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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
淇滨高中2019-2020学年上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
考试时间:
100分钟分值:
150分
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节20小题;每小题2分,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,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Anti-SleepAlarm
Price:
US$5
EXTRA5%OFFWHENYOUBUY2ORMORE
Anti-SleepAlarmisanewlifesavinganti-tirednessalarm.Youjustwearitbehindtherightear.Itworksonthetheoryofelectronicbalance.
WorkingTheory
Itiswornovertheearandhasanelectronicpositionsensor.Whenyourheadnodsforward,itsoundsaloudalarmtoimmediatelywakeyouandwarnyourpassengers.
Features
TheAnti-SleepAlarmfeaturesadriversafetyalarmtohelppreventaccidentscausedbyfallingasleepatthewheel.Itisespeciallysuitableforlong-distancedrivingandnightdriving.TheAnti-SleepAlarmisalsoperfectforanyonewhoneedstostayawakeonduty—guards,machineoperators,andevenstudents.It’seasytouseandcanbecomfortablywornforalongtime.
●Alarmmode:
sounddi,di..
●Dimensions:
80×22×15mm
●Battery:
buttoncellbattery(included)
●Lifetime:
30,000nods
Payment
WeacceptPayPalonly,withallmajorcreditcardsacceptedthroughPayPal.Paymentmustbereceivedwithin7businessdaysafterordering.
Shipping
WeshiptoyoureBayorPayPaladdress.PleasemakesureyoureBayandPayPaladdressiscorrectbeforeyoupay.Goodswillbeshippedwithin1-3businessdayswhenwereceivepayment.Delivery(递送)timedependsondestination.Internationalbuyerspleasenote:
Importduties(进口税)andtaxesarenotincludedinthepriceorshippingcosts.Pleasecheckwithyourcountry’scustomsofficetodeterminewhattheseextracostswillbebeforebuying.
21.Howmuchshouldbepaidfor2Anti-SleepAlarms?
A.US$10.B.US$9.5.
C.US$10.5.D.US$9.
22.Anti-SleepAlarmsworkonthetheoryof________.
A.electronicbalanceB.humanbodymovement
C.anti-tirednessalarmD.electronicpositionsensors
23.WhatisafeatureoftheAnti-SleepAlarm?
A.Itiscomfortabletowear.
B.Itisbigandeasytouse.
C.Itcanworkfor30,000minutes.
D.Itcanbepoweredbyanykindofbattery.
24.Whatcanwelearnaboutshipping?
A.Thecompanywillpaytheextracosts.
B.Importdutiesandtaxesareincludedintheprice.
C.Youwillreceivethegoodswithin1-3businessdays.
D.ThegoodswillbeshippedtoyoureBayorPayPaladdress.
B
ShouldSchoolchildrenHaveJobs?
Whenyouwereinschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sportstoplayandfuntohave.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobtoearnsomemoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround.IthenprogressedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket.
TodayintheUKchildrenareallowedtotakepart-timejobsfromtheageof13.It’soneofthosethingsthatisseenalmostasariteofpassage(成人仪式).It’satasteofindependence.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingyourmoney.
SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbeharmfultoapersonlateron.Accordingtoa2017studyintheUK,employers’organizationsbelievedthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagecausedyoungadultstobeill-preparedforfull-timeemployment.Butdespitethis,recentnumbershaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.
So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhardwork?
Probablynot.Someexpertsthinkthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults—andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat“Properlycontrolledpart-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives.”Inreality,it’sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.
Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthemasenseoffreedom.One13-year-oldgirl,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat“IenjoymyjobbecauseI’mearningmoneyandithelpsmyconfidencespeakingtopeopleandsocializingwithpeople.”Didyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?
25.Employersbelieveifyoungadultsdon’tparticipateinpart-timeworkatschoolage,________.
A.theycan’tworkontheirown
B.theycan’tmanagetheirmoneywisely
C.theywon’tbewell-preparedforthejob
D.theywon’tknowhowtoworkwithothers
26.Accordingtosomeexperts,________hascausedfewerschoolchildrentodoapar-timejobinthepastyears.
A.moretimetorestB.havingenoughmoney
C.beingafraidofhardworkD.morepressurefromschool
27.Accordingtothepassage,takingonapart-timejobcanhelpyoungpeople________.
A.haveachancetoseetheworldandmeetmorefriends
B.understandtheirparentsandgrowupmorequickly
C.learnskillsandbeconfidenttotalktopeople
D.getbettergradesandperformwellinschool
C
Peoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelateststudyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggestedthegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheirdailydiet.
Eatingnutswaslinkedtoahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelytosmokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,“Whilethisisaninterestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit'sthenutsthatprotecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeople’slifestyle.”
Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themoreregularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringthestudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDana-FarberCancerInstituteandBrighamandWomen’sHospital,said,“Themostobviousbenefitwasadecreaseof29%indeathsfromheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction-11%-inthedangerofdyingfromcancer.”
Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol(胆固醇)andinsulinresistance(胰岛素抗性).Nutscontainunsaturatedfat(不饱和脂肪),protein(蛋白质)andseveralkindsofvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplaceofsnackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.
VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,“Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandfulofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease.”Choosingplain,unsaltedfoodsratherthansweet,salted,orchocolate-coveredwillkeepyoursaltandsugarintakedown.
28.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplebenefitmostfromeatingnuts?
A.Thosewhoeatmostnutsatatime.
B.Thosewhoeatmostnuts.
C.Thosewhoeatnutsontheirdailydiet.
D.Thosewhoeatlessnuts.
29.Whichkindofdiseasehadamostdecreaseforregularnutseater?
A.Cancer.B.Heartdisease.
C.Stomachdisease.D.Unknown.
30.Thewriterdevelopedthearticlemainlyby.
A.providingfactsB.givingexamples
C.listingdataD.comparingthedifference
31.Whichsectionshouldthepassagebetakenfromthenewspaper?
A.Sciencesection.B.Healthsection.
C.Entertainmentsection.D.Techsection.
D
Collegegraduationeventuallymeanstakingmuchofyourattentioninyourfirstjobsearch.Thisprocesscanbechallenging,especiallyforthosestudentswhohadsecondthoughtsabouttheirchosenmajorandintendedcareerpath—orthosewhomajoredinafieldnotdirectlyconnectedtoaspecificcareer.Ifyouareinoneofthesegroups,fearnot!
Althoughyourmajor,coursework,andacademicperformancearerelevanttolandingajob,theyarenottheonlydecidingfactorsonwhereyoucanwork.So,justhowimportantisyourmajortoyourjobsearch?
Somemajorsaretieddirectlytospecificcareerfields.Forexample,ifyouwishtobecomeateacher,youwilllikelyhaveneededtocompleteaneducationprogramandeventuallysitforalicensingexam.Thesameappliestomajorsinnursing.Ifyoudidnotcompleteanaccreditednursingprogram,youwon’tbeabletotakethenursinglicensureexam.Inthesecases,successfullycompletingaspecificmajoriscrucialtolandingajobinthematchingfield.
Othermajors,however,arecloselyrelatedtocareerpathsbutdon’tnecessarilyrequireadegreeinthearea.Forexample,studentswhomajoredinfinance,math,orstatisticsmayalsohavethenecessaryskillstobehiredasanaccountant.Althoughsocialworkmajorsaremostpreparedtoprovidecasemanagementservicestostrugglingpopulations,studentswhomajoredinpsychologyorsociologycanbejustasqualified.
Lastly,therearemanyindustries,suchasprofessionalsales,education(non-teachingpositions),insurance,andcustomerservicemanagement,whichhirenewgraduatesfromseveralmoremajors,lookingformoregeneralizedrequirements.Theymaysimplywanttoknowthestudenthascompletedhisorherbachelor’sdegree,whichdemonstratescollege-levelmathandwriting,criticalthinking,andproblem-solvingskills.
Hopefully,asacollegestudent,youwereabletodomorethanjustattendclasses.Yournon-academicexperiencescanbeveryinfluentialonyourfuturecareeraswell.Didyouworkduringcollege,volunteer,orparticipateinaclubororganization?
Ifso,andifyouenjoyedtheseactivities,seekoutrelatedcareers.Ifyouvolunteeredwithanon-profitorganizationsuchasahomelessordomesticvio