2021-2022学年湖南省天壹名校联盟高二（上）期中英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）
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Educational apps are a great and fun way to keep your kids learning outside of the classroom,but the cost can add up fast.Luckily,there are some free apps for kids that are both educational and fun but won't break the bank.
Poptropica
Ages 6 to 12 For Android and iOS
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This free story-bad game allows kids to customize their own characters,complete quests and play with friends in a safe environment.Kids love creating their avatars and finishing game tasks for prizes.
Coolmath Games
Ages 13 and up For Android and iOS
Coolmath Games features math activities and games for anyone ages 13 to 100.Coolmath Games is a brain-training app,where logic & thinking meet fun and games.The games have no violence,no empty action,just a lot of challenges that will make you forget you're getting a mental workout!
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Science360
Ages 12 and up For Android and iOS
The National Science Foundation's Science360 app（for tablets only） brings cutting-edge science and engineering news,images,and video right to your child's fingertips.All content is gathered from scientists and universities around the world,so you can be assured that your child is receiving the best quality information out there.
NASA Visualization Explorer
Ages 7 and up For iOS
NASA Visualization Explorer is the coolest way to explore the latest news and stories about the earth,the sun,and the univer.The app features amazing images and video from space and animations that can make challenging concepts easier to understand.Your young kids can begin learning about the planets and stars with this app.
1.What is special about Coolmath Games？灵修培训 ______
A. It helps train kids' mind.
B. It is easy to play its games.
C. It is full of action scenes.
D. 一千个读者就有一千个哈姆雷特It is only targeted at teenagers.
2.Which is probably the favorite app for a kid who is keen on space？ ______
A. Proptropica. 发型师学习网B. Coolmath Games.
C. Science360. D. NASA Visualization Explorer.
3.What do the listed apps have in common？ ______
A. They are impressive to parents.
B. They are only played on tablets.
C. They are all free of charge.
D. They are all for iOS and Android.
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Yuan Longping,known for developing the first hybrid rice strain that pulled countless people out of hunger,pasd away at 91.People from all walks of life express grief（悲恸）at the death of the great man.
"Three times a day,when we enjoy the fragrance of rice,you will be dearly remembered," said a comment that has been liked more than 600 ，000 times.
Spending over fifty years in hybrid rice rearch,the scientist has helped China create a great wonder.He succeeded in feeding nearly one-fifth of the world's population with less than 9 percent of the world's total land.In 1949，Yuan applied for Southwest Agricultural College and began his special connection with rice- a main food of the Chine people.From then,this became the focus of his lifelong rearch career.
pilotA discovery of a special wild rice species by Yuan in the southern island of Hainan in 1970 became the start of China's decades of hybrid rice rearch.Three years later,he cultivated （培育） the world's first high-yielding hybrid rice strain.Since then it has been grown across the country and farmers got unbelievable output after planting it.
While food shortages have long been thought as China's past,Yuan,the fighter,has a much bigger dream--to save the world from hunger.More importantly,he was lfless when it came to sharing his rearch to benefit people globally.Since the 1980s,Yuan's team has offered training cours in dozens of countries in Africa,the Americas and Asia- providing a strong food source in areas with a high risk of famine（饥荒）.
4.What can we infer from the comment mentioned in paragraph 2星期一到星期天的英文shss？ ______
A. We can learn from Yuan Longping.
B. We will achieve Yuan Longping's dream.
C. Yuan Longping will be memorized forever.
D. We can make comments on his achievements.中英文翻译机
5.Which can best describes the great wonder created by Yuan Longping？ ______
A. Demanding. B. Academic. C. Amazing. D. Costly.
6.What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 4 refer to？ ______
A. Hybrid rice.
B. The rearch.
C. The discovery.
D. The southern island of Hainan.
7.What's the main idea of the last paragraph？ ______
A. Yuan Longping's lfless personality.
B. The connection between Yuan Longping and food.
C. Yuan Longping's efforts in Chine development.
D. Yuan Longping's influences in international agriculture.
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In this fast-developing world,it can be said that technology has killed culture and traditions.Radio was known as a stress reliever in the past,but the digitalization of music has done great damage to the radio industry.Radio stations no longer have a large audience that they once had.People can now easily download music from the Internet,or listen to it online.
