1、江苏省苏州市2019-2022三年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编 阅读理解专题江苏省苏州市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一节（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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAs well as hosting New Zealands largest and most populous city, the Auckland region features many attractive, diverse places. Central AucklandCentral Auckland is a hu
2、b of urban delights set against beautiful coastal scenery. You can take a trip up the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere. The adventurous can also try SkyJumpNew Zealands highest base jumpor the incredible SkyWalk where youll walk around the outside of the Sky Tower for extra
3、ordinary sightseeing Rangitoto IslandEmerging unexpectedly from the sea some 600 years ago, Rangitoto, with its distinctive shape and superb location just off the coast, is the youngest and largest volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. The island is a favourite destination for hikers and day-tripp
4、ers. Walk up to the top, and you can see the black lava caves on your way up and dont forget to bring a torch to explore them with the kids. Great Barrier IslandGreat Barrier Island is a large island with a small population. For thousands of years, it has sheltered Aucklands harbour from the continu
5、ous swells of the Pacific Ocean. The wilderness areas are home to several unique plant and bird species. Most amazingly, the community on the island is not using the public supplies of electricity, gas or water, but entirely relying on renewable solar power and collection of freshwater. Waiheke Isla
6、ndIn landscape, lifestyle and experience, Waiheke is a world away. The three white sandy beaches are perfect for swimming, kayaking, or having a picnic. If youre a walker, explore the islands tracks which wind along cliff tops and into cool native forests. At the eastern end of the island, a walkway
7、 leads you to a system of World War II gun emplacements（炮台）and underground tunnels. 21. Which place does an extreme sports lover probably prefer?A. Central Auckland. B. Rangitoto Island. C. Great Barrier Island. D. Waiheke Island. 22. What makes Great Barrier Island special?A. Being located off the
8、coast. B. Being the least populated. C. Being home to endangered species. D. Being energy self-sufficient. 23. What can visitors enjoy in both Rangitoto and Waiheke?A. Black lava caves. B. White sandy beaches. C. Hiking tracks. D. War-related sites. BFour years ago, Alastair Driver was made director
9、 of Rewilding Britain, a charity with a mission to shake up conservation in the UK. Rewilding, in theory, is to restore land and et nature take back control. Once he got started, he fell in love with conservation all over again. Alastairs goal is to make the concept mainstream. So far, hes moving in
10、 the right direction. The British government is including rewilding in future farming policy, he says. If anyone knows whats good for Britains wild spaces, its Alastair. His father was a country naturalist, so the natural world played a big role in his life from an early age. After studying ecology
11、at university, he went on to become a conservation officer for the Thames Water Authority, where he spent 34 years preserving rivers and wetlands. Then, in 2002, Alistair took charge of the Environment Agency, shaping national policy and strategy until 2016. Now, he believes rewilding is the next st
12、ep for nature restoration in the UK and it needs to happen on a much larger scale. As such, Alastair spends most of his time travelling around the UK, meeting with landowners, advising them about the advantages of rewilding their land, and offering practical tips for getting started. In just four ye
13、ars, hes seen a massive uptake in interest. In the early days, Alastair would literally ring around his contact list to get people involved; now, he can hardly cope with emails and calls coming his way. Part of this change is a symptom of the bigger environmental challenges facing mankind. People ar
14、e more aware of climate change and the biodiversity crisis, he says. Towards the end of 2020, with Alastairs continuous efforts, the Rewilding Network was launched, a platform where farmers and landowners can connect, share ideas, and seek expert advice. Currently, just over 200, 000 acres of land a
15、re being rewilded through the network. For Alastair, its a huge step in the right direction. 24. What is Alastairs goal in rewilding?A. To regain his interest in conservation. B. To force the government to make policies. C. To get the idea recognized by most people. D. To advertise the charity for m
16、ore donations. 25. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A. What Alastair studied in the past. B. When Alastair started conservation. C. How Alastairs father influences him. D. Why Alastair knows much about nature. 26. Why does peoples attitude towards rewilding change?A. Alastair puts efforts to promote
17、 rewilding. B. Alastair has faith in the value of rewilding. C. People face fewer environmental challenges. D. People are taught measures to rewild the land. 27. What can we learn from Alastairs story?A. Dont judge a book by its cover. B. Birds of a feather flock together. C. A devoted soul can achi
18、eve his goal. D. A man becomes learned by asking questions. CIn a weightless, microgravity environment like space, how can someone with sight or mobility problems navigate in the space station? As scientists continue to push the boundaries of spaceflight and the possibility of human life on other pl
19、anets, how can we build infrastructure （基础设施）friendly to all humans?The Mission AstroAccess project aims to answer these questions, starting with a historic parabolic（抛物线的）flight that took off from Long Beach on Oct. 17, 2021. A group of 1 disabled scientists, students, athletes and artists launched
20、 into a zero-gravity environment as fist step. To get a better idea of what is needed for more inclusive（包容的）space travel AstroAcess plans to conduct a series of follow-on parabolic flights after the first launch O these flights, a plane flies up to an altitude of around 32, 000 feet and then begins
21、 a descent a about 4 miles per second. This quick descent creates a microgravity, weightless effect lasting roughly 30 seconds. Afterwards, the plane climbs back up to a stable altitude, and repeats the process again. The 12 AstroAccess Ambassadors selected for this first microgravity flight include
22、d four blind or low-vision Ambassadors; two deaf or hard-of-hearing Ambassadors; and six with mobility disabilities, all carrying out various tasks in the weightless environment. One of the challenges was seeing whether all members could perform basic safety and operational takes The crew also teste
23、d whether sound beacons（声信标）could be used for blind members to direct themselves. They are also investigating how American Sign Language will be impacted by microgravity. My whole career goal is to make the average person able to go to outer space, where you dont have to be a crazy trained astronaut
24、 with perfect physical abilities and health to visit outer space, said Brenda Williamson, head of the AstroAccess logistics committee. I grew up on Star Trek, so the idea of exploration is really important. 28. Why is the Mission AstroAccess project carried out?A. To expose the disabled to zero grav
25、ity. B. To train a group of disabled astronauts. C. To involve all humans in spaceflight. D. To build mobile space infrastructure. 29. What does the underlined word descent in paragraph3 mean?A. Going down. B. Going up. C. Taking off. D. Touching down. 30. What do we know about the 12 selected Ambas
26、sadors?A. They all have mobility problems. B. They communicate by sign language. C. They do scientific research in the lab. D. They perform tasks in weightlessness. 31. What does Brenda Williamson think of the project?A. Meaningful. B. Successful. C. Unrealistic. D. Challenging.DArtificial intellige
27、nce is one of the most concentrated industries in the world, which influences education, criminal justice, hiring and welfare. But so far the industry has escaped regulation（管理）, despite affcting the lives of billions of people, even when its products are potentially harmful. The COVID-19 pandemic h
28、as sped this up. Many AI companies are now promoting emotion recognition tools (ERTs) for monitoring remote workers. These systems map the micro-expressions in peoples faces from their video cameras. Then they predict internal emotional states drawn from a list of supposedly universal categories: ha
29、ppiness, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise and fear. However, there is scientific doubt whether emotional states are accurately detected at all. It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from a smile, or sadness from a frown, a 2019 review stated. Resistance to this highly controversial （有争议
30、的）technology is growing; the influential Brookings Institute suggested ERTs be banned completely from use by law. The European Union becomes the first to attempt a proposal to regulate AI, but the draft AI act has its problems. It would ban most real-time biometric ID（生物识别）systemsbut fails to define
31、 what exactly real-time means. Clearly, we need far stronger protections and controls that address such harmful effects on society. However, too many policymakers fall into the trap of enchanted determinism: the belief that AI systems are magical and superhuman-beyond what we can understand or regul
32、ate, yet decisive and reliable enough to make predictions about life-changing decisions. This effect drives a kind of techno-optimism that can directly endanger peoples lives. For example, a review in the British Medical Journal looked at 232 machine-learning algorithms（算法） for predicting outcomes f
33、or COVID-19 patients. It found that none of them were fit for clinical use. I fear that they may have harmed patients, said one of the authors. Many countries have strict regulations and thorough testing when developing medicines and vaccines. The same should be true for AI systems, especially those
34、 having a direct impact on peoples lives. 32. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?A. The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the regulation of AI. B. The internal emotional states are only limited to six basic categories. C. There is no reliable link between facial expressions and true feelings. D. Peop
35、les micro-expressions accurately reveal their internal emotions. 33. Why does the author mention the problems of the draft AI act?A. To show EUs resistance to AI technology. B. To show the difficulty in regulating AI. C. To prove AI technology should be banned. D. To prove the act is completely inef
36、fective. 34. Which of the following is the effect of enchanted determinism?A. It shakes peoples confidence in technology. B. It enables people to correctly predict future. C. It misleads policymakers in making decisions. D. It helps predict outcomes for COVID-19 patients. 35. What is the best title
37、of the article? A. AI: Products in Demand. B. AI: Strict Rules in Place. C. AI: Tight Control in Need. D. AI: Technology in Danger. 江苏省苏州市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一节（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。AGrowing Green ThumbsEast Bentleigh Village GardenLEARN: Kids of all ages can e
38、xplore the garden and collect different leaves with their parents. They will be shown where to find different butterflies and how to create a hotel for them to live in with the leaves. 9:00 -11:00 on Sunday morning. (From March to November)COST: FreeCallies Kids by Calloway NurseryLEARN: Kids aged 5
39、-12 can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a parent at 9:30 am on the first or third Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute periods. (beginning on June)COST: FreeDenton Childrens Community Garden2200 Bowling G
40、reen Ave.LEARN: Join the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. All of our fresh, healthy produce goes home with our volunteers or garden visitors. 10:00
41、 am-5:00 pm on Saturdays.COST: FreeCoppell Community Gardens255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell.LEARN: Kids of all ages (with a parent/caregiver) will have the opportunity to till (耕) the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Master gardeners are available on site; all harvested foods ar
42、e donated to the area food bank. Work begins every Saturday at about 9 am.COST: Free21. Which place will attract a kid who is fond of insects?A. Coppell Community Gardens.B. East Bentleigh Village Garden.C. Callies Kids by Calloway Nursery.D. Denton Childrens Community Garden.22. What do the above f
43、our places have in common?A. They are all free of charge.B. They are all for kids of all ages.C. They all provide farming practice.D. They are all available at weekends.23. Which organization probably published the above information?A. A farm in need of gardening experts.B. A charity in supply of ha
44、rvested food.C. A community selling gardening equipment.D. An association spreading gardening knowledge.BEven when she was a young child, Malia Hee began breaking boundaries. The young champion discovered fencing (击剑) through her sister, who is also a fencer. Malia, who is now a student at Temple Un
45、iversity in Pennsylvania, took up the sport at the age of 6.When Malia was growing up in Vancouver, Washington, she balanced other sports with fencing. “But I saw my potential in fencing,” she said.Malia has already won five national titles. In 2014, when she was 16, she qualified for the Junior Oly
46、mpics. A year later, she won the national champion for the juniors.While talking about her greatest victories, Malia recalled her very first tournament. She competed against just one boyand placed second. “But I was really happy just to win a medal, even though there were just two of us,” she said.M
47、alia fenced throughout high school. Her skills earned her scholarships to several colleges. “I was approached by Ohio State, Penn State, Notre Dame, Harvard, Columbia, Duck, and Temple,” She said. “The reason I chose Temple was that I am a very artsy person, and out of all the programs I was offered
48、, Temp had the most competitive arts program.”Malia is now majoring in graphic design and advertising at Temple. Between academics and fencing, she is doing very well. This past year, she won the Elite 90 Award in the National College Athletic Association Dision I Womens Fencing Championship. The award is given to athletes who have reached the highest point in national competition in their own sport, as well as the highest academic level among their peers.“
