河南省八市届高三上学期第二次测评英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar（from1860to1865）.However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”

VincentVanGogh（1853-1890）

VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.

AlbertEinstein（1879-1955）

AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”

StephenKing（born1947）

StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!

21.WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?

A.HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependence

B.Heneversucceededinhisbusiness

C.Hewasfullofcourageandperseverance

D.HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates

22.Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?

A.AlbertEinsteinB.VincentVanGoghC.AlbertEinsteinD.StephenKing

23.WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?

A.HewastooslowtolearnB.Hecouldn’tspeakorread

C.HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD.Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules

24.Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?

A.TheyareallAmericans

B.Theyareknownfortheirwritings

C.Theywereborninthesamecentury

D.Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded

B

Theworld’spopulationisprojectedtoreach11billionbytheendofthecentury.

Feedingthatmanypeoplewillbeachallenge,anditisfurthercomplicatedbytheimpactofclimatechangeonagriculture.Thatiswhysomepeopleadvocateanunusualwaytoboostthefoodsupplyandfeedpeoplesustainablybyeatinglessmeatandmoreinsects.

About2billionpeoplealreadyeatbugs.Mexicansenjoychilly-toastedgrasshoppers.Thaistuckintocricketstir-friesandGhanaianssnackontermites.InsectsareslowlycreepingontoWesternmenusasnoveltyitems,butmostpeopleremainsqucamish（拘谨）.

Yettherearethreereasonswhyeatinginsectsmakessense.

First,theyarehealthierthanmeat.Therearenearly2000kindsofedibleinsects,manyofthempackedwithprotein,calcium,fiber,ironandzinc.Asmallservingofgrasshopperscancontainaboutthesameamountofproteinasasimilarsizedservingofbeef,buthasfarlessfatandfarfewercalories.

Second,raisinginsectsischeap,orfree.Littletechnologyorinvestmentisneededtoproducethem.Harvestinginsectscouldprovidelivelihoodstosomeoftheworld’spoorestpeople.

Finally,insectsareafarmoresustainablesourceoffoodthanlivestock.Livestockproductionaccountsfornearlyafifthofallgreenhouse-gasemissions,that’smorethantransport.Bycontrast,insectsproducerelativelyfewgreenhousegasesandraisingthemrequiresmuchlesslandandwater.Andtheyeatalmostanything.

Despiteallthis,mostWesternersfindinsectshardtoswallow.

Onesolutionistouseproteinextractedfrombugsinotherproductssuchasreadymealsandpastasauces.Nothavingtolookatthebugsandemphasizingtheenvironmentalbenefitsmightmaketheideaofeatinginsectsabitmorepalatable.

25.Whatisthedirectreasonwhysomepeopleadvocateeatinginsects?

A.InsufficientfoodsupplyB.Climatechange

C.TherapidincreaseofpopulationD.Insects’highnutrition

26.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.eatinginsectsishealthierthaneatingbeef

B.eatinginsectsispopularamongwesterners

C.eatinginsectscanhelppeopleloseweight

D.eatinginsectscauseslessdamagetotheenvironment

27.Howcanwemakeitmoreacceptabletoeatinsects?

A.Byclosingyoureyeswheneatinginsects

B.Byeatinginsectstogetherwithotherfood

C.Byputtinginsects’nutrientsintootherfoodproducts

D.Byconsideringtheenvironmentalbenefitsofeatinginsects

C

DaniellaWridewasbrushingherdaughter’slongbrownhairwhenshenoticedthatwitheachstroke,clumpsofitwerecomingout.ThatwasJanuary1,2017,Within20days,seven-year-oldGianessaWride’shairandeyebrowswerecompletelygone,andherdermatologistsaidtheywouldnevergrowback.Gianessahadbecomeoneofthe6.8millionAmericanswithalopecia,anautoimmunediseasethatcauseshairloss.

Alopeciaisn’tpainful,butforkidswhosufferfromit,theagonycomesfromstandingoutfromthecrowd.Forthemostpart,thestudentsinGianessa’sfirst-gradeclassinSalem,Utah,wereunderstanding.Buttheoccasionaltaunt（嘲弄）of“Baldy”madeherfeellikeanoutcast.“Ididnotwanthertonotfeelbeautiful,”hermothertoldToday.

Thentheschoolannouncedits“CrazyHairDay”competitioninApril,andDaniellaandGianessadecidedthatratherthanhidingGianessa’sbaldnessunderscarvesorawig（假发）,theywouldcelebrateit.Daniellaboughtscrapbook-stickerjewelsanddecoratedherdaughter’sheadwithfloraldesignsandevenanowl.“Theyjustfitherpersonality,”DaniellatoldCNN.“She’ssolively.”

Onthemorningofthecompetition,Gianessawasnervous.Wouldherfriendsthinkitwasfunnyorfreaky?

Shehadnothingtofear.BedazzledGianessawasahit-andthewinnerofthecrazy-haircompetition.Gianessaisnowgladshedaredtogobare.“IwassadatfirstwhenIlostallmyhair,”shetoldpeople,“butnowIlovebeingbald.Icandothingstomyheadthatotherkidscan’t.I’mthinkingnowitmightbefuntodecoratemyheadwithsomesparklybutterfliesandflowers.”

28.WhydidGianessabecomebald?

A.Becauseshewantedtobedifferent

B.Becauseshehadallherhaircut

C.Becausehermothercombedherhairtoooften

D.Becauseshesufferedfromakindofdisease

29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“agony”inParagraphTwo?

A.WorryB.DelightC.PainD.Pride

30.HowdoesGianessafeelaboutherbaldnessafterthe“GrazyHairDay”?

A.OptimisticB.UpsetC.IndifferentD.Worried

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Gianessa’shairwasgoneB.Beingbaldisbeautiful

C.CrazyhairdayD.Anincurabledisease

D

I’dhavetosaythattheschemestoreducestaffabsenceandincreasepunctuality（准时）havebeenabigsuccess.We’veseenthatstaffattendancelevelshaveincreasedfrom88%to93%,andlevelsofpunctualityhaveincreasedfrom79%to91%,whichisfantastic.Andthenumberofdaysthatstaffhavetakenoffforsicknesshasdroppedfromanaverageofninedaysperyeartojustfive.Therehasalsobeenageneralincreaseinmotivationatwork,andwe’veseenoutputincreasebyatleast16%sincethistimelastyear.

So,whathavewebeendoingtoimprovethings?

Well,forastart,we’vebeenintroducingaschemesothatemployeesgetbonusesifcompanyproductiontargetsandsalesfiguresaremet.Andifthingscarryonastheyare,allemployeeswillhavereceivedabonusbytheendofnextmonth.We’vealsointroducedasystemwherebyemployeesandmanagementsetpersonaltargets.Then,theindividualemployeereceivesabonusifthesetargetsaremet.Andtohelpwithpunctuality,we’veinstalledanewsystemthatrecordsexactlywhattimepeoplearegettinginandleavingtheoffice.Thishashelpedimprovepunctualityratessubstantially.

Anotherinitiativehasbeentheinstallationofagamesroomforemployeestouseduringmid-morningandlunchbreaks.We’vefoundthatit’sagreatwaytomotivatestaff,givingthemtimetorelax.Aspartofthis,we’veboughtapingpongtable,abasketballhoopandadartsboard.Andbynextweek,thetwotable-footballtablesthatweorderedlastmonthwillhavearrived.Sinceopeningthegamesroom,staffhavebeenusingitconstantly,especiallythebedsthatweboughttoallowstafftohaveashortnapduringtheday.Alongsimilarlines,we’vealsoorganizedanumberofteambuildingexcursions.

32.WhydoestheauthorlistsomefiguresinParagraphOne?

A.Toprovetheplansworkwell

B.Toshowemployeestobemorepunctual

C.Topresenttheproductiongrowsobviously

D.Toprovetheincreaseofworkers’attendance

33.Whathavetheydonetohelpwithpunctuality?

A.They’vesetpersonaltargets

B.They’veweakeneddemandsonemployees

C.They’veintroducedaschemetogiveemployeesbonuses

D.They’verecordedworkers’comingandleavingbyanewsystem

34.Whathasbeenmostpopularinthegamesroom?

A.ApingpongtableB.Adartsboard

C.AbasketballhoopD.Anapbed

35.Asreaders,whomaybenefitmostfromthisarticle?

A.StudentsB.ManagersC.TeachersD.Farmers

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