河南省商丘市第一高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word文件下载.docx
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ThisisMrs.Tan."
Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,"
Whyhedon’tsendmecheck,alreadytwoweekslate."
Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid,"
I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived."
Thenshetalkedmoreloudly."
Whathewant?
IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss."
AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,"
Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek."
ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.
WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.
21.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?
A.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.B.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.
C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.D.Shewasnotverypolite.
22.FromParagraph2,weknowthattheauthorwas.
A.unwillingtophoneforhermotherB.rudetothestockbroker
C.readytohelphermotherD.goodatpretending
23.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,.
A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyC.theyfailedtogetthecheckD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce
24.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?
A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.
C.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.D.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.
B
GiselleandFinneganhavegivenMother’sDayastrangenewstyle.Itseemsthatamotherdoghasadopted(收养)ababysquirrel(松鼠)whodoesn’thaveparents.
WhenFinneganwasinneedofhelp,Itookhimin.Tomysurprise,mydogGiselle,whogavebirthtobabiesaweekago,likedthelittleanimalandtookhimintoherhome.Giselleseemedtoknowthatthebabywasinneedofsomelove.Finneganwasperfectlyhappytostaywiththelittledogs.
Amotherdogismuchlikeahumanmotherwhofeeds,protects,andteachesherchildrentoliveintheirworld.Intheearlyweeks,amotherdogwillprotectherbabies,keepthemwarm,nursethemandcleanthem.Astheygrowolderandbegintowalk,sheteachesthemtoplayoutsideandkeeptheirlivingplacesclean.
Shealsoteachesthemhowtodealwithothersandhowtoobeyparents.Itisnaturalforlittledogstoplay,butwhentheydonotbehavewell,themotherdogwillstepin.Iftheplaybecomestoorough(粗暴的),shewilldiscipline(使守纪律)allthelittledogsbyholdingthemdownuntiltheystopstruggling.That’swhyitisbestforlittledogstostaywiththeirmotheruntilatleast7or8weeksofage.
Giselle’sdoggymethodsofmotheringmaygoagainstthesquirrel’sinstincts(本能)ashegrowsolder.IhavenodoubtthatGiselle’slovingcarehelpedthelittlesquirrelliveduringthoseearlydays.
25.Accordingtothispassage,Finneganis________.
A.alittlesquirrelthatisbeinglookedafterbyadog
B.awarmheartedwomanwholovesanimals
C.alittledogwhoseparentslefthim
D.adogmotherwhoisgoodattakingcareofbabies
26.WhichofthefollowingdoesamotherdogNOTdo?
A.Feedandprotectherlittledogs.
B.Provideherbabieswithmilk.
C.Teachherbabieshowtofightothers.
D.Showherbabieshowtokeepclean.
27.Whywillthedogmotherstepinifthelittledogsstarttoplayroughly?
A.Shewantstoplaywiththem.
B.Shewantstopunishthem.
C.Shewantsthemtorespectandloveeachother.
D.Shewantstocorrecttheirbehavior.
28.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AMotherDog’sLoveforBabies
B.AnimalsandHumans
C.AMotherDog’sDay
D.ADogandItsOwner
C
Yourjobisimportantandpartofwhatshowswhoyouare.However,inordertobetrulysuccessfulinlifeyouneedtobebalanced.AfterfifteenyearsintheInformationTechnologyindustry,Ihavelearnedafewlessonsthathavehelpedmemaintainmysanity(明智)atwork.
Thekeyformehasalwaysbeentohavehobbiesandinterestsoutsideofwork.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyoudo,butyouneedtimeawayfromyourwork,timeawayfromyourfamilyandtimethatisstrictlyyoursforenjoyment.Thisblog,forexample,isoneofmynewhobbies.Withouthobbies,oratleastatimetodecompress,IfeelthatbytheendoftheweekI’mdeadandnousetomyfamilyalltheweekendlong.
Iputfamilyfirst.Thisdoesn’tmeanI’maclock-watcheratwork,butmeansthatIleavemyworkatworkandmaketimeformyfamily.ImakesureI’mthereforsupperalmosteverynightandIspendtimewithmyfamily(AndwatchingTVdoesn’tcount).MyoverallliferunsalotbetterwhenImakesureIgivetimetomyfamily.
IfIdon’tdosomethingactivelikerunning,playingsoccerorrockclimbing,Itendtobeill-tempered.ThisisthewayIdealwithmystress;
it’snotonlysomethingthatmakesmefeelgood,butalsomeansthatIcanfocusonwork.
Itaketimeforpersonalreflection(反省).ItmakesmefeellikeallthosegoalsIhaven’treachedyetareattainable(可达到的)ifIstayfocusedandoncourse.
29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor .
A.thinkspeoplearewhattheydo
B.postedthistextinhisblog
C.seldomhassupperwithhisfamily
D.workedintheITindustry15yearsago
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decompress¡
±
inParagraph2mean?
A.Playsports.B.Reducestress.
C.Bewiththefamily.D.Improveoneself.
31.Theauthorputsfamilyfirst, .
A.forhedoesn’tlikehisworkmuch
B.soheoftenwatchesTVwiththem
C.foragoodfamilylifedoesgoodtohisoveralllife
D.sohealwaysexpectstogohomeatwork
32.Accordingtotheauthor,weshould todealwithstress.
A.domuchreadingB.focusonourwork
C.keepagoodmoodD.dosomethingactive
D
Areyouadogpersonoracatperson?
Withsomanyphotosandvideosofcatsanddogsdoingcutethingsonline,it’seasierthanevertoanswerwhichofthesefurryfriendsyoulikemore.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplepreferonetypeofpetovertheother.So,haveyoueverwonderedwhatyourpreferenceforcatsordogssaysaboutyou?
Infact,a2010studydonebySamGosling,apsychologistattheUniversityofTexas,US,andhisgraduatestudentCarsonSandyfoundthatdogpeoplearemoreextroverted(外向的),agreeable(有礼貌的)andcon-scientious(认真的)thancatpeople.
“Catswilloccasionallyengageinsocialactivities,butusuallyafteronlyafewminutestheywillabandonthegame.Dogs,ontheotherhand,willoftenengageinplay,likefetchingathrownball,forhoursatatime,”saidModernDogmagazine.
Justonthebasisofdogs’naturebeingmoresociablethancats’,youmayexpectthatthepersonalitiesofdogpeoplealsoreflecthighersociability.AndGosling’sstudyfoundthatdogpeoplearegenerallyabout15percentmoreextrovertedand13percentmoreagreeable,bothofwhicharelinkedwithsocialorientation(态度).
Inaddition,dogpeopleare11percentmoreconscientiousthancatpeople.“Conscientiousness”isatendency(趋势)toshowself-discipline(自律),tocompletetasksandaimforachievement.Thistrait(特点)alsoshowsapreferenceforplannedratherthanspontaneous(一时冲动的)behavior.
Incomparison,catpeopleareabout12percentmoreanxious,buttheyarealso11percentmore“open”thandogpeople,duetoageneralappreciationforart,emotion,imagination,curiosity,adventure,unusualideasandvarietyofexperience.Andpeoplehighonopenness(率直的)aremorelikelytoholdunconventional(非传统的)beliefs.
Despitevastdifferences,therearesomethingsthatcatpeopleanddogpeoplehaveincommon.“Bothtypesofpeopleconsiderthemselvesclosetonature,dislikeanimal-printclothingandaregenerallyoptimists,”notedMotherNatureNetwork.
33.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?
A.Differencesbetweendogsandcatsintheirpersonalitytraits.
B.Factorsthatinfluencepeople’spreferencefordogsorcats.
C.Howraisingapethelpsshapeyourpersonality.
D.Whatyourpreferencefordogsorcatstellsaboutyou.
34.AccordingtothestudydonebySamGosling,dogownerstendto______thancatowners.
A.bemoreimaginativeandcreative
B.liveamoreorganizedlife
C.bemoreeasygoingandadventurous
D.lovetogetclosetonaturemore
35.Accordingtothearticle,bothdogpeopleandcatpeople______.
A.aregenerallyself-disciplined
B.liketowearanimal-printclothing
C.arelikelytoholdunconventionalbeliefs
D.areusuallypositiveandcareaboutnature
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