阶段性测试四高二英语.docx

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阶段性测试四高二英语

荥阳高中2017-1018学年上学期实验班

阶段性测试（四）高二英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

“IamnotanAmerican,”marktwain（1835-1910）oncesaid,“IamtheAmerican.”

Hehadgoodreasontosayso.ANobelwinnerinliterature,USplaywrightEugeneO’Neillcalledhim“thefatherofAmericanliterature”.

TwainissomeoneAmericansaretaughttolove.Olderrelatives,Englishteachersandthemediaoftenpraisehim.ButwhenyouactuallytakethetimetoreadtheadventuresofTomSawyer,whichwasfirstpublished140yearsago,youfindthathisworkismorewonderfulthanyoucouldeverhaveimagined.

ThenoveldescribesayoungboynamedTomSawyergrowingupinasmalltownalongtheMississippiRiver.Heexploresthecountrysideonariverboatwithhisfriends,fallsinlovewithgirls,startssecretclubsandsearchesfortreasure.Twain’sideaofchildhoodismagical–atimeofimagination,wonderand,ofcourse,adventure.

Moreimportantly,throughtheeyesofTomSawyer,TwaincleverlymakesfunofUSculture.Forexample,Tomhatesgoingtochurch,andTwainusesTomtomakefunofreligionanditsoldtraditions.“Often,thelessthereistojustifyatraditionalcustom,theharderitistogetridofit,”hewritesinonechapter.

Twain’swritingisfullofthesekindsofcriticalpointsaboutcultureandpolitics.That’swhyheissolovedintheUS–hewasn’tafraidtostatehisopinions,andhedidsoclearly.

Forinstance,Twaindidn’tlikeUSwarsabroad.In1900,aftertheUSinvadedthePhilippines,Twainwroteinanewspaperarticle:

“Wedonotintendtofree,buttosubjugatethepeopleofthePhilippines…Wehavegonetheretoconquer.”

Healsobelievedstronglyinwomen’srighttovoteinelectionsandgaveafamousspeechonthesubject,called“VotesforWomen”,in1901.

“Tomwasaglitteringherooncemore–thepetoftheold,theenvyoftheyoung,”TwainwritesinTomSawyer.Buthecouldjustaswellbedescribinghimself.

1．Accordingtotheauthor,afterreadingTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,youarelikelytothink    .

A.it’snotworthallthepraiseB.it’saswonderfulasyouexpected

C.it’sbettertoreaditwithteachersD.it’sevenbetterthanyouexpected

2．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Abriefdescriptionofthenovel.

B.WhereTwain’sideaofchildhoodcomesfrom.

C.HownaughtyandadventurousTomSawyeris.

D.WhatmakesTomSawyer’sadventuressowonderful.

3．WhyisTwainsolovedintheUSaccordingtothearticle?

A.HeshowedthetruthaboutUSwarsabroad.

B.Hesupportedwomen’srighttovote.

C.HecriticizedAmericancultureandsocietyclearlyandcleverly.

D.Heshowedreadersamagicalchildhoodthateveryonewould.

B

IwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetostudyintheUnitedStatesasaninternationalstudentfromtheUkrainewhenIwasfourteenyearsold.Iwenttoawonderfulschool,WestCatholicHighSchool,formyfreshmanyear.

Iremembermyfirstdayatthatschoolasifitwereyesterday.Iwasverynervous,andIcouldfeelmyheartbeatonthetipsofmytoes.MymainfearwasthatIwouldnotbeabletoexpressmyselfduetothelanguagebarrier.IwastryingtohaveaslittlecommunicationasIpossiblycould.AndIalmostsucceeded,untilwehadtointroduceourselvesinfrontoftheclass.

Andthemomenttheword“international”flewoutofmymouth,iwassurroundedbythirtypeoplewhowereaskingquestionsoneafteranother.Iremembersomeofthequestionswere“WhereistheUkraine?

Isitakingdom?

”“DoyouhaveMcDonald’s?

Doesittastethesame?

”and“Saysomethinginyourlanguage.”Itturnedouttobetheoppositeoflesscommunication,butitwassomuchfun.

Duringthefirstthreemonths,Icertainlyexperiencedabitofculturalshock.IthinkAmericansarethenicestpeopleIhaveevermetinmyentirelife.Theyalwayssmileandsay,“Hi,howareyou?

”

Oneday,Inoticedthestudentslookingatmesuspiciously.Finally,myclassmatecameuptomylockerandwhispered,“Isthattruethatyouareaprincess（公主）andthatyoucametostudyheresothatnobodywouldrecognizeyou?

”Atonepoint,Ievenhadanimageofmyselfwearingagownandwavingatthecrowd.What?

Peopledohaveawildimagination!

Duringmystudyabroadexperience,Isawatotallynewworld,experiencedgreatculture,metalotofincredible（不可思议的）peopleandimprovedmylanguage.Thistripinspiredmetolearnforeignlanguages.ThatisoneofthereasonswhyIspeakfivedifferentlanguagestoday.

4.Onthefirstdayofschool,theauthorwasafraidthat__________.

A.shewouldbetooshytotalkwithothers.

B.shecouldnotcommunicatewithotherswell.

C.shewouldnotbeabletodowellinherstudies

D.shewouldhavedifficultylearninganewlanguage.

5.Whentheauthor’sclassmatesknewshewasaninternationalstudent,they

______________________.

A.madefunofher

B.preparedaspecialgiftforher

C.wereeagertomakefriendswithher

D.showedinterestinhercountry’sculture.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspiciously”inPara.5probablymean?

A.DoubtfullyB.ExcitedlyC.AngrilyD.Fearfully

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TheauthordecidedtosettleintheUSA.

B.Theauthordidn’twanttomakeherselfknown.

C.Theauthoralwaysimaginedherselfasaprincess.

D.Theauthorgotlotsofbenefitsthroughstudyingabroad.

C

Ilikewriting;Ilikemeetingpeople;Ilikediscoveringnewthings,thentellingeveryoneaboutthem;andIcouldn’tkeepasecretifyoupaidme.SoIbecameajournalist.

Iwroteformyschoolmagazine,didunpaidworkonmylocalpaper,tookamaster’sdegree,gotapart-timejobandthenbecameafull-timejournalist.

Oratleastthatiswhatmyresumewouldsay;butthelifeofajournalistismoreexcitingthanthat-evenifthatexcitementcancomewithpainandfrustration.

IhavelostcountofthenumbersofemailsIhavehadignored.IhavespenthoursatmeetinglisteningashardasIcouldforastory-onlytogohomeempty-handed.

OnceIranaroundknockingondoorsinadark,dangerous-lookingstreetinthesnowtofindawomanwho（myeditorhadtoldme）“wokeinthenighttofindwaterpouringonherhead”.SomehowIfoundher.Itookphotos.Iinterviewedher,thebuildingownerandthefireman.Iwrotethestory…thenIopenedthepapertofinditattheback,whichnonameonit,only100wordslong.

Strangely,though,thatchallengemademewanttokeepgoing,ifyoudosucceed,therewardsofjournalismaretrulygreat.

Ioncewroteaboutanoldpeople’shomewhereresidents,increasinga90-year-oldblindman,werelivinginroomsthatwerefulloffleas,andbeingtoldtodotheirownrepairs.Aweekafterthestorywaspublish,theresidentsphonedme,fullofjoy.Themanagershadapologizedandpromisedtochangetheirways.

Journalismcanbedangerousandboring,withlongandunpredictableworkhours.Andthepay（atleastintheUK）isusuallyterrible.Butit’salsooneofthemostthrilling,rewardingjobsaround.Forme,thereisnobettercareerthanmakingdifferenceandtellingtheworldaboutit.

8．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Gettingstartedinacareerinjournalism.B.Theauthor’scolorfulexperiencesasjournalist.

C.Howyoucanbeagoodjournalist.D.Whylifeiseasierformalejournalist.

9．Accordingtotheauthor,herfrustrationinherjoboftencomesfrom      .

A.unfairtreatmentB.fruitlessefforts

C.misunderstandingD.dangerousandrisks

10．Whatdeeplyattractstheauthorasajournalististhat     .

A.shegetstoseehernameprinted

B.sheearnsalotthroughwritingfunstories

C.shecanmeetdifferentpeopleandhertheirstories

D.shecanhelpothersandbringaboutchangesinpeople’slives

11．Fromthearticlewecanconcludethattheauthor     .

A.isnotgoodatkeepingsecrets

B.doesnotmindthechallengesinhercareer

C.isnotappreciatedbyhereditor

D.isinterestedinexcitinganddangerouswork

D

Doyouthinkyouwouldworkoutmoreifyouwereofferedmoneytodoso?

Sciencehasshownthatmoneycangivepeoplemotivationtoworkout,butperhapsnotinthewaythatyouthink.

AccordingtoastudypublishedintheAnnalsofInternalMedicineJournal,thebeststrategyisn’tofferingmoney;it’givingsomeonemoney,thenthreateningtotakeitaway.

Researchersgave281peoplethegoalofwalking7,000stepseverydayover13weeks.

Tomotivatethepeoplewhotookparttoreachthegoal,researchersdividedthemintothreegroups.Peopleinthefirstgroupreceived$1.40（9yuan）eachdayaslongastheyfinished7,000steps,thesecondgroupwasonlyabletocollectthe$1.40iftheyhadreached7,000stepsthedaybefore,andthethirdgroupwasgiven$42atthebeginningofeachmonthand$1.40wastakenawayeverytimesomeonefailedtomeetthegoal.

Thethirdgroupmettheirdailyfitnessgoals50percentmoreoftenthantheothertwogroups,showingthatpeopleweremostmotivatedtowalkbythefearoflosingmoney.

“Peoplearemoremotivatedbylossesthangains,andtheylikeimmediategratification.”studyauthorDrMiteshPatel,anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUS,toldCNN.”Theywanttoberewardedtoday,notnextyearorfarintothefuture.”

Ourbrainstendtoavoidwantingtolosethingsmorethantheytrytogetthebenefitsfromgainingthem,Patelexplained.“Itmakespeoplethinklikethemoneyistheirstolosefromdayone.”

Inaddition,inmostprograms,manyparticipantswilldropoutquicklyandonlythemotivatedwillstayinvolved,Patelsaid.

“Inours,wewerepleasantlysurprisedthat96percentstayed.”headded.

Thestudyprovidesevidencethatwhatmattersisnotonlythemoneyincentive（奖励