辽宁省大石桥市学年高二英语上册期末检测考试题Word文档格式.docx
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第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
CarwashesareacommonsightthroughoutNigeria,butMadinatAliyu’sroadsidebusinessisspecial:
sheistheonlywomancar-washerinthenorthofthecountry.
“Thisjobhascausedmealotofproblems.”saidthe27-year-old,checkingcarswaitingtobecleaned.
Aliyubeganherworktwoyearsago,hopingtousethe7,000naira(about£28)sheearnedeverymonthtoputheryoungersistersandbrothersthroughschoolfollowingthedeathoftheirmother,theonlyonewhomademoneytosupportthefamily.Butherfamilybeggedhertostopdoingthisjob,andshehasreceived“judgmentandwarnings”fromstrangerstoo.
“Mygrandmothercriedformanydays.Somepeoplethoughtitwasajoketobringmorecustomers.OtherssaidifIwasdoingitformoney,theywouldjustgivememoneytostopbringingthemshame,”shesaidtome,asshegotwaterfromawellbytheroadside.“ButIhatelazinessanddependingonsomebodyelse.”
Littlebylittle,Aliyugotadmirers.“Somecustomersonlyallowhertowashtheircars,”saidhercolleagueShamsudeenMohammed.“Itrainedmanygreenhandstowashcars,andIcanhonestlytellyouAliyu’sworkisbetterthananyman’s.”headded.
RecentlysomewomencametoAliyutoaskforadviceonstartingtheirownbusiness.“Unfortunatelyawoman’sfamilydiscouragedher.Itoldher,ifyoulistentothem,youwillfindyourselflivingalifeyoudon’twant,”shesaid.Thoughsheisstilllookeddownuponbymany,Aliyuhasnoplanstostopherwork.“Itisbelievedmencandosomething,butIbelieveIcandoittoo.”
21.MadinatAliyuwashescarsmainlyto______.
A.supportherfamilyB.learnaboutcarsC.paybackdebtsD.helpherfriend
22.Fromthefifthparagraph,weknowShamsudeenMohammed______.
A.sanghighpraiseforAliyuB.trainedAliyutowashcars
C.hadmorecustomersthanAliyuD.preferstoworkwithmen
23.Asawomancar-washer,Aliyu______.
A.enjoysherfamily’ssupportB.dreamsofgoingtocollege
C.ispopularwithnewcustomersD.setsanexampleforotherwomen
24.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAliyu?
A.Shybutsmart.B.Independentandconfident.
C.Honestbutlazy.D.Humorousandimaginative.
B
WhenLilyGrassorecentlybroughthomealetterfromherschool,hermother,KristenGrasso,gotangry.TheletterclaimedthatLily’sbodymassindex(BMI)was22andshewasatriskforbeingoverweight.
The11-year-oldstarvolleyballplayercarries124poundsonanathletic5-foot-3frameandeatshealthyfoods.“Itsays‘atrisk’,andthenittellsyoutogototheirwebsite;
whenyoudothat,the‘atrisk’thenturnsinto‘Lilyisoverweight’.”GrassosaidonTODAY.ShebelievesherdaughterenjoysahealthyweightandthattheFloridaDepartmentofPublicHealthinCollierCountymadeamistakebysendingwhat’sknownbysomeasa“fatletter”homewithherdaughter.Shethinksthatchildrenmightfeelbadbybeinglabeledasoverweight,especiallywhentheyarehealthy.
ButDebMillsap,publicinformationofficeroftheCollierCountryHealthyDepartment,andDr.JoanColfer,thedepartmentdirector,toldTODAYthatwhilethelettersaresenthomewiththestudents,theyareinsealedenvelopsaddressedtotheparents.Studentscan’topentheletters,orthatmeanstheyarereadingtheirparents’mail.
Theletterincludedthestudents’BMIandinformationontheirvisionandhearingaswellaswhethertheyareatriskforscoliosis(脊椎侧凸),withdatacomingfromaregularscreeningprocessthatoccurswhenstudentsareinkindergarten,thefirst,thethird,andthesixthgrades.Floridaisoneofthe21statesthathavelawsrequiringBMIscreenings.Millsapsaidthehealthdepartmentwascurrentlyinthemiddleofscreeningsforthisschoolyear,andlastyearthedepartmenttested13,454children.About25percenthadpossiblevisionissues,lessthan1percenthadpossiblehearingproblems,about2percenthadscoliosis,and43percenthadBMIissues,eitheraboveorbelownormalnumbers.Parentscangiveupthescreeningfortheirchildren,butMillsapandColfersaid99%oftheparentswouldn’tdo.
“Wedonotwantkidstohaveself-esteem(自尊)issues,”saidMillsap.“Rightontheletteritsayssportsmayimpacttheresults.”AthleticchildrenandadultsmighthaveahigherBMIbecausetheyhavemoremusclemass.BMIprovidesgeneralinformationfordoctorstoworkwith,butdoesnotprovideanentirepictureofaperson’shealth.
25.WhenKristenGrassoreceivedthe“fatletter”,she_____.
A.wasworriedalotaboutherdaughter’shealth
B.gotannoyedanddisagreedwiththeconclusion
C.fearedthattoomuchsporthurtherdaughter
D.feltangrybecauseherdaughtermademistakes
26.WhatkindofsportsdoesLilyGrassotakepartin?
A.Soccer.B.Basketball.C.Tennis.D.Volleyball.
27.Aboutthe“fatletter”,DebMillsapheldthat______.
A.itwouldgreatlyhurtstudents’self-pride
B.itshouldn’tbetakenhomebystudents
C.studentsshouldn’treaditwithoutpermission
D.itwaswrongforthehealthdepartmenttodoit
28.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.
A.BMIincludesinformationonvision,hearingandscoliosis
B.studentswillhavefourscreeningsbeforethe7thGrade
C.halfthestatesofAmericahavecarriedouttheregularscreeningprocess
D.aboutaquarterofAmericanpupilshavepossiblevisionissues
C
Childrenareknowntobeverykeenobserversandoncetheyareinterestedinsomething,itisverylikelytostaywiththemforlife.Theytendtolookatlifethroughtheeyesofthepersontheyareclosetoorwanttobelike.Iftheirrolemodelisoptimistic,therearemorechancesofthemoptimistic.Therolemodelbecomestheirstandardofmeasurement.
Becausetheyfollowtheactionsoftheirrolemodelssoclosely,childrenadoptthepersonalityandattitudeoftheirrolemodels.Childrenlearntolikeordislikecertainthingsbymimickingthepersonalityandattitudeofthepeopletheyadmire.
Onereasonwhychildrenkeepchangingtheiranswersto“whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup”isthattheyareinfluencedbyindividualsinacertainfield.
Childrenviewthesocialrelationships(familyorpublic)mainlyinthelightoftheimportancetheserelationshipsholdinthelifeoftheirrolemodels.Theirexpressionoftheirfeelingsismanytimesareflectionoftheirrolemodel’soutlook(观点).
Accordingtoastudy,around56%ofteenagersidentifiedwiththerolemodels.Outofthese,thosehavingpersonalordirectcontactwiththeirrolemodelshadhigherself-esteemandwerebetteratacademicscomparedtothosewhodidn’t.Assuch,childrenwhohavepositiverolemodels,havemoreself-confidenceandaremoreoptimisticabouttheirfuture.Theylearntohandlethemselveswellinsocialsettingsandpositivelyinteractwiththosearoundthem.
Ofcourse,childrenwhohavetheirparentsaspositiverolemodelshaveawell-roundedoutlooktowardslife.Theyfinditeasiertodealwiththehighsandlowsoflifebecausetheyhaveseentheirparentsdoitbefore.Theyfindasenseofstabilityandsecurityknowingthattheywillovercomefailuresjustliketheirparentsbeforethem.Besides,itbecomeseasierforparentstodiscipline(管教)andguidechildren.Soitisnowonderwhychildrenwhohaveparentsastheirrolemodelshavefewerbehavioralissues.
29.Thisarticleismainlyabout______.
A.therelationbetweenrolemodelsandchildren
B.theimportanceofrolemodelstochildren
C.howtobeagoodrolemodelforchildren
D.howtochangechildren’spersonalityandattitude
30.Theunderlinedword“mimicking”inParagraph2canbereplacedby______.
A.imitatingB.acceptingC.studyingD.changing
31.Accordingtothestudy,afterdirectcontactwiththeirrolemodels,______.
A.thereisadecreaseinchildren’sself-esteem
B.therearefewerchildrenbetteratacademics
C.childrenmayfeelmoreoptimisticabouttheirfuture
D.childrenmayhaveastrongdesiretosucceed
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______
A.children’sbehavioralissuesareserious
B.teachingchildrenstrategiesforsecurityisimportant
C.peopleshouldlearnthelateststudiesonrolemodels
D.parentsshouldsetagoodexampleforchildren
D
Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy.Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.
Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenrcedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoput
something
init.Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?
Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?
IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)madetheseinexpensivecontai