黑龙江省绥化市三校学年度高二上学期期末联考 英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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黑龙江省绥化市三校学年度高二上学期期末联考英语试题Word版含答案
绥化市三校2014-2015学年度第一学期期末联考
高二英语试题
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分,满分120分,考试时间100分钟
第I卷(两部分,共70分)
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Koalasremindpeopleofteddybears.Theyhavethickfurandlargeears.Theirbroad,flatnosemakesthemlookcute,similartoteddybears.Infactkoalasaren’tcute.Theyhavesharpteethandverysharpclaws!
Koalasaremarsupials.Thismeansthemothercarriesherbabyinapocketwhileitdevelops,similartoakangaroo.Thebabykoalalivesinitsmother’spocketforthefirstsixmonthsofitslife.
Thename“koala”comesfromanativeAustralianwordthatmeans“nodrink”.Thekoalasgetalmostalltheirwaterfromtheeucalyptus(桉树)leavestheyeat.That’swheretheygettheirfoodtoo.Koalaseatonlyeucalyptusleaves,andonlytheleavesofcertaineucalyptustrees.Theeucalyptustreesarewherethekoalaslive.It’salsowheretheysleep.Koalassleepaboutnineteenhoursaday!
Whydotheysleepsomuch?
Somepeoplethinkit’sbecausethey’relazy.Butkoalasaren’tlazy.Theysleepsomuchbecausethereisn’tmuchnutrition(营养)ineucalyptusleaves.Koalasstorehardlyanyfat,sotheymustsavetheirenergy.Onewaytodothisistomoveslowlyandsleepalot.
Afteradayofsleepingtheyliketomovearoundandeatjustaftersunset.Theylivealonemostofthetime.Koalasareveryprotectiveoftheirtrees.Ifakoalaseesanotherkoalaeatinginitsfavoritetree,itmighttelltheotherkoalatoleaveby“barking”atit.Koalasdo“talk”toeachother.Besidesbarks,themalesmakeadeepgruntingsound.Themothersandbabiestalkinsoftclickingsounds.Iftheygetscaredtheymayscreamlikeababy.
1.Accordingtothearticle,howarekoalasandkangaroosalike?
A.Theybothhavethickfur.B.Theybothhavesharpteeth.
C.Theybotheateucalyptusleaves.D.Theybothcarrytheiryounginapocket.
2.Theword“koala”comesfromawordthatmeans________.
A.nodrinkB.movingslowlyC.largeearsD.barkingloudly
3.Whydokoalassleepalot?
A.Theirbabiesneedtogetmuchrest.
B.Theygettiredfromplayingsomuch.
C.Theirfooddoesnotgivethemmuchenergy.
D.Theydonotliketobeawakewhenitiswarm.
4.Ifanadultkoalascreamslikeababy,hemayget________.
A.worriedB.hungryC.scaredD.sleepy
B
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OfficeManagerwanted
Ourcompanyislookingforafull-timemanagertorunthebusiness.Strongskillsandsomeexperienceareneededinorganizationandbusinessmanagement.Also,heorsheshouldbefamiliarwithcomputer.
Pleasesendyourresumetojim@californiaaquatics.comorcall800-6978toapply.
Waiter/Waitresswanted
SpecialtyRestaurantislookingforanexperiencedwaiter/waitress.Aknowledgeofwinesandexperienceindiningarenecessary.Mustworkwellunderpressureandunderstandthebasicsoffinediningandcustomerservice.
Ifyou'reinterested,pleasecontactusatjob-tkupe1329358152@craigslist.Orgtoapply.
Thisisapart-timejob.Please,nophonecallsaboutthisjob!
OfficeCleanerWanted
LookingforPart-timework?
ApositionavailableintheMississaugaarea!
Part-time4hoursperdayfrom10:
00a.m.-2:
00p.m.
Someexperienceisnecessary.Pay:
$15perhour.
Replyto:
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5.Thepositionofa(n)___________isfull-timejob.
A.babysitterB.officemanager
C.waiter/waitressD.officecleaner
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Theofficecleanerhastoworkthreehourseachday.
B.Onecanapplyforawaiterorwaitressbytelephone.
C.Experienceisnecessaryforallthesefourjobs.
D.Ababysitterearns$5morethananofficecleanerperhour.
7.Inwhichcolumncanwereadthesemessagesinthenewspaper?
A.AdvertisingB.NewsC.EntertainmentD.Sports
C
Haveyoueverplayedthevideodancegame?
Nowsuchgamesareusedtohelploseweight!
Likemanyotherteenageboys,Joneslovedsports.Butat5feet,175pounds,hefoundhisweightatrouble.Hisdoctorwantedhimtolose50poundssothathemaycatchupwiththefootballgamebytheendofsummer.
JoneschosethepopulardanceRevolutionvideogameathometoincreasehisactivity.Hehadlostabout10poundsbychanginghisdiet.Now,aftertwoweeksplayingthegame,hehaslostanother10!
InWestVirginia,43%ofthenearly6,000childrenexaminedforheartdiseaseriskwereconsideredover-weighted;morethan25%weretoofat.“weareinacrisisofchildhoodobesitynotonlyinWestVirginiabutinAmerica,”saidaresearcher.
Researchersarelookingatthepotentialforimprovingeffectsbyusingthegame.AteacherinWestVirginiahasbeenusingthevideogameinherclassessincelastfall.Shereportedthatthegamedoesimprovehearthealthaswellaseye-handcoordination,andherstudentstakethevideogameasagreatalternativetojumpingropeorballgames.
TheUSEducationDepartmentisputtingthegamein20schoolstocontrolchildhoodobesity.Well,areyougoingtotrysuchagametodanceawayyourextraweight?
8.Jones’mainproblemwasthat.
A.hewastooshortB.hewasover-weighted
C.helackedtheskillinfootballD.hedidn’tkeepahealthydiet
9.Theunderlinedwordmeans.
A.beingunfriendlyB.beingunhappy
C.beingunhealthyD.beingoverweight
10.Itcanbelearnedthat.
A.inWestVirginia25%ofthechildrenweretoofat
B.afterplayingthegame,Joneshaslostweight
C.theteacherisafailureinusingthevideogame
D.theUSEducationDepartmentispromotingthegamealloverthecountry
11.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis.
A.DanceAwayYourWeightB.PlaytheVideoDanceGame
C.SolvetheProblemofObesityD.AMagicVideoDanceGame
D
Recently,astudywascarriedouttodeterminewhowasthegreatestAmericanpresident.Sixty-fivepresidentialhistorianstookpartinit,andtheyjudgedthepastforty-twoAmericanleadersbasedontenleadershipqualities,includingpublicpersuasiveness(信服),crisisleadership,managementoftheeconomy,moralleadership,andconductofinternationalrelations.Thehistoriansalsolookedatadministrativeability(管理能力),relationswithCongress,abilitytosetgoals,andthepursuitofequaljusticeforall.Finally,theexpertstookintoconsiderationthehistoricalperiodinwhichthepresidentlived.
ThehistorianschoseAbrahamLincolnasAmerican’sgreatestpresident.Hehadalsobeennamedthegreatestpresidentinasimilarstudyin2000.AbrahamLincolnwasthepresidentwholedthenationthroughtheCivilWarinthe1860s,andwasabletouniteitintheend.Healsotookthefirststepstoabolish(废除)slaveryinAmerica.
EdnaMedford,aprofessorofhistoryatHowardUniversityinWashington,D.C.,wasanadviseronthisstudyandtheearlierone.ShesaysAbrahamLincolnisseentorepresentthevaluesthenationmosthonors,suchastruthfulness,moderation,andrespectforhumanrights.
ThehistoriansputAmerican’sfirstpresident,GeorgeWashington,secondonthelist,whileFranklinD.Roosevelt,TheodoreRoosevelt,andHarryTrumanfollowinthatorder.JohnF.Kennedy,thecountry’sfirstRomanCatholicpresident,issixthonthelist.LikeLincoln,Kennedywasmurderedwhileinoffice.
Amongrecentpresidents,RonaldReaganwasnamedthetenthbestandBillClintonratedfifteenth,whilethehistoriansputformerpresidentGeorgeW.Bushatnumberthirty-six.Hisfather,GeorgeH.W.Bush,didmuchbetter,beingplacedatnumbereighteen.
12.Welearnfromthetextthat___________.
A.thisisthesecondtimeAbrahamLincolnhasbeenchosenasAmerica’sgreatestpresident
B.EdnaMedforddidn’ttakepartinthestudyconductedin2000
C.GeorgeH.W.BushwasthoughttohavedoneworseinofficethanGeorgeW.Bush
D.HarryTrumanwasratedthefourth-bestpresidentbythestudy
13.Whichofthefollowingbelongtothetenleadershipqualitiesconsidered?
a.Beingabletopersuadethepublic.
b.Takingeffectivemeasuresduringafinancialcrisis.
c.Balancinghomelifeandcareer.
d.Pursuingequaljusticeforall.
A.a,b,cB.b,c,dC.a,b,dD.a,c,d
14.Whoisratedworstamongthefollowingfourpresidents?
A.JohnF.KennedyB.GeorgeW.Bush
C.BillClintonD.GeorgeWashington
15.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.thetenqualitiesagreatpresidentneeds
B.howAbrahamLincolnimprovedthecountry
C.thevaluestheAmericannationhonorsmost
D.astudyofAmericanpresidents
第二节:
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Noonewantstolooksillyordothewrongthingatanewjob.Itisimportanttomaketherightimpression—notthewrongone—fromtheveryfirstday.Youwillfacenewpeople.Youwillbeinanewplace.____16______Hereareseveraltipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdaysatanewjob:
_______17_____Makesureyoumakeagoodone.Beforeyourfirstday,findoutifyournewjobhasadresscode(准则).Ifso,besuretofollowit.Nomatterwhat,alwaysbeneatandclean.
Gettoworkontime.Employersvalueemployeeswhocometoworkrightontime._____18_________
Payattentiontointroductions.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisor(主管)maydoistointroduceyoutoco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.Theyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisnotaround.
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