高二上学期英语定时训练1

高二（上）1总分：70分 出题人：一、阅读理解（2.527.5分）ARecently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.Mybrother,motherandIliveinHawaii.Ourfarmisatleastadozenmilesfromeventhemostbasicofservices.Therefore,Itakeweeklytripstotheshoptogetsupplies.Aboutamonthago,Ifinishedloadingupthecarandwasabouttoleave,whenapieceofpaperonthegroundcaughtmyeye.Ipickeditupandreaditcarefully.InstantlyIwasthankfulthatIhaddonethat.Itwasareceipt(收据)fromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,recordingtheowner’spaymentofherVehicle’sRegistrationfees.AtfirstIthoughtthatIcouldfindtheowner.SoIwaitedthereforaboutanhour.Althoughthereceipthadbeensweptbythewind,wherewouldIfindtheownerinthebusy,crowdedparkinglot?Ilookedoverthereceiptforcontactoranypersonaldata,perhapsalicensetag牌照)ortelephonenumber.Icheckedthedate,thefeespaid,notedthenameoftheownerandpocketedthepaper.Iconcludedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputthereceiptinanenvelopeandsendittotheownerfirstthenextmorning.Bytheendoftheweek,Ireceivedabeautiful“thankyou”letterfromaverygratefulandhappywomancontainingahandwrittenmessageandacard.Intheletter,thewomanexplainedhowthewindtookherreceiptfromapocketinhercar'spassengerdoor.Shehadsearchedeverywhereforquitesometimebeforegivingup.ItfeltgreattoknowIhadhelpedsomeoneavoidalossbydoingsomethingwhichatfirstglanceseemedlittleandunimportant.Whatinformationdidthewritergetfromthepaper?Thewoman’sname. B.Thewoman’saddress.C.Thewoman’sphonenumber. D.Thewoman’slicenseplatenumber.Howdidthewomanlosethereceipt?Itfellontothefloor. B.Sheleftitintheparkinglot.blewitaway. D.Sheforgotwhereshehadputit.Whatisthetextintendedtotellus?Actionsspeakerlouderthanwords. B.Neverloseheartanyway.C.Smallthingsstillmakeabigdifference.D.Thinkcarefullybeforeyouact.BEveryyeararoundtheworld,humanswasteanestimated1.3billiontonsoffood.Thishappenseventhoughmanypeoplegohungry.Sosomepeoplehavemadeittheirlife’sworkclaimingfoodbeforeitgoestowasteandthengivingittopeoplewhoarehungry.OneofthosepeopleisBrettMyers.In2011,MyersstartedNourishNow,afoodrecoveryandfoodbankintheU.S.stateofMaryland.Thisnonprofitorganizationcollectsfoodandthengivesittothepoorandorganizationsthatsupportthem.“NourishNowisafoodrecovery-basedfoodbankthatrecoversfoodfromrestaurants,cateringcompanies,grocerystores,hotels,farmsandmore.Andthendonatesthatfooddirectlytofamiliesinneed,kidsinneedatlocalschools.”Eachmonth,itrecoversmorethan20,000kilogramsoffoodandserves700needyfamilies,schoolsandsocialorganizations.Everyday,staffandvolunteersrepackagethedonationsanddistributethemtorecipients(接受者)．AwomannamedRhodaisoneoftherecipients.ShedescribesthequalityofthefooddeliveredtoherfamilybyNourishNow.“Itconsistsoffreshfood,fruitsandvegetables.Youwillgetbread.Sometimesyougetdairyproductssuchasyogurtormilk.Andyouwillgetsomemeatitemsalso.Andifyougetluckyyoumightgetcookedfood,orpreparedsalads,andstufflikethat.”Thesuppliescanfeedafamilyforfivedays.Eachrecipientisabletoreceivefoodevery30days.Andthepackagesaremadetofitthedietaryneedsofeachfamily.Besidesfamilies,theorganizationalsodonatessmallmealscalledsnackstoseveralnearbyschoolsandsocialorganizations.NourishNowhasgrownconsiderablysinceitopened.Brendaisoneofthem.Partofherjobasavolunteeristomakesurethatnoneofthefoodgoestowaste.“Inthemorning,Imakesurethatallthethingsthatcamelateyesterdaygetputawaysothatweusethatlast,andweusedthethingsthatcamethedaybeforefirst,sothatwe’realwaysgivingfreshfoodandwe’renotthrowingoutanything.”WhatdoweknowaboutNourishNow?Itdonatesmoneytothepoor. B.Itbenefitsfromcollectingfood.C.Itgetsfoodfrommanyplaces. D.Itdistributesfoodonlytothepoor.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?NourishNow. B.Foodbanks.C.Thepoor. D.Organizations.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoclarifywiththeexampleRhodainParagraph5?Shecangetfooddonationseveryfivedays.Sheisn’tsatisfiedwiththefoodsupplied.Eatingbettercankeeppeoplehealthier.Therecoveredfoodisfreshandrich.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?PeopleShouldTakeCareoftheWeak.fromStarvation.NourishNowCallsonPeopletoSaveFood.toFeedtheHungry.CImaginedrivingbehindahugetruckshootingcloudsofsmokeintotheairwhileyournewfullyelectricvehiclecleansupitscarbonemissions.Thisdreammaysoonbeareality.AteamofstudentsintheNetherlandshascreatedanelectriccarthatnotonlydoesn’tproducecarbondioxidewhendriving,butactuallypullsitoutoftheair.Thetwo-seatersportscarwasdesignedandbuiltinlessthanayearbyateamof35studentsatEindhovenUniversityofTechnology.Called“ZEM”,whichstandsfor“ZeroEmissionMobility”,thecarisequippedwithspecialdevicesthatremovecarbondioxidefromtheairasitdrives.TheteamcalculatesifZEMisdrivenabout32,000kilometres,itcanremove2kilogrammesofcarbondioxidefromtheair.That’snotahugeamount,but10ZEMcarsontheroadforayearwouldremoveasmuchcarbondioxideasatypicaltreedoesduringthattime.Theypointoutthatthereareoverabillionpassengercarsintheworldthatcouldbeusingthistechnology.Andifabillioncarswereremovingcarbondioxideinsteadofproducingit,theresultwouldbehuge.ZEMalsohasseveralotherinnovationsthathelptomakeitmoresustainable:Thecar’sframeandpanels(控制板)are3Dprintedtoreducewaste;itwasbuiltusingrecycledandrecyclablematerials;anditcanbeeasilytakenapartsothatmanyofitspartscanbereused.ZEM’sbatteryisalsoreusable,andhasanotherhandyfeature:Itcanbechargedwithsolarpanelsonthecar’sroof—andcanevenbeusedtoprovidepowertoyourhousewhenthecarisn’tontheroad.Accordingtothestatistics,transportationwasresponsibleforover20%ofglobalcarbondioxideemissionsin2020-andofthoseemissions,carswereresponsiblefor41%.TheEindhoventeamsaysitsgoalistochallengetheelectriccarindustry:If35studentscanbuildacarlikethisinlessthanayear,thensurelycarmanufacturers生产商areexpectedtoadopttheseinnovations,too.WhatisspecialaboutZEM?Itcanendtheworld’sCO₂,release. B.Itcancutthetruck’sCO₂,emissions.C.ItcanreducethelevelofCO₂,intheair. D.ItcanabsorbdirtyairaswellasCO₂.WhydoestheteamcalculatetheamountofCO₂,absorbedbyZEMinParagraph2?TodemonstrateasuperbvisionofZEMcars.ToexplainhowZEMremovesCO₂,astreesdo.Toillustratetheongoingchangeincarmaking.ToshowtheinfluenceofZEMonthecarmarket.Whatdoweknowaboutallthecomponents（零部件）ofZEM?Theyareofhighquality. B.Theyareeasytoprocess.C.Theyareconvenienttoprint. D.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.WhatdoestheEindhoventeamhopetoachieveinthefuture?Sharpdeclineinfuelconsumption. B.MassproductionofZEMcars.C.Bigsuccessinbeatingothercarmakers. D.Dramaticchangesintransportation.二、七选五（2.512.5分）Responsibilityisanadmirablecharacterthatmakeslifebetterforeveryonearoundyou.12It’salsoaboutmakingproperchoicesanddoingwhatisright.Showingresponsibilityisn’talwayseasy,butpractisingandmakinganeffortwillhelpyouimproveovertime.Thinkoftheresultsbeforespeakingoracting.Baddecisionsoftenleadtoalotofnewproblems.Manytimes,youcanavoidtheseproblemsbythinkingaboutwhatyou’reabouttodobeforeyougothroughwithit.Irresponsiblepeopleoftenmakedecisionswithoutrealizinghowtheyareaffectingothers.1314Takeatimeouttolookbackonwhatyouhavesaidordone,especiallyafteradifficultdecision.Byreflecting,yougiveyourselfachancetomakebetterdecisions.Considerwhatwentright,whatwentwrong,andwhatyoucoulddodifferentlynexttime.Usewhatyoulearntobecomewiserandmoreresponsible.Tellthetruthtobehonestwithothers.Ifyou’rehonest,peoplewillbelieveyouarearesponsibleperson.Trytobeashonestaspossible.Lyingleadstodeeperholesinthelongrun,soadmitwhenyoudosomethingwrong15Butit’ssomethingyoucanhandlewhenyou’rearesponsibleperson.Apologizeforanymistakeyoumake.Nooneisperfect,andnomatterhowresponsibleyoutrytobe,youmightmessupsometimes.16Ifyouhurtsomeone,tellthemyouaresorryandwilldobetternexttime.Thiscanbeverytoughtodoattimes.Insteadofhidingyourmistakes,admitthem.Findsolutionstoproblemsinsteadofblamingothers.Itisn’tonlyaboutdoingyourhomeworkorfeedingthedog.Pauseandreflectonyouractionstoseewhatyoucandobetter.Avoidbiglieshurtingone’sfeelingsifyouwantpeopletotrustyou.Mostdecisionsaffectotherpeople,soberesponsibleforyourchoices.三、完形填空（115分）Ineverforgetthissingleactofkindnessthatchangedmylifeover25yearsago.Duringavacationtrip,Ineededtofindmy17totheGreyhoundbusstation,some30milesaway.Beinga18student,Ihadlittlemoneytogetthere.I19tocallvarioustaxisandshuttleservicesbuttheywerealltoo20ortoofarawaytopickmeup.Then,Igotsomepersononthe21whomanagedtofigureoutthatIneededaridetotheGreyhoundbusstationbutonlyhadlimitedfinancial22andheagreedtotransportme!Hecametopickmeupabout45minutes23.ThedriverwasoldandI24whytheshuttledidn’thaveameter计时器)buthisIDwasthereandIcouldseethiswashis25Thedriverwassokind.HeknewIwas26sohedistractedmewithstoriesandgood27.HesaidIlookedlikehisgranddaughter.Atonepoint,Iaskedhimwhyhe28solittle.Then,hepatientlyexplainedthathewas29retiredandhadn’tremovedhisnumberfromthephonebook.WhenIcalled,clearlyupset,hefelt30tohelp.Thismandroveanhouroutofhiswaytohelpapersonhedidn’tknowforafeethatonly30hisgas!Becauseofhiskindness,Iknewthingsweregoingtobeokay.Thisman’skindnesswarmsmyhearteverytimeIthinkofhim.highwayB.entranceC.routineD.wayB.poorC.wealthyD.talentedB.failedC.agreedD.managedexpensiveB.valuableC.reasonableD.specialA.paperB.emailC.phoneD.InternetsupportB.difficultyC.marketD.systemA.afterB.earlierC.beforeD.laterA.admiredB.doubtedC.wonderedD.knewB.functionC.dutyD.fieldexcitedB.upsetC.hurtD.crazyB.introductionC.speechD.connectionA.spentB.demandedC.chargedD.offeredeasilyB.actuallyC.certainlyD.clearlydisturbedB.troubledC.permittedD.driveninvolvedB.includedC.coveredD.provided四、语法填空（1.515分）Atageof5,LinQiaozhiwas32(huge)affectedbyhermother’sdeath.Atage18,shechosetostudymedicineinsteadof33(follow)