高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word文档格式.docx

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3daysperweek

Closingdate:

November13,2017

Thisinterestinganddemandingjobwouldbesuitableforanindividualwithhighlevelsofplanningandorganizationalexpertise,experienceofpubliccommunicationsandakeeninterestintheWestMidlands.

Electricians

Southport,Merseyside

￡9,094.40peryear

October27,2017

Primarydutieswillincludegeneralrepairs,maintenanceandstoremanagementofelectricalworkshops.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberequiredtooffereducationalcertificatesandmusthavegoodorganizationalandinterpersonalskills.

FinanceAssistant

TheCityofBristol

￡18,070to￡20,138peryear

December20,2017

Taskswillinvolveprocessingpurchaseordersandpreparingpaylists.Overall,thispostrequiresahard-workinganddiligentteamplayer.Inreturnforyourhardworkwehaveastaffbenefitspackagethatincludesahealthcashplanandmembershipofthelocalgovernmentpensionscheme.

CaringandHelpfulWorkers

NewcastleEmlyn

￡5,065to￡6,100peryear

November5,2017

Somejobsdon’trequireyoutohaveanyqualificationsorpreviousexperience,butyou’lldefinitelyneedakind,caringnatureandagenuinedesiretohelpothers.

21.Accordingtothetext,whichjobdoesn’tneedanyexperience?

A.Financeassistants.B.Electricians

C.Caringandhelpfulworkers.D.ClerksintheWestMidlands.

22.Ifyouwanttohuntforajobofhigherincome,youmaychoose______.

A.TheCityofBristolB.Southport,Merseyside

C.NewcastleEmlynD.theWestMidlandsregion

23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Torecommendseveraljobstopeople.

B.Tostresstheimportanceoffindingaperfectjob.

C.TocallonpeopletoworkintheWest.

D.Tointroducethewaytofindajob.

B

Onceanoldmanusedtogoouttojogeverymorning.Onedayhewasrunningaroundatrackthatcircledthehighschoolfootballfieldwhilethefootballteamwasconductingtheirpractice.Whentheplayersbeganrunningtheirracesupanddownthefield,themansaidtohimselfdeterminedly,“I'

lljustkeeprunningiftheydon'

tstop.”Sotheyranandheran.Theykeptonrunningandhekeptonrunning.

Finally,totallyexhausted,theoldmanhadtostop.Whenhestopped,anequallyexhaustedfootballplayerwalkedovertohimandsaid,“Sir,I'

mgladyoufinallystopped.Ourcoachhastoldusthatwehavetokeeprunningaslongasyouarejogging!

Itseemstomethatwecansometimesfindourselvesinasimilarkindofsituationwhenitcomestoconflicts—thatiswhenwehavedifferentopinionsaboutsomethingwithsomeoneandgetintoanargumentwithhimorher,ourvoicesgetraised.Neithersidewantstobethefirsttogivein,tostopspeakinginanger.Everyonehastheattitude,“I'

lljustkeepontillhegivesin.”Sotheotherpartystaysmad.Sowestaymad.Andonwego,finallyfindingourselvesemotionallyandevenphysicallyexhaustedbythecontinuinganimosity（敌意）.

Letmechallengeyoutodosomethingverydifficult.Thenexttimeyougetintoanargument,bethefirsttogivein.Bethefirsttostoptheshoutingandthename-calling.Bethefirsttosay,“I'

msorry.”It'

sthequickestwaytostopthat.Asasayinggoes,“Asoftanswerturnsawayextremeanger,butaharsh（严厉的）wordstirsupanger.”

24.Whathappenedtotheoldmanthatday?

A.Heguidedthestudentstopractiserunning.

B.Hejoinedthefootballteamtoplayagame.

C.Heaskedtheplayerstotakecareofthefootballfield.

D.Hedecidedtocompetewiththefootballplayers.

25.Whydidthefootballplayercometotheoldman?

A.Toshowrespectforhisgreatcourage.

B.Topraisehimforhisgoodperformance.

C.Toexpresssatisfactionwithhisstoppingrunning.

D.Tocomplaintohimabouthiskeepingrunning.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conflicts”inParagraph3mean?

A.Misunderstandings.B.Disagreements.

C.Misfortunes.D.Disappointments.

27.What'

sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toprovidetheeffectivewaytomakeanapology.

B.Toshowitishardforustotakeupthechallenge.

C.Towarnustocontrolourbademotionproperly.

DToadviseustotakeactiveactionwhenwedisagreewithothers.

C

Workingwithpeoplefromdifferentculturesisanecessaryskillforanyoneinaculturallydiverseworkenvironment.Culturalvariationsintheworkplacemayrangefromsimpleregionaldifferences,suchasvaryinglocallanguages,todifferentopinionsontimeliness,productivity,andcommunication.Thereareseveralstepsyoucantaketoworkeffectivelywithpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

Firstyoushouldbecomeself-aware.Ifyouhaveneverworkedwithsomeonefromadifferentculturebefore,itcanbeanadjustment.Whileyoumightmeetwithsomechallenges,youwilllikelyfinditausefulexperience.Yourfirststepistoputyourselfintherightmood.Anotherwayistopracticepatience.Itmaytakeaperiodoftimeforyoutogetusedtoworkingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Don'

tworry.That'

snormal.Trynottogetannoyedifcommunicationtakesalittleextraeffortatfirst.Forexample,maybeyouarenowworkingwithsomeonewhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish.Insteadofgettingimpatientiftheydon'

tunderstandyourpoint,trytotreatitasalearningexperience.Bepatientwithyourself,too.Itmaytakeyousometimetoadjusttoworkingwithyournewco-workersorcustomers,andthatisOK.

Besides,humorplaysanimportantpart.Rememberthatworkinginanewenvironmentmightbedifficultforsomeonefromadifferentculture.Whetheryouareonacall,ortravelingtomeetsomeonefacetoface,don'

tbeafraidtolightenthemood.Humorisanexcellentwaytoeasetension（紧张）intheworkplace.Itcanserveasawaytomakepeoplefeelcomfortableandevenmoreconnectedtoeachother.

Acceptdifferences.Partofchoosingtherightmoodmeansthatyouareopentodifferences.Ifyougointoanewsituationwherepeoplemighthavedifferentcustoms,youwillfinditeasiertobeaccepted.Gotoworkknowingthatpeoplefromdifferentculturesmightworkdifferently,andthat'

stobeexpected.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverse”inParagraph1mean?

A.Different.B.Remote.

C.Important.D.Familiar.

29.Whatcanweknowaboutself-awarefromParagraph2?

A.Itcanmakeyourlifemorecolorful.

B.Itcanturnchallengesintosomethingbeneficial.

C.Itcanshowpeopletherightthinkingpattern.

D.Itcanhelpaddtopeople'

sworkingexperience.

30.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?

A.Patienceisagoodwaytoreducestressatwork.

B.Differencesintheworkplacemakejobseasiertodealwith.

C.Humorcanmakepeopleatworkcloselyconnected.

D.Culturaldifferencesaremainlyreflectedinregionaldifferences.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Keepingagoodmoodisimportant

B.Acceptingthedifferencesbenefitsyoualot

C.Howtoworkwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures

D.Howtolearntheculturedifferencesandrespectthem

D

Thereareusuallyfewthingspeoplewanttodolessthanhousework.Butwhilewashingthedishesanddustingtheshelvescanseemliketroublesomethings,anewstudyhasshownjusthowimportanttheyaretogeneralhealthandhappiness.

Infact,scientistsnowbelievecleaningthehomeismoreimportanttomentalandphysicalhealththanotherfactors,suchastheareayouliveinorhowmuchyouearn.ResearchersatCaseWesternReserveUniversitysaythehouseworkisbeneficialbecauseoftheexerciseittakestogetthedailyjobdone,whichinturnaffectsmentalhealth.

DrWright,attheuniversity'

sFrancesPayneBoltonSchoolofNursingandonaresearchteamwantedtofindouthowincome,education,theenvironmentandhealthbehavior,likesmokingandexercise,affectanolderperson'

shealth.Thestudy'

s337participants（参加者），from65to94yearsold,hadtohaveatleastoneillness.Theyalsohadtohavephysicalproblemsthatpreventedthemfromdoingatleastonebasicdailytask,suchasbathinganddressing.

DrWrightsaidshewassurprisedtolearnthathouseworkaffectedtheparticipants'

physicalandmentalwell-beingmorethanotherfactors.“Housecleaningkeptthemupandmoving,”saidDrWright.“Acleanenvironmentishelpfultotreatsomeillnesses.”

ThestudyprovidedevidencethatWrighthadfoundinhervisits:

peoplelivinginachaotic（混乱的）environmentseemedlesssatisfiedthanthoseinaplacethatwasneatandtidy.Wrighthopesthestudyshowshowimportantitisforolderadultswithdisabilitiesandillnessestocontinuephysicalactivities,suchasdoingstretchingexercises.

32.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?

A.Somepeoplearetoobusytodohousework.

B.Somepeopledonotthinkhighlyofdoinghousework.

C.Somepeoplehavedifficultyindoinghousework.

D.Somepeopledolesshouseworkthanbefore.

33.HowdoDrWrightandherteamdotheirresearch?

A.Byobservingthechangesoftheparticipants'

behavior.

B.Bytryingdifferenttreatmentsfortheparticipants'

illnesses.

C.Bylimitingtheparticipants'

movingareastocertainplaces.

D.Bychoosingthosewhoarealittleweakastheparticipants.

34.What'

stheeffectofthelivingenvironmentaccordingtoDrWright?

A.Itcandecreaseone'

ssuffering.B.Itcanimproveone'

scharacter.

C.Itcanchangeone'

slifestyle.D.Itcanaffectone'

sfeelings.

35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Thead