2021-2021学年陕西西北大学附中高二下期中考试英语卷一、b阅读理解/b1.(2017高二下·陕西期中)阅读理解Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:givingawaymakeslifemuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgivingaway.Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestome,Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgivingawayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.OneSundaymorning,thelocalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapostofficeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft,andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheard(无意中听到)ourconversation.“Wasn'tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome？”Isaidyes.“Well,youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon'tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.”（1）Fromthepassage,weunderstandthat________.A.theauthordidnotunderstandtheimportanceofgivinguntilhewasinlatethirtiesB.theauthorwaslikemostpeoplewhoweremostlyreceiversratherthangiversC.theauthorreceivedthesameeducationasmostpeopleduringhischildhoodD.theauthorlikedmostpeopleastheylookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting（2）Theauthorwouldmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper________.A.inwritingB.inpersonC.inthewindowdisplayD.abouttheneighborhood（3）Whentheauthorneededapostofficebox,________.A.hehadputhisnameonawaitinglistB.hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciationC.manypeoplehadappliedforpostofficeboxesbeforehimD.heaskedthepostmastertomakeoneforhim2.(2017高二下·陕西期中)阅读理解Security—fortheinformationonyoursmartphone,aswellasforthephoneitself—isahottopicthesedays.Thetruthisthatyou'repackingalotofsensitiveinformationonyourphone,andyoushouldkeepitsafe.Whenitcomestophysicalsecurity,iPhoneuserswoulddowelltodownloadFindMyiPhone,afreeappfromApplethatallowsyoutovisitawebsiteandseeyour(lost,stolenormisplaced)phoneonthemap.Youcanthensoundanalarm,sendamessagethatwillpopuponitsscreen,lockthephoneoreraseallyourdata.Androiddoesnothaveanexactequivalent(等价物),butthereareplentyofalternatives.AfreeappcalledLookoutoffersthefindmyphonefeature.Thepaidversionallowsyoutowipethedatafromyourphoneremotely.Thenthereisyourcoffeeshop'sWiFinetwork.Anyonewithminimaltechnicalexpertskillcansnoopon(窥视)peopleusingsharedwirelessnetworks,harvestingpasswordsandotherpersonaldata.Lookoutwillcautionyouwhenyou'veloggedontoaninsecurenetwork,butcannotprotectyouonceyou'rethere.Inordertoprotectyourselfonsuchnetworks,youcanuseavirtualprivatenetwork,orVPN.ThisturnsallyouractivityintononsensetoanyonetryingtoreadalongwithyoufromacrossStarbucks.Italsokeepswebsitesfromtrackingyouand,ifyou'retravelling,allowsyoutogetaccesstositesthatmaybeblockedinothercountries.IfyouhaveaniPhone,thesimplestVPNappisprobablyHotspotShield,whosedistinguishingfeatureissaidtobethatitautomaticallykicksineachtimeyoustartbrowsing(浏览),asopposedtootherVPNappsthatrequireyoutostartthemupmanually(手动地)．Thismatters,because...