江苏省常熟市2019-2022学年高二上学期英语期中试卷汇编：七选五专题（含答案）

江苏省常熟市2019-2022学年高二上学期英语期中试卷汇编 七选五专题 江苏省常熟市2021-2022学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 第二节（共1小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡.上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 15．（12.5分）In gardens across Britain the grass has stopped growing.（1） In fact，they are greener and tidier than before.That is because the lawns are actually artificial made from plastic. （2） Country estates have long competed to have the most perfectly cut grassland. "What you're saying in big loud capital letters，is 'I'm so wealthy'，" says Fiona Davison of the Royal Horticultural Society（RHS），a society for eco﹣gardeners.With the coming of the grass﹣cutting machines in 1830，the middle classes joined the fun. But now Britons have fallen in love with artificial grass.Evergreens UK，which sells the stuff，says it has seen a 120% rise in sales since 2015.Grass Direct reports they are up by 50% this year.（3） These match different regions：Scottish turf（草皮）is darker than Cornish turf. Artificial grass is popular with families who have children or dogs and don't want mud pulled behind through their houses.It has an attractive factor，too.Andy Driver of Evergreens UK says people now see gardens as "outside rooms" — pairing carpets of artificial grass with comfortable seating. Not everyone is a fan.（4） A study finds earthworms（蚯蚓）gain 14% less body weight when operating under artificial grass.That might not be a problem for its fans，as worm holes are a regular headache，but it upsets green types.Extinction Rebellion dug up artificial grass outside a church in Harrogate in protest. Three protestors have tried to stop artificial grass spreading.（5） The RHS is concerned about artificial grass，but prefers persuasion to law﹣making. A.Britons are fascinated by lawns. B.They are not lacking water or drought﹣stricken. C.These eco﹣gardeners are more likely to be environmentalists. D.Betap，a Dutch firm，has recently launched its first British designs. E.Man﹣made grasses contain microplastics that ruin soil and risk flooding. F.Wildlife﹣loving gardeners are growing，many preferring to catch the insects. G.The government says restricting what people do in their backyards is wrong. 江苏省常熟市2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect a deep interest in romance among the artists. ___16___ Life for ancient people seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals. ___17___Researchers are studying whether love can be created, and how much the brain gets involved in love matters. You have probably heard that opposites attract but that similarities attract, too. One thing is certain: The truth about ... ...