福建省部分學(xué)校2021-2022學(xué)年高二年級上冊期中英語試題匯編：閱讀理解

福建省部分學(xué)校

2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中英語試題精選匯編

閱讀理解專題

福建省廈門外國語學(xué)校2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期+期中考試英語試卷

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每句所給的ABCD四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

AlmosteverylightcomedyorsituationcomedymakesmefeellikeIshouldbedrinkingwine

everynightwithmybestfriendwhileoneofustriesonclothes.Notonlyshouldwesharethesame

dresssize,butweshouldalsohavealong,richhistoryoftogethernessandsecrets.Clearly,thisis

notreality.

Ihave598friends.OK,butifI'mhonest,99.3percentofthosefriendsarethoseImetonly

onceoracquaintanceswholivetoofarawaytoseeregularly.Thatleaves4people,whoIcancall

anytime,notfeelinglikeI'mabsolutelywastingtheirtime.Theremaining0.2,I'vedecided,ismy

houseplant.Icantellitanything.

Feelingthesameway?You'reabsolutelynotalone.Mostofusfindour“people"inschool,but

overtimelifechanges:marriage,kids,etc.Wegrowoutofourrelationshipsandtheygrowoutofus.

Sowhentherelationshipscometoanend,howdoyoufindanewone?

Awomaninmyapartmentbuilding,whoIhadseenaroundovertheyears,approachedmeone

dayandintroducedherself.Shebravelystated,t6Youseemcool.Doyouwanttohangoutwithme

sometime?Vmlookingfornewfriends.^^Ialmostdroppedmybagofgroceriesalhersocialhonesty.

Andnowwegettogetherforcoffeeafewtimesayear,gossip圭卜）abouttheneighbors,andtake

inthemailwhenoneofusisonvacation.Butafewtimesayearisn'tenoughforme.

So,whatcountsastruefriendshipasyougetolder?Forme,ifsfeelingcomfortableenoughto

bemyself.Andifyou'relikeme,it'salsotrust—notjustkeepingthesecret,buttrustingthatmy

lifechoicesaren'ttheirgossipelsewhere.

1.WhatdothenumbersinParagraph2show?

A.Theauthorhassomeunusualfriends.B.Theauthorhasveryfewrealfriends.

C.Theauthorisfondofphoningherfriends,D.Theauthordoesn'tlikemostofher

friends.

2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5show?

A.Theauthorwasalittlecareless.B.Theauthorwasgladattherequest.

C.Theauthorwasshockedbytherequest,D.Theauthorwascarryingsomething

heavy.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinktruefriendshipis?

A.Itisreallydifficulttofind.B.Itcanshowone'sgenuinebelief.

C.Itisreallyhardforpeopletounderstand,D.Itcanmakepeoplehaveasenseof

security.

B

Chineseresearchershaveanalyzedbigdatatofindthatcollegestudentswithbetteracademic

performancearemorelikelytoeatbreakfastespeciallyoncolddays,accordingtotheirfindings

publishedinaBritishjournal.

IntheJournaloftheRoyalSocietyInterface,theyconcludedthereisasignificantpositivelink

betweencollegestudents'academicperformanceandtheregularityofcampusdailylife,inwhich

havingmealsandtakingashowerontimearetwomeasuringfactors.

IncontrasttoWesterncountries,teachersandadministratorsinmostAsiancountriesoftenask

studentstobeself-disciplinedbothinandoutofclass."Doroutinesinlifehelpastudentgetbetter

academicperformance?Wehopetoanswerisquestion,"saidZhouTao,oneoftheresearchers.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofElectronicScienceandTechnologyofChina(UESTC)in

Chengdu,SichuanProvincecollectedabout30milliondigitalbehavioralrecordsof18,960UESTC

undergraduatestudentsinthreeyears.Thebehavioralrecordsindicateastrongpositivecorrelation

(正相關(guān))betweenacademicperformanceandtheregularityofcampusdailylifeastheircampus

smartcards,whichalmosteverystudentinChineseuniversitiesowns,coverwhentheyenterthe

library,takeashower,washclothes,payformealsinthecafeteriaandotheractivitiesofdaily

routines.Theyarereal-nameregisteredandcanbeusedforstudentidentificationaswellasa

paymentmediumoncampus.

"Thestudentswithbetterperformancearemorelikelytoovercomedifficultiesandstickto

theirroutinesevenonchillymornings.Thelessthestudentsareaffectedbyweatherconditionsin

keepingliferoutines,themoreself-disciplinedtheyareandthebettergradestheycanget/'saidGao

Jian,anotherresearcherofthestudy.HWearenotaimingtoaskallthestudentstoliveaccordingto

thesametimetable,buttohelpschooladministratorsdetectundesirable,abnormalbehaviorand

givethemproperintervention（干涉）intime.Forexample,studentswhoareaddictedtoonline

gamesoftenhaveanirregularlifestyleandthosewhoalwayslivealonearemorelikelytobe

depressed,"Zhouadded.

4.Whohismorelikelytohavegoodacademicperformanceaccordingtothetext?

A.Tom,whooftengoestothelibrary.

B.Cathy,whoskipsbreakfastoncolddays.

C.Ken,whonevertakesashowerunlessnecessary.

D.Jane,whodoesthingsregularlyindailyroutine.

5.Howdidtheresearcherscollectthebehavioralrecords?

A.Bycreditcards.B.Withquestionnaires.

C.Bycampuscards.D.Withbrochures.

6.WhichofthefollowingwillGaoJianagreewithaccordingtothetext?

A.TeachersinmostAsiancountriesoftenaskstudentstobeself-disciplinedinclassonly.

B.Academicperformanceandtheregularityofcampusdailylifearenotnecessarilyassociated.

C.Theresearchisdonetocallonallstudentstoliveaccordingtothesametimetable.

D.Thelessaffectedbybadweatherthestudentsare,thebettergradestheycanget.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Self-disciplinecontributestogoodhealth

B.Keepingfitmakesyousuccessful.

C.Irregularlifestylesmayleadtodepression.

D.Regularcampuslifehelpsyougetahead

C

Ahandfulofoldmobilephoneslayinagreybucket.Theseoutdateddevices,whichareabout

tobechoppedintothousandsofpieces,willbegivenasecondlifeasrecyclede-waste.Butmany

phoneswon't.

Accordingtothelatestestimates,theworldgetsridofapproximately50milliontonnesof

wasteannually.E-wasteisfullofdangerousmaterialsthatcancausedamagetohumanhealthand

theenvironmentifnotmanagedproperly.Butonly20percentofglobale-wasteisrecycled.Therest

endsupinlandfill,orburned-orisnotrecycledatall.

Andyet,Switzerlandisagoodexampleofhowtodealwiththegrowingenvironmentalissue.

Thecountrycollectsandrecyclesroughly7Spercentofthisdiscardedmaterial.Thisisthankstoa

strongvoluntarytake-backsystem,whereconsumerscantakee-wastetoarecliningcollectionpoint

oranyelectronicshopretailer（零售商）.Arecyclingstationcanbefoundwithinatmost300meters

fromanyresidentialarea.Everyonegetsinvolved.Switzerland'se-wastesystemisuniqueandcan*t

beeasilycopied-duetoastrongrecyclingculturewithinthecountry.

However,Switzerlandfacesthesameglobalchallengesaseverynation.Thebuilt-inlithium

batteries（鋰電池）aren'teasytotakeout.Theonlywaytoremovethesepotentiallydangerous

componentsiswithabarandhammer.Thisposesasignificantrisktothosehandlingthegoods.As

such,producersneedtobemoretransparent（信息透明的）andshowmoreclearlywherethe

harmfulsubstancesare,andhowtheycanberemoved.

Oncethebatteryisremoved,e-wasteissortedintodifferentcomponentparts——metals,

plasticsandothermaterials.Roughly70percentofthedevicecanberecycled.Thematerialthat

cannotberecycledisusedforotherpurposeslikeconstructionmaterialorisburnedtogenerate

energy.Mobilephones—fromamaterialperspective（角度），fromavalueperspective,andalso

fromanenvironmentalimpactperspective-areveryimportant.

Forthepast15years,Switzerlandhasbeenactivelyencouragingandsupportingelectrical

wastedisposalpractices.Theyarehappytosharetheirknowledge,experience,lessonslearned,and

theyarehappyifotherpeoplepickuponit.

8.Whatcanweknowabouttheglobale-waste?

A.Only20%ofthee-wasteisuseful.

B.Itisbecominganenvironmentalproblem.

C.Mostofithasbeengivenasecondlife.

D.Ithasbeenthemajorcauseofpollution.

9.whatcanweinferredaboutthe'^ake-back^systeminSwitzerland?

A.Itisuniqueandeasytocopy.

B.Itfeaturesmanydevotedvolunteers.

C.Itgainsgreatsupportandunderstanding.

D.Itiscomplicatedandnoteasilyaccessible.

10.Tohelprecyclee-waste,whataremobilephoneproducersadvisedtodo?

A.Removeharmfulsubstances.

B.Uselessdangerouscomponents.

C.Offercustomersfreebarsandhammers.

D.Helpmaketheremovaleasierandsafer.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtofightagainste-waste.

B.WhyE-wastegetsoutofcontrol.

C.Howtobechampionofrecycling.

D.HowtoleadanEco-friendlylifestyle.

D

Thereisplentyofcomplaintsabouthowsocialmedia—textinginparticular-maybeharming

children'ssocialandintellectualdevelopment.Butanewstudysuggeststhatconstantinstant

messaging（IM'ing）andtextingamongteensmayalsoprovidebenefitparticularlyforthosewhoare

introverted（內(nèi)向的）.

Britishresearchersstudiedinstantmessagesexchangedby231teens,aged14to18.Allofthe

participantswere"regular"or"extensive"IM'ers.IntheU.S.twothirdsofteensuseinstant

messagingservicesregularly,withathirdmessagingatleastonceeveryday.

Theresearchersanalyzed150conversationsinthestudy,andreportedtheresultsinthejournal

ComputersinHumanBehavior.In100ofthesechats,thestudiedparticipantsbeganIM'ingwhile

theyareinnegativeemotionalstatessuchassadness,distressoranger.Therestwereconversations

begunwhentheparticipantswerefeelinggoodorneutral（不帶感情色彩的）.Afterthechat,

participantsreportedabouta20%reductionintheirdistress-notenoughtocompletelydoaway

withit,butenoughtoleavethemfeelingbetterthantheyhadbeforereachingout.

OurfindingssuggestthatIM'ingbetweendistressedadolescentsandtheirpeersmayprovide

emotionalreliefandconsequentlycontributetotheirwell-being,ntheauthorswrite.Andpeoplewho

talkwiththeirreal-lifefriendsonlinealsoreportfeelingclosertothemthanthosewhojust

communicateface-to-face,implyingastrengtheningoftheirbond.

Whywoulddigitalcommunicationdobetterthanhumancontact?Thereasonsarecomplex,

butmayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatuserscancontrolexpressionofsadnessandother

emotionsviaIMwithoutexposingemotionalelementsliketearsthatsomemayconsideras

embarrassingorsourcesofdiscomfort.Studiesalsoshowthattheanonymity（匿名）ofwritingona

deviceblanketstheusersinasenseofsafetythatmaycausepeopletofeelmorecomfortablein

sharinganddiscussingtheirdeepestandmostauthenticfeelings.Theresearchhasshownthat

expressivewritingitselfcarventthestressandprovideasenseofrelief-anddoingso,knowingthat

yourwordsarereachingasympathetic（同情的）friend,mayprovideevenmorecomfortand

potentiallybetherapeutic（治愈的）.Researchersalsofoundthatintrovertedparticipantsreported

morerelieffromIMconversationswhentheyweredistressedthanextrovertsdid.SusanCainauthor

ofQuietwroterecentlyforTME:introvertareoftenoverfilledwiththoughtsandcaredeeplyfor

theirfriends,familyandcolleagues.Buteventhemostsociallyskilledintrovertssometimeslongfor

afreepassfromsocializingortalkingonthephone.ThisiswhattheInternetoffers:thechanceto

connect—butinmeasuredamountsandfrombehindascreen.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Teensaremorelikelytosendinstantmessageswhenfeelingdistressed.

B.Instantmessagingcanhelpcompletelyremoveteens'negativeemotions.

C.Constantinstantmessagingcanhelpteensavoidtheirnegativeemotions.

D.Chatviainstantmessagingcandoharmtothebondbetweenreal-lifefriends.

13.Theunderlinedword'vent'inparagraph5mostprobablymeans

A.MultiplyB.maintain

C.reduceD.increase

14.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesdigitalcommunicationenableuserstodo?

A.Findmoresympatheticfriends.B.Producemoreexpressivewritings.

C.Shareanddiscussmoreinformation.D.Avoidembarrassmentanddiscomfort.

15.WhatcanbeconcludedfromthenewstudybyBritishresearchers?

A.Introvertedteensmaybenefitfromconstantinstantmessaging.

B.Americanteensaged14to18areextensiveinstantmessagingusers.

C.Teensfeelingbadoftenfeelclosertoreal-lifefriendsthantothenetfriends.

D.Instantmessagingwillpreventchildren'ssocialandintellectualdevelopment.

福建省福州第二中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中英語試題

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

TipsforWritingaCoverLetter

Ifyouareapplyingforaninternship（實習(xí)）youwilllikelyhavetosubmitacoverletteras

partofyourapplication.ReadbelowfortipsonwritinganInternshipcoverletter.

UseBusinessLetterFormat

Useproperbusinessletterformatwhensendingacoverletterbyemail.Includeyourcontact

informationatthetop,thedate,andthecontactinformationfortheemployer.Besuretoprovidea

propersalutation（稱呼語）andsignyournameatthebottom.

IndividualizeYourCoverLetter

Makesuretowriteauniquecoverletterforeachinternshipforwhichyouapply.Highlight

skillsandabilitiesyouhavethatrelatetothespecificinternshiplisting.Themainemphasisof

yourcoverlettershouldbeconvincingthereaderthatyouwillbeaqualifiedintern.

EmphasizeYourAcademicExperience

Intheletter,youcanmentionacademicexperience,ifapplicable.Especiallyifyouhave

limitedworkexperience,youmightuseexamplesfromschooltodemonstratethatyouhave

particularskills.Forexample,iftheinternshipquiresyoutoworkaspartofateam,providean

exampleofanassistantatthelibraryorasuccessfulteamprojectyouworkedonduringoneof

yourcollegecourses.

IncludeExtraClassroomExperiences

Youcanalsoincludedetailsaboutyourrelevantexperiencefromextraclassroomactivitiesor

volunteerwork.Forexample,areporterforacollegenewspapercanpointtointerviewingand

writingskills:ahistoryofvolunteeringatasheltercanprovideanexampleofstronginterpersonal

andorganizationalskills.

Proofread（校對）andEdit

Besuretothoroughlyproofreadyourcoverletterforspellingandgrammarerrors.Many

internshipsareverycompetitive,andanyerrorcanhurtyourchancesofgettinganinterview.Also,

avoidusingtoomanywordstoconveyyourinformationandintention.

21.Whatcanyoudotopersonalizeyourinternshipcoverletter?

A.Useproperbusinessletterformat.B.Employmoreconvincing

expressions.

C.Promiseagoodperformanceintheinternship.D.Stressmyownabilitiesrelatedto

therequirements.

22.Academicexperienceincludedinthecoverlettercan.

A.makeupforthelackofworkexperience.B.proveyouwillbeanoutstanding

organizer.

C.showyouhaveagoodacademicperformance.D.multiplythechanceofworkingon

ateamproject.

23.Accordingtothetext,acoverlettershouldbe.

A.emotionalandsimplified.B.informalanddetailed

C.briefandtargetedD.academicandqualified

B

Whenfacedwiththedecisiontogetoutofbedorhaveafewmoreminutesofsleep,which

doyouchoose?Believeitornot,thatdecisioncouldmakeaworldofdifferenceintherestofyour

day.

About85percentofAmericansuseanalarmclocktowakeupinthemornings,accordingto

sleepresearcherTillRoennenber.Andwhiletherearenoofficialnumbersonsnoozing（打盹），a

quicksurveyofsocialmediamakesitclearthathittingthesnoozebuttonisapopularpastime.

Astohowthesnoozebuttonwillaffectyourday,scientistshavemixedopinions.Some

scientiststhinkpeoplewhohitthesnoozebuttoninthemorningsareactuallyclever,creativeand

happywhilesomesaidthathittingthesnoozebuttonwillruinyourlife,orattheveryleastyour

day."Ifeelthathittingthesnoozebuttonhasgottobeoneoftheworstthingsthateverhappened

tohumansleep,“researcherJonathanHorowitzsaid."Thechancesofyou'snoozing'andactually

experiencingameaningfulrestareclosetozero.^^

Accordingtosomesleepexperts,whenhittingthesnoozebutton,youareinfactconfusing

yourbodyandmind,andthrowingyourselfintoadeepstateofbeingsleepy.Thebodyneeds

sometimetowakeup,so,whenreturningtowhatwillbealightsleepforabriefperiodoftime,

youareputtingyourbodybackintoasleepmodebeforewakingitagain.Atthatpointyourbody

won'tknowwhatitwants,resultinginasortofhalfawakenstate.

Ifyoureallywanttotakeadvantageofanalarmclock,thekeyistoformahealthysleep

cycle.Focusyoureffortsongettingenoughsleepeachnightandwakingupatthesametimeeach

daysothatwhenyouralarmgoesoffyoufeelrested.

24.WhatcanweinferabouthittingthesnoozebuttonfromParagraph2?

A.Peopledoitjustforfun.B.Peopletakeitseriously.

C.Itisacommonpractice.D.Itisabitchildish.

25.Whatdosomesleepexpertsthinkofhittingthesnoozebutton?

A.Itismeaningfulinthelongterm.B.Itmakespeoplebecomelazy.

C.Itbringsusasenseofsatisfaction.D.Itaffectsourbodyandmind.

26.What'stheauthor'ssuggestionongettingthebestoutofalarms?

A.Formingagoodsleephabit.B.Tryingtorelaxourselves.

C.Makinguseofwillpower.D.Usinganextraalarm.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Waystokeeprefreshedinthemorning,B.Thesnoozebuttonandpeople's

character.

C.Howtoavoidthelightsleepmode?D.Shouldyourelyonthesnooze

button?

Socialmediaistakingoverourlives:Facebook,Instagram,Twiterandnow,TikTok.These

socialmediaplatformshavetransformedfromawaytostayconnectedtoanindustrywhereeven

kidscanmakemoneyofftheirposts.Whilethismayseemlikeanotheropportunisticinnovation,

it'sreallyfullofhiddenfalserealities.

Themedianincome（中位收入）recordedintheUnitedStatesofAmericawasabout$63,000

in2018.Tiktokerscanmakeanywherefrom$50,000to$150,000foraTikTokbrandpartnership,

andTiktokerswithoveramillionfollowerscanmakeupto$30,000amonth一$360,000ayear,.

Theyaremakingmorethantheaveragepersontryingtofeedtheirfamilyandkeeparoofover

theirheads,simplybypostinga15-secondvideo.

Thisismadinmorewaysthanone.Notonlyisitanoverpaid'job”,itpromotesundeserved

admirationfromviewersandafalsesenseofreality.ManyofthesefamousTikTokersarestill

teens,andtheeffectsoffameatsuchanearlystageinlifemightcauseissueslaterinlife,suchas

mentalillness.Teensbetweentheagesof13and17makeup27%ofTiktokviewers,whocanbe

easilyinfluencedbywhattheyarewatching.Theycanputafalsesenseofself-valueintowho

theylookuptoandwhattheyrepresent:money,fame,beingconsideredconventionallyattractive.

WhileTikTokhasbecomeagreattoolformarketing,ifsimportanttounderstandhowthis

contentaffectsyoungviewers.Ifwe'reconstantlyconsumingcontentthatshowsusallweneedto

dotobesuccessfulisbeconventionallyattractiveandposta15-secondvideofeaturinganew

dance,itwillchallengeourknowledgeofwhatreallymakessomeonesuccessfulandwillinturn

affectourindividualworkelhics（倫理）.Whataboutthepeoplewhomissbirthdayandfamily

holidaysduetotheirjobsandaren'tgettingpaidnearlyasmuchastheseTikTokers?

RichardColyer,presidentandcreatorofMetaphor,Inc,hadhisownviewonthisissue."It

soundsgreatcanmakemoneyfordoingthelatestdancemovesina15-secondvideo,butwe

shouldfeedthemindsofkidsandnotjusttheirbankaccounts.TikTokcanbegreatifused

properly.Moneyaloneisnotgood,technologyaloneisnotgoodandconnectednesscanbebadif

it'sonlyonline.^^

Again,asafellowconsumerofTiktok,IdoenjoytheappwhenIhavesometimetokilland

needagoodlaugh.Vmnotagainstsomeonemakingalivingonentertainment,butwhatdoes

gettingfamousofa15-secondvideoteachyoungpeople?

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph1referto?

A.Socialnetworking.B.Makingmoneyonsocialmedia.

C.AjobofferedbyTiktok.D.StayingconnectedtotheInternet.

29.Whatdothenumbersgiveninparagraph2show?

A.TikTokersareearningmoneyeasily.B.Tiktokersarericherthanaverage

people.

C.MostTiktokerscanbecomemillionairesovernight.D.PopularTikTokersearnmuchmore

thanordinaryworkers.

30.WhichisthepossibleinfluenceofTiklbkonitsyoungusers?

A.Theytendtoliveanadultlifetoosoon.B.Theyareforcedtopayforcertain

services.

C.Theymayabandonothersocialmedia.D.Theyarelikelytodevelopfalse

value.

31.WhatcanweinferfromRichardColyer'scomments?

A.Tiktokcanbeapositiveinfluenceifteensemployitwisely.

B.YbungTikTokersshouldbebannedfrommakingmoney.

C.ItisbettertoinvolveeducationoninvestmentinTikTokvideos.

D.Contentsofvideosneedcheckingbeforetheirreleaseonline.

D

InKenya,twouniversitystudentsfromruralvillagescameupwithasystemtorechargea

cellphonebatteryusingenergygeneratedfromabicycle.Theytookmostoftheitemsfroma

junkyard.InnovationandleadershipstrategistNaviRadjouthinksthatsuchfrugal（節(jié)儉的）

innovationenablessociallyandenvironmentallyresponsibleeconomicdevelopmentthrough

productsandservicesthatcombinefourqualities:affordability,accessibility,sustainability,and

quality.Headvisesthatweshouldusewhatisrichtohandlewhatisscarce.

It'sanapproachthatishavingahugeimpact.Amongthingsbecomingrichindeveloping

countriesareconnectivityandsmartphones.AgreatexampleoffrugalinnovationisPeekRetina,a

smalladapter（適酉己器）forasmartphonethatletspeopleperformeyeexamswithoutanyofthe

fancyequipmentyoustareintoatyouroptometrist's.AnothergreatfrugalinnovationisFoldscope,

amicroscopethatcosts50centstomakebutcandoseriousdiagnoses（診斷）.Withthewideuseof

themicroscope,peoplecanbeeasilytestedinsteadoftravelinglongdistancestoseeadoctorand

arealhands-onscienceeducationcanbeprovidedforallremotehealthworkers.

FrugalInnovationisanewtrendytermforsomethingthathasbeenaroundforawhile;inthe

1980sitwasMacGyver;inthe1970sitwasAdhocism.Basicallyitinvolvesusinganavailable

systemordealingwithanexistingsituationinanewwaytosolveaproblemquicklyand

effectively.Itisamethodofcreationrelyingparticularlyonresourceswhicharealreadyathand.

Bygettingbacktobasics,frugalinnovationallowslow-incomepopulationstoplayamajorpartin

theirownprogress.

Itmaybethesameasiteverwasunderanewname,buttherearenewtoolsandnewwaysof

sharing.Thenewsmartphonetechnologyandthespeedofcommunicationandspreadof

informationreallymakethisanewageofFrugalInnovation.Andit'snotjustinthedeveloping

world,itcanworkanywhere.Sowelcometothenewbuzzword（流彳/詞），F(xiàn)rugalInnovation.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scarce“inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Rare.B.Remote.C.Efficient.D.

Expensive.

33.WhyarePeekRetinaandFoldscopementionedinparagraph2?

A.Tointroducebyproductsofsmartphones.B.Toshowtheinfluenceoffrugal

innovation

C.lbindicatedevelopingcountries9advancesinscience.D.Toexplainthedifferencesbetween

thesetwoinventions.

34.Howwilllow-incomepopulationsbenefitfromfrugalinnovation?

A.Theycanstayawayfromphysicalwork.B.Theycandesigntheirown

inventions.

C.Theycanbuyhigh-techproductsatalowprice.D.Theycantradeprofitablywithde

developedcountries.

35.WhatmakesFrugalInnovationdifferentfromMacGyverandAdhocism?

A.Itisfbrpracticalpurposes.B.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.

C.Itiscloselyrelatedtotechnology.D.Itisintendedfordeveloping

countries.

福建省北京師范大學(xué)泉州附屬中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

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ComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He*sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.

Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknows

howtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7:00pmfordrinksandsnacks.

Simon'sWorkshop

5:00pm-7:30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksat

everykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisa

comedianandactorwhohas10years*experienceofteaching