内蒙古赤峰市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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内蒙古赤峰市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

内蒙古赤峰市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Isityourdreamtoflyandtoworkinspace?

DoyouwanttobeaNASAastronaut?

Likemanyjobs,thefirstthingwouldbetofillouttheapplication.Arecord-breaking18,300peoplefilledoutapplicationsrecentlywhenNASAannounceditwasfillingits2017AstronautCandidateprogram.Butoutofthose18.300applicants,justeightto14willbehiredbytheU.S.spaceagency.

Itwilltake18monthstodecidewhowillbeinthenewclassofastronauts.NASAwillreviewallofthefiles,whichwilllatergotoitscurrentteamofastronauts,tomakesuretheymeetthebasicqualifications.

ThefirstrequirementistheapplicantsmustbeU.S.citizens.Theyneedacollegedegreeinengineering,biologicalscience,physicalscience,computerscience,ormathematics.Theyalsoneedatleastthreeyearsofexperienceinasimilarfieldoratleast1,000hoursasajetairlinepilot.

Therearerequirementstopassaphysicaltest.Andthentherearepersonalityqualitiestestsaswell.WhatkindsofpersonalitiesisNASAlookingforinanastronaut?

NASA’sSelectionManagerAnneRoemersaid,“Ithinkleadership,teamwork,theabilitytonotonlyworkonateam,leadateam,butalsofollow,beafolloweronateam.Communicationcertainlyplaysarole,soit’ssomeprettycommonskillsthatIthinktranslateintoevenotherprofessions.”

About120applicantswillbeinvitedtotheJohnsonSpaceCentreinHouston,Texas,forafirstroundofinterviews,abouthalfofwhomwillgobackforasecondround.Onceselected,theymustcompletetwoyearsoftrainingineverythingaboutspaceflight-thingslikelearningaboutallthesystemsusedbyNASA,walkinginspaceandRussianlanguagetraining.UntiltheU.S.hasaworkingvehicletolaunchintospace,NASAstilldependsonRussiatogetastronautsintospace.

1.Whatisthepercentageofemploymentamongtheapplicants?

A.Abouthalfofthem.B.About8to14.

C.About120applicants.D.Lessthan0.08percent.

2.WhichdoyouthinkisthemostimportantpersonalityqualityaccordingtoNASA’SSelectionManager?

A.Devotion.B.Teamspirit.

C.Communication.D.Perseverance.

3.WhichisNOTthebasicrequirementtheapplicantshavetomeet?

A.Acollegedegreeinrequiredareas.

B.Relatedexperience.

C.SpeakingRussianfluently.

D.Passingphysicalandpersonalitytests.

4.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhatIsTakestoBeAnAstronaut?

B.WhatAnAstronautShouldTrainin?

C.NASAWelcomeItsMostApplicantsEver.

D.NASA2017AstronautCandidateProgram.

B

Thismaybesadtohear,butthenumberofBritain’sfamousredtelephoneboxeshasbeenfallingfordecades.Thephoneboxisiconic（标志性的）toforeignfansofBritainandvisitorstothecountry.Therearestillmanylefttoenjoy,however.

Thereisdeepfeelingforthebrightrediron-and-glassboxeswiththeQueen’scoatofarms.Theplacesthatstillhavetheredboxaremostlysmallandinthecountryside.Intheseplaces,thephoneboxmaybeasymbolofcommunity,aswellasalandmark.

Buttherearestillseveralcities,includingLondon,thatstillhaveoriginalredphoneboxesinplace.

Fortourists,theyprobablymaketheperfectbackgroundforaselfie（自拍照）.VisitLondonanydayinthesummerandyou’llseepeoplewiththeirsmartphonestakingphotoswiththeredboxbehindthem.Peoplewhoreceivethephotowillhavenotroubleguessingwheretheselfiewastaken.

Eversincemobilephonesbecamemorewidespread,therehasbeenlessandlesspointinpublicphones.Butalthoughtheredboxesarenolongerpopularplacestomakeacallfrom,newusesarebeingfoundforthemallthetime.ThefamousdesigncreatedbyGilesGilbertScottbackin1924liveson,butinwaystheBritisharchitectwouldneverhaveimagined.

Someofthenewwaysthephoneboxesarebeingusedarequiteunusual.Forexample,somehavebeenchangedintotinycoffeeshops.Othersarehatstores.Inoneremoteareaofthecountry,aredboxthathadnotbeenusedforalongtimehasbeenturnedintoasmalllendinglibrary.

Evenbackintheirheydayinthelastcentury,phoneboxeswereputtootheruses.Somepeopleevenusedthemastoiletsinanemergency.

Butformany,theywereasafeplacetohideifyouwerecaughtupintherain.Britain’sweatherisunpredictable:

sunonemoment,heavyrainthenext.SoifyouareplanningtovisittheUKandwanttheperfectBritishselfie,standinginsidearedtelephoneboxinarainstormmaybeyourbestbet.

5.Accordingtotheauthor,theredphoneboxesinBritainarespecialbecause.

A.theycanbeputintodifferentkindsofuse

B.theyareonlyfoundintheBritishcountryside

C.theyholdgreatmeaningtosomeBritishcommunities

D.theyhaveadeepconnectionwiththeroyalfamily

6WecanlearnfromthearticlethatBritishredphoneboxes.

A.aremostlymadeofwoodandglass

B.firstappearedinbigcitiessuchasLondon

C.weredesignedbyaBritisharchitectinthe1930s

D.arenotusedmuchforphonecallsthesedays

7.Theunderlinedword“heyday”inthesecondtolastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.apopulartimeB.abadtime

C.anunusualtimeD.ahappytime

8.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphisto.

A.explainhowtodealwithBritain’schangeableweather

B.describeacommonwayofmakinguseofaredphoneboxintheUK

C.advisevisitorstotakeaselfiestandinginsidearedtelephonebox

D.showhowtousearedphoneboxinthecaseofanemergency

C

AGuidetotheUniversity

Food

TheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks,drinksicecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk,Evenyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.

Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafelocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.

Relaxation

TheGlob,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.

Health

LocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseareavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9amtonoonand1:

00to4:

30pm.

AcademicSupport

AllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30-minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.

Transportation

TheTWUExpressisashuttleservice.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentre,leavingfromtheMattsonCentre.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.

9.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?

A.TheGlobe,Friday.B.TheLowerCafe,Sunday.

C.TheTWUCafeteria,Friday.D.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.

10.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre.

A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservicesfreeofcharge

C.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.givesadviceonmetalhealth

11.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?

A.Byapplyingonline.B.Bycallingthecentre.

C.Byfillinginasign-up.D.Bygoingtothecentredirectly.

12.WhatisthefunctionoftheTWUExpress?

A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.

B.Toprovidestudentswithcampustours.

C.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentre.

D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.

D

“Languagesareimportant,”“Iknowthey’rehardbutdon’tgiveup,”“They’llhelpyouinlife”.

Iwastoldthesewordsofencouragementoverandoveragain,Iwouldalwaysrollmyeyes,ignorethemandcontinuetostressoverthepastandfuturetenseandanynumbersover20.

Ihavestudiedlanguagesfromayoungage.IbeganlearningGreekaged10.whenmyfamilyandImovedtherefortwoyears.AtfirstitwasdifficultandIhadnoideawhetherIwouldbeabletolearnthelanguageanduseitproductively,buteventuallyitstartedtomakesense.

Slowly,veryslowly,Istartedtogetanimmense（巨大的）senseofpridefromusingwordsandphrasesIhadlearnt,overhearing（偷听）conversationsand（almost）understandingeverythingthatwassaid.

EightyearslaterIstarteduniversitybackinEngland,whereImetoneofmybestfriends.Guesshowwebecamebestfriends?

ShespokeGreekasasecondlanguage,IspokeGreekasasecondlanguage,thatwasourconversationstarter.Wewentforcoffeeandfromthatmomentwewereinseparable.IwasalwaystoldIwouldmeetpeoplethroughlanguagesanditwouldopenupdoorsforme,andthatwasoneofthefirstmomentswhereIbelievedit.Sometimesitcomesdowntosomethingsmalllikethat,tomakeyourealisewhatyou’redoingis100percentworthit.

IwasencouragedbymyfamilytocontinueonthelanguagepathsinceIstartedlearningattheageof10,soItookupGermananditwasreallychallenging.TherewerealotoftimesIthoughtIwasgoingtogiveup,butIamsogladIdidn’t;whenIwas18,Ididn’tgetintotheuniversityIwanted,orgetto