高二英语试题2020.4.12(时间90分钟满分100分)注意事项:1.答题时间:8:00-9:3000:2.交卷截止时间:10第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每一小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWhenIwasinthefourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She'dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI'dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there'dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I'dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”she'dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda()wentupmynose.汽水ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe'dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat'swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery(墓地).Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn'tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser().Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Four募捐活动yearsbefore,she'dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI'mdoing.WhenIdon'tsay“fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She'slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn'tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou'redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey'regettingpaidtodoso.Someit'sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.1.Whydidsodagouptheauthor'snoseonetime?A.Hewastalkingfast.B.Hewasshocked.D.Hewasabsent-minded.C.Hewasinahurry.2.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Heenjoyedthedrink.B.Hewantedtobehelpful.C.Hetookthechancetorest.D.Hetriedtopleasehisdad.3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”?A.recoverfromhersadnessB.moveoutoftheneighborhoodC.turntoheroldfriendsD.speakoutaboutherpast4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?A.Openuptoothers.B.Dependoneachother.C.D.Careaboutoneanother.'help.PayforothersBSomewemayfindthateveryweektherearealotofnewstoriesabouthowclimatechangeisaffectingtheplanet,ornewplanstobattleitseffects.Buttheconceptitselfisn'tnewatall—infact,scientistshavebeenexploringquestionsaboutclimatechangeforalmost200years.Theideaof“greenhousegases”goesbackto1824,whenJosephFourierwonderedwhatwasregulatingtheearth'stemperature.Fourierconcludedthattheatmospheremustberesponsibleforcontainingtheheatabsorbedfromthesunanddescribeditasaboxwithaglasslid:Aslightshinesthroughtheglass,theinsidegetswarmerasthelidtrapstheheat.AsFourier'sideasspread,itcametobecalled“thegreenhouseeffect”.Scientistscontinuedtostudythegreenhouseeffect.NotuntilaSwedishchemistnamedSvanteArrheniuscamealong,didscientistsunderstandhowglobalwarmingactuallyworks.Afteryearsofwork,Arrheniusdeterminedthatthelevelofcarbondioxideintheatmospheredidinfacthaveadirecteffectonglobaltemperatures.ArrheniusfoundthatCO2,andothergasestrapradiation,whichwarmstheatmosphere.Arrheniuswasthefirsttosuspectthatburningcoalcouldcontributetothegreenhouseeffect.ButArrheniuswelcomedthewarmingeffectontheplanet.Atalecturelaterthatyear,Arrheniusnotedthatcreaturesofawarmerearth“mightliveunderamilderskyandinlessbarrensurroundings”.WhileArrhenius'fin...