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高二英语上学期开学检测试题
2019-2020年高二英语上学期开学检测试题
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IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.
Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.
Ithenfoundmyselfajob—lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.
OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification(资格证书)ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.
NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.
21.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?
A.Workingpart-timeinacollege.B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.
C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.
22.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor________.
A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghours
C.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek
23.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?
A.Shefoundafull-timejob.B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.
C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
24.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?
A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.
C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Onemustchoosethejobonelikes.
B
Youneverplayedthevideodancegame?
Nowsuchgamesareusedtohelploseweight!
Likemanyotherteenageboys,Joneslovessports.Butat5feet,175pounds,hefoundhisweightintrouble.Hisdoctorwantedhimtolose50poundssothathemaybeagoodfootballgameplayerbytheendofthesummer.
JoneschosethepopularDanceRevolutionvideogameathometoincreasehisactivity.Hehadlostabout10poundsbychanginghisdiet.Now,aftertwoweeks’playingthegame,hehaslostanother10!
Ahealthstudyisbeingdonebyaninsurancepany.Thepanyhopesthatthegamewillleadtobetterhealthandlowercosts.“Obesityclaimslastyearcostus$77million.Wehavetocutthosecosts,”saidamemberoftheinsurancegroup.Thepanyprovidesagameconsole(游戏主机),adancematandsoftwareforthesix-month,$60,000study.
Thestudyismorethanamercialthingofaninsurancepany.Itiswidelysupportedbyphysicaleducationandhealthprofessionals.
InWestVirginia,43%ofthenearly6,000childrenexaminedforheartdiseaseriskwereconsideredover-weighted;morethan25%weretoofat.“WeareinacrisisofchildhoodobesitynotonlyinWestVirginiabutinAmerica,”saidaresearcher.
Researchersarenowlookingatthepotentialforimprovingeffectsbyusingthegame.AteacherinWestVirginiahasbeenusingthevideogamesinherclassessincelastfall.Shereportedthatthegamedoesimprovehearthealthaswellaseye-handcoordination(协调能力),andherstudentstakethevideogameasagreatalternativetojumpingropeorballgames.
TheUSEducationDepartmentisputtingthegamein20schoolstocontrolchildhoodobesity.Well,areyougoingtotrysuchtodanceawayyourextraweight?
25.Theunderlinedpartistryingtotellus_____.
A.thestudyinvolvesmanyinsurancepanies
B.thestudyisonlyaninsurancepany’sbusiness
C.thestudyislessimportantthantheinsurancepany’smoney
D.it’snotonlytheinsurancepanythatisconcernedaboutthestudy
26.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.
A.thegovernmentthinkshighlyofthedancegame
B.inWestVirginia,morethan25%oftheadultsweretoofat
C.ateacherisafailureinusingthevideogameinherclasses
D.theUSEducationDepartmentisn’tinterestedinthegame
27.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis_____.
A.DanceAwayYourWeightB.PlaytheVideoDanceGame
C.SolvetheProblemofObesityD.CuttheCostofObesityClaims
C
TheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenacountryofmanycultures.BeforeEuropeanscametoNorthAmerica,manygroupsofNativeAmericanslivedhere.DifferentNativeAmericangroupshaddifferentcultures.ThefirstEuropeansintheUnitedStateswerefromEnglandandHolland,butimmigrantscamefromallEuropeancountries.ManypeoplealsoimmigratedfromAsiaandAfrica.Sadly,manyAfricanswerebroughttotheUnitedStatesasslaves.ManyimmigrantsefromLatinAmericatoo.Today,theUnitedStateshaspeoplefrommoreculturesthanever.
Inthe19thcentury,peoplespokeoftheUnitedStatesasa“meltingpot.”PeoplethoughtthatallimmigratesshouldforgettheirnativeculturesandlanguagesandbeeEnglish-speakingAmericans.Theyfeltthatpeopleshouldassimilate-joinAmericanculture.However,noteveryonewantedtoassimilatepletely.Manypeopletriedtokeeppartsoftheircultures,suchasfoods,customs,andlanguages.However,theirchildrenoftenforgottheirparents’orgrandparents’language.ButmostAmericans,eventhosewhosefamilieshavebeenherealongtime,cantellthecountriestheirrelativescamefrom.Andofcourse,newimmigrantstakegreatprideintheircurareandlanguage.
Forallofthesereasons,meltingpotisnolongeragoodwaytodescribetheUnitedStates.Instead,peoplenowcalltheUnitedStatesa“saladbowl.”Theysaysaladbowlbecauseinasalad,youcanstillseealloftheindividualparts(lettuce,tomato,andsoon),butallthedifferentpartsmixedtogetherandbegintotakeontheflavorofoneanother.
28.WhoarenotmentionedasimmigrantstoAmerica?
A.EuropeansB.AsiansC.AustraliansD.LatinAmericans
29.Theunderlinedword“assimilate”inparagraph2means.
A.delightB.AcceptC.challengeD.reject
30.Whyisa“saladbowl”abetterwaytocalltheUnitedStatesinsteadofa“meltingpot”?
A.Immigrantslovetoeatsaladsinsteadofhotpot
B.Immigrantstakeprideintheircultureandlanguage
C.ImmigrantsjoinAmericancultureonlypartially
D.Immigrantsremainindependentpletely
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AmericaandImmigrantsB.DifferentGroups,DifferentCultures
C.America–ASaladBowlD.America–AGreatCountry
D
Geneticallymodified(转基因)foodshavebeeafocuspointofagriculturethroughoutthenewstoday.Thishasaneffectonmanydifferentaspectsoftheagricultureworld.Fromtheseeddealer,tothefarmerthatbuystheseed,totheworkersthatthefarmersellsto;allareaffectedbythenewtechnologiesthatareinvolvedinthispartofproductionagriculture.
Geneticallymodifiedfoodshaveeunderheavyfirelately.Therearesomecountriesthatareagainstbuyingthesetypesoffoods.TheyaretestedforsafetybythebestscientificexpertsinEurope,theUSandtherestoftheworld.Theyarenotforsaleuntiltheyhavegonethroughthispletesafetyprocess.Sincetheyareanewproduct,andanyslightproblemwiththemcouldaffectawholecountry,thesetestsareverynecessary.
ThesesafetytestsarecarriedoutbecauseofthenewrulesthatweremadewiththeNovelFoodsRegulation.BeguninMayof1997,theNovelFoodsRegulationsetupanEU-widepre-marketsystemforallnovelfoods.AnovelfoodisdescribedasonethathasnotbeeneatenbyEUconsumerswidelyinthepast.BysettingupthisprogramtheEUhopestokeepitsconsumerssafefromanypossiblesideeffectsofanynewfoodproducts.
Thereareavarietyofwaysinwhichgeneticmodificationhashelpedfoodproducers.Theycanimprovethenutritional(营养的)valueorthestorageconditionsofthefood.Todaythereareonlytwogeneticallymodifiedfoodsthathavebeenallowedforuse,theseareGMsoybeanandGMmaize.
Despiteanysafetychecks,manypeoplearestillcautiousabouteatinggeneticallymodifiedfoods.Byprovidingthesepeoplewiththenecessaryinformation,wecanallowthemtomakedecisionsaboutthesefoods.
32.Whatdoweknowaboutthenovelfood?
A.It’sverypopularinEU.B.It’sbadforpeople’shealth.
C.It’sanewkindoffood.D.Itsstoryhasbeenpublished.
33.Geneticallyfoodsareallowedtobesoldiftheyare.
A.testedforsafetyB.ofhighqualityC.morenutritionalD.growninEurope
34.Fromparagraph2,wecanlearnthatgeneticallymodifiedfoods.
A.donoharmtopeopleB.havecausedsomeproblems
C.arewellreceivedafterbeingtestedD.arecriticizedandattackedbymanypeople
35.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsgeneticallymodifiedfoods?
A.Weshouldwarnpeoplethattheyaretoodangeroustobeeaten.
B.Weshouldgivepeopleinformationaboutthemsothattheycandecidewhethertobuythem
C.Weshouldencouragepeopletoeatthembecausetheyaremorenutritional.
D.Weshouldtellpeoplethattheyaretryingtofoolthefarmers.
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