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1、高2022届20212022学年度下期2月阶段性测试英语试卷第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe long summer vacation is a perfect time for reading, and these are the books youll want on your reading list. Every product is independently selected by our editors. If you have something thr

2、ough our links, we may cam a commission（佣金）.The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred RogersIf you or your children grew up watching Mister Rogers Neighborhood, youll want this 2018 book by Maxwell King to be at the top of your list. It is the first full-length biography of Mr. Rogers and gives r

3、eaders a never-before inside look at the life and carcer of the beloved television icon. The Darwin AffairBilled as one of the most “inventive and entertaining novels of 20l9,” this Victorian-era thriller by writer Tim Mason is a perfect addition to your summer reading list. Set in London in 1860, i

4、t details the events that occur after an intruder（闯入者）tries to murder Queen Victoria, Fast-paced and lively, this page-turner would appeal to fans of Charles Dickens. BecomingIn her New York Times Best Seller biography former First Lady Michelle Obama gives readers a personal glimpse into her childh

5、ood, schooling, early career choices, marriage and life in the White House. Eye-opening and inspirational, Becoming gives us a fascinating look into the life of one of the most recognized women in America. The Leon SistersThis new novel by best-selling author novelist Jill Shalvis is sure to appeal

6、to fans of her previous contemporary romance novels. It tells the story of Mindy Lemon, a mom of three, and her sister Brooke. If youre a fan of romance novels, youll want to add it to your list.1. How did Mr. Rogers gain his popularity?A. Through his character on TV.B. Through Maxwell Kings book.C.

7、 By watching neighborhood.D. By writing biographies.2. What do we know about The Darwin Affair according to the text?A. It is entertaining and relaxing.B. It is published in London.C. It tells a story in the 19th century.D. It is written by Charles Dickens.3. Whose book will you choose if you want t

8、o read books about love stories?A. Maxwell Kings.B. Tim Masons.C. Michelle Obamas.D. Jill Shalviss.B“Dont answer it,” I said to Sam. Our door in the inner city is constantly knocked on; our previous door in the suburbs rarely so. Sam has a full-time job and cannot spend his days answering requests t

9、o fix leaking baths or carry cash to the bank.Sam opened the door and it was Mervin.“Theres a bird on the second floor,” he said. “Its in trouble.”Sam followed Mervin upstairs. Mervin pointed and tuned to let Sam look. It was a pigeon. The most common of all birds; the bird most likely to foul your

10、newly washed car. And it wasnt flying away. It was stamping in circles. As Sam went to look, Mervin coughed, “Number two.”Sam asked him to repeat that. “Number two.” Mervin said. “The pigeon has been sitting in his own number two, and now its stuck to his foot.”It had rained for five days and the bi

11、rd was young. It could have been sheltering in a wet nest of its own waste, which had then dried on its foot, preventing it from flying away. The pigeon moved in a few more circles. Sam bent to take another look. Mervin said. “All right, then.” and walked away.“Why does everyone think you must solve

12、 the problems around here?” I said to Sam when he returned with his story. “Its a bird. Just leave it on the stairs, and let nature take its course.” Sam didnt agree. Then he went to the garage and emptied the cardboard box containing our imported camping mats. He returned with the gray pigeon in th

13、e box. He showed the bird to our children and they decided to keep it.They put its foot in the warm water bath and got rid of its waste. Immediately the pigeon erupted in a bomb of feathers and began flying.4. How did the author feel about the knocks?A. Surprised.B. Frightened.C. Excited.D. Annoyed5

14、. Why was the pigeon moving in circles?A. It was learning to fly.B. It was trapped by its waste.C. It got caught in the rain.D. It was badly injured.6. What did Sam use the cardboard box for?A. To shelter the bird from the rain.B. To lend it to Mervin.C. To make a nest for the bird.D. To collect our

15、 camping mats.7. We can learn from the text that Sam is _.A. warm-heartedB. single-mindedC. self-consciousD. hot-headedCNearly every week, we hear news about the latest successes and failures in driverless vehicles. But we hear little about how other industries are developing this same kind of techn

16、ology. One industry heavily involved in researching and developing artificial intelligence, or AI, is agriculture. Companies are experimenting with high-tech tools that can help farmers save time and money, while reducing environment-harming chemicals.One of the companies is ecoRobotix of SwitzerLan

17、d. It created a robot equipped with AI and cameras to identify all plants on a farm. The robot has four wheels to carry it through the fields in search of weeds. Computer-controlled arms then lower and spray the weeds with small amounts of herbicide(除草剂). Company officials say the robot can fully op

18、erate on its own for up to 12 hours a day while being powered by the sun. It uses the same kind of sensor and positioning technology used to guide driverless vehicles. A farmer can also control the equipment through a smart-phone.The co-founder of ecoRobotix, Aurelien Demaurex, says the farm robot c

19、an kill weeds with 20 times 1ess herbicide than traditional methods. This is because the system uses exactly the right amount of chemical in the exact place required to kill the weeds. Currently, farmers spread weed killers over massive areas to destroy unwanted plants.Another company developing far

20、m robotics is California-based Blue River Technology. The company has a system called See & Spray, which it claims was the worlds first smart sprayer. The system-which connects to the back of a tractor-is also equipped with AI to identify and chemically kill only the weeds. It can also spray chemica

21、ls on wanted plants to help them grow. Ben Chostner, vice-president of business development for Blue River Technology, explains in a company video that See & Spray technology uses the same deep learning methods used in facial recognition. The first time the machine saw a pigweed, it didnt know what

22、kind of plant it was. But we taught it-by giving it tens of thousands of examples of that pigweed-and now its an expert in pigweed. 8. How will AI benefit agriculture?A. It will fund agriculture research.B. It contributes to low-cost farming.C. It can avoid harmful chemicals.D. It frees all farmers

23、from field work.9. What do the products of the two companies have in common?A. They use recognition technology.B. They are powered by solar energy.C. They are connected with smart phones.D. They can help wanted plants grow rapidly.10. What do Ben Chostners words suggest about the robot?A. It is envi

24、ronmentally-friendly.B. It is good at self-improving.C. It has the learning ability.D. It can track various plants.11. What is mainly talked about in the text？A. The experiment in farming robots.B. New trend in artificial intelligence.C. Modern See & Spray technology.D. Artificial intelligence in ag

25、riculture.DGive yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, youll have no trouble answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A childs day i

26、s filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation, new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and req

27、uires breaking some bad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream.

28、The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted theyd felt cold water at first.Another block to awareness is the obsession many of us have w

29、ith naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a “ruby-crowned kinglet” and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.The pressures of “time” and “destination” are further blocks to aw

30、areness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see whats around them. I asked them what theyd seen. “Oh, a few birds,” they said. They seemed bent on their des

31、tinations.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.12. According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are

32、 more _.A. anxious to practice their skillsB. sensitive to others feelingsC. likely to develop unpleasant habitsD. eager to explore their surroundings13. What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?A. To avoid mistakes honestly.B. To stop complaining all the time.C. To avoid jumping to conclusio

33、ns.D. To follow the teachers unstruetions.14. What does the underlined part “bent on” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. tired ofB. devoted toC. confused aboutD. pressed for15. In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should _.A. try our best to protect natureB. open our mind to new things and ideasC. g

34、et rid of some bad habits in our daily lifeD. fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world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。When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of Americ

35、an folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille (卡德利尔舞).In the American version, a square is formed by four couples._16_Each couple stands on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right. An Am

36、erican addition to square dancing is the caller.The callersomeone who calls out the dance steps in time to the musicwas a completely American invention._17_Later the dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (暗示). Thus, dancers didnt have to remember so many st

37、eps. The caller didnt just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he would say in between the cues such as Dont be bashful (羞怯的) and dont be afraid._18_Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fadin

38、g away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive interest in it. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts._19_Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldnt because he had a contract with the inn. Ford solve

39、d that problem by buying the inn and Lovetts contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a program for teaching square dancing._20_A. They stand facing the center of the square.B. Lovetts dance program attracted a lot of audience.C. The caller was important because he t

40、old the dancers what to do.D. At first, dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance.E. A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines.F. There he enjoyed the dance program run by a man named Benjamin Lovett.G. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the

41、 country.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文、从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Few 17-year-old girls know how to weld (焊接)two metal pipes together. I have learned this skill in the past five years as a(n) _21_for my fathers personal plumbing (管道装置) business.This summer job often n

42、eeds to deal with the mess that causes physical and mental _22_ ,and, to some extent, _23_ a tough and elegant attitude. It is often difficult to cope with. But I _24_Every morning, I have to put on a pair of mens jeans Most of my peers are _25_ to wear it in public. I _26_ tied my hair when I rushe

43、d out of the house, and _27_ into the front passenger seat of the plumbers construction vehicle.When my peers were part-time babysitters or lifeguards, I was helping my father in the dirty bathroom or the _28_ basement. Thick dust _29_my nose and mouth, and my hands became black. There is nothing be

44、autiful and neat; every thing in front of you is _30_Honestly speaking, I felt_31_, discouraged and unable to think hard Pipe work is a tough job, and I sometimes hate it. I asked myself why I had to_32_these dust and sweat. I can even find another job, a _33_job more like my peers._34_, just like I

45、 hate messy pipes, I also hate being affected by these little _35_ emotions After all, the world is built by people who are willing to get their hands _36_. Life is a process of _37_ chaos and learning to clean up, and pipeline work is no _38_.My dad and I not only create chaos, we also create_39_.

46、When customers are _40_ for our work, I understand that we have brought order to their lives in small places. The physical and mental discomfort of plumbing work is worth it.21. A. companionB. fellowC. assistantD. engineer22. A. misfortuneB. pleasureC. discomfortD. injury23. A. requiresB. reflectsC.

47、 reviewsD. recovers24. A. promisedB. waitedC. resistedD. insisted25. A. eagerB. ableC. unwillingD. impatient26. A. carefullyB. normallyC. eventuallyD. hurriedly27. A. lookedB. movedC. climbedD. turned28. A. bigB. dampC. coolD. warm29. A. coveredB. separatedC. infectedD. protected30. A. dangerousB. i

48、nterestingC. crucialD. ugly31. A. fearlessB. powerlessC. effortlessD. endless32. A. respectB. wipeC. tolerateD. replace33 A. renewableB. responsibleC. regularD. realistic34. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. OtherwiseD. Instead35. A. disturbingB. surprisingC. touchingD. warning36. A. smoothB. smartC. dirtyD. violent37. A. controllingB. acceptingC. finishingD. handling38. A. excuseB. puzzl