2022届河南省部分市高三英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读理解（含解析）

2022届河南省部分市高三英语二模试题分类汇编
阅读理解
河南省新乡市2021-2022学年高三下学期第二次模拟考试（二模）英语试题（解析版）
第一节 (其15小题:每小题2分。满分30分)
阅读下列短文从每题所给的ABC和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Comfortable Kitchen: 105 Laid-Back. Healthy.and Wholesome Recipes
Here are healthy meals the whole family can enjoy, night after night.
What does comfort mean in The Comfortable Kitchen For Alex Snodgrass. New York Times bestselling author of The Defined Dish , bringing her family around the table to share a home-cooked meal is a favorite way to show love Her recipes are designed to bring joy into that display of affection. from your own comfort cooking to your loved ones' delight at the delicious flavors, to knowing that you're caring for your family's nutrition with each bite.
There are plenty of recipes with simple, flexible ingredients for a meal when desired- perfect for people who are enjoying their " food freedom" stage of their health journey. And for those who have diet restrictions, Alex clearly marks each recipe as gluten-free(无麸质), dairy-free and grain-free,as appropriate.
Alex brings back the joy of being in the kitchen for those at all levels of cooking skills and provides food for every occasion. with soups, salads, pasta, vegetarian and non-vegetarian, ranging from one pot meals to not-so-junky junk food-and even cocktails and desserts with recipes including:
▲Cajun Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
▲Green Curry Poached Halibut with Herbs
▲Texas Style Brisket Tacos
▲Herby Green Olive Pasta with Feta
▲Sheet Pan Honey-Sesame Cauliflower
▲Clayton's Margarita
▲7-lngredient Almond Butter Cookies
With 105 approachable and nutritious recipes for real, busy life, The Comfortable Kitchen is a must-have cookbook for everyone who cares about what they eat and what they make.
1. What is the text about
A. A dessert. B. A cookbook. C. Kitchen facilities. D. Family meals.
2. What can be learnt about The Comfortable Kitchen
A. It contains many recipes B. It receives many complaints.
C. It can only be bought online. D. It is published by New York Times.
3. Who are most likely to be interested in the text
A. Cooks. B. Environmentalists. C. Kids. D. Publishers.
B
One morning I noticed a woman sitting alone at the bus stop. She seemed not to go to work hurriedly. She wasn't going anywhere as well. Was she waiting for the bus Did mall(商场)buses come this early when the stores wouldn't be open for hours As I drove by.l heard a voice saying, “Give her a bottle of water”.
“She looks like she is sleeping. Why would I wake her What is wrong with me What is so hard about doing the right thing It's just a bottle of water! ”
So I drove by her again and again. Finally, I pulled my car into a parking zone, stepping out with a bottle of water in one hand and a twenty-dollar bill in the other. Each step seemed to fill me with purpose and focus. No words can describe what happened between us at that moment. I thought I was bringing her a cold drink, but instead I was bringing her a hope she needed. We sat together for a while as she talked. She had a sad story to tell, but she was no longer sad. Before we parted, I grabbed all the cash I had in my purse and found more water in my car along with some snacks. We stood at the bus stop hugging and said our goodbyes.
I still have a thousand questions as to why I struggled to act. Why did it take me many circles around the mall and an argument with myself I once wavered between helping her and ignoring her. All I know for sure is that while walking toward that woman at the bus stop, a miracle happened.
There are opportunities for us to love every day. Maybe our doubts keep us from acting. Maybe we don't want to take the risk or be uncomfortable. That day, I learned how love answers when asked and how love both gives and receives.
4. What did the author think of the woman sitting alone at the beginning
A. She was short of sleep. B. She was full of curiosity
C. She was a little strange. D. She was out of work.
5 Why did the author drive by the woman over and over again
A. To improve the terribly poor driving skills. B. To evaluate whether to help her.
C. To search for a parking space. D. To observe the poor woman
6. What does the underlined word "wavered" in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Hesitated. B. Disagreed. C. Balanced. D. Objected.
7. What can we learn from the text
A. Love breaks down racial barriers. B. The wealth of life is action.
C. Actions speak louder than words. D. The best act to love is taking action.
C
International Women's Day is March 8. The first celebration was held in 1911, and the event was recognized by the United Nations starting in 1975.
It's a great time to think about the origin of the word "woman". Some people think the word “woman" is a compound(混合)of the words“womb”and“man". Not so. Rather,it's a compound of "wife" and "man", a combination that can be traced back to Old English. You see, when Old English was first being spoken in the 5th century AD, there were two distinct words for men and women: "wer" meant "adult male",and "wif” meant “adult female". There was a third word,“man", which simply meant "person"or "human being”. These words could be combined:“wer" plus“man"(in the form of "waepman")meant "adult male person" and“wif” plus"man”("wilman") meant “adult female person”.
Those middle forms,“wimnan"and "wommon"with the two M's in the middle, remind me of Noah Webster's efforts to simplify English spelling by suggesting changing the spelling "woman” to“wimmen" to have the spelling better match the pronunciation. He put that in his 1806 Compendious Dictionary o f the English Language, but it didn't become popular.
And the Old English word for "adult male" evolved into a simplified form. The compound word "weapman" melted into the simple word we use today: "man".
Maybe the lesson to take from all this is that the role of women in society has always been complex. Whatever the case, the word "woman" today was originally a compound of the Old English words for"woman” and “human being”.
8. Where can you find the first source of the word "woman"
A. In paragraph 1. B. In paragraph 2. C. In paragraph 3. D. In paragraph 4.
9. Why did Webster suggest changing the spelling "woman" to "wimmen"
A. To link the spelling to the pronunciation.
B. To keep up with the times more closely.
C. To satisfy the readers’ requests
D. To make it easy to pronounce.
10. When did the spelling "woman" started
A. By the 1600s. B. In the 5th century AD,
C. In 1809. D. By the Middle English period
11. What is the purpose of the author in writing the text
A To tell us the origin of Women's Day.
B. To tell us the history of the word "woman".
C. To stress the roles women are playing
D. To teach us the development of a language
D
Unlike human students, computers don't seem to get bored or frustrated when a lesson is too easy or too hard. But just like humans, they do better when a lesson plan is just right for their level of ing up with the right curriculum isn't easy, though, so computer scientists wondered what if they could make machines design their own
That's what researchers have done in several new studies to create artificial intelligence (AI) that can figure out how best to teach itself. The work could speed learning in self-driving cars and household robots, and it might even help handle previously unsolvable math problems. In one of the new experiments, an Al program tries to quickly reach a destination by navigating a 2D grid (网格) populated with solid blocks. The"agent" improves its abilities through a process called reinforcement learning, a kind of trial and error.
To help it navigate increasingly complex worlds, the researchers considered two ways in which it could draw the maps. One method randomly distributed blocks; with it, the Al didn't learn much. Another method remembered what the AI had struggled with in the past, and maximized difficulty accordingly. But that made the worlds too hard and sometimes even impossible to complete.
So the scientists created a setting, using a new approach they called PAIRED. First, they coupled their Al with a nearly identical one, which they called the antagonist (敌手). Then, they had a third AI design the world that was easy for the antagonist-but hard for the original protagonist (主角). That kept the tasks just at the edge of the protagonist's ability to solve. The designer used a neural network to learn its task over many trials. After training, the protagonist solved the problems offered to it successfully. The PAIRED approach is a clever way to get Al to learn, says Bart Selman, a computer scientist at Cornell University and president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
12. Which of the following is a problem for computer scientists
A. Designing a suitable lesson plan for computers.
B. Asking human students to be active in a lesson.
C. Helping students to work out their owe curriculum.
D. Improving human students' computer skills quickly.
13. What did the two ways used by the researchers have in common
A. They were practical for the Al research. B. They both had their own weakness.
C. They were too hard for the AI to teach itself. D. They both made the AI struggle with the past.
14 What does Bart Selman think of the PAIRED approach
A. Difficult B. Simple. C. Promising D. Useless
15. What is the best title for the text
A. The Application of Artificial Intelligence B. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence
C. Artificial Intelligence Researches Navigation for Self-driving D. Artificial Intelligence Designs Lesson Plans for Itself
2022届河南省平顶山市许昌市济源市高三下学期第二次质量检测英语试题（解析版）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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A
According to 'a study, being exposed to a 360-degree video of nature can provide emotional wellbeing benefits for people who cannot access the outdoors. So let’s check out some ideas of free virtual trips you can take right now!
Take a tour in Central Park, New York
As one of the world's biggest attractions, Central Park is a part of natural beauty located in the very heart of Manhattan. With this tour offered by , you’ll be able to see the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, the Belvedere Castle and “walk” through the park's scenic meadows. If you’re in the mood for greenery, this tour will definitely suit you.
Explore the wonders of Japan
Take a tour across this beautiful country with a 360-degree VR movie from the Japan National Tourism Organization: you’ll be able to explore tradition, modernity and nature all at once, and enjoy the mixture of fascinating cultural sites and the most appealing natural spots.
Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Are you up to witnessing one of the most magnificent views in the world No wonder the Grand Canyon in Arizona is considered one of the world's treasures. The virtual tour, provided by the National Park Service U.S. lets you discover ancient places within the canyon and explore archaeological excavations (考古挖掘) in an interactive way.
Climb Everest for an unforgettable adventure
Experience what it feels like to climb the world's tallest mountain with Everest VR: Journey to the top of the world, a docu series especially made for Virtual Reality headsets. Have you ever imagined experiencing an Himalayan avalanche or a rock-climbing fall Or just admiring the sunset from the top of the mountain's unique perspective This journey will take you to places you never thought possible.
1. Which of the following is the best choice for green plant lovers
A. Japan. B. Everest.
C. Central Park. D. The Grand Canyon.
2. What’s unique to the trip to the Grand Canyon
A The virtual tour. B. The magnificent views.
C. The interactive viewing way. D. The 360-degree video of nature.
3. What do the four virtual trips have in common
A. Free admission. B. Scenic meadows.
C. Cultural sites. D. Rock-climbing falls.
B
Michael Nesmith, the guitarist of the 1960s pop group The Monkees, died at the age of 78. The famed singer-songwriter, who composed some of the band’s catalogue, including tracks such as “Papa Gene's Blues,” “You Told Me” and “You Just May Be the One,” died of natural causes on Friday morning, according to the statement released by his family.
The Monkees member Micky Dolenz is now the only surviving member of the group. “I’m heartbroken. Dolenz said in a statement following Nesmith’s death. The Monkees television debut (首演) turned him and fellow band members Dolenz, Peter Tork and David Jones into overnight rock stars. The show, which premiered in 1966, rocketed the group to fame, scoringNo.1 hits and chart-topping albums. During the two-year run, The Monkees: won the 1967 Emmy for best comedy series.
Following the group’s breakup in 1970, Nesmith moved on to a long and creative career, not only as-a musician but as a writer, producer and director of films, author of several books, head of a media arts company and creator of a music video format that led to the creation of MTV.
Nesmith rarely rejoined the others for reunion tours, leading many to believe he disliked the band and the show, something he steadfastly denied. For the Monkees’30th anniversary he persuaded the others to reunite to record a new album, “Justus,” for which all four composed the songs and played the instruments. He also rejoined the others for a brief tour and wrote and directed their 1997 TV reunion film, “Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees.”
After fighting for creative control in The Monkees in the late 1960s, Nesmith went on to form the country rock outfit. The First National, which scored a top 25 hit in 1970 with “Joanne” according to Billboard.
4. What makes The Monkees rise to fame overnight
A. Its numerous tracks. B. Its creative members.
C. Its 1967 Emmy award. D. Its first television show.
5. Which of the following is most suitable to describe Nesmith
A. Accomplished. B. Get-it-alone.
C. Enthusiastic. D. Simple-minded.
6. What does “a brief tour” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. A fast trip. B. A short holiday.
C. A road show. D. A temporary party.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. A band. B. A musician.
C. Hit shows. D. Golden compositions.
C
Climate change in the coming decades could lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones(肾结石), according to a research by scientists in the United States.
A research team from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia knew from previous studies that high temperatures and dehydration (脱水) increase the risk of developing kidney stones. The researchers said incidence (发生率) of the condition has increased in the last 20 years.
The scientists created a model to estimate the impact of heat on future kidney stone presentations in the southeastern US state of South Carolina, which has a higher incidence of kidney stone disease. The model predicted that the number of cases will increase between 2.2 percent and 3.9 percent by the year 2089, depending on projected daily temperatures under two climate change circumstances. In the first case, greenhouse gas emissions (排放物) are cut to an middle level as humans shift to using lower-emissions sources of energy, while in the second, emissions continue at the current rate. Meanwhile, in the first case, average temperatures increase by 2.3℃ by 2100, compared with 3.6℃ in the second. These projections were taken from studies made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
In comments with a news release, Gregory E Tasian, a urologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and senior author of the study, said, “While it is impossible to predict with certainty how future policies will slow or speed greenhouse gas emission and anthropogenic (人为的) climate change, and to know exactly what future daily temperatures will be, our analysis suggests that a warming planet will likely cause an increased burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems. As researchers, we have a duty to explore the burden of climate change on human health.”
8. Why does the author talk about temperature increase
A. To find the reason of climate change.
B. To estimate the burden of kidney stones.
C. To predict the strength of greenhouse gas emissions.
D. To confirm the increasing incidence of kidney stones.
9. How did the scientists start the study
A. By creating a model. B. By predicting the effect.
C. By collecting information. D. By measuring temperatures.
10. What can be inferred about global warming
A. It will increase daily temperatures greatly.
B. It will be predicted by the model accurately.
C. It will likely have bad effects on human health.
D. It will be certainly controlled by future polices.
11. What is the scientists’ attitude to the impact of climate change on kidney stones
A. Ambiguous. B. Concerned.
C. Cautious. D. Doubtful.
D
Recently, Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta. The company said it would better include what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).The CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the existing brand could not possibly represent everything that they're doing today, let alone in the future. He also showed the company's plans to build a “metaverse (元宇宙)”—an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment.
The term "metaverse" was invented by author Neal Stephenson in Snow Crash, a science fiction published in 1992.In the work, the metaverse is a sort of 3D virtual world. It's not simply a virtual reality game but is a persistent and shared virtual world. Or rather，the metaverse is a whole universe of shared virtual space seemingly linked together—you could, essentially, teleport (瞬移) between them.
Metaverse combined at the very least five technologies they are social media, online game, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and cryptocurrency. (加密货币).Those technologies will bring users to an interactive world. AR and VR are vital for Metaverse. VR serves to present the virtual world visually and then AR will provide the audio and sensors for people to be able to interact. With Metaverse, Facebook will offer not only a texting service but also a multi-perspective virtual touch that feels like a real thing.
Facebook said that it plans to create 10,000 jobs in Europe over the next five years to work on metaverse-related fields. The company also has introduced Oculus-branded virtual-reality headsets, and it joined with Ray-Ban to develop smart sunglasses that went on sale for $299. “Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse company,” Mark Zuckerberg said. “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence—like you’ re right there with another person—that's the highest goal of online social experiences.” he said.
12. Why has Facebook changed its corporate name
A. To lead the VR market. B. To improve public influence.
C. To cover its business range. D. To change its corporate image.
13. What is “Metaverse” according to the passage
A. An advanced VR device. B. An appealing online game.
C. An influential social media. D. An interactive virtual world.
14. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about about developing Metaverse
A. The role VR plays. B. The technologies involved.
C. The function AR performs. D. The services Facebook offers.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. An Online World-Metaverse B. A New Work Field-Metaverse
C. Facebook Marches to Metaverse D. Facebook Focuses on Virtual Devices
河南省汝州市2021-2022学年高三下学期3月联考（二模）英语试题（解析版）
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
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D. They won’t slide out of place while worn.
2. How much can you save if you purchase four knee sleeves at a time
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B
On January 9, 2022, it was another cold morning. Temperatures reached lows of 17. 6 °F (-8℃). Dusti Talavera, a housewife in the south suburbs of Denver, was washing dishes in her kitchen when she witnessed a frightening scene outside her kitchen window. Glancing out her kitchen window, she noticed a group of young children playing on an icy pond. Moments later, the children fell through the ice.
Dusti’s heart raced as she saw the children fall through the ice, and she immediately grabbed her shoes to run outside. Submerged（淹没）in the freezing water, the children had lost the strength to stay above the surface. Their fingers were only visible as they desperately tried to grab onto the edges of the ice.
Without hesitation, Dusti placed her own life at risk by stepping on the thin, unstable ice to try to reach the three children. As she reached her hands out to grab them, she also broke the ice and fell into the 15-foot deep pond.
Dusti was first able to reach and pull out the 4-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy. She struggled to reach the last child, a 6-year-old girl. After hearing the loud screams for help, the young girl’s 16-year-old cousin suddenly arrived on scene. He threw Dusti a rope, which she used to drag herself and the young girl out of the water.
All three children were pulled out of the icy water as first responders arrived on scene. The 6-year-old girl was not breathing and had no pulse after being submerged in the icy water for two minutes. First responders performed life-saving CPR. Once the girl was able to breathe on her own, the EMTs (emergency medical technicians) rushed her to the hospital.
4. What did Dusti witness outside her kitchen window
A. The pond was frozen overnight. B. Her children fell into the icy pond.
C. A couple of kids were in danger. D. Temperatures reached a new low.
5. Which of the following best describes Dusti
A. Generous. B. Brave.
C. Demanding. D. Impatient.
6. What did the 16-year-old teen do according to the text
A. He cried out for help, B. He called the EMTs.
C. He performed CPR. D. He got a rope to come to the rescue.
7. What’s the main idea of the text
A. Three children were found playing on the ice.
B. A woman risked her life to save three children.
C. EMTs did a great job at the moment of truth.
D. Life-saving CPR got spread everywhere.
C
A study from the University of California, Davis is the first to document personality in golden-mantled ground squirrels, which are common across the western US and parts of Canada, The study found the squirrels show personality for four main aspects: boldness（大胆）, aggressiveness, activity level, and sociability. The findings suggest that understanding how an animal’s personality influences the use of space is important for wildlife conservation.
The fact that ground squirrels have personalities may not seem surprising. But the scientific field of animal personality is relatively young, as is the recognition that there are ecological consequences of animal personalities. For instance, bolder, more aggressive squirrels may find more food or defend a larger area, but their risky behavior may also make them easily hurt by predators（捕食者）or accidents. Lead author Jaclyn Aliperti conducted the study while earning her PhD in ecology at UC Davis.
Scientists have been studying golden-mantled ground squirrels at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado for decades. It was established as a long-term study site more than 30 years ago by Aliperti’s advisor, Dirk Van Vuren. Aliperti drew from this powerful data set for her study, while also starting a series of experiments there over the course of three summers to observe and quantify the squirrels’ personalities. Overall, the study, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, found that bolder squirrels had larger core areas where they concentrated their activities. Bold, active squirrels moved faster. Also, squirrels that were bolder, more aggressive and more active had greater access to habitats, such as rocks. The location of the habitat is important because it can provide a belter point for observing and evading predators. Interestingly, habitat is also associated with sociability.
“Animal personality is a hard science, but if it makes you relate to animals more, maybe people will be more interested in conserving them,” said Alipcrti.
8. What’s the significance of the findings in paragraph 1
A. To better protect wildlife.
B. To know more about space.
C. To observe squirrels’ behavior.
D. To explore squirrels’ personalities.
9. What do bolder squirrels tend to do in paragraph 2
A. Hunt for more food. B. Work against each other.
C. Show their personalities. D. Attract less predators.
10. What does the underlined word “evading” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Keeping. B. Refusing.
C. Killing. D. Avoiding.
11. What’s Aliperti’s attitude towards doing research on animal personality
A. Skeptical. B. Supportive.
C. Worried. D. Tolerant.
D
Livestream through channels such as Amazon Live and QVC is a popular way to sell goods online. In a session that lasts between 5 and 10 minutes, someone promotes a product. Viewers can then readily buy it by clicking on a link.
Researchers analyzed 99, 451 sales cases on a livestream selling platform and matched them with actual sales cases.
To determine the emotional expression of the salesperson, researchers used two deep learning models: a face detection model and an emotion classification model. The face detection model discovers the presence or absence of a face in a frame of a video stream. The emotion classifier then determines the probability that a face is exhibiting any of the six basic human emotions： happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear or disgust.
We wanted to see the effect of emotions expressed at different times in the sales cases, so we counted probabilities for each emotion for all 62 million frames in our database. We then combined these probabilities with other possible aspects that might drive sales —such as price and product characteristics—to judge the effect of emotions…
We found that, perhaps unsurprisingly, when salespeople convey more negative emotions—such as anger and disgust—the volume of sales went down. But we also found that a similar thing happened when the salespeople display high levels of positive emotions, such as happiness or surprise.
A likely explanation, based on our research, is that smile can be disgusting because it lacks true feelings and can reduce trust in the seller. A seller’s happiness may be taken as a sign that the seller is gaining interests at the customer’s expense.
We also found that the negative effects on sales are the strongest when people express emotions in the middle rather than at the beginning or the end of sale. A potential reason for this finding is that the middle is typically when the salesperson offers more details about the product, and it’s likely that viewers are turned off by emotions at this point.
12. What can we know about the livestream selling goods
A. It challenges the family business.
B. It only helps big company sell goods.
C. It is very convenient for the buyers.
D. It helps the sellers develop fixed expressions.
13. How did the researchers get the findings
A. By referring to a theory.
B. By concluding different views.
C. By giving some examples.
D. By analyzing previous data.
14. Why do customers dislike seller’s smiles during livestream
A. They hate seller’s look. B. They prefer complex emotions.
C. They feel cheated. D. They are so tired.
15. What’s the best title for the text
A. Livestreamers Sell Products Successfully
B. Expressions Affect Selling Products Online
C. Emotions and Faces: What’s the Difference
D. Smiles Can Increase the Sales in Reality
2022届河南省安阳市高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Here are several best movies on Amazon Prime.
The History of Time Travel(72 minutes)
“The History of Time Travel” directed by Ricky Kennedy details a world where physicists develop time travel for reasons both personal and political. Dr. Edward Page was tasked with making the project work during World War II. His use of time travel then kicks off personal and global changes that play out in the “documentary” itself. This is a sci-fi horror movie with great performances.
The Endless(111 minutes)
Years ago, brothers Aaron and Justin fled Camp Arcadia. When they receive an invitation to return, Aaron convinces his brother to go back with him. They find friendly, welcoming people. . . and a lot of secrets and mysteries. Justin can't shake the feeling that something bad is going to happen, as the usual rules of physics seem to be off the table, and there's a second moon rising in the sky.
Black Box(129 minutes)
Nolan Wright survived the car crash that killed his wife, but as “Black Box" opens, he's still suffering from the effects of brain injuries. His memory is now so unreliable. Desperate to get more solid ground under his feet, he tries an experimental procedure-but the images and memories brought back are often more disturbing than helpful. The hard sci-fi approach of this film is really impressive.
Barbarella(98 minutes)
“Barbarella" is a far-future science fantasy. The President of Earth tasks astronaut Barbarella with making sure a scientist and his dangerous weapon don't fall into the wrong hands. This adventure brings her into a world of risk and excitement, as she teams up with the blind girl Pygar to fight the Black Queen.
21. In which movie does something strange about astronomy appear
A. Black Box. B. The Endless.
C. Barbarella. D. The History of Time Travel.
22. What happens to Nolan Wright in the film
A. He can't stand on his feet. B. He kills his wife by accident.
C. He suffers from memory problems. D. He becomes good at doing experiments.
23. What do these films have in common
A. They are all sci-fi movies. B. They are of the same length.
C. They are intended for teenagers. D. They are all about history and politics.
B
Melanie Perkins is co-founder of Canva, which allows users to create graphic designs for free in its simplest version, from social media posts to professional presentations.
The Canva journey started back in 2007, when Perkins was studying at the University of Western Australia. Al that time she was leaching students how to use programs like InDesign and Photoshop. Students found the programs hard to learn, and even harder to use. She imagined the future of design would be entirely different. It would be online and very simple.
Perkins got the idea of creating a great new product. At the time, it was just a dream; after all, she and Cliff Obrecht , another co-founder of the company, were just university students with no funding and no technical or entrepreneurial（例业的）knowledge needed 1o create the produced and the company.
However, what Melanie and her then friend Obrecht (now husband) did have was determination. They look the plunge and created their first design start-up called Fusion Books, I was an easy online platform for designing high school yearbooks. That turned out to be a success, and gave them wings for the next step: Canva.
However, they needed funding. Finding the right people took two years but there was always a lot of rejection for entrepreneurs in their early days. But every time they got a hard question or a reason why people wouldn't invest, they stayed focused on what they could change. “The normal thing to do after your 100th,80th or even 20th'no' would be to stop, but you just have to insist trying," Melanie said.
A key person in getting Canva off the ground was Cameron Adams, an ex-Google employee who brought the technical expertise they needed.
Now Canva is a global business, but neither Perkins nor Obrecht considers that they have collected a fortune just for themselves. They want to do as much good as possible with their money.
24. Whal inspired Perkins to create an easy design system
A. The success of her Fusion Books. B. The need she saw from students.
C. Her then friend Obrecht's encouragement. D. A university program she attended
25. What difficulty did Perkins meet at first
A. She was short of money. B. No one supported her.
C. She lacked confidence. D. She couldn't find a worker.
26. Which of the following words can best describe Perkins
A. Easy-going. B. Responsible. C. Energetic. D. Business-minded.
27. What message can we get from Perkins' story
A. Never give up. B . Be true to others.
C. Practice makes perfect. D. Every road leads to Rome.
C
As for Benjamin Franklin's kite-and-key experiment, most people are aware of the version in which Franklin "discovered" electricity when lightning struck his kite. However, several details about this experiment are unknown, including when and where it happened. Some historians even doubt whether it took place.
In fact, electricity had already been used for centuries before Franklin's experiment. Franklin lived from 1706 to 1790 when electricity was understood as the interaction between two different fluids（流体），which Franklin later referred to as “plus" and “minus”.
It was unknown before Franklin's experiment whether lightning was electrical, though some scientists, including Franklin, had guessed just that. Franklin was particularly interested in this because lightning strikes had caused disastrous fires where houses were made of wood. Actually， by creating a lightning rod（避雷针），Franklin helped to protect wooden buildings from being struck by lightning.
A few publications reported the experiment. In 1771 Franklin referred to the experiment in his autobiography, and other colleagues also wrote about it. Notably, the experiment appeared in “History and Present Status of Electricity” by Joseph Priestley. Priestley heard about the kite-and-key experiment from Franklin himself around 15 years after the fact, and in his book, he wrote it occurred in June 1752.
However, in a book by Tom Tucker, he noted Franklin's description of his experiment was phrased in the future conditional tense: “As soon as any of the Thunder Clouds come over the Kite, the pointed Wire will draw the Electric Fire from them. . . ” Franklin could have simply been saying that the experiment could, in theory, be performed. Given that his statement has a few missing details-Franklin didn't list a date, time or location, for example-it's possible that Franklin did not perform the experiment himself.
However, some historians remain unconvinced that the experiment wasn't carried out. Franklin experts such as biographer Carl Van Doren, also point to the fact that Priestley specified the month in which Franklin performed his experiment, suggesting that must have given him precise details directly.
28. What was Franklin's achievement
A. He invented the lightning rod. B. He discovered electricity.
C. He thought of ways to control fire. D. He improved the structure of homes.
29. What can we learn from paragraph 4
A. Franklin lived in the 17th century.
B. Priestley's book came out in 1786.
C. Priestley and Franklin were close friends.
D. Priestley wrote the experiment happened in summer.
30. Why was the future conditional tense stressed by Tucker
A. To indicate he was good at observing.
B. To point out Franklin was careless in writing.
C. To show Franklin was just saying a possibility.
D. To prove Franklin did the experiment by himself.
31. What is mainly talked about in the text
A. The discovery of electricity. B. The development of the lightning rod.
C. Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. D. Different opinions on Franklin's experiment.
D
Road trips can seem extra-long when someone else's unpleasant music fills the car. What if you could listen to only your music without headphones and no one else would hear it Now researchers in France are working to deliver such personal sound zones that adapt as conditions in your car change.
Why bother Headphones are good at controlling what you hear, but they can be uncomfortable and even damage your hearing.
Personal listening zones inside a car could let you hear well without having to drown out other sounds with high volume. They also would bring many new possibilities. Everyone in a car could listen to their own audio privately. GPS alerts（警报） could go only to the driver. Passengers could make phone calls without being overheard.
Engineers are working to create these personal sound zones using multiple loudspeakers. They don't all broadcast the same signal， but the signals are coordinated（协调的）. A listener whose head is in some “sweet spot" hears high-quality sound. But as one gets farther from the sweet spot, the sound diminishes. That's because sound waves from different loudspeakers interact to cancel out each other's sound.
According to Patricia Davies, an engineer studying sound, creating quiet zones anywhere in a three-dimensional space, like the inside of a vehicle, is challenging. One reason is that sound waves are sensitive. Changes in temperature can change how fast the waves travel. So can the number of people in the car and other factors. A small change in even one of these can have a big impact.
Still, it's easier to create personal sound zones in cars than in other spaces. In a car, what's interesting is that we know where the people are. The loudspeakers can be built right into the headrests.
Personal sound zones will only catch on if they work as well as headphones. If you turn on the air conditioner or pick up a passenger, the sound quality can't go downhill. With this in mind, Melon and his team recently modified an existing system.
32. What is manly talked about in paragraph 3
A. The popularity of personal listening zones.
B. The advantages of personal listening zones.
C. The safety offered by personal listening zones.
D. The differences among sounds with high volume.
33. What does the underlined word “diminishes" in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Becomes lower. B. Travels faster.
C. Gels sweeter. D. Sounds nicer.
34. Why is creating quiet zones in a car difficult
A. The speed of a car is uncontrollable.
B. Sound waves are easy to be affected.
C. The places of loudspeakers are fixed.
D. The temperatures of passengers are changeable.
35. What might be talked about next
A. What the team did. B. Who made up the team.
C. Which system worked best. D. How popular the system was.
2022届河南省郑州市高中毕业班3月第二次质量预测（二模）英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABC和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Every year, Time magazine lists 100 best inventions based on their creativity and effect on our lives. Here are three technological breakthroughs of 2021 chosen by Time magazine.
OrCam Read: Easier to read
OrCam Read is a lightweight,handheld device(设备)with a smart camera that can read text from any digital screen or printed surface. If you constantly read large blocks of text or suffer from reading tiredness or even dyslexia(诵读困难)，OrCam Read can help. Users simply point the device at a book page, an ad, a menu or anything else containing text and press a button. And then the device will instantly read text in a natural-sounding voice, either through its tiny speaker or a connected Bluetoth device. OrCam Read also supports text in many different languages and can even operate without any Internet connection.
Honey without bees:Easier for bees
Honey is produced by bees. But today's beekeeping business is not good for these hard-working insects. Bee farmers may kill them after harvesting honey because it's cheaper than feeding the bees through the winter. To save bees,US company MeliBio has found a way to make the world's first bee-free honey. They used synthetic(合成的)biology to create honey directly from plants. This kind of honey tastes just like the real thing, and it is healthy, too.
The Sporkful Cascatelli: Easier to eat
Pasta(意大利面食)is a popular food around the world. But sometimes you may find it hard to get pasta onto your fork. It's also difficult to keep the sauce on your pasta. Dan Pashman is a foodie from the US. To solve these problems, he created his dream pasta, called Cascatelli. It's a special pasta with a half-tube shape and big ruffles(裙边). It looks like the letter"J”. How does this special shape help you eat Bigger ruffles help it catch sauce. And you can easily get it onto your fock because it's longer.
What can be known about OrCam Read
A. It helps to remove tiredness,
B. It can turn text into lifelike sound.
C. It is helpful for users slow in speaking
D. It has to work by connecting the Internet.
22. Why may bees be killed after farmers harvest honey
A. Their population is growing too fast.
B. Beekeeping business isn't good for then.
C. Farmers have to spend more feeding them.
D. Honey can be created directly from plants.
23. What is special about Cascatelli
A. It can hold sauce easily.
B. It can be eaten without a fork.
C. It was created due to a dream.
D. It comes in the shape of a tube.
B
I grew up in Michigan and have loved boats since I was young. I'd go out on my dad's fishing boat, and every birthday I'd get a tiny boat with a viewing window. In Michigan,we're surrounded by lakes and I soon discovered that I loved diving and even skipped school days for the coast.
Three years ago,I successfully put forward an idea of running glass-bottom boat tours to my husband. We headed out on the Cheboygan River and Lake Huron, running five trips every day over summer. We sailed past lots of places of significance, with a historian on board explaining the history. We often scanned the river to see what we could find.
One weekend while diving, I managed to find a giant shell. Then I saw a green bottle on top of a fishbed and I picked it up. I swam to my boat, took a photo and then opened the bottle. It had paper inside. I unfolded the paper and saw the date -November 1926. The note read,“Return this paper to George Morrow. " It gave me a big surprise to have found it.
We made sure to keep the paper safe. I kept the bottle, Before leaving the shore, I posted a picture on my Facebook page and didn't expect what followed
The next morning, my phone blew up with messages. While I was driving home, I got a phone call from Michele Primeau. She told me she was George Morrow's daughter. I didn't believe her at first. She said her dad would float notes in bottles when he went on vacation or hid them in walls when redecorating. She worked out he had posted this one on his 18th birthday.
In autumn, Michele came to visit. She brought some of his writing and the handwriting matched. She insisted I keep the message and the bottle. It now sits in a glass case in my shop. That Facebook post now has 87,000 likes.
In a hard year, the discovery has brought pure joy. For a diver, this feels like a lifetime achievement.
What can be known about the author from the first paragraph
A. She would receive many gifts on her birthday
B. She hated going to school when she was young.
C. She was very enthusiastic about boats and diving
D. She would go boating with her father over summer.
25. How did the author feel when she read the note
A. Curious. B. Amazed. C. Doubtful. D. Excited.
26. What happened to the boule in the end
A. It was hidden in the wall again.
B. It was thrown back into the river.
C. It was brought back home by Michele
D. It was kept by the author as a souvenir.
27. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage
A. To stress the power of social media.
B. To show off her great achievements
C. To mark her glass-bottom boat tours.
D. To share her fun experience as a diver.
C
My mother's phone does strange things. It rings in the middle of the night, and by the time she gets to it, there's no one there. The last time we were talking about this, my mother said,"It never used to happen with the old phone. "
“You mean the rotary(转动的)phone The black one You still have that "
“Oh yeah,I have it. "
We had two of them. One was at the bar downstairs and the other was near the kitchen table upstairs. When the phone rang, I ran to answer it. I wanted to answer it. Someone somewhere thought of me, or they needed me. They took the time to look up my number, sit down and talk to me.
I remember rolling the phone cord between my fingers as I talked, just like some other girls. Sometimes, my eyes would dance as my brain drew the story a friend was telling. I wasn't going anywhere or doing anything because I was already somewhere and doing something important. I was listening and connecting. I was saying yes to this conversation and saying no to anything else.
When landline was the only line, long-distance charges used to kick in at the city limits. My mother would often say," You pay by the word, so pick a few and say them fast. " My parents used to get up at 4 in the morning to call relatives back home. My memories of those conversations are warm and loving. In those few moments, there was no one else more important. That black phone was their only way to be together.
Now we take it for granted that we can talk to anyone anywhere. Yet we forget that making that call is about connection. It's about human hearts thirsting for their lifeblood.
So if you are planning to call someone to talk, cry, celebrate or whatever, then call them. But show them that talking to them is more valuable than anything else. Devote yourself to the phone call for 5 minutes,or 10 or 60. Give yourself over to it. Fill people's hearts and let them fill yours.
What can be learned about the author's mother from Paragraphs 1-3
A. She is not satisfied with her phone.
B. She will start to use her old phone again.
C. She can't keep up with the changing times.
D. She is surprised at calls in the middle of the night.
29. What can be inferred about the author while she was using her old phone
A. She was absent-minded during calls.
B. She focused her mind on the conversations.
D. She thought by playing with the phone cord.
C. She enjoyed sharing stories with her friends,
30. Why did the author's mother urge her to speak fast over the phone
A. She was waiting for calls from her relatives.
B. She wished to cut down on their phone bill.
C. The author had nothing important to say at all.
D. The phone was their only way to connect others.
31. What does the author want to express at the end of the passage
A. People should make devoted phone calls.
B. People should not take anything for granted.
C. People should call their loved ones more often.
D. People should not forget their days of old phones.
D
Fashion designers are always looking for new materials to work with. Lately, it's all about environment-friendly materials - recycled tires, mushrooms, even pineapple fibers! What if you want such a pair of shoes Thaely is here to help.
This sneaker brand out of Dubai wants to fight the growing problem of plastic pollution. Led by 23-year-old Indian businessman Ashay Bhave, they may have found a winning approach; making shoes out of plastic grocery bags. "Thaely means"plastic bag" in the Hindi language.
"I was looking to create footwear that is cost-effective and safe for the environment," Bhave said in an interview with a newspaper. "I needed to come up with something that uses recycled plastic without creating any more plastic waste. "Plastic bags were the perfect solution. He said five trillion plastic bags are used around the world each year. "I was motivated to find a solution to this problem," Bhave said.
That solution was the fiber called ThaelyTex. Made entirely from plastic bags,the material looks and feels like leather. That sounds promising. Better yet, the production process requires no additional chemicals and produces no poisonous by-products. The result is a smart-looking pair of white low-top sneakers.
Bhave wouldn't expose the full process for making ThaelyTex, but he said that each pair of shoes was made from up to 15 plastic bags and 22 plastic bottles. Where do they get the materials Bhave told Elle that was the hardest part. "The biggest challenge we faced was right at the first step of acquiring the plastic bags. "
Finally,they got help from TrioTap Technologies, a waste management plant. Bhave said they offered to collect the bags and also process them into ThaelyTex.
So far, it seems like things are falling into place. There are already hundreds of pre-orders in place. It sounds like they have some plans for the future. "We have a few more colors coming up," said Bhave. They also plan to put out a high-top model and bring in a line of clothing. Let's hope their growth is also friendly to the environment.
Why did Bhave choose to make shoes out of plastic bags
A. To set a new footwear trend.
B. To test new materials for footwear.
C. To reduce the use of plastic bags in his home country.
D. To use recycled. plastic in an environment-friendly way.
33. What was the most difficult task for Bhave
A. Having a few more colors for Thaely.
B. Processing plastic bags into ThaelyTex.
C. Collecting enough production materials
D. Dealing with many poisonous by-products
34. The underlined part "put out" in the last paragraph probably means"
A. produce B. design C. provide D. broadcast
35. What can be the best title for this passage
A. Bhave: a promising young man
B. Thaely: killer of waste plastic bags
C. ThaelyTex;material out of plastic bags
D. TrioTap Technologies:a waste management plant
答案：
河南省新乡市2021-2022学年高三下学期第二次模拟考试（二模）英语试题（解析版）
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。介绍了《舒适的厨房》这本书。它为忙碌的现实生活提供了多种平易近人、营养丰富的食谱。
【1题详解】
主旨大意题。根据原文第二段“ Here are healthy meals the whole family can enjoy，night after night.(这里有全家人每晚都可以享用的健康膳食。)”可知这篇文章是关于食谱的。A.A dessert甜点；B.A cookbook食谱； C. Kitchen facilities厨房设施；D. Family meals家庭聚餐。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文最后一段“With 105 approachable and nutritious recipes for real, busy life, The Comfortable Kitchen is a must-have cookbook for everyone who cares about what they eat and what they make.(《舒适的厨房》为忙碌的现实生活提供了105种平易近人、营养丰富的食谱，是每个关心自己吃什么、做什么的人的必备食谱。)”可知《舒适的厨房》包含许多食谱。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据原文第四段“There are plenty of recipes with simple, flexible ingredients for a meal when desired- perfect for people who are enjoying their " food freedom" stage of their health journey. And for those who have diet restrictions, Alex clearly marks each recipe as gluten-free(无麸质), dairy-free and grain-free, as appropriate.(有很多简单、灵活的食谱，可以根据需要制作一餐，非常适合那些在健康旅程中享受“食物自由”阶段的人。对于那些有饮食限制的人，亚历克斯清楚地将每个食谱标记为无麸质、无乳制品和无谷物。)。”可推断最有可能对这本书感兴趣的是环保主义者。A. Cooks厨师；B. Environmentalists环保主义者；C. Kids孩子们；D. Publishers出版商。 故选B。
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了作者开车经过一个公交车站时，看到了一个女的独自坐在车站里，作者在犹豫了一会儿后，为她递了一瓶水，然后和她交谈了会儿，知道了她的难处，作者就将身上所有的钱以及车上的水送给了那个女的。尽管作者犹豫了一会儿，但是最终还是帮助了她。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“One morning I noticed a woman sitting alone at the bus stop. She seemed not to go to work hurriedly. She wasn't going anywhere as well. Was she waiting for the bus Did mall(商场)buses come this early when the stores wouldn't be open for hours （一天早上，我看到了一个女的独自一个人坐在公交站，她似乎也不急着去上班，好像也并不打算去哪里。她是在等车吗？商场公车会这么早就来吗？）”可知，作者看到这位女性的时候，心里充满了疑惑，不知道她坐在这里到底干什么，因此在作者看来，这位女性似乎很奇怪，故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段““She looks like she is sleeping. Why would I wake her What is wrong with me What is so hard about doing the right thing It's just a bottle of water! ”（看起来她似乎在睡觉。我为什么要去叫醒她呢？我到底怎么了？为什么做正确的事会这么难呢？只是一瓶水而已！）”以及文章第三段首句“So I drove by her again and again.（因此我开车在她身边绕来绕去。）”可知，作者一直在犹豫是否要给她送一瓶水过去，是否要去帮助她，因此将车反复开来开去，故选B。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据文章第四段“I still have a thousand questions as to why I struggled to act. Why did it take me many circles around the mall and an argument with myself I once wavered between helping her and ignoring her.（我仍然有几千个问题，关于我为什么会挣扎着采取行动？我为什么会绕着商场几圈，为什么会心里做斗争。我曾经在把帮助她还是忽视她之间犹豫不决。）”中的why struggled to act（为什么会挣扎着是否帮助她）和an argument with myself（会心里斗争）可知，此处表示我一直在内心挣扎是否要去帮助她，故此处的waver与hesitate意思相近，表示犹豫不决，不知道是否应该去帮助她，故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“There are opportunities for us to love every day. That day, I learned how love answers when asked and how love both gives and receives.（每天对我们来说有很多机会去爱。那天，我知道了当被需要时，爱是如何回应的以及爱是如何给予和接受的）”可知，本文主要讲述自己在犹豫后最终决定帮助那位女性，因此认为爱是需要付诸行动的，故选D。
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要讲述了英文单词“woman”的起源和发展。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It's a great time to think about the origin of the word "woman".”（这是一个思考“女人”这个词起源的好时机。）以及“Rather,it's a compound of "wife" and "man", a combination that can be traced back to Old English.”（相反，它是“wife”和“man”的合成词，这种合成词可以追溯到古英语。）可知，第二段说明了英文单词“woman”的起源。故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Those middle forms,“wimnan"and "wommon"with the two M's in the middle, remind me of Noah Webster's efforts to simplify English spelling by suggesting changing the spelling "woman” to“wimmen" to have the spelling better match the pronunciation.”（那些中间的形式--“wimnan”和“wommon”中间有两个M--让我想起诺亚·韦伯斯特(Noah Webster)为简化英语拼写所做的努力，他建议把“woman”改成“wimmen”，这样拼写和发音就更好了。）可知，Webster这样建议是为了把语音和拼写联系起来。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“But by the Middle English period, usage standardized into"wimman” and "wommon” And by the 1600s, the versions we know today were established:"woman".”（但是到了中古英语时期，用法被标准化为“wimman”和“wommon”。到了17世纪，我们今天所知的版本被确立为“woman”。）可知，到17世纪时，英文单词“woman”被确定下来。故选A项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“It's a great time to think about the origin of the word "woman".”（这是一个思考“woman”这个词起源的好时机。）以及后文通过四个段落主要讲述了英文单词“woman”的起源和发展。可知作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们“woman”这个词的历史。故选B项。
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述计算机科学家认为提出正确的课程并不容易，所以计算机科学家通过研究，让机器自己设计合理、正确的课程。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Unlike human students, computers don't seem to get bored or frustrated when a lesson is too easy or too hard. But just like humans, they do better when a lesson plan is just right for their level of ing up with the right curriculum isn't easy, though, so computer scientists wondered what if they could make machines design their own (与人类学生不同，当一堂课太简单或太难时，计算机似乎不会感到无聊或沮丧。但就像人类一样，当课程计划正好适合他们的技能水平时，他们会做得更好。然而，提出正确的课程并不容易，所以计算机科学家想知道，如果他们能让机器自己设计会怎么样呢？)”可知，对计算机科学家来说，提出正确的课程并不容易，所以计算机科学家想让机器自己设计合理、正确的课程。可知为计算机设计合适的课程计划是计算机科学家面临的难题，故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“One method randomly distributed blocks; with it, the Al didn't learn much. Another method remembered what the AI had struggled with in the past, and maximized difficulty accordingly. But that made the worlds too hard and sometimes even impossible to complete. (一种方法随机分布区块；有了它，AI并没有学到太多东西。另一种方法记住了AI过去遇到的困难，并相应地最大化了难度。但这让世界变得太难了，有时甚至不可能完成。)”可知，一种方法没让AI学到东西，另一种方法对AI来说太难了，两种方法都有缺点，故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The PAIRED approach is a clever way to get Al to learn, says Bart Selman, a computer scientist at Cornell University and president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. (康奈尔大学的计算机科学家，人工智能发展协会的主席Bart Selman说：“PAIRED方法是让Al学习的一种聪明方法。”)”可知，Bart Selman认为PAIRED方法是聪明的。Bart Selman对PAIRED方法持支持的态度，认为PAIRED方法有前景，故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Unlike human students, computers don't seem to get bored or frustrated when a lesson is too easy or too hard. But just like humans, they do better when a lesson plan is just right for their level of ing up with the right curriculum isn't easy, though, so computer scientists wondered what if they could make machines design their own (与人类学生不同，当一堂课太简单或太难时，计算机似乎不会感到无聊或沮丧。但就像人类一样，当课程计划正好适合他们的技能水平时，他们会做得更好。然而，提出正确的课程并不容易，所以计算机科学家想知道，如果他们能让机器自己设计会怎么样呢？)”可知，文章从第一段引入话题：计算机科学家认为提出正确的课程并不容易，所以计算机科学家想让机器自己设计合理、正确的课程。文章的标题是Artificial Intelligence Designs Lesson Plans for Itself (AI为自己设计课程)，故选D。
2022届河南省平顶山市许昌市济源市高三下学期第二次质量检测英语试题（解析版）
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了人们可以在家中使用新科技在很短的时间内免费环游世界，体验大自然的美丽与神奇。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Take a tour in Central Park, New York部分的“If you’re in the mood for greenery, this tour will definitely suit you.(如果你喜欢绿色植物，这趟旅行绝对适合你。)”可知，对于绿植爱好者来说，Central Park是最好的选择。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon, Arizona部分的“The virtual tour, provided by the National Park Service U.S. lets you discover ancient places within the canyon and explore archaeological excavations (考古挖掘) in an interactive way.(由美国国家公园管理局提供的虚拟之旅，让你在峡谷中发现古老的地方，并以互动的方式探索考古发掘。)”可知，互动的观赏方式是大峡谷之旅的独特之处。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“So let’s check out some ideas of free virtual trips you can take right now!( 所以，让我们看看一些你现在就可以进行的免费虚拟旅行的想法吧！)”可知，这四个旅行的共同点是都可以免费入场。故选A。
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了著名音乐人Michael Nesmith生平。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The Monkees television debut (首演) turned him and fellow band members Dolenz, Peter Tork and David Jones into overnight rock stars.(Monkees乐队在电视上的首次亮相使他和其他乐队成员Dolenz、Peter Tork和David Jones一夜之间成为摇滚明星。)”可知，它的第一个电视节目使Monkees乐队一夜成名。故选D。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Following the group’s breakup in 1970, Nesmith moved on to a long and creative career, not only as-a musician but as a writer, producer and director of films, author of several books, head of a media arts company and creator of a music video format that led to the creation of MTV.( 1970年乐队解散后，Nesmith开始了漫长而富有创造力的职业生涯，不仅当过音乐家，还当过编剧、制片人和电影导演，写过几本书，是一家媒体艺术公司的负责人，也是一种音乐视频格式的创造者，正是这种格式促成了MTV的诞生。)”可知，他在很多领域都有成就，因此他是一个技艺高超的人。故选A。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据上文“For the Monkees’30th anniversary he persuaded the others to reunite to record a new album, “Justus,” for which all four composed the songs and played the instruments.( 为了纪念门基乐队30周年，他说服其他乐队成员重新组合，录制了一张新专辑《Justus》，四人共同创作歌曲并演奏乐器。)”可知，他还和其他人一起进行了一次巡回演出，庆祝乐队成立30周年。a brief tour意为“巡回演出”。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Michael Nesmith, the guitarist of the 1960s pop group The Monkees, died at the age of 78. The famed singer-songwriter, who composed some of the band’s catalogue, including tracks such as “Papa Gene's Blues,” “You Told Me” and “You Just May Be the One,” died of natural causes on Friday morning, according to the statement released by his family.( 上世纪60年代流行乐队the Monkees的吉他手迈克尔·奈史密斯(Michael Nesmith)去世，享年78岁。据其家人发表的声明称，这位著名的创作型歌手于周五上午自然死亡，他为乐队创作了《Papa Gene’s Blues》、《You Told Me》和《You Just May Be The One》等歌曲。)”可知，文章主要介绍了Michael Nesmith这名著名音乐人的生平。故选B。
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了根据美国科学家的一项研究，未来几十年的气候变化可能会导致肾结石病例的增加。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“A research team from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia knew from previous studies that high temperatures and dehydration (脱水) increase the risk of developing kidney stones. The researchers said incidence (发生率) of the condition has increased in the last 20 years.( 费城儿童医院的一个研究小组从之前的研究中得知，高温和脱水会增加患肾结石的风险。研究人员表示，这种情况的发病率在过去20年有所增加。)”可知，作者提到温度增高是为了证实肾结石的发病率由于温度增高呈上升趋势。故选D。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The scientists created a model to estimate the impact of heat on future kidney stone presentations in the southeastern US state of South Carolina, which has a higher incidence of kidney stone disease.( 科学家们建立了一个模型来评估美国东南部南卡罗来纳州的高温对未来肾结石表现的影响，该州的肾结石发病率较高。)”可知，科学家们通过建立一个模型来开始研究。故选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“our analysis suggests that a warming planet will likely cause an increased burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems.( 我们的分析表明，地球变暖可能会增加医疗系统中肾结石疾病的负担。)”可推知，全球变暖可能会对人类健康产生不良影响。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“our analysis suggests that a warming planet will likely cause an increased burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems. As researchers, we have a duty to explore the burden of climate change on human health.( 我们的分析表明，地球变暖可能会增加医疗系统中肾结石疾病的负担。作为研究人员，我们有责任探索气候变化对人类健康的负担。)”可知，科学家们认为气候变化对肾结石影响是令人担忧的。故选B。
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了最近，Facebook将公司名称改为Meta，并打算进军元宇宙，该公司表示，随着公司将业务范围从社交媒体扩大到虚拟现实(VR)等领域，它将更好地涵盖自己的业务。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The company said it would better include what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).(该公司表示，随着公司将业务范围从社交媒体扩大到虚拟现实(VR)等领域，它将更好地涵盖自己的