山东省聊城市2019-2022学年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编：阅读理解专题（含答案）
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山东省聊城市2019-2022三年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编
阅读理解专题
山东省聊城市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD ONE DAY ONLY!!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS $25. 01-$50. 00 in products=10% off $50. 01-$100. 00 in products=15% off GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Campaign 25 offers many wonderful Holiday Gifts!!! Call me on Black Friday, with a C-25 order and benefit from these special discounts!
21. What is the material above about
A. A special sale. B. A gift list. C. A fashion show. D. A holiday celebration.
22. If the original price of a product is $100, what price is it on Black Friday
A. $75. B. $85. C. $90. D. $95.
23. What can we learn from the material
A. Stacey L. Paden is the owner of FION company.
B. People could get the products of FION at home.
C. FION is a company mainly selling women's shoes.
D. Customers could get products below $25 tax free.
B
The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn't wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.
As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She'd been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims（牺牲品）. Then this happened. My child's language delay（语言发育迟缓）was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her, I felt like we both needed to be rescued.
I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with my little girl as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school's playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me. "You should have seen her today!" His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn't interrupt. "See that climber. "He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. "Well, every day since she started school, she's tried and failed to make it to the top. "He took a breath. "And today she did it!"
He expressed his joy just as he'd witnessed her conquering Mount Everest!" She cheered and celebrated! I wish I'd recorded it!" His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.
As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn't before. I saw her perseverance（毅力）. I saw her strength. I saw a Hero.
Everyday greatness celebrates ordinary people who do unusual things in big and small ways, showing courage, kindness, love and selflessness. We encourage you to click these brief accounts and invite you to share your own story.
24. Why couldn't the author wait to rush her daughter to school
A. She was tired out when dealing with her daughter.
B. She had a fight with her daughter last night.
C. She was busy with her work as a doctor.
D. She had to sell their house due to Great Recession.
25. What can we know about the author from paragraph 2
A. She was hopeless.
B. She pretended to be happy. D. She felt comfortable.
C. She looked frightened.
26. Why did the little girl's preschool teacher feel excited
A. She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.
B. She began to communicate with others normally.
C. She got the first place in the school sports meet.
D. She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.
27. From which is the text most probably taken
A. The radio. B. The Internet. C. A newspaper. D. A magazine.
C
China is recognized as a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence（人工智能）and facial recognition systems. A Chinese company, the Beijing-based Hanwang Technology Ltd. , says it has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks. Engineers at the company say their system is the first to be created to effectively identify people wearing face masks.
The company told a news agency that a team of 20 people built the system in about a month. The system is based on existing technologies developed over the past 10 years. The process involved adding a collection of about 6 million unmasked faces and a much smaller collection of masked faces, the company said.
The company is now selling two main kinds of products that use the new technology. One performs "single channel" recognition, which is designed to be used at the entrances to buildings.
The other product is a "multi-channel" recognition system that uses groups of surveillance（监视）cameras. It can identify individuals in a crowd of up to 30 people within a second.
"When people are wearing a mask that covers the mouth and the nose, the recognition rate can reach about 95%, which can ensure that most people can be identified, "said Huang, vice president of the company. He added that the system's success rate for people not wearing a mask is about 99. 5%.
However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses. "In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost. In such cases recognition is tough, "Huang said.
People were reacting differently to the new technology. While some citizens have been against using such tools, the majority have accepted the technology as an effective way to decrease crime and catch criminals.
28. What did the company do to build the system
A. They only used the latest technology. B. They gathered many face images.
C. They employed hundreds of people. D. They spent about a decade building it.
29. How does the "multi-channel" recognition system work
A. By recognizing one's nose. B. By dividing people into groups.
C. By using a lot of cameras. D. By identifying individuals one by one.
30. What is the author's attitude towards the new technology
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Critical.
31. Which of the following is the suitable title of the text
A. Say Good-bye to Face Masks
B. Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition
C. China 一 the First to Create Facial Recognition
D. New Facial Recognition System to Identify People in Masks
D
We already know that eating too much salt can lead to heart disease. But could it also affect our mind Scientists found that a high-salt diet could cause cognitive impairments （认知损伤）in mice, and it could produce the same effect on humans.
Dr. Costantino ladecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, said they fed the mice eight to sixteen times their normal salt intake（摄入量）and then tested the mice. After about three months, the mice had a big change in their behaviour. Mice are very curious, and they like to look for new things. However, the tested mice lost the ability to identify a normal object. When the mice were put in their cage and asked to find a quiet spot, they did not remember where the quiet spot was. Then when the mice were building a nest, which is something the mice do daily, they were unable to do so. The research suggested humans would experience a similar response. Studies have shown Australians eat around double the recommended amount of salt each day, most of it coming from processed food. Dr. Iadecola said the estimated two teaspoons of salt the average Australian eats each day could affect the brain function in the long term. However, the decline might not be as obvious as in the mice, who were given extremely high levels of salt. "But probably over years and perhaps decades 一 as opposed to a few months for the mice- even lower levels of salt may have a terrible effect, "Dr. Iadecola said.
"High levels of salt cause serious immune（免疫的）changes in the organs in and around the stomach, resulting in an almost autoimmune（自身免疫的）effect on the brain. It is part of a growing body of evidence that we really are what we eat, "Bryce Vissel, director of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Technology Sydney, said. "Those changes in turn cause all kinds of responses in the body, which over time certainly lead to cognitive impairments. "
32. Which can describe the tested mice
A. They remain quiet all day. B. They became smarter than ever.
C. They forgot some routine things. D. They were quick at finding objects.
33. What does the underlined word "decline" in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The bad effect of high levels of salt intake on mice.
B. The good effect of high levels of salt intake on mice.
C. The bad effect of high levels of salt intake on Australians.
D. The good effect of high levels of salt intake on Australians.
34. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on
A. Studies carried out by Bryce Vissel.
B. Immune changes brought about by diet.
C. Effects of salt intake on human behaviour.
D. Links between salt intake and brain damage.
35. What does the text suggest
A. Brain health counts much.
B. The body never tells a lie.
C. Immune changes make no difference.
D. A low-salt diet is to be recommended.
山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I received my autoimmune disease diagnosis (自身免疫疾病诊断) in 2009, and for the first few months, I was in a very bad place. I was suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks on a daily basis. I was no longer able to function as a “normal” person. During that time, all I could do at best was to move about the house trying to do some easy housework, and prepare meals.
After a few months on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, my intense tiredness improved and I slowly regained some energy. That is when I tried to follow my doctor's advice to exercise.
I clearly remember my first attempt. I was still weak, but somehow, I thought that if I could push through and pretend I had a normal life that things would get better. So, I went out and started running in the little neighborhood park. Unfortunately, I didn't last even five minutes and came back home, totally crashed. It took me several days to recover. After that first brush with exercise, I understood that I would have to start slow.
I began going on daily walks with my husband around the block. Slowly, we went further and further, and my strength came back progressively.
After walking, I started to attend yoga classes. I remember barely making it through my first class. My muscles were weak and trembling (颤抖) by the time I rolled up my mat. But I was also so happy to be able to get out of the house, mix with other people and have a social life!
After yoga, I ventured into activities a little bit more strenuous (费力的), but still gentle on the joints. I was going to the swimming pool to do laps and riding my bike. Recently, after almost four years on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, I was finally able to start exercising regularly with a personal trainer.
1. What may the author learn from her first attempt to exercise
A. Darkest hour is just before the dawn.
B. Where there is will, there is a way.
C. More haste, less speed.
D. Practice makes perfect.
2. How did the author find her first yoga class
A. Helpless but fun. B. Tiring but rewarding.
C. Amusing but challenging. D. Relaxing but disappointing.
3. What can we know from the author’s experience
A. Exercising contributes to good health.
B. Mood plays a vital role in one’s recovery.
C. Doctor’s advice should be strictly followed.
D. Connecting with people makes little difference.
B
Sky Drive Inc. conducted a successful test drive of its new flying car on August 25 at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company's development base. The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, took off and circled the field for about four minutes. It was the first public demonstration for a flying car in Japanese history.
"We are extremely excited to have achieved Japan's first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two years since we founded SkyDrive ... with the goal of commercializing (使商业化）such aircraft,” CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said. “We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life. "
The SD-03. is the world’s smallest electric vertical (垂直的）take-off and landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to ensure “safety in emergency situations”. “In designing an unexplored , new type of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword ‘progressive’ for inspiration," Design Director Takumi Yamamot said. "We wanted this vehicle to be futuristic ，charismatic (有魅力的）and desirable for all future customers, while fully including the high technology of SkyDrive.
The company hopes to make the flying car part of normal life and not just a product. More test flights will occur in the future under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.
The success of this flight means that it is likely that the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test field by the end of the year. The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2023. However, no price has been announced so far.
4. What's the feature of SD-03
A. Green and energy-saving. B. Lightweight and multi-function.
C. High-tech and secure. D. Expensive and unmanned.
5. What do Takumi Yamamot’s words indicate
A. They are the pioneer of flying cars.
B. Flying cars will soon be commercialized.
C. Flying cars will set a new trend in society.
D. They target flying cars on high-end consumers.
6. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Flying cars fail to reach industry standards.
B. Flying cars will be sold at affordable prices.
C. The safety of flying cars needn't be tested.
D. Tests are now limited to the Toyota Test Field,
7. What does the passage mainly tell us
A. Flying cars will be on the market by 2023.
B. Flying cars are no longer just a flight of fancy.
C. SkyDrive's SD-03 is the flying car of tomorrow.
D. SkyDrive demonstrates its first piloted flying car.
C
A study has found that people who are literate (识字的）had a third the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症）compared with those who had never learnt to read and write. The scientists — behind the study suggested that learning to read may reveal new intellectual worlds and promote a life of the mind that might help to keep brains sharp into old age.
“If one acquires the ability to read and write, that opens up opportunities to engage in cognitively (认知的）stimulating activities, ” Miguel Arce Renteria ，from Columbia University Medical Centre, said. “Even with low education， you can read newspapers and books. That provides opportunities for constant stimulation that can last for the rest of your life. Maybe that might give protection and reduce the effects of dementia."
The research published in the journal Neurology, looked at almost 1, 000 older people in New York, chosen because they had received little education as children. The average age was 77 and more than 90 percent were immigrants (移民），Ali of them had had four years or less of education, with about a quarter describing themselves as illiterate.
Among those who did not read, 35 percent had dementia at the start of the study, increasing to 48 percent four years later. Among the literate respondents, 18 percent had dementia at the outset, rising to 27 percent. After adjusting for social class, age and other risk factors, the scientists concluded that illiterate people were three times more likely to have dementia. They were also twice as likely to have it over the four years of the investigation.
It is impossible to say for certain that the link means that literacy delays dementia. It may be that people who managed to get a better education before arriving in the US were also different in other ways. However, Dr Arce Renteria said, “What this provides is strong evidence for a pretty strong link. ”
8. What is the finding of the study
A. Dementia slows people’s reading speed.
B. Dementia can be cured, by reading.
C. Literacy prmotes life quality of old people.
D. Literacy makes dementia less likely.
9. Which of the following can replace the word “outset” underlined in paragraph 4
A. Bottom. B. Middle C. Beginning. D. End.
10. How did the researchers draw the conclusion
A. By carrying out experiments. B. By making a comparison.
C. By working on an assumption. D. By analyzing different answers.
山东省聊城市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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、D四个选项中，选岀最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。
A
Some birds are masters of crime. That means these species steal food from other birds and get away with it. Scientists have long wondered what these birds have in comm on. A new study suggests that big body size does not predict bad behavior. Instead, it is the size of the birds' brains that matters most.
To learn more about what makes some birds tend towards a life of crime and how they steal food from other birds, scientists analyzed 856 published reports of thieves. Researcher Julie says she started the project after watching birds steal dry dog food out of unattended bowls. She read about some dramatic examples of thieves, including birds that steal food from others flying in midair or bending through the sky. She learned that members of some species disturb other birds until they spit up food in their mouth.
Families that steal also tend to eat fish, mice, and other vertebrates （脊椎动物） instead of just insects. These meatier （多肉的）meals are hard to catch, and they deliver lots of valuable calories, so they are attempting to steal.
Finally, birds that steal tend to have big brains in relation to their bodies. That may seem surprising, since human bullies （欺凌弱小者）are often thought to be stronger in size. But for birds, stealing isn't about strength. It takes a clever brain to get food out of another hungry bird's claws, especially if that bird is bigger than you are.
21. What is the key factor of the birds' stealing food
A. Body size. B. Living environment. C. Brain size. D. Strength.
22. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Stealing birds are often stronger.
B. For birds, stealing is about cleverness and tricks.
C. Birds steal food only from those that are smaller in size.
D. Birds that steal have small brains for their bodies.
23.The best title for the passage can be .
A. Diet Habits of a Feather
B. Hunting Skills of a Feather
C. Brains of a Feather
D. Thieves of a Feather
B
I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively （(冲动地）,I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway , he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff （执法官）in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad's closest advisor talking." John he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down." his advisor said. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town "
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong officer. I was determined not to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles.
Our sergeants were firm but kind 9 not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw happiness and love in his eyes.
"So what's it like being sheriff " I asked on the ride home.
"I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
"I'm sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay. ”
24. The author was finally sent to wilderness because .
A. he could learn how to survive in the wild
B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D. his mother feared that he would be accused
25. The underlined word “reckless" in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. proud B. rude C. careless D. reasonable
26. What can we learn about the author from the passage
A. He changed a lot after the camp.
B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C. He was abused by the officer.
D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.
27. How did the author father feel at the end of the story
A. Anxious. B. Astonished. C. Disappointed. D. Relieved.
C
Lightning is a powerful force of nature. In fact, a lightning strike carries millions of volts（伏特）of electricity. Scientists say a bolt of lightning strikes somewhere on Earth every second. That is a lot of energy!
Think how wonderful it would be if we could capture lightning and sell it in a bottle. Sadly, that is not something you or I can do, at least not yet.
The phrase "to catch lighting in a bottle” means capturing something powerful or difficult. Then you are able to control it and perhaps show it to the world. This is where the "bottle” part is important.
We can also use "to catch lightning in a bottle" to describe an extremely difficult or unlikely success. In the world of sports , players and teams have also been known for catching lightning in a bottle. Anything physical that is "lightning in a bottle "can be described as a rare achievement. Climbing the top of Mount Everest is considered a rare achievement of endurance（忍耐力）.
Language experts do not know exactly where this expression comes from. Some say it may have started with Benjamin Franklin---the American diplomat, businessman and inventor. Benjamin Franklin is known for a scientific experiment involving electricity and lightning. As the story goes, Franklin once flew a kite in a lightning storm. He had hoped that lightning would strike the kite as it flew high in the sky. He thought the electricity would travel down the string to a metal key at the bottom. Then the plan was to catch the electricity in a glass jar, but that didn't happen. However, it did lead to the invention of the lightning rod and the understanding of positive and negative charges.
So, you can’t catch real lightning in a bottle. But hopefully, during your lifetime you'll have the experience of catching a little of your own lightning in a bottle
28. How does the author start the passage
A. By comparing different views.
B. By giving an example.
C. By presenting some facts.
D. By stating his own experience.
29. The reason why Benjamin Franklin did the scientific experiment was that he aimed to
A. catch the electricity
B. fly a kite in a lightning storm
C. invent the lightning rod
D. understand positive and negative charges
30. Which kind of magazine is this passage probably from
A. Entertainment. B Language. C. Science. D. Sports.
参考答案
山东省聊城市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
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【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B
山东省聊城市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
阅读理解专题
山东省聊城市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD ONE DAY ONLY!!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS $25. 01-$50. 00 in products=10% off $50. 01-$100. 00 in products=15% off GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Campaign 25 offers many wonderful Holiday Gifts!!! Call me on Black Friday, with a C-25 order and benefit from these special discounts!
21. What is the material above about
A. A special sale. B. A gift list. C. A fashion show. D. A holiday celebration.
22. If the original price of a product is $100, what price is it on Black Friday
A. $75. B. $85. C. $90. D. $95.
23. What can we learn from the material
A. Stacey L. Paden is the owner of FION company.
B. People could get the products of FION at home.
C. FION is a company mainly selling women's shoes.
D. Customers could get products below $25 tax free.
B
The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn't wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.
As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She'd been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims（牺牲品）. Then this happened. My child's language delay（语言发育迟缓）was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her, I felt like we both needed to be rescued.
I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with my little girl as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school's playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me. "You should have seen her today!" His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn't interrupt. "See that climber. "He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. "Well, every day since she started school, she's tried and failed to make it to the top. "He took a breath. "And today she did it!"
He expressed his joy just as he'd witnessed her conquering Mount Everest!" She cheered and celebrated! I wish I'd recorded it!" His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.
As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn't before. I saw her perseverance（毅力）. I saw her strength. I saw a Hero.
Everyday greatness celebrates ordinary people who do unusual things in big and small ways, showing courage, kindness, love and selflessness. We encourage you to click these brief accounts and invite you to share your own story.
24. Why couldn't the author wait to rush her daughter to school
A. She was tired out when dealing with her daughter.
B. She had a fight with her daughter last night.
C. She was busy with her work as a doctor.
D. She had to sell their house due to Great Recession.
25. What can we know about the author from paragraph 2
A. She was hopeless.
B. She pretended to be happy. D. She felt comfortable.
C. She looked frightened.
26. Why did the little girl's preschool teacher feel excited
A. She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.
B. She began to communicate with others normally.
C. She got the first place in the school sports meet.
D. She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.
27. From which is the text most probably taken
A. The radio. B. The Internet. C. A newspaper. D. A magazine.
C
China is recognized as a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence（人工智能）and facial recognition systems. A Chinese company, the Beijing-based Hanwang Technology Ltd. , says it has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks. Engineers at the company say their system is the first to be created to effectively identify people wearing face masks.
The company told a news agency that a team of 20 people built the system in about a month. The system is based on existing technologies developed over the past 10 years. The process involved adding a collection of about 6 million unmasked faces and a much smaller collection of masked faces, the company said.
The company is now selling two main kinds of products that use the new technology. One performs "single channel" recognition, which is designed to be used at the entrances to buildings.
The other product is a "multi-channel" recognition system that uses groups of surveillance（监视）cameras. It can identify individuals in a crowd of up to 30 people within a second.
"When people are wearing a mask that covers the mouth and the nose, the recognition rate can reach about 95%, which can ensure that most people can be identified, "said Huang, vice president of the company. He added that the system's success rate for people not wearing a mask is about 99. 5%.
However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses. "In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost. In such cases recognition is tough, "Huang said.
People were reacting differently to the new technology. While some citizens have been against using such tools, the majority have accepted the technology as an effective way to decrease crime and catch criminals.
28. What did the company do to build the system
A. They only used the latest technology. B. They gathered many face images.
C. They employed hundreds of people. D. They spent about a decade building it.
29. How does the "multi-channel" recognition system work
A. By recognizing one's nose. B. By dividing people into groups.
C. By using a lot of cameras. D. By identifying individuals one by one.
30. What is the author's attitude towards the new technology
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Critical.
31. Which of the following is the suitable title of the text
A. Say Good-bye to Face Masks
B. Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition
C. China 一 the First to Create Facial Recognition
D. New Facial Recognition System to Identify People in Masks
D
We already know that eating too much salt can lead to heart disease. But could it also affect our mind Scientists found that a high-salt diet could cause cognitive impairments （认知损伤）in mice, and it could produce the same effect on humans.
Dr. Costantino ladecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, said they fed the mice eight to sixteen times their normal salt intake（摄入量）and then tested the mice. After about three months, the mice had a big change in their behaviour. Mice are very curious, and they like to look for new things. However, the tested mice lost the ability to identify a normal object. When the mice were put in their cage and asked to find a quiet spot, they did not remember where the quiet spot was. Then when the mice were building a nest, which is something the mice do daily, they were unable to do so. The research suggested humans would experience a similar response. Studies have shown Australians eat around double the recommended amount of salt each day, most of it coming from processed food. Dr. Iadecola said the estimated two teaspoons of salt the average Australian eats each day could affect the brain function in the long term. However, the decline might not be as obvious as in the mice, who were given extremely high levels of salt. "But probably over years and perhaps decades 一 as opposed to a few months for the mice- even lower levels of salt may have a terrible effect, "Dr. Iadecola said.
"High levels of salt cause serious immune（免疫的）changes in the organs in and around the stomach, resulting in an almost autoimmune（自身免疫的）effect on the brain. It is part of a growing body of evidence that we really are what we eat, "Bryce Vissel, director of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Technology Sydney, said. "Those changes in turn cause all kinds of responses in the body, which over time certainly lead to cognitive impairments. "
32. Which can describe the tested mice
A. They remain quiet all day. B. They became smarter than ever.
C. They forgot some routine things. D. They were quick at finding objects.
33. What does the underlined word "decline" in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The bad effect of high levels of salt intake on mice.
B. The good effect of high levels of salt intake on mice.
C. The bad effect of high levels of salt intake on Australians.
D. The good effect of high levels of salt intake on Australians.
34. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on
A. Studies carried out by Bryce Vissel.
B. Immune changes brought about by diet.
C. Effects of salt intake on human behaviour.
D. Links between salt intake and brain damage.
35. What does the text suggest
A. Brain health counts much.
B. The body never tells a lie.
C. Immune changes make no difference.
D. A low-salt diet is to be recommended.
山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I received my autoimmune disease diagnosis (自身免疫疾病诊断) in 2009, and for the first few months, I was in a very bad place. I was suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks on a daily basis. I was no longer able to function as a “normal” person. During that time, all I could do at best was to move about the house trying to do some easy housework, and prepare meals.
After a few months on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, my intense tiredness improved and I slowly regained some energy. That is when I tried to follow my doctor's advice to exercise.
I clearly remember my first attempt. I was still weak, but somehow, I thought that if I could push through and pretend I had a normal life that things would get better. So, I went out and started running in the little neighborhood park. Unfortunately, I didn't last even five minutes and came back home, totally crashed. It took me several days to recover. After that first brush with exercise, I understood that I would have to start slow.
I began going on daily walks with my husband around the block. Slowly, we went further and further, and my strength came back progressively.
After walking, I started to attend yoga classes. I remember barely making it through my first class. My muscles were weak and trembling (颤抖) by the time I rolled up my mat. But I was also so happy to be able to get out of the house, mix with other people and have a social life!
After yoga, I ventured into activities a little bit more strenuous (费力的), but still gentle on the joints. I was going to the swimming pool to do laps and riding my bike. Recently, after almost four years on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, I was finally able to start exercising regularly with a personal trainer.
1. What may the author learn from her first attempt to exercise
A. Darkest hour is just before the dawn.
B. Where there is will, there is a way.
C. More haste, less speed.
D. Practice makes perfect.
2. How did the author find her first yoga class
A. Helpless but fun. B. Tiring but rewarding.
C. Amusing but challenging. D. Relaxing but disappointing.
3. What can we know from the author’s experience
A. Exercising contributes to good health.
B. Mood plays a vital role in one’s recovery.
C. Doctor’s advice should be strictly followed.
D. Connecting with people makes little difference.
B
Sky Drive Inc. conducted a successful test drive of its new flying car on August 25 at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company's development base. The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, took off and circled the field for about four minutes. It was the first public demonstration for a flying car in Japanese history.
"We are extremely excited to have achieved Japan's first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two years since we founded SkyDrive ... with the goal of commercializing (使商业化）such aircraft,” CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said. “We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life. "
The SD-03. is the world’s smallest electric vertical (垂直的）take-off and landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to ensure “safety in emergency situations”. “In designing an unexplored , new type of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword ‘progressive’ for inspiration," Design Director Takumi Yamamot said. "We wanted this vehicle to be futuristic ，charismatic (有魅力的）and desirable for all future customers, while fully including the high technology of SkyDrive.
The company hopes to make the flying car part of normal life and not just a product. More test flights will occur in the future under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.
The success of this flight means that it is likely that the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test field by the end of the year. The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2023. However, no price has been announced so far.
4. What's the feature of SD-03
A. Green and energy-saving. B. Lightweight and multi-function.
C. High-tech and secure. D. Expensive and unmanned.
5. What do Takumi Yamamot’s words indicate
A. They are the pioneer of flying cars.
B. Flying cars will soon be commercialized.
C. Flying cars will set a new trend in society.
D. They target flying cars on high-end consumers.
6. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Flying cars fail to reach industry standards.
B. Flying cars will be sold at affordable prices.
C. The safety of flying cars needn't be tested.
D. Tests are now limited to the Toyota Test Field,
7. What does the passage mainly tell us
A. Flying cars will be on the market by 2023.
B. Flying cars are no longer just a flight of fancy.
C. SkyDrive's SD-03 is the flying car of tomorrow.
D. SkyDrive demonstrates its first piloted flying car.
C
A study has found that people who are literate (识字的）had a third the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症）compared with those who had never learnt to read and write. The scientists — behind the study suggested that learning to read may reveal new intellectual worlds and promote a life of the mind that might help to keep brains sharp into old age.
“If one acquires the ability to read and write, that opens up opportunities to engage in cognitively (认知的）stimulating activities, ” Miguel Arce Renteria ，from Columbia University Medical Centre, said. “Even with low education， you can read newspapers and books. That provides opportunities for constant stimulation that can last for the rest of your life. Maybe that might give protection and reduce the effects of dementia."
The research published in the journal Neurology, looked at almost 1, 000 older people in New York, chosen because they had received little education as children. The average age was 77 and more than 90 percent were immigrants (移民），Ali of them had had four years or less of education, with about a quarter describing themselves as illiterate.
Among those who did not read, 35 percent had dementia at the start of the study, increasing to 48 percent four years later. Among the literate respondents, 18 percent had dementia at the outset, rising to 27 percent. After adjusting for social class, age and other risk factors, the scientists concluded that illiterate people were three times more likely to have dementia. They were also twice as likely to have it over the four years of the investigation.
It is impossible to say for certain that the link means that literacy delays dementia. It may be that people who managed to get a better education before arriving in the US were also different in other ways. However, Dr Arce Renteria said, “What this provides is strong evidence for a pretty strong link. ”
8. What is the finding of the study
A. Dementia slows people’s reading speed.
B. Dementia can be cured, by reading.
C. Literacy prmotes life quality of old people.
D. Literacy makes dementia less likely.
9. Which of the following can replace the word “outset” underlined in paragraph 4
A. Bottom. B. Middle C. Beginning. D. End.
10. How did the researchers draw the conclusion
A. By carrying out experiments. B. By making a comparison.
C. By working on an assumption. D. By analyzing different answers.
山东省聊城市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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、D四个选项中，选岀最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。
A
Some birds are masters of crime. That means these species steal food from other birds and get away with it. Scientists have long wondered what these birds have in comm on. A new study suggests that big body size does not predict bad behavior. Instead, it is the size of the birds' brains that matters most.
To learn more about what makes some birds tend towards a life of crime and how they steal food from other birds, scientists analyzed 856 published reports of thieves. Researcher Julie says she started the project after watching birds steal dry dog food out of unattended bowls. She read about some dramatic examples of thieves, including birds that steal food from others flying in midair or bending through the sky. She learned that members of some species disturb other birds until they spit up food in their mouth.
Families that steal also tend to eat fish, mice, and other vertebrates （脊椎动物） instead of just insects. These meatier （多肉的）meals are hard to catch, and they deliver lots of valuable calories, so they are attempting to steal.
Finally, birds that steal tend to have big brains in relation to their bodies. That may seem surprising, since human bullies （欺凌弱小者）are often thought to be stronger in size. But for birds, stealing isn't about strength. It takes a clever brain to get food out of another hungry bird's claws, especially if that bird is bigger than you are.
21. What is the key factor of the birds' stealing food
A. Body size. B. Living environment. C. Brain size. D. Strength.
22. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Stealing birds are often stronger.
B. For birds, stealing is about cleverness and tricks.
C. Birds steal food only from those that are smaller in size.
D. Birds that steal have small brains for their bodies.
23.The best title for the passage can be .
A. Diet Habits of a Feather
B. Hunting Skills of a Feather
C. Brains of a Feather
D. Thieves of a Feather
B
I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively （(冲动地）,I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway , he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff （执法官）in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad's closest advisor talking." John he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down." his advisor said. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town "
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong officer. I was determined not to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles.
Our sergeants were firm but kind 9 not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw happiness and love in his eyes.
"So what's it like being sheriff " I asked on the ride home.
"I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
"I'm sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay. ”
24. The author was finally sent to wilderness because .
A. he could learn how to survive in the wild
B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D. his mother feared that he would be accused
25. The underlined word “reckless" in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. proud B. rude C. careless D. reasonable
26. What can we learn about the author from the passage
A. He changed a lot after the camp.
B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C. He was abused by the officer.
D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.
27. How did the author father feel at the end of the story
A. Anxious. B. Astonished. C. Disappointed. D. Relieved.
C
Lightning is a powerful force of nature. In fact, a lightning strike carries millions of volts（伏特）of electricity. Scientists say a bolt of lightning strikes somewhere on Earth every second. That is a lot of energy!
Think how wonderful it would be if we could capture lightning and sell it in a bottle. Sadly, that is not something you or I can do, at least not yet.
The phrase "to catch lighting in a bottle” means capturing something powerful or difficult. Then you are able to control it and perhaps show it to the world. This is where the "bottle” part is important.
We can also use "to catch lightning in a bottle" to describe an extremely difficult or unlikely success. In the world of sports , players and teams have also been known for catching lightning in a bottle. Anything physical that is "lightning in a bottle "can be described as a rare achievement. Climbing the top of Mount Everest is considered a rare achievement of endurance（忍耐力）.
Language experts do not know exactly where this expression comes from. Some say it may have started with Benjamin Franklin---the American diplomat, businessman and inventor. Benjamin Franklin is known for a scientific experiment involving electricity and lightning. As the story goes, Franklin once flew a kite in a lightning storm. He had hoped that lightning would strike the kite as it flew high in the sky. He thought the electricity would travel down the string to a metal key at the bottom. Then the plan was to catch the electricity in a glass jar, but that didn't happen. However, it did lead to the invention of the lightning rod and the understanding of positive and negative charges.
So, you can’t catch real lightning in a bottle. But hopefully, during your lifetime you'll have the experience of catching a little of your own lightning in a bottle
28. How does the author start the passage
A. By comparing different views.
B. By giving an example.
C. By presenting some facts.
D. By stating his own experience.
29. The reason why Benjamin Franklin did the scientific experiment was that he aimed to
A. catch the electricity
B. fly a kite in a lightning storm
C. invent the lightning rod
D. understand positive and negative charges
30. Which kind of magazine is this passage probably from
A. Entertainment. B Language. C. Science. D. Sports.
参考答案
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山东省聊城市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题