2025-2026学年广西南宁市某中学高二上学期9月份测试英语试卷

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1广西南宁市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期9月份测试英语试卷第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上的相应位置将该项涂黑。APotalaPalaceTravelGuideTravelTips●Thetravelrouteissetstrictly.●Thevisitingtimeislimitedin1hour.●Watchyourstepsduetothehighaltitude.●Bringalonganovercoatasitisabitcoldinthehall.Notice●OxygenbagisprohibitedtobetakenintothePalace.●SmokingisprohibitedandcigarettesarenotallowedtobebroughtintothePalace●SmartphonescanbecarriedwithyouintothePalace,butpleasedonottakephotos.●Liquidisnotallowed,includingmineralwater,whichcanbepurchasedatthehilltop.TicketPurchaseProcedureVisitorsarerequiredtoapplyforfreereservationticketswithidentitydocuments,suchasIDcardsandpassportsonedayinadvance.Thevisitingdateandexacttime,numberofvisitorsandIDdocumentnumbersareprintedonthereservationtickets.Thosevisitorswhohavereservationticketsshouldmaketheirticketscancelediftheycan’tvisitthePalaceforpersonalreasons.Otherwise,theywillbeforbiddentoapplyagainwithinaweekbecausetheirnamesareaddedtotheblacklist.Onthefollowingday,visitorsshouldhavetheirreservationticketsandIDdocumentscheckedandwalktotheticketofficeinfrontoftheWhitePalacetobuytheentrancetickets.Thentheycanstarttheirtourafteranothersecuritycheck.HowtogettoPotalaPalace●Takebus13toYaowangshanBusStop.●Takebus8or17toBaitaBusStop.●Takebus2,16or26toLazhongBusStop.●TakeairportshuttletoMinhangjuBusStop.1.WhatcanbebroughtintoPotalaPalace?A.Cigarettes. B.Mineralwater. C.Smartphones. D.Oxygenbags.2.Whatwillhappenifavisitor’snameisaddedtotheblacklist?A.Hehastoapplysevendayslater.B.Hewillpayaheavyfineonline.C.Hehastocancelhisreservationticket.D.Hewilltakeanothersecuritycheck.3.HowmanyroutesareavailabletoPotalaPalace?A.3. B.4. C.6. D.7.BA19-year-oldindependentartist,OmarBanos,ismaking’wavesasCuco,aself-producedmulti-instrumentalistandsinger.OmarBanos’approachtomusicissimple.Hejustwantstomakethemusichewouldlistentohimself.Mostofthetime,thatideashowsinhisfasthip-hopbeatsandjazzyelectricguitarsolos.Banos,whohasreleasedtwoself-producedalbums,hasbeenaspiringtomusic.Healwayswantedtoplaytheguitar,andpickeditupinhighschoolbeforeexpandinghistalenttothetrumpetandFrenchhorn.“I’mverycommittedtomyinstruments,”Banossaid.“Ifaninstrumentisrightinfrontofme,andnobodyhastimetoteachme,Ijustteachmyself.”Thesameistrueforhisdreamyproduction.At16,Banosgothishandsinhisfirstmusic-editingsoftware,andhehasdevelopedarangeoftechniques.BanosswitchesbetweenEnglishandSpanish,singingwithhispleasantandwarmlilt.“WhenI’mwriting,Ijustputmyselfinaplace,inacertaintimeperiodinmylife,”hesaid,“songsjustcomeoutverynaturally.”ThoughBanos’softsoundmightencouragedaydreaming,theindependentartistiskeepinghisfeetfirmlyonthegroundduringhisbreakthrough.“IfeelI’mwatchingmyselftakeoff,butmybrainisstillontheground,”hesaid.“Thisallhappenedsoquickly.Ididn’tevenhavetimetogetready!”Banosaddsthatdespitehissuccess,heisn’talwaysrecognizedasCuco.“IwillwearVans,andsometimespeoplewillgetconfused.TheywillaskwhetherI’msureI’mtheretoperform.IguessIdon’tlooklikeanartist,”hesaid.4.WhydidBanosmakemusicinthebeginning?A.Toentertainhimself. B.Tokillhisdulltime.C.Tomakehimselfwell-known. D.Toimprovehisskillinmusic.5.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Banos’highschoollife. B.Banos’learningmethods.C.Banos’achievementsinmusic. D.Banos’greatinterestinmusic.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBanos?A.Honestandcareful. B.Efficientandfaithful.C.Creativeandlow-key. D.Devotedandwarm-hearted.7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Banoshasmadehimselftakeoff B.BanoswillcontinuedaydreamingC.Ageniuslearnedmusicinhighschool D.AfamoussingerkeepspursuinghisdreamCAsdataandidentitytheftbecomesmoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowingforbiometric(生物测量)technologies—likefingerprintscans—tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spaces.Atpresent,thesetechnologiesarestillexpensive,though.ResearchersfromGeorgiaTechsaythattheyhavecomeupwithalow-costdevice(装置)thatgetsaroundthisproblem:asmartkeyboard.Thissmartkeyboardpreciselymeasuresthecadence(节奏)withwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.Thekeyboardcouldofferastronglayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser’stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeachperson.Thus,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople’sidentities,andbyextension,whethertheyshouldbegivenaccesstothecomputerit’sconnectedto—regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepasswordright.Italsodoesn’trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen’talreadyfamiliarwith.Everybodyusesakeyboardandeverybodytypesdifferently.Inastudydescribingthetechnology,theresearchershad100volunteerstypetheword“touch”fourtimesusingthesmartkeyboard.Datacollectedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtorecognizedifferentparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,withverylowerrorrates.Theresearcherssaythatthekeyboardshouldbeprettystraightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopestomakeittomarketinthenearfuture.8.Whydotheresearchersdevelopthesmartkeyboard?A.Toreducepressureonkeys. B.Toimproveaccuracyintyping.C.Toreplacethepasswordsystem. D.Tocutthecostofe-spaceprotection.9.Whatmakestheinventionofthesmartkeyboardpossible?A.Computersaremucheasiertooperate.B.Fingerprintscanningtechniquesdevelopfast.C.Typingpatternsvaryfrompersontoperson.D.Datasecuritymeasuresareguaranteed.10.Whatdotheresearchersexpectofthesmartkeyboard?A.It’llbeenvironment-friendly. B.It’llreachconsumerssoon.C.It’llbemadeofplastics. D.It’llhelpspeeduptyping.11.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Adiary. B.Aguidebook C.Anovel. D.Amagazine.DAirportsecurityistheretoprotectyou,butitmayalsogiveyouacold-orworse.Toalltheplacesandsurfaceswe’vebeenwarnedarecoveredwithgerms－thesubwayseat,airplanecabins,theATM－addtheairportsecuritytrays(托盘).Theplasticsecuritytrays－usedatairportcheckpointsaroundtheglobeandtouchedbymillionsofpassengersastheydropshoes,smartphones,baggageandotheritemsintothemtoclearX-rayscanners－havebeenfoundtohaveavarietyofgermsinthem,includingtheonesresponsibleforthecommoncold,accordingtoresearchersinEurope.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofNottinghaminEnglandexaminedfrequentlytouchedsurfacesatHelsinkiAirportinFinlandduringandafterpeakhoursinthewinterof2016andfoundrhinovirus,thesourceofthecommoncoldinthem.Theyfounditonhalfthebaggagetrays,morethanonanyoftheothersurfacestheytested.Itwasn'tfoundontoiletsurfacesattheairport.Thefindingscouldhelpimprovepublichealthstrategiesinthefightagainstthespreadofinfectiousdiseasesworldwide.TheEuropeanUnionhasfundedaresearchproject,calledPANDHUB,onpreventingthespreadof“high--threat”pathogens(病原体)onpublictransportation,andthestudybytheUniversityofNottinghamispartofthatproject."Thepresenceofgermsintheenvironmentofanairporthasnotbeenexaminedpreviously,saidNiinaIkonen,whowasinvolvedinthestudy.Finavia,thecompanythatoperatesHelsinkiAirport,saidinanemail,“AtFinaviaairports,thehygiene(卫生)standardsareappliedinaccordancewithhealthofficials'requirements－allsurfacesarecleaneddailyandallsecuritycheckpointtrays,etc.,arewashedregularly."Washingyourhandsproperlyandcoughingintoatissueorsleeve,especiallyinpublicplaces,canhelpminimizetheriskofcatchinginfectiousdiseases,saidJonathanVan-Tam,aprofessorattheUniversityofNottingham."Thesesimplemeasurescanhelppreventthespreadofgermsandaremostimportantincrowdedareaslikeairportsthathaveahighvolumeofpeopletravelingtoandfrommanydifferentpartsoftheworld."headded.12.WhatshouldairpassengersdoaccordingtoVan-Tam?A.Avoidtouchingotherpeople. B.Spendlesstimeattheairport.C.Bringaslittleluggageaspossible. D.Trytoreducetheeffectoftheircoughs.13.Whatisspecialaboutthestudy?A.Itfocuseson"high-threat"pathogens.B.Itisthefirsttotestformicrobesonsurfacesatairports.C.Ithasfoundanewwaytocureinfectiousdiseases.D.IthasledtoaresearchprojectcalledPANDHUB.14.WhatdidFinaviaexpressintheemail?A.Theyexplainedwhyhygienewasimportant.B.Theyfeltquitedoubtfulaboutthefindings.C.Theyhadrecognizedtheirmistakes.D.Theyhaddonewhatwasrequired.15.WhatdidthescientistsfindatHelsinkiairport?A.Airportsecuritytrayshadalotofgermsinthem.B.Wetsurfacesofferedgoodplacesforgermstolive.C.Virusesspreadquickerduringandafterpeakhours.D.Airlinepassengersweremorelikelytocatchacoldonplanes.第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下列短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白外的最佳选项。“Thecalmbeforethestorm”isaveryfamiliarexpression.Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiodjustbeforeaverystressfulsituationoratenseargument.___16___Theynotedthatbeforecertainstormstheseaswouldseemtobecomecalmandthewindswoulddrop.Butwhyisitoftensocalmbeforeastorm?___17___AccordingtoUSwebsiteHowStuffWorks,acalmperiodoccursbecausemanystorms,tornadoesandhurricanesdrawinallthewarmanddampairfromthesurroundingarea.Asthisairrisesintothestormclouds,itcoolsandactsas“fuelforthestorm,likepetrolinacar.“Oncethestormhastakenalltheenergyitcanfromtheair,itispushedoutfromthetopofthestormcloudsandfallsbackdowntogroundlevel.___18___Soonceitcoversanarea,itcausesacalmperiodbeforethestorm.___19___Firstcounthowmanysecondstherearebetweenaflashoflightningandaclapofthunder,roughlythreesecondsequalonekilometer.Agoodjudgementisthatifyourcountisbelow30seconds,youshouldseekshelterstraightaway.However,duetothecomplexityofstormsystem,calmdoesn'talwaysgofirst.So,yourbestbetistokeepyourselfupdatedwithweatherreportsforanypredictionsregardingacomingstorminyourarea.___20___A.Sciencehasgivenustheanswer.B.Thereisnodefiniteanswertothequestion.C.Weatherreportssometimescannotbetrusted.D.Britishsailorscoinedthephraseinthelatel600s.E.Astheairdeclines,itbecomeswarmanddry,whichisstable.F.TheWeatherNetworkhasatipforworkingouthowfarawayastormis.G.That'sthemostreliablewaytopredictthenextdisplayofnature'stemper.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选顶。Whenwefacedifficultiesandsetbacks,don’tgiveupeasily.Believeinyourself,takeaction,andyouwill____21____overcometheobstacles(障碍)and____22____yourdreams.Highschoollifeisfullof____23____.Li,astudentinhissecondyearofhighschool,wasnotdoingwellinhisstudies,especiallyinmathandEnglish.Thismadehimfeelvery____24____.Watchinghisclassmatesmakeprogress,heaskedhimself,“CanIreallygetbetter?”After____25____anexam,Lifeltextremelyhelplessandwas____26____.Atthatmoment,histeacher,MrZhang,____27____andgentlypattedhimontheshoulder,“Li,believeinyourself.Youhavetheabilitytoovercomedifficulties.”MrZhang’swordsrekindled(使恢复)Li’shope,andhedecidedtochangehissituation.Limadea(n)____28____andstucktoit.Everyday,he____29____mathexercises,memorizedEnglishwords,wenttothelibrarytolookupinformation,andaskedteachersandclassmatesfor____30____.Afewweekslater,hisgrades____31____alot.Hismathtestscoreswentup,andsodidhisEnglish.Hebecamemore_____32_____andactive.Herealizedthatsuccesscomesfromhisown____33____andpersistence(坚持).Astimewentby,Linotonlymadeprogressinhisstudiesbutalso____34____anawardinaschoolspeechcontest.Hebecamemoreoutgoingandhelpful.Hisfriendssaid,“Li,youhavechanged.”“Yes,Ihave____35____tofacedifficultiesandnotrunawayfromthem,”Lireplied.21.A.surely B.nearly C.hardly D.anxiously22.A.achieve B.see C.replace D.remember23.A.cheats B.challenges C.sincerity D.originality24.A.stressed B.interested C.peaceful D.angry25.A.choosing B.forgetting C.leaving D.failing26.A.inperson B.indanger C.indiscussions D.intears27.A.wentaway B.ranout C.cameover D.tookoff28.A.impact B.alarm C.button D.plan29.A.bought B.tricked C.proved D.did30.A.equality B.rescue C.help D.exploration31.A.admitted B.improved C.replaced D.created32.A.horrible B.intelligent C.confident D.expressive33.A.score B.effort C.contest D.admiration34.A.gave B.lost C.won D.picked35.A.learned B.requested C.ordered D.advised第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)Theadobedwellings(土坯房)

___36___(build)bythePuebloIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwestareadmiredbyeven

___37___mostmodernofarchitectsandengineers.Inadditiontotheirsimplebeauty,whatmakestheadobedwellingsadmirableistheir

___38___(able)to“aircondition”ahousewithout

___39___(use)electricequipment.Wallsmadeofadobetakeintheheatfromthesunonhotdaysandgiveoutthatheat

___40___(slow)duringcoolnights,thuswarningthehouse.Whenanewdaybreaks,thewallshavegivenuptheirheatandarenowcoldenough

___41___(cool)thehouseduringthehotday:

___42___thesametime,theywarmupagainforthenightThiscycle

___43___(go)dayafterday:ThewallswarmupDuringthedayandcooloffduringthenightandthusalwaysatimelyoffset(抵消)fortheoutsidetemperatures.As

___44___(nature)architects,thePuebloIndiansfiguredoutexactly

___45___thicktheadobewallsneededtobetomakethecycleworkonmostdays.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你校正在组织以“最美中国人”为题的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：1.人物事迹；2.产生的影响。注意：1.词数应为100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。AWritingTaskThesummervacationwasover,soTimandhisclassmatescamebacktoschoolhappily.Onthefirstdayofschool,MrsGreen,Tim’sEnglishteacher,gavetheclassawritingtask.“Boysandgirls,today’shomeworkistowritesomethinginsomewaythatisrelatedtoyoursummervacation,”shesaid.“Beascreativeasyoucan.But”theteacheradded,“makesureyouuseproperspellingandgrammar.”Thatnight,Timsatathisdeskanddecidedtogoaboutthiswritinghomework.Hestaredattheblanksheetpaperforquiteafewminutes,thinkingwhattowriteabout.Totellthetruth,thistime,hedidn’twanttowriteabouthissummervacationasusual.Whatcouldhewriteabout,exceptadog,awaterpark,avisittohisgrandmawithhisfather,twoweeksofcamp,and…?Boring…He’dactuallybeenhappytogetbacktoschool.Buthemadeuphismindtowritewhathereallywanted.Itwasnotanessay(短文)atallbutashortstory,asciencefiction(科幻小说).Itwasaboutadistantplanetthatdidn’thavesummer—itwasspringallthetime.Anditdidn’thavevacationeither.Thealiens(外星人)ontheplanetworked24hoursaday.Theywishedtheyhadvacationsoneday.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1Thenextmorninghehandedinthestory,butlaterthatnighthelayawakeuntilIam,thinking,“WhydidIwritesuchastory?”___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2Butwhenhegottoclassthefollowingday,whattheteachersaidwasagreatsurprisetohim.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________广西南宁市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期9月份测试英语试卷第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上的相应位置将该项涂黑。APotalaPalaceTravelGuideTravelTips●Thetravelrouteissetstrictly.●Thevisitingtimeislimitedin1hour.●Watchyourstepsduetothehighaltitude.●Bringalonganovercoatasitisabitcoldinthehall.Notice●OxygenbagisprohibitedtobetakenintothePalace.●SmokingisprohibitedandcigarettesarenotallowedtobebroughtintothePalace●SmartphonescanbecarriedwithyouintothePalace,butpleasedonottakephotos.●Liquidisnotallowed,includingmineralwater,whichcanbepurchasedatthehilltop.TicketPurchaseProcedureVisitorsarerequiredtoapplyforfreereservationticketswithidentitydocuments,suchasIDcardsandpassportsonedayinadvance.Thevisitingdateandexacttime,numberofvisitorsandIDdocumentnumbersareprintedonthereservationtickets.Thosevisitorswhohavereservationticketsshouldmaketheirticketscancelediftheycan’tvisitthePalaceforpersonalreasons.Otherwise,theywillbeforbiddentoapplyagainwithinaweekbecausetheirnamesareaddedtotheblacklist.Onthefollowingday,visitorsshouldhavetheirreservationticketsandIDdocumentscheckedandwalktotheticketofficeinfrontoftheWhitePalacetobuytheentrancetickets.Thentheycanstarttheirtourafteranothersecuritycheck.HowtogettoPotalaPalace●Takebus13toYaowangshanBusStop.●Takebus8or17toBaitaBusStop.●Takebus2,16or26toLazhongBusStop.●TakeairportshuttletoMinhangjuBusStop.1.WhatcanbebroughtintoPotalaPalace?A.Cigarettes. B.Mineralwater. C.Smartphones. D.Oxygenbags.2.Whatwillhappenifavisitor’snameisaddedtotheblacklist?A.Hehastoapplysevendayslater.B.Hewillpayaheavyfineonline.C.Hehastocancelhisreservationticket.D.Hewilltakeanothersecuritycheck.3.HowmanyroutesareavailabletoPotalaPalace?A.3. B.4. C.6. D.7.BA19-year-oldindependentartist,OmarBanos,ismaking’wavesasCuco,aself-producedmulti-instrumentalistandsinger.OmarBanos’approachtomusicissimple.Hejustwantstomakethemusichewouldlistentohimself.Mostofthetime,thatideashowsinhisfasthip-hopbeatsandjazzyelectricguitarsolos.Banos,whohasreleasedtwoself-producedalbums,hasbeenaspiringtomusic.Healwayswantedtoplaytheguitar,andpickeditupinhighschoolbeforeexpandinghistalenttothetrumpetandFrenchhorn.“I’mverycommittedtomyinstruments,”Banossaid.“Ifaninstrumentisrightinfrontofme,andnobodyhastimetoteachme,Ijustteachmyself.”Thesameistrueforhisdreamyproduction.At16,Banosgothishandsinhisfirstmusic-editingsoftware,andhehasdevelopedarangeoftechniques.BanosswitchesbetweenEnglishandSpanish,singingwithhispleasantandwarmlilt.“WhenI’mwriting,Ijustputmyselfinaplace,inacertaintimeperiodinmylife,”hesaid,“songsjustcomeoutverynaturally.”ThoughBanos’softsoundmightencouragedaydreaming,theindependentartistiskeepinghisfeetfirmlyonthegroundduringhisbreakthrough.“IfeelI’mwatchingmyselftakeoff,butmybrainisstillontheground,”hesaid.“Thisallhappenedsoquickly.Ididn’tevenhavetimetogetready!”Banosaddsthatdespitehissuccess,heisn’talwaysrecognizedasCuco.“IwillwearVans,andsometimespeoplewillgetconfused.TheywillaskwhetherI’msureI’mtheretoperform.IguessIdon’tlooklikeanartist,”hesaid.4.WhydidBanosmakemusicinthebeginning?A.Toentertainhimself. B.Tokillhisdulltime.C.Tomakehimselfwell-known. D.Toimprovehisskillinmusic.5.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Banos’highschoollife. B.Banos’learningmethods.C.Banos’achievementsinmusic. D.Banos’greatinterestinmusic.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBanos?A.Honestandcareful. B.Efficientandfaithful.C.Creativeandlow-key. D.Devotedandwarm-hearted.7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Banoshasmadehimselftakeoff B.BanoswillcontinuedaydreamingC.Ageniuslearnedmusicinhighschool D.AfamoussingerkeepspursuinghisdreamCAsdataandidentitytheftbecomesmoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowingforbiometric(生物测量)technologies—likefingerprintscans—tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spaces.Atpresent,thesetechnologiesarestillexpensive,though.ResearchersfromGeorgiaTechsaythattheyhavecomeupwithalow-costdevice(装置)thatgetsaroundthisproblem:asmartkeyboard.Thissmartkeyboardpreciselymeasuresthecadence(节奏)withwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.Thekeyboardcouldofferastronglayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser’stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeachperson.Thus,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople’sidentities,andbyextension,whethertheyshouldbegivenaccesstothecomputerit’sconnectedto—regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepasswordright.Italsodoesn’trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen’talreadyfamiliarwith.Everybodyusesakeyboardandeverybodytypesdifferently.Inastudydescribingthetechnology,theresearchershad100volunteerstypetheword“touch”fourtimesusingthesmartkeyboard.Datacollectedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtorecognizedifferentparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,withverylowerrorrates.Theresearcherssaythatthekeyboardshouldbeprettystraightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopestomakeittomarketinthenearfuture.8.Whydotheresearchersdevelopthesmartkeyboard?A.Toreducepressureonkeys. B.Toimproveaccuracyintyping.C.Toreplacethepasswordsystem. D.Tocutthecostofe-spaceprotection.9.Whatmakestheinventionofthesmartkeyboardpossible?A.Computersaremucheasiertooperate.B.Fingerprintscanningtechniquesdevelopfast.C.Typingpatternsvaryfrompersontoperson.D.Datasecuritymeasuresareguaranteed.10.Whatdotheresearchersexpectofthesmartkeyboard?A.It’llbeenvironment-friendly. B.It’llreachconsumerssoon.C.It’llbemadeofplastics. D.It’llhelpspeeduptyping.11.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Adiary. B.Aguidebook C.Anovel. D.Amagazine.DAirportsecurityistheretoprotectyou,butitmayalsogiveyouacold-orworse.Toalltheplacesandsurfaceswe’vebeenwarnedarecoveredwithgerms－thesubwayseat,airplanecabins,theATM－addtheairportsecuritytrays(托盘).Theplasticsecuritytrays－usedatairportcheckpointsaroundtheglobeandtouchedbymillionsofpassengersastheydropshoes,smartphones,baggageandotheritemsintothemtoclearX-rayscanners－havebeenfoundtohaveavarietyofgermsinthem,includingtheonesresponsibleforthecommoncold,accordingtoresearchersinEurope.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofNottinghaminEnglandexaminedfrequentlytouchedsurfacesatHelsinkiAirportinFinlandduringandafterpeakhoursinthewinterof2016andfoundrhinovirus,thesourceofthecommoncoldinthem.Theyfounditonhalfthebaggagetrays,morethanonanyoftheothersurfacestheytested.Itwasn'tfoundontoiletsurfacesattheairport.Thefindingscouldhelpimprovepublichealthstrategiesinthefightagainstthespreadofinfectiousdiseasesworldwide.TheEuropeanUnionhasfundedaresearchproject,calledPANDHUB,onpreventingthespreadof“high--threat”pathogens(病原体)onpublictransportation,andthestudybytheUniversityofNottinghamispartofthatproject."Thepresenceofgermsintheenvironmentofanairporthasnotbeenexaminedpreviously,saidNiinaIkonen,whowasinvolvedinthestudy.Finavia,thecompanythatoperatesHelsinkiAirport,saidinanemail,“AtFinaviaairports,thehygiene(卫生)standardsareappliedinaccordancewithhealthofficials'requirements－allsurfacesarecleaneddailyandallsecuritycheckpointtrays,etc.,arewashedregularly."Washingyourhandsproperlyandcoughingintoatissueorsleeve,especiallyinpublicplaces,canhelpminimizetheriskofcatchinginfectiousdiseases,saidJonathanVan-Tam,aprofessorattheUniversityofNottingham."Thesesimplemeasurescanhelppreventthespreadofgermsandaremostimportantincrowdedareaslikeairportsthathaveahighvolumeofpeopletravelingtoandfrommanydifferentpartsoftheworld."headded.12.WhatshouldairpassengersdoaccordingtoVan-Tam?A.Avoidtouchingotherpeople. B.Spendlesstimeattheairport.C.Bringaslittleluggageaspossible. D.Trytoreducetheeffectoftheircoughs.13.Whatisspecialaboutthestudy?A.Itfocuseson"high-threat"pathogens.B.Itisthefirsttotestformicrobesonsurfacesatairports.C.Ithasfoundanewwaytocureinfectiousdiseases.D.IthasledtoaresearchprojectcalledPANDHUB.14.WhatdidFinaviaexpressintheemail?A.Theyexplainedwhyhygienewasimportant.B.Theyfeltquitedoubtfulaboutthefindings.C.Theyhadrecognizedtheirmistakes.D.Theyhaddonewhatwasrequired.15.WhatdidthescientistsfindatHelsinkiairport?A.Airportsecuritytrayshadalotofgermsinthem.B.Wetsurfacesofferedgoodplacesforgermstolive.C.Virusesspreadquickerduringandafterpeakhours.D.Airlinepassengersweremorelikelytocatchacoldonplanes.第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下列短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白外的最佳选项。“Thecalmbeforethestorm”isaveryfamiliarexp