1、 阅读理解专题 上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 V. Reading Comprehension (30) (A) After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range
2、. However, even on Kauai, Hawaiis Garden Island, complete escape wasnt all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to comple
3、te another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Caf signaled with promises of instant email. I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Caf . I am a technology reporter for an online mag
4、azinemy life is driven and dominated by email. Im drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organiser, no laptop. And definitely, no email. Yes, my plan was to lie
5、 on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didnt understand. In my job, I am online, permanently. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on.
6、I dont like to be without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good
7、chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices. Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metres from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda (阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the lo
8、ng, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off. 71. Why did the writer come to Kauai? A. To get away from the modern technology. B. To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Caf . C. To write reports on technological development. D. To find whether
9、there is an alternative to email. 72. What can we learn about the writer? A. He wrote articles about resorts around the world. B. He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing. C. He was eager to work in his backyard. D. He spent much time working online. 73. The word outraged (paragraph 4) is closes
10、t in meaning to _. A. relieved B. shocked C. amused D. offended 74. The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to _. A. argue against his friends doubt of Kauai B. propose a possible destination of his trip C. highlight the beauty of the beach of Kauai D. show Kauai produced a r
11、elaxing atmosphere (B) Villa dEste, Tivoli (Italy)Official Site Useful Information Call Center 199766166 Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups, instructional visits. Bookings from abroad: email: villadestetivoliteleart.org fax: 039
12、0412770747 telephone: 039 0412719036 Visiting Hours: Opening 8.30 - closed one hour before sunset. The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument. The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours. The Fontana della Civetta functions dail
13、y, from 10.00 am, every two hours. Ticket Prices: (from May 17 to October 20, 2015) Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): 11. Reduced ticket: 7. These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20th of October,
14、 2015 (From the 22nd of October, 2015) Full ticket: 8 Reduced ticket 4 These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa. The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of s
15、tate schools (upon presentation of identity documents). School Visits: Reservations are required. The management of Villa dEste, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students, has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour. Sho
16、uld any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of Reservation cost: 1,00. Notices: Certain areas of the villa may be closed f
17、or restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office. Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo). 75. How can a visiting Chinese professor of architecture in Rome make a booking? A. By dialing 199766166. B. By writing an email to v
18、illadestetivoliteleart.org. C. By calling 039 0412719036. D. By sending a fax to 039 0412770747 76. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see _ first, if you arrive at 10.25 am. A. the exhibition inside the villa B. the Organ Fountain C. the gardens D. the Fontana della Civetta
19、77. Why are reservations essential for school visits? A. Reservations are more economical. B. Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument. C. Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one for the Villa. D. Reservation fees can help preserve the sit
20、e. (C) When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuse, he came right out and said he was leaving to pursue my goal of running a company. Broadcasting his ambition was very much
21、my decision, McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29. McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kinds of company he wanted to run. It al
22、so sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isnt alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, exec
23、utives who dont get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations. As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In th
24、e third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders. The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For
25、 years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn Ferry, senior partner Dennis Carey: I cant think of a single search Ive done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first. Those who jum
26、ped without a job havent always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana when the business became part of PepsiCo (PEP) a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willemstad l
27、eft Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later. Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. The traditiona
28、l rule was its safer to stay where you are, but thats been fundamentally inverted, says one headhunter. The people whove been hurt the worst are those whove stayed too long. 78. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being _. A. arrogant. B. frank. C. self-centered.
29、D. impulsive. 79. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives quitting may be encouraged by _. A. their expectation of better financial status B. their need to reflect on their private life C. their strained relations with the boards D. their pursuit of new career goals 80. It can be inferred from t
30、he last paragraph that _. A. top performers used to cling to their posts B. loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated C. top performers care more about reputations D. its safer to stick to the traditional rules 81. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. CEOs; Where to Go? B.
31、CEOs: All the Way Up? C. Top Managers Jump without a Net D. The Only Way Out for Top Performers (A) 7174 ADBD (B) 7577 ABC (C) 78-81 BDAC 上海市向明中学2020-2021学年高二上英语期中考试英语试卷 Section B （12分，每题分，每题1.5分）分） Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfini
32、shed statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Math, Taught like Football Growing up, I thought math class was something to be endured, not enjoyed. I disliked memo
33、rizing formulas and taking tests, all for the dull goal of getting a good grade. But my problem wasnt with math itself. In fact, I spent countless hours as a child doing logic and math puzzles on my own, and as a teenager, when a topic seemed particularly interesting, I would go to the library and r
34、ead more about it. By high school, none of my teachers questioned my mathematical talent, but none of them really encouraged it, either. No one told me that I could become a professional mathematician. What I wanted to do then was play college football. My ambition was to get an athletic scholarship
35、 to attend a Big Ten school. The chances of that happening were very low. In high school, I was just an above-average athlete and my high school was not a feeder school for college sports programs. That didnt stop me from dreaming, though. And it didnt stop my coaches from encouraging me to believe
36、I could reach my goal, and preparing and pushing me to work for it. They made video tapes of my performances and sent them to college coaches around the country. It didnt matter that I didnt initially attract much interest from the big schools. My coaches kept picking up the phone, and kept convinci
37、ng me to try to prove myself. In the end, a Big Ten school, Pennstate, did offer me a scholarship. A growing body of research shows that students are affected by more than just the quality of a lesson plan. They also respond to the passion of their teachers and the engagement of their peers, and the
38、y seek a sense of purpose. They benefit from specific instructions, constant feedback and a culture of earning that encourages resilience in the face of failure. Until I got to college, I didnt really know what mathematics was. I still thought of it as problem sets and laborious computations. Then o
39、ne day, one of my professors handed me a book and suggested that I think about a particular problem. It wasnt easy, but it was fascinating. My professor kept giving me problems, and I kept pursuing them. Before long, he was introducing me to problems that had never been solved before and urging me t
40、o find new techniques to help crack them. I am now a Ph. D. candidate in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and I have published several papers in mathematical journals. I still feel that childlike excitement every time I complete a proof. I wish Id known this was possible whe
41、n I was a kid. 56. Why did the writer think math class in school was something to be endured before entering college? A. Because he wasnt interested in math. B. Because his math teachers didnt care to push him. C. Because he was too smart and talented for math class. D. Because he was training hard
42、for an athletic scholarship. 57. According to the writer, students are affected by the following things from teachers or coaches EXCEPT _. A. passion B. constant feedback C. a sense of purpose D. specific instructions 58. We can conclude that after entering college, the writer_. A. was busy looking
43、for problem sets to crack B. began to realize what mathematics really is C. met with laborious computations in his studies D. studied on his own just as he was in high school 59. What does “this” in the last sentence mean? A. Feeling the children excitement. B. Different mathematical research. C. Ge
44、nerating curiosity and creativity. D. Being a professional mathematician. (B) Modern medicines ability to keep us alive makes it tempting to think human evolution may have stopped. But if we look at the rate of our DNAs evolution, we can see that human evolution hasnt stopped it may even be happenin
45、g faster than before. Evolution is a gradual change to the DNA of a species over many generations. It can occur by natural selection, when certain traits created by genetic changes help an organism survive or reproduce. Such genes are thus more likely to be passed on to the next generation, so they
46、increase in frequency in a population. Gradually, these changes and their associated traits become more common among the whole group. By looking at global studies of our DNA, we can see evidence that natural selection has recently made changes and continues to do so. Though modern healthcare disrupt
47、s a key driving force of evolution by keeping some people alive longer, in countries without access to good healthcare, populations are continuing to evolve. Survivors of infectious disease outbreaks drive natural selection by giving their genetic resistance to offspring. Our DNA shows evidence for
48、recent selection for resistance of killer diseases like Lassa fever and malaria. Selection in response to malaria remains in regions where the disease remains common. Humans are also adapting to their environment. Gene change allowing humans to live at high altitudes have become more common in populations in Tibet, Ethiopia, and the Andes. The spread of genetic changes in Tibet is possibly the fastest evolutionary change in humans, occurring over the past 3,000 years. This rapid increase in frequency of a mutated gene that increases blood oxygen content gives l