黑龙江省大庆外国语学校学年高二下英语第七次周测试题 Word版含答案.docx

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大庆外国语学校高二年级下学期周测七

英语试题

总分150分，考试时间90分钟。

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）

PassageA

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1.WhatcantheNestCamIQhelpyoudo？

A.ProperlyuseyoursmartphonecameraB.Controlelectronicswithyourvoice.

C.Checkthelocksofyourhouse.D.Keepyourhomesafe.

2.Whichdevicecanhelpyouoperatealmostallyourelectronicequipmentremotely？

A.NestCamIQ.B.AppleHomePod.

C.AugustSmartLockPro.D.LogitechHarmonyElite.

3.Whichcolumnofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom？

A.Technology.B.News.C.Society.D.Education.

B

Themorningafteraneveningstruggletocareformythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn'twaittogethertoschool.I,asamother,wastiredfromtheangerandherinabilitytocommunicatebecauseofherslowedlanguagedevelopment.

AsIaccompaniedherintothecar,Ifeltdesperate.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.She'dbeenbornaroundthesametimewhenthenationwaswitnessingthebirthofanotherGreatRecession.Myjobandmyhousehadbeenvictims.Thenthishappened.Mychild'slanguagedelaywasidentified,butdoctorsstruggledtoproperlyhelpher.Ifeltlikewebothneededtoberescued.

IreturnedthatafternoonasdisenchantedwiththelittlegirlIlovedaswhenIleft.Walkingslowlytowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ifoundherpreschoolteacherracingtogreetme.

"Youshouldhaveseenhertoday!

"Hisbreathywordsweresupportedbyexcitement.Ididn'tinterrupt."Seethatclimber."Hepointedtoawoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded."Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she'striedandfailedtomakeittothetop."Hetookabreath."Andtodayshedidit!

”

Heexpressedhisjoyjustashe'dwitnessedherconqueringMountEverest!

"Shecheeredandcelebrated!

IwishI'drecordedit!

”Hiswordscomfortedme.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.

Assherantowardme,IrecognizedsomethingIhadn'tbefore.Isawherperseverance（毅力）,Isawherstrength.Isawahero.

Everydaygreatnesscelebratesordinarypeoplewhodounusualthingsinbigandsmallways,showingcourage,kindness,loveandselflessness.Weencourageyoutoclickthesebriefaccountsandinviteyoutoshareyourownstory.

4.Whydidtheauthorrushherdaughtertoschool?

A.Shewasbusywithherworkasadoctor.B.Shehadafightwithherdaughterlastnight.

C.Shebrokedownwhendealingwithherdaughter.

D.ShehadtoselltheirhouseduetoGreatRecession.

5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"disenchanted"underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Optimistic.B.Concerned.C.Neutral.D.Disappointed.

6.Whydidthelittlegirl'spreschoolteacherfeelexcited?

A.ShesucceededinstandingonMountEverest.

B.Shemanagedtoclimbupthewoodenequipment.

C.Shegotthefirstplaceintheschoolsportsmeet.

D.Shebegantocommunicatewithothersnormally.

7.Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?

A.Theradio.B.Amagazine.C.Anewspaper.D.TheInternet.

C

Incollegesaroundthecountry,moststudentsarealsoworkers.

Therealityofcollegecanbeprettydifferentfromtheimagespresentedinmoviesandtelevision.Insteadofthestudentswhowakeuplate,partyallthetime,andstudyonlybeforeexams,manycollegesarefullofstudentswithpressingschedulesofnotjustclassesandactivities,butrealjobs,too.

Thisisn’tatemporaryphenomenon.Theshareofworkingstudentshasbeenontherisesincethe1970s,andone-fifthofstudentsworkyearround.Aboutone-quarterofthosewhoworkwhileattendingschoolhavebothafull-courseloadandafull-timejob.Thearrangementcanhelppayfortuition（学费）andlivingcosts,obviously.Andthere’svalueinitbeyondthedirectcause:

suchjobscanalsobecritical（关键的）fordevelopingimportantprofessionalandsocialskillsthatmakeiteasiertolandajobaftergraduation.Withmanyemployerslookingforstudentswithalready-developedskillsets,on-the-jobtraining

whileincollegecanbethebestwaytoensureajoblateron.

Butit’snotallupside.Evenfull-timeworkmaynotcompletelycoverthecostoftuitionandlivingexpenses.Thestudynotesthat

ifastudentworkedafull-timejobatthefederal（联邦政府的）minimumwage,theywouldearnjustover$15,000eachyear,certainlynotenoughtopayfortuition,room,andboardatmanycollegeswithoutsomeseriousfinancialaid.Thatmeansthatthoughthey’resacrificingtimeawayfromtheclassroom,manyworkingstudentswillstillgraduatewithatleastsomedebt.Andworkingfulltimecanreducethechancethatstudentswillgraduateatall,bycuttingintothetimeavailableforstudyingandattendingclasses.

Thereislittlerewardforattendingbutnotfinishingcollege.Studentswhoendupleavingschoolbecauseofdifficultyinmanagingworkandclassarelikelytofindthemselvesstuckinsomeofthesamejobstheymighthavegotteniftheyhadn’tgoneatall.Thedifficultyofworkingtoomuchwhileinschoolcancreateacyclethatpushesstudentsfurtherintodebtwithoutreceivinganyofthefinancialorcareerbenefits.

8.Accordingtothepassage,therealityofcollegestudentsisthat________.

A.theythrowpartiesalotB.theystayuplateeverynight

C.theyworkbesidesattendingclassesD.theypaynoattentiontoexams

9.Whatistheindirectcauseofanincreasingnumberofworkingstudents?

A.Theneedofdevelopingsocialnetworks.

B.Thelackofsummerjobsforyoungadults.

C.Thechanceoffindingajobaftergraduation.

D.Theexpensesofhightuitionandlivingcosts.

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____

____.

A.workingstudentsaremorelikelytofinishcolleg

e

B.studentscancovertheircollegeexpensesthroughworking

C.studentsreceiveahugerewardformanagingworkandclass

D.workingwhileattendingschoolmaynothelpstudentsgetcareerbenefits

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDifficultiesofLandingaJobB.TheStruggleofWork-SchoolBalance

C.TheRewardofWorkingWhileStudyingD.TheImagesofWorkingCollegeStudents

D

Scientists,psychologistsandEnglishacademicsatLiverpoolUniversityhavefoundthatreadingtheworksoftheclassicalwriterslikeShakespeareandWordsworthhasagreateffectonthemind,catchesthereader’sattentionandtriggersmomentsofself-examination.

   Usinga

specialmachine,theymonitoredthebrainactivityof30volunteersastheyreadworksbyWilliamShakespeare,William

Wordsworth,T.S.Eliotandothers.

   Inthefirstpartoftheresearch,thebrainactivityof30volunteerswasmonitoredastheyreadpassagesfromShakespeare’splays,includingKingLear,Othello,CoriolanusandMacbeth,andagainastheyreadthetextrewritteninasimplerformormodernlanguage.

   Whilereadingthecommontexts,normallevelsofelectricalactivitywereshownintheirbrains.WhentheyreadtheworksofShakespeare,however,thelevelsofactivityjumpedbecauseofhisuseofwordswhichwereunfamiliartothem.Theresultofthetestshowedthatthemorechallengingpassagescauseagreaterdegreeofelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthecommonones.

   Scientistswentontostudythebrainactivityasitrespondedtoeachwordandrecordedhowitlitupasthereaderscameacrossunusualwords,surprisingphrasesordifficultsentencesintheclassicalworks.Asaresult,thislighteningupprocessofthemindlastedlongerthanthatwhenvolunteersreadcommontexts,encouragingfurtherreading.

   Theresearchalsofoundthatreadingpoetryespeciallyincreasesactivityintherighthemisphere（半球）ofthebrain,anareaconnectedwith“autobiographicalmemory”,drivingthereaderstothinkcarefullyabouttheirownexperiencesbasedonwhattheyhaveread.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicalworksofliteraturearemoreusefulthanself-helpbooks.

   PhilipDavis,anEnglishprofessorwhohasworkedonthestudyintheuniversity’smagneticresonancecenter,announcedthisweek:

“Classicalliteratureactslikearocket-booster（火箭加速器）tothebrain,whichprovidesextrapowerforthebrain.Youmayneverimaginehowpowerfulitis.Theresearchshowssuchkindofliteraturecancreatenewthoughtsandconnectionsintheyoungandtheold.”

12.Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph1isclo