江苏省部分名校下学期高二5月英语试卷精选汇编：阅读理解专题

江苏省部分名校2020-2021学年下学期高二5月英语试卷精选汇编
阅读理解专题
江苏省扬州中学2020-2021学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题
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。

A
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21.Who can legally board a Frontier Airlines flight without wearing a face covering?
A. senior manager of Frontier Airlines.
B. A blind man in a wheelchair.
C. A one-year-old baby.
D. A high school student.
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Passengers without proper face coverings may be banned from flying with Frontier Airlines in the future.
B. Passengers can take off their face coverings when they pick up their checked baggage.
C. Passengers with a high fever don’t have to have their flights rescheduled.
D. Passengers without proof of a negative COVID-19 test can’t enter the US on January 26, 2021.
23. Where is this text most likely from?
A. A brochure.
B. A website.
C. A guidebook.
D. A newspaper.
B
If history doesn't quite repeat itself, it certainly rhymes. With demand for bicycles rocketing, and nations preparing to spend billions of dollars to redesign their cities with a new focus on cycling and walking, it's worth remembering how the invention of the bicycle in the late 19th century transformed societies the world over. It was a hugely revolutionary technology, easily equal to the smartphone today. For a few heady years in the 1890s, the bicycle was the best must-have—swift, affordable, stylish transportation that could take you anywhere you cared to go, anytime you liked, for free.
Almost anyone could learn to ride, and almost everyone did. The sultan of Zanzibar (a former Muslim country) took up cycling. So did the king of Russia. But it was the middle and working classes around the globe that truly made the bicycle their own. For the first time in history, the masses were mobile, able to come and go as they pleased. No more need for expensive horses and carriages.
Society was transformed. Women were especially enthusiastic, abandoning their burdensome Victorian skirts, adopting reasonable clothes, and taking to the road in groups. “I think bicycling has done more to liberate women than anything else in the world,” Susan B. Anthony, the American champion of women’s suffrage said in an interview with The New York Sunday World in 1896. “I stand and feel thrilled every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of unrestricted womanhood.”
By 1898 cycling had become such a popular activity in the United States that The New York Journal of Commerce claimed it was costing restaurants and theaters more than $ 100 million a year in lost business. Bicycle
manufacturing became one of America's biggest and most advanced industries. A third of all patent applications were bicycle-related—so many that the US patent office had to build a separate building to deal with them all.
The arrival of the bicycle touched virtually every aspect of life—art, music, literature, fashion, and even the human gene pool. English songwriter Henry Dacre scored a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1892 with Daisy Bell and its famous refrain A Bicycle Built for Two.
24.Why did the author consider the bicycle as a revolutionary technology?
A.It cost its owner too much money.
B. It harmed the cyclists' health at first.
C. It had a huge influence on the society.
D. It made people redesign their city buildings.
25. What did Susan think of women cycling?
A. It changed public morals.
B. It offered women more freedom.
C. It made women more united.
D. It made Victorian skirts more popular.
26. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Bicycle-related patent applications.
B. Interviews with cyclists.
C. Bicycle management charges.
D. Broken restaurants and theaters.
27. What section of a newspaper can the text be taken from?
A. Business and economy.
B. Environment and energy.
C. Entertainment and sports.
D. History and culture.
C
When memory began for me, my grandfather (“Gramp”) was past sixty. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never reduced his humor or his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, Gramp made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.
One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said: “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink.
“How many potatoes did you pick up?” Gramp inquired. “I didn’t pick any.” “Not any! Why?” “You said I could pick them up if I wanted to. You d idn’t say I had to.” In the next few minutes, I learned a lesson I will not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.
My grandmother (“Gram”) worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years, Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way, she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.
She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful pattern on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the clouds –– all that was beautiful around her –– pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, “See how beautiful this is!”
In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, managed to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.
28.Which of the following is TRUE about Gramp according to the passage?
A. He wouldn’t listen to others.
B. He was difficult to get along with.
C. He gave his suggestions in the form of orders.
D. He was eager to learn.
29. According to the author, “softer qualities” DON’T include the ability ________.
A. to earn a living.
B. to find beauty in everyday life.
C. to stay curious about new things.
D. to stay positive in a world of daily struggle.
30. In the days of the writer’s grandparents ________.
A. “softer qualities” were thought necessary but often ignored.
B. “harder qualities” were much harder to keep than “softer qualities”.
C. average people found it a piece of cake to earn a living.
D. not all people understood how to appreciate beauty in life.
31. What’s the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Life of My Grandparents.
B. Harder Qualities VS Softer Qualities.
C. Stay Soft in a Hard World.
D. An Unforgettable Person.
D
There is evidence that just counting money can produce valuable psychological benefits. According to a new study published in the journal Psychological Science, thumbing through your cash can reduce emotional and physical pain as well as increase feelings of internal strength, fearlessness and confidence.
Focusing on the symbolic power of money, researchers started with a simple hypothesis: reminders of money can alter how people experience social interactions — especially social acceptance and rejection.
To test the idea, the researchers took the following approach: 84 students at a Chinese university were divided into two groups. One group counted 80 large-denomination bills: the other group parceled out 80 pieces of plain paper. All participants then played an online video game in which, using game controls, they could throw a ball and play catch with other Internet players. But the game was rigged so that after 10 throws, half the students would no longer get the ball thrown to them, while the rest of the students continued to play catch. When the game ended, participants who had been excluded from the second round of catch rated their level of social distress and how strong they felt. Those who had counted money before being socially excluded reported lower levels of social distress than those who had counted only paper. Additionally, the participants who had counted money also reported greater feelings of inner strength and self-sufficiency.
To see if counting money also reduces physical pain, the researchers repeated the earlier social-exclusion test, but this time they replaced the ball game with a pain-sensitivity task, in which half the participants were put in a moderate-pain condition (their hands were put in warm water), while the other half were subjected to a high-pain condition (hands were put in very hot water). Again, those who had counted money reported lower levels of pain.
To complete their study, the researchers conducted additional experiments. They also found that reminder of having spent money aggravated feelings of social distress and that both social rejection and ideas of physical discomfort fueled participants’ desire for money as well as made them less generous.
32. According to the text, which of the following behaviors can bring psychological benefits?
A. Throwing coins.
B. Making money.
C. Counting money.
D. Checking the bank account.
33. Which participants reported lower levels of pain?
A. Those who counted 80 large-denomination bills.
B. Those who counted 80 pieces of plain paper..
C. Those whose hands were put in warm water.
D. Those whose hands were put in very hot water. 34. What action can cause psychological and physical distress? A. Playing ball games. B. Counting plain paper. C. Putting hands in water. D. Thinking of recent spending. 35. Which word can replace the underlined word in the last paragraph? A. reduced B. irritated C. worsened D. annoyed 21-23 CDB 24-27 C B A D 28-31 D A D C 32-35 C A D C 江苏省泰州中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期5月月考试题第一节（共12小题；每小题2.5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。

A Unlike in films, when real life-changing moments happen they’re rarely accompanied by a beautiful sunset or emotional music. Mine came one Friday in the classroom of a secondary school, the kind where the wind rattles（使咯咯作响）the windows and where the smell of new textbooks faded a long time ago. On that morning, half a dozen teenagers were arriving for their last English lesson of the week. Ten minutes in, one was asleep on his desk, and another was focusing on her mobile phone. These weren’t the kind of kids who get their photograph in the local paper on results day. For some of them, just turning up on time to their final exams will be considered an achievement. Yet, in the hour or so that followed, these academic also-rans were encouraged to share their thoughts about Shakespeare’s works. They talked about betrayal, love and guilt. Their imaginations were fired and their opinions mattered. They also secretly looked at their mobile phones and the one who fell asleep never did wake up, but in this classroom you learn to pick your battles. When the bell went, I had also come to a decision. I decided to quit
my job and at the age of 45 retrain as an English teacher.
Retraining requires sacrifices, not least walking away from journalism, the career which has defined half of my life. However, with falling advertising revenues and the demands of a digital-first audience squeezing the industry I love into submission, I knew I needed an escape plan. I found it in that classroom.
Of course I am worried about dealing with trouble-making students. I also will need to manage my own finances. However, there are compensations, the ones you can’t put a price tag on, like unlocking the world of reading to someone who lives in a house without books.
My mum taught for 40 years and when I come across faces from the past, they still tell me she was their favorite teacher. A lot has changed since she retired, but surely all that was good about the profession can’t have disappeared, can it?
21. What does the author intend to show by describing the environment of the classroom?
A. Students are usually in high spirits on Friday.
B. The important moments in life are as normal as ever.
C. The life-changing moments are related to the environment.
D. Students’ classroom performance is affected by the environment.
22. What can we say about those kids mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. They didn’t do well academically.
B. They took their final exams seriously.
C. They didn’t have an interest in photography.
D. They were absorbed in their last English class.
23. What inspired the author to quit her job?
A. Her mother’s encouragement.
B. The liveliness in the classroom.
C. Her boredom with being a journalist.
D. The financial stability of being a teacher.
24. Which of the following can best describe the author?
A. Reliable and devoted.
B. Honest and responsible.
C. Humorous and sensitive.
D. Courageous and caring.
B
The statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns and his dog that spent the last four decades in Winthrop Square has been returned to its original location in the Back Bay Fens. Its return is correcting an injustice, said Matthew Brooks, the vice president of the Fenway Civic Association.
The statue’s homecoming settled a decade-long kerfuffle. Born in 1759, Burns was a widely celebrated poet and lyricist who penned “A Red, Red Rose” and other well-known works.
The statue of Burns and his dog, created by Henry H. Kitson, stood as a landmark in the Fens for many years. It was first unveiled in the Fens at a grand ceremony in January 1920. The Boston Globe covered the event and reported that then-Governor Calvin Coolidge helped pull the canvas（帆布）off the new bronze statue, which stood on a grassy slope overlooking the river near the Westland Avenue entrance to the Fens.
Burns, with his dog by his side, stood in that spot for more than 50 years, until one day in the summer of 1975, when they suddenly disappeared. “Our neighborhood lost the Burns statue in the 1970s without any public process,” Brooks said. “It was quite a blow.”
At first, some city officials assumed the statue had been stolen. But instead Burns turned up in an unlikely
spot in the Financial District, at the corner of Winthrop Square.
In July 1975, Globe correspondent David S. Richwine reported that the statue had been moved at the request of a developer named Ted Raymond. “We originally asked for the statue of John Winthrop,”Raymond said. When that request was denied, the city’s art commission offered up Burns instead. But apparently few others knew about this plan. The Parks and Recreation Department Commissioner at the time, Anthony Forgione, told the reporters that the Burns statue “was taken without his knowledge and community protests probably force its return.”
But that never happened. Years went by, and after a while, people began to think that Burns was John Winthrop. After all, who else would be memorized in Winthrop Square?
It brings us to today. Another developer, Millennium Partners, is building a tower in Winthrop Square, and as part of the deal, an agreement was reached to bring Burns back to his roots on the other side of the city.
25. What does the underlined word “kerfuffle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A. Contract.
B. Debt.
C. Disturbance.
D. Strike.
26. How did the public feel when they lost the Burns statue?
A. Desperate.
B. Astonished.
C. Guilty.
D. Embarrassed.
27. What led to the disappearance of the statue?
A. The large-scale reconstruction of the Fens.
B. A compromise between developers and protests.
C. The Parks and Recreation Department Commissioner’s order.
D. A confidential（机密的）deal between Raymond and the art commission.
28. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To report an event concerning the Fens.
B. To remember a great Scottish poet.
C. To promote the study on Burns’ works.
D. To introduce a neighborhood loving literature.
C
A robotic arm breaks off a chunk of mineral-rich rock for sampling deep underwater off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
The world’s oceans are facing a frontier from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry as companies line up to extract（开采）metals and minerals from some of the most important ecosystems on the planet. The industry has said deep-sea mining is essential to extract the materials needed for a transition to a green economy.
A study by Greenpeace revealed that although no mining had started on the ocean floor, 29 exploration licences had been issued by a United Nations body, the International Seabed Authority, have been granted to a handful of countries that sponsor private companies. They cover vast areas of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, totaling 1.3m sq km.
If the mining goes ahead, large machines will be lowered on to the seabed to excavate cobalt and other rare metals. It is assumed that, as well as destroying little understood regions of the ocean floor, the operations would deepen the climate emergency by disrupting carbon stores in seafloor sediments（沉积物）, reducing the ocean’s ability to store it.
The environmentalist Chris Packham said, “Are we really prepared to give the go-ahead to the mining
industry expanding into a new frontier, where it will be even harder for us to examine the damage caused?”
The report called on governments to agree on a strong global ocean treaty in the next 12 months, citing scientists, governments, environmentalists and representatives of the fishing industry, who warned of the threat posed by deep-sea mining to marine life.
The report said the UK government held licences to exploit more of the international seabed than any government. It accused ministers of positioning the government as a leader on marine protection while simultaneously investing in deep-sea mining.
Louisa Casson, an ocean campaigner at Greenpeace, said, “We need the UK government to show strong global leadership and champion ocean protection. They have backed the call for global action to safeguard our oceans but they are also a leading advocate for deep-sea mining. Such hypocrisy is unacceptable.”
A government spokesperson said: “The UK continues to press for the highest international environmental standards, including on deep-sea mineral extraction. We have sponsored two exploration licences, which will allow scientific marine research to fully understand the effects of deep-sea mining and we will not issue a single exploitation licence without a full assessment of the environmental impact.”
29. What does the underlined word “fledgling” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A. Low-carbon.
B. Early-stage.
C. State-run.
D. Labor-intensive.
30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly discuss?
A. The hard facts about the climate emergency.
B. The complicated procedure for deep-sea mining.
C. The rare metals hidden in the depths of the ocean.
D. The consequences of deep-sea mineral extraction.
31. What does Louisa Casson think of the UK government’s practice?
A. It’s a far-sighted.
B. It will need more expert guidance.
C. It’s contradictory. C. It violated the global ocean agreement.
32. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The race to the bottom of the sea
B. The fight against deep-sea pollution
C. A green economy will be booming
D. Papua New Guinea will be an industrial center
21—32 BABD CBDA BDCA
江苏省南京市第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题
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。

A
You may have seen the term "bullet journal" floating around online, but what exactly is a bullet journal? This article will highlight the uses for a bullet journal and why they're great for people who wish to be more organized.
What is a bullet journal?
A bullet journal is a planner system which allows you to plan for the future, track the past and keep your life organized with lists separated by bullet points. It is a place for you to create clear, yet simple to-do lists and a place to keep a note of your life goals and aspirations.
What does it help with?
A bullet journal is perfect for people who like writing lists to keep themselves organized. They're great for doing as a hobby and you can get creative with the way you present your lists. They're also perfect for people who constantly write down to-do lists or make hand-written notes.
Why is it important?
A bullet journal is important because we all feel better when our life is organized. Organization can reduce stress and make you happier. Having your life in order, you will know exactly what you have to do every day so that you can remember all of your life goals.
How to create a bullet journal?
The instructions will help you embark on your bullet journal.
Step 1. Find or buy a blank notebook
Any notebook with blank pages will do because if you are someone who is creative and artistic, you can decorate the notebook any way you like.
Step 2. Find or buy pens
It's best to start off simple and choose a pen that you find easy to use and that you would feel comfortable writing with every day
Step 3. Monthlies
In this section, you can put a list of important dates for that particular month.
Step 4. Dailies and Weeklies
Put all of your daily or weekly tasks in this section so that you don't forget anything that you have to do during that day or week.
Step 5. Life Goals
Keep a life goals section. This can include different collections of goals, such as career, relationships, places you wish to visit and so on.
Now start your bullet journal!
21. Bullet journals are intended for those who hope to _______.
A. reduce their workload
B. lead a relaxing life
C. highlight their progress
D. keep life in order
22. Keeping bullet journals helps people _______.A. build a better mood B. get rid of stress C. develop artistic taste D. give up a hobby 23. Which of the following is most likely to be included in a bullet journal? A. Weekly expenses. B. Appointments with a dentist. C. Weather forecasts. D. Passwords to your computer. B Myles Kerr knew that being a Marine (水兵) comes with a lot of responsibility, but despite the huge weight he has on his shoulders, he has not forgotten the essence of being a public servant — that of being human. Seven years ago, a photo of a Marine and a young boy running a marathon immediately went viral after it was shared on social media. But what seemed like a simple image packed a much deeper backstory. This story happened in 2013, but its relevance is still as powerful as ever. The pair were running The Jeff Drench Memorial 5K in Charlevoix, Michigan when Myles Kerr came across Brandon Fuchs, a 9-year old boy struggling to keep up with the rest of his group. Brandon, exhausted and out of breath, asked the Marine: “Will you run with me?”People who had their eyes on the prize would have refused, but the 19-year-old was different. Being a Marine, he knew exactly what he should do. Kerr put aside his goal of beating his mates and instead slowed down to accompany the struggling boy to the finish line.
Because he chose to help the boy, the Marine ended up with the slowest time in his age group, according to the 5K results online.
Though he might have lost the race, the Marine won over people’s hearts. His act of kindness was celebrated on social media.
Kerr didn’t expect that his simple gesture would attract so much attention. He responded to a
tweet praising his actions saying, “I was just doing what any man would do, but thank you! ” He also tweeted that he received gifts from the Fuchs family for helping out Brandon.
To Kerr, being a Marine was more than just being trained for combat — it also required learning how to be kind and compassionate towards the citizens they serve.
24.What was Myles Kerr seven years ago?
A. A marine.
B. A public servant.
C. A marathon runner.
D. A Michigan citizen.
25. What is Myles Kerr’s orig inal goal to participate in the marathon?
A. To win over people’s hearts.
B. To accompany the boy.
C. To get the best score in his age group.
D. To build up his body.
26. Which of the following best describe Myles Kerr?
A. Kind and unselfish.
B. Enthusiastic and generous.
C. Responsible and proud.
D. Stubborn and helpful.
27. What does the story mainly convey?
A. Being a Marine bears a lot.
B. Kindness matters more than prizes.
C. Being a Marine means a public servant.
D. Good actions spread quickly.
C
Maj Rundlof remembers the moment she changed her mind about neonicotinoids—the world’s most widely used pesticides (X虫剂). In December 2013, in her office at Lund University in Sweden, she and postdoc Georg Andersson were looking at data from their latest study. It was designed to test what would happen to bees if they fed on crops treated with neonicotinoids. “I didn’t expect to see any effect at all, to be honest,” says Rundlof.
Hives of honeybees weren’t greatly affected by the chemicals in crops, the study suggested. But the data on bumblebees told a different story. Bumblebee colonies that hadn’t fed on the treated cr ops looked normal: they were packing on weight to survive the winter. But in the colonies exposed to neonicotinoids, the growth chart was a flat line.
When the Swedish study was published in April 2015, it made headlines around the world. It was the first to show that neonicotinoids—known as neonics—could harm bees in a real-world farming situation. Bee populations are declining in many parts of the globe, a worrying sign for the crops and wild plants that rely on these bees for their survival. Parasites (寄生虫), disease and shrinking food resources are all prime suspects. But a link to neonics has become a major flashpoint.
Even before Rundlof’s results were revealed, the European Union had placed heavy restrictions on three most widely used neonics in flowering crops—plants that might be attractive to bees—among rising concerns that the chemicals might harm pollinators (传粉者). But farmers, the agrochemical industry and some scientists pointed out that these were based on limited evidence, gathered mostly from lab tests.
Since Rundlof’s paper, studies showing real-world evidence of harm from pesticides in the field have been mounting—and environmental organizations have demanded wide-ranging bans. Regulatory agencies will soon decide what to do about neonics, which have a global market worth more than US 1.5 billion per year.This month, the EU’s European Food Safety Authority is due to complete a reevaluation of evidence for restricting neonics; the EU will then need to decide what action to take.France has passed a law that would ban neonics in 2018.
But industry groups a nd some scientists say the evidence still isn’t conclusive. The picture is complicated: some studies show harm to some bees in some circumstances, while others find no harm. The results seem to be affected by many factors, including the species of bee and the kinds of crops involved. Scientists working on the。