陕西省渭南市韩城市司马迁中学2020届高三下学期冲刺考试英语试卷

英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项

Here are some of the strangest aviation(航空）ideas in recent history.

Double-Decker Seating

In 2015, Airbus filed a patent for a design for a double-decker cabin seating arrangement. Passengers would sit on top of the other, with upper-tier passengers climbing steps or a small ladder to reach their seats. While the design does have some advantages* the idea of climbing a ladder during flight seems unreliable. Separated Cabins

This patent was awarded to Airbus. Rather than waiting for a flight to arrive and be cleaned,passengers could simply board a ready cabin, which would be moved into the plane's body as soon as it was ready. When the plane reached its destination, the cabin would be separated again. Different cabins with different kinds of seating or levels of comfort could be used for flights of different lengths or destinations. Windowless Cockpits(驾驶舱}

For ideal design, airplane noses should be long and pointy. But there’s the whole “pilots have to fit in the cockpit” problem. Well, what if the cockpit didn’t have to go in the nose of the plane? That's part of the thinking behind this Airbus patent application* which suggests replacing the plane's window with a digital viewing surface. Without a window, there’s no reason the cockpit needs to go in the front of the plane —it could go in the middle of the plane, or even in the tail.

Nap Straps (睡眠吊带}

Airbus is not the only company in the strange patent contest. Boeing’s got its ow n patent, Nap Straps. With this invention, passengers looking for a nap can find an “upright sleep system” beneath their seat. In action, the whole thing is somewhat like a traction device for someone who's been in a terrible accident.

21. Which shows the disadvantage of double-decker seating?

A. Crowded.

B. Expensive.

C. Small.

D. Unsafe.

22. Why were separated cabins designed?

A. To improve flight speed.

B. To save passengers’ time.

C. To increase comfort level.

D. To ensure passengers' safety.

23. Which design is intended for pilots?

A. Double-Decker Seating.

B. Separated Cabins.

C. Windowless Cockpits.

D. Nap Straps.

B

In the nineteenth century, one of America’s greatest writers, Walt Whitman, helped

people learn to value poetry. Whitman created a new kind of poetry.

Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City. During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was thirty-six years old when he published his first book of poetry in eighteen fifty-five. He called it Leaves of Grass. It had only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme.

One of America’s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whi tman’s work. But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitman’s poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice.

Walt Whitman's poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventy-three, Walt Whitman

suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninety-two. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead* they simply call him a great poet.

24. What can we know about Whitman?

A. His poems have the same rhyme.

B. He is the first great poet in the USA.

C. He helped people to create new poems.

D. His poems show his love for his country.

25. Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first?

A. The poems are quite short.

B. The form of poetry is special.

C. Whitman wasn’t famous then.

D. There are only 12 poems in it.

26. What does the underlined word “denounced” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Accused.

B. Downloaded.

C. Published.

D. Translated.

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Walt Whitman—a Great Soldier

B. Walt Whitman—an Unfortunate Poet

C. Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass

D. The First and Greatest Poet in America

C

In beautiful rural Montana lies the town of Livingston. Around half the students in the Livingston School District qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, according to local educator Rachael Jones, known as “Farmer Jones”. She is the director of the Livingston Farm to School program, which uses the district’s two greenhouses and four gardens to grow food that supplements school meals while offering kids

hands-on lessons. Jones said, “In many places around the country, if you can’t pay for your school meal, you don’t eat. Well, here, we don’t turn anyone away. ”

The town’s school district and community members started the program eight years ago. It^ part of the National Farm to School Network, which aims to increase access to local food and nutrition education across the country. Jones, who attended public …… 此处隐藏：7068字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……