湖北省宜城市第二中学2021-2021学年高二下学期英语期中考试试卷一、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）b/b1.(2020高二下·宜城期中)阅读理解WelcometoAdventureland!EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore,enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjunglevillage,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingfishingnets...TheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe'llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator(模拟装置)fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelions,giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee...ThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventureland.Runoutoffilm,needsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideas,too.（1）TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.A.realizetheimportanceoftravellingB.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountriesC.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworldD.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnets（2）WhenyouvisitTheFutureTower,whichofthefollowingisNOTavailableforyoutodo?A.Gettoknowaboutwhatpeople'slifewillbe.B.HaveajourneytoMars.C.Enjoyyourtimeinitsspacestation.D.Learnabouttheimpactofprogressonourlives.（3）Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?A.TheTravelPavilion.B.TheNaturePark.C.TheFutureTower.D.ThePyramid.2.(2020高二下·宜城期中)阅读理解Thenexttimeyourfriendsrolltheireyeswhenyou'resnappingaselfie(自拍照）ortakingaphotoofyourdessert,tellthemthatphotographingeverydaythingscanactuallymakepeoplehappier.Inastudyofmorethan2,000people,researchersfoundthatpeoplewhotookphotosoftheirexperiences,whethertheywerewalkingthroughamuseumorgoingonacitybustour,hadabettertimeoverallcomparedwiththosewhodidn't.Duringeachofthestudy'snineexperiments,peoplewereaskedtoeithertakephotosorgiveupphotographyduringaneverydayactivity,suchaseatingameal.Innearlyeveryexperiment,thegroupthattookphotosshowedhigherlevelsofenjoyment.Thefindingmightnotsoundterriblysurprising.Afterall,Facebookmembersuploadabout2billionphotosdaily,andInstagramusersuploadabout80millionphotoseveryday.Butsomepeoplearguethattakingphotographscandistractthemselvesfromenjoyinganexperiencewhileit'shappening.Thenewresearchshowsthatitisn'tthecaseandthatphotographydoesincreaseaperson'senjoyment,becauseitincreaseshisorherengagementintheactivity.Forexample,inoneexperiment,peopletouredamuseumwhilewearingglassesthattrackedtheireyemovements.Thegroupthattookphotosspentmoretimelookingattheartifactsthanthosewhodidn't.However,photosaresometimesadrag.Forinstance,ifthecameraisdifficulttocarry,itmightnotbringenjoymenttoaperson.Andinsomecases,photographycanmakesituationsunpleasant.Forexample,whenpeopleinthestudytookavirtualsafari(游猎)andwatchedsomelionsattackingawaterbuffalo,thepeoplewhotookphotosofthebloodyeventwerereporte...