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2019-2022三年高二下学期英语期末试卷汇编
阅读理解
陕西省安康市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和D) 中，选出最佳选项。
A
Foods to Eat to Burn More Calories
WATERMELON
Watermelon is brimming with B vitamins which boost your energy levels and curb your need to munch on an extra snack. A cup of diced watermelon contains 46 calories and virtually no fat. Watermelon is a rich source of potassium, dietary fiber, protein, vitamin A, magnesium, vitamin C, and iron.
Watermelon is one of powerful foods to eat to burn more calories. Watermelon is also high in lycopene the antioxidant that lower your risk of macular degeneration, heart disease, and cancer. With 90 percent water, watermelon is filling you up, but are not filling you out. Enjoy fresh watermelon juice, smoothie, or use it any summer fruit salad you like.
GRAPEFRUIT
Grapefruits speed up your metabolism and help burn a lot of calories. This fruit will help feel full faster and longer. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database, one half of a grapefruit contains around 53 calories. Moreover, grapefruit is rich in fiber that may help stabilize your blood glucose levels. You can add grapefruit to your fruit salad, smoothies or drink a grapefruit juice.
CELERY
The secret of celery is very simple: it contains less calories and helps burn more than you eat. Celery mostly consists of water and that’s why it is good as a part of a balanced diet.
However, this food is not suitable for celery diet only as your body won’t get the necessary minerals and nutrients. So the best decision will be to combine it with some other foods.
WHOLE GRAINS
Studies show that whole grains are healthier than refined grains and that they lower the risk of getting a chronic disease. This type of grains is also a good part of a diet as it takes more time to digest and you won’t get hungry for a longer period of time. Whole grains are rich in various vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates but low in fat.
GREEN TEA
Rich in antioxidants green tea boosts your metabolism and helps lose weight, which is just fantastic for ladies, isn’t it Simply enjoy a cup of hot fragrant green tea and do a great favor to your body.
1. To balance blood glucose levels, you’d better take in ________ regularly.
A. green tea B. whole grains C. watermelon D. grapefruit
2. From the passage we can know that ________.
A. grapefruit contains more calories than watermelon.
B. whole grains are healthier because they contain more water and various minerals.
C. having celery diet before a cup of green tea can help get enough nutrients to lose weight.
D. both grapefruit and green tea can help speed up metabolism for those who are eager to lose weight.
3. Which column can we read this passage in the newspaper
A. Business. B. Medicine. C. Health. D. Learning Kit.
B
I’m 16. On a recent night, while I was busy thinking about important social issues, like what to do over the weekend and who to do it with, I overheard my parents talking about my future. My dad was upset not the usual stuff that he and Mom and, I guess, a lot of parents worry about like which college I’m going to, how far away it is from home and how much it’s going to cost. Instead, he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to mine, a world he fears has a dark and difficult future—if it has a future at all.
He sounded like this: “There will be a pandemic that kills millions, a devastating energy crisis, a horrible worldwide depression and a nuclear explosion set off in anger.”
As I lay on the living room couch, eavesdropping(偷听) on their conversation, starting to worry about the future my father was describing, I found myself looking at some old family photos.
There was a picture of my grandfather in his Citadel uniform. He was a member of the class of 1942, the war class. Next to his picture were photos of my great-grandparents, Ellis Island immigrants. Seeing those pictures made me feel a lot better. I believe the world my generation grows into is going to get better, not worse. Those pictures helped me understand why.
I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their life times: two world wars, killer flu, a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, the polio(小儿麻痹症) vaccine, passage of the civil rights laws. They even saw the Red Sox won the World Series—twice.
I believe that my generation will see better things, too—that we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated. I will see things as inconceivable to me today as a moon shot was to my grandfather when he was 16, or the Internet to my father when he was 16. Ever since I was a little kid, whenever I’ve had an awful day, my dad would put his arm around me and promise me that “tomorrow will be a better day.” I challenged my father once, “How do you know that ” He said, “I just do.” I believe him. My great-grandparents believed that, and my grandparents, and so do I.
4. On a recent night, the author’s dad was upset about ________.
A. the high college tuition fees
B. the coming dark and difficult future
C. a different future for the author’s generation
D. the long distance between the college and the author’s home
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Though the world was full of awful things, it would get better.
B. If you open your heart, you will see that goodness is everywhere.
C. People of different generations have every confidence in their future.
D. The terrible things around us could be a threat to the future generation.
6. What does the author mainly intend to tell us
A. However challenging life is, try to take control of it.
B. Whether you believe or not, wonders will definitely happen.
C. Whenever possible, never hesitate to challenge your parents.
D. Whatever hardships you are suffering, you can expect a better future.
7. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “inconceivable”
A. Imperceptible. B. Undebatable.
C. Unimaginable. D. Unacceptable.
C
If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned to write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.
8. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage
A. Where there are no written records, there is no history.
B. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.
C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.
D Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.
9. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because ________.
A. the people there did not know how to write.
B. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire.
C. there was nothing worth being written down at that time.
D. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record.
10. “Remembered history” refers to ________.
A. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth.
B. songs and dances about the most important events.
C. history based on a person’s imagination.
D. both A and B.
11. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had ________.
A. made more songs and dances.
B. not burnt their written records in wars.
C. kept a written record of every past event.
D. told exact stories of the most important happenings.
D
There is always something that happens in the world that everyone fears will happen to their town, city or country: natural disasters. The scariest part of it is that no one will ever see it coming. Though technology helps us prepare, but it never actually tells the people what time it’s going to hit. It is always estimated, but the result is never 100% accurate.
However, that is not the point of this article. Two different natural disasters in two different parts of the world have happened in the past few weeks. One is a major flood that has hit Louisiana in the United States. The other was an earthquake that hit Amatrice, Italy. However, there is a major difference in the news coverage(新闻报道) of the two tragedies.
As for the flooding in Louisiana, it is reported that this disaster is the worst to hit the United States since super-storm Sandy and it’ll cost at least $30 million. In only the first couple of weeks, 13 people had died. However, like me, many people did not hear about this tragic event. I did not learn about it until about three weeks after it happened.
In Italy, however, it covered all media instantly. The earthquake in Italy happened on Tuesday morning. That same day, I was on Twitter and that was all that was over the news feed. Every other post was about the earthquake. Some would have the opinion that Amatrice, Italy was one of the most beautiful towns in that country. I got in deep sorrow because there were more people killed in this quake than the flooding. So far, they have a total of 73 dead and over one-hundred missing.
I understand that technically the earthquake in Italy was worse than the floods in Louisiana. However, I believe that if a natural disaster happens, they all should be equally covered and taken equally as serious. We are one world united and should be there for all of the people out there who are in need of help. We may not be able to accurately predict disasters, but we can surely lend a hand out for the needy.
12. How does the author develop the passage
A. By narration. B. By comparison.
C. By definition. D. By classification.
13. Why did the author learn about the flood so late
A. He didn’t care about the flood. B. He felt nervous about the news.
C. The media didn’t cover it in time. D. The flood frightened the author a lot.
14. How does the author feel about the earthquake in Italy
A. Proud. B. Critical. C. Pitiful. D. Sad.
15. What does the author really want to say in the text
A. Italy isn’t good at predicting the natural disasters.
B. All natural disasters should be covered equally.
C. The world should be united into one instantly.
D. America should help Italy predict natural disasters.
陕西省安康市2020-2021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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Off the Beaten Cart Path
The best-selling travel book which includes over 200 new places of interest, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all- new, up-to date maps. It includes over 1,000 of the United States most must-see destinations.
Cover price: $ 30. 00
Our price: $ 19. 80
Parents
The most popular magazine for parents who want to raise smart and loving children. It has child development guidance, advice on your child's health and safety, and the best way to encourage your child's learning.
Cover Price: $ 26. 00
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Best Weekend Projects
The projects are chosen from 80 special ideas to create an unusual living space. They are practical-as well as creative. They will improve your home and yard and can be made on weekends. And the most important of all, they are easy to follow.
Cover Price: $ 17. 95
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Lucky
The shopping magazine with the best buys, and the fashion tips. You'll need them before you go to the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gives you the information you need before anyone else has it.
Cover Price: $ 18. 50
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1. Who may like the book Off the Beaten Cart Path most
A. Ladies loving shopping. B. Parents with new-born babies.
C. Persons loving traveling in America. D. Children wanting to improve their learning.
2. Which book can give you some advice on shopping
A. Parents. B. Lucky.
C. Off the Beaten Cart Path. D. Best Weekend Projects.
3. What does the passage most probably belong to
A. A story. B. A report. C. A notice. D. An advertisement.
B
Zadie Smith has a way with words, even when she's using them to implement (执行)rules in her home. She revealed why she imposed a 15- minute mirror time limit on her daughter Kate.
"I saw that she had just started spending a lot of time looking in mirrors," she said. "It was angering me. I decided to decide .on a principle: that if it takes longer than 15 minutes, don't do it." The rule came into effect when Smith noticed the disparities (不一致)between the amount of me it took her son and daughter to get out of the house in the morning.
"I explained it to her in these terms: you are wasting time, your brother is not going to waste any time doing this," she said. Every day of his life he will put a shirt on, he's out the door and doesn't care if you waste an hour and a half doing your makeup."
Smith went on to say that her daughter saw the limit as a practical time-saving method, so Smith didn't have to give her "a big lecture on female beauty." But she mentioned trends such as contouring (外形修整) as being a waste of time. "She sees me and how I get dressed and how g it takes."
Smith, who herself typically appears in minimal makeup, has explored the relationship women between with themselves in her work, as well, In her book On Beauty, she writes about the struggle protecting daughters from the unavoidable self-esteem struggles associated with being a woman. The beauty of women comes from their confidence and belief of dream rather than their appearance.
Considering that Smith's daughter is only 7 years old, their interaction fully proves how early in life women begin to feel pressure to look n certain way. Having said that, the 15-minute mirror me limit is something we all could carry out in our own lives, whether we're 7 or 70.
4. What caused Smith to make a special principle
A. Kate's disagreement with brother.
B. Her children's fight for using mirrors.
C. Kate's failing to finish her homework
D. Kate's looking in mirrors for n long time.
5. How does Kate think of the special principle
A. It helps her save much time.
B. It helps her get on well with her brother.
C. It teaches her how to look more beautiful.
D. It makes her understand girls shouldn't wear makeup.
6. What does Smith advise women to do
A. Make up only on special occasions.
B. Build themselves up with the inner qualities.
C. Attend lecturer on female beauty on time.
D. Pay more attention on daily makeup and clothing.
7. How does the author think of Smith's special principle
A. He thinks it's only fit for school-aged girls.
B. He thinks it's merely fit for young girls under 7.
C. He thinks it's fit for women of different ages.
D. He thinks it's fit for middle-aged and old-aged women.
C
Uber has introduced a motorcycle taxi service in the over-crowded streets of Bangkok.
The move is an effort to respond to what competitor Grab is doing, and Grab already offers a motorcycle option in the Thai capital, called GrabBike.
It isn't Uber's first go at motorcycles. In 2012, the company launched a moto-taxi option in Paris for a few weeks as a short-term experiment. It hasn't tried another motorcycle feature until the Bangkok one, which it has designed for cities in developing countries like Thailand.
Motorbike rides can now be requested like any other Uber taxi on the app in three central Bangkok neighborhoods, and the driver will even show up with a helmet for the passenger.
"Motorcycles are part of the commuting(通勤)culture in Thailand," Douglas Ma said in a Statement, "The new service would create tens of thousands of flexible work opportunities for Thais."
Fares start at 10 baht(28 US cents), and cost an additional 3. 50 baht for each kilometer and 0. 85 baht per minute for every ride—cheaper than the car service.
Bangkok residents reported varying degrees of success at finding available motorcycle taxis in the city after the feature launched Wednesday(February 24, 2016), ranging from a few minutes away to none at all. Uber declined to comment on how many motorcycles are available through the app.
The startup said it has plans to roll out the motorcycle service in other cities in the near future, but it wouldn't clearly state which ones. The taxi -hailing app is in over a dozen Southeast Asian locations, including Bali, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore.
8. Why did Uber introduce a motorcycle taxi service in Bangkok
A. To compete with Grab. B. To change Thais' way of commuting.
C. To make a handsome profit. D. To ease Thailand's crowded traffic.
9. Uber started a moto-taxi option in Paris to________.
A. attract public attention B. show its motorcycle feature
C. do an experiment D. raise more money
10. What can we infer from what Douglas Ma said inPara5
A. Thais only ride motorcycles when going out.
B. He suggest that Thais accept diverse commuting cultures.
C. Motorcycle is a major way of transportation in Thailand.
D. He believes Motorbike rides will have a bright future in Thailand.
11. When did Uber start the motorcycle taxi service in Bangkok
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday. D. On Friday.
D
Sometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its effects. But the concept itself isn't new at all --- in fact, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years.
The idea of “greenhouse gases” goes back to 1824, when Joseph Fourier wondered what was regulating the earth's temperature. Fourier concluded that the atmosphere must be responsible for containing the heat absorbed from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid: As light shines through the glass, the inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat. As Fourier's ideas spread, it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”.
Scientists continued to study the greenhouse effect. Not until a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius came along, did scientists understand how global warming actually works. After years of work, Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures.
Arrhenius found that CO2, and other gases trap radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could contribute to the greenhouse effect. But Arrhenius welcomed the warming effect on the planet. At a lecture later that year, Arrhenius noted that creatures of a warmer earth “might live under a milder sky and in less barren surroundings”.
While Arrhenius' findings won him the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, scientists kept debating whether the greenhouse effect was increasing until 1950, when researchers finally began to find strong data supporting it. By the end of the 1950s, American scientists had been sounding the alarm on the long-term consequences of climate change. Climate change research has come a long way since Fourier first described the greenhouse effect – still, maybe Arrhenius should have been more careful of what he wished for.
12. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. The atmosphere.
B. The greenhouse effect.
C. The climate change.
D. The heat from the sun.
13. When did the scientists find evidence for the bad effect of global warming
A. In 1903.
B. In 1950.
C. 200 years ago.
D. By the end of 1950s.
14. What's the author's attitude towards Arrhenius' wish
A. Positive.
B. Indifferent.
C. Supportive.
D. Opposed.
15. What’s the main idea of the text
A. Causes of climate change.
B. Effects of greenhouse gases.
C. Explorations on climate change.
D. Findings about global warming.
陕西省安康市2019-2020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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Black Box Thinking
—By Matthew Syed
This book is a new approach to high performance,a means of finding all edge in a complex and fast-changing world.It is not just about sport,but has powerful implications for business and politics,as well as parents and students,in other words,all of us.Drawing on a dizzying series of case studies and real-world examples,together with cutting-edge research on small gains,creativity and courage,Matthew Syed tells the inside story of how success really happens—and how we cannot grow unless we are prepared to learn from our mistakes.
Map Stories
—By Francisca Matteoli
In the book,the author tells 20 surprising stories on the geography of the world and,using beautiful maps from all countries and times,she explains the birth of the most magical places on Earth.The book is a journey through space and time,and a lesson about the world as it is and our place in it.
Making It up as I Go Along
—By Marian Keyes
It is a funny look at the absurdity of modern life and recognizes that we are all clearly making it up as we go along.It includes Keyes,guide to breaking up you’re your hairdresser,and her warning about the dangers of fake tan（古铜色）.And there is some secret truth about writers,or at least about Keyes.
Mog and Me and Other Stories
—By Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr was born on June 14,1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler’s Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old.Judith went to 11 different schools and worked with the Red Cross during the war.For the past 30 years,she’s worked as an author and illustrator of children’s e and play with everyone’s favorite family pet,in this huge board book collection of stories especially for younger readers.
1. If you are interested in exploring the world,which book do you prefer
A. Black Box Thinking. B. Map Stories.
C. Making It up as I Go Along. D. Mog and Me and Other Stories.
2. Which author tells some secret truth about himself in the book
A. Matthew Syed. B. Francisca Matteoli.
C. Marian Keyes D. Judith Kerr.
3. The book Mog and Me and Other Stories is mainly aimed at ______.
A. businessmen B. parents
C. children D. politicians
B
A student with the nickname of "Silo" from University of Wisconsin is eating his way through school competitively. For the time being, Eric Dahl ranks third in the world of competitive eating, which is determined by All Pro Eating rankings, though he once held the top spot. So far Dahl has earned more than 18,000 dollars in prize money or merchandise to help pay for his education.
"I'm eating for my education," Eric Dahl said in a proud tone. "I think it will help me get through and achieve my success in my education."
Dahl was drawn to competitive eating in 2011, at the former Big Red's Steakhouse in Madison. Dahl didn't want to pay for his meal so he signed up for a challenge: eat a three-pound cheese-steak sandwich in less than 10 minutes and skip the bill. He finished his eating within 5 minutes and 50 seconds.
Dahl's first pay came from Dickey's Barbecue Pit in suburban Minneapolis, where he earned $250 for eating nine pulled pork sandwiches within six minutes. The former high school athlete found the competition and its over-the-top atmosphere reminding him of professional wrestling.
"I really get pumped when the crowd starts cheering," he said, "I am friends with other competitive eaters, but once I'm on stage I don't have any friends but we have become opponents."
Dahl said he walks a few miles a day, lifts weights twice a week and plays soccer and hockey to maintain his 220-pound weight. He eats no more than 3,100 calories a day, mostly vegetables to avoid increasing his waistline, and stretches his stomach by eating 10 pounds of cabbage or broccoli in a single sitting followed by a lot of water.
His next bout is scheduled for this Saturday. Dahl will try to win $1,000 at a national pizza-eating contest on Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Good luck to him and let's wait for his good news.
4. Why did Dahl first participate in competitive eating
A. There were some delicious sandwiches. B. He didn't want to pay for his meal.
C. He could eat some sandwiches quickly. D. He had no money to pay for his meal.
5. Dahl trains for competitive eating through the following ways EXCEPT .
A. drinking plenty of wine B. doing some sports
C. eating large amounts of vegetables D. stretching his stomach scientifically
6. What can we learn from the passage
A. The highest award will be no more than $ 1,000.
B. The competitive eating is concerned with vegetables.
C. Dahl will continue his competitive eating this Saturday.
D. The author believes Dahl will win the eating competition.
7. What is the main idea of this passage
A. Dahl makes a fortune by competitive eating.
B. Dahl ranks third in the world of competitive eating.
C. Dahl makes good preparation for pizza-eating contest.
D. Dahl earns for his education through competitive eating.
C
With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars (金属条) which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps (垃圾场), some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.
8. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3
A. Sharpening metal bars.
B. Sorting out small pieces of metal.
C. Breaking up whatever is breakable.
D. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.
9. Why will big cities have to build their own recycling plants
A. To protect the environment. B. To reduce transportation expense.
C. To get raw materials locally. D. To get big profits from those plants.
10. What can we know from the passage
A. Dangerous wastes can’t be recycled.
B. Recycling plant only recycle metal and paper.
C. Rubbish will be dealt with in a better way later.
D. The first full-scale giant recycling plants will begin operation in less than 15 years.
11. What is the best title for the text
A. Scientific Ways to Get Energy B. The Location of Recycling Plants
C. Some Methods to Protect the Environment D. New Ways of Recycling Wastes
D
Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.
People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that "addicted" was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.
I see people trapped in a pathological(病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.
What is a healthy use of technology devices That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that "too much of a good thing is wonderful." But it's time to discover that it does not work for technology.
Richard Fernandez an executive coach at Google acknowledged that "we can be swept away by our technologies." To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today's overused technology.
12. What does the underlined word "allure" in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Advantage. B. Attraction. C. Adaption. D. Attempt.
13. What is the purpose of technology companies
A. To attract people to buy their products. B. To provide the latest information.
C. To improve people's quality of life. D. To deal with cultural diseases.
14. What can we infer from the passage
A. People will get sick when using technology.
B. People have realized the harm of high-tech devices.
C. People can regain freedom without high-tech devices.
D. People may enjoy life better without overused technology.
15. What's the author's attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices
A. Neutral. B. Indifferent. C. Disapproving. D. Supportive.
答案：
陕西省安康市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了五种可以燃烧更多卡路里的食物，说明了这些食物特性和对人体的好处。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据GRAPEFRUIT部分中“Moreover, grapefruit is rich in fiber that may help stabilize your blood glucose levels.(此外，葡萄柚富含纤维，可以帮助稳定血糖水平)”可知，为了平衡血糖水平，你最好经常吃葡萄柚。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Rich in antioxidants green tea boosts your metabolism and helps lose weight, which is just fantastic for ladies, isn’t it (富含抗氧化剂的绿茶可以促进新陈代谢，帮助减肥，这对女士来说是极好的，不是吗？)”以及GRAPEFRUIT部分中“Grapefruits speed up your metabolism and help burn a lot of calories.(葡萄柚能加快你的新陈代谢，帮助燃烧很多卡路里)”可知，柚子和绿茶都可以帮助那些渴望减肥的人加速新陈代谢。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章主要介绍了五种可以燃烧更多卡路里的食物，说明了这些食物特性和对人体的好处。可推知，可能会在报纸的“健康”一栏读到这篇文章。故选C。
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者偶然听到父母谈论作者未来的谈话，作者父亲担心这个世界有一个黑暗而艰难的未来，但是作者认为父辈们遭遇了可怕的事情，但是也见证了更好的事。所以通过此事，作者想要告诉我们：无论遭受了什么苦难，都可以期待一个更好的未来。
【详解】1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Instead, he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to mine, a world he fears has a dark and difficult future—if it has a future at all. (相反，他对他这一代人正在移交给我的世界感到不安，他担心这个世界有一个黑暗而艰难的未来——如果它有未来的话)”可知，作者的父亲担心这个世界有一个黑暗而艰难的未来。故选B项。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段和第六段的“I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their life times: two world wars, killer flu, a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, the polio vaccine, passage of the civil rights laws. They even saw the Red Sox won the World Series — twice. I believe that my generation will see better things, too — that we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated(我想到了我的祖父母和曾祖父母一生中看到的一些可怕的事情：两次世界大战、致命流感、核弹。但他们也看到了其他更好的事情：两次世界大战的结束、小儿麻痹症疫苗、民权法的通过。他们甚至看到红袜队两次赢得世界大赛冠军。我相信，我们这一代人也会看到更好的事情，我们将见证艾滋病治愈、战胜癌症的时代.)”可知，作者认为父辈们遭遇了可怕的事情，但是也见证了更好的事情，自己这一代人虽然也面对了苦难，但也会见证更好的事情。由此可知，A项“Though the world was full of awful things, it would get better. (虽然世界充满了可怕的事情，但是它会变得更好)”陈述正确。故选A项。
3. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“Ever since I was a1itt1e kid, whenever I’ve had an awful day, my dad would put his arm around me and promise me that ‘tomorrow will be a better day.’ I challenged my father once, ‘How do you know that ’ He said, ‘I just do.’ I believe him. My great-grandparents believed that, and my grandparents, and so do I. (从我还是个孩子的时候起，每当我度过糟糕的一天，爸爸就会搂着我，向我保证“明天会更好”。有一次我质问父亲：“你怎么知道的？”他说：“我就是知道啊。”我相信他。我的曾祖父母相信这一点，我的祖父母和我也相信这一点。)”可知，作者的父辈们以及作者都相信“明天会更好”。由此推知，作者想要告诉我们：无论遭受了什么苦难，都可以期待一个更好的未来。故选D项。
4. 词句猜测题。分析句子可知，该句为形容词的原级比较级句式，其中“as…as…”意为“像……一样”。根据后文的内容推理形容词“inconceivable”的含义。根据后文“a moon shot was to my grandfather when he was16, or the Internet to my father when he was16(对于16岁的祖父来说的一次登月，又或者对于16岁的父亲来说的网络)”可知，“登月对于16岁的祖父”，“网络对于16岁的父亲”来说，都是难以想象的事情。由此推知，作者相信自己这一代也会看到更好的事情——自己这一代人将见证艾滋病被治愈和癌症被击败的时刻。自己将看到如同16岁的祖父看到登月，16岁的父亲看到网络一样一些难以想象的事情。划线词inconceivab1e意为“难以想象的”。故选C项。
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了传承历史的方法，在没有记录历史的习惯出现之前，人们通过口口相传来获得历史信息，但是这样的方法会有很大的偏差。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. (当然，有时候，即使人们不会写字，他们也会对过去有所了解。他们从年纪大的人那里听说这件事，经常制作关于最重要的事情的歌曲、舞蹈和故事，这些被唱出来、表演出来并被传颂许多代，因为大多数人都以讲述他们的父亲过去的事迹为荣。)”可知，即使没有文字记载，历史也可以通过其它方式记录下来，所以A项“没有文字记载，就没有历史”不是文章要表达的观点。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned to write. (但我们对200年前生活在非洲中部的人们几乎一无所知。因为他们还没学会写字。)”可知，我们对200年前的中非知之甚少，因为那里的人不会写字。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. (他们从年纪大的人那里听说这件事，经常制作关于最重要的事情的歌曲、舞蹈和故事，这些被唱出来、表演出来并被传颂许多代，因为大多数人都以讲述他们的父亲过去的事迹为荣。我们可以把这叫做“Remembered history”。)”可知，Remembered history指的是口口相传的重要事件的故事和关于最重要事件的歌舞。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question. (如果有人问我们一年前到底在做什么，我们可能不得不说我们不记得了。但是，如果我们有一个本子，把我们每天所做的事情记录下来，我们就能回答这个问题。)”和第二段中“It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. (历史上也是如此。许多事情已经被遗忘，因为我们没有任何书面记录。)”可推知，如果古人对过去的每一件事都有文字记录，我们可能会比现在更了解我们的过去。故选C。
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇新闻报道。讲述的是两个不同地方发生自然灾害，媒体对其报道的程度却是不同的。说明的是，无论发生怎样的新闻报道，媒体都应该及时地进行报道。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“However, that is not the point of this article. Two different natural disasters in two different parts of the world have happened in the past few weeks. One is a major flood that has hit Louisiana in the United States. The other was an earthquake that hit Amatrice, Italy. However, there is a major difference in the news coverage(新闻报道) of the two tragedies.”（然而，这不是本文的重点。过去几周，世界上两个不同地区发生了两场不同的自然灾害。其中一个是袭击美国路易斯安那州的大洪水。另一个是发生在意大利阿马特里切的地震。然而，对这两起悲剧的新闻报道有一个很大的不同。）可知，文章通过对比两个不同的自然灾害以及其不同的报道程度来说明不管什么样的自然灾害发生之后，新闻媒体都应该及时报导。因此以对比的方式来展开全文。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“However, like me, many people did not hear about this tragic event. I did not learn about it until about three weeks after it happened.”（然而，和我一样，很多人并没有听说这个悲惨的事件。直到三周后我才知道这件事。）可知，因为媒体的报导不及时，很多人不知道路易斯安那州发生的洪灾，包括作者。故选C。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“I got in deep sorrow because there were more people killed in this quake than the flooding.”（我陷入了深深的悲伤，因为在这次地震中丧生的人比洪水还多。）可知，意大利的地震造成更多的人员伤亡，这让作者陷入深深的悲伤之中。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“However, I believe that if a natural disaster happens, they all should be equally covered and taken equally as serious.”（然而，我认为，如果发生自然灾害，它们都应该被同等地报道，同等地对待其严重性。）可知，作者认为，不管什么样的自然灾害发生之后，新闻媒体都应该及时报导，应该严肃对待。故选B。
陕西省安康市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. D 15. C
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【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
【解析】
本文为应用文，文章向读者介绍了四本书的具体信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据"Map Stories"中的信息"…she explains the birth of the most magical places on Earth"可知，这本书介绍了地球上大多数地方的来历，故正确答案应为B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据"Making It up as I Go Along"中的信息"And there is some secret truth about writers，or at least about Keyes．"可知，这本书中作者讲述了自己的秘密，故正确答案应为C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题．根据"Mog and Me and Other Stories"中的信息"For the past 30 years，she's worked as an author and illustrator of children's books．"可知，这本书适用于孩子们，正确答案应为C项。
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了威斯康辛大学的Eric Dahl通过参与竞吃比赛来支付自己教育费用的事情。介绍了Dahl参与竞吃比赛的一些经历以及他为竞吃比赛所做的一些训练。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Dahl was drawn to competitive eating in 2011, at the former Big Red's Steakhouse in Madison. Dahl didn't want to pay for his meal so he signed up for a challenge: eat a three-pound cheese-steak sandwich in less than 10 minutes and skip the bill.”可知2011年，Dahl在Madison的Big Red’s Steakhouse参加了大胃王比赛。Dahl不想付餐费，所以他报名参加了一项挑战：在不到10分钟的时间内吃掉一个3磅重的芝士牛排三明治，不需要付账。由此可知，Dahl一开始参加竞吃是因为他不想要支付他的饭钱。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Dahl said he walks a few miles a day, lifts weights twice a week and plays soccer and hockey to maintain his 220-pound weight. He eats no more than 3,100 calories a day, mostly vegetables to avoid increasing his waistline, and stretches his stomach by eating 10 pounds of cabbage or broccoli in a single sitting followed by a lot of water.”可知Dahl说，为了保持220磅的体重，他每天步行几英里，每周两次举重，踢足球和打曲棍球。他每天摄入的热量不超过3100卡路里，主要是蔬菜，以免腰围增加。他会在一顿饭里吃下10磅的卷心菜或花椰菜，然后喝大量的水，以此来伸展他的胃。由此可知，Dahl通过做运动、吃大量的蔬菜和科学地伸展他的胃来训练，除了A选项“喝很多酒”文章没有提到。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“His next bout is scheduled for this Saturday.”可知他下一场比赛定于本周六举行。由此可知，Dahl将在本周六继续他的竞吃比赛。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“A student with the nickname of "Silo" from University of Wisconsin is eating his way through school competitively. For the time being, Eric Dahl ranks third in the world of competitive eating, which is determined by All Pro Eating rankings, though he once held the top spot. So far Dahl has earned more than 18,000 dollars in prize money or merchandise to help pay for his education.”可知威斯康辛大学的一名昵称为“Silo”的学生正在以竞吃的方式读完大学。目前，Eric Dahl在所有职业饮食排名中排名第三，尽管他曾经位居榜首。到目前为止，达尔已经获得了超过18000美元的奖金或商品来帮助支付他的教育费用。结合文章主要介绍了威斯康辛大学的Eric Dahl通过参与竞吃比赛来支付自己教育费用的事情。介绍了Dahl参与竞吃比赛的一些经历以及他为竞吃比赛所做的一些训练。由此可知，Dahl通过竞吃比赛来为教育买单。故选D。
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种大型垃圾回收工厂，可以回收垃圾并将垃圾转化为有用东西，这是一种垃圾回收利用的新途径。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段关键句“First, it will pass through sharp metal bars (金属条) which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed”可知，首先，垃圾会穿过锋利的金属条，这些金属条会撕开通常用来装垃圾的塑料袋。由此可推断出，在第三段所述的回收垃圾的过程后中，第一步是让垃圾穿过锋利的金属条，让金属条撕开装垃圾的塑料袋。“Sharpening metal bars”意为“削尖金属条”，与文中描述不符。故选A项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段关键句“Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps (垃圾场), some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.”可知，随着将垃圾运到更远的垃圾场的成本越来越高，一些大城市将被迫建立自己的回收工厂。由此可推断出，大城市建造自己的垃圾回收工厂是为了减少运输费用。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.”可知，随着大型垃圾回收工厂的建立，“垃圾”这个词可能会失去它的意义，因为所有进入垃圾堆的东西都会变成有用的东西。由此可推断出，随着大型垃圾回收工厂的建立，垃圾会得到更好的处理，它们会被转化成有用的东西。故选C项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。结合文章内容及第一段关键句“The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.”可知，文章主要讲述了随着大型垃圾回收工厂的建立，垃圾将会被回收，并转化为有用的东西，这是一种回收垃圾的新方法。“New Ways of Recycling Wastes”意为“垃圾回收利用的新途径”，能够概括文章主旨。故选D项。
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C
【解析】
本文是说明文。文章指出了人们过度使用科技的许多弊端，反对大众对高科技设备的过度依赖。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that "addicted" was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices.(人们已经被影响到对科技上瘾。一项调查显示，人们最常用“上瘾”一词来形容他们与iPad及类似设备的关系)”可知，人们已经被影响到对科技上瘾。所以一项研究发现，人们在抗拒社交媒体的吸引力时，比抗拒睡眠、香烟和酒精时更困难。故画线词的意思是“吸引力”。A. Advantage.优点；B. Attraction.吸引力；C. Adaption.改编；D. Attempt.企图。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.( 科技公司的主要目标是让人们在他们的产品上花更多的钱和时间，而不是提高我们的生活质量)”可知，现代科技公司的主要目标是吸引人们购买其产品。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.”可知，这就是人们需要扪心自问的问题，我们是否有机会打破关于他们使用技术的错误信念。当我们可以在一天或一周内不使用这么多技术而快乐地生活，那么我们就可以重新获得控制和个人自由，成为技术的主人，并发现在没有技术的生活中有什么可以享受的，由此判断出，如果不过度使用科技，人们可以更好地享受生活。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第四段中“I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.”可知，我看到人们被浪费时间的技术困在一种病态的关系中，他们服务于技术而不是技术服务于他们。由此判断出，作者对过度使用高科技设备持反对态度。故选C。
2019-2022三年高二下学期英语期末试卷汇编
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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。
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Foods to Eat to Burn More Calories
WATERMELON
Watermelon is brimming with B vitamins which boost your energy levels and curb your need to munch on an extra snack. A cup of diced watermelon contains 46 calories and virtually no fat. Watermelon is a rich source of potassium, dietary fiber, protein, vitamin A, magnesium, vitamin C, and iron.
Watermelon is one of powerful foods to eat to burn more calories. Watermelon is also high in lycopene the antioxidant that lower your risk of macular degeneration, heart disease, and cancer. With 90 percent water, watermelon is filling you up, but are not filling you out. Enjoy fresh watermelon juice, smoothie, or use it any summer fruit salad you like.
GRAPEFRUIT
Grapefruits speed up your metabolism and help burn a lot of calories. This fruit will help feel full faster and longer. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database, one half of a grapefruit contains around 53 calories. Moreover, grapefruit is rich in fiber that may help stabilize your blood glucose levels. You can add grapefruit to your fruit salad, smoothies or drink a grapefruit juice.
CELERY
The secret of celery is very simple: it contains less calories and helps burn more than you eat. Celery mostly consists of water and that’s why it is good as a part of a balanced diet.
However, this food is not suitable for celery diet only as your body won’t get the necessary minerals and nutrients. So the best decision will be to combine it with some other foods.
WHOLE GRAINS
Studies show that whole grains are healthier than refined grains and that they lower the risk of getting a chronic disease. This type of grains is also a good part of a diet as it takes more time to digest and you won’t get hungry for a longer period of time. Whole grains are rich in various vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates but low in fat.
GREEN TEA
Rich in antioxidants green tea boosts your metabolism and helps lose weight, which is just fantastic for ladies, isn’t it Simply enjoy a cup of hot fragrant green tea and do a great favor to your body.
1. To balance blood glucose levels, you’d better take in ________ regularly.
A. green tea B. whole grains C. watermelon D. grapefruit
2. From the passage we can know that ________.
A. grapefruit contains more calories than watermelon.
B. whole grains are healthier because they contain more water and various minerals.
C. having celery diet before a cup of green tea can help get enough nutrients to lose weight.
D. both grapefruit and green tea can help speed up metabolism for those who are eager to lose weight.
3. Which column can we read this passage in the newspaper
A. Business. B. Medicine. C. Health. D. Learning Kit.
B
I’m 16. On a recent night, while I was busy thinking about important social issues, like what to do over the weekend and who to do it with, I overheard my parents talking about my future. My dad was upset not the usual stuff that he and Mom and, I guess, a lot of parents worry about like which college I’m going to, how far away it is from home and how much it’s going to cost. Instead, he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to mine, a world he fears has a dark and difficult future—if it has a future at all.
He sounded like this: “There will be a pandemic that kills millions, a devastating energy crisis, a horrible worldwide depression and a nuclear explosion set off in anger.”
As I lay on the living room couch, eavesdropping(偷听) on their conversation, starting to worry about the future my father was describing, I found myself looking at some old family photos.
There was a picture of my grandfather in his Citadel uniform. He was a member of the class of 1942, the war class. Next to his picture were photos of my great-grandparents, Ellis Island immigrants. Seeing those pictures made me feel a lot better. I believe the world my generation grows into is going to get better, not worse. Those pictures helped me understand why.
I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their life times: two world wars, killer flu, a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, the polio(小儿麻痹症) vaccine, passage of the civil rights laws. They even saw the Red Sox won the World Series—twice.
I believe that my generation will see better things, too—that we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated. I will see things as inconceivable to me today as a moon shot was to my grandfather when he was 16, or the Internet to my father when he was 16. Ever since I was a little kid, whenever I’ve had an awful day, my dad would put his arm around me and promise me that “tomorrow will be a better day.” I challenged my father once, “How do you know that ” He said, “I just do.” I believe him. My great-grandparents believed that, and my grandparents, and so do I.
4. On a recent night, the author’s dad was upset about ________.
A. the high college tuition fees
B. the coming dark and difficult future
C. a different future for the author’s generation
D. the long distance between the college and the author’s home
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Though the world was full of awful things, it would get better.
B. If you open your heart, you will see that goodness is everywhere.
C. People of different generations have every confidence in their future.
D. The terrible things around us could be a threat to the future generation.
6. What does the author mainly intend to tell us
A. However challenging life is, try to take control of it.
B. Whether you believe or not, wonders will definitely happen.
C. Whenever possible, never hesitate to challenge your parents.
D. Whatever hardships you are suffering, you can expect a better future.
7. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “inconceivable”
A. Imperceptible. B. Undebatable.
C. Unimaginable. D. Unacceptable.
C
If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned to write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.
8. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage
A. Where there are no written records, there is no history.
B. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.
C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.
D Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.
9. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because ________.
A. the people there did not know how to write.
B. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire.
C. there was nothing worth being written down at that time.
D. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record.
10. “Remembered history” refers to ________.
A. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth.
B. songs and dances about the most important events.
C. history based on a person’s imagination.
D. both A and B.
11. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had ________.
A. made more songs and dances.
B. not burnt their written records in wars.
C. kept a written record of every past event.
D. told exact stories of the most important happenings.
D
There is always something that happens in the world that everyone fears will happen to their town, city or country: natural disasters. The scariest part of it is that no one will ever see it coming. Though technology helps us prepare, but it never actually tells the people what time it’s going to hit. It is always estimated, but the result is never 100% accurate.
However, that is not the point of this article. Two different natural disasters in two different parts of the world have happened in the past few weeks. One is a major flood that has hit Louisiana in the United States. The other was an earthquake that hit Amatrice, Italy. However, there is a major difference in the news coverage(新闻报道) of the two tragedies.
As for the flooding in Louisiana, it is reported that this disaster is the worst to hit the United States since super-storm Sandy and it’ll cost at least $30 million. In only the first couple of weeks, 13 people had died. However, like me, many people did not hear about this tragic event. I did not learn about it until about three weeks after it happened.
In Italy, however, it covered all media instantly. The earthquake in Italy happened on Tuesday morning. That same day, I was on Twitter and that was all that was over the news feed. Every other post was about the earthquake. Some would have the opinion that Amatrice, Italy was one of the most beautiful towns in that country. I got in deep sorrow because there were more people killed in this quake than the flooding. So far, they have a total of 73 dead and over one-hundred missing.
I understand that technically the earthquake in Italy was worse than the floods in Louisiana. However, I believe that if a natural disaster happens, they all should be equally covered and taken equally as serious. We are one world united and should be there for all of the people out there who are in need of help. We may not be able to accurately predict disasters, but we can surely lend a hand out for the needy.
12. How does the author develop the passage
A. By narration. B. By comparison.
C. By definition. D. By classification.
13. Why did the author learn about the flood so late
A. He didn’t care about the flood. B. He felt nervous about the news.
C. The media didn’t cover it in time. D. The flood frightened the author a lot.
14. How does the author feel about the earthquake in Italy
A. Proud. B. Critical. C. Pitiful. D. Sad.
15. What does the author really want to say in the text
A. Italy isn’t good at predicting the natural disasters.
B. All natural disasters should be covered equally.
C. The world should be united into one instantly.
D. America should help Italy predict natural disasters.
陕西省安康市2020-2021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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Off the Beaten Cart Path
The best-selling travel book which includes over 200 new places of interest, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all- new, up-to date maps. It includes over 1,000 of the United States most must-see destinations.
Cover price: $ 30. 00
Our price: $ 19. 80
Parents
The most popular magazine for parents who want to raise smart and loving children. It has child development guidance, advice on your child's health and safety, and the best way to encourage your child's learning.
Cover Price: $ 26. 00
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Best Weekend Projects
The projects are chosen from 80 special ideas to create an unusual living space. They are practical-as well as creative. They will improve your home and yard and can be made on weekends. And the most important of all, they are easy to follow.
Cover Price: $ 17. 95
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Lucky
The shopping magazine with the best buys, and the fashion tips. You'll need them before you go to the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gives you the information you need before anyone else has it.
Cover Price: $ 18. 50
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1. Who may like the book Off the Beaten Cart Path most
A. Ladies loving shopping. B. Parents with new-born babies.
C. Persons loving traveling in America. D. Children wanting to improve their learning.
2. Which book can give you some advice on shopping
A. Parents. B. Lucky.
C. Off the Beaten Cart Path. D. Best Weekend Projects.
3. What does the passage most probably belong to
A. A story. B. A report. C. A notice. D. An advertisement.
B
Zadie Smith has a way with words, even when she's using them to implement (执行)rules in her home. She revealed why she imposed a 15- minute mirror time limit on her daughter Kate.
"I saw that she had just started spending a lot of time looking in mirrors," she said. "It was angering me. I decided to decide .on a principle: that if it takes longer than 15 minutes, don't do it." The rule came into effect when Smith noticed the disparities (不一致)between the amount of me it took her son and daughter to get out of the house in the morning.
"I explained it to her in these terms: you are wasting time, your brother is not going to waste any time doing this," she said. Every day of his life he will put a shirt on, he's out the door and doesn't care if you waste an hour and a half doing your makeup."
Smith went on to say that her daughter saw the limit as a practical time-saving method, so Smith didn't have to give her "a big lecture on female beauty." But she mentioned trends such as contouring (外形修整) as being a waste of time. "She sees me and how I get dressed and how g it takes."
Smith, who herself typically appears in minimal makeup, has explored the relationship women between with themselves in her work, as well, In her book On Beauty, she writes about the struggle protecting daughters from the unavoidable self-esteem struggles associated with being a woman. The beauty of women comes from their confidence and belief of dream rather than their appearance.
Considering that Smith's daughter is only 7 years old, their interaction fully proves how early in life women begin to feel pressure to look n certain way. Having said that, the 15-minute mirror me limit is something we all could carry out in our own lives, whether we're 7 or 70.
4. What caused Smith to make a special principle
A. Kate's disagreement with brother.
B. Her children's fight for using mirrors.
C. Kate's failing to finish her homework
D. Kate's looking in mirrors for n long time.
5. How does Kate think of the special principle
A. It helps her save much time.
B. It helps her get on well with her brother.
C. It teaches her how to look more beautiful.
D. It makes her understand girls shouldn't wear makeup.
6. What does Smith advise women to do
A. Make up only on special occasions.
B. Build themselves up with the inner qualities.
C. Attend lecturer on female beauty on time.
D. Pay more attention on daily makeup and clothing.
7. How does the author think of Smith's special principle
A. He thinks it's only fit for school-aged girls.
B. He thinks it's merely fit for young girls under 7.
C. He thinks it's fit for women of different ages.
D. He thinks it's fit for middle-aged and old-aged women.
C
Uber has introduced a motorcycle taxi service in the over-crowded streets of Bangkok.
The move is an effort to respond to what competitor Grab is doing, and Grab already offers a motorcycle option in the Thai capital, called GrabBike.
It isn't Uber's first go at motorcycles. In 2012, the company launched a moto-taxi option in Paris for a few weeks as a short-term experiment. It hasn't tried another motorcycle feature until the Bangkok one, which it has designed for cities in developing countries like Thailand.
Motorbike rides can now be requested like any other Uber taxi on the app in three central Bangkok neighborhoods, and the driver will even show up with a helmet for the passenger.
"Motorcycles are part of the commuting(通勤)culture in Thailand," Douglas Ma said in a Statement, "The new service would create tens of thousands of flexible work opportunities for Thais."
Fares start at 10 baht(28 US cents), and cost an additional 3. 50 baht for each kilometer and 0. 85 baht per minute for every ride—cheaper than the car service.
Bangkok residents reported varying degrees of success at finding available motorcycle taxis in the city after the feature launched Wednesday(February 24, 2016), ranging from a few minutes away to none at all. Uber declined to comment on how many motorcycles are available through the app.
The startup said it has plans to roll out the motorcycle service in other cities in the near future, but it wouldn't clearly state which ones. The taxi -hailing app is in over a dozen Southeast Asian locations, including Bali, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore.
8. Why did Uber introduce a motorcycle taxi service in Bangkok
A. To compete with Grab. B. To change Thais' way of commuting.
C. To make a handsome profit. D. To ease Thailand's crowded traffic.
9. Uber started a moto-taxi option in Paris to________.
A. attract public attention B. show its motorcycle feature
C. do an experiment D. raise more money
10. What can we infer from what Douglas Ma said inPara5
A. Thais only ride motorcycles when going out.
B. He suggest that Thais accept diverse commuting cultures.
C. Motorcycle is a major way of transportation in Thailand.
D. He believes Motorbike rides will have a bright future in Thailand.
11. When did Uber start the motorcycle taxi service in Bangkok
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday. D. On Friday.
D
Sometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its effects. But the concept itself isn't new at all --- in fact, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years.
The idea of “greenhouse gases” goes back to 1824, when Joseph Fourier wondered what was regulating the earth's temperature. Fourier concluded that the atmosphere must be responsible for containing the heat absorbed from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid: As light shines through the glass, the inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat. As Fourier's ideas spread, it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”.
Scientists continued to study the greenhouse effect. Not until a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius came along, did scientists understand how global warming actually works. After years of work, Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures.
Arrhenius found that CO2, and other gases trap radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could contribute to the greenhouse effect. But Arrhenius welcomed the warming effect on the planet. At a lecture later that year, Arrhenius noted that creatures of a warmer earth “might live under a milder sky and in less barren surroundings”.
While Arrhenius' findings won him the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, scientists kept debating whether the greenhouse effect was increasing until 1950, when researchers finally began to find strong data supporting it. By the end of the 1950s, American scientists had been sounding the alarm on the long-term consequences of climate change. Climate change research has come a long way since Fourier first described the greenhouse effect – still, maybe Arrhenius should have been more careful of what he wished for.
12. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. The atmosphere.
B. The greenhouse effect.
C. The climate change.
D. The heat from the sun.
13. When did the scientists find evidence for the bad effect of global warming
A. In 1903.
B. In 1950.
C. 200 years ago.
D. By the end of 1950s.
14. What's the author's attitude towards Arrhenius' wish
A. Positive.
B. Indifferent.
C. Supportive.
D. Opposed.
15. What’s the main idea of the text
A. Causes of climate change.
B. Effects of greenhouse gases.
C. Explorations on climate change.
D. Findings about global warming.
陕西省安康市2019-2020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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Black Box Thinking
—By Matthew Syed
This book is a new approach to high performance,a means of finding all edge in a complex and fast-changing world.It is not just about sport,but has powerful implications for business and politics,as well as parents and students,in other words,all of us.Drawing on a dizzying series of case studies and real-world examples,together with cutting-edge research on small gains,creativity and courage,Matthew Syed tells the inside story of how success really happens—and how we cannot grow unless we are prepared to learn from our mistakes.
Map Stories
—By Francisca Matteoli
In the book,the author tells 20 surprising stories on the geography of the world and,using beautiful maps from all countries and times,she explains the birth of the most magical places on Earth.The book is a journey through space and time,and a lesson about the world as it is and our place in it.
Making It up as I Go Along
—By Marian Keyes
It is a funny look at the absurdity of modern life and recognizes that we are all clearly making it up as we go along.It includes Keyes,guide to breaking up you’re your hairdresser,and her warning about the dangers of fake tan（古铜色）.And there is some secret truth about writers,or at least about Keyes.
Mog and Me and Other Stories
—By Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr was born on June 14,1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler’s Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old.Judith went to 11 different schools and worked with the Red Cross during the war.For the past 30 years,she’s worked as an author and illustrator of children’s e and play with everyone’s favorite family pet,in this huge board book collection of stories especially for younger readers.
1. If you are interested in exploring the world,which book do you prefer
A. Black Box Thinking. B. Map Stories.
C. Making It up as I Go Along. D. Mog and Me and Other Stories.
2. Which author tells some secret truth about himself in the book
A. Matthew Syed. B. Francisca Matteoli.
C. Marian Keyes D. Judith Kerr.
3. The book Mog and Me and Other Stories is mainly aimed at ______.
A. businessmen B. parents
C. children D. politicians
B
A student with the nickname of "Silo" from University of Wisconsin is eating his way through school competitively. For the time being, Eric Dahl ranks third in the world of competitive eating, which is determined by All Pro Eating rankings, though he once held the top spot. So far Dahl has earned more than 18,000 dollars in prize money or merchandise to help pay for his education.
"I'm eating for my education," Eric Dahl said in a proud tone. "I think it will help me get through and achieve my success in my education."
Dahl was drawn to competitive eating in 2011, at the former Big Red's Steakhouse in Madison. Dahl didn't want to pay for his meal so he signed up for a challenge: eat a three-pound cheese-steak sandwich in less than 10 minutes and skip the bill. He finished his eating within 5 minutes and 50 seconds.
Dahl's first pay came from Dickey's Barbecue Pit in suburban Minneapolis, where he earned $250 for eating nine pulled pork sandwiches within six minutes. The former high school athlete found the competition and its over-the-top atmosphere reminding him of professional wrestling.
"I really get pumped when the crowd starts cheering," he said, "I am friends with other competitive eaters, but once I'm on stage I don't have any friends but we have become opponents."
Dahl said he walks a few miles a day, lifts weights twice a week and plays soccer and hockey to maintain his 220-pound weight. He eats no more than 3,100 calories a day, mostly vegetables to avoid increasing his waistline, and stretches his stomach by eating 10 pounds of cabbage or broccoli in a single sitting followed by a lot of water.
His next bout is scheduled for this Saturday. Dahl will try to win $1,000 at a national pizza-eating contest on Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Good luck to him and let's wait for his good news.
4. Why did Dahl first participate in competitive eating
A. There were some delicious sandwiches. B. He didn't want to pay for his meal.
C. He could eat some sandwiches quickly. D. He had no money to pay for his meal.
5. Dahl trains for competitive eating through the following ways EXCEPT .
A. drinking plenty of wine B. doing some sports
C. eating large amounts of vegetables D. stretching his stomach scientifically
6. What can we learn from the passage
A. The highest award will be no more than $ 1,000.
B. The competitive eating is concerned with vegetables.
C. Dahl will continue his competitive eating this Saturday.
D. The author believes Dahl will win the eating competition.
7. What is the main idea of this passage
A. Dahl makes a fortune by competitive eating.
B. Dahl ranks third in the world of competitive eating.
C. Dahl makes good preparation for pizza-eating contest.
D. Dahl earns for his education through competitive eating.
C
With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars (金属条) which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps (垃圾场), some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.
8. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3
A. Sharpening metal bars.
B. Sorting out small pieces of metal.
C. Breaking up whatever is breakable.
D. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.
9. Why will big cities have to build their own recycling plants
A. To protect the environment. B. To reduce transportation expense.
C. To get raw materials locally. D. To get big profits from those plants.
10. What can we know from the passage
A. Dangerous wastes can’t be recycled.
B. Recycling plant only recycle metal and paper.
C. Rubbish will be dealt with in a better way later.
D. The first full-scale giant recycling plants will begin operation in less than 15 years.
11. What is the best title for the text
A. Scientific Ways to Get Energy B. The Location of Recycling Plants
C. Some Methods to Protect the Environment D. New Ways of Recycling Wastes
D
Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.
People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that "addicted" was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.
I see people trapped in a pathological(病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.
What is a healthy use of technology devices That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that "too much of a good thing is wonderful." But it's time to discover that it does not work for technology.
Richard Fernandez an executive coach at Google acknowledged that "we can be swept away by our technologies." To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today's overused technology.
12. What does the underlined word "allure" in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Advantage. B. Attraction. C. Adaption. D. Attempt.
13. What is the purpose of technology companies
A. To attract people to buy their products. B. To provide the latest information.
C. To improve people's quality of life. D. To deal with cultural diseases.
14. What can we infer from the passage
A. People will get sick when using technology.
B. People have realized the harm of high-tech devices.
C. People can regain freedom without high-tech devices.
D. People may enjoy life better without overused technology.
15. What's the author's attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices
A. Neutral. B. Indifferent. C. Disapproving. D. Supportive.
答案：
陕西省安康市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了五种可以燃烧更多卡路里的食物，说明了这些食物特性和对人体的好处。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据GRAPEFRUIT部分中“Moreover, grapefruit is rich in fiber that may help stabilize your blood glucose levels.(此外，葡萄柚富含纤维，可以帮助稳定血糖水平)”可知，为了平衡血糖水平，你最好经常吃葡萄柚。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Rich in antioxidants green tea boosts your metabolism and helps lose weight, which is just fantastic for ladies, isn’t it (富含抗氧化剂的绿茶可以促进新陈代谢，帮助减肥，这对女士来说是极好的，不是吗？)”以及GRAPEFRUIT部分中“Grapefruits speed up your metabolism and help burn a lot of calories.(葡萄柚能加快你的新陈代谢，帮助燃烧很多卡路里)”可知，柚子和绿茶都可以帮助那些渴望减肥的人加速新陈代谢。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章主要介绍了五种可以燃烧更多卡路里的食物，说明了这些食物特性和对人体的好处。可推知，可能会在报纸的“健康”一栏读到这篇文章。故选C。
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者偶然听到父母谈论作者未来的谈话，作者父亲担心这个世界有一个黑暗而艰难的未来，但是作者认为父辈们遭遇了可怕的事情，但是也见证了更好的事。所以通过此事，作者想要告诉我们：无论遭受了什么苦难，都可以期待一个更好的未来。
【详解】1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Instead, he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to mine, a world he fears has a dark and difficult future—if it has a future at all. (相反，他对他这一代人正在移交给我的世界感到不安，他担心这个世界有一个黑暗而艰难的未来——如果它有未来的话)”可知，作者的父亲担心这个世界有一个黑暗而艰难的未来。故选B项。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段和第六段的“I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their life times: two world wars, killer flu, a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, the polio vaccine, passage of the civil rights laws. They even saw the Red Sox won the World Series — twice. I believe that my generation will see better things, too — that we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated(我想到了我的祖父母和曾祖父母一生中看到的一些可怕的事情：两次世界大战、致命流感、核弹。但他们也看到了其他更好的事情：两次世界大战的结束、小儿麻痹症疫苗、民权法的通过。他们甚至看到红袜队两次赢得世界大赛冠军。我相信，我们这一代人也会看到更好的事情，我们将见证艾滋病治愈、战胜癌症的时代.)”可知，作者认为父辈们遭遇了可怕的事情，但是也见证了更好的事情，自己这一代人虽然也面对了苦难，但也会见证更好的事情。由此可知，A项“Though the world was full of awful things, it would get better. (虽然世界充满了可怕的事情，但是它会变得更好)”陈述正确。故选A项。
3. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“Ever since I was a1itt1e kid, whenever I’ve had an awful day, my dad would put his arm around me and promise me that ‘tomorrow will be a better day.’ I challenged my father once, ‘How do you know that ’ He said, ‘I just do.’ I believe him. My great-grandparents believed that, and my grandparents, and so do I. (从我还是个孩子的时候起，每当我度过糟糕的一天，爸爸就会搂着我，向我保证“明天会更好”。有一次我质问父亲：“你怎么知道的？”他说：“我就是知道啊。”我相信他。我的曾祖父母相信这一点，我的祖父母和我也相信这一点。)”可知，作者的父辈们以及作者都相信“明天会更好”。由此推知，作者想要告诉我们：无论遭受了什么苦难，都可以期待一个更好的未来。故选D项。
4. 词句猜测题。分析句子可知，该句为形容词的原级比较级句式，其中“as…as…”意为“像……一样”。根据后文的内容推理形容词“inconceivable”的含义。根据后文“a moon shot was to my grandfather when he was16, or the Internet to my father when he was16(对于16岁的祖父来说的一次登月，又或者对于16岁的父亲来说的网络)”可知，“登月对于16岁的祖父”，“网络对于16岁的父亲”来说，都是难以想象的事情。由此推知，作者相信自己这一代也会看到更好的事情——自己这一代人将见证艾滋病被治愈和癌症被击败的时刻。自己将看到如同16岁的祖父看到登月，16岁的父亲看到网络一样一些难以想象的事情。划线词inconceivab1e意为“难以想象的”。故选C项。
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了传承历史的方法，在没有记录历史的习惯出现之前，人们通过口口相传来获得历史信息，但是这样的方法会有很大的偏差。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. (当然，有时候，即使人们不会写字，他们也会对过去有所了解。他们从年纪大的人那里听说这件事，经常制作关于最重要的事情的歌曲、舞蹈和故事，这些被唱出来、表演出来并被传颂许多代，因为大多数人都以讲述他们的父亲过去的事迹为荣。)”可知，即使没有文字记载，历史也可以通过其它方式记录下来，所以A项“没有文字记载，就没有历史”不是文章要表达的观点。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned to write. (但我们对200年前生活在非洲中部的人们几乎一无所知。因为他们还没学会写字。)”可知，我们对200年前的中非知之甚少，因为那里的人不会写字。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. (他们从年纪大的人那里听说这件事，经常制作关于最重要的事情的歌曲、舞蹈和故事，这些被唱出来、表演出来并被传颂许多代，因为大多数人都以讲述他们的父亲过去的事迹为荣。我们可以把这叫做“Remembered history”。)”可知，Remembered history指的是口口相传的重要事件的故事和关于最重要事件的歌舞。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question. (如果有人问我们一年前到底在做什么，我们可能不得不说我们不记得了。但是，如果我们有一个本子，把我们每天所做的事情记录下来，我们就能回答这个问题。)”和第二段中“It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. (历史上也是如此。许多事情已经被遗忘，因为我们没有任何书面记录。)”可推知，如果古人对过去的每一件事都有文字记录，我们可能会比现在更了解我们的过去。故选C。
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇新闻报道。讲述的是两个不同地方发生自然灾害，媒体对其报道的程度却是不同的。说明的是，无论发生怎样的新闻报道，媒体都应该及时地进行报道。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“However, that is not the point of this article. Two different natural disasters in two different parts of the world have happened in the past few weeks. One is a major flood that has hit Louisiana in the United States. The other was an earthquake that hit Amatrice, Italy. However, there is a major difference in the news coverage(新闻报道) of the two tragedies.”（然而，这不是本文的重点。过去几周，世界上两个不同地区发生了两场不同的自然灾害。其中一个是袭击美国路易斯安那州的大洪水。另一个是发生在意大利阿马特里切的地震。然而，对这两起悲剧的新闻报道有一个很大的不同。）可知，文章通过对比两个不同的自然灾害以及其不同的报道程度来说明不管什么样的自然灾害发生之后，新闻媒体都应该及时报导。因此以对比的方式来展开全文。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“However, like me, many people did not hear about this tragic event. I did not learn about it until about three weeks after it happened.”（然而，和我一样，很多人并没有听说这个悲惨的事件。直到三周后我才知道这件事。）可知，因为媒体的报导不及时，很多人不知道路易斯安那州发生的洪灾，包括作者。故选C。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“I got in deep sorrow because there were more people killed in this quake than the flooding.”（我陷入了深深的悲伤，因为在这次地震中丧生的人比洪水还多。）可知，意大利的地震造成更多的人员伤亡，这让作者陷入深深的悲伤之中。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“However, I believe that if a natural disaster happens, they all should be equally covered and taken equally as serious.”（然而，我认为，如果发生自然灾害，它们都应该被同等地报道，同等地对待其严重性。）可知，作者认为，不管什么样的自然灾害发生之后，新闻媒体都应该及时报导，应该严肃对待。故选B。
陕西省安康市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. D 15. C
陕西省安康市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
【解析】
本文为应用文，文章向读者介绍了四本书的具体信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据"Map Stories"中的信息"…she explains the birth of the most magical places on Earth"可知，这本书介绍了地球上大多数地方的来历，故正确答案应为B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据"Making It up as I Go Along"中的信息"And there is some secret truth about writers，or at least about Keyes．"可知，这本书中作者讲述了自己的秘密，故正确答案应为C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题．根据"Mog and Me and Other Stories"中的信息"For the past 30 years，she's worked as an author and illustrator of children's books．"可知，这本书适用于孩子们，正确答案应为C项。
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了威斯康辛大学的Eric Dahl通过参与竞吃比赛来支付自己教育费用的事情。介绍了Dahl参与竞吃比赛的一些经历以及他为竞吃比赛所做的一些训练。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Dahl was drawn to competitive eating in 2011, at the former Big Red's Steakhouse in Madison. Dahl didn't want to pay for his meal so he signed up for a challenge: eat a three-pound cheese-steak sandwich in less than 10 minutes and skip the bill.”可知2011年，Dahl在Madison的Big Red’s Steakhouse参加了大胃王比赛。Dahl不想付餐费，所以他报名参加了一项挑战：在不到10分钟的时间内吃掉一个3磅重的芝士牛排三明治，不需要付账。由此可知，Dahl一开始参加竞吃是因为他不想要支付他的饭钱。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Dahl said he walks a few miles a day, lifts weights twice a week and plays soccer and hockey to maintain his 220-pound weight. He eats no more than 3,100 calories a day, mostly vegetables to avoid increasing his waistline, and stretches his stomach by eating 10 pounds of cabbage or broccoli in a single sitting followed by a lot of water.”可知Dahl说，为了保持220磅的体重，他每天步行几英里，每周两次举重，踢足球和打曲棍球。他每天摄入的热量不超过3100卡路里，主要是蔬菜，以免腰围增加。他会在一顿饭里吃下10磅的卷心菜或花椰菜，然后喝大量的水，以此来伸展他的胃。由此可知，Dahl通过做运动、吃大量的蔬菜和科学地伸展他的胃来训练，除了A选项“喝很多酒”文章没有提到。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“His next bout is scheduled for this Saturday.”可知他下一场比赛定于本周六举行。由此可知，Dahl将在本周六继续他的竞吃比赛。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“A student with the nickname of "Silo" from University of Wisconsin is eating his way through school competitively. For the time being, Eric Dahl ranks third in the world of competitive eating, which is determined by All Pro Eating rankings, though he once held the top spot. So far Dahl has earned more than 18,000 dollars in prize money or merchandise to help pay for his education.”可知威斯康辛大学的一名昵称为“Silo”的学生正在以竞吃的方式读完大学。目前，Eric Dahl在所有职业饮食排名中排名第三，尽管他曾经位居榜首。到目前为止，达尔已经获得了超过18000美元的奖金或商品来帮助支付他的教育费用。结合文章主要介绍了威斯康辛大学的Eric Dahl通过参与竞吃比赛来支付自己教育费用的事情。介绍了Dahl参与竞吃比赛的一些经历以及他为竞吃比赛所做的一些训练。由此可知，Dahl通过竞吃比赛来为教育买单。故选D。
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种大型垃圾回收工厂，可以回收垃圾并将垃圾转化为有用东西，这是一种垃圾回收利用的新途径。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段关键句“First, it will pass through sharp metal bars (金属条) which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed”可知，首先，垃圾会穿过锋利的金属条，这些金属条会撕开通常用来装垃圾的塑料袋。由此可推断出，在第三段所述的回收垃圾的过程后中，第一步是让垃圾穿过锋利的金属条，让金属条撕开装垃圾的塑料袋。“Sharpening metal bars”意为“削尖金属条”，与文中描述不符。故选A项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段关键句“Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps (垃圾场), some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.”可知，随着将垃圾运到更远的垃圾场的成本越来越高，一些大城市将被迫建立自己的回收工厂。由此可推断出，大城市建造自己的垃圾回收工厂是为了减少运输费用。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.”可知，随着大型垃圾回收工厂的建立，“垃圾”这个词可能会失去它的意义，因为所有进入垃圾堆的东西都会变成有用的东西。由此可推断出，随着大型垃圾回收工厂的建立，垃圾会得到更好的处理，它们会被转化成有用的东西。故选C项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。结合文章内容及第一段关键句“The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.”可知，文章主要讲述了随着大型垃圾回收工厂的建立，垃圾将会被回收，并转化为有用的东西，这是一种回收垃圾的新方法。“New Ways of Recycling Wastes”意为“垃圾回收利用的新途径”，能够概括文章主旨。故选D项。
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C
【解析】
本文是说明文。文章指出了人们过度使用科技的许多弊端，反对大众对高科技设备的过度依赖。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that "addicted" was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices.(人们已经被影响到对科技上瘾。一项调查显示，人们最常用“上瘾”一词来形容他们与iPad及类似设备的关系)”可知，人们已经被影响到对科技上瘾。所以一项研究发现，人们在抗拒社交媒体的吸引力时，比抗拒睡眠、香烟和酒精时更困难。故画线词的意思是“吸引力”。A. Advantage.优点；B. Attraction.吸引力；C. Adaption.改编；D. Attempt.企图。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.( 科技公司的主要目标是让人们在他们的产品上花更多的钱和时间，而不是提高我们的生活质量)”可知，现代科技公司的主要目标是吸引人们购买其产品。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.”可知，这就是人们需要扪心自问的问题，我们是否有机会打破关于他们使用技术的错误信念。当我们可以在一天或一周内不使用这么多技术而快乐地生活，那么我们就可以重新获得控制和个人自由，成为技术的主人，并发现在没有技术的生活中有什么可以享受的，由此判断出，如果不过度使用科技，人们可以更好地享受生活。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第四段中“I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.”可知，我看到人们被浪费时间的技术困在一种病态的关系中，他们服务于技术而不是技术服务于他们。由此判断出，作者对过度使用高科技设备持反对态度。故选C。