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.docx

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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