江苏省如皋市第一中学2021-2021学年高二上学期英语期末考试试卷一、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)1.(2020高二上·如皋期末)阅读理解MillionsofpeoplenowadaysuseFacebookInstagramandSnapchattoconversewiththeirfriends.TheyuseSkypetobridgelongdistancesandTwittertointeractwithpublicfigure.Butasmoreofourlivesmoveonline,areInternet-basedinteractionssufficientforafulfillinglife?Therehavebeenconsiderablewarningsaboutthedrawbacksofonlineinteractions.Somescholarshaverealizedthatourdevotiontothescreensisdetractingfromface-to-faceconversations.Forinstance,astudyshowedthatchildrenwhohadbeenspendingtimewithtelevisionandcomputersforalongperiodoftimeweresignificantlyworseatrecognizingnonverbal(非语言的)psychologicalsuggestionsinaconversationthanthosewhohadjustfivedayswithoutscreens.Butthereisanothersidetotheargument:A2015PewFoundationreportfoundthatteenagersuseonlineinteractionstostrengthentheirfriendships.Plus,57%ofteenagersreportedthatthey'dmadefriendsonline.AmoriMilkami,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofBritishColumbia,hasconductedseveralstudiesononlineinteractionsandtellsthatthenatureofonlinecommunicationischangingasyoungpeopletreatsocialnetworksinanentirelydifferentways.Toomuchresearchtendstomixallonlineinteractionstogether,shesays,insteadofdistinguishingbetweenpositive,meaningconversationsandmoresuperficial,negativeexchanges.Accordingtoher,onlinecommunitiescanbeespeciallyusefulforpeoplewhohaveanunusualconcernandliveinisolatedareas,andsoareunlikelytomeetpeoplewithsimilarconcernsinperson."Themajorgoodaspectofonlineinteractionscomparedtoin-persononesisthatsocialnetworkallowuserstointeractwithsomanypeopleatonce.Whetherornotthat'spositiveornegativedependsonthetypeoffriendsyouhave.It'spossibletogetthesamelevelofachievementfromonlineinteractionsasitisfromin=personfriends,"saysMikami."Thismightbehardforolderadultstobelieveanditmightnotbepossibleforthem,becausetheymightnotfeelcomfortablehavingthosekindsofdeeponlineinteractions.Tothem,theonlineworldwillalwaysbemoresuperficial.Butyoungpeoplereallyseeitdifferently."Asthenatureofonlineinteractionscontinuallyevolve,it'sdifficulttodefinitelyestablishwhetherornotsocialmediafriendshipsalonearesufficient.Butforthosewhodon'thavestrongin-personsupportgroups,thevalueofonlinecommunitiesshouldn'tbedismissed.（1）TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2probablymeansthatthescreensare______.A.becomingmoreandmoreappealingB.controllingwhatpeopletalkaboutwitheachotherC.makingface-to-faceconversationslessefficientD.changingthewaypeoplecommunicatewitheachother（2）WhatistheadvantageofonlineinteractionsaccordingtoMilkami?A.Morepositivetopicswillbefocusedon.B.Communicationefficiencywillbeimproved.C.Peoplewillfeelmorecomfortablewithcommunicating.D.Peoplewillhavemorein-depthcommunicationwithothers.（3）Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthoragreewith?A.Comparedwiththerealworld,theonlinecommunitiesaresuperficial.B.Itisimpossibletoknowwhethersocialmediafriendshipsaresufficient.C.Teenagerscandependononlineinteractionstostrengthentheirfriendships.D.Theimportanceofonlinecommunitiesshouldbeconsideredforsomepeople.2.(2020高二上·如皋期末)阅读理解Oneday,"superchargedplants"mayhelpfeedpeoplearoundtheworld.Superchargedplantsareonesthatgrowfasterthannormalplantlife.Scientistscanspeedupthegrowthbymodifying,orchanging,thestructureofplants'genes.Themodificationsmakethemreactquicklytochang...