高二上学期英语期末考试试卷第45套真题

高二上学期英语期末考试试卷

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1. 阅读理解

Duolingo

Over70 million people have registered with Duolingo, a free and incrediblywell-designed language learning app. Though not a replacement for properlanguage tuition, the app is a fun way to get the basics, or to keep yourselffresh on grammar and vocabulary, before a trip abroad. Just like a computergame, the app guides you through levels that you need to complete beforeadvancing, and you gain experience points along the way.

Free, iOS and Android,

XECurrency

XE isthe go-to site for currency conversions on the web, so it’s no surprise thatits app is so popular: with over 20 million downloads since launch. It has lotsof business-oriented features, such as rates for previous metals and historiccharts, but for the traveler it is most useful for the simple fact that it’sable to convert every world currency. It also functions offline by saving thelatest updated rates.

Free,iOS and Android,

Appin the Air

Appin the Air is a smart, straightforward, flight tracking app that has the

bestcoverage of airlines and airports. It will keep you updated about flight statuseven if you don’t have internet coverage and help you manage your time at theairport, breaking down each flight into four stages: check in, boarding,takeoff and landing time.

Free,iOS and Android, appintheair.mobi

WolframSun Exposure

Thereare a few apps out there that help you manage your time in the sun safely, butthis one offers the most detailed information to keep you informed. You enteryour skin type and it calculates how long you can spend sunning yourself beforegetting burned, based on the time of day, where you are and the strength of suncream you’re wearing. It also provides UV forecasts for your location.

£0.79,iOS

（1）If you want to know the information about the change rate of money, you can turn to for help.

A . Wolfram.

B . App in the Air.

C . XE Currency.

D . Duolingo.

（2）About these apps, which of the following is TRUE?

A . All of these four can be used in the same system.

B . Duolingo is an unbelievable gaming app where you gain experience points along the way.

C . You can learn the latest news about the flights with limited connectivity in App in the Air.

D . Your time in the sun safely is influenced by the brand of sun cream you’re applying.

（3）The passage is intended for .

A . teenagers.

B . travelers.

C . businessmen.

D . guides.

2. 阅读理解

At the age of eight, Glenn Cunningham wasseverely injured in a fire. He had major burns over the lower half of his bodyand was taken to a nearby county hospital.

From his bed, the semi-consciouslittle boy heard the doctortalking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surelydie—which was for the best, really—for the terrible fire had destroyed thelower half of his body.

But somehow, to theamazement of the physician, he did survive. The mother was told that her sonwas bound to spend a lifetime in a wheelchair.

But this brave little boy was determined that hewould walk and even run. But unfortunately, from the waist down, Glenn had nomotor ability. His thin, scarred legs just hung there, all but lifeless. Yethis courage that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out intothe yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threwhimself from the chair. Glenn worked his way to the fence, dragging his legsbehind him. Then, step by step, he began dragging himself along the fence,determined that he would walk. He started to do this every day until eventuallyGlenn did develop the ability first to stand up , then to walk with help, thento walk by himself—and then amazingly—to run. Glenn began to run to school. Heran everywhere as fast as he could. Later in college, Glenn joined the trackteam where he received