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高二年级10 月联考试题（英语）1/8 2021-2022 学年第一学期期中联考高二英语学科试卷 考试时间：共120 分钟 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的 姓名、考号、座位号、学校、班级等考生信息准确无误地填写在答题卡上，同时用2B 铅笔 将考号信息点涂黑。使用条形码的须将条形码粘贴到答题卡条形码框内。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每个小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡相应题号的区域内，写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50 分） 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 Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room？Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird？Find your answers in Time Magazine's 25"Best Inventions"．Here，we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you． Talking Gloves Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people？Here is the "helping hand" you need．Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others．The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smart phone．Then the smart phone changes the text to spoken words． Google Glasses Google Glasses are like a computer built into the frame of a pair of glasses. With its 1.3-centimeter display， the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger．The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system．Users can take and share photos，check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up，down，left and right． Indoor Clouds It's not virtual but a real world． Dutch artist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine. But it required careful planning-the temperature，humidity and lighting all had to be just right．Once everything was ready，the cloud formed in the air with the machine．But it only lasted for a short while． Wingsuits The suit realizes your dream of flying like a bird．Well，not exactly flying，but gliding（滑 翔）through the air．It increases the surface area of the human body，which makes it easier for people to float in the air．Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30seconds． 1. Who will be the users of “Talking Gloves”? A．trained people B．familiar people C．normal people D．disabled people 高二年级10 月联考试题（英语）2/8 2．How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet？ A．By moving the mouse． B．By touching the keyboard． C．By touching the frame． D．By moving the eyeballs． 3．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A．introduce some interesting inventions B．encourage people to buy these products C．draw people's attention to technology D．bring some pleasure to young readers． B A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.“You are employed,” he said.“Give me your e-mail address and I'lI send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”The man replied, “But I don't have a computer,neither an e-mail. ” “I'm sorry. ” said the HR manager,“If you don't have an e-mail,that means you do not exist. And whoever doesn't exist cannot have the job. ” The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his money. He repeated the operation three times,and returned home happily with 60 dollars. The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day early, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers(零售商）in the US. He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance(保险). He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied,“I don't have an e-mail. ” The broker answered curiously, “You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!” 4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world. B. Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft. C.The man didn't give up though he failed the interview. D. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket. 5. The underlined word “tripled”can be replaced by ________. A.became large B.became 3 times C.increased quickly D.decreased quickly 6. The man can be described as ________. A.helpful and considerate B. positive and generous C. smart and hardworking D.stubborn and unselfish 7.Which proverb can best describe the story? A. No pains, no gains. B.Where there is a will,there is a way. C.Accidents will happen. D. Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 高二年级10 月联考试题（英语）3/8 C What are scientists? They are often described as gray-haired white-coated dull scholars. But the world has changed. Young scientists are making their voices heard and releasing their powers on the world stage. This is also true in China. Rising stars include new materials expert Gong Yongji, university professor Liu Mingzhen, and biologist Wan Ruixue. At the age of 28 in 2018,Wan Ruixue received the 2018 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. This is a global prize to reward outstanding scientists at an early stage of their careers. She focuses mainly on biomedicine and artificial intelligence. “Both are cutting-edge (前沿） technologies at an early stage of development,” she said. “So, I think they have great potential to be developed. I think in the study of. cutting-edge technologies , China and other leading countries in the world are standing on the same starting line. And in the study of structural biology, China is likely to become the leader. ” She felt it was her fate to become a biologist. “I grew interested in the natural world, when I was very young,”she said. In 2009,she entered Sun Yat-sen University. In her third year at the university, she realized that she wanted to do something related to biomedicine. So she emailed China's top biologist Shi Yigong, hoping to join his lab at Tsinghua University. Shi recognized her talent and welcomed her. Years of efforts at the lab have paid off. Her research on the high-definition 3D structure of spliceosome led to a scientific breakthrough. Unlike many of other young scientists who choose to pursue further study abroad, Wan currently has no plan to go overseas. “The whole ecosystem for scientific research is continually improving in China,” she said, adding the country has great science facilities. 8. What does the underlined word “releasing”in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Taking over. B. Getting over. C.Finding out. D. Giving out. 9. What does Wan Ruixue feel about the study of cutting-edge technologies in China? A. Anxious. B. Confident. C.Disappointed. D.Satisfied. 10. What can we learn about Wan Ruixue's journey of becoming a biologist? A. Her teacher led her into the field. B. She finds it's easier than she thought. C.Her contribution has been recognized. D. She thinks it's boring but worth trying. 11. Which can be the best title of the text? A. Rising Young Scientists in China B.China's Breakthrough in Science C.Wan Ruixue: A Successful Young Scientist D.New Image of Chinese Scientists D In New Jersey,there's a row of houses with a green lawn(草坪) that kids can't enjoy."It's really frustrating. These lawns are useless to me,”Alice,a suburban mom in New Jersey said. She lives in a beautiful community full of green lawns. It's the middle of summer,but there are no dandelions in sight. And that's the problem: the lawns are so green because they’re full of pesticides, Warning signs urge parents to keep kids off the chemical-laden grass. 高二年级10 月联考试题（英语）4/8 Alice says that most lawns and parks in her area are like this.There are plenty of them,but her kids can't play in them.“I just want to let my baby experie