新疆乌鲁木齐市第三十一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题 含答案

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乌鲁木齐市第三十一中学 2022-2023 学年高二下学期
期中考试 英语试题
总分 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟 (人教 2019 版选择性必修三)
一、阅读理解(共 30 分)
Singer Liu Genghong is enjoying great popularity recently after posting online fitness
videos on TikTok. In the videos, he often works out to the fast-paced music of his friend
JayChou. Now his TikTok account has rocketed to 55 million fans and 53 million likes,
inspiring people’s interest in indoor exercise.
According to Pu Zhengning, a professor of Southeast University in Nanjing, the
COVID-19 has limited access to gyms and fitness centers, so simple aerobic (有氧的)
exercises that do not need equipment are perfect for people to perform at home. And that is
exactly the demand that Liu has come up on his social media platforms.
Since the COVID-19 broke out, the increasing downloads of fitness apps indicates the
growing popularity of online fitness. The number of fitness videos on the platform in 2021
increased by 134 percent, while followers of fitness trainers were up by 208 percent.
Wei Fang, a student at Shandong Normal University, is one of Liu’s fans. “My major
requires me to sit for a long time,” she said. “So how could I refuse a star singer as a personal
trainer? Besides, when watching the live stream, I feel like I’m taking exercise with friends,
which encourages me to keep going,” added Wei, who claims to have lost 3.5 kilograms in
just seven days and also have a more positive mood.
According to the 2022 Sports and Fitness Consumption Trend Report, the sales of yoga
and dance products have achieved fast growth since March. Along with social media plat-
forms, China’s sports governing body launched online games on April 28. Ding Dong, an
official with the General Administration of Sport, said: “The aim of the games is to inspire the
mass enthusiasm for fitness.”
Now it seems that “cloud fitness” offers a great choice to gym memberships. In the past,
aerobic exercises on TV were popular, and now it’s even easier to follow along and learn
from instructors on short-video platforms.
1Why does Liu Genghong become popular online recently?
APeople love his online fitness videos.
BHe dances to the fast-paced music of Jay Chou.
CThe gyms and fitness centers are too expensive.
DPeople are interested in taking exercise in the gym.
2What can we learn about Wei Fang?
AShe dislikes a star singer as a personal trainer.
BShe often works out with Liu to lose weight.
CShe refuses to exercise together with friends.
DShe benefits physically and mentally from exercise.
3What does the 2022 Sports and Fitness Consumption Trend Report indicate?
AThe mass enthusiasm for fitness needs improving.
BOnline sports games have appeared on the market.
CMore and more people take part in aerobic exercises.
DYoga and dance on TikTok are developing together.
4What is the best title for the text?
ACome to Exercise with Trainer Liu
BThe Followers of Fitness Instructors
CDownloads of Various Fitness Apps
DGo to Post Cloud Fitness Short Videos
The tornadoes that recently struck the U.S. are some of the most destructive and deadly
in history. The death in Kentucky, the hardest hit state, reached 80 on Monday, with dozens
still unaccounted for. The scale of destruction and timing of the tornadoes so late in the year
— most tornadoes occur in the spring and summer — is fueling discussion about how climate
change may have influenced this deadly disaster.
“In my 40 years as a meteorologist (气象学家), this was one of the most shocking
weather events I’ve ever witnessed,” says Jeff Masters, at Yale Climate Connections.
“Watching these storms on Friday night, my thought was, ‘Is no season safe?’ Extreme
tornadoes in December. That was mind blowing to me.”
Unlike heat waves and floods, the link between a wanning world and tornadoes is
complex and uncertain. Scientists have several theories about how tornado behavior may
change. Tornadoes in December are possible. But it remains to be seen whether climate
change will strengthen or increase the frequency of tornadoes.
According to NOAAs data, there has been a recorded increase in the number of
observed tornadoes since 1950, which experts believe is largely due to better technology such
as Doppler radar. There’s been no observed increase in the frequency of major tornadoes over
time. For example, 59 of the most severe F5 tornadoes in the U.S. have occurred since 1950.
But if the storm that destroyed Kentucky turns out to have been an F5, it will have been the
first since 2013 — bringing to an end the longest recorded period so far.
Nevertheless, “given the general influence of global warming on the atmosphere, it
makes sense that it should be having an impact on tornadoes too,” says Victor Gensini, an
extreme weather expert at Northern Illinois University. “Instead of asking: ‘Did climate
change cause this tornado?’ It’s better to operate under the assumption that climate change did
play a role,” he says.
While the science on climate change and tornadoes isn’t clear, meteorologists are
predicting that conditions benefiting tornadoes will continue this month. “I’m worried about
the rest of the year to be honest. I don’t think we’re out of the woods yet.” Gensini says.
5What is one difference between the recent tornadoes and the ones in the past?
AThey hit only Kentucky. BThey happened in December.
CThey caused no deaths. DThey caught people unprepared.
6What can be inferred in paragraph 3?
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