西藏拉萨那曲第二高级中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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PART-TIMEDRIVERSWANTED
Cleandrivinglicense.
Mustbeofsmartappearance.
Agedover23.Applyto:
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AIRHOSTESSES
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Workingexperience:
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ThePersonnelofBearHospital,279CanalStreet,Colton.
1.Jackisexcellentinappearanceandanexperiencedtaxidriver.Whyishisapplicationrefusedasaresult?
A.Aged32.
B.Punishedandfinedbecauseofspeeding.
C.Unabletospeakaforeignlanguage.
D.Nothavingcollegeeducation.
2.Ben,aged21,fondofswimminganddriving,justgraduatedfromamedicinecollege,NursingDepartment,whichjobmightbegiventohim?
A.DrivingforCapesTaxis.
B.WorkingforsouthernAirlines.
C.NursinginBearHospital
D.Noneofthethree.
3.WhatpreventsMary,aged52,beingababysitter?
A.Sheoncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfined.
B.Shecan’tspeakJapaneseverywell.
C.Shehasbeforeworkedasababysitter.
D.Sheneverreceiveseducation.
B
Goldfishhaveprettyboringlives,somaybeit’sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornineseconds!
Butaccordingtonewresearch,humansarebeinglikegoldfish.Ourattentionspan(时长)isgettingshorter...andit’sallbecauseoftechnology.
“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb,”saysDoctorTedSelker,aputerscientistfromMassachusetts,“andwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.”Withmillionsofwebsitestochoosefrom,theattentionspanoftheaverageinternetuserisjustseconds.Thereareotherdigitaldistractions(分心)too:
email,instantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites.Somepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeople.“Youneedtimetounderstandandthinkaboutwhatyouread,”saysJuliaWood,fromLondon.“Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheirbrainsbeefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit.Iamtryingtopersuademypupilstoreadmorebooks,sothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.”
Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents’concentration.AnneSavan,fromWales,wassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringhersciencelessons.Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect:
“Themusicmadethemcalmer,andtheirconcentrationwasmuchbetter.”
Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem.RayCole,aneducationalpsychologistsays:
“Ontheweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.
Theymightlookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquickly,beforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemorecarefully.Inaworldwithsomuchinformationavailable,thisisanimportantskill.”
4.Whydoesthewritermention“goldfish”?
A.Tointroducebackground. B.Tointroduceatopic.
C.Tosettleproblems. D.Tosuggestawayout.
5.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr.TedSelker?
A.Skippingaroundtheinternet.B.Timetodigestinformation.
C.Traditionalmethodsofreading.D.Makingdecisions.
6.Whatwillhelpstudentsovereashortattentionspan?
A.Receivingemails.B.Textingmessages.
C.Readingmorebooks.D.Watchingquickiemovies.
7.WhatisRayCole’sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?
A.Cautious.B.Unfavorable.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.
C
Therearemanyweightlossproducts,plansandprogramsinthemarket.However,ifmostoftheseprogramswereeffective,wewouldseeobesitytrendsreversing,yetwearewitnessingmoreandmorepeoplestrugglingwithweight.
Experiencesofdietersregainingpre-dietingweightwithin5yearsaremon.Therefore,afitnessprogramthatworksoveralongperiodoftimeissomethingyoushouldbelookingfor.Beforereachingforyourwalletorpurse,makesuretheprogramisexactlywhatitclaimstobe.
Professionalendorsement(认可)
Agoodprogramshouldnotmakeunrealisticpromises,suchas“Tolose5poundsinaweek,withnoexercise!
”Therefore,itisadvisabletojudgewhetherthepromisesbeingmadearerealistic.Theplanshouldalsohaveahighsuccessrateofweightloss.
Qualification
Aweightlossprogramshouldconsiderthehealthoftheapplicants.Itshouldconsidertheirage,medicalcondition,gender,healthbackground,medicationandmore,inordertomakeaplanthatmeetstheneedsofeveryapplicant.Agoodprogramshouldincludedietandexerciseinordertopromotepermanentandgoodhealth.
Restriction
Agoodprogramshouldnotoverlyrestrictive(限制的)onfoodallowances.Someprogramsaskyounottoeatfoodsfromthemainnutrientfoodgroupslikefruitandvegetables.Asuccessfulweightlossplan,formostpeople,shouldnotinvolvelessthan1,200caloriesperday.
Costeffective
Along-termprogramdoesnothavetocostyoulotsofmoney.Aneffectiveplanthatisreasonablypricedcansaveyoualargesumofmoneythatcanbespentonotherhealthyhabits.Thiscarinturnimproveyourlifespan.
Weprovidethebestinformationaboutweightlossprogram.Forfurtherdetailspleasevisittheprovidedlinks.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reversing”mean?
A.Increasingquickly.
B.Appearinggradually.
C.Goingfasterinthesamedirection.
D.Changingtotheoppositedirection.
9.Whatmaybethepurposeofthetext?
A.Totellsomemoreweightlossproducts.
B.Tohelpbetterunderstandweightlossprograms.
C.Tohelpknowtheobesitytrends.
D.Toturnagainstweightlossproducts.
10.Whichofthefollowingmaynotbetheproblemofweightlossprograms?
A.Strictdietplans.B.Overlyrestrictiveonfood.
C.Unrealisticproducts.D.Toocostly.
11.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom_______.
A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.awebsiteD.atextbook
D
NothinginWileyPost’searlyyearssuggestedthathewouldbeeafamouspilot,Hisfamilywerefarmers.In1913,Wileysawsomethingthatforeverchangedhislife—anairplane.Afterwatchingtheplane.Hemeasureddifferentpartsoftheplacewithhishands.Manyyearslater.Wileypostwouldsaythatfirstairplanewasthemostwonderfulthinghehadeverseen.
WileyPostbegantostudyeverythinghecouldfindaboutflying.Hebegantoeducatehimselfaboutsubjectssuchasmathematics.Radioandmachinery.Hisself-educationwouldcontinuetherestofhislife.Postfinallyrodeinanairplanein1919.Atthetime,manypeoplebelievedallpilotswerespecialpeople.Theybelievedittookspecialskillsandcouragetoflyanairplane.Butafterhisfirstride.WileyPostknewthatflyi8ngwassomethinghecouldlearntodo.
WileyPostbeganhiscareerinflying.Notasapilot,butasaperformerwhojumpsfromairplanesusingaparachute(降落伞).Hedidthiswithagroupthatperformedflyingtrickstoeammoney.
WileyPostthendecidedtheonlywastobeeagoodpilotwastobuyanairplaneofhisown.Heneededmoremoneythanheearnedintheflyingshow.Hewenttoworkintheoil——producingareasofTexas.Buthedamagedhislefteyeinanaccident.Doctorshadtogetridofhiseye.Judgingdistanceisdifficultwithouttwoeyes.WileyPostbeganteachinghimselftojudgedistancewithonlyoneeyes.Ittookalongtime,buthesucceeded.In1928,hegotajobflyingtheplanethatbelongedtoarichoilproducerfromOklahomacalledF.C.Hall.In1930,PostenteredtheNationalAirRacesinthisplaneandwon.
OnJune23,1931,PostandGattyflewaroundtheworld.ButmanypeoplesaidGattywastherealhero.Hehadguidedthefight.ThishurtPost.WileyPostbegantoplananotherflightaroundtheworld.Thistimehewouldgoalone.
OnJuly15,1933,PosttookofffromFloydBennettFieldinNewYork.HebecamethefirstpersontoflyfromNewYorktoBerlinwithoutstopping.Hehadflownaroundtheworldineighteenhoursandforty——nineminutes.
12.WileyPosttookthefirstjobinflyingwiththepurposeof.
A.earningmoney.B.beingaperformer.
C.learningsomethingnew.D.traininghimselftobeeapilot.
13.HowlongdidittakeWileyPostfromhisfirstridetohisfirstpetition?
A.6years.B.9years.C.11years.D.17years.
14.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4thatWileyPost.
A.oncestoppedhisdreamofbeingapilot.
B.hadtakenmanydifferentjobsrelatedtoflying.
C.couldn’tcorrectlyjudgedistancewithonlyoneeye.
D.experiencedmanydifficultiesbeforehebecamearealpilot.
15.WhatcanwelearnaboutWileyPostfromthepassage?
A.Hedreamedofbeingapilotsincehisearlyyears.
B.Hewasamanwithstrongwill.
C.Heboughtanairplanebeforedamaginghislefteye.
D.Hewasamanhavingmanyinterests.
第二节七选五(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Withthesummerholidayjustaroundthecorner,itseemslikeeverybodyisbusyplanningtheirvacations.Herearesometipsthatcanhelpyouenjoyyourholidaywithoutemptyingyourpocket:
Traveloff-season
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