新疆昌吉州行知学校2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

昌吉州行知学校2022-2023学年第一学期高二年级 期末英语试卷 满分120 【阅读理解题】第一部分阅读理解 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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。 A We've got a list of teen scientists from a variety of fields. Jack Andraka Jack Andraka created a biosensor for cancer that he says is 168 times faster, 26,667 times less expensive and 400 times more sensitive than technology nowadays. He's the youngest person to have spoken in front of the Royal Society of Medicine. Taylor Wilson Taylor Wilson was the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion().He was inspired by The Radioactive Boy Scout,a novel in which a kid tries and fails to build a nuclear reactor. Taylor thought he could do better.Long story short,he wanted to build a small nuclear reactor.And he did it at the age of fourteen.He received a Thiel Fellowship. which gave him $100,000 to work on his own research. Sara Volz Sara Volz performed experiments in which she grew algae based on their oil output for the purpose of growing them as biofuel(生物燃料).This research is especially important as the world continues to search for a way to lessen our dependence on non-renewable energy.She won the top prize of S100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search. Daniel Burd Plastic usually takes thousands of years to decompose(),but this high school student Daniel Burd managed to do it in three months. In an experiment,he mixed plastic bags and a special kind of dirt together,and found that they did decompose faster.He then performed tests to find the bacteria responsible for decomposing the plastics. His solution only produces water and small amounts of carbon dioxide.He says it could easily be used elsewhere. 1.Who designed a medical instrument? A.Sara Volz. B.Jack Andraka. C.Taylor Wilson. D.Daniel Burd 2.What excited Taylor Wilson's interest in his invention? A.Plastic pollution. B.A novel by a kid. C.A storybook. D.Energy shortage. 3.What do we know about Daniel Burd's invention? A.It is environmentally friendly. B.It won him a $100,000 prize. C.It is widely