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1、 山西省太原市第五中学2021年高二3月阶段性测试英语试题 Word版含答案一、阅读理解（共3题）1.Thenumberofbuses,taxisandothervehiclesonKenyasroadsisgrowingeveryday.Now,thecountrysfirstelectric-poweredmotorbikesarecomingontothemarket.Thebikeisdesignedtocutdownonpollutionandaimedatlow-incomecommunities.MostmotorbikesusedinKenyadependongasoline,
2、butnotthisnewmotorbike.Threeuniversitystudentsdevelopedthenewecotranbike.Itcatchesthesunsenergy,storesitinbatteriesandusesittochargetheelectricmotor.RobertAchogeisoneofthestudentinventors.“Ourhopeisthatbythefifthyear,wewillbeabletocoverthewholeofKenyawiththeelectricmotorcyclesoastoprotecttheenvironm
3、entandprovideaffordabletransport.”ThestudentshavesetupachargingstationforthemotorbikesinNairobi.Thesmallbatterycanrunfor70kilometerswhenfullycharged.Oncethepowerisusedup,themotorbikehastoreturntothestationwhileanotherchargedbatteryisconnectedtothebike.TheU.S.AfricanDevelopmentFoundation(ADF)ishelpin
4、gsetuptwosolar-poweredchargingstationsintheportofKisumu.Eachecotranbikecostsabout$700.Onetaxioperatorsaysthenewmotorbikecostslesstooperatethanthatrunningontraditionalgasoline.“Whenitcomestobuyinggasoline,theresnoneed.Itsbasicallygoodforvariousthings.Aslongasyouwonttakequiteaheavyload,youcangowithita
5、nywhere.Otherwise,itmaybreakdownhalfway.Butnowpeoplestillhaveapreferencetothegas-poweredbikes”ANairobibusinessmanKennedyKusimbaissellingtheecotranbikes.Hehopestheywillbecomepopular.“Wealsoknowtheyaremorereliablecomparedtothegas-poweredbikes.Theyaremoreefficientandtheywilllastlonger.”1.Whathashappene
6、dtothevehiclesinKenya?A.Motorbikesarenotallowedontheroad.B.Anewkindofmotorbikeishittingtheroad.C.Therearefewerbusesandtaxisinthestreet.D.Traditionalmotorbikesdontneedgasolineanymore.2.Whatdoweknowabouttheecotranbike?A.ItwasdevelopedbytheADF.B.Itcanchargeitselfwhilerunning.C.Itsenergycomesfromthesunl
7、ight.D.Itdoesmoreharmtotheenvironment.3.Whatdopeoplethinkoftheecotranbike?A.Itsbetternottouseittocarrytoomuch.B.Itisagoodchoiceforthelong-distancejourney.C.Itwilltaketheplaceofgas-poweredbikessoon.D.Itismuchmoreexpensivethanatraditionalmotorbike.4.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Aresearchplan.B.A
8、nadvertisement.C.Abusinessreport.D.Asciencemagazine.2.AgroupofhomelesschildrenintheIndiancapitalofNewDelhipublishanewspapertellingabouttheirownlives.ItiscalledBalaknama,whichmeans“childrensvoice”.Thenewspaperiswrittenandeditedbychildrenupto19yearsold.About10,000peoplereadit.Thechildrenwriteaboutpove
9、rty,childlabor,underagemarriagesanddrugs.Whenreportsarrive,theysitdowntoselectthestory,andfightsusuallybreakout.Theyargue:thisstorywillhavemoreeffectthanthatstory.Sothererealotofdebatesbeforethefinalselectiongoestoprint.Thenewspaperhas70reportersinseveralstatesand14inthecapital.Allofthereporters,edi
10、torsandmanagersarehomelesschildren.Manyoftheirparentsarejoblessandcannotreadorwrite.Thechildrennowearnmoney,andmanyofthemattendclassesonline.Thenewpaperispublishedeverymonth.Ithaseightpages.In2002,whenitbeganoperations,thenewspaperwaspublishedfourtimesayear.Ithaschangedthelivesofmanyofthechildrenwho
11、publishit,andhopestoimprovethelivesofthousandsofothers.Non-governmentalorganizationsandcharitygroupssupportthenewspaper.SanjayGuptaleadsagroupthathelpsthechildrenandgivesmoneytothenewspaper.“Theyfeelveryencouragedwhenpeopleappreciatethem.Whentheytalktotheofficialsandbeforethemedia,theygraduallybuild
12、uptheirself-confidence.IthinkBalaknamaisapowerfultoolforthem.Thenewspapercostsaboutthreecents.ThatislowerthanthepriceofasmallcupofteainIndia.Butthelowcostgivesthechildrenhopethattheywillsomedayhaveahomeandajob.”5.WhatcanwelearnaboutreportsinBalaknama?A.Theyoftencausedisagreement.B.Theyallcomefromthe
13、capital.C.Theyarechosenbymanagersdirectly.D.TheyareaboutthelivesofchildreninIndia.6.WhichofthefollowingaboutBalaknamaisTRUE?A.Itispublishedeverythreemonths.B.Itisdesignedforreadersunder19.C.Itisoperatedbyhomelesschildren.D.Itaimstohelpmorechildrenreceiveaneducation.7.WhatcanwelearnfromSanjayGuptaswo
14、rds?A.Balaknamahelpschildrenbecomeconfident.B.PeopleusuallyreadBalaknamawhiledrinkingtea.C.ThegovernmentshouldhelpBalaknamafinancially.D.ThepriceofBalaknamaistoolowtosupportthechildren.3.Itmaynotcomeasasurprisebuttheworldasawholeisgettingricher.Recentdatahasshownthatthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremep
15、overtyhashalvedinrecentdecades.Soshouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreofusnowhaveabetterstandardofliving?Maybenot.Whilethegapbetweenrichandpoorinsomecountriesisnarrowing,thereisstillalotofinequalityinotherplaces-somepeoplehavealotofmoneyandopportunitiesandothersdont.ArecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisserevealedhowdividedmanyofusarewhenitcomestowealth.Alotofthemoneyintheworldisinthehandsofveryfewpeople.Infact,48%ofglobalwealthisownedbytherichest1%ofthep
