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高二英语上学期开学考试试题人教新目标版
2019学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题
(时间120分钟总分150分)
第1部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)。
第1节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A.
EuropeanWorkExperienceProgramme
EuropeanWorkExperienceProgramme(E.W.E.P.)isanindependentBritishorganizationwhichbeganin1991inthecityofLondon.E.W.E.P.providestheopportunityforstudentsfromthe25countriesoftheEuropeanUnionandnationals(公民)fromNorway,Iceland,SwitzerlandandLiechtensteintoliveinEngland,togainworkexperience,topractisetheirEnglishandtogetabetterinsightintotheBritishsocialandculturallife.
Toapplyyoumustfulfil(符合)thefollowingrequirements:
●Preferredage:
18to28years’old
●BeabletoworkintheUKforaperiodofatleasttwomonths.
●MusthaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.
●Duetoworkpermitrestrictions(限制),EuropeanWorkExperienceProgrammeLtd(E.W.E.P)willonlyselectyouifyouareaEuropeanUnionMemberornationalfromNorway,Iceland,SwitzerlandandLiechtenstein.
EuropeanWorkExperienceProgrammeLtdwillfindyouasuitablejobandanaccommodation.ArepresentativeofE.W.E.P.willbeavailableduringyourstaytohelpyouandyouwillgeta24hourshelplineserviceduringyourstay.TheTOTALfee(费用)forourservicesis£264.63(394.35Euros).
Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformation,pleasecontactus:
EuropeanWorkExperienceProgrammeLtd
Unit1,RedLionCourt,AlexandraRoad
Hounslow,Middlesex,TW31JS
UnitedKingdom
Tel:
442085722993
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E-mail:
1.What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?
A.TointroduceanewprogrammeinEngland
B.ToattractmorestudentstoworkinEngland
C.TodescribetheworkingconditionsinEngland
D.TomakecleartherequirementsforstudentsworkinginEngland
2.Whichofthefollowingsisnotthepurposeoftheprogamme?
A.Togetalotofworkexperience
B.ToimprovetheirEnglishrapidly
C.TohavebetterunderstandingoftheBritishculture
D.TomakemoremoneyinBritain
3.Ifyouapplyfortheprogramme,you__________.
A.mustbe18to26years’old
B.beabletospeakatleastthreelanguages
C.mustbenationalsfromthecountriesmentionedinthetext
D.shouldhavesomeworkingexperienceinaforeigncountry
B.
Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecentevening,Iwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftop.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmoments,thinkingaboutwhatapityitisthatmostcitypeople---myselfincluded---usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.
Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEurope,andthemoonmeantalottohimthen.Ithadtouchedmuchofhislife.
Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle ofnorthern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay threeorfourvalleys.Notalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbeheard.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknown,abottomlesswellofsilence.Andabovemewasthefullmoon,whichstruckmedeeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We have television, cellphones, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Strugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringday,mostofitspentindoors,Ithought,“Beforelong,Iwouldliketoliveinasmallcottage.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains.Andperhapswrite,butnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthere,andwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchedthemoon.”
4. Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________.
A.touchedbytheMoon
B. thePleasuresofModernLife
C.aBottomlesswellofSilence
D.break away from Modern life
5.Thewriterfeltsorryforhimselfbecause__________.
A.therewastoomuchpollution.
B. he failed to see the fullest moon.
C.hedidn’tadapttomoderninventions
D.thereweretoomanyaccidentsontheroad.
6.WhatimpressedthewritermostinthemountainousjungleofnorthernIndia?
A.Nomodernequipment.
B.Completesilence.
C.Thenicemoonlight.
D.Thehighmountains.
7.Modernthings(Paragraph4)arementionedmainlyto___________.
A. show that the writer likes city life very much.
B. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life.
C. explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature.
D.showthatwecanalsoenjoynatureathomethroughthem.
C.
Somedisabledpeopleuseaspecialcardwhentheyparktheircars.Thesearecalleddisabledplacards,whichareremovablesignsthatcanbehungfromtherear-view(后视)mirrorofacar.Theseplacardsareonlysupposedtobefordisabledpeople.
Theseplacardsaremeanttohelpdisabledpeopleinanumberofways.Theyallowthepersontoinspecialparkingspaces.Theycanalsobeusedwhendisabledpeoplearebeingdroppedofforpickedup.Disabledpeoplecanevenusethemtoparkwithouthavingtopay.
Parkingofficialsthinkthatsomepeoplearecheating.Notallpeoplewhohavetheseplacardsaredisabled.Today,oneinsixteendriversinCaliforniacarriesthesign.
Therearealotmorepeoplewhohavedisabledplacardstodaythanthenyearsago.AnofficialfromtheDMV(加州车辆管理局)saysthattherearemanyreasonsfortheincrease.Aspeoplegetolder,Theymaydevelophealthproblemsandneedtohaveone.Therearealsootherreasonswhymoredrivershavethemtoday.Finally,thereareanumberofpeoplewhohavethemthatshouldnot.
LastyeartheDMVcancelledmorethan25,000permits.Theyfoundthatlotsofpeoplewhohadthedisableplacardshaddied.Thesepermitsarenolongervalid.
Somepeopleareworriedthatthesystembeingabused.Theyareworriedthataccesstotheprogramcouldbelimitedbecauseofthemisuse.Morerulescouldmakeitharderforpeoplewithrealdisabilitiestogettheseplacards.
8.Accordingtothepassage,disabledplacards__________.
A.areveryhardtoget.
B.allowdisabledpeopletoparkanywhere.
C.areonlysupposedtohelpthetrulydisabled.
D.areusedtohelppeoplegetalongwellwiththedisabled.
9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.OneinsixteendriversinCaliforniaisdisabled.
B.TheCaliforniagovernmenttakescareofthedisabledverybadly.
C.MoreandmorepeoplehavebecomedisabledinCalifornia.
D.SomehealthypeoplearealsousingdisabledplacardsinCalifornia.
10.TheDMVcancelledmorethan25,000permitsmainlybecause________.
A.theywantedtolimittherightsofthedisabled
B.theownersgotthosedisabledplacardsillegally
C.theownersofthosedisabledplacardshaddied
D.theyfoundtoomanypeoplehaddisabledplacards
11.Basedonthelastparagraph,somepeopleareworriedthat__________.
A.theirdisabledplacardswillbecancelled
B.theywillnolongerbeabletogetadisabledplacard
C.moreandmorepeoplewillgetadisabledplacard
D.itwillbemoredifficultfortrulydisabledpeopletogetadisabledplacard
D.
Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?
Animalscan'ttalk,butcantheylieinotherways?
Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?
Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlying,buttheydoagreethatmanyanimals,frombirdstochimpanzees,behavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?
Dishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvive.
Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexample,abirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator(猎食动物)getsclosetoitsnest,theploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?
Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthe"hurt"adult,leavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.
Anotherkindofbird,thescrubjay,buriesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.Sotheygobacklater,unburythefood,andburyitagainsomewhereelse.
Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?
Theydon'tmakenests.Instead,theygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeout,theiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.
Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky.Afterafight,thelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshand,too,thechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.
Chimpsaresneakyinotherways,too.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylove,suchasbananas,itisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.Butsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfood.Thatway,otherchimpsdon'thearthem, andtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfood.
Aschildren,manyofuslearnthesaying"Youcan'tfoolMotherNature."Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusther,either.
12.Aploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.
A.gettingclosertoitsyoung
B.drivingawaytheadultpredator
C.leavingitsyounginanothernest
D.pretendingtobeinjured
13.By"Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky"(paragraph5),theauthormeans______.
A.chimpsarereadytoattackothers
B.chimpsaresometimesdishonest
C.chimpsarejealousofthewinners
D.chimpscanbeselfishtoo
14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingto