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1、 陕西省西安市长安区第一中学2021年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案一、阅读理解（共4题）1.Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuturein5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanhei
2、stoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrainscapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmor
3、e,andfinallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatmanseyeswillgrowstronger.Ont
4、heotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonge
5、r.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.Perhapsallthisgivestheinformationthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeingwiththoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.21.Thepas
6、sagemainlytellsus_.A.manslifewillbedifferentinthefutureB.whatmanwilllooklikeinthefutureC.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesD.humansorgansfunctionswillbecomeweak22.Thechangeinmanssizeofforeheadwillprobablybebecause_.A.hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrainscapacityB.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturi
7、esC.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetimeD.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson23.Whatwillbetrueaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?A.Hewillbehairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.B.Hewillhavesmallereyesandwillwearbetterglasses.C.Hisfingerswillgrowweakerbecausehewonthavetomakeuseofthem.D.Hewillthinkandfe
8、elinadifferentway.24.Itisimpliedthat_.A.humanbeingswillbecomemoreattractiveinthefuture.B.lessuseofabodilyorganmayleadtoitsdegeneration（退化）.C.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelife.D.futurelifeisalwayspredictable(可预测的).2.InaclassthispastDecember,afterIwrotesomedirectionsontheboardforstudentsaboutth
9、eirfinalexamination,oneyoungwomanquicklytookapictureoftheboardusinghersmartphone.WhenIlookedinherdirection,sheapologized,“Sorry.Wasitwrongtotakeapicture?”“Icantreadmyownhandwriting,”theyoungwomanexplained.“ItsbestifItakeapictureofyourwritingsoIcanunderstandthenotes.”Thatremarkstartedaclass-widediscu
10、ssionabouttakingapictureinsteadoftakingnotes.Forthoseinthephoto-takingcamp,reasonsextended(扩展)beyondtheirinabilitytocomprehendtheirownhandwriting.Sometookpicturesofnotesbecausetheyknewtheirphonewasasafeplacetostorematerial.Theymightlosepaper,buttheywouldntlosetheirphones.Sometookphotosbecausetheywan
11、tedtorecordexactlythewayinwhichIhadnotedinformationontheboard.Otherstoldmethatduringclasstheylikedtobeabletolistentothediscussionattentively.Yettheuseofcamerasmaybeconvenient,itdoesraisequestionsfortheclassroom.Isapictureaneffectivereplacementfortheprocessofnote-taking?Teachersencouragestudentstotak
12、enotesbecausetheactofdoingsoismorethanjustrecordingnecessaryinformationithelpspreparethewayforunderstanding.Encouragingstudentstotakenotesmaybeanold-fashionedmethod,butjustbecauseamethodhasalonghistorydoesntmeanitsoutofdate.Writingthingsdownengagesastudentsbraininlistening,visual,andkinesthetic(触觉的)
13、learning.Theactofwritingdowninformationenablesapersontobegintomemorize,toprocessandcombineit,helpinglearningnewknowledge.Takingapicturedoesindeedrecordtheinformation,butitlackssomeofthenecessarymentalactivitiesthattakingnotesemploys.Socanthetwobeequallyeffective?25.Thewomanapologizedintheclassbecaus
14、eshe_.A.tookapictureoftheboardB.missedtheteachersdirectionsC.hadthebadhandwritingD.disturbedotherstudentslearning26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayNOTexplainstudentsunwillingnesstotakenotes?A.Theybelievesmartphonesaremuchsaferforstoringnotes.B.Theywanttolistenmoreattentivelyinclass.C.Th
15、eylackpropertechniquesfortakingnotes.D.Theywanttohavetheexactversionofthenotesontheboard.27.Accordingtothepassage,takingnotesbyhand_.A.requiresstudentstothinkindependentlyB.seemsunsuitableforstudentstolearnnewideasC.provestobeanoldanduselesslearningmethodD.helpsstudentsactivelyparticipateinlearning28.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thetraditionalwayofnote-takingshouldbereplaced.B.Note-takingbyhandisnotoutofdate.C.Amodernwayofnote-takingiscatchingon.D.Apictureisworthathousandwords.3.VitaminDhelp
