河南省洛阳市豫西名校2020-2021学年高二上学期第一次联考英语试卷Word版

豫西名校2021—2021学年上期第一次联考

高二英语试题

(考试时间：100分钟试卷总分值：120分〕

第一局部听力〔略〕

第二局部询读理解〔共两节，总分值40分〕

第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。

A

Lake Tekapo lies in the center of the South Island in an area known as the Mackenzie Basin in

New Zealand. Tekapo Tourism provides one of the most comprehensive accommodation(住

宿)listings in the region. All accommodation providers in Tekapo are listed as follows.

• The Chalet Boutique Motel

It’s only a short distance from the Church of the Good Shepherd. You’ll find the Chalet

Boutique Motel very close to the shores of Lake Tekapo.

At the Chalet Boutique Motel you have the choice of six self-contained (独立的〕apartments

varying in size from 2-bedroom apartments to studio apartments (单间公寓). Some offer excellent

views of the lake and mountains.

Address： Pioneer Drive, PO Box 2, Lake Tekapo

•Tekapo B2 Apartment

Tekapo B2 apartment is a self-contained, one-bedroom, upstairs apartment with views

overlooking Lake Tekapo. It’s only a short walk from the town center. The bedroom is suitable for

two people. A double sofa bed is available for a third person or child.

Address： 2 Murray Place, Lake Tekapo

•Mt John Historic Homestead

Built in 1911，the Mount John Homestead has recently been renovated (整修〕. An original

collection of art by a local artist and thousands of local photos are displayed throughout the rooms.

The yard is also available for special occasions such as weddings, family reunions or small parties.

A minimum (最少的)booking of 2 nights is required.

Address: State Highway 8，PO Box 91，Lake Tekapo

Lily wants to take a walk along the shores of Lake Tekapo, she’d better stay in.

Church of the Good ShepherdB. the ChaletBoutique Motel

C. Tekapo B2 ApartmentD. Mt John Historic Homestead

do the Chalet Boutique Motel and Tekapo B2 Apartment have in common?

have a long history.B. Both haverecently been renovated.

C. Both have local photos in therooms.D. Both haverooms with a lakeview.

is special about Mt John Historic Homestead?

has studio apartments.B. It is near the town center.

C. It can hold a wedding.D. It is the cheapest of the three.

B

Jaye Gardiner loves comic books and she also loves science. Sensing an opportunity, she

decided to combine the two.

In 2021, she and her two friends, Khoa Tran and Kelly Montgomery, founded an online

publishing company called JKX Comics. They decided to use a cartoon format and light humor to

explain science to students. Their first comic book came out in 2021.

In the book, a virus goes out with friends to a human cell. The colorful visuals help illustrate

the science, explains Tran. Through comics, his JKX coworkers hope to inspire the next generation

to pursue STEM. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering and math.

A lot of research has suggested that comic books can introduce a variety of people to science

subjects. Comics can also make information more accessible. Text, pictures and stories can help

people understand scientific ideas more easily.

Their latest comic is called “ Gilbert’s Glitch Switch. 〞 It is about a biochemist named

Gilbert who gets sucked into a video game. Gilbert uses amino acids to get proteins to communicate

with each other. Proteins are an essential part of all living organisms. They form the basis of living

cells, muscle and tissues；they also do the work inside of cells.

By understanding how proteins communicate, scientists can learn how to modify them to

interact better. Certain diseases develop when proteins communicate incorrectly. Alzheimer’s, a

disorder that causes brain cells to die，is one example-

Translating a complex science topic into a comic can be challenging. The creators have to not

only be accurate but also tell a story that interests readers. The authors hope to spark readers’

curiosity.

There’s a lot of misinformation circulating around the internet. Some of it “scares people away

from science, Montgomery says. The goal of the new comics is to limit some of those

misunderstandings〞.he adds.

caused Jaye Gardiner and her friends to create JKX Comics?

love of comics and the difficulty of explaining science to students.

opportunity to earn a great deal of money while being creating.

love of comics and the lack of good visual science resources.

opportunity to obtain better jobs after graduating from college.

is the paragraph 4 mainly about?

science is hard.B. The advantages of comics.

C. The purpose of JKX Comics.D. The people who began JKX Comics.

did the author include the information about “Gilbert’s Glitch Switch〞？

describe JKX Comic’s most popular comic to date.

illustrate that science can help stop illness and diseases.

show how important amino acids and proteins are in biochemistry.

provide an example of how comics can convey scientific information.

can be the best title for this passage?

are Designed to Teach Children about Science

in Protein Communication Cause Certain Diseases

Science Topics are being Explored by JKX Comics

Gardiner and Her Friends who Began JKX Comics

C

Many people who live on Norway's far-northern island of Sommaroey are campaigning to go

“time-free〞. They note that between May and July, the sun does not set there for 69 days.

To enjoy the bright summer months, they would like to ignore traditional business hours. For

example, stores would be open when people are there to work at them. Schools would operate when

teachers and students are ready. Kjell Ove Hveding is one of the local leaders of the campaign. He

said the 350 people who live on the island already go mostly time-free. He said that in the summer

at 2 in the morning, you might see children playing soccer, people painting their houses or mowing

their lawns, and teens going for a swim,

To show their feelings about time, many islanders take off their watches. They leave them on

a bridge that connects the island to the mainland.

Earlier this month, Hveding met with a Norwegian lawmaker. Hveding presented a formal

request signed by people who live on the island. The request asked the government to declare the

area a “time-free zone〞.

Hveding noted that he understands going completely time-free would be too complex in a

world that operates on schedules. And，as an article in the Smithsonian magazine says，people’s

health depends on keeping a usual rhythm of being asleep and being awake.

But Hveding argues that letting go of time limits can also be good for people. He said the time-

free proposal would permit the islanders to get used to the daylight and feel calmer. The idea is also

to chill out〞he said，“I have seen people suffering from stress because they were pressed by time. 〞

aph 2 is mainly about people’s ways to.

during business hours.

C. enjoy time-free ain during summer.

do we know about the formal request presented by Hveding?

A. It was put forward by a was approved by the islanders.

C. It was rejected by the was about a “trade-free zone〞.

does the author mention Hveding's opinion in the last paragraph?

prove going time-free would be beneficial to the islanders.

show the article’s view in the magazine is wrong.

introduce the lifestyle of the islanders.

present peopled suffering from time pressure.

is this text most likely from?

A. A news report.B. A geography book.

C. A health magazine.D. A travel brochure.

D

To someone stuck in a traffic jam, the ability to soar(高飞)right over other cars seems like a

dream. Inventors and businessmen tried to make flying cars, but have never been able to. That may

be changing. Many companies are competing to be the first to develop a flying car.

One of the ideas being developed is a car with wings that unfold for flight. But most are more

like helicopters instead of cars and they are operated by a battery-powered motor. Still, some

companies are moving forward. They see a need for “air taxis〞 ’especially as cities grow more

congested. These taxis would send passengers to the rooftops of office buildings during rush hours.

Charles Eastlake is a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says advances in

technology have opened the door to a whole new world of flying machines. But he also expresses

some hesitancy, “It’s possible that people actually use self-flying air taxis in the next 10 or 15 years.

But the challenges are big. 〞

The key will be making longer-lasting batteries. Batteries now could keep an air taxi in the sky

for about 15 to 30 minutes. Depending on how fast it flies, that probably isn’t enough time to

transport passengers. Companies will also have to get permission from the government. The

government office in charge of flying says further study is needed on flying cars. It thinks the ideas

being worked on are good ones, but they must be safe. Reducing noise is another challenge because

air taxis will be taking off and landing in areas with a lot of people. Creating enough landing pads

to deal with many flying cars at the same time is also a challenge.

Though there are so many challenges for humans to deal with, inventors and businessmen think

their dream of making flying cars will come true soon.

do we know about flying cars now?

can fly as fast as helicopters.

mainly depend on the sunlight.

resemble helicopters very much.

can fold their wings easily.

does the underlined word a congested^ in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Crowded.B. Developed.C. Modem.D. Convenient.

can we infer from Charles Eastlake5s words? ；:

will devote himself to designing flying machines.

supposes that making flying cars is beyond his power.…

still has confidence in making flying cars into reality.

advises to apply the advanced technology to flying cars.

challenges of making flying cars are mentioned to show.

flying cars is only a dream

is of importance to flying cars‘

is a long way to make real flying cars

is the biggest problem

第二节〔共5小题，每题2分，总分值10分〕

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最正确选项，选项中有两项为多

余。

To help children prepare sufficiently for tests, you can do several things to provide support and

create a positive test-taking experience.

Study hard

36 .Knowing the best way to study will help them to be better students. By using their time

properly, they can do their homework quickly. The first thing to remember is that they must be

willing to learn. 37 .It does mean, however，that they must be willing to do whatever is necessary.

38

If your child is nervous at the test time, please help your child develop a set of calming activities

to relax in stressful situations at home and in the classroom. Start with deep breathing, inhaling (吸

deeply and then breathing out. Try muscle relaxation, working from top to toe and tensing and

relaxing each group of muscles as he or she goes. 39 For example, just focus on sights and sounds.

Take action

Encourage your child to study over a period of time. Encourage your child to listen carefully

to all test-taking directions given by the teacher and to ask questions about the directions that are