湖南省长沙市第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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2020-2021-2 长沙市一中高二下期中考试

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（时量：120 分钟满分：150 分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）略

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节（共 11 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 27.5 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。

Women make good spies. This is because women are good at multitasking. They are also good at reading other

people’s emotions. As a spy, this can help with gathering information. Both of these skills are also useful as a

mother. That might be the biggest reason why women make good ones. Here are the stories of four famous female

spies.

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman played an important role in the Underground Railroad. The network led enslaved (被奴役的)

people in Southern states to freedom in Northern states. Tubman was also a spy, according to History.com. She was

a soldier and spy for the Union Army in the Civil War. Her duties included forming a spy ring, gathering

information about the Confederacy (邦联) and mapping the area. She also led a military battle in 1863. She became

the first woman in the U.S. history to do this.

“Jen”

Jen is a female Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) researcher. Her real name is kept secret for her protection.

The CIA collects security information for the United States. Jen played a big part in finding Osama bin Laden. Jen

is tough, and she spent five years looking for him.

Christine Granville

“Christine Granville’s charm and beauty were really important,” says Clare Mulley. She wrote a book about

Granville. Granville was fast-thinking, brave and devoted. She once bit her own tongue to fake the symptoms of a

disease. This helped her escape the Gestapo during World War II. The Gestapo were secret police for the Nazis.

Granville was awarded the George Medal. It is a British award for bravery.

Stella Rimington

Rimington was the first female director of MI5. The organization is the United Kingdom’s intelligence agency.

She led the office between 1992 and 1996. She too was a mother. She no longer works for MI5. Now, she writes

spy novels.

1. What is Paragraph 1 about?

A. Why were female spies important?

B. When did women first serve as spies?

C. How many female spies worked for Britain?

D. What qualities do women have that make them good spies?

2. Who is the first female spy in American history?

A. “Jen”. B. Harriet Tubman. C. Stella Rimington. D. Christine Granville.

3. What do the four spies have in common?

A. They were awarded. B. They were also mothers.

C. They worked for the United States. D. They contributed a lot to their countries.

I had moved to Japan for a long-term client consulting engagement. After a few days in a Tokyo hotel, I

moved to an apartment. After being moved in by my colleagues, it was time to get dinner. I found a pizza deliver

flyer (传单) in my mailbox and decided to simply order a pizza as I might have the previous week in Manhattan.

The phone call to Cali Pizza was easier than anticipated and while waiting for the pizza I set about unpacking.

Unfortunately

after 45 minutes no pizza. I figured that my “easy” call really wasn’t and that I would need

to make alternate plans for dinner. While thinking about what to do next, my phone rang. It was Cali Pizza calling

to say that they could not find my apartment based on the address that I had given them. Once it was determined

that I had provided an incorrect address, the clerk on the phone asked me to describe what I could see from my

window. After some back and forth they seemed satisfied that they knew where I was.

A few minutes later the pizza arrived. This is when my “customer delight” experience took over. First, the

delivery person apologized repeatedly for being late, then he showed me the small blue metal plate on my building

with the correct address and finally he refused to accept payment for the pizza because he was late. Net result: one

delighted customer (me), and frequent orders from Cali Pizza during my two-year stay in Japan.

Such “customer delight” experiences become stories I have used to illustrate (阐明) what it means to truly

delight a customer.

4. What did the writer do first after he moved in the apartment?

A. Deliver flyers. B. Place an order. C. Call his colleagues. D. Set about unpacking.

Why was the delivery delayed?

A. The number on the flyer was inaccurate. B. The clerk was unfamiliar with the address.

C. The writer provided an inaccurate address. D. The pizza was sent to a wrong address.

6. What can we learn from the story?

A. It’s never easy to settle down in a new city.

B. A delayed deliver may result in good profits.

C. One cannot be careful enough when placing an order.

D. A short-term loss of benefit may reward a lot.

7. What can be the best title of the story?

A. A pizza deliver flyer B. An unfortunate experience

C. How to delight customers D. A “customer delight” experience

The smart clothes industry is targeting specific health conditions. Diabetic (糖尿病的) foot is a major health

issue today. The loss of mobility and independence that some with diabetes face, as well as health care—associated

costs, is alarming.

Now, Siren Care, a medical device company, has developed an injury-monitoring sock that could help people

with diabetes prevent loss of feet. Early discovery is critical in this process. Since skin inflammation (炎症) is

accompanied by a rise in temperature, studies show that home monitoring of foot skin temperature could make a

big difference.

What is so special about Siren's product is that the sensors are incorporated into the fabric of the socks. The

sensor is connected to a PCB battery. whose lifetime is two months if used daily. The socks are only on when users

wear them; they go into sleep mode when off. All data from the socks is sent to the Siren app, so the user can

monitor the condition of his or her feet in real—time. The application gives foot health scores and, when necessary,

reminds the user to adjust activity and/or see a health care professional.

Ran Ma, the company's CEO, says. “Equipped with the novel technology, users can adjust their activity by

self-monitoring their skin temperature. But the sock is not a device for illness diagnosis. The user still needs to see

a doctor, who can then say exactly what the illness is or the cause of the problem.”

The socks are machine washable and don't need to be charged. Every six months, the user gets a new box with

seven pairs of socks to replace the used ones. For customers, the cost is $ 30 per month. This might signal that this

technology is becoming more accessible when compared to the price of similar smart clothing. Siren presented their

product at this year's CES event in Las Vegas and announced that they were planning to start shipping their socks

this summer. And the company is already planning future applications that will go beyond diabetes care.

8. What's the main function of the socks?

A. Protecting foot skin.

B. Improving patients' mobility.

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