江苏省仪征中学高二上学期英语期末阅读训练八

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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If you’re after a quick snap, if you’re out and about, here are a few brilliant instant cameras to choose from.

Instax Mini 12

Made by Fujifilm, the Instax Mini series of cameras is ideal for taking quick snaps and getting high-quality credited card sized photos. The Mini come with built-in flash, a close-up lens and selfie lens for taking those perfect shots. The camera comes in a range of bright colors, including sky blue and clay white.

Polaroid Go

Famous for their cameras, Polaroid still makes instant cameras in the modern day, with a classic look. The Go comes with autofocus as well as a self timer for effectively capturing the moment and producing quality Polaroid photographs for you to keep. It also comes in a range of funky colors, if all black or white isn’t your preference.

Instax Mini Evo

The Mini Evo combined camera and printer is a compact device with a 28mm lens that’s capable of letting you review and edit photos before printing them. Also featured is a back 2.7-inch LCD screen for viewing what you’re shooting and the ability to print from your phone via Bluetooth.

Instax Mini 40

Coming just in a single but vintage black design, the Insax Mini 40 is a solid option for quick instant snaps, with a one-touch selfie mode and a more traditional looking camera, fixed with a 60mm lens. It’s also small enough to fit comfortably in your burn bag or pocket to take a quick snap if you’re out and about.

1. What do Instax Mini 12 and Polaroid Go have in common?

A. Both have selfie lens.    B. Both have optional colors.

C. Both are in small size.    D. Both have a classic look

2. If you wish to print photos in your smartphone through a camera, which model is suitable?

A. Instax Mini 12.   B. Polaroid Go.       C. Instax Mini Evo.   D. Instax Mini 40

3. What is the unique feature of Instax Mini 40?

A. The built-in flash.     B. The photo-editing function.

C. The autofocus function.    D. The single black design.

B

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed concerns that growing Chinese competition is a threat to the local automotive industry, while welcome Chinese carmakers to Europe’s largest auto show, IAA Mobility 2023, in Munich.

The six-day event officially opened on Tuesday. Scholz said increased competition from China was good for the German auto industry. “Fair competition stimulates business. It is in the interest of consumers,” he said, “as Chinese electric vehicle companies showcased several new fully electric models, outshining some German automotive giants.” Competition should stimulate us on, not scare us.

“The countries that have achieved great prosperity in the course of globalization, the workers there, have no less right and no less claim to the opportunities of modernity than we do,” Scholz said of China.

“In the 1980s, it was said (that) Japanese cars would overrun the market. Twenty years later, it was cars made in South Korea and now supposedly Chinese electric cars,” Scholz, who wore a black eye patch due to an injury from a jogging accident on Saturday, said.

The German chancellor also expressed confidence in his country’s strengths. “There is no question about the international competitiveness of Germany as a car country,” he said, adding that “Germany is still the linchpin of the auto industry and will remain so.”

Jun Jin, an auto industry expert, said the international market provides great opportunities for Chinese EV (电动汽车) makers, given their strength in technology and costs. “But this does not simply mean repeating their China success story; they need to succeed by adopting local practices,” Jun told China Daily.

Chinese companies, he said, still count on exports and have a long way to go before manufacturing vehicles overseas, arranging global supply chains and improving services for local customers.

4. How did Scholz view increased competition from China in auto industry?

A. Scholz thought that Chinese competition is not a threat to the local auto industry.

B. Scholz was not concerned about the competition from China in auto industry.

C. Scholz thought increased competition was harmful to the German auto industry.

D. Scholz thought that consumers of auto industry would be interested in the competition.

5. What can we infer from Scholz’s words in the third paragraph?

A. Developing countries has no right to achieve modernity.

B. China has the equal right and claim to seek modernity.

C. The workers in German has more opportunities than others.

D. The course of globalization will favor developed countries more.

6. What does the underlined word in the fifth paragraph mean?

A. serious problem     B. noticeable weakness      C. angry consumer   D. key role

7. What can we conclude from Jun Jin’s words?

A. Chinese EV makers has no advantage in technology in international market.

B. Chinese EV makers should adopt local practices in international market.

C. Chinese companies still have a long way to go in manufacturing vehicles.

D. Chinese companies is good at arranging global supply chains and services.

C

The future of space exploration may depend on an art form from the past: origami (折纸艺术), the ancient art of paper folding.

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU), US have used origami to possibly solve the problem of storing and moving fuel to rocket engines, a key challenge in space travel, according to Newswise. They’ve developed a foldable plastic fuel “bladder (囊状物) “resistant to super cold temperatures, which could be used to store and pump fuel in spacecrafts of the future. Their findings have recently been published in the journal Cryogenics.

“Folks have been trying to make bags for rocket fuel for a long time,” said Jake Leachman, one of the lead researchers. “We currently don’t do large-scale and long-duration trips because we can’t store fuel long enough in space.”

Meanwhile, NASA is also looking to paper folding to help observe distant planets. The agency is currently developing Starshade, a foldable, sunflower-shaped piece of hardware that would help block starlight and enable telescopes to view distant objects more clearly in space.

“A huge part of my job is looking at something on paper and asking, ‘Can we fly this?’” Manan Arya, a technologist in California, said. “Once I realized this is how you fold spacecraft structures, I became interested in origami. I realized I was good at it and enjoyed it. Now, I fold constantly.”

Using origami for space purposes isn’t new, however. Solar arrays (太阳能阵列), experimental wings for space shuttle programs and an inflatable satellite were also inspired by origami in both past and present space projects.

“With most origami, the magic comes from the folding,” Robert Salazar, who helped design the Starshade and now works on the Transformers project, said in a statement. “There are so many patterns to still be explored.”

8. What is one of the features of the “bladder”?

A. It can help store solar energy.                 B. It is made of a few kinds of metal.

C. It can resist extreme cold temperatures.         D. It can adjust temperatures in a spaceship.

9. Why can’t people take large-scale and long-duration trips into space?

A. On account of energy problems.              B. Owing to lack of oxygen in space.

C. Due to great changes of temperatures.         D. Because of the driving force of rockets.

10. Why are solar arrays and experimental wings for space shuttle programs spoken of in para. 6?

A. They need to be improved.

B. Origami was the inspiration for them, too.

C. There is much more to be explored in space.

D. They belonged to quite advanced technology then.

11. Which can serve as the best title for the text?

A. Key challenge in space exploration         B. Past and present space projects

C. Folding for space exploration             D. Ancient art of paper folding

D

Who cares if people think wrongly that the internet has had more important influences than the washing machine? Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?

It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.

The fascination with the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so "yesterday" that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in "post-industrial society" has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector (制造业), with negative consequences for their economies.

Even more worryingly, the fascination with the internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the "digital divide" between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up internet centres in rural villages. I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.

In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a "borderless world". As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.

Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under-valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.

12. Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to ___________. 

A. a lack of confidence in technology        B. a slow progress in technology

C. a conflict or public opinions             D. a waste of limited resources

13. The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should ___________. 

A. take people’s essential needs into account

B. make their programmes attractive to people

C. ensure that each child gets financial support

D. provide more affordable internet facilities

14. What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations?

A. Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.

B. Believing that the world has become borderless.

C. Ignoring the power of economic development.

D. Over-emphasizing the role of international communication.

15. What can we learn from the passage?

A. People should be encouraged to make more donations.

B. Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.

C. Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.

D. Economic policies should follow technological trends.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Jumping rope is popular but we tend to ignore its benefits. ____16____ A study found that college men who spent 10 minutes jumping rope daily for six weeks improved their cardiovascular (心血管的) fitness just as much as college men who spent thirty minutes jogging for the same time. Here are some benefits of jumping rope.

____17____

Since most of your major muscles are working when you jump rope, the exercise creates a lot of heat in the body. Your body needs to burn more fuel to produce this energy, so it burns lots of calories. It burns more calories than any other exercises, such as jogging, cycling and swimming.

Improves coordination (协调)

Jumping rope requires good coordination, especially as you advance to more skilled moves. ____18____ It improves coordination by requiring several body parts to communicate in order to complete one movement. The feet must jump in time with the wrists turning in order to create a continuous jumping motion.

Reduces injury risk

With your improved coordination from jumping rope, you’ll be less likely to get hurt either during exercise or in daily activities. ____19____ As a result, you are more agile (灵活的) and your body awareness is improved greatly. This guarantees fewer injuries.

Improves heart health

Since jumping rope gets your heart pumping, it’s great for your cardiovascular system and heart health. Jumping rope can increase your VO2 Max (最大摄氧量), the measure of the maximum amount of oxygen a person can breathe during exercise. The higher someone’s VO2 max, the more cardiovascular endurance (耐受力) they have.

Jumping rope gives us a full-body workout with just one piece of equipment and one move. ____20____ Jump to some music, or take your rope to a nearby park to enjoy the fun.

A. Burns calories

B. Improves muscles

C. It benefits us not only physically but also mentally.

D. You can quickly swing the rope twice within each jump.

E. It may even be more effective than other forms of exercise.

F. Jumping rope forces you to move your upper and lower body together.

G. So jumping rope helps you stay calm, clear and focused in everything you do.

第二部分 语言运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

After I graduated from the university, I got so pressured in finding a job. I did a lot of ____21__ both online and handing in person to a particular company. It occurred, one day I went to ____ 22__ my CV (履历) to a certain company and I wanted to meet the human resource manager in person because I believed it was the best ____23__ than leaving my CV at the reception.

Unfortunately, in this company the ____24__ did not allow me to see the human resource manager and ____25__ asked me to just leave the CV with her and that she would ____26__ it. I was really ____27__ since I knew she wouldn't do that and my CV will just be thrown in the trash can, I thought so because it usually ____28__ a lot in some other companies. So I just left with my head ____29__ and never thought about it again since I knew I would never get any ____30__ from the company.

Weeks passed and one day I received a call from a（an）____31__ number and guess what...it was the human resource manager of that same company. I was really shocked since I did not ____32__ it at all. So he said he received my CV and that he would ____33__ it.

I was so happy and felt bad at the same time for ____34___ the receptionist the other day. This humbled me and it was a ____35__ to believe in people and not assume things just because of the norm.

21．A. designs  B. applications   C. preparations  D. examinations

22．A. hand in  B. give up   C. carry out   D. take back

23．A. result   B. option       C. position   D. suggestion

24．A. lawyer   B. president   C. reporter   D. receptionist

25．A. thus   B. still    C. instead    D. therefore

26．A. create   B. share    C. deliver    D. exchange

27．A. amazed  B. frightened   C. puzzled   D. disappointed

28．A. fails   B. works    C. changes   D. happens

29．A. up   B. down    C. aside    D. forward

30．A. response  B. suggestion   C. project    D. comment

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