学1718学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案文档格式.docx

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30.Whilewaitingforabustotheofficewherehewassupposedtobeinterviewed,hesawanelderlymanwildlykickingthetyreofhiscar.Obviouslytherewassomethingwrongwiththecar.Mikeimmediatelywentuptolendhimahand.WhenMikefinishedworkingonthecar,theoldmanaskedhimhowmuchheshouldpayfortheservice.Mikesaidtherewasnoneedtopayhim;

hejusthelpedsomeoneinneed,andhehadtorushforaninterview.Thentheoldmansaid,“Well,Icouldtakeyoutotheofficeforyourinterview.It’stheleastIcoulddo.Please,Iinsist.”Mikeagreed. 

Uponarrival,Mikefoundalonglineofapplicantswaitingtobeinterviewed.Mikestillhadsomegreaseonhimafterthecarrepair,buthedidnothavemuchtimetowashitofforhaveachangeofshirt.Onebyone,theapplicantslefttheinterviewer’sofficewithdisappointedlooksontheirfaces.Finallyhisnamewascalled.Theinterviewerwassittingonalargechairfacingtheofficewindow.Rockingthechairbackandforth,heasked,“Doyoureallyneedtobeinterviewed?

”Mike’sheartsank.“WiththewayIlooknow,howcouldIpossiblypassthisinterview?

”hethoughttohimself. 

ThentheinterviewerturnedthechairandtoMike’ssurprise,itwastheoldmanhehelpedearlierinthemorning.ItturnedouthewastheGeneralManagerofthecompany. 

“SorryIhadtokeepyouwaiting,butIwasprettysureImadetherightdecisiontohaveyouaspartofourworkforcebeforeyouevensteppedintothisoffice.Ijustknowyou’dbeatrustworthyworker.Congratulations!

”Mikesatdownandtheysharedacupofwell-deservedcoffeeashelandedhimselfanewjob. 

1.WhydidMikeapplyforanewjob?

A.Hewasoutofwork. 

B.Hewasboredwithhisjob. 

C.C.Hewantedahigherposition. 

D.Hehopedtofindabetterboss.

2.WhatdidMikeseeonthewaytotheinterview?

A.Afriend’scarhadaflattyre.

B.awildmanwaspushingacar.

C.aterribleaccidenthappened.

D.anoldman’scarbrokedown.

3.WhydidtheoldmanofferMikearide?

A.Hewasalsotobeinterviewed. 

B.Heneededatravelingcompanion.

C.Healwayshelpedpeopleinneed. 

D.HewasthankfultoMike. 

4.HowdidMikefeelonhearingtheinterviewer’squestion?

A.Hewassorryfortheotherapplicants.

B.Therewasnohopeforhimtogetthejob. 

C.Heregrettedhelpingtheoldman. 

D.Theinterviewerwasveryrude. 

5.WhatcanwelearnfromMike’sexperience？

A.Wherethereisawill,there’saway.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Goodisrewardedwithgood. 

D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

B

ThereisanEnglishsayingthat“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhowever,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughtercanreallyimprovepeople’shealth.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,makestheheartbeatquickerandmakespeoplebreathedeeper;

italsoworksonseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattoleratedthepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichreducesbothstressandpain.

Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics（诊所）,inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

A.Laughterisgoodforhealth.

B.Laughtercanmakeyoubecomeoldquickly.

C.Laughterhelpstoreducepain.

D.Laughter,justlikephysicalexercise,isgoodforourbody.

7.Whydosomedoctorsholdlaughterclinics?

A.Becausetheywanttoearnmoremoney.

B.Becausetheythinktheywillhelpthepatientsrecoverfromillnesses.

C.Becausetheywanttoimprovetheirpatients’condition.

D.Becausetheywanttheirpatientstopracticehowtolaugh.

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Bothlaughterandphysicalexercisearegoodforhealth.

B.Laughterclinicshelppatientsimprovetheircondition.

C.Laughtercanreducetheeffectsofpain.

D.Laughteristhebestmedicine.

C

Onenight,thefirstfloorofthehousesuddenlycaughtfire.Thefirewasbig,andsoonbecameaseaoffire.Onthesecondfloorlivedalittlegirlandhergrandmother;

thelittlegirl’sparentshaddied,andshelivedtogetherwithhergrandma.Inordertorescuethelittlegirl,thegrandmotherwasburnedtodeath,leavingthelittlegirlcryingforhelploudly.

Howcouldpeopleenterthehouse?

Atthatverymoment,amancarryingaladderrushedtotheflamesandenteredthehousethroughthewindow.Whenheappearedagainintheeyesofthepeople,thelittlegirlwasinhisarms.Hegavethechildtothecrowd,andthendisappearedintothenight.

Thislittlegirlhadnofamily.Twomonthslaterameetingwasheldtofindapersontoadopt（收养）thegirl.Ateacherwaswillingtoadoptthischild,andsaidshecouldgiveherthebesteducation;

afarmerwantedtoadoptthischild,sayingthatvillagelifewouldletthechildgrowuphealthilyandhappily;

arichmansaid,“Icangivethechildeverythingthatotherscando.”

Alotofpeoplewhowantedtoadoptthischildsaidalotaboutthebenefitsoftheiradoptingthechild.Butthelittlegirl’sfacehadnoexpression.Atthattime,aman,throughthecrowd,walkedstraighttothelittlegirl,andopenedhisarmsforthelittlegirl.Peoplewerepuzzled,andtheyfoundthatthemanhadterriblescarsonhisarms.Thelittlegirlletoutacry,“Thisisthemanwhosavedme!

”Shesuddenlyjumpedupandburiedherfaceinhisarmsandsobbed.Naturallythemanadoptedthegirl.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thegrandmawastoooldtorushoutoftheroom.

B.Thelittlegirlandhergrandpalivedonthesecondfloor.

C.Torescuethelittlegirl,hergrandmadiedinthefire.

D.Thegrandmaandthelittlegirlcriedforhelploudlyonthefirstfloor.

10.Whatdidthemandoafterhehadsavedthelittlegirl?

A.Hereturnedtohiswork.

B.Hegavethegirltothecrowdandleftquickly.

C.Hewasinjuredandwenttothehospital.

D.Hetookthegirlhome.

11.Themeetingwasheldthereinorderto 

.

A.decidewhowouldtakeinandbringupthegirl

B.findoutwhohadrescuedthegirl

C.decidehowthegirlwouldberaised

D.honortheherowhohadsavedthegirl

12.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Peopledidn’twanttohelpthelittlegirlatfirst.

B.Themanwhohadsavedthegirlwasafireman.

C.Therichmanwouldnotbuyanythingthegirlneeded.

D.Thegirlrecognizedthemanandwashappytobeadoptedbyhim.

D

WhilereadingabookinEnglish,everyfewlinesoftext,yourunacrossawordortwothatyoudon’tknow.Youlookupeverynewwordinthedictionary.Badmove.Allthatdoesslowyoudown.EvenelectricorCD–ROMdictionariescangetinthewayofyourreadingprogress.Adictionaryislikearoadmap.Itcanhelpyouifyougetlostandpointyouintherightdirection.Butifyoustoptolookatthe“map”eachtimeyoutakeastep,you’llgetnowherefast.

OnyourEnglishlearning“journey”,adictionarycanbeahelpful“travelcompanion”----ifitisnotoverused.TohelpyoustartthinkinginEnglish,useanEnglish-to-Englishdictionary.Otherwise,youwillalwaysdependonyournativelanguageandenduptranslatinginyourhead.

Agooddictionarycanhelpyoudomorethanjustfindthemeaningofaword.Itcanhelpyouverify（核实）spelling,checkwordformsandgrammarusage,findexamplesentenceandlearnpronunciation.Somedictionariesevenprovideexercisestoteachyouhowtousetheirresources.

Taketimetogettoknowyourdictionary.Learnthepronunciationsymbols.Understandwhattheabbreviations（缩写字）mean.Trytomastertheimportantgrammarrules.Lookforcharts,diagramsandliststhatmightbeusefulinthefuture.Youwilldiscoverhowhelpfulitcanbetomakefriendswithyourdictionary.Andastheysay,“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”

13.WhydoweneedagoodEnglish-to-Englishdictionary?

A.Becauseitisagoodfriend.

B.Becauseitcanhelpustofindtherightdirectionifwegetlost.

C.Withoutitwe’llalwaysdependonournativelanguageandenduptranslating

inourhead.

D.BecauseitcanhelpustostartthinkinginEnglishandinChinese.

14.Theunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphrefersto__________.

A.pronunciationsymbolsandgrammarrules

B.ab