黑龙江省双鸭山市一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2013—2014学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Anthonywassad.Hewas,asheputit,“notverybright”andcouldn’twintheattentionofhisverywealthyparents,whopreferredhis“clever”olderbrother.Atage8,AnthonywassentawaytoaboardingschoolinhisnativeEngland,eventhoughhescreamedandpleadedwith（恳求）hisparentsyearafteryearnottosendhim.“Thethoughtwasitwouldbegoodforme,”herecalled.

Itwasnot.Anthonydidbadlyinhisstudies,hadfewfriendsandwasbulliedforfiveyears.“Myteacherscouldn’thavehadaloweropinionofme,”hesaid.“Iwasn’tevensmartenoughtorebel.TheonethingIrememberfromtheveryearliestagewasthedesiretowrite.WhenIwas10yearsold,IrememberaskingmyparentstogetmeatypewriterformybirthdaybecauseIwantedtobeawriter.”

Now,at55,Anthonyisoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulchildren’sbookauthors.HisAlexRiderserieshassoldmorethan5millioncopies，andtheeighthbookfeaturingtheyoungspy,CrocodileTears,hascomeout.

TheAlexRiderbookstelltheadventuresof14-year-oldAlexRider,anagentfortheBritishintelligenceagencyM16.

Anthonysayshedoesn’ttrytowriteforkids;itjustcomesoutthatway.“Ihaveafeelingthatithassomethingtodowithpurityandsimplicity.Igiveaslittleinformationasisnecessarytodescribetheroom,thecharacterintheroom,andgetonwiththeaction,”hesaid.

ThestylehasalsomadeAnthonyasuccessfulwriteroftelevisionshowsforadultsinBritainbecause,hesays,writingbooksforkidsisalotlikewritingtelevisionforgrown-ups:

Inbothcases,it’sallaboutentertainingpeoplewithagoodstory.

Now,Anthonycouldn’tbehappierwithhislife.Hesumsuphissuccess:

“…youcanbeanythingyouwanttobeifyoujustbelieveinyourself.Idobelieveitcompletely.”

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAnthony?

A.Hewasthebelovedchildofhisfamily.

B.Althoughheissuccessful,heisn’tveryhappy.

C.Studyinginaboardingschoolprovedagoodchoiceforhim.

D.Heplacesmoreemphasisonthecharacters’behaviorinhisstories.

2.Atboardingschool,Anthony’steachers_____________.

A.thoughtlittleofhisability.B.showedgreatconcernforhim.

C.encouragedhimtobeawriter.D.oftencriticizedhim.

3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Anthony’spopularbooks—AlexRiderseriesB.AlexRider,apopularcharacter

C.Anthony,asuccessfulchildren’sbookauthorD.Specialwritingstyle

4.WhatadvicedoesAnthonygivetoreaders?

A.Confidenceisthekeytosuccess.B.Hardshipteachesvaluablelessons.

C.Internetisthebestteacher.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

B

Dosuccessfulbusinessmenneedanoffice?

Increasinglytheanswerseemstobeno.

ChrisWard,authorofthebookOutofOfficeexplainshowPresidentBarackObama’sfirstinauguration（就职）speechwaswrittenby27-year-oldJonFavreausittinginStarbucks（星巴克）;howRichardTait,creatorofCranium,startedtheboardgameinacoffeeshop;howMichaelActonSmithinventedthechildren’svirtualworldMoshiMonstersinhislocalcaféNero;andhowJKRowling,thenovelistbehindHarryPotter,believesacaféisthebestplacetowrite.

Itisaconvincingview,andforbasicstart-upsitmakesmuchmoresensetoworkfromhomeandpublicspacessuchascafesthanrentinganexpensiveoffice.Officesarehardtofind,costlytodecorateandinvolvemuchtiringadministration.Moreover,bystayingindependentyouavoidthemisery（痛苦）ofadailycommute（往返上下班）,whichformanyistheworstpartofajob.

Thankstomobilecommunications,WiFi（无线网络）andcloudstorage,togetherwiththeincreasingheavy-dutyequipmentsuchasphotocopiers,faxmachinesanddesktopPCs,thetraditionalofficeisbecomingredundant（多余的）formanysortsoforganizationsandworkers.Ofcourse,factorymanagers,surgeons,chefsandindustrialchemistsarestilltiedtospecialistlocations.Butmanyofus---fromsoftwareengineersandcopywriterstoarchitectsandfashiondesigners---canoperatealmostanywhere.Thatfreedom,andawillingnesstoadapt,canmakeone’scareermoreenjoyableand,sometimes,moreefficient.

5.Thesecondparagraphmainlywantstotellus.

A.Obamadidn’twritehisinaugurationspeechbyhimself

B.manywritersliketowriteinacoffeeshop

C.acaféisthebestplacetowrite

D.peopledon’thavetoworkinanoffice

6.Whichofthefollowingcareersistiedtospeciallocations?

A.Softwareengineers.B.Copywriters.C.Surgeons.D.Fashiondesigners.

7.ThetraditionalofficeisbecomingredundantduetothefollowingEXCEPT.

A.mobilecommunicationsB.themiseryofadailycommute

C.heavy-dutyequipmentD.WiFiandcloudstorage

8.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Manypeoplehatecommutingdaily.B.Thetraditionofficewillnolongerexist.

C.Workinginpublicplaceswillreduceefficiency.D.Chefscanworkanywhere.

C

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ChikaandTarafromLondon,theUnitedKingdom

Informationaboutthehomestayhost

Chikais28yearsold.Sheisawayfromhomemostofthetime.Tarais18yearsold.Sheisathomeeveryday.TheybothspeakEnglish.

ChikaandTara’sguestscanstayforatleast5nightsanduptoamaximumof365nights.ChikaandTarahavenochildrenlivingathome.Itisanon-smokingresidence（住宅）.Nopetsliveinthishousehold.

Informationaboutthehomestayaccommodation

TheaccommodationisinLondon.ThenameoftheneighborhoodisGreenwich.Thedistancetothecitycenteris1.6km.Thenextaccesspointtopublictransportisat15mdistance.

ThreeguestscanstayinTaraandChika’shouseatthesametime.Thefollowingaccommodationisgenerallyavailable:

Singleroomwithshareduseofthefamilybathroom

*Size:

12.0㎡

*Facilities:

desk,Internetaccess,mirror,hairdryerandwardrobe（衣橱）

*Pricepernightperperson:

￡20.00pernight（onesingle）

Twinroomwithshareduseofthefamilybathroom

*Size:

15.0㎡

*Facilities:

TV,desk,Internetaccess,mirror,hairdryerandwordrobe

*Pricepernightperperson:

￡20.00pernight（oneguest）

￡17.00pernight（twoguests）

Theroomchargeincludesthefollowingservices:

Internetaccess,regularroomcleaning,breakfast,freeuseofthewashingmachine.

Additionalavailableserviceatanextracharge:

Pick-upservice（￡60.00one-way）;Lunch（￡6.00perpersonperday）;Dinner（￡6.00perpersonpernight）

Vegetarian（素食的）mealsareavailable.

9.ChikaandTara’shousewouldbeagoodchoicefor_______.

A.apersonwhoeatsnomeatB.aheavysmoker

C.apetloverD.onewhoneedsaone-nightstay

10.WhatdoweknowaboutChikaandTara’shouse?

A.Itliesinthecenterofthecity.B.Publictransportisconvenientthere.

C.ItisnotfarawayfromGreenwich.D.ThedistancefromthehousetoLondonis1.6km.

11.IfMarychoosesatwinroomandpick-upservice（two-way）,howmuchshouldshepayperday?

A.￡80.B.￡137.C.￡140.D.￡77

D

Ifyourpreschoolersturnuptheirnosesatcarrotsorcelery,asmallrewardlikeasticker（贴画）fortakingevenatastemayhelpgetthemtoeatpreviouslydislikedfoods,aUKstudysaid.

Thoughitmightseemobviousthatarewardcouldencourageyoungchildrentoeattheirvegetables,theideaisactuallycontroversial,researcherswroteintheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition.That’sbecausesomestudieshaveshownthatrewardscanbackfireandcausechildrentoloseinterestinfoodstheyalreadyliked,saidJaneWardle,aresearcheratUniversityCollegeLondonwhoworkedonthestudy.Verbalpraise,suchas“Brilliant!

You’reagreatvegetabletaster”,didnotworkaswell.

Thestudyfoundthatwhenparentsgavetheirsmallchildrenastickereachtimetheytooka“tinytaste”ofadislikedvegetable,itgraduallychangedtheirattitudes.Thechildrenwerealsowillingtoeatmoreofthevegetables—eithercarrots,celery,cucumber,redpepper,cabbageorsugarsnappeas—inlaboratorytastetests,thestudysaid.

Researchersrandomlyassigned（分派）173familiestooneofthesegroups.Inone,parentsusedstickerstorewardtheirchildreneachtimetheytookatinysampleofadislikedvegetable.Asecondgroupofparentsusedverbalpraise.Thethirdgroup,whereparentsusednospecialvegetable-promotingmethods,servedasa“control”.

Parentsintherewardgroupsofferedtheirchildrenatasteofthe“target”vegetableeverydayfor12days.Soonafter,childreninthestickergroupweregivinghigherratingstothevegetables—andwerewillingtoeatmoreintheresearchlab,goingfromanaverageof5gramsatthestarttoabout10gramsafterthe12-dayexperience.Theturnaround（转机）alsoseemedtolast,withpreschoolersinthestickergroupstillwillingtoeatmoreoftheonce-dislikedvegetablethreemonthslater.

Whydidn’ttheverbalpraisework?

Wardlesaidtheparents’wordsmayhaveseemed“insincere”totheirchildren.

12.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageis.

A.tointroduceapracticalmethodofmakingchildreneatvegetables

B.toshowtheprocedureofanexperimentonchildren’sdiet

C.toexplainwhychildrenhatetoeatvegetables

D.topresentaproperwayofverbalpraisetoparents

13.Theunderlinedword“backf