湖北省黄冈中学高二英语上学期期中试题目及答案

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湖北省黄冈中学-度高二英语上学期期中考试试题

湖北省黄冈中学2008-2009学年度高二英语上学期期中考试试题本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What do we know about the man?A. He slept well in the plane.B. He had a long trip.C. He had a meeting. 2．What is the woman unhappy about?A. Her neighbor keeping a cat.B. Her neighbor’s walking on her grass.C. Her neighbor not keeping her word.3．Why is the woman moving to a new flat?A. She needs a quieter place.B. The new flat is near the school.C. The present one is too expensive.4．What does the man mainly do in his spare time?A. Learn a language.B. Do some sports.C. Play the piano. 5．What is the woman going to do?A. Ask Tom to send an invitation.B. Get the Johnson’s address.C. Invite Tom to the party.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

高二上学期英语期中考试试卷-含答案教程文件

高二上学期英语期中考试试卷-含答案黄冈2010—2011学年第一学期期中备考高二年级英语试卷考试时间：60分钟总分:100分校区：_________ 姓名：__________ 分数：__________I 听力略II．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 21 , it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The 22 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.Education is 23 , compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place 24 , whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 25 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. 26 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a 27 may lead to a person to discover how 28 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 29 on. Education, then, is a very 30 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 31 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.Schooling, on the other hand, is a 32 experience, whose style changes 33 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 34 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and 35 , and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.21. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore22. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem23. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple24. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhereelse25. A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict26. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though27. A. neighbour B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher28. A. wonderful B. well C. greatly D. little29. A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men30. A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short31. A. that B. when C. after D. before32. A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular33. A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently34. A. large B. new C. fixed D. small35. A. take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为36-45的相应位置上。

湖北省2021年高二英语上学期期中试题(含解析)

可修改高二英语上学期期中试题（含解析）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man mean?A. He doesn’t have any notes.B. He will be absent from c lass.C. He can lend the woman his notes.2. What has the man been doing?A. Greeting his guests.B. Cleaning the house.C. Arguing with Maggie.3. Where is the woman now?A. At home.B. At school.C. In a library.4. What can be inferred from the conversation?A. The man is free tonight.B. The man accepts the invitation.C. The man won’t go to the concert.5. How often was the magazine published in the past?A. Once a week.B. Once a month.C. Twice a month.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

湖北黄冈中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 word版含答案

湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中高二英语试题第Ⅰ卷选择题一、听力。

略第二部分阅读理解（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（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AEver since her husband went to work abroad, Mrs. Jackson has lived on her own in their big old suburban house, which was purchased by her husband about 20 years ago.Considering her safety, her son has been trying hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in downtown. To his disappointment, Mrs. Jackson doesn’t accept the idea. She says that she has to look after their old house, as the family tie. But recently there are often stories about someone stealing things around here.It was a freezing day before Christmas Eve. At about four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying some Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard it but didn’t move. Another knock. Who might it be？ Mrs. Jackson was a little afraid. She determined not to answer the door but keep waiting. Then nothing strange happened and no more knocks. She waited a few minutes. She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened the door and looked outside through the crack. She then let out a cry and threw the door wideopen! She could hardly believe her eyes. At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree was a Christmas card with the following words:Merry Christmas!Your new neighbor 21．It is because he thinks about _______ that her son wants her to change a place to live in.A．her health B．her safetyC．her mood D．her character22．The reason why Mrs. Jackson wants to keep the house is that _______.A．it is comfortableB．she can live aloneC．it is the family connectionD．its value can be higher23．When Mrs. Jackson “threw the door wide open”, she felt _______. A．frightened B．surprisedC．funny D．easyBA 12-year-old girl who had a slight feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of l62 on Mensa’s Cattell III B paper, suggesting she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.The comparison doesn’t sit well with the British student, who’s currently in Year 8 at Colchester County high school, a selective girl’s grammar school in Essex, England.“I don’t think I can be compared to such great intellectuals such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. They’ve achieved so much. I don’t think it’s right.”Lydia told CNN.Lydia sat the test in her summer holidays, after raising the idea with her parents who were in favor of it after some time.It turns out the test wasn’t that hard after all.“I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I thought it was a bit easier than l thought it was going to be,” she said.Lydia’s not quite sure what she wants to do when she goes to university, though she’s leaning toward something “based around math, because it’s one of my favorite subjects.”“All I’m going to do is work as hard as I can, and see where that gets me,”she said.To put Lydia’s mark in perspective, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which primarily tests verbal reasoning, is 161. A top 2％ score—which allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQs—would be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top l％ of the population.24．What can we know about Lydia from the passage？A．She is a middle school student.B．She is the cleverest student.C．She thinks she is cleverer than Einstein.D．She had thought the test was very easy.25．According to the passage, who supported her taking the test？A．Her teachers. B．Her classmates.C．Her friends. D．Her parents.26．If you want to enter Mensa, you have to ________.A．be as clever as Lydia in the testB．be able to attend a famous universityC．have a great interest in mathD．get at least 148 in the IQ test27．After Lydia graduates from high school, she will ________.A．major in math probably B．enter a clubC．never be nervous D．achieve a lotCAlibaba, Bank of China and Huawei—these are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.“The survey of more than 55,000 students, conducted by the research firm Universum, has found that roughly a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9％ want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start their own business.”The students said that work-1ife balance was the most important career goal, followed by job stability. When it comes to desirable companies, Bank of China has been named the top choice by business students for seven consecutive years, and the gigantic state-owned firm shows no signs of giving up its lead.William Wu, the China country manager for Universum, said that banking remains an attractive industry for young Chinese. “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, which leaves the younger generation with theimpression that although banking is a traditional industry, there are still a lot of development opportunities.” Wu said.E-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA, Tech30) improved six places from 2014, ranking second among business students. Alibaba’s rise shouldn’t come as much of a surprise —the company held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.Among engineering students, Alibaba was once again a bridesmaid. Instead, Huawei —a telecoms infrastructure firm that now makes consumer products-took the top spot.“Both of these companies are pioneers in terms of local companies going international.” said Wu. “It shows that… an international development strategy has a positive influence among Chinese young talents.” Tech companies ruled the rankings for humanities students, with Alibaba—which was ninth in 2014一landing at the top. Last year, Apple was the Number l choice of Chinese students. 28．What’s the percentage of the surveyed students who want to join a company set up recently？A．Five percent. B．Twenty-five percent.C．Nine percent. D．Twenty percent.29．What is the second most important career goal for the students？A．Work-life balance. B．Job stability.C．Alibaba. D．Their own business.30．In William Wu’s viewpoint, a native company that _______ will attract graduates. A．is rooted only in ChinaB．makes consumer productsC．goes internationalD．just aims at the foreign market31．What does the passage want to tell us mainly？A．What companies students want to work for.B．Why students have to go to university.C．How a company can develop well.D．Where students’ success lies in.DNew research has shown that you might not just be feeling blue, you may also be seeing it differently. A blue mood may be more than just a figure of speech. Your mood may also affect how you see the world around you, according to a new study. A team of researchers has demonstrated that sadness could have an effect on the way we see colors.The team, led by psychology researcher Christopher Thorstenson of the University of Rochester, found that people in whom they had induced a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis(轴线), compared to people who weren’t feeling sad.“We were already deeply familiar with how often people use color terms to describe common phenomena, like mood. even when these concepts seem unrelated,” Thorstenson said in a statement. “We thought that maybe a reason these metaphors emerge was because there really was a connection between mood and identifying colors in a different way.”Thorstenson and his team are not the first to identify a link between a depressed mood and a difference in recognition. In 2010, Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first demonstrated a link between decreased contrast sensitivity and depression. This was supported by a 2013 paper by Johnson Faro et al of the University of Singapore.The team conducted two studies．In the first, 127 participants werechosen randomly to watch one of two video clips, which had been proved in previousstudies to feel either sadness (a cartoon clip) or amusement (a stand-up comedy routine). They didn’t do that in a specific order.The entire group was then tasked with identifying the colors in 48 continued color swatches. The group that had been shown the cartoon clip was measurably worse at identifying colors along the blue-yellow axis, although no difference was found along the red-green axis.For the second study, 130 participants were randomly assigned to watch either a sad clip or a neutral one. The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group. Again, there was no difference along the red-green axis.Because of this lack of difference along the red-green axis, the researchers say the difference in ability cannot be explained by lack of effort, or focus. If the subjects were badly focused, they would have performed equally badly along both color axes.32．If one ________, the colors he sees might be different from those in others’eyes.A．is in a good mood B．has an eye illnessC．attends a speech D．doesn’t feel happy33．Who were the first to find out the link between mood and identifying colours？A．Emanuel and his team. B．Thorstenson and his team.C．Johnson and his team. D．Thorstenson and Johnson.34．The sadness group in the second study _______.A．felt happy when watching the videoB．performed better than the otherC．were less able to identify some coloursD．could only identify blue and yellow35．What does the underlined word “randomly” in the fifth paragraph mean most probably？A．In no specific place.B．With no specific rule.C．In no specific confidence.D．At no specific time.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

湖北省省黄冈中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期测试试题含解析

B. Have a business meeting.
C. Meet her wedding organizer.
9. How late will the woman be for her appointment?
A. Five minutes.B. Ten minutes.C. At least fifteen minutes.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. What will the woman have for breakfast?
A. Juice and bacon.
B. Noodles and fruit.
C. Just coffee with no sugar.
14. What information is on the container?
【答案】8. C 9. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Excuse me, sir. This is 2247 Reindeer Way, right?
M: Yes, it is. Are you looking to rent the apartment?
W: I'm here to meet Joy Wang. She is my wedding planner. Have I e to the right place?
3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How many pieces will the man eat?
A. Six.B. Four.C. Two.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: I've just ordered a pizza. There are eight pieces, so we can have four pieces each.

湖北省黄冈中学上学期高二期中考试

湖北省黄冈中学2008-2009学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题本试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What do we know about the man?A．He slept well in the plane．B．He had a long trip．C．He had a meeting．2．What is the woman unhappy about?A．Her neighbor keeping a cat．B．Her neighbor’s walking on her grass．C．Her neighbor not keeping her word．3．Why is the woman moving to a new flat?A．She needs a quieter place．B．The new flat is near the school．C．The present one is too expensive．4．What does the man mainly do in his spare time?A．Learn a language．B．Do some sports．C．Play the piano．5．What is the woman going to do?A．Ask Tom to send an invitation．B．Get the Johnson’s address．C．Invite Tom to the party．第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

-黄冈中学高二英语第一学期期中考试试题

2008-2009学年黄冈中学高二英语第一学期期中考试试题本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What do we know about the man?A. He slept well in the plane.B. He had a long trip.C. He had a meeting.2．What is the woman unhappy about?A. Her neighbor keeping a cat.B. Her neighbor’s walking on her grass.C. Her neighbor not keeping her word.3．Why is the woman moving to a new flat?A. She needs a quieter place.B. The new flat is near the school.C. The present one is too expensive.4．What does the man mainly do in his spare time?A. Learn a language.B. Do some sports.C. Play the piano.5．What is the woman going to do?A. Ask Tom to send an invitation.B. Get the Johnson’s address.C. Invite Tom to the party.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

湖北省黄冈市部分普通高中2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

湖北省黄冈市部分普通高中2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Best apps to learn how to play guitarTrueFireTrueFire is a video lesson platform with a lot of big-name teachers. Courses range from the introduction of whole types to deep-dives into specific theory concepts. For most courses, there’re multiple camera angles offering close-ups of the left and right hands. Because of this presenting style, however, things can get crowded on the mobile app—it’s definitely a platform that works better on a desktop.Courses can be purchased individually, but this’ll be expensive if you’re planning on buying more than a couple. Grabbing an All Access subscription will instead give you unlimited streams of TrueFire’s entire list.Price: Either per-course, or $ 29/month or $249/yearThe Gibson AppGibson’s new smartphone app is aimed at guitarists of all levels. Essentially, this is a system that responds to you as you play along to lessons and exercises, making the experience feel like an interactive lesson. What we especially like about the app is how players get a free one-on-one video guidance with a professional Gibson guitar tech.Price: $ 14.99 a month or $ 89.99 a yearYousicianYousician is designed for both beginners and intermediate players. Suitable for guitar, bass and even ukulele, the app offers step-by-step video tutorials, plus the ability to provide instant feedback on your performance. The app is free to download but it does require a subscription for unlimited and uninterrupted playtime across all platforms.Price: Free(subscription service offered starting at $19.99 per month)BandLabBandLab is the perfect DAW(Digital Audio Workstation) for cooperation. You can upload tracks to the cloud-based workstation to further your music with over 100 guitar and bass presets. Not in the mood to write? Then discover and stream millions of tracks made byemerging and established artists to stimulate your creativity. It’s also totally free, with no paywalls or subscriptions.Price: Free1．What is suggested for the first app?A．Using it on a desktop.B．Selecting your favorite teacher.C．Buying the courses individually.D．Starting with specific theory concepts. 2．What do The Gibson App and Yousician have in common?A．Neither of them can be downloaded for free.B．Neither of them is suitable for beginners.C．They both provide paid video tutorials.D．They both provide real-time feedback.3．Which app can be used totally free?A．TrueFire B．BandLab C．Yousician D．The Gibson AppOn March 25,2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.“I saw him gasp, but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.“We were trying to persuade him to stay,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained hisname and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.”Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger.The couple’s lost boy had made it.“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” David told Today. Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their birth. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate said. “She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.”4．Why was the newborn not going to make it?A．Because he had just moments to live.B．Because his heartbeat was nearly gone.C．Because he was 14 weeks premature.D．Because he weighed just over 2 pounds.5．What does Kate’s words mean in paragraph 4?A．The doctors thought it no use saving the boy.B．The doctor had no idea how to save the boy.C．Kate was prepared to resign her position.D．Kate cherished her last minutes with the boy.6．What did the first-time parents did to save the boy?A．To have eye contact.B．To touch him skin to skin.C．To tell him stories.D．To grasp his hands tightly.7．Which is the best title of the article?A．Wonders of love B．Premature twinsC．Life-giving touch D．Precious momentsIn the movie “The Wrong Trousers”, a pair of futuristic trousers lets people walk on walls and ceilings. Inspired by the movie, researchers in England created “The Right Trousers”, a set of trousers embedded(嵌入) with electrical pumps to force air into tiny tubes that expand and can help elderly or disabled people with issues like getting up or improving blood flow.Now, material scientists, computer programmers and fabric designers are working to advance robotic clothing.In June, researchers in Australia created robotic fibers, which can make fabric move automatically. Last year, scientists at MIT built fiber batteries that could be embedded into clothes and power robotic clothing. In recent years, Google partnered with brands like Levi’s and Adidas to put sensors in jackets, backpacks and shoes, letting users access their phones instantly. Researchers said they could soon unlock an era where clothing will act more like a computer, sensing how your body feels and telling your clothes how to help.At the University of New South Wales in Australia, researchers are creating fabric s that can shape-shift. Thanh Nho Do, a senior lecturer at the school, said his team has created tiny tubes that can weave into sheets of fabric. These tubes can make fabric take various preprogrammed shapes. But challenges still remain for Do’s team, notably around making these robotic tubes smaller so they can weave easily with other fabrics.Rebecca Kramer Bottiglio from Yale University agreed that many challenges remain before smart clothing “reaches their full potential.” It will be challenging to make these clothes, equipped with fibers and technology, strong enough to go through multiple cycles in the laundry, she said. Despite that, she says researchers will figure out a way forward. “Recent breakthroughs point toward a not-so-distant future where smart clothing will be a part of our everyday life.” she said.8．What inspired the researchers to come up with “The Right Trousers”?A．A film.B．A blood issue.C．The way electrical pumps work.D．The way the elderly and disabled move.9．What did scientists at MIT do last year?A．They put sensors in clothes.B．They created movable robotic fibers.C．They made batteries for robotic clothing.D．They released smart clothing connected to cellphones.10．What does Do’s team find challenging?A．Making robotic tubes smaller.B．Keeping robotic tubes properly shaped.C．Producing stronger robotic tubes.D．Programming the shape of robotic tubes.11．What is Rebecca’s attitude toward the future of smart clothing?A．Doubtful.B．Indifferent.C．Worried.D．Hopeful.You can see it with the naked eye and pick it up with a pair of tweezers (镊子) — not bad for a bacterium. Scientists say they have discovered the world’s largest variety in the mangroves (红树林) of Guadeloupe, putting its small peers to shame.Bacteria are the planet’s oldest life forms, essential to most living organisms. But at up to 2cmin length, the “Thiomargarita magnifica” is around 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria and has a more complex structure, according to a study published in the journal Science.The discovery “shakes up a lot of knowledge” in microbiology, co-author of the study Olivier Gros said. In his laboratory, Professor Gros was amazed at a test tube holding white strands (细丝). Originally, he thought it was “anything but a bacterium” because normal bacteria are only between 1-5 micrometers long. The largest-known bacterium until now had a maximum length of around 750 micrometers. This species averages 10,000 micrometers (around 1cm), with some growing up to twice that length. Techniques revealed it was a bacterial organism, but there was no guarantee it was a single cell. Associate Professor Silvina Gonzalez-Rizzo found it belonged to the Thiomargarita family. Next a researcher in Paris suggested they were indeed dealing with just one cell — but a first attempt at peer review a few years later was abandoned.“We were told, ‘This is interesting, but we lack the information to believe you’,” Professor Gros said, adding that they needed stronger images to provide proof.Then with financial backing and access to some of the best tools in the field, Dr Jean-Marie Volland and his colleagues began building up a picture of the bacterium. It was clearly enormous by bacterial standards. Scaled up (增大) to human proportions, it would be like meeting someone as tall as Mount Qomolangma”, Dr V olland said. Specialist 3D microscope images finally made it possible to prove that the entire strand was indeed a single cell.They also helped Dr V olland make a “completely unexpected” discovery. Normally, a bacterium’s DNA floats freely in the cell. But in this giant species, it is pressed firmly in small structures, which are “normally a feature of human, animal and plant cells, complex organisms... but not bacteria,” Dr V olland said.12．What does the underlined word “peers” in paragraph 1 refer to?A．other bacteria B．other scientistsC．a pair of tweezers D．mangroves in other places13．What can we learn about Professor Gros’ initial judgment on the white strands?A．It was confirmed by Silvina Gonzalez-Rizzo.B．It represented a breakthrough in the field of microbiology.C．It was made based on his previous knowledge about bacteria.D．It gave inspiration to other scientists’ research on the strands’ structure.14．What did researchers need to provide to prove their findings?A．The process of their research.B．Data on the weight of a single cell.C．Stronger pictures of the bacterium.D．Comparison among various bacteria.15．What is another discovery about the “Thiomargarita magnifica” according to the last paragraph?A．It has the feature of complex organisms.B．Its DNA floats freely inside it.C．Its length is twice its width.D．It is a single cell.二、七选五Fear of missing out or FOMO is “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent”. This social anxiety is characterized by “ashow the concern that he or she might miss an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, profitable investment or other satisfying events.Does FOMO make us happy? 17 Researchers have found that FOMO leads us to check social media more frequently, leading to a negative cycle that can be hard to break. FOMO can lead to feelings of depression, loneliness, and boredom. Your mood will be easily influenced by others and your life starts to be controlled by the outside world. What should people do to get rid of FOMO?Change your focusRather than focusing on what you lack, try noticing what you have. You can change your feeling that triggers your FOMO. “Meritocracy (精英) society” is advocated today, but in fact, everyone owns their own success. Try to reduce our screen time, focus on building your own path to success and do what you like. 18Keep a journalIt is common to post on social media to keep a record of the fun things you do. However, you may find yourself noticing a little too much about whether people are validating your experiences online. If this is the case, you may try to keep a personal journal of your best memories, either online or on paper. 19 This shift can sometimes help you to get out of the cycle of FOMO.20You may find yourself seeking a greater connection when you are feeling depressed or anxious, and this is healthy. Feelings of loneliness or exclusion are actually our brain’s way of telling us that we want to seek out greater connections with others and increase our sense of belonging. Rather than trying to connect more with people on social media, why not arrange to meet up with someone in person? Talking with families, making plans with a good friend, or creating a group outing that can help you to shake that feeling that you are missing out. It puts you in the center of the action.A．Seek out real connectionsB．The answer is definitely: NO.C．You should be confident in what you do and you’ll succeed one day.D．Live in the moment, you will find nothing is missing out in our life!E．As long as you focus on what you like, you will feel content with yourself.F．FOMO is also defined as a fear of regret, which may lead to a compulsive concern.G．Keeping a journal can help you to shift your focus from public approval to private appreciation of the things that make your life great.三、完形填空Joshua JJ Rowland, a 2-year-old boy, had been missing for 24 hours. It was believed thatOver 500 volunteers helped in 22 the baby. Nearly 24 hours passed. 23 , they could find the baby nowhere. “That long period everybody starts 24 the worst, and it’s hard not to. How can all these people search all this and not 25 a clue ?” Roy Link, one of the 26 , said. He decided to start searching on his own.When he came to an open field he was met with a(n) 27 two wooded areas with an open space in between. He 28 the forest on his left and heard the first cry. As it got louder, he 29 JJ. He could sense that the boy was 30 . The 2 year old held onto him closely and wouldn’t go to any place without him. “He had scratches (划痕) all over his arms and legs, but he really looked in good 31 . You know all the bad things start going through your mind, but then finding him healthy and alive, it’s just ... wow,” Link said. “And I was 32 that he managed to survive a day in the wild. Some adults wouldn’t have made it that long either.”Online commenters 33 Link for saving the 2 year old and named him the “Man of the Year”. Link was 34 about such a big title.“How could you not go when you heard that there was a need for volunteers to search for a 2-year-old child?” Link said.“I was just doing the 35 thing.”21．A．working B．traveling C．cooking D．sleeping 22．A．caring for B．looking for C．waiting for D．standing for 23．A．Unluckily B．Unsurprisingly C．Obviously D．Actually 24．A．avoiding B．wanting C．thinking D．experiencing 25．A．need B．give C．find D．receive 26．A．volunteers B．experts C．adults D．adventurers 27．A．challenge B．choice C．accident D．failure 28．A．managed B．protected C．cleared D．entered 29．A．tracked B．contacted C．discovered D．reminded 30．A．positive B．frightened C．awkward D．curious 31．A．health B．humor C．company D．position 32．A．thankful B．confident C．scared D．amazed 33．A．excused B．praised C．remembered D．lectured 34．A．confused B．worried C．excited D．moved 35．A．wise B．honest C．simple D．right四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

湖北省黄冈中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中高二英语试题第Ⅰ卷选择题一、听力。

AEver since her husband went to work abroad, Mrs. Jackson has lived on her own in their big old suburban house, which was purchased by her husband about 20 years ago.Considering her safety, her son has been trying hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in downtown. To his disappointment, Mrs. Jackson doesn’t accept the idea. She says that she has to look after their old house, as the family tie. But recently there are often stories about someone stealing things around here.It was a freezing day before Christmas Eve. At about four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying some Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard it but didn’t move. Another knock. Who might it be？ Mrs. Jackson was a little afraid. She determined not to answer the door but keep waiting. Then nothing strange happened and no more knocks. She waited a few minutes. She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened the door and looked outside through the crack. She then let out a cry and threw the door wide open! She could hardly believe her eyes. At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree was a Christmas card with the following words:Merry Christmas!Your new neighbor 21．It is because he thinks about _______ that her son wants her to change a place to live in.A．her health B．her safetyC．her mood D．her character22．The reason why Mrs. Jackson wants to keep the house is that _______.A．it is comfortableB．she can live aloneC．it is the family connectionD．its value can be higher23．When Mrs. Jackson “threw the door wide open”, she felt _______. A．frightened B．surprisedC．funny D．easyBA 12-year-old girl who had a slight feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of l62 on Mensa’s Cattell III B paper, suggesting she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.The comparison doesn’t sit well with the British student, who’s currently in Year 8 at Colchester County high school, a selective girl’s grammar school in Essex, England.“I don’t think I can be compared to such great intellectuals such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. They’ve achieved so much. I don’t think it’s right.” Lydia told CNN.Lydia sat the test in her summer holidays, after raising the idea with her parents who were in favor of it after some time.It turns out the test wasn’t that hard after all.“I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I thought it was a bit easier than l thought it was going to be,” she said.Lydia’s not quite sure what she wants to do when she goes to university, though she’s leaning toward something “based around math, because it’s one of my favorite subjects.”“All I’m going to do is work as hard as I can, and see where that gets me,” she said.To put Lydia’s mark in perspective, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which primarily tests verbal reasoning, is 161. A top 2％ score—which allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQs—would be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top l％ of the population.24．What can we know about Lydia from the passage？A．She is a middle school student.B．She is the cleverest student.C．She thinks she is cleverer than Einstein.D．She had thought the test was very easy.25．According to the passage, who supported her taking the test？A．Her teachers. B．Her classmates.C．Her friends. D．Her parents.26．If you want to enter Mensa, you have to ________.A．be as clever as Lydia in the testB．be able to attend a famous universityC．have a great interest in mathD．get at least 148 in the IQ test27．After Lydia graduates from high school, she will ________. A．major in math probably B．enter a clubC．never be nervous D．achieve a lotCAlibaba, Bank of China and Huawei—these are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.“The survey of more than 55,000 students, conducted by the research firm Universum, has found that roughly a quarter wantto work for an international company, while only 9％ want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start their own business.”The students said that work-1ife balance was the most important career goal, followed by job stability. When it comes to desirable companies, Bank of China has been named the top choice by business students for seven consecutive years, and the gigantic state-owned firm shows no signs of giving up its lead.William Wu, the China country manager for Universum, said that banking remains an attractive industry for young Chinese. “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, which leaves the younger generation with the impression that although banking is a traditional industry, there are still a lot of development opportunities.” Wu said.E-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA, Tech30) improved six places from 2014, ranking second among business students. Alibaba’s rise shouldn’t come as much of a surprise—the company held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.Among engineering students, Alibaba was once again a bridesmaid. Instead, Huawei—a telecoms infrastructure firm that now makes consumer products-took the top spot.“Both of these companies are pioneers in terms of local companies going international.” said Wu. “It shows that… an international development strategy has a positive influence among Chinese young talents.” Tech companies ruled the rankings for humanities students, with Alibaba—which was ninth in 2014一landing at the top. Last year, Apple was the Number l choice of Chinese students.28．What’s the percentage of the surveyed students who want to join a company set up recently？A．Five percent. B．Twenty-five percent.C．Nine percent. D．Twenty percent.29．What is the second most important career goal for the students？A．Work-life balance. B．Job stability.C．Alibaba. D．Their own business.30．In William Wu’s viewpoint, a native company that _______ will attract graduates.A．is rooted only in ChinaB．makes consumer productsC．goes internationalD．just aims at the foreign market31．What does the passage want to tell us mainly？A．What companies students want to work for.B．Why students have to go to university.C．How a company can develop well.D．Where students’ success lies in.DNew research has shown that you might not just be feeling blue, you may also be seeing it differently. A blue mood may be more than just a figure of speech. Your mood may also affect how you see the world around you, according to a new study. A team of researchers has demonstrated that sadness could have an effect on the way we see colors.The team, led by psychology researcher Christopher Thorstenson of the University of Rochester, found that people in whom they had induced a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis(轴线), compared to people who weren’t feeling sad.“We were already deeply familiar with how often people use color terms to describe common phenomena, like mood. even when these concepts seem unrelated,” Thorstenson said in a statement. “We thought that maybe a reason these metaphors emerge was because there really was a connection between mood and identifying colors in a different way.”Thorstenson and his team are not the first to identify a link between a depressed mood and a difference in recognition. In 2010, Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first demonstrated a link between decreased contrast sensitivity and depression. This was supported by a 2013 paper by Johnson Faro et al of the University of Singapore.The team conducted two studies．In the first, 127 participants were chosen randomly to watch one of two video clips, which had been proved in previous studies to feel either sadness (a cartoon clip) or amusement (a stand-up comedy routine). They didn’t do that in a specific order.The entire group was then tasked with identifying the colors in 48 continued color swatches. The group that had been shown the cartoon clip was measurably worse at identifying colors along theblue-yellow axis, although no difference was found along the red-green axis.For the second study, 130 participants were randomly assigned to watch either a sad clip or a neutral one. The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group. Again, there was no difference along the red-green axis.Because of this lack of difference along the red-green axis, the researchers say the difference in ability cannot be explained by lack of effort, or focus. If the subjects were badly focused, they would have performed equally badly along both color axes. 32．If one ________, the colors he sees might be different from those in others’ eyes.A．is in a good mood B．has an eye illnessC．attends a speech D．doesn’t feel happy33．Who were the first to find out the link between mood and identifying colours？A．Emanuel and his team. B．Thorstenson and his team. C．Johnson and his team. D．Thorstenson and Johnson. 34．The sadness group in the second study _______.A．felt happy when watching the videoB．performed better than the otherC．were less able to identify some coloursD．could only identify blue and yellow35．What does the underlined word “randomly” in the fifth paragraph mean most probably？A．In no specific place.B．With no specific rule.C．In no specific confidence.D．At no specific time.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

湖北省黄冈中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

湖北省黄冈中学2008-2009学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题高二英语备课组本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What do we know about the man?A. He slept well in the plane.B. He had a long trip.C. He had a meeting.2．What is the woman unhappy about?A. Her neighbor keeping a cat.B. Her neighbor’s walking on her grass.C. Her neighbor not keeping her word.3．Why is the woman moving to a new flat?A. She needs a quieter place.B. The new flat is near the school.C. The present one is too expensive.4．What does the man mainly do in his spare time?A. Learn a language.B. Do some sports.C. Play the piano.5．What is the woman going to do?A. Ask Tom to send an invitation.B. Get the Johnson’s address.C. Invite Tom to the party.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

湖北省黄冈麻城市第二中学2024_2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题

湖北省黄冈麻城市其次中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题考时：120分钟分值：150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What kind of music does the woman like?A. Rock music.B. Classical music.C. Country music.2. What does the woman want to buy?A. Oranges and apples.B. Sweets and apples.C. Vegetables and apples.3. What does the man mean?A. .He doesn't want to see his friends again.B. He had a good time at the partyC. He didn't enjoy the party at all.4. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Go on a diet.B. Talk to her sister.C. Introduce himself first.5. What will the man probably do tonight?A. Read Chapter 4.B. Study in the library.C. Watch the football match.其次节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

湖北省黄冈中学高二英语上学期期中试题及答案

湖北省黄冈中学秋季高二期中考试英语试题本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. At a bus stop.B. At an airport.C. At a railroad station. 2．What probably caused the woman’s stomachache?A. The seafood.B. The medicine.C. The cold.3．How much is the red book?A. $4.B. $5.C. $6.4．Why does the woman want to try on another hat?A. She wants one of the right size.B. She doesn’t like the colour.C. She doesn’t like the style.5．What does the woman say about Susan?A. She is a fast worker.B. She has not finished her work.C. She didn’t do the homework on her ow n.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

湖北省黄冈中学2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

湖北省黄冈中学2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where does the man work?A. In a shop.B. In a market.C. In a restaurant.2．What will the man do in the future?A. Get further education.B. Work as a teacher.C. Be a doctor.3．How does Mary probably feel?A. She feels very happy.B. She feels very sad.C. She feels that everything is OK.4．What are the speakers talking about?A. Tooth protection.B. Cooking skills.C. Eating habits.5．What does the man mean?A. He used to be an NBA player.B. He used to be an NBA fan like Betty's son.C. He always liked to play games.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。

湖北省黄冈中学2021-2022学度高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

湖北省黄冈中学2021-2022学度高二上学期期中考试英语试卷英语试题本试卷共10页。

满分150分。

考试时刻120分钟。

☆祝考试顺利☆注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴到答题卡上的指定位置。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把机读卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；完成句子和书面表达题用0.5毫米黑色墨手签字笔答在题卡上相对应的答题区域内。

答在试题卷上无效。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容终止后，你将有两分钟的时刻将试卷上的答案涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时刻来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How will the man get to the Central Theatre?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By taxi.2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a shop.B. At the man’s house.C. At a café.3. How does the man feel about his future?A. Confident.B. Hopeless.C. Worried.4. What do we know about the woman?A. She rents a house.B. She has her own house.C. She lives at her parents’ house.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A piece of newsB. A newspaper.C. A book.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

2023-2024学年湖北省黄冈市高二上册期中英语质量检测模拟试题(含答案)

2023-2024学年湖北省黄冈市高二上学期期中英语质量检测模拟试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What did the woman do last night?A.She saw a film.B.She did her homework.C.She went to Johnson’s home.2.What activity does the man like?A.Snowboarding.B.Snow kiting.C.Climbing.3.What does the man think of his driving test?A.Excited.B.Anxious.C.Relieved.4.How does the woman usually eat carrots?A.She makes juice out of them.B.She eats them raw.C.She cooks them.5.Why does Kendra need help?A.She is a new student.B.She missed some classes.C.She always fails in science.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.What are the speakers talking about?A.Unemployment.B.Future ways of working.C.At-home activities.7.What does the woman like doing at home?A.Sending friends emails.B.Calling her friend.C.Watching TV.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

2022年-有答案-湖北省黄冈市麻城市某校高二(上)期中考试英语试卷

2022年湖北省黄冈市麻城市某校高二（上）期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解1.Our summer school offers you the chance to live and learn on our beautiful and historical campus in the heart of south-west London. You will earn credits by taking classes relating to your major or general education and have the opportunity to visit London's world-class museums, libraries, parks and nightlife over a three- or six-week period during June and July.Course DescriptionEach 3-week session carries 20 UK credits. Students are welcome to attend one or two sessions. Students should choose several courses within the session that they would like to attend, as courses will run according to the needs of students.Dates and Costs 2020Two sessions: £3,840How to ApplyApply online at this linkApply before 1 MayWe welcome applicants（申请人）from students who meet the following requirements:❈ Have a minimum 2.8 GPA（grade point average）❈ Have finished high school❈ Be 18 years old or olderAlong with a completed applicant form, you will be expected to submit（提交）your most recent grades and write a personal statement. You will also be asked to submit three module choices per session.If you have any questions, please email us at roehamptonabroad@.（1）How many UK credits does a student earn during two sessions?A.20.B.30.C.40.D.50.（2）When can you apply for Session 2 classes?A.On 27 June.B.On 1 July.C.On 2 May.D.On 27 April.（3）Which of the following is required of the applicants?A.Age.B.Social backgrounds.C.Nationality.D.Physical condition.2.In 2015, Chennai was destroyed by one of the worst floods in over a century, leaving thousands without food, water and supplies. During the flood, many heroes arose, one of whom was Santosh, a young man who owned a take-out restaurant in Chennai.When the first flood hit in November, he got a call from a company called Naga Rava. The company asked him to prepare 5,000 packets of food and give them to the flood victims. He, with his partners, took the order, cooked for 14 hours and delivered（递送）them. But that night, as they sat together discussing the event of the day, they actually felt ashamed（羞愧）. "Here was a man not even from Chennai and he was going out of his way to help the affected people. We, while living here, had not really done anything ourselves for our own people," said Santosh later.He then began the groundwork for a collection to help cook more dishes. Little did he know that the November flood was just the beginning, and the real show was about to begin. The December flood affected them all. His own house got flooded and his family was trapped on the second floor. They lost phone connection and electricity. In spite of this, Santosh went back out into the flood, creating a kitchen and preparing food all by himself for the victims.He did not sleep for four days, taking a one-hour break every day as he kept on cooking. As word got out about this man's effort, others stepped out to join him. From children to the elderly, strangers came to help him in cooking, packing and transporting food. Up to 300 volunteers worked together to make it all happen. By the time the fourth day finally came to an end, Santosh and his team had prepared 170,000 food boxes and delivered them to people in need.（1）What inspired Santosh to help the affected people?A.A call for help.B.His cooking skills.C.An act of kindness of a stranger.D.The encouragement from his partners.（2）What does "the real show" in the third paragraph refer to?A.The help and support.B.The severer flood.C.Santosh's family suffering.D.Santosh's cooking more food.（3）Which of the following can best describe Santosh?A.Energetic and helpful.B.Determined and clever.C.Selfless and caring.D.Kind and wise.（4）What is the best title for the text?A.Many Hands Make Light WorkB.Kindness Is Its Own RewardC.Major Floods Brought Challenges To PeopleD.A Man Cooked 170,000 Meals For The Affected3.Thirteen-year-old Kaylee has a lot of friends—532, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.But is it possible that Kaylee's online friendships could be making her lonely? That's what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.Could this be true? During your parents' childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not Words With Friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platforms（平台）.In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger, "There's definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other," says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. "If we are constantly checking in with our virtual words, we will have little time for our real-world friendships." says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today's kids might mistake the "friends" on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don't need someone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.（1）What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A.To summarize the text.B.To tell about true friends.C.To bring up a discussion.D.To encourage online friendship.（2）What does the underlined part "in the flesh" mean in Paragraph 3?A.In person.B.In advance.C.In any case.D.In full measure.（3）What is Katie's attitude towards online communication?A.Worried.B.Positive.C.Confused.D.Unconcerned.（4）What view does Rosen hold?A.It's wise to turn to friends online.B.It's easier to develop friendships in reality.C.Social media help people stay closely connected.D.Teenagers need focus on real-world friendships.4.A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating（浮动的）plastic from the Pacific Ocean. He has developed a floating device（设备）to trap plastic waste moving into rivers before it reaches the oceans.Boyan Slat was just 18 years old when he invented a system for catching waste in the ocean. He also founded an environmental group called "The Ocean Cleanup". Its purpose is to develop the system. Last year, Slat showed the next step: a floating device called Interceptor. It removes plastic out of rivers. The device is powered by energy from the sun. "The 1,000 rivers are responsible for about 80% of plastic going into the world's oceans," said Slat. Three of the machines have already been used. Each machine costs about $775,660, but the cost might drop as production increases.Since they were used, the machines have been doing very well, collecting the plastic bottles and all the rubbish in the rivers. According to Slat, it is necessary to close "the tap", which means preventing more plastic from reaching the ocean in the first place. He wanted to clean them all in the next five years. "This is not going to be easy, but if we do get this done, we could truly make our oceans again," said Slat.The device is designed to be safe in rivers. Its nose is shaped to change directions to keep it away from larger floating things. It works by guiding plastic waste into an opening in the front of the device. The waste is then carried inside the machine where it is dropped into containers. The device sends a text message to local operators that can come and empty it when it is full.（1）What do we know about Interceptor?A.It is being under test.B.It can help sort waste.C.It needs solar power to work.D.It is mainly used in the oceans.（2）What does "the tap" refer to in paragraph 3?A.The rivers.B.The machines.C.The oceans.D.The waste.（3）What's the function of the device's nose?A.To empty the waste.B.To serve as containers.C.To ensure the device's safety.D.To send operators text messages.（4）Where is the text most likely from?A.A diary.B.A guidebook.C.A novel.D.A magazine.二、七选五阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。