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1、甘肃省静宁县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（无答案）第一部分 阅读理解 （共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe Coolest InventionsAn Oceans Vacuum(吸尘器)Theres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up n
2、ow is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next years trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42% ov
3、er 10 years.Easy-On ShoesIn 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out w
4、ith their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130.An Airport for Drones (无人机)As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? R
5、wanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goals is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.1. Whats the advantage of the
6、 Oceans Vacuum?A. It can be put into wide use soonB. It can grow year by yearC. It can tear plastic into piecesD. It can be a money-saver2. What do we know about Nike?A. It provides customer-friendly servicesB. It is designing new shoes frequentlyC. It offers free shoes to the disabledD. It responde
7、d to Matthews request passively3. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?A. Because they are receptive to new technologyB. Because there are too many dronesC. Because theyre easier to construct than roadsD. Because road travel there is roughBMySpace，the social networking website，is different from ot
8、her websites which only provide stories about other people. MySpace is a place that allows you to broadcast your own stories and personal information to as many people as you like. Started two years ago，it is a big source of information for and about American kids.Teenagers and their parents feel ve
9、ry different about it. Teens are rushing to join the site，not sharing their parents worries. It signals yet another generation gap in the digital era.For teenagers，it is reliable network to keep in touch with their friends. They will often list their surnames，birthdays，afterschool jobs，school clubs，
10、hobbies and other personal information.“MySpace is an easy way to reach just about everyone. I dont have all the phone numbers of my acquaintances. But if I want to get in touch with one of them，I could just leave them a message on MySpace，”said Abby Van Wassen. She is a 16yearold student at Woodlan
11、d Hills High of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Parents on the other hand are seriously concerned about the security problems of MySpace. “Every time we hold a parents meeting，the first question is always about MySpace，”said Kent Gates，who travels the country doing Internet safety seminars(研讨会)The National
12、 Centre for Missing and Exploited Children has received at least 288 MySpace-related complaints，according to Mary Beth Buchanan，a lawyer in Pittsburgh.“Your profile on MySpace shows all your personal information to anyone on the Web. And MySpace even lists this information by birthplace and age. Its
13、 like a free checklist for troublemakers and it endangers children，” Buchanan said.4. From the passage, we can learn that MySpace _.A. brings about the generation gapB. is very careful about peoples privacyC. lists the telephone numbers of your friendsD. encourages you to list your personal informat
14、ion5. Why are some parents against MySpace?A. Because troublemakers can easily reach their children through the site.B. Because they dont want to pay so much money for MySpace.C. Because it takes up too much of their childrens spare time.D. Because they think MySpace has a bad influence on their chi
15、ldren.6. What can we infer from “Every time we hold a parents meeting，the first question is always about MySpace”？A. MySpace is quite popular with parents.B. MySpace often holds parents meetings.C. MySpace has become a top problem troubling parents.D. Parents have lots of questions about the website
16、.7. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Internet Safety B. The Digital Era C. Generation Gap D. MySpaceCSpend any time in London, Englands capital, and youll quickly gather that its a multicultural community. Look around at your fellow passengers on the underground or the bus. Theyre of every skin color and dress differen
