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四川省眉山市
2019-2022学年高二下学期英语期末试卷汇编
阅读理解
四川省眉山市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试试卷英语试卷
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Most Popular Sports In The World
Sports are popular for a number of reasons, varying from keeping healthy to recreational purposes. Sports are even more popular with people who do not necessarily participate in them, but love being spectators. Here is a brief discussion of the most popular sports in the world.
Football（Soccer）—4 Billion Fans
Football, better known as soccer in the US and Canada, is the most popular sport in the world. The origins of modern football are in England in the 19th century, though history points to people playing similar games as far back as 2,000 years ago in China. It is played all over the world, but is particularly popular in Europe, Central and South America, and Africa.
Cricket—2.5 Billion Fans
The game is most popular in the UK and some former British colonies, especially India, Pakistan and Australia. Like baseball, it involves two teams, a bat, a large field, and scoring runs. There are obvious differences, however, including a long rectangular pitch at the center of a cricket field.
Hockey—2 Billion Fans
Hockey takes place both on ice and in a field. Field hockey is mainly played in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, while ice hockey is particularly popular in Canada, the US, and Northern Europe. The game involves two teams trying to put a ball into the opposing team's net with a hockey stick. Unlike ice hockey, field hockey usually does not involve body contact in the form of checking.
Tennis —1 Billion Fans
In tennis, players on both sides of a lengthened net try to hit a ball with a racket so that it either goes past their opponents or bounces on their opponents' side twice to score points. Pro tennis players, like Roger Federer and Serena Williams, are now household names around the world.
21. Of the following sports，which has the least followers
A. Soccer. B. Cricket. C. Hockey. D. Tennis.
22. Where did modern soccer appear for the first time
A. In China. B. In Africa. C. In England. D. In North America.
23. What do cricket and hockey have in common
A. They involve a field and a stick. B. They involve two teams.
C. They are most popular in the UK. D. They are played on ice and in a field.
B
Sheneman, a 33-year-old artist, was first diagnosed with diabetes（糖尿病）around five years ago, and she says it was a wake-up call. Since then, health has become a huge part of her life.
What she realized while battling this condition, though, is that a lot of people weren't aware of what she went through on a daily basis. "Which is crazy to think about because there are so many diabetics out there," she said. So, Sheneman came up with an art project that would offer a deep understanding of what diabetics go through.
On April 1, she started her journey, a 470-mile walk, from her college town of Cincinnati, Ohio, and her plan is to make it to her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, by the end of the month.
Throughout this journey, people will be able to watch her glucose（葡萄糖）levels through an app that's connected to her glucose monitor, the Dexcom G6. The monitor provides real-time alerts when her glucose levels vary too high or low.
This journey is more than just showing people how physically difficult this walk is. “I want them to understand what it looks like to be diabetic and constantly checking and making sure that you're eating the right things," she said, adding that “just something as simple as stress can raise your blood sugar.”
Sheneman was told by health professionals to do something simple, like walking every day. However, Sheneman, who grew up backpacking, wanted to test the limits of what was possible. "I think it's important to understand that being a diabetic is not necessarily limiting you," she said. "There's just the most difficult part that you have to get over."
24. Why did Sheneman start the art project
A. To raise people's awareness of diabetes. B. To raise money for all the diabetics.
C. To advertise for her hometown. D. To get sympathy for herself.
25. What should Sheneman pay special attention to during the journey
A. The reactions and concerns of others. B. The app connected to the Dexcom G6.
C. The variation of her glucose levels. D. The physical difficulty the walk causes.
26. Which of the following best describes the life of a diabetic like Sheneman
A. Colorful. B. Cautious. C. Artistic. D. Adventurous.
27. What message does Sheneman seem to convey in the last paragraph
A. Sport helps gain confidence in fighting diseases. B. We don't have to follow the doctor's advice.
C. Nothing can stop one achieving their goals. D. Our path in life will not always be smooth.
C
Although living on the shores, the children in the coastal villages in Kenya rarely eat seafood. In 2020, Lora lannotti, a public-health researcher at Washington University asked people why the children weren't eating seafood but corn flour, even though all the parents fish for a living. The parents said it made more financial sense for them to sell their catch than to eat it.
So, lannotti and her team are running a controlled experiment. They have given fishers improved nets with small openings that allow young fish to escape, thus improving the health of the overfished ocean over time, and eventually increasing incomes. Then, community health workers are using home visits and messaging to encourage parents to feed their children more fish. Later the scientists will track whether children from these families eat better and are growing taller.
lannotti is trying to deal with questions that are a major focus of the whole world looking for diets that are good for both people and the planet. More than 2 billion people are overweight or obese（肥胖）, mostly in the Western world while 811 million people are not getting enough calories or nutrition, mostly in low-income nations. As the world's population continues to rise and more people start to eat like Westerners do, the production of meat, dairy and eggs will rise by about 44% by 2050.
That causes an environmental problem alongside the health concerns. Our current industrialized food system already sends out about 1/4 of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions. It also accounts for 70% of freshwater use and 40% of land coverage, and relies on fertilizers（化肥）that are responsible for much of the pollution in rivers.
“We need to make progress toward eating diets that have greatly lower ecological footprints, or it'll be a matter of a few decades before we start to see global falls of biodiversity（生物多样性）, land use and all of it," says Sam Myers, director of the Planetary Health Alliance.
28. Why are the children in coastal Kenya hardly fed seafood
A. Their parents care little about health. B. Their family needs money badly.
C. They aren't used to seafood. D. They are tired of seafood.
29. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the experiment
A. The significance. B. The data. C. The process. D. The result.
30. What problem on diet is the world giving most attention to
A. Western eating habits are spreading around the world.
B. Too many westerners are overweight or obese.
C. People in underdeveloped countries are hungry.
D. What we eat needs to be nutritious and green.
31. What is Sam Myers' attitude towards current eating diets
A. Worried. B. Acceptable. C. Positive. D. Unclear.
D
According to the latest Highway Code（公路法）, insurance companies rather than individuals will be liable（有责任的）for claims if self-driving cars are involved in crashes, the Department for Transport（DfT）said.
However, the update to the Code will make it clear that drivers must be ready to take back control of vehicles when needed. While the DfT also plans to allow drivers to watch TV and films on built-in screens while using self-driving cars, it will still be illegal to use a mobile phone. These measures are temporary by the government to support the early deployment（部署）of self-driving vehicles.
There are currently no vehicles approved for self-driving on UK roads but the first models could be given the green light later this year. It comes a year after the DfT announced it would allow hands-free driving in vehicles with lane-keeping technology on congested motorways. While many cars already have “assistive" technology, drivers must remain fully in control.
Transport minister Trudy Harrison said updating the Highway Code will be a “major milestone in our safe introduction of self-driving vehicles, making our future journeys greener, safer and more reliable." She added: "In doing so, we can help improve travel for all while promoting economic growth across the nation." The DfT believes that the development of self-driving vehicles could create around 38,000 new jobs in Britain and be worth 41.7 billion to the economy by 2035.
Steve Gooding, director of motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, said driverless cars "promise a future where death and injury on our roads are cut significantly” but there is likely to be a “long period of transition（过渡期）” while drivers accept “much of the responsibility for what happens”.
32. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs
A. Not companies but individuals will be responsible for claims.
B. Drivers will be allowed to watch TV and films on the phone.
C. Drivers don't need to take control of the cars when driving.
D. The government is promoting the use of self—driving cars.
33. What does the phrase "the green light" in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. A traffic signal. B. An official permission.
C. An environmental policy. D. A technical support.
34. According to Harrison，what impact may the updating Highway Code bring
A. People will know where they are more easily.
B. More and more roads will be under construction.
C. The jobs of many British people will be threatened.
D. People's travel and the economy will benefit from it.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Self-driving Cars: Drivers Won't Be Liable for Crashes
B. Self-driving Cars: Every Thing You Need to Know
C. Driverless Cars: The Good，the Bad & the Ugly
D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents
四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试试卷英语试卷
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Widely known as a land of song and dance, melons and fruits, precious stones, and carpets, Xinjiang was not only a key link on the Silk Road and a hub for east-west cultural exchanges in ancient times, but also a region with beautiful lakes worth visiting.
Karakul Lake
The Karakul is a lake in Akto County along the highway, located 196 km from Kashgar City. Karakul is a very unusual plateau lake. In fact, it is the highest lake of the Pamir Plateau, at an altitude of 3,600 m. The view is breathtaking, thanks to the surrounding, snow-covered mountains and beautiful reflections in the crystal-clear water. On a clear day, the scenery is rather picturesque. Besides the amazing water reflections, goats, yaks and sheep make the experience more attractive and real.
Tianchi (Heavenly) Lake
Tianchi Lake, also known as Heavenly Lake, is located on the northern side of the Bogeda Peak in the Tianshan mountains. It is 120 km from Urumqi City and only a 90-minute drive, and the center of the Tianchi scenic area of amazing contrasts - an alpine (高山的) lake at an altitude of 1,980 m with shiny glaciers on the mountain peaks nearby when the sun is shining.
Kanas Lake
Kanas Lake is in the Kanas Geopark and is mainly made up of Crouching Dragon Bay, Moon Bay, Immortal Bay and the interesting mystery of the legendary big red monster fish! The water, surrounded by snow-covered mountains, decorates the world like a diamond. The best time to visit Immortal Bay is in the early morning when the area is often covered by thin white mist, giving you a fairy world to enjoy. Walking along the river from Moon Bay to Crouching Dragon Bay is another highlight and offers numerous photographic opportunities.
1. What is special about Karakul Lake
A. It is a key link on the Silk Road in history.
B. It is very close to the capital city of Xinjiang.
C. It is the highest lake of the Pamir Plateau
D. It is surrounded by snow-covered mountains.
2. What can tourists do at Tianchi Lake
A. Enjoying the company of various animals.
B. Observing shining glaciers when the sun is out.
C. Getting to know interesting mysteries.
D. Walking along a river in the morning.
3. Which place provides an experience of fairy world in white mist
A. Karakul Lake. B. Tianchi.
C. Moon Bay. D. Immortal Bay.
B
When a special occasion arrives, a colorful gift bag or a box often finds its way to a doorstep (门口), an office desk or a mailbox. But once in a while, a present arrives at an unexpected moment to remind us that someone is thinking about us.
Wanda Anderson of Richland, US, remembers such a gift.
The rosebushes were finally in full bloom (盛开) on that day in spring. Seeing roses always brings to mind Wanda’s childhood memories. To this young girl, those flowers were extra special. “We never had money to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to cherish,” Wanda said.
Nowadays, to have a garden filled with many different roses is pure enjoyment. Wanda especially loves the very first blooms. Her husband, Dale, knows this little fact about his wife. So, on this special morning, he picked the very first flowers of spring, fresh from the garden. But as Dale came back into the house, he was met by a neighbor who had stopped in for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale handed the roses to her and repeatedly told her that the flowers were hers to keep.
“I told her I was happy for her to have the roses, but I really wasn’t,” Wanda said. Seeing her very precious first blooms go out of the door filled her with regret, and a bit of selfishness. Throughout the rest of the morning, Wanda argued with herself； knowing it was “better to give than to receive.” However, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself.
Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car. Then, without warning, an older woman suddenly appeared at the car’s open window, with a bunch of roses in her arms. “These are for you,” she said, giving the flowers to Wanda. “They’re my first blooms this spring.” Totally surprised, Wanda thanked the woman and took a moment to smell the roses’ rich fragrance (香气). When she looked up, the mysterious visitor was gone.
To this day, that “special delivery” changed Wanda. Now, her very first blooms always go to someone else.
4. Why does Wanda cherish roses so much
A. She thinks that they stand for pure love.
B. She often received them as a child.
C. Her husband always sends her roses.
D. She couldn’t afford them when she was young.
5. How did Wanda feel after the neighbor left
A. Worried. B. Upset.
C. Satisfied. D. Relieved.
6. What changed Wanda’s opinion of giving gifts
A. The flowers her husband picked for her.
B. The gifts her neighbor gave back to her.
C. The roses she received from a stranger.
D. A mysterious delivery she got from the post office.
7. Why does Wanda always give away her roses to others now
A. To express that she’s thinking of them.
B. To prove that she isn’t selfish.
C. To surprise people who she loves.
D. To show off her beautiful flowers.
C
It’s never hard to identify pictures from Instagram: They’re usually bright-colored, shot with tasteful lighting, and the people and items are artfully arranged in the frames (画面). Instagram photos seem much similar to each other and to be effortlessly perfect.
Even though it has been here for less than a decade, Instagram — a photo and video-sharing platform started in 2010 in the US — has redefined fashion, travel, food, and even art, because almost everyone wants to make themselves and things look “effortless” and “perfect”.
But every trend has its sell-by date, including the so-called “Instagram aesthetic (审美)”. Once young people figured out that what appeared to be effortless was actually carefully staged, they lost interest immediately. To them, “trying too hard” is never cool.
This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. One Instagram user, 22-year-old Reese Blutstein, has attracted over 238,000 followers since she began posting unfiltered photos of herself in strange outfits (装束). “For my generation, people are more willing to be who they are,” said Blutstein. “We are trying to show a real person doing cool things as a real person, not trying to create a persona (人设) that isn’t actually you.”
So perhaps the “Instagram aesthetic“ is not coming to an end after all. It’s just evolving — into a cooler and more honest version of itself.
8. What do the underlined words “sell-by date” in Paragraphs probably mean
A. end. B. direction.
C. stage. D. fashion.
9. Why is the Reese Blutstein mentioned in the fourth paragraph
A. To express people now want to be more real on Instagram.
B. To explain the meaning of “Instagram vs reality”.
C. To indicate youngsters have lost interest in Instagram.
D. To show people are crazy about taking Instagram photos.
10. What is the new trend of photos on Instagram
A. Posting pictures in bright colors.
B. Posting pictures of a person’s true self
C. Posting photos that are artfully arranged.
D. Posting photos that remind people of the old days.
11. What can be a suitable title of this passage
A. Instagram Aesthetic in Change
B. Instagram Lifestyles of Youngsters
C. A Popular Sharing Platform
D. Reasons for the Popularity of Instagram
D
Video calls are a common occurrence, but have you imagined being able to touch the person on the other end of the line Scientists are making this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic (触觉的) device that can recreate the sense of touch.
Haptic technology imitates the experience of touch by stimulating (刺激) localized areas of the skin in ways that are similar to what is felt in the real world through force, vibration (震动) or motion. Vibration is the most common haptic technology today and has been built into many electronic devices. However, the existing technology has great difficulty recreating the sense of touch with objects in virtual (虚拟的) environments or located remotely, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead author of the study.
The new technology overcomes problems with existing haptic devices. The research team introduced a new method to recreate the sense of touch through soft, artificial “muscles”.
Our three-way directional skin stretch device, built into the fingertips of the wearable haptic glove we also created, is like wearing a second skin — it's soft, stretchable and imitates the sense of touch — and will enable new forms of haptic communication to improve everyday activities, said Thanh Nho Do, senior author of the study.
It works like this: Imagine you are at home and you call your friend who is in Australia. You wear a haptic glove with the SSDs and your friend also wears a glove with 3D force sensors. If your friend picks up an object, it will physically press against your friend's fingers. And their glove with 3D force sensors will measure these interactions. The force signals can be sent to your glove so your device will generate the same 3D forces, making you experience the same sense of touch as your friend.
The haptic devices could be applied in various situations allowing users to feel objects inside a virtual world or at a distance. This could be especially beneficial during such times like the COVID-19 pandemic when people rely on video calls to stay connected with loved ones. Or it could be used in medical practices. Doctors can feel a patient's organ tissues (器官组织) with surgical tools without touching them.
12. What's the author's purpose of writing this passage
A. To encourage the use of a new product.
B. To inform readers of a new invention.
C. To compare different haptic devices.
D. To introduce the development of haptic technology.
13. What can we learn about the SSD
A. It recreates the sense of touch through muscles.
B. It takes the shape of a wearable glove.
C. It makes virtual haptic communication possible.
D. It has been built into many electronic devices.
14. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about
A. The advantages of the new haptic glove.
B. The applications of the new haptic technology.
C. An explanation of how the haptic device works.
D. A personal experience of using SSDs during a video call.
15. How could the new haptic device benefit people
A. It could replace video calls as a way to communicate.
B. It could be used for recreating organ tissues.
C. Doctors could perform surgeries from a distance.
D. Users could feel remote objects in a realistic way.
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试试卷英语试卷
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
Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!
Roubaix, France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo, USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, Great Britain
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property.
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.
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21. What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool
A. You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B. You should live in the house for 3 years.
C. You have to repair and decorate the house.
D. It must be your first house purchase.
22. What’s the reason for providing a house for people with 1$ by the authorities of Buffalo
A. To make the city attractive at no cost.
B. To improve the lives of poor people.
C. To solve the problems of employment.
D. To attract people to the industrial areas.
23. How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family
A. $800 B. $9600 C. $3200 D. $7500
B
I had been living quite busily: studying the organ at the University of Arizona, conducting a speech clinic in town, and teaching a class in musical appreciation at the Desert Willow Ranch, where I was staying. I was going to parties, dances, horseback rides under the stars. One morning I suddenly fell down. My heart! “You will have to lie in bed for a year of complete rest,” the doctor said. He didn’t encourage me to believe I would ever be strong again．
In bed for a year! To be honest — perhaps to die! I was terror-stricken! Why did all this have to happen to me What had I done to deserve it I swept. I was bitter. But I did go to bed as the doctor advised. A neighbor of mine, Mr. Rudolf, an artist, said to me: “You think now that spending a year in bed will be a tragedy. But it won’t be. You will have time to think and get acquainted with yourself. You will make more spiritual growth in these next few months than you have made during all your previous life.”
I became calmer, and tried to develop a new sense of values. I read books of inspiration. One day I heard a radio commentator say: “You can express only what is in your own consciousness.” I had heard the words like these many times before, but now they reached down inside me and took root. I determined to think only the thoughts I wanted to live by: thoughts of joy, happiness, health. I forced myself each morning, as soon as I awoke, to go over all the things I had to be grateful for. No pain. A lovely young daughter. My eyesight. My hearing. Lovely music on the radio. Time to read. Good food. Good friends. I was so cheerful and had so many visitors that the doctor put up a sign saying that only one visitor at a time would be allowed in my cabin — and only at certain hours．
Nine years have passed since then, and I now lead a full, active life. I am deeply grateful now for that year I spent in bed. It was the most valuable and the happiest year I spent in Arizona. The habit I formed then of counting my blessings each morning still remains with me. It is one of my most precious possessions．
Why did the writer have to lie in bed for a year
A. Because she was terror-stricken at that time.
B. Because she had a serious heart-attack.
C. Because she was worn out for her busy life.
D. Because the doctor wanted her to do so.
25. When told to lie in bed to take a year’s rest, the writer .
A. was very grateful to the doctor
B. was shocked at the diagnosis
C. turned to a neighbor Mr. Rudolf for help
D. thought of her bitter experiences in the past
26. The reason why the writer said “I am deeply grateful now for that year I spent in bed” lies in that .
A. she led a very comfortable life that year
B. she became used to lying in bed
C. she perfectly recovered from her illness
D. she came to know how to lead an active life
27. What’s the writer’s purpose of telling us of her story
A. To share her understanding of life from an unforgettable experience.
B. To introduce herself to us because she was wise and kind.
C. To explain that lying in bed for a long time is not a terrible thing.
D. To encourage us to achieve as much as we can.
C
In the 1990s, when an area of Brazilian rainforest in Amazon region, the size of Belgium, was cut down every year, Brazil was the world’s environmental villain (反派角色). Now, the Amazon ought to be the image of what is going right. Government figures show that deforestation fell by 70% in this region during the past decade. If deforestation had continued at the rate in 2005, an extra 3.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide — equal to a year’s emissions from the EU would have been put into the atmosphere. However, Brazil is now the world leader in dealing with climate change.
But how did it break the vicious cycle (恶性循环) There was no shortcut but a three-stage process including bans, better governance in frontier areas and consumer pressure on companies.
The first stage, from the mid-1990s to 2004, the government put its efforts into bans and restrictions. For example, every farm in the Amazon, had to set 80% of the land aside as a forest reserve. But this share was too high to reach. This was the worst period. Soybean prices were high and a vast expansion of soybean farming expanded on the south-eastern border of the rainforest.
During the second stage, from 2005 to 2009, Brazil’s president made stopping deforestation a priority (优先事项), resulting in better co-operation between different bits of the government. The area where farming was banned was increased from a sixth to nearly half of the forest.
The third stage, from 2009, was a test of whether a system of restrictions could survive as soybean expansion continued. The government shifted its focus from farms to counties of each state. Farmers with the worst deforestation rates were banned from getting cheap credit(贷款) until those rates fell.
Brazil’s Amazon policy is a success because it relied on restrictions rather than rewards, which have worked better. Brazil also changed itself into a farming superpower, so the country is possible to get a huge increase in food output without destroying the forest. But now the policies have been successful among commercial farms. Small holders care rather less about the law and respond to market pressures, so the government have to persuade them to change their ways. Deforestation has been slowed, but not yet stopped.
28. Brazil is considered to play a leading role in dealing with climate change because .
A. it has rainforest as large as Belgium
B. it has taken action to reduce deforestation
C. it has cut down too much rainforest
D. it sent 3.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air
29. According to the text, what are the key factors to slow the deforestation in Brazil
A. Bans on deforestation.
B. Joint efforts between different bits of the government.
C. Changing Brazil into a farming superpower.
D. A three-stage process of protecting rainforest.
30. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Small farm holders are a headache for the Brazilian government.
B. All the farmers care much about forest protection.
C. Brazil has successfully got rid of deforestation.
D. Both the food output and the forest in Brazil have greatly increased.
31. What can be the best title of the passage
A. Restrictions Better than Rewards
B. Brazil, the World Leader in Forest
C. Cutting Down on Cutting Down
D. Former Awareness Creating Wonders
D
Our hate for being alone can be quite fierce: A quarter of the women and two-thirds of the men in a study chose to experience an electric shock rather than do nothing and spend time alone with their thoughts.
“Historically, solitude(独处) has been considered to be a pretty bad rap because it is sometimes
used as a form of punishment,” said Robert Coplan, a professor of psychology at Carleton University.
The problem is that we forget solitude can also be a choice — and it does not have to be full time. Because there is so much research demonstrating that humans are social creatures who benefit from communicating with others. “People will try to refuse to consider that it’s also important to spend time alone,” said Coplan. “It’s hard for them to imagine that you can have both.”
People often feel inhibited(拘谨的) from enjoying activities alone, especially when they think others are watching them. Overestimating(高估) how much other people are paying attention to us, and worrying that we are being judged, can stop us from doing things that would otherwise bring us joy.
Indeed, loneliness hurts－it can even negatively influence your health. But the act of being alone with oneself is not bad.
An online survey called “The Rest Test” showed that the majority of activities people defined as most relaxing are things that are done alone. Despite the social anxiety about spending time alone, it is actually something our bodies long for. The time alone is all we need to make ourselves feel better.
The freedom of not having to follow the lead of others, with no pressure to do anything, to talk to anyone, is a great way to relax, even for highly social individuals. It also helps us discover new interests and ideas without having to worry about the opinions of others.
Developing this sense of being alone can help you develop your sense of self. Knowing oneself makes it easier to find other people who share your passions, and can improve your ability to understand other people’s feelings. It can also help you re-evaluate the friendship: relationships you maintain even at the cost of spending time with people whose company you do not enjoy.
Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself. The latter can improve your creativity and confidence, and help you control your emotions so that you can deal with serious situations. Getting started is easy — all you need is yourself.
32. The underlined words “a pretty bad rap” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “ .”
A. an undesirable effect B. an unfair treatment
C. a strong reaction D. a frequent repetition
33. According to the article, it is hard for people to spend time alone because .
a. solitude is regarded as an unpleasant experience
b. we believe that humans get no benefit from solitude
c. solitude tends to make people feel increasingly lonely
d. we care too much about what other people may think of us
A. a b c B. a c d C. c b d D. a b d
34. According to the article, which of the following is NOT a benefit of spending time alone
A. It can improve our efficiency. B. It can relieve our stress.
C. It can develop our potential. D. It can improve our social relationship.
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21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
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【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了新疆三个值得一游的美丽湖泊。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Karakul Lake中“Karakul is a very unusual plateau lake. In fact, it is the highest lake of the Pamir Plateau, at an altitude of 3,600 m. (卡拉库尔湖是一个非常不寻常的高原湖泊。事实上，它是帕米尔高原最高的湖泊，海拔3600米)”可知，卡拉库尔湖是帕米尔高原最高的湖。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Tianchi (Heavenly) Lake中“and the center of the Tianchi scenic area of amazing contrasts - an alpine (高山的) lake at an altitude of 1,980 m with shiny glaciers on the mountain peaks nearby when the sun is shining. (天池湖风景名胜区的中心形成了令人惊叹的对比——一个1980米高的高山湖泊，当太阳照耀时，附近的山峰上会有闪闪发光的冰川)”可知，游客在天池湖可以在太阳出来的时候观看闪光的冰川。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Kanas Lake中“ The best time to visit Immortal Bay is in the early morning when the area is often covered by thin white mist, giving you a fairy world to enjoy. (参观仙人湾的最佳时间是在清晨，这一地区经常被薄薄的白雾覆盖，给你一个童话般的世界去享受)”可知，在仙人湾可以体验到白雾中的童话世界。故选D项。
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Wanda因为她小时候买不起花以至于她尤其钟爱花园里的第一束玫瑰花，但丈夫却把花送给了邻居，这让她耿耿于怀。直到她收到老妇人摘下的第一束花，她释怀了，明白了生活中总有人在想我们的道理。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Seeing roses always brings to mind Wanda’s childhood memories. To this young girl, those flowers were extra special. “We never had money to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to cherish,” Wanda said. (看到玫瑰总会让Wanda想起童年的记忆。对这个小女孩来说，那些花是特别的。Wanda说：“我们从来没有钱买额外的东西，所以即使是一朵凋谢的玫瑰也值得珍惜。”)”可知，Wanda如此珍爱玫瑰是因为她小时候买不起。故选D项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中““I told her I was happy for her to have the roses, but I really wasn’t,” Wanda said. Seeing her very precious first blooms go out of the door filled her with regret, and a bit of selfishness. Wanda说：“我告诉她，我为她收到这些玫瑰感到高兴，但我真的不高兴。”看着她最珍贵的第一朵花开出了门，她充满了遗憾，还有点自私)”可知，邻居拿着花走后Wanda感到心烦意乱。故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段中“ Then, without warning, an older woman suddenly appeared at the car’s open window, with a bunch of roses in her arms. “These are for you,” she said, giving the flowers to Wanda. “They’re my first blooms this spring.” (突然，一位老妇人突然出现在车窗外，怀里抱着一束玫瑰。“这些是给你的，”她说着把花递给Wanda。“这是我今年春天开的第一朵花。”)”和最后一段中“To this day, that “special delivery” changed Wanda. (在这一天，这个“特别的快递”改变了Wanda)”可知，Wanda从一个陌生人那里收到的玫瑰这件事改变了Wanda关于送礼物的看法。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“But once in a while, a present arrives at an unexpected moment to remind us that someone is thinking about us. (但偶尔，一份礼物出现在一个意想不到的时刻，提醒我们有人在想我们)”和第六段中“Totally surprised, Wanda thanked the woman and took a moment to smell the roses’ rich fragrance (香气). (Wanda非常惊讶，她谢了那位女士，并花了一会儿时间闻闻玫瑰花的浓郁香味)”由Wanda从自己收到别人送的玫瑰花产生愉悦的心情后，可知，Wanda现在总是把她的玫瑰送给别人，以此来表达她在想着他们。故选A项。
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了现在Instagram上照片流行新趋势是上传真实自我的照片，不再是完美得毫不费力的照片。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段中“But every trend has its sell-by date, including the so-called “Instagram aesthetic (审美)”. Once young people figured out that what appeared to be effortless was actually carefully staged, they lost interest immediately. (但每一种潮流都有它的_________，包括所谓的“Instagram审美”。一旦年轻人发现看似毫不费力的事情其实是精心安排的，他们就会立刻失去兴趣)”由年轻人会对看似毫不费力的其实是精心安排的事情会立刻失去兴趣，可知每一种潮流都会有它的保质期，因此猜测划线词sell-by date意为“保质期”。故选A项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. One Instagram user, 22-year-old Reese Blutstein, has attracted over 238,000 followers since she began posting unfiltered photos of herself in strange outfits (装束). (来自社交媒体营销公司的Lexie Carbone提到，“这就是为什么Instagram上出现了一种新趋势——人们想要“更真实”。”例如，人们一直在发布“Instagram vs reality”的照片来展示自己真实的一面。22岁的Reese Blutstein是Instagram的用户，自从她开始上传自己穿着奇怪服装的未经过滤的照片以来，她已经吸引了超过23.8万的粉丝)”可知，本段提到了Reese Blutstein是为了表达人们现在想在Instagram上变得更真实。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. (来自社交媒体营销公司的Lexie Carbone提到，“这就是为什么Instagram上出现了一种新趋势——人们想要“更真实”。”例如，人们一直在发布“Instagram vs reality”的照片来展示自己真实的一面)”和““We are trying to show a real person doing cool things as a real person, not trying to create a persona (人设) that isn’t actually you.”(“我们想展示的是一个真人在做一些很酷的事情，而不是试图创造一个不是你的角色。”)”可知，Instagram上的照片新趋势是上传真实自我的照片。故选B项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中“This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. (来自社交媒体营销公司的Lexie Carbone提到，“这就是为什么Instagram上出现了一种新趋势——人们想要“更真实”。”例如，人们一直在发布“Instagram vs reality”的照片来展示自己真实的一面)”和最后一段“So perhaps the “Instagram aesthetic“ is not coming to an end after all. It’s just evolving — into a cooler and more honest version of itself. (所以，或许“Instagram审美”并没有结束。它只是在进化——变成一个更酷、更诚实的自己)”可知，本文主要介绍了现在Instagram上照片流行新趋势是上传真实自我的照片，不再是完美得毫不费力的照片，因此本文的最佳标题选项A“Instagram审美的变化”符合题意。故选A项。
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了科学家正在使视频通话能够触碰到电话另一端的人成为现实。这一项技术将会利用在方方面面，造福于人类。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。通过文章第一段“have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic device that can recreate the sense of touch. (发明了一种柔软皮肤拉伸设备，这是一种可以重现触觉的触觉设备)”提到一种可以重现触觉的触觉设备，下文讲述了该设备的工作原理和应用，所以本文的目的是介绍一项发明。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“being able to touch the person on the other end of the line (能够触摸到电话那头的人)”以及“Scientists are making this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic device that can recreate the sense of touch. (科学家们正在使之成为现实。澳大利亚新南威尔士大学的研究人员发明了一种柔软皮肤拉伸设备，这是一种可以重现触觉的触觉设备)”可知，SSD可使虚拟触觉通信成为可能。故选C项。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第五段“It works like this (它是这样工作的)”可知，文章第五段主要解释了触觉设备的工作原理。故选C项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“The haptic devices could be applied in various situations, allowing users to feel objects inside a virtual world or at a distance. (这种触觉设备可以应用在各种情况下，让用户感受到虚拟世界中的物体或远处的物体)”可推知，新的触觉装置可以让人们真实地感受远程对象，从而使人们受益。故选D项。
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The Most Popular Sports In The World
Sports are popular for a number of reasons, varying from keeping healthy to recreational purposes. Sports are even more popular with people who do not necessarily participate in them, but love being spectators. Here is a brief discussion of the most popular sports in the world.
Football（Soccer）—4 Billion Fans
Football, better known as soccer in the US and Canada, is the most popular sport in the world. The origins of modern football are in England in the 19th century, though history points to people playing similar games as far back as 2,000 years ago in China. It is played all over the world, but is particularly popular in Europe, Central and South America, and Africa.
Cricket—2.5 Billion Fans
The game is most popular in the UK and some former British colonies, especially India, Pakistan and Australia. Like baseball, it involves two teams, a bat, a large field, and scoring runs. There are obvious differences, however, including a long rectangular pitch at the center of a cricket field.
Hockey—2 Billion Fans
Hockey takes place both on ice and in a field. Field hockey is mainly played in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, while ice hockey is particularly popular in Canada, the US, and Northern Europe. The game involves two teams trying to put a ball into the opposing team's net with a hockey stick. Unlike ice hockey, field hockey usually does not involve body contact in the form of checking.
Tennis —1 Billion Fans
In tennis, players on both sides of a lengthened net try to hit a ball with a racket so that it either goes past their opponents or bounces on their opponents' side twice to score points. Pro tennis players, like Roger Federer and Serena Williams, are now household names around the world.
21. Of the following sports，which has the least followers
A. Soccer. B. Cricket. C. Hockey. D. Tennis.
22. Where did modern soccer appear for the first time
A. In China. B. In Africa. C. In England. D. In North America.
23. What do cricket and hockey have in common
A. They involve a field and a stick. B. They involve two teams.
C. They are most popular in the UK. D. They are played on ice and in a field.
B
Sheneman, a 33-year-old artist, was first diagnosed with diabetes（糖尿病）around five years ago, and she says it was a wake-up call. Since then, health has become a huge part of her life.
What she realized while battling this condition, though, is that a lot of people weren't aware of what she went through on a daily basis. "Which is crazy to think about because there are so many diabetics out there," she said. So, Sheneman came up with an art project that would offer a deep understanding of what diabetics go through.
On April 1, she started her journey, a 470-mile walk, from her college town of Cincinnati, Ohio, and her plan is to make it to her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, by the end of the month.
Throughout this journey, people will be able to watch her glucose（葡萄糖）levels through an app that's connected to her glucose monitor, the Dexcom G6. The monitor provides real-time alerts when her glucose levels vary too high or low.
This journey is more than just showing people how physically difficult this walk is. “I want them to understand what it looks like to be diabetic and constantly checking and making sure that you're eating the right things," she said, adding that “just something as simple as stress can raise your blood sugar.”
Sheneman was told by health professionals to do something simple, like walking every day. However, Sheneman, who grew up backpacking, wanted to test the limits of what was possible. "I think it's important to understand that being a diabetic is not necessarily limiting you," she said. "There's just the most difficult part that you have to get over."
24. Why did Sheneman start the art project
A. To raise people's awareness of diabetes. B. To raise money for all the diabetics.
C. To advertise for her hometown. D. To get sympathy for herself.
25. What should Sheneman pay special attention to during the journey
A. The reactions and concerns of others. B. The app connected to the Dexcom G6.
C. The variation of her glucose levels. D. The physical difficulty the walk causes.
26. Which of the following best describes the life of a diabetic like Sheneman
A. Colorful. B. Cautious. C. Artistic. D. Adventurous.
27. What message does Sheneman seem to convey in the last paragraph
A. Sport helps gain confidence in fighting diseases. B. We don't have to follow the doctor's advice.
C. Nothing can stop one achieving their goals. D. Our path in life will not always be smooth.
C
Although living on the shores, the children in the coastal villages in Kenya rarely eat seafood. In 2020, Lora lannotti, a public-health researcher at Washington University asked people why the children weren't eating seafood but corn flour, even though all the parents fish for a living. The parents said it made more financial sense for them to sell their catch than to eat it.
So, lannotti and her team are running a controlled experiment. They have given fishers improved nets with small openings that allow young fish to escape, thus improving the health of the overfished ocean over time, and eventually increasing incomes. Then, community health workers are using home visits and messaging to encourage parents to feed their children more fish. Later the scientists will track whether children from these families eat better and are growing taller.
lannotti is trying to deal with questions that are a major focus of the whole world looking for diets that are good for both people and the planet. More than 2 billion people are overweight or obese（肥胖）, mostly in the Western world while 811 million people are not getting enough calories or nutrition, mostly in low-income nations. As the world's population continues to rise and more people start to eat like Westerners do, the production of meat, dairy and eggs will rise by about 44% by 2050.
That causes an environmental problem alongside the health concerns. Our current industrialized food system already sends out about 1/4 of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions. It also accounts for 70% of freshwater use and 40% of land coverage, and relies on fertilizers（化肥）that are responsible for much of the pollution in rivers.
“We need to make progress toward eating diets that have greatly lower ecological footprints, or it'll be a matter of a few decades before we start to see global falls of biodiversity（生物多样性）, land use and all of it," says Sam Myers, director of the Planetary Health Alliance.
28. Why are the children in coastal Kenya hardly fed seafood
A. Their parents care little about health. B. Their family needs money badly.
C. They aren't used to seafood. D. They are tired of seafood.
29. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the experiment
A. The significance. B. The data. C. The process. D. The result.
30. What problem on diet is the world giving most attention to
A. Western eating habits are spreading around the world.
B. Too many westerners are overweight or obese.
C. People in underdeveloped countries are hungry.
D. What we eat needs to be nutritious and green.
31. What is Sam Myers' attitude towards current eating diets
A. Worried. B. Acceptable. C. Positive. D. Unclear.
D
According to the latest Highway Code（公路法）, insurance companies rather than individuals will be liable（有责任的）for claims if self-driving cars are involved in crashes, the Department for Transport（DfT）said.
However, the update to the Code will make it clear that drivers must be ready to take back control of vehicles when needed. While the DfT also plans to allow drivers to watch TV and films on built-in screens while using self-driving cars, it will still be illegal to use a mobile phone. These measures are temporary by the government to support the early deployment（部署）of self-driving vehicles.
There are currently no vehicles approved for self-driving on UK roads but the first models could be given the green light later this year. It comes a year after the DfT announced it would allow hands-free driving in vehicles with lane-keeping technology on congested motorways. While many cars already have “assistive" technology, drivers must remain fully in control.
Transport minister Trudy Harrison said updating the Highway Code will be a “major milestone in our safe introduction of self-driving vehicles, making our future journeys greener, safer and more reliable." She added: "In doing so, we can help improve travel for all while promoting economic growth across the nation." The DfT believes that the development of self-driving vehicles could create around 38,000 new jobs in Britain and be worth 41.7 billion to the economy by 2035.
Steve Gooding, director of motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, said driverless cars "promise a future where death and injury on our roads are cut significantly” but there is likely to be a “long period of transition（过渡期）” while drivers accept “much of the responsibility for what happens”.
32. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs
A. Not companies but individuals will be responsible for claims.
B. Drivers will be allowed to watch TV and films on the phone.
C. Drivers don't need to take control of the cars when driving.
D. The government is promoting the use of self—driving cars.
33. What does the phrase "the green light" in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. A traffic signal. B. An official permission.
C. An environmental policy. D. A technical support.
34. According to Harrison，what impact may the updating Highway Code bring
A. People will know where they are more easily.
B. More and more roads will be under construction.
C. The jobs of many British people will be threatened.
D. People's travel and the economy will benefit from it.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Self-driving Cars: Drivers Won't Be Liable for Crashes
B. Self-driving Cars: Every Thing You Need to Know
C. Driverless Cars: The Good，the Bad & the Ugly
D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Widely known as a land of song and dance, melons and fruits, precious stones, and carpets, Xinjiang was not only a key link on the Silk Road and a hub for east-west cultural exchanges in ancient times, but also a region with beautiful lakes worth visiting.
Karakul Lake
The Karakul is a lake in Akto County along the highway, located 196 km from Kashgar City. Karakul is a very unusual plateau lake. In fact, it is the highest lake of the Pamir Plateau, at an altitude of 3,600 m. The view is breathtaking, thanks to the surrounding, snow-covered mountains and beautiful reflections in the crystal-clear water. On a clear day, the scenery is rather picturesque. Besides the amazing water reflections, goats, yaks and sheep make the experience more attractive and real.
Tianchi (Heavenly) Lake
Tianchi Lake, also known as Heavenly Lake, is located on the northern side of the Bogeda Peak in the Tianshan mountains. It is 120 km from Urumqi City and only a 90-minute drive, and the center of the Tianchi scenic area of amazing contrasts - an alpine (高山的) lake at an altitude of 1,980 m with shiny glaciers on the mountain peaks nearby when the sun is shining.
Kanas Lake
Kanas Lake is in the Kanas Geopark and is mainly made up of Crouching Dragon Bay, Moon Bay, Immortal Bay and the interesting mystery of the legendary big red monster fish! The water, surrounded by snow-covered mountains, decorates the world like a diamond. The best time to visit Immortal Bay is in the early morning when the area is often covered by thin white mist, giving you a fairy world to enjoy. Walking along the river from Moon Bay to Crouching Dragon Bay is another highlight and offers numerous photographic opportunities.
1. What is special about Karakul Lake
A. It is a key link on the Silk Road in history.
B. It is very close to the capital city of Xinjiang.
C. It is the highest lake of the Pamir Plateau
D. It is surrounded by snow-covered mountains.
2. What can tourists do at Tianchi Lake
A. Enjoying the company of various animals.
B. Observing shining glaciers when the sun is out.
C. Getting to know interesting mysteries.
D. Walking along a river in the morning.
3. Which place provides an experience of fairy world in white mist
A. Karakul Lake. B. Tianchi.
C. Moon Bay. D. Immortal Bay.
B
When a special occasion arrives, a colorful gift bag or a box often finds its way to a doorstep (门口), an office desk or a mailbox. But once in a while, a present arrives at an unexpected moment to remind us that someone is thinking about us.
Wanda Anderson of Richland, US, remembers such a gift.
The rosebushes were finally in full bloom (盛开) on that day in spring. Seeing roses always brings to mind Wanda’s childhood memories. To this young girl, those flowers were extra special. “We never had money to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to cherish,” Wanda said.
Nowadays, to have a garden filled with many different roses is pure enjoyment. Wanda especially loves the very first blooms. Her husband, Dale, knows this little fact about his wife. So, on this special morning, he picked the very first flowers of spring, fresh from the garden. But as Dale came back into the house, he was met by a neighbor who had stopped in for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale handed the roses to her and repeatedly told her that the flowers were hers to keep.
“I told her I was happy for her to have the roses, but I really wasn’t,” Wanda said. Seeing her very precious first blooms go out of the door filled her with regret, and a bit of selfishness. Throughout the rest of the morning, Wanda argued with herself； knowing it was “better to give than to receive.” However, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself.
Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car. Then, without warning, an older woman suddenly appeared at the car’s open window, with a bunch of roses in her arms. “These are for you,” she said, giving the flowers to Wanda. “They’re my first blooms this spring.” Totally surprised, Wanda thanked the woman and took a moment to smell the roses’ rich fragrance (香气). When she looked up, the mysterious visitor was gone.
To this day, that “special delivery” changed Wanda. Now, her very first blooms always go to someone else.
4. Why does Wanda cherish roses so much
A. She thinks that they stand for pure love.
B. She often received them as a child.
C. Her husband always sends her roses.
D. She couldn’t afford them when she was young.
5. How did Wanda feel after the neighbor left
A. Worried. B. Upset.
C. Satisfied. D. Relieved.
6. What changed Wanda’s opinion of giving gifts
A. The flowers her husband picked for her.
B. The gifts her neighbor gave back to her.
C. The roses she received from a stranger.
D. A mysterious delivery she got from the post office.
7. Why does Wanda always give away her roses to others now
A. To express that she’s thinking of them.
B. To prove that she isn’t selfish.
C. To surprise people who she loves.
D. To show off her beautiful flowers.
C
It’s never hard to identify pictures from Instagram: They’re usually bright-colored, shot with tasteful lighting, and the people and items are artfully arranged in the frames (画面). Instagram photos seem much similar to each other and to be effortlessly perfect.
Even though it has been here for less than a decade, Instagram — a photo and video-sharing platform started in 2010 in the US — has redefined fashion, travel, food, and even art, because almost everyone wants to make themselves and things look “effortless” and “perfect”.
But every trend has its sell-by date, including the so-called “Instagram aesthetic (审美)”. Once young people figured out that what appeared to be effortless was actually carefully staged, they lost interest immediately. To them, “trying too hard” is never cool.
This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. One Instagram user, 22-year-old Reese Blutstein, has attracted over 238,000 followers since she began posting unfiltered photos of herself in strange outfits (装束). “For my generation, people are more willing to be who they are,” said Blutstein. “We are trying to show a real person doing cool things as a real person, not trying to create a persona (人设) that isn’t actually you.”
So perhaps the “Instagram aesthetic“ is not coming to an end after all. It’s just evolving — into a cooler and more honest version of itself.
8. What do the underlined words “sell-by date” in Paragraphs probably mean
A. end. B. direction.
C. stage. D. fashion.
9. Why is the Reese Blutstein mentioned in the fourth paragraph
A. To express people now want to be more real on Instagram.
B. To explain the meaning of “Instagram vs reality”.
C. To indicate youngsters have lost interest in Instagram.
D. To show people are crazy about taking Instagram photos.
10. What is the new trend of photos on Instagram
A. Posting pictures in bright colors.
B. Posting pictures of a person’s true self
C. Posting photos that are artfully arranged.
D. Posting photos that remind people of the old days.
11. What can be a suitable title of this passage
A. Instagram Aesthetic in Change
B. Instagram Lifestyles of Youngsters
C. A Popular Sharing Platform
D. Reasons for the Popularity of Instagram
D
Video calls are a common occurrence, but have you imagined being able to touch the person on the other end of the line Scientists are making this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic (触觉的) device that can recreate the sense of touch.
Haptic technology imitates the experience of touch by stimulating (刺激) localized areas of the skin in ways that are similar to what is felt in the real world through force, vibration (震动) or motion. Vibration is the most common haptic technology today and has been built into many electronic devices. However, the existing technology has great difficulty recreating the sense of touch with objects in virtual (虚拟的) environments or located remotely, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead author of the study.
The new technology overcomes problems with existing haptic devices. The research team introduced a new method to recreate the sense of touch through soft, artificial “muscles”.
Our three-way directional skin stretch device, built into the fingertips of the wearable haptic glove we also created, is like wearing a second skin — it's soft, stretchable and imitates the sense of touch — and will enable new forms of haptic communication to improve everyday activities, said Thanh Nho Do, senior author of the study.
It works like this: Imagine you are at home and you call your friend who is in Australia. You wear a haptic glove with the SSDs and your friend also wears a glove with 3D force sensors. If your friend picks up an object, it will physically press against your friend's fingers. And their glove with 3D force sensors will measure these interactions. The force signals can be sent to your glove so your device will generate the same 3D forces, making you experience the same sense of touch as your friend.
The haptic devices could be applied in various situations allowing users to feel objects inside a virtual world or at a distance. This could be especially beneficial during such times like the COVID-19 pandemic when people rely on video calls to stay connected with loved ones. Or it could be used in medical practices. Doctors can feel a patient's organ tissues (器官组织) with surgical tools without touching them.
12. What's the author's purpose of writing this passage
A. To encourage the use of a new product.
B. To inform readers of a new invention.
C. To compare different haptic devices.
D. To introduce the development of haptic technology.
13. What can we learn about the SSD
A. It recreates the sense of touch through muscles.
B. It takes the shape of a wearable glove.
C. It makes virtual haptic communication possible.
D. It has been built into many electronic devices.
14. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about
A. The advantages of the new haptic glove.
B. The applications of the new haptic technology.
C. An explanation of how the haptic device works.
D. A personal experience of using SSDs during a video call.
15. How could the new haptic device benefit people
A. It could replace video calls as a way to communicate.
B. It could be used for recreating organ tissues.
C. Doctors could perform surgeries from a distance.
D. Users could feel remote objects in a realistic way.
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试试卷英语试卷
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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21. What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool
A. You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B. You should live in the house for 3 years.
C. You have to repair and decorate the house.
D. It must be your first house purchase.
22. What’s the reason for providing a house for people with 1$ by the authorities of Buffalo
A. To make the city attractive at no cost.
B. To improve the lives of poor people.
C. To solve the problems of employment.
D. To attract people to the industrial areas.
23. How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family
A. $800 B. $9600 C. $3200 D. $7500
B
I had been living quite busily: studying the organ at the University of Arizona, conducting a speech clinic in town, and teaching a class in musical appreciation at the Desert Willow Ranch, where I was staying. I was going to parties, dances, horseback rides under the stars. One morning I suddenly fell down. My heart! “You will have to lie in bed for a year of complete rest,” the doctor said. He didn’t encourage me to believe I would ever be strong again．
In bed for a year! To be honest — perhaps to die! I was terror-stricken! Why did all this have to happen to me What had I done to deserve it I swept. I was bitter. But I did go to bed as the doctor advised. A neighbor of mine, Mr. Rudolf, an artist, said to me: “You think now that spending a year in bed will be a tragedy. But it won’t be. You will have time to think and get acquainted with yourself. You will make more spiritual growth in these next few months than you have made during all your previous life.”
I became calmer, and tried to develop a new sense of values. I read books of inspiration. One day I heard a radio commentator say: “You can express only what is in your own consciousness.” I had heard the words like these many times before, but now they reached down inside me and took root. I determined to think only the thoughts I wanted to live by: thoughts of joy, happiness, health. I forced myself each morning, as soon as I awoke, to go over all the things I had to be grateful for. No pain. A lovely young daughter. My eyesight. My hearing. Lovely music on the radio. Time to read. Good food. Good friends. I was so cheerful and had so many visitors that the doctor put up a sign saying that only one visitor at a time would be allowed in my cabin — and only at certain hours．
Nine years have passed since then, and I now lead a full, active life. I am deeply grateful now for that year I spent in bed. It was the most valuable and the happiest year I spent in Arizona. The habit I formed then of counting my blessings each morning still remains with me. It is one of my most precious possessions．
Why did the writer have to lie in bed for a year
A. Because she was terror-stricken at that time.
B. Because she had a serious heart-attack.
C. Because she was worn out for her busy life.
D. Because the doctor wanted her to do so.
25. When told to lie in bed to take a year’s rest, the writer .
A. was very grateful to the doctor
B. was shocked at the diagnosis
C. turned to a neighbor Mr. Rudolf for help
D. thought of her bitter experiences in the past
26. The reason why the writer said “I am deeply grateful now for that year I spent in bed” lies in that .
A. she led a very comfortable life that year
B. she became used to lying in bed
C. she perfectly recovered from her illness
D. she came to know how to lead an active life
27. What’s the writer’s purpose of telling us of her story
A. To share her understanding of life from an unforgettable experience.
B. To introduce herself to us because she was wise and kind.
C. To explain that lying in bed for a long time is not a terrible thing.
D. To encourage us to achieve as much as we can.
C
In the 1990s, when an area of Brazilian rainforest in Amazon region, the size of Belgium, was cut down every year, Brazil was the world’s environmental villain (反派角色). Now, the Amazon ought to be the image of what is going right. Government figures show that deforestation fell by 70% in this region during the past decade. If deforestation had continued at the rate in 2005, an extra 3.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide — equal to a year’s emissions from the EU would have been put into the atmosphere. However, Brazil is now the world leader in dealing with climate change.
But how did it break the vicious cycle (恶性循环) There was no shortcut but a three-stage process including bans, better governance in frontier areas and consumer pressure on companies.
The first stage, from the mid-1990s to 2004, the government put its efforts into bans and restrictions. For example, every farm in the Amazon, had to set 80% of the land aside as a forest reserve. But this share was too high to reach. This was the worst period. Soybean prices were high and a vast expansion of soybean farming expanded on the south-eastern border of the rainforest.
During the second stage, from 2005 to 2009, Brazil’s president made stopping deforestation a priority (优先事项), resulting in better co-operation between different bits of the government. The area where farming was banned was increased from a sixth to nearly half of the forest.
The third stage, from 2009, was a test of whether a system of restrictions could survive as soybean expansion continued. The government shifted its focus from farms to counties of each state. Farmers with the worst deforestation rates were banned from getting cheap credit(贷款) until those rates fell.
Brazil’s Amazon policy is a success because it relied on restrictions rather than rewards, which have worked better. Brazil also changed itself into a farming superpower, so the country is possible to get a huge increase in food output without destroying the forest. But now the policies have been successful among commercial farms. Small holders care rather less about the law and respond to market pressures, so the government have to persuade them to change their ways. Deforestation has been slowed, but not yet stopped.
28. Brazil is considered to play a leading role in dealing with climate change because .
A. it has rainforest as large as Belgium
B. it has taken action to reduce deforestation
C. it has cut down too much rainforest
D. it sent 3.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air
29. According to the text, what are the key factors to slow the deforestation in Brazil
A. Bans on deforestation.
B. Joint efforts between different bits of the government.
C. Changing Brazil into a farming superpower.
D. A three-stage process of protecting rainforest.
30. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Small farm holders are a headache for the Brazilian government.
B. All the farmers care much about forest protection.
C. Brazil has successfully got rid of deforestation.
D. Both the food output and the forest in Brazil have greatly increased.
31. What can be the best title of the passage
A. Restrictions Better than Rewards
B. Brazil, the World Leader in Forest
C. Cutting Down on Cutting Down
D. Former Awareness Creating Wonders
D
Our hate for being alone can be quite fierce: A quarter of the women and two-thirds of the men in a study chose to experience an electric shock rather than do nothing and spend time alone with their thoughts.
“Historically, solitude(独处) has been considered to be a pretty bad rap because it is sometimes
used as a form of punishment,” said Robert Coplan, a professor of psychology at Carleton University.
The problem is that we forget solitude can also be a choice — and it does not have to be full time. Because there is so much research demonstrating that humans are social creatures who benefit from communicating with others. “People will try to refuse to consider that it’s also important to spend time alone,” said Coplan. “It’s hard for them to imagine that you can have both.”
People often feel inhibited(拘谨的) from enjoying activities alone, especially when they think others are watching them. Overestimating(高估) how much other people are paying attention to us, and worrying that we are being judged, can stop us from doing things that would otherwise bring us joy.
Indeed, loneliness hurts－it can even negatively influence your health. But the act of being alone with oneself is not bad.
An online survey called “The Rest Test” showed that the majority of activities people defined as most relaxing are things that are done alone. Despite the social anxiety about spending time alone, it is actually something our bodies long for. The time alone is all we need to make ourselves feel better.
The freedom of not having to follow the lead of others, with no pressure to do anything, to talk to anyone, is a great way to relax, even for highly social individuals. It also helps us discover new interests and ideas without having to worry about the opinions of others.
Developing this sense of being alone can help you develop your sense of self. Knowing oneself makes it easier to find other people who share your passions, and can improve your ability to understand other people’s feelings. It can also help you re-evaluate the friendship: relationships you maintain even at the cost of spending time with people whose company you do not enjoy.
Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself. The latter can improve your creativity and confidence, and help you control your emotions so that you can deal with serious situations. Getting started is easy — all you need is yourself.
32. The underlined words “a pretty bad rap” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “ .”
A. an undesirable effect B. an unfair treatment
C. a strong reaction D. a frequent repetition
33. According to the article, it is hard for people to spend time alone because .
a. solitude is regarded as an unpleasant experience
b. we believe that humans get no benefit from solitude
c. solitude tends to make people feel increasingly lonely
d. we care too much about what other people may think of us
A. a b c B. a c d C. c b d D. a b d
34. According to the article, which of the following is NOT a benefit of spending time alone
A. It can improve our efficiency. B. It can relieve our stress.
C. It can develop our potential. D. It can improve our social relationship.
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21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试试卷英语试卷
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了新疆三个值得一游的美丽湖泊。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Karakul Lake中“Karakul is a very unusual plateau lake. In fact, it is the highest lake of the Pamir Plateau, at an altitude of 3,600 m. (卡拉库尔湖是一个非常不寻常的高原湖泊。事实上，它是帕米尔高原最高的湖泊，海拔3600米)”可知，卡拉库尔湖是帕米尔高原最高的湖。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Tianchi (Heavenly) Lake中“and the center of the Tianchi scenic area of amazing contrasts - an alpine (高山的) lake at an altitude of 1,980 m with shiny glaciers on the mountain peaks nearby when the sun is shining. (天池湖风景名胜区的中心形成了令人惊叹的对比——一个1980米高的高山湖泊，当太阳照耀时，附近的山峰上会有闪闪发光的冰川)”可知，游客在天池湖可以在太阳出来的时候观看闪光的冰川。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Kanas Lake中“ The best time to visit Immortal Bay is in the early morning when the area is often covered by thin white mist, giving you a fairy world to enjoy. (参观仙人湾的最佳时间是在清晨，这一地区经常被薄薄的白雾覆盖，给你一个童话般的世界去享受)”可知，在仙人湾可以体验到白雾中的童话世界。故选D项。
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Wanda因为她小时候买不起花以至于她尤其钟爱花园里的第一束玫瑰花，但丈夫却把花送给了邻居，这让她耿耿于怀。直到她收到老妇人摘下的第一束花，她释怀了，明白了生活中总有人在想我们的道理。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Seeing roses always brings to mind Wanda’s childhood memories. To this young girl, those flowers were extra special. “We never had money to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to cherish,” Wanda said. (看到玫瑰总会让Wanda想起童年的记忆。对这个小女孩来说，那些花是特别的。Wanda说：“我们从来没有钱买额外的东西，所以即使是一朵凋谢的玫瑰也值得珍惜。”)”可知，Wanda如此珍爱玫瑰是因为她小时候买不起。故选D项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中““I told her I was happy for her to have the roses, but I really wasn’t,” Wanda said. Seeing her very precious first blooms go out of the door filled her with regret, and a bit of selfishness. Wanda说：“我告诉她，我为她收到这些玫瑰感到高兴，但我真的不高兴。”看着她最珍贵的第一朵花开出了门，她充满了遗憾，还有点自私)”可知，邻居拿着花走后Wanda感到心烦意乱。故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段中“ Then, without warning, an older woman suddenly appeared at the car’s open window, with a bunch of roses in her arms. “These are for you,” she said, giving the flowers to Wanda. “They’re my first blooms this spring.” (突然，一位老妇人突然出现在车窗外，怀里抱着一束玫瑰。“这些是给你的，”她说着把花递给Wanda。“这是我今年春天开的第一朵花。”)”和最后一段中“To this day, that “special delivery” changed Wanda. (在这一天，这个“特别的快递”改变了Wanda)”可知，Wanda从一个陌生人那里收到的玫瑰这件事改变了Wanda关于送礼物的看法。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“But once in a while, a present arrives at an unexpected moment to remind us that someone is thinking about us. (但偶尔，一份礼物出现在一个意想不到的时刻，提醒我们有人在想我们)”和第六段中“Totally surprised, Wanda thanked the woman and took a moment to smell the roses’ rich fragrance (香气). (Wanda非常惊讶，她谢了那位女士，并花了一会儿时间闻闻玫瑰花的浓郁香味)”由Wanda从自己收到别人送的玫瑰花产生愉悦的心情后，可知，Wanda现在总是把她的玫瑰送给别人，以此来表达她在想着他们。故选A项。
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了现在Instagram上照片流行新趋势是上传真实自我的照片，不再是完美得毫不费力的照片。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段中“But every trend has its sell-by date, including the so-called “Instagram aesthetic (审美)”. Once young people figured out that what appeared to be effortless was actually carefully staged, they lost interest immediately. (但每一种潮流都有它的_________，包括所谓的“Instagram审美”。一旦年轻人发现看似毫不费力的事情其实是精心安排的，他们就会立刻失去兴趣)”由年轻人会对看似毫不费力的其实是精心安排的事情会立刻失去兴趣，可知每一种潮流都会有它的保质期，因此猜测划线词sell-by date意为“保质期”。故选A项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. One Instagram user, 22-year-old Reese Blutstein, has attracted over 238,000 followers since she began posting unfiltered photos of herself in strange outfits (装束). (来自社交媒体营销公司的Lexie Carbone提到，“这就是为什么Instagram上出现了一种新趋势——人们想要“更真实”。”例如，人们一直在发布“Instagram vs reality”的照片来展示自己真实的一面。22岁的Reese Blutstein是Instagram的用户，自从她开始上传自己穿着奇怪服装的未经过滤的照片以来，她已经吸引了超过23.8万的粉丝)”可知，本段提到了Reese Blutstein是为了表达人们现在想在Instagram上变得更真实。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. (来自社交媒体营销公司的Lexie Carbone提到，“这就是为什么Instagram上出现了一种新趋势——人们想要“更真实”。”例如，人们一直在发布“Instagram vs reality”的照片来展示自己真实的一面)”和““We are trying to show a real person doing cool things as a real person, not trying to create a persona (人设) that isn’t actually you.”(“我们想展示的是一个真人在做一些很酷的事情，而不是试图创造一个不是你的角色。”)”可知，Instagram上的照片新趋势是上传真实自我的照片。故选B项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中“This is why a new trend is growing on Instagram - one that wants to be “more authentic”, Lexie Carbone from social media marketing firm mentioned. For example, people have been posting “Instagram vs reality” photos to show the real side of themselves. (来自社交媒体营销公司的Lexie Carbone提到，“这就是为什么Instagram上出现了一种新趋势——人们想要“更真实”。”例如，人们一直在发布“Instagram vs reality”的照片来展示自己真实的一面)”和最后一段“So perhaps the “Instagram aesthetic“ is not coming to an end after all. It’s just evolving — into a cooler and more honest version of itself. (所以，或许“Instagram审美”并没有结束。它只是在进化——变成一个更酷、更诚实的自己)”可知，本文主要介绍了现在Instagram上照片流行新趋势是上传真实自我的照片，不再是完美得毫不费力的照片，因此本文的最佳标题选项A“Instagram审美的变化”符合题意。故选A项。
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了科学家正在使视频通话能够触碰到电话另一端的人成为现实。这一项技术将会利用在方方面面，造福于人类。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。通过文章第一段“have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic device that can recreate the sense of touch. (发明了一种柔软皮肤拉伸设备，这是一种可以重现触觉的触觉设备)”提到一种可以重现触觉的触觉设备，下文讲述了该设备的工作原理和应用，所以本文的目的是介绍一项发明。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“being able to touch the person on the other end of the line (能够触摸到电话那头的人)”以及“Scientists are making this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic device that can recreate the sense of touch. (科学家们正在使之成为现实。澳大利亚新南威尔士大学的研究人员发明了一种柔软皮肤拉伸设备，这是一种可以重现触觉的触觉设备)”可知，SSD可使虚拟触觉通信成为可能。故选C项。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第五段“It works like this (它是这样工作的)”可知，文章第五段主要解释了触觉设备的工作原理。故选C项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“The haptic devices could be applied in various situations, allowing users to feel objects inside a virtual world or at a distance. (这种触觉设备可以应用在各种情况下，让用户感受到虚拟世界中的物体或远处的物体)”可推知，新的触觉装置可以让人们真实地感受远程对象，从而使人们受益。故选D项。
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试试卷英语试卷
21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A
31. C 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. D