江苏省部分学校2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题分类汇编:阅读理解.doc
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1、江苏省部分学校江苏省部分学校2020-2021 学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题分类汇编学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解阅读理解江苏省南京市第一中学江苏省南京市第一中学 2020-2021 学年高二下学期期中英语试题学年高二下学期期中英语试题一、阅读一、阅读AASchengen visa is a short-stay visa awarded to persons wishing to travel to one or many ofthe countries that make of the 26 European country Schengen Area. It grant
2、s (授予) each holderentry to all the countries in the area on a single visa. Several new Schengen visa application rulescame into force in all countries on February 2, 2020. Check out some of the major changes:Increased visa feesThe Schengen visa fee has increased from 60 euros to 80 for adults, while
3、 children agedbetween 6 and 12 now need to pay 40 euros instead of 35.The rise in fees is to increase staff numbers, ensure stronger security screenings, and upgradeIT equipment and software, according to the European Commission.Electronic application formThe application process has been greatly sim
4、plified. Schengen memberstates now acceptelectronic applications, and the application form can be signed and submitted electronically.Longer application submission periodsSchengen visa applicants used to apply as early as three months ahead of their trip. Todayapplications can be submitted up to six
5、 months in advance.Benefits for frequent travelersThose who have previously visited the Schengen Area and have a positive visa history will begranted the opportunity to get a multiple-entry visa valid for up to five years. That is, people whohave lawfully used their previous visas, have a good econo
6、mic standing in their home countries,and intend to leave the area before their Schengen visa expires (过期) will now have the chance toget a visa for up to five years with multiple entries.1. If a couple with a seven-year-old kid apply for Schengen visas, how much should they payunder the new rules?A.
7、 45 euros.B. 80 euros.C. 155 euros.D. 200euros.2. When applying for a Schengen visa now, you can.A. upgrade your computer softwareB. hand in an electronic application formC. get all your materials ready before February 2D. turn in your application 9 months in advance3. To frequent travelers to the S
8、chengen Area, the new rules are more.A. specificB. complicatedC. favourableD. rigidBIt is one of the greatest mysteries of nature. In case you havent noticed, all living thingsfollow very definite, individual rhythms, all as regular as a clock, but what makes them regular?Though many scientists main
9、tain that these rhythms are the result of some outside force likegravity or radiation or both, the results of most scientific researches agree with other scientistswho believe that each living thing has its own built-in biological “time clock.”Take the mystery of migration for example. Scientists ca
10、nt really explain why many speciesof birds migrate in the autumn even though the temperature is still summery. The birds just seemto snub the comfortable weather that they are having. When a certain time comes, they travelsouth by the thousand. In spring time, they migrate northwards when though the
11、re probably issnow still covering the ground when they finally arrive. Something said “go”, and they did.Animals that hibernate are obeying individual time clock, too. When their clock indicates thetime to take a winters nap, they do, and nothing can stop them. At a certain time in the spring,they w
12、ake up and come out regardless of the weather outside.Plants appear to have yearly rhythms, such as the sprouting(发芽)of seeds, and they alsohave daily rhythms. Notice sometimes that plants raise their leaves in daylight and lower them atnight.If you live along the California coast, you can easily ob
13、serve a demonstration of thismysterious clock functioning regularly. There, from February to September, the highest tidesoccur exactly every fourteen and four-fifths days, and during these high tides, but at no other time,small silvery fish called grunions surf-ride a wave to the beach. There the fe
14、male deposits her eggsin the sand and the male, fertilize them; then both hitch a wave-ride back to the sea. Exactlyfourteen and four-fifths days later, never before or after, the tiny eggs hatch, and the high tidecarries the new habits out to sea.4.According to the passage, the mysterious rhythms r
15、esult from _.A. the influence of gravity on living speciesB. the effect of radiation on living speciesC. the influence of a mysterious outer force on living speciesD. the internal mechanism inside the living species5. The underlined word “snub” in the third paragraph probably means _.A. fightB. igno
16、reC. symbolizeD. criticize6. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Hibernating animals are obeying an internal time clock.B. The positioning of the leaves of some plants is due to the daily rhythms.C. The internal clock functioning is demonstrated in the reproducing habits of grunions.D.
17、The yearly hibernation is more because of the weather influence than the biologicalfunctioning.7. The passage is mainly about _.A. the rhythms of lifeB. the reasons of mysterioushibermationC. strange behaviors of speciesD. the timing for different events in theworld of speciesCIn modern society ther
18、e is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly,believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition isbad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children w
19、ho held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well theyperformed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-deathaffairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualitiesis sadly forgotten.However, while some see
20、m to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude.In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, theystrongly blame competition.Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered undercompetitive pressures from their parents or socie
21、ty. Teaching these young people, I often observein them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By nottrying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnttry.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the
22、belief that if they had really tried and lost,that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is thesame as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistakenbelief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs
23、 in comparison with others. Both areafraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can wediscover a new meaning in competition.8. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are diffe
24、rent among people.C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.9. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. those who try their best to winB. those who value competition most highlyC. those who are against compe
25、tition most stronglyD. those who rely on others most for success10. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?A. Ones worth lies in his performance compared with others.B. Ones success in competition needs great efforts.C. Ones achievement is determined by
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