浙江省宁波市慈溪市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

These days, most people like using messaging apps when they need to communicate with someone. But sometimes making a call is unavoidable. However, this simple act can actually be a nightmare for some people. If this sounds familiar to you, you might be one of the millions of people who suffer from telephobia-the fear of speaking over the phone.

When speaking face-to-face, we use facial expressions and gestures that help each other follow the conversation. This is not the case over the phone. And the idea of speaking with someone on the phone makes some people so terrified that they will freeze up and look foolish.

However, there are things that one suffering from this condition can do to ease this fear.

One thing that those with telephobia can do before a call is smile. It won't remove the anxiety altogether, but it will take the edge off (减轻) it.

Similarly, imagining how the call will go before you make it can also help things go more smoothly. That will make you feel less nervous and help you predict some possible problems. There's no need to spend hours on this, just a few minutes forming several ideas of what you want to say. This is particularly useful for dealing with the fear of not being able to express yourself spontaneously (自然地).

And finally, when faced with receiving a call, you don't always have to pick up.

A. Doing so can help you feel more relaxed.

B. It's often the opening lines that give us the most anxiety.

C. Their hearts race and their hands sweat at the very thought of it.

D. People who feel comfortable in social situations may experience telephobia.

E. The most important thing is to be aware of your fear and take steps to deal with it.

F. You can even write down some brief notes to remind yourself of your talking.

G. There's nothing wrong with calling the person back later when you feel more comfortable.

My phone is no longer mine. Has this happened to anyone else? Perhaps this was how my own mother felt when she picked up the wall-mounted (固定在墙上的) phone that could reach any room in the house, only to hear my voice chatting with my friend. Remember those days when we all shared one home phone? As a child, I would frequently visit a friend whose mother lived on her phone. I would wait and wait to make a call to my parents to ask for a ride home. Sadly, even though I am now a woman who is far closer to 40 than to 30, I am still waiting to use the phone.

My husband and I are Generation Xers, fighting our way through a world filled with TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter. We've tried to search through the latest parenting advice from experts and medical research available on the use of screens by young children. Finally, we agreed that 13 was the best age for our children to gain access to these technological wonders.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The world changed, and so did my phone. While during the lockdown, my phone acquired Zoom, Marco Polo and countless other apps that allowed my children to connect with their friends. All of our family, my husband and I included, were longing for meaningful connections with friends. So I arranged Zoom meetings for my kids, and then my phone began to disappear for hours as they shared Marco Polo videos back and forth with their friends.

Even though I'm frequently annoyed because my phone has walked off again, my heart is ultimately full. My kids and I are sharing. We're learning to co-exist, to set boundaries, and to think of each other first. Because of my phone, I'm involved in my kids "lives, I know their friends, their habits, their favorite apps and photos they-have taken. Sharing my phone may be difficult, but it's rewarding; it builds another layer of connection between us.

Many of us are disgusted at spiders or afraid of them. We don't like to touch them or go near them, and if we see one in our house, we'd better watch out. But do you know that a spider's natural color may inspire a new shade of blue textiles and offer a solution to the glare on the screen of your phone when you're out in the sun?

This color is a shade of blue, inspired by the cobalt blue tarantula (钴蓝狼蛛) - a species of spider that is native to the rainforests of southeast Asia. What surprised scientists who observed the eight-legged furry spider was that its color did not change at all even when viewed from different angles.

A team of scientists, led by Bill Hsiung from the University of Akron in Ohio, have been studying tarantulas for some time. Blue is a rare color in the animal kingdom, so the researchers set out to find the exact nature of this blue. They found that the outer body of the tarantula is covered with tiny crystalline (晶体的) structures. These tiny structures act like a mirror and when light strikes them, they reflect only one particular wavelength of light - blue. This kind of natural color is referred to as the "structural color".

Usually, when colors are viewed from different angles, they appear different because of how light is reflected. This is because of a phenomenon known as iridescence (彩虹色). However, the blue color produced by tarantulas appears the same from all angles. Scientists find that it is the tiny crystal structures on the tarantula's body arranged in a flower-like shape that reduce iridescence.

Scientists have known about structural colors for a while, but they have not seen them used for dye.  With a clearer understanding of how "structural colors" work, scientists can now create a pigment (Ⅱ) similar to the tarantula blue to dye textiles and other products. Watch out for the tarantula blue-a color that may soon take the fashion industry by storm!

A demonstration mission to test an idea of cleaning up space junk was launched this morning in Kazakhstan. Known as ELSA-D, the mission will exhibit technology that can help deal with space junk. The spacecraft works by attempting to attach itself to dead satellites and pushing them toward the Earth lo burn up in the atmosphere.

ELSA-D, which stands for End-of-life Services/by Astroscale, will be carried out by a "servicer spacecraft" and a "client satellite" that are launched together, according to Astroscale, spacecraft will release and try to meet with the client satellite, which will act as a piece of space junk.

The mission will carry out this catch-and-release process repeatedly over the course of six months. The goal is to prove the servicer's ability to track down and dock with its target in varying levels of complexity. However, the spacecraft is not designed to deal with dead satellites already in orbit, but rather future satellites that would be launched with docking plates on them.

Space junk has been a growing problem for years. According to a recent report by NASA, at least 26,000 of the millions of pieces of space junk are the size of a softball. Orbiting along at, they could destroy a satellite. And the most common space junk, more than 100 milion pieces, is the size of a grain of salt and could make holes in a spacesuit, amplifying risk to spacecraft and crew.

The development of other cleanup technologies has been underway for years. In 2016, Japan's space agency sent a 700 -meter chain into space to try to slow down and redirect space junk. In 2018, a device called RemoveDebris successfully cast a net around a large piece of space junk. These efforts could prove increasingly important as private space projects like SpaceX continue to fill low Earth orbit in a messy way.

My son, Ben, died at the age of 23. As I1the loss of him, I found peace on the mountain peaks of New Hampshire, where he spent his childhood. 2 was my way to hide from the pain of loss. Every step. path and peak gave me the 3 to recover.

About a month after his death, I hiked Carter Dome and Mount Hight with 4. Standing at the top, I 5 the mountains that my son loved. For a moment the blow of his death to me 6 and I could breathe.

The following weekends I 7 Mount Moosilauke, Mount Cannon, then Mount Flume, Mount Liberty and so on. While hiking the mountains, I 8 lots of difficulties— navigating (导航) mountain roads at night, camping on the slopes and planning routes. Mount Cannon 9 the exciting change in my life: I was no longer 10 of walking alone. Instead of feeling my beating heart and anxiety inside, I began to 11the snow-covered trees and the beautiful blue color of the sky.

Ben's death has led me to more outdoor 12 than ever before. I've gone from taking occasional weekend trips to 13going hiking in the country for a few days. If Ben lived, I would have done these things with him. I am really 14.

These days I hike to 15, not to hide. I find Ben, and I also find myself: I'm turning into someone 16 and ready to face more challenges in life. The sorrow of forced 17becomes the silence of the path; the peace of nature 18 the pain of loss. Hiking is exhausting but fun, and it teaches me that sorrow and19 can live together. I find20 along the way.

Digital devices (设备) have become common in our lives. Today, kids often type with a keyboard instead writing by hand. But a recent study shows that you can learn  (well), and possibly remember more by handwriting your notes.

"Some schools have become  (complete) digital." noted Audrey, who  (lead) the study. She measured what's happening in the brain to better understand learning and behaviors. Her study found that  (use) a pen or pencil to write notes involves more of the brain than typing on a keyboard. This is because writing needs more complex movements  makes more areas of our brain active.

Think about it: you move your hands  same way to type each letter on a keyboard. That's different from when we write, Our brain needs  (consider) the shape of each letter. And we must control our hands to shape different letters with a pen or pencil, all of which uses and connects more areas of the brain.

So learning only by typing could be h (harm). However, the human brain connects with the world in as many  (way) as possible. That's why it's important to learn to write by hand and to type with a keyboard in the meanwhile.

1）表示歉意：2）解释原因；3）弥补措施。

注意: 1）词数，80 左右：2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Losing a parent is one of the most painful parts of life. No matter how old we are when they leave us, it can be a heartbroken experience. Our memories are all that is left of them and happy reminders of their love turn into our most valuable treasures. That's how Mara Soriano feels about the teddy bear that she tragically lost in her recent move to a new apartment.

Diagnosed with cancer, Mara Soriano's mother, Marilyn, gave her daughter the bear as a gift in 2017. After her mother's death last June, the gift became even more special. "That bear was basically the last reminder of my mom. It was her voice that accompanied me," she said in an interview.

The plush (长毛制的) toy didn't cost a lot, but it contained a recording of her mother's voice telling her that she loved her and was proud of her. The bear, called Mama Bear, was in the backpack that contained electronics like an iPad and a Nintendo Switch. When the bag was stolen last week during the move, the 28 -year-old was heartbroken (小装置), but for Mama Bear.

Mara posted a photo of her and her Mama Bear on Instagram, explaining the importance of the bear. Millions of users were touched by the story. More and more people were talking about the bear, but there was no good news for Mara. So again and again she posted online about the item and the story behind it, hoping it could catch more viewers' attention in a big way.

Actor Ryan Reynolds was moved by Mara's story and then posted a plea (请 求)for Mama Bear's safe return. "I think we all need this bear to come home," he wrote. Along with the message, he also offered a $5,000 reward for the people who found the bear.

注意：

1）所续短文词数应为150词左右；

2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词；

3）续写部分分为两段，每段开头已为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1: Luckily, the Internet did its thing.

Paragraph 2: The email was from the woman who sent the bear back.