江苏省2020-2021学年高一下学期3月英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解专题 Word版含答案

阅读理解专题
江苏省扬州市广陵区扬州中学2020-2021学年高一下学期3月月考考英语试题
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center’s Store
Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.
◆Hungry?
Our exhibits will feed your mind, but what about your body? Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The café is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour Pacific Science Center closes.
◆Rental Information
Lockers are available to store any belongs during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.
◆Support Pacific Science Center
Since 1962, Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today, Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. It’s an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.
21. Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center?
A. In Building 1. B. In Building 3.
C. At the Laser Dome. D. At the Denny Way entrance.
22. What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?
A. Train science teachers. B. Distribute science books.
C. Inspire scientific research. D. Take science to the classroom.
23. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?
A. To encourage donations. B. To advertise coming events.
C. To introduce special exhibits. D. To tell about the center’s history.
B
We all agree, surely – memorizing poetry is a good thing, and children ought to do it. But people do object. At least, they object to the idea that children should be forced to learn poetry. They tend to be people like Michael Rosen. Rosen has more practical objections to children having to learn poetry by the government’s order. Actually, Rosen is all for learning poetry, “when it feels right”, which is, he says, “one of those vague phrases much hated by people in authority and yet it is at the heart of good teaching”.
He’s onto something about the timing, but that doesn’t mean policymakers are wrong to insist on pupils learning poetry. The problem is that some influential educationists have come to see learning by heart as a waste of time when tomorrow’s adults will want skills more than information.
Let’s come to the most important objectors–children. Their objection tends to come in the least offensive form. It comes in the question: “Why are we doing this?” It’s a worthwhile inquiry. I teach at Sherborne School, where boys do learn poetry; and luckily there’s time in our lessons to answer that question.
Here’s one of the answers I give. There’ll be one time when your good friend is going to introduce you to someone with whom he wants to spend the rest of his life. There’ll be a ceremony to honour this union, and words will be very important. You’re likely to be the one who has to stand up and say, “Let me not to the marriage of true minds/ Admit impediment…” And when you do that, you’re going to be speaking for everyone in the room. Now, everybody breathes sigh of relief.
Learning poetry and reciting poetry forces us to think of it in this public way. However mysterious and intimate poetry seems, we need to remember it’s something we also share, and offer each other. So take some, and pass it on.
24. What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?
A. The right timing. B. The poetry with vague phrases.
C. The government’s order. D. The natural way to learn poetry.
25. Which of the following would be favored by some influential educationists?
A. To guide children how to recite poetry.
B. To instruct children on how to get information.
C. To teach students real life skills for the future.
D. To force children to obey the government policy.
26. As for the children’s question, the teacher should _______.
A. consider it offensive B. take it seriously
C. dismiss it as worthless D. discuss it after class
27. What’s the writer’s attitude towards poetry learning?
A. Objective. B. Supportive. C. Critical D. Disapproving.
C
Jane Austen began her second novel, Pride and Prejudice, before she was twenty-one. It was originally titled First Impression because the appearances of the characters created the plot of the novel. However, because the novel is also concerned with effects of the characters' first impressions,which is their prejudice. Austen found the title Pride and Prejudice more suitable.
The tone of the novel is light, and satirical（讽刺）. Scenes such as Mr.Collin's proposal（求婚）to Elizabeth, and Lady Catherine's visits to Lizzy at Long Bourn, provide humorous relief to the readers while at the same time showing certain features of the characters. For example, Lydia's lack of common sense and responsibility is showed when she takes pride in being the First Bennet girl to be married. Elizabeth Bennet's ability to laugh off her bad luck and to continue to be cheerful also contributes to the tone of the novel.
As a result, the mood of the novel lacks dramatic emotions. The atmosphere is cold; there are little description of the setting. The main actions of the novel are the interactions between opinions, ideas, and attitudes,which advance the plot of the novel. The emotions in the novel are to be considered beneath the surface of the story and not to be expressed to the readers directly.
＂It is a truth universally believed that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."In this statement, Austin has cleverly done three things: she has declared that the main subject of the novel will be marriage, she has recognized the humorous tone of the novel by taking a simple subject to speak intelligently of, and she has prepared the reader for chase in the novel of either a husband in search of a wife, or a woman in pursuit of a husband.
28. Characters in Pride and Prejudice impressed people with________.
A. Prejudice B. pride C. ignorance D. honesty
29. The second paragraph develops by_________.
A. following the order of time B. providing different examples
C. making comparisons D. analyzing causes
30. The first sentence in the 4th paragraph is to prove_______.
A. the truth of a marriage B. the wisdom of Jane Austen
C. the popularity of the novel D. the main subject of the novel
31. The passage may be ___________.
A. an introduction to a novel B. a biography of Jane Austen
C. a review on pride and prejudice D. a background for Pride and Prejudice
D
When Peter Fortune was ten years old, grown-up people sometimes used to tell him he was a “difficult”child. He never understood what they meant. He didn’t feel difficult at all. He didn’t throw milk bottles at the garden wall, or tip tomato ketchup over his head and pretend it was blood, or slash at his granny’s ankle with his sword, though he occasionally thought of these things. Apart from all vegetables except potatoes, and fish, eggs and cheese, there was nothing he would not eat. He wasn’t noisier or dirtier or more stupid than anyone he knew. His name was easy to say and spell. His face, which was pale and freckled, was easy enough to remember. He went to school every day like all other children and never made that much fuss about it. He was only as offensive to his sister as she was to him. Policemen never came knocking at the front door wanting to arrest him. Doctors in white coats never offered to take him away to the madhouse. As far as Peter was concerned, he was really quite easy. What was difficult about him?
It was not until he had been a grown-up himself for many years that Peter finally understood. They thought he was difficult because he was so silent. That seemed to bother people. The other problem was he liked being by himself. Not all the time, of course. Not even every day. But most days he liked to go off somewhere for an hour to his bedroom, or the park. He liked to be alone and think his thoughts.
Now, grown-ups like to think they know what’s going on inside a ten-year-old’s head. And it’s impossible to know what someone is thinking if they keep quiet about it. People would see Peter lying on his back on a summer’s afternoon, chewing a piece of grass and staring at the sky. “Peter, Peter! What are you thinking about?” they would call to him. And Peter would sit up with a start. “Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.”Grown-ups knew that something was going on inside that head, but they couldn’t hear it or see it or feel it. They couldn’t tell Peter to stop it, because they did not know what it was he was doing in there. He could have been setting his school on fire or feeding his sister to an alligator and escaping in a hot air balloon, but all they saw was a boy staring at the blue sky without blinking, a boy who did not hear you when you called his name.
As for being on his own, grown-ups didn’t much like that either. They don’t even like other grown-ups being on their own. When you join in, people can see what you’re up to. You’re up to what they’re up to. You have to join in, or you’ll spoil it for everyone else. Peter had different ideas. In fact, he thought, if people spent less time joining in and making others join in, and spent a little time each day alone remembering who they were or who they might be, then the world would be a happier place and wars might never happen...
The trouble with being a daydreamer who doesn’t say much is that the teachers at school, especially the ones who don’t know you very well, are likely to think you are rather stupid. Or, if not stupid, then dull. No one can see the amazing things that are going on in your head. A teacher who saw Peter staring out the window or at a blank sheet of paper on his desk might think that he was bored, or stuck for an answer. But the truth was quite different.
32. It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.
A. Peter liked playing practical jokes B. Peter wasn’t particular about food at all
C. boys generally did some crazy things D. Peter knew why he was called“difficult”
33. Which of the following would Peter be most likely to do?
A. To walk around a lake for quite a while. B. To break the neighbor’s fence for fun.
C. To tie a dirty dustbin to a dog’s tail. D. To sleep in the tent with his friends.
34. What is the main reason that Peter was considered“difficult”by grown-ups?
A. He was far from communicative. B. He turned a deaf ear to others.
C. He did not do well in his studies. D. He preferred to live on his own.
35. What might the author continue to write about in the following part?
A. Effective measures to help Peter out.
B. How the unique ideas Peter had amazed others.
C. Difficulties keeping Peter from learning well.
D. Further prejudice against Peter among grown-ups.
阅读理解21-23 BDA 24-27 ACBB 28-31 ABDA 32-35 CAAB
江苏省海头高级中学2020-2021学年高一下学期第一次学分认定3月英语考试
第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Chicago's museums rank among the best in the world.Below are the top four you need to visit.
The Shedd Aquarium
Location: Museum Campus, just Northeast of Soldier Field, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Tel: (312)939?2438
The Shedd aims to “inspire, entertain and educate” the public about the life in our oceans and waterways.They feature an Oceanarium, Wild Reef exhibit, Amazon River exhibit, and they pride themselves on their efforts to protect wildlife habitats.
The Art Institute of Chicago
Location: Downtown Where Adams Street Meets Michigan Avenue, 111 South Michigan Avenue
Tel: (312)443?3600
The Art Institute ranks among Chicago's most?visited museums.From French Impressionist paintings to African masks to the new wing for Modern Art, the museum offers visitors a rich cultural experience.
The Field Museum of Natural History
Location: Museum Campus, directly North of Soldier Field, 1300 S．Lake Shore Drive
Tel: (312)738?1503
The Field Museum is probably best known for its dinosaur displays, but it also has a rich and deep dedication (奉献) to “the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures.” As a collection which grew from holdings received after the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893, it currently holds, conserves, and studies more than 20 million objects.
The Chicago History Museum
Location: In Lincoln Park on Chicago's North Side, 1601 N．Clark Street
Tel: (312)642?4600
The Chicago History Museum exhibits artifacts from the depth of their 22 million item collection and from the city's past history.From the Chicago Bulls Team to the Chicago Fire of 1871, the museum covers it all and offers history information and exhibits to make Chicago's history connect to our lives today.
21．Which two museums are closer to each other?
A．The Art Institute of Chicago & The Shedd Aquarium.
B．The Chicago History Museum & The Art Institute of Chicago.
C．The Shedd Aquarium & The Field Museum of Natural History.
D．The Field Museum of Natural History & The Chicago History Museum.
22．In the Art Institute of Chicago, visitors can know about ．
A．the history of Chicago B．the 1893 Columbian Exposition
C．cultures from different countriesD．the relationship between humans and nature
23．To learn more about the history of the Chicago Bulls Team, visitors can call ．
A．(312)939?2438　　　B．(312)443?3600 C．(312)738?1503 D．(312)642?4600
B
Vanessa Berlowitz, who studied science at Oxford University, now works as a producer for the BBC.She has worked on many nature documentaries, including the 2006 BBC program Planet Earth.For this series, she travelled around the world to film the world's greatest mountains.
The job of series producer is very complex (复杂的).For Frozen Planet, a seven?part series that explores what life is like on the North and South Poles, Berlowitz had to decide when and where to film.She also had to decide how to tell the story.Every day, she helped set up the cameras, which can take hours.With the crew (工作人员), she often spent hours quietly looking or waiting for animals.She talked about the day the crew finally found a polar bear and her cubs (幼崽).
“A mother polar bear was having a hard time finding food for her cubs.But the little cubs were playing, which made her hunt difficult.I was crying with laughter when she put one of the little cubs in a hole so she could hunt.I thought, this is what mothers do！”
Berlowitz is one of very few series women producers.She hopes more women will become producers in the future.She said: “As producers, you do not have to be very physically strong, but you have to be happy to go to extreme areas.”
Berlowitz enjoys seeing new parts of the world and filming things many people have never seen before.But the best part of her work is hearing from the people who watch her documentaries.
“I got a wonderful email from an eleven?year?old girl from Iran.She was so excited that women do jobs like mine.She wants to try and follow my example.She wrote me a beautiful poem, which was about the polar bear film.It made me cry with joy，” she said.
24．What can we learn about Berlowitz's work?
A．It takes time and patience. B．It always puts her in danger.
C．It needs to be done independently. D．It has nothing to do with her major.
25．What feeling did Berlowitz express from her observation of bears?
A．Pity. B．Worry. C．Fun. D．Pride.
26．What did Berlowitz say to possible producers?
A．Grow a strong body. B．Be pleased to go to terrible places.
C．Be prepared to travel around the world. D．Learn to deal with extreme weather conditions.
27．Why did Berlowitz talk about the Iranian girl?
A．To describe her hope for the little girl. B．To prove Frozen Planet's huge influence.
C．To explain she set a good example for girls worldwide.D．To show her audience's positive response means a lot to her.
C
Seal Island is a 200?metre long island in South Africa, which is surrounded by 55 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit waters and covered with over 60，000 seals and some birds.This island has been home to many birds and seals.You may think this island is a paradise.In fact, the island is not famous for the seals or birds.However, the real stars are the great white sharks that leap out of the water to catch the seals they are hunting.
You may think that there is no way for a 15?foot long, 3，000?pound shark to hurl its body out of the water and catch a seal in midair.Actually, these sharks are called “Air Jaws”．
Over the years, the seals have gotten smarter.Now, they go out in groups of seven and eight to feed.They swim down on the sea floor, which gives them extra camouflage (掩饰).When they have to swim near the water surface, they swim in a zigzag (之字形的) pattern.But with all these tricks, they can still be outwitted (以智取胜) by the sharks.Usually, the sharks will take one seal away from its group and force it to swim on the surface, where it is easy to hunt.Sometimes, the seal is lucky and gets away, but most of them die in the process of trying to survive.
Every year, tourists go to see these amazing animals leap out of the water, sometimes flinging (抛) their whole bodies into the air when they want to catch the seals.Some people even want to go into shark cages to see the action from below！This is the reason why this island attracts thousands of tourists around the world every year.
28．What probably makes Seal Island famous?
A．The large number of seals in the water. B．The way the great white sharks hunt.
C．The beautiful scenery of the island. D．The special position of the island.
29．Why do the seals swim in a zigzag pattern?
A．To save energy. B．To warm themselves. C．To look for food. D．To avoid the white sharks.
30．We can infer from the third paragraph that ．
A．white sharks are dangerous animals B．the seals are cleverer than the white sharks
C．the sharks are successful in hunting the seals D．it is easier for the sharks to hunt the seals on the sea floor
31．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To explain why Seal Island is famous. B．To show how white sharks hunt seals.
C．To advise us to visit Seal Island. D．To ask us to protect animals.
D
After an earthquake most survivors can be expected to recover over time, particularly with the support of family and friends.Some families will be able to return to their normal life quickly, while others will have to contend with the destruction of their homes, medical problems, and injury to family members.Children especially will need time to recover from the loss of a loved one or a pet or from the closing down of their school.
Children often turn to adults for information, comfort and help.Parents should try to remain calm, answer children's questions honestly and remain understanding when they see changes in their children's behavior.
Children react differently to an earthquake depending on their ages, developmental levels and former experiences.Some will respond by withdrawing (不与人交往), while others will have angry outbursts (爆发).Parents should remain sensitive to each child's reactions.Parents should spend time talking to their children, letting them know that it's OK to ask questions and to share their worries.Although it may be hard to find time to have these talks, parents can use regular family mealtimes or bedtimes for them.They should answer questions briefly and honestly and be sure to ask their children for their opinions and ideas.Issues may come up more than once and parents should remain patient when answering the questions again.For young children, parents, after talking about the earthquake, might read a favorite story or organize a relaxing family activity to help them calm down.Parents should also tell children they are safe and spend extra time with them.They could play games outside or read together indoors.Most importantly, be sure to tell them you love them.
32．The underlined phrase “contend with” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ ”．
A．deal with B．make up C．put off D．turn back
33．When children ask the same question again, parents should ．
A．read a favorite story to comfort them B．ask them to help do some housework
C．be patient and answer the question again D．take them out to play games
34．Which of the following pieces of advice is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Keep a close watch on children's behavior. B．Tell the children they are safe.
C．Tell the children you love them. D．Ask educational experts for help.
35．What can we know from the passage?
A．All people will recover from an earthquake quickly.
B．Children may need a longer time to recover after an earthquake.
C．Children should turn to their classmates for help after an earthquake.
D．Children react in the same way as adults do to an earthquake.
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江苏省启东市吕四中学2020-2021学年高一下学期3月检测英语试卷
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Employing Unit Job Description Salary & Benefits
Apollo Group, Inc. As a System Analyst, you’re going to supply solutions to the improvement of productivity and efficiency of the corporation. You must be able to do research on the reported and identified problems of the company and will plan for solutions by using the various approaches in problem solving. $74,317/year;
health & life insurance; career development
Cengage Learning As a Business Manager you will evaluate publishing plans and offer support to attitudes or opinions on newspaper programs. This will help the improvement of the long and short plans for the business units to guarantee precise and gainful business decision. $57,000-$74,000/year;
medical coverage;
Paid vacations: holiday & personal time
Kaplan University As a Faculty Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring quality in academics and student learning experiences. You will be a key member of the academic leadership group. The position will also develop and support faculty according to national standards as well as guidelines. $58,000-$63,000/year;
on-time bonus;
vacation and sick pay
Boston University As an Assistant Professor, you’re going to help the professor with his job. You can do a wide range of work such as teaching students knowledge in your field and guiding them with their studies. You will also prepare lessons, examinations and other exercises that are necessary in the classroom or laboratory. $84,053/year;
profit sharing;
paid vacations
21. According to the Ads above, what should a System Analyst be capable of?
A. Analyzing problems and giving solutions.
B. Identifying problems of the company.
C. Improving national standards and guidelines.
D. Evaluating various problem-solving methods.
22. What might a Business Manager in Cengage Learning get?
A. $74,317 per year & Medical coverage. B. $74,000 per year & Profit sharing.
C. $68,000 per year & Paid vacations. D. $61,000 per year & On-time bonus.
23. Which unit needs a qualified academic leader?
A. Apollo Group, Inc. B. Cengage Learning.
C. Kaplan University. D.Boston University.
B
Prairie dogs（草原犬鼠）are native to the prairies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. They are actually a type of squirrel named for the place where they live and the warning call they give when they are threatened（威胁）, which sounds similar to a dog’s bark. One of the amazing things about prairie dogs is the way that they live in “towns.” These towns can contain many hundreds of prairie dog families.
Prairie dogs like to live with other prairie dogs, so they join together to make prairie dog towns. These are collections of prairie dog families that can cover one or two square kilometers. Prairie dog towns are big because each family lives in their own tunnel（地道）system, which is usually 10-30 meters wide. Families are usually made up of 1 male, 2 to 4 females, and their children. When the young prairie dogs reach three years of age, they leave home to found their own families on the edges（边缘）of the town.
Prairie dog tunnels usually have several chambers. These chambers are like rooms in a house. Female prairie dogs use them when they give birth and when they raise their babies. The other chambers are used by the family for sleeping. To make them comfortable, prairie dogs separate the chambers by lining the walls with grass. The tunnels are also used for protection when prairie dogs are threatened by other animals. For this reason they are designed with two or more holes serving as doors.
Prairie dogs like living in towns and they even make social visits to each other. When two friendly prairie dogs meet, they greet each other with a kind of kiss. However, the male prairie dogs defend the borders of the family’s tunnel system against enemies. Prairie dog towns have conflicts, social gatherings, and cooperation just like a human town, which makes them very interesting.
24. What do we know about prairie dogs?
A. They bark like squirrels. B. They are group animals.
C. They are an endangered species. D. They are wild dogs living on grasslands.
25. How does the author explain the function of chambers in Paragraph 3?
A. By giving the meaning of chambers. B. By describing how chambers are built.
C. By comparing chambers to human homes. D. By classifying the contents of chambers.
26. Why are tunnels designed with many holes?
A. To let in fresh air. B. To make it comfortable for sleep.
C. To avoid being crowded in and out. D. To run away from dangerous enemies.
27. The last paragraph is mainly about prairie dogs’ ________.
A. social life B. social structure C. hunting habits D. living environment
C
The technology of autonomous（自动驾驶的）vehicles (AVs) is advancing rapidly, but have we really thought how they’ll work? In this report on AVs in Australia, Austroads paints both positive and negative scenarios（场景）for the future.
The positive scenario suggests that AVs could reduce car ownership and use thanks to a large number of shared and connected AVs. But for this scenario to work, AVs must be shared and not privately owned and there must be a good enough public transport（运输）system, which is not the present situation in most Australian cities, suggesting it’s unlikely that the arrival of AVs will reduce our dependence on private cars.
I once spoke to a group of car owners working outside the centre of Sydney, who used their cars to do all kinds of things. They saw their cars as spaces of climate-controlled comfort, where they could have time alone, away from busy lives. They also expressed a strong belief that Australians have a basic right to be comfortable, protected and autonomously mobile.
Is public transport good enough? If AVs are to reduce car ownership and use, we will need to drive less than we currently do. This requires other useful and reliable transport choices. Yet for many of us, taking public transport remains difficult: we are car dependent because we have little choice.
However, AVs really have many advantages over private cars. AVs don’t need to be parked nearby to their rider, and they can go off and park themselves wherever there’s a free space. Imagine the scenario of someone currently driving 10km to work each day and paying $10 to park.
In the world of fully autonomous vehicles, they would certainly choose to save that $10 per day and have their car drive them to work, drop them off, take itself home, only to return when the driver orders it to come at the end of the day. That makes a 20 km a day or a 40 km a day. And imagine that for millions of households across the city.
In addition, AVs will ensure that time in the car is more pleasurable and useful. Being stuck in a traffic jam might not be such a pain if you could be working, reading, watching a movie, having a coffee with friends, playing with the dog, or starting Friday night drinks early.
So, when considering the influence of AVs, we need to be careful. The automotive（机动车辆的）industry is powerful. We need to be prepared for AVs to strengthen, rather than replace, the present situation of car ownership and use.
28. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. Australians consider their cars as a burden.
B. Australians depend heavily on their cars.
C. Australians live a very busy and stressful life.
D. Australians can not afford to own private cars.
29. What do we know about Australia’s public transport?
A. Many Australians still can’t benefit from it.
B. It is a reliable choice for the majority of people.
C. Its convenience makes it favored by many Australians.
D. Much progress has been made in public transport.
30. According to the passage, compared with private cars, AVs ________.
A. can enable their users to avoid being stuck in traffic jams.
B. can keep their users away from busy life.
C. will help their users make more friends.
D. will save their users’ trouble of parking cars.
31. Which of the following does the author most probably agree with?
A. AVs will effectively solve all serious problems in cities.
B. AVs will probably increase the amount of driving instead of reducing it.
C. AVs will lead to a significant reduction in private car ownership.
D. AVs will completely replace the present situation of car use.
D.
A vaccine (疫苗) that protects against one of the main common cold viruses has been shown to be safe and effective in a clinical trial and could be available by 2024.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) spreads so easily that more than 90 percent of people have experienced their first infection (感染) by the age of 2. It usually causes cold-like symptoms but can lead to severe illness in young children and older people. All around the world, about 60,000 children under the age of 5 and 14,000 people over the age of 65 die each year after developing the virus.
Developing vaccines against RSV and other respiratory viruses has been difficult because the respiratory tract (呼吸道) is a surface exposed directly to the outside world, says Kirsten Spann at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
In recent years, however, there has been rapid progress in finding new ways to improve immunity against respiratory viruses.
Several RSV vaccines are being tested in clinical trials, including one made by German company Bavarian Nordic. Its vaccine is designed to build immunity against RSV by exposing me body to five small fragments of the virus.
In a clinical trial(临床试验) involving 420 adults aged 55 and older, a single injection (注射) of the vaccine in the upper arm increased the levels of RSV-fighting antibodies inside the nose by three times and caused no serious side effects.
This immune response lasted for six months ---- enough to cover a winter cold season ---- and was restored with a booster shot at 12 months.
The results are promising, but more research is needed to see if the immune response is strong enough to prevent RSV infections, says Spann.
Bavarian Nordic is now planning a bigger clinical trial of its RSV vaccine that is scheduled to begin in 2021 and will involve more than 12,000 adults. If the results are positive, the company hopes to make the vaccine available by 2024. The firm plans to offer the vaccine to children too, but not until it has passed clinical trials involving people in this age range
32. What do we know about RSV?
A. It takes thousands of lives every year. B It is a newly discovered virus.
C. It is the deadliest cold virus. D. It mainly puts older adults’ lives at risk-
33. Which word can best describe the development of RSV vaccines?
A. Creative B. Challenging. C. Interesting D. Dangerous.
34. What was one feature of the RSV vaccine developed by Bavarian Nordic?
A. It had no human subjects(实验对象).
B. It had no serious side effects.
C. The immune response lasted for 12 months.
D. The immune response could prevent RSV infections.
35. What does Bavarian Nordic plan to do in 2021?
A. Follow the 420 adults in its early clinical trial.
B. Offer its RSV vaccines to children.
C. Put its RSV vaccines on the market.
D. Continue its clinical trial.
阅读：21-23 ACC 24-27 BCDA 28-31 BADB 32-35 ABBD
江苏省连云港市赣榆智贤中学2020-2021学年高一3月月考英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It's nothing,”I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I'm in no hurry,” she said. “I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter（计价器）.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let's go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I owe you?” she asked.
“Nothing.”I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered.“Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held on to me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark,“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
21. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A. show she was familiar with the city B. see some places for the last time
C. let the driver earn more money D. reach the destination on time
22. The taxi driver did not charge（收费） the old woman because he ______.
A. wanted to help her B. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advance D. was in a hurry to take other passengers
23. What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure.
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D. People should learn to appreciate others' concern.
B
For many years the school system in Finland has been very successful. In the PISA survey, which compares reading, math and science knowledge of 15-year-olds around the world, Finland is not only the top European country but also competes with Asian giants like Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea. But what makes the educational system in this small country so different from others in the western world?
Until the 1960s Finland’s school system had been influenced largely by its neighbor, the Soviet Union. Most students left school after six years; some went on to private schools. Only the wealthy ones got a better education. In the middle of the 1960s the Finnish government saw the need to change and modernize their education system if they wanted to be internationally competitive. Lawmakers made a simple decision: a basic school for all the 7- to 16-year-olds. Compulsory education begins at 7. The government makes it possible for all children to attend preschool（幼儿园） as well.
Most of Finland’s schools get their money from the government. The people who are in charge of the education system, from teachers to officials are trained teachers, not politicians like in other countries.
Teachers work with their pupils in school as much as possible. When teachers are not with the pupils, they spend a lot of time in schools working on the curriculum（课程） and new projects. Schools in Finland are small, at least for international standards. So teachers know every pupil in their school and try everything to succeed with their pupils. That is why dropout rates are low compared to other countries. In contrast to other nations, teachers in Finland are highly respected. Finland selects its teachers very carefully: only talented students go on to a university and receive a master’s degree in education. Finland only takes the best to educate its youth.
All Finnish children, whether they come from the city or the country, whether from a rich or poor family, have the same chances in education. There are not so many differences between the wealthy and poor, as in America or other western European countries. Education experts say that there is very little difference between very good and the worst students. Two thirds of Finnish pupils move on to higher education, the highest rate in the European Union.
24. What did the Finland government do in the middle of the 1960s?
A. They changed the school system.
B. They lengthened （延长）preschool education.
C. They encouraged students to go to private school.
D. They learned modern education from neighboring countries.
25. We can learn from the text that ______________.
A. the children in Finland are educated equally
B. the children in Finland attend preschool at the age of six
C. the school system in Finland is better than that in Singapore
D. the school equipment in Finland doesn’t meet international standards
26. The author mentions Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea to show________.
A. Asian countries are successful in school education
B. the school system in Finland has been very successful
C. students in these places are better than those in European countries
D. the educational system in Asia is different from that in the western world
27. What can be the best title for the text?
A. What Differences European Schools Have
B. What Good Schools Provide Students with
C. Why Finland’s School System Is Successful
D. Why Finland’s School System Has Changed
C
By now, most people know they should be eating more vegetables. But are there ways to get?more from the vegetables you already eat? A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, it's not only how much we eat, but also how we prepare them, that decides the vitamins and other nutrients that enter our body.
Many studies show that people who eat lots of vegetables have less heart disease, and eye problems and even cancer. But raw vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who eat raw food were short of lycopene, the matter found in tomatoes and other red vegetables. “There is an idea that raw foods are always going to be better，” says Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohio State University. “For fruits and vegetables, sometimes a little bit of cooking can be helpful.”
A number of factors decide how the vegetables do good to people's health before they reach the table,?including where and how they were grown and stored before being bought. No single cooking way is best. Some nutrients are easily lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways.
Vitamins C and B are often lost. In January, another report said that boiling was better for carrots than frying or serving them raw. Frying was the worst way to cook.
What cooked with the vegetables can also be important? When the vegetables were cooked with fat, the diners can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of vegetables better, meaning that people will eat more of them. Putting on some other things that make it taste better—a little salt—can make the food taste better.
28. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. people should eat more vegetables B. the way people eat vegetables is important
C. eating vegetables is good for us D. how much vegetables one should eat
29. The people who eat the raw vegetables for a long time will ________.
A. have the eyes problems B. have heart disease
C. be in need of lycopene? D. hate eating tomatoes
30. The following decide how the vegetables do good to people EXCEPT ________.
A. the place where the vegetables are grown? B. the way how the vegetables are stored
C. the way how the vegetables are prepared?? D. the price at which the vegetable are sold
31. From the last paragraph, we can know ________.
A. it's better to cook vegetables with the fat
B. the more fat in the cooking, the fewer vegetables people will eat
C. it's better to cook the vegetables without salt
D. the fat will increase the nutrition of the vegetables
D
Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.
After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.
Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different Spots for free. Larry didn’t even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.
Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.
32. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?
A. His daughter had grown up. B. He had become a famous diver.
C. His father would dive with him. D. His daughter would dive with him.
33. What can be inferred from Paragraph2?
A. Larry had some privileges（特权）. B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.
C. Divers had to buy diving equipment. D. Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.
34. What can be learned from the underlined sentence?
A. Larry didn’t wear a watch. B. Larry was not good at math.
C. Larry had a poor memory. D. Larry enjoyed the adventure.
35. What did Larry expect his daughter to do?
A. Become a successful diver. B. Make a good diving guide.
C. Take a lot of photo underwater. D. Have longer hours of training
阅读理解：21—23 BAC 24—27AABC 28-31 BCDA 32—35 DADA
28.文章主要介绍了食用蔬菜的方法，可以影响其营养的吸收，从文章第一段的第二句可以推出这一主题。故该题的正确答案为B项。
29.根据第二段的第三句可知，调查表明长期食用生鲜蔬菜的人体内缺少lycopene，因此可判断该题的正确答案为C项。
30.根据文章第三段的第一句可知A、B两项都能影响蔬菜的食用效果；从文章第一段的“but also how we prepare them”可知烹饪方法也有影响；而文章没有提到蔬菜的价格问题，故该题的正确答案为D项。
31.从文章的最后一段可知，做菜时放点肉和盐，可以使蔬菜更美味，营养更易吸收，但不会增加蔬菜本身的营养，因而排除B、C、D三项，故该题的正确答案为A项。
江苏省南京师范大学苏州实验学校2020-2021学年下学期高一学情调查（一）英语试卷
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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21．What is the Lively Flip?
A．A computer. B．A cellphone. C．A car charger. D．An e-book.
22．What can you do with the Lively Flip?
A．Write texts or make calls by using your voice.
B．Build a long-term relationship with a doctor.
C．Download the Jitterbug? Link apps for free.
D．Keep informed of your love’s well-being.
23．Who is the Lively Flip probably intended for?
A．Teenagers who seek online friendships.
B．Working parents who look after babies.
C．Sick people who are staying in hospital.
D．Elderly people who live by themselves.
B
Not long ago, Egypt marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal. The canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. It helped speed world trade between the East and the West. But the man-made waterway has also helped speed the rise of other things, such as invasive(入侵
的)non-native species. Scientists say the invasive creatures have damaged the Mediterranean’s environment and caused native species to disappear.
The number of non-native creatures has risen since the Suez Canal was widened in 2015. The “New Suez Canal” has raised concerns in Europe and brought disagreement from many Mediterranean countries. Bella Galil is an Israeli biologist who has studied the Mediterranean for over 30 years. She says much of the ecologicaldamage cannot be repaired. She said urgent action is needed to ease the effects of the invasive fish and other sea life.
Galil works at Tel Aviv University’s Steinhardt Museum of Natural History. She noted that the widening and
deepening of the Suez Canal has created a “moving aquarium” of species. These creatures could make coastal waters almost unusable for human beings. Galil believes the number of invasive species has reached 400. That is twice the number 30 years ago. She said this is a “historic example of the dangers of unintended consequences.”
Israel is now dealing with huge numbers of poisonous jellyfish that affect coastal power centers and keep
people from visiting the seashore. Other poisonous species, such as the lionfish and silver-cheeked toadfish, are also appearing.
Galil said the problems of invasive species can be compared to those of climate change, pollution and
over-fishing. She argues that the new species have caused a major “restructuring” of the environment. This has endangered native species.
Some experts have suggested that increasing salt levels in the canal itself could create a barrier(障碍物) that
would keep invasive species out.
24．What lesson can we learn from the effects of the Suez Canal?
A．Seeing is believing. B．Every coin has two sides.
C．Let nature take its course. D．Everyone makes mistakes.
25．What’s the attitude of many Mediterranean countries towards the“New Suez Canal"?
A．Uncaring. B．Unclear. C．Supportive. D．Against.
26．What is the ecological environment like after the Suez Canal reconstruction?
A．It is from bad to worse. B．It remains the same.
C．It improves a great deal. D．It has become a completely new one.
27．Why did Galil mention climate change,pollution and over-fishing in paragraph 5?
A．To add some background information.
B．To stress the harm of invasive species.
C．To solve the problem of invasive species.
D．To compare their similarities and differences.
C
August 1990,Boston Dear Maya Shao-ming,
To me,June 6,1990 is a special day.My long-awaited dream came true the minute your father cried,“A girl!”
You are more than just a second child,more than just a girl to match our boy.You,little daughter,are the link to our female line,the legacy of another woman’s pain and sacrifice 31 years ago.
Let me tell you about your Chinese grandmother.Somewhere in Hong Kong,in the late fifties,a young
waitress found herself pregnant(怀孕)by a cook,probably a co-worker at her restaurant.She carried the baby to term,suffered to give it birth,and kept the little girl for the first three months of her life.I like to think that my mother—your grandmother—loved me and fought to raise me on her own,but that the daily struggle was too hard.Worn down by the demands of the new baby and perhaps the constant threat of starvation,she made the painful decision to give away her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life.
More likely,I was dropped at the orphanage(孤儿院)steps or somewhere else.I will probably never know the
truth.Having a baby in her unmarried state would have brought shame on the family in China,so she probably
kept my existence a secret.Once I was out of her life,it was as if I had never been born.And so you and your brother and I are the missing leaves on a family tree.
Do they ever wonder if we exist?
Before I was two,I was adopted by an Anglo couple.Fed three square meals a day,I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offer—books,music,education,church life and community activities.In a family of blue-eyed blonds,though,I stood out like a sore thumb.Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different,my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin,or made fun of my clumsy walk.Moody and impatient,burdened by fears that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need,I was not an easy child to love.My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years,but gradually came to see one another as real human beings with faults and talents,and as women of strength in our own right.Lacking a mirror image in the mother who raised me,I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own.The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.
But part of me will always be missing:my beginnings,my personal history,all the delicate details that give a
person her origin.Nevertheless,someone gave me a lucky name“Siu Wai”.“Siu”means“little”,and“Wai”means“clever”.Therefore,my baby name was“Clever little one.”Who chose those words?Who cared enough to note my arrival in the world?
I lost my Chinese name for 18 years.It was Americanized for convenience to“Sue”.But like an ill-fitting
coat,it made me uncomfortable.I hated the name.But even more,I hated being Chinese.It took many years to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my birth-name.That,plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you.Not white,certainly,but not really Asian,I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you.Your name,“Shao-ming”,is very much like mine—“Shao”means“little”.And“ming”is“bright”,as in a shining sun or moon.Whose lives will you brighten,little Maya?Your past is more complete than mine,and each day I cradle you in your babyhood,generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years.When I pat you,I comfort the lost
baby inside me who still cries for her mother.
Sweet Maya,it doesn’t matter what you“become”later on.You have already fulfilled my wildest dreams.
I love you. Mammy
28．Why is June 6,1990 a special day for Mommy?
A．Her dream of being a mother came true.
B．She found her origin from her Chinese mother.
C．She wrote the letter to her daughter.
D．Her female line was well linked.
29．How does Mommy feel about her being given away?
A．It is bitter and disappointing.
B．It is painful but understandable.
C．She feels sorry but sympathetic.
D．She feels hurt and angry.
30．What does“I stood out like a sore thumb”in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．I walked clumsily out of pains.
B．I was not easy to love due to jealousy.
C．I was impatient out of fear.
D．I looked different from others.
31．What can be inferred from Mommy’s Anglo family life?
A．She used to experience an identity crisis.
B．She fought against her American identity.
C．She forgot the pains of her early years.
D．She kept her love for Asia from childhood
D
The tornado came without any sign—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. The bones of the house shook, and
the power went out. Pink insulation（绝缘材料） flew into the room from a trapdoor to the attic, and the wind began to roar through the house. We had three flights of steps to navigate to get to the relative safety of the first floor. Because the closet(贮藏室) down there is wedged underneath a brick staircase, it seemed like the secure place in our town house to wait things out.
I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as
the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped(握) the banister and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.
As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass that looked like broken ice
flew everywhere. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch whipped through the doorframe. It flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled us. The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.
Instantly I reached the closet, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself
because of the wind. I gripped Jimmy’s arm as the tornado sucked the door open and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out and into the bay. “Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.
All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone.
And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Jimmy said he’d go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Don’t leave me.”
Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit
were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.
32．What can be inferred from Para 1?
A．Weather forecast(预报) reported the weather change as it developed.
B．The couple enjoyed watching TV and discussing weather.
C．The presidential debate was about to put an end.
D．Everything seemed to be fine before the tornado came.
33．How did the author impress on us the damage of tornado?
A．By concrete description. B．By giving examples.
C．By making comparisons. D．By follow-up reports.
34．What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Para 4?
A．We had a narrow escape among the flying tree branch.
B．The flying tree branch was so close to us that we had been impaled.
C．If we had gone further, shards of glass would have hit us.
D．If we had been one step up, we would have reached the safe place.
35．From the passage we can know that ______.
The author’s house was completely destroyed in the tornado.
There was no floor underneath the author because she was lifted off her feet.
The couple eventually made it down the steps and survive the tornado.
Jimmy was flown out of the closet because there was nothing for him to hold on to.
阅读理解
21-25 BADBD 26-30 ABDBD 31-35 ADAAC