山西省太原市第五中学2021年高二3月阶段性测试英语试题 Word版含答案一、阅读理解（共3题）1.Thenumberofbuses,taxisandothervehiclesonKenyasroadsisgrowingeveryday.Now,thecountrysfirstelectric-poweredmotorbikesarecomingontothemarket.Thebikeisdesignedtocutdownonpollutionandaimedatlow-incomecommunities.MostmotorbikesusedinKenyadependongasoline,butnotthisnewmotorbike.Threeuniversitystudentsdevelopedthenewecotranbike.Itcatchesthesunsenergy,storesitinbatteriesandusesittochargetheelectricmotor.RobertAchogeisoneofthestudentinventors.“Ourhopeisthatbythefifthyear,wewillbeabletocoverthewholeofKenyawiththeelectricmotorcyclesoastoprotecttheenvironmentandprovideaffordabletransport.”ThestudentshavesetupachargingstationforthemotorbikesinNairobi.Thesmallbatterycanrunfor70kilometerswhenfullycharged.Oncethepowerisusedup,themotorbikehastoreturntothestationwhileanotherchargedbatteryisconnectedtothebike.TheU.S.AfricanDevelopmentFoundation(ADF)ishelpingsetuptwosolar-poweredchargingstationsintheportofKisumu.Eachecotranbikecostsabout$700.Onetaxioperatorsaysthenewmotorbikecostslesstooperatethanthatrunningontraditionalgasoline.“Whenitcomestobuyinggasoline,theresnoneed.Itsbasicallygoodforvariousthings.Aslongasyouwonttakequiteaheavyload,youcangowithitanywhere.Otherwise,itmaybreakdownhalfway.Butnowpeoplestillhaveapreferencetothegas-poweredbikes”ANairobibusinessmanKennedyKusimbaissellingtheecotranbikes.Hehopestheywillbecomepopular.“Wealsoknowtheyaremorereliablecomparedtothegas-poweredbikes.Theyaremoreefficientandtheywilllastlonger.”1.WhathashappenedtothevehiclesinKenya?A.Motorbikesarenotallowedontheroad.B.Anewkindofmotorbikeishittingtheroad.C.Therearefewerbusesandtaxisinthestreet.D.Traditionalmotorbikesdontneedgasolineanymore.2.Whatdoweknowabouttheecotranbike?A.ItwasdevelopedbytheADF.B.Itcanchargeitselfwhilerunning.C.Itsenergycomesfromthesunlight.D.Itdoesmoreharmtotheenvironment.3.Whatdopeoplethinkoftheecotranbike?A.Itsbetternottouseittocarrytoomuch.B.Itisagoodchoiceforthelong-distancejourney.C.Itwilltaketheplaceofgas-poweredbikessoon.D.Itismuchmoreexpensivethanatraditionalmotorbike.4.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Aresearchplan.B.Anadvertisement.C.Abusinessreport.D.Asciencemagazine.2.AgroupofhomelesschildrenintheIndiancapitalofNewDelhipublishanewspapertellingabouttheirownlives.ItiscalledBalaknama,whichmeans“childrensvoice”.Thenewspaperiswrittenandeditedbychildrenupto19yearsold.About10,000peoplereadit.Thechildrenwriteaboutpoverty,childlabor,underagemarriagesanddrugs.Whenreportsarrive,theysitdowntoselectthestory,andfightsusuallybreakout.Theyargue:thisstorywillhavemoreeffectthanthatstory.Sothererealotofdebatesbeforethefinalselectiongoestoprint.Thenewspaperhas70reportersinseveralstatesand14inthecapital.Allofthereporters,editorsandmanagersarehomelesschildren.Manyoftheirparentsarejoblessandcannotreadorwrite.Thechildrennowearnmoney,andmanyofthemattendclassesonline.Thenewpaperispublishedeverymonth.Ithaseightpages.In2002,whenitbeganoperations,thenewspaperwaspublishedfourtimesayear.Ithaschangedthelivesofmanyofthechildrenwhopublishit,andhopestoimprovethelivesofthousandsofothers.Non-governmentalorganizationsandcharitygroupssupportthenewspaper.SanjayGuptaleadsagroupthathelpsthechildrenandgivesmoneytothenewspaper.“Theyfeelveryencouragedwhenpeopleappreciatethem.Whentheytalktotheofficialsandbeforethemedia,theygraduallybuilduptheirself-confidence.IthinkBalaknamaisapowerfultoolforthem.Thenewspapercostsaboutthreecents.ThatislowerthanthepriceofasmallcupofteainIndia.Butthelowcostgivesthechildrenhopethattheywillsomedayhaveahomeandajob.”5.WhatcanwelearnaboutreportsinBalaknama?A.Theyoftencausedisagreement.B.Theyallcomefromthecapital.C.Theyarechosenbymanagersdirectly.D.TheyareaboutthelivesofchildreninIndia.6.WhichofthefollowingaboutBalaknamaisTRUE?A.Itispublishedeverythreemonths.B.Itisdesignedforreadersunder19.C.Itisoperatedbyhomelesschildren.D.Itaimstohelpmorechildrenreceiveaneducation.7.WhatcanwelearnfromSanjayGuptaswords?A.Balaknamahelpschildrenbecomeconfident.B.PeopleusuallyreadBalaknamawhiledrinkingtea.C.ThegovernmentshouldhelpBalaknamafinancially.D.ThepriceofBalaknamaistoolowtosupportthechildren.3.Itmaynotcomeasasurprisebuttheworldasawholeisgettingricher.Recentdatahasshownthatthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhashalvedinrecentdecades.Soshouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreofusnowhaveabetterstandardofliving?Maybenot.Whilethegapbetweenrichandpoorinsomecountriesisnarrowing,thereisstillalotofinequalityinotherplaces-somepeoplehavealotofmoneyandopportunitiesandothersdont.ArecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisserevealedhowdividedmanyofusarewhenitcomestowealth.Alotofthemoneyintheworldisinthehandsofveryfewpeople.Infact,48%ofglobalwealthisownedbytherichest1%ofthep