黑龙江省哈尔滨市第一中学校学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第一中学校学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

哈一中2019---2020学年度高二下学期期末考试

英语试卷

阅读理解（40分）

A

Havefunattheairport

Ifyouhavefoundyourselfwithalayover（短暂停留）atEdinburghAirport,youmaybewonderingwhattodowithyourtime.

Hangoutinthelounge（休息室）

Anairportloungemightbejustwhatyouneedduringyourlayover–aone-stopshopforsimplefood,drinks,solidWiFi,andcomfortableseating.Luckily,twoairportloungesareprovidedforeverytraveler,nomatteryourairlineorclassflown.Simplypre-bookavisitonlineoruseyourloungemembershipprogramtogetloungeaccess.

Treatyourself

You’vegotthetime,sowhynottreatyourself?

TheAeroSpa（opendaily）offersbeautytreatments,includinghairstylingandfacials,plusmassageservicestoworkoutthepaininyourneckfromyourlastflight.

Lookatsomeart

HeadtoGate13tobrowsetheairport’sartgallery,whichchangesexhibitsbyScottishartists.Someofthepaintingsareevenupforsale.

Airporthotels

IfsleepinginEdinburghAirportdoesnotappealtoyou,therearesomehotelsneartheairport:

◎DoubleTreebyHiltonHotelEdinburghAirport–（7minutewalkor2minutedrivefromtheairport）Afreeairportshuttleleavesfromtheairportterminal（stance2）every15minutesbetween3:

00AMto10:

00AM.

◎HolidayInnExpressEdinburghAirport–（12minutewalkor5minutedrivefromtheairport）Anairportshuttlebusrunstoandfromtheairport.Singletickets（￡1）andreturntickets（￡2）areavailable.

◎PremierInnEdinburghAirport–（20minutewalkor8minutedrivefromtheairport）Theairportshuttlebusis￡1.50singleand￡3return.

◎IbisBudgetHotelEdinburghPark–（6minutesfromtheairport）Noairportshuttle.

◎Observetheairporttraffic

Aviationfanscanwatchthetrafficcomeandgoontherunway.HeadtothecafesorrestaurantsnearGate12forthebestviews.

◎CheckoutEdinburgh

Ifyouhavealayoverofatleast5hours,you’llhaveenoughtimetocheckoutEdinburghitself.

Checkyourbagsinthearrivalareaandheadtothebusortramtogetintothecity.TheAirportLink100busleavesevery10minutesandtakesabout30minutestoreachWaverleyBridge.Edinburghtramsleaveevery7minutesandtakeabout30minutesaswell.Youcanpurchaseone-wayfareoradiscountedround-trip.

1.Whatdoweknowabouttheloungeservice?

A.Itisonlyavailableforfirst-classtravelers.

B.Itprovidespassengerswithcomfortablebeds.

C.TherearethreeloungesatEdinburghAirport.

D.Travelerscanpre-bookitonline.

2.Ifyouareinterestedinart,youshouldgoto______.

A.Gate12B.Gate13C.theairport’scafesD.theAeroSpa

3.Howmuchisaround-triptickettoPremierInnEdinburghAirport?

A.￡2.B.￡3.C.￡4.D.￡6.

4.HowoftendoestheAirportLink100busruntoWaverleyBridge?

A.Every5minutesB.Every7minutesC.Every10minutesD.Every30minutes

B

Forsomestudents,theirmajormayserveasapathtoalifelongcareer.Forothers,theirmajoronlyrepresentsatransientacademicinterest.     

AccordingtoarecentcareersurveyreleasedbyBeijingMunicipalCommissionofEducation,about45percentofgraduatestudentsworkinanareaunrelatedtotheirmajor.   

 Whentheyfirststarteduniversity,only25percentofthemweresatisfiedwiththeirmajor,while17percentwereunsatisfiedwiththeircurriculum.   

  CaoXuelin,27,anonlinegamedesigneratTencentTechnologyCo.,Ltd.studiedapurelytheoreticdisciplinebutnowfindshimselfworkinginaverypragmaticindustry.    

 "Istudiedmathematicsatuniversity,notcomputerscience,butIbegantoworkasasoftwaredesigneraftermygraduation,"saidCao,whoinitiallythoughthewouldbecomeamathteacherorworkforaresearchinstitute.   

  Itisdifficultfindingajobrelatingtoaspecificmajor,especiallywhenyourmajorisregardedashighly"impractical".Infact,manyofCao’sclassmatesbecamefinanceanalystsorevenworkinpublicrelations.   

  "Assumingajobhastobetieddirectlytoyourmajorisaveryold-fashionedwayofthinking.Employer’sattitudeshavechangedcompletely,"saidWangXiaojun,HRdirectoratGeneralElectricCompany."Knowledge,adaptability,practicalworkexperienceandtheabilitytoanalyzefromawell-roundedperspectivearemoreimportanttoemployers  thanyourmajors."   

 Sometimes,whenyouengageinadifferentfieldofwork,youmaynotevenrealizehowmuchyourcollegemajorishelpingyou.ChenJuan,24,apsychologymajorfromBeijingNormalUniversity,nowworksforOgilvy&MatherAdvertisingasaprojectmanager.   

 "Psychologyhelpsalotatworkbecausemycurrentjobinvolvesalotofconsumerstrategy.Italsorequirestheabilitytodoresearchanddataanalysis,whichIgainedduringmystudies,"shesaid.Asaresult,whenChenlooksattheresumesofpotentialhires,shedoesn’trestrictherselftolookingatthosewithamajorspecificallyrelatingtoadvertising.    

 "Evenifacandidatemajoredinbiology,Iwouldonlyconsidertheirgenuineinterestintheadvertisingandmarketingindustry."       

So,howshouldstudentsdealwiththepotentialdiscordbetweentheirmajorandcareer?

Onepossibilityistostudyacrossawiderange,ortofosterinterestsindifferentareas.Aboveall,ZhuHong,directoroftheEmploymentGuidanceCenteratNankaiUniversity,believesthatstudyingone’smajorwellstillmatters."Explore,havefunandconsultyourfaculty,friendsandfamilywheninneedofguidance." 

5.ThewritermentionsCaoXuelin’sstoryinthearticletoshowthat________.   

A.itiseasyforgraduatestofindjobsthatareunrelatedtotheirmajors  

B.moststudentswerenotsatisfiedwiththeirmajorwhentheystarteduniversity

C.itisdifficultforstudentsstudyingtheoreticdisciplinestofindjobsrelatedtotheirmajors 

D.graduatesaremorelikelytofindtheirjobsthatarequitedifferentfromwhattheythought 

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pragmatic"inParagraph4mean?

A.theoretical     B.practical C.small      D.impractical   

 7.AccordingtoWangXiaojun,employersnowattachgreaterimportancetothefollowingexcept__________.    

A.yourwayofunderstandingthings      B.yourmajorinuniversity

C.yourexperienceintherelatedfield    D.yourabilitytoadapttothechangingworld     

8.What’sthebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.AttitudestoMajorsChange       B.LifelongCareerandMajors  

C.JobHunters’Dilemma  D. MajorsdoCount

C

Goodnewsforpeoplewhohavedifficultyinrememberingthings.AmemorytechniqueinventedbytheancientGreekshasrecentlybeenprovedtobeabletogreatlyimproveordinarypeople’smemoryability.Youmayevenbecomeamemorychampionifyoupracticehardenough.

ThisisaccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalNeuron.ResearchersfromRadboudUniversityMedicalCenterintheNetherlandsfoundthatmemorychampionsaren’tallthatdifferenttous.Peoplewithanaveragememorycangreatlyimprovetheirmemoryabilitybyusingwhat’sknownasthe"mindpalace"method.

ThemethodisthesecretweaponofthefictionalcharacterSherlockHolmes.

Inordertodothis,youneedtopictureaplaceyou’refamiliarwith,suchasyourlivingroom.Then,youhavetorememberthisplaceinasmuchdetailaspossibleasthisisyourownmindpalace.

Supposeyouwanttorememberashoppinglist.Youcanstartbyspreadingoutalltheitemsaroundyourlivingroominyourmind.Thismeanseachitemonyourlistisconnectedwitharememberedplaceinyourlivingroom.Youtraveltothatrememberedplaceasyourecallthelist.

Toexploretheeffectsofthismethodonthebrain,researchersgathered51participantswithaveragememorylevelsandnopreviousmemorytraining.After40daysofdaily30-minutetrainingsessions,participantsdoubledtheamountofwordstheycouldremember–theywentfromrecallinganaverageof26wordsoutof72,toanimpressive62.Fourmonthslater,evenwithoutcontinuedtraining,theirrecallperformanceremainedhigh.

"Onceyouarefamiliarwiththesestrategiesandknowhowtoapplythem,youcankeepyourperformancehighwithoutmuchfurthertraining,"MartinDresler,assistantprofessorfromRadboudUniversityMedicalCenter,toldtheDailyMail.

Inaddition,thetrainingalsoaffectsthewayourbraincellsconnect.Aftertraining,thewaythattheparticipants’braincellsconnectbegantobelikethoseofmemorychampionscomparedtoscanstakenbeforetraining.Researchersbelievethiscouldberesponsiblefortheirincreasedmemory.

Butwhatmakesthisresearchsofascinatingisthatitseemstoprovethatthetalenttostorethingsinyourmindisn’tdowntogenes.Dreslerfoundtherewasnodifferenceinbrainstructurebetweenmemorychampionsandnormalpeople,whichmeansmemorychampionsarenotbornwithdifferentbrains.

"They,withoutasingleexception,trainedformonthsandyearsusingmethodstoachievethesehighlevelsofperformance,"DreslertoldScienceDaily.

It’sclearthatmorestudiesareneededtofindoutwhat’sgoingonhere,butthe"mindpalace"methodmightbeyourbestbettoneverforgetanimportantname,dateorappointmenteveragain.

9.Themainpurposeofthetextisto______.

A.presentaresearchonamemoryimprovementstrategy

B.explorethesecretsofmemorychampions

C.arguewhethergoodmemoryisnaturalortrained

D.explainhowamemoryimprovementstrategyworks.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthe"mindpalace"method?

A.ThemethodbecamepopularbecauseofSherlockHolmes.

B.Peopleneedtodrawafamiliarplaceonpaperbeforeusingthemethod.

C.Theeffectsofthismethodarelikelytofadewhenthetra