中学联盟黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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OlympicgoldmedalistMorolakeAkinosunwalkedthroughthehallsofherhighschoolinIllinoisintheUS,surprisedathowlittlehadchangedatheroldhighschoolotherthanthegreencoloronthewalls.
Akinosunwonhermedalwiththe400-meterrelayteamattheOlympicGamesinRiodeJaneirothissummer.Herreturntoherhighschoolrecentlyincludedachancefortheyoungwomantotellwhatshe’slearnedsincerunningtrackforWsubonsiemorethanfoursyearago.
Herfirstpieceofadvicetothecrowdofstudentswasaskingthemtolistentotheirparents.“Theyseethingsyoucan'
tsee,”shesaid.“InhighschoolIthoughtIwasonthetopoftheworld.”
InAkinosun’scase,herparentsencouragedhertoconsidergoingtotheUniversityofIllinois,whichatthetimehadateamthatwascoachedbyOlympicmedalwinnerTonjaBuford-Bailey.“Iwouldn’tbewhereIamtodaywithoutmyparents,”shesaid.
HerparentssawBuford-Baileyasagoodfittocoachtheirdaughter,somethingAkinosunsaidshedidn’tunderstandatthetime.Itdidn’ttakelong,however,forhertoseetheywererightandsheendedupfollowingBuford-BaileytotheUniversityofTexasatAustinwhenthecoachtookajobthere.Akinosunadmitteditwasthreeyearsbeforeshetoldherparentstheywereright.
BecominganexcellentathletewhocantakepartintheOlympicsneedsseriousdedication.Shesayshersuccesscamefromviewingherselfasanathlete-studentinsteadofastudent-athlete.
“Ialwaysputtrackandfieldfirst,andthencomesschool,”Akinosunsaid.Asociallifecomeslast.“It’saboutsacrifices(牺牲).Youcan’tbeonthetrackteamunlessyou’rechosen,”sheadded.
Makingathleticsthemostimportantthinginherlifemeantdevotinghertimeandenergyfully,nomatterhowshemightfeelonagivenday.“Inevermissedatrainingsession(环节)inmyfouryearsincollege,”shesaid.“It’smyjob;
it’swhatIdo.Thinkaboutthatwhenyouwanttosleepin.”
1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutAkinosunaccordingtothearticle?
A.ShewasabigfanofBuford-Baileyinhighschool.
B.ShemakeuphermindtowinOlympicgoldmedalsinhighschool.
C.Shestilldoesn’twanttoadmitthatherparentshelpedheralot.
D.Sheisthankfultoherparentsforfindinghertherightcoach.
2、AccordingtoAkinosun,shebecameasuccessfulathletebecause______.
A.shehadgreatconfidenceinherself.
B.shealwaysputtrainingbeforeanythingelse.
C.shewaspushedbyhercoachtotrainhard.
D.shecouldkeepagoodbalancebetweenschoolandtraining.
3、Theunderlinedword“dedication”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.astrongdesire
B.knowingoneself
C.aclearpurpose
D.devotinghertimeandenergyfully
4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HowAkinosunspentherhighschoolyears.
B.ThestoryofAkinosun’ssuccess.
C.Beinganathleteisnoteasy.
D.Akinosun’sadvicetoherschoolmates.
ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'
spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'
sshoes.“Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers,”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.
LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'
sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'
sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.
Someoftheresultswereexpected:
Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However,someofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“pleasant”people,whileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety”,spendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal(主张变革的)typeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.
Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalities,butresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.
5、Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?
A.Shoescanhidepeople'
srealpersonalities.
B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.
C.People'
spersonalitiescanbejudgedbytheirshoes.
D.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.
6、Theparticipantswereaskedto__________________.
A.providepicturesoftheirshoes
B.lookatpicturesofdifferentshoes
C.designapersonalityquestionnaire
D.handintheircommonlywornshoes
7、Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople'
sexpectation?
A.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.
B.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.
C.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowearankleboots.
D.Flashiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.
8、Peoplesufferingfrom“attachmentanxiety”tendto_______________.
A.wearstrangeshoes
B.worryabouttheirappearance
C.haveacalmcharacter
D.becomeapoliticalleader
9、Theauthorwrotethetextinorderto_____________.
A.informusofanewstudy
B.introducearesearchmethod
C.teachhowtochooseshoes
D.describedifferentpersonalities
Gettingrippedofffromtimetotimeisjustpartoftraveling---don’tletitruinyourdayoryouroverallexperience.Buttherearethingsyoucandotoavoidsomeofthemostcommonrip-offs.Letmesharemytraveltipsforhowtoavoidhiddenfees,disappointedexperiencesandoverpriceditems.
BaggageFees
Dependingupontheairline,youcanpay$15to$75forthefirstcheckedbag,andmoreforoverweightbags.Whenpossible,packabaglightlyenoughtoacarry-onorflyairlinesthatstillallowfreecheckedbags(twobagsforSouthwestandoneforJetBlue).Manyairlineprogramsallowmemberswithahighstatustohaveafreecheckedbag,socheckyourstatus.
OverpricedHotelandAirportFood
Toavoidtheoverpricedwatersoldatairports,bringanemptywaterbottlewithyouthroughsecurityattheairport.Then,fillitupatawaterfountainoraskawaiteratacoffeeshoptofillitupforyou.Pickupsomesnacksatalocalcornerstoreinsteadofhittingthehotelroomminibar,whichcanleadtoexpensivesurprisesonyourfinalbill.
TouristTrapRestaurants
Ifyou’revisitingarestaurantorattractionthathasonlinepresence,GoogleitorsearchitonYelptoseewhatthelocalssayaboutitandtofindanyavailablecoupons(优惠券)thatmightgetsomeextrasavings.OftenrestaurantsrundealsonYelpwhereifyou“checkin”atthatrestaurantandreviewit,yougetafreedessertor15%offthetotalbill,etc.Byresearchingonline,you’llnotonlyseewhetherthereareanycouponsorextrasavingsavailable,butpeoplewilltellyouifthechefchangedamonthagoandthefoodisawfulnow.
10、Tohaveafreecheckedbag,youshallnot_______.
A.takealightcarry-on
B.haveahighstatus
C.takeoverweightbags
D.chooseSouthwestAirlines
11、Ifyouwanttodrinkfreewateratanairport,youcan______.
A.takeabottleofwaterthroughsecurity
B.gotoawaterfountain
C.gotoastoreattheairport
D.orderacoffeeatacoffeeshop
12、Thepassageisprobablywrittenby______.
A.atravelagent
B.aneconomicalperson
C.anexperiencedtraveler
D.askillednet-worker
Internetdatashowsthatyoungeradultshavebecomethemainaudiencecrazyaboutchangingtheirappearance.Oncetheworldofthefemaleinherfifties,plasticsurgery(整形手术)hasbecomethefocusoftheyoungerInternetusers.
TherecentdeathofStephanieKuleba,an18-year-oldhighschoolcheerleaderwhodiedasaresultofplasticsurgery,broughtourattentiontothefashionofbecomingamore“ideal”bodyamongteenagers.Infact,searchdataconfirmsthisphenomenon.Oneofthemostpopularsitesvisitedfromthesearchterm“plasticsurgery”istheofficialsiteoftheAmericanSocietyofPlasticSurgeons(www.plasticsurgery.org).Over25%ofthevisitors,whichisupfrom19.6%twoyearsago,fellwithinthe18to24yearsold.
PlasticsurgeryhasbecomeanAmericanobsession(痴迷).Checkingothercountries,suchastheUKandAustralia,the18to24-year-old’sbeinginterestedinplasticsurgeryisanobviousUSphenomenon.Unliketheothergroupswhovisitsitesrelatedtodiseasesandkeepinghealthy,youngerInternetusersrushtositesthatdealwithpersonalappearance,suchasthosefocusedonbody-building,weightlossandskin-care,andobviouslyplasticsurgery.
Whiletelevisiononsurgerymaybedrivingtheinterestofayoungeraudience,onefactorappearstobeakeyinpreventingsuchteensfromchangingtheirbodies:
thefailingU.S.economy.Therehasbeenadeclineinal