121届高二上期入学测试英语科目试卷说明:1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题),考试时间100分钟。2.将第Ⅰ卷的答案代表字母填(涂)在第Ⅱ卷的答题表(答题卡)中。第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共70分)第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。ATheCoolestInventionsAnOceansVacuumThere’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexasandgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposesa62-mile-longfloatingbarrierthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.Easy-OnShoesIn2012,MatthewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.AnAirportforDrones(无人机)AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:Whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?Rwanda,in2Africa,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalsistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobecompletedin2020.21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?A.Itcantearplasticintopieces.B.Itcangrowyearbyyear.C.Itcanbeamoney-saver.D.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon.22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?A.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled.B.Itprovidescustomerfriendlyservices.C.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently.D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively.23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?A.Becausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnology.B.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads.C.Becausetherearetoomanydrones.D.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough.BIgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectivesbycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepartinandlivein.Withthisunshakablebelief,I,atfourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehas3somethingtosay,butbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworld.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,becauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworks,whatdoesn’tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,whatvoicehehas.NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction.Asalawstudent,myreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter----thevolumeofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelse.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlife.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn’tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetime.24.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.Hereadwhathehadto.C.Hefoundreadingunbelievable.D.Heconsideredreadingpartofhislife.25.Theunderlinedword“voice”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans“__________”.A.anideaB.asoundqualityC.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout26.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.4D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?CProtectChildrenfromCyber-bullying(网络欺凌)Whenyouthinkaboutbullying,youmightthinkofachildbeingbulliedbyanotherintheschoolyard.Asmoreyoungpeoplehaveaccesstocomputersandcellphones,traditionalbullyinghasgonedigital,whichhasnotyetgainedawarenessinChineseparents.Cyber-bullying,firstinventedbyCanadianeducatorBillBelsey,istheuseoftheInternetandrelatedtechnologiestoharmotherpeople,inanintentional,repeated,andunfriendlymanner.Itinvolvesthreateningtextmessages,thespreadofonlinerumorsonsocialnetworkingsites,andintentionallykeepingsomeoneoutofanonlinegroup.Cyber-bullyingisatanall-timehighintheUS.AccordingtoastudyfromtheUSDepartmentofJustice,morethan43%ofteenagersreportbeingvictimsofcyber-bullying.Comparedtoface-to-facebullying,cyber-bullyingisconsideredtohaveaworseemotionaleffectonthevictims,andkidscouldfeelmoredesperateanddepressed.Severe,long-termorfrequentcyber-bullyingcanleavevictimsatgreaterriskforanxiety,depression,andotherdisorders.Researchsaysthatcyber-bullyingvictimswerealmosttwiceaslikelytohaveattemptedsuicidecomparedtoyouthswhohadnotexperiencedit.Intraditionalschoolyardbullying,atleasthomeisasafeplaceforthevictims.Butcyber-bullyingisendless---itcouldhappenanytime.Moreover,in5thedigitalworld,bullyingismucheasier,asabullycanpickonpeoplewithamuchlowerriskofbeingcaught.Actually,cyber-bullyinghasbecomeaworldwideissu