2021屆廣東省部分名校高一下學(xué)期期末聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題

廣東省部分名校2020~2021學(xué)年高一年級(jí)第二學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)試題英語(yǔ)注意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWhentheweatherisbadorwhentheflubreaksout,wecanletthekidsdosomefunthingsathome,whichcanbebeneficialtokids.ReadingoutloudIfyourchildrenareyoungenough,don'tforgettoreadbookstothemoutloud!Fewchildrendislikehavingagoodbookreadtothem,andit'sgreatforthedevelopmentoftheirbrains.However,ifyourchildrenareabitolderandhavemovedontomoreadvancedbooks,thereisalwaysthechoiceoflisteningtoanaudiobook.Thiscanalsobedonewhilethey'redoingsomethingelse.PlayingboardgamesMaybeyourchildren'stableisfullofboardgames,whichhavebeenforgottenforalongtime.It'sagoodtimetobringthemoutwhenplayingoutsideisnolongerachoice.Surely,playingboardgamesisagreatwaytoconnectwithchildren.Inaddition,manyboardgamesaredesignedtogetchildrenthinking!HavingadancepartyConsideringthatallyouneedisaspeakerormaybejustaphone,youcanhaveadancepartywhereveryouare!Thisisagreatwaytogetkids’bodiesmovingwhentheyareinside.Playsomeofyourchildren'sfavoritemusicandletthemdancetoit.Notonlyisitgoodexercise,butitwillhelpyourchildrenfeeltimeisflying!Doingjigsaw(拼圖)puzzlesFormostpeoplethathavechildren,it'scommontohaveatleastonejigsawpuzzleathome.Jigsawpuzzlesaregreatbecauseeveryonecandothemontheirowntime.Besides,yourwholefamilywillhaveasenseofachievementwheneveryoneissmilingoverthefinishedproduct.1.Whatdoreadingoutloudandplayingboardgameshaveincommon?A.Theybothdevelopchildren'steamspirit.B.Theybothimprovechildren'slisteningability.C.Theybothdogoodtochildren'sthinkingability.D.Theybothfocusoninteractionbetweenchildren.2.Whichofthefollowingcombinesexerciseandmusic?A.Readingoutloud. B.Playingboardgames.C.Doingjigsawpuzzles. D.Havingadanceparty.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tolistfourinterestingchildren'sparties.B.Torecommendfourchildren'sfavoritebooks.C.Tointroducesomeactivitiesforchildreninside.D.Toshowsomefunnythingsforchildrenoutside.BOnSeptember7,1930,YuanLongpingwasborninBeijing.FluentinEnglish,hismotheroftenreadFriedrichNietzsche'sworkstohim.Influencedbyhismother,YuanLongpinglikedEnglish,geographyandchemistryatschool.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,hebecameateacherinthecountrysideofHunanin1953.Withlotsofcropfailures,nationwidehungerhitChinainthe1960s,makingmanypeopleliveabadlife.Yuanwassadandfelthemustdosomething.SincetheclimateinHunanwasnotfriendlytogrowingwheat.Hedecidedtodevotehimselftostudyinghowtoincreasetheproductionofrice,abasicfoodforover60percentofChinesepeople.Fromthenon,hebeganalifelongconnectionwithrice.YuanLongpingsucceededingrowingtheworld'sfirsthighproductionhybridrice(雜交水稻)varietyin1973,whichcouldreachayieldofover500kgpermorethan200kgthanbefore.Forthenextfourdecades,hecontinuedtoworkontheresearchofhybridrice.In2020,hybridricedevelopedbyhisteamachieved1,500kgpermuintwogrowingseasons,anewworldrecord.Nowadays,thehybridriceisgrowninalmosthalfofChina'sricefieldsanditsproductionaccountsfor60percentofthetotalriceproductioninChina.Thehybridriceproductionis20percentmorethanthecommonkinds,theyearlyincreaseofwhichfeedsupto100millionpeople.In2019,YuanLongping,knownasthe“Fatherofhybridrice”,wasawardedwithMedaloftheRepublic,China'shighesthonor.YuanLongping'sbiggestdreaminlifewastodevelopmorehybridricevarieties,whichcouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvetheglobalfoodproblem.Sofar,thehybridvarietieshedevelopedhavebeengrowninover40countries,includingtheUSA,BrazilandIndia.4.WhatdoweknowaboutYuanLongpingaccordingtothetext?A.Hebegantostudyhybridricein1973.B.HereceivedthehighesthonorinChinaat90.C.Heevertaughtmathinthecityaftergraduation.D.HeeverhopedChinesewouldbefreefromhunger.5.HowdoestheauthormainlyshowtheachievementsofYuanLongpinginhybridrice?A.Bylistingfigures. B.Byquotingreports.C.Byimaginingresults. D.Byexplainingreasons.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYuanLongpingaccordingtothetext?A.Patientandhonest. B.Energeticandathletic.C.Capableandremarkable. D.Humorousandadventurous.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThelifeofYuanLongping. B.TheteamofYuanLongping.C.ThehonorofYuanLongping. D.TheeducationofYuanLongping.CPlannedmissionstothemoonneedtohurryuptoavoidhittingoneofthebusiestperiodsforextremespaceweather,accordingtoscientistsconductingthemostin-deptheverresearchonsolarstormtiming.ScientistsattheUniversityofReadingstudied150yearsofspaceweatherdatatolookintopatternsinthetimingofthemostextremeeventswhichcanbeextremelydangeroustoastronautsandsatellites.Thisnewresearchonspaceweathertimingallowspredictionstobemadeforextremespaceweather.Therefore,itcouldbeusedtoplanthetimingofactivities,whichcouldbeaffectedbyextremespaceweather,forexample,majorspacemissions.Theresearchersfoundforthefirsttimethatextremespaceweathereventsaremorelikelytooccurearlyinorlatesolarcycles-suchastheonejuststarting.ThefindingsmayhaveinfluencesontheNASA-ledArtemismission.Itplanstomakehumansreturntothemoonin2024,butcanbeputofftothelate2020s.ProfessorMathewOwens,aspacephysicistattheUniversityofReading,said,“Untilnow,themostextremespaceweathereventswerethoughttoberandomintheirtiming.Thoughthereisnosetpatternoftheevents,thisresearchsuggeststheyaremorepredictable.”Inthenewstudy,thescientistsusedanewmethodapplyingstatisticalmodellingtostormtimingforthefirsttime.Previousresearchgenerallyfocusedonhowbigextremespaceweathereventscanbe,basedonobservationsofpreviousevents.Predictingtheirtimingisfarmoredifficultbecauseextremeeventsarerare,sothereisrelativelylittlehistoricdatatoidentifypatterns.Thefindingssuggestthatanymajorplannedspacemissions,whichisbeyondthenextfiveyears,willhavetoconsiderthehigherprobabilityofextremespaceweatherlateinthepresentsolarcyclebetween2026and2030.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudyfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Ithaslastedjust150years.B.Itdoesn'trefertospaceweatherdata.C.Itshowsspaceweatherhasnoeffectonastronauts.D.Itmakesitpossibletopredictextremespaceweather.9.WhymighttheNASA-ledArtemismissionbeputoff?A.Toresearchsolarcycles. B.Toavoideffectsofspaceweather.C.Tomeettheneedsoftheastronauts. D.TomakehumansreturntoEarthin2024.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“random“inparagraph4probablymean?A.Irregular. B.Easy. C.Limited. D.Changeless.11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thestudyisusefulforfuturespacemissions.B.Theplannedspacemissionsshouldbeputoff.C.Extremespaceweatherwillhappenbefore2026.D.Previousobservationsmakenodifferencetothestudy.DVietnammadepreparationsfortheLunarNewYearwithafishreleaseonThursday.ThetraditioninvolvesreleasingfishcalledcarpsintoriversandlakesinthecountryaweekbeforetheholidayknownasTetofficiallybegins.Thetraditioncomesfromanancientstoryofthree“KitchenGods”.Thethree,twomalesandafemale,takearideonthebrightlycoloredcarpattheendoftheyear.TheygotoHeaventomeetwiththeJadeEmperor,theGodwhorulesthere.The“KitchenGods”reportnewsaboutthefamiliestheyrepresenttoseektheemperor'scareandprotection.Theireffortshelptokeepthekitchenfiresburning,andfamilieshappyandhealthy.AstheGodsgotoHeaven,familiescleantheirhousesinpreparationtocelebrateTet.Acleanhouse,Vietnamesebelieve,willbringluckinthenewyear.OnLunarNewYear'sEve,theGodswillreturntoEarthandtheirdutiesinthekitchenofthehouse.Thursday'seventinVietnamthisyearwasmorecontrolledthaneverbeforebecauseofCOVID-19.Itisspreadinginseveralnorthernareasofthecountry.However,Vietnamhasincreasedcontactexamination,masstesting,andquarantinemeasurestoslowthespread.Theaggressiveactionhaslimitedinfectionsanddeathsinthecountry.“Vietnamesewillstillfollowthetraditionofreleasingthefish,butCOVID-19hasmadepeoplekeepasafedistance,”saidTranVanToiashereleasedacarpfromaplasticbagatHanoi'sWestLake.Thisyear,duetoCOVID-19,therewerefewerpeoplereleasingfishthere,buttherewasamajorchangeinattitudetowardsplasticbags.Afteryearsofpersuasion,nowtheydon'tthrowtheplasticbagsintothewateranymorebutcollectthemtoberecycled.12.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.KitchenfiresinVietnam. B.TraditionalcustomsofVietnam.C.AreportonfamilyactivitiesinVietnam. D.AtaleaboutVietnameseLunarNewYear.13.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheVietnam'sactionstocontrolCOVID-19?A.Critical B.Positive. C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.14.WhatwasthechangeaboutfishreleaseinVietnamthisyear?A.Itrequiredfewlakefish. B.Itwasmoreinterestinganddiverse.C.Itwasmoreenvironmentallyfriendly. D.Itrequiredmorepeopleandplasticbags.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.VietnameseRespectGodsDuringtheFestiveTimeB.VietnameseMarkLunarNewYearwithFishReleaseC.VietnameseLunarNewYearCelebrationsAreFunnyD.TraditionalLunarNewYearPromotesAnimalProtection第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Haveyoueverleftaplaceknowingyouhave“visited”alltheattractionsintheguidebooks,butfeelinglikeyouknownomoreaboutitthanbeforeyouvisitedit?Onewaytomakeyourtravelsmorememorableistoseekoutlocalfood,peopleandactivities.____16____Herearesomedetailedwaystoexperiencelocalcultureduringtraveling.TastelocalfoodWhenwetraveltoanewenvironment,oursensesareexcitedbythesounds,smellsandtastes.Foodisnolongerjustanecessitytomaintainlife—it'sataleandevenacustom.____17____Trylocalfoodinstead,andyoumayencounterfoodthatyouwillneverforget.Staywithlocals.____18____However,comparedtothat,alocal'shomeiswhereyou'llfindeverydaydisplaysofdeeplocalcultureandvalues,aswellasmeaningfulconnectionswithpeoplewhoarejustlikeus.Formostofus,whatweremembermostaboutourtravelsprobablyaretheconversationswithstrangersand,sometimes,newfoundfriends.Goonculturaltours.There'snobetterwaytolearnaboutaplacethanfromlocals.Somecitieshavefreetourswherelocalguideswilltakeyouonatourofacitywhilesharingfascinatingfacts.____19____That'sbecauseextrarewardwillgetthetourguidetogiveyouextraservice.ContextTravel,whichisasmall-groupculturaltourledbyscholars,isalsoagreatchoice.____20____.Thebestwaytoexploreadestinationisonfoot.Thesecond-bestwayisbypublictransportation.Whenyougoslowandletyourselfwander,it'snolongeratasktogetfromPointAtoPointB—allthesightsaroundyouwillbecomeanunforgettableinkdrawinginyourmind.A.Drawitinyourmind.B.Ahotelmaybecomfortable.C.Allyouhavetodoistipthem.D.Walkortakepublictransportation.E.Theywelcomeyouintotheirhomes.F.Bydoingso,you'lllearnmoreaboutaplace.G.Sostopgoingtothefastfoodchainsyou'refamiliarwith.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Lifeisjustfullofsurprises!Someare____21____surprisesandsomemaybenotsopleasing.Ihadagoodsurpriseafewdaysagothatisworthsharingwithreadersonmyblog.IhadgoneintotownforThanksgivingshoppingand____22____cominghomewitha15-month-oldGermanShepherd(牧羊犬)female.Iusuallyplantodoasmuchaspossibleonmytripstothetownbecausethetownis45milesoneway.Oneofmystopswasto____23____medicineformyseniorGermanShepherdmale,Bozwell.Mytriptotheveterinarian(獸醫(yī))takesmerightbythelocalanimalshelter.Iglancedoverand____24____aGermanShepherddogsittinginthecorneroftheoutdoorenclosure(圍欄).____25____Ilovealldogs,theGermanShepherdismyfirstchoice.I____26____totheenclosureandgotoffmypickuptruck.Oneofthe____27____cameupandaskedifIwaslookingforadog.IsaidIwasn'tbutwantedtotakea____28____andsendittomyhusband.Iaskedthestaffaboutthedog.It____29____thatLucy,theGermanShepherdfemale,is15monthsoldandwasgoingtobedeliveredtoanothershelterinadistantcitythe______30______day.MyhusbandandIdecidedtoadopt(收養(yǎng))it.SoIfinishedthenecessaryadoptionprocessandtookLucy______31______totheveterinarianforanexam.MyhusbandandIknowourdogsverywellandknewthatintroducinganotherdoglikethiswouldnotbea(n)______32______.Wehavebroughtmanydogsintoourpackfamilyovertheyearsandbecausewefullyunderstandourdogs,_____33_____anewdoghasneverbeenmuchofaproblemforus.SoLucyisnowpartofour______34______andhasallthelovewecan______35______toit.21.A.happy B.formal C.awkward D.annoying22.A.gaveup B.stoodfor C.objectedto D.endedup23.A.make B.buy C.transmit D.test24.A.heard B.imagined C.saw D.prevented25.A.But B.When C.After D.While26.A.walked B.drove C.ran D.rushed27.A.soldiers B.teachers C.staff D.policemen28.A.walk B.picture C.break D.drop29.A.turnedout B.workedout C.foundout D.standout30.A.last B.following C.first D.bright31.A.finally B.slowly C.gradually D.immediately32.A.experience B.habit C.problem D.cheat33.A.ignoring B.introducing C.selling D.stealing34.A.country B.city C.society D.team35.A.return B.talk C.listen D.give第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。SometimesIliketogoforadrivethroughtheGermancountryside.Usuallysomefarmerssetupatablebytheirgateon____36____youcanbuyfresheggsorpotatoesandleavethepaymentinacashbox,oftenaheavy____37____(lock)metalcase.Ihavealsoseenthisconceptof“payitbytrust”inDenmark.Iliketosupportthefarmersthisway.Inoticethatinrecentmonths,moreandmoretableshaveappeared,usuallyoutside____38____(people)housesinthemiddleofnowhere.Typicallytheyaresellinggoodssuchashomemadejamorevencake,localhoney,handicraftsorflowersforacoupleofEuros.Itappearsthatsomepeoplehavebeen____39____(especial)hithardbythepandemic(流行病)andarefinding____40____(create)waystoincreasetheirincome.Ihaveformedthehabitof____41____(leave)loosechangeinthecar,soIcanstopoffandsupporttheselandowners.Thislovelyboxoftulips(郁金香)____42____(be)mylatestpurchase.Ihadanicechat____43____themanwhosoldthemwhenIwastryingtodecidewhatcoloroftulips____44____(go)for.Lateron,Iaddedsomewoodenstickstosupport_____45_____flowers,ratherthansimplyplantthemintothesoil.第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）46.假定你是校學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華，為了緩解學(xué)生壓力，你校計(jì)劃舉行20公里的遠(yuǎn)足活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你寫一則通知，發(fā)表在你校英語(yǔ)報(bào)上，內(nèi)容如下：1.具體時(shí)間；2.詳細(xì)路線；3.注意事項(xiàng)注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Notice_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________StudentUnion第二節(jié)（滿分25分）47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。TeresaPerkinswasdriving80milesperhouralongRoute340onWednesday.Thewomanknewshewasgoingtoofast,butitwastheonlyhopeshehad.Herdog,Jett,wasdyinginthebackseat.Aboutahalfhourearliershehadreceivedacallfromherdaughter,whohadbeenplayingwithJett,a3-year-old,120-poundblackGermanShepherd.TheballtheywereplayingwithgotstuckinJett’sthroat.Thedogwasstrugglingtobreathe.Perkinsracedhometoseeifshecouldhelp,butthedogslobber(口水)hadmadetheballtooslipperytopulloutbyhand.TheyputthedoginthebackseatofhercarandbegantheirracetothevetinWaynesboro.Abouthalfwaythere,Perkinsgotcaughtinconstructiontraffic.JettwasstrugglingevenmoreatthatpointandPerkinsknewsheonlyhadminutes,butshewasnowstoppedinalineofcars.Shebeganblowingherhorn(喇叭)togettheattentionofsomeone,anyone,whenthreeconstructionworkerswalkeduptoher.Inapanickedvoice,shetoldthemherdogwasdying.“Bythenmydogwasprettymuchdead,”PerkinssaidonWednesdaynight.“Hewaslyinginthecar,notmoving.Ihadheardhimbreathe,broken-winded,butthenhequit.Iwaswildlycryingandpraying.”CavajaHoltwasoneoftheworkersstandingthere.Hestuckhishanddowntheweakdog’sthroatandpulledouttheball,butJettstillwasn’tbreathing.“AndtheguybehindHolttriedtobreatheinJett’smouth,”Perkinssaid.“Andhedid.”PerkinsjumpedoutofthecarandhelpedstartdoingfirstaidonJett.Thetwowereworkingtogethertosavethedog’slife,whenHoltcried,“He’sawake.”PerkinsbegancryingandjustthankingHoltoverandover.Whenshesawthelineofcarsshethoughtshehadmadeamistakegoingthatdirection.Itturnedoutthatitwasthebestchoiceshecouldhavemade.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。OnceJettbeganbreathingagain,Perkinscontinuedhertriptothevet._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Afterarrivinghome,PerkinsthoughtshewassoanxiousthatsheforgottoaskHolt’snamethen._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________廣東省部分名校2020~2021學(xué)年高一年級(jí)第二學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)試題英語(yǔ)答案版注意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWhentheweatherisbadorwhentheflubreaksout,wecanletthekidsdosomefunthingsathome,whichcanbebeneficialtokids.ReadingoutloudIfyourchildrenareyoungenough,don'tforgettoreadbookstothemoutloud!Fewchildrendislikehavingagoodbookreadtothem,andit'sgreatforthedevelopmentoftheirbrains.However,ifyourchildrenareabitolderandhavemovedontomoreadvancedbooks,thereisalwaysthechoiceoflisteningtoanaudiobook.Thiscanalsobedonewhilethey'redoingsomethingelse.PlayingboardgamesMaybeyourchildren'stableisfullofboardgames,whichhavebeenforgottenforalongtime.It'sagoodtimetobringthemoutwhenplayingoutsideisnolongerachoice.Surely,playingboardgamesisagreatwaytoconnectwithchildren.Inaddition,manyboardgamesaredesignedtogetchildrenthinking!HavingadancepartyConsideringthatallyouneedisaspeakerormaybejustaphone,youcanhaveadancepartywhereveryouare!Thisisagreatwaytogetkids’bodiesmovingwhentheyareinside.Playsomeofyourchildren'sfavoritemusicandletthemdancetoit.Notonlyisitgoodexercise,butitwillhelpyourchildrenfeeltimeisflying!Doingjigsaw(拼圖)puzzlesFormostpeoplethathavechildren,it'scommontohaveatleastonejigsawpuzzleathome.Jigsawpuzzlesaregreatbecauseeveryonecandothemontheirowntime.Besides,yourwholefamilywillhaveasenseofachievementwheneveryoneissmilingoverthefinishedproduct.1.Whatdoreadingoutloudandplayingboardgameshaveincommon?A.Theybothdevelopchildren'steamspirit.B.Theybothimprovechildren'slisteningability.C.Theybothdogoodtochildren'sthinkingability.D.Theybothfocusoninteractionbetweenchildren.2.Whichofthefollowingcombinesexerciseandmusic?A.Readingoutloud. B.Playingboardgames.C.Doingjigsawpuzzles. D.Havingadanceparty.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tolistfourinterestingchildren'sparties.B.Torecommendfourchildren'sfavoritebooks.C.Tointroducesomeactivitiesforchildreninside.D.Toshowsomefunnythingsforchildrenoutside.【答案】1.C2.D3.CBOnSeptember7,1930,YuanLongpingwasborninBeijing.FluentinEnglish,hismotheroftenreadFriedrichNietzsche'sworkstohim.Influencedbyhismother,YuanLongpinglikedEnglish,geographyandchemistryatschool.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,hebecameateacherinthecountrysideofHunanin1953.Withlotsofcropfailures,nationwidehungerhitChinainthe1960s,makingmanypeopleliveabadlife.Yuanwassadandfelthemustdosomething.SincetheclimateinHunanwasnotfriendlytogrowingwheat.Hedecidedtodevotehimselftostudyinghowtoincreasetheproductionofrice,abasicfoodforover60percentofChinesepeople.Fromthenon,hebeganalifelongconnectionwithrice.YuanLongpingsucceededingrowingtheworld'sfirsthighproductionhybridrice(雜交水稻)varietyin1973,whichcouldreachayieldofover500kgpermorethan200kgthanbefore.Forthenextfourdecades,hecontinuedtoworkontheresearchofhybridrice.In2020,hybridricedevelopedbyhisteamachieved1,500kgpermuintwogrowingseasons,anewworldrecord.Nowadays,thehybridriceisgrowninalmosthalfofChina'sricefieldsanditsproductionaccountsfor60percentofthetotalriceproductioninChina.Thehybridriceproductionis20percentmorethanthecommonkinds,theyearlyincreaseofwhichfeedsupto100millionpeople.In2019,YuanLongping,knownasthe“Fatherofhybridrice”,wasawardedwithMedaloftheRepublic,China'shighesthonor.YuanLongping'sbiggestdreaminlifewastodevelopmorehybridricevarieties,whichcouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvetheglobalfoodproblem.Sofar,thehybridvarietieshedevelopedhavebeengrowninover40countries,includingtheUSA,BrazilandIndia.4.WhatdoweknowaboutYuanLongpingaccordingtothetext?A.Hebegantostudyhybridricein1973.B.HereceivedthehighesthonorinChinaat90.C.Heevertaughtmathinthecityaftergraduation.D.HeeverhopedChinesewouldbefreefromhunger.5.HowdoestheauthormainlyshowtheachievementsofYuanLongpinginhybridrice?A.Bylistingfigures. B.Byquotingreports.C.Byimaginingresults. D.Byexplainingreasons.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYuanLongpingaccordingtothetext?A.Patientandhonest. B.Energeticandathletic.C.Capableandremarkable. D.Humorousandadventurous.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThelifeofYuanLongping. B.TheteamofYuanLongping.C.ThehonorofYuanLongping. D.TheeducationofYuanLongping.【答案】4.D5.A6.C7.ACPlannedmissionstothemoonneedtohurryuptoavoidhittingoneofthebusiestperiodsforextremespaceweather,accordingtoscientistsconductingthemostin-deptheverresearchonsolarstormtiming.ScientistsattheUniversityofReadingstudied150yearsofspaceweatherdatatolookintopatternsinthetimingofthemostextremeeventswhichcanbeextremelydangeroustoastronautsandsatellites.Thisnewresearchonspaceweathertimingallowspredictionstobemadeforextremespaceweather.Therefore,itcouldbeusedtoplanthetimingofactivities,whichcouldbeaffectedbyextremespaceweather,forexample,majorspacemissions.Theresearchersfoundforthefirsttimethatextremespaceweathereventsaremorelikelytooccurearlyinorlatesolarcycles-suchastheonejuststarting.ThefindingsmayhaveinfluencesontheNASA-ledArtemismission.Itplanstomakehumansreturntothemoonin2024,butcanbeputofftothelate2020s.ProfessorMathewOwens,aspacephysicistattheUniversityofReading,said,“Untilnow,themostextremespaceweathereventswerethoughttoberandomintheirtiming.Thoughthereisnosetpatternoftheevents,thisresearchsuggeststheyaremorepredictable.”Inthenewstudy,thescientistsusedanewmethodapplyingstatisticalmodellingtostormtimingforthefirsttime.Previousresearchgenerallyfocusedonhowbigextremespaceweathereventscanbe,basedonobservationsofpreviousevents.Predictingtheirtimingisfarmoredifficultbecauseextremeeventsarerare,sothereisrelativelylittlehistoricdatatoidentifypatterns.Thefindingssuggestthatanymajorplannedspacemissions,whichisbeyondthenextfiveyears,willhavetoconsiderthehigherprobabilityofextremespaceweatherlateinthepresentsolarcyclebetween2026and2030.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudyfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Ithaslastedjust150years.B.Itdoesn'trefertospaceweatherdata.C.Itshowsspaceweatherhasnoeffectonastronauts.D.Itmakesitpossibletopredictextremespaceweather.9.WhymighttheNASA-ledArtemismissionbeputoff?A.Toresearchsolarcycles. B.Toavoideffectsofspaceweather.C.Tomeettheneedsoftheastronauts. D.TomakehumansreturntoEarthin2024.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“random“inparagraph4probablymean?A.Irregular. B.Easy. C.Limited. D.Changeless.11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thestudyisusefulforfuturespacemissions.B.Theplannedspacemissionsshouldbeputoff.C.Extremespaceweatherwillhappenbefore2026.D.Previousobservationsmakenodifferencetothestudy.【答案】8.D9.B10.A11.ADVietnammadepreparationsfortheLunarNewYearwithafishreleaseonThursday.ThetraditioninvolvesreleasingfishcalledcarpsintoriversandlakesinthecountryaweekbeforetheholidayknownasTetofficiallybegins.Thetraditioncomesfromanancientstoryofthree“KitchenGods”.Thethree,twomalesandafemale,takearideonthebrightlycoloredcarpattheendoftheyear.TheygotoHeaventomeetwiththeJadeEmperor,theG