1、黑龙江省部分学校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中英语试题精选汇编阅读理解专题黑龙江省哈尔滨市第九中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFOUR BOOKS YOU SHOULD READCruel Beautiful World Written by Caroline LeavittAt age 16, Lucy is a lonely orphan living with older sister Charlotte
2、and devoted aunt Iris in Waltham, Massachusetts. On the last day of school, she runs away with her 30-year-old teacher, William, and settles in a hillside cottage in rural Pennsylvania, near his new teaching job. Though Lucy feels increasingly isolated, William wont allow her any outlet. Leavitt dra
3、ws upon a real-life crime that involved a girl she knew in high school. She tells her story from multiple viewpoints, building tension and sympathy for Lucy and Charlotte as tragedy swallows them. By Gaslight Written by Steven PricePrice, an award-winning Canadian poet, achieves an extraordinary ach
4、ievement of Dickensian storytelling in his weighty second novel. His hero is William Pinkerton, son of the founder of the legendary detective agency, who finds clues in his late fathers safe to the case of William Shade. This mythic thief had disturbed and upset his father. William tracks a Shade ac
5、complice（共犯）, Charlotte Reckitt, to London, only to find shes been found dead in the Thames. Price ably arranges dozens of interlinking plotlines as he spans three continents and several decades, from American Civil War battlefields to Scotland Yard at the end of the 19th Century. The Invisibility C
6、loak Written by Ge FeiBeijing-based Ge Fei（pen name for Liu Yong）won the 2015 Mao Dun Literature Prize for fiction “describing the changing spirit of Chinese society” over the past century. The Invisibility Cloak, his first English publication, revolves around Cui, a divorced man who creates customi
7、zed hi-fi speakers for Beijings newly wealthy and a few intellectuals. Beijings rapid expansion has left Cui longing for an invisible life away from the city. His chance comes when he agrees to build a world-class sound system for a gangster（匪徒）. Ge Feis nice work, translated from the Chinese by Can
8、aan Morse, should find many fans.Messy Written by Tim HarfordThe temptation to be neat and tidy may be powerful, but “we would be better served by embracing a degree of mess, Harford argues. His defense of the creative potential of the imperfect, random, vague, difficult, diverse and even dirty is r
9、efreshing. Reaching into the arts, politics, business, science and technology, Harford makes an appealing case for opening up to disorder and luck. 21. Which author does NOT tell a story in his/her work listed above?A. Caroline Leavitt B. Steven Price C. Ge Fei D. Tim Harford22. Jack is an American
10、who loves detective stories. He is going to work and live in Beijing for the next three years, and he is very curious about the place he is heading to. Which book will he most likely choose to read now?A. Cruel Beautiful World B. By Gaslight C. The Invisibility Cloak D. Messy23. This page is intende
11、d for people who want to _. A. buy newly-published books at a discount B. market latest books to friends and familyC. know what books are worthwhile to read D. understand the current trend in literatureBLast month, my husband and I completed what some of our friends considered a foolish task: a 32-d
12、ay, 5,232-mile camping trip with children in our Volkswagen van, without high-tech to occupy the children.It was the screenless journey that showered me with doubts. But is boredom senseless? My friend Renee, who has driven cross-country with her three kids eight times, calls boredom the mother of c
13、reativity. Shes not the only one who sees virtue in blank time. In a recently published paper, researchers at East Anglia University in England concluded that the trancelike（发呆的）state helps recharge the mind and is central to learning and creativity. I wasnt trying to make my kids smarter. Neither d
14、o I dislike high-tech. But I understand too well the power of mini screens to transform our kids into zombies（木讷的人）. On Day 1, our 7-year-old son announced Texas is so boring!. The next day, struggling against his seat belt, he yelled he couldnt take much more of this. His 5-ycar-old sister was bett
15、er at the long hours playing make-believe with the stuffed animals. On Day 3 he began to count mountains and see pandas and dolphins in distant clouds in the Texas sky. I often joined the kids in the back, where we did thumb-and-toc wrestle. With well-known mountains ahead, my husband told the child
16、ren the past legends of them. Arizona is not as boring as Texas. our son declared. I hope the trip gave kids some lazy, unstructured time to learn something about valuing the trip instead of looking for the fastest way to burn it up. I dont always make the right call as a parent but I know that in b
17、anning the small screen we ma ide the right choice this time. 24. Why did the author choose a high-tech free journey?A. Her friends arc highly against it. B. She disliked advanced technology. C. She feared the passive influence of mini-screens. D. The researchers proved the harm of modern technology
18、. 25. What happened during the cross-country drive?A. Their son got worse at boredomB. Her kids had a tough time riding in the vehicle. C. Their son relieved himself by watching animals outside. D The time spent without screens strengthened the family bond. 26. The underlined part the fastest way in
19、 the last paragraph refers to_?A. the speediest route to finish the journey B. the ability to observe the surroundingsC. the interest of playing games with others D. the choice of killing time by playing digital devices27. Which is the best title for the text?A. Is Driving Long Distances Good for Ch
20、ildren? B. A Touching Cross-country Trip of My FamilyC. Whats Wrong with Boredom without High-tech? D. Creative Kids out of Parents Reasonable ChoiceCUN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock today released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund（CERF）to help fund global efforts to contain t
21、he COVID-19 virus. The announcement came as the World Health Organization（WHO）upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to very highits top level of risk assessment. The WHO has said there is still a chance of containing the virus if its chain of transmission is broken. The UN funding has
22、 been released to the WHO and the United Nations Childrens Fund（UNICEF）. It will fund essential activities including being aware of the spread of the virus investigating cases, and putting national laboratories into use. The WHO has called for USS675 million to fund the fight against coronavirus. Th
23、ere is a window of opportunity to contain the spread of the virus if countries take strong measures to detect cases early, isolate and care for patients, and trace contacts.Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-Gieneral for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock said, We do not yet see eviden
24、ce that the virus is spreading freely. As long as thats the case, we still have a chance of containing it, by strengthening surveillance, conducting thorough outbreak investigations to identify contacts and applying appropriate measures to prevent further spreadThis announcement from the UNs Emergen
25、cy Fund will help countries with fragile health systems improve their detection and response operations. It has the potential to save the lives of millions of vulnerable people. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. WHO Director-General, said, The potential spread of the virus to countries with weaker health
26、systems is one of our biggest concerns. These funds will help support these countries get ready for detecting and isolating cases, protecting their health workers, and treating patients with dignity and appropriate care. This will help us save lives and push back the virus.At this critical moment, e
27、very effort must be made to push back against the outbreak, said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. These funds will support our global efforts to promote weaker health systems and inform children, pregnant women and families about how to protect themselves.28. We can learn from the passage t
28、hat_.A. WHO referred to the COVID-19 as the medium level of risk assessment. B. The virus is still hard to contain even if timely measures are taken.C. The fund will help people with weak health.D. The fund released by UN is much less than WHO originally demanded.29. What is Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes
29、us attitude toward the fight against the virus?A. Optimistic. B. Skeptical. C. Cautious D. Ambiguous. 30. According to the passage, the fund can be used in the following aspects except_.A. The examination of the people concerned B. The monitor of the spread of the virusC. The operation of the nation
30、al laboratories D. The establishment of the mobile hospital31. In which part of newspaper can you most probably read the passage?A. Travel. B. Health. C. Business. D. Lifestyle. DPeople diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group, and getting ea
31、ten as a result. That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of Australian scientists. The research team have discovered that subordinate（下级的）fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors. In studying gobies（虾虎鱼）we noticed that only th
32、e largest two individuals, a male and female, had breeding（繁殖）rights within the group, explains Marian Wong. All other group members arc nonbreeding females, each being 5-10% smaller than its next largest competitor. We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation.The reason for
33、 the size difference was easy to see. Once a subordinate fish grows to the size to that threatens its larger competitor, it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group. More often than not, the evicted fish is then eaten up. It appeared that the smaller fis
34、h were keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish. Whether they did so voluntarily. by controlling how much they ate, was not clear. The research team decided to do an experiment. They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened. To their surprise
35、, the gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered, clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights, over having a feast. The discovery challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group. Previously it was thought that large individuals si
36、mply used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves, so keeping their competitors small. While the habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious, Dr. Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is importa
37、nt to understanding how hierarchical（等级的）societies remain stable. The research has proved the fact that voluntary dieting is a habit far from unique to humans. As yet（迄今为止）, we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature, the researchers commen
38、t. Data on human dieting suggests that, while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness, rarely does it improve long-term health and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females own ideal.32. When a goby grows to the size that threatens its larger competit
39、or, it_.A. faces danger B. has breeding rights C. eats its competitor D. leaves the group itself. 33. The underlined words the evicted fish in Paragraph 3 refer to_.A. the fish beaten up B. the fish found out C. the fish fattened up D. the fish driven away34. The experiment showed that the smaller f
40、ish_.A. fought over a feast B. went on diet willinglyC. preferred some extra food D. challenged the boss fish35. What is the text mainly about?A. Fish dieting and human dieting B. Dieting and health. C. Human dieting D. Fish dieting. 黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学青冈实验中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共
41、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。AFour Recommended Books for TeensYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonShy and awkward, Liz Light cant wait to move out of her hometown and achieve her goals of playing in her dream band and someday becoming a doctor. However, she lacks money,
42、so she decides to run for prom queen（舞会皇后）with hopes of winning a scholarship. Meeting Mack, a new student, is like a light for Liz, who is often laughed at by her classmates.Price: $10.11Tithe by Holly BlackKayes world is turned upside down when she discovers that the faerie（仙境）world is real. She f
43、inds herself between two of their queens that are looking to do whatever it takes to make sure their followers survive this war that theyre in. Holly Black creates a world that will leave readers hungry for more. Read the entire Folk of Air series to follow along Kayes journey.Price: $17.90, now $12
44、.89A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngleThis story is all about high school girl Meg Murry whos trying to find and bring her dad back home. In the first book of a four-book series, Meg meets a stranger one night who informs her of something that will help her travel through dimensions（空间）. Along wit
45、h her brother Charles and her friend Calvin, they travel to find out what exactly happened to Mr. Murry and take him back to their reality.Price: $6.99, now $5.38The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann BrasharesThis coming-of-age series follows a group of childhood best friends all the w
46、ay from high school to college. The girls share their ups and downs as they turn from teenagers into adults, recording it all on a pair of pants that magically fit each girl perfectly.Price: $9.99, now $4.991. What is Liz Lights dream job?A. A designer.B. A doctor.C. A dancer.D. A teacher.2. Whose b
47、ook is about a girls search for her father?A. Leah Johnsons.B. Holly Blacks.C. Madeleine LEngles.D. Ann Brasharess.3. Which book is the cheapest now?A. Tithe.B. A Wrinkle in Time.C. You Should See Me in a Crown.D. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.BMary Wollstonecraft, a famous writer, wa
48、s born on April 27, 1759 in Spitalfields, London. She grew up in a difficult family situation. His father was violent and drunken every day. In 1778, she was tired of such a life and decided to take a job as a ladys companion to Sarah Dawson. This proved a difficult experience as she didnt get on well with the old lady.However, around this time, she made friends wi
