宿遷市泗陽縣2021-2022學年高二下學期英語第15周午練三一、語法填空TheAmericanspaceagencyNASAhaslaunchedanewinstrumentdesignedtocollectdataonvolcanicactivityandairquality.NASAsaidinastatementithopesthesmallorbitinginstrumentcouldhelppredictavolcaniceruption___1___anexplosionhappens.ThedevicerecentlylaunchedaboardaNorthropGrummanCygnusspacecraft.CygnusarrivedattheInternationalSpaceStationonFebruary21,___2___(carry)alargeloadofsuppliesand___3___(science)experiments.NASAcallstheinstrumentNACHOS,which___4___(stand)forNanosatAtmosphericChemistryHyperspectralObservationSystem.Itcontainsimagingsensorsdesignedtoidentifygaseslikesulfurdioxide(二氧化硫)andnitrogendioxide(二氧化氮).The___5___(present)ofthosegasescansignalpossiblevolcanicactivity.Adormantvolcanojustwakingmaygiveoffsulfurdioxidebeforethereisanyobservablevolcanicactivity,whichgivesusachancetoidentifya___6___(potential)eruptingvolcanobeforeitactuallyblows.NASAconsiderstheinstrumenta"prototype,"meaningitsoperationsandobservationswillbestudiedduringitsorbit,which__7___(expect)tolastoneyear.TheagencysaysNACHOSwillbe“thesmallest,highestresolution(清晰度)space-basedinstrument”ever__8___(send)toobserveatmosphericgases.Suchadevicecouldhelpemergencyofficialstakeearlymeasurestoprotectcitizensandproperty___9___volcaniceruptions.____10____instrumentcanalsobeusedtoobservegaslevelsfromnaturalandhuman-madesourcesthatcanbeharmfultohumans.1．before2．carrying3．scientific4．stands5．presence6．potentially7．isexpected8．sent9．from10．The二、七選五Everyday,alotofpeoplemovehouse.Withanewfoundappreciationforspaceandair,itmaysuddenlyhaveseemedasifanewkindoflifewaspossible.__1___Here’ssomeexpertadviceonhowtobuildanewcommunity._2__Askpeopleyoualreadyknowiftheycouldintroduceyoutoanyoneinthelocationtowhichyouaremoving.Postingonsocialmediaisprobablytheeasiestwaytotapyourfriends’friends.Itincreasesthechancethatthere’ssomeoneyouwillgetalongwith.Don’texpectfriendstomagicallyappear____3___Peoplereallyneedtotaketheinitiativetogooutthereandmeetpeopleandnotassumethatfriendsarejustgoingtofallintotheirlives.Aspeoplebecomefamiliartous,welikethemmore,andit’scompletelyunconscious.BeopentoabroaderrangeofpeopleYouhavespentalifetimenarrowingyoursocialcircletothoseyoureallycareabout,butchancesareyou’renotgoingtomeetnewbestfriendsinyournewareainstantly.Whenitcomestofriendships,havingclosefriendsisoneofthebestthingswecandoforourhealthandwellbeing.Butevenhavingbriefinteractionswithpeopleingeneralbenefitsus.__4____Don’tdespairRemembertomaintainpre-existingfriendships,sothatyou’renotfeelinglonelyanddisconnectedwhiledevelopingnewrelationships.____5__Butpeopledon’trealizethatiftheyputthemselvesoutthere,theprocesscangofasterthantheythink.Itreallymakesadifferenceifyou’rewillingtoattenddifferentevents;youcanreallychangeyoursociallife.A．Makeapublicappeal.B．Putsomeworkinbeforeyoumove.C．Qualityisbest,butquantitystilldoessomething.D．Itcantakealongtimetobuildupnewfriendships.E．Butnowthepandemichasmadeithardertoconnectwithstrangers.F．Itdoesn’tnecessarilymeanyoumadethewrongdecisioninmoving.G．Wetendtothinkfriendshipshappennaturallyandthat’sahugemisconception.1．E2．B3．G4．C5．D三、閱讀理解Ahumanheartissomuchmorethananorgan.Noonesaystheylefttheirpancreas(胰腺)inSanFrancisco,forexample,orthattwokidneys(腎臟)beatasone.Yetmostofusbelievethattwoheartscanbeatasone,andthattheheartrevealsourrealemotions.Nowthere’ssomeevidencethatsuchfolkwisdomistrue.Whenpeoplelistentothesamestory—eachaloneintheirownhome—theirheartratesriseandfalltogether,accordingtoanewstudypublishedlastmonthinCellReports.ProfessorLucasPerra,aseniorauthorofthestudy,said,“It’sthestorythatdrivestheheart.”Thisfindingcorrespondswithamountainofresearchshowingthatourbrainssynchronize(同步)whenweinteractinthesamelocationorparticipateinthesameactivity.Thenewstudygoesonestepfurther;ittestswhetherourheartratesbecomesynchronizedwhiletakinginthesamenarrative—eventhoughwe’renotinthesameroomnorevenlisteningatthesametimeasotherlisteners.MarcelProustwroteattheturnofthe20thcentury,“theheartdoesnotlie.”Datatellsusmuchthesame:Theheart’sconnectiontothebrainissotightthatwhenwehearthesamestory,ourheartratessynchronize.Subjectsinthesamegroupproducedsynchronizedheartratepatternsthatroseandfellatroughlythesametimesduringthenarrative.Theresultsare“heartwarming,”saidProf.Perra.“Heartratcorrelation(關聯)betweensubjectsdoesnotrequirethemtoactuallybeinteracting,orevenbeinthesameplace.It’snottheinteractionbetweenpeoplebutthestoryitselfthatdoesthetrick.”Thepoint,hesaid,isthatwhenwelistentothesameradioprogramorwatchaNetflixshow,ourheartsbeattogether,showingthat“we’renotalone.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“folkwisdom”refertointhefirstparagraph?A．Kidneysbeatlikehearts. B．Heartsareimportantorgans.C．Ahumanheartconveysfeelings. D．Organshavecloselinkswithemotions.2．WhatcanwelearnfromthenewstudyinCellReports?A．Peoplelikelisteningtothesamestoryinseparateplaces.B．Human’sbrainssynchronizewhendrivenbydifferentstories.C．Peopletestedinthesamegrouphavethesameheartrates.D．Thesamestorycanmakelistenershavethesameheartrates.3．What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Toreportaresearchfinding. B．Toargueagainstanopinion.C．Totellreadersamovingstory. D．Tocallforimmediateaction.4．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheWayHumanHeartsWork B．TheSameStory,theSameHeartbeatC．TheHeart’sConnectiontoBrain D．TheImportanceofHeartRatesCDAB四、續寫Oneafternoonafterschool,Maryandherbrother,Keith,wereeatingatacafeneartheirhome.Thatafternoon,theyhadtosharetheirtablewithanotherperson.Thatpersonwasayoungladyinhertwenties.Aftereating,shewenttotherestroom.Withoutrealizing,shehadleftherhandphoneonthetable.Fiveminuteslater,shecameoutandwalkedoutofthecafewithoutlookingback.Marysawthehandphoneonthetable.ShequicklytoldKeith,“Keith,thegirlleftbehindherhandphone.”Keithlookedatthehandphone.Ittookhisbreathaway.Itwasoneofthelatestmodelsonthemarket.Keithhadalwayswantedahandphone.Buthisparentshadtoldhim,“Youdon’tneedone.Youcanalwaysusethehousephone.”Hestaredatitforsomeminutes.Thenhesaidslowly,pausingoneveryword,“Iwanttotakethehandphone.”Marycouldnotbelieveherears.Shemerelystaredatherbrother.“Youcan’t!Whatiftheownercomestolookforit?”Havingmadethedecision,Keithquicklygrabbedthehandphoneandputitinhisschoolbag.Then,hetookMary’shandandledheroutofthecafequickly.Oncebackhome,Keithlockedhishousedoorwithtremblinghands.Insidehisroom,hetookoutthepieceofbeauty.Oh,helikeditsomuch.Nowhehadhisownhandphone.Soon,hewaspolishingithappily.ButMarytoldhim,“Keith,youcannotkeepthehandphone.WhatwillyoutellFatheraboutthis?Hewillaskyouhowyougotthehandphone.”Keithsaidquickly,“Iwillsayafriendlentittome.”Marysaid,“Nowyouarelyingtoo.”Ohdear!WhenhadKeithturnedsodishonest?ThenMarysawahousephonenumberontheplasticcoverofthehandphone.“Thisisthegirl’sphonenumber.Whydon’twejustcallthisnumber?Wewilltalktoherandaskhertocomeandtakebackherhandphone.”Shewastryingtotalksomesenseintohim.注意：1.續寫詞數應為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Thatnight,Keithturnedoverinbedfromtimetotime._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Marywasveryhappytohearthat.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________