why did the author disagree with cutting down （he tree at firsl?A. The tree was growing well.A. Parent

7、s have much time （o listen to their kids read.B. The seven-year-old boy has a serious reading disability.C. Kids go to the barbershop just to earn free hair cuts.D. Reading books in the barbershop gets kids away from danger.3. What can be the best title of the passage?A. The Great Value of Storybook

8、sA New Way of Improving Reading skillB. Courtney Holmes, the Storybook BarberA Specially-designed Barbershop in IowaBSchool starting times in America vary from an average of 7:48 am in go-getting Mississippi to 8:31 am in late-rising Connecticut. According to a survey, only in two states Alaska and

9、Connecticut do schools tend to start after 8.30 am, the earliest recommended by many medical organizations. That may soon change. On October 13th Californias governor signed a law which cuts 2.7 million of the states schoolchildren some slack, setting a limit on starting times ofhalf past eight for

10、high-schoolers and eight oclock fbr middle schoolers, in the hope that pupils will benefit from the extra time in bed.There is plenty of reason to think they will. During puberty （发育期），adolescents are more alert in the afternoon and require more sleep in the morning. A research finds that later scho

11、ol starting times are in line with improved attendance, less tardiness （迟延），less falling asleep in class, belter grades. It is estimated that moving to a half-past eight start across the country would boost the economy by more than $80 billion within a decade.In response to the evidence, school dist

12、ricts across the country have begun to move start times back, but California is the first state to take the leap. Parents and unions are often bitterly opposed. The California Teachers Association fiercely resisted the change, citing the financial burden on schools as they adjust to the new hours, a

13、s well as the burden on parents who work as laborers or in the serxice industry. Last year the former governor, Jerry Brown, refused similar legislation （立法）, saying the decision should be left to school destricts.Supporters argue that it is appropriate fbr the state to set a minimum health-and-welf

14、are standard. Anthony Portanino, who introduced the legislation, believes evidence of the changes benefits will soon win over opponents in rural areas. There really is no significant reason not to do this,“ he says, “other than an ovenvhelming resistance to change from adults. Which is an attitude m

15、any teenagers will be wearily familiar with.4. What is the purpose of the law Californias governor signed On October 13th?A To make sure students get enough sleep.B. To reduce the financial burden on schools.C. To ensure that parents go to work on time.D. Tb relieve traffic pressure during rush hour

16、s.5. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Many medical organizations recommend school should start before 8:30am.B. Moving start times forward benefits the country greatly in the long run.C. Teachers are optimistic about the change which can relieve their burden.D. Later school starting times ma

17、ke a difference to students performance.6. What is Anthony Portanino,s attitude to the new legislation?A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. Unconcerned.D.Opposed.CA letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives（档案馆）by （he FBI after being stolen twice.“Wc

18、realized in the mid-1970s that it was missing,M says Effie Kapsalis, head of the Archives. “It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intein （实习生），from what the FBI is telling us. Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter fbr research purposes/ and the intern put the

19、 letter back. t4The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching il.”Decades passed. Finally, the FBI received a clue that the stolen letter was located very close to Washington, D.C. Their art crime team got back the letter but were unable to accuse the suspect because the time of l

20、imitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with the Archives to determine that the letter was both genuine and exactly belonged to Smithsonian.The letter was written by Darwin to thank an American geologist, Dr. Ferdinand Vandcvccr Hayden, for sending him copies of his research into the geology of

21、 the area that would becomeYellowstone National Park.The letter is in fairly good condition in spite of being out of the care of trained museum staff fbr so long. It was luckily in good shape,“ says Kapsalis, “and we just have to do some minor things in order to be able to unfold it. It has some glu

22、e on it that has colored it slightly, but nothing that will prevent us from using it. One of our goals is to get items of high research value or interest to the public online/It would be difficult to steal things like the letter. Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,“ says Kapsal

23、is, 4tand we keep our high value objects in a safe that I cant even reach.”What happened to Darwins letter in the 1970s?A. It was got back by the FBI.B. It was stolen more than once.C. It was bought by the archives.D. It was put in the archives for researchpurpose.7. What did the FBI do after gettin

24、g back the letter?A. They proved its real identity.B. They kept it in a safe.C. They helped repair the letter.D. They accused the suspect but failed.8. What will the Archives do with the letter according to Kapsalis?A. Display it in the Archives.B. Turn it into an item of interest.C. Carry out a maj

25、or repair.D. Make it available on line.9. What can we learn from the passage?A. People grow more imeresled in art objectsSlrict safely measures are taken in Archives.B. The value of museum objects has been increased.D. The letter helped Ferdinand do research into geology.答案：浙江省湖州市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末调

26、研测试英语试题【答案】1.C2. A 3. B 4. D【解析】【导语】这是篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者邻居要求在不合时宜的时候砍树，导致安家在 树上的幼鸟受伤的故事。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段末尾“This is not the time of year to cut down trees,v I said to my husband, They arc fiill of birds nests. Wait until fall, until the baby birds have flown away.“（“现在不是砍伐树木的时候，”我对丈夫说，“树上满是鸟窝。等到秋天，等到小鸟都飞

27、 走了。”）可知，作者不同意砍树是因为此时树上有一些小鸟的家，故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段 “ But no, everyone was safe. My son said that birds nests had fallen out of the tree and some baby birds had been hurt.（但是没有,每个人都很安全。我儿子说 树上的鸟巢掉了下来，有儿只雏鸟受伤了）可见，儿子说话声音颤抖是因为看到小生命受伤。 故选Ao【3题详解】词句猜测题。根据第三段 “They sighed at my storythey had heard many s

28、tories like this. They knew exactly how to help these birds. （他们听了我的故事后叹了 口气 他们听过很多这 样的故事。他们很清楚如何帮助这些鸟）可知，在野生动物康兔中心的人们听过相似的故事, 因此不会感到惊讶，由此猜测划线词意为“惊讶的，与shocked同义。故选B。【4题详解】主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段A lesson from this experience is that wc need to look at the whole picture. We must behave in ways that help meet n

29、eeds without causing harm to others, ”（从这次经历中我们得到的一个教训是，我们需要看到全局。我们必须在不伤害他人的情况 下满足他人的需求）结合文章主要讲述作者邻居要求在不合时宜的时候砍树，导致安家在树 上的幼鸟受伤的故事可知，作者通过讲述这个故事要告诉我们要在不伤害其他任何人的情况 下帮助别人。故D项“帮助他人而不伤害任何人”可以作为本文的最佳标题，故选D。【答 案】5.C6. D 7.C【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文。讲述美国的FiberRighl公司把烂蔬菜、纸箱和其他废物变纤维素 乙醇，从而创造出新能源。主旨大意题。根据第二段The American

30、-based company, Fibcright, is taking the lead in this new form of energy production. A great deal of garbage is sent to Fiberights test plant in Southern Virginia. Old vegetables, cardboard boxes and other wastes become something much more valuable through the work done at the factory. The garbage i

31、s loaded into a huge pressure cooker. The material that comes out of the cooker is mostly cellulose, a substance that can be made into sugar. The sugar can then be turned into ethanol.w （总部位于美国的FiberRight公司在这种新型能源 生产中处于领先地位。大量垃圾被送往弗吉尼亚州南部的FibcHight试验厂。通过工厂的工 作，旧蔬菜、纸箱和其他废物变得更有价值。垃圾被装进一个巨大的压力锅里。从炉子里出

32、来的材料主要是纤维素，一种可以制成糖的物质。然后糖可以转化为乙醉。）可知，本段主 要是在讲Fiberlighl将废物转化为乙醇的方法，怎样把废品变成乙醇。故选C项。【6题详解】细节理解题。由第三段中“Making cellulosic ethanol turned out to be harder than expected. We know how to do that in a lab. The main problem is doing that continuously and massively.n （生产 纤维素乙醇比预期的要难。我们知道如何在实验室里做到这。主要的问题是要持续大规

33、模地 做到这很难。）可知，制造纤维素乙醇主要的问题是怎样长期大量持续生产。故选D项。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段 “Our cars may limit how much the industry can grow. Only a few models of automobiles can operate on high-cthanol fuel. Without more of them, there is only so much gas made from garbage that will sell/（我们的汽车可能会限制该行业的增长。只有 少数车型可以使用高乙醇燃料。如果

34、没有更多的高乙醇燃料，垃圾产生的汽油就只能销售这 么多。）可知，现在由于很少车用高乙醇燃料，所以这种燃料还不能广泛使用。故选C项。【答案】8.D9.D10. A【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了随着冬季的到来，人们会变得抑郁，对此提出相应的 疗法。【8题详解】细节理解题。由文中第三段It tends to start with an increased appetite for foods like French fries or ice cream, the eagerness to sleep longer hours, difficulty getting up in （he m

35、orning and feeling wiped out at work, according to Wales Online.（据威尔士在线报道，这往往始于 人们对薯条或冰激凌等食物的胃口增加、渴望睡更长时间、早上起床困难以及在工作中感到 筋疲力尽）可知，SAD的症状包括让人们工作中感到筋疲力尽。故选D项。【9题详解】主旨大意题。由第六段While light therapy is （he first recommended treatment for SAD, getting outside regularly can offer other opportunities to sink i

36、n some light.v （虽然光疗法是 SAD 的首 选治疗方法，但经常外出可以提供其它让自己沉浸在光线中机会）以及本段末“Therefore, outdoor activities like skiing or hiking are highly recommended.M （因此，强烈建议进行滑雪或 徒步旅行等户外活动。）可知，木段主要讲户外活动也可有治疗作用，即光疗法的替代疗法。 故选D项。【1（）题详解】主旨大意题。根据第二段 w For about one in 20 people in the northern half of the United States, cooli

37、ng temperatures and shorter, darker days may signal the onset of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a type of depression that typically arrives in the fall or winter, The New York Times reported.（在美国北半部，每20个人中就有一个人，气温下降，白天变短、变暗，这可 能预示着季节性情绪失调，这是一种通常在秋季或冬季出现的抑郁症。纽约时报报道称） 以及结合全文可知，文章主要讲冬季的季节性抑郁。故选A项

38、。浙江省湖州市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试题21.B 22.A 23.B 24.C 25.B 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.A 30.D浙江省湖州市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试题【答案】1.A2. D 3.C【解析】【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Courtney Holmes为学生提供免费理发的同时，还 为他们创造了良好的读书氛围。1题详解】词句猜测题。根据第一段第一、二句话“Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, held its first Back to School Bash （返校狂欢盛宴），offering

39、 needy families an opportunity to learn more about free resources in the community. Courtney Holmes agreed to join.（两年前，爱荷华州的杜 布克举行了首次返校庆祝会，为贫困家庭提供了一个了解更多社区免费资源的机会。考特 尼霍姆斯同意加入）”可知，考特尼霍姆斯同意为更多的贫困家庭提供一个了解更多社 区免费资源的机会。根据划线前面的部分“but he chose to donate his time and give free haircuts（但他选择了奉献时间，免费理发）”可知，考

40、特尼霍姆斯为贫困的孩子们免费理发, 所以underprivileged的意思为“贫困的”。故选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段Hohncs所说的话“ The way the world is today with guns andviolence,M he says, Its a shelter fbr the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books.( “当今 世界充斥着枪支和暴力，”他说，“这是孩子们的庇护所，孩子们可以去理发店看书。可推知，Courtney Holmes认为在理发店看书可以让孩子们远离危险。故选D。【3题详解】主旨大意题。

41、文章主要讲述Courtney Holmes为学生提供免费理发的同时，还为他们创造 了良好的读书氛围。根据最后一段第二句话“When they get settled, he plans to continue his role as the storybook barber.（当他们安顿下来后，他计划继续扮演故事书理发师的角色）”可 知，文章的最佳标题为“科特尼霍姆斯，故事书理发师”。故选C。【答案】4. A 5.D6. B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了加利福尼亚州政府签署了一项法案，延迟上 学的时间，而对此法案，人们观点不一。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第段 “On

42、October 13th Califbmias governor signed a law which cuts 2.7 million of the states schoolchildren some slack, setting a limit on starting times of half past eight for high-schoolcrs and eight oclock fbr middle schoolers, in the hope that pupils will benefit from the extra time in bed.（10月13日加州州长签署了一

43、项法律,该法案限制了该州270万学 童的上课时间，高中生八点半、初中生八点，希望学生能从额外的睡眠时间中获益）”可知， 这个法案的目的是确保学生有足够的唾眠。故选A。5 题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第二段 0 A research finds that later school starting times arc in line with improved attendance, less tardiness （迟延），less falling asleep in class, better gradcs.（一 项研究发现，学校上课时间越晚，出勤率越高，迟到越少，上课睡觉越少，成绩越好）”可

44、 推断，晚些上课对于学生的表现有影响。故选D。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“There really is no significant reason not to do this,“ he says, “other than an ovenvhehning resistance to change from adults.（他说：“除了 成年人对改变的强烈抵 制之外，真的没有什么重要的理由不这样做。可推断，他认为这样做很好，支持这样 做。故选B。【答案】7.B8. A 9. D 10. B【解析】【导语】这是篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了达尔文的封亲笔信失而复得，现收藏于美国史 密森学会档

45、案馆。20世纪70年代中期，这封信疑似被一位实习生偷走，经过FBI和档案馆 工作人员的努力，多年后，这一珍贵的历史资料又被找了回来。【7题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第二段 “It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intern （实习生）, from what the FBI is telling us.（据FBI告诉我们,它失踪了,很可能是一名实习生拿走的。）” 和 “The intem I汰ely took the letter again once nobody was watching it.（在没人看的时候，实习 生很可能又把信拿

46、走了。）”可知，达尔文的这封信在20世纪70年代中期被偷了不止一次。 故选B项。【8题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段 “Their ail crime team got back the letter but were unable to accuse the suspect because the time of limitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with （he Archives to determine that the letter was both genuine and exactly belonged to Smithson

47、ian.（他们的艺术犯罪 小组虽然拿回了信件，但由于诉讼时效已过，无法起诉嫌疑人。联邦调查局与档案馆密切 合作，以确定这封信是真实的，完全属于史密森尼。）”可知，联邦调查局收到信以后，他 们证明了信的真实身份。故选A项。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段One of our goals is to get items of high research value or interest to the public online.（我们的目标之一是将高研究价值或高兴趣的项目放到网上。）”可 知，根据卡帕萨利斯的说法，档案馆将使这封信在网上可用。故选D项。【10题详解】推理判断题。根据文章

48、最后一段 It would be difficult to steal things like the letter. Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,“ says Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value objects in a safe that I cant even reach.”（要偷信这样的东西是很困难的。“自20世纪70年代 以来，存档的做法发生了很大的变化，”卡帕萨利斯说，“我们把高价值的物品放在一个我 甚至够不到的保险箱里。可知，档案馆采取了严格的安全措施。故

49、选B项。B. The tree caused her no trouble.C. The tree was home to some baby birds.D. The tree played a part in the ecosystem.2. The authors son spoke in a trembling voice becausesonic little lives were hurtA. he worried about his father safetysomeone was sent （o the hospitalB. he was unwilling to cut down the treeWhat does the underlined wo